June 20, 2003
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Parents should have the final word on MMR - The Telegraph, UK
Health officials probe ‘inadvertent’ vaccinations of pregnant women - Some women conceived before smallpox vaccination, CDC officials said. - www.idinchildren.com
Panel Urges Caution on Smallpox Inoculation - The Washington Post
Experts Urge Hold on Smallpox Shots - NIH
After The War: Biological Defenses; 2 Programs To Vaccinate For Smallpox Come to a Halt - The New York Times
Ill. to Offer Vaccine Against Monkeypox - AP via The Herald-Sun
Invasive pneumococcal disease reduced after vaccine introduction - Study also demonstrates significant decline in rates of resistant disease. - www.idinchildren.com
Rotavirus vaccines on the horizon offer some hope - Future vaccines may include bovine and attenuated human rotavirus strains. - www.idinchildren.com
UNICEF Vows to Eradicate Polio in 3 Years - AllAfrica.com
Therapeutic Vaccines Against HIV Need International Partnerships - Nature Immunology
Trials on Possible HIV Vaccine To Be Conducted in South Africa - www.voanews.com
FluMist - VRBPAC II Briefing Document - FDA
Aids vaccine trials only weeks away - www.iol.co.za
“Encephalitis Outbreak in Mainland China Jitters SARS-Weary Hong Kong” - http://www.immunizationinfo.org
“Few Sickened by Smallpox Vaccine” - http://www.immunizationinfo.org
“Flu Vaccine Supply Viewed as Adequate” - http://www.immunizationinfo.org
“Namibia: Minister Launches Measles, Polio Immunization Drive” - http://www.immunizationinfo.org
“Officials Warn of Pertussis Outbreak” - http://www.immunizationinfo.org
“Panel Urges Caution on Smallpox Inoculation” - http://www.immunizationinfo.org
“South Africa Approves First AIDS Vaccine Trial” - http://www.immunizationinfo.org
“Tetanus Continues to Pop up in U.S.” - http://www.immunizationinfo.org
“U.S. Army, Emisphere to Study Oral Anthrax Vaccine” - http://www.immunizationinfo.org
“U.S. Health Official Is Optimistic on Containing Monkeypox Virus” - http://www.immunizationinfo.org
“WHO Urges Investment in SARS Vaccine” - http://www.immunizationinfo.org
“WHO Warns of a SARS Recurrence Next Flu Season” - http://www.immunizationinfo.org
Senate considers Pediatric Rule - The AAP is against an amendment added to the Rule that would allow the legislation to expire by the end of 2007. - www.idinchildren.com
Isolation, an Old Medical Tool, Has SARS Fading - The New York Times
WHO warns that SARS is mutating - www.smh.com
Study Faults WHO Guidelines on SARS - HealthDay via Yahoo!
Officials Say Monkeypox Milder in U.S. - AP via The Herald-Sun
U.S. Health Official Is Optimistic On Containing Monkeypox Virus - The New York Times
Avian influenza outbreak reported in the Netherlands population - The outbreak of influenza A (H7N7) is the second avian flu strain to jump the species barrier this year. - www.idinchildren.com
Encephalitis Breaks Out in China - AP via The Herald-Sun
Infighting Halts Allergy Drug Progress - AP via The Herald-Sun
F.D.A. Clears Asthma Drug That Short-Circuits Attacks - The New York Times
Readers want transparency in link between doctors and drug firms - BMJ
Malpractice outlook still grim - A report said medical insurers faced 2 more years of trouble. It blamed the legal system, but said no easy cure existed. - www.philly.com
Doctors Group Struggles With Image - AP via The Herald-Sun
AstraZeneca Pleads Guilty In Cancer Medicine Scheme - The New York Times
Court Upholds Tougher Rule On Arsenic Limits in Water - The New York Times
Cities Made for Walking May Be Fat Burners - The New York Times
FDA Statement Regarding the Anti-Depressant Paxil for Pediatric Population - FDA
FDA Warns Against Giving Children Paxil - Reuters via The Washington Post
Brain Region More Active in Shy People - Reuters via Yahoo!
McDonald's Curbs Antibiotics in Meat - Reuters via Yahoo!
Shopping Carts May Pose Hazard to Children: Study - Reuters Health via NIH
Regulators Seize Supplement,Charge Companies With False Statements - The Associated Press
Schafer Autism Report June 20, 2003
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