Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA

High Blood Pressure - U.S. FDA to review new drug application for Rasilez to treat high blood pressure

Human Herpesvirus-8 Infection - HHV-8 infection control influenced by common variants in key host immune genes

Infection Control - Ultrasonic nebulizers should be disinfected at least once daily

Influenza - Researchers' data from the United States and Canada advance influenza research

Influenza - Researchers' work from the United States and Norway adds to influenza body of knowledge

Influenza Vaccine - Age-related changes were found in immune response to influenza vaccine in elderly adults

Influenza Vaccine - Anti-influenza responses produced by DNA chimeric molecule are long-lasting

Influenza Vaccine - Impact of corticosteroids on immune response to influenza vaccine is examined

Influenza Vaccine - Influenza hemagglutinin is purified and expressed

Information Technology - BrainLAB iPlan Flow software opens new avenues for delivering drugs to the brain

Labor Monitoring - U.S. FDA provides LMS Medical Systems clearance for standalone offering of CALM Curve

Leishmaniasis Vaccine - DNA vaccine effective against visceral leishmaniasis in dogs

Leishmaniasis Vaccine - Leishmaniasis immunity is conferred by IL-12 DNA with rORFF antigen

Leishmaniasis Vaccine - Leishmaniasis vaccine candidates were screened

Liver Function - Telithromycin can cause severe hepatotoxicity

Malaria - Researchers from the United States and Colombia describe findings in malaria studies

Malaria Vaccine -  Plasmodium falciparum merozoite surface protein-1₄₂ shows promise as vaccine candidate

Malaria Vaccine -  Plasmodium yoelii selectable markers have been developed

Malaria Vaccine - Clinical immunity to malaria is focus of review

Malaria Vaccine - Immune response to pre-erythrocytic stages of malaria parasites is focus of review

Medical Devices - Ascent Healthcare receives 510(k) clearance for DePuy ACE external fixation devices

Medical Devices - Studies show increased rate of suicide in women with silicone breast implants

Medical Devices - U.S. FDA approves programmer for implantable cardioverter defibrillators, pacemakers

Medical Devices - U.S. FDA grants 510(k) clearance for image analysis system used with Ki-67 stained tissues

Meningitis Vaccine -  Neisseria meningitidis vaccine's weak immunogenicity is overcome by prime-boost strategy

Meningococcal Vaccine -  Neisseria meningitidis outer membrane vesicles prevent bacteremia

Meningococcal Vaccine - Antibody responses to meningococcal vaccines were focus of randomized trial

Mumps Vaccine - Leningrad-3 live mumps vaccine virus can be transmitted horizontally

Mumps Vaccine - Monotypic immune responses to different mumps virus strains found

Ophthalmology - Doctors of optometry support Bausch & Lomb's solution recall, urge users to stop using

Osteoporosis - Methods to improve compliance with bisphosphonate therapy for osteoporosis outlined

Pediatric Vaccine - Vaccination information leaflets are useful for parents

Pertussis Vaccine - Single dose of acellular pertussis vaccine was effective in nonvaccinated adolescents

Pharmacology - Bioavailability of two losartan formulations is equivalent

Pharmacology - Pharmacokinetics of liquid versus tablet buprenorphine reported

Phenylketonuria - Phenylketonuria was corrected by vector-mediated gene transfer in mouse model

Plague - Findings from the United States advance knowledge in plague research

Plague Transmission - Pneumonic plague transmitted by respiratory droplets not aerosols

Polio Vaccine - Poliovirus replicative fitness is modulated by deoptimization of synonymous codon usage in capsid

Prison Health - MRSA outbreak among prison inmates associated with low personal hygiene

Product Licensing - Purdue researchers report progress on compounds that may prevent neural cell death

Public Health -  Haemophilus type b plus DPT vaccine (DTP-Hib) is cost-effective in Indonesian infants

Quality Assurance - Best Practices offers toolkit for improving quality assurance in pharma industry

Rabies - Researchers from the United States and India describe findings in rabies studies

Rabies Diagnosis - Rabies antibody is quantified by chicken-embryo-related cell line

Renal Anemia - Roche submits application to U.S. FDA to market C.E.R.A. for renal anemia

Sexual & Reproductive Health - Unprotected sex with multiple partners more likely after drinking alcohol

Shigellosis Vaccine -  Shigella flexneri 2a and S. sonnei bivalent invasin complex vaccine is developed

Tuberculosis - Findings from Switzerland, the United States and France advance knowledge in tuberculosis research

Tuberculosis - Research from the United States and People's Republic of China add new data to tuberculosis body of knowledge

Tuberculosis Screening - Symptom-based screening identifies 91% of children with intrathoracic tuberculosis

Tuberculosis Vaccine -  Mycobacterium tuberculosis mce-2 and mce-3 mutants increase immunogenicity of live vaccines

Tuberculosis Vaccine - TB epitope immunity is elicited by dendritic cell vaccine

Type 1 Diabetes - Type 1 diabetics on inhaled insulin show positive results in phase 2 clinical trial

U.S. Food & Drug Administration - Study assesses relationship between conflicts of interest and voting patterns at U.S. FDA meetings

Vaccine Development - Microencapsulated foot-and-mouth disease DNA vaccine enhances immunogenicity

Vaccine Safety - Anaphylaxis after vaccination due to gelatin hypersensitivity has been reported

Vaccines - Data from the United States, China and France advance knowledge in vaccines research

Vaccines - Studies from Taiwan and the United States advance knowledge in vaccines research

Vascular Disease - Schering-Plough gets Fast Track designation for thrombin receptor antagonist SCH 530348

Virology - Researchers from the United States, Germany and Japan publish new studies and findings in the area of virology