Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA

Healthcare Coverage - Disability income insurer announces settlement of multistate market conduct exam

Hemorrhagic Fever Virus - Evidence of segment reassortment in Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus

Hepatorenal Syndrome - U.S. FDA grants orphan drug status to I.V. Terlipressin

Immunology - Gen-Probe acquires rights to develop point-of-use platform for NAT instrument

Influenza - Americans flock to Canada for influenza vaccine

Influenza - Kriging analysis spots geographic/temporal trends in influenza epidemics

Influenza Vaccine - Efficacy of DNA influenza vaccine increased by Schiff base-forming drug

Information Technology - CliniComp to upgrade server platform for U.S. DoD military treatment facilities

Injury Prevention - Driving motorcycles safer but still far more dangerous than driving cars

Insomnia - New Drug Application submitted for insomnia treatment

Legal Issues - Company comments on patent infringement suit that seeks judicial declaration

Leishmaniasis Vaccine -  Leishmania antigen and ODN protect against L. donovani infection

Lipid Studies - Current approaches to increasing HDL involve infusions of apoA-I

Listeria Monocytogenes - Pasteurization destroys Listeria monocytogenes in peanut and chocolate products

Liver Transplantation - Hepatopulmonary syndrome and portopulmonary hypertension reviewed

Lung Cancer - Biotech pharmaceutical firm gets U.S. FDA approval for lung cancer medicine

Lung Cancer - Tarceva approved for non-small cell lung cancer after failure of chemotherapy

Malaria - Susceptibility of Anopheles farauti to Plasmodium tested

Medical Device - Diagnostic devices company announced Model 100 completed safety testing

Medical Device - Healthcare services supports FDA policy on radio frequency identification

Medical Devices - EpiLift system for corrective vision surgery introduced

Medical Devices - FDA approves Xcelerant Delivery System with AneuRx AAA Stent Graft System

Medical Imaging - Kodak gets U.S. FDA approval for mammography system

Meningococcal C - Phase III program for Menjugate meningococcal C vaccine concluded

Mergers & Acquisitions - OEM medical device announces sale of AngioLink

Mosquito-Borne Disease - Commercial mosquito trap and gravid trap oviposition media evaluated

Multiple Sclerosis - Clinical trial of multiple sclerosis drug gets OK to proceed

Mycobacteria - Proteomic profiling of intact mycobacteria by MS conducted

Nicotine Addiction - Tobacco companies target U.S. immigrants

Nicotine Addiction - WHO tobacco treaty set to become law

Norovirus - Vaccine for food poisoning possible

Nosocomial Infections - Infection control measures rapidly controlled Norovirus hospital spread

Nutrition - Strict diet can help fight diseases like Alzheimer, E.U. scientists say

Obesity Epidemiology - CDC admits errors in obesity risk study

Obstetrics - Racial discrimination may contribute to premature births and low birthweight

Oral Contraceptive - Approvable letter for new oral contraceptive YAZ issued in United States

Outbreak Surveillance - Syndromic surveillance rapidly detects infectious disease outbreaks

Outbreak Surveillance - U.S. approach to outbreak detection uses five interacting health care systems

Overactive Bladder - U.S. FDA approves Vesicare for the treatment of overactive bladder

Overactive Bladder - U.S. FDA approves treatment for overactive bladder

Pain Medicine - Novartis withdraws application for E.U. approval of Prexige

Pain Medicine - Oxymorphone extended-release tablets approved by U.S. FDA

Pain Medicine - U.S. FDA approves protocol for oxymorphone extended-release tablets

Parasitology Vaccine - Veterinary parasitic vaccines reviewed

Patents - U.S. composition of matter patent for transported prodrug of gabapentin issued

Patents - U.S. patent issued for stabilized bioactive peptides

Pneumococcal Vaccine - Pneumococcal bacteremia in children in Barcelona reviewed

Pneumocystis Pneumonia Transmission - PCP transmitted from hospitalized HIV patients to renal transplant recipients

Prescription Drugs - Survey shows physicians have confidence in FDA approval process

Product Licensing - U.S. FDA approves depression drug citalopram hydrobromide

Prostate Cancer - New in vitro data on second-line chemotherapy for prostate cancer presented

Prostate Cancer - Phenoxodiol in patients with hormone-refractory prostate cancer results released

Prostate Cancer Therapy - Gonadotrophin-releasing hormone antagonist approved for prostate cancer

Pseudoporphyria - Pseudoporphyria resulting from voriconazole use reported

Quality Assurance - Health professionals group calls for probe into Iraqi healthcare system

Quality Assurance - Ontario leader says government on right track with doctors, healthcare

Rabies - Experimental rabies treatment sees success

Radioactive Poisoning - Agreement signed for Calcium-DTPA and Zinc-DTPA

Regulations - Agency finalizes new rules for "good tissue practice"

Regulatory Issues - FDA proposes draft guidance for new plant varieties intended for food use

Ricin Poisoning - UT Southwestern initiating trials in humans for ricin vaccine

SARS Prevention - Masks/handwashing effective but gowns/gloves not effective in SARS control

SARS Transmission - Main mode of SARS transmission through droplet spread and close/direct contacts

Salmonella Outbreak -  Salmonella enteritidis outbreak associated with school-lunch dessert

Salmonella Outbreaks -  S. enterica serotype typhimurium outbreak linked to raw milk consumption

Sepsis - Simple intervention nearly eliminates catheter-related bloodstream infections

Shellfish Poisoning - Paralytic shellfish poisoning outbreak caused by Gymnodinium catenatum

Smallpox Vaccine - Papular spongiotic dermatitis of smallpox vaccination reported

Smallpox Vaccine - Position statement on donor suitability after smallpox vaccination released

Smoking - Insulin-like growth factors decreased in men who smoke cigarettes

St. John's Wort - Stability of St. John's Wort in aqueous solutions determined

State Medicaid - HMS provides revenue collection for new Iowa Medicaid enterprise

Streptococcus -  Streptococcus detection method helps prevent perinatal disease

Tobacco Use - World Health Organization says anti-tobacco treaty set to come into effect

Transplant Medicine - Biopharmaceuticals reports on progress in HepeX-C program

Transplant Medicine - Grant to help with detecting genes that contribute to transplant rejection

Uterine Fibroids - Surgery Without Incisions: New Frontiers for Radiology

Vaccinia Virus -  Bacillus alcalophilus peptidoglycan inhibits vaccinia virus replication

West Nile Virus - CDC gravid trap attractants to West Nile virus vectors evaluated

West Nile Virus - High risk of meningoencephalitis in transplant recipients with WNV infection

Zoonoses - Discriminatory vaccination is modern strategy to control epizootic diseases