May 27, 2003                

Vaccination Backlash - There's a small but stubborn faction of parents who don't vaccinate their children. Are there risks? - The San Francisco Chronicle

Immune response to smallpox persists 75 years after vaccination - BioMedNet

E-News: Safety of smallpox vaccine for first responders (NVIC)

Panel: More Data Before Smallpox Shots Expanded - Reuters Health via NIH

Troop vaccinations come under fire - The New Zealand Herald

'War vaccines poisoned us' - www.thisislondon.com

Death Throes of a Crippler -  The New York Times

Michael D. Innis credentials - doctor and researcher who wrote one of the letters below

Rapid Responses to "Anti-vaccinationists past and present"  - BMJ

Hope for Alzheimer's vaccine - Hints emerge that doomed jab did some good. - Nature

Malaria vaccine gets a boost - Vaccine double-act success in humans raises TB and HIV hopes. - Nature

Novel flu vaccine shows promise in mice - If successful in humans, vaccine could eliminate annual flu shot  - www.eurekalert.org

Hong Kong, Chinese Experts to Test SARS Vaccine on Animals - Reuters Health via Medscape

Tests in China Suggest Some With SARS Don't Become Ill - The New York Times

With SARS, Antivirus Arms Race Heats Up - The New York Times

Contacting the Congress - website

National Autism Registry -  website

Full-term fetus knows mom's voice: study  - Reuters Health via www.ivillagehealth.com

Weaning of infants - journal article

Immunology of viral respiratory tract infection in infancy. - journal article

Oral and sublingual immunotherapy in paediatric patients. - journal article

Disease Or Deception - www.nbc4.tv

Drug companies' secret reports outrage doctors - The Boston Globe

Doctors have little more info than patients about CT scan safety -  www.medicalpost.com

Same patient, different advice: a study into why doctors vary - journal article

Bottles of Cholesterol Drug Recalled - FDA Warns of Fake Lipitor - The Washington Post

Cholesterol targets too high for diabetics  - BioMedNet

Diabetics' education level may sway death risk  - Reuters Health via www.ivillagehealth.com

Laughter at Dinner Cuts Blood Sugar in Diabetics - Reuters Health via NIH

Crossing the cultural divide - BioMedNet

DNA of Blacks To Be Gathered To Fight Illness - The New York Times

Early environmental origins of neurodegenerative disease - BioMednet

Cases; Seeing Risk and Reward Through a Patient's Eyes - The New York Times

Behavior; If Biology Is Destiny, When Shouldn't It Be?  - The  New York Times

Illinois bans ephedra  - AP via CNN

Oily fish 'prevents heart attacks' - Eating oily fish like salmon or tuna at least twice a week could prevent a heart attack, a study suggests.  - BBC

Pesticide panic zaps the facts - www.globeandmail.com

Redflagsdaily.com Extra! May 27, 2003