June 6, 2003
Vaccination and
autoimmune disease: what is the evidence? - journal article - The Lancet
Unsafe healthcare
"drives spread of African HIV" - Press release -
www.rsm.ac.uk
Northern Nigeria: How
distrust marred polio vaccine project -
www.gamji.com
Officials Urged To
Make Immunisation Drive Effective - PNS via
http://paknews.com
UN-backed campaign
to vaccinate 5 million Afghan children against measles -
www.un.org
Childhood
exposure to simian virus 40-contaminated poliovirus vaccine and risk of
AIDS-associated non-Hodgkin's lymphoma - journal article
Custom-made vaccines
at speed - BioMedNet
IRAQ: UNICEF
receives vaccines for war newborns - IRIN via
www.cidi.org
A New
MF59-Adjuvanted Influenza Vaccine Enhances the Immune Response in the Elderly
with Chronic Diseases: Results from an Immunogenicity Meta-Analysis -
journal article
“Avant Achieves
Milestones in Anthrax Vaccine Development” -
http://www.immunizationinfo.org
“Epidemic Fears as
Jab Runs Out” -
http://www.immunizationinfo.org
“Italian HIV
Vaccine Trial Ready to Begin” -
http://www.immunizationinfo.org
“Last Flu Season Was
Mild” -
http://www.immunizationinfo.org
“New Campaign of
Measles Vaccination Launched in Afghanistan” -
http://www.immunizationinfo.org
“Nigeria: EU to Spend
6.6 Billion Naira on Immunization” -
http://www.immunizationinfo.org
“Solomon Islands
Health Sector to Receive $12.5 Million in Foreign Aid” -
http://www.immunizationinfo.org
“Universal Influenza Immunization in Children Is at Least One Year Away” -
http://www.immunizationinfo.org
“WHO Declares SARS Is
on the Wane” -
http://www.immunizationinfo.org
“WHO Recommends Close
Disease Surveillance in Sri Lanka” -
http://www.immunizationinfo.org
“Zambia Mass Measles
Vaccination Campaign First on Measles Initiative's 2003 Schedule” -
http://www.immunizationinfo.org
Low level
methylmercury exposure affects neuropsychological function in adults -
journal article
Fishing for
Trouble: How Toxic Mercury Contaminates Our Waterways and Threatens Recreational
Fishing - U.S.PIRG online
Clean air group hosts
'men only' fish fry picnic - Activists attempt to raise awareness of dangers of
mercury - www.freep.com
Good dirt: finding
new antibiotics in farm soil - BioMedNet
Mortality
associated with foodborne bacterial gastrointestinal infections - Case selection
and clinical data are important - BMJ
Sick baby burned at
Duke Hospital - Fire breaks out during treatment procedure -
www.newsobserver.com
Don't sit so close to
me - BioMedNet
Health dept warns of
hepatitis-A -
www.abc.net.au
Do Flu Drugs Work in
High-Risk Groups? - HealthDayNews via Yahoo!
Ducks brew
straight-to-human flu - Poultry market sequence survey highlights pandemic
potential. - Nature
Solving insoluble
drug delivery - BioMedNet
Fighting a Disease
With Hidden Hens - Arlington Uses Chickens To Track West Nile Virus - The
Washington Post
Big payouts,
claims blamed in doctor crisis -
www.post-gazette.com
Doctor is
formally accused - The state's medical board says the Redding cardiologist is
guilty of multiple transgressions. -
www.sacbee.com
Mammograms - Who
Needs Them? - from Breast Cancer? Breast Health!www.ashtreepublishing.com
M.R.I. Could Prove
Superior to Mammography - The New York Times
Early puberty
linked to cancer - Women already at high risk for breast tumors developed them
earlier, a new study has found. - AP via
www.philly.com
Prostate
specific antigen test must be repeated before biopsy - BMJ
Boys Are More
Demanding, Even in the Womb - HealthDayNews via Yahoo!
Brain is source
of research to find liars - AP via The Herald-Sun
Tips To Prevent
Pool-Related Injuries - American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons via
www.intelihealth.com
Sorry, That
Information Is Off Limits: A Privacy Law's Unintended Results - The New York
Times
Virtual World of
Support for Real World Woes - The New York Times
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