Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA

Avian Influenza Vaccine - Vaccine development for potential avian influenza pandemic reviewed

Diagnostics - Proteomic pattern diagnostics has potential for diagnostics development

Diet and Nutrition - Dietary supplement use by U.S. adults reported

Hemorrhagic Fever - Ngari virus associated with outbreaks of hemorrhagic fever in Africa

Obesity Survival and Mortality - Methods of calculating deaths attributable to obesity compared

AIDS/HIV Therapy - Effort underway to improve the quality of HIV care in U.S.

AIDS/HIV Vaccine - Breakthrough infections occur during HIV-1 vaccine trials

AIDS/HIV Vaccine - Development of AIDS vaccine from South African perspective presented

AIDS/HIV Vaccine - Program changes needed to introduce vaccines targeted at adolescents

Anthrax - DNA-based anthrax vaccine generates antibodies in rabbits in challenge study

Anthrax Vaccine - Murine model of pulmonary anthrax described

Antibiotics - Pharma company recieves tentative FDA approval for Levoflozacin tablets

Anticoagulants - FDA committee wants more data to support approval of Exanta

Arthritis - VIOXX maker withdraws drug from market

Asthma Therapy - Monitoring response to treatment in asthma management reviewed

Autoimmune Disease - Distribution of pulmonary surfactant protein A in tissues is regular

Avian Influenza - U.S. may buy experimental bird flu vaccine

Bioterrorism - Bacterial genomics company secures defense research grant

Breast Cancer - Cigarette smoke condensate induces transformation of normal breast cells

Breast Cancer Risk Factor - Polychlorinated biphenyls and breast cancer risk ambiguous

Breast Cancer Risk Factor - Role of organochlorines in breast cancer carcinogenesis uncertain

Breast Implants - Settlement awards $11.3 million to U.S. government for Medicaid expenses

Cancer Therapy - AMD3100 to advance to phase III for stem cell transplant in cancer patients

Cancer Therapy - Novel antimetabolite exhibits antitumor activity in FU-resistant cancer

Cancer Therapy - Studies suggest alternatives to surgery needed in treatment of head, neck cancer

Cancer Vaccine - Proteasomal cleavage does not determine gp100 peptide immunogenicity

Cholera Vaccine - TcpA subunit induces IgA immune responses in patients with cholera

Clinical Trials - Drug company awarded phase 1 study worth $1.5 million in cardiac services

Clinical Trials - Enrollment begun in phase 3 clinical trial of Glufosfamide for pancreatic cancer

Clinical Trials - Oncology group participating in clinical trial of women with breast-brain cancer

Collaborations - Oral interferon rights licensed to Nobel to treat Behcet disease

Colon Cancer - Beta-catenin expression related to pit pattern in colorectal cancer

Colorectal Cancer - Newsletters, videos might cut cancer in churchgoing blacks

Complementary and Alternative Medicine - Exercise-induced syncope associated with ephedra-free xenadrine

Complementary and Alternative Medicine - Fatal hepatic failure possibly induced by nitrosofenfluramine reported

Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease - vCJD epidemic estimated at 150-500 deaths if 11-15 year incubation period

Defibrillator - FDA clears HeartStart home defibrillator for over-the-counter sale

Depression - Treatment IDE submitted for VNS therapy

Depression - Two experts evaluate suicide risk with antidepressants

Diagnostics - FDA approves Second Look Digital CAD software for use with Hologic's FFDM

Diagnostics - Fluorescent probes can be used to examine intracellular organelle function

Disease Prevention - Senate committee approves funding for new U.S. CDC lab in Colorado

Distribution Agreement - Dynatronics named master distributor for IontoPlus electrodes

Domestic Violence - Emergency department-based screening project begins in Atlanta

Drug Delivery - Biopharma company announces license termination agreement with Pfizer

Drug Development - Biotech company updates progress of split flu vaccine production in China

Drug Development - Dopamine depletor for chorea receives FDA 'fast track' designation

Drug Development - Drug company in-licenses Alzheimer drug from Georgetown for further development

Drug Development - Pharma company preparing application for phase III study of muscle relaxant

Drug Development - Pharmaceuticals company reports on filing, approval of ANDAs with the FDA

Encephalitis Vaccine - Immunity after tick-borne encephalitis vaccination is persistent

Endometrial Cancer - Letrozole has limited activity in advanced endometrial cancer

Environmental Health - Washington representative says EPA is short on details of dredging plans

Epidemiology - Studies point to a pathophysiological basis for atherogenic potential of arsenic

Feline Virus Infection - Viral infection outbreaks seen in cats in Wroclaw city area in Poland

Filariasis Vaccine - Subtractive screening identifies Brugia malayi vaccine candidates

Filtration - CCAT awards EFP grant to begin nano-enhanced filter media test for U.S. military

Finance - CDC funding to develop TB vaccine trial sites in India

Finance - Company raises $7M from sale of common stock

Food Additive - FDA accepts adenosine monophosphate safety status

Fungal Infection - Company changes name of serum test

Gene Profiling - Antiangiogenic agents stimulate gene expression changes early on

Generic Drugs - FDA accepts NDA filing for megestrol acetate oral suspension NCD

Glanders - Scientists decipher genetic code of biothreat pathogen