►March 16, 2004 - Vaccination Week in the Americas Targets 40 Million People - PAHO

►March 16, 2004 - New Smallpox Inoculations Show Promise - NIH via www.hum-molgen.de

►March 16, 2004 - China declares 'initial' victory over bird flu, warns it may return - AFP via Yahoo!

►March 16, 2004 - Vets lose bid to stop county from offering dog vaccines - The San Diego Union-Tribune

►March 17, 2004 - Ministry still on alert against bird flu - China is no longer facing bird flu restrictions after the Ministry of Agriculture Tuesday lifted the veil of isolation surrounding the nation's two remaining quarantined areas. - People's Daily, China

►March 17, 2004 - Second Jab In Line Of Fire - www.thisisderbyshire.co.uk

►March 16, 2004 - The Alternative Healthy Eating Index - Consumers' Research Magazine via Healthy News

►March 16, 2004 - Tobacco Threatens Environment - New Vision (Kampala) via www.allafrica.com

►March 16, 2004 - Disparities in Health Care a Costly Problem for Nation; National Hispanic Medical Association Urges Equitable Care, Diagnosis and Treatment - www.hispanicbusiness.com

►March 16, 2004 - Colo. scientist honored for T-cell work - Rocky Mountain News

►March 16, 2004 - Health Highlights - Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of HealthDay via www.lifeclinic.com

►March 17, 2004 - Joint replacement: An inside look - www.vidyya.com

►March 16, 2004 - School of public health to lead asthma consortium - University of California Los Angeles via UC News Wire

►March 16, 2004 - Researchers Flip Immune System's 'On' Switch - Findings could lead to new AIDS treatments - HealthDayNews via www.hon.ch

►March 16, 2004 - Optical glucose sensor holds promise for patients - University of California Santa Cruz via UC News Wire

►March 16, 2004 - Adaptive regulatory T cells suppress killing of persistently infected cells - Cell Press via www.eurekalert.org

►March 17, 2004 - Emergency steps target bird flu - Penalties for failing to report - The Japan Times

►March 16, 2004 - Army 'biosurety' rules raise privacy issues - AP via www.islandpacket.com

►March 17, 2004 - Wild idea:The killer bird flu may have blown in from overseas, instead of mutating here. - www.asahi.com

►March 16, 2004 - Can Enzymes Help Your Child with Autism? - The Exceptional Parent via Healthy News

►March 17, 2004 - Domenici slams Specter and NIH ‘pigs’ - www.thehill.com

►March 15, 2004 - Management of Hepatitis C: Evaluating Suitability for Drug Therapy - Chronic hepatitis C virus infection is a common and serious disease. Although an estimated 2.7 million persons in the United States have this disease, most have not yet been diagnosed. Recent advances in treatment provide successful cure in 50 to 80 percent of cases. Current drug therapy consists of a combination of pegylated interferon and ribavirin. Although all patients with chronic hepatitis C virus infection are potential candidates for treatment, pharmacologic therapy has a number of contraindications. Evaluation of suitability for treatment includes a thorough search for comorbid medical and psychiatric conditions that can be contraindications. Initial testing involves anti-hepatitis C virus antibodies, but definitive diagnosis of active disease requires detection of viral RNA. Most patients require a liver biopsy to determine the amount of hepatic fibrosis and ongoing hepatocellular inflammation. Viral genotype also should be determined: type 1 requires 12 months of treatment and does not respond as well as types 2 and 3, which require only six months of treatment. Common side effects of drug therapy include anemia, anorexia, depression, fatigue, fever, headache, myalgia, nausea, and erythema at the injection site. - American Academy of Family Physicians

►March 15, 2004 - Pharyngitis - Sore throat is one of the most common reasons for visits to family physicians. While most patients with sore throat have an infectious cause (pharyngitis), fewer than 20 percent have a clear indication for antibiotic therapy (i.e., group A beta-hemolytic streptococcal infection). Useful, well-validated clinical decision rules are available to help family physicians care for patients who present with pharyngitis. Because of recent improvements in rapid streptococcal antigen tests, throat culture can be reserved for patients whose symptoms do not improve over time or who do not respond to antibiotics. - American Academy of Family Physicians

►March 17, 2004 - St. Louis University testing TB vaccine - AP via Southeast Missourian

►March 16, 2004 - Alabama: 25 More Co-Workers of TB Patient Test Positive, to Get X-rays - AP via www.aegis.org

►March 12, 2004 - U.S. plans big purchase of new anthrax vaccine - Anti-terror strategy: enough doses for 27 million - The Washington Post via www.sfgate.com

►March 12, 2004 - New plan could see entire population immunized against smallpox - www.maarivintl.com 

►March 12, 2004 - World Health Organization to host influenza pandemic preparedness meeting - WHO 

►March 12, 2004 - SARS Virus May Cause Mild Disease - Reuters via Yahoo! News  

►March 14, 2004 - Malaria comes back strong worldwide as killer disease - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel 

►March 14, 2004 - 'Switched-Off' genes put first chink in colon cell's anti-tumor armor - Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions via www.eurekalert.org  

►March 12, 2004 - U.S. Taking Look at Canada Drug Imports - AP via The Herald-Sun 

►March 13, 2004 - U.S. Seeks Changes in Food Labeling - AP via The Herald-Sun

►March 16, 2004 - Gov't Moves Closer to Poultry Drug Ban - AP via The Herald-Sun 

►March 16, 2004 - H5N2 inactivated vaccine effective in preventing bird flu: official - China used H5N2 inactivated vaccine to prevent spread of H5N1 strain highly infectious bird flu virus and that has proved to be effective, an official with the Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) said on Tuesday - Xinhua via People's Daily Online 

►March 17, 2004 - Bird flu takes its toll on Zydus’ rabies vaccine - Business Standard – “With the Union government banning import of eggs following the outbreak of the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Virus, or bird flu, in certain Southeast Asian countries, the production of rabbies vaccine by Zydus Cadila Healthcare has been hit.”

►March 17, 2004 - FAO Says Vietnam Not Clear of Bird Flu Yet - Reuters

►March 17, 2004 - Thai worker dies of bird flu, becoming Asia's 23rd victim - AP via Taipei Times

►March 17, 2004 - Beijing declares lethal epidemic of bird flu 'stamped out' - Financial Times

►March 17, 2004 - Govt sets tougher penalties for not reporting bird flu - Yomiuri Shimbun

►March 17, 2004 - Anti-bird flu steps aimed at children - Yomiuri Shimbun
 
►March 17, 2004 - Bird flu takes its toll on Zydus’ rabies vaccine - Business Standard

►March 16, 2004 - Thai woman dies of avian flu; China lifts quarantines - CIDRAP News

►March 16, 2004 - China declares bird flu victory - China says it has eradicated bird flu, after culling nine million birds in the seven weeks since the first case. - BBC

►March 16, 2004 - Ministry still on alert against bird flu - China Daily

►March 16, 2004 - Experts warn of deadly human influenza pandemic - Reuters via Forbes

►March 17, 2004 - VFF backs voluntary anthrax scheme - www.abc.net.au

►March 16, 2004 - Residents inoculated after food worker contracts hepatitis A - AP via Portsmouth Herald via www.seacoastonline.com

►March 16, 2004 - Immune System Attack Tied to Birth Defects - HealthDay via Atlanta Journal-Constitution

►March 16, 2004 - DPRK strengthens quarantine measures against bird flu - Xinhuanet via China View

►March 16, 2004 - Vaccination Week in the Americas Targets 40 Million People - Pan American Health Organization

►March 16, 2004 - Amazon Biotech Inc. Announces the Appointment of Philip Drachman as Company President - Company's Initial Focus On HIV/AIDS Clinical Trials - press release - Amazon Biotech, Inc via PrimeZone Media Network

*►March 16, 2004 - Fibroid Vaccines Hit Market - P.M. News via www.allafrica.com

►March 16, 2004 - Meningitis Kills 403 in Burkina This Year - Reuters

►March 16, 2004 - Researchers Flip Immune System's 'On' Switch - Findings could lead to new AIDS treatments - HealthDay News

►March 16, 2004 - Adaptive regulatory T cells suppress killing of persistently infected cells - Immunity, Cell Press via www.eurekalert.org

►March 16, 2004 - Texas passengers possibly exposed to measles - AP via Star-Telegram via www.dfw.com

►March 16, 2004 - Health officials seek 15 from Texas - AP via www.news24houston.com

►March 17, 2004 - Scientists question findings on Bt toxins - Minda News via www.mindanaotimes.com.ph

►March 16, 2004 - Vitamin D Compound Inhibits Breast Cancer Cells - International Journal of Cancer via Reuters Health via Yahoo!

►March 16, 2004 - Sachin, Laxman bat against polio - PTI via The Telegraph, India

►March 17, 2004 - Optical glucose sensor holds promise for diabetics and intensive care patients - Medical News Today

►March 12, 2004 - Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Thailand - This is a Follow-up report (No. 6) via OIE on the recent outbreak of Avian Influenza in Thailand. - Poultry News via www.thepoultrysite.com

►March 16, 2004 - Nation's Top 100 Asthma Capitals(TM) Named - Experts Urge Better Understanding to Improve Health - AAFA and AAAAI via Market Wire

►March 16, 2004 - Expanded vaccination programme reviewed - Vietnam News Agency

*►March 16, 2004 - 'Autism Netverse' Lets Creative Voices Be Heard Online - Vandna Jerath via AScribe Newswire

►March 16, 2004 - Five lakes on mercury warning list - AP via Rapid City Journal via www.aberdeennews.com

►March 16, 2004 - E.P.A. May Tighten Proposed Mercury Regulation - New York Times via www.shortnews.com

►March 16, 2004 - Texas groups protest new mercury rule - UPI via The Washington Times

►March 16, 2004 - Doctors, environmentalists oppose EPA's mercury rule (requires registration) - www.king5.com

►March 16, 2004 - Scientists Withdraw Suggestion of Link - audio transcript - Voice of America

►March 16, 2004 - Victoria drug firm lupus pioneer - Aspreva's pursuit of medicine for 'disenfranchised' brings relief to woman - CanWest News Serivce via Vancouver Sun via www.canada.com

►March 16, 2004 - Saint Louis University testing TB vaccine (requires registration) - AP via The Kansas City Star

►March 17, 2004 - The birth of hope - Afghan midwives teach expectant mothers to replace superstition with sanitation. - Christian Science Monitor

►March 15, 2004 - Psychological Outcomes in Long-Term Survivors of Childhood Brain Cancer: A Report From the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study - journal article (Journal of Clinical Oncology)

►March/April 2004 - Acute sinusitis in children: Diagnosis and management - journal article (Journal of Pediatric Health Care)

►April 2004 - Interval between Births and Risk of Congenital Cytomegalovirus Infection - journal article (Clinical Infectious Diseases) 

►April 2004 - The Public's Response to Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome in Toronto and the United States - journal article (Clinical Infectious Diseases) 

*►April 2004 - Intranasal Influenza Vaccine in a Working Population - journal article (Clinical Infectious Diseases)

►April 2004 - Urticaria, Exanthems, and Other Benign Dermatologic Reactions to Smallpox Vaccination in Adults - journal article (Clinical Infectious Diseases)

►March 16, 2004 - Lead poisoning from "lead-free" paint - journal article (Canadian Medical Association Journal)

►March 15, 2004 - FDA to Determine What Low-Carb Means - AP via Yahoo!

*►March 15, 2004 - Tuberculosis strains stay close to home, say Stanford researchers - Finding may help develop vaccines targeted to geography - Stanford University Medical Center via www.eurekalert.org

►March 15, 2004 - Team plans major study of diabetes in kids - AP via USA Today

►March 16, 2004 - China lifts final two bird flu isolation orders, urges caution - AFP via Yahoo!

►March 15, 2004 - Trek Tech: Medical technology is boldly going where 'Star Trek' has gone before - San Francisco Chronicle

►March 15, 2004 - Polio Reappears In Countries Where It Had Been Eradicated - USA Today via  www.intelihealth.com

►March 16, 2004 - SEK 322m rights issue in Medivir - Prime Zone Media Network via  www.chemistry.org

►March 16, 2004 - TennCare proposal may not reduce costs -  AP via  The Jackson Sun

* ►March 15, 2004 - Celiac disease's link to ailments underrated - Denver Post

►March 15, 2004  - Moffitt employees receive Book of the Year award - An unexpected call informed two USF authors about recognition from a well-known magazine in the medical community. - The Oracle Newspaper

* ►March 16, 2004 - Beat Generation - Healthology Press via www.abcnews.go.com

►March 15, 2004 - Course teaches proper nutrition - The Paris News

* ►March 15, 2004 - Prevalence Of Chronic Sinusitis May Be Lower Than Commonly Reported - American Medical Association via www.intelihealth.com

* ►March 16, 2004 - Poor childhood health a growing concern - The Daily Yomiuri

* ►March 16, 2004 - New, 'Miracle' Drugs May Cause Nation's Soaring Benefit Costs to Explode - The Baltimore Sun via www.pharmacytimes.com

* ►March 15, 2004 - Anti-inflammatory Herbs - www.uspharmacist.com

►March 15, 2004 - Choosing Wellness - www.uspharmacist.com

►March 15, 2004 - Seniors as Caregivers - www.uspharmacist.com

►March 15, 2004 - JCI table of contents - Journal of Clinical Investigation via www.eurekalert.org

►March 15, 2004 - Fish's toxin may help cancer patients -  Puffer's poison found to relieve pain in 68% of people tested - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel via Los Angeles Times via www.pharmacytimes.com

►March 15, 2004 - Bacteria live in the esophagus! - New York University Medical Center and School of Medicine via www.eurekalert.org

►March 15, 2004 - Healthcare System Under Stress: How Did We Get There, What Can We Do? Leading Health Policy Expert to Discuss Current Healthcare System - U.S. Newswire

►March 16, 2004 - Japan takes steps to control bird flu - UPI via www.menafn.com

►March 16, 2004 - Montreal acupuncturist used unsafe needles, tests urged for patients - The Globe And Mail

►March 16, 2004 - ML Laboratories Renews PER.C6 License Agreement with Crucell - http://interestalert.com

►March 16, 2004 - 'Male-targeting' bacterium's genome is deciphered - Versatile Wolbachia has more mobile DNA than any other intracellular bacterium; Study may help in developing new treatments for dengue fever and other diseases - The Institute for Genomic Research via www.eurekalert.org

►March 15, 2004 - Health briefs - The Daily Camera

►March 15, 2004 - Antibiotics Before Surgery Can Help Prevent Infection - The Ledger

►March 16, 2004 - Fact sheet: Research on severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) - www.niaid.nih.gov via www.vidyya.com

* ►March 16, 2004 - MMR take-up rates continue to rise - The Scotsman

* ►March 16, 2004 - Mass air travel brings TB threat to Britain - The Independent, UK

►March 16, 2004 - Damaged by drink - Babies born to mothers who abuse alcohol in pregnancy can suffer anything from facial deformities to brain damage. With more women drinking over safe limits experts fear the number of cases will rise. - The Guardian, UK

* ►March 15, 2004 - Autism clues tracked - UNC-CH scientists aspire to lead in search for causes - The News & Observer

►March 15, 2004 - Long-time JHU professor tapped to lead mental health department - Baltimore Business Journal

* ►March 15, 2004 - Judge slaps Crown for delays - Province to pay families to enable them to continue lawsuit over autism programs - The Globe And Mail

►March 15, 2004 - Measles vaccine urged for travelers - Northwest passenger has contagious disease - Detroit Free Press

►March 15, 2004 - Manchester firm wins anthrax bid - A Manchester firm is bidding to supply America with an anthrax vaccine to help innoculate 25 million people in the event of a terrorist attack. - BBC

►March 15, 2004 - Study supports new theory for nicotine's protective effect against neurodegenerative disorders - University of South Florida Health Science via www.eurekalert.org►March 15, 2004 - Indonesia Dengue Outbreak Slows, Toll Hits 452 - Reuters via Yahoo! News

►March 15, 2004 - Study supports new theory for nicotine's protective effect against neurodegenerative disorders - University of South Florida Health Sciences Center via www.eurekalert.org 

►March 15, 2004 - Study will identify best treatment for type 2 diabetes in youth - NIH/National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases via www.eurekalert.org

►March 16, 2004 - Report reveals global problem of drug-resistant TB - New Scientist   

►March 15, 2004 - NIH Tests Possible Ebola Vaccine - Volunteers Needed For Human Studies - www.nbc4.com 

►March 16, 2004 - Study to focus on treatments for type 2 diabetes in children - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 

►March 16, 2004 - Drug resistant tuberculosis levels ten times higher in Eastern Europe and Central Asia - WHO

►March 15, 2004 - Optical glucose sensor developed at UCSC holds promise for diabetics and intensive care patients - UC Santa Cruz Currents

►March 15, 2004 - Vax Facts (requires registration) - The Scientist

►March 15, 2004 - Funding Deters Scientists from Developing New Models - Researchers say grant agencies should promote research with untried organisms (requires registration) - The Scientist

►March 15, 2004 - Northwest Warns Detroit Passengers Of Measles Case - Health Officials Say Disease Is Highly Infectious - www.clickondetroit.com

►March 15, 2004 - Two-year-old dies of pneumonia - Times Leader

►March 15, 2004 - Toddler Death Under Investigation - www.wtov9.com

►March 15, 2004 - Hepatitis C treatment rules continue to draw criticism - AP via Newsday

►March 15, 2004 - Doctors Start Dieting and Working Out - AP via Yahoo!

►March 15, 2004 - HIV/Aids: the Invisible Invaders - opinion - P.M. News via www.allafrica.com

►March 15, 2004 - Manchester firm wins anthrax bid - A Manchester firm is bidding to supply America with an anthrax vaccine to help innoculate 25 million people in the event of a terrorist attack. - BBC

►March 15, 2004 - Health ministry to increase immunization thrust - Jamaica Observer

►March 15, 2004 - Chicken flu - editorial (requires registration) - The Washington Post

►March 14, 2004 - Iowa Air Travelers at Risk of Measles (includes video) - www.kcrg.com

►March 14, 2004 - Linn County Health Department Holds Emergency Clinic After Measles Report (includes video) - www.kcrg.com

*►March 15, 2004 - Some haven't learned its lesson - Newsday

►March 15, 2004 - Korean vaccine-maker drawn to BioValley - The Edge Daily

►March 15, 2004 - WHO: Potential Highly Lethal Flu Pandemic Looms - press release - UN via Scoop Media

►March 15, 2004 - Ricin vaccine protects mice from poisoning - Skin patch could offer simple treatment route. - Nature Science Update via www.nature.com

Shaken Baby Syndrome or Medical Malpractice? - Mohammed Ali Al-Bayati, PhD, DABT, DABVT, Toxicologist & Pathologist via www.freeyurko.bizland.com

►March 15, 2004 - Mouse Hair Research Offers Hope for Baldness Cure - Reuters

►March 15, 2004 - SARS: study points to risk of ‘silent carriers’ - Daily Times, Pakistan

►March 15, 2004 - Don’t Blame the Inflammation - Gut via Ivanhoe

►March 15, 2004 - Stanley M. Aronson: A disease brings Mideast closer (requires registration) - The Providence Journal via www.projo.com

►March 15, 2004 - Officials work to protect Florida panthers from disease - Naples Daily News

►March 15, 2004 - Scientists trying to manufacture organs for transplant (requires registration) - KRT via St. Louis Post-Dispatch via Kansas City Star

►March 16, 2004 - Sex and the Brain: Researchers Say, 'Vive la Différence!' (requires registration or subscription) - The New York Times

►March 15, 2004 - American Health's Beyond Disease Management Impacts Both Body and Mind - press release - American Health Holding Inc. via Market Wire

►March 15, 2004 - eHealth Funding Opportunity for Evaluation of Key Functions on Patient-Provider Portals - press release - The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation via PRNewswire via Yahoo!

►March 15, 2004 - New CIGNA Study Uncovers Relationship of Disabilities to Total Benefits Costs; Signals Opportunity to Address Return-to-Work, Chronic Disease, Depression - Findings Lead to CIGNA's Decision to Lower Prices On Disability Benefits Purchased With Medical Coverage - press release - CIGNA via PRNewswire-FirstCall via Yahoo!

►March 15, 2004 - Specialty Disease Management Services Applauds CMS for Urging States to Adopt Disease Management Programs - press release - Specialty Disease Management Services Inc. via PRNewswire via Yahoo!

►March 15, 2004 - Possible Link Between Hepatitis C Infection, Systemic Autoimmune Disease and B Cell Lymphoma - A DGReview of :"Triple association between hepatitis C virus infection, systemic autoimmune diseases, and B cell lymphoma" - Journal of Rheumatology via Doctor's Guide

►March 15, 2004 - Lamivudine Safe, Effective for Preventing Hepatitis B Virus Reactivation in Patients Undergoing Immunosuppressive Therapy - A DGReview of :"Lamivudine prophylaxis for prevention of chemotherapy-induced hepatitis B virus reactivation in hepatitis B virus carriers with malignancies" - Journal of Viral Hepatitis via Doctor's Guide

►March 15, 2004 - Blood technology gets a transfusion - Chiron, Mass. Firm Working on Way to Convert Blood Types - Mercury News via www.siliconvalley.com

►March 15, 2004 - Chickens slaughtered in bird flu scare - Expatica News

►March 15, 2004 - Most U.S. Poultry To Be Tested For Bird Flu - AP via www.ktvu.com

►March 15, 2004 - Hearing scheduled on Chronic Wasting Disease - Monroe Times

►March 15, 2004 - Flaring affects cattle health: study - The Western Producer

►March 16, 2004 - Protect against Fujian flu strain - Manning River Times via http://taree.yourguide.com.au

►March 15, 2004 - Everybody a Target of Flu Attack - The Nation via www.allafrica.com

►March 15, 2004 - Atypical Depression: Thyroid Link Still Alive - Antithyroid Antibodies May Signal Difficult-to-Treat Depression - WebMD Health
►March 15, 2004 - Concern at rise in number of mumps cases in Glasgow - Scotland Today via http://scotlandtoday.scottishtv.co.uk

*►March 15, 2004 - Inquiry Call over Medical Tests on Children Claims - PA News via The Scotsman

►March 16, 2004 - Health experts warn of measles threat - www.abc.net.au

►March 15, 2004 - Measles Case Landed In Iowa - www.kwwl.com

►March 15, 2004 - Technology bottleneck slows mercury cleanup - Bush administration cut power plants slack, but too much? - Washington Post via MSNBC

►March 15, 2004 - EPA urged to watch plants' mercury - The Durango Herald

►March 15, 2004 - Kanta Subbarao Tracks Avian Flu, SARS - www.indolink.com

►March 16, 2004 - 630 `secret carriers' of Sars: study - The Standard

►March 16, 2004 - Mice Produce SARS Antibodies - It could lead to effective protection for people, a new study says - HealthDay News

►March 15, 2004 - Mouse study raises hopes for SARS vaccine - CIDRAP News via www.cidrap.umn.edu

►March 14, 2004 - Bird Flu Q&A - Why Are Scientists Concerned?  - AP via www.ksat.com

►March 15, 2004 - Officials ease meningitis fears - The Sun Herald

►March 15, 2004 - Data show Hinds, Harrison top state list where meningitis reported - AP via The Sun Herald

►March 15, 2004 - More Scottish parents opting for MMR jabs - More Scottish parents are having their children immunised with the controversial three-in-one MMR jag, figures showed today. - Evening Telegraph and Post, UK

►March 16, 2004 - Take-up of MMR Jag Rises - Daily Record, UK

►March 16, 2004 - MMR take-up rates continue to rise - The Scotsman

►March 16, 2004 - MMR uptake increases in Scotland to 87.6% - Medical News Today

►March 15, 2004 - MMR vaccination rate creeps up - More parents in Scotland are having their children immunised with the controversial three-in-one MMR vaccination, latest figures have shown. - BBC►March 16, 2004 - Move it! Local kids taking part in national fitness contest - The Gleaner via www.courierpress.com

►March 16, 2004 - Eighth Thai dies of bird flu - Xinhuanet via China View

►March 16, 2004 - Thai Woman Dies of Bird Flu; Health Officials Vigilant (includes audio) - Voice of America

►March 16, 2004 - H5N2 inactivated vaccine effective in preventing bird flu: official - Xinhuanet via China View

►March 16, 2004 - Bird Flu Claims Another Life as China Claims It Is Clear - PA News via The Scotsman

►March 16, 2004 - China lifts final two bird flu isolation orders, urges caution - AFP via www.channelnewsasia.com

►March 16, 2004 - Thailand backs away from bird flu all-clear, China claims success - AFP via www.channelnewsasia.com

►March 16, 2004 - Piglet deaths ‘not from bird ’flu’ - Phuket Gazette

►March 16, 2004 - Isolation ends in last two bird flu-hit areas - Xinhuanet via China View

►March 16, 2004 - Japan to tighten penalties on bird flu violators - Reuters AlertNet

►March 16, 2004 - Thai bird flu death toll rises to eight - Reuters AlertNet

►March 16, 2004 - Japan takes steps to control bird flu - UPI via The Washington Times

►March 16, 2004 - China declares "initial" victory over bird flu - PTI via The Hindu

►March 16, 2004 - China Declares Early Success Against Bird Flu - Reuters

►March 16, 2004 - Japan hopes to study bird flu control measures in China - Xinhuanet via China View

►March 16, 2004 - Autism study discredited - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

►March 16, 2004 - More Scots children get triple vaccine - Times Online, UK

*►March 16, 2004 - Jury gets case of vaccine tampering - Lawyers give closing arguments in the trial of Cranston doctor Wallace E. Gonsalves Jr., who faces 34 charges, including tax evasion. - The Providence Journal via www.projo.com

►March 16, 2004 - Mercury Emissions Rule Geared to Benefit Industry, Staffers Say - Buffeted by complaints, EPA Administrator Michael Leavitt calls for additional analysis. (requires registration) - The Los Angeles Times

►March 16, 2004 - Anthrax outbreak in Victoria - www.abc.net.au