July 13, 2003              

       

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Nurse Gave Our Tot MMR By Mistake - Sunday Mail, UK

Evaluating Anti-Vaccine Claims - immunization education center - Pennsylvania Chapter, The American Academy of Pediatrics - website

Medical Mall - Reduce Barriers to Immunzation! - http://www.rain.org/~medmall/specialties/immune/target.html - website

Australia a bioterrorism target, expert warns - www.theage.com.au

Thompson seeks panel to track local bioterror aid - AP via www.wisinfo.com

Liberia: UNICEF vaccinates children and women despite war - www.reliefweb.int

Desire for answers rises with autism cases - It's tough raising an autistic child, as more and more parents are learning. - www.chicoer.com

Drug giant accused of false claims - Whistleblower alleges illegal encouragement of off-label use - MSNBC

Medical errors and ethics: A call for candor without fear -Physicians have an ethical responsibility to lend their expertise to solving the medical errors conundrum. - www.ama-assn.org

Anger at advisers' biotech links - Dossier reveals Ministers' worries over connections between science experts and leading drugs firms - The Observer, UK

"Monster Experiment" taught orphans to stutter - The results of a covered up, 1939 children's experiment demonstrates why AHRP calls for greater caution and mandatory safeguards in research involving children--even non-invasive research studies may cause - www.ahrp.org

Ethical questions posed by SARS crisis the way to learn for future outbreaks - Canadian Press via naccho

Heal Thyself or Die Trying - Ethicists ponder the propriety of self-experimentation - The Scientist

Study finds menopause therapy can be ineffective or dangerous - www.post-gazette.com

Menopause medicine: Custom-fit quandary - No woman wants hot flashes. But fixing an annoying problem probably isn't worth risking a fatal one. Risk/benefit studies on HT leave physicians searching for individual solutions for individual patients. - www.ama-assn.org

Researchers tout multipurpose heart pill - A British study suggests one "polypill" combining several drugs could reduce cardiovascular risk for everyone older than 55; others say it might not suit all. - www.ama-assn.org

Autotherapeutics - Mind Over Matter - The Scientist

Tort reform stalled over damages cap - The $250,000 award limit is dividing the U.S. Senate. - www.ama-assn.org

Texas medical board funding will help root out bad doctors - Physicians hope a state law helps improve medical competency review. - www.ama-assn.org

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