May 15, 2003
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'What ifs' surround vaccine program - As first responders step up and get their smallpox shots, many still wonder whether the risk is too high. - St. Petersburg Times
China Threatens Execution in Intentional Spreading of SARS - The New York Times
China may execute SARS quarantine violators - Reuters via www.ivillagehealth.com
SARS' Achilles' heel revealed - Drugs to treat common cold may be effective against the virus. - Nature
WHO Urges Caution Over Theoretical SARS Risk From Blood Transfusions - AP via www.intelihealth.com
West Nile seen scarier than SARS for U.S., Canada - Reuters Health via www.ivillagehealth.com
Measles Kill 18 Children in Idu Motherless Babies Home - AllAfrica.com
Statement on California Autism Report - Congressman Chris Smith, 4th New Jersey
Study: Fish Fine for Pregnant Women - It finds that mercury levels in the food won't harm their baby's brain. - HealthScoutNews via www.healthcentral.com
The Issue (The Hazards of Mercury) - www.noharm.org
Autism is 'two separate illnesses' - The Observer, UK
NIH Awards Grants for Six New Autism Research Centers - NIH
Repligen and Boston University to Develop Autism Symptom Assessment Tools - PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX via www.stockhouse.com
US may withdraw federal funds from schools that exclude children for not taking treatment - BMJ
Curing ADHD: Willpower or Meds? - Psychology Today
ADHD girl's mother files petition - School authorities accused of failing to give proper care - Japan Times
Case report - Severe drug rashes in three siblings simultaneously - journal article
Selenium deficiency and viral infection. - journal article
Genetic basis of neonatal methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Japan - journal article
Prevention of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections in neonates - journal article
A malpractice verdict's human dimension - Award was large, but life is upended - The Boston Globe
Americans Don't Understand Danger of Mini-strokes - Reuters Health via Medline
One in four Americans get no exercise, study finds - Reuters Health via www.ivillagehealth.com
Red flag raised over 'normal' blood pressure - New guidelines: Risk starts at lower levels than once thought - AP via CNN
U.S. Guidelines Reassess Blood Pressure - The New York Times
Are Antiperspirants Safe? - www.cpr4womenandfamilies.org
New guidelines emphasize mammograms - CNN
Inquiry finds brains were removed without consent - BMJ
Effect of regression to the mean on decision making in health care - BMJ
BMJ Table of Contents, May 17, 2003
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