July 1, 2003             

"Munchausen" Mom Jailed for Life, Innocent since 1982, Doctor Tells Governor - www.expertclick.com

Knee-jerk denial of questions on vaccines - pqasb.pqarchiver.com

Parent coalition against vaccination petitions Congress - www.chiroeco.com

E-News: British Docs Say No to Forced Vaccination (NVIC)

Public Health vs. Civil Liberties, Hawaiian Style: Rabies Quarantine Eased for Pets - The New York Times

Scientist who took on smallpox finds a tougher nut to crack - The Guardian, UK

Side Effects Feared: Only 119 Health Care Workers Immunized In Santa Clara County - Mercury News via www.bayarea.com

Smallpox Vaccines Off to Slow Start - Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel

Q & A re: mumps and prostate cancer - The New York Times

E-News: Teenagers Next Vaccine Targets (NVIC)

Vaccination Graduates to an Older Crowd - The New York Times

Vaccination Graduates to an Older Crowd - The New York Times via naccho

Race is on to save first Aids vaccine. But does it work? - www.mg.co.za

FDA Approves New Drug for Cancer Patients - Reuters via The Washington Post

Taking drugs via nasal sprays may become common - The Post-Gazette

Japan to get more SARS virus strains to develop vaccine - Japan Today

Flu bioweapon fears - Flu could be a far more dangerous bioterror weapon than smallpox or anthrax, scientists have warned. - BBC

Princess House Fundraiser For TAAP (The Autism Autoimmunity Project) - www.autismautoimmunityproject.org/ - political action

Swim For Hope Foundation - Autism Fundraiser - www.nyfac.org - political action

Toddlers could be tested for mercury - States seek grants to address threat posed by toxic metal found in fish - The Charlotte Observer

Six-Year-Old Drowns in Swimming Pool - www.nynewsday.com

Whooping cough ‘epidemic’ hits 21 confirmed cases; several hundred persons evaluated with disease - www.zwire.com

SARS-CoV may follow the path of influenza - Now that the world is getting a handle on the epidemic, do we dare think about next year’s season? - www.infectiousdiseasenews.com

SARS death called preventable - North York General nurse had always followed precautions - Colleagues renew call for provincial action to ensure safety - www.thestar.com

Killer bug anguish - A 25-year-old woman died of suspected meningococcal disease after waiting more than three hours at Wellington Hospital before being seen by a doctor at a medical centre and sent home. - www.stuff.co.nz

Skin rashes can reveal much information about infectious diseases - In 2000, there were 2,256 reported cases of meningococcal disease, which was much higher than the 183 reported cases for streptococcal toxic shock syndrome. - www.infectiousdiseasenews.com

Serious Diseases Cloud Summer - The Wall Street Journal via naccho

Know the signs of Lyme disease to avoid unnecessary treatment - Children between the ages of 5 and 9 years old have the highest rate of reported Lyme incidence. - www.infectiousdiseasenews.com

Half of HIV patients use alternative medicine - www.healthandage.com

Topical microbicides are promising HIV intervention - A handful of microbicides developed to interrupt sexual transmission of HIV are close to clinical trials. - www.infectiousdiseasenews.com

Marijuana-based drug could curb brain damage - The Post-Gazette

Alcohol aggravates hepatitis C - US researchers have shown that alcohol consumption could aggravate the hepatitis C virus in human liver cells. - www.healthypages.net

Drug industry, lobbyists bullied state into ignoring fake drug law - Sun-Sentinel

Bar-coding plan aims at cutting drug mistakes - Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal via www.bizjournals.com

Carbs without guilt - Starch blockers may give Atkins dieters a pass to eat pasta - The Post-Gazette

Vital Signs: Emergencies; Defibrillators Safe for Children - The New York Times