Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA

Gastroenterology - Infectious diarrhea is a major cause of childhood mortality in developing countries

Generic Drugs - Express Scripts study shows substantial savings opportunities with generics, says industry group

Generic Drugs - U.S. FDA grants tentative approval for ribavirin

Genetics & Genomics - Measles virus genotypes from outbreaks in the Eastern Mediterranean region have been identified

HIV/AIDS Depression - HIV-infected rural men have higher rates of depression risk than infected urban men

HIV/AIDS Disease Control - HIV/AIDS knowledge is lacking in paramedical students in Saudi Arabia

HIV/AIDS Epidemiology - HLA class II alleles associated with HIV-1 pathogenesis in Botswana

HIV/AIDS Pathogenesis - Recent findings illuminate research in HIV/AIDS pathogenesis

HIV/AIDS Therapy - Researchers describe findings in HIV/AIDS therapy studies

HIV/AIDS Vaccine - Targeting the Env lipid domain inactivates HIV and SIV

HIV/AIDS Vaccines Development - Studies add new findings to HIV/AIDS vaccines development body of knowledge

HIV/AIDS-Related Stroke - Protein S deficiency occurs more frequently in HIV+ compared with HIV- stroke patients

Healthcare Costs - Isoniazid is cost-effective for reducing TB burden in recently converted persons

Heart Disease Risk Factors - Prolonged QTc interval indicates cardiovascular risk

Hepatitis B Virus - Ongoing transmission of hepatitis B among prison inmates reported

Hepatitis C Therapy - Tentative approval granted for hepatitis C combination therapy

Human Papillomavirus -  Chlamydia trachomatis linked to persistence of high-risk HPV types

Immunization - Immunization awareness organization supporting Tdap booster

Infectious Diseases - Economic crisis has triggered re-emergence of infectious diseases in Madagascar

Information Technology - Radio frequency identification infant protection system introduced in the U.K.

Marketing - Companies form marketing relationship for colorectal cancer testing

Medicaid - Secretary Mike Leavitt names Governors Bush and Manchin as new Medicaid Commission voting members

Medical Devices - Biopharma inks letter of intent with U.S. CDC to enter into CRADA

Medical Devices - U.S. FDA grants 510(k) clearance for additional data in Tumor Cell Kit

Medical Policy - Stem cell research policy proposed

Medicare - Centers for Medicare and Medicare Services announces coding decision

Medicare - Survey finds Part D awareness high, but familiarity and knowledge remain low

Metabolic Syndrome - Researchers' data advance metabolic syndrome research

Myelodysplastic Syndromes - Pharma company seeking authorization to market Revlimid in European Union

Nosocomial Infections -  K. pneumoniae nosocomial outbreak strains in 1997 and 2005 not clonally related

Nosocomial Infections - Patients infected with nosocomial bacteria generate nonresistant and resistant strains

Ophthalmology - Pharma company executes agreement to promote treatment for dry eye disease

Pain Management - Arthroscopic treatment improves stability and reduces pain

Parasitology - Raccoons are a naturally occurring intermediate host of Neospora caninum

Personnel - Agency names new director of drug safety; goals for center for drugs reorganization announced

Respiratory Distress Syndrome - U.S. FDA accepts complete response to approvable letter for Surfaxin

Respiratory Medicine - Tuberculosis is an uncommon but definite cause of acute respiratory distress syndrome in ICUs

Rhinitis - PreHistin significantly reduces allergy symptoms in 714-patient phase III clinical trial

SARS - Data advance knowledge in SARS research

SARS - Death rate caused by SARS CoV genotype C is lower than that of genotype T

SARS - Rhabdomyolysis is associated with acute renal failure in SARS patients

Salmonella Outbreak - Nationwide Salmonella outbreak in Germany associated with raw minced pork

Severe Primary IGF-1 Deficiency - U.S. FDA to review response to approvable letter for iPlex

Sociology Research - Liverpool cholera riots of 1832 demonstrate the complex social response to epidemic disease

Stem Cell Research - Clearance granted for phase I trial of neural stem cells to treat Batten disease

Stem Cell Transplantation - Bone marrow remains a significant source of stem cells for autologous HSCT

Streptococcus Diagnosis - Pyrosequencing differentiates Streptococcus pneumoniae serotypes

Surgical Technology - Medical device company files investigational device exemption for NeoDisc

Surgical Technology - U.S. FDA grants clearance to market skin renewal system for fine lines, wrinkles

Teratogen - 4-Aminobiphenyl induces liver mutations only in neonatal mice

Thymus - Cytokine up-regulation important for thymus reconstitution

Tuberculosis Epidemiology - Prevalence of tuberculosis elevated among correctional inmates

Tuberculosis Vaccine - Antimycobacterial antibodies enhance innate and cell-mediated immunity

Type 1 Diabetes - U.S. FDA approves Levemir for treatment of diabetes in children

Vaccine Delivery - Cytokines inducted by heat-killed Brucella depend on triggering TLR9

Vaccines Vector - Researchers' data advance vaccines vector research

Yellow Fever Vaccines - Reports advance knowledge in yellow fever vaccines research

Zoonosis - Interspecies transmission of Enterozytozoon bieneusi is possible