Medical Letter on the CDC & FDA articles from June 2003

Medical Letter on the CDC & FDA archives from June 2003

Health costs of partner violence against women exceeds $5.8 billion each year.
June 1, 2003... 2003 JUN 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The health-related costs of rape, physical assault, stalking, and homicide by intimate partners exceed $5.8 billion each year. Of this total, nearly $4.1 billion are for direct medical and mental health...

Bed sharing with siblings, soft bedding, increase risk.
June 1, 2003... 2003 JUN 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Infants who share a bed with other children are at a higher risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) than are other infants, according to the most recent analysis of a study of predominantly African...

Intraocular lens transplants safe for adults younger than 60 years.
June 1, 2003... 2003 JUN 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A retrospective evaluation found that intraocular lens transplants are safe and effective for adults younger than 60 years. According to a study from the United States, "Data from the U.S. Food and...

Porin variation small among clinical isolates of Neisseria gonorrhoeae.
June 1, 2003... 2003 JUN 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers have found that the variation in Porin among clinical isolates of Neisseria gonorrhoeae is small. According to recent research from the United States, "The Neisseria gonorrhoeae porin...

Proteomics applied to the early detection of cancer.
June 1, 2003... 2003 JUN 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Proteomics has been applied to enhance the ability to detect malignancies early in disease development. "The ability of physicians to effectively treat and cure cancer is directly dependent on...

Risk of severe group A streptococcal disease in patients' households rare.
June 1, 2003... 2003 JUN 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The risk of transmission of severe group A streptococcal disease to members of a patient's household is low. "From January 1997 to April 1999, we determined attack rates for cases of invasive group...

Noninvasive monitoring test cleared by the FDA.
June 1, 2003... 2003 JUN 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Aerocrine, Inc. has announced that NIOX, a first-of-a-kind, noninvasive test system, has been cleared by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to measure the concentration of nitric oxide (NO) in...

Marginal analysis of clustered data when cluster size is informative developed.
June 1, 2003... 2003 JUN 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A method of marginal analysis of clustered data when cluster size is informative has been developed. According to published research from the United States, "We propose a new approach to fitting...

Health plans making critical contribution to homeland security.
June 1, 2003... 2003 JUN 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- American Association of Health Plans (AAHP) President and CEO Karen Ignagni recently updated members of Congress on the bioterrorism detection partnership AAHP is forging between America's health plans...

Use of placebos in randomized trials unethical.
June 1, 2003... 2003 JUN 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The use of placebos in randomized trials often is unethical, say two researchers at Harvard University. According to a study from the United States, "The most recent (Fifth) revision of the...

Study finds elderly at higher risk of severe disease from water-borne infection.
June 1, 2003... 2003 JUN 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- An analysis of the 1993 outbreak in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, of water-borne Cryptosporidium indicates that elderly people are at higher risk of severe disease from the infection. "We used the Temporal...

Cost of illness in Milwaukee Cryptosporidium outbreak almost $100 million.
June 1, 2003... 2003 JUN 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The cost of illness resulting from the 1993 Cryptosporidium outbreak in Milwaukee was almost $100 million. "To assess the total medical costs and productivity losses associated with the 1993...

Outbreak of Mycobacterium abscessus caused by contamination of disinfectant.
June 1, 2003... 2003 JUN 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- An outbreak of Mycobacterium abscessus infection was caused by contamination of the benzalkonium chloride disinfectant. "Benzalkonium chloride (BC) continues to be used as an antiseptic and...

International group created to prevent spread of tick-borne encephalitis.
June 1, 2003... 2003 JUN 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The International Scientific Working Group on Tick-Borne Encephalitis (ISW-TBE) has been established to control the spread of TBE. "Vaccination can only be offered effectively to the general public...

First cases of malaria endemic to Nouakchott, Mauritania, reported.
June 1, 2003... 2003 JUN 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- University of Granada, Spain, pathologists have reported that malaria endemic to the city of Nouakchott, Mauritania, has been detected, or at least reported, for the first time. "The current...

SARS epidemic is as big a threat as terrorism is to economy.
June 1, 2003... 2003 JUN 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A new global risk-perception survey shows that the SARS epidemic currently rates at a similar level to terrorism, cigarettes, pollution, and environmental disaster as a major perceived threat around the...

Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae septic arthritis found in patient.
June 1, 2003... 2003 JUN 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The organism Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae, which can infect humans who handle contaminated meat, caused septic arthritis in a patient. "We describe herein the case of a man with Erysipelothrix...

Chemical disinfection of alfalfa seeds can prevent Salmonella infection.
June 1, 2003... 2003 JUN 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The chemical disinfection of alfalfa seeds can prevent Salmonella infection in alfalfa sprouts. According to a study from the United States, "Based on in vitro data, the U.S. Food and Drug...

Concurrent Shigella and E. coli outbreaks highlight need for food safety.
June 1, 2003... 2003 JUN 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Concurrent outbreaks of Shigella sonnei and enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli occurring in the U.S. and Canada in 1998 highlight the need for food safety, say University of Minnesota public health...

U.S. monitoring Iraqi war vets.
June 1, 2003... 2003 JUN 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The U.S. Department of Defense, following a law meant to detect Gulf War Syndrome in returning troops, says it will collect blood from soldiers leaving Iraq and then conduct more comprehensive health...

A retrospective survey in Japan proves the tick-borne disease is endemic.
June 1, 2003... 2003 JUN 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A retrospective survey in Japan proves the tick-borne disease is endemic, uncommon, and due mostly to the Hobetsu type of Babesia. According to a study from Japan, "A total of 1335 archived human...

Molecular epidemiology of outbreaks in the Asia-Pacific region described.
June 1, 2003... 2003 JUN 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A series of outbreaks of human enterovirus 71 (HEV71) occurred in the Asia-Pacific region during the period from 1997 through 2002. University of Malaysia, Sarawak, researchers provided an overview...

FDA approves first treatment for genetic metabolic disorder.
June 1, 2003... 2003 JUN 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first treatment for patients with certain forms of a rare genetic disease called MPS I, which includes Hurler syndrome. This disease...

Schistosome- and malaria-specific IgG3 response link due to cross-reactivity.
June 1, 2003... 2003 JUN 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Pathologists think the correlation they found between Plasmodium falciparum - and Schistosoma mansoni-specific immunoglobulin G3 responses in populations in African countries, and Brazil and Pakistan is...

CDC finds delays in reporting outbreaks of strange diseases.
June 1, 2003... 2003 JUN 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A U.S. government analysis of nearly 1,100 worldwide disease investigations revealed delays of up to nearly a month before outbreaks of unusual diseases were identified by local officials. The U.S....

Risk assessment of Listeria monocytogenes in ready-to-eat foods presented.
June 1, 2003... 2003 JUN 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Quantitative risk assessment by FAO/WHO of Listeria monocytogenes in ready-to-eat foods is presented. According to a study from Switzerland, "Quantitative microbiological risk assessment is a very...

FDA approves new type of drug for advanced disease.
June 1, 2003... 2003 JUN 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the approval of Iressa (gefitinib) tablets as a single-agent treatment for patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), the most...

Serodiagnosis tests for Lyme disease compared.
June 1, 2003... 2003 JUN 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Scientists have completed a comparison of serodiagnosis tests for Lyme disease. According to published research from the United States, "In a study of U.S. patients with Lyme disease, immunoglobulin...

First record of Aedes (Stegomyia) unilineatus in Saudi Arabia reported.
June 1, 2003... 2003 JUN 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The first record of Aedes (Stegomyia) unilineatus in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has been reported. According to a study from the United States, "Entomological surveillance was conducted in Air,...

Men scoring low in fruit, vegetable consumption.
June 1, 2003... 2003 JUN 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Men have dropped the ball in the fruit and vegetable game. To get them back on the scoreboard, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and its principal agency for cancer research...

Maternal smoking during pregnancy linked to overweight children.
June 1, 2003... 2003 JUN 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Maternal smoking during pregnancy was associated with overweight in children. According to recent research published in the journal Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology, "The objective of this...

Bariatric surgery effectively treats several conditions related to obesity.
June 1, 2003... 2003 JUN 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- In addition to promoting weight loss in morbidly obese patients, bariatric surgery also effectively treats several conditions related to obesity. "Obesity is increasing in epidemic proportions...

Mother's obesity raises risk of birth defects.
June 1, 2003... 2003 JUN 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Obese and overweight women face significantly increased risks of having babies with heart abnormalities and other birth defects, according to a U.S. government study. Researchers from the U.S....

Income status affects how blacks feel about their chronic care.
June 1, 2003... 2003 JUN 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Low-income black patients are less satisfied with the quality of their health care than those with mid-range incomes, a survey of chronically ill patients in California suggests. Poor black...

Vaccine candidates for Escherichia coli infection prevention identified.
June 1, 2003... 2003 JUN 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Vaccine candidates to prevent or treat Escherichia coli infection in children have been identified. "A diagnostic test was developed to discriminate active from past enteropathogenic Escherichia...

Health illiteracy adds billions to healthcare costs.
June 1, 2003... 2003 JUN 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The cost of health care for some of the more health illiterate patients in the United States is almost 50% higher than necessary, according to new research. Unnecessary hospitalizations, delays in...

Doctors say virus can remain in recovered patients for at least a month.
June 1, 2003... 2003 JUN 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Doctors have found that the SARS virus can remain in recovered patients for at least a month and have also urged patients to avoid personal contact such as hugging and kissing when they go home. ...

Estimated fatality rate for Hong Kong outbreak higher than previously thought.
June 1, 2003... 2003 JUN 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- An international team of researchers has estimated that the fatality rate for SARS is considerably higher than some early estimates. According to a paper published online May 10, 2003, in the...

New study provides detailed evaluation of Toronto outbreak.
June 1, 2003... 2003 JUN 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The majority of cases of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) in the greater Toronto area were related to hospital exposure, according to a new study. Christopher M. Booth, MD, and colleagues...

Race to patent virus renews debate over "patents on life".
June 1, 2003... 2003 JUN 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Scientists have yet to find a treatment for the SARS virus, but already a race is on to patent it. Several biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies, the federal government, and researchers in...

Research finds feces may be key in spreading virus.
June 1, 2003... 2003 JUN 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- New scientific findings indicate that feces may be a more important method of spreading the SARS virus than originally thought, the World Health Organization (WHO) says. Although coughing and...

Virus is mutating into two forms, researchers say.
June 1, 2003... 2003 JUN 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Like a "murderer who is trying to change his fingerprints," the SARS virus is mutating rapidly into at least two forms, complicating efforts to develop a solid diagnosis and a vaccine, researchers say....

Prevention strategies for group-B-streptococcal disease in neonates outlined.
June 1, 2003... 2003 JUN 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Strategies to prevent group-B-streptococcal sepsis in neonates has been outlined in Lancet Infectious Diseases. "Sepsis occurring in the first week of life can be a devastating neonatal problem....

Culturally sensitive smoking cessation programs needed.
June 1, 2003... 2003 JUN 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Culturally sensitive smoking cessation programs for South Asian people are needed, say researchers in Britain. Recent surveys have shown that smoking is particularly common in Bangladeshi men, yet...

Should all U.K. hospitals be smoke-free?
June 1, 2003... 2003 JUN 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The recent decision by the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast to build seven smoking rooms for patients and staff at a cost of 500,000 pounds provoked condemnation from many sources. In the British...

Drug-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae increasing alarmingly.
June 1, 2003... 2003 JUN 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The prevalence of drug-resistant strains of Streptococcus pneumoniae is increasing rapidly in the Unites States. "Resistance of Streptococcus pneumoniae to antibiotics is increasing throughout the...

Report: "Back to sleep" advice reduces rates for infants younger than 7 months.
June 1, 2003... 2003 JUN 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A nationwide campaign asking parents to lay sleeping infants on their backs has reduced the incidence of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) for infants less than 7 months of age, but not for older...

Flavivirus Elisa reagents shipped for 2003 season.
June 1, 2003... 2003 JUN 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Setting a precedent in West Nile Virus testing, Focus Technologies has begun routinely supplying public health labs, commercial laboratories, and large hospitals with laboratory reagents for detecting...

Fatigue in HIV-positive patients often has treatable causes.
June 8, 2003... 2003 JUN 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Fatigue in HIV-positive patients often has a treatable cause. According to a study from the United States, "To describe prevalence of fatigue and its correlates among persons with HIV infection, we...

CDC says limits on meetings with international visitors unnecessary.
June 8, 2003... 2003 JUN 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has called for businesses and universities to continue plans for meetings and events - including college graduations - that involve travelers...

Yersinia pestis survives for days on environmental surfaces.
June 8, 2003... 2003 JUN 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Yersinia pestis can survive for days on environmental surfaces. According to recent research from the United States, "The survival of two strains of Yersinia pestis (avirulent A1122 and virulent...

Antimicrobial drug prescriptions on the rise in ambulatory care settings.
June 8, 2003... 2003 JUN 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The number of prescriptions for antimicrobial drugs is increasing in ambulatory care settings, prompting researchers to issue a warning about drug resistance. According to recent research published...

Apple storage and washing treatments affect patulin levels in apple cider.
June 8, 2003... 2003 JUN 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Apple quality, storage, and washing treatments affect patulin levels in apple cider. According to recent research from the United States, "Patulin is a mycotoxin produced primarily by Penicillium...

SIV from multiple lineages can infect human macrophages.
June 8, 2003... 2003 JUN 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Simian immunodeficiency viruses from multiple lineages can infect human macrophages, indicating the potential for cross-species transmission. "Zoonotic transfer of simian immunodeficiency virus...

Pharmaceutical industry improving quality of anti-infectious drugs.
June 8, 2003... 2003 JUN 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Efforts made by the pharmaceutical industry to improve the quality of anti-infectious drugs has been outlined in a recent issue of Medecine Et Maladies Infectieuses. According to a study from...

FDA still lacks timetable for tissue bank oversight.
June 8, 2003... 2003 JUN 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) says it has no timetable for long-delayed regulations governing hundreds of tissue banks despite at least one death from infected tissue and evidence of...

Analysis identifies Candida dubliniensis.
June 8, 2003... 2003 JUN 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Amplified fragment length polymorphism analysis can identify medically important Candida species, including C. dubliniensis. According to published research from the Netherlands, "Non-Candida...

GLP-1 receptor agonists are growth factors for pancreatic islet beta cells.
June 8, 2003... 2003 JUN 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- GLP-1 receptor agonists are growth and differentiation factors for pancreatic islet beta cells. "Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) is an incretin hormone that, when given exogenously, is capable of...

Has the health effect of passive smoking been overstated?
June 8, 2003... 2003 JUN 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The link between environmental tobacco smoke and coronary heart disease and lung cancer may be considerably weaker than generally believed, conclude James Enstrom of the University of California, Los...

Teens' weight gains blamed on inactivity.
June 8, 2003... 2003 JUN 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Over 2 decades, teenagers have been getting fatter because they have been exercising less, not because they have been eating more, a study said. Researcher Lisa Sutherland of the University of North...

Novel molecular assay detects pandemic Vibrio strain in seawater.
June 8, 2003... 2003 JUN 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A novel polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay can detect a pandemic Vibrio strain in seawater, and may help prevent seafood-based outbreaks. Scientists at the University of Alabama described "the...

HIV-1 escapes attack by changes in carbohydrate structures.
June 8, 2003... 2003 JUN 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- HIV-1 escapes attack by changing the structure of its carbohydrate moieties. According to recent research from the United States, "HIV-1 readily mutates to escape the immune response, evolving in...

Survey finds U.S. has high rate of mental illness, low rate of treatment.
June 8, 2003... 2003 JUN 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The United States has a higher prevalence and lower treatment rate of serious mental illness than a number of other developed countries, according to a new study. Treatment was also to be more...

Obesity almost as expensive as smoking, cost study says.
June 8, 2003... 2003 JUN 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The total medical costs of overweight and obesity may now rival those of smoking, according to a new study. In 1998, Americans spent $78.5 billion in overweight and obesity-related medical costs,...

Physical activity decreases vascular stiffness in 70-to 79-year-olds.
June 8, 2003... 2003 JUN 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Results from the Health ABC Study indicate that even minimal physical activity can decrease vascular stiffness in 70-to 79-year-olds. According to recent research published in the Journal of Aging...

Four hepatitis B prevention programs evaluated.
June 8, 2003... 2003 JUN 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Four hepatitis B prevention programs in four states in the U.S. were evaluated for effectiveness. According to recent research from the United States, "During 1992-2000, the authors studied...

Viral Hepatitis Prevention Board presents findings on hepatitis B vaccines.
June 8, 2003... 2003 JUN 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The WHO Viral Hepatitis Prevention Board recently presented their findings on hepatitis B vaccines. According to recent research published in the journal Vaccine, "The status and likely impact of...

SARS pathogen detection, resequencing array released.
June 8, 2003... 2003 JUN 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Affymetrix, Inc., (AFFX) announced it is taking orders for its new GeneChip brand CustomSeq SARS Pathogen Detection Resequencing Array, designed to enable scientists to rapidly resequence different...

The origin of blood meals can help epidemiological tracking, using PCR.
June 8, 2003... 2003 JUN 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The species origin of mosquito blood meals is beginning to be trackable. According to published research from the United States, "A PCR protocol was developed to identify host blood meals from...

FDA approves Velcade treatment.
June 8, 2003... 2003 JUN 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced the approval of Velcade (bortezomib) injection, a new treatment for multiple myeloma. FDA reviewed the application for this drug in less...

Food and drink officials meet with WHO about diet strategies.
June 8, 2003... 2003 JUN 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Amid alarm about widespread obesity and the risks of diets laden with fat and sugar, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) held talks recently with representatives of the food and drink...

Food insecurity associated with increased risk of obesity in California women.
June 8, 2003... 2003 JUN 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Insecurity about the availability and safety of food increased the risk of obesity in non-white women in California. "Food insecurity, the limited or uncertain availability of nutritionally...

EMF exposure increases prostate cancer mortality in electric utility workers.
June 8, 2003... 2003 JUN 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Electromagnetic field (EMF) exposure increases prostate cancer mortality in electric utility workers. "The purpose of this study was to determine whether there was an association between...

Reactive airways dysfunction syndrome a minority of work-related asthma cases.
June 8, 2003... 2003 JUN 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Reactive airways dysfunction syndrome makes up a minority of work-related asthma cases, according to a report in the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. "The objective was to...

Antiviral medicine sent to Chinese Hospitals for testing.
June 8, 2003... 2003 JUN 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Randy Powers, president of Liddell Laboratories announced that the first shipment of its new antiviral medicine designed for SARS patients will arrive in China and Hong Kong this week for clinical...

FTC and FDA crackdown on Internet marketers of bogus SARS prevention products.
June 8, 2003... 2003 JUN 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are warning web site operators, manufacturers, and distributors who suggest that their products will protect...

Precautions strain U.S. health system.
June 8, 2003... 2003 JUN 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Keeping SARS from spreading in the United States is straining the already besieged public health system, and it's partly a matter of luck that this newest killer so far has been contained in America....

WHO sees encouraging indications that outbreak can be contained.
June 8, 2003... 2003 JUN 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The World Health Organization (WHO) says experiences in a growing number of countries indicate that the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) can be contained and, therefore, prevented from becoming...

WHO: Death rate is about 15%.
June 8, 2003... 2003 JUN 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The overall death rate from SARS worldwide is about 15% - double previous estimates - according to the first in-depth global analysis by the World Health Organization (WHO). Officials at the U.N....

Navajo Nation battles syphilis, HIV with rare public campaign.
June 8, 2003... 2003 JUN 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Jonathan Iralu shakes his head in frustration when he recalls the week that four Navajo patients came in for checkups at his bustling hospital - and all got the same alarming diagnosis. Each had...

People obtain only 25% of lifetime UV exposure by age 18.
June 8, 2003... 2003 JUN 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- People obtain only about 25% of their lifetime UV exposure by the age of 18 years. According to a study from the United States and The Netherlands, "Since 1986, people have been informed that they...

Boron target compounds assessed for boron neutron capture therapy.
June 8, 2003... 2003 JUN 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A number of target compounds for boron neutron capture therapy were assessed by a group of researchers in the United States. "Boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT) has undergone dramatic...

Recovery rates slower for African Americans.
June 8, 2003... 2003 JUN 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- African Americans are more likely to recover from strokes at a slower rate than whites, and these differences are not simply the result of greater stroke severity. According to Ronnie D. Horner,...

Anaplasma phagocytophilum and Borrelia burgdorferi found in ticks.
June 8, 2003... 2003 JUN 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Anaplasma phagocytophilum and Borrelia burgdorferi were identified in Ixodes scapularis ticks from Pennsylvania. "Ixodes scapularis ticks were collected in 2000 and 2001 from two areas in...