June 19, 2003              

Toxic metal clue to autism - www.newscientist.com

Mercury build-up linked to autism; Research prompts fresh fears on controversial vaccine - The Herald, UK

Mercury clue to autism: study - The Herald-Sun

Mercury hair levels 'give autism clue' - http://ichuddersfield.icnetwork.co.uk

Mercury 'linked to autism' - Children who develop autism may do so because they have problems processing the toxic metal mercury, researchers have suggested. - BBC

Panel Warns on Danger of Smallpox Vaccine - AP via The Herald-Sun

Few Health Workers Get Smallpox Vaccine - AP via www.intelihealth.com

After The War: Biological Defenses; 2 Programs To Vaccinate For Smallpox Come to a Halt - The New York Times

Court stands by decision on Gulf war syndrome - BMJ

Judge overrules mothers' objections to MMR vaccine - BMJ

Who Says Sars Vaccine May Take a Year to Develop - Reuters Health via NIH

WHO Urges Investment in SARS Vaccine  - AP via The Herald-Sun

Flu Vaccine Supply Viewed As Adequate - Cox News Service via www.intelihealth.com

Don't Expect AIDS Vaccine Before 2009, Experts Say - Reuters via Yahoo!

T-cell responses of vaccinated cancer patients - BioMedNet

Plant cell factories and mucosal vaccines - BioMedNet

Custom-made vaccines at speed - Reverse genetics has enabled US researchers to construct an experimental vaccine against a potential pandemic influenza strain, H5N1, in less than a month. A similar approach could be used to develop vaccines for severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS). - BioMedNet

Dendritic cell vaccination: new hope for the treatment of metastasized endocrine malignancies - BioMedNet

Congo: Government seeks to boost national immunisation coverage - www.reliefweb.org

Autism now diagnosed early - USA Today

Typical Course of an Autistic patient - http://www.nitrf.org

Disabled foster child found bound in closet - The Denver Post

'Designer' baby to save brother - The Daily Mail via www.femail.com

US doctors investigate more than 50 possible cases of monkeypox - BMJ

Fatty acids in breast milk of allergic and non-allergic mothers: The PIAMA birth cohort study - journal article

Caesarean section increases the risk of hospital care in childhood for asthma and gastroenteritis - journal article

The prevalence, characteristics of and early life risk factors for eczema in 10-year-old children - journal article

FDA Cites Possible Suicide Link in Paxil - AP via www.belleville.com

Vet drug blamed for vulture death - Cow painkiller may be toxic to scavenging birds. - Nature

E-News: Problems With Quarantines (NVIC)

Migraine Killer - Imitrex, a popular new drug for treating migraines, has been associated with hundreds of life-threatening problems and deaths. So why do the FDA and Glaxo, the drug's manufacturer, both claim that it's safe? - Mother Jones

Potentially Deadly Blend - Mixing Herbal Supplements, Migraine Medications Can Be Dangerous - ABC News

Patients' perspectives on electroconvulsive therapy: systematic review - BMJ

Why are we all getting hay fever? - Daily Mail via www.femail.com

Biological Hazards Ahead - The New York Times

Anecdotes as evidence - We need guidelines for reporting anecdotes of suspected adverse drug reactions - BMJ

A rare effort to treat the cause, not just symptom - www.sptimes.com

Strategic trends in the drug industry - BioMedNet

Market Place; A Drug Giant Thinks It Can Grow Still Bigger - The New York Times

Forecasting, warning and detection of malaria emergencies: a case study. - BioMedNet

Ancient viruses in the fight against HIV - BioMedNet

Preventing HIV - Time to get serious about changing behaviour - BMJ

Statins cut cardiovascular events by a quarter in people with diabetes - BMJ

One step closer to specific cancer drugs? - BioMedNet

The use of dendritic cells in cancer immunotherapy - BioMedNet

Popular Pesticide Faulted for Frogs' Sexual Abnormalities - The New York Times

The National Children's Study of Environmental Effects on Child Health and Development. - journal article

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences : Major Programs - NIH

Mind games may keep the brain sharp - Mental stimulation wards off dementia, says 21-year study - AP via CNN

Enhanced MRI able to find tiny tumors - AP via CNN

Injection of hope - Cambridge firm's imaging agent aids in detecting spread of cancer, study says - The Boston Globe

BMJ Table of Contents, June 21, 2003