October 25, 2002

October 25, 2002                                 search the site

Sponsored Clinical Trials Studied - The Washington Post

Medical research 'often flawed' - BBC

U.S. May Limit Suits Over Smallpox - AP

Limiting Smallpox Lawsuits - AP via CBS

'Every baby should get TB vaccine' - www.thisislondon.com

Flawed studies fail to nail polio vaccine - BioMedNet

9/11 flu warning - BioMedNet

Vaccines to ruffle flu's feathers - BioMedNet

Europe's ponderous pandemic preparations - BioMedNet

Cold-war adversaries team up to conquer TB - BioMedNet

Alzheimer optimists face reality check - BioMedNet

Disease genes: flattery and deception - BioMedNet

President Announces The Launching Of Polio Immunization - www.waltainfo.com

"Liberia: Military to Help Administer Polio Vaccine" - http://www.immunizationinfo.org

"96,000 Children Given Polio Vaccination" - http://www.immunizationinfo.org

"Ethiopia to Launch Its Biggest Ever Polio Vaccination Campaign" - http://www.immunizationinfo.org

"WHO Teams Investigate Mystery Afghan 'Epidemic'" - http://www.immunizationinfo.org

"Quebec Extends Free Vaccinations: Meningococcal Disease." - http://www.immunizationinfo.org

"Uptake of MMR Vaccine Is Still Nearly 25 Percent Below Target Levels" - http://www.immunizationinfo.org

"Doctors Demand Mass Jabs for Babies in TB War" - http://www.immunizationinfo.org

"Anthrax Shots Drive Some Out of Military" - http://www.immunizationinfo.org

"Smallpox Vaccine Liability Pondered" - http://www.immunizationinfo.org

OTC aspirin ban likely to be extended to all under 16s - www.pharmj.com

Effects of Flu on Children - Ivanhoe

Divorcing Estrogen's Bright and Dark Sides - Science Magazine

Overhaul of CDC Panel Revives Lead Safety Debate - Science Magazine

Screening techniques can't agree - BioMedNet

New CDC Study Reveals One In Three Adults Has Arthritis; New Urgency Needed to Impact Nation's Number One Cause of Disability - PRNewswire via http://pharmalicensing.com

Eating fish cuts risk of dementia - BMJ

The burden of disease - BMJ

Care for chronic diseases  - BMJ

Managing chronic diseases in less developed countries  - BMJ

Research spending on cancers doesn't match their death rates - BMJ

Testing of drugs on children ruled unlawful by US judge - BMJ

Women who have prophylactic mastectomy overstate risk of cancer - BMJ

Lumpectomy is as effective as mastectomy for breast cancer - BMJ

Coroner highlights prescribing error after patient dies from warfarin overdose - BMJ

South Africa considers supplying antiretroviral drugs to AIDS patients - BMJ

Low plasma folate increases risk of miscarriage, says study - BMJ

US residents’ hours must be shorter to protect patients - BMJ

FDA urged to ban ephedrine from dietary supplements - BMJ

Interventions used in disease management programmes for patients with chronic illness---which ones work? Meta-analysis of published reports - BMJ

Fish, meat, and risk of dementia: cohort study - BMJ

Report examines use of antibiotics in agriculture - www.eurekalert.org

Drug Agency Weighs Role of Hormone Replacements - The New York Times

Divergent Rulings in 2 Asbestos Liability Cases - The New York Times

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