(July 30, 2010 - Insidermedicine)

From Baltimore – According to a report published in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, protein in the urine may predict kidney injury. Researchers studied over  11,000 adults, finding that the preexisting condition glomerular filtration raised risk of acute kidney injury by sevenfold.

From Washington – The FDA is reporting that daptomycin may raise risk of pneumonia. Based on medical literature, researchers found that the IV antibiotic daptomycin (Cubicin) caused seven cases of eosinophilic pneumonia and must now come with a warning label.

And finally, from Atlanta – According to a report published in the CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, H1N1 was virtually the only type of influenza circulating in the 2009-2010 season. Researchers analyzed over 67,000 influenza A specimens, finding that nearly 99.8% were of the H1N1 pandemic strain.