Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA

Food-Borne Illness -  Karenia brevis exposure eliminates brevetoxin metabolism in oysters

Food-Borne Illness - 2,4,6-Tribromoaniline in D&C Red Nos. 21 and 22 colors determined

HIV/AIDS Diagnosis - Enzyme immunoassay developed to detect SIV in primates and humans

Hypertension Therapy - Doctors not following guidelines for treating hypertension

Immunology - Findings advance knowledge in immunology research

Lymphedema - Histopathologic improvement with lymphedema management reported

AIDS/HIV Vaccines - New findings in AIDS/HIV vaccines described

Anthrax Vaccines - Studies advance knowledge in anthrax vaccines research

Anticoagulant - Effects of daily vitamin K replacement upon warfarin therapy reviewed

Antimalarial & Anticancer Drug - Madagascan plant extracts have antiplasmodial and antileukemic activity

Assisted Reproduction - More evidence shows woman's age a major factor in determining ART success

Asthma Risk Factors - Link between body mass index and asthma incidence unclear

Asthma Therapy - Aerocrine NO monitor cleared by U.S. FDA for monitoring asthma therapy

At-Risk Populations - Sexual power linked to HIV risk in South Africa

Autoimmune Disease - Women and autoimmune diseases reviewed

Bacteremia - Bacteremia caused by Sedimentibacter hongkongensis sp nov in cancer patient

Bacterial Vaginosis - Vaginal acetic acid analyzed in patients with bacterial vaginosis

Bioengineering - Cord blood stem cell banks purchase record number of bioarchiving systems in Q2

Bioengineering - IND filed for human neural stem cell transplant treatment for Batten Disease

Bladder Cancer - Enrollment in trial for refractory superficial bladder cancer drug complete

Breast Cancer - Agreement signed to market hormonally sensitive breast cancer drug in Germany

Breast Cancer - ENRICH trial expanded into Europe

Brucellosis - Cytokines and nitric oxide elevated in patients with brucellosis

Business & Finance - CardioQ maker provides trading update

Business Update - Bioscience company converts silver dihydrogen citrate manufacturing space

Business Update - Cancer-focused pharmaceutical company announces objectives, updates product line

Business Update - Companies sign development agreement for BioFoam

Business Update - Company finalizes Avastin label with previously announced safety information

Business Update - Company submits response to U.S. FDA approvable letter, appoints new CEO

Business Update - DOBI expands distribution network to Greece and Switzerland

Cancer Prevention - Alarming ignorance of cancer risk found in U.K.

Cancer Therapy - Dacogen NDA accepted for filing by U.S. FDA

Cardiovascular Disease - First Horizon announces update on cardiovascular product

Cervical Cancer - Findings of report on states' progress to eliminate cervical cancer released

Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Gemin X Biotechnologies initiates phase I/II clinical trial with GX15-070 in CLL

Clinical Trials - Company updates safety committee review, red blood cell system clinical trial

Clinical Trials - Pharmaceutical company continues trial of age-related macular degeneration drug

Complementary & Alternative Medicine - Panel wants tougher supplement standards

Cryptococcosis - Pleural cryptococcosis associated with idiopathic CD4 positive T-lymphocytopenia

Cytomegalovirus - Genetic polymorphisms among cytomegalovirus wild-type strains reported

Dengue Fever - Chimpanzee Fab fragments and IgG cross-neutralize dengue viruses

Dermatology - U.S. FDA clears GentleWaves, an LED device for periorbital wrinkles and rhytids

Diabetes Risk Factors - Attitudes and beliefs among Mexican Americans about type 2 diabetes described

Diagnostics - Clinical laboratory distribution company announces new chemistry analyzer

Diagnostics - Company cleared to use Advanced D-Dimer assay as diagnostic aid for VTE

Diagnostics - Multiclass methods developed for drug residues in eggs

Diagnostics - New application filed with U.S. FDA for colon cancer test

Diagnostics - PMA application filed for Triage Stroke Panel

Diet & Nutrition - What do 2005 dietary guidelines mean for Americans?

Disease Associations - Study of South Koreans suggests diabetes-cancer link

Disease Outbreak - United Nations confirms two cases of measles in tsunami-hit Sumatra

Disease Prevention - PAHO lists steps for preventing infectious diseases in women

Disease Threat - A day at a hospital: Patients on floors, doctors scavenging for supplies

Disease Threat - Uncollected garbage threatens to cause epidemic in Bulgarian capital

Dopamine Receptors - Protein kinase C mediates behavior and trafficking of the D-2 dopamine receptor

Drug Abuse - New figures highlight trends in drug and alcohol misuse

Drug Abuse - U.S. CDC awards $1M grant to study alcohol-exposed pregnancies

Drug Development - Fast track status granted for ACAM2000 smallpox vaccine

Drug Development - IND, CTA submitted for BLX-883

Drug Development - Phase III trial application filed for Multikine

Drug Development - Phase III trial protocol agreed on for Neurodex in neuropathic pain

Drug Development - Regulatory update provided for Muraglitazar and Abatacept

Drug Development - U.S. FDA seeks more data on phase III trial of alvimopan in postoperative ileus

Drug Resistance - Erythromycin resistance in pneumococci related to clonal type

Dysentery - Anti-CD3 helps modulate immune response in Shigella dysenteriae infection

Environmental Health - Clinton launches $45 million appeal for clean water for tsunami victims

Environmental Health - More perchlorate can be safely consumed, panel says

Environmental Health - Report assesses health implications of perchlorate exposure

Epidemics - Pathogen spillover occurs when epidemics are driven by reservoir transmission

Epilepsy - VNS device company gets FDA warning letter regarding CGMP requirements

Ethics - Conservative objections to embryonic stem cell research rebutted

Ethics - Ethical reasoning and institutional process traditions shape UK SC research

Finance - Goldman Sachs Capital Partners, Norman Payson invest in XLHealth

Finance - Tissue engineering company announces equity transactions

Food Safety - Supply chain company supports U.S. FDA food & beverage bioterrorism regulations

Forensic Science - DNA amplified from tissues exposed to various environments via competitive PCR

Free Radical Formation - Fifty-hertz magnetic fields induce free radical formation in BM-derived cells

Fusarial Infection - Hospitals may be reservoirs for nosocomial fusarial infections

Garlic - Organosulfur compounds in garlic may alter chemotherapeutic treatments

Gene Mutation - HPRT mutant frequency increased at higher rate in smokers than in nonsmokers

Glaucoma - U.S. FDA clearance received for TonoPach enabling easier diagnosis of glaucoma

Global Health - Gangrene, pneumonia and risk of malaria seen in some tsunami refugee camps

Graft-versus-Host Disease - Company announces top-line results of pivotal trial of orBec