Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA

Health Promotion - Colorectal cancer screening underutilized in HIV patients 50+ years old

Healthcare Insurance - Uninsured children who reportedly do not need health insurance investigated

Hepatitis C Virus - Biotech company announces research collaboration with medical college

Immunotherapy - DHEA treatment enhances the immune response to Trypanosoma cruzi

Infectious Diseases - Porcine circovirus type 2 has been in Switzerland for at least 19 years

Influenza Pandemic - Ethical issues related to preparations for influenza pandemic discussed

Influenza Vaccine - First phase of Maxim's flu shot program launched

Influenza Vaccine - Patient care team plays role in elderly decisions on influenza vaccine

Influenza Vaccine - Reasons for non-vaccination among healthcare workers explored

Influenza Vaccine - Vaccinating elderly against influenza is cost-effective in Mexico

Influenza Vaccine Development - Influenza vaccination in stem cell transplant recipients examined

Influenza Vaccine Development - U.S. government awards $100 million contract for avian influenza vaccine

Information Technology - U.S. FDA awards contract for integrated prescription, patient data system

Lead Poisoning - Environmental exposure to lead correlates with biochemical indices

Legal Issues - Court dismisses TriWest information theft lawsuit

Leishmaniasis Vaccine Development -  Taenia crassiceps glycans act as adjuvant against leishmaniasis

Leishmaniasis Vaccine Development - Antigen expressing epitopes of Leishmania infantum developed

Leukemia - FDA advisory committee recommends accelerated approval of Arranon

Medical Devices - Study results on implantable device for treatment-resistant depression published

Medical Devices - Trocar-associated injuries and fatalities examined

Medical Devices - U.S. FDA grants marketing clearance for AngioSculpt Scoring Balloon Catheter

Medical Devices - U.S. FDA issues approvable letter for silicone gel filled breast implants

Medical Ethics - Risk perception and communicable disease vaccines examined

Meningococcal Vaccine Development - IgG against meningococcal capsular polysaccharide analyzed

Menstruation - Recruitment for Phase 3 efficacy study of menstrual migraine drug completed

Mental Health - Adverse childhood experiences increase risk of hallucinations

Metabolic Syndrome - Waist circumference identifies children at risk for metabolic syndrome

Mosquito-Borne Disease - Seasonal population density of anopheline mosquitoes in Korea reported

Mycobacterial Pathogenesis - Mutually dependent secretion of proteins required for mycobacterial virulence

Myelodysplastic Syndromes - U.S. FDA advisory committee recommends Revlimid for full approval

Norwalk Virus - Secretor status most predictive of Norwalk virus infection risk

Oncology - N+ and N- cutaneous malignant melanomas have different etiological pathways

Pain Management - European approval granted to market Precision Spinal Cord Stimulation system

Pancreatic Cancer - Panel recommends approval of Tarceva for pancreatic cancer

Patents - Second patent issued for amino acid platform to formulate challenging drugs

Patents - U.S. patent granted covering therapeutic products to treat hepatitis B virus

Pediatric Dermatology - Low birth weight increases risk of cutaneous opportunistic mold infections

Personnel - Michael Astrue named interim CEO of MRI pharmaceutical company

Pertussis Vaccine - Action to be taken when facing one or more cases of whooping cough

Pertussis Vaccine - Variations in B. pertussis isolates in Finland reported

Pneumococcal Vaccine - Cost-effectiveness of pneumococcal vaccination for infants reported

Polio Vaccine - Dynamic model of poliomyelitis outbreaks developed

Polio Vaccine - Vaccine-associated paralytic poliomyelitis in Brazil examined

Preventive Medicine - West Nile case counts rising, Illinois reports surge, California still tops list

Prostate Cancer - Clinical development of Teverelix LA on track after pre-IND application meeting

Prostate Cancer - Drugmaker to submit BLA to FDA for Provenge for advanced prostate cancer

Prostate Cancer - U.S. FDA responds to SPA for Acapodene for prevention of prostate cancer

Proteomics - HSP70 expression indicates early lung injury caused by exposure to arsenic

Respiratory Virus Outbreaks - RSV infection severity not changed by interference of influenza virus epidemics

Rheumatoid Arthritis - U.S. FDA lifts clinical hold on IND for PRTX-100

Rotavirus Epidemiology - Incidence of diarrhea from rotavirus infections in China reported

Rotavirus Epidemiology - Molecular epidemiology of rotavirus in South Korea presented

Rotavirus Vaccine - Burden of rotavirus disease in Malaysia estimated

Rotavirus Vaccine - Incidence of intussusception resulting from RotaShield estimated

Rotavirus Vaccine - Sentinel hospital data for rotavirus diarrhea in Taiwan reported

Rotavirus Vaccine Development - Epidemiological profile of rotaviral infection in India reported

Rotavirus Vaccine Development - Human rotavirus-bovine rotavirus reassortant vaccine developed

Rotavirus Vaccine Development - Live, attenuated rotavirus vaccine evaluated in Singaporean infants

Rotavirus Vaccine Development - Pentavalent rotavirus vaccine against gastroenteritis developed

SARS - Reports advance knowledge in SARS research

SARS - Two neutralizing antibody assays developed against SARS coronavirus

SARS Vaccine - Antibodies to SARS-associated coronavirus proteins identified

Schistosomiasis Vaccines - Research add new data to schistosomiasis vaccines body of knowledge

Sexual & Reproductive Health - U.S. FDA approves ParaGard IUD for women who have not yet had children

Smallpox Diagnosis - Physicians lack some knowledge about initial presentation of smallpox

Smallpox Vaccine - Humoral antiviral immunity persists within the Japanese population

Stroke - U.S. FDA grants approval for device to treat patients at risk of stroke

Surgical Technology - Technology company receives approval for Hover-T Bridge for spinal surgery

Surgical Technology - U.S. FDA issues approvable letter for ceramic-on-ceramic hip system

Tetanus Vaccine - Tetanus immune status in plasma donors of Bavarian Red Cross reported

Tissue Engineering - PCL scaffold does not support full osteoblastic phenotype expression

Treatment-Resistant Depression - TRD third-party payer coverage status and plan explained

Tuberculosis - Inverse association between MTB infection and atopic rhinitis in children exists

Tuberculosis Diagnosis - Whole-blood test developed for diagnosis of active tuberculosis

Tuberculosis Vaccine Development - DNA vaccine effective in murine model of tuberculosis infection

Tuberculosis Vaccines - Findings advance knowledge in tuberculosis vaccines research

Type 1 Diabetes - U.S. FDA committee recommends approval of Exubera

Vaccine Efficacy - Measurement of serum bactericidal activity standardized

West Nile Virus - Severe neurological disease risk higher in transplant patients who acquire WNV