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Clinical Briefs: Diabetes and menstruation; depression and CABG outcomes; valsartan and CHF

Full January 15, 2002, Issue in PDF

Pharmacology Update: Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate Tablets — Viread (Gilead)

ECG Review: Pulmonary Artifact

CDC, NIH lab lapses with deadly agents lead to calls to halt research

A recent series of stunning lapses and oversights in federal research labs working with deadly pathogens and potential bioterror agents has heightened calls for a moratorium on such research until biosafety and security can be assured.

One-shot H1N1 vaccine on the way

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved four vaccines against the 2009 H1N1 influenza virus, with the first lots expected to be distributed by mid-October.