June 13, 2003             

MMR study stirs up row - Researchers from the Public Health Laboratory Service have found no evidence that the triple MMR jab overloads a child's immune system. - www.itv.com

Court Ruling On MMR Jabs - Sky News via Yahoo!

Fathers win MMR legal battle - A High Court judge has ordered two young girls to be given the controversial MMR vaccine against the wishes of their mothers. - BBC

Judge orders girls should have MMR jabs - www.timesonline.com

Judge Orders Two Girls To Have Controversial Vaccination - AP via intelihealth

HIV chimp vaccine theory dismissed - BBC

Animal bans, smallpox shots ordered - AP via www.bayarea.com

Indiana OKs using vaccine for monkeypox - www.indystar.com

Attitudes of healthcare workers in U.S. hospitals regarding smallpox vaccination - journal article

WB to give over $40m for polio eradication - www.dawn.com

New Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis Vaccine to Be Tested - AllAfrica.com

Biotech firm to test AIDS vaccine - Bloomberg News via Seattle Post-Intelligence

“About 10 Percent of Pakistanis Hepatitis Carriers: Experts” - http://www.immunizationinfo.org

“Crucell Enters Race to Find West Nile Vaccine” - http://www.immunizationinfo.org

“Flu Shots Up on Last Year” - http://www.immunizationinfo.org

“Japan-Made Smallpox Vaccine Revived in U.S.” - http://www.immunizationinfo.org

“Monkeypox Spread by Humans Studied” - http://www.immunizationinfo.org

“Smallpox Vaccine Recommended for Exposure to Monkeypox” - http://www.immunizationinfo.org

“Tests Could Delay SARS Vaccine” - http://www.immunizationinfo.org

“U.S. Health Officials Concerned by Chickenpox Deaths” - http://www.immunizationinfo.org

“WHO Hopeful of an End to SARS Epidemic” - http://www.immunizationinfo.org

“Zambia: Measles Immunization Drive Overwhelming, Says Doctor” - http://www.immunizationinfo.org

Autism Among Us: Rising Concerns and the Public Health Response - Rutgers

New Jersey Parents Must Let Go to Get Mental-Health Treatment for Children - The Philadelphia Inquirer via http://infobrix.yellowbrix.com

Boy would use magic to help sister - Potter fan wins contest wishing for autism cure - www.insidevc.com

Letting his feet do the talking - Tap dancing has helped autistic boy express himself - The Daily Mail

Listening to Barry Manilow helps autistic boy make a language breakthrough - KRT via www.jewishworldreview.com

Camp sheds light on fun - Children with autism gain learning experience - www.news-press.com

Five-letter code fails fetuses - BioMedNet

AIDS traced to African monkeys - CNN

Ancestry of AIDS Virus Is Traced - The Washington Post

Genes hint at HIV genesis - Nature

Researchers Have New Theory on Origin of AIDS Virus - The New York Times

Liquorice may tackle SARS - After trying all sorts of compounds researchers say root extract looks promising. - Nature

Monkeypox – Not Yet Wildfire, But Soon: Attack of the lowly prairie dog - Randall Neustaedter OMD - Natural Health Newsletter

Monkeypox Virus Infections and Blood and Plasma Donors - FDA

Wisconsin officials: Monkeypox spread from person - Prairie dog sales banned; officials recommend smallpox shots - CNN

Patient may have spread pox to nurse - USA Today

Rabies kills northern Virginia man - www.promedmail.org

CDC: 1 in 3 kids may get diabetes - One in three children will become diabetic unless habits change - AP via CNN

Statins Slash Heart Disease Risk for Diabetics - HealthDay via Yahoo!

Does early physical activity predict body fat change throughout childhood? - journal article

Daily News Archive - Supreme Court Says Veterans Can Sue for Agent Orange Caused Illness - www.beyondpesticides.org

Pew study says malpractice caps hurt patients - The report saying limiting damages is "unfair" to the injured comes amid a push to amend the Pennsylvania Constitution. - www.philly.com

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

House Passes Limit on Big Class-Action Suits - The New York Times

Maker Admits It Hid Problems In Artery Device - The New York Times

Minister denies concealing hepatitis C report - www.abc.net.au

The spread of epidemiology - With the United States on high alert over the possibility of bioterror attacks, epidemiologists are in huge demand, says Virginia Gewin. - Nature

Homeopathy: Con or Cure? - Daily Mail via www.femail.co.uk

Icy claim that water has memory - New-Scientist

Water, Water, Everywhere - www.i-sis.org.uk

Weighing the homeopathic evidence - journal article

The research evidence base for homeopathy: a fresh assessment of the literature - journal article

Does Arnica really work? - Daily Mail via www.femail.co.uk

The prevention and management of necrotizing enterocolitis - journal article

Breast cancer researcher resigns - AP via The Herald-Sun

Bush Announces an Easing of Rules on New Generic Drugs - The New York Times

New treatments being sought for bipolar disorder - www.post-gazette.com

House G.O.P. Drafts Bill To Overhaul Head Start - The New York Times

Schafer Autism Report June 13, 2003

Redflagsdaily - www.redflagsweekly.com