September 20, 2002 search the site
State kept parents in dark over vaccination blitz - New Zealand Herald
Letter from Hilary Butler in response to "Debate on childhood vaccination"
My name is Oliver and please may I speak to the minister about MMR. Can anyone help? - http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk
Mother sues drugs firm over vaccine - http://icliverpool.icnetwork.co.uk
Vaccine Shortage over but Problem Isn't - Reuters via Yahoo!
Autism May Be Linked to Immune Reactions - But Cause and Effect Not Yet Established - WebMD
Autism could affect one in 1000 children, research shows - www.smh.com.au
Flu vaccine contains mercury - Irish Examiner
Residents turn out in droves for vaccination - The Courier Mail
Red Cross warns against outbreak of meningitis in Africa - www.africaonline.com
Six West Nile patients had polio-like syndrome: CDC - www.laurushealth.com
Whooping cough on rise in Calif. - www.bayarea.com
Storm Warnings - RFW's Thursday Report - www.redflagsweekly.com
"CDC: False Alarms Show System Works" - http://www.immunizationinfo.org
"University Team's Flu Pill Could Kill Off Injections" - http://www.immunizationinfo.org
"US Funds Vaccination Efforts in Western Tanzania" - http://www.immunizationinfo.org
"Polio Eradication Focus Shifts to Northern India" - http://www.immunizationinfo.org
"Zimbabwe: Measles Push Accelerated Because of Fears of an Epidemic" - http://www.immunizationinfo.org
"Deal Close With Dutch Company for TB Vaccine" - http://www.immunizationinfo.org
"Meningitis Vaccine Shortage May Put Kids at Risk" - http://www.immunizationinfo.org
"MMR Scare Has Led to Huge Slump in Child Immunization" - http://www.immunizationinfo.org
"Cheap Vaccine Sought for Africa" - http://www.immunizationinfo.org
"Maker of Smallpox Vaccine Cites Progress" - http://www.immunizationinfo.org
"Anthrax Inoculations of US Troops Resume: Myers" - http://www.immunizationinfo.org
"Decrease of Specific and Total IgE Levels in Allergic Patients After BCG Vaccination" - http://www.immunizationinfo.org
Hold the health care industry responsible for wrongdoing - Public Citizen
Resistance requires a rethink - BioMedNet
Progress reported on alternatives to antimicrobials - BioMedNet
Survey finds growing prescription drug use among children - News Observer
West Nile's Surprisingly Swift Continental Sweep - Science Magazine
Celecoxib is as effective as other NSAIDs - BMJ
Celecoxib carries lower risk of upper GI haemorrhage than rofecoxib - BMJ
Long term effects of low salt diets are unclear - BMJ
Estimate of variant CJD derived from pathology samples - BMJ
Most patients will give consent for research using stored blood - BMJ
Why should we seek consent for using left over tissue samples? - BMJ
When is it legitimate to exclude patients' data from study results? - BMJ
Partners may need to be screened for diseases of their spouses - BMJ
Efficacy and safety of COX 2 inhibitors - Editorial - BMJ
Preventing and treating eclamptic seizures - Editorial - BMJ
Babywalkers - BMJ
Watchful waiting as good as surgery for prostate cancer - BMJ
Tamoxifen reduces breast cancer by a third in high risk women - BMJ
Patients get access to evidence based, online health information - BMJ
Junior doctor charged with manslaughter after medical error - BMJ
Polio epidemic hits Uttar Pradesh - BMJ
Controls on human research participants are "outdated" - BMJ
Systematic review of long term effects of advice to reduce dietary salt in adults - BMJ
Accumulation of prion protein in tonsil and appendix: review of tissue samples - BMJ
Married couples' risk of same disease: cross sectional study - BMJ
Post-randomisation exclusions: the intention to treat principle and excluding patients from analysis - BMJ
The DOCTOR YOURSELF NEWSLETTER (Vol 2, No 23) October 5, 2002
ALL INFORMATION, DATA, AND MATERIAL CONTAINED, PRESENTED, OR PROVIDED HERE IS FOR GENERAL INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY AND IS NOT TO BE CONSTRUED AS REFLECTING THE KNOWLEDGE OR OPINIONS OF THE PUBLISHER, AND IS NOT TO BE CONSTRUED OR INTENDED AS PROVIDING MEDICAL OR LEGAL ADVICE. THE DECISION WHETHER OR NOT TO VACCINATE IS AN IMPORTANT AND COMPLEX ISSUE AND SHOULD BE MADE BY YOU, AND YOU ALONE, IN CONSULTATION WITH YOUR HEALTH CARE PROVIDER.