Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA

Addiction Medicine - Unintentional prescription drug overdose deaths increase in New Mexico

Diabetes Epidemiology - Diabetes incidence is increasing in U.S. adults

Food Safety - Method to quantify tetrabromotetrachloro-fluorescein analog in color additives is developed

Hepatitis B Outbreak - Methamphetamine injectors are at high risk for hepatitis B virus infection

Streptococcal Vaccine - Opsonophagocytic assays to identify Streptococcus pneumoniae antibodies were evaluated

Adenovirus Vaccine - Adenoviral respiratory illness in U.S. military recruits is increasing

Aspergillosis Diagnostics - MDVI measures therapeutic response to antifungal therapy in invasive pulmonary aspergillosis

Avian Influenza - Checklist helps long-term care and other residential facilities prepare for an influenza pandemic

Avian Influenza - Survey shows North Americans still don't understand avian influenza risks

Awards - Cyberkinetics' collaborator and inventor of Andara OFS device honored

Behavioral Medicine - Cyberonics announces patient enrollment in new dosing study for treatment of resistant depression

Business & Finance - Advancis Pharmaceutical receives U.S. FDA approval letter for new strengths of Keflex

Business & Finance - Chembio reports 238% increase in net product sales over same period last year

Business & Finance - Corautus Genetics reports update on therapeutic development program, announces quarterly results

Business & Finance - DOR BioPharma, Inc. reports first quarter financials, reviews achievements

Business Update - Elsevier MDL unveils PharmaPendium, a new drug safety product

Business Update - U.S. FDA grants clearance for Sysmex' new hematology analyzer for clinical use

Cancer Diagnosis - Neoprobe receives U.S. FDA clearance for Lymphoseek clinical study

Cancer Therapy - U.S. FDA grants marketing approval to Valeant for cannabinoid oral capsules to treat nausea

Cardiac Medical Devices - St. Jude Medical's new electrophysiology devices get U.S. FDA approval and CE Mark

Cardiac Medical Devices - U.S. FDA grants approval of St. Jude Medical's OCD and CRT heart failure devices

Cardiac Medical Devices - U.S. FDA grants marketing approval for smallest implantable cardioverter defibrillator

Cardiology - U.S. FDA approves IDE for added enrollment in Thoratec's HeartMate II pivotal trial

Clinical Trials - Threshold Pharmaceuticals reports changes to TH-070 clinical development program

Cytomegalovirus - Fetal effects of cytomegalovirus infection in pregnancy are the focus of review

Dengue Fever - Sample-size requirements for strategies to control dengue have been reported

Dengue Vaccine - Fusion protein dengue vaccine is protective in nonhuman primates

Dermatology - Barr receives approval for Isotretinoin Capsules USP, 30 mg

Diabetes Therapy - Community health workers improve knowledge of people with diabetes

Diet & Nutrition - Vitamin D deficiency and secondary hyperparathyroidism risk is higher in obese Black Americans

Drug Development - Dendreon presents data on potential new active immunotherapy for treating renal cell cancer

Drug Development - Dyax provides update on regulatory pathway for DX-88; Phase III trial on track to complete 2H06

Drug Safety - Survey data show 7 in 10 doctors concerned about prescription medicines safety

Environmental Health - Perfluorinated chemical exposure is widespread in U.S. population

Finance - Cellegy reports drop in R&D expenses in first quarter

Finance - Iomai reports net loss in Q1 2006 of $5.5 million compared to $5 million in Q1 2005

Finance - Tunnell Consulting awarded multimillion dollar U.S. HHS contract to fight avian flu

Gene Research - Canine X-linked severe combined immunodeficiency was corrected by gene therapy

HIV/AIDS Epidemiology - High syphilis rates among STI patients contribute to HIV-1 spread in India

HIV/AIDS Healthcare Costs - Lifetime treatment costs remain relatively stable for perinatally HIV-infected children

HIV/AIDS Quality of Life - Quality of life similar with long-cycle structured intermittent versus continuous HAART

HIV/AIDS Risk Factors - Early initiation of injection and needle-sharing high among heroin users in China

HIV/AIDS Vaccine - Subtype C in-frame gagpol fusion gene vaccine shows promise against HIV/AIDS

HIV/AIDS Vertical Transmission - Girls at higher risk for in utero and perinatal HIV infection

Hair Loss - Researchers offer help - but no miracle cure - for receding hairlines

Hantavirus Vaccine - Vesicular stomatitis virus containing Hantaan virus envelope glycoproteins was used for vaccine

Hepatocellular Cancer - New prognostic subtype of human hepatocellular carcinoma derived from hepatic progenitor cells

Hip Replacement - U.S. FDA grants approval for hip resurfacing product as alternative to replacement

Human Papillomavirus Vaccine - Parental acceptance of adolescent HPV vaccine is critical for success

Hunter Syndrome - U.S. FDA extends review period on license application for Hunter syndrome treatment

Influenza Vaccine - Influenza A NP-expressing vaccinia virus protects against human and avian influenza

Influenza Vaccine - Influenza vaccine containing A/Panama/1999 induces broad protection against influenza

Influenza Vaccine - Mitigation strategies for pandemic influenza in U.S. are presented

Japanese Encephalitis Virus - Nationwide survey of encephalitis virus antibodies in Japan is reported