May 16, 2003                                     

Great News! Victory in Arkansas! First state to add a philosophical exemption to vaccination in over 20 years! - Tedd Koren’s (free) Monthly Newsletter May 2003

Editorial Comment: Should smallpox vaccine be tested in children? - journal article

A Forest Full of Trees - Health Sciences Institute e-Alert

Notice to Readers: Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine Shortage Resolved - CDC

Immunogenicity and safety of two schedules of Hepatitis B vaccination during pregnancy - journal article

Polio eradication strategy revised - Cash crisis forces mass vaccination campaign to focus. - Nature

Norwegian hope for a SARS vaccine - The Norwegian firm Bionor has started work on developing what may be the first vaccine against the SARS virus. - The Norway Post

Many Americans think an HIV/AIDS vaccine already exists - May 18th observance of International HIV Vaccine Awareness Day unveils the upside-down AIDS ribbon - www.eurekalert.org

HIV Vaccine Trials Set to Start in Botswana, US - HVTN via AllAfrica.com

"Cases Flare in Taiwan" - http://www.immunizationinfo.org

"Europe Struggles to Eradicate Avian Flu Outbreak" - http://www.immunizationinfo.org

"India Pushes Polio Eradication Goal to 2005" - http://www.immunizationinfo.org

"Many Americans Think an HIV/AIDS Vaccine Already Exists" - http://www.immunizationinfo.org

"Measles Outbreak Reported in Northern Tajikistan" - http://www.immunizationinfo.org

"SARS Virus Eluded Safeguards in Toronto Hospital Procedure" - http://www.immunizationinfo.org

"SciGen Announces Launch of Sci-B-Vac in Hong Kong" - http://www.immunizationinfo.org

"Smallpox Vaccinations Fall Far Short of Target" - http://www.immunizationinfo.org

"USC Scientists Make Key Discovery" - http://www.immunizationinfo.org

Little Pharma Is A Business - Get Used To The Idea - by Nicholas Regush - www.redflagsweekly.com

Is Mercury Toxicity an Autoimmune Disorder? - www.thorne.com

Fish OK During Pregnancy - Ivanhoe

SARS Fears Prompt China to Suspend Adoptions - The Washington  Post

Experimental Drug May Fight SARS, Researchers Say - The  New York  Times

West Nile Outlook Is Biting - HealthScoutNews via ABC News

Senate passes 5-year global AIDS program - Reuters Health via www.intelihealth.com

FDA unable to decipher bacterial outbreak at AGH - www.post-gazette.com

Calicivirus infections in children  - journal article

Antibiotic resistant infections due to Streptococcus pneumoniae: impact on therapeutic options and clinical outcome - journal article

Treatment of community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in children - journal article

School Screening for Asthma, Allergy in Works - HealthScoutNews via HON News - "In 2001, 6.3 million Americans under 18 reported having asthma, according to the National Center for Health Statistics. While it is the most common chronic disease among children, the frequency with which it is recognized varies, Dr. Raoul L. Wolf, director of the Chicago pilot project, writes in his report."

Astrovirus infection in children - journal article

Epilepsy drug shows promise in combating alcoholism - AP via CNN

Cancer Society Endorses Mammograms, Moves Away From Self-Exams -  AP via www.intelihealth.com

CCHC Testimony on MN Plan to Mandate Genetic Testing of Newborns - www.cchconline.org

MN House Adds Informed Opt-Out Requirement to Newborn Genetic Screening - www.cchconline.org

Herbal Remedies in Children - Ivanhoe

New asthma drug gets backing by FDA panel - AP via CNN

Inertia on folic acid has caused thousands of unnecessary deaths - BMJ

Mutation a Clue to Mosquito-Borne Illness - HealthScoutNews via ABC News

CDC: 1 in 4 Americans get no exercise -  AP via CNN

U.S. Expands Warning On Blood Pressure Risk - Diet, Fitness Changes Urged for Millions More - The Washington Post

Redflagsdaily.com Extra! May 16, 2003 - www.redflagsweekly.com