May 17

May 17, 2002                               search the site

E-News: "Fatal" reviews

Smallpox scare spurs emergency powers bill - Palm Beach Post

Canine Health Concern - website

They Shoot Horses but Vaccinate Dogs - www.positivehealth.com

Anthrax Vaccine Challenged - Washington Post

Replacement of Single Antigen Tetanus Vaccine By Combined Tetanus/Low Dose Diphtheria Vaccine For Adults and Adolescents - a "Dear Colleague" letter

Chicago Researchers Testing HIV Vaccine For Healthy People - www.sciencedaily.com   

Alternative Medicines May Pose Risk, WHO Warns - Reuters via Yahoo

Alzheimer's claims stir critical controversies - BioMedNet

Wisdom of HIV drug trials questioned - BioMedNet

Scientists Seek Partner for Tobacco Dental Vaccine - Reuters Health via Yahoo

AP Corrects New Vaccine Story - www.miami.com

UK Reports MMR Vaccine Rates Returning to Normal - Reuters Health via Yahoo

MMR uptake increases - Yahoo

Dutch Firm to Develop Ebola Vaccine with US - Reuters via Yahoo

What Is Smallpox? - WebMD

Diphtheria - Paraguay (Central) - www.promedmail.org

UK studies links between pesticides, Parkinson's - Reuters Healh

Infants Learn Early to Spot Faces - Scientists - ABC News

Writing on the Wall - www.hsibaltimore.com

DNA Vaccines 2002 - Conference (October 2002)

"Success for MMR Campaign" - http://www.immunizationinfo.org

"Health Officials See ER Episode as Way to Tout Biodefense" - http://www.immunizationinfo.org

"St. Luke's Participates in Trial of Cancer Drug" - http://www.immunizationinfo.org

"Unit Gets FDA Approval to Sell Child-Immunization Vaccine" - http://www.immunizationinfo.org

"Brown Scientist at Work on AIDS Vaccine" - http://www.immunizationinfo.org

"Edible AIDS Vaccines?" - http://www.immunizationinfo.org

"Health Officials Predict Long Wait, Higher Prices for Flu Shot" - http://www.immunizationinfo.org

"Dutch Firm to develop Ebola Vaccine with United States" - http://www.immunizationinfo.org

"Third WSU Student Treated for Meningoccocal Disease" - http://www.immunizationinfo.org

"A Booster Shot for Returns" - http://www.immunizationinfo.org

"Shortages Confound Vaccination Logistics" - http://www.immunizationinfo.org

Private Eye Special Report - MMR: The Story So Far - BMJ

Life expectancy is consistently underestimated, say researchers - BMJ

Trial shows azithromycin is no better than vitamin C for bronchitis - BMJ

US reviews smallpox vaccination policy - BMJ

Campaign to eliminate disfiguring disease is stepped up - BMJ

US Senate considers proposal to tighten drug patent law - BMJ

Journals are inconsistent in their choice of articles to be fast-tracked - BMJ

Decoding of soil bacterium genome points way to new antibiotics - BMJ

Improving the use of clinical databases - BMJ

New consent rules threaten public health - BMJ

Discomfort of patient power - letters - BMJ

Misdiagnosis of epilepsy - letters - BMJ

FEAT Daily Newsletter 5-17-02

Drug Makers and F.D.A. Fighting Hard Over Quality - The New York Times

With Folk Medicine on Rise, Health Group Is Monitoring - The New York Times

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