Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA

HIV/AIDS Prevention - Antenatal couple counseling prevents HIV-1 transmission

HIV/AIDS Prevention - Antiretrovirals to prevent vertical transmission protects against infant anemia

HIV/AIDS Prevention - HIV prophylaxis should be offered to children following sexual assault

HIV/AIDS Prevention - New collaborations offer hope for HIV/AIDS vaccine

HIV/AIDS Psychology - Stigmatization highest in HIV-infected persons with mental illness

HIV/AIDS Therapy - Data released from study comparing Viread and Emtriva to Combivir

HIV/AIDS Therapy - Large difference in cervicovaginal penetration among antiretroviral agents

HIV/AIDS Treatment - Clinton signs agreement with China to provide AIDS drugs to children

HIV/AIDS Tuberculosis Coinfection - Immune reconstitution syndrome develops within 6 months in HIV/TB coinfection

HIV/AIDS Vaccine - Evolutionary ability of human immunodeficiency virus outlined

Heart Disease Risk Factors - Markers of increased cardiovascular risk evaluated

Heart Disease Therapy - Results of Polish Angina Treatment Pattern study released

Hematology - Adults with hemophilia need screening and treatment for HIV and hepatitis C

Imaging - Phase-sensitive inversion-recovery techniques have a number of benefits

Infectious Disease - Physicians call for increased funding for federal infectious disease programs

Influenza - U.S. health official says mutated bird flu virus could cause worldwide pandemic

Influenza Outbreaks - Global climate variability associated with influenza epidemics

Information Technology - IBM launches software to help exchange of clinical data during medical crises

Information Technology - U.S. FDA compliant product labeling system developed

Injury Prevention - Program helps parents set limits to reduce teens' risky driving

Legal Issues - Vaccine maker announces change in status of SEC inquiry

Leishmaniasis Vaccine - Dendritic cells in Leishmania infection reviewed

Leukemia - Generic drug company, Gamida-Cell to develop StemEx for treatment of leukemia

Locust Plague Monitoring - MODIS data monitors oriental migratory locust plague

Lung Cancer Therapy - Docetaxel approved for treatment of advanced non-small-cell lung cancer

Lyme Disease Vaccine - Vaccinating wild mouse reservoirs intervenes in the Lyme disease cycle

Malaria -  Plasmodium parasite is a "new" challenge for insect innate immunity

Malaria - Improved detection and response is useful tool for malaria epidemic planning

Malaria - Recent findings illuminate research in malaria

Malaria Vaccines - Reports advance knowledge in malaria vaccines research

Maternal Mortality - Many maternal deaths go unreported

Medical Devices - Company introduces new defibrillator for professional rescuers

Multiple Sclerosis - Two-year monotherapy trial shows impact on MS disability progress, relapse rate

Neonatology - Research casts further doubt on newborn sex-assignment surgeries

Neurodegeneration - Quercetin protects against oxidative stress-induced neurodegeneration

Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma - Findings in non-hodgkin lymphoma provide new insights

Obesity Pathogenesis - Control of hyperphagia prevents obesity in BDNF heterozygous mice

Occupational Health - Programs to prevent needlestick injuries in healthcare workers launched

Osteomyelitides - Systemic osteomyelitides due to Mycobacterium avium reported

Pain Management - Depomed initiates phase II clinical trial for Gabapentin ER in pain indication

Pain Management - Safer, abuse deterring, long-acting once-daily pain management drug developed

Pain Medicine - Vioxx could rejoin painkillers on market

Patents - Healthcare technology company issued patent for early cancer detection product

Patient Compliance - Fixed-dose combination pills improve patient compliance

Pediatric Healthcare - Afghan officials say at least 180 children have died in winter freeze

Pertussis Vaccines - Research in pertussis vaccines provides new insights

Pneumococcal Vaccines - Researchers publish new studies and findings in the area of pneumococcal vaccines

Poliomyelitis - Health authorities to launch crucial second round of polio immunization

Prenatal HIV Screening - Minority, lower SES women in U.S. tend to express more confidentiality concerns

Prion Disease - Single source of chronic wasting disease unlikely in north-central Colorado deer

Prostate Cancer - Injectable hormonal therapy for advanced prostate cancer available in the U.S.

Psoriasis - FDA approves NDA for treatment of corticosteroid for plaque type psoriasis

Pulmonary Hypertension - ARDS and pulmonary hypertension treated in child with Bordetella

Quality Assurance - Legislation would require Maryland hospitals to publish infection rates

SARS - SARS survivors suffer from increased distress and poor quality of life

SARS Coronavirus - SARS-CoV genome detected in nasopharyngeal aspirate and autopsy lung specimen

SARS Outbreaks - Research in SARS ouTBreaks provides new insights

SARS Vaccine - Core structure from SARS coronavirus S2 fusion protein determined

Schizophrenia Therapy - Initiative to improve cognition in schizophrenia presented

Small Mammal Outbreaks - Small mammals outbreaks influenced by multiple factors

Smoking Cessation - Inpatient counseling is associated with early differences in mortality

Staphylococcus Epidemiology - Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus in Hong Kong reported

Stem Cell Research - Caspase-3 crucial for osteogenic differentiation of BM stromal stem cells

Streptococcus Vaccine - Invasive group B streptococcal disease in Danish infants reviewed

Stroke - Viagra used in stroke recovery study

Surgical Technology - Quantix/OR blood flow measurement 510k accepted by U.S. FDA

Tuberculosis - Recurrent tuberculosis in US/Canada mostly due to relapse with same strain

Tuberculosis Vaccines - Researchers' data advance tuberculosis vaccines research

Violence - Homicide a leading cause of death among pregnant and postpartum women in U.S.

Water Treatment - Coagulation pretreatment influences protozoan cyst removal from water

Weight Loss - Drugs aid weight loss among type 2 diabetes patients