May 19, 2003
Safety of Aluminum
Added to Vaccines as a Vaccine Adjuvant -
www.testfoundation.org
E-News: Senate Backs Away
from Compensation Reforms (NVIC)
Feedback: Just what is
Gulf War syndrome? - BioMedNet
British public "duped"
over MMR fears - www.newscientist.com
Public duped by media over
vaccine, says report -
www.eurekalert.org
Concern over MMR safety
study - A US study has re-ignited the debate about the safety of the MMR vaccine
by suggesting it may raise the risk of neurological problems. - BBC
MMR survey shows public
doubts over safety linger - The Telegraph, UK
Almost all doctors
back triple jab -
http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk
The Public's Health
and the Law in the 21st Century - Second Annual Partnership Conference on Public
Health - CDC
Smallpox
vaccination theory based on politics - The New York Times
OHSU scientists look for
methods to improve vaccinations for smallpox and other infectious diseases -
Currently some vaccines, including smallpox vaccine, cannot be used by millions
of susceptible patients -
www.eurekalert.org
Merck sued by Fox
journalist over faulty vaccine - Reuters via
http://money.iwon.com
Secret AIDS Vaccine? -
www.medicinenet.com
Chiron, a Biotech
Company, May Acquire Vaccine Maker - The New York Times
“Health Officials Gear
Up as West Nile Virus Begins Assault” -
http://www.immunizationinfo.org
“Influenza A Persists in
South China City” -
http://www.immunizationinfo.org
“Rabies” -
http://www.immunizationinfo.org
“Rubella Persists in
France Despite Vaccine Available” -
http://www.immunizationinfo.org
“Shingles on the Rise,
Experts Warn” -
http://www.immunizationinfo.org
“Survey Exposes Public
Misconception Over MMR Jab” -
http://www.immunizationinfo.org
“UNICEF Pledges $3
Million to Upgrade Vietnam's Nha Trang Pasteur Institute” -
http://www.immunizationinfo.org
“WHO Eyes 24-Hour Global
Network on SARS, Other Diseases” -
http://www.immunizationinfo.org
“World Bank to Provide $20
Million to Pakistan to Eradicate Polio” -
http://www.immunizationinfo.org
An Autism Explosion? -
www.komotv.com
All aboard to get autism
awareness on track - www.theage.com.au
How common are
gastrointestinal disorders in children with autism? - journal article
Radiation Sickness
Drug Developed - Military Health Officials Hope Medicine Could Protect First
Responders - The Washington Post
Polio eradication -
the validity of surveillance indicators - journal article
Take the Offense Against
Lyme Disease - Some tips to avoid the ticks that will feed on you -
HealthDayNews via HealthScoutNews
Immunologists
unearth HIV archive - BioMedNet
More cash, challenges in HIV
fight - Nations viewed as unprepared to help patients -
www.boston.com
Health Officials
Gear Up as West Nile Virus Begins Assault - USA Today via
www.naccho.org
Patient protection in
trials questioned - Local hospitals part of disputed research - Newhouse
News Service via
www.nola.com
Health groups say most
drugs not tested for use on children -
www.boston.com
Drug Development:
Clinical Trials -
www.the-scientist.com
Trial Lawyers Are Now
Focusing On Lawsuits Against Drug Makers - The New York Times
Trickle-Down R&D and the
Public Good -
www.the-scientist.com
Surprising results
for colon cancer drug - AP via CNN
Legal Cases: Merck & Co. v
Smithkline Beecham Pharmaceuticals
Testimony of Paul
Bogart, Healthy Building Network - Before the Consumer Product Safety Commission
- re: arsenic treated wood in playground equipment -
www.healthybuilding.net
Use of Morning-After Pill
Rising And It May Go Over the Counter - The New York Times
Early Depression Linked
to Alzheimer's in U.S. Study - Reuters
'Electronic nose' sniffs
out lung cancer: study - Reuters Health via
www.ivillagehealth.com
New Breast Self-Exam
Guidelines Stir Debate - USA Today via
www.intelihealth.com
'Rapid detox' breaks drug
habits quickly - HealthScoutNews vis USA Today
Want Drugs With Those Fries?
-
www.guerrillanews.com
Reducing Birth Defect
Risk - Ivanhoe
Update on pediatric
nutrition: Breastfeeding, infant nutrition, and growth - journal article
Bigger babies more likely
to develop rheumatoid arthritis, study finds - The Independent, UK
Alcohol Causes Weight
Gain - Ivanhoe - no kidding
Feedback: So you think
you know the double helix story? - BioMedNet
U.S. to Support World
Tobacco-Control Treaty - The New York Times
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