The FDA has approved revisions to safety labeling for budesonide inhalation powder, efavirenz plus emtricitabine and tenofovir disoproxil fumarate tablets, and tipranavir capsules and oral solution. Medscape Medical News
The interleukin 2 (IL-2) immunotoxin denileukin diftitox reduces regulatory T cells (Tregs) and thus enhances vaccine-mediated T-cell immunity, according to findings in murine studies. Reuters Health Information
ACAAI 2007: Review clinically focused discussions on the new treatments and management strategies for patients with asthma and anaphylaxis. Medscape Allergy & Clinical Immunology
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices no longer prefers administering combination measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella vaccine vs separate injections of equivalent component vaccines. Medscape Medical News
When current Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommendations for vaccination needle lengths are used, there is a substantial risk for overpenetration of the intramuscular layer. Medscape Medical News
An investigational C1 esterase inhibitor (Berinert, CSL Behring, King of Prussia, PA) is "highly effective and well tolerated" for the treatment of acute abdominal and facial attacks in patients with hereditary angioedema (HAE). Reuters Health Information
