October 4, 2002 search the site
Letter from Lyn Redwood to House and Senate subcommittees re: Frist/Greenwood bills
Vaccines From Aborted Children - by Yvonee Bontkowski - Sierra Times
Pneumovax Effect Weak in High-Risk Patients-Study - Reuters Health via Yahoo!
Province repeals mandatory flu shot law - www.canada.com
Fighting the flu - Experts debunk vaccine myths, urge people to get shots early this year - MSNBC
Your child's health at risk over shortage - http://icnewcastle.icnetwork.co.uk
Researchers moving toward new anthrax vaccine with fewer shots - AP via www.stopgettingsick.com
VaxGen one of two firms picked to develop new anthrax vaccine - Mercury News
Influenza vaccination induced leukocytoclastic vasculitis and pauci-immune crescentic glomerulonephritis. - journal article
Molecular Epidemiological Analysis of the Changing Nature of a Meningococcal Outbreak following a Vaccination Campaign. - journal article
Influenza vaccination and chemotherapy: a shot in the dark? - journal article
Consequences of delayed measles vaccination in Germany.
"Pneumovax Effect Weak in High-Risk Patients--Study" - http://www.immunizationinfo.org
"UN Suspends Anti-Polio Campaign in South Sudan After Flight Ban" - http://www.immunizationinfo.org
"9/11 Backlash Sparks Polio Panic in West Bengal" - http://www.immunizationinfo.org
"Foreign-Born Children Less Likely to Get Complete Vaccinations" - http://www.immunizationinfo.org
"Ebola Vaccine Will Enter Human Trials Within Months" - http://www.immunizationinfo.org
"CDC Expects No Flu Vaccine Shortage This Year" - http://www.immunizationinfo.org
"CDC: Babies, Toddlers Should Get Flu Shot This Year" - http://www.immunizationinfo.org
"DNA Decoding Might Aid in Malaria Fight" - http://www.immunizationinfo.org
"NIH Is Funding New Generation of Anthrax Vaccine" - http://www.immunizationinfo.org
Parental medication use and risk of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia - journal article
IOM advises on protecting human research subjects - BioMedNet
Spying on nature's drug factories - BioMedNet
What makes emerging viruses emerge? - BioMedNet
Researchers debate the next new thing in antibiotics - BioMedNet
Anthrax a year later: Biothreat wariness now an exam room reality - www.ama-assn.org
National Cancer Institute issues warning on pediatric CTs - www.ama-assn.org
Preparing health system's response to bioterrorism - www.ama-assn.org
Physicians should go back to basics with their patients - www.ama-assn.org
CME providers gear up to comply with PhRMA code - www.ama-assn.org
Recruitment for phase I clinical trials raises issue of patient self-deception - letter - www.ama-assn.org
Physicians should give ultimatum on direct-to-consumer drug ads - letter - www.ama-assn.org
CJD victim asked 'ever eaten pet food?' - BBC
Beating winter's flu misery - BBC
Prostate cancer patients want screening - BMJ
Prostate cancer screening does not reduce mortality - BMJ
Flexible insulin treatment improves diabetic control - BMJ
Qualitative methods improve trial recruitment - BMJ
Obesity treatments are failing - BMJ
Prostate specific antigen testing for prostate cancer - BMJ
Safeguards needed now to prevent unethical genetic selection in future - BMJ
Cheerful children die younger than gloomy classmates, says study - BMJ
Dutch neurologist found guilty of fraud after falsifying 438 case records - BMJ
Canadian universities’ links to tobacco industry shown - BMJ
EU commissioner promises a European centre for disease control by 2005 - BMJ
Blood transfusions may increase the risk of death in critically ill patients - BMJ
Interrupting antiretroviral treatment fails to improve chronic HIV - BMJ
Management of overweight and obese adults - BMJ
Trials are Halted on a Gene Therapy - The New York Times
40 Unknowingly Got Tissue or Organs Tainted With Hepatitis C - The New York Times
AIDS as a Threat to Global Stability - The New York Times
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