Recently added articles from Medical Letter on the CDC & FDA:
Study findings from Mukogawa Women's University provide new insights into anti-infectives.(Report)
Dec 27, 2009 ... According to a study from Nishinomiya, Japan, "The purpose of this study was to evaluate the incompatibility of ceftriaxone with calcium-containing products, which had been the subject of an ALERT issued by the FDA. The influence of calcium ion concentration, storage temperature and ...
New Bacillus anthracis study findings recently were reported by S.L. Dong and co-researchers.
Dec 27, 2009 ... "Spores of Bacillus anthracis, the causative agent of anthrax, are enclosed by a loosely fitting exosporium composed of a basal layer and an external hair-like nap. The filaments of the nap are formed by trimers of the collagen-like glycoprotein BclA," scientists writing in the Journal of ...
New brain death study findings recently were reported by researchers at Pomeranian Medical University.
Dec 27, 2009 ... "Polish brain-death criteria, similar to the original Harvard criteria, were published in 1984. In 1990, they were converted to brainstem death criteria, and were revised twice, in 1994 and in 1996," scientists in Szczecin, Poland report (see also Brain Death). "However, they ...
Studies from J.A. Falconlezama et al provide new data on dengue fever.
Dec 27, 2009 ... "Host genetics in dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) pathophysiology has not been extensively investigated. Most studies have focused on HLA in different populations; however these reported associations have not been replicated," scientists in Mexico report (see also Dengue Fever). ...
New findings reported from Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS describe advances in HIV/AIDS.(Report)
Dec 27, 2009 ... In this recently published article, scientists in Geneva, Switzerland conducted a study "To assess progress toward ensuring a globally safe blood supply. We examined 2 global databases for blood safety: (1) that of the United Nations General Assembly Special Session on HIV/AIDS (UNGASS) ...