Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA

Disease Control - Pediatric pneumococcal vaccination decreases adult Streptococcus pneumoniae

Drug Safety - Allometric methods to predict drug clearance in children are compared

Information Technology - Health survey estimates are impacted by substitution of cell phones for land lines

Osteoporosis - Effects of progestogen-only contraceptive drugs on bone mineral density are reviewed

Public Health - Delayed childbearing may contribute to trend in low birthweight rates

Adverse Drug Reaction - Clinical features of gemcitabine-associated lung injury are described

Adverse Drug Reaction - Severe serum sickness reaction to oral and intramuscular penicillin is reported

Allergy & Immunology - Inspire to begin phase II testing of intranasal epinastine for seasonal allergic rhinitis

Alzheimer Disease - Memory Pharmaceuticals delays initiation of phase IIa trial of MEM 3454 for Alzheimer disease

Anaphylactic Shock - Dextran 1 given before clinical dextrans reduces anaphylactic shock risk

Asthma - BioMarin, Alliant report U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval of Orapred ODT

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder - Shire announces significant ADHD symptom control reported with shorter Daytrana wear time

Avian Influenza - Report suggests companies need a more global, holistic preparation for potential avian flu epidemic

Avian Influenza Vaccine - DNA vaccine protects against avian influenza H9N2 virus challenge

Brucellosis Vaccine - Bioluminescent Brucella melitensis mutants confer protection

Business Update - Cera Products in demand for survival, disaster and avian flu preparedness kits

Cancer Gene Therapy - Chimeric promoter highly responsive to hypoxia and metals is identified

Cancer Therapy - Johnson & Johnson provides update on regulatory filing plans for Trabectedin

Cancer Therapy - Recent research demonstrates the effectiveness of Thal/Dex therapy in treating multiple myeloma

Candidemia Epidemiology -  Candida bloodstream infections decline in U.S. NICU patients

Cardiac Devices - Edwards Lifesciences completes 20th patient case in U.S. percutaneous heart valve feasibility trial

Cervical Cancer - Community outreach program boosts Pap tests among Vietnamese-American women

Childhood Cancer - Neuroblastoma in offspring linked to maternal use of recreational drugs

Clinical Trials - Coalition of Cancer Cooperative Groups features Lance Armstrong in Newsweek supplement

Dental Research - U.S. can improve access to dental care by studying other countries

Dental Water Contamination -  Legionella and free-living protozoa not reduced by flushing dental water lines

Developmental Biology - Hindbrain development requires a threshold level of Gbx2

Developmental Stuttering - Indevus reports promising phase II data for pagoclone in stuttering

Disease Control - Approach for influenza vaccination reduces disparity in minority community

Disease Control - Mothers' decision-making about vaccines for infants requires trust

Disease Control - U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization proposes plan to track bird migrations

Drug Abuse - Opioid addiction presents a major public health threat in Atlanta, Georgia

Drug Development - Corautus Genetics announces filing of response to U.S. Food and Drug Administration clinical hold

Drug Development - Lupin announces final U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval of Cefdinir Capsules

Drug Development - Regeneron receives fast-track designation for the IL-1 Trap in CIAS1-associated periodic syndromes

Drug Development - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's reputation with the general public is under attack

Epidemiology - Asthma prevalence is elevated in U.S. Puerto Rican adults

Epidemiology - Sleeping sickness is spreading throughout southeastern Uganda

Erectile Dysfunction - Sildenafil improves self-esteem and confidence in men with erectile dysfunction

Finance - Corautus Genetics receives NASDAQ deficiency notice related to minimum bid price

Food-Borne Illness - Signal transduction mechanism in Clostridium superoxide anion generation is examined

Gastroenterology -  Campylobacter jejuni induces cytokine production in dendritic cells

Gene Research - Cytokeratin-associated protein in cancer was identified

Genetics & Genomics - Genetic screening of newborns by tandem mass spectrometry program effective

HIV/AIDS - Chembio participates in United Nations' High-Level Meetings on AIDS

Healthcare Costs - GPhA hails Omnitrope approval as significant step in opening door to consumer savings

Herpesvirus Research - Herpesvirus genes are differentially expressed in T cells and primary astrocytes

Human Papillomavirus Vaccine - Prophylactic human papillomavirus vaccines are focus of review

Hypertension - Debiopharm to initiate phase III trial for Sanvar in esophageal variceal bleeding

Hypertension - Teva receives tentative approval for generic Cozaar tablets

Imaging - Gender and body mass index affect ultrasound imaging of lateral abdominal muscles

Influenza Vaccine - Microbix's vaccine technology significantly boosts production of human flu virus from eggs

Influenza Vaccine - Trivalent influenza vaccine is safe among healthy young children

Influenza Virus Epidemiology - High influenza virus transmission allows rapid spread beyond local spatial constraints

Intravenous Immune Globulin - Current usage of intravenous immune globulin is subject of review

KSHV Vertical Transmission - Kaposi sarcoma-associated herpesvirus strains concordant between mother and child

Kidney Disease - Simvastatin improves sepsis-induced mortality and acute kidney injury

Legal Issues - Chimicles & Tikellis LLP issues update on securities class actions against Discovery Laboratories

Legal Issues - Federal District Court rules in landmark pharmacy compounding case

Lung Cancer - Point Therapeutics receives fast track designation for talabostat for non-small cell lung cancer

Malaria Therapy - Enantioselective LC/MS method to determine fenozan B07 in plasma has been developed

Market Analysis - Report of best practices shows private sector is moving toward universal access to HIV treatment

Medical Devices - American Bio Medica receives U.S. Food and Drug Administration clearance for its Rapid TOX

Medical Devices - Newer generation devices improve outcome of thoracic aortic stent grafting

Medical Devices - U.S. Food and Drug Administration clears Boston Scientific system for removing clots from arteries

Mental Health - Childhood headaches are linked to emotional and behavioral difficulties

Mycobacterium Ulcerans Drug Resistance - Antibiotics not effective against Mycobacterium ulcerans infection