Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA

HIV/AIDS Prevention - HIV prevention programs can work well for African American teen girls

HIV/AIDS Prevention - Report urges Peace Corps-like effort to fight AIDS worldwide

HIV/AIDS Trend - Man lobbies for AIDS Awareness in India

HIV/AIDS Trend - U.N. report states AIDS virus continues to outrun efforts to combat it

HIV/AIDS Trends - AIDS infections and deaths continue to rise in Africa

Health Coverage - Health Net Federal Services transitions into TRICARE north region

Heart Failure - FDA approves InSync Maximo cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillator

Heart Failure - sNDA submitted for Atacand for cardiovascular condition

Heart Rate - Metal particulate matter affects heart rate in rat ventricular myocytes

Hepatitis B - High transmission inside prisons warrants use of vaccine, study says

Immunizations - Vaccine risk/benefit communication high among public health clinics

Infectious Disease - Epidemiology of coccidioidomycosis elucidated

Influenza Vaccine - Cell culture vaccines needed to control next influenza pandemic

Lung Cancer - Biotechnology company announces Tarceva was accepted into FDA's Pilot 1 Program

Macular Degeneration - FDA grants expedited review status for laser used to treat macular degeneration

Major Depressive Disorder - FDA finds gepirone ER not approvable for depression

Medical Technology - FDA clearances granted for software to review multi-detector CT chest exams

Mergers & Acquisitions - Cephalon reports agreement in principle with FTC staff on proposed merger

Mergers & Acquisitions - Rights to facial hair skin cream purchased by SkinMedica

Multiple Sclerosis - FDA designates Antegren BLA for priority review as a treatment for MS

Myocardial Infarction - INO-1001 gets fast track designation

Myopia - Lasik system obtains broad treatment range for customized refractive surgery

Nausea - FDA approval granted for Promethazine Hydrochloride tablets

Nicotine Addiction - Framework Convention on Tobacco Control on track to become law by year's end

Nicotine Addiction - Study shows children with movie restrictions are far less likely to try smoking

Nursing Homes - Illinois nursing homes fines larger and more frequent

Obstetrics - Rapid HIV testing provides accurate, timely test results for women in labor

Parasitic Disease - Cambodia becomes first key country to protect 75% of children against parasites

Patents - Pharmaceutical company considers legal recourse regarding Levoxyl Bioequivalence

Pediatric Obesity - Children of obese parents face highest risk of being overweight

Perinatal HIV/AIDS - Rapid HIV testing provides accurate and timely test results for women in labor

Policy - Stem-cell research and reproductive cloning laws should be separate

Policy - Tobacco sponsorship of Formula One must stop, say health experts

Postoperative Ileus - NDA submission for Entereg (alvimopan) completed

Prostate Cancer - Location and function of TARP characterized

Prostate Cancer - NDA submitted for Xinlay in the U.S.

Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension - CoTherix, Inc., announces filing of Ventavis NDA

Quality Assurance - Employee development and staffing tactics to increase compliance

Regulation - Biotech association claims FASB proposal would distort financial statements

Regulatory Issues - FDA alerts consumers about adverse events associated with "permanent makeup"

Regulatory Issues - FDA lifts clinical hold on ocinaplon, subject to protocol review

Reporting - New notification requirement to help fight bioterrorism

Reproductive Biology - Murine study shows final step in egg maturation blocked by cyclic AMP

Research - Gene expression in the olfactory mucosa provides opportunity for research

Rotavirus - Mexico health minister calls rotavirus "major public health priority"

Shortness Of Breath - FDA clears new emergency department diagnostic test

Stem Cell Research - Stem cell transplantation reverses canine leukocyte adhesion deficiency

Toxoplasmosis - Immune responses against Toxoplasma gondii antigen characterized

Tuberculosis Epidemiology - CDC: Tuberculosis rates higher for blacks than whites in South

Vaccine Development - Static and dynamic effects of health policy described

Vaccine Safety - Australia should introduce vaccine injury compensation scheme

Vaccine Safety - Vaccine safety evaluated using case-only methods

Ventricular Hypertrophy - Valvular regurgitation affects prognosis in left ventricular hypertrophy

Virology Vaccine - Dendritic cell vaccine induces antiviral immunity

Water-Borne Disease - Few potential pathogens found in potable water

Weight Control - New approach to controlling cholesterol and body weight developed