Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA

Anthrax - Monoclonal antibodies to B. anthracis capsular antigen developed

Coronavirus - New human coronavirus identified

Ebola Virus - Method for rapid diagnosis of Ebola hemorrhagic fever developed

Human Growth Hormone - Use of human growth hormone for biomedical enhancement examined

Salmonellosis - Reptile and amphibian contact increases risk of salmonellosis

Alzheimer Disease - Forecast: Alzheimer disease will soar 600% among Hispanics by 2050

Amoebiasis - Diabetic patients have increased risk of amoebiasis

Anthrax - Exotoxin components of Bacillus anthracis analyzed by Western blot

Antimicrobials - Ravuconazole lysine phosphoester effective against pulmonary aspergillosis

Avian Influenza - New strain of bird flu found in Canada

Bioterrorism - Bioterrorism funding may be diverted from states

Blood Vessels - NCI awards funding for tumor-targeted siRNA therapeutic

Breast Cancer - Progesterone receptor deficient in chromatin binding has altered cellular state

Cancer - Patent granted for vasopermeation enhancement technology

Cancer Therapy - Simple and sensitive method to measure trabectedin in plasma developed

Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy - New lead delivery tools launched for cardiac resynchronization therapy

Chiropractic Care - Technology takes tiny steps in hands-on chiropractic industry

Complementary & Alternative Medicine - CDC says alternative medicine growing in popularity in United States

Complementary & Alternative Medicine - More than one-third of U.S. adults use alternative therapies

DNA Vaccine - Apoptosis increases efficacy of alphaviral replicase-based DNA vaccines

Diabetes Pathogenesis - Aging Americans and diabetes reviewed

Diagnostics - Harmful fungal exposure not determined by blood test alone

Diagnostics - Novel PCR test detects several fungal pathogens

Diarrhea - Handwashing program decreases incidence of diarrhea among children in Pakistan

Disease Outbreak - WHO confirms Ebola outbreak, dismisses fears of new strain

Drug Development - Inex makes milestone payment

Drug Development - Medicine price hike highlights controversy of government funding drug research

E. Coli - Molecular typing methods for E. coli O157:H7 isolates evaluated

Ebola Virus - WHO dismisses fears of new Ebola strain

Environmental Health - ELISA for monitoring dioxin congeners in milk based on antibodies

Environmental Health - Effects on environmental toxins on children must focus on age and agent

Environmental Health - Novel assay provides improved measure of haloacetic acids in drinking water

Environmental Toxins - Indoor mold, building dampness linked to respiratory problems

Eye Care - FDA approval granted for generic anti-infective medication

Eye Infections - FDA approval granted to make, sell generic anti-infective drug

Food Safety - U.S. FDA sets rules for detaining suspect food

Food-Borne Illness - LC-MS/MS method to detect and measure acrylamide in coffee developed

Food-Borne Illness - Rapid method to measure enrofloxacin/ciprofloxacin in milk developed

Generic Drugs - FDA approves generic version of Sinemet CR

Health Behaviors - Parent training changes kids' ideas about drinking and sex

Health Policy - HHS secretary calls on corporate, government forces to help fight obesity

Health Risk - Center for Disease Control offers $1.5 million for thyroid study of downwinders