February 5, 2004

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Vaccine-related (including autism)

►February 5, 2004 - Immunisation register due mid-year - Go-live delayed to record meningococcal B vaccinations - www.computerworld.co.nz

►February 2, 2004 - Moi University to Run Human Vaccine Research - The East African (Nairobi) - "Kenya's Moi University is set to become the country's third centre for human vaccine research following the signing of a funding and collaboration agreement with the Indiana University and US foundation, Merck Vaccine Network - Africa...According to the arrangement, scientists from Moi and Indiana universities involved in vaccine research will now receive $200,000 per year from the Merck as part of its programme to boost research at the university."

►February 3, 2004 - Scientists work on strategies to defeat ricin - Antidotes and vaccines for the poison could be on their way - MSNBC

►February 5, 2004 - GFI Needs Volunteers For Anthrax Vaccine Testing - www.14wfie.com

►February 2004 - Preferences and Willingness to Pay for Health States Prevented by Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine - journal article (Pediatrics)

►February 2004 - Determination of Serum Antibody to Bordetella pertussis Adenylate Cyclase Toxin in Vaccinated and Unvaccinated Children and in Children and Adults with Pertussis - journal article (Clinical Infectious Diseases)

►February 5, 2004 - Study Suggests Vaccine, Autism Link - Thimerosal Can Disrupt Neurological Development, Researchers Say - WebMD - "The researcher says he believes the dramatic rise in autism and ADHD cases over the last few decades can be blamed on mercury poisoning due to vaccine-related thimerosal exposure. He adds that the fact that autism rates have not declined following the banning of thimerosal is not proof of its safety...'The epidemiological studies are looking at whole populations, and we are trying to determine what it is about an individual kid that might make him more susceptible to this exposure,' he tells WebMD."

►February 5, 2004 - DTP vaccines: alum deemed to be safe - A new study has concluded that DTP vaccines containing aluminum are safe. - www.commentwire.com - "Safety fears have plagued the vaccine industry in recent years, with concerns related to individual product types and vaccine ingredients, including the adjuvant alum. A recent review, published in Lancet Infectious Diseases, has concluded that vaccines containing alum are not associated with increased adverse events. This study should help to alleviate patient concerns and maintain uptake."

Comment:  Here is what I said earlier about this "review": If the studies used for the review are the same kind of short-term, small sample, no genuine control group study normally used to vindicate vaccines, don't bet on them being meaningful or proving anything, other than that you can "prove" anything you want.

►February 2004 - Varicella zoster virus infections in children after the introduction of live attenuated varicella vaccine - journal article (Current Opinion in Pediatrics) - "Although reports of outbreaks of chickenpox in highly immunized groups have raised questions regarding the need for changes to the current vaccination policy, data undeniably indicate that immunization with varicella vaccine has been and continues to be successful in reducing the burden of disease in children and that universal immunization should continue to be a priority in the United States."

►February 9, 2004 - More parents refusing to get kids vaccinated - Physicians are increasingly confronting parents who are concerned about the safety of childhood immunizations. - American Medical News

►January 2004 - Parental vaccine safety concerns - journal article (American Journal of Preventive Medicine) - "While almost all PDs and most FPs experienced at least one vaccine refusal from parents in the past year, far fewer physicians of both specialties observed an increase in their occurrence. Physicians must work to be consistently well informed of both the benefits of immunization as well as the issues of parental concern regarding vaccine safety."

►February 5, 2004 - Vaccines linked to autism, says new study - CBC via www.mytelus.com - "A U.S. researcher says he's found an important link between autism, attention deficit disorder and vaccines...The Boston study by Dr. Richard Deth found that thimerosal – the mercury-based vaccine preservative – affected the structure of human cells in lab samples...His believes some children may be more sensitive to the metallic component. 'The children at risk here are children who have diminished ability to clear these metals,' he says...Deth says his research is preliminary, was only a molecular study and wasn't done on human subjects."

►February 5, 2004 - A link between thimerosal and the brain: Can vaccines affect central nervous system function? - Molecular Psychiatry via www.eurekalert.org -

►February 5, 2004 - UN experts approve bird flu vaccinations - AP via The Globe and Mail - "UN experts approved limited animal vaccinations Thursday in Asia's bird-flu crisis to avoid a mass slaughter of livestock in the affected countries...After a two-day conference, experts said the cautious use of vaccinations could create buffer zones around already infected areas to keep the disease from spreading further."

►February 5, 2004 - UN experts stress need of vaccinations campaign to fight bird flu - www.chinaview.cn

►January 27, 2004 - Activation of methionine synthase by insulin-like growth factor-1 and dopamine: a target for neurodevelopmental toxins and thimerosal - journal article (Molecular Psychiatry) - "The ethylmercury-containing preservative thimerosal inhibited both IGF-1- and dopamine-stimulated methylation with an IC50 of 1 nM and eliminated MS activity. Our findings outline a novel growth factor signaling pathway that regulates MS activity and thereby modulates methylation reactions, including DNA methylation. The potent inhibition of this pathway by ethanol, lead, mercury, aluminum and thimerosal suggests that it may be an important target of neurodevelopmental toxins." (Click here for the full article.)

Comment:  This is the journal article that has caused the stir about thimerosal and autism.

►February 5, 2004 - Experts OK Some Bird Flu Vaccinations - AP via www.kansascity.com

►February 5, 2004 - Autism: The doubts: B.C. Doctors not convinced - The Province - "'Much of the research that looks for harms from vaccines, at some point, you come back to the fact that the researcher may have a bias against vaccines and this work gets seized upon by people who clearly have a bias against vaccines,' Kendall said."

Comment:  Well, gee, I wonder why this "expert" never seemed to have a problem before with studies alleging to vindicate vaccines that not only were conducted by pro-vaccine researchers, but paid for or otherwise influenced by vaccine manufacturers. 

►February 4, 2004 - A Mother's Message: She pushes for meningitis immunizations - Houston Chronicle - ""I just want to scream when I run into these people who say immunization doesn't work or it works only part of the time or it has risks," she said one recent afternoon in the dining room of her home southeast of Conroe...Inoculation against the disease is not required in Texas, but the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends vaccination when an area experiences more than 10 cases per 100,000 population within 90 days...Bacterial meningitis remains comparatively rare, with Texas registering 119 cases in 2002. But Milley believes that number is low because mild cases are sometimes treated as some other illness and go unreported."

Comment:  For more on meningitis vaccine and meningitis risk, go to Scandals: Another Unnecessary Vaccine?  Here Comes the Hype for a New Meningitis Vaccine.

►February 5, 2004 - Vaccine additive linked to brain damage in children - Mercury-based preservative tied to autism, ADHD, U.S. resaearchers say - CanWest News Service via www.canada.com - "After assuring parents that additives in vaccines don't cause brain damage, scientists have found what they believe could be a "smoking gun" linking these additives to autism and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder in children."

Comment:  This is obviously extremely important research.  Note how the "experts" are trying to use poorly designed epidemiological studies to trump biological mechanism research done by researchers at Northeastern University, Johns Hopkins, the University of Nebraska and Tufts.  When are the "experts" going to realize that digging in their heels, denying the connection regardless of the evidence,  is not going to work in the long run?  There is simply too much damage and too many parents who are not going to dutifully or complacently slink away.

►February 5, 2004 - New Research Suggests Link Between Vaccine Ingredients and Autism, ADHD - press release - Northeastern University via www.newswise.com - "According to new research from Northeastern University pharmacy professor Richard Deth and colleagues from the University of Nebraska, Tufts, and Johns Hopkins University, there is an apparent link between exposure to certain neurodevelopmental toxins and an increased possibility of developing neurological disorders including autism and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder. The research – the first to offer an explanation for possible causes of two increasingly common childhood neurological disorders – is published today in the April 2004 issue of the journal Molecular Psychiatry."

Comment:  IMPORTANT NOTE: You may need to do a search for the article on this website. 

Comment: "BL Fisher Note: The truth about vaccine risks will be found in the laboratory with those committed to doing the biological mechanism work at the cellular and molecular level. And that truth, which is so often obscured by poorly designed epidemiology, will shine bright and clear in the end."

►February 5, 2004 - Gulf war syndrome: the legal case collapses - The Guardian, UK - "An eight-year, multimillion pound legal battle by more than 2,000 veterans for compensation for Gulf war syndrome has collapsed because there is not enough scientific evidence to prove their case in court."

►February 3, 2004 - Vaccines Containing Aluminum Appear Safe - Lancet Infectious Diseases via Reuters Health

►January 16, 2004 - Altered neurological function in mice immunized with early endosome antigen 1 - journal article - (BMC Neuroscience)

►January 30, 2004 - Lock to Food-Borne Pathogen Pathway May Be Key to Vaccine - AScribe Newswire

►February 2004 - Gulf-war vaccination (requires registration) - In The News - Nature

►January 30, 2004 - Generex Receives U.S. Department Of Defense Grant For Novel Vaccine Technology - PRNewswire via biocompare

►Issue 1, 2004 - Rotavirus vaccine for preventing diarrhoea - Cochrane Library (abstract)

►Issue 1, 2004 - Vaccines for preventing typhoid fever - Cochrane Review (abstract)

►Issue 1, 2004 - Vaccines for preventing tick-borne encephalitis - Cochrane Review (abstract)

►Issue 1, 2004 - Vaccines for preventing pneumococcal infection in adults - Cochrane Review (abstract)

►Issue 1, 2004 - Vaccines for preventing malaria - Cochrane Review (abstract)

►Issue 1, 2004 - Vaccines for preventing influenza in people with cystic fibrosis - Cochrane Review (abstract)

►Issue 1, 2004 - Vaccines for preventing influenza in people with asthma - Cochrane Review (abstract) 

►Issue 1, 2004 - Vaccines for preventing influenza in healthy adults - Cochrane Review (abstract) 

►Issue 1, 2004 - Vaccines for preventing cholera - Cochrane Review (abstract) 

►February 5, 2004 - Polio: House Sub-Committee On Immunization Calls for Support of Agencies - Vanguard (Lagos) via www.allafrica.com

►January 29, 2004 - H5N1 vaccine strain in a week - Using reverse genetics, WHO thinks a prototype bird flu strain likely to be ready in a week - The Scientist

►February 2004 - Phase 2 Evaluation of Parainfluenza Type 3 Cold Passage Mutant 45 Live Attenuated Vaccine in Healthy Children 6-18 Months Old - journal article (Journal of Infectious Diseases)

►February 5, 2004 - BIOCEN guarantees production of anti-hepatitis B vaccines - www.granma.cu

►February 4, 2004 - Fighting terrorism on the food front - www.foodnavigator.com - "Safeguarding America’s food supply against possible terrorist threats will eat into a considerable chunk of the USDA’s budget next year. The country is also planning to stockpile animal vaccines, following concerns that diseases such as BSE and Avian Influenza could be used in acts of bioterrorism."

Autism-related, developmental/behavioral issues

►February 3, 2004 - Disorder still largely a mystery - www.rockymountainnews.com - "They are children locked in a world of their own, victims of a mysterious brain disorder that steals their ability to relate to other people and their environment...And there are more of them all the time. The Autism Society of America reports that the incidence of autism is increasing 10 percent to 17 percent annually....'The numbers are really extraordinary,' Thomas Insel, director of the National Institute of Mental Health, told a conference on autism convened in November by federal health agencies."

►February 5, 2004 - Autism: A personal view: 'We need explanations' - The Province - "Maple Ridge physician Edward Auersperg, whose son is autistic, said yesterday the problem with the latest U.S. study is that it can't be proved or disproved...But Auersperg said it's only natural for parents to look for causes when their child is diagnosed with neurological damage...'Any time you have a kid with a problem, you start looking for explanations. And I mean you need to, we need to, find out why one kid in a thousand is autistic,' he said."

Comment:  Uh, one in a thousand?  Where has this doctor been?  How about as high as one in 49 in at least one place?  (You can see how invested in these vaccines doctors are, when even one with an autistic child doesn't seem open to the idea that vaccines might be the cause of autism.)

►February 5, 2004 - Mercury risk to newborns alarming - New data from EPA doubles the estimate exposed in womb - Scripps Howard News Service via Seattle PI - "About 630,000 children are born each year at risk for lowered intelligence and learning problems caused by exposure to high levels of mercury in the womb, according to a new analysis by the Environmental Protection Agency...That's nearly double the previous EPA estimate of 320,000 babies a year...However, recent studies indicate that the developing fetus may have more difficulty excreting mercury than pregnant women, which would account for the higher mercury levels in cord blood versus maternal blood."

Comment:  Note that there is no mention of or concern about vaccines containing mercury which have been routinely given to newborns.

►February 1, 2004 - Family suing to aid autistic son - www.2theadvocate.com - "Over the years, Richard and Lisa Wells have worked three jobs between them, mortgaged their Bramble Drive home twice and sold possessions to help their son...Now they're trying another approach: taking the nation's largest pharmaceutical companies to court."

►February 4, 2004 - Parents Upset Over Stoughton's Handling Of Mercury Spill - Student Urine Results Pending - www.channel3000.com

►February 6, 2004 - Fragile X/Autism Help - Ivanhoe - "Autism is a neurological disorder that affects about one in every 500 people. Another disorder, Fragile X syndrome, also called Martin-Bell syndrome, is less common, but has similar traits and can be just as difficult to live with. It affects females less severely, but for most males, social anxiety, behavior, learning and development are all impaired. Now one medication offers hope to these patients."

►February 2004 - How Do Primary Care Physicians Manage Children With Possible Developmental Delays? A National Survey With an Experimental Design - journal article (Pediatrics)  ►February 3, 2004 - Few disabled kids with psychosocial problems receive mental healthcare - Northwestern University via www.eurekalert.org

►February 1, 2004 - White matter structure in autism: preliminary evidence from diffusion tensor imaging. - journal article (Biol Psychiatry)

►January 1, 2004 - Detecting pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcus in children with obsessive-compulsive disorder and tics. - journal article (Biol Psychiatry)

►February 3, 2004 - Cause for concern - Parents of autistic children search for answers - Daily Camera via www.rockymountainnews.com - "Federal and private sources have begun to respond to the alarming numbers with funding, which has helped to build impressive research centers in Denver and Boulder. But desperate parents, well aware that early intervention is key to keeping an autistic child connected with the world, don't have time to wait...They're reading journals, searching the Internet and networking with professionals and other parents about therapies. They're placing their children on special diets and giving them nutritional supplements while spending tens of thousands of dollars on an array of behavioral and occupational therapies, most of which aren't covered by insurance."

"Vaccine-preventable" disease-related

►February 4, 2004 - WHO increases bird flu warning - The Age 

►February 4, 2004 - Avian influenza A(H5N1) - update 17 - WHO 

►February 4, 2004 - China is potential breeding ground for avian flu, human influenza - KRT Wire via Chicago Tribune via www.kansascity.comn

►February 4, 2004 - WHO warns no part of Asia safe from bird flu as death toll hits 15 - www.channelnewsasia.com

►February 5, 2004 - Bird flu toll grows to 15 - International Herald Tribune

►February 4, 2004 - Organization puts out SOS about avian influenza virus - The Cleveland Plain Dealer

►February 4, 2004 - Experts meet for avian-flu talks - Gathering Rome aims to help nations affected by disease, prevent its spread - AP via The Globe and Mail

►February 4, 2004 - HK stocks end flat as bird flu fears wane - Reuters via Forbes

►February 4, 2004 - WHO: bird flu virus spreading faster - www.chinaview.cn

►February 4, 2004 - Experts cautious, optimistic on bird flu - Officials at UWO say the avian virus is not yet a cause for alarm here. - London Free Press

►February 4, 2004 - US flu outbreak boosts Biota - www.theage.com.au - "Biota has its FLU OIA "rapid influenza diagnostic kit" marketed in the US by Thermo Electron, and Biota said its partner reported a 'large increase in demand' for the product during November and December."

►February 4, 2004 - Bird Flu Death Tolls Rises to 14 - The Scotsman

►February 4, 2004 - Just What Is This Avian Flu? - http://e.sinchew-i.com

►Issue 1, 2004 - Vitamin A for treating measles in children - Cochrane Review (abstract)

►January 25, 2004 - Asian Bird Flu Makes Way to Indonesia - AP via www.sunherald.com - "Indonesian officials had earlier denied the diseases' presence, but the Indonesian Veterinarians Association said several independent investigations had revealed that bird flu had already killed millions of chickens over the past several months."

March/April 2004 - Perinatally Acquired Tuberculosis in a Neonate - journal article (Medical Principles and Practice)

►January 23, 2004 - Measles Outbreak Associated with an Imported Case in an Infant - Alabama, 2002 - MMWR/CDC

►February 2004 - The changing picture of hepatitis A in the United States - journal article (Current Opinion in Pediatrics)

►January 30, 2004 - WHO: Asia Should Stockpile Bird Flu Drugs - AP via www.intelihealth.com

Other diseases/conditions (some already in the vaccine pipeline)

►February 2004 - Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes in Childhood Using a Very-Low-Calorie Diet - journal article (Diabetes Care)

►February 2004 - Severe acute respiratory syndrome: public health response and clinical practice update for an emerging disease - journal article (Current Opinion in Pediatrics)

►February 2004 - Hantavirus infection in children - journal article (Current Opinion in Pediatrics)

►February 4, 2004 - Gene therapy technique could aid islet transplants for diabetes, says Pittsburgh study - Researchers also find current immunosuppression drug therapy may be harmful for transplanted Islets - University of Pittsburgh Medical Center - via www.eurekalert.org 

►January 29, 2004 - Research: Uterine Bacteria May Cause Cerebral Palsy - Chicago-Area Doctor Conducts Study Of Pregnant Women - Internet Broadcasting Systems via www.nbc5.com

►February 4, 2004 - Homocysteine Level Eyed In Stroke Study - AP via www.intelihealth.com

►February 3, 2004 - Study Suggests That Higher Doses Of Aspirin May Prevent Colorectal Cancer - American College of Physicians via www.intelihealth.com

►February 4, 2004 - Taking Vitamins To Lower Blood Levels Of The Amino Acid Homocysteine Does Not Reduce The Risk Of Recurrent Stroke - JAMA via www.intelihealth.com

►January 28, 2004 - Democrats Seek Animal ID Plan For Mad Cow - AP via www.intelihealth.com

►February 3, 2004 - Hormone therapy study halted over cancer concerns - Scandinavian scientists announced Tuesday that they have called off a study of the effects of hormone replacement therapy for women with a history of breast cancer because early results showed an "unacceptably high" risk of recurrence. - AP via CNN

►February 4, 2004 - European cancer deaths in decline - All Clear' campaign aims to boost awareness and research. - Nature

►January 30, 2004 - Caution over prion therapy - Study reveals antibodies can kill brain cells. - Nature - "Antibody therapies designed to treat the human form of mad cow disease could backfire, warn US scientists...Williamson urges caution for researchers working on antibody therapies targeted against prions, in case they cause brain damage, rather than prevent it."

►January 30, 2004 - Cancer radiation risk estimated - Medical X-rays cause thousands of cases of cancer every year. - Nature

►Issue 1, 2004 - Antibiotics for acute otitis media in children - Cochrane Review (abstract)

►Issue 1, 2004 - Calcium supplementation on bone loss in postmenopausal women - Cochrane Review (abstract)

►Issue 1, 2004 - Mefloquine for preventing malaria in non-immune adult travellers - Cochrane Review (abstract) 

►February 2, 2004 - Experimental Treatment Yields New Hope For Children Battling Cerebral Palsy - Georgetown University Medical Center via www.sciencedaily.com

►February 2004 - Cellular Immune Response of Fetuses to Cytomegalovirus - journal article (Pediatric Research)

►February 2004 - Adolescent Twin Sisters With Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) - journal article (Pediatrics)

►February 2004 - Isolation of enterovirus strains from children with preclinical Type 1 diabetes - journal article (Diabetic Medicine)

►February 2004 - Retinal Hemorrhages in an 8-Year-Old Child: An Uncommon Presentation of Abusive Injury - journal article (Pediatric Emergency Care)

►February 2004 - Increased Toll-like receptor 4 expression in infants with respiratory syncytial virus bronchiolitis - journal article (Clinical and Experimental Immunology)

►February 2, 2004 - Antioxidants Lower Risk of Asthma - American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine via Ivanhoe

►February 2004 - Influence of Human Leukocyte Antigen Class II Alleles on Susceptibility to Entamoeba histolytica Infection in Bangladeshi Children - journal article (Journal of Infectious Diseases)

 ►February 2004 - Variable Presentations of Rickets in Children in the Emergency Department - journal article (Pediatric Emergency Care)

►February 3, 2004 - Experts: Ricin Not As Dangerous As Anthrax - Ricin Not On 'A-List' Of Bioterrorism Threats - www.thelouisvillechannel.com

►January 2004 - Does increased general schooling protect against HIV infection? A study in four African cities - journal article (Tropical Medicine & International Health)

►January 31, 2004 - A Look at Exotic Diseases in S. Sudan - AP via Yahoo!

Big pharma, research conduct, conflict of interest, ethics, FDA, oversight, approval process, warnings

►January 29, 2004 - Army won't review medication in suicides - UPI

►February 2, 2004 - Health Professionals To Promote A New Code Of Conduct On Tobacco Control - WHO via www.intelihealth.com

►February 3, 2004 - Spanish scientist cleared - Scientific freedom of speech seen as winner in suit between drug firm and pharmacologist - The Scientist - "David has beaten Goliath again, this time in Spain. Joan-Ramon Laporte, the Spanish pharmacologist who was taken to court on January 16 by the giant Merck Sharp and Dohme (MSD) for an article in which he commented on the irregularities surrounding the company's VIGOR trial has been cleared of wrongdoing."

►February 2, 2004 - U.S. Advisers Seek Stronger Antidepressant Warning - Reuters via Yahoo!

►February 3, 2004 - Advisers urge warnings of kids' antidepressant risks - FDA hears debate on benefit, side effects of the drugs for youth - Parents and doctors need more explicit warnings that some widely used antidepressants are suspected of sometimes causing suicidal behavior in children and teenagers, scientific advisers told the government. - AP via CNN

►January 29, 2004 - Food Additive May Pave Way to New Antibiotics - HealthDayNews via The Atlanta Journal Constitution - "Scientists have replicated the internal machinery that creates a powerful type of antibiotic, potentially setting the stage for the development of new drugs to replace those that no longer work...The antibiotics, known as lantibiotics, are currently used as preservatives in the food industry. But the breakthrough could lead to their use in humans, University of Illinois researchers say."

Mandatory vaccines, parental/health rights, legal

►January 28 - February 3, 2004 - A Violation of Rights (Reflections & Observations) - Santa Monica Mirror - "The thing about experts is that they often disagree with each other, and, on the fluoride question, there are experts who allege that fluoride is toxic, as well as experts who allege that it’s safe...We don’t know how many residents want fluoride in their water, and we don’t think it matters, because this is not a question that can or should be decided for all of the people by some of the people. Nor do we know whether fluoride is good or bad for people, and we’re not sure anyone does. But we believe that every one of us has the right to choose what he or she will ingest, and we also believe that the government — city, county, state or federal — does not have the right to force-feed anything to people."

Miscellaneous

►January 2004 - Soluble transferrin receptor in Aboriginal children with a high prevalence of iron deficiency and infection - journal article (Tropical Medicine & International Health)

►January 2004 - The use of non-prescribed medication in the first 3 months of life in rural South Africa - journal article (Tropical Medicine & International Health)

►February 2004 - Shedding New Light on the "Safe" Club Drug: Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (Ecstasy)-related Fatalities - journal article (Academic Emergency Medicine)

►February 3, 2004 - Lawmaker Seeks Data on Antidepressants for Kids - Reuters via Yahoo!

►February 4, 2004 - Office supplies used on patients - Some doctors are using improvised equipment such as paperclips and clothes pegs to treat their patients, it is claimed - BBC

►February 5, 2004 - Gene-Altered Mice Create Healthful Oils (requires registraion) - Omega-3 Advance Could Be Applied to Foods - Washington Post - "Scientists in Boston have created a line of genetically engineered mice that make their own omega-3 fatty acids -- healthful oils, typically found in fish, that mice, humans and other mammals cannot normally make on their own...They do, however, foresee a future in which cattle will be engineered to have the gene in their muscles so a slab of beef could have a fat profile similar to that of a piece of salmon -- and without worries about mercury or other ocean contaminants that have recently plagued the seafood industry."

►February 3, 2004 - Get a Load of the Mono-2-Ethylhexyl-Phthalate In That Guy (requires registration)  - Washington Post

►January 31, 2004 - Brain barrier locks out both harm and help - Lebanon Daily News

►February 4, 2004 - Probiotic bacteria health boon - Gut-friendly bugs don't have to be alive to boost immune system. - Nature

►January 30, 2004 - Drug may give cells a fresh start - A chemical could switch adult cells from one type to another. - Nature

►January 28, 2004 - Do women clasp infants to their left to boost bonding? - Cuddling linked to how the brain processes emotion. - Nature

►January 27, 2004 - 'Test-tube' mice become bold adults - Assisted reproduction may affect behaviour. - Nature

►February 4, 2004 - Science ties illnesses to your month of birth - March is the cruellest month, with a long list of diseases - The Ottawa Citizen via www.canada.com

►February 3, 2004 - Bill would trim insurance mandates - www.stltoday.com

►February 3, 2004 - Oseltamivir (Tamiflu) unsafe in infants under 1 year old - journal article (Canadian Medical Association Journal)

►January 2004 - Genetic epidemiology: some special contributions of birth cohorts - journal article (Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology)

►February 1, 2004 - Big Problems Can Plague Little Eyes - HealthDay via Yahoo!

►January 30, 2004 - Too much weight tugs at kids' hearts - HealthDay via USA Today

►February 9, 2004 - Kids' visits shifting farther away from family physicians - Changing demographics and financial concerns might explain the increase for pediatricians. - American Medical News

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