Medical Letter on the CDC & FDA articles from March 2004

Medical Letter on the CDC & FDA archives from March 2004

2003 Outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome in Beijing summarized.
March 7, 2004... 2004 MAR 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers have summarized the 2003 outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome in Beijing in the journal Emerging Infectious Diseases. According to recent research from the United States and...

Superantigen genes identified in streptococci recovered from humans.
March 7, 2004... 2004 MAR 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Scientists have identified superantigen genes speM, ssa, and smeZ in invasive strains of beta-hemolytic group C and G streptococci recovered from humans. "Group C and G Streptococcus dysgalactiae...

Vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolate found in Pennsylvania.
March 7, 2004... 2004 MAR 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- "A vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (VRSA) isolate was obtained from a patient in Pennsylvania in September 2002. "Species identification was confirmed by standard biochemical tests and...

Manifestations and treatment of dematiaceous fungal infections described.
March 7, 2004... 2004 MAR 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The epidemiology, clinical manifestations, and therapy of infections caused by dematiaceous fungi have been described in a recent issue of the Journal of Chemotherapy. According to published...

IL-13 receptor alpha 2 chain is marker of head and neck cancer.
March 7, 2004... 2004 MAR 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Interleukin-13 receptor alpha 2 chain in human head and neck cancer serves as a unique diagnostic marker. According to recent research from the United States, "Previous studies have demonstrated...

Pharmacokinetics of emtricitabine in HIV-infected children determined.
March 7, 2004... 2004 MAR 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Investigators report the pharmacokinetics of emtricitabine in HIV-infected children in a recent issue of Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. "Emtricitabine (FTC; Emtriva), a potent deoxycytidine...

FDA approves Syneron Aurora for dermatological use.
March 7, 2004... 2004 MAR 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Syneron Medical, Ltd., and its North American subsidiary Syneron, Inc., announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted 510K marketing clearance to Syneron's Aurora AC system for...

FDA urged to crack down on Internet sales of isotretinoin.
March 7, 2004... 2004 MAR 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- In a letter sent to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the American Academy of Dermatology Association (AADA) called on the FDA to halt Internet sales of isotretinoin, commonly known as...

FDA approves Genasense NDA.
March 7, 2004... 2004 MAR 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Genta, Inc., (GNTA) and Aventis (AVE) announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted the new drug application (NDA) for Genasense (oblimersen sodium), the first systemic...

Quick fixes for dangerous youth drinking can work.
March 7, 2004... 2004 MAR 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Brief interventions that encourage college students to cut back on bingeing and other dangerous drinking habits may work better in women than men, a new study suggests. After the students provided...

Genetic element linked to streptococcal macrolide resistance characterized.
March 7, 2004... 2004 MAR 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A chimeric genetic element linked to streptococcal macrolide resistance has been characterized. According to recent research from the United States, "The resistance of group A Streptococcus (GAS)...

Avian flu virus continues to spread in Asian countries.
March 7, 2004... 2004 MAR 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Despite massive efforts to stamp out the virulent avian influenza virus, the disease continues to spread in poultry-producing areas in some Asian countries, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization...

Ban won't be lifted on Thai poultry until bird flu eradicated.
March 7, 2004... 2004 MAR 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The European Union (E.U.) won't lift its ban on the import of chicken from Thailand until the World Health Organization (WHO) confirms that the bird flu there is stamped out, the E.U.'s top health...

U.N. says bird flu has not mutated to potent, new form; downplay tests in pigs.
March 7, 2004... 2004 MAR 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The World Health Organization say the bird flu virus in the case of two Vietnamese sisters has not mutated into a new, potent form, while officials in Vietnam reject claims that pigs now have the virus....

Risk of basal cell carcinoma is increased by alcohol intake.
March 7, 2004... 2004 MAR 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Basal cell carcinoma is associated with alcohol consumption but not with smoking, study finds. According to a study from the United States, "We prospectively investigated whether alcohol intake and...

FDA accepts NDA with priority review for RSR13.
March 7, 2004... 2004 MAR 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Allos Therapeutics, Inc., (ALTH) announced that the Division of Oncology Drug Products at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted for review the company's New Drug Application (NDA)...

Proteasome is target for cancer therapy.
March 7, 2004... 2004 MAR 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The proteasome is a target for cancer therapy. According to published research from the United States, "The proteasome is a multicatalytic proteinase complex responsible for the degradation of most...

FDA approves Spiriva HandiHaler.
March 7, 2004... 2004 MAR 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc., announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Spiriva HandiHaler (tiotropium bromide inhalation powder) for the long-term,...

FDA approves Erbitux for metastatic disease.
March 7, 2004... 2004 MAR 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Adminstration (FDA) has approved Erbitux (cetuximab) to treat patients with advanced colorectal cancer that has spread to other parts of the body. Erbitux is the first...

FDA issues regulation prohibiting sale of dietary supplements containing ephedra.
March 7, 2004... 2004 MAR 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a final rule prohibiting the sale of dietary supplements containing ephedrine alkaloids (ephedra) because such supplements present an unreasonable...

Herbal medicine guidelines issued.
March 7, 2004... 2004 MAR 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The U.N. health agency has issued advice to governments around the world on how to ensure that the $60 billion herbal medicine business is safe and sustainable. "There is a huge increase in this...

Systematic analyses of randomized trials show dose and effect rule mifepristone.
March 7, 2004... 2004 MAR 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Systematic analyses of randomized trials show dose and effect rule mifepristone. "There is some evidence from randomized trials that different doses of mifepristone for emergency contraception do...

Clinical results from botulinum toxin type A study announced.
March 7, 2004... 2004 MAR 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Inamed Corp. (IMDC), a global healthcare company, and its partner Ipsen, a European midsized specialist pharmaceutical company, reported the phase II dosing study of their botulinum toxin type A product...

Saccharomyces cerevisiae 14-3-3 proteins respond to DNA damage.
March 7, 2004... 2004 MAR 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Saccharomyces cerevisiae 14-3-3 proteins respond to DNA damage and replication stress. According to a study from Italy, "Two members of the 14-3-3 protein family, involved in key biological...

Patent granted for advanced insulin pump infusion sets.
March 7, 2004... 2004 MAR 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- SpectRx, Inc. (SPRX) was granted a patent for its proprietary rotating hub connection and disconnect system for infusion sets used with insulin pumps and other medical devices. U.S. Patent No....

Method to detect glimepiride in human plasma developed.
March 7, 2004... 2004 MAR 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Scientists have developed a method to determine glimepiride in human plasma using liquid chromatography-electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry. "A sensitive and specific high-performance...

Carbohydrates, and more of them, blamed for weight gain, especially in women.
March 7, 2004... 2004 MAR 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Americans, especially women, are getting fatter because they eat much more of everything than they did 30 years ago, and carbohydrates are the biggest culprit, the U.S. government says. In the year...

Prenatal mercury exposure via mother's diet can impair certain brain functions.
March 7, 2004... 2004 MAR 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- High levels of mercury passed from mother to child in utero were shown in a study to produce irreversible impairment to specific brain functions in children. An international team of researchers...

Science behind U.N. global obesity attacked.
March 7, 2004... 2004 MAR 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A group of developing countries rejected the science driving the United Nations' effort to fight obesity worldwide, saying the dietary recommendations are based on flawed research and "not worthy of...

Drugs-of-abuse testing products receive FDA clearance.
March 7, 2004... 2004 MAR 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Varian, Inc., (VARI) announced that two of its latest rapid drugs-of-abuse testing products - OnTrak TesTcup II and OnSite CupKit - have received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug...

SonoPrep skin permeation device receives FDA marketing clearance.
March 7, 2004... 2004 MAR 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Sontra Medical Corporation (SONT) has received 510(k) marketing clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market the SonoPrep ultrasonic skin permeation device and electrode system...

Detailed studies set the standard for evaluating fertility and the environment.
March 7, 2004... 2004 MAR 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Detailed studies set the standard for evaluating fertility and the environment. According to published research from the United States, "although there has been growing concern about the effects of...

Health risk of lead in the Republic of Korea assessed.
March 7, 2004... 2004 MAR 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- An assessment of the health risk from lead in the Republic of Korea has been released in the journal Human and Ecological Risk Assessment. "The purpose of this study was to estimate the daily...

CDC asking EPA to test suspect environmental contaminant in Sierra Vista.
March 7, 2004... 2004 MAR 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Investigators from the nation's top disease-fighting agency embarked on a 1-day "field trip" in February to Sierra Vista, Arizona, the site of an alarming cluster of childhood leukemia cases. ...

Campath continues steady sales progression.
March 7, 2004... 2004 MAR 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- ILEX Oncology, Inc., (ILXO) reported that global net sales of Campath/Mabcampath (alemtuzumab) totaled $18.4 million in the fourth quarter of 2003. That compares with sales of $11.7 million reported...

Humana shows improved fourth quarter and year end results.
March 7, 2004... 2004 MAR 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Humana, Inc., (HUM) reported earnings per diluted share of $.41 for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2003 (4Q03), compared to a $.01 loss per diluted share for the fourth quarter ended December 31,...

SECEBT receives nearly $1 million for bioterror studies.
March 7, 2004... 2004 MAR 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A new 1-year federal grant of nearly $1 million will help the Southeastern Center for Emerging Biologic Threats (SECEBT) fulfill its mission of combating emerging infectious diseases and potential...

Enterobacter sakazakii thermally inactivated in rehydrated infant formula.
March 7, 2004... 2004 MAR 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Enterobacter sakazakii in rehydrated infant formula can be thermally inactivated. "The presence of low levels of Enterobacter sakazakii in dried infant formula have been linked to outbreaks of...

Scientists developing bacteria detection device.
March 7, 2004... 2004 MAR 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Jay Glasel envisions a day when supermarket employees will be able to scan meat packages to determine whether the food is contaminated with dangerous bacteria. That may happen soon, as Glasel, an...

HIV discrimination case settled by surgeon.
March 7, 2004... 2004 MAR 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A Phoenix, Arizona, surgeon reached a settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice over accusations that he refused to treat an HIV-positive patient. Scott Croft, a physician with Arizona Bone and...

AIDS rising in black male college students.
March 7, 2004... 2004 MAR 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A sudden, surprising increase in HIV infections has been discovered among male black college students in North Carolina, and officials fear the same is probably happening across the South. The...

Healthcare spending increased to $1.7 trillion in 2003.
March 7, 2004... 2004 MAR 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Healthcare spending in the United States grew to an estimated $1.7 trillion in 2003, more than $5,800 for every American, but the pace of growth was slower than in recent years. Healthcare also for...

Spending growth projected to nearly double in the next decade.
March 7, 2004... 2004 MAR 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Despite a projected slowdown in its rate of growth, U.S. healthcare spending will reach nearly $3.4 trillion in 2013, nearly doubling in the next decade and consuming close to one-fifth of the nation's...

Role of mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists for heart failure reviewed.
March 7, 2004... 2004 MAR 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A researcher has reviewed the role of mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists in the treatment of cardiac failure in a recent issue of Expert Opinion on Investigational Drugs. "In most countries,...

U.S. clearance granted for AxSYM BNP test.
March 7, 2004... 2004 MAR 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Abbott Laboratories (ABT) announced that its manufacturing partner, Axis-Shield, has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for a B-type Natriuretic Peptide (BNP) test for use on...

MIS hip procedure granted U.S. patent.
March 7, 2004... 2004 MAR 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Zimmer Holdings, Inc., (ZMH) announced that the United States Patent Office has granted the company a patent specific to the Zimmer Minimally Invasive Solutions (MIS) Procedures and Technologies...

FDA approves first transdermal gel for estrogen therapy.
March 7, 2004... 2004 MAR 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Solvay Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved EstroGel (estradiol gel), the first-ever estrogen therapy (ET) transdermal gel in the country for the...

FDA updates hormone replacement warnings.
March 7, 2004... 2004 MAR 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The U.S. government told makers of hormone replacement therapies on February 10, 2004, to add yet another warning to their labels: hormones may increase older women's risk of Alzheimer's or other types...

FDA approves Caduet as dual therapy.
March 7, 2004... 2004 MAR 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Pfizer, Inc., said that it has received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market its dual therapy medicine Caduet (amlodipine besylate/atorvastatin calcium) for the...

Imaging company reports order for CTLM system from Axies Medical.
March 7, 2004... 2004 MAR 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Imaging Diagnostic Systems, Inc., (IMDS) announced that the company has received an order with a cash deposit for a CTLM system from Axies Medical, LLC, of Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The order...

Infant deaths up in U.S. for first time since 1958.
March 7, 2004... 2004 MAR 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- U.S. infant mortality has climbed for the first time in more than 4 decades, in part because more women are putting off motherhood and then having multiple babies via fertility drugs, the government...

U.S. life expectancy at all-time high, but more infants die before 28 days.
March 7, 2004... 2004 MAR 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Life expectancy in the United States was the highest ever in 2002, but infant mortality increased from a rate of 6.8 infant deaths per 1000 live births in 2001 to a rate of 7.0 per 1000 births in 2002,...

National nosocomial infections surveillance program reduces infection rate.
March 7, 2004... 2004 MAR 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Nosocomial Infections Surveillance (NNIS) system has reduced the incidence of urinary tract infections, bloodstream infections, and pneumonia in...

Availability of work site vaccinations increases rate of adult flu shots.
March 7, 2004... 2004 MAR 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The Southeast Michigan Partners Project, funded by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the Alliance of Community Health Plans (ACHP), found in a recent study of employees in...

Studies: Kids still riding in front seats.
March 7, 2004... 2004 MAR 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Adults regularly put millions of young children at risk by letting them ride in the front seats of vehicles or not using car seats properly, according to two new safety studies. A study released by...

FDA clears Waterlase for bone, periodontal, soft tissue indications.
March 7, 2004... 2004 MAR 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Biolase Technology, Inc., (BLTI) has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its patented Waterlase technology for several new bone, periodontal, and soft tissue procedures....

Soldier who refused anthrax vaccine off to Iraq.
March 7, 2004... 2004 MAR 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The United States Army dropped one charge against an Ohio National Guard member convicted once and charged again with disobeying a lawful order after he refused to take the anthrax vaccine, then...

FDA approves Alimta-cisplatin combination.
March 7, 2004... 2004 MAR 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The first and only drug regimen proven to help patients with an asbestos-related cancer live longer was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Alimta ("uh-LIMB-ta"), to be...

FDA panel recommends approval of new CAD system.
March 7, 2004... 2004 MAR 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- R2 Technology announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) Radiological Devices Panel of the Medical Devices Advisory Committee unanimously recommended approval of the ImageCheckerCT CAD...

Apical membrane antigen 1 mediates merozoite attachment to host cells.
March 7, 2004... 2004 MAR 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Apical membrane antigen 1, a major malaria vaccine candidate, mediates the close attachment of invasive merozoites to host red blood cells. "Apical membrane antigen 1 (AMA-1) of Plasmodium...

Malaria vaccine developments reviewed.
March 7, 2004... 2004 MAR 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers review recent developments in malaria vaccines in the journal Lancet. "Large gains in the reduction of malaria mortality in the early 20th century were lost in subsequent decades....

Medical device regulation complicated by multiple agency involvement.
March 7, 2004... 2004 MAR 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Medical device regulation in the United States is complicated by multiple agency involvement. "The pace of medical technological development shows no sign of abating. Analyzing the effect of major...

Study finds inappropriate medication prescribing for elderly patients.
March 7, 2004... 2004 MAR 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Medications considered "inappropriate" were prescribed at approximately 8% of outpatient visits by elderly patients, with pain relievers and central nervous system drugs accounting for a large share,...

Northwestern Memorial Hospital contracts with CodeCorrect.
March 7, 2004... 2004 MAR 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- CodeCorrect, Inc., announced that Chicago, Illinois' Northwestern Memorial Hospital recently chose the RevenueSource Suite for management of its outpatient Medicare services. With more than 1400...

HIP Health Plan of New York lowers Medicare benefit costs.
March 7, 2004... 2004 MAR 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- HIP Health Plan of New York announced that as a result of the recent Medicare reform legislation, HIP will maintain the benefits offered at significantly reduced member costs in Nassau and Suffolk...

Cenestin 0.45-mg tablets approved by FDA.
March 7, 2004... 2004 MAR 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Barr Pharmaceuticals, Inc., (BRL) announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Duramed Pharmaceuticals, Inc., received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its supplemental New Drug...

U.S. Federal Trade Commission challenging merger of two Chicago hospitals.
March 7, 2004... 2004 MAR 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has filed a complaint challenging the acquisition of Highland Park Hospital by Evanston Northwestern Healthcare, alleging the January 2000 combination resulted in...

U.S. report downplayed health problems.
March 7, 2004... 2004 MAR 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson said that his department was wrong to edit a report about healthcare for minorities to downplay serious problems and emphasize improvements. ...

FDA Orphan Drug Status filed for muscular dystrophy treatment.
March 7, 2004... 2004 MAR 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Xechem International, Inc., (XKEM) announced that it has applied for Orphan Drug Status for Myodur. Developed by Ceptor, a wholly owned subsidiary of Xechem, Myodur, Ceptor's lead product, has...

Panel recommends FDA approval of Artisan/Verisyse lens.
March 7, 2004... 2004 MAR 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Ophtec U.S.A, Inc., a subsidiary of Ophtec B.V. (Netherlands), and Advanced Medical Optics, Inc. (AMO), announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) Ophthalmic Devices Panel of the...

Restaurant smoking bans more likely in affluent neighborhoods.
March 7, 2004... 2004 MAR 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Local smoke-free restaurant ordinances are most likely to protect the health of citizens living in more affluent neighborhoods, according to a study of such measures in Massachusetts. Margie Skeer,...

Starvation in mothers can program children for obesity.
March 7, 2004... 2004 MAR 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Today's hunger problems in poor countries could herald tomorrow's obesity crisis as children born of malnourished mothers increasingly adopt an urban lifestyle, according to research released by the...

Improved emission model of computational fluid dynamic simulation proposed.
March 7, 2004... 2004 MAR 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Investigators have proposed an improved emission model of computational fluid dynamic simulation. "Understanding source behavior is important in controlling exposure to airborne contaminants....

FDA extends Vitrase New Drug Application by 90 days.
March 7, 2004... 2004 MAR 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- ISTA Pharmaceuticals, Inc., (ISTA) announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) plans to complete review of ISTA's Vitrase for use as a spreading agent New Drug Application (NDA) by May 5,...

"Dry eye" in women may be linked to sex hormone levels.
March 7, 2004... 2004 MAR 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Women whose ovaries prematurely cease functioning may be at a greater risk for dry eye symptoms, say researchers at the National Eye Institute, U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH). Premature...

FDA approves Orthovisc; Anika to receive $20M milestone payment.
March 7, 2004... 2004 MAR 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Anika Therapeutics, Inc., (ANIK) announced that it has received marketing approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for Orthovisc, a highly purified, high molecular weight form of...

Salmonella found in sesame seed products.
March 7, 2004... 2004 MAR 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Salmonella pathogens have been found in a variety of sesame-seed based products. "In the context of an international outbreak of multiresistant Salmonella typhimurium DT 104 that was correlated to...

Gender differences exist in mutual gaze behavior in young infants.
March 7, 2004... 2004 MAR 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Gender differences exist in mutual gaze behavior in young infants. According to published research from the United States, "The purpose of this study was to examine the origins of gender differences...

Bioequivalence method for topical clobetasol 17-propionate developed.
March 7, 2004... 2004 MAR 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Scientists have evaluated in vivo bioequivalence methodology for topical clobetasol 17-propionate based on pharmacodynamic modeling using Chinese skin. According to a study from Taiwan, "The United...

Political economy of FDA drug review policy analyzed.
March 7, 2004... 2004 MAR 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A researcher analyzes the political economy of Food and Drug Administration (FDA) drug review policy in a recent issue of the journal Health Affairs. According to a study from the United States,...

CDC: Seniors prescribed dangerous drugs in about 8% of doctor visits.
March 7, 2004... 2004 MAR 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Dangerous drugs were prescribed to elderly Americans in about 1 out of every 12 visits to the doctor in 2000, federal officials say. The findings show no improvement since the last study of the...

Premature births among African Americans in North Carolina are still high.
March 7, 2004... 2004 MAR 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Premature births among African Americans in North Carolina are still high. "The preterm delivery rate in North Carolina is consistently higher than the national average. However, recent reports...

Researcher receives $9 million grant to launch gene therapy trials.
March 7, 2004... 2004 MAR 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Henry Ford Hospital researcher has been awarded a $9 million grant by the U.S. National Institutes of Health to study the effectiveness of gene therapy as a treatment for prostate cancer. The...

Multisite violence prevention project design done by committee.
March 7, 2004... 2004 MAR 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The design of the multisite violence prevention project illustrates a successful project design by committee. According to a study from the United States, "This article describes the research...