Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA

Hantavirus Vaccine - Viremia delayed in immunized macaques challenged with hantavirus

Healthcare Disparities - Differences in care based on class, not just race

Hemophilia B - Major genes share the control of factor IX antibody expression

Hepatitis C Therapy - FDA approves drug combination as first hepatitis C treatment for HIV patients

Hepatitis C Virus - U.S. FDA approves Pegasys and Copegus as hepatitis C treatment for HIV patients

Home Healthcare - Oregon center seeks participants for federally funded family caregiver program

Human Herpesvirus-8 Infection - Sociological risk factors determined for HHV8 infection in cancer patients

Human Papillomavirus - Subsequent HPV risk in HIV+ women not lowered by natural infection

Hypertension - Blood pressure treatment could cut risk of strokes and heart attacks

Hypertension - U.S. FDA extends PDUFA action date for Nebivolol tablets

Imaging - Measuring cardiac rest periods improves understanding of imaging constraints

Influenza - Healthcare employee vaccination rates could be better

Influenza - Hotline method works to educate public

Influenza - World poorly prepared for next influenza pandemic, scientists warn

Influenza Vaccine - Economic analysis of annual influenza vaccination of children reported

Influenza Vaccine - Epitope analysis for influenza vaccine design reported

Information Technology - IT company, Kyberpass release legally enforceable digital signatures system

Injury Prevention - Severe injuries on the rise among children and adolescents riding motorbikes

Insulin - Long-acting insulin analog developed using albumin fusion technology

Lead Poisoning - Lead isotopic measurements in feces match levels in household dust

Leishmaniasis Vaccine -  Leishmania membrane proteins are prophylactic against leishmaniasis

Leishmaniasis Vaccine - Drug-sensitive Leishmania vaccine developed

Leptospirosis Outbreaks - Morbidity/mortality decreased among children pre-exposed to leptospires

Listeria Monocytogenes - Low prevalence of Listeria monocytogenes in humans

Liver Cancer - Researchers detail new studies and findings in the area of liver cancer

Lung Cancer - Physical activity may reduce lung cancer risk among those with high exposure

Lymphoma - Company initiates pivotal trial with FK228 in cutaneous t-cell lymphoma

MMR Vaccine - Policies on MMR vaccinations must balance freedoms and responsibilities

MMR Vaccine - Respiratory delivery of MMR vaccine more immunogenic than injection

Malaria Diagnosis - Nucleic acid sequence amplification better than PCR to quantify malaria

Malaria Infection -  Plasmodium protein proteolytically processed during cell invasion

Malaria Vaccine -  Plasmodium merozoite surface protein protects against malaria

Malaria Vaccine - Allele specificity of antibody responses against P. falciparum outlined

Malaria Vaccine - Parasite growth rates measured in volunteers challenged with malaria

Malaria Vaccine - Vaccines with DNA and viral vectors possess differential immunogenicity

Malaria Vaccines - Researchers report details of new studies and findings in the area of malaria vaccines

Malignant Gliomas - FDA clears phase I/II recurrent malignant gliomas clinical trial

Measles - WHO: Global measles deaths drop 39%

Measles Epidemiology - Measles virus isolated in Croatia during outbreak characterized

Medical Devices - Company receives U.S. FDA clearance for spinal device

Medical Devices - New easy to use defibrillator introduced

Mental Health - Minnesota researchers find promising results for VNS therapy in bulimia patients

Mergers & Acquisitions - Companies discuss proposed acquisition of IMPAC

Mergers & Acquisitions - DaVita receives second FTC request regarding Gambro acquisition

Metabolic Syndrome - Metabolic syndrome examined in Chinese, Malays, and Asian Indians

Metabolic Syndrome - Short-term very-low-carbohydrate diets improve metabolic abnormalities

Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission - Program evaluation in Bangkok finds factors that hinder women's use of services

Neisseria meningitides - Repetitive-PCR distinguishes N. meningitidis outbreak-related strains

Neonatology - How many lives of newborn babies can we save?

Obesity - Therapeutic targets for obesity-associated diabetes based on inflammation link

Pediatric Vaccines - Cost of child immunization services in urban Bangladesh reported

Personnel - Former U.S. FDA chief counsel Peter Barton Hutt nominated to company board

Pneumococcal Vaccine - Self-reported pneumococcal vaccination validated through local agencies

Pneumococcal Vaccines - Research add new data to pneumococcal vaccines body of knowledge

Polio Vaccine - Dendritic cells and macrophages are productively infected by poliovirus

Polio Vaccine - Immunization schedules affect excretion of polio vaccine strains

Polio Vaccine - Seroprevalence of poliovirus antibody in northern Greece reported

Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus - Competitive blocking ELISA detects porcine epidemic diarrhea virus in feces

Prison Health - Expansion to 1,918-bed Lawton Correctional Facility in Oklahoma announced

Probiotics - Guidelines are important in developing and using probiotics

Product Labeling - Labeling revision for cholesterol-reducing statin approved by U.S. FDA

Prostate Cancer - HPV DNA found in prostate tissue suggests role in prostate cancer

Prostate Cancer - Phase 3 data on satraplatin as chemotherapy for prostate cancer published

Pseudomonas Aeruginosa - Multilocus sequence typing used for genetic analysis of P. aeruginosa

Receptor Studies - Study examined the role of estrogen receptors in hypertrophy

Rotavirus Epidemiology - Epidemiology of rotavirus G-types circulating in Hong Kong is changing

Rotavirus Vaccine - Distribution of rotavirus serotypes has implications for vaccines

SARS - Multiple factors increase risk of developing SARS in health care workers

SARS - Researchers publish new studies and findings in the area of SARS

SARS Coronavirus - SARS coronavirus detected in lungs by RT-PCR following death from SARS

SARS Coronavirus - SARS coronavirus more stable than human coronavirus HcoV-229E in lab conditions

Salmonellosis Outbreak - Salmonellosis outbreak associated with rare phage type of S. enteritidis

Severe Combined Immunodeficiency - Panel recommends some gene therapy limits

Sexual & Reproductive Health - English-speaking Hispanic youth more likely to have sex early

Sexually Transmitted Infection - Exploring sexual networks yields insights into sexually transmitted infections

Smallpox - WHO seeks increase in smallpox vaccines

Smallpox Vaccine - Neutralizing anti-vaccinia antibodies titration method standardized

Smallpox Vaccine - Poxvirus CD8+ T cell determinants aid smallpox vaccine design

Stroke - Premarket notification submitted to U.S. FDA for stroke risk assessment test

Stroke - Research add new data to stroke body of knowledge

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome - Tobacco industry pays scientists to challenge secondhand smoke's health risk

Syphilis - Syphilis rates increasing around the world

Syphilis Epidemic - Syphilis epidemics in U.S. have unforced oscillations every 8-11 years

Toxicology - CDC announces first ever agency-wide research agenda

Transplant Medicine - Japan has first death of heart transplant recipient

Tuberculosis Vaccine - BCG vaccine protects neonatal calves against M. bovis challenge

Tuberculosis Vaccine - Early BCG vaccination elicits adult-like immune response in calves

Tuberculosis Vaccines - New research in the area of tuberculosis vaccines detailed

Umbilical Cord Blood - Cord blood banking regulated in the EU to assure safety/efficacy

Vaccine Development - Ethics of mandatory childhood immunizations discussed

Vaccine Development - Oral vaccination with biodegradable particulates reviewed

Vaccine Development - Tiered pricing of vaccines is not subsidy

Vaccine Efficacy - Shifts in global immunization goals from 1984 to 2004 reviewed

Vaccines Development - Researchers provide details of new studies and findings in the area of vaccines development

Varicella-Zoster Virus - Polymorphisms to distinguish varicella-zoster virus strains evaluated

West Nile Encephalitis Vaccine - Live measles vaccine expressing protects against West Nile encephalitis

Zoonosis - Hepatitis E virus chimeras portray replication in cultured cells