Vaccination NewsLetter: Top Stories - January 6 - 12, 2003

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Smallpox/smallpox vaccine

Smallpox Vaccine: Does It Work?  - excellent article by Randall Neustaedter, DO

Expert: 'Not a safe vaccine' - Smallpox inoculation still too risky for public, doctor says

Duke takes on study of smallpox vaccinations - Seven-school effort relevant to bioterrorism

Smallpox-vaccination plan carries unnecessary risks

New Look at Old Data Irks Smallpox-Eradication Experts

Smallpox shots spur fears - More health workers opt out, citing risks to selves, families

Hospitals Fret Over Smallpox Shots

No Serious Problems In Military Inoculations

Legal issues delay shots for smallpox

Drug/Vaccine Manufacturers re: Homeland Security Bill

Hypocritic Oath - The new Senate majority leader must Frist do no harm.

Whose side are you on, Mr. President? - by Helen Thomas

Commentary: Why Inoculating Big Pharma from Vaccine Lawsuits Makes Sense - Business Week

Letter from Jaquelyn McCandless, M.D., in response to Business Week's Commentary: Why Inoculating Big Pharma from Vaccine Lawsuits Makes Sense

Burton pushes to repeal thimerosal lawsuit restrictions - Legislation Would Strike Thimerosal Provisions in Homeland Security Bill

Parents Rally Against Vaccine Provision - Parents Rally in Washington Against Vaccine Liability Provision; Democrats Look to Repeal

The Bad Doctor - Bill Frist's long record of corporate vices

E-News: Snowe, Collins, and Chafee Announce Agreement On Special Interest Provisions in Homelnd Security Bill (NVIC)

Lilly Hopes Congress Will Act On Vaccine Protections

A Law Protecting Vaccine Makers - How does this article relate to me?

Doctors, Drug Companies Back Sen. Frist

Frist makes deal to cut protection for Eli Lilly

The special interests that control Bill Frist

Other Bioterror-related

U.S. Has 'Holes' in Biodefense

Military Says It Can't Make Enough Vaccines for Troops

(More Homeland Security related articles posted starting on January 9, 2003)  http://www.vaccinationnews.com/HomelandSecurity.htm

Autism

US study shows 10-fold increase in autism over the past 20 years

Autism/mercury

E-News: Stop Thimerosal Use (NVIC)

Mercury in baby vaccines is linked to autism

Autism/MMR

Link Between MMR Vaccination and Autism Subject to Recall Bias - If the results of a study are not significant, that means the results could be due to chance alone.  Thus, the  conclusion they drew here, i.e., stating that "the results of this study are consistent with the existence of parental recall bias when reporting the onset of regression in relation to the MMR immunization in children with autism.", is not justified.

AIDS/AIDS vaccine

Alzheimer's disease/vaccine

Anthrax/anthrax vaccine/Gulf War Syndrome

Anthrax Vaccine Given To Troops Preparing For Gulf War Causes Vaccine Damage And Ill Health - Ex Soldier Wins Landmark Case At Leeds For Vaccine Damage - Osteoporosis

Troops' fears over anthrax vaccine

Chickenpox/chickenpox vaccine

Flu/flu vaccine

U.S. Flu Deaths Up Sharply Since 1970s - What role, if any, has the widespread use of vaccines played  in the changes reported here?

Hepatitis A/hepatitis A vaccine

Hepatitis B/hepatitis B vaccine

Meningitis/meningitis vaccine

MMR/measles,mumps,rubella

An Injection of Sanity? A debate about MMR - I've only read a little, but this looks interesting.

Fears Raised Over Possible Mutant Mumps in Britain

Pet vaccines

Polio/polio vaccine

Whooping cough/DPT vaccine

CDC: Whooping Cough Outbreak in Illinois Adults

Other vaccines

Vaccines in general

Vaccine additives & contaminants

Workshop on Aluminum in Vaccines - Department of Health & Human Services - (May 11, 2000) - part 1

Workshop on Aluminum in Vaccines - Department of Health & Human Services - (May 12, 2000) - part 2

Adverse reactions

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

Second Opinion - The Health Battles Ahead - by Nicholas Regush

Conflict of Interest

Drug companies defend rewards to doctors for switching treatments

Ethics

Government/science/industry/medicine clearly run amok

The Victim Friendly National Childhood Vaccine Injury Compensation Act: You've Got to Be Kidding! - by Stanley P. Kops, Esq.

Legal

Vaccine Liability Law Clarification Protects Lives and Resources - a must read

California Judge Approves Landmark Warning on Mercury Use in Dentistry.

Parental/health rights/exemptions/mandatory

Pharmaceutical industry/pharmaceutical industry oversight

Global Vaccines - Plague, Pestilence and PE's - Merrill Lynch

Vaccines Seen a $10 Billion Market by '06

Drugs companies accused over adverts

Drug industry "creates" new diseases to sell drugs

Politics

Drug firms in position to cash political chips

Research

Testing new pharmaceutical products in children

Letters From Parents

Miscellaneous

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