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Vaccination NewsLetter: Top Stories - December 23-29, 2002

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Smallpox/smallpox vaccine

Alternative Smallpox Strategies: A Newsmaker Interview With Thomas Mack, MD, MPH

Researchers Develop Smallpox Vaccine Test - Unfortunately, it is not clear that we really understand what reflects immunity.

Smallpox shot safer for those already immunized

Israel Will Expand Its Smallpox Vaccinations, but Not to Everyone

Smallpox Vaccine: Worth the Risk?

State health officials unsure of how to pay for smallpox vaccination plan

Alfred Sommer: Risks still outweigh advantages of mass smallpox vaccination

Smallpox Tap Dance  - need subscription to read entire article

Side effects to watch for from the smallpox vaccine

Section 304 of the Homeland Security Act (Liability Issues)

Drug/Vaccine Manufacturers re: Homeland Security Bill

FTCR: Frist Cares Most About Health of Corporations; Doctor To Turn House Over To Industry Interests

Frist's new Senate role could bring help for Lilly - The majority leader, a doctor, wrote bill that shields vaccine makers from preservative suits.

Who's Sorry Now?

(More Homeland Security related articles posted starting on 12/26/02)  http://www.vaccinationnews.com/HomelandSecurity.htm

Autism

Jersey Takes Lead In Confronting Autism - Researchers are challenging assumptions about the disorder

Autism/mercury

Letter from Dr. McCandless in response to Pampers newsletter article

Autism/MMR

AIDS/AIDS vaccine

We have a lot more to learn before we can halt the AIDS pandemic (2000 article)

Alzheimer's disease/vaccine

Anthrax/anthrax vaccine/Gulf War Syndrome

Chickenpox/chickenpox vaccine

An Imperfect Vaccine - Chickenpox Cases Stir Call for Booster

Flu/flu vaccine

Hepatitis A/hepatitis A vaccine

Hepatitis B/hepatitis B vaccine

Meningitis/meningitis vaccine

Officials: Recruit Did Not Die Of Strep A - some wonder if the vaccines are responsible

MMR/measles,mumps,rubella

Rare MMR Vaccine Reactions Often Due to Gelatin

Pet vaccines

Vaccine-Associated Pet Cancers

Polio/polio vaccine

Whooping cough/DPT vaccine

Other vaccines

Vaccines in general

Can Dirt Really Be Good for People? Maybe. But a Little Goes a Long Way.

Adverse reactions

"The Condition Our Condition Is In" (The State of Medicine)

Gangsters In Medicine - I'm a little uncomfortable with the fact that there are no references, but he makes a lot of good points.

2 in 3 Babies Had Antibiotics by First Birthday

Conflict of Interest

"Medicare to Cut Doctor Fees 4.4 Percent; Raise Vaccine Payments"

Drug Makers Battle Plan to Curb Rewards for Doctors

Ethics

Government/science/industry clearly run amok

Alarm as GM pig vaccine taints US crops - Strict new guidelines planned after contamination

Legal

Parental/health rights/exemptions/mandatory

The Foundation for Health Choice - For the Freedom to Heal and be Healed - how to donate

No shots, no school, officials tell parents

Pharmaceutical industry/pharmaceutical industry oversight

Politics

Research

Letters From Parents

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