August 9, 2002 search the site
Letters Start Pouring in to Stop Sen. Frist's 'Dump Injured Kids' Bill - FEAT
Deciding Who Is Protected Against Smallpox - Senator Frist - The New York Times
Cork parents encouraged to join campaign - Cork parents, who believe their children may have suffered brain damage from a vaccine, are being encouraged to join a national campaign, it emerged today. - www.utvinternet.com
Cause of Hepatitis A Virulence Pinpointed - NIAID News
Experts reject latest MMR research - BBC
Measles mystery baffles officials - Hoovers Online
Adverse reactions to the preschool (fifth) dose of adsorbed diphtheria-pertussis-tetanus vaccine in Canadian children. - journal article
Reactogenicity of fluid compared with adsorbed diphtheria-pertussis-tetanus vaccine. - journal article
Measles inclusion-body encephalitis caused by the vaccine strain of measles virus. - journal article
Shortage of meningococcal meningitis vaccines looming - ABC News Online, Australia
"Deciding Who Is to Be Protected Against Smallpox" - http://www.immunizationinfo.org
"Amid Bioterrorism Concerns, Smallpox Scare Tests Hospital" - http://www.immunizationinfo.org
"Flu Vaccinations for All Elderly Urged" - http://www.immunizationinfo.org
"Herpes Simplex Viruses: Is a Vaccine Tenable?" - http://www.immunizationinfo.org
"Measles Mystery Baffles Officials" - http://www.immunizationinfo.org
"Polio Campaign Criticized for Lack of Controls" - http://www.immunizationinfo.org
"Flu Epidemic Ravages Madagascar" - http://www.immunizationinfo.org
"At Least 200 Dead From Meningitis in Southern Rwanda" - http://www.immunizationinfo.org
"South Africa: Parents Urged to Immunize Their Children" - http://www.immunizationinfo.org
Breast is best for avoiding obesity - journal article
Drug Comes Under Fire: Anti-malaria pill's role in Army spousal violence questioned - www.newsday.com
Congress Homes In on New Department's R&D Programs - Science Magazine
NIEHS Toxicologist Receives a 'Gag Order' - Science Magazine
Panel Hears Ideas for Overhaul of NIH - Science Magazine
Drugs in the waters - BioMedNet
Deaths from alcoholic liver disease are rising - BMJ
Over-matching can cause bias - BMJ
Polysaccharide pneumococcal vaccines - BMJ
Cochlear implants carry risk of meningitis, agencies warn - BMJ
UK smallpox vaccine comes under fire from US - BMJ
Adverse reactions to dietary supplements under investigation by FDA - BMJ
Risk factors for early onset neonatal group B streptococcal sepsis: case-control study - BMJ
Mortality from liver disease in the West Midlands, 1993-2000: observational study - BMJ
Removal of radiation dose response effects: an example of over-matching - BMJ
U.S. to Step Up Antitrust Effort on Health Care - The New York Times
Hot Weather Cited in Spread of a Virus - The New York Times
Surgeon Who Left an Operation to Run an Errand Is Suspended - The New York Times
Citizens' Council on Health Care Press Release 8-9-02
ALL INFORMATION, DATA, AND MATERIAL CONTAINED, PRESENTED, OR PROVIDED HERE IS FOR GENERAL INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY AND IS NOT TO BE CONSTRUED AS REFLECTING THE KNOWLEDGE OR OPINIONS OF THE PUBLISHER, AND IS NOT TO BE CONSTRUED OR INTENDED AS PROVIDING MEDICAL OR LEGAL ADVICE. THE DECISION WHETHER OR NOT TO VACCINATE IS AN IMPORTANT AND COMPLEX ISSUE AND SHOULD BE MADE BY YOU, AND YOU ALONE, IN CONSULTATION WITH YOUR HEALTH CARE PROVIDER.