June 25, 2003              

Elevated Levels of Measles Antibodies in Children with Autism - by Vijendra K. Singh, PhD and Ryan L. Jensen, BS

Second Public Comment Hearing by Department of Health on Proposals to Require New Vaccines - Chickenpox, Hepatitis B, and Pneumococcus Vaccines to Be Required for Infants - www.minnesotanaturalhealth.org

Report Cites Safety of Military Vaccination Program - Los Angeles Times via naccho

Smallpox Shots Linked To Heart Problem - AP via www.intelihealth.com

Smallpox Vaccine Has "No Serious Side Effects," Military Study Concludes - www.defenselink.mil

Vaccination For Smallpox Is Rated Safe - The New York Times

Response to Smallpox Vaccine in Persons Immunized in the Distant Past - journal article

Focal and Generalized Folliculitis Following Smallpox Vaccination Among Vaccinia-Naive Recipients - journal article

Pox to pimples; study says acne-like outbreak not vaccinia - Vanderbilt researchers hope study will allay anxiety of reaction if vaccine given widely - www.eurekalert.org

Tests on Humans for Anthrax Drug to Begin - AP via The Herald-Sun

Simple way to resolve doubts on vaccination - http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com

Diseases & symptoms linked to vaccines - www.whale.to

Adventitious Viral Genomes in Vaccines but Not in Vaccinees - journal article via Medscape

Nabi starts vaccine trial - www.palmbeachpost.com

New vaccine based on research at UCLA may stop progression of type I diabetes - First clinical trial results promising - www.eurekalert.org

Child: Care, Health and Development - Why do parents decide against immunization? The effect of health beliefs and health professionals - journal article

Cel-Sci files for SARS vaccine patent - journal article

Firm's Anthrax Drug Cleared for Human Tests - The Washington Post

“Ensuring Children Everywhere Have Access to Vaccines Is Important” - http://www.immunizationinfo.org

“Four Months of Clues to Diagnosis: SARS” - http://www.immunizationinfo.org

“Health Officials Probe ‘Inadvertent’ Vaccinations of Pregnant Women” - http://www.immunizationinfo.org

“N.H. Children Entering School Must Have Chicken Pox Vaccine” - http://www.immunizationinfo.org

“Report Cites Safety of Military Vaccination Program” - http://www.immunizationinfo.org

“Skin Cancer Treatment Promising, Doctors Say” - http://www.immunizationinfo.org

“Vaccination for Smallpox Is Rated Safe” - http://www.immunizationinfo.org

“Who’s Getting a Flu Shot” - http://www.immunizationinfo.org

Princess House Fundraiser For TAAP - (The Autism Autoimmunity Project)

Autism now diagnosed early Therapy for toddlers makes 'huge difference' - USA Today

Day camp for autistic children helps break through disorder's barriers - www.bonitanews.com

Still no oversight of summer camp health care - The Boston Globe

NYC Schools to Limit Sugar in Lunches - AP via The Herald-Sun

Adult ADHD often undiagnosed by primary care physicians - www.vidyya.com

Major Stress During Pregnancy Linked To Autism - www.acs.ohio-state.edu

Tiny Babies Suffer Despite Medical Advances - Almost half show developmental damage at age 8, study says - HealthDay Reporter

Triple Whammy Beats Childhood Cancer - Combination therapy effective against retinoblastoma, study finds - HealthDay Reporter

Child: Care, Health and Development - Promoting mental health and emotional well-being among children and youth: a role for community child health? - journal article

Large-scale science - Big collaborations require new attitudes about industry–academia ties and professional status - www.biomedcentral.com

Pharmaceuticals - Drug Industry Discovers Recycling - Forbes

Monkeypox Outbreak in the US: An Expert Interview With Cathy Roth, MD - Medscape

Robin Weiss - Relentless retrovirus researcher - The Scientist

Drug Promises to Prevent Prostate Cancer - The Herald-Sun

Mixed Results for Drug Used to Prevent Prostate Cancer - The New York Times

Herb wrap wards off food poisoning - The herb basil is the crucial ingredient in a super wrap being developed to protect food more effectively from contamination by dangerous bugs. - BBC

FTC: 'Coral Calcium Supreme claims false' - UPI via The Washington Times

MRC/BHF Heart Protection Study of antioxidant vitamin supplementation in 20 536 high-risk individuals: a randomised placebo-controlled trial - journal article

Hormone Pills May Spur Breast Cancer - AP via The Herald-Sun

Studies bolster estrogen-progestin breast cancer link - AP via The Post-Gazette

Study Finds New Risks in Hormone Therapy - The New York Times

Protein intake: effects on bone mineral density and the rate of bone loss in elderly women. - journal article

Iron Stores Investigated in Women, Elderly - www.hsrmagazine.com

Tropical Oils Beat Fat - HealthDay via Yahoo!

Study: No power lines, breast cancer link - AP via CNN

Reverse CPR: a pilot study of CPR in the prone position - journal article

Schafer Autism Report June 25, 2003