Travel Medicine Advisor Archives – May 1, 2008
May 1, 2008
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Mercury Levels after Vaccination with Thimerosal-containing Vaccines
A prospective, observational study was conducted in Buenos Aires, Argentina, during 2003-2004 among 216 healthy infants > 32 weeks gestation who received age-appropriate immunizations, as routinely administered in Argentina. -
U.S. Virgin Islands and Caribbean HIV Epidemic Needs More Attention, Researchers Say
The Caribbean receives scant attention from HIV researchers and public health officials, and this has resulted in an epidemic that is poorly understood, an investigator says. -
Pharmacology Watch: FDA Drug Approval to Change its Ways?
In This Issue: FDA drug approval to change? Urinary incontinence in women; how metabolism of certain drugs can be predicted by genetic analysis; bowel preps may compromise renal function especially in the elderly according to a new study; FDA Actions.