Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA

Influenza Vaccine - Intramuscular injection required to optimize influenza vaccination in elderly

Influenza Vaccine - Neuraminidase enhances effect of influenza virus vaccine

Information Technology - U.S. FDA advances federal e-health effort

Japanese Encephalitis Vaccine - Single dose of Japanese encephalitis vaccine provides protection

Leishmaniasis Vaccine -  Leishmania infantum cysteine proteinases protect against visceral leishmaniasis

Leishmaniasis Vaccine - Divergent portion of Leishmania protein protects against Leishmania major

Leishmaniasis Vaccine - Escheriosome-entrapped antigens protect against visceral leishmaniasis

Leishmaniasis Vaccine - Leishmune against visceral leishmaniasis is transmission-blocking vaccine

Leishmaniasis Vaccine - Vaccine based on cysteine peptidases and IL-12 does not protect against leishmaniasis

Leukemia - Researchers from the United States and Italy detail new studies and findings in the area of leukemia

Lyme Disease - Economic impact of Lyme disease investigated

Lyme Disease Vaccine - Oral vaccine reduces Borrelia burgdorferi carriage and protects against Lyme disease

Malaria Vaccine -  Plasmodium falciparum malaria vaccine with CpG oligodeoxynucleotide is immunogenic

Malaria Vaccine - Malaria vaccine development reviewed

Measles Vaccine - Measles immunity and immunization status in Australian children reported

Medical Devices - Ascent Healthcare gets U.S. FDA OK to increase cycle count for reprocessed EP catheters

Medical Devices - Atrium Medical receives U.S. FDA approval for vascular implant technology

Medical Devices - Barrx Medical reports U.S. FDA clears system to treat Barrett esophagus

Medical Devices - Cardiac Science receives U.S. FDA 510(k) clearance for new electrocardiograph

Medical Devices - Cyberkinetics' Andara product regenerates nerves in chronic spinal cord injury model

Medical Devices - Endologix receives FDA marketing approval for short body/short limb variants of Powerlink-120 ELG

Mosquito-Borne Disease - Eliminating octenol enhances trapping of Japanese encephalitis virus mosquito vectors

Obesity Epidemiology - Body weight continues to increase in U.S. men and adolescents

Papillomavirus - Findings from the United States in papillomavirus provide new insights

Parainfluenza Vaccine - Attenuated and effective human parainfluenza virus type-1 vaccines developed

Parainfluenza Vaccine - Live parainfluenza type 3 virus vaccine in children reviewed

Pediatric Vaccine - Vaccine shortage inordinately affects vaccine coverage for American Indian/Alaska Native children

Pediatrics - 2000 U.S. CDC growth reference not appropriate for developing countries

Pelvic Organ Prolapse - Mentor receives U.S. FDA approval for NovaSilk synthetic mesh product for pelvic organ prolapse

Personnel - Ortec announces formation of stem cell and regenerative medicine scientific advisory board

Pertussis Vaccine - Combined DTPa-IPV vaccine safe and immunogenic in children

Plague Vaccine - Intranasal Protollin/F1-V vaccine protects against plague infection

Pneumococcal - Researchers' work from the United States and Greece adds to pneumococcal body of knowledge

Pneumococcal Vaccine - Pneumococcal vaccination efficacy unimpaired in HAART-treated HIV-infected patients

Preventive Medicine - Methods to measure resident physicians' preventive care discussed

Proteins - Research from the United States in proteins provides new insights

Public Health - Quality improvement needed at U.S. hospitals to improve inpatient vaccination rates

Renal Anemia - Roche submits application to U.S. FDA to market Cera for the treatment of renal anemia

Schistosomiasis Vaccine - Eosinophils help protect against schistosomiasis in HIV-infected patients

Sepsis Vaccine - Vaccine increases survival in Staphylococcus aureus sepsis model

Smallpox Vaccine - IMVAMUNE is promising candidate as third generation smallpox vaccine

Spontaneous Abortion - Intravenous immunoglobulin prevented recurrent pregnancy loss

Stem Cell Research - Cytori studies using adipose stem and regenerative cells in breast reconstruction

Surgical Technology - U.S. FDA grants 510(k) clearance for Kensey Nash's thrombectomy catheter system

Toxoplasmosis Epidemiology -  Toxoplasma gondii infection risk factors in Brazil outlined

Toxoplasmosis Vaccine -  Toxoplasma gondii RNA protects against toxoplasmosis

Tuberculosis Vaccine - Anti-mycobacterial Th1-cell responses does not enhance protection against tuberculosis

Tuberculosis Vaccine - Clonal response in Malawian subjects after BCG vaccine evolves over 12 months

Tuberculosis Vaccine - Lipid-encapsulated BCG induces long-term protection against tuberculosis

Vaccine Safety - Telephone inquiries help detect reactions to influenza vaccine in children

Vaccines - Findings from the United States and Israel advance knowledge in vaccines research

Vaccines - Recent studies from the United States, Germany and Russia add new data to vaccines research

Vaccines - Reports from the United States describe recent advances in vaccines research

Virology - Researchers from the United States and Brazil report details of new studies and findings in the area of virology

West Nile Virus - Commercial assays for detecting West Nile virus antigen compared

West Nile Virus - West Nile virus quantified in Culex species in southern U.S.

Wound Care - Sildenafil enhances skin flap survival in rats