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Commonly available chemicals could be used to cause a food-borne disease outbreak that initially might confound investigators looking for a biological etiology, warn epidemiologists at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Conceding that the effectiveness of risk-based hepatitis C virus testing has plateaued, public health officials are rolling the dashboard dice to capture the grand-daddy of all birth cohorts: Baby Boomers.
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Two men (one age 57 with no prior significant illnesses and one age 67 with type 2 diabetes) from northwestern Missouri presented separately to a hospital with illnesses characterized by fever, fatigue, diarrhea, thrombocytopenia and leukopenia.
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In this issue: Dementia and benzodiazepines; effectiveness of omega-3 fatty acid and Ginkgo biloba supplements; and FDA actions.
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The skin's absorption of certain frequencies of ultraviolet radiation (UVR) induces biological effects that can result in acute and chronic photodamage of the skin.
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National data available for 2011 indicate that a total of 10,521 new TB cases were reported last year in the United States (incidence 3.4 cases/100,000 population), representing an overall decline of 3.8% from 2010.
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Coffee is widely consumed throughout the United States. Some prior studies have associated coffee consumption with increased rates of heart disease, whereas other studies have shown less heart disease in coffee drinkers.
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In this issue: Side effects of finasteride; new ruling on pharmaceutical companies paying generic manufacturers; and FDA actions.
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On 15 May the FDA Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research/Office of Blood Research and Review (CBER/OBRR) granted market clearance to the OraQuick in-home HIV-1/2 antibody test based on the recommendation of the Blood Products Advisory Committee.
