July 24, 2003             

The Autism Epidemic Is Real, and Excessive Vaccinations Are The Cause - by Bernard Rimland, Ph.D.

Lawmakers call for Bush autism conference - by Mark Benjamin - UPI via The Washington Times

Mothers appeal MMR ruling - Two women have challenged a High Court order to have their children vaccinated with the controversial MMR jab. - BBC

Measles vaccine not linked to autism - Reuters Health via www.ucsfhealth.org

MMR's Autism Link In Doubt - www.thisissouthwales.co.uk

Experimental vaccines against measles in a world of changing epidemiology - BioMedNet

Memo from Dr David Salisbury to Immunisation and communicable disease team - Department of Health (UK)

Panel questions HHS on low smallpox vaccinations - www.govexec.com

Program to Vaccinate Health Workers Against Smallpox Is Faltering - AP via naccho

Grant Will Fund Research on Bioterror Vaccine - Roanoke Times via naccho

House Approves Bioterrorism Conference Report - Ross Hails Vaccine Stockpile Provision as Important for Pine Bluff Arsenal - Press Release - www.house.gov

Hepatitis A shots now mandatory in Potter, Randall, Moore counties - The Amarillo Globe-News

Herpes Vaccine Study Finds Few Takers at the U. - Salt Lake Tribune via naccho

Children should have their shots up-to-date - http://news.mywebpal.com

Court hearing autism suit - The Sun News via www.myrtlebeachonline.com

A life out of sync: Asperger syndrome - Seattle Times

Police seek answers in autistic teen's death - Seattle Times

American Idol, Clay Aiken, gives ten-year-old boy with autism a memorable birthday in Buffalo! - Press Release

A chance to grow - Summer camp provides guidance for older disabled youth - The Island Packet

Mother Attributes Repeated Miscarriages to Mercury Poisoning - Families for Natural Living

North Carolina Supreme Court Rules Against Social Worker Investigation - www.hslda.org

Contribution of Selected Metabolic Diseases to Early Childhood Deaths --- Virginia, 1996--2001 - CDC

A philosophical analysis of the evidence-based medicine debate - BioMedCentral

Guidelines for assessing postnatal problems: introducing evidence-based guidelines in Australian general practice - journal article

Hospital patients say they are not fully informed about drugs - BMJ

Patients' voices are needed in debates on euthanasia - BMJ

Doctor who botched sterilisation has to pay cost of raising child - BMJ

Novel consent process for research in dying patients unable to give consent - BMJ

Unjustified seclusion of psychiatric patients is breach of human rights - BMJ

Alcohol Ups Hepatitis C Virus Replication - journal article

A Budding Tumor Unmasked by the Vessels That Feed It - The New York Times

Growth Hormone Fights Ulcerative Colitis - Growth Hormone Enema Helps Fight Ulcerative Colitis, New Study Suggests - AP via ABC News

Diets high in animal fats increase risk of breast cancer, while painkillers lower risk, studies say - BMJ

State of the Evidence: What is the Connection between Chemicals & Breast Cancer? - www.breastcancerfund.org

Genetic test can show whether drugs to treat colon cancer will work - BMJ

Study: PSA Test's Accuracy Overrated - Reuters via The Washington Post

Study Questions Accuracy of Cancer Test - The New York Times

Study of Colleges Critical Of Antidrinking Drives - The New York Times

Complaints and Support for Diet Pill at Congressional Hearing - The New York Times

Ice Cream Shops Serving Coronaries in Cones - Many Frozen Creations Equal to 2 or 3 Quarter Pounders - CSPI

CCHC Provides Online Comparison Of Patient Safety Bills In Congress: Says Plan to Build National Health Data System Not Known by Public - CCHC Press Release

Schafer Autism Report - July 24, 2003

BMJ Table of Contents, July 26, 2003

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