October 24, 2002                                search the site

E-News: Smallpox Vaccine Liability (NVIC)

Curbs sought on smallpox shot suits - Officials look to head off issue of injury compensation - MSNBC

Officials look to limit lawsuits extending from smallpox vaccinations - www.boston.com

Doctors Probe Afghan Child Deaths - www.lasvegassun.com

Health officials unsure why rate of child vaccinations has been declining - Starbulletin.com

Feds Pushing Toxic Anthrax Drug? - Wired

GAO Report: The Anthrax Vaccine And A Survey Of Guard And Reserve Pilots And Aircrew - Including How The Anthrax Program Affected Aircrew Members’ Decisions To Change Military Status - GAO via www.redflagsweekly.com

GAO: Anthrax shots drive out pilots - www.examiner.com

Meningitis vaccine to be tested on children - New Zealand Herald

Second phase of Group B meningococcal vaccine clinical trials begins - www.scoop.co.nz

Quebec extends free vaccinations - Meningococcal disease. One-year-olds to receive shots in effort to stop deadly outbreaks among children - www.canada.com

What Parents Don't Know About Vaccinations Can Hurt - Pediatricians urged to initiate more conversations about immunization - HealthScoutNews

Life's Lessons - Mom's On A Mission For Autism

Autism is genetic - www.abc.net.au

Letter from Carol Ruth Blackman to FDA Deputy Commissioner, Mr. Lester M. Crawford re: seizure of taurine supplements

Creeping Consensus on SV40 and Polio Vaccine - Science Magazine

Overhaul of CDC Panel Revives Lead Safety Debate - Science Magazine

Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee Meeting  a) on Prevnar for Acute Otitis Media and b) Update on GSK Lyme Disease Vaccine - FDA (May 21, 2002)

Surveillance for Influenza - United States, 1997-1998, 1998-1999, and1999-2000 Seasons - MMWR, October 25, 2002

Mild injury may render brain cells vulnerable to immune system attack - www.eurekalert.org

Disease genes: flattery and deception - BioMedNet

Top 527 Political Groups Collect Nearly $108 Million in Soft Money to Influence Congressional Elections - Public Citizen Launches New Web Site to Allow Press, Public to Track Donors to 527 Groups - Public Citizen

Rising breast cancer rate fuels environmental concerns - Health advocates urge more research on role of pollutants - MSNBC

Food additives 'cause tantrums' - BBC

Cancer Risk of Hormones May Linger - The New York Times

RFW Thursday Edition, October 24, 2002 - www.redflagsweekly.com

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