►July 21, 2008 - Wal-Mart: the new FDA - How, exactly, did Wal-Mart become the new Food and Drug Administration? The giant retailer, along with CVS (CVS, Fortune 500) and Toys 'R Us, announced recently that it plans to stop selling baby bottles containing the chemical bisphenol-A. - Tehran Times

►July 21, 2008 - No malice found in Hatfill case - Maryland Daily Record - "Steven J. Hatfill’s attorneys have vowed to pursue his libel claim against the New York Times despite a federal appeals court’s refusal to reinstate the bioterrorism expert’s claim that the newspaper defamed him."

►July 21, 2008 - Mercury replacement 'should be sought' - DailyNewsOnline, Tanzania

►July 21, 2008 - The truth about mercury: It’s certainly uncertain - Charleston Regional Business - "Studies regarding low-level exposure to methylmercury are inconclusive. It’s that uncertainty that’s driving the debate in rural Florence County, where Santee Cooper proposes to spend $1 billion building a coal-fired energy plant."

►July 21, 2008 - Older Australians urged to take up free flu shot - Cowra Guardian, Australia

►July 21, 2008 - World warned over killer flu pandemic - The Independent, UK

►July 21, 2008 - Uganda tourism ‘not shaken’ by Marburg scare - The East African

►July 21, 2008 - More girls offered cervical cancer vaccine - The Times, UK

►July 21, 2008 - PIMS gets fresh anti-dengue fever vaccine - The Post

►July 21, 2008 - US FDA keen to identify areas of collaboration - Times of India

►July 21, 2008 - ‘Violation of DCGI directive cause for shortage of anti rabies vaccine’ - Express News Service via Expressindia - "Given intra-dermally only the 0.2 ml of this vaccine is sufficient compared to one ml that is given in the muscle. The organisation has pointed out that if the intra-dermal route is adopted then five times as many dog bite cases can be treated in the same budget."

►July 21, 2008 - Researcher who made breakthroughs with polio and foot-and-mouth - obituary - Los Angeles Times via The Age - "Howard Bachrach, a virologist who purified the polio and foot-and-mouth disease viruses and was the first to use genetic engineering to produce a vaccine, has died of heart disease in Florida, in the United States. He was 88."

* ►July 20, 2008 - MY GIRL DIED AS 'GUINEA PIG' FOR GARDASIL - New York Post - "Lisa Ericzon now feels her daughter was 'a guinea pig' for Gardasil, and is urging parents to research the vaccine before letting their daughters get it. 'I want other mothers to know,' said Lisa, the first parent of a girl who died after Gardasil to speak publicly. 'I don't want them to go through what I went through.'"

* ►July 20, 2008 - Cervical cancer vaccine extended to 300,000 more teenage girls - An additional 300,000 girls aged 17 and 18 are to be offered a controversial vaccine to protect them against the sexually-transmitted infection that can lead to cervical cancer, the Government has announced. (includes video) - The Telegraph, UK - "The girls, who will be offered the Cervarix vaccine from this September, would not have been eligible for it before the announcement."

* ►July 20, 2008 - Merck Responds To Questions About Adverse Events Reported Following Vaccination With GARDASIL® - Medical News Today

* ►July 20, 2008 - Safe vaccine - letter - The Vancouver Province via Canada.com - "I read with dismay your article presenting Kate Taschereau's decision not to vaccinate her daughter against HPV, the Human Papillomavirus. I'd like to assure her that the currently available vaccine is very safe, and is one of the most extensively studied vaccines ever released in Canada."

►July 20, 2008 - Cancer jab is good for girls - This September, every 12 and 13 year-old girl in the country will be offered a revolutionary new cervical cancer vaccine. - The Sun, UK

►July 20, 2008 - Woodside student wins epidemiology scholarship - Almanac News - "Young women are not as knowledgeable as they should be about the human papilloma virus even though they are often involved in making decisions about whether or not to be vaccinated against it. This finding is from a recent epidemiological study by Woodside resident and 11th grader Maya Mathur; it also happened to bring a $35,000 scholarship her way in the Young Epidemiology Scholars contest, she told The Almanac."

* ►July 20, 2008 - A Foolish Consistency By Harry Hofherr - Age of Autism

* ►July 20, 2008 - Autism Groups Plan Protest Of Savage In NYC - Conservative Radio Jock Ignites Firestorm After Calling Autistic Children 'Brats,' 'Morons' On Syndicated Show - CBS2 Chicago - "Media Matters for America on Sunday condemned Savage for his comments. 'What Michael Savage said was foolish, mean-spirited, and hurtful,' said J. Jioni Palmer, spokesman for Media Matters. 'It's unfortunate he would use his radio program to make fun of and belittle these kids. Instead of ridicule and cheap shots, the children suffering from autism and asthma and their families need support and compassion.'"

* ►July 20, 2008 - Rise in number of children diagnosed with autism makes parents wary - The Star-Ledger via NJ.com - "A poll of parents of autistic children showed 54 percent believe autism is caused by vaccination shots, according to Harvey Bennett, director of Child Neurology and Development Medicine at Goryeb Children's Hospital in Morristown. At a recent talk before a group of family physicians, he called that finding worrisome and 'astounding.' Pediatricians report more parents are either delaying shots, asking they be spaced out or refusing them altogether."

* ►July 20, 2008 - Today, the specter is autism - Rise in number of diagnosed children makes parents aware, and wary - The Star-Ledger via NJ.com

* ►July 20, 2008 - Have vaccines increased the incidence of autism? - The Star-Ledger NJVoices Editor's Blog - "Some parents fear that vaccines are a cause of autism and refuse to have their children vaccinated. Do you think vaccines have increased the incidence of autism?"

* ►July 20, 2008 - Jenny McCarthy and Jim Carrey Welcome Britney Spears - Age of Autism

* ►July 20, 2008 - Women looking to help her son - Bayshore Broadcasting Corporation via RadioOwenSound.com - "Cherie Peattie's son Aiden began to develop autism at the age of 15 months following a flu shot. Peattie says Aiden is now attending school and doing very well -- however, she says he would really benefit from the help of an autism service dog."

* ►July 20, 2008 - Nature-Nurture Gene Link Sheds New Light On Autism - Neuroscientists at MIT's Picower Institute for Learning and Memory found that a previously unsuspected set of genes links nature and nurture during a crucial period of brain development. - Massachusetts Institute of Technology via ScienceDaily

►July 20, 2008 - Province not providing enough funds for child autism services, agencies say - Canadian Press via Google - "The Liberal government is failing to live up to its promises to adequately fund early therapy for autistic children, forcing some service providers to turn away families who've waited years for an expensive but crucial treatment, agencies say."

►July 20, 2008 - Nonprofit camp takes autism to extreme - Nonprofit profile - The Aspen Times - "The organization was conceived in 2001 by Sallie Bernard, parent of an autistic 20-year old and chairwoman of the board at ESC, and Doug Gilstrap — ski/snowboard instructor, program director of ESC and a specialist at working with special-needs children and adults."

►July 20, 2008 - Is autism really on the rise? - Waterbury Republican-American

►July 20, 2008 - Autism fears growing among parents - United Press International

►July 20, 2008 - Researchers pulling back the veil on adult autism - Canwest News Service via Vancouver Sun via Canada.com

►July 20, 2008 - Britney Spears appears at Jenny McCarthy's Generation Rescue fundraiser - Celebrity Examiner

►July 20, 2008 - An Autism dietary dilemma - For one family with children diagnosed with autism, a recent trip to a restaurant went wrong - WHOI - HOI 19

* ►July 20, 2008 - NH reps want to get tough with drug manufacturers - AP via Eagle Tribune via Boston.com

* ►July 20, 2008 - Health checklist for kids - Be sure your child has received all the proper immunizations. - Charlotte Observer

* ►July 20, 2008 - Kids face new rules for school vaccinations - Law requires 2 doses for 11-year-olds - Arizona Republic

* ►July 20, 2008 - Shots or not: On campus - Norman Transcript

►July 20, 2008 - School immunization requirements - Miami Herald

►July 20, 2008 - Downsizing government to death - Thanks to 'E. coli conservatism,' weakened government watchdogs have put us all at risk. - opinion (requires registration or subscription) - Los Angeles Times

►July 20, 2008 - Rwandans turn up for Kabale vaccination - New Vision, Uganda - "Kabale district has registered 107% success in her second phase of polio immunisation, which saw some Rwandan children benefit, reports By Darious Magara."

* ►July 20, 2008 - Surgeon to test breast cancer vaccine - Recurrence prevention: Research is on women in early stages of disease. - Allentown Morning Call

* ►July 20, 2008 - Virologist's advances helped prevent polio - Science - Howard Bachrach purified the virus, allowing Jonas Salk to create a vaccine - obituary - The Oregonian

►July 20, 2008 - Proprietary Processes Take Center Stage in Therapeutic Vaccine Sector - Immune Science Associates Assessment Analyzes Vaccine Platforms and Evolving Strategies - press release - Greystone Associates via Live-PR.com

►July 20, 2008 - Target-seeking Antibodies For Cancer Therapy - The chemist Dario Neri has carried out research for more than 15 years to find antibodies suitable as drug delivery vehicles for selective anti-cancer treatment. In his most recent publication he presents a new marker together with three associated monoclonal antibodies as further promising candidates for cancer therapy. - ETH Zurich/Swiss Federal Institute of Technology via ScienceDaily

►July 20, 2008 - The Search For Elusive Holy Grail Of HIV Vaccine .....Continues - RTT News

►July 20, 2008 - A shared approach to HIV/AIDS - Montreal Gazette via Canada.com

►July 20, 2008 - Michael B. Gregg, doctor, editor - PUBLISHED EARLY WARNINGS OF AIDS - New York Times via San Jose Mercury News

►July 20, 2008 - FDA Issues Antiox Guide for Small Companies - Natural Products Insider

►July 20, 2008 - Food industry fails at safety - Better regulation of conglomerates needed - op-ed (requires registration) - Baltimore Sun

►July 20, 2008 - New Mexico Horse Tests Positive for West Nile Virus - TheHorse.com
 

►July 20, 2008 - Federal Judge Reverses His Preemption Ruling in Indiana Paxil Suicide Case - Alliance for Human Research Protection

* ►July 19, 2008 - Shots or not: Parents pass on vaccines - Norman Transcript - "His parents Bill and Sheri Rogers didn't mind the festivities because it wasn't that long ago that their youngest son wouldn't have understood the intentions of the celebration. That's because Brian is autistic. Both parents believe vaccines played a contributing factor in his and his older brother's condition. The oldest son, Brandon, 8, was diagnosed at age 3 with sensory integration dysfunction. 'I feel because I didn't question it, my children are paying the price,' Sheri Rogers said."

* ►July 19, 2008 - Shots or not: Weighing the risks - Norman Transcript

* ►July 19, 2008 - Hepatitis bout ignited Nebraska woman's activism against medical contamination - The Grand Rapids Press Blog via MLive.com - "Evelyn McKnight beat the breast cancer that could have killed her, but her doctor's unsanitary practice infected her and 98 other patients with another life-threatening disease: hepatitis C."

* ►July 19, 2008 - Patients of jailed doctor Robert Stokes join push for dirty-needle penalties - The Grand Rapids Press Blog via MLive.com

* ►July 19, 2008 - FDA Panel Seeks to Water Down Warnings on Tamiflu Side Effects - NaturalNews.com

►July 19, 2008 - Human-to-Human Transmission of Bird Flu Discovered in China - NaturalNews.com
 

* ►July 19, 2008 - Cosmic Markdown: EPA Says Life Is Worth Less (requires registration) - Washington Post

* ►July 18, 2008 - Birkhead to Chair National Vaccine Advisory Committee - UAlbany Campus News - "Dr. Guthrie S. Birkhead, an associate professor of epidemiology at University at Albany-SUNY's School of Public Health, and deputy commissioner of the Office of Public Health for the New York State Department of Health, has been named chair of a national vaccine advisory committee."

►July 18, 2008 - Eating Nuts While Pregnant May Raise Risk Of Asthma For Child - The Bulletin

* ►July 16, 2008 - Policing kids with autism is a new challenge on the beat - The Capital Times via Madison.com - "Today, the number of children diagnosed with autism has soared to one out of 192 in Wisconsin, and across the state, law enforcement and safety officials report more and more of these confusing situations on the beat. According to a 2001 bulletin from the FBI, individuals with autism have up to seven times more contact with law enforcement than others. And police officers don't always know what to do."

►July 16, 2008 - In sickness and in health: Belleville pulls through cholera, smallpox, Spanish Flu - Belleville News-Democrat

►July 16, 2008 - HPV vaccine: Current information and recommendations for parents - The Plain Dealer

►July 16, 2008 - PDA/FDA Conference September 10-12, 2008 to Explore Global Initiatives for Ensuring the Integrity of the Pharmaceutical Ingredient Supply Chain - press release - Parenteral Drug Association  via The Earth Times

►July 16, 2008 - New foundation to safeguard babies - Sky News Australia

►July 16, 2008 - Durrenberger: Vaccination key to controlling rabies - MetroWest Daily News

►July 15, 2008 - Drug firm faces 'deception' claim - US prosecutors have alleged that the Indian drug firm Ranbaxy deliberately lied about the quality of its low-cost drugs, including those for HIV. - BBC

* ►July 11, 2008 - List of reactions to Gardasil in Indiana, as reported to the National Vaccine Information Center - KPCNews.com

* ►July 11, 2008 - NVIC reports 87 adverse reactions to Gardasil in Indiana - KPCNews.com - "'Merck made $1.5 billion in the last year on this vaccine,' Fisher said. 'It was in the news. And I believe that one reason the FDA didn't approve it for the older women (ages 27 to 45) last week is because of the possibility of getting cervical changes after the vaccine, if you're positive for the relevant HPVs. 'Besides that, we don't even know if the girls who do get the vaccine will still be protected when they really need it no vaccines give permanent immunity.'"

* ►July 10, 2008 - FDA rejects HPV vaccine for women 27-45 - KPCNews.com - "Dr. Sin Hang Lee is a Connecticut pathologist who contacted this newspaper about an HPV DNA test that can tell a woman not only whether she is positive for HPV at any given time, but also which HPV it is. The test gives no false positives and is economical – about $50 to $60, which most insurances will pay, Lee said.  This is important information for women and mothers of girls being vaccinated with Gardasil to know, Lee said, since the vaccine doesn’t work for any vaccine-relevant HPV that you are positive for at the time you get the shot.  Not only that, according to transcripts and minutes from the May 18, 2006 meeting, there is a possibility of an 'enhanced' chance in getting precancerous lesions or genital warts if a woman is positive for the HPVs at the time she gets the shot, Lee said, which makes it even more important to know whether you are positive for a vaccine-relevant HPV before you get the vaccine, Lee said. 'The HPV DNA test is very important because if a woman is positive for just one of the (cervical cancer-causing) HPVs, that means she only has 50 percent protection from the vaccine for cervical cancer,' Lee said. 'And, Merck’s slides show that there is a 44.6 percent increased chance of getting precancerous lesions if she is positive for one of those two.'"

►July 10, 2008 - HPV vaccine adverse events reports are out - KPCNews.com

►July 10, 2008 - New Genes, Ideas on Autism Emerge in Families' Study - Bloomberg

►July 10, 2008 - Boston scientists find autism genes linked to learning (blog) - Boston Globe

►July 10, 2008 - Allow farmers to deliver rabies vaccine says dairy farmer - Better Farming

►July 10, 2008 - Crowdsourcing the Flu Vaccine - Wired News

* ►August 15, 2008 - Changing Epidemiology of Invasive Pneumococcal Disease among White Mountain Apache Persons in the Era of the Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine - journal article (Clinical Infectious Diseases)

►August 15, 2008 - Low Serum Mannose-Binding Lectin Level Increases the Risk of Death due to Pneumococcal Infection - journal article (Clinical Infectious Diseases)

►August 15, 2008 - Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis in California, 1993–2006 - journal article (Clinical Infectious Diseases)

►August 15, 2008 - Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Introduction of Rapid, Alternative Methods to Identify Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis in Middle-Income Countries - journal article (Clinical Infectious Diseases)

►August 15, 2008 - Persistent Arthralgia Associated with Chikungunya Virus: A Study of 88 Adult Patients on Reunion Island - journal article (Clinical Infectious Diseases)

►August 15, 2008 - Hodgkin Lymphoma–Associated Hemophagocytic Syndrome: A Disorder Strongly Correlated with Epstein-Barr Virus - journal article (Clinical Infectious Diseases)

►August 15, 2008 - Management of Toxoplasma gondii Infection during Pregnancy - journal article (Clinical Infectious Diseases)

►August 2008 - Tuning gene expression to changing environments: from rapid responses to evolutionary adaptation - journal article (Nature Reviews Genetics)

►August 2008 - The environmental contribution to gene expression profiles - journal article (Nature Reviews Genetics)

►August 2008 - Regulatory T cell-associated activity in photopheresis-induced immune tolerance in recent onset type 1 diabetes children - journal article (Clinical & Experimental Immunology)

►August 2008 - Biomarkers for cognitive impairment and dementia in elderly people - journal article (The Lancet Neurology)

* ►July 20, 2008 - What You Should Know Before You Spit Into That Test Tube (requires registration) - The Washington Post - "Moreover, the tests are still new and easily misinterpreted, even by professionals. Online results may be subject to security and privacy breaches. And some companies are using people's gene profiles to conduct independent research. That suggests to many ethicists and lawyers that these firms' paying clients ought to be informed that they are subjects in experiments, with full disclosure of potential risks and rights. Most worrisome of all, at least a few companies seem to be peddling DNA-based versions of snake oil. Some firms claim to be able to identify inherited nutritional deficiencies that -- guess what? -- are treatable with pricey supplements that they just happen to sell. Some even promise to discern from your genes what kind of person you should marry to ensure a blissful sex life and healthier babies. Welcome to the Wild West of personalized genomics."

►July 20, 2008 - The right food will see you fighting fit in old age - The Sunday Times

►July 20, 2008 - Flu hits hard this year - New Zealand Herald

►July 20, 2008 - Flu-pill chemist to face court - AdelaideNow via www.news.com.au

►July 20, 2008 - Racing: Anxious watch over vet staff in virus outbreak - New Zealand Herald

►July 20, 2008 - US FDA to set up Indian offices by `09 - Business Standard

►July 20, 2008 - HIV couples barred from IVF therapy / Ministry nixes method over ethics concern - The Yomiuri Shimbun

►July 20, 2008 - Sixth-form girls to be given sex-disease cancer jab - The Sunday Times, UK

►July 20, 2008 - Measles risk for Brits in Italy - The Sunday Times, UK

►July 20, 2008 - Secretary for involving private practitioners in measles drive - Gives away Heroes Award to heirs of two Punjab Health officials - Associated Press of Pakistan via The Post

►July 20, 2008 - Responding to health threats - At the 13th International Congress on Infectious Diseases (ICID) held recently in Kuala Lumpur, a top US health official talks about the challenges in global health protection against infectious diseases in the 21st century. - Malaysia Star

* ►July 20, 2008 - ‘Heroes Award’ for deceased health officials - The News - International - Pakistan - "Iqbal, a vaccinator, and Nafees, a supervisor in the health department, lost their lives while taking part in the recent measles immunisation drive when the motorcycle they were riding was overrun by a coaster on the Sarghoda-Jhang Road. The awards, which are worth US$2,000 each, are a token support for families of the deceased who have rendered great sacrifice in the line of duty. Health workers, especially those who take part in the immunisation campaigns, often brave inclement weather conditions, tough terrain and inhospitable conditions to reach every target household."

►July 20, 2008 - Mercury claim dismissed - New Zealand Herald - "Claims that energy-efficient lightbulbs could expose people to unacceptable levels of mercury have been dismissed by the Green Party."

* ►July 20, 2008 - Gardasil: a cancer jab I don’t regret - Girls of 12-18 will soon be offered a controversial cervical cancer vaccination. Should parents welcome it? - The Sunday Times, UK

* ►July 20, 2008 - Autism: Where's the Support? - opinion (requires registration) - Washington Post

* ►July 19, 2008 - David Kirby: Amanda Peet vs.Medical Science - The Huffington Post

* ►July 19, 2008 - Autism parents 'infection risk' - Caring for children with developmental problems such as autism or Down's syndrome can weaken parents' immune systems, research suggests. - BBC - "A total of 60 parents received the pneumococcal vaccine as part of the study - half of whom had children with developmental disabilities. Blood tests showed that those caring for a child with developmental disability had lower levels of antibodies to the vaccine than those whose children did not have such difficulties."

* ►July 19, 2008 - Autism-vaccine link should not be dismissed - letter - St. Louis Post-Dispatch - "Dr. Wilmott's plea to be wary of Internet resources is akin to the directive to 'ignore the man behind the curtain.' With the recent concession by government health officials that childhood vaccines worsened a rare, underlying disorder that ultimately led to autism-like symptoms in a Georgia girl, and that she should be paid from a federal vaccine-injury fund, the facade of lies is beginning to crumble. I urge parents and pediatricians to do their own research with a thorough review of available literature and stop trusting reassuring claims from the very agencies that are responsible for this horrible debacle. - Dr. David Ayoub | Springfield, Ill."

* ►July 19, 2008 - Recovery Story: Quinn - Quinn’s Journey Presented By Generation Rescue - Age of Autism

* ►July 19, 2008 - Guest column: Boy's death strikes chord within the autism community - Waterloo Courier via DesMoinesRegister.com

►July 19, 2008 - A son's autism opens a door for others - The Donor: Kathy Deschenes (requires registration or subscription) - The Globe and Mail - "Kathy Deschenes once became so exhausted caring for her son Lee, who has autism, that she called 911 and begged them to take him away. 'I couldn't take it any more,' Ms. Deschenes recalled from her home in Toronto. That was 10 years ago and instead of giving up on her son, Ms. Deschenes vowed to do whatever she could to help turn his life around."

►July 19, 2008 - Governor amends autism legislation - Belleville News-Democrat

►July 19, 2008 - Respite for autism sufferers - New centre will provide holiday break for families - Aberdeen Press and Journal

* ►July 19, 2008 - Pfizer, Novartis, GSK also under USFDA scanner - Business Standard - "Amid reports of a US Congress probe against India's largest drug maker Ranbaxy Laboratories, data show that many leading multinational companies such as Pfizer, GlaxoSmithKline, Novartis and Merck are also under the scanner of the US drug regulator, for more or less similar violations as Ranbaxy is alleged to have committed."..."A warning issued to the US-based Merck on April 28 this year shows FDA investigations between November 26, 2007, and January 17, 2008, regarding significant deviations from the current good manufacturing practice (CGMP) and lack of maintenance of data in the manufacture of licensed biological vaccine products, bulk drug substances and drug components. The drugs under scrutiny include some of its major products such as combination vaccine ProQuad, cancer vaccine Gardasil, Hepatitis A vaccine Vaqta, and Haemophilus and Hepatitis B Vaccine Comvax."

* ►July 19, 2008 - Bio Weapons Monitor System Draws Criticism - Las Vegas Now - "Dr. Larry Sands with the Southern Nevada Health District is a member of the local BioWatch advisory committee. "This gives us that early warning that something's happened here, we're being able to administer appropriate intervention, whether we're talking about antibiotics or vaccinations that could help save lives," said Dr. Sands."

* ►July 19, 2008 - Judge Reverses Preemption Ruling In Paxil Case - Pharmalot - "In his 28-page opinion, Hamilton wrote that, in his prior ruling, he “failed to appreciate the significance of the fact that the ongoing ability, authority, and responsibility to strengthen a label still rest squarely with the drug manufacturer.” Here are some additional excerpts…"

* ►July 19, 2008 - Black Marks for the Red Cross (requires registration) (opinion) - The New York Times - "The F.D.A. found shortcomings in the way the Red Cross screens donors for possible exposure to infectious diseases, failures to swab arms properly before inserting needles, failures to test for syphilis and failures to discard potentially risky blood, among other deficiencies."

►July 19, 2008 - Cabinet to discuss infectious diseases - Kuwait Times

►July 19, 2008 - The Regulatory System in Europe with Special Emphasis on Allergen Products - journal article (International Archives of Allergy and Immunology)

►July 19, 2008 - Flu surge prompts warning - A jump in flu cases across the country has sparked an urgent "get vaccinated" warning, particularly aimed at the over 65s. - Melbourne Herald Sun

►July 19, 2008 - 5-in-1 vaccine may save kids some shots - McClatchy Newspapers via Fort Worth Star-Telegram via Monterey County Herald

►July 19, 2008 - Anti-smoking vaccine on trial - video - Reuters

►July 19, 2008 - Vital need for meningitis vaccine - letter - Belfast Telegraph

►July 19, 2008 - Critics question FDA, US Customs handling of Ranbaxy case - The Star-Ledger via NJ.com

►July 19, 2008 - Red Cross reform must be achieved - editorial (requires registration) - Boston Herald

►July 19, 2008 - Congress's Edifice Complex (free content) - Wall Street Journal - "Indeed, the NIH campus is replete with monuments to the congressional patrons who shoveled cash to it. Buildings there honor still-living pols such as Mark Hatfield, Louis Stokes and Lowell Weicker. Attempts in 2006 to have the Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta name its 'Global Communications Center' after Sen. Tom Harkin (D., Iowa) and its operations center after Sen. Arlen Specter (R., Pa.) were blocked at the last minute by Congressional grinches such as Jeff Flake (R., Ariz.) and John Campbell (R., Calif.)."

►July 19, 2008 - Shock Rise in Measles Hits City Families - Coventry Evening Telegraph via redOrbit

►July 19, 2008 - Chickenpox vaccine coverage funds cut - Reno Gazette-Journal - "'Historically the number of vaccines on the immunization list (was) five to six vaccines. (Now), there's approximately 18 on that list ... but we haven't seen a similar increase in funding.' The cost for insured parents now will depend on their insurance company's coverage."

* ►July 19, 2008 - Whoop, there it is - PNWLocalNews - "Reporters from the Whidbey News-Times were more responsible using terminology such as 'fears seen as unfounded' in published articles but elsewhere, reports were circulating about flyers being handed out at the Mukilteo ferry dock warning people not to venture on to island because of the epidemic. Epidemic? There were 43 reported cases of pertussis as of mid-week and folks, that ain’t an epidemic. The Spanish flu that killed 20 million people after World War I ended — now there was an epidemic!"

* ►July 19, 2008 - Eight times vaccinated child suffers from polio - Expressindia - "According to Chief Medical Officer S K Tiwari, Sabri of Madari Gheda village was given eight rounds of P-1 drops but not P-3 drops. When samples of her stool were sent for examination to the WHO lab in Mumbai, it was confirmed that she was suffering from polio P-3 virus."

* ►July 19, 2008 - A faraway birthday wish - MPNnow Rochester - "Lynn was recently in Ghaseda, personally giving more than 200 children the vaccine as a Rotary International volunteer for National Polio Immunization Day in India."

* ►July 19, 2008 - Militants hampering anti-polio drive as new case confirmed: Official F.P. Report - The Frontier Post

►July 19, 2008 - Second strain more virulent - Daily Herald - "New research shows a second strain of West Nile virus has overtaken the original strain, and appears to be more virulent than the first, especially in hot weather."

►July 19, 2008 - Early exposure to tobacco smoke causes asthma and allergy - Babies exposed to cigarette smoke before birth or during the first months afterwards run a greater risk of developing asthma and allergy. This according to a doctoral thesis from the Swedish medical university Karolinska Institutet. - News-Medical.net

►July 19, 2008 - Olympic cities guard against epidemics (includes video) - CCTV International

►July 19, 2008 - Iran produces pegaferon for hepatitis C - Iran has mass-produced pegaferon, a recombinant pegylated interferon (PEG-IFN) alpha-2a, effective in treating chronic hepatitis C. - Press TV

►July 19, 2008 - HealthMap Gives Lowdown on Disease Outbreaks, Could Save Lives - Gizmodo

►July 19, 2008 - Big Pharma wants to sell drugs, not protect idle youth - letter - Palm Beach Post

* ►July 19, 2008 - Building support for those who live in jeopardy - Regina Leader-Post via Canada.com - "'Mercury was seven months old when I gave him a taste of yogurt -- just a tip of the teaspoon and within minutes his bottom lip began to swell,' said Allison Kapp. 'Being a dietitian I knew that he was reacting to the yogurt. It was a total shock.' After calling 9-1-1, she worried that she had overreacted to her son's reaction. 'As I was sitting in the ambulance, I was kind of feeling silly but one of the EMS staff said, 'It's a good thing that you called us because kids can crash quick,' Kapp said."

►July 19, 2008 - What's Next for the HIV Vaccine? - TIME Magazine

►July 19, 2008 - Rabies vaccine scattered to inoculate raccoons - Newsday.com - "The gel is inside a brown, fishmeal cube and has a label reading: 'Rabies Vaccine Live Vaccinia Vector ... '"

* ►July 18, 2008 - True Stories: Do vaccines cause autism? - Porterville Recorder

* ►July 18, 2008 - Vaccines do not cause autism - Florida Times-Union via Jacksonville.com

►July 18, 2008 - Fylde measles cases spark new warning - Blackpool Gazette

►July 18, 2008 - GAVI ALLIANCE: NEW VACCINE STRATEGY PRIORITISES DEADLY DISEASES; MENINGOCOCCAL JAPANESE ENCEPHALITIS AND CERVICAL CANCER AMONG THOSE IDENTIFIED: 18/07/2008 - MaximsNews Network - "Review GAVI's new vaccine investment strategy here."

►July 18, 2008 - Texans Tackling Autism - Tyler Jackson walked into the grocery store and immediately fell to the ground screaming. As his ears started hurting from his own noise, Tyler covered them tightly with the palms of his hands but kept yelling. His 6-foot-4, 302-pound father stood helplessly watching. - ColtPower.com

►July 18, 2008 - Flu plagues Pope's pilgrims - Sydney Morning Herald

* ►July 18, 2008 - Archimedes to Lead €2.77 Million EU Programme to Develop Intranasal Avian Influenza Vaccine - Archimedes Development Limited via PharmaLive - "The aim of the project is to develop an effective, user-friendly, stable and intranasally delivered vaccine against highly pathogenic strains of the influenza virus (HF591 and other H5 and N7 subtypes) using Archimedes’ proprietary nasal delivery platform, ChiSys® and to have demonstrated proof of principle in clinical trials during the programme."

►July 18, 2008 - Ministry scotches rumor of meningitis in Olympic co-host city Qingdao - Xinhua via China View

* ►July 18, 2008 - Meningitis nearly killed young Emily - Horsham Today, UK - "The aim of the campaign is to help raise £7m to fund vital research into developing a vaccine against Meningitis B – the most common form of meningitis in the UK. This accounts for almost 90 per cent of all cases and there is still no vaccine.

* ►July 18, 2008 - Start of school just got pricier - Have a kindergartner and health insurance? A state cutback has added an item to your shopping list when the school year rolls around. - Las Vegas Sun - "Parents of incoming kindergarten students may have to pay for chickenpox vaccines that were previously offered for free, because Nevada has stopped picking up the tab for children who are covered by health insurance."

►July 18, 2008 - More Glum News for AIDS Vaccines - Wall Street Journal Health Blog

►July 18, 2008 - Kansas sweeping state for old mercury - Program allows area county sites to dispose of the chemical for free from now through Sept. 13 - KC Community News

►July 18, 2008 - Five Diseases in One Shot - Solomon Islands government will officially launch a Pentavalent Vaccine next month. - Solomon Islands News

►July 18, 2008 - Vaccination aims to counter deadly virus - This Is Lancashire, UK - "A total of 703 girls from 15 schools in Bury were vaccinated in the trial, and the jabs will now be carried out nationwide next year."

►July 18, 2008 - Journalists visit MRC projects - WOW Gambia - "The station also undertook the Global Enteric Multi-side Study (GEMS), Pneumococcal Vaccine Trial (PVT), Pneumococcal Surveillance Project (PSP), and Demographic Surveillance Survey (DSS)."

►July 18, 2008 - China denies Olympic ban on drug sales - Reuters

►July 18, 2008 - White Paper on China's Drug Supervision published - Xinhua via China View

►July 18, 2008 - China capable to ensure drug safety for its people - Xinhua via China View

►July 18, 2008 - China has 64,000 drug supervision officials - Xinhua via China View

►July 18, 2008 - Selling fake Viagra brings jail - Baltimore Sun

►July 18, 2008 - Traditional Chinese doctors fight federal regulation under Bill C-51 - CBC

►July 18, 2008 - PETCETERA: Parvovirus vaccination a must for pups - Bradenton Herald

►July 18, 2008 - All Tomatoes Cleared of Salmonella Risk, Officials Say (requires registration) - Washington Post

* ►July 18, 2008 - Notice: Rapid Methods for Detecting Mycoplasma Contamination in the Manufacture of Vaccines, Including Pandemic Influenza Vaccines, and Other Biological Products; Public Workshop - Food and Drug Administration, HHS via www.pharmcast.com

* ►July 18, 2008 - Should Hospitals Consider Systemized Approaches to Delivering Influenza Vaccine? (requires registration) (full text) - Pediatrics via Medscape

* ►July 18, 2008 - Vaccination for the Prevention of Pneumococcal Disease - U.S. Pharmacist

* ►July 18, 2008 - DNA-based bird flu vaccine promising - WorldPoultry.net

►July 18, 2008 - Mystery of 'vaccinated' chickens dying of bird flu - The Nation via Asiaone.com

* ►July 18, 2008 - China able to produce 1,500 types of drug substances - People's Daily China - "Today, China can produce over one billion doses a year of 41 types of vaccines against infection caused by 26 kinds of viruses and pathogenic bacteria. Among them, the country's annual output of vaccines for preventing common infectious diseases such as hepatitis B, poliomyelitis (infantile paralysis), measles, pertussis, diphtheria and tetanus, can serve 500 million people, according to the white paper. Besides meeting the domestic demand, China also provides vaccines to the World Health Organization (WHO) for disease prevention in other countries"

* ►July 18, 2008 - Advocacy for Autism Answers-- Understanding Ubiquitous Mercury - The Huffington Post

►July 18, 2008 - Yellow Fever and Vaccination at Globetrotters Travel Clinics - As per the information available on WHO’s (World Health Organisation) website, the cases of Yellow Fever has risen and even more and more countries are reporting such cases as number of Mosquito habitats are increasing. It has been found that there is still a large unvaccinated population in both Africa and the Americas. This viral presence can amplify into regular epidemics. - I-Newswire

►July 18, 2008 - Hospital Ready If Avian Flu Pandemic Comes - Drill Slated To Test Crews Saturday - WFSB Hartford

►July 18, 2008 - Region planning for outbreak of pandemic flu - The Standard, Ontario, CA

►July 18, 2008 - Gene Found That Protects for Malaria -- But Increases HIV Susceptibility - The New York Times News Service via Aetna IntelliHealth

►July 18, 2008 - Boy Suffering From Rare Disease Can Eat Only Grapes, Avocados, Onions - Jayden Ewing-VanderYacht has food allergies so severe they prevent him from eating almost all solid foods, the Bellingham Herald reported Thursday. - FOX News

* ►July 18, 2008 - Civil Servant Disobedience: A Critical FDA Site - Pharmalot - "A new web site called Thoreau-FDA.com has emerged that is highly critical of the agency and, in particular, FDA commish Andy von Eschenbach, who is accused of oppressing FDA employees and preventing them from doing their jobs. The site, which is anonmyously crafted, is allegedly the brainchild of an unknown number of current and former agency employees."

►July 18, 2008 - Olympic co-host city dismisses rumor of epidemic - China Economic Net - "An overseas website recently carried a story saying Qingdao, the sailing venue of the Beijing Olympics in eastern China's Shandong Province, was experiencing a mysterious epidemic which experts suspected as Epidemic Cerebrospinal Meningitis (ECM), but a local health official said the story was untrue."

►July 18, 2008 - Prompt Prophylaxis Key After Influenza A Outbreaks in Long-Term Care Facilities CME (requires registration) - Clinical Infectious Diseases via Medscape

* ►July 18, 2008 - Hidden Dangers In Home Could Impact Child Development - 'Toxic Sandbox' Author Points To Plastics, Mercury, Dust - The Denver Channel

►July 18, 2008 - Home radon may have tie to childhood leukemia - Epidemiology via Reuters Health

►July 18, 2008 - ‘Extremely rare’ bacteria killed local musician - Health officials say disease is not contagious, nor a ‘hospital-acquired infection’- The Aspen Times

►July 18, 2008 - Biologists Show How Human Cytomegalovirus Evades Immune System - Infection Control Today

►July 18, 2008 - Researcher helping to pioneer medical therapy for Fragile X Syndrome presents latest findings - Pediatric neurologist Dr. Elizabeth Berry-Kravis addresses experts and families at 11th International Fragile X Conference - Rush University Medical Center via Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News

►July 18, 2008 - Successful management of Influenza A associated fulminant myocarditis: mobile circulatory support in intensive care unit: a case report (pdf) - journal article (Cases Journal)

►July 18, 2008 - Resistance To Widely-used Antibiotics Found Among Inhabitants Of Remote South American Villages - Public Library of Science, via EurekAlert! via ScienceDaily

►July 18, 2008 - County removes pesticide guide - Group says tips on safe fruits, vegetables are 'misleading' - Seattle Post-Intelligencer

►July 18, 2008 - Women's brains are different from men's – and here's scientific proof - The Independent, UK

►July 18, 2008 - Breastfeeding trust hormone clue - Scientists have for the first time shown how a "trust" hormone is released in the brains of breastfeeding mothers. - BBC

* ►July 18, 2008 - Idahoans sue Tyson over antibiotics in chicken - WXVT-TV Delta News

►July 18, 2008 - Woman's surgery at 100 reflects new frontier in medicine - As Americans cling to life, more seek to extend it - Houston Chronicle

►July 18, 2008 - Alzheimer's Drug Reverses Cognitive Decline Over 12 Month Period In Early Human Testing - A drug once approved as an antihistamine in Russia improved thinking processes and ability to function in patients with Alzheimer's disease in a study conducted there, said an expert at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston. - The Lancet via ScienceDaily

►July 18, 2008 - Health department receives grant to reduce chronic disease - The Winfield Daily Courier

►July 18, 2008 - Saying no to Fruit Loops: Flint-area people join Internet campaign against Kellogg's and biotech crops - The Flint Journal

* ►July 17, 2008 - Human papillomavirus vaccination in the UK - journal article (BMJ)

* ►July 17, 2008 - Economic evaluation of human papillomavirus vaccination in the United Kingdom - journal article (BMJ)

►July 17, 2008 - Guillain-Barré syndrome - journal article (BMJ)

►July 17, 2008 - Cure for bird flu likely - The Hindu

►July 17, 2008 - Unifying journal disclosure rules (requires registration) - The Scientist

►July 17, 2008 - Notice: Small Entity Compliance Guide: Final Rule Declaring Dietary Supplements Containing Ephedrine Alkaloids Adulterated Because They Present an Unreasonable Risk; Availability - Food and Drug Administration, HHS via www.pharmcast.com

►July 17, 2008 - Horses need vaccinations for EEE and West Nile Virus - The Mountain Times

►July 17, 2008 - Novel Computational Model Describes The Speed At Which HIV Escapes The Immune Response - Researchers from Utrecht University, The Netherlands, have developed a model that illustrates how HIV evades the immune system. The study incorporates detailed interactions between a mutating virus and the immune system. -  Public Library of Science, via EurekAlert! via ScienceDaily

►July 17, 2008 - Electronic Medical Records: Much Talk, Not Much Action - A survey indicates that less than a quarter of U.S. physicians have adopted electronic systems. - journal article (Journal Watch General Medicine)

►July 17, 2008 - Virulence factor that induces fatal Candida infection identified - Culprit is factor produced by intestinal bacteria - Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore via EurekAlert!

►July 17, 2008 - How cells die determines whether immune system mounts response - Washington University in St. Louis

►July 17, 2008 - Access to life-saving malaria treatments - The Guardian, UK

* ►July 17, 2008 - Johnson & Johnson Not Liable In Motrin Lawsuit - Pharmalot

►July 17, 2008 - The Vytorin Limbo: Prescriptions Keep Falling - Pharmalot

►July 17, 2008 - Weak dollar and cost cuts help Novartis (requires registration) - Financial Times

* ►July 17, 2008 - Bullying-suicide link explored in new study by researchers at Yale - Yale University via EurekAlert!

►July 17, 2008 - Researchers discover primary sensor that detects stomach viruses - Public Library of Science via EurekAlert!

►July 17, 2008 - FDA Lifts Warning About Eating Certain Types of Tomatoes - FDA

►July 17, 2008 - Traveler's diarrhea drug said to work - San Diego Union-Tribune

►July 17, 2008 - Genzyme Corporation and PTC Therapeutics Announce Collaboration on Small Molecule for Genetic Diseases - Genzyme

►July 17, 2008 - The final verdict on coffee - Reuters

►July 17, 2008 - JCI online early table of contents: - Journal of Clinical Investigation via EurekAlert!

►July 17, 2008 - Health experts gather for W.Va. flu summit - Charleston Daily Mail

►July 17, 2008 - MMR jab plea after city measles epidemic - Birmingham Mail, UK

►July 17, 2008 - Indonesia's unofficial death toll from bird flu climbs to 111 - AP via International Herald Tribune

►July 17, 2008 - Bird flu vaccine shows promise - United Press International

►July 17, 2008 - 26 more students affected by mass hysteria in Bangladesh - Twenty six girls of a high school suddenly became unconscious in the classrooms in the last two days in Bangladesh's southeastern Chandpur district, about 115 km southeast of capital Dhaka. - Mathaba.net

►July 17, 2008 - Seven needed to give tetanus shot - Daily Record

►July 17, 2008 - Parents Urged To Vaccinate Children Against Rotovirus - WSPA.com

►July 17, 2008 - Good reminder to keep shots updated - letter - HeraldNet

►July 17, 2008 - Postexposure Vaccination May Reduce Chickenpox Risk in Kids - The Cochrane Library via MedPage Today

►July 17, 2008 - PAKISTAN: Militants hampering anti-polio drive as new case confirmed - IRIN Asia - "A new wave of conflict is also creating problems for vaccinators in other parts of the NWFP: Militants appear to have begun a new, aggressive campaign, which is also directed against anti-polio teams, and there are thus fears that more children will fall victim to the disease due to the refusal of parents to allow them to be vaccinated."

►July 17, 2008 - Biovest Reports Results for Patients Treated with Anti-Cancer Vaccine: BiovaxID(R) Demonstrates Clinically and Statistically Significant Improvement of Disease-Free Survival in Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma in Pivotal Phase 3 Clinical Trial -- Overall median disease-free-survival increased by more than one year (p-value = 0.047) -- 100% improvement in disease-free-survival at three years (p-value = 0.024) -- Potential to be first ever anti-cancer vaccine approved in U.S. and/or Europe - Business Wire via MarketWatch

►July 17, 2008 - AVANT Immunotherapeutics Inc - Corporate and Strategic Assessment Report – Company Strategy, SWOT Analysis - www.companiesandmarkets.com adds new report - PR-Inside.com

►July 17, 2008 - CDC: Long Life Doesn't Equal A Healthy Life - News 8 San Diego

* ►July 17, 2008 - Children born onto waiting list for BCG shot - Irish Medical Times

►July 17, 2008 - Exploring the minds of children - Studies look at youth's ability to reason, acquire language - Calgary Herald via Canada.com

►July 17, 2008 - Sanofi in respiratory collaboration with university - Hays Pharma

►July 17, 2008 - China drug regulator: Warning not a ban of drug sales - Xinhua via China View

►July 17, 2008 - Ouch! Taking a Shot at Plague: Vaccine Offers Hope for Endangered Ferrets in Plague Outbreak - GeoCommunity SpatialNews

►July 17, 2008 - Why People with Asthma May Need a Pneumonia Vaccine - http://asthma.about.com

* ►July 16, 2008 - Selexis Now Offering Rapid-Development of Human Cell Line With FDA Approval Pedigree - New contract service offering rapid development of high performance HEK293 (human) production cell lines enabled by Selexis Genetic Elements(TM) and Selexis SURE(TM) Cell Line Development program GENEVA - Selexis via The Earth Times

►July 16, 2008 - Young people carry a disproportionate burden of sexually transmitted infections in UK - journal article (BMJ)

►July 16, 2008 - Providing information for patients - Is insufficient on its own to improve clinical outcomes - journal article (BMJ)

* ►July 16, 2008 - Tobacco industry manipulated cigarette menthol content to recruit new smokers among young people - Internal industry documents, independent lab tests and survey data reveal strategy - Harvard School of Public Health via EurekAlert!

►July 16, 2008 - Asthma and other allergies tied to absence of specialized cells - NYU Langone Medical Center / New York University School of Medicine via EurekAlert!

►July 16, 2008 - Going down-express elevator ! - World of DTC Marketing

►July 16, 2008 - When acquiring mosquito-borne disease is a good thing - PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases via New Scientist

►July 16, 2008 - The two-year-old who lost his legs to meningitis - Mirror.co.uk

►July 16, 2008 - Making strides against autism - opinion - Brewton Standard

►July 16, 2008 - Costly Weapon-Detection Plans Are in Disarray, Investigators Say (requires registration) - Washington Post

►July 16, 2008 - Recent Releases in Health Policy | Study Examines Quality Improvement Initiative To Improve Emergency Preparedness - www.kaisernetwork.org

►July 16, 2008 - County Health involved in pandemic flu drill - Wahpeton Daily News

►July 16, 2008 - Immunizations required before new school year begins - Tampa Bay Newspapers

* ►July 16, 2008 - HHS: We’ve taken steps to engage vaccine dissenters - Inside Autism via OCRegister.com

* ►July 15, 2008 - Congressman: Government should work with autism activists - Inside Autism via OCRegister.com - "The chairman of a Congressional subcommittee called Monday for the federal government to work more closely with activist groups and study possible environmental causes of autism. Read the letter: iacc-letter.pdf  It was an unusually high-profile endorsement of groups such as SafeMinds and Generation Rescue, which have placed themselves squarely in opposition to federal research and policies."

►July 15, 2008 - Pandemic Planning Summit - 93.1 WIBC Indianapolis

►July 15, 2008 - Newly Described 'Dragon' Protein Could Be Key To Bird Flu Cure - Scientists and researchers have taken a big step closer to a cure for the most common strain of avian influenza, or 'bird flu,' the potential pandemic that has claimed more than 200 lives and infected nearly 400 people in 14 countries since it was identified in 2003. - DOE/Argonne National Laboratory via ScienceDaily

►July 15, 2008 - Tabletop training on flu offered - The Rolla Daily News

►July 15, 2008 - New study documents "immune response-patient outcome" - Xinhua via China View

►July 15, 2008 - Toxic mercury cleanup ordered in West Marin - Marin Independent-Journal

►July 15, 2008 - Brain Cancer Study: Magnitude Of Post-Vaccine Immune Response Linked To Clinical Outcomes - Cancer Research via Medical News Today

* ►July 15, 2008 - US paediatricians and cardiologists are criticised for recommending statins for children - journal article (BMJ)

* ►July 15, 2008 - Teachers Become Nurses as Schools Get Squeezed (requires registration) - The Washington Post

►July 15, 2008 - Final Rule: Current Good Manufacturing Practice and Investigational New Drugs Intended for Use in Clinical Trials - Food and Drug Administration, HHS via www.pharmcast.com

►July 15, 2008 - Notice: Guidance for Industry: Current Good Manufacturing Practice for Phase 1 Investigational Drugs; Availability - Food and Drug Administration, HHS via www.pharmcast.com

* ►July 15, 2008 - FDA reverses course: High fructose corn syrup now 'natural' - The Natural Foods Merchandiser

►July 15, 2008 - Complementary medicine Regulating the irregular is a contradiction - journal article (BMJ)

►July 15, 2008 - Getting them while they’re young - journal article (BMJ)

►July 15, 2008 - Dementia patient makes 'amazing' progress after using infra-red helmet - Daily Mail, UK

►July 15, 2008 - Antipsychotics for dementia is metaphor for elderly care - journal article (BMJ)

►July 15, 2008 - Turning on hormone tap could aid osteoporosis fight - University of Manchester via EurekAlert!

* ►July 14, 2008 - Medication-induced mitochondrial damage and disease. - journal article (Molecular Food Nutrition & Food Research) - "Medications have now emerged as a major cause of mitochondrial damage, which may explain many adverse effects. All classes of psychotropic drugs have been documented to damage mitochondria, as have stain medications, analgesics such as acetaminophen, and many others. While targeted nutrient therapies using antioxidants or their prescursors (e. g., N-acetylcysteine) hold promise for improving mitochondrial function, there are large gaps in our knowledge."

* ►July 14, 2008 - EPA on Trial - In These Times

►July 14, 2008 - Proposed new definition for intermediate syndrome resulting from organophosphate poisoning - Public Library of Science via EurekAlert!

* ►July 14, 2008 - Environment Becomes Heredity - Advances in the field of epigenetics show that environmental contaminants can turn genes “on” and “off,” triggering serious diseases that are handed down through generations. But there’s also a more heartening prospect: The same diseases may be treated by relatively simple changes in nourishment and lifestyle. - Miller-McCune

►July 14, 2008 - Cancer drugs and copayments Why not adopt the blacklist of yore? - journal article (BMJ)

* ►July 14, 2008 - 89 percent of children's food products provide poor nutritional quality - But 62 percent of them still make health claims on the packaging - Harvard School of Public Health via EurekAlert!

►July 10, 2008 - Skeptics call for detailed study of NIH proposal - Frederick News-Post

►July 9, 2008 - What’s FDA’s "Big Deal" Risk Threshold? - NextGov

►July 9, 2008 - Miami Institute for Medical Research (Clinical Investigation) (warning letter) - FDA via www.pharmcast.com

►July 8, 2008 - Trends in the clinical characteristics of the U.S. cystic fibrosis patient population from 1995 to 2005 - journal article (Pediatric Pulmonology)

►July 8, 2008 - Every parent's nightmare - Irish Times

* ►July 6, 2008 - In treating autism, the healthcare system isn’t fully functional (requires registration or subscription) - Los Angeles Times - "Shelley Bell said that she and her husband have spent about $350,000 on treatments for their autistic son, Jason, 11. The family has had four insurance carriers over the years. Bell said she had to battle every one and usually lost....The Bells refinanced their Westminster home, using the money to pay for treatments. But, Bell said, they still owe about $80,000. 'As much as I hate this debt, it’s been great to see the progress,' she said. 'My son is not fully integrated. But he talks. He’s social. He’s funny. It’s been worth every penny.'"

* ►July 1, 2008 - Title: Use of microparticles combined with submicron oil-in-water emulsions (patent) - Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics, Inc. (Emeryville, CA) via www.pharmcast.com - "The submicron oil-in-water adjuvants of the present invention can be incorporated into vaccine compositions containing the desired microparticle/antigen, or can be administered separately, either simultaneously with, just prior to, or subsequent to, a microparticle/antigen-containing composition. Furthermore, the formulations of the invention may be used to enhance the activity of antigens produced in vivo, i.e., in conjunction with DNA immunization. Although the individual components of the vaccine compositions and methods described herein were known, it was unexpected and surprising that such combinations would enhance the efficiency of antigens beyond levels achieved when the components were used separately."

* ►July 1, 2008 - Title: Adjuvants for use in vaccines (patent) - Pfizer Inc. (New York, NY) via www.pharmcast.com

* ►July 1, 2008 - Title: Method for limiting the growth of cancer cells using an attenuated measles virus (patent) - Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research (Rochester, MN) via www.pharmcast.com

►July 1, 2008 - Title: Leucine-based motif and Clostridial neurotoxins (patent) - Allergan, Inc. (Irvine, CA) via www.pharmcast.com

►July 1, 2008 - Title: Protein belonging to the TNF superfamily involved in signal transduction, nucleic acids encoding same, and methods of use thereof (patent) - The Rockefeller University (New York, NY) via www.pharmcast.com

►July 1, 2008 - Title: Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) nucleotide sequences (patent) - Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics, Inc. (Emeryville, CA) via www.pharmcast.com

►July 1, 2008 - Title: Compositions and methods for immunotherapy of cancer and infectious diseases (patent) - Barros Research Institute (Holt, MI) via www.pharmcast.com

►July 1, 2008 - A Review of the Relationship Between 100% Fruit Juice Consumption and Weight in Children and Adolescents - journal article (American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine)

►July 1, 2008 - Title: Analytical method for the determination of infant formula protein digestibility in vitro (patent) - Abbott Laboratories (Abbott Park, IL) via www.pharmcast.com

►July 1, 2008 - Title: Methods and compounds for inhibiting amyloid deposits (patent) - Neurochem (International) Limited (Lausanne, CH) via www.pharmcast.com

* ►July 2008 - Paralytic poliomyelitis during the pre-, peri- and post-suspension periods of a polio immunization campaign - journal article (Tropical Doctor) - "It was concluded that the polio eradication campaigning programmes in Nigeria had not been successful and that legislation on poliomyelitis was required."

* ►July 2008 - Professional Practice Maintaining Vaccine Effectiveness in Occupational Health Clinics - journal article (American Association of Occupational Health Nurses)

►July 2008 - Children's Mental Health Emergencies-Part 2: Emergency Department Evaluation and Treatment of Children With Mental Health Disorders. - journal article (Pediatric Emergency Care)

►July 2008 - Fitting Square Pegs into Round Holes: The Challenge of Coping with Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder - journal article (Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry)

►July 2008 - The Clinical Effectiveness of a Brief Consultation and Advisory Approach Compared to Treatment as Usual in Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services - journal article (Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry)

►July 2008 - Cell migration: PTEN makes neutrophils immune to distraction - The PI(3)K antagonist PTEN promotes efficient neutrophil migration to sites of infection by prioritizing bacterially derived chemoattractant cues and blocking the response to 'distracting' cues from epithelial and immune cells. - journal article (Nature Signaling Gateway)

* ►June 24, 2008 - Toxic causes of mental illness are overlooked. - journal article (Neurotoxicology)

* ►June 2008 - Severe combined immunodeficiency: A cohort of 40 patients - journal article (Pediatric Allergy and Immunology) - "In thirty two families (80%) parents were consanguine and in 17 families (50%) there were affected members other than proband. We showed that autosomal forms of SCID might be more frequent due to higher rate of consanguineous marriages. Alongside several infective complications, complicated Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccination was documented in 18 cases (45%) following the routine vaccination at birth. BCG immunization is still a part of standard vaccination for newborns in developing countries; whereas in communities with a better health condition it could be held for a few months and performed for kids whose immune system sounds intact."

►June 2008 - Sensitivity and specificity of different skin prick tests with latex extracts in pediatric patients with suspected natural rubber latex allergy - A cohort study - journal article (Pediatric Allergy and Immunology)

►June 2008 - Skin prick test predictive value on the outcome of a first known egg exposure in milk-allergic children - journal article (Pediatric Allergy and Immunology)

►Issue 3, 2008 - Oral zinc for treating diarrhoea in children - journal article (The Cochrane Library)

* ►Which vaccines to invest in and when – GAVI’s strategic approach - GAVI has been developing a comprehensive vaccine investment strategy in 2008 to determine which vaccines it will offer to countries in the future, ensuring the best use of resources and maximum immunisation impact. - www.gavialliance.org

►Combating HIV/AIDS, Malaria and other diseases through 'edutainment' in Rwanda - The Guardian, UK

►July 19, 2008 - SOWELL: Autism cures? - commentary - Washington Times

►July 19, 2008 - On the Agenda - Depleting stocks of MMR vaccine - PRWeek UK

* ►July 19, 2008 - Cloud over US FDA inspection - Business Standard - "Two US Congress members have expressed doubts over the quality of inspections conducted by the US Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) on Indian drug manufacturing facilities. Congressmen John Dingell and Bart Stupak have said the ongoing FDA-Ranbaxy row over alleged supply of 'fraudulently approved and manufactured"'medicines by Ranbaxy in the US should be seen in the larger context."

►July 19, 2008 - Pilgrim flu outbreak spreads - An investigation has begun into two new flu cases among World Youth Day pilgrims at Marist College in Parramatta, west of Sydney. - www.abc.net.au

►July 19, 2008 - Second victim admitted with Hendra virus - The next month will be an anxious time for 50 people in southeast Queensland who are to be tested for the potentially fatal Hendra virus after a second person was admitted to hospital with the disease. - The Australian

►July 19, 2008 - Serious influenza cases up 10pc - Australia has had a 10 per cent rise in the rate of serious flu illnesses tested this year. - Melbourne Herald Sun

►July 19, 2008 - CDC: Offline generators caused germ lab outage - Congressman says agency 'must act now to address problems in its system.' (requires registration or subscription) - Atlanta Journal-Constitution

►July 19, 2008 - HIV Conquers Immune System Faster Than Previously Realized - New research into the earliest events occurring immediately upon infection with HIV-I shows that the virus deals a stunning blow to the immune system earlier than was previously understood. According to scientists at Duke University Medical Center, this suggests the window of opportunity for successful intervention may be only a matter of days -- not weeks -- after transmission, as researchers had previously believed. - Duke University Medical Center via ScienceDaily

* ►July 18, 2008 - 'Prime-Boost' Strategy Might Overcome Avian Flu Vaccine Shortage (includes audio) - Journal of Infectious Diseases via MedPage Today - "The solution may be to "prime" large segments of the population with another H5N1 vaccine, perhaps years before an avian flu outbreak, and then "boost" the immune response during an outbreak with a vaccine specific to the causative strain, the researchers said. ... The researchers did not report external financing for the study. Dr. Treanor reported financial links with Sanofi Pasteur and Protein Sciences Corp. The remaining authors said they had no potential conflicts. Dr. Poland reported financial links with Merck Research Laboratories, CSL Limited, GlaxoSmithKline, Novartis, Protein Sciences, Novavax, PowderMed, and Avianax. Dr. Sambhara reported no conflicts."

►July 18, 2008 - Northwest Biotherapeutics to Present at Next Generation Vaccine Conference - Highlights Include Clinical Trial Updates - Northwest Biotherapeutics, Inc. via PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX via MarketWatch

* ►July 18, 2008 - The COSHAR Foundation Participates in Annual Women's Health Awareness Day - Event part of national immunization awareness campaign to raise awareness of the importance of timely childhood vaccination and increase vaccine compliance rates across the United States - The COSHAR Foundation via PRNewswire via COMTEX via MarketWatch

►July 18, 2008 - Meningitis Vaccine Recommended For Back-To-School - NBC4i.com

►July 18, 2008 - Immunization frees kids from diseases - Philippine Information Agency

►July 18, 2008 - New shot required for sixth graders - Spring Hope Enterprise

* ►July 18, 2008 - Now is the time for school-bound kids to be vaccinated - The Columbian - "Chickenpox? ... What’s more, private and public schools can no longer accept parents’ word a youngster already has endured the common fever-and-rash outbreak and thus would pose no threat to classmates. Instead, parents must supply medical documentation, which can include a simple blood test (called a titer test) that verifies immunity. This requirement also applies to children entering child care or pre-school in this and future years."

* ►July 18, 2008 - Minister to announce vaccine changes - Irish Health - "A new vaccination for hepatitis B is to be introduced, and babies will in future receive a 6-in-1 vaccination at two, four and six months. They will also receive another new vaccine, the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV), at 12 months along with the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine. There will also be changes to the timing of the booster Hib and meningococcal C vaccines and these will now be given at 13 months. The changes will be introduced in the autumn."

* ►July 18, 2008 - Thousands of babies face vaccine delays - Thousands of babies face delays in being given vaccinations against potentially fatal diseases because deliveries of the jabs are in chaos. - The Telegraph, UK - "The vaccines affected are the Pediacel and Infanrix/IPV five-in-one jabs against diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough, polio and Hib, the Repevax jab against diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough and polio and Menitorix which is a combined meningitis C and Hib vaccine."

* ►July 18, 2008 - Anger over Department of Health choice of cheaper cancer vaccine - The Times, UK - "It also assumed that protection must last ten years or longer. There were no data for either vaccine over such a long period, but data on GlaxoSmithKline's vaccine had demonstrated prevention of pre-cancerous lesions and strong immune response for 6.4 years. 'This is the longest duration of protection reported for any vaccine against HPV 16 and 18,' she said."

►July 18, 2008 - The Great Beyond: An ounce of prevention? - http://blogs.nature.com - "The UK government is again under fire for its decision to save money by providing a cheaper cervical cancer vaccine that does not protect against genital warts."

►July 18, 2008 - Is HPV vaccine choice an economic one? - Nursing in Practice

►July 18, 2008 - Biovest/Accentia's BiovaxID Revives Hope for Therapeutic Cancer Vaccines - Datamonitor via redOrbit

►July 18, 2008 - A Vaccine to Fight Alzheimer’s Fails, but an Allergy Medicine Shows Promise - Discover Magazine

►July 18, 2008 - Pilgrim flu 'no threat' to Sydney - Health authorities have urged the public to remain calm - saying an outbreak of influenza among the visiting World Youth Day pilgrims is no real threat to Sydney's population. - Daily Telegraph via www.news.com.au

►July 18, 2008 - Hospital Ready If Avian Flu Pandemic Comes - Drill Slated To Test Crews Saturday - WFSB.com

►July 18, 2008 - New born baby had meningitis twice in a month - Daily Echo, UK

►July 18, 2008 - Bawku children at risk - Ghanaian Times via Myjoyonline.com, Ghana

►July 18, 2008 - Cholera, Hepatitis E infections escalate - New Vision, Uganda

►July 18, 2008 - Coupeville children exposed to pertussis - Whidbey Examiner

►July 18, 2008 - Number of whooping cough cases on Whidbey Island climbs to 54 - PNWLocalNews

►July 18, 2008 - Two in Orange County ill with West Nile virus; two others infected - A man and woman are hospitalized with the disease, authorities say. Blood donations reveal two others with infections but no symptoms. (requires registration or subscription) - Los Angeles Times

►July 18, 2008 - Bill Clinton's drive against Malaria - NDTV.com

►July 18, 2008 - EJ Viso spends boring week recovering from mumps; loses IRL points - AP via International Herald Tribune - "I didn't have much energy, but I thought I was going to be able to race (at Nashville). That was the plan but, suddenly, everything got a bit more serious. The health department got involved and it turned into a big deal. They preferred us not to take the risk.' He got all of his meals from room service and did have the company of a few friends who had either had the mumps previously or had been vaccinated against the illness. But, mostly, he just had to kill time."

►July 18, 2008 - Georgia's Part Of Largest U.S. Measles Outbreak In Ten Years - The number of reported measles cases has doubled in the last two months (includes video) - WJBF.com

►July 18, 2008 - Measles Making A Comeback (includes video) - WILX.com

►July 18, 2008 - Stomach flu hits hundreds - Poughkeepsie Journal

►July 18, 2008 - Polio resurfaces in region of Pakistan - Polio resurfaces in Pakistani region where militants prevented vaccination - AP via Newsweek

►July 18, 2008 - G8 renews commitments to polio eradication - Rotary International News

►July 18, 2008 - Monday editorial: Red Cross must improve blood handling - Midwest Voices via KansasCity.com

►July 18, 2008 - Cholesterol drugs unproven for kids - letter - Baltimore Sun

►July 18, 2008 - Cholesterol Drugs for Children? 3 Perspectives (requires registration) - The New York Times

* ►July 18, 2008 - FDA unveils plan to recruit young science staffers - FDA unveils plan to recruit doctors, scientists, other science staffers to replace retirees - AP via CNNMoney.com - "The average age of the FDA's work force is 54, and about 30 percent of general staffers already are eligible to retire. The agency is working to replace more than 700 employees by October. In recent years many senior FDA scientists have retired and joined consulting companies like Quintiles, which advises Pfizer Inc., Merck & Co. Inc. and other drugmakers."

►July 18, 2008 - No Picnic - Florida's tomato growers on what it was like to defend maligned produce during the recent salmonella outbreak and how they'll get tomatoes back on menus now that it's off the FDA's list of potential culprits. - Newsweek

►July 18, 2008 - Breast-Fed Babies Have Fewer GI Infections - But they're more likely to be iron-deficient, study finds - U.S. News & World Report

►July 18, 2008 -   Viral hepatitis and HIV-associated tuberculosis: Risk factors and TB treatment outcomes in Thailand - 7th Space

►July 18, 2008 - US activists praise Senate for lifting HIV travel ban - AFP via Google

►July 18, 2008 - Politics and Policy | Senate Appropriations Committee Approves Foreign Operations Bill That Includes HIV/AIDS, Millennium Challenge Funding - www.kaisernetwork.org

►July 18, 2008 - US AIDS experts: Vaccine trial cancellation is no defeat - DPA via Monsters & Critics

►July 18, 2008 - Large HIV vaccine study will not go ahead - Aidsmap

►July 18, 2008 - HIV-positive man convicted of aggravated sexual assault - Judge says evidence “seriously lacking in credibility" - Winnipeg Sun

►July 18, 2008 - Mercury spill lands two in the hospital - Nashua Telegraph

►July 18, 2008 - Recycling fluorescent lamps saves potential mercury poisoning - Canadian Consulting Engineer

►July 18, 2008 - USDA Officer Admits Allowing Infested Ag Goods into US - http://usgovinfo.about.com

►July 18, 2008 - Doggie Flu Making An Impact In Southern Colorado (includes video) - KRDO.com

►July 18, 2008 - New Method Of Therapy Could Help Kids With Autism - KGET.com

►July 18, 2008 - Shadow, Borderline, and Autism-Like Personalities - Where Will the Labeling End? - http://autism.about.com

►July 18, 2008 - Serving the autistic - letter - News & Observer

►July 18, 2008 - Missing Vernal man with autism found in SLC - The Salt Lake Tribune

►July 18, 2008 - Autism Quotient quiz - OPINION Blog via The Dallas Morning News - "A friend whose grandson has autism pointed me to this Autism Quotient assessment quiz by Cambridge University, saying that among the autism community, it's considered to be reasonably accurate at finding where people fall on the autism spectrum."

* ►July 18, 2008 - Autism Speaks: The Abortion Industry's Best Friend By J.B. Handley - Age of Autism

* ►July 18, 2008 - The Parasites Thank You, Amanda Peet By J.B. Handley - Age of Autism

* ►July 18, 2008 - The fringe and facts - letter - News & Observer - "My son was injected with 12.5 micrograms of mercury the day after he was born. According to our government, the maximum safe limit for his weight would have been 0.4 micrograms (that's point four, a fraction of a microgram). That was only the beginning of infusion of mercury for him. So when we found out, we tested and then chelated our son and saw major improvements in him as a result. Parents are not treating autism; we are treating vaccine injury. And the fact that it is working in hundreds and hundreds of kids is a truth that the CDC simply cannot face. If parents are using 'fringe' treatments, it is only because the medical establishment is conveniently turning a blind eye toward what our children are truly suffering from. Why? Because they are responsible!"

* ►July 18, 2008 - Parents of Children Diagnosed With Autism Demand Retraction and Apology from Mike Savage - National Autism Association via PRNewswire-USNewswire via COMTEX via MarketWatch - "Radio talk show host calls autism a 'hoax,' refers to children affected as 'brats'.  The National Autism Association (NAA) today joins thousands of parents around the country in demanding an apology and retraction from radio talk show host Mike Savage for his July 16 broadcast in which he stated that children affected by autism are 'brats,' and that bad parenting is to blame for a 'fraudulent' epidemic now affecting one in 150 children."

* ►July 17, 2008 - Savage on autism: "A fraud, a racket. ... In 99 percent of the cases, it's a brat who hasn't been told to cut the act out" - Media Matters

* ►July 17, 2008 - Amanda Peet: "Sorry about that 'parasites' thing" - Broadsheet via Salon.com - "'Parasites' might be a 'mean and divisive' term for people who make such a choice, but it's not all that far off the mark. Perhaps 'dangerously shortsighted' would be a touch more accurate and charitable."

►July 17, 2008 - Autism May Not Be As Common As Media Would Have You Believe - Tampa Bay Online

►July 17, 2008 - Aloof parents may produce autistic children - Current Biology via New Scientist

* ►July 17, 2008 - AB42 Immunisation Clears Brain Plaques, Does Not Prevent Dementia in Alzheimer's - The Lancet via Doctor's Guide

* ►July 17, 2008 - FDA Shifts Stance on Mercury in Dental Amalgam (requires registration) - Medscape

►July 17, 2008 - New state rules for children vaccinations begin - The Arizona Republic - "State law requires school districts to have personal release forms for children whose parents' personal beliefs contradict the rule, medical reasons or evidence of immunity, said Jennifer Ralston-King, Arizona Department of Health's immunization assessment coordinator."

►July 17, 2008 - Immunization against S. aureus has potential in selected target groups - Staphylococcus aureus bacteria have become a key concern in both the hospital and community setting. The spread of resistant strains, such as MRSA, underlines the urgent need for new strategies to treat and prevent these infections. Prophylactic vaccination of target groups could be a useful tool, but prudent group selection combined with alternative prevention strategies, will be key to success. - Pharmaceutical Business Review

►July 17, 2008 - Biojector(R)2000 Data Presented in Vical's Pandemic Influenza DNA Vaccine Human Trial - Business Wire via MarketWatch

►July 17, 2008 - Medicago to Present at the Next Generation Vaccines 2008 Conference - press release - CNW Group

►July 17, 2008 - Immune and Clinical Responses Seen with Glioblastoma Vaccination - Cancer Research via Reuters Health via Cancerpage.com

►July 17, 2008 - Myanmar: Health cluster situation report no. 35, 17 Jul 2008 - ReliefWeb

►July 17, 2008 - Color Me Concerned - Activists ask FDA to ban artificial food dyes after research supports possible link to ADHD (requires registration or subscription) - Baltimore Sun

►July 17, 2008 - Tainted tomatoes cleared; Bush still to blame? - Los Angeles Times Blog

►July 17, 2008 - Merck to Fund U.S. VIOXX® Product Liability Resolution Program - Interim Payments to Qualified Plaintiffs Expected to Start in August - press release - Merck & Co., Inc. via Business Wire

►July 17, 2008 - New Safe Detox for Mercury Amalgam Fillings - NaturalNews.com

►July 16, 2008 - County, National Academies begin discussing Detrick study - Frederick News-Post

►July 16, 2008 - Tobacco money OK'd to lure biodefense lab - News & Observer

June 16, 2008 - E coli cases found in 4 more states - CIDRAP News

►July 10, 2008 - 20-Year Study: Lead Linked to Violent Crime and Shrinks the Brain - NaturalNews.com

►July 9, 2008 - Parents push fringe remedy for autism - AP via News & Observer

►July 8, 2008 - Microbix and Hunan Provincial Government Initiate Work on Development of New Influenza Vaccine Manufacturing Complex in China - press release - Microbix Biosystems Inc. via CNW Group

►July 7, 2008 - Early Sex Doesn't Predict HPV Infection - Study Fuels Debate Over The Best Vaccination Strategy - WebMD via CBS News

* ►Amanda Peet's Response - Cookiemag.com - "Dear Concerned Parents and Friends, I wanted to address my comment in Cookie magazine that 'parents who don't vaccinate their children are parasites.' I believe in my heart that my use of the word 'parasites' was mean and divisive; I completely understand why it offended some parents, and in particular, parents of children with autism who feel that vaccines caused their illness. For this I am truly sorry. Since my mom has Parkinson's Disease, I know what it feels like to want a concrete cause, and a concrete cure, as soon as possible."

* ►Amanda Peet on Vaccinations: Readers' Reactions - Cookiemag.com

* ►Get Up To Speed on the Vaccine Debate - Since publishing our profile of Amanda Peet, we've gotten lots of reader feedback about her pro-vaccine stance. Many of you feel she was harsh in her depiction of people who don't vaccinate their children; others applaud her for advocating vaccines as a public health benefit. Here, we interview two doctors on opposite sides of the debate (one of them is Paul Offit M.D., the doctor whom Peet consulted when she wanted to learn about the vaccination issue). - Cookiemag.com - "Next Page:  Q&A with Jay Gordon, M.D."

►Poll  Q. Do you believe in vaccinating your children?  Yes of course - No, it is unnecessary - I am undecided - Yahoo! 7 Australia

* ►August 2008 - Mechanisms of microbial traversal of the blood–brain barrier - journal article (Nature Reviews Microbiology)

►August 2008 - Increase in the frequency of recovery of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in acute and chronic maxillary sinusitis - journal article (Journal of Medical Microbiology)

►August 2008 - Epinephrine: the drug of choice for anaphylaxis. A statement of the World Allergy Organization - journal article (Allergy)

►July 18, 2008 - Great research – how about some outcomes? - ScienceAlert Australia & New Zealand

►July 18, 2008 - Stalled Trial for Autism Highlights Dilemma of Alternative Treatments (requires subscription for full article - Science Magazine

►July 18, 2008 - 'Extreme special ed' for autistic children - The Daily Yomiuri

►July 18, 2008 - Paralysed minds - The News - International - Pakistan - "The latest case has been detected in Swat, where local extremists have opposed the polio vaccination drive. The campaign had been reinitiated in the area, with the support of the NWFP government a few weeks ago but has run into difficulties following a fresh upsurge in fighting in the area."

►July 18, 2008 - Committees being formed to counter polio, WHO team told - The News - International - Pakistan

►July 18, 2008 - Second person contracts horse virus - A second person has contracted the potentially deadly Hendra virus following an outbreak among horses in Brisbane. - Melbourne Herald Sun

►July 18, 2008 - Row over cervical vaccine choice - A new vaccination programme to protect schoolgirls from cervical cancer later in life will be using the wrong vaccine, say campaigners. - BBC

►July 18, 2008 - HIV jab fear - Nurses are demanding the fast-tracking of retractable needles after 240 potentially fatal needle-stick injuries at Cairns Base Hospital in the past five years. - Cairns.com.au

* ►July 18, 2008 - Human Trial for Vaccine Against H.I.V. Is Canceled (requires registration) - The New York Times - "Plans for a large human trial of a promising government-developed H.I.V. vaccine in the United States were canceled Thursday because a top federal official said scientists realized that they did not know enough about how H.I.V. vaccines and the immune system interact."

►July 18, 2008 - State-Specific Prevalence of Obesity Among Adults --- United States, 2007 - MMWR/CDC

►July 18, 2008 - Balamuthia Amebic Encephalitis --- California, 1999--2007 - MMWR/CDC

►July 18, 2008 - Silicosis-Related Years of Potential Life Lost Before Age 65 Years --- United States, 1968--2005 - MMWR/CDC

►July 18, 2008 - Salmonella Litchfield Outbreak Associated with a Hotel Restaurant --- Atlantic City, New Jersey, 2007 - MMWR/CDC

►July 18, 2008 - QuickStats: Age-Adjusted Rates* of Death from Heart Disease, by Race and Sex --- United States, 1979--2006 - MMWR/CDC

►July 18, 2008 - Notifiable Diseases/Deaths in Selected Cities Weekly Information - MMWR/CDC

* ►July 17, 2008 - Prevention and Control of Influenza Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), 2008 (early release) - MMWR/CDC - "The 2008 recommendations include new and updated information. Principal updates and changes include 1) a new recommendation that annual vaccination be administered to all children aged 5--18 years, beginning in the 2008--09 influenza season, if feasible, but no later than the 2009--10 influenza season;"

* ►July 17, 2008 - Health Care Personnel Initiative to Improve Influenza Vaccination Toolkit - U.S. Department of Health & Human Services - "The toolkit is comprised of links to several Web sites (CDC, Food and Drug Administration, NFID, American College of Physicians, and the State of Massachusetts), a presentation, journal articles, fact sheets, and posters to be used for promotion and education about influenza vaccination. The Internet links were all chosen because of their proven success and novel approaches to prevention and education about influenza and influenza vaccination."

* ►July 17, 2008 - Vaccine Facts & Choice: Drawing the Lines by Barbara Loe Fisher - Vaccine Awakening

* ►July 17, 2008 - NVIC Vaccine E-Newsletter
 
Vaccine Facts & Choice: Drawing the Lines by Barbara Loe Fisher

www.vaccineawakening.blogspot.com
www.NVIC.org
www.StandUpBeCounted.org

As the battle lines are being drawn between those who want to force all children to use 69 doses of 16 vaccines and those who are defending the right of parents to exercise voluntary, informed consent to vaccination, it is coming down to a matter of whose message do you trust. Should government health officials, pediatricians and vaccine manufacturers, who have been denying vaccine risks for three decades, be trusted to be defacto lawmakers and force vaccination on everyone or should Americans be allowed to become informed about vaccination and legally make voluntary vaccine choices?

Tonight, July 17, Louise Kao Habakus will be speaking about "Vaccination: Building a Case for Education and Choice" at the Atlantis Ballroom, Tom's River Holiday Inn in Tom's River, NJ at 7.pm.. The mother of two children, Louise is standing up for the right to know and the freedom to decide. The presentation is free but to reserve a seat, send e-mail to [email protected]

As more parents report that their young girls are suffering disabling reactions to GARDASIL (see a video clip of the WUSA-TV coverage), doctors determined to coverup HPV vaccine risks are giving out inaccurate information (see video clip of a FOX News story ) while public health officials defending vaccine safety write books and parents want more information and choices.

All Americans deserve the right to be fully informed about the risks associated with any pharmaceutical products or medical procedure and be allowed to make a voluntary decision about taking that risk with their own life or the life of their child. The right to informed consent to medical risk taking is a human right.
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"Christina Bell says 2 weeks after her 12 year old daughter Brittany was injected with the HPV vaccine, "she was walking through my house and collapsed. She told me, she couldn't feel her leg." Today, this once athletic girl has a hard time getting around and often loses her balance. Jessica Vega of Nevada got the shot at school and became temporarily paralyzed. Jamie Venice of Florida passed out and had a seizure after her Gardasil shot. "I don't think this should have been fast-tracked by the FDA," says Barbara Loe Fisher with the National Vaccine Information Center. She says Merck, the manufacturer of the drug managed to get Gardasil approved and to market, after studying the side-effects in just 12- hundred girls. What was their incentive? "It certainly is money because the bottom line for their stock holders is a profit," she says. She claims Merck has taken in an estimated 1.5 billion dollars world-wide from Gardasil sales, all for a vaccine she says may do more harm than good. She says doctors share in the blame. "I think pediatricians need to pay more attention to the patient that's sitting in front of them, rather than thinking they need to implement government policy or promote a new vaccine that a drug company rep has come in and promoted to them."The debate over the HPV vaccine rages on in Virginia after it became the first state in the country to mandate the vaccine for sixth grade girls, albeit with an opt-out provision. Those requirements have been delayed for at least one year to allow more time to study the vaccine's effects on young girls." - Nancy Yamada, WUSA-TV9 (July 7, 2008) http://www.wusa9.com/rss/local_article.aspx?storyid=73698

"It remains to be seen whether the new book will answer all queries. "You are going to continue to see parents doing their own research and coming up with a lot of questions," said Barbara Loe Fisher, a frequent critic of vaccines and co-founder of the National Vaccine Information Center, a nonprofit, parent-led organization that seeks to change the mass vaccination process to allow more opt-out flexibility regarding immunizations. She said she looks forward to reading the book but wonders if it will address the issue now being raised about the effect on children's health of recent expansion in the recommended vaccine schedule. "I've seen the number of vaccines double and the number of doses triple," Fisher said. "No matter what is published in that book, it is still an outstanding question until health authorities give us the answer as to why so many highly vaccinated children are so sick." - Susan J. Landers, American Medical News (July 7, 2008)
http://www.ama-assn.org/amednews/2008/07/07/hlsa0707.htm

Gardasil Controversy: Are the HPV Vaccine's Side Effects a Legitimate Concern?
produced by Ben Evansky Fox News July 11, 2008

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* ►July 17, 2008 - Well, Well, Well - Shot or not? - VUE Weekly - "Merck has responded to the rash of stories calling into question the safety of Gardasil, and announced they remain confident in the safety profile of the drug. Public health educators have challenged my statement that there’s nothing to be lost by postponing the shot. So I picked up my phone to ask HPV vaccine developer Dr Diane Harper of Dartmouth Medical School about it. 'The data we have is for 15 to 26 year-old-women ... the vaccine works well for that age group. I have difficulty putting the emphasis on 10- to 12-year-olds,' she told me."

* ►July 17, 2008 - Merck Funds HPV Research at Kelley School - IU Kelley School of Business via Inside INdiana Business - "Pharmaceutical manufacturer Merck and Co. (NYSE:MRK) has awarded two Indiana University Kelley School of Business professors a $79,000 research grant to study the effect of two interventions on acceptance of the HPV (human papillomavirus) vaccination among low-income and minority women."

* ►July 17, 2008 - Choosing Glaxo's Cervarix saves UK 20 mln stg -study - Reuters via The Guardian, UK

* ►July 17, 2008 - Study on government's controversial choice of HPV vaccine - Research paper: Economic evaluation of human papillomavirus vaccination in the UK - BMJ-British Medical Journal via EurekAlert!

* ►July 17, 2008 - Eighteen Deaths Linked To Gardasil Vaccine Report Claims - NewsWithViews.com - "But Gardasil is not a cure, it is a preventative medication – and in some instances it seems to have triggered outbreaks or made existing conditions worse, for there are reports of warts suddenly appearing after vaccination on the face, hands, feet and chest. 'Not only will Gardasil not cure pre-existing HPV, it can also make symptoms worse,' warns Millspaw in the report. 'Women who already have the virus without knowing it could suffer massive outbreaks of genital warts or abnormal precancerous lesions, both of which require extensive treatment.' ... Contacted by telephone, Millspaw told NewsWithViews of her concern that Merck did not screen women prior to vaccination for possible HPV exposure or infection. 'The reason they target very young girls is it’s easier to assume they don’t have the viruses – but the women are not screened to see if they’ve been exposed. The FDA allows that, which I find very disturbing.' ... Millspaw brought up another long-range possibility. 'A lot of scientists are worried that preventing these four strains may just cause other HPV viruses to take their place,' she said. 'That could be serious, particularly because while the vaccine protects against two main forms of cervical cancer the other [13] strains are usually more severe.'"

* ►July 17, 2008 - Merck says Vioxx claimants will soon get checks - Reuters

* ►July 17, 2008 - Olmsted on Autism: My pediatrician is a Dan! Doc - By Dan Olmsted - Age of Autism

►July 17, 2008 - More Joy of Autism: Another Lost Child - Age of Autism

* ►July 17, 2008 - Parents' views on vaccinations - AZCentral.com

►July 17, 2008 - Don't wait to vaccinate - Red Bluff Daily News

* ►July 17, 2008 - Alzheimer's vaccine stopped plaque, not dementia - AP via Google

* ►July 17, 2008 - Vaccine for koala chlamydia close - Professors Peter Timms and Ken Beagley from Queensland University of Technology's Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation (IHBI) said the vaccinated koalas, which are at Brisbane's Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary, were mounting a good response to the vaccine. - PhysOrg.com - "The researchers have been working on developing a vaccine for the sexually transmitted disease chlamydia trachomatis in humans for many years. 'We've been able to develop the vaccine for koalas as a result of our studies on the development of human chlamydial vaccines done in the mouse model. We identified several novel vaccine proteins that we are trialling to protect koalas as well,' Professor Beagley said."

* ►July 17, 2008 - Vical says its DNA vaccine for bird flu works - Reuters

* ►July 17, 2008 - Vaccinated chickens in Vietnam die of bird flu - Trend News, AZ

* ►July 17, 2008 - Brazil to start dengue vaccine production: researcher - AFP via Google - "Researchers estimate that around three billion people in the world live in regions susceptible to dengue contagion and another 20 million tourists pass through them. ... Luna said there were plans to go into full-scale production of the vaccine in 2010, and that the research was being carried out in conjunction with the US National Institute of Health."

►July 17, 2008 - Evidence grows for chickenpox and rotavirus vaccines - Evidence appears to be building for the introduction of vaccines against the varicella zoster and rotavirus viruses, which are both being assessed by ministers. (requires search at site) - Pulse, UK

►July 17, 2008 - Sherman youngster diagnosed with West Nile virus - AP via Hartford Courant

* ►July 17, 2008 - Test Canceled of AIDS Vaccine Similar to Merck Drug - Bloomberg

* ►July 17, 2008 - NIAID will not move forward with the PAVE 100 HIV Vaccine Trial - VRC vaccine regimen under consideration for a smaller, more focused study - NIH/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases via EurekAlert!

* ►July 17, 2008 - Feds cancel test of experimental AIDS vaccine - San Francisco Chronicle

►July 17, 2008 - AVAC comments on NIAID decision not to move forward with PAVE 100 Trial - AVAC calls for renewed commitment to a broad scientific effort for AIDS vaccine development - AIDS Vaccine Advocacy Coalition (AVAC) via EurekAlert! via Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News

►July 17, 2008 - IAVI statement in response to NIAID decision not to move forward with PAVE 100 HIV Vaccine Trial - International AIDS Vaccine Initiative via EurekAlert! - "The decision by NIAID does not reflect paralysis in the AIDS vaccine field, or a lack of direction forward. In fact, it reflects the opposite. It reflects the dynamic learning that is the scientific process, that is pharmaceutical product development. The decision reflects leadership on the part of NIAID."

►July 17, 2008 - Gilead Profit Rises 8.6 Percent on AIDS Drug Sales - Bloomberg

►July 17, 2008 - Government mulls changes after report on HIV-positive immigrants - The Canadian Press via Google

►July 17, 2008 - Anti-malaria gene in Africans raises HIV risk - AFP via Google

►July 17, 2008 - Brain region linked to obsessive disorder risk (requires registration or subscription) - Reuters via Globe and Mail

►July 17, 2008 - 1 in 4 adults now obese: new CDC data - Triage Blog via Chicago Tribune

* ►July 17, 2008 - FDA Says It's Safe to Eat Tomatoes - Salmonella outbreak may be winding down; peppers remain suspect - HealthDay via U. S. News & World Report

►July 17, 2008 - Feds: OK to eat fresh tomatoes; beware hot peppers - USA Today

►July 17, 2008 - Broccoli and Cabbage Boost Immunity - A chemical called sulforaphane prevents immune function decline. - Stop Aging Now

* ►July 17, 2008 - AFFiRiS GmbH: Milestone Reached In Clinical Trial Of Alzheimer's Vaccine - AFFiRiS GmbH via Medical News Today

* ►July 17, 2008 - Pandemic drill to double as flu-shot drive - The Indiana Gazette

* ►July 17, 2008 - Indonesian man dies of bird flu - AP

►July 17, 2008 - HPA Contributes To Vital Infection Research - EmaxHealth

* ►July 17, 2008 - Officials discuss study of Fort Detrick expansion - Source of funding remains elusive - Gazette.Net The Bowie Star - "Mikulski asked the National Academy of Sciences to meet with the county, according to Commissioner Jan H. Gardner (D). The academy, a nonprofit and nonpartisan agency, was established by Congress in 1863. The academy investigates, examines, reports and advises the nation and government agencies on science, engineering and medicine."

►July 17, 2008 - Merck To Start Making Vioxx Payments - Pharmalot

►July 17, 2008 - FDA Launches Fellowship Program to Develop Pipeline of Scientists, Other Professionals - FDA News

►July 17, 2008 - ‘Under Our Skin’ - the Lyme disease controversy - Mille Lacs County Times

►July 17, 2008 - Lords Committee On Intergovenmental Organisations To Publish Report On Infectious Disease, UK - The House of Lords via Medical News Today

►July 17, 2008 - Glaxo moving 2 units to N.J. - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

►July 17, 2008 - Guidance for Industry Safety, Efficacy, and Pharmacokinetic Studies to Support Marketing of Immune Globulin Intravenous Human) as Replacement Therapy for Primary Humoral Immunodeficiency - FDA/CBER

►July 17, 2008 - FDA Sends Letter To Wyeth Over Violative Benefix Flashcard - Dow Jones via CNN Money

* ►July 16, 2008 - Booster vaccination may help with possible future avian influenza pandemic - Infectious Diseases Society of American via EurekAlert! via Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology

* ►July 16, 2008 - Dendreon Initiates Phase 2 Trial of PROVENGE in Patients With Localized Prostate Cancer Prior to Surgery - Dendreon Corporation via Sun Herald

►July 16, 2008 - Authorities urging bar patrons to get vaccine - 7KHQA

►July 16, 2008 - Red Cross hosts fundraiser at Rookies to vaccinte children - North Lake Tahoe Bonanza

* ►July 16, 2008 - Governor Jindal highlights bill providing health insurance for children with autism - WAFB Channel 9

►July 16, 2008 - Lipid Screening in Childhood — New Recommendations from the AAP - Controversial new recommendations advocate wider screening and use of statins in children. - journal article (Journal Watch Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine)

►July 16, 2008 - FDA Panel Mixed On J&J Antibiotic For Pneumonia - Pharmalot

►July 16, 2008 - How Do Premature Infants Function as Adults? - Risks for medical and social disabilities increased with decreasing gestational age. - journal article (Journal Watch Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine)

►July 16, 2008 - Forced charges for open access? - The Scientist

►July 16, 2008 - Nurses for Newborns Foundation recognized for improving health of babies - St. Louis Beacon Journal

►July 16, 2008 - Fluoroquinolone-Related Tendinitis and Tendon Rupture - A boxed warning must be added to the prescribing information for systemic fluoroquinolones. - journal article (Journal Watch Infectious Diseases)

►July 16, 2008 - Old bones could hold the key to tuberculosis - The University of Sydney Australia via Medical-News Net

►July 16, 2008 - Wyeth, Impax get court approval of Effexor patent suit settlement - Thomson Financial via Forbes

►July 16, 2008 - NIH Awards More Than $33 Million to Fund State-of-the-Art Research Equipment - NIH

►July 16, 2008 - Psych Central Teams Up with the Authors of Bipolar Disorder For Dummies® to Roll Out New Bipolar Blo - PRWeb via PR-USA.Net

►July 16, 2008 - AHF Treatment Proposal Accepted by US Senate: Global AIDS Bill Will Save 5 Million Lives - Senators Reference AHF's African AIDS Treatment Clients' Visits to Capitol Hill in Remarks on Bill; Delegations of Doctors and AIDS Patients From Africa Met With Over 70 Senate Offices During Past Three Months to Push Legislators to Keep Focus on Lifesaving Treatment - Business Wire via MarketWatch

►July 16, 2008 - The HIV Travel Ban Is Repealed - The Daily Dish via Atlantic Online

►July 16, 2008 - Adaptive Immunity Comes in all Forms - BYU Newsnet

* ►July 15, 2008 - Hepatitis Vaccination of Prague Drug Addicts Starts - Prague Daily Monitor via www.immunizationinfo.org

►July 15, 2008 - ViroPharma to buy Lev for up to $617.5 million - ViroPharma will buy inflammatory drug maker Lev for up to $617.5 million in cash and stock - AP via CNN Money

►July 15, 2008 - Just Say No to Nuts During Pregnancy - Daily consumption while expecting ups odds of asthmatic offspring, study suggests - American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine via HealthDay News via Medline Plus

►July 14, 2008 - Development of extraintestinal manifestations in pediatric patients with inflammatory bowel disease - journal article (Inflammatory Bowel Diseases)

►July 14, 2008 - FDA Preliminary1 Public Health Notification: Possible Malfunction of Electronic Medical Devices Caused by Computed Tomography (CT) Scanning - FDA/CDRH

►July 14, 2008 - Female athletes suffer more head injuries than males (requires registration) - Boston Globe

►July 12, 2008 - After PSL autistic boy's case, Attorney General weighing more complaints from parents - TCPalm

►July 11, 2008 - Gardasil Controversy: Are the HPV Vaccine's Side Effects a Legitimate Concern? - video - FOX News

►July 11, 2008 - Michigan tops for supporting special children - Fewer families have to pay for services - Detroit Free Press

►July 11, 2008 - Prosecutors won't retry woman in shaken baby case - AP via Wisconsin State Journal via WBAY.com

►July 11, 2008 - Hepatitis C Virus May Need Enzyme's Help To Cause Liver Disease - University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences, via EurekAlert!, a service of AAAS via ScienceDaily

* ►July 11, 2008 - Dendritic cell vaccination and immune monitoring - journal article (Cancer Immunology, Immunotherapy)

►July 10, 2008 - Acute respiratory distress syndrome by cytomegalovirus infection in an immunocompetent infant - journal article (Pediatric Pulmonology)

►July 10, 2008 - Public Health Experts Provide Update On Current Infectious Diseases Threats - National Foundation for Infectious Diseases via Medical News Today

►July 10, 2008 - Autism breakthrough as study identifies genetic defect link - The Times, UK

►July 10, 2008 - 'Baby injuries may not be nanny's fault' - Lancashire Evening Post

►July 10, 2008 - Physicians Routinely Protect Incompetent Colleagues; 45 Percent Admit Failure to Report - NaturalNews.com

►July 10, 2008 - Aggressive HIV effort could cut AIDS cases - Increasing HAART therapy, especially for hard-to-reach groups, makes both moral and economic sense - Vancouver Sun via Canada.com

►July 9, 2008 - Science & Medicine | Women Who Use Microbicides, Still Contract HIV Could End Up With Fewer Treatment Options Because of Resistance, Study Finds - www.kaisernetwork.org

►July 9, 2008 - Rice gets medal for helping to free HIV medics - Reuters Africa

►July 9, 2008 - FDA Claims Cancer-Causing Chemical in Infant Formula is "Safe" - NaturalNews.com

►July 9, 2008 - Homeopathic Alternatives to Antibiotics - NaturalNews.com

►July 9, 2008 - Merck Defends Gardasil - Newsinferno.com

►July 9, 2008 - Viral complementation allows HIV-1 replication without integration (full text) - journal article (Retrovirology)

►July 8, 2008 - Free HPV vaccine to all gr. 5 girls - Barrhead Leader - "'There are 20,000 girls every year who will be eligible and we anticipate in several years we’ll be getting about 95% per cent of those girls,' said John Tuckwell, a spokesman for Alberta Health."

►July 8, 2008 - No plans to expand HPV vaccinations to boys - Health unit explains research on benefits not yet conclusive - Orillia Packet & Times

►July 7, 2008 - Could HPV Vaccine Be Dangerous to Girls? (includes video) - WUSA9.com

►July 4, 2008 - Montreal daycare worker acquitted in shaken baby case - CBC via Yahoo! Canada

►July 4, 2008 - Idiopathic central precocious puberty in girls: presentation factors - journal article (BMC Pediatrics)

►July 1, 2008 - Diabetes: Underrated, Insidious and Deadly (requires registration) - The New York Times

* ►July 2008 - Prevalence of Autism Among Adolescents With Intellectual Disabilities (pdf) - journal article (Canadian Journal of Psychiatry)

►July 2008 - Update on mechanisms of allergen injection immunotherapy - journal article (Clinical & Experimental Allergy)

►July 2008 - When does a protein become an allergen? Searching for a dynamic definition based on most advanced technology tools - journal article (Clinical & Experimental Allergy)

►July 2008 - Peanut-specific B and T cell responses are correlated in peanut-allergic but not in non-allergic individuals - journal article (Clinical & Experimental Allergy)

►July 2008 - 50 Years Ago in Immunology (requires registration) - The Scientist

►July 2008 - What is a food allergen? - journal article (Clinical & Experimental Allergy)

►July 2008 - The link between childhood trauma and depression: Insights from HPA axis studies in humans - journal article (Psychoneuroendocrinology)

►July 2008 - Is Arsenic "Lactation Intolerant"? - Study Indicates Low Excretion in Breast Milk - Science Selections via Environmental Health Perspectives

►July 2008 - Chronic Traffic-Related Air Pollution and Stress Interact to Predict Biologic and Clinical Outcomes in Asthma - Environmental Health Perspectives

►July 2008 - Researchers crack final part of the immune system code - PLOS Computational Biology via University of Copenhagen

►June 30, 2008 - Glaxo's Cervarix vaccine faces further delay - Reuters

►June 30, 2008 - Autism Experts Examine Vaccine-Related Case As Another One Becomes Public - Furious Seasons

►June 30, 2008 - 'Good' cholesterol dementia risk - Too little of one type of cholesterol has been linked by research to memory loss and Alzheimer's disease. - BBC

►June 30, 2008 - Low HDL Cholesterol Is a Risk Factor for Deficit and Decline in Memory in Midlife. The Whitehall II Study. - journal article (Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology)

►June 29, 2008 - Local pollution fines are up 71% - Dept. of Environmental Protection fines county, NASA - Florida Today

►June 26, 2008 - NIMH Funds Pitt Researchers To Find Best Treatments For Children With Autism And ADHD Symptoms - Medical News Today

►June 26, 2008 - Aging Parents Caring for Their Adult Children With Special Needs - InfoPAC's Weblog

►June 24, 2008 - Home Depot Offers Recycling for Compact Fluorescent Bulbs (requires registration) - The New York Times

* ►June 12, 2008 - Role of polyunsaturated fatty acids in the management of Egyptian children with autism. - journal article (Clinical Biochemistry) - "CONCLUSION: PUFA supplementation may play an important role in ameliorating the autistic behavior."

►June 2008 - Savonarola at the stake: the rise and fall of Roy Meadow - journal article (Australasian Psychiatry)

►May/June 2008 - Defining Disability - Physician Assistants Magazine

►May 13, 2008 - Don Imus interviews Dr. Bernadine Healy - video - Google Video

►February 6, 2008 - Fetal exposure to herpesviruses may be associated with pregnancy-induced hypertensive disorders and preterm birth in a Caucasian population - journal article (An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology)

►Volume 62 Issue 3, 2008 - Implementation of a rational pharmacotherapy intervention for inpatients at a psychiatric department - journal article (Nordic Journal of Psychiatry)

►July 2006 - The influence of latent viral infection on rate of cognitive decline over 4 years. - journal article (Journal of the American Geriatrics Society)

►April 23, 2003 - Reduction of autistic traits following dietary intervention and elimination of exposure to environmental substances - ImmuneWeb.org

►October 2002 - Selenium Supplementation in Patients with Autoimmune Thyroiditis Decreases Thyroid Peroxidase Antibodies Concentrations - http://thyroid.about.com

►June 1995 - What's Hiding Under the Sink: Dangers of Household Pesticides - Environmental Health Perspectives

* ►September 16, 1975 - Stimulation of antibody response - United States Patent 3906092 - Abstract:The antibody response to an adjuvant type vaccine is augmented by incorporation in the vaccine of a polynucleotide or a complex of polynucleotides. - Merck & Co. via FreePatentsOnline.com - "The adjuvants that are useful in this invention are the emulsion type adjuvants well known in the science of immunology. Such known emulsion type adjuvants include water-in-vegetable oil, water-in-mineral oil, and vegetable oil-in-water. Any vegetable oil known to be suitable for use in injectable preparations and which satisfy the specifications of U.S. Pharmacopeia or National Formulary can be employed as the vegetable oil phase in the adjuvants contemplated for use in this invention, such as peanut oil, corn oil, olive oil, sesame oil, chaulmoogra oil, cotton seed oil, oil of sweet almond and persic oil."

►Why Madagascar's HIV rates are low - The Guardian, UK

►VIDEO: Autism Bill Mandates Insurance Coverage - Gov. Rendell signed the bill into law on Wednesday. - WGAL.com

►Vaccines - Sailhome.org - website

* ►Genome Changes Over Lifetime - editorial - ADVANCE for Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists - "Researchers at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in Baltimore, MD,  have found that epigenetic marks on DNA - chemical marks other than the DNA sequence - do indeed change over a person's lifetime, and that the degree of change is similar among family members (Journal of the American Medical Association, June 25, 2008)."