►March 16, 2008 - How our son taught us the secret songs of autism - David is 11 and profoundly autistic, one of half a million Britons with a condition for which there is no cure. Christopher Stevens tells of his family's struggle to understand their son's inner world - The Observer via The Guardian, UK

►March 16, 2008 - Physicians draw drug blank with MoH - The UAE's Ministry of Health (MoH) has come under fire for out-of-date vaccination schedules and for failing to communicate with physicians over drug alerts and shortages. - ArabianBusiness.com

►March 16, 2008 - Keeping disease at bay - Malaysia Star

* ►March 16, 2008 - Critics attack failed flu jab targets as experts warn of death toll - Scotland on Sunday

* ►March 15, 2008 - Playmate-turned-author and activist Jenny McCarthy battles autism her own way - The Canadian Press via Google - "In her book 'Louder than Words: A Mother's Journey in Healing Autism,' McCarthy writes that her son first developed symptoms of autism after he was given a vaccination for measles, mumps and rubella as a 15-month-old. 'The problem we have with (vaccines) is they're loaded with toxins,' she told reporters at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, where she spoke about her struggles at the Holistic World Expo."

* ►March 15, 2008 - For Thimerosal Apologists, Pride Goeth Before a Fall by Dan Olmsted - Age of Autism - "Below is a link to my most recent column for Spectrum Magazine, done before the Poling case hit the news -- remember, that was a test case for thimerosal causing autism, and the government has now thrown in the towel. Comments like Art Caplan's and Paul Offit's below may someday be remembered  as the height of medical arrogance, just before the walls started  tumbling down."

* ►March 15, 2008 - Local family shares views on vaccines, autism - Log Cabin Democrat - "Local couple Paul and Carrie Elsass believe their son, Jordan, has autism as a result of being vaccinated. They said their son was diagnosed early and on the low end of the autistic spectrum. They have worked with him, and at age 6, he is highly functional, Carrie Elsass said. She said theirs is just one of thousands of cases waiting to be heard. She said after receiving his MMR and chicken pox vaccine in one day, Jordan began having constant infections. Then his parents began to notice changes in his behavior."

* ►March 15, 2008 - A Walk for Autism - After their young cousin was diagnosed, two Belen sisters organize - Valencia County News-Bulletin - "It was April 11, 2007, when they finally got the news that explained a lot of the regression they had seen in their son after he had received his round of vaccinations at 16 months old.  'He stopped talking completely and acted like he couldn't hear anyone,' Berge said. 'He was completely in his own world, and he stopped engaging with his sister and everyone else, including myself.'"

►March 15, 2008 - Hannah's Hope, A Learning Center for Children with Autism. - Upcoming events benefit the awareness of Autism. (includes video) - KIII TV3

* ►March 15, 2008 - Senator Dodd Announces Disability Savings Act of 2008 - Age of Autism - "From The Hartford Courant: Sen. Christopher Dodd announced significant new legislation today that would allow families of people with disabilities to save money in tax-advantaged accounts."

►March 15, 2008 - April 2 Is Autism World Awareness Day - http://autism.about.com

►March 15, 2008 - S.E.A.T. raises money for boy with autism to purchase dog  - Flyer News

►March 15, 2008 - Legos a building block in autism therapy - Philadelphia Inquirer

►March 15, 2008 - UNSG Ban Ki-Moon urged to support World Autism Strategy - Blogger News Network

►March 15, 2008 - Forums to focus on autism issues - Alaska Visit: Expert on disorder to speak in several cities. (requires registration) - Anchorage Daily News - "With the number of diagnosed cases sharply on the rise, is there an autism epidemic in America? If so, what's causing it? Clinical psychologist Susan Hepburn -- an authority on autism who is traveling across Alaska this week addressing rooms packed with parents and teachers -- expects to hear those questions a lot."

►March 15, 2008 - McCain follows the wrong footprints - letter - Post-Bulletin

* ►March 15, 2008 - Diseases Like Mine Are a Growing Hazard - opinion (requires registration) - Washington Post - "Autoimmune diseases -- a group of about 100 conditions in which the body's immune system turns on the body itself -- are reaching epidemic proportions. In the past decade, 15 top medical journals have reported rising rates of lupus, multiple sclerosis, scleroderma, Crohn's disease, Addison's disease and polymyositis in industrialized countries around the world. Over the past 40 years, rates of Type 1 diabetes have increased fivefold; in children 4 and under, it's increasing 6 percent a year."

* ►March 15, 2008 - How educated parents have snubbed the MMR jab - The Daily Mail, UK

►March 15, 2008 - 1.1m kids to get measles vaccine in Kasur - The Post

►March 15, 2008 - Officials Seek People Possibly Exposed to Girl With Measles (requires registration) - Washington Post

►March 15, 2008 - Ministry blames measles, outbreak others on hot weather - The Tide

►March 15, 2008 - Gardasil vaccination campaign kicks off in Banepa - Kantipur Online

►March 15, 2008 - Will Russia have a tuberculosis vaccine? - Science Centric

* ►March 15, 2008 - Hong Kong reports 1 new flu outbreak as worry shifts to mainland bird flu fears - AP via International Herald Tribune

►March 15, 2008 - Thailand to launch bird flu prevention drills - Xinhua via China View

►March 15, 2008 - Changed flu strain strikes Algoma - More people sick since March: health unit - The Sault Star

* ►March 15, 2008 - Flu cases prevalent in Florida this year - Influenza-like illness rates in Marion County's region are second highest in state. - Ocala Star-Banner - "While the increase in the number of flu cases here is not dramatic, experts and officials believe a slightly different strain of flu virus - not covered by the flu shot - is partly responsible for the spike in the number of sick people."

►March 15, 2008 - Flu season hits its peak in Duluth - Duluth News Tribune

* ►March 15, 2008 - Three Nevada regulators withdraw from hepatitis inquiry - AP via KSBY - "Drs. Javaid Anwar, Sohail Anjum and Daniel McBride won't participate in the State Board of Medical Examiners' investigation to avoid any public perception of bias or impropriety. Board director Tony Clark says each doctor has ties to the endoscopy center's majority owner, Dipak Desai."

►March 15, 2008 - Public Health Crisis: Closed clinic may be underinsured - So far, only $3 million in coverage found at Endoscopy Center - Las Vegas Review Journal

►March 15, 2008 - 2.4 M Terai kids to get polio drops - The Rising Nepal Gorkhapatra

►March 15, 2008 - Polio vaccination program in 20 Terai districts - Kantipur Online

►March 15, 2008 - 12,317 Children immunized at Mkg - The Morung Express

* ►March 15, 2008 - Westbury teen dies from meningitis in college dorm - Newsday

►March 15, 2008 - Meningitis Suspected in Student’s Death (requires registration) - The New York Times

►March 15, 2008 - SUNY Oswego freshman dead from meningitis - News 10 Now

►March 15, 2008 - The nearly forgotten plague - Cutting-edge AIDS medications have lengthened patients' lives and given many a better existence than they would have had 10 years ago, but these advances have helped push the disease out of mainstream consciousness. Health-care workers point to continuing problems that need attention: 'premature aging,' lack of bed space and failure to make sure everyone - especially the poor - gets medicine (requires registration or subscription) - Globe and Mail

►March 15, 2008 - Requirements added to defense lab plan - Lawrence Journal-World - "The federal biodefense lab sought by Kansas will need its own electric power and wastewater systems, presumably at state taxpayer expense, state officials said Friday."

►March 15, 2008 - FDA to increase presence in China - Probe into heparin contamination spurs inspection plans (requires registration) - Chicago Tribune

►March 15, 2008 - FDA Says Contaminant in Blood Thinner Is Nearly Identified (requires registration) - Washington Post

►March 15, 2008 - Leave It to the FDA - column (requires registration) - Washington Post

* ►March 15, 2008 - Faulty foreign drugs - editorial (requires registration or subscription) - Chicago Tribune - "Heparin is made from pig intestines, supplies of which were tight last year in China because nearly 250,000 pigs were afflicted by 'blue ear,' an often fatal disease. Suppliers may have used the intestines of sick pigs, or introduced other unknown substances into the supply chain. 'We don't know whether the introduction of the contaminant was accidental, as part of the biological process, or if it was deliberate,' says Dr. Janet Woodcock, acting director of the FDA's center for drug evaluation and research."

* ►March 15, 2008 - Natural Consumer Products Found Contaminated with Cancer-Causing 1,4-Dioxane in Groundbreaking Analysis Released by OCA - NaturalNews.com

* ►March 15, 2008 - Schools balance students' appetite for nuts, allergy worries - The Patriot Ledger - "Nationwide, 6 to 8 percent of infants and school-age children have food allergies and 1.2 percent of children are allergic to peanuts, said Dr. Michael Young, a physician at South Shore Allergy and Asthma and author of 'The Peanut Allergy Answer Book.' The percentage of adults is far lower. Young and other medical experts say changes in American health habits – including vaccinations and a focus on cleanliness and germ control – may be changing our ability to fight off allergens."

►March 15, 2008 - EU vets attack UK bluetongue vaccination plans - FarmersWeekly, UK - "Problems would occur if animals that were believed to have been vaccinated became sick. This would raise doubts about the effectiveness of the vaccination programme and of the vaccine itself."

* ►March 15, 2008 - Seizures might have been coincidental with dog's age - column - The Detroit News - "Hello Dr. Kimmey: I have a 17-year-old Brittany. I would like some information on blood titer testing. I lost a 13-year-old Brittany in the past. She was injected for rabies and her adult booster. Shortly after that, she started having seizures and passed away."

* ►March 14, 2008 - Jenny in Canada - video - Adventures in Autism

* ►March 14, 2008 - Vaccine-Autism Story: Trust Your Government - Alliance for Human Research Protection

* ►March 14, 2008 - Lab Notes: Diabetes: Of Mice and Men - Newsweek Blog - "To bring beta cells back from the dead, Faustman—and then the three teams of rivals—did two things. She gave diabetic mice a compound called BCG. Bacillus Calmette-Guerin has been used for 80 years as a vaccine against tuberculosis, but it also destroys cells of the immune system called killer T-cells. Destroying killer-T cells is supposed to stop the immune system from chomping up beta cells. In mice, it did."

* ►March 14, 2008 - Zyprexa mistrial denied - KTUU.com - "The drug company's lawyers asked for a mistrial saying the state was seen in a more favorable light after two state witnesses, who are doctors, went to the aid of a juror who had passed out."

* ►March 14, 2008 - Eli Lilly denies NYT report on Zyprexa - Reuters

* ►March 14, 2008 - Statement from Eli Lilly and Company: Response to Today's New York Times Article, 'Lilly E-Mail Discussed Off-Label Drug Use' - press release - Eli Lilly and Company via PRNewswire-FirstCall via Earth Times

* ►March 14, 2008 - CT's Blumenthal latest AG to join Zyprexa bandwagon - Legal News Line

* ►March 14, 2008 - Modified Virus Vaccine Shows Promise in Mouse Model of Breast Cancer - press release - National Institutes of Health

►March 14, 2008 - Dutch Envoy Wants Faster Gavi Trial - New Vision (Kampala) via AllAfrica.com - "Former health minister Jim Muhwezi and his deputies Mike Mukula and Alex Kamugisha, together with former State House employee Alice Kaboyo, have been charged with misappropriating GAVI funds worth sh1.6b. The case is pending over procedural issues."

►March 14, 2008 - State Medical Board left out of loop - Investigations chief, slowed by others’ moves, vows to make up for lost time - Las Vegas Sun

►March 14, 2008 - Editorials Respond To CDC Report Finding 25% Of U.S. Adolescents, Young Women Ages 14 To 19 Have Common STIs - Daily Women's Health Policy Report via Medical News Today

►March 14, 2008 - One in four girls - Shocking study on sexually transmitted infections in young females must be a wake-up call for teen health - editorial - Houston Chronicle - "Texas Gov. Rick Perry was right. Members of the Texas Legislature who last year shot down his plan to require that schoolgirls be vaccinated against the human papillomavirus were shortsighted."

►March 14, 2008 - Vaccine call to protect randy ‘generation sex’ - Metro, UK

►March 14, 2008 - Local doctor reveals pros, cons of HPV vaccination - St. Louis Review

►March 14, 2008 - NicVAX, a Nicotine Smoking Cessation Vaccine - medGadget

►March 14, 2008 - HK reports 50 new cases of flu-like illness - Xinhua via China View

►March 14, 2008 - Meningitis link to death of student - Sheffield Telegraph

►March 14, 2008 - Mother's urgent warning after toddler's meningitis nightmare - Town Crier

►March 14, 2008 - Meningitis concerns in the Tri-States - Serious disease that can be harmful, even fatal - KHQA.com

►March 14, 2008 - Meningitis victim slams lab safety report - NZPA via New Zealand Herald

►March 14, 2008 - Mercury in canned tuna: Think twice about that lunch - Environmental Defense Fund via WFAA.com

►March 14, 2008 - Sciele acquires allergy injection from Verus - Sciele Pharma has acquired the Twinject epinephrine auto-injector from Verus Pharmaceuticals for the treatment of severe allergic reactions and anaphylaxis. - Pharmaceutical Business Review

►March 13, 2008 - Cangene reports results for second quarter of fiscal 2008; net income up 84% - Cangene Corporation via CNW via PharmaLive

* ►March 13, 2008 - Dodd Applauds Passage of Amendment to Increase Funding for Autism Research - Amendment Increases Funding by $197 million for FY2009 - U.S. Senator Chris Dodd - "Dodd, along with former Senator Rick Santorum (R-PA), authored the Combating Autism Act which was enacted into law in December of 2006.  This initiative was the largest federal expansion of funding and programs for children and families with autism."

* ►March 11, 2008 - Blumenthal sues Eli Lilly for illegally marketing antipsychotic drug Zyprexa for unapproved uses - Attorney General's office via StamfordPlus.com

►February 23, 2008 - More dairies go raw - Drinkers say unpasteurized milk contains good bacteria (requires registration) - Boston Globe

►February 19, 2008 - Zinc helps with diarrhea in children: study - Reuters

* ►January 28, 2008 - 7 reasons not to give up on the mercury/autism link. by Dan Olmsted - Spectrum Magazine

►‘Getting Kids in Sync’- A sensory processing approach to challenges associated with Autism, ADHD, Learning and Behavioral Disorders - USA Spring ’08 — Madison WI, Bloomington MN, Jacksonville IL, Grand Rapids MI, Raleigh NC, Louisville KY - Sensorytools.net

* ►March 25, 2008 - Kinetics of asthma- and allergy-associated immune response gene expression in peripheral blood mononuclear cells from vaccinated infants after in vitro re-stimulation with vaccine antigen - journal article (Vaccine) - "Here, array technology was used to assess the expression kinetics of immune response genes with association to asthma and allergy in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) of five healthy infants after vaccination with Infanrix-Polio + Hib. At 12 h after in vitro re-stimulation of the PBMC with pertussis toxin (PT) antigen, 14 immune response pathways, 33 allergy-related and 66 asthma-related genes were found activated."

* ►March 25, 2008 - Associations between SNPs in toll-like receptors and related intracellular signaling molecules and immune responses to measles vaccine: Preliminary results - journal article (Vaccine)

* ►March 25, 2008 - Short- and long-term immunogenicity and protection induced by non-replicating smallpox vaccine candidates in mice and comparison with the traditional 1st generation vaccine - journal article (Vaccine)

►March 25, 2008 - Impact and effectiveness of a mass hepatitis A vaccination programme of preadolescents seven years after introduction - journal article (Vaccine)

►March 25, 2008 - Long-term antibody persistence induced by a combined hepatitis A and B vaccine in children and adolescents - journal article (Vaccine)

►March 25, 2008 - Development of Eurasian H7N7/PR8 high growth reassortant virus for clinical evaluation as an inactivated pandemic influenza vaccine - journal article (Vaccine)

►March 15, 2008 - Applications Broaden for Epitope Mapping - Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News

* ►March 15, 2008 - Educated 'rejected MMR jab' - TeleText National News

►March 15, 2008 - Negligence endangers anti-measles drive - The Post

* ►March 15, 2008 - Measles outbreaks hit dozens and lack of MMR jabs blamed - The Scotsman

* ►March 14, 2008 - Second child dies from the flu - Minnesota Public Radio - "Minnesota has recorded its second pediatric influenza-related death this season. The Minnesota Department of Health says a 5-year-old girl from the greater Twin Cities metro area died this week shortly after receiving a flu shot. Immunizations expert Kris Ehresmann said the girl received her flu vaccination on March 4th. 'She was healthy. She didn't have any underlying health conditions and had a history of being vaccinated,' Ehresmann said. 'Although she was vaccinated while she was already ill and infected. So likely that obviously didn't provide any protection.'"

Comment:  OR the flu vaccine caused the deadly infection AND/OR all those vaccines impaired her ability to fight the flu OR?

* ►March 14, 2008 - Second Minnesota child dies of influenza complications - AP via Bemidji Pioneer - "Officials say the 5-year-old had received a flu shot, but not until after she became sick. Kristen Ehresmann, immunizations manager at the Health Department, says it's not too late to get a flu shot."

* ►March 14, 2008 - Health Dept.: Child Dies Of Flu - WBEN 930 Buffalo

►March 14, 2008 - Flu vaccinations for children help protect us all - San Francisco Chronicle

* ►March 14, 2008 - Judge Keeps Anthrax Suit Alive - AP via Google - "A federal judge Friday kept alive a lawsuit in which two Connecticut Air National Guard pilots said they were forced to resign nine years ago for refusing to be vaccinated against anthrax. An Air Force panel must spell out the reasons for denying the two compensation for back pay and lost promotions, U.S. District Judge James Robertson ruled."

* ►March 14, 2008 - Lilly E-Mail Discussed Off-Label Drug Use (requires registration) - The New York Times - "John C. Lechleiter, an Eli Lilly official who is about to become the company’s top executive, wrote e-mail in 2003 that appears to have encouraged Lilly to promote its schizophrenia medicine Zyprexa for a use not approved by federal drug regulators."

* ►March 14, 2008 - Most Women Up to 45 Years Could Benefit From Human Papillomavirus Vaccination: Presented at SGO - Doctor's Guide - "Two-thirds of women aged between 24 and 45 years were naive to HPV 6, 11, 16, and 18 at enrolment, as determined by serology and DNA testing, according to a study presented here at the Society of Gynecologic Oncologists (SGO) 2008 Annual Meeting on Women's Cancer....Funding for this trial was provided by Merck & Co."

* ►March 14, 2008 - Vaccine Against HPV Infection Maintains Effectiveness for at Least 6 Years: Presented at SGO - Doctor's Guide - "Funding for the studies with the HPV vaccine against types 16 and 18 was provided by GlaxoSmithKline."

* ►March 14, 2008 - No-Brainer Syndrome: Using the HPV Vaccine and Male Circumcision to Fight Disease - In the battle against HPV and HIV, are male circumcision and vaccinations the best weapons? - AlterNet

* ►March 14, 2008 - HPV and Vaccines - NaturalNews via Free Market News Network

►March 14, 2008 - Hefty price tag on two new cervical cancer vaccines - Business Day, South Africa

* ►March 14, 2008 - The Court of Public Opinion by Kent Heckenlively, Esq. - Age of Autism

* ►March 14, 2008 - Dr. Sanjay Gupta's Blog: The Vaccine Debate - Age of Autism

* ►March 14, 2008 - The myths of Autism - Paging Dr. Gupta Blog via CNN - "Now it's your turn to have some of your own questions answered. CNN is planning a comprehensive day of coverage in recognition of World Autism Awareness Day on April 2. The latest statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say that at least 1 in 150 children are affected in the United States. In a report called, the 'Myths of Autism' we hope to dispel any misperceptions about the disorder and the people who live with it. We also want to be very clear that there is still a great deal the scientific community has yet to learn about autism and its related disorders....Does autism touch your life? Tell us your story here: Autism iReport"

* ►March 14, 2008 - Letters to the Editor - What the Poling autism case means - The widely publicized court victory for the family who claimed vaccines caused autism in their daughter does not prove a link. By Rahul Parikh, M.D. [2008-03-13] - Salon.com

* ►March 14, 2008 - Autistic kids at center of battle - Arizona Republic - "A 5-year-old autistic boy has been physically restrained four times this school year at Settler's Point Elementary in Gilbert, despite his mother's repeated requests for the staff to stop it."

* ►March 14, 2008 - You're Invited to Continue the Autism/Vaccines Debate on the Autism.About.Com Forum - http://autism.about.com

* ►March 14, 2008 - Experts Weigh in On US Government's Vaccine Injury Ruling (requires registration) - Medscape - "The consequence of this is a potential decline in immunization rates, which poses a serious public health threat. According to Dr. Roberts, prospective research undertaken by her team indicates this is already happening. 'We know that our vaccination uptake has gone down at least 3% to 4%. But in some sectors where individuals have a family history of autism, it has dropped by 30% to 40%,' she said. Dr. Roberts added that she is concerned the US government ruling will contribute to a further decline in immunization rates."

►March 14, 2008 - York study into autism - York Press

►March 14, 2008 - Center in Indianapolis battles autism in children - Northside facility begun by parents is helping children to join educational mainstream - Indianapolis Star

►March 14, 2008 - The price of autism - The Jackson Citizen Patriot via www.mlive.com

►March 14, 2008 - Autism Center Preparing for Autism Awareness Month - Texas Tech University via Newswise

►March 14, 2008 - New Autism Project Coming To Belmont County - WTOV9.com - "Dan Farkas , who works for AAP, said during the project organizers will meet with parents, health care providers , educators and administrators and the leaders will get a better idea of how to care for the children in the county through education and and early diagnosis."

►March 14, 2008 - Provincial government recognizes autistic children needs - Dundas Star News

* ►March 14, 2008 - Concern at rise in measles cases - An outbreak of measles has been confirmed in Scotland, sparking a warning that children need to be fully vaccinated. - BBC

* ►March 14, 2008 - Seizure Risk Prompts Change in Vaccination Guidelines - MMWR via MedPage Today

►March 14, 2008 - No. VA Child Diagnosed With Measles - MyFox Washington DC

* ►March 14, 2008 - OPV cannot eradicate polio from India: Do we need any further evidence? - journal article (Vaccine) - "It is also being observed that majority of polio cases had received many doses of polio vaccine. In 2005 monovalent OPV1 (mOPV1) and monovalent OPV3 (mOPV3) were also introduced in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, but, number of polio cases increased 10-fold in 2006. In 2007 number of vaccination rounds were increased to one round every month, but in 2007 number of polio cases increased further. In 2005 there were 66 polio cases whereas in 2006 and 2007 number of polio cases increased to 676 and 863, respectively. Some genetic factors in children from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar appear to be responsible for poor antibody generation by OPV. Some mutations in polio viruses may be responsible for development of resistance to antibodies generated by OPV and a reason for the recent steep rise in polio incidence since 2006. Because of these two factors, OPV cannot eradicate polio from India."

* ►March 14, 2008 - Informing adolescents about human papillomavirus vaccination: What will parents allow? - journal article (Vaccine)

* ►March 14, 2008 - Prime–boost vaccination with a combination of proteosome-degradable and wild-type forms of two influenza proteins leads to augmented CTL response - journal article (Vaccine)

* ►March 14, 2008 - Women's lives in Senate's hands - Pass bill requiring HPV vaccine for girls - Lexington Herald-Leader via www.kentucky.com - "The CDC found that almost half of black teenage girls were infected with at least one sexually transmitted disease. Leaving the vaccination decision exclusively to families will only perpetuate the disparities. Girls whose parents don't know about the vaccine will grow up to be women who don't know about or can't afford regular screenings for cervical cancer. House Bill 396 adds HPV vaccinations to the list of those required for school attendance. The bill cleared the House 56-37 on Feb. 26, the second year in a row it has won House approval."

* ►March 14, 2008 - Wave therapy: Group sends autistic children to surfing camp - islandpacket.com - " The causes of autism are unknown, but some people worry vaccinations given to children before their immune systems mature may be a cause. However, numerous studies have shown no link between the disorder and the immunizations. Eileen Rous said her children were diagnosed within a year of one another after they received doctor-recommended vaccines. After Cole got his MMR shot, Rous said he stopped talking. "At 18 months old, he started getting very quiet," she said. "He stopped looking at us and went into his own little world, and we're still trying to get him back."

* ►March 14, 2008 - South Africa: Hefty Price Tag On Two New Cervical Cancer Vaccines - Business Day (Johannesburg) via www.allafrica.com - "The shots are to be launched in SA next month. Glaxo plans to sell Cervarix to its private sector customers at about R2100 for a course of three shots administered over six months, on a par with prices in Europe. By the time mark ups and GP consultations are factored in, a parent can expect to pay about R3000 for each child. There are no laws compelling medical schemes to pay for vaccinations, and so most private sector patients can expect to foot the bill themselves. SA's biggest medical scheme Discovery Health, for example, requires members to use their savings accounts for immunisations. Discovery has yet to consider the new HPV vaccines, but for now will apply the standard rules, says the company's head of strategy Jonathan Broomberg."

* ►March 14, 2008 - Rare conditions - When a vaccine truly can lead to harm - Akron Beacon Journal via www.ohio.com

* ►March 14, 2008 - Wexford County School has Chicken Pox Outbreak, Despite Vaccinations - 9&10 News

* ►March 14, 2008  - Thimerosal in Vaccines (updated) - FDA/CBER

* ►March 14, 2008 - More on mercury, in adults (blog) - Dr Eric Chan’s Naturopathic Thoughts

* ►March 14, 2008 - Novartis Spent $6.2M Lobbying in 2007 - AP via Houston Chronicle

* ►March 14, 2008 - Drug makers stick by China - Life sciences companies establishing roots despite contamination trouble - The Boston Globe

* ►March 14, 2008 - How Do Infections And Toxins Launch A Cell's Self-destruct And Alarm System? - Cells are coded with several programs for self-destruction. Many cells die peacefully. Others cause a ruckus on their way out. Some programmed cell death pathways simply and quietly remove unwanted cells, noted a team of University of Washington (UW) researchers who study the mechanisms of cell destruction. - University of Washington via ScienceDaily

* ►March 14, 2008 - Whatever Happened? (opinion) - Andrew Blay, M.D. - The Daily News Record - "Whatever happened to making an honest mistake, apologizing and moving on? Guess what - we let it happen - physicians and patients alike. The control of the care of the sick is no longer in the hands of the healer, but rather in the wallets of pharmaceutical and insurance company CEOs, unscrupulous malpractice attorneys, internet sites, pharmacies and alternative care gurus. Shame on us. Guess what else - national health care is not the answer."

* ►March 14, 2008 - Scientists Develop Inhaled TB Vaccine - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill via Newswise

►March 14, 2008 - Roll Up Your Sleeve: Hypertension vaccine passes early test - Science News

►March 14, 2008 - Vaccines: Not just for kids anymore - Defiance Crescent News

►March 14, 2008 - Vaccination is an act of love - Bismarck Tribune

►March 14, 2008 - New evidence used in bid to free Keran - Slough & Windsor Observer - "New evidence regarding shaken baby syndrome is being put forward in a campaign to clear a convicted childminder."

►March 14, 2008 - Actress Juliet Stevenson reveals that her toughest role is being an older mother - The star of Truly, Madly, Deeply on juggling family life and her new role in Motherland - The Times, UK - "Her dissatisfaction came to a head five years ago, when Gabriel was due for his MMR jab. Her leading role in a television drama about Dr Andrew Wakefield's research into the possible risks of the triple vaccine echoed her own concerns and she took Gabriel for single injections at a private clinic in Hertfordshire."

* ►March 14, 2008 - The Hong Kong Flu Scare of '08 - TIME Magazine

* ►March 14, 2008 - China: No Unusual Flu in South - AP via Google

►March 14, 2008 - Flu outbreak at NOTL long-term care facility - St. Catharines Standard

►March 14, 2008 - Polio Vaccination Campaign Opened - AngolaPress

►March 14, 2008 - Baby deprived of polio drops in Balurghat - The Statesman

►March 14, 2008 - Second Cornell student hospitalized with bacterial meningitis - Ithaca Journal

►March 14, 2008 - SUNY Oswego Student Dies From Suspected Case Of Meningitis - WWNY TV 7

►March 14, 2008 - Mumps cases reported at the University of Virginia - AP via WDBJ7.com

►March 14, 2008 - Two Confirmed Whooping Cough Cases - www.charlottesvillenewsplex.tv

►March 14, 2008 - Nurse accused of infections worked at UM - MiamiHerald.com

►March 14, 2008 - Biodefense center wants its own power plant - Kansas City Star Prime Buzz

►March 14, 2008 - VaxGen gets its stock listed on OTC Bulletin Board - San Francisco Business Times

►March 14, 2008 - US FDA detaining imported heparin for tests - Reuters

►March 14, 2008 - Pharmacist faces federal fraud charges - Wilmington News Journal

►March 14, 2008 - Dendreon Slides on Provenge Questions - AP via Houston Chronicle

►March 14, 2008 - Roundtable focuses on patent law changes afoot - Tampa Bay Business Journal

►March 14, 2008 - Cancer high lakeside - London Free Press

►March 14, 2008 - Bill Frist urges Congress to fund child welfare in developing countries - WBIR.com

* ►March 14, 2008 - Laura Bush calls for US AIDS funding approval - Reuters India - "After visiting the world's oldest AIDS clinic and meeting HIV-positive Haitians, U.S. first lady Laura Bush on Thursday urged lawmakers to approve tens of billions of dollars more to combat the disease. 'As we speak, the second reauthorization of PEPFAR is being discussed in the U.S. Congress,' Mrs. Bush said, referring to the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief."

►March 14, 2008 - Social stigma weakening India’s fight against TB - Thaindian News

►March 14, 2008 - Directive aims at bird flu response - Viet Nam News

►March 14, 2008 - Cholera returns! - Twenty acute diarrhea patients were hospitalized at the National Hospital for Infectious and Tropical Diseases last week and seven tested positive for cholera. All the cases seem to be sourced to vegetables. - VietNamNet

►March 14, 2008 - Revive research - Business Day - "Full-time research is financial suicide. Giving up your thriving medical practice — for research — is not easy. Those pursuing research are making a huge sacrifice. Unfortunately, SA, like any other developing country, needs a strong research culture to strengthen our economy. Public health is in the doldrums because of dying research. Academic research is the foundation of healthcare. The business sector can play a crucial role in reviving research. But research is not on politicians’ radar screens."

►March 14, 2008 - Sinus bug antibiotics 'no good' - Doctors should cut down on antibiotic prescriptions for a common infection because the drugs do not work, researchers say. - BBC

* ►March 13, 2008 - Texas: Parents, Health Officials in Dallas County Alarmed by STD Report - Dallas Morning News via www.aegis.org - "Texas does not track cases of human papillomavirus - which CDC identified as being most common among teenagers, and which can sometimes lead to cervical cancer - or genital herpes. However, anecdotal evidence suggests HPV infections are "horrendously high" among teens who seek treatment at 11 high school clinics run by Parkland Memorial Hospital, said Dr. Sharon Davis, lead physician with the Youth and Family Centers. Davis spoke about the benefits of the HPV vaccine Gardasil but noted that girls "need to get it before they start having sex, which is why we recommend they have it by age 11." Last year, state lawmakers overrode an executive order from Gov. Rick Perry that would have required HPV vaccinations for sixth-grade girls."

* ►March 13, 2008 - Ex-officer claims RAF gave him war disease - Oxford Mail, UK - "David Bratley, of West Hanney, is convinced 17 injections he had over 17 days before he was due to be deployed is the cause of 19 years of chronic health problems. Mr Bratley, 60, said: "I'm calling for a proper inquiry into these injections and a proper investigation by the British Government into the disease. "The injections made me ill and then it snowballed from there. And I know there are other people in the same position as me. "The Government has never offered me any treatment. They do not look after people, they just use and abuse."

* ►March 13, 2008 - Flu Resurgence Spurs Profit Gains at Roche, Glaxo - Bloomberg - "The most severe late-blooming influenza season in a decade is increasing health spending and spurring unexpected earnings growth for flu-remedy makers Roche Holding AG, GlaxoSmithKline Plc and AstraZeneca Plc."

* ►March 13, 2008 - Should Health Documents Be Kept Under Seal? - Pharmalot - “When companies are sued for selling unsafe consumer products or creating environmental hazards, the cases too often end with court orders that keep vital health and safety dangers secret. This practice works out well for the wrongdoers, but it is bad for ordinary Americans, who need to know about these threats."

* ►March 13, 2008 - Send ‘Em Packing: How To Reward Those Sales Reps - Pharmalot - “Travel incentives are perceived to have a greater impact on long-term performance and retention than cash alternatives,” according to Best Practices, a research firm, which queried execs from nearly two dozen drugmakers. By rewarding top performers with a free trip, which often involves allowing the rep to bring a guest, employers say “luxurious, exclusive and unique” experiences create a lasting memory. And drugmakers ought to know."

* ►March 13, 2008 - Pharma Free: Oregon Docs Ban CME Funding - Pharmalot - Two months ago, the Oregon Academy of Family Physicians became only the second state chapter in the national Academy of Family Physicians to adopt a policy of eschewing financial support from pharma. As a result, the 1,300-member group no longer accepts any grants - restricted or unrestricted - for its continuing ed seminars or allows drugmakers to take booths in its exhibit hall during conferences. And there are no pharma ads in its publication. Of course, this may prove to be a financial risk. Who wants their dues to rise, after all? So we asked executive director Kelly Gonzales to tell us how the move has, so far, been received… - "Pharmalot: Why not reject unrestricted grants instead of all grants? Gonzales: The affiliation still connotes we’re working with the pharmaceutical industry. If we’re putting on a course that includes a seminar on, say, immunization, and we apply for an unrestricted grant and send out 10 applications, we’re likely to get responses from companies with some interest in immunization. They may not have applied to support the program the year before and may not apply next year. But the implication is that they wanted to support this program, because they have a vested interest."

* ►March 13, 2008 - Senate Wants Schering-Plough ‘49 Plan’ Papers - Pharmalot - "Citing a report in Pharmalot, the Senate Special Committee on Aging wants the drugmaker to hand over documents about its recently launched ‘49 Plan,’ a seven-week schmoozefest in which Schering-Plough reps are being encouraged to wine and dine docs over lunch or dinner. The idea is to remind them that the Zetia cholesterol pill is worth prescribing. The move comes after a big drop in Zetia scrips over the last several weeks."

* ►March 13, 2008 - Lilly Loses Bid to Block Zyprexa Generic in Canada - Bloomberg

* ►March 13, 2008 - Novartis sued in Calif. over kids' cough medicine - Reuters - "The lawsuit was brought by Kelly Carter, who dosed her 4-year-old son with Triaminic Daytime Cough & Cold in 2007. It was not immediately clear from the lawsuit whether or how the drug harmed Carter's son. Her attorney could not be reached for comment."

* ►March 13, 2008 - Vitamin D Supplementation in Early Childhood and Risk of Type 1 Diabetes: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis - journal article (Archives of Disease in Childhood)

►March 13, 2008 - Dendreon looks for early results on Provenge - Seattle Post-Intelligencer - "Last May, the FDA said that Dendreon had to provide additional clinical data demonstrating Provenge's impact on patient survival before it approved the therapy. The current study is designed to generate those data. While interim results are still expected in the second half of this year, final results are now expected in the second half of 2009 instead of 2010."

►March 13, 2008 - Flu epidemic sweeps over 12 cities and 3 regions in Russia - Itar-Tass News Agency

►March 13, 2008 - New defense mechanism to help with rare intestinal diseases - Montreal - The body’s first line of defense against pathogenic bacteria that we ingest may not be the immune system but rather the cells that line the intestine. - McGill University Health Centre via The Journal Cell Host & Microbe via Checkbiotech

►March 13, 2008 - Report: Woman, Cat Shared Staph Bug - AP via Aetna InteliHealth

►March 13, 2008 - No danger of bird flu virus in Pakistani meals: experts - The News, Pakistan - "Prof Dr Muhammad Nawaz said there were 15 kinds of bird flu (H5 to H15) and the UVAS had developed an anti-bird flu vaccine, which was being used effectively."

►March 13, 2008 - Health experts are predicting that a flu virus currently affecting Hong Kong is likely to hit New Zealand this winter. - Radio New Zealand News

►March 13, 2008 - New Aids 'cure' hope - Gulf Daily News

►March 13, 2008 - Why People Use Unproven Remedies - Live Science

* ►March 13, 2008 - Reputation Of Vaccines And The People Who Defend Them - Post-publication Peer Review - journal article (Pediatrics)

* ►March 13, 2008 - Many Children Unimmunized And Susceptible To Measles, Mumps, And Rubella - BMJ via Medical News Today

* ►March 13, 2008 - Vitamin D Lowers Type 1 Diabetes Risk - TIME Magazine

►March 13, 2008 - Avoiding cauliflower and cancer - We wear seat belts before learning to drive a car, why shouldn't we receive the Gardasil vaccination when we are young? The value of this vaccine must be acknowledged. - Minnesota Daily

►March 13, 2008 - Rapid Spread of MRSA Drug Resistant Staph Bacteria in Hospitals by Michael Dorausch, D.C. - Planet Chiropractic

►March 13, 2008 - Researchers Find Clue to Cancer Drug Allergies - Vanderbilt University Medical Center via Newswise

►March 13, 2008 - After Goudge: Will There Be Lasting Change? Not Necessarily: The British Experience - The Charles Smith Blog

►March 13, 2008 - DA: Alex Midyette's attorney may have conflict of interest - Prosecutors move to get lawyer off defense team - Boulder Daily Camera - "Midyette, 28, is charged with child abuse resulting in the death of his 10-week-old son, Jason, in March 2006."

►March 13, 2008 - R-V-Gallagher SBS Appeal granted (lucid interval) - Karen Henderson Shaken Baby and unsafe convictions Blog

►March 13, 2008 - Don't blame the CDC for being slow - Arizona Daily Star

* ►March 12, 2008 - Apnea After Immunization Predictable in Some Hospitalized Neonates (requires registration) - Pediatrics via Reuters Health via Medscape

* ►March 12, 2008 - Product Approval Information: Diphtheria and Tetanus Toxoids and Acellular Pertussis Vaccine Adsorbed DAPTACEL -  Sanofi Pasteur, Ltd. License #1726 - FDA/CBER

* ►March 12, 2008 - New Vaccine Recommendations from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices - Combination MMR-varicella vaccine is no longer favored over separate vaccines, and influenza vaccine is now recommended for all children aged 6 months to 18 years. - journal article (Journal Watch Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine)

* ►March 12, 2008 - Biosafety lab sued by watchdog (requires registration) - The Scientist - "Marylia Kelly, the executive director of Tri-Valley CAREs, said that one of the group's main concerns is that the pathogens to be studied at the lab, which are associated with bio-warfare, make the facility a potential target for terrorist attack. She also cited problems in Livermore's safety record, noting a $450,000 fine the institution received last year for irregularities in shipping anthrax. Kelly added that conducting research on pathogens that could be used as bioweapons at Lawrence Livermore, which also conducts classified work on nuclear weapons, threatens enforcement of the international Biological Weapons Convention because the facility is not open to inspections."

►March 12, 2008 - Child health care close to home - Herald Tribune

►March 12, 2008 - 'Bygone era diseases on the increase' - Sunderland Echo

►March 12, 2008 - Attention Deficits That May Linger Well Past Childhood (requires registration) - The New York Times

►March 12, 2008 - The yin and yang of genes for mood disorders - Individual genes do not cause depression, but they are thought to increase the probability of an individual having a depression in the face of other accumulating risk factors, such as other genes and environmental stressors. - Physorg

►March 12, 2008 - Men Have A Biological Clock Too (includes video) - ABC30.com - "Women in their late thirties hoping to have children know they need to hurry. Their chances of conceiving fall rapidly after age 40. But are there age limits for men, too?"

►March 12, 2008 - Suven, Eli Lilly open CNS drug discovery - BioSpectrum

►March 12, 2008 - ImClone, Bristol to Test for Erbitux Allergy in U.S. South - Bloomberg

►March 12, 2008 - Health Highlights: - Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of HealthDay via www.lifeclinic.com

* ►March 11, 2008 - Autism, the Cingulate and Social Interactions - Scientific American

* ►March 11, 2008 - The Claim: Identical Twins Have Identical DNA (requires registration) - The New York Times - "Certain copy variations have been shown in humans to confer protection against diseases like AIDS, while others are believed to contribute to autism, lupus and other conditions. By studying pairs of identical twins in which one sibling has a disease and the other does not, scientists should be able to identify more easily the genes involved in disease."

►March 11, 2008 - Crestor ads take aim at Vytorin, touting atherosclerosis claim - Medical Marketing & Media

►March 11, 2008 - 104 products on shelves already contain toxic 'grey goo' by stealth, say Friends of the Earth - Daily Mail, UK - "It said: "Despite concerns about the toxicity risks of nanomaterials, consumers are unknowingly ingesting them because regulators are struggling to keep pace with their rapidly expanding use." The study found at least 104 food and agricultural products available in Europe, including the UK, which use nanotech particles or technology."

* ►March 11, 2008 - Baby case man is acquitted - A Dundee man was acquitted by a jury yesterday of shaking a 14-week-old baby, causing life threatening injuries. - The Courier, UK

* ►March 10, 2008 - ACIP recommendations are a seasonal bounty for FluMist - MedImmune is taking advantage of a new US recommendation on the immunisation of school children to almost triple production of its intranasal influenza vaccine, FluMist, for the coming 'flu season. - In-Pharmatechnologist.com

►March 10, 2008 - Gardasil reduces abnormal Pap smears, UAB professor finds - The Birmingham News via www.al.com

* ►March 10, 2008 - Millions of Dollars Saved by Vaccinating US-Bound Refugees Before Arrival - Reuters Health via www.immunizationinfo.org (abstract)

►March 10, 2008 - Pain In Fibromyalgia Is Linked To Changes In Brain Molecule - Discovery could be useful to researchers looking for new drugs that treat fibromyalgia - University of Michigan Health System - "In patients with fibromyalgia, researchers found, pain decreased when levels of the brain molecule called glutamate went down. The results of this study, which appears in the journal Arthritis and Rheumatism, could be useful to researchers looking for new drugs that treat fibromyalgia, the authors say."

►March 10, 2008 - Injection of Human Umbilical Cord Blood Helps Aging Brain - University of South Florida Health via Biocompare

►March 9, 2008 - President Jammeh Expels Two HIV Patients - Freedom Newspaper (Raleigh, North Carolina) via AllAfrica.com

* ►March 6, 2008 - House bill could make HPV vaccine mandatory - The Eastern Progress Online - "While a similar bill passed through the House last year, it did not pass in the Senate. However, according to The Kentucky Post, House Bill 396 passed a committee vote of 9-5 and passed through the House legislature with a vote of 56-37 Feb. 22. The bill will now travel to the Senate for further consideration."

* ►March 5, 2008 - At The Capitol / Bill would give students HPV info - School nurses oppose plan over cost - TwinCities.com

►March 2008 - Immunity for breakfast? (requires registration) - The Scientist - "What if preventing millions of deaths in children every year were as simple as a little transgenic technology and a favorite food that's a dime a dozen, proverbially speaking? To Peter Lachmann, at the University of Cambridge in England, it might be just that straightforward."

►December 2007 - Ziprasidone in adolescents with autism: an open-label pilot study. - journal article (Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology)

* ►New Jersey Coalition for Vaccination Choice - NJCVC - website

►Stories from the Heart: Families Share Successes Selling Puzzle Pieces For Research that Makes A Difference - Autism Research Institute

* ►March 14, 2008 - Meningitis lab victim attacks safety report - A scientist who nearly died after contracting meningococcal B disease in Wellington is frustrated that safety in New Zealand laboratories has been cleared by a new Labour Department report. - The Dominion Post via www.stuff.co.nz

* ►March 14, 2008 - Update: Recommendations from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) Regarding Administration of Combination MMRV Vaccine - MMWR/CDC - "At the ACIP meeting, representatives from Merck presented interim results of an ongoing postlicensure study being conducted among children aged 12--60 months (99% of the children were aged 12--23 months). All potential cases of febrile seizure were reviewed using Brighton Collaboration guidelines (6). This interim analysis found a 2.3 times (CI = 0.6--9.0) higher relative risk for confirmed febrile seizures 5--12 days after MMRV vaccination (14,263 children; rate = five per 10,000 vaccinations) when compared with a historic control group of children (matched on age, sex, and date of vaccination) vaccinated with MMR vaccine and varicella vaccine at the same visit (14,263 children; rate = two per 10,000 vaccinations). ... Availability of MMRV vaccine currently is limited in the United States because of manufacturing constraints unrelated to vaccine safety or efficacy (9). MMRV vaccine is not expected to be widely available before 2009; however, some clinics might have MMRV vaccine in stock."

* ►March 14, 2008 - Progress Toward Measles Mortality Reduction and Elimination --- Eastern Mediterranean Region, 1997--2007 - MMWR/CDC

►March 14, 2008 - Anti-measles drive from 17th - The Post

►March 14, 2008 - National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month --- March 2008 - MMWR/CDC

►March 14, 2008 - Use of Colorectal Cancer Tests --- United States, 2002, 2004, and 2006 - MMWR/CDC

►March 14, 2008 - Flu Outbreak Closes Hong Kong Schools (requires registration) - The New York Times

►March 14, 2008 - A Public Conversation On Autism - Acknowledging his son's disorder, Els becomes a voice for education - GolfDigest.com

* ►March 13, 2008 - Aluminum in Vaccines: Dr. Palevsky Joins NVIC's "The Doctor's Corner" by Barbara Loe Fisher - Vaccine Awakening

* ►March 13, 2008 - NVIC Vaccine E-Newsletter

Aluminum in Vaccines: Dr. Palevsky Joins NVIC's "The Doctor's Corner" by Barbara Loe Fisher

In an article entitled "Aluminum Adjuvants: What Do We Know, What Don't We Know," pediatrician Lawrence Palevsky, M.D., FAAP, joins NVIC's new internet forum for pediatricians, "The Doctor's Corner" at www.nvic.org. Dr. Palevsky, who is co- founder and president of the Holistic Pediatric Association and past president of the American Holistic Medical Association, questions whether aluminum in vaccines is affecting the health of our children and contributing to the burden of chronic disease and disability.

In his referenced article, Dr. Palevsky explains the importance of maintaining a healthy immune system capable of initiating and resolving inflammation in response to challenges from viruses and bacteria, as well as reviews what is known and not known about the effects of the heavy metal, aluminum, on immune and brain function. He asks "Does aluminum play a role in impairing the overall synergistic, balanced activity of TH1, TH2 and TH3, which is a requirement for a healthy immune system response to the natural environment?"

Dr. Palevsky received his medical degree from the NYU School of Medicine in 1987. He completed a residency at Mount Sinai Hospital in NYC and a fellowship at Bellevue Hospital before joining Our Lady of Mercy Medical Center in the Bronx. He served as Chief of the Pediatric Acute Care Unit at Lenox Hill Hospital for four years and later was in private practice as a holistic integrative pediatrician for the Center for Health & Healing, an integrative and complementary care medical facility affiliated with Beth Israel Medical Center in New York City. He provides wellness care for families at the Northport Wellness Center in Long Island and in New York City and participates in community health education programs in New York and nationally.

The Doctor's Corner, sponsored by the National Vaccine Information Center (NVIC), was created for enlightened pediatricians to publish referenced articles and stimulate dialogue about how and why vaccines cause reactions, injuries and death; why some individuals may be at higher risk than others for suffering a vaccine reaction; and ways in which vaccine risks may be reduced. The discussion on NVIC's The Doctor's Corner will also examine the relationship between infectious disease and vaccination and how early childhood experiences with both can influence immune and brain function.

The National Vaccine Information Center has long supported the forging of a new and more enlightened partnership between pediatricians and parents when it comes to making vaccination decisions for children. Parents in the 21st Century are becoming educated about vaccination and they want something more from pediatricians than inflexible administration of one-size- fits-all vaccine policies that fail to respect bio-diversity or the informed consent ethic. Parents are looking for intelligent, open-minded, compassionate and courageous pediatricians offering an alternative to calls by physicians inside and outside of government issue for forced use of multiple vaccines by all children.

The two pediatricians who have written articles for NVIC's "The Doctor's Corner" - Edward Yazbak, M.D. and Lawrence Palevsky, M.D. - demonstrate that there are enlightened pediatricians who respect and understand parental concerns about vaccines and the risks associated with inflexible vaccine policies. We thank them both for their courage and commitment to preventing vaccine injuries and deaths through public education.

To learn more about Dr. Palevsky and to read his article on aluminum and vaccines, go to http://www.nvic.org/doctors_corner/doctors_corner.htm

* ►March 13, 2008 - Aluminum and Vaccine Ingredients: What Do We Know? What Don’t We Know? by Lawrence B. Palevsky, MD, FAAP - The Doctor's Corner, National Vaccine Information Center - "What is even more concerning is the lack of accepted scientific data explaining whether injected aluminum interacts with other vaccine ingredients to cause harm to our children. Boyd Haley, PhD, Professor Emeritus of Chemistry at the University of Kentucky completed lab experiments showing the damaging effects on nerve cells when he exposed them to aluminum, especially in the presence of other vaccine ingredients like mercury, formaldehyde, and the antibiotic neomycin.[6] [7] His data, however, have been ignored by the scientific, medical and governmental institutions making vaccine policies.[8] The scientific community needs to be doing these experiments in the lab before shooting kids with these ingredients and declaring unequivocal vaccine safety for all children."

* ►March 13, 2008 - Court case may fuel more childhood vaccine worries - Orange County's Dr. Robert Sears recommends spreading out immunizations. - Orange County Register

* ►March 13, 2008 - Ex-Drug Sales Rep Tells All - Former Eli Lilly Rep Says He Wined and Dined Doctors to Make a Sale - ABC News

* ►March 13, 2008 - Leading Autism Expert Kenneth A. Bock, M.D. Launches National Foundation to Provide Financial Assistance to Children with Autism, Allergies, Asthma and ADHD - press release - The 4-A Healing Foundation via PRNewswire

* ►March 13, 2008 - A Differing View: Link between vaccinations and autism undeniable By Dawn Winkler - The Rocky Mountain News - "The bottom line is, if Hannah Poling had not been vaccinated, she most likely would not be autistic. If my daughter had not been vaccinated, she would not be dead. And lastly, my completely unvaccinated 11-year-old son is far, far healthier than his vaccinated peers. In the meantime, I’m trusting my 12-years-plus of research when making vaccination decisions for my family. I strongly encourage other parents to do the same."

* ►March 13, 2008 - What the Poling autism case means - The widely publicized court victory for the family who claimed vaccines caused autism in their daughter does not prove a link. (requires free site pass) - Salon.com

* ►March 13, 2008 - The Beginning of the End of Vaccine/Autism Secrecy - Adventures in Autism

* ►March 13, 2008 - Paging Dr. Gupta -- Stat! by Dan Olmsted - Age of Autism

* ►March 13, 2008 - About.com:Autism Responds to J.B. Handley - Age of Autism

* ►March 13, 2008 - Autism still on rise in Oregon - Disorder - Educators say schools often lack the specialists and other resources to help students - The Oregonian via www.oregonlive.com - "More than 7,000 Oregon students have autism, triple the count 10 years ago and 11 percent higher than just a year ago, the state reported Wednesday."

* ►March 13, 2008 - Vaccine safety physician form - Renew America - "I was given a form by an acquaintance of mine for the doctor to fill out in regards to vaccinations. I found it to be very well written and a must for every parent or guardian to submit to their physician."

* ►March 13, 2008 - Readers say no to mandated vaccines - The Star-Ledger via http://blog.nj.com

* ►March 13, 2008 - New State Vaccine Requirements - WNCT.com Greenville NC - "sixth grade at a public school, he or she has to meet the state's new Tdap booster vaccine requirement. The shot prevents tenanus, diptheria, and pertussis."

* ►March 13, 2008 - New immunization rules for schoolkids - TheNewsTribune.com

* ►March 13, 2008 - MMR: Vaccine can cause blood disorder - Pediatrics via WDDTY What Doctors Don't Tell You

* ►March 13, 2008 - Vaccines and Autism: My Response to J.B. Handley of Generation Rescue - http://autism.about.com

►March 13, 2008 - US case re-ignites debate on possible vaccine-autism link - Cayman Net News

* ►March 13, 2008 - Schoolboy found hanged in his bedroom after Ritalin prescription was increased - This is London

* ►March 13, 2008 - Mystery of six-year-old boy's sudden death as he played with friends at school - This is London

* ►March 13, 2008 - CDC clarifies preference on childhood vaccines - Reuters via Scientific American - "Children who get a combined vaccine against measles, mumps, rubella and chicken pox are slightly more likely to have seizures compared to those getting two separate shots for the same diseases, U.S. officials said on Thursday."

* ►March 13, 2008 - U.S. Health Officials Back Off Preference for New MMRV Vaccine (requires registration) - HealthDay via Washington Post - "Based on the preliminary data, the CDC'S Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) is withdrawing its preference, issued last year, for the combination vaccine over the two separate injections."

* ►March 13, 2008 - Neb. Gets $3.5M in Merck Settlement - AP via Forbes

* ►March 13, 2008 - U.S. FDA Licenses DAPTACEL(R) Vaccine for the Fifth Consecutive Dose in the Pediatric DTaP Immunization Series - sanofi-aventis via Trading Markets

* ►March 13, 2008 - U.S. drug companies defrauded Medicare with price fixing scheme, rules judge - NaturalNews.com

* ►March 13, 2008 - Stilnox/Ambien/Imovane: The Sleep Drugs That Can Kill - NaturalNews.com

* ►March 13, 2008 - Branding Pregnancy as Mental Illness - www.newswithviews.com - "The Mothers Act (S. 1375: Mom's Opportunity to Access Health, Education, Research, and Support for Postpartum Depression Act) has the net affect of reclassifying the natural process of pregnancy and birth as a mental disorder that requires the use of unproven and extremely dangerous psychotropic medications (which can also easily harm the child). Urgent consumer action (see below) is needed to stop this atrocity, as the Senate could now vote any day."

* ►March 13, 2008 - Beyond reasonable doubt - Shaken baby syndrome has become an article of faith in child protection services - yet the scientific evidence no longer supports the diagnosis - Comment is free via The Guardian, UK

* ►March 13, 2008 - New brain map on tap - MSNBC

►March 13, 2008 - When it's OK to question your pediatrician's advice - CNN

►March 13, 2008 - Shelby Knox: Teen Sexual Health Crisis: What Parents Can Do - The Huffington Post - "Look into getting the vaccine for your daughter, and using the appointment as an opportunity to talk about sexual responsibility, birth control, and STI's."

* ►March 13, 2008 - Editorial: No excuse for the high STD rate of American girls - CollegiateTimes.com - "Another resource for women is the HPV vaccine, Gardasil. The efficacy of the vaccine is reported to be 100 percent for preventing disease from the four main types of HPV. Virginia is considering creating legislation that would make the vaccine mandatory for girls in middle school, and if the vaccine proves to be effective, then it is an efficient step toward further sexual safety."

* ►March 13, 2008 - STDs on the rise. Time to revisit HPV vaccination requirement? - Dallas ISD Blog via The Dallas Morning News

►March 13, 2008 - Parents, health officials in Dallas County alarmed by STD report - In Dallas County, 1 in 3 patients is under 25; abstinence talk fueled - The Dallas Morning News - "Dr. Davis said infection rates would fall if more girls received an HPV vaccine that wards off some strains of the virus."

►March 13, 2008 - Kiwis advised to ‘Kung-Fu’ flu - New Zealand Doctor Online

* ►March 13, 2008 - Kapow! Kiwis advised to ‘Kung Fu’ Flu - press release - National Influenza Strategy Group via Scoop.co.nz - "The influenza vaccine composition for New Zealand for 2008 is: an A/Solomon Islands/3/2006 (H1N1)-like virus; an A/Brisbane/10/2007 (H3N2)-like virus; a B/Florida/4/2006-like virus."

* ►March 13, 2008 - Half-done vaccination poses high bird-flu risk - Saigon Times Daily

* ►March 13, 2008 - Flu hits where it hurts: wallets - NewsOK.com - "A flu shot that Arter took in November provided no protection against the strain of the illness that she caught. That's $100 of up-front total cost for her family of four. 'All four of my family members took the immunization so that we wouldn't get the flu,' the school secretary said. Then she missed out on several hundred dollars from the five full days lost to the flu, the bronchitis that it morphed into and then caught a stomach bug."

►March 13, 2008 - HK flu virus not deadlier than most - AP via Santa Cruz Sentinel

►March 13, 2008 - State’s sincerity to tackle flu questioned - The Statesman

►March 13, 2008 - Louisville area fighting more of the flu - Surprise strains cause surge in cases - Louisville Courier-Journal

* ►March 13, 2008 - DoD changes smallpox vaccine, effects minimal for Marines - Marines.com - "The Department of Defense recently changed the type of smallpox vaccine used to protect service members, though the only effect for troops receiving it will be a few more needle pokes. The new vaccine, called AMCAM2000, hit shelves across the Marine Corps by the end of February, after the old vaccine's former producer withdrew its manufacturing license."

►March 13, 2008 - Meningitis baby scare - Portadown Today, UK - "'Our own doctor was not available, and again we were told to keep an eye on Kai and keep giving him Calpol.' However, when the spots appeared, they took him straight to the A&E, "where the staff had no hesitation in admitting him as an emergency, and he went through all the tests - from scan to lumber puncture - and meningitis was diagnosed'."

►March 13, 2008 - CDC Begins Inspections of Medical Clinics - KLAS-TV - "Inspections by the Centers for Disease Control are underway at local ambulatory surgical centers throughout the Las Vegas valley. According to state records, the last inspections at some centers date back to 1996."

* ►March 13, 2008 - Bumper crop of mumps going cross-country, warns health agency - More than 1,200 cases in 2007 - CanWest News Service via National Post

►March 13, 2008 - Health Canada says mumps vaccine is safe for use - Calgary Herald via Canada.com

►March 13, 2008 - Suspected Mumps Cases at UVa - www.charlottesvillenewsplex.tv

►March 13, 2008 - Strathaven Rotarians aim to help £100m bid to eradicate polio - Hamilton Advertiser, UK

►March 13, 2008 - Cameroon: New Perspectives to Reinforce Vaccination Coverage - Cameroon Tribune (Yaoundé) via AllAfrica.com

* ►March 13, 2008 - Latex allergy nurse wins payout - A trainee nurse who was forced to give up her career because of a potentially fatal allergy to latex has been awarded a six-figure payout.- BBC

►March 13, 2008 - Immune system may cause reaction to cancer drug - Reuters via The Guardian, UK

* ►March 13, 2008 - Health Report Raises Dispute Over Great Lakes Pollution (requires registration) - The New York Times - "But Dr. Christopher T. De Rosa, a federal toxicology official who was a co-author of the report, said the Bush administration had suppressed it “because it implies injury.” He bemoaned the decision to ask for a review from the Institute of Medicine, which is part of the National Academy of Sciences. 'How much review is enough?' Dr. De Rosa asked in an interview. 'If you get caught up in analysis paralysis, you never get anything out.'"

* ►March 13, 2008 - Biden-Lugar AIDS Legislation Passed by Senate Committee - Senator Lugar Calls $50 Billion a “Reasonable Target” - press release - Global AIDS Alliance via Business Wire

* ►March 13, 2008 - GenVec Reports Fourth Quarter and 2007 Year-End Financial Results - press release - GenVec, Inc. via Business Wire

►March 13, 2008 - Pfizer, Merck, Novartis, AstraZeneca and GlaxoSmithKline Have the Best PAPs - But Primary Care Physicians say that no company is the clear leader and several are positioned to become first in class - Market Strategies International via PharmaLive

►March 13, 2008 - FBI investigates alleged hate crime at Eli Lilly (includes video) - WTHR.com

►March 13, 2008 - Report Criticizes FDA Over Spinach Packers - Serious Sanitation Problems Are Cited (requires registration) - Washington Post

►March 13, 2008 - Castleberry Plant Involved in Botulism Outbreak Closed Again by FDA - Newsinferno.com

►March 13, 2008 - Fears over farm vaccine shortage - Northern Ireland could find itself without protection against bluetongue disease this summer, a vaccine manufacturer has warned. - BBC

►March 13, 2008 - During Rabies Awareness Week Agencies Urge Pet Vaccination - Huntingtonnews.net

►March 13, 2008 - Prevent parvo with complete vaccination - The Coloradoan - "Parvovirus is difficult to kill and lives in the environment all around us. Luckily, we are able to effectively vaccinate dogs against it. So why did I get a desperate call from a colleague at the Fort Collins Emergency Hospital this week, pleading with me to write this column? Because in the last two weeks, they have seen more than 15 cases, all in puppies younger than 16 weeks and most of which were vaccinated once. One vaccine dose does not produce complete immunity and sometimes two doses don't."

* ►March 12, 2008 - Vaccines, Neurodevelopment and Autism Spectrum Disorders - The Danger of Excessive Vaccination During Brain Development: The Case for a Link to Autism Spectrum Disorders by Russell L. Blaylock, M.D. - www.russellblaylockmd.com - "In 1976, children received 10 vaccines before attending school. Today they will receive over 36 injections. The American Academy of Pediatrics and the Center for Disease Control assured parents that it was safe to not only give these vaccines, but that they could be given at one time with complete safety. Is this true? Or are we being lied to on a grand scale? The medical establishment has created a set of terms, which they use constantly to boost their egos and firm up their authority as the unique holders of medical wisdom–the mantra is 'evidence-based medicine', as if everything outside their anointing touch is bogus and suspect. A careful examination of many of the accepted treatments reveals that most have little or no scientific 'evidence-based' data to support it. One often repeated study found that almost 80% of medical practice had no scientific backing."

* ►March 12, 2008 - Keep Vaccinating - A recent case shouldn't discourage parents from having their children inoculated. - editorial (requires registration) - Washington Post

* ►March 12, 2008 - Need to Know - editorial (requires registration or subscription) - The New York Times - "The need for this bill is especially great right now when federal agencies charged with protecting Americans lack the resources and the will to exercise strong oversight. Under the bipartisan bill — the Sunshine in Litigation Act — judges will still have discretion about whether to grant a request for secrecy. First they will have to apply a sensible balancing test that takes into account both the public’s interest in learning of a potential hazard and the defendant’s legitimate interests in secrecy, say to protect trade secrets."

* ►March 12, 2008 - Holistic Moms Support Informed Consent For Vaccinations - Poling Case Demonstrates Need for Transparency and Reform - press release (pdf) - Holistic Moms Network

* ►March 12, 2008 - Should You Vaccinate Your Child? Dr. Manny’s Personal Response to Viewer E-mail (includes video) - http://drmanny.blogs.foxnews.com

* ►March 12, 2008 - Cat vaccinations linked to tumors - Albany Times Union - "Now veterinarians have changed the injection-site protocol because vaccine injections can result in often-fatal fibrosarcoma cancer. Effective surgical removal from the shoulder blade is impossible. Injections are given low down on one of the cat's legs, so if cancer were to develop at the injection site, the cat has a better chance of survival when the leg is amputated."

* ►March 12, 2008 - Belgian parents face jail over non-vaccinated children - VaccineEthics.org

* ►March 12, 2008 - Statement from Eli Lilly and Company: Response to Connecticut Attorney General News Release - press release - Eli Lilly and Company via PRNewswire-FirstCall via Earth Times

* ►March 12, 2008 - Former Lilly rep blasts practices (includes video) - WTHR.com - "The sales tactics of drug makers, including Eli Lilly, came under fire Wednesday in Congress. Lawmakers are looking for a remedy to the smooth-talking drug company representatives."

* ►March 12, 2008 - Doctors didn't know Zyprexa-dibetes link, state says (requires registration) - Anchorage Daily News

►March 12, 2008 - Juror collapses in Zyprexa trial (requires registration) - Anchorage Daily News

►March 12, 2008 - Autism, other disorders, co-exist - The Republican via www.masslive.com

►March 12, 2008 - FDA, J&J Unit Warn On Liver Injuries With HIV Drug - Dow Jones via CNNMoney

►March 12, 2008 - Don't mix hepatitis B drug with interferon, Health Canada warns - CBC News

►March 12, 2008 - Burke passes mass immunization test - The True Citizen

* ►March 12, 2008 - Study: 25 Percent of Teens Has STD - Day to Day via NPR - "The CDC's Dr. Kevin Fenton said given the dangers of some STDs, 'screening, vaccination and other prevention strategies for sexually active women are among our highest public health priorities.'"

* ►March 12, 2008 - Scientist calculates an equation for the common cold - He is using math to explore complex biological systems - Salt Lake Tribune - "Adler concluded his talk, sponsored by the Salt Lake City law firm Holland & Hart, by pondering whether a cure or a vaccine against rhinovirus would even be helpful for human health because evidence suggests that colds, which are relatively harmless, 'train the immune system to attack the things it is supposed to.' Scientists have documented greater auto-immune disease and allergies in those who suffered fewer colds as children, he said."

►March 11, 2008 - Gulf War syndrome's chemical-origin theory upheld - A class of compounds found in nerve gas and pesticides remains the likely cause, a review of studies concludes. (requires registration or subscription) - Los Angeles Times

►March 11, 2008 - Dolphins indicate seas at risk - The Post and Courier

►March 11, 2008 - Pollution 'alters brain function' - An hour sniffing exhaust fumes may not just give you a headache - it could even alter the way the brain functions, Dutch researchers have suggested. - BBC

►March 11, 2008 - One Step Closer to the Cause of Autism -  Johns Hopkins Institutions via MedHeadlines

►March 11, 2008 - New bird flu vaccine takes different approach - Agence France-Presse via COSMOS Magazine

►March 11, 2008 - Deadly Superbug Evades Hospital Screening - Drug-Resistant MRSA Strain May Evade Hospitals' Efforts to Detect and Stop the Disease - ABC News

* ►March 11, 2008 - China-made heparin scare spreads beyond US - The made-in-China heparin scare has now spread beyond the US, with Germany and Japan both recalling the drug. - In-Pharmatechnologist.com

* ►March 10, 2008 - No link to autism - Settlement fails to strengthen case against vaccinations - editorial - The Rocky Mountain News

* ►March 10, 2008 - Autopsy shows Hanoi baby died from choking, not vaccine - An autopsy on a 44-day-old baby, who died in early January, has showed he did not die as a result of being injected with a Hepatitis B vaccine as previously suspected. - VNA via Thanh Nien Daily

* ►March 10, 2008 - A story of survival for Edmond teen with staph infection - NewsOK.com

►March 10, 2008 - Expert: Fear of big-name diseases is overblown - Baltimore Examiner

►March 10, 2008 - As the flu season peaks, vaccine remains plentiful - Oneonta Daily Star

►March 10, 2008 - Evaluate Dangers - letters - Winston-Salem Journal - "Ingredients found in flu vaccines may include formaldehyde and thimerosal, a mercury-containing preservative that’s been removed from most other childhood vaccines because of possible health concerns."

►March 10, 2008 - Because of medication, spouse can't have vaccine - Chicago Daily Herald - "Q. My husband is 48 years old and suffers from rheumatoid arthritis. He is on immunosuppressive therapy. Three years ago, he came down with a mild case of shingles. Would you advise him to get the new shingles vaccine considering the aforementioned facts?"

►March 10, 2008 - Nepalese school girls to get cervical cancer vaccination - The Rising Nepal, Gorkhapatra - "Cervical cancer is the largest killer among married women in the 30 to 60 years age group. The Australian Cervical Cancer Foundation (ACCF) launched 'Gardasil,' a cervical cancer vaccine programme in Nepal from Sunday to bring down the number of deaths."

* ►March 10, 2008 - Merck CEO Got $14.5 Million in 2007 - Merck CEO Richard Clark Receives $14.5 Million in 2007 Compensation, Up 80 Percent From 2006 - AP via Yahoo! Finance

►March 10, 2008 - Experts cast doubts on shaken baby verdict - The Press Association via Rye and Battle Today, UK

►March 10, 2008 - Breast-Feeding for Greater Immunity - letter (requires registration) - Washington Post

►March 10, 2008 - Study finds dozens of contaminants in bird eggs across Maine - AP via Fosters Daily Democrat

►March 10, 2008 - Mutated fish swimming in tainted water - Pharmaceuticals in drinking water supplies hurting surrounding wildlife - AP via MSNBC

►March 10, 2008 - Cities rarely release water test results - AP via USA Today

►March 10, 2008 - Finding true love with simple swab of the cheek - TheRecord.com

►March 9, 2008 - Treating autism - Daily Home Online

* ►March 7, 2008 - CDC claims case linking vaccines, autism singular - Augusta Chronicle - "Maurine Meleck, of North Augusta, who has two of those claims, said her two grandsons both suffered some degree of autism because of the shots and one only began to recover when she stopped his vaccinations. She was not surprised at the denials. 'We're used to the spin,' she said. 'It's just a shame.'"

* ►March 6, 2008 - State of Connecticut v. Eli Lilly and Company. (pdf) - www.ct.gov

* ►March 6, 2008 - "Another child is diagnosed with autism every 20 minutes." And nobody protests this? - OpEdNews

* ►March 6, 2008 - Vaccine Induced Autism (includes video) - WSAV.com - "Kim Spencer never thought the vaccines her son was receiving were actually hurting him but at the age of three, Patrick was diagnosed with Vaccine induced Autism. 'The genetic predisposition of course we do have some auto immune issues in our family. Then on top of that you add some mercury laced vaccines and then we do believe there as just too many at once,' points out Spencer. A concoction that Kim believes pushed her son into Autism, especially the high levels of Mercury or Thimerosal that were in the Hepatitis B shots he received."

►March 6, 2008 - Raising awareness about killer disease - Evening News 24 - "Meningitis UK's chief executive, Steve Dayman, said the charity's one single focus was to find a vaccine to eradicate meningitis. He said: 'Last year we launched our Search 4 a Vaccine Campaign which aims to raise £7million during the next seven years to help fund research into developing a vaccine against Meningitis B. 'We believe the only way to eradicate the disease completely is through the development of a preventative vaccine and the awareness trailer is a big part of our public education programme.'"

* ►March 4, 2008 - Confident about existing vaccine technology? - Apparently not...... European Patent Office Aluminium Adjuvants - The One Click Group

* ►March 3, 2008 - Britain Today - The Pharmaceutical Industry Toilet Seat - The New Labour Government - The Legal Services Commission (Legal Aid) British Members of Parliament And The Media - The One Click Group

►February 28, 2008 - Viral infection helps with cancer treatment - Johns Hopkins News-Letter

►February 21, 2008 - Strokes triple among middle-aged women, study shows - USA Today

►December 2004 - Pediatric mitochondrial disease: Do we have the energy to make the diagnosis? - journal article (Pediatric and Developmental Pathology)

►October 2002 - Effects of Perinatal Exposure to PCBs and Dioxins on Play Behavior in Dutch Children at School Age (full text) - Environmental Health Perspectives

* ►Do vaccines cause autism? - poll - http://autism.about.com

* ►Vaccine Testing - Testing Mercury Free Vaccines - HAPI: Health Advocacy in the Public Interest - "Due to the ongoing debate over the role of mercury containing vaccines and autism, HAPI decided to have some current vaccinations tested for mercury content. Our goal in doing so was to simply find out for ourselves whether or not mercury has actually been removed from vaccines intended for pediatric use."