Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA

HIV/AIDS Vaccine Development - Mucosal alloimmunization inhibits SIV infectivity

HIV/AIDS Vaccine Development - Properties of peptide mimotopes of HIV carbohydrate antigens reported

HIV/AIDS Vaccine Development - Replicating adenovirus-HIV vaccines are better at eliciting immunity

HIV/AIDS Vaccine Development - Virions with HIV Env induce high-titer neutralizing antibody responses

HIV/AIDS Vaccines - Researchers' findings advance HIV/AIDS vaccines research

HIV/AIDS-Associated Cryptococcosis - Cryptococcosis incidence decreased in HIV+ persons prior to HAART era

HIV/AIDS-Associated Mycobacteriosis - Parotid mycobacteriosis frequently caused by MTB in advanced AIDS

HIV/AIDS-Herpes Simplex Virus Type 2 Coinfection - Treating HSV-2 in HIV-coinfected persons delays need for HAART

HIV/AIDS-Related Herpes Simplex Virus Type 2 - Macaque dendritic cells can become infected by herpes simplex virus type 2

Haemophilus Vaccine Development - Epiglottitis incidence reduced after Haemophilus influenzae vaccine

Haemophilus Vaccine Development - Hib vaccine failure linked to multiple copies of capsulation b locus

Heart Disease Risk Factors - No confounder found for alcohol and coronary heart disease risk

Hepatic Veno-Occlusive Disease - Defibrotide maker to commence phase III trial following discussions with FDA

Influenza - Agency approves new influenza vaccine for upcoming flu season

Influenza - GlaxoSmithKline announces U.S. FDA approval of Fluarix

Influenza - Highly pathogenic H5N1 viruses in ducks are a serious threat to humans/animals

Influenza Epidemiology - Need for effective influenza vaccine in infants demonstrated

Influenza Outbreaks - Influenza H3N2 viruses continue to drift from vaccine strains in Nepal

Influenza Vaccine Development - Method for nasal influenza vaccine delivery using chitosan developed

Influenza Vaccine Development - Respiratory vaccination of mice against influenza virus examined

Influenza Vaccine Efficacy - Influenza vaccines are safe and effficacious in HIV-positive patients

Influenza Vaccines - New findings in the area of influenza vaccines detailed

Information Technology - Contract awarded to provide data to U.S. Food and Drug Administration

Information Technology - Data management provider announced development agreement with the FDA

Information Technology - Foundation releases report on health information exchange efforts, progress

Iron Supplements - Hypersensitivity reactions linked to intravenous iron preparations

Liposome Vaccine Development - PRA International helps complete BLP25 liposome vaccine phase III study

Liver Cancer - Reports describe recent advances in liver cancer research

Lyme Disease - Approaches to host cell adhesion by Lyme disease spirochete examined

Malaria - Recent findings in malaria described

Malaria Genomics and Genetics - Roles of Plasmodium mutations in chloroquine therapy examined

Malaria Outbreaks - Msp1 B-K1/varD genotype associated with severe malaria on French Guiana coast

Malaria Vaccine Development - Full-length cDNA libraries used to develop malaria vaccines

Malaria Vaccines - Research in malaria vaccines provides new insights

Medicaid - EDS awarded $59.1M, 3-year extension of Oklahoma Medicaid contract

Medical Devices - 510k application submitted to U.S. FDA for Oculase MD for ophthalmology

Medical Devices - Device company receives U.S. FDA clearance for MedStar

Medical Devices - European approval granted for drug-eluting stent system

Medication Safety - Pharmacists educate consumers on proper medication use

Meningitis Vaccine Development - Investigational meningitis vaccine immunogenic in children

Mergers & Acquisitions - GlaxoSmithKline to acquire biotech company

Metabolic Syndrome - Integrated approach to tackling metabolic syndrome presented

Metabolic Syndrome - Researchers' findings advance metabolic syndrome research

Myopia - U.S. FDA approves laser system for high myopia with astigmatism

Neisseria Gonorrhoeae Outbreaks - Prolyliminopeptidase-negative N. gonorrhoeae strain circulating in Denmark

Occupational Health - Body composition influences relative metabolic demands of load-carriage

Pain Management - NDA filed for OraVescent fentanyl for management of cancer patients' pain

Pain Management - U.S. FDA approves marketing of sugar-free formulation of ACTIQ

Pediatric Thrombosic Risk Factors - Prothrombotic factors are common in children with stroke, porencephaly

Personnel - Ex-FDA division director joins pain-focused pharmaceutical company

Personnel - George Kuniholm joins regulatory consultancy as New England regional manager

Pertussis Vaccine Development -  B. pertussis in countries with different vaccine policies analyzed

Pertussis Vaccines - New findings in the area of pertussis vaccines detailed

Pharmacokinetics - Bioequivalence study of citalopram reported

Pneumococcal Vaccine Development - Pneumococcal infections in population with low HIV prevalence examined

Polio Vaccines - Researchers detail new studies and findings in the area of polio vaccines

Public Health - Kaiser Permanente contributes $2 million for public health response to Katrina

Ross River Disease Outbreaks - Various factors predict Ross River virus disease outbreaks

SARS - New findings in the area of SARS detailed

SARS Vaccine Development - Expression of SARS-CoV spike protein subunit elicits immune responses

Schistosomiasis Vaccine Development -  Schistosoma mansoni protein protects against schistosomiasis

Sexually Transmitted Diseases - Researchers publish new studies and findings in the area of sexually transmitted diseases

Smallpox Vaccine Development - Vaccinia virus tropism determined by expression of virus receptor

Surgical Technology - U.S. FDA expands FS30 laser use to include Keratoplasty corneal resections

Tick-Borne Disease -  Ixodes scapularis cDNAs protective against infestation characterized

Tick-Borne Disease - Cross-reactive tick cement antigen used for broad-spectrum tick vaccine

Tick-Borne Disease - Methods for preparation of tick-derived stabilates compared

Tissue Engineering - Bone marrow-derived fibroblasts recruited into fibrotic lesions

Tobacco Use - Pharmacotherapy and pharmacogenetics of nicotine dependence reported

Transplant Medicine - U.S. FDA approves Cobas AmpliScreen hepatitis B test

Tuberculosis Diagnosis - Rheumatoid arthritis reduces response to purified protein derivative

Tuberculosis Therapy - Imipenem has antimycobacterial activity in MTB-infected patients

Tuberculosis Vaccine Development - Proteomics identify membrane-associated proteins of M. tuberculosis

Tuberculosis Vaccines - Recent findings in tuberculosis vaccines provide new insights

Vaccine Development - U.S. FDA approves Proquad, a one-shot MMR and chickenpox vaccine

Vaccine Efficacy - Household cost-benefits of sustainable childhood immunization examined

Vibrio Cholerae -  V. fluvialis and V. cholerae El Tor hemolysin gene similar

Vision Problems - Improved safety in contemporary LASIK reviewed

Zoonosis -  Salmonella outbreak occurred between animals and humans in vet clinics