July 17, 2003                        

American Cyanamid Company vs St. Louis University - St. Louis University ("SLU") paid a $16 million Missouri state-court judgment to the family of a boy who became paralyzed after receiving Orimune, an oral polio vaccine, and SLU now seeks contribution from American Cyanamid Company, the parent company of the vaccine manufacturer. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of Cyanamid, and SLU appeals. We affirm. - http://laws.lp.findlaw.com

E-News: Texans Take Sides (NVIC)

Rep. Burton And Leading Scientists To Announce Findings Of New Mercury-Autism Correlation Studies: “A Causal Relationship Appears To Be Confirmed” - www.nvbt.nl

Status of Local, State and Federal Mercury Product Legislation and Laws - 2003-2004 Legislative Sessions - March 10, 2003 - need to get link

Increase in deaths from pertussis among young infants in the United States in the 1990s - journal article

Infection of human B lymphocytes with MMR vaccine induces IgE class switching. - journal article

Child immunizations an issue of public health - www.statesman.com

Focus on Smallpox Threat Revived - Experts Say Immunization Program Is Crucial to Homeland Security - The Washington Post

County workers conduct smallpox training - www.savannahnow.com

CDC: Smallpox May Still Be a Threat - www.news8.net

Measles outbreak in Dublin, 2000 - journal article

Measles cases in Negros Occidental ‘reach alarming level’  - www.sunstar.com.ph

Over 117,000 Children In Fik Zone, Somali State Protected Against Measles - www.waltainfo.com

County begins rabies vaccine program - www.post-gazette.com

Trial starts of malaria vaccine in 2000 children in Mozambique - BMJ

Compliance in the News - UCDavis Health System, Compliance Department - website

Autism cases rise, but reasons may not be negative - AP via The Seattle Times

Evidence of Brain Overgrowth in the First Year of Life in Autism. - www.protectingourhealth.org

S.D. team identifies early signs of autism - www.signonsandiego.com

CDC and Partners Launch Autism Awareness Initiative - Agency Seeks Input from Parents of Children with Autism - CDC Press Release

Agency helps adults with disability live on their own - Troy resident Aaron Freed panicked when he discovered a notice in his apartment on a recent Friday. - The Oakland Press via www.zwire.com

Influence of child care on nasopharyngeal carriage of Streptococcus pneumoniae and Haemophilus influenzae - journal article

Role of hepatitis B immunoglobulin in infants born to hepatitis B e antigen-negative carrier mothers in Taiwan - journal article

Community based retrospective study of sex in infant mortality in India - BMJ

Anthrax hammers immune system - The Washington Times

E-News: BioShield Passes House (NVIC)

Sars 'could re-appear' - The deadly Sars virus could return later this year, according to some experts. - BBC

West Nile: Beware the Bug's Bite - The first vaccine designed to fight the West Nile virus could be ready for testing in humans by the end of the summer, according to officials at the National Institutes of Health. - Wired

More Scandal In The Pathetic World Of Medical Science - by Nicholas Regush - Redflagsdaily.com

Hating the Drug Companies - www.washingtondispatch.com

Antibiotics in the environment: not harmful after all? - The vast quantities of veterinary antibiotics used each year could have surprisingly little, if any, impact on the environment, according to the most comprehensive yet risk assessment on the subject - BioMedNet

Educating the Healthcare Consumer versus Information Overload - Information is changing the dynamics of healthcare delivery, but HealthLeaders member Heath Shackleford says it is more important than ever for healthcare companies to learn the difference between educating and overloading. - journal article

Online health sites a key resource - When her mother was diagnosed with lung cancer, Charmaine Hawke didn't know what to expect. She hunted for answers online. - Seattle PI

Drug-induced autoimmunity - journal article

Neurion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Announces CNS Drug Discovery Alliance with Eli Lilly and Company - www.bioexchange.com

A comparison of the bacteria found on the hands of `homemakers' and neonatal intensive care unit nurses - journal article

West Nile: Beware the Bug's Bite - The first vaccine designed to fight the West Nile virus could be ready for testing in humans by the end of the summer, according to officials at the National Institutes of Health.

Canada's child cancer shame - About 1,300 children and teenagers are diagnosed with cancer in Canada each year -- the commonest cause of disease-related death in our children. - The Globe and Mail

AMA Tries To Block Skills Test For Doctors - The Hartford Courant via http://nl.newsbank.com

Compromise key now for malpractice reform - www.palmbeachcivic.org

US Senate defeats bill to limit malpractice claims - BMJ

Effect of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs on risk of Alzheimer's disease: systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies - BMJ

Pharmacological treatment of headache using traditional Persian medicine - BioMedNet

New consent form designed for release of medical records - BMJ

Lords committee warns of gaps in infection control measures - BMJ

Immunonutrition - May have beneficial effects in surgical patients - BMJ

Food industry obfuscates healthy eating message - BMJ

Fats linked to breast cancer - Those derived from animals, not plants, raise the risk of disease, new study finds - www.globeandmail.com

Hypertension is increasing in United States - BMJ

Grandma earns her stripes - The "grandmother hypothesis" - an evolutionary explanation of the menopause - fits most of the demographic facts, says a population geneticist, whose mathematical model of the hypothesis supports the idea that the fitness of a population is maximized if women stop reproducing and help to raise their grandchildren instead. But he is still not convinced this explains everything. - BioMedNet

Studies: Mite-Proof Bed Covers No Relief - Mite-Proof Bed Coverings Bring No Relief to Asthma and Allergy Sufferers, Studies Say - ABC News

Rocket Fuel in Drinking Water: Perchlorate Pollution Spreading Nationwide - www.nvbt.nl

The Schafer Autism Report - Special California Supplement - July 17, 2003

The Schafer Autism Report - Correction Supplement - July 17, 2003 - "Bobby Wants a Family to Call His Own"

BMJ Table of Contents, July 19, 2003

The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal® Newsletter, Table of Contents. July 2003

Redflagsdaily.com - www.redflagsweekly.com