Medical Letter on the CDC & FDA articles from November 2000

Medical Letter on the CDC & FDA archives from November 2000

WHO Appeals for International Support for Outbreak Control and Prevention Effort.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
November 5, 2000... 2000 NOV 5 - (NewsRx.com) -- The World Health Organization (WHO) is launching an appeal for US$975,000 to support international efforts to control and prevent Rift Valley Fever (RVF) in Yemen. This viral hemorrhagic fever causes...

U.S. Minorities with HIV Outnumber Whites.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
November 5, 2000... 2000 NOV 5 - (NewsRx.com) -- Blacks and Hispanics accounted for nearly 70% of new HIV infections from July 1999 to June 2000 in the U.S., a striking change in what was once known as a disease of gay white men, the U.S. surgeon general...

CDC and FDA Issue Joint Statement on Vibrio parahaemolyticus.(warnings about bacteria in raw oysters)(Brief Article)
November 5, 2000... 2000 NOV 5 - (NewsRx.com) -- The following news release was issued jointly by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration: [HELV]The September 27, 2000, issue of the Journal of the...

FDA Approves Altace for Reducing Risk of Heart Problems.(Brief Article)
November 5, 2000... 2000 NOV 5 - (NewsRx.com) -- Based on the Heart Outcomes Prevention Evaluation study (HOPE), the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a new use for the anti-hypertensive drug ramipril (Altace): reducing the risk of heart...

Workplace Toluene Exposure May Increase Risk of Hearing Loss.(Brief Article)
November 5, 2000... 2000 NOV 5 - (NewsRx.com) -- Toluene, a substance commonly used in the manufacturing of polyurethane, can induce acute hearing loss in guinea pigs at relatively low concentrations, according to a study in the journal Toxicology and...

FDA Says Latest Whooping Cough Vaccine Proving Safer.(Brief Article)
November 5, 2000... 2000 NOV 5 - (NewsRx.com) -- A newer whooping cough vaccine intended to reduce side effects is safer for babies than previous versions, according to a U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) study. The findings are good news for...

Adult Smoking Holds Steady at Nearly One in Four in U.S.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
November 5, 2000... 2000 NOV 5 - (NewsRx.com) -- The number of American adults who smoke held steady in 1998 at one in four - a rate that hardly budged during the 1990s despite anti-tobacco campaigns and new kick-the-habit aids like nicotine gum and the...

CDC Researchers See No Association Between Hep B and Hib Vaccines and Diabetes.(Brief Article)
November 5, 2000... 2000 NOV 5 - (NewsRx.com) -- United States government researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, Georgia, can find no evidence that hepatitis B virus (HBV) vaccine and the Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib)...

Health Ministers Seek Improved Food Protection Programs.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
November 5, 2000... 2000 NOV 5 - (NewsRx.com) -- Ministers of Health urged all countries in the Americas to organize food protection programs as an essential public health function, and update and modernize their food inspection and protection systems. ...

Morning Sickness Drug May Return.(Brief Article)
November 5, 2000... 2000 NOV 5 - (NewsRx.com) -- For thousands of women, morning sickness is more than a nuisance of pregnancy, it's a life-disrupting illness that, despite its common name, can last all day for weeks. Yet doctors know amazingly little...

U.S. Defense Department Says Vaccinations Safe.(Brief Article)
November 5, 2000... 2000 NOV 5 - (NewsRx.com) -- A top U.S. Department of Defense expert on chemical and biological warfare says the pleas of service members claiming harm from the anthrax vaccine fail to prove the shots are either unsafe or ineffective. ...

FDA Issues Drug Warning.(Food and Drug Administration)(Brief Article)
November 5, 2000... 2000 NOV 5 - (NewsRx.com) -- Doctors should be cautious in prescribing a novel rheumatoid arthritis treatment to patients who also have multiple sclerosis (MS), and should watch out for serious anemia in anyone who uses the drug, the...

Is the Flu Vaccine Still Needed?(Brief Article)
November 5, 2000... 2000 NOV 5 - (NewsRx.com) -- Yes, the flu vaccine deliveries are late this year. And yes, in most years the vaccine isn't cost-effective for working adults. But the vaccine still has positive health effects and should be administered...

Saudi Arabia Preparing for Worst in Fight to Contain Outbreak.(Brief Article)
November 5, 2000... 2000 NOV 5 - (NewsRx.com) -- With the official death toll from Rift Valley fever at 39 as of September 29, 2000, and the mosquito-borne virus still spreading "like wildfire," health officials in Saudi Arabia said authorities should...

CDC Outlines Characteristics of TB Contacts and Infection.(Brief Article)
November 5, 2000... 2000 NOV 5 - (NewsRx.com) -- People who have close day-to-day contact with patients with active tuberculosis infection are subject to acquiring that infection themselves. Government researchers at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control...

Study Evaluates Risk of Acute Flaccid Paralyses in Brazil.(Brief Article)
November 5, 2000... 2000 NOV 5 - (NewsRx.com) -- Oral poliovirus vaccine (OPV) has been related to acute flaccid paralyses in Brazil. "At the present time, in Brazil and other countries in the Americas, the only cases of paralytic poliomyelitis due to...

Effects of Dating Violence Studied.(high school students surveyed in study on dating violence)(Brief Article)
November 12, 2000... 2000 NOV 12 - (NewsRx.com) -- Severe dating violence has negative repercussions for its victims and perpetrators alike, suggest the results of one of the largest studies of its kind. "Little research has addressed the impact of dating...

High Iron Levels Don't Increase Risk of Death from Heart Disease.(according to new study)(Brief Article)
November 12, 2000... 2000 NOV 12 - (NewsRx.com) -- The question of whether too much iron increases the risk of dying from heart disease has received another "no" answer through the results of a population-based, long-term, follow-up study conducted by...

Lack of Folic Acid Continues to Cause Preventable Birth Defects.(authorities declare not enough being done to educate women on importance of folic acid in diet)(Brief Article)
November 12, 2000... 2000 NOV 12 - (NewsRx.com) -- Despite clear-cut evidence that folic acid supplementation prevents two severe birth defects, not enough is being done to educate women and to fortify the American diet, declared birth defects authorities in...

Public Health Policies Successful in Limiting Salmonella.(as suggested by government study)(Brief Article)
November 12, 2000... 2000 NOV 12 - (NewsRx.com) -- U.S. government researchers say that diligent public health practices have helped to curtail the number of new cases of Salmonella infections in recent years. Salmonella enteritidis (SE) causes severe...

It's Still a Mystery.(research into Gulf War Syndrome)(Brief Article)
November 12, 2000... 2000 NOV 12 - (NewsRx.com) -- Despite a firm grip on his ever-present walking cane, Chris Y. has trouble getting around his home. Household chores can take the Gulf War veteran hours and leave him exhausted. His memory has grown weak,...

Many Uninsured Adults Do Not Receive Needed Medical Care.(Brief Article)
November 12, 2000... 2000 NOV 12 - (NewsRx.com) -- American adults without health insurance are less likely than insured adults to receive preventive care or routine checkups, and more likely to report they could not see a physician because of cost, according...

Lamivudine Has Protective Effect Against Hepatitis B in HIV Patients.(according to study conducted by reasearchers at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)(Brief Article)
November 12, 2000... 2000 NOV 12 - (NewsRx.com) -- Individuals who are infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) are highly susceptible to a number of other illnesses, including tuberculosis, hepatitis, and certain types of cancer. Researchers...

WHO, CDC Respond to Outbreak in Uganda.(World Health Organization, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)(Brief Article)
November 12, 2000... 2000 NOV 12 - (NewsRx.com) -- On October 17, 2000, as part of the World Health Organization's (WHO) response to an outbreak of viral hemorrhagic fever, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) sent a team of six disease...

U.S. Experts Help Tackle Outbreak.(hemorrhagic virus in Uganda)
November 12, 2000... 2000 NOV 12 - (NewsRx.com) -- U.S. health experts arrived in Uganda on October 19, 2000, and said they have identified a highly contagious hemorrhagic virus that has killed 41 people in Uganda as a strain last seen in 1979. The...

FDA Approves Implant Device.(Food and Drug Administration approves brainstem implant device for deaf)(Brief Article)
November 12, 2000... 2000 NOV 12 - (NewsRx.com) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a brain implant device that may restore some hearing for patients who became deaf after tumors were removed from auditory nerves. The device, called the...

Guidelines for Preventing Opportunistic Infections Among Recipients Issued.(hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients)(Brief Article)
November 12, 2000... 2000 NOV 12 - (NewsRx.com) -- The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced compilation of "Guidelines for Preventing Opportunistic Infections Among Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Recipients: Recommendations of...

Priority Influenza and Pneumococcal Vaccination Urged for High-Risk Groups.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
November 12, 2000... 2000 NOV 12 - (NewsRx.com) -- U.S. Surgeon General David Satcher, MD, PhD, and representatives of leading medical groups are urging priority vaccination of individuals in the U.S. who are at high risk for serious complications from...

Decongestant and Diet Ingredient Linked to Risk in Younger People.(Brief Article)
November 12, 2000... 2000 NOV 12 - (NewsRx.com) -- An ingredient in dozens of popular over-the-counter diet and cold medicines may be the cause of several hundred hemorrhagic strokes suffered annually by people under 50, U.S. government scientists said on...

Economic Realities Depleting Arsenal.(market for antiparasitic drugs)(Brief Article)
November 12, 2000... 2000 NOV 12 - (NewsRx.com) -- While resistance may be reducing the effectiveness of our medicine chest, we have another force to fear: economics. Many drugs still effective against parasitic diseases are either no longer available, no...

Industry Calls on FDA to Adopt National Standards on Ephedra.(U.S. Food and Drug Administration urged by dietary supplement associations)(Brief Article)
November 12, 2000... 2000 NOV 12 - (NewsRx.com) -- Four dietary supplement associations, representing the majority of manufacturers and distributors of supplements containing ephedra, are calling on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to adopt a...

Mosquito-Borne Virus an Emerging Public Health Problem in U.S.(dengue fever)(Brief Article)
November 12, 2000... 2000 NOV 12 - (NewsRx.com) -- Dengue fever is emerging as a major public health problem in most areas along the Texas-Mexico border, in particular South Texas, according to a report at the annual meeting of the American Society for...

Death Toll Remains Stable as Experts Seek to Contain Outbreak.(Brief Article)
November 12, 2000... 2000 NOV 12 - (NewsRx.com) -- As of October 23, 2000, for the first time in more than a week, the death toll from the Ebola outbreak in northern Uganda had not increased during a 24-hour period. Dr. Sam Okware, who chairs a task force...

Expert Says Doctors Should be Able to Keep HIV Status Secret.(Brief Article)
November 12, 2000... 2000 NOV 12 - (NewsRx.com) -- A leading health policy expert says the U.S. government should no longer compel HIV infected doctors to tell patients about their disease, reopening a debate that raged a decade ago after an American woman...

Hepatitis A and B Vaccinations Rates Improve But Majority of Gay, Bi Men Still Not Protected.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
November 12, 2000... 2000 NOV 12 - (NewsRx.com) -- A survey conducted for the Gay and Lesbian Medical Association (GLMA) suggests that vaccination rates for hepatitis A and B in the U.S. have increased significantly in large urban areas, but that a majority...

High-Risk Patients Need First Flu Shots.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
November 12, 2000... 2000 NOV 12 - (NewsRx.com) -- Dr. Raymond Scalettar is angry. He has to send elderly lung-disease patients to nearby supermarkets for a flu shot. Why? Some huge grocery chains received thousands of vaccine doses before manufacturers...

Many Hospitals Don't Have Prevention Policies on Vertical Transmission of Group B Streptococcal Disease.
November 12, 2000... 2000 NOV 12 - (NewsRx.com) -- A survey in eight U.S. states shows that one-third of hospitals still do not have prevention policies aimed at reducing mother-to-child transmission of group B streptococcus (GBS). GBS is the leading...

Lead Accelerates Aging Process Years After Exposure.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
November 12, 2000... 2000 NOV 12 - (NewsRx.com) -- Lead exposure on the job can cause progressive declines in memory and learning abilities nearly two decades later, according to a study in the October 24, 2000, issue of Neurology. The study compared 535...

U.S. Congress Passes Needlestick Safety and Prevention Bill.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
November 12, 2000... 2000 NOV 12 - (NewsRx.com) -- On October 26, 2000, the U.S. Senate passed a U.S. House of Representatives' bill, H.R. 5178, the Needlestick Safety and Prevention Act of 2000. H.R. 5178 has strong bipartisan support and unanimously...

Live Vaccines, Poor Surveillance Threaten Eradication in Western Pacific Region.(poliomyelitis still occurring)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
November 12, 2000... 2000 NOV 12 - (NewsRx.com) -- The eradication of poliomyelitis from the western pacific region was due to be declared on October 29, 2000. However, two studies in the October 28, 2000, issue of The Lancet highlight the remaining hurdles...

Registry Tracks Outcomes of Artery Embolization Procedure.(Uterine Artery Embolization Fibroid Registry for Outcomes Data)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
November 12, 2000... 2000 NOV 12 - (NewsRx.com) -- The Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology Research Foundation (CIRREF) and the Society of Cardiovascular & Interventional Radiology (SCVIR), in cooperation with the Duke Clinical Research Institute...

Common House Sparrows Potential Reservoir.(sparrows may host West Nile virus)(Brief Article)
November 12, 2000... 2000 NOV 12 - (NewsRx.com) -- Common house sparrows may be an important reservoir host for West Nile virus, according to a report at the annual meeting of the American Society for Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, held during October 2000....

Typhoid Vaccination Recommended for Short-Term Travel.(Brief Article)
November 19, 2000... 2000 NOV 19 - (NewsRx.com) -- Vaccination for typhoid fever should be considered for even short-term visits to high-risk areas, according to a report presented at the American Society for Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. Dr. Ellen...

CDC's Attention Turns to Preparing for Threats to Nation's Food Supply.(U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)(Brief Article)
November 19, 2000... 2000 NOV 19 - (NewsRx.com) -- In a report to the Infectious Diseases of American Conference, held in New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention researchers presented an outline of the agency's efforts to...

Study Looks at Racial and Gender Differences in U.S. Patients.(Brief Article)
November 19, 2000... 2000 NOV 19 - (NewsRx.com) -- Older black men in the United States are about 33% more likely than white men to suffer hip osteoarthritis, a new University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill study shows. Weight differences account for...

FDA Plans to Ban Two Poultry Drugs that Result in Human Exposure to Resistant Bacteria.(U.S. Food and Drug Administration)(Brief Article)
November 19, 2000... 2000 NOV 19 - (NewsRx.com) -- The U.S. government is proposing to ban two antibiotics given to poultry because of evidence that their use is causing people to get sick from drug-resistant bacteria. Abbott Laboratories of North...

Rare, Deadly Disease May Have Been Spread in Hospital.(Brief Article)
November 19, 2000... 2000 NOV 19 - (NewsRx.com) -- A patient who died after brain surgery had an incurable disease that may have been spread to eight other patients through tainted instruments, hospital officials say. Tulane University Hospital and...

PulseNet Assay Checks for Pathogens.(DNA testing)(Brief Article)
November 19, 2000... 2000 NOV 19 - (NewsRx.com) -- The test takes about a day to run. It uses enzymes to cut bacterial genes into various size chunks, then sorts them by size. The result is a pattern of bands that looks like a grocery store bar code....

New Program Will Help Keep Elderly Safe from Fires, Falls.(Brief Article)
November 19, 2000... 2000 NOV 19 - (NewsRx.com) -- A U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) grant will help people like Elva G. avoid falls around darkened steps, but probably won't be able to help during her ping-pong games. Though the...

Deaths Prompt Probe of Lotronex.(medication)(Brief Article)
November 19, 2000... 2000 NOV 19 - (NewsRx.com) -- Five women reportedly died after using a popular new treatment for irritable bowel syndrome that can cause severe intestinal side effects, U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) records show. FDA...

University Answers FDA Deficiency Findings.(Brief Article)
November 19, 2000... 2000 NOV 19 - (NewsRx.com) -- The University of Oklahoma is preparing answers to each of almost 60 potential deficiency findings by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) involving tests of an experimental drug for skin cancer. ...

Groups Meet to Curb African Tobacco Use.
November 19, 2000... 2000 NOV 19 - (NewsRx.com) -- Tobacco-related diseases are likely to become the biggest killer in Africa in the next 20 years, an official with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on October 23, 2000. ...

Death Toll in Uganda Outbreak Rises to 80.(Ebola virus)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
November 19, 2000... 2000 NOV 19 - (NewsRx.com) -- The death toll from the outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus in northern Uganda had risen to 80 as of November 1, 2000, according to the World Health Organization. The Ugandan Ministry of Health had...

Doctors Battle Disfiguring Parasite.(World Health Organization fights elephantiasis)(Brief Article)
November 19, 2000... 2000 NOV 19 - (NewsRx.com) -- It begins with a mosquito bite, seemingly no different from any other. But this one leaves a small worm behind. A few years later, long after the worm has died, a part of the body begins to swell - and a life...

Unlicensed Test Sold on Web.(AIDS test kit falsely advertised)(Brief Article)
November 19, 2000... 2000 NOV 19 - (NewsRx.com) -- Hundreds of online shoppers may have unwittingly exchanged privacy for accuracy when they bought an unlicensed HIV home test, say authorities who are trying to find the buyers to warn them about the kit. ...

Survey: Vaccines Confuse Parents.(trend in parents to be suspicious of childhoold vaccinations)(Brief Article)
November 19, 2000... 2000 NOV 19 - (NewsRx.com) -- A sizable number of parents have misconceptions about vaccines, with many believing that too many immunizations can weaken their children's ability to fight diseases, a survey found. About one-fourth of...

Protein Jump Enables Diagnosis Before X-Rays Show Damage.(researchers chart COMP protein to diagnose osteoarthritis)(Brief Article)
November 19, 2000... 2000 NOV 19 - (NewsRx.com) -- When older people complain of joint pain but hard evidence of its cause cannot be found, doctors and others may say - or at least think - "it's all in their heads." But now scientists say that's not...

Western Pacific Region Certified Polio-Free.(Brief Article)
November 19, 2000... 2000 NOV 19 - (NewsRx.com) -- On October 29, 2000, an independent panel of international public health experts certified the World Health Organization (WHO) Western Pacific Region as polio-free. The Region includes 37 countries and...

Researchers Call for Dose Guidelines and Safety Warnings for Ephedra Products.
November 26, 2000... 2000 NOV 26 - (NewsRx.com) -- A study undertaken for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to assess the safety of popular dietary supplements containing Ephedra concludes that these products can pose severe health risks and even...

FDA Approves Two New Devices to Reduce Risk.(Cordis Checkmate System, Novoste Beta-Cath System approved in treatment of in-stent restenosis)(Brief Article)
November 26, 2000... 2000 NOV 26 - (NewsRx.com) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved two new devices that administer radiation energy for treatment of in-stent restenosis. These types of devices, called intravascular brachytherapy systems,...

Younger Women Less Likely to Stop Using Alcohol and Tobacco During Pregnancy.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
November 26, 2000... 2000 NOV 26 - (NewsRx.com) -- Despite overall decreases in joint use of alcohol and tobacco among U.S. women of childbearing age achieved during the 1980s, the rates remained unchanged during the 1990s. Younger women are as likely as...

Influenza Vaccination Rates Poor for Pediatric Health Care Workers.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
November 26, 2000... 2000 NOV 26 - (NewsRx.com) -- An influenza immunization campaign launched by the Pediatric Prevention Network (PPN) has helped increase immunization rates among pediatric health care workers (HCWs). "Despite national recommendations...

Weight Loss Can Decrease Mortality Risk.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
November 26, 2000... 2000 NOV 26 - (NewsRx.com) -- Researchers with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention argue that for overweight type 2 diabetics, the decision to lose weight may be a life-saver. D.F. Williamson and colleagues wanted to...

FDA Issues Public Health Warning on Phenylpropanolamine.(Food and Drug Administration)(Brief Article)
November 26, 2000... 2000 NOV 26 - (NewsRx.com) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on November 6, 2000, took steps to remove phenylpropanolamine from all drug products and has requested that all drug companies discontinue marketing products in the...

E. coli 0157:H7 Confirmed in Mississippi.(Brief Article)
November 26, 2000... 2000 NOV 26 - (NewsRx.com) -- Laboratory tests confirmed that two cases of illness in Gulf Coast, Mississippi, residents under investigation by the Mississippi State Department of Health were due to Escherichia coli O157:H7. Both...

FDA Releases List of Recalled Corn Products.(Food and Drug Administration)(Brief Article)
November 26, 2000... 2000 NOV 26 - (NewsRx.com) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has released a list of 300 recalled products made with unapproved biotech corn. The products include tortillas, taco shells, and snack chips sold through national...

Incidence Declined in U.S. in 1999.(measles statistics)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
November 26, 2000... 2000 NOV 26 - (NewsRx.com) -- Reported cases of the measles in the Americas and Caribbean countries dropped steeply last year, U.S. government researchers said on November 2, 2000. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...

FDA Approves New Version of Drug.(Food and Drug Administration approves version of Videx EC (didanosine))(Brief Article)
November 26, 2000... 2000 NOV 26 - (NewsRx.com) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on October 31, 2000, approved a new easier-to-use version of a standard AIDS drug that may ease patient complaints that the medicine is too hard to swallow. The drug...

Large Number of Patients Get Wrong Drugs in State Programs.(Medicaid programs, AIDS patients)(Brief Article)
November 26, 2000... 2000 NOV 26 - (NewsRx.com) -- Medicaid programs in the four U.S. states with the greatest number of AIDS patients are failing to deliver proper drug treatments to large numbers of their patients, government-funded research finds. ...

FDA Announces Decision on Another Health Claim for Dietary Supplements.(Omega-3 fatty acids)(Brief Article)
November 26, 2000... 2000 NOV 26 - (NewsRx.com) -- In response to a court decision, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is using its enforcement discretion to allow a qualified health claim about EPA and DHA omega-3 fatty acids in dietary supplements...

FDA Approves Tropicana's Health Claim for Orange Juice.(U.S. Food and Drug Administration)(Brief Article)
November 26, 2000... 2000 NOV 26 - (NewsRx.com) -- Tropicana Products Inc. will try to squeeze out more profits with a new marketing strategy touting orange juice as good for the heart. The juice maker planned to unveil on October 31, 2000, a U.S. Food...

Voluntary Withdrawal of Cold and Allergy Products Announced.(products by phenylpropanolamine by Novartis Consumer Health U.S.)(Brief Article)
November 26, 2000... 2000 NOV 26 - (NewsRx.com) -- Novartis Consumer Health U.S. is voluntarily withdrawing its phenylpropanolamine (PPA)-containing cold and allergy products from retail store shelves and has begun the process of reformulating all...

AIDS May Be Responsible for Half of Natural Deaths in Botswana.(Brief Article)
November 26, 2000... 2000 NOV 26 - (NewsRx.com) -- AIDS may be responsible for at least half of all natural deaths in Botswana and the government planned to review its strategy in fighting the deadly disease, according to president Festus Mogae. In his...

Two Methods of Implanting Embryos Yield Similar Success Rates.(in vitro fertilization)(Brief Article)
November 26, 2000... 2000 NOV 26 - (NewsRx.com) -- Contrary to official figures, two methods of fertilization - implanting the embryo in the uterus or in the Fallopian tube - yield comparable success rates, a study by a Yale researcher has concluded. The...

Adolescents Know Little About Sexually Transmitted HPV.(papillomavirus survey)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
November 26, 2000... 2000 NOV 26 - (NewsRx.com) -- High school students know little about human papillomavirus (HPV), the most frequent sexually transmitted disease in North America, according to a survey in the November 2000 issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology....

CDC Verifies at Least One Worker Acquired TB from Medical Waste.(U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirms transmission of tuberculosis)(Brief Article)
November 26, 2000... 2000 NOV 26 - (NewsRx.com) -- Government investigators at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently verified that at least one of three medical waste treatment workers in Washington State who claimed they acquired...