Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA

Legal Issues - Court denies Medtronic motion in Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator lawsuits

Leukemia - Sprycel (dasatinib) approved in Europe; significant advance for treatment-resistant leukemia

Market Analysis - Report by Millennium Research shows fetal video continues to grow despite U.S. FDA objection

Medical Devices - Alara receives U.S. FDA clearance to market CRystalView R200 CR System

Medical Devices - AngioDynamics gets U.S. FDA clearance for irreversible electroporation technology

Medical Devices - CryoCor amends pre-market approval application for atrial flutter treatment

Medical Devices - RITA Medical Systems announces market release of Habib 4X laparoscopic

Medical Devices - U.S. FDA approves St. Jude Medical's insulation material for leads used in pacemakers, ICDs

Medical Devices - U.S. FDA grants clearance to CozMore insulin technology software system updates

Medical Devices - Uroplasty, CL Medical receive U.S. FDA clearance on sling for male stress urinary continence

Metastatic Melanoma - Avax Technologies launches phase III registration trial of M-Vax in melanoma

Ophthalmology - Akorn gets tentative approval of new drug application for ophthalmic solution

Ophthalmology - STAAR Surgical provides update on Toric ICL application with U.S. Food & Drug Administration

Pain Management - Questcor initiates clinical program for QSC-001

Pancreatic Cancer - Threshold changes release date of phase 3 trial results of glufosfamide in pancreatic cancer

Patents - Isis and Alnylam win U.S. patent for chemical modifications of oligonucleotide therapeutics

Surgical Technology - Anika receives U.S. FDA approvable letter for its cosmetic tissue augmentation product

Surgical Technology - LDR receives U.S. Food and Drug Administration 510(k) clearance for LP Multiaxial Screw

Anthrax Vaccines - United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Disease reports research in anthrax vaccines

Bioterrorism - Researchers from Armed Forces Institute of Pathology report details of new studies and findings in the area of bioterrorism

Chemical Warfare - Research on chemical warfare published by scientists at University of Nebraska, Department of Civil Engineering

Depression Epidemiology - Researchers from Chinese University of Hong Kong, Department of Psychiatry report recent findings in depression epidemiology

Epidemic - Research findings from University of California update understanding of epidemic

Epidemic - Research from University of Sheffield in the area of epidemic described

Epidemic - Research on epidemic reported by scientists at Chinese University of Hong Kong, Center for Epidemiology and Biostatistics

Epidemiology - University Hospital reports research in epidemiology

Escherichia Coli - Researchers from University of Connecticut report recent findings in escherichia coli

Pandemic - New pandemic study findings recently were published by researchers at Institute of Experimental Medicine, Department of Virology

Pandemic - Research reports on pandemic from International Civil Aviation Organization provide new insights

Plague Therapy - New plague therapy study findings have been reported by scientists at Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology

Rotavirus Epidemiology - Data on rotavirus epidemiology published by researchers at University of Malaya, Department of Paediatrics

Syphilis Epidemiology - Scientists at National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences discuss research in syphilis epidemiology

Tuberculosis Genetics - Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology details research in tuberculosis genetics

Virology - Research on virology described by scientists at University of North Carolina, Department of Epidemiology

West Nile Virus Cell Biology - Investigators at University of California, Department of Entomology have published new data on west nile virus cell biology

West Nile Virus Epidemiology - Reports on west nile virus epidemiology findings from Center for Infections provide new insights

Healthcare - Research from Harvard University, U.S., provides new healthcare data

Plague - Study data from Israel, Canada and the United States provide new insights into plague