June 12, 2003             

Coroner rules vaccinations contributed to reservist's death - http://nwitimes.com

Smallpox Vaccine Includes a Dose of Risk - http://healthlink.mcw.edu

Smallpox Vaccine Research at the Medical College of Wisconsin - http://healthlink.mcw.edu

CDC: Smallpox vaccine can prevent monkeypox - Prairie dog sales banned as investigation expands to 15 states - CNN

CDC's Monkeypox Plan Offering smallpox vaccine - www.newsday.com

Smallpox Vaccinations Are Urged and Prairie Dogs Are Banned to Halt Monkeypox - The New York Times

Monkeypox Update: Bans, Vaccinations - Don't Release Infected Animals Into the Wild, CDC says - WebMD

Monkeypox shows gap in bioterror readiness - UPI

Questions and answers on monkeypox - AP via The Herald-Sun

Monkeypox - Scientists are wondering whether the spectre of smallpox might be rising from the dead. Perhaps reincarnated in its close relative monkeypox, which is alive, well and spreading in Central Africa. - www.abc.net.au

Quantitation of CD8+ T cell responses to newly identified HLA-A*0201-restricted T cell epitopes conserved among vaccinia and variola (smallpox) viruses. - journal article

Growing Skepticism Bane of Polio Eradication - Unicef Rep - AllAfrica.com

U.S. Health Officials Concerned by Chickenpox Deaths - Reuters Health via NIH

JCVI Statement:  Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) Disease and Hib Vaccine - Executive Summary - DOH, UK

National Health Service General Medical Services Amendment To The Statement Of Fees And Allowances - re: Hib vaccine catch-up campaign - DOH, UK

Italian HIV Vaccine Trial Ready to Begin - Reuters via NIH

Some Questions and Answers for BCG Vaccine SSI - DOH, UK

Wesley Institute program taps world of art, music for youngsters with autism - www.post-gazette.com

Judge denies bail for dead autistic boy's father - www.islandpacket.com

Environment ministers concerned about mercury - www.globeandmail.com

Experts issue guidelines for treating childhood brain injury - BMJ

Are doctors and the drug industry too close for comfort? - BMJ

Drug companies want to inform patients - BMJ

Should drug companies be allowed to talk directly to patients? - NO - BMJ

Should drug companies be allowed to talk directly to patients? - YES - BMJ

Drug ads deliver a few side effects - Firms reap rewards, but so do their rivals, and patients take data to the doc, study finds - The Boston Globe

Rapid responses to: Editorials: No more free lunches - BMJ

Cultural revolution - The UK government wants doctors to take on board patients' views in shaping practice. But how can you change the mindset of the medical profession in order to do that?   - BMJ

Doctors must listen more - BMJ

Do patients need to read research? - BMJ

I am a good patient, believe it or not - BMJ

Just how demanding can we get before we blow it? - BMJ

Seen and not heard - BMJ

Make the most of your doctor - BMJ

What patients want from their doctors - BMJ

Killing the goose that laid the golden egg? - Complementary and alternative medicine might best be kept separate from conventional treatments - BMJ

Brandy, bridge, and other patient dilemmas - BMJ

Haemophilia patients launch action against Bayer over contaminated blood products - BMJ

Lawsuit Alleges Companies Sold Bad Blood - www.freerepublic.com

Drug distributors agree to stop selling fake Lipitor - The Kansas City Star

India admits to unapproved drug formulations in market - BMJ

Paroxetine must not be given to patients under 18 - BMJ

Dangerous chemicals - www.sfgate.com

Doctors often prescribe unneeded antibiotics to save their time - World Chiropractic Alliance

Common hormone therapy doubles dementia risk - World Chiropractic Alliance

Statin drugs touted for many diabetics - AP via The Herald-Sun

Study finds antioxidant vitamins useless - AP via The Herald-Sun

Origin of AIDS Traced Back Another Step, Researchers Say - The New York Times

Researchers trace the ancestry of AIDS - AP via The Herald-Sun

Public health and company wealth - BMJ

Flesh-eating bacteria have officials on alert - www.post-gazette.com

Tattoos Source of Hepatitis without Symptoms: Study - Reuters Health via NIH

Wife wins case against GPs who did not disclose husband’s HIV status - BMJ

House Expected To Pass Bill To Rewrite The Rules On Class-Action Lawsuits - Stanford Law School

Benefits of blood pressure taken at home - Research: Day-long readings can better predict heart risks - CNN

Digital X-ray can scan body in 13 seconds - AP via The Herald-Sun

Acclaimed architect Michael Graves paralyzed by meningitis - www.sacbee.com

Medicare Drug Plan will Limit Senior's Choice of Medication - CCHC

Unhealthy Benefits - www.tompaine.com

FDA Generic Drugs Final Rule and Initiative - FDA

William Morris made poisonous wallpaper - Arts and Crafts traditionalist manufactured and used arsenic-based greens. - Nature

Schafer Autism Report June 12, 2003

BMJ Table of Contents, June 14, 2003

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