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Medical Letter on the CDC & FDA


Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . September 16th, 2007
Non-Subscriber - Summaries Only
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Biological Warfare - Discovery may help defang viruses

Gene Therapy - Gamma globulin effective in treating eye infections caused by adenoviruses

HIV/AIDS - High-risk behaviors could lead to HIV epidemic in Afghanistan

Obesity - Professor Looks To Gardening To Combat Child Obesity

Virology - Expert On Emerging Infectious Zoonotic Diseases Joining K-State As A Regents Distinguished Professor

Acromegaly - Somatuline Depot Receives FDA Marketing Approval for the Treatment of Acromegaly

Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia - New FDA Orphan Drugs: Nitroimidazole PA-824, 3'-deoxyadenosine, Iobenguane I 131

Addiction Medicine - Help and Resources for Houston Smokers Looking to Quit as Smoking Ban Takes Effect

Angioplasty - Abiomed Receives Conditional FDA Approval for Impella 2.5 Pivotal Study at up to 150 Hospitals

Anthrax - NanoLogix Inc. Appoints Director of IP and Makes Progress on Rapid Anthrax Detection

Bioengineering - LifeCycle Pharma Appoints Francesca DeMartino as Director, Investor Relations and Corporate Communications

Bioengineering - ParagonDx Prepares Molecular Diagnostics Expansion After Acquisition of Gentris Diagnostics, Inc.

Bioengineering - Ranbaxy Receives Tentative Approval to Manufacture and Market Galantamine Tablets on an Exclusive Basis

Biologics - Genentech Announces Resubmission of Supplemental Biologics License Application for Avastin in Combination with Paclitaxel for First-Line Metastatic Breast Cancer

Biomedicine - Lumen Biomedical Expands Product Line with FDA Clearance on Additional Xtract Catheter Sizes

Biomedicine - Smith & Nephew Wins Gender Knee System Clearance

Biopharmaceuticals - OMRIX Biopharmaceuticals Receives Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Approval for Thrombin Stand Alone, EVITHROM* Thrombin, Topical (Human), with General Hemostasis in Surgery Indica

Bioscience - Martek's life'sDHA Approved for Food Use in China

Biotechnology - Dawson James Securities Initiates Research Coverage on CryoCor, Inc. (Nasdaq: CRYO) with a Strong Buy Rating and $6.00 Target Price

Biotechnology Business - Indevus Announces Submission of New Drug Application

Biotechnology Business - Wyeth and Progenics Submit Marketing Application in Australia for Subcutaneous Methylnaltrexone

Bird Flu - BioSante Pharmaceuticals Presents Flu Vaccine Data at Novel Vaccines Conference

Chronic Dialysis Catheter - Hemo-Stream Chronic Dialysis Catheter Receives FDA Clearance

Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - FDA Grants Orphan Drug Designation to TREANDA, an Investigational Treatment for Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia

Clinical Trial Research - Medical Ventures Reports Q2 2007 Financial Results

Corgenix Medical Corp. - Aspirin Effectiveness Testing Now Available Nationwide

DNA Vaccines - Tripep has received approval to start a phase I/II study of the ChronVac-C vaccine as a treatment for chronic infections by the hepatitis C virus

Drug Development - FDA Accepts for Review Complete Response to Approvable Letter for Entereg (alvimopan) for POI

Drug Development - Schering-Plough/Merck Pharmaceuticals Announce FDA Filing Acceptance of New Drug Application for Loratadine/Montelukast Tablet

Flushing - Merck Announces FDA Acceptance of NDA for CORDAPTIVE (ER niacin/laropiprant), Formerly Known as MK-0524A, an Investigational Lipid-Modifier

Gene Therapy - CytoGenix Announces Groundbreaking for New Facility

Genetics & Genomics - FDA Recommends Genetic Testing for Coumadin Patients; PGXL Laboratories Cited on ABC 'World News Tonight'

Homeland Security - ICx Awarded $1.5 M Contract by Department of Homeland Security for Development of Next Generation Bio Aerosol Systems

Hypertension - Rasilez receives EU approval, the first major innovation in high blood pressure treatment for more than a decade

Myelodysplastic Syndrome - Pharmion's Oral Azacitidine Granted Fast Track Status for Myelodysplastic Syndromes

Neurology - Questcor Board Approves New Strategy and Business Model for H.P. Acthar Gel

Neutropenia - DNA Test Predicts Harmful Effects of Cancer Drug

Obesity and Diabetes - Anti-Obesity Treatments 2007-2012 - a Blockbuster Target Market

Oral Contraceptives - Barr's Portia Generic Oral Contraceptive Approved and Launched in Canada

Osteosarcoma - IDM Pharma Receives Not Approvable Letter for Mifamurtide (L-MTP-PE) for the Treatment of Osteosarcoma

Pain Management - ThermoTx Selects Antarra Communications to Provide Comprehensive Marketing Program for Medical Device Company

Patents - Teva Announces Approval of Generic Accupril Tablets

Patents - Teva Announces Approval of Generic Famvir Tablets

Pharmaceutical Sciences - FDA and Conformia Deliver Joint Presentation to Annual Regulatory and Compliance Symposium at Harvard

Regulatory Actions - Access and SpePharm Announce Licensing of MuGard for Europe

Regulatory Actions - AGA Medical Corporation Receives FDA and CE Mark Approvals for the AMPLATZER Vascular Plug II

Regulatory Actions - Are Your Sunscreens Safe?

Regulatory Actions - FDA Expands Warning on Eating Raw Oysters from Hood Canal in Washington State

Regulatory Actions - GPhA's 2007 Annual Policy Conference Features Top Generic Industry CEOs; FDA, Government Officials; Wall Street Analysts

Regulatory Actions - Medical Ventures begins FDA submission process for Metricath Gemini

Regulatory Actions - Pioneering Doctor Ahead of the FDA: Introduces LUCA Sunscreen to the U.S., Providing the Best UVA/UVB Protection Available with a Critical Wavelength Value to Prove it

Regulatory Actions - The Uae Acts as a Trading Post for Medical Equipment and Supplies Destined for Other Countries in the Region, Notably Iran and Pakistan

Rehabilitation Research - The Tampa Polytrauma Rehabilitation Center and NovaVision, Inc. Help Restore Sight to Soldiers with Impaired Vision Due to Brain Injury

Salmonellosis - Mars Petcare US, Inc. Recalls Dry Dog Food

Salmonellosis - Pennsylvania Health Department Warns Consumers About Dog Food Salmonella Risk

Spinal Stenosis - Archus Orthopedics Completes World's First Lumbosacral Facet Joint Replacement

Vaccines - Control of inappropriate packaging of the DiTeKiPol-ActHib vaccine

West Nile Virus - Spectrum Brands Responds to Gov. Schwarzenegger's Declaration of West Nile Virus State of Emergency

Drug Safety - Research conducted at University of Pennsylvania, Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics has provided new information about drug safety

Psychiatry - Researchers from University of Colorado, Denver and Health Sciences Center provide details of new studies and findings in the area of psychiatry in children

Psychiatry - Researchers from University of Colorado, Denver and Health Sciences Center report details of new studies and findings in the area of psychiatry in children

Seizure Clinical Trial - Researchers from New York University, Comprehensive Epilepsy Center publish new studies and findings in the area of seizure clinical trial

Bioterrorism - Recent findings in bioterrorism described by N.D. Barabé and colleagues

Bioterrorism - Reports outline bioterrorism study results from Y. Bechah et al

Bipolar Disorder Therapy - Research data from University of California update understanding of bipolar disorder therapy

Chlamydia - Health Protection Agency Center for Infections reports research in chlamydia

Chlamydia - New chlamydia data have been reported by scientists at Health Protection Agency Center for Infections

Chlamydia - Researchers from Health Protection Agency detail new studies and findings in the area of chlamydia

Chlamydia Epidemiology - Data on chlamydia epidemiology discussed by researchers at University of Bern

Dementia - Scientists at Institute of Public Health target dementia

Drug Safety - Study data from University of Calgary update understanding of drug safety

Escherichia Coli Genetics - Research reports on Escherichia coli genetics from United States Department of Agriculture, Department of Agriculture provide new insights

Hepatitis B Virus Vaccines - Research results from A. Judd and colleagues update understanding of hepatitis B virus vaccines

Hepatitis C Virus - Data on hepatitis C virus detailed by researchers at Institute of Public Health

HIV/AIDS Co-Infection Epidemiology - Findings from Center for Infections provide new insights into HIV/AIDS co-infection epidemiology

HIV/AIDS Co-Infection Epidemiology - Research on HIV/AIDS co-infection epidemiology detailed by scientists at Health Protection Agency Center for Infections

Myeloma Therapy - New myeloma therapy data have been reported by researchers at Harvard University, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Nanotechnology - Study results from D.M. Bowman and colleagues update understanding of nanotechnology

Pharmaceutical Sciences - New pharmaceutical sciences study findings have been reported by researchers at Clarkson University

Pneumococcal Disease Vaccines - Findings in pneumococcal disease vaccines reported from Health Protection Agency

Public Health - Studies conducted at Medical School on public health recently published

Regulatory Actions - New regulatory actions study results reported from Mount Sinai Hospital

Regulatory Actions - Reports from National Cheng-Kung University, Institute of Public Health advance knowledge in regulatory actions

Regulatory Actions - Research on regulatory actions discussed by scientists at University of York, Center for Health Economics

Regulatory Actions - Studies from Cairns Base Hospital add new findings in the area of regulatory actions

Regulatory Actions - Study findings from Norwegian Institute of Public Health provide new insights into regulatory actions

Tuberculosis Epidemiology - Study results from Health Protection Agency Center for Infections broaden understanding of tuberculosis epidemiology

Vascular Disease Risk Factors - Investigators at University of Kuopio, Research Institute of Public Health publish new data on vascular disease risk factors

Women's Health - Research reports from Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Division of Environmental Medicine provide new insights into women's health

Blood Substitutes - Research from Department of Agriculture in the area of blood substitutes published

Bovine-spongiform Encephalopathy - New bovine-spongiform encephalopathy study findings recently were reported by researchers at Department of Agriculture

Drug Resistance - Studies from University of California yield new information about Drug Resistance

Genetics & Genomics - Scientists at Department of Agriculture detail research in genetics & genomics

Immunology - Studies from Department of Agriculture update current data on immunology

Microbiology - Research results from Department of Agriculture update understanding of microbiology

Microbiology - Scientists at Department of Agriculture discuss research in microbiology

Microbiology - Study data from Department of Agriculture update knowledge of microbiology

Molecular Biology - Scientists at Baylor College of Medicine, Department of Agriculture target molecular biology

Pharmacology - Data on pharmacology reported by V. Bertele and co-researchers

Pharmacology - New pharmacology data have been reported by V. Bertele and co-authors

Regulatory Actions - New regulatory actions study findings have been reported by researchers at Department of Agriculture

Regulatory Actions - Study results from University of St. Andrews broaden understanding of regulatory actions

Salmonellosis - New salmonellosis study findings have been published by C.L. Little and colleagues

Smoking - Study results from Cleveland Clinic in the area of smoking published

Vascular Disease - New vascular disease study results reported from Baylor College of Medicine, Department of Agriculture



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