October 13, 2002 search the site
The Smallpox Decision - The New York Times
White House Debate on Smallpox Slows Plan for Wide Vaccination - The New York Times
Pentagon orders key battle staffs to Kuwait; troops likely to get smallpox vaccine - www.signonsandiego.com
Smallpox - www.idsociety.org (Infectious Disease Society of America)
Effects of Ethylmercury Exposure in Infants Never Studied (2001) - http://autism.about.com
Headline Draws Questionable Conclusion - Rise In Autism Rates In California (2001) - http://autism.about.com
Call for GPs to refuse 'free lunches' - The Sunday Herald, UK
Progress in Aventis Pasteur expansion means progress against meningitis - www.poconorecord.com
Drugmakers Seen Showing Slumping Results - Reuters via ABC News
Business' research funding elicits backlash - New guidelines seek to protect people who volunteer for clinical trials. - www.ama-assn.org
Rejected lungs found suitable for transplant - It may be time to reconsider the criteria. - www.ama-assn.org
OIG issues drug marketing guidelines - It's unclear whether physicians also will be subject to investigation for violations. - www.ama-assn.org
Stress illness linked to brain shape - The Guardian, UK
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