June 29, 2003              

      

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BMA rejects compulsory jabs - Parents should not be forced to have their children vaccinated against diseases like mumps, measles and rubella, according to the British Medical Association. - BBC

Lack of experts leads to false charges over child deaths - Cot death mothers wrongly accused because of national shortage of pathologists trained in investigating circumstances - The Independent, UK

Muslim babies’ MMR jabs have traces of pork - Injections illegal under Islamic law, says imam - The Herald, UK

Why do parents decide against immunization? The effect of health beliefs and health professionals - journal article

Meningococcal B vaccine only months from release - New Zealand Herald

Caltech president pushing for HIV vaccine - www.pasadenastarnews.com

Researchers Work to Infect Mice With HIV - AP via The Herald-Sun

Foundations - Evil Science - www.the-scientist.com

Who's Minding the Drugstore? - The New York Times

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

Toddlers could be tested for mercury - States seek grants to address threat posed by toxic metal found in fish - The Charlotte Observer

Mental ailments in children being linked to strep - The Boston Globe

Parents helped to check child pain - Experts have devised a way that parents can gauge the amount of pain their children are in - even when they can't communicate it themselves. - BBC

Alcohol increases hepatitis C virus in human cells - Drinking may compromise treatment success - www.eurekalert.org

Toronto nurse dies of SARS - www.canoe.ca

Cold-and-flu seasonal spread suggests new burst of SARS - Vigilance is today's watchword -- whether for emerging infections or obesity and smoking. Integration of the exam room and public health has never been so important. - www.ama-assn.org

AMA: Be open about drug reps in exams - The Association also gave its opinion and presented guidelines on boutique medicine and stem cell research. - www.ama-assn.org

Scrutiny for doctors as expert witnesses? - Physicians at a CEJA open forum discussed accountability for bad medical testimony and disparities in and access to health care. - www.ama-assn.org

AMA aims lie detector at tobacco testimony - Association system will not review testimony in other medical-related cases. - www.ama-assn.org

Study outlines deficiencies in American health care - Technology seen as a key ingredient in changing system-based shortcomings. - www.ama-assn.org

States may offer medical liability solutions - AMA will study medicolegal panels and laws to protect physicians' assets to see if they could work on a national level. - www.ama-assn.org

Malpractice subsidies for doctors weighed - The Post-Gazette

Breastfeeding intentions, patterns, and determinants in infants visiting hospitals in La Paz, Bolivia - www.biomedcentral.com

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