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Medical Letter on the CDC & FDA


Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . September 30th, 2007
Non-Subscriber - Summaries Only
Related Areas: Other Issues in Medical Letter on the CDC & FDA | Other Publications

Adverse Drug Reactions - Study shows adverse drug events reported to the FDA have significantly increased

Cancer Gene Therapy - MIT works toward safer gene therapy

Drug Resistance - Temple Emergency Medicine receives $1.8M to find best MRSA treatment

Epilepsy - A child's IQ could be affected by maternal epilepsy

Internal Medicine - Prescription labels geared toward pharmacies, not patients

Prostate Cancer - Generic prostate drug helps find high-risk cancers early

Acne Vulgaris - Aesthera's Breakthrough Painless Isolaz Therapy for Acne Featured in Vogue's Largest Issue Ever Printed

Adverse Drug Reactions - New Report: Dangerous Drug Side Effects and Deaths Doubled Since 1998... Seniors Hit Hardest

Antimicrobials - New Topical Therapy Safely Treats Serious Skin Infections Without Systemic Side Effects

Artificial Organs - Built by the Giants of Medicine, CardioWest Artificial Heart Celebrates 60th Birthday

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder - Consumption and adverse reactions to treatment of attention and hyperactivity disorders in children

Bioengineering - Debiopharm Receives cGMP Certification for Quality Control of its Drug Products

Biological Warfare - VGX Pharmaceuticals Receives $1.9 Million Contract from U.S. Government to Develop Skin Micro-Electroporation for Improved Biodefense Vaccine Efficacy

Biomedicine - INCOGEN and Partners Receive DHS Contract

Bronchoscopy - superDimension Receives FDA 510(k) Clearance for First Device to Enable Minimally-Invasive Access to Distant Areas of Lungs

Cancer - New Study of Aspartame Research Reaffirms Safety, Even Among Heaviest Users

Candidiasis - Palatin Technologies Announces Reacquisition of Full Rights to Bremelanotide Program

Chronic Kidney Failure - Ortho Biotech Supports FDA Advisory Committees' Recommendations on Use of ESAs in Chronic Renal Failure Patients

Clinical Trial Research - Houston-Based Endothelix Receives FDA Clearance for New Cardiovascular Test

Drug Development - FDA To Continue Its Review of Requests for Release of Clinical Hold on alvimopan (Entereg)

Liver Cancer - Metabasis Announces Orphan Drug Designation Granted to MB07133, Its Product Candidate for the Treatment of Primary Liver Cancer

Mad Cow Disease - K-State Researchers Bringing Expertise to Kansas City Symposium on Disease and National Security

Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer - Biothera's Imprime PGG Increases Efficacy of Erbitux against Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer, Study Finds

Oncology - Clinsys Clinical Research, Inc. Announces Key Hires, Rajagopalan Srinivasan, Ph.D, to Strengthen Global Biostatistics Service Offering and Christopher Gregory, Ph.D, to Scientific Affairs

Patents - INBONE Technologies, Inc. Files 25th Patent Application

Pharmacology - University of Nevada School of Medicine Professor Confirms Accuracy Through Validation Study Using the CSI Health Station Model 6K

Pre-Trials Research - New Director at the Medical Products Agency

Regulatory Actions - Danes' buying of medicine on the internet and abroad - survey

Regulatory Actions - HandClens Alcohol Free Hand Sanitizer Proven to Lower Classroom Absenteeism -- Just What the Doctor Ordered This Cold and Flu Season!

Regulatory Actions - LDR Raises $25 Million in Series C Round

Regulatory Actions - Signalife's Dr. Harmison Launches Award-Winning Ambulatory Heart Monitor

Skin Cancer - FDA Issues Warning Letter to Melanocorp, Inc. for Illegal Sale of Melanotan II

TraumaCure Inc. - Life-Saving News for Battlefield Soldiers & Wounded Civilians

Tropical Disease - Eight Thousand Volunteers Partner with the Global Network to Combat Neglected Tropical Diseases in Burundi

Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia - Research conducted at Food & Drug Administration has provided new information about acute lymphoblastic leukemia in children

Angioneurotic Edema - New angioneurotic edema in children data have been reported by researchers at Food & Drug Administration

Angioneurotic Edema - Research findings from Food & Drug Administration update understanding of angioneurotic edema in children

Anthrax - New anthrax data have been reported by J. Bozue and co-authors

Anthrax Cell Biology - Studies from University of Chicago, Department of Microbiology have provided new information about anthrax cell biology

Bioethics - New bioethics study findings have been reported by researchers at University of Ottawa

Biomedicine - Findings from Naval Institute for Dental and Biomedical Research in biomedicine reported

Biomedicine - Studies from Alfa Institute of Biomedical Sciences reveal new findings on biomedicine

Cancer Epidemiology - Research results from Research Center for Cancer Prevention and Screening update understanding of cancer epidemiology

Chemotherapy - Scientists at Health Protection Agency Center for Infections report research in chemotherapy

Chemotherapy - Study findings on chemotherapy are outlined in reports from Southampton University, Pharmacy Department

Chromatography - Scientists at National Institute of Health Science publish new data on chromatography

Chronic Disease - Scientists at Institute of Public Health report research in chronic disease in women

Drug Resistance - Research from Health Protection Agency yields new data on drug resistance

Drug Resistance - Study results from St. George's Hospital in the area of drug resistance in children published

Epidemiology - University of Bergen, Norwegian Institute of Public Health details research in epidemiology

Epidemiology - University of Copenhagen, Institute of Public Health reports research in epidemiology

Escherichia Coli Therapy - Research from Texas A&M University, Department of Chemical Engineering has provided new data on Escherichia coli therapy

Gastrointestinal Disease Epidemiology - Study results from D. Franciotti and colleagues update understanding of gastrointestinal disease epidemiology

Herpes Simplex Virus Immunology - New herpes simplex virus immunology study findings have been reported by researchers at Friedrich-Schiller University, Institute of Virology and Antiviral Therapy

HIV/AIDS Therapy - Studies from Center for Cancer Research have provided new information about HIV/AIDS therapy

Immunology - New immunology findings from United States Department of Agriculture described

Lung Cancer - Researchers from University Medical Center, Department of Radiology publish new studies and findings in the area of lung cancer

Molecular Microbiology - Data on molecular microbiology reported by researchers at University of Reading

Neurodegenerative Disease Therapy - Harvard University reports research in neurodegenerative disease therapy

Obesity - Studies from Baylor College of Medicine, Department of Agriculture in the area of obesity in adolescents published

Regulatory Actions - Researchers from University of East Anglia detail findings in regulatory actions

Regulatory Actions - Researchers from University of Southern Mississippi publish new studies and findings in the area of regulatory actions

Regulatory Actions - Scientists at National Institute of Health Science detail research in regulatory actions

Rehabilitation Research - Research from Columbia University has provided new information about rehabilitation research

Toxicology - Research from National Institute of Public Health and the Environment provide new insights into toxicology

Toxicology - Study findings from National Institute of Public Health and the Environment broaden understanding of toxicology

Whooping Cough Vaccines - Researchers at National Institute of Public Health and the Environment target whooping cough vaccines

Allergies - New allergies research from Department of Agriculture described

Angiogenesis - Researchers from Northwestern University publish new studies and findings in the area of angiogenesis

Bioterrorism - Reports from Harvard University add new data to research in bioterrorism

Chemical Warfare - Reports outline chemical warfare study results from University of Glasgow

Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma - Investigators at University of Texas publish new data on cutaneous t-cell lymphoma

Gene Therapy - Studies from Department of Agriculture update current data on Gene Therapy

Hernia Repair - Research results from P. Sanjay and co-authors update knowledge of hernia repair

Managed Care - Research data from P.P. Gleason and colleagues update understanding of managed care



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