Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA

Generic Drugs - U.S. FDA grants tentative approval to ANDA for generic equivalent terbinafine HCL cream 1%

HIV/AIDS Drug Development - Fenretinide inhibits HIV infection by promoting viral endocytosis

HIV/AIDS HAART - RT levels in HIV-1 particles affect susceptibility to NNRTIs but not to lamivudine

HIV/AIDS Pathogenesis - Immature/transitional B cell population is overly represented in advanced AIDS

Healthcare Coverage - HHS approves California plan to expand coverage to unborn children

Hepatitis C Therapy - Novelos Therapeutics files IND with U.S. FDA for novel hepatitis C drug

Imaging - U.S. FDA approves new imaging system to help detect cervical pre-cancerous cells

Infectious Diseases - AIDS, TB, malaria, and avian influenza spreading unchecked in Burma

Influenza - HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt joins Governor Rendell at Pennsylvania Pandemic Planning Summit

Influenza - HHS buys more antiviral medication for the strategic national stockpile

Influenza Vaccine - GlaxoSmithKline submits Biologics License Application for FDA approval of FluLaval

Information Technology - WaveLight DataLink software-generated data confirms quality of laser eye surgery outcomes

Leishmaniasis - Data advance knowledge in leishmaniasis research

Malaria -  Plasmodium falciparum reinfection can be prevented

Market Analysis - Market report on an influenza pandemic compares available vaccines

Market Analysis - Watson Wyatt survey finds companies preparing for avian flu across globe

Medical Devices - BioLok International receives U.S. FDA clearance for bone augmentation product

Mental Health - Treatment data on methylphenidate HCl extended-release tablets released for U.S. FDA meeting

Mergers & Acquisitions - Spectrum Pharmaceuticals agrees to acquire all oncology drug assets of Targent, Inc.

Multiple Sclerosis - FDA extends review period for reintroduction of Tysabri for multiple sclerosis

Myeloid Leukemia - Ceflatonin receives U.S. FDA orphan drug designation for treatment of chronic myeloid leukemia

Obesity Pathogenesis - Research in obesity pathogenesis provides new insights

Oncology - Cancer metastasis in xenograft models is altered by interleukin-1 blockade

Patents - U.S. patent granted for intellectual property around use of microbeads

Personnel - Deirdre Y. Gillespie, MD, named CEO of La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company

Personnel - Dendreon names Christopher Lockett head of government affairs

Pneumococcal Vaccines - New findings in pneumococcal vaccines described

Product Licensing - Genetic testing company Tm Bioscience acquires sepsis biomarkers from Sirius Genomics

Prostate Cancer - Studies advance knowledge in prostate cancer research

Radiation Therapy - Hitachi receives FDA clearance for PROBEAT proton beam therapy system

Respiratory Medicine - U.S. FDA approves Flovent HFA inhalation aerosol for children ages 4 to 11

Smallpox Vaccines - New data illuminates research in smallpox vaccines

Stem Cell Research - Hematopoietic stem cells modeled for autologous transplantation

Stem Cell Research - La protein required for development and establishment of embryonic stem cells

Stomach Cancer - U.S. FDA approves use of docetaxel injection in combination for advanced stomach cancer

Virology - Researchers provide details of new studies and findings in the area of virology