Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA

Hantavirus - CDC looking for cause of hantavirus as victim recovers

Heart Attack - FDA grants clearance to market Powerheart AED G3 PRO defibrillator

Hemorrhagic Colitis - Probiotic treatment prevents/treats enterohemorrhagic E. coli O157:H7 infection

Immunology - Virus-specific T cell response doesn't endure after hepatitis C therapy

Infectious Disease - World facing "silent emergency" as billions struggle without basic sanitation

Influenza - Company produces further pandemic-like influenza vaccines for NIH studies

Influenza - U.S. prepares for possible flu outbreak

Influenza Vaccine - CDC says tainted flu vaccine may cause slight delay, but no shortage

Liquid Stable Reagents - FDA issues 510(k) clearance for liquid stable reagents

MRI Safety - HiResolution bionic ear system proven safe for MRI

Macular Degeneration - Clinical results for SnET2 presented at ASRS meeting

Macular Degeneration - FDA accepts NDA for Macugen (pegaptanib sodium injection)

Malaria - Simple weekly percentile alert threshold algorithm detects malaria epidemics

Malaria Vaccine -  Plasmodium growth factor-like motifs needed for erythrocyte invasion

Medical Devices - Company signs technology license agreement to embed EKGs in cellular phones

Medical Technology - U.S. Patent Office issues two patents to pharmaceutical and diagnostics company

Mergers & Acquisitions - FTC clears acquisition of Cima Labs

Natural Products - Natural products and related compounds from marine sources are in trials

Nicotine - Role of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in adipocytes investigated

Nutrition - Study: Americans don't eat enough produce

Obesity Genomics & Genetics - Missense substitution in fatty acid synthase gene linked to body fat

Occupational Safety - Lab's experience managing potential threats offers guidelines for others

Pancreatic Islets - Muscarinic stimulation of insulin abolished in M₃ -deficient mice

Parapertussis -  Bordetella parapertussis strains in Poland characterized

Pharmacokinetics - Bioavailability of two cefadroxil products found comparable

Poison Control - Acetaminophen overdose is major cause of hepatic failure in U.S.

Polio - New polio cases confirmed in Guinea, Mali and the Sudan

Poliomyelitis - India's antipolio campaign meets resistance among poor in eastern Bihar state

Primary Care Practice - New study shows critical role for primary care specialists

Prion Disease - Immunoprecipitation of prion protein mediated by antibodies

Product Licensing - Ultrasound skin permeation device is FDA cleared for use with topical lidocaine

Public Health - Direct-to-consumer prescription drug advertising has educational potential

Public Health - Local variation in public health preparedness outlined

Public Health - Monte Carlo analysis estimates polyacrylamide dose from skin-care products

Q Fever - Abandoned sheep slaughterhouse and wind causes Q fever outbreak

Q Fever - Aerosolization from renovation work possible cause of Q fever outbreak

Q Fever - Wind plays a role in Coxiella burnetii transmission

Regulatory Issues - FDA's regulatory role in the ICCVAM process outlined

Renal Cell Carcinoma - FDA grants fast-track status to temsirolimus

Rotavirus Vaccine - VP7 gene phylogenetic sequence lineage 1 rotavirus better for vaccines

SARS Outbreak - Multiple model parameters needed simultaneously to control SARS outbreaks

SARS Risk Factor - Human leukocyte antigens linked to SARS susceptibility and resistance

Schistosomiasis - Schistosome proteins play roles in host-parasite interactions

Smallpox Therapy - Antiviral prophylaxis of smallpox reviewed

Stroke - FDA clears device for removing blood clots in stroke patients

Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - Prestara clinical trial GL02-01 for women with lupus is complete

Tuberculosis - Simpler treatment schedules and newer drugs needed to combat TB in Africa

Tuberculosis - Universal measures to control TB in resource-poor countries inappropriate

Tuberculosis Vaccine -  M. tuberculosis and M. bovis BCG induce equal protection

Tularemia - Tularemia signs/symptoms awareness can decrease morbidity during terror attack

Typhoid Fever Vaccine - Profile of travelers needing typhoid fever vaccination reported

Vectors and Zoonoses - Prevalence of E. coli O157:H7 in white-tailed deer from Louisiana determined

Viral Genotyping - A web-based resource identifies genotypes of HIV/HCV/HBV sequences

Waterborne Pathogens - Genomic research is necessary to identify emerging waterborne pathogens

Weight Loss - Saving room for dessert may help dieters

Women's & Children's Health - WHO: Pakistan's maternal and child health policy needs work