* ►June 2008 - Developing Antibacterial Vaccines in Genomics and Proteomics Era - journal article (Scandinavian Journal of Immunology)

* ►June 2008 - Varicella zoster virus glycoprotein E-specific CD4+ T cells show evidence of recent activation and effector differentiation, consistent with frequent exposure to replicative cycle antigens in healthy immune donors - journal article (Clinical & Experimental Immunology)

* ►June 2008 - Clinical Immunology Review Series: An approach to the patient with recurrent infections in childhood - journal article (Clinical & Experimental Immunology)

* ►June 2008 - Pediatric traumatic brain injury: an update of research to understand and improve outcomes. - journal article (Current Opinion in Pediatrics)

* ►June 2008 - Live probiotic Bifidobacterium lactis bacteria inhibit the toxic effects induced by wheat gliadin in epithelial cell culture - journal article (Clinical & Experimental Immunology)

* ►May 15, 2008 - Vaccines and Autism Revisited — The Hannah Poling Case (free full text) - journal article (NEJM)

►May 15, 2008 - India pharma marriages Will they work ? - The Ranbaxy-Orchid alliance sets the scene for a shake out in the fragmented Indian pharma industry. Arshiya Khan analyses the fallout - Express Pharma

►May 15, 2008 - Like Night and Day — Shedding Light on Off-Hours Care (free full text) - journal article (NEJM)

►May 15, 2008 - Selective Publication of Antidepressant Trials - journal article (NEJM)

►May 15, 2008 - Serotonin Syndrome Associated with Triptan Monotherapy - journal article (NEJM)

►May 15, 2008 - Initial Treatment for HIV Infection — An Embarrassment of Riches - journal article (NEJM)

►May 15, 2008 - Letting the Genome Out of the Bottle (free full text) - journal article (NEJM)

►May 15, 2008 - Sex Differences in the Brain: From Genes to Behavior (book review) - journal article (NEJM)

►May 15, 2008 - Meningitis: defeated at last? - Parents live in fear of this infection. It targets the young and strikes with horrificspeed. One in 10 dies, and many others suffer permanent disabilities. But yesterday scientists revealed a startling breakthrough - The Independent, UK

►May 15, 2008 - Five-in-one vaccine plan for kids - The Telegraph, India

* ►May 14, 2008 - Hearing adjourns for doctor who linked shots, autism - British medical panel reviewing complaints against Austin-based doctor not expected to rule till end of year. - Austin American Statesman - "The disciplinary hearing into allegations of professional misconduct against Andrew Wakefield, a British-born gastroenterologist who lives in Austin, adjourned this week. The hearing will resume July 14 when the five-member panel begins hearing the case against one of Wakefield's colleagues, John Walker-Smith."

* ►May 14, 2008 - Prevention of Pertussis, Tetanus, and Diphtheria Among Pregnant and Postpartum Women and Their Infants - Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) (early release) - MMWR/CDC - "No evidence exists demonstrating whether Tdap in pregnant women harms the fetus or increases risk for adverse pregnancy outcomes, transplacental antibody induced by Tdap administered during pregnancy will protect infants against pertussis, or Tdap-induced transplacental maternal antibody will have a negative impact on an infant's protective immune response to later-administered routine pediatric DTaP or to conjugate vaccines containing tetanus toxoid or diphtheria toxoid. This report discusses certain situations in which health-care providers might choose to administer Tdap to a pregnant woman. Health-care providers should weigh the theoretical risks and benefits before choosing to administer Tdap vaccine to a pregnant woman."

* ►May 14, 2008 - Appendix A - Summary of ACIP Recommendations for Prevention of Pertussis, Tetanus and Diphtheria Among Pregnant and Postpartum Women and Their Infants (early release) - MMWR/CDC

* ►May 14, 2008 - Panel to probe vaccine deaths - Three children died last week after being given the shots - Daily News & Analysis, India

* ►May 14, 2008 - Heckenlively On The Omnibus Autism Proceeding: 5/13 - Beating up the Burglar – The Omnibus Autism Proceeding – Second Set of Hearings (Thimerosal & Autism) – Day Two – May 13, 2008 by Kent Heckenlively, Esq. - Age of Autism

* ►May 14, 2008 - Holland On The Omnibus Autism Proceeding: 5/13 by Mary Holland, Esq. - Age of Autism

* ►May 14, 2008 - Olmsted, The Amish and Autism by Mark Blaxill (Part 1 of 2) - Age of Autism

* ►May 14, 2008 - Unauthorized Imus Transcript - The following is an unauthorized transcript of IMUS interview with CBS reporter Sharyl Attkisson. - Age of Autism

* ►May 14, 2008 - Contact Info For Dr. Healy by Anne Dachel, Media Editor - Age of Autism

►May 14, 2008 - Autism registry - WHOI HOI-19 - "In April, IAN celebrated its one-year anniversary. To date, more than 22,000 people have registered with the site. In addition, more than 70 research studies are using the data derived from families. For more information, or to participate in the program, log onto: http://www.iancommunity.org."

►May 14, 2008 - Ex-NIH Chief Has a Suprising Perspective on the Autism/Vaccines Issue - http://autism.about.com

►May 14, 2008 - Vaccines Once Again on Trial for Causing Autism - Court Will Decide Whether Mercury Preservative Damaged Brains of Thousands - The Daily Green

►May 14, 2008 - For the Disabled, Age 18 Brings Difficult Choices (requires registration) - The New York Times

►May 14, 2008 - School Bus Safety Officials Are Accused of Soliciting Bribes (requires registration) - The New York Times

* ►May 14, 2008 - Philly First In The Nation To Require Mercury Disclosures - The Philadelphia Bulletin - "Freya Koss said she developed multiple sclerosis, lupus and other health problems from a silver dental filling containing mercury. She and several other consumer advocates and health professionals were at City Hall yesterday to tell their stories of cavity fillings gone wrong. The Pennsylvania Coalition for Mercury-Free Dentistry and Consumers for Dental Choice (CDC) stood in front of large signs warning of the dangers of silver amalgam fillings - most notable for their high levels of the neurotoxin mercury. In December, Philadelphia City Council unanimously passed legislation backed by Councilwoman Blondell Reynolds Brown that requires dentists to distribute patient brochures disclosing the dangers of silver amalgam fillings."

* ►May 14, 2008 - Concerns over mercury use in dental amalgam - letter - EurActiv.com

* ►May 14, 2008 - Report Detailed Thimerosal Cover-up - Newsinferno.com

* ►May 14, 2008 - Terminator Mosquitoes to Control Dengue? - Why take a dangerous, costly, and untested high tech option when safe, effective, and affordable alternatives are available. - Prof. Joe Cummins and Dr. Mae-Wan Ho - This article has been submitted to the FDA and EPA in the United States. Please send it to regulators in your country. - Institute of Science in Society

* ►May 14, 2008 - Merck revelations make state's drug immunity a bitter pill to swallow - Sen. John J. Gleason - The Detroit News - "Two new reports were released in the Journal of the American Medical Association that claim Merck & Co. frequently paid academic scientists to take credit for research articles prepared by company-hired medical writers, a practice called ghostwriting, to promote their products. They also assert that Merck tried to minimize deaths in two studies that showed that the now-withdrawn drug Vioxx didn't work at treating or preventing Alzheimer's disease. This is the latest in a growing string of incidents involving Merck and Vioxx, and it again underscores the urgent need to pass my legislation, Senate Bill 43, which would outlaw drug industry immunity in Michigan -- the only state in the nation that still allows such protection."

* ►May 14, 2008 - FDA Probes Come Under Fire From Hill Republicans - Wall Street Journal Blog

* ►May 14, 2008 - FDA Chief Relents, Asking Congress to Fund More Foreign Inspections - Wall Street Journal Blog

►May 14, 2008 - NY lawmakers optimistic about stricter oversight of doctors - AP via Newsday

►May 14, 2008 - Study: Over half of Americans on chronic medicines (requires registration) - AP via Washington Post

* ►May 14, 2008 - 1 nation, under medication: Prescriptions at record high - AP via Seattle Times - "For the first time, it appears that more than half of all insured Americans are taking prescription medicines regularly for chronic health problems, a study shows."

* ►May 14, 2008 - In a Phase II Study, Novartis Meningitis B Vaccine Has Potential to Produce a Protective Immune Response in Infants, the Age Group Most at Risk - Data show Novartis Meningitis B (MenB) vaccine has potential to be first vaccine to provide broad protection to infants against meningococcal B infections -- The meningococcal B strain causes 72% of meningococcal disease in Europe and is a major cause of the disease in other regions of the world -- Novartis MenB vaccine and Novartis Menveo(R) (MenACWY-CRM) vaccine on track to establish strong portfolio of meningitis vaccines - Market Wire via COMTEX News Network via FOX Business

►May 14, 2008 - Novartis MenB meningitis vaccine protects infants - Reuters

* ►May 14, 2008 - Experts Appeal for Integrated Programs to Prevent Cervical Cancer - Pan American Health Organization

* ►May 14, 2008 - Glaxo says cervical cancer vaccine works for longer - Reuters - "GlaxoSmithKline said on Wednesday new data showed its Cervarix vaccine generated sustained, high levels of neutralizing antibodies against the two most common cervical cancer-causing virus types for 6.4 years."

* ►May 14, 2008 - Discovery of HPV in male oral cancers leads to vaccination call - CBC - "Janet Dollin, the president of the Federation of Medical Women of Canada, said public health officials in Canada should consider vaccinating both girls and boys against HPV. 'Start thinking about immunizing everybody who is at risk — it makes no sense to vaccinate only the girls,' Dollin said.:

* ►May 14, 2008 - New Data Support Routine Childhood Vaccination With PREVENAR in Europe - press release - Wyeth via PRNewswire via ITNews

* ►May 14, 2008 - Life-threatening Pneumonia Caused by Pneumonia Vaccine - NaturalNews.com - "There are dozens of types of pneumonia bacteria. Prevnar prevents only seven of them, and far from the worst forms of the disease. As a result, some of these more virulent strains of pneumonia, which had been held in check by competition with the seven types that Prevnar destroys, are running rampant in children who have received the Prevnar vaccine. In other words, its success is creating a greater danger. Prevnar is a perfect example of the law of unexpected consequences. Or were they unexpected? According to an Associated Press report, Wyeth 'anticipated' the spread of new strains of pneumonia and ear infection bacteria as a result of their vaccine! They are in the process of testing another one, and plan for its use by the general public in the next year or two. This one would address 18 strains of pneumonia-causing bacteria."

►May 14, 2008 - May 14, 1796: Jenner Tests Vaccination on Human Subject - Wired

►May 14, 2008 - Liquid Rotavirus Vaccine Not Inferior to Lypholised Version: Presented at ESPID - 26th Annual Meeting of the European Society for Paediatric Infectious Diseases via Doctor's Guide

* ►May 14, 2008 - Centre decides to shut down three vaccine producing PSUs - Asia Pulse Data Source via COMTEX via Trading Markets - "In a major revamp of the immunisation programme, the Centre has decided to shut down the three vaccine producing Public Sector Units and depend on the private sector for its vaccination needs."

* ►May 14, 2008 - Maternity Immunisation Allowance - eligibility change - Joint Media Release with Nicola Roxon MP, Minister for Health and Ageing - 7thSpace - "The Australian Government will change the Maternity Immunisation Allowance (MIA) to encourage all parents to fully immunise their children before they start school.  From 1 January 2009 the Maternity Immunisation Allowance (MIA) will be paid in two instalments instead of one lump sum. Families Minister Jenny Macklin and Health Minister Nicola Roxon said the $236.70 allowance was currently paid for children aged between 18 months and 2 years who are fully immunised or have received an approved exemption."

►May 14, 2008 - Medical Breakthrough -- Skipping Vaccines: Parents Opting Out - WQAD.com

►May 14, 2008 - Editorial: Parents Should Get Informed on Immunizations - Kitsap Sun

►May 14, 2008 - Immunisation survey coming later this year - St. Maarten Daily Herald

* ►May 14, 2008 - Provider issue vexes drive to boost flu-shot coverage - CIDRAP News - "Over several hours Tuesday, participants at the annual National Influenza Vaccine Summit struggled with the competing goals of getting shots and nasal sprays into as many patients as possible, while protecting the investments of the patients' regular doctors and the entrepreneurship of alternative vaccination sites."

►May 14, 2008 - New bird-flu vaccine may offer long-term protection - DVM Newsmagazine
 
►May 14, 2008 - Bird flu pandemic seen needing multiple drugs - Reuters

►May 14, 2008 - GlaxoSmithKline welcomes Nature article calling for Relenza boost - Thomson Financial via Forbes

►May 14, 2008 - Sanofi Pasteur focuses on fighting bird flu - Pocono Record

►May 14, 2008 - Two siblings die of suspected bird flu in Jakarta - Xinhua via China View

►May 14, 2008 - AstraZeneca Wins FDA Approval for Seroquel in Bipolar Disorder - Bloomberg

* ►May 14, 2008 - Health Minister Tony Clement responds to Bill C-51 criticism - Straight.com

* ►May 14, 2008 - Defining drugs through Bill C-51 - Bancroft This Week - "Promoted as a means to protect the safety of Canadians from so-called untested natural health products, Bill C-51 is a wide reaching, little publicized & carefully crafted set of amendments to the federal Food & Drug Act. Key changes include: replacing the word ‘drug’ with ‘therapeutic product’ throughout the Act giving the Canadian government broad-reaching powers to regulate the sale of all herbs, spices, vitamins, supplements & more."

* ►May 14, 2008 - FDA defends safety of baby bottle chemical - Reuters - "Norris Alderson, the FDA's associate commissioner for science, said although the regulatory agency is reviewing safety concerns about the chemical bisphenol A, or BPA, 'a large body of available evidence' shows that products such as liquid or food containers made with it are safe. In testimony before a Senate subcommittee, Alderson also defended the FDA's reliance on two industry-funded studies in determining that products containing BPA are safe."

►May 14, 2008 - Dr. Murray E. Jarvik, 84; UCLA pharmacologist invented nicotine patch - obituary - Los Angeles Times

►May 14, 2008 - Hospitals win, GPs lose in budget - The Federal Budget is generous to public hospitals, but has ignored rural health and taken the razor to many primary care programs and incentives. - 6minutes.com.au - "The government says it will no longer fund the Service Incentive Payment for providing immunisation services because it duplicates other immunisation incentives. General practices will continue to receive payments for notifying the Australian Childhood Immunisation Register of immunisations and incentives to achieve a 90 per cent child immunisation rate in their practice."

►May 14, 2008 - Women Support Cervical Cancer Prevention by Joining Walk in West Potomac Park - press release - Tamika & Friends via PRNewswire via The Earth Times

* ►May 14, 2008 - Child-killing virus hits Beijing - CNN - "In mild cases, EV-71 causes cold-like symptoms, diarrhea, and sores on the hands, feet and mouth. Severe cases can cause fluid to accumulate on the brain, resulting in polio-like paralysis and death. There is no treatment for severe EV-71 infections nor does a vaccine exist. Adults with well-developed immune systems can usually fend off the virus, but children are particularly vulnerable to it, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention."

* ►May 14, 2008 - Judge won't suppress confession of man accused of shaking baby - Palm Beach Post - "Dr. Edward Willey testified by phone that he believes shaken baby syndrome is not a proper diagnosis in general and is propagated, in error, in the medical community. Dr. Willey likened it to doctors' regard for ulcers which for years were treated as if caused by spicy food or stress. They since have been found to be caused by bacteria, he said. The doctor said that in Cano's case specifically he does not believe Cano shook Elijah vigorously or that the shaking alone would have caused the boy's injuries. Defense attorney Gershman asked him about Elijah's dramatic head growth which registered at birth in the 10th percentile on growth charts and in the 95th percentile upon his death."

►May 14, 2008 - Boy, 13, Dies of Gangrene - A 13-year-old Grand Rapids, Mich., boy died of gangrene, reports WZZM News 13. - FOX News

►May 14, 2008 - Virus left student facing a coma as liver failed - Western Mail via icWales

►May 14, 2008 - U.S. Measles Outbreaks Signal Need for Continued Push for Immunization - Vast Majority of Cases Tied to Disease Importation - AAFP News Now

►May 14, 2008 - Measles threat becomes real - Experts say all kids should be vaccinated - The Olympian

►May 14, 2008 - Managing measles - Guelph Mercury

►May 14, 2008 - Meningitis tot's mum backs new vaccination - Wishaw Press, UK - "Yvonne Gilmour, of Mossneuk Park, Wishaw, was at the Parliament last week to support the launch of a report on the success of the first year of infant vaccination against pneumococcal disease with the vaccine, Prevenar."

* ►May 14, 2008 - YEMEN: Neonatal tetanus campaign targets nearly one million women - IRIN via YemenOnline

►May 14, 2008 - Nevada governor won't start independent probe of hepatitis outbreak - AP via KTNV.com

►May 14, 2008 - New treatment for hepatitis C - 'New' drug is already FDA approved for lowering cholesterol - University of Oklahoma via EurekAlert! via Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News

►May 14, 2008 - Beware of health risks from smoke inhalation during Florida wildfires - Orlando Sentinel

►May 14, 2008 - China's drug watchdog stresses food, drug safety in quake-hit areas - Xinhua

* ►May 14, 2008 - Implications for Registry-Based Vaccine Effectiveness Studies from an Evaluation of an Immunization Registry: A Cross-sectional Study (pdf) - journal article (BMC Public Health)

* ►May 14, 2008 - F.D.A. Chief Writes Congress for Money (requires registration) - The New York Times - "After being pummeled for weeks on Capitol Hill over the president’s budget, Food and Drug Commissioner Andrew C. von Eschenbach has written Congress that the agency needs an immediate infusion of $275 million to ensure that imported foods, drugs and medical devices are safe."

►May 14, 2008 - Keep pneumococcal infections in check with vaccinations at the right time and dosage. - The Star, Malaysia

* ►May 14, 2008 - Clinical Trial Participation Can Be A Hard Sell - Pharmalot

* ►May 14, 2008 - Financial Disclosures Are Inconsistent In Journals - Pharmalot

►May 14, 2008 - Portsmouth woman with autistic child says many families must go it alone - Fosters

* ►May 14, 2008 - NPR, Conflicts Of Interest And A Mea Culpa - Pharmalot

* ►May 14, 2008 - Protesters ask Pallone to support Lyme bill - Independent - "Lyme patients have no more patience for being told, 'you are not sick, you never had Lyme disease, you need psychiatric help.' "Research and education hold the key to unraveling this disease, yet Congress will not even allow our voices or the voices of our treating physicians to be heard," she said."

* ►May 14, 2008 - Abuse of Power in Texas - Human Events - "When I hear a government bureaucrat claim to be the parents of children he never has met, it sets me off. It is an explosive statement. It is the kind of offensive and officious statement that only will serve to create more fear and distrust of government -- the very conditions that lead to the creation of compounds such as the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Frankly, the state does not even know whether the children have been immunized or not. In some cases, the mothers say their children have had shots, but the records are in Utah, not in Texas. But these parents are hardly alone in our society when it comes to rejecting inoculations of questionable safety. Who's next? Will Texas decide it is also the lawful parent of children who are home-schooled and whose parents made conscious and well-informed decisions not to immunize their kids because of the potential for dire health risks? Why does the public accept the need for the state to intrude in this jackbooted manner when it comes to these parents and children?"

* ►May 14, 2008 - A $7.75 Million Vioxx Verdict Is Overturned - Pharmalot

►May 14, 2008 - Reversal in $32 Million Vioxx Case Is Icing on Merck’s Cake - Wall Street Journal Health Blog

* ►May 14, 2008 - Pfizer To Disclose Grants And Charitable Donations - Pharmalot

►May 14, 2008 - Practical Prevention Dr. Elizabeth Smoots Baby ready? We'll see - MyrtleBeach Online

►May 14, 2008 - QIAGEN and GENEART Partner to Commercialize Synthetic Human Genes - GENEART via Market Wire via MarketWatch

►May 14, 2008 - Biochips Can Detect Cancers Before Symptoms Develop - In their fight against cancer, doctors have just gained an impressive new weapon to add to their arsenal. Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory have developed a chip that can save lives by diagnosing certain cancers even before patients become symptomatic. - DOE/Argonne National Laboratory via ScienceDaily

►May 14, 2008 - Medarex Announces Initiation Of Phase 2 Clinical Trials For The Treatment Of Ulcerative Colitis And Rheumatoid Arthritis - Medarex via Medical News Today

►May 14, 2008 - Nutritionist says to avoid ‘great white hazards’ - The Nashua Telegraph

* ►May 13, 2008 - NIH Awards La Jolla Institute For Allergy & Immunology Major Grant To Test Safety Of New Smallpox Treatment - La Jolla Institute for Allergy & Immunology via Medical News Today

►May 13, 2008 - Getting to the point: winter flu vaccinations - Australian Broadcasting Corporation

* ►May 13, 2008 - Critical care panel tackles disaster preparation, surge capacity, rationing - CIDRAP News - "Clinicians should consider two factors when weighing if a patient should receive critical care: daily Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) scores and the patient's chronic illness severity. Patients' SOFA scores would be evaluated if their risk of hospital mortality is 80% or greater. Life-limiting illnesses that would exclude patients from receiving scarce critical care resources include conditions such as: Severe trauma. Severe burns in certain circumstances. Cardiac arrest (unwitnessed or witnessed events that don't respond to electrical therapy). Severe baseline cognitive impairment. Metastatic malignancy. Advanced, irreversible neurological events or neuromuscular disease. End-stage organ failure. Age above 85 years."

* ►May 13, 2008 - The "Mark of the Beast" is called "interoperability with electronic medical records" S.2911 & S.1693 - RenewAmerica

* ►May 13, 2008 - Lilly backs transparency on M.D. perks - The Indianapolis Star - "Eli Lilly and Co. today became the first drug maker to support a federal proposal requiring drug and medical device makers to disclose payments, gifts, honoraria and travel reimbursements given to doctors."

►May 13, 2008 - Students warned about mumps outbreaks - Irish Health

►May 13, 2008 - FDA Backs Off Warnings On Ultrasound Imaging Drugs (free content) - The Wall Street Journal

►May 13, 2008 - Vitamin D Protects Cells from Stress That Can Lead to Cancer - University of Rochester Medical Center via Biocompare

►May 13, 2008 - Screening for MSRA Using PCR - Fewer patients in the rapid-testing group than in the conventional-culture group acquired MRSA, but the difference was not significant. - journal article (Journal Watch)

►May 13, 2008 - Vietnamese Government Has Started to Gain More Control on the Pharmaceutical Market - Research and Markets via Business Wire via The Earth Times

►May 13, 2008 - Medicine's tales of the unexpected - From Botox and viagra to penicillin, some of the greatest breakthrough cures have been discovered by happy accident. Roger Dobson reports - Independent, Ireland

►May 13, 2008 - Therapy Yields Promise for Fatal Neurological Condition - WAVY TV 10

►May 13, 2008 - Tick check! Lyme disease is difficult to diagnose - Mille Lacs County Times

►May 13, 2008 - Peregrine Pharmaceuticals Reports Studies Published in 'Science' Highlight Key Role of Phosphatidylserine (PS) in Viral Infections - Peregrine Pharmaceuticals via  PRNewswire-FirstCall via Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News

►May 13, 2008 - Scientists Closer to Developing Botulinum Toxin Antidote - The Journal of Biological Chemistry via EmpowHer News

►May 13, 2008 - Other highlights in the May 13 JNCI - EurekAlert! via PRNewswire-FirstCall via Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News

* ►May 13, 2008 - Major Study of Teflon Chemical in People Suggests Harm To Immune System, Liver, Thyroid - Preliminary Data Released as Calif. Senate Votes to Ban PFCs in Food Packaging - Environmental Working Group

* ►May 13, 2008 - Bush administration rules limit lawsuits - The Associated Press via Google - "The real-world impact of preemption will be on display Wednesday when a congressional committee hears from actor Dennis Quaid and his wife, who have sued a maker of the blood-thinner heparin in Illinois state court. The Quaids sued after their newborn twins were given massive doses of the blood thinner at a hospital. The Quaids claim the manufacturer was negligent in packaging different doses of the product in similar vials with blue backgrounds. The company — Baxter Healthcare Corp. — is seeking to use the doctrine of preemption to shield it from any civil liability, claiming that once FDA approved the labeling and packaging at issue in the case, the company is immune from civil suits for money damages."

* ►May 13, 2008 - Federal regulations limit consumer lawsuits - AP via Google

* ►May 13, 2008 - GAO Criticizes FDA Regulatory Letters on Violative DTC Ads - FDAnews - "The GAO report can be viewed at www.gao.gov/new.items/d08758t.pdf."

* ►May 13, 2008 - NBACC director says they will not create threats at lab - FAS Strategic Security Project Blog - "The controversy about the research goals of the NBACC emerged after Lt. Colonel George Korch, Jr., PhD, gave a powerpoint presentation about the facility in February 2004. According to this talk (the slides are available here), part of the NBACC threat assessment mission would include acquiring, growing, modifying, storing, stabilizing, packaging, and dispersing biological threat agents to determine various properties and capabilities. The presentation also states that the facility will 'characterize classical, emerging, and genetically engineered pathogens for their biological threat agent potential” through “computational modeling of feasibility, methods, and scale of production.'"

►May 13, 2008 - Lilly Backs Grassley Bill. - Forbes Blog

* ►May 13, 2008 - Senate revises drugmaker gift bill - Reuters

* ►May 13, 2008 - Coast Guard backtracks on forced vaccine - Catholic officer wins right to reject shot made from aborted fetus - WorldNetDaily - "In May 2006, the Coast Guard ordered all active-duty personnel to receive one of two vaccines against Hepatitis A or show proof of immunity. Healy researched the vaccine and discovered that an immunized person can still be a carrier of Hepatitis A if he comes in contact with infected fecal matter. Proper hygiene and simple hand washing is the best way to prevent the spread of the disease, he found. Healy further noted, 'Eighty-five percent of those exposed to the virus display slight to no symptoms and all develop a permanent immunity to the virus once exposed. Less than 3 percent of all exposures lead to severe symptoms or death.'"

* ►May 13, 2008 - Autism and Vaccines: Are We Being Objective? - Dr. Hugo Rodier

* ►May 13, 2008 - Heckenlively On The Omnibus Autism Proceeding: 5/12 - Once More into the Breach! – The Omnibus Autism Proceeding – Second Set of Hearings (Thimerosal & Autism) – Day One – May 12, 2008 by Kent Heckenlively, Esq. - Age of Autism

* ►May 13, 2008 - Are childhood vaccines are causing autism? (includes video) - WHEC.com News 10 Rochester - "Dr. Michael Pichichero with Legacy Pediatrics blames a growing trend among some parents to not have their kids vaccinated. He says, 'More parents are refusing the MMR vaccine because of incorrect information that it might cause autism. The result is measles outbreak across the country. We are expected to see measles this winter in Rochester for the first time in 20 years.'"

►May 13, 2008 - Courts Consider Vaccine–Autism Link Again - Vaccines: Helpful or Harmful? - MERCURY POISONING? Parents who believe childhood vaccines caused autism in their children argued their cases yesterday at the U.S. Court of Federal Claims. - Informify.com

►May 13, 2008 - Court hears from families who believe child's autism caused by mercury-based vaccines (includes video) - Channel 4 KRNV.com

►May 13, 2008 - Families to Tell Stories of Vaccine-Autism Link - InjuryBoard.com

►May 13, 2008 - Autism In NWA Part Five: Congress & Autism (includes video) - www.nwahomepage.com

►May 13, 2008 - Autism In NWA Part Six: Late Diagnosis (includes video) - www.nwahomepage.com

►May 13, 2008 - State is failing to help autistic children - letter - Dodge City Daily Globe

* ►May 13, 2008 - 200 babies could hold key to early diagnostic test for autism in children - The Times, UK

►May 13, 2008 - Using Music to Explore the Basis of Emotion in the Autistic Brain - University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences via Newswise

►May 13, 2008 - Dr. Gordon Speaks Out at Whole Child, Whole Planet Expo - Vaccinating Your Baby - "Dr. Gordon will participate on a vaccinations panel at the Whole Child, Whole Planet Expo on Sunday, May 18, at 11:50 AM at the Waldorf School in Northridge, California. He will be available to sign copies of his informative DVD, 'Vaccinations?: Assessing the Risks and Benefits,' from 1-2:00 PM. For information about the expo, go to www.wcwpexpo.com."

* ►May 13, 2008 - Doctors Neglect to Offer Flu Vaccines - RedOrbit - "Flu shot manufacturer Sanofi-Pasteur claimed on Monday that doctors are neglecting to give their patients flu vaccines. By using information collected by an electronic physician insurance claims database, the company cited evidence of 25 million high-risk people who visited their physician during recent flu seasons and were not given a flu shot. 'They are actually already in the office -- they just aren't being offered vaccines,' said Sanofi's Donna Cary."

* ►May 13, 2008 - MMR: Medical manipulation reality - The one sure sign of a government in desperate death throes is its fondness for vicious bullying. - opinion - News & Star, UK

* ►May 13, 2008 - Labour MP's MMR proposal 'a breach of human rights' - Some parents still refuse to give their children an MMR jab - Opposition parties and pressure groups have lambasted suggestions from Labour MP Mary Creagh that parents should be forced to inoculate their children. - Politics.co.uk

* ►May 13, 2008 - Needled by Cherie's jab at the truth - Daily Mail, UK - "Now Dr Rod Griffiths, former president of the Faculty of Public Health, tells me: 'She could have said 'yes' or she could have said 'no'. She said nothing. 'Now she is saying 'yes'. So when did Leo lose his right to privacy? Has she asked him if it is all right to say he's had it?...Dr Richard Halvorsen, author of The Truth About Vaccines, admits he was surprised at Mrs Blair's timing. 'I remember when people were screaming out to know if her son had had his MMR. It is not helpful to anyone to say he did now. People were troubled by this and she didn't help.'"

* ►May 13, 2008 - Judge restores custody to parents of boy, 11, who fought chemotherapy - The Canadian Press via Google

* ►May 13, 2008 - Stealth Marketers - The ties that bind - Alliance for Human Research Protection - "The New York Times reports that an examination by CSPI. Integrity in Science, found that the panels that crafted the new DSM-psychiatry's diagnostic 'Bible'-is as riddled with financial conflicts of interest as the previous panels had been: 'More than half the 28 new members of writers of the next edition of the American Psychiatric Association's (APA) Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) have ties to the drug industry.'"

* ►May 13, 2008 - Tooth Fairy delivers Eli Lilly's Early Christmas Presents - Alliance for Human Research Protection

►May 13, 2008 - Shaken baby syndrome, confession at issue in hearing - Palm Beach Post

►May 13, 2008 - Immunization averts pneumonia outbreak - AM1150.ca

►May 13, 2008 - Good time to get tetanus shot - The Regina Leader-Post via Canada.com

►May 13, 2008 - County Health Officials Call On 'At-Risk' People To Get Shots For Measles (includes video) - KOLD.com

►May 13, 2008 - Students warned over mumps outbreak - RTE News, Ireland

►May 13, 2008 - What's a mother to do? Ever-changing rules make it a challenge to get to the bottom of baby advice - The Eagle Tribune

* ►May 13, 2008 - India plans to re-work immunisation programme - Thaindian.com - "The suggestion to introduce a pentavalent vaccine came from the sub-committee of the National Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation, headed by Biotechnology Secretary M.K. Bhan, Dayal said."

►May 13, 2008 - Vaccine offered to girls - Arrow Lakes News - "Abbott said information will be sent home with students so their parents can make an informed decision about participating. Some parents have indicated they will refuse the vaccine for daughters as young as 11 and focus on avoiding early sexual activity instead."

►May 13, 2008 - Suicides Point to Gaps in Treatment - Errors in Psychiatric Diagnoses and Drugs Plague Strained Immigration System (requires registration) - Washington Post

►May 13, 2008 - Researchers Get Inside a Long-suspected HIV Hideout in Humans - Brigham Young University via Newswise

►May 13, 2008 - Sierra Leone: 2,181 Pregnant Women Tested HIV Positive - Concord Times (Freetown) via AllAfrica.com

►May 13, 2008 - Diagnosed with hepatitis B & end-stage kidney failure: Time is running out for undergraduate Cyril - Vanguard

►May 13, 2008 - Killers Among Us - San Francisco - help us make it hep B free now - San Francisco Chronicle

►May 13, 2008 - Peregrine Pharmaceuticals Reports Studies Published in 'Science' Highlight Key Role of Phosphatidylserine (PS) in Viral Infections - Two New Studies Provide Further Evidence that PS Plays a Critical Role in Some Viral Infections - - Peregrine's Anti-PS Antibody Bavituximab is Currently Being Assessed in a Clinical Trial in HCV Patients Co-Infected with HIV - press release - Peregrine Pharmaceuticals, Inc. via PRNewswire-FirstCall via The Earth Times

►May 13, 2008 - National Committee leads World Hepatitis Day campaign in Egypt - The National Committee for the control of viral hepatitis announced that a number of vital liver healthcare activities will take place at Al Azhar Park on May 19th, marking the World Hepatitis Day. - AME Info

* ►May 13, 2008 - Is Your Mattress Toxic? - A major mattress manufacturer says he's worried chemicals designed to protect people from fires may be poisonous, making the mattress as dangerous as the flames. (includes video) - WXYZ.com

►May 12, 2008 - Ministry of Health - Opening Ceremony for the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccine Symposium - Office of the President, Republic of the Marshall Islands

* ►May 12, 2008 - Dix Hills Doctor Settles First Hepatitis C Medical Malpractice Case - Newsinferno.com

►May 12, 2008 - AVI BioPharma Publishes Preclinical Data Reducing Inflammation in Hepatitis and Arthritis - Modulation of RNA Splicing Focuses on Inflammatory Diseases, Including Rheumatoid Arthritis - AVI BioPharma, Inc. via Marketwire via CNNMoney

►May 12, 2008 - Hep C Drugs Slug It Out - Motley Fool

►May 12, 2008 - Hepatitis E Spreads to West Nile - The Monitor (Kampala) via AllAfrica.com

* ►May 12, 2008 - 1,110 families refuse polio drops - Times of India

►May 12, 2008 - Draft law affirms patent rights of drug firms - No cure for costly medicines? - The Manila Times

►May 12, 2008 - Drugs Alone Don't Lower Heart Disease Risks for Overweight Americans - Study finds signs of trouble show up even when statins, blood pressure meds are used - HealthDay via Medline Plus

►May 12, 2008 - Leo: my miracle baby at 45 (and yes, he did have the MMR jab) - In September 1999, while attending a legal course with some barrister friends, Cherie Blair celebrates her 45th birthday with them. Yet amid the celebrations something is niggling at the back of her mind... - The Times, UK

* ►May 11, 2008 - Baby given BCG vaccine dies - Times of India - "While such deaths are known in the medical world as 'adverse effect following immunisation', three deaths in the span of a week is uncommon, said health officials. The yet-to-be-named infant, the son of Chembur Naka resident Geeta Mane, was administered the BCG vaccine at a health post in Abhudaya nagar on Tuesday."

* ►May 11, 2008 - Local families await vaccine verdict - The Milford Daily News - "When Joe and Kelly Hurley's two boys were babies, the Franklin couple brought them to the pediatrician for standard shots. Like good parents, they were trying to protect their kids from whooping cough and tetanus. Both boys suffered bad reactions to the vaccines, coming down with 104-degree fevers and rashes with ballooned cheeks, Kelly Hurley says. Now 9 and 10, one has moderate autism; the other has a non-verbal learning disorder."

* ►May 11, 2008 - More Help Needed for Autism, Some Say - New insurance law welcome, but watered down from original. - The Ledger

►May 11, 2008 - Parents battle to get help from school for child with autism - AP via The Frederick News-Post

* ►May 11, 2008 - 85 Now Identified With Hepatitis C in Las Vegas Investigation - InjuryBoard.com

►May 11, 2008 - AIDS battlers seek shift from condoms, vaccines - Bloomberg via Arizona Daily Star

►May 11, 2008 - Bio Farma produces birdflu vaccines in 2011 - Antara News

►May 10, 2008 - Hepatitis virus hits Kitgum district - Sunday Vision, Uganda

►May 10, 2008 - Proposed management of childhood tuberculosis in low-incidence countries - journal article (European Journal of Pediatrics)

* ►May 9, 2008 - Early C8 results suggest liver, immune impacts - Charleston Gazette - "The C8 Health Project is a multi-year effort to examine the chemical's possible effects on mid-Ohio Valley residents. It is funded by major portions of a $107.6 million settlement paid by DuPont to settle a lawsuit alleging the company poisoned residents' drinking water with C8. The settlement is also funding a related examination by a three-person science team of possible C8 links to adverse health effects."

►May 8, 2008 - Education part of World Hepatitis Day - Huntington Herald-Dispatch

►May 8, 2008 - ANIMAL DOCTOR How often should your pet be vaccinated? - United Feature Syndicate via Houston Chronicle

* ►May 7, 2008 - The Facts Behind The Medical Mystery Of Morgellons (includes video) - KTNV ABC 13

►May 7, 2008 - Local Man Recalls Lonely Ordeal of Quarantine - The Ledger

* ►May 7, 2008 - USDA Renews Approval of 46 Non-Organic Ingredients in "Organic" Foods - NaturalNews.com

►May 6, 2008 - Parliamentary committee told food labelling system 'awful' - Canwest News Service via Canada.com

►May 6, 2008 - Sherry launches anti-polio drive - The News - International - Pakistan

* ►May 6, 2008 - Psychiatry Handbook Linked to Drug Industry - New York Times Blog - "The Integrity in Science group described the financial conflicts of interest by the task force members as ranging from 'small to extensive,' including one member who over the past five years worked as a consultant for 13 drug companies, including Pfizer, Eli Lilly, Wyeth, Merck, AstraZeneca and Bristol-Myers Squibb."

* ►May 5, 2008 - University Health Services near 1,000th course of HPV vaccine - The Daily Princetonian - "Adel Mahmoud, a senior policy analyst at the Wilson School and a molecular biology professor, is eagerly watching the controversy and anticipating the day when Gardasil will be routinely administered to all Americans as children. But Mahmoud is not just a casual observer. Before coming to the University, he oversaw the development of the Gardasil vaccine during his tenure as president of Merck Vaccines from 1998 to 2006."

* ►May 5, 2008 - 10-month-old boy is second polio victim in Delhi - New Delhi: Despite being vaccinated, a 10-month-old boy in Delhi was on Sunday found to have contracted polio, nearly two months after the capital reported India's first case of the wild polio virus known as P1. - Sify News

* ►May 5, 2008 - Country’s largest public health initiative from tomorrow - The News - International - Pakistan - "The health authorities of Pakistan are gearing up for the country's largest public health initiative in which 34 million children under the age of five years will be vaccinated against polio."

►May 4, 2008 - Polio 'two-drop' campaign not emphatic enough! - Every month, health departments in India organise polio vaccination camps. Its theme, 'Do boond zindagi ki', has achieved success in checking the virus among children. But has it really eradicated the prevalent scepticisms about the polio vaccines? - Merinews

* ►May 2, 2008 - Bush Signs Bill To Take All Newborns' DNA - Health Council, Congressman Ron Paul warn new law could pave the way for a national DNA database - Infowars.net - "Described as a 'national contingency plan' the justification for the new law S. 1858, known as The Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act of 2007, is that it represents preparation for any sort of 'public health emergency.' The bill states that the federal government should 'continue to carry out, coordinate, and expand research in newborn screening' and 'maintain a central clearinghouse of current information on newborn screening... ensuring that the clearinghouse is available on the Internet and is updated at least quarterly'. Sections of the bill also make it clear that DNA may be used in genetic experiments and tests. Read the full bill here."

* ►May 1, 2008 - Study Assesses Clinical Trial Disparities - Applied Clinical Trials

* ►May 1, 2008 - Top Three Misconceptions of Adaptive Trials - A clear grasp of the methodology behind the design is as important as the software that runs it. - Applied Clinical Trials

►May 2008 - 5½-month-old Boy with Right Leg Swelling and Fever - journal article (Pediatric Annals)

►May 2008 - Red Cell Membrane Disorders in Pediatrics - journal article (Pediatric Annals)

►May 2008 - Red Blood Cell Enzyme Disorders: An Overview - journal article (Pediatric Annals)

►May 2008 - Iron Deficiency in Infancy and Childhood - journal article (Pediatric Annals)

►May 2008 - Hypothesis-Free? No Such Thing - Even so-called "discovery-driven research" needs a hypothesis to make any sense. - The Scientist

►May 2, 2008 - Crohn's disease: current treatment options - journal article (Archives of Diseases in Childhood)

* ►April 26, 2008 - Dendritic cell-based vaccines suppress metastatic liver tumor via activation of local innate and acquired immunity - journal article (Cancer Immunology, Immunotherapy)

►April 25, 2008 - “Vaccines were vetted by Central research institute” - Our facilities meet WHO standards, says IIL official - The Hindu

►April 22, 2008 - Autism In NWA Part Three: Resources (includes video) - www.nwahomepage.com

►April 22, 2008 - Autism In NWA Part Four: Teachers (includes video) - www.nwahomepage.com

►April 15, 2008 - Autism In NWA Part Two: Cost (includes video) - www.nwahomepage.com

►April 10, 2008 - Dietary Curcumin Significantly Improves Obesity-Associated Inflammation and Diabetes in Mouse Models of Diabesity (pdf) - journal article (Endocrinology)

►April 8, 2008 - Autism In NWA Part One: The Mystery (includes video) - www.nwahomepage.com

* ►March 5, 2008 - Gabrb3 gene deficient mice exhibit impaired social and exploratory behaviors, deficits in non-selective attention and hypoplasia of cerebellar vermal lobules: a potential model of autism spectrum disorder. - journal article (Behavioral Brain Research)

►June 2008 - The effect of duration of epilepsy on IQ in children with CLRE; a comparison to SLRE and IGE - journal article (Seizure)

►June 2008 - Should we reconsider epilepsy surgery? The motivation of patients once rejected - journal article (Seizure)

* ►May 14, 2008 - The Wisdom and Justice of Not Paying for "Preventable Complications" - journal article (JAMA) - "Far too many patients experience preventable harm from medical care in US hospitals."

* ►May 14, 2008 - Barcoded Medication Administration - journal article (JAMA) - "Preventable adverse drug events (ADEs) generate an estimated $2 billion in direct hospital costs each year and are a substantial source of morbidity and mortality."

* ►May 14, 2008 - A Family's Request for Complementary Medicine After Patient Brain Death - journal article (JAMA)

* ►May 14, 2008 - Brain Death - journal article (JAMA)

* ►May 14, 2008 - Baby Bottle Safety - journal article (JAMA) - "Leaders of the Committee on Energy and Commerce threatened to subpoena the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for records the agency used in determining that the chemical bisphenol A (BPA) was safe for use in making infant formula liners and other products intended for infants and children."

* ►May 14, 2008 - Effects of West Nile Virus May Persist - journal article (JAMA)

►May 14, 2008 - Potential Health Risks of Air Pollution Beyond Triggering Acute Cardiopulmonary Events - journal article (JAMA)

►May 14, 2008 - Newborn Screening Bill - journal article (JAMA)

►May 14, 2008 - Lead Paint Rule Criticized - journal article (JAMA)

►May 14, 2008 - Coarse Particulate Matter Air Pollution and Hospital Admissions for Cardiovascular and Respiratory Diseases Among Medicare Patients - journal article (JAMA)

►May 14, 2008 - Comparison of Change in Quality of Care Between Safety-Net and Non–Safety-Net Hospitals - journal article (JAMA)

►May 14, 2008 - Nutrition and Gastrointestinal Disease (book review) - journal article (JAMA)

►May 14, 2008 - Nomenclature in Translational Research - journal article (JAMA)

►May 14, 2008 - Sugar Substitutes Linked to Weight Gain - journal article (JAMA)

►May 14, 2008 - New Stress Test Agents Reduce Adverse Effects - journal article (JAMA)

►May 14, 2008 - The Registration of Births. - journal article (JAMA)

►May 14, 2008 - Scientists: Bird flu may be endemic to S. Korea - Stars and Stripes

* ►May 13, 2008 - David Kirby: Dr. Bernadine Healy: Don't Dismiss Vaccine Link - The Huffington Post - "Dr. Healy is a member of the IOM: 'I love Institute of Medicine,' she said, 'but a report from 2004 basically said, 'Do not pursue susceptibility groups. Don't look for those children who may be vulnerable.' I really take issue with that conclusion.' The reason why officials didn't want to look for those groups? 'Because they were afraid that, if they found them, however big or small they were, that would scare the public away,' Dr. Healy explained. 'They don't want to pursue this hypothesis because it could be damaging to the public health community at large by scaring people. I don't believe the truth ever scares people.'"

* ►May 13, 2008 - Vaccines and autism - Paging Dr. Gupta Blog via CNN - "Comments: Janet Presson, R.N., M.Ed.   May 13th, 2008 3:41 pm ET When my now 16 year old son was 15 months old, he received the set of immunizations that changed his, and our lives, in the most devastating way. Our sweet, beautiful only child had started talking and met all his developmental milestones at each well-baby check until that day. Thereafter, he stopped talking, couldn’t look us in the eyes, and never again met his milestones. My husband and I were both military officers with masters degrees, no psychological problems, no autoimmune problems on either side of the family, and now own a multimillion dollar business. It is extraordinarily insulting to us each time some idiot-I mean researcher-floats some theory that it was somehow our fault/our faulty genes/our greed that is causing us to blame the vaccines. It WAS the vaccines!"

* ►May 13, 2008 - Autism and vaccines - Dr. Sanjay Gupta talks to Dr. Bernadine Healy about the supposed link between vaccines and autism. - video - CNN

* ►May 13, 2008 - OMNIBUS AUTISM PROCEEDING: Monday, May 12, 2008 - Summary of Monday, May 12, 2008 proceeding. By Mary Holland, Esq. - Age of Autism

* ►May 13, 2008 - Theories and Hypotheses About Autism - (NOTE: Dr. Schaffner may have to "reconsider" his words after Dr. Bernadine Healy stated today that doctors have purposefully ignored and disparaged research that points a causal finger at vaccines. Anne Dachel provides proof here.) By Anne Dachel - Age of Autism

* ►May 13, 2008 - Re-Run: We Knew All Along? Yes, We Really Did. By Dan Olmsted - Age of Autism

* ►May 13, 2008 - Tune Into Imus Now! Healy and Attkisson - CBS was tipped off to cases as far back as 1991 where the gov't is paying families for brain damage for vaccine cases - the gov't is not tracking which of them would be called autism. Healy was shocked. - Age of Autism

►May 13, 2008 - Bill Clinton in JB Handley Country - Age of Autism

►May 13, 2008 - Court Hears More Claims of Vaccine-Autism Link (requires registration or subscription) - The New York Times

* ►May 13, 2008 - Public Health Too Quick To Dismiss Autism Parents, NIH Director Says - InjuryBoard.com - "She still believes vaccines are safe for the bulk of the population. 'If you know that there is a susceptible group you can save those children. If you turn your back on the notion there is a susceptible group that means you are….. (hands up) what can I say…' 'When I first heard there was a link between autism and vaccines I said that was silly. The more you delve into it, when you look at the basic science and research done on animals and also look at individual cases and the evidence  that there is no link, what I come away with is the question has not been answered!'"

* ►May 13, 2008 - The Center Will Not Hold As Parents & Docs Question Vaccine Policy by Barbara Loe Fisher - Vaccine Awakening

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

The Center Will Not Hold As Parents & Docs Question Vaccine Policy by Barbara Loe Fisher

It was only a matter of time. For 26 years parents of vaccine injured children and a few brave doctors have challenged the one-size-fits-all approach to mandated use of multiple vaccines in the absence of sound scientific evidence that policy is safe for all children. Now, when 1 in 6 child in America is learning disabled and 1 in 150 develops autism, more rank and file pediatricians are speaking out about the need to provide pediatric care for unvaccinated children and respect parental choices to use fewer vaccines.

Last week in a CBS-TV interview, HPV vaccine researcher Dr. Diane Harper supported more scientific research as well as the ethical principle of informed consent to vaccination when asked whether HPV vaccine should be mandated. She said "We don't know yet what's going to happen when millions of doses of the vaccine have been given and to put in process a place that says you must have this vaccine, it means you must be part of a big public experiment....... There isn't enough information to have a mandate that you can't go to school until you have this vaccine. It does not make any sense."

This week in another CBS-TV interview, former NIH Director Bernadine Healy, M.D., stood up and spoke out about the need to scientifically investigate the causal association between vaccines and autism, especially the potential for certain individuals to be genetically susceptible to being harmed by vaccines. She said "I think that the public health officials have been too quick to dismiss the hypothesis as irrational.... there may be this susceptible group. The fact that there is concern, that you don't want to know that susceptible group is a real disappointment to me. If you know that susceptible group, you can save those children. If you turn your back on the notion that there is a susceptible group.....what can I say?"

At the same time that enlightened pediatricians, researchers, and former health officials are calling for a re-examination of scientifically questionable vaccine policies that have failed to identify and screen out high risk children and respect parental rights to make informed, voluntary vaccine choices, some British health authorities and politicians are calling for MMR vaccine mandates for British children. The leading proponent for mandates in Britain said "The MMR vaccination rate is at 85% and the target figure is 95%, so it's about catching children who may have moved or lost contact with their health visitor but also saying to parents your child has a right to live free from vaccine preventable diseases." The head of Britain's Medical Association called the proposal "morally and ethically dubious" and added "A Stalinist approach like this would be likely to backfire on an unprecedented scale and increase opposition to vaccinations."

After 26 years, U.S. health officials are also wrestling with how to prove to parents and doctors that current vaccine policies have adequately addressed evidence that more and more children are regressing after vaccination and suffering brain and immune dysfunction. A transcript of the April 11, 2008 National Vaccine Advisory Committee workshop at which parents and doctors expressed their concerns about vaccine safety is now available at http://www.hhs.gov/nvpo/nvac/transcript_apr08.html

In the meantime, 19 parent organizations are endorsing a call for Presidential candidates to pledge to issue two executive orders within 100 days of taking office which would (1) remove mercury from all vaccines by Jan 1. 2010 and (2) require a moratorium on the addition of new vaccines to the recommended list for children until the current vaccine schedule can be proven safe. Supporting organizations include A- CHAMP, Autism One, Autism Research Institute, Autism United, Deirdre Imus Environmental Center for Pediatric Oncology, Environment of Harm Yahoo Group, Generation Rescue, HEAL Foundation, Moms Against Mercury, National Autism Association, National Vaccine Information Center, No Mercury, Safeminds, Schafer Autism Report, Spectrum Magazine, TACA -- Talk About Curing Autism, Treating Autism (UK), Unlocking Autism, and World Mercury Project.

On Wednesday, June 4, 2008 a "Green Our Vaccines" rally will be held in Washington, D.C. questioning the safety of vaccine components and the government's current vaccine schedule.

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" There is a growing controversy over the number of vaccines that children receive and when they receive them. According to the National Vaccine Information Center, in the 1970s, children received 23 doses of vaccine by the time they were 6 years old. Now, the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends more than twice as many. For some doctors and parents, that number is disturbing......Hamilton thought that she found a doctor who would respect her decision, but the office told her to put it in writing. Then, according to Hamilton, the office told her, "Whenever you come back in two months, you're going to have to vaccinate. And if you don't vaccinate, don't come back." Hamilton found a pediatrician who will care for their son after checking with about 25 doctors. "He agrees with me in my thinking, in saying that it's perfectly fine in what I'm doing, not making me feel horrible for doing it," she said. Dr. Anuradha Agrawal is a pediatrician in Dallas. She said that she is willing to delay vaccines and spread others out, and does have a small number of patients who have opted not to innoculate their kids. "I cannot say you get this shot now otherwise I cannot see you any further," she said. Dr. Seshagiri Rao believes kids are given too many vaccines. He and a growing number of pediatricians say that Hepatitis B does not need to be given at birth if the mother does not have Hepatitis B......Pediatricians like Dr. Deborah Bains believe that MMR, a triple vaccine that prevents measles, mumps and rubella, puts unnecessary stress on a child's immune system. She explained, "We saw before our eyes this reaction to the vaccination. That was the last time I gave the MMR as a single vaccine." "Being a mom, I believe there are too many," Dr. Agrawal said of the vaccinations. "Being a pediatrician, I believe there are too many, and I don't know what can be done about it. And as the research evolves, as the science evolves, I think there will be more and more." Dr. Rao takes the debate even one more step further, saying, "I think it would be a good idea to revamp the whole vaccination program." - CBS11-TV (Dallas), Stephanie Lucero Reporting (May 9, 2008) http://cbs11tv.com/health/Children.Vaccine.Schedule.2.720610.html

"William Mead was a Pottery Barn baby model and met all the typical milestones. Then, also at age 2, after a set of vaccinations, William became very ill and he, too, changed forever. At first, both sets of parents suspected hearing problems. "The reason we had him tested for a hearing deficit was 'cause he wouldn't respond to us," Mead said. "He no longer used any of his language." "We had him tested for deafness, it was that bad," King said. "I mean, you could slam a book on the floor and he wouldn't turn around to see what the sound was. It was like he was in this bubble of somewhere else, like he'd left the planet or something.....Dr. Bernadine Healy is the former head of the National Institutes of Health, and the most well-known medical voice yet to break with her colleagues on the vaccine-autism question. In an exclusive interview with CBS News, Healy said the question is still open......."But public health officials have been saying they know, they've been implying to the public there's enough evidence and they know it's not causal," Attkisson said. "I think you can't say that," Healy said. "You can't say that." Healy goes on to say public health officials have intentionally avoided researching whether subsets of children are "susceptible" to vaccine side effects - afraid the answer will scare the public......There is a completely expressed concern that they don't want to pursue a hypothesis because that hypothesis could be damaging to the public health community at large by scaring people. "First of all," Healy said, "I think the public's smarter than that. The public values vaccines. But more importantly, I don't think you should ever turn your back on any scientific hypothesis because you're afraid of what it might show." - CBS-TV News, Sharyl Attkisson Reporting (May 12, 2008) http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/05/12/cbsnews_investigates/main4086809.shtml

"Children who have not received all their vaccinations should not be allowed to start school, a Labour MP has suggested. Speaking in the left-wing Fabian Society magazine, Mary Creagh said the move would increase the uptake of the controversial MMR vaccine. In the same article, public health expert Sir Sandy Macara suggests linking child benefits to vaccinations.....Ms Creagh said primary schools should be compelled to demand proof that children had been given the full range of routine jabs - including MMR - before they could register. The MP for Wakefield, who is also in charge of drawing up the Labour party's public health manifesto for the next election, said the sanction had been used in the US." - BBC-UK (May 11, 2008) http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7392510.stm

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* ►May 13, 2008 - Share Your Thoughts on Dr. Healy at CBS News - Age of Autism

►May 13, 2008 - Nearly 5,000 Families File Claims Against Autism-Vaccination Link - All Headline News

►May 13, 2008 - More Vaccine-Autism Link Cases Heard By US Court - Medical News Today

* ►May 13, 2008 - Autism Hunger Strike While We Are Warm At Home Eating Supper (includes video) - Facing Autism in New Brunswick

* ►May 13, 2008 - Father Of Autistic Child On 9th Day Of Hunger Strike 'Waiting For A Miracle' - CityNews - "According to the Ontario Autism Coalition, in 2003 there were only 79 autistic kids waiting for specialized therapy. Now, there are 1,058 children on that list and it's getting larger. The coalition blames the Ontario government for not following through on a campaign promise to increase the funding for autistic kids. Enter Marinoiu and his refusal to eat until someone listens to him - and the thousands of desperate parents that he represents."

* ►May 13, 2008 - Gardasil reactions on the rise by Cynthia A. Janak - Renew America - "Here are the new numbers as of May 12, 2008
6223 reported incidents +2141 = 8364 (2141 multiple incidents)
96 were considered life threatening
241 were hospitalized
3370 were taken to the ER
1134 had not recovered at the time of the report
143 are disabled at the time of the report
13 have died
Now let us give this the 10% rule as I did in my last article and get a more realistic number of occurrences."

* ►May 13, 2008 - Merck’s Gardasil Claims Questioned - Newsinferno.com

* ►May 13, 2008 - Intercell Agrees to Acquire Iomai for $189 Million - Bloomberg - "Intercell AG, the Austrian vaccine maker that works with Novartis AG and Merck & Co., agreed to buy Iomai Corp. for a total of $189 million."

* ►May 13, 2008 - Eli Lilly dedicates $1B biotech hub - Biopharma complex will be home to next era of drugs - The Indianapolis Star

* ►May 13, 2008 - Crucell Announces First Quarter 2008 Results - Marketwire via CNN Money - "In the first quarter of 2008 we saw good growth of our paediatric vaccines, particularly driven by Quinvaxem(TM) and Hepavax-Gene®, due to new contracts awarded by supranational organizations. Quinvaxem(TM): Fully liquid pentavalent vaccine. Hepavax-Gene®: Recombinant hepatitis B vaccine. Epaxal® Junior: Paediatric dose (0.25mL) of Epaxal® - the only aluminum-free hepatitis A vaccine. Epaxal® Junior was licensed in 2007 in Switzerland. The product is currently under registration in selected countries worldwide. Sales in South America have started and European launch is being planned. MoRu-Viraten®: Vaccine for protection against measles and rubella (for all age groups). MoRu-Viraten® was successfully licensed in the first half of 2007.

* ►May 13, 2008 - Pfizer And Nigeria To Settle Trovan Case? - Pharmalot

* ►May 13, 2008 - FDA Is Slow To Issue Warnings On DTC Ads - Pharmalot

* ►May 13, 2008 - Another State Wants To Limit Antipsychotics - Pharmalot

* ►May 13, 2008 - Congress To Hold Preemption Hearing Tomorrow - Pharmalot

* ►May 13, 2008 - Supreme Court Stock Holdings And Preemption - Pharmalot - "Justice Samuel Alito, for instance, holds shares in Bristol-Myers Squibb. This was the second recent instance in which a Supreme Court justice took this step. Two months ago, Chief Justice John Roberts sat out a case involving lawsuits against Pfizer because his May 2007 financial disclosure form indicated he held Pfizer stock between $10,000 and $50,000."

►May 13, 2008 - MMR take-up rate on the increase - The proportion of children in Forth Valley vaccinated against Measles, Mumps and Rubella is among the highest in Scotland. - BBC

* ►May 13, 2008 - Hamilton boy who was given chemo against his wishes is losing faith, father says - Canadian Press via Google - "The boy feels like a prisoner in his hospital room - surrounded by security guards and CAS and youth protection workers, the father said. 'He's a little prisoner, he can't leave his room or anything, he can't visit with any other sick children, he can't go anywhere because he's under house arrest,' he said. 'He's a criminal for having cancer.'"

►May 13, 2008 - Hopkins partners with Fort Detrick for biotech program - Baltimore Examiner

* ►May 13, 2008 - 1 dies, 1 ill after receiving kidneys - Donor infected with hard-to-find virus (requires registration) - Boston Globe - "The donor, a 49-year-old homeless man who suffered irreversible brain damage after cardiac arrest, carried a germ called lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus, or LCMV, the same infection that killed three transplant patients from Massachusetts and Rhode Island in 2005. The virus, most often transmitted by rodents, is usually unnoticed by healthy people who suffer no more than flulike symptoms."

►May 13, 2008 - Chinese drugs seen driving down generic prices - Reuters

* ►May 13, 2008 - FDA calls Novartis promotional magnet 'misleading' - AP via Forbes

* ►May 13, 2008 - Aiming for pedal-powered vaccine delivery, Research team uses Malvern Spraytec in development program - Aiming for pedal-powered vaccine delivery Research team uses Malvern Spraytec in development program - Aerovax via PharmaLive - "Delivering vaccines in aerosol form is a relatively new approach that has shown considerable promise, particularly for measles vaccines, the current focus for the Aerovax team."

* ►May 13, 2008 - Bird Flu Medicine Toxic for Teens - The Korea Times - "Japan has imported the drug since 2001, long before its effect on bird flu was acknowledged. However, since then, there have been 1,268 cases of extraordinary behavior reported, of which 85 percent were from teenagers. They reportedly committed suicide by jumping out of buildings or into cars."

►May 13, 2008 - SKorea steps up fight against worst bird flu outbreak - AFP via Google

►May 13, 2008 - VIDEO: Chinese Virus is Spreading - Reuters via Javno.hr

►May 13, 2008 - Editorial: Flu shots still save lives - Waco Tribune Herald

►May 13, 2008 - Flu bug beats vaccine, breaks record - GoErie.com

►May 13, 2008 - Virus test saved baby’s life - Wear Valley Mercury, UK

►May 13, 2008 - A potent treatment for autoimmune diseases - Pharmaceutical Technology Europe

►May 13, 2008 - Start of Phase II Clinical Study for Rabies Monoclonal Antibody Combination in the Philippines - Crucell N.V. via MARKET WIRE via COMTEX News Network via FOX Business

►May 13, 2008 - NanoViricides Inc. Invited to Present at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Institute-wide talk at CDC to discuss both the potential of broad-spectrum nanoviricides and the impact of specific antiviral agent platform technologies for treatment of viral diseases - press release - NanoViricides, Inc. via Business Wire

►May 13, 2008 - Complacency is SA's downfall in battle against Aids - The South African Star

►May 13, 2008 - CDC Needs Increased Funding for HIV Prevention Efforts, Advocates Say - www.kaisernetwork.org

►May 13, 2008 - HIV and AIDS patients find exercise improves their health (requires registration) - Sacramento Bee

►May 13, 2008 - Don’t procrastinate, now is the time to vaccinate! - Appeal for bluetongue protection zone status 'as soon as possible' - icWales

►May 13, 2008 - Childhood Vaccination - The Facts on Childhood Vaccination - C-Health Canoe

►May 13, 2008 - Bird flu remains low risk to Australia - Australian Broadcasting Corporation

* ►May 13, 2008 - Rs.100-crore Central grant for RGCB - Radhakrishna Pillai, Director, Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology. - "The RGCB also plans to set up a comprehensive animal research facility, a Bio-safety Level 3, and BSL-4 facility on the new campus,” Dr. Pillai added. While the proposed specialty centre on infectious diseases will focus on development of vaccine candidates for dengue and chikungunya, among others, the centre for spice genomics will seek to develop stress-resistant ginger, pepper and cardamom and will prospect for disease-resistant and stress-resistant genes. The specialty centre for nanoscience will work on developing quantum dots-based diagnostics for cancer, infectious diseases and cardiovascular diseases and on developing nanodrug delivery systems."

* ►May 13, 2008 - 7 new childhood cancer cases on list in Toms River - Asbury Park Press

* ►May 13, 2008 - A pacemaker for the brain - The Miami Herald - "Seeing success in treating epilepsy patients, the device's manufacturer, Cyberonics, petitioned the FDA to expand its use to cover the most severe form of depression."

* ►May 13, 2008 - Big Study of Teflon Chemical in People Suggests Harm to Immune System, Liver, Thyroid - Environmental Working Group via AScribe Newswire

►May 13, 2008 - Peter Rost vs. Pfizer: The Feds Back His Argument - Pharmalot

►May 13, 2008 - Start of Phase II Clinical Study for Rabies Monoclonal Antibody Combination in the Philippines - Crucell via Market Wire via MarketWatch

►May 13, 2008 - What Security? Latest Pfizer Breach Hits 13K People - Pharmalot

►May 13, 2008 - China Muscles In On The Generics Industry - Pharmalot

►May 13, 2008 - Mosquito Thrives; So Does Dengue Fever (requires registration) - The New York Times

►May 13, 2008 - Finding remedy for health-care blues - The Indianapolis Star

* ►May 13, 2008 - Baby-bottle feeding linked to premature puberty, breast cancer risk - TopNews

►May 13, 2008 - Breast-feeding Might Shield Women From Rheumatoid Arthritis - Childbearing had no such benefit if baby was bottle-fed, researchers noted - HealthDay News via U.S. News & World Report

►May 13, 2008 - Celebrex For Alzheimer’s? Forget About It - Pharmalot

►May 13, 2008 - Text messages remind teens to take medications - AP via Arizona Daily Star

►May 13, 2008 - Rough Transition to a New Asthma Inhaler (requires registration) - The New York Times

►May 13, 2008 - Cerebral Palsy - The Facts on Cerebral Palsy - C-Health Canoe

►May 13, 2008 - Down Syndrome - The Facts on Down Syndrome - C-Health Canoe

►May 13, 2008 - Bee-keeper discovers sting allergy 40 years on - An amateur bee keeper has discovered he is allergic to the creatures 40 years after getting his first hive. - Telegraph, UK

* ►May 12, 2008 - Leading Dr.: Vaccines-Autism Worth Study - CBS News Exclusive: Former Head Of NIH Says Government Too Quick To Dismiss Possible Link (includes videos) - CBS News

* ►May 12, 2008 - Eye To Eye: Vaccines & Autism - "Only On The Web": Sharyl Attkisson speaks to Rep. Dave Weldon, R-Fla., about the Hannah Poling case and the heated debate over vaccines and autism. Weldon, a doctor, wants more research on the issue. - video - CBS News

* ►May 12, 2008 - Report on General Causation: Thimerosal Exposure, Neuroinflammation, and the Symptoms of Regressive Autism - Autism Omnibus Proceedings - April 2008 - (pdf) - Marcel Kinsbourne, M.D. via CBS News

* ►May 12, 2008 - Autism-Vaccine Link Gets Day In Court - Families Take On Mainstream Medicine, Claim Vaccines Caused Neurological Disorders - AP via CBS News

* ►May 12, 2008 - Autism-Vaccine Link Gets Day In Court - Investigative Round-Up - CBS News Blog

* ►May 12, 2008 - Autism and Vaccines, Part One - A Rangley couple is part of the national debate over a link between autism and vaccines. (includes video) - WABI TV-5

►May 12, 2008 - Former Head Of NIH Says Time to Investigate Vaccines and Autism - Adventures in Autism

* ►May 12, 2008 - Military Backs Down: Grants Religious Exemption - Alliance Defense Fund via Children of God for Life - "In a surprise move by military officials, Officer Joseph J. Healy received official notification on May 9th that they would reverse their previous decision denying him a religious exemption from the Hepatitis-A vaccine.  Healy, a Lieutenant Commander in the Coast Guard and a devout Catholic had filed the exemption due to the use of aborted fetal cell lines in the vaccine."

* ►May 12, 2008 - Indonesian State Pharmaceutical Company to Produce Bird Flu Vaccine By 2011 - BBC Monitoring Asia Pacific via Red Orbit

►May 12, 2008 - East Bay School Reopens School After Whooping Cough Outbreak - KNTV, San Francisco

►May 12, 2008 - SIGA Technologies Reports Operating Results for the First Quarter of 2008 - SIGNA via Business Wire via Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News - "SIGA Technologies is applying viral and bacterial genomics and sophisticated computational modeling in the design and development of novel products for the prevention and treatment of serious infectious diseases, with an emphasis on products for biological warfare defense."

* ►May 12, 2008 - Focus on the Pharmacogenomic Testing Markets - Reportlinker.com via Market Wire via COMTEX via MarketWatch - "The knowledge of the likely effectiveness of a drug in a patient makes the drug more reliable, and fewer drugs would have to be taken off the market due to adverse reactions in some, but not all, of the patients to whom they were administered. Additionally, reducing the occurrence of adverse effects to a drug effectually reduces the cost of patient care overall."

* ►May 12, 2008 - Healthcare Cash Crisis Will Hit Drugmakers -Report - Dow Jones via CNN Money

* ►May 12, 2008 - Get political, scientists (requires registration) - The Scientist - "A former Congressman, speaking at a meeting of researchers, policy makers, and advocates last Friday (May 9), urged scientists to become intimately involved in the political process. And he encouraged the nation's scientists to do much more than just cast their votes for the candidates of their choice in upcoming elections."

►May 12, 2008 - Plagiarism detection 2.0 (requires registration) - The Scientist - "Publishers are getting a new tool in the fight against plagiarism in scientific manuscripts."

* ►May 12, 2008 - NJ lawmakers told effects of drugs in water unknown - AP via Newsday

►May 12, 2008 - Drugs for Restless Legs Syndrome Have Downsides - HealthDay News via Forbes

►May 12, 2008 - Merck, India-Based Ranbaxy Team Up To Find New Anti-Bacterial, Anti-Fungal Drugs - Merck,  Ranbaxy via FinancialWire via COMTEX via Quote.com

►May 12, 2008 - Air pollution linked to dangerous blood clots - NewScientist

►May 12, 2008 - High Growth Reported for The Antibacterial Drug Market Analysis 2008-2013 - Reportlinker.com via Marketwire

►May 12, 2008 - Chemical in gum toxic? Maybe, Ottawa says - Canadian Press via The Toronto Star

►May 12, 2008 - Quality of Life and Seizure Outcome After Vagus Nerve Stimulation in Children With Intractable Epilepsy - journal article (Journal of Child Neurology)

►May 12, 2008 - Methylphenidate in Children With Oppositional Defiant Disorder and Both Comorbid Chronic Multiple Tic Disorder and ADHD - journal article (Journal of Child Neurology)

►May 12, 2008 - Celebrex, Naproxen Won't Prevent Mental Decline - HealthDay News via The Washington Post

►May 12, 2008 - Novartis increases share in gene therapy firm - England's Northwest

►May 12, 2008 - Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research Launches For-Profit Drug Company - Business Wire via Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News

►May 12, 2008 - AVI BioPharma Announces First Quarter 2008 Financial Results - AVI BioPharma via Marketwire via Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News

►May 12, 2008 - Nanogen Reports 2008 First Quarter Financial Results - Nanogen Reports via Business Wire via Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News

►May 12, 2008 - Examine The Fastest Growing Biotechnology Companies: Growth strategies, comparative analyses and company profiles - Reportlinker.com via Market Wire via COMTEX via MarketWatch

►May 12, 2008 - The truth about detox - iafrica.com

* ►May 12, 2008 - CDC study inconclusive about effects of formaldehyde on kids - AP via Hattiesburg American

►May 12, 2008 - US health secretary visits China, talks about product safety, child virus, heparin - AP via International Herald Tribune

►May 12, 2008 - Companies welcoming bar codes as weapons in the fight against fake drugs - Interfax China via China Business News

►May 12, 2008 - Are Vaccines Made In China? - http://pediatrics.about.com

* ►May 12, 2008 - Affordable vaccines, screening vital to stop rise of cervical cancer deaths in Lat Am - With cervical cancer killing 33,000 annually in the region, experts in Mexico City consider promise, costs of detection, treatment and introduction of new vaccines against deadly virus - Albert B. Sabin Vaccine Institute via FirstScience - "For example, the study found that the price of the HPV vaccine now used in the U.S.—which sells for $360 for the required three-dose regimen—would need to come down considerably to become affordable in the region. It reveals that at $360 it would cost the six countries studied $4.7 billion annually to vaccinate 70 percent of their 12-year-old girls."

►May 12, 2008 - Virus-Linked Throat Cancer Easier to Treat? - Study: HPV-Positive Throat Cancers Respond Better to Treatments Than Cancers Not Associated With HPV - WebMD

* ►May 12, 2008 - Austrian vaccine maker Intercell buys Iomai - Reuters

►May 12, 2008 - Virus likely culprit as mourners suffer ailments following funeral - Service honored popular priest - Rocky Mountain News

►May 12, 2008 - Tourist died on Via Rail train from fatal blood clot - CTV

►May 12, 2008 - Alberta Nurses Rally At The Legislature - CHQR AM 770 - "More than two hundred nurses rallied in front of the Alberta Legislature Monday, warning that patient safety is reaching the danger level because of a chronic shortage of nurses."

►May 12, 2008 - There's something lurking in the soil this gardening season - and most Canadians don't know it's there! - National survey shows 30 per cent of Canadians are not protected against tetanus and more than half aren't aware that tetanus bacteria are found in soil - press release - The Canadian Coalition for Immunization Awareness & Promotion via CNW Group

►May 12, 2008 - Akorn, Inc. Q1 2008 Earnings Call Transcript - Seeking Alpha

►May 12, 2008 - Researchers find route to rapid antibodies - Researchers have discovered a method of producing human monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) in just a few weeks, as opposed to three months using traditional techniques. - In-PharmaTechnologist.com

* ►May 12, 2008 - 5 more die in China of child virus, bringing death toll to 39 - AP via International Herald Tribune

►May 12, 2008 - Stomach virus breaks out in KY nursing home (includes video) - 14 WFIE

►May 12, 2008 - Doctor with unlicensed Hollywood HIV clinic settles lawsuit for $6.7 million - South Florida Sun-Sentinel

* ►May 12, 2008 - LSD and the corruption of medicine (Part V): The UK connection - Scientific Misconduct Blog

* ►May 11, 2008 - LSD and the corruption of medicine (Part IV): Pfizer and memory - Scientific Misconduct Blog

* ►May 11, 2008 - Should kids get these drugs? Plan likely to increase scrutiny of anti-psychotics in children - Doctors focus on new anti-psychotics - The News Tribune

* ►May 11, 2008 - Drugs blunders hit five patients a day - The Scotsman - "Serious errors included a baby being given the MMR jab before the recommended minimum age, and a pregnant woman given drugs that can cause birth defects."

►May 11, 2008 - Officials fearful of deadly fish virus - Years may pass before disease's effect is seen - Appleton Post-Crescent

* ►May 11, 2008 - Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Rotavirus Vaccination for Children in Korea - Sponsors and Collaborators: Yonsei University Merck Severance Hospital via www.clinicaltrials.gov

* ►May 11, 2008 - Phase IV Interchangeability Study of a Liquid Pentavalent Combination Vaccine - Sponsored by: Shantha Biotechnics Limited via www.clinicaltrials.gov

* ►May 11, 2008 - Inoculating Celiac Disease Patients With the Human Hookworm Necator Americanus: Evaluating Immunity and Gluten-Sensitivity - Sponsors and Collaborators: Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Australia Broad Medical Research Program Townsville Hospital Anton Breinl Centre, James Cook University Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Immunology Queensland Institute of Medical Research via www.clinicaltrials.gov

* ►May 11, 2008 - Newborn Vitamin A (VA) Supplementation Pilot Project, Pakistan - Sponsors and Collaborators:  Aga Khan University John Snow Inc./PAIMAN Pakistan Ministry of Health Save the Children USA London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine via www.clinicaltrials.gov

* ►May 10, 2008 - Dental anesthesia reversal drug OK'd - San Diego Union-Tribune - "During one appointment, as Katz stuck a needle into Weber's gums, he told the venture capitalist that he really ought to develop a drug that reverses the effect of local anesthesia. People would love it, Katz said. Weber thought that would be tough to do, because a local anesthesia is difficult to reverse. But the dentist explained that there is an additive in the dental anesthesia that keeps the drug in the body longer than it is needed. That additive, the drug epinephrine, works by constricting blood vessels in the area."

* ►May 10, 2008 - LSD and the corruption of medicine (Part III): Naming names - Scientific Misconduct Blog - "The attorney, who represented the nine Canadians described the experiments in a 1988 Op-Ed entitled The C.I.A and the Evil Doctor[19]. He explained that 'The research project tested the theory that a person could have some of the contents of his mind obliterated and replaced by ideas of the researcher's choosing'. He noted that Cameron had abused patients on behalf of the CIA leaving them 'dazed, confused, incontinent and often in a state of utter panic.' And yet Cameron's 'work' for the C.I.A on countless non-consenting patients over 20 years was well known to his peers, and some of it had been published. 'Nevertheless, until he left McGill, no one publicly criticized Dr. Cameron's theories, his methods, or the ethics of risking permanent organic damage without patients' consent'."

►May 9, 2008 - 70 people sickened during San Francisco conference - AP via Forbes

►May 9, 2008 - Barr Announces Approval of Generic Yasmin(R - Barr via FOX Business

►May 8, 2008 - Suspected Cause Of Type 1 Diabetes Caught "Red-Handed" For The First Time - Washington University School of Medicine via Biocompare

►May 8, 2008 - New mothers’ thoughts of harm related to the newborn - journal article (Archives of Women's Mental Health)

►May 8, 2008 - Prospective investigation of complementary and alternative medicine use and subsequent hospitalizations (pdf) - journal article (BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine)

* ►May 8, 2008 - FDA Scraps Helsinki Declaration on Protecting Human Subjects - GoozNews

* ►May 6, 2008 - Quiz question - Who produced LSD for the CIA and MK-ULTRA in 1954? - Scientific Misconduct Blog

►May 2, 2008 - Vaccine Safety Requests For Our Next Commander In Chief - video - YouTube

►May 2, 2008 - Food hypersensibility: Inhalation's reactions are different from ingestion's reactions. - journal article (Archives De Pédiatrie)

►May 1, 2008 - Human Protein Offers New Approach in the Fight Against AIDS - Voice of America

►May 1, 2008 - Quick Way To Make Human Monoclonal Antibodies Against Flu Discovered -  NIH/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, via EurekAlert!, a service of AAAS via ScienceDaily

►May 1, 2008 - Environmentalists sue as virus aims at Lake Superior's fish - Minneapolis Star Tribune

* ►May 2008 - The impact of greed on academic medicine and patient care - journal article (Nature Biotechnology)

►May 2008 - A modular approach for integrative analysis of large-scale gene-expression and drug-response data - journal article (Nature Biotechnology)

►May 2008 - Diagnosis and treatment of lyme disease. - journal article (Mayo Clinic Proceedings)

* ►May 2008 - Acute Liver Failure in Children - journal article - (Seminars in Liver Disease) - "Etiologies vary by age with metabolic and infectious diseases prominent in the first year of life and acetaminophen overdose and Wilson's disease occurring in adolescents."

►May 2008 - Peanut allergy - journal article (The Lancet)

►May 2008 - Approach to patients with symptoms of food allergy. - journal article (American Journal of Medicine)

* ►May 2008 - Effect of breastfeeding and sociodemographic factors on visual outcome in childhood and adolescence - journal article (The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition)

►April 29, 2008 - Cancer fighting virus - WHOI HOI-19 - "Currently, REOLYSIN is in a Phase II study for patients with stage 4 sarcoma that has spread to the lungs."

►April 28, 2008 - Symposium Announces Great Strides In Childhood Immunization - GAVI via Medical News Today

* ►April 27, 2008 - Infant deaths: Nurses allege victimisation - Times of India - "On Wednesday, Jayalalitha was given the vaccines in the ice-box at 7.30 am. She had no supplementary kit which includes an alcohol-based hand sanitizer to cleanse her hands or any other life saving drug that could have helped her prevent the babies' deaths. The shots were given to the children after some pregnant women took tetanus vaccines. 'Yes, we know a shot of adrenalin could have saved the children from anaphylaxis. But we did not have one. The nearest medical centre, a PHC, was least six kilometres away,' said a village health nurse, who works in the same district."

* ►April 25, 2008 - The value of herbal medicines in the treatment of acute non-purulent rhinosinusitis - journal article (European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology)

►April 25, 2008 - UN chief calls for immediate action to solve food crisis - AFP via Yahoo!

►April 23, 2008 - Mom's Diet May Influence Baby's Gender - Study Shows Women Who Eat Breakfast Give Birth To Slightly More Boys - CBS News

* ►April 1, 2008 - Immunity to Varicella Zoster Virus Among Young Adults: A Decline Prior to Widespread Uptake of Varicella Vaccines - journal article (Infection)

►April 1, 2008 - Detection of Herpesvirus DNA in Cerebrospinal Fluid and Correlation with Clinical Symptoms - journal article (Infection)

►March 26, 2008 - Shaken baby syndrome: re-examination of diffuse axonal injury as cause of death - journal article (Acta Neuropathologica)

►Issue 2  Volume 18, 2008 - Effect of Active Tuberculosis on Skin Prick Allergy Tests and Serum IgE Levels (pdf) - journal article (Journal of Investigational Allergology and Clinical Immunology)

►Issue 2  Volume 18, 2008 - Fatal Intraoperative Anaphylaxis After Aprotinin Administration (pdf) - journal article (Journal of Investigational Allergology and Clinical Immunology)

►Issue 2  Volume 18, 2008 - Gene Expression Profile of Ovalbumin-Induced Lung Inflammation in a Murine Model of Asthma (pdf) - journal article (Journal of Investigational Allergology and Clinical Immunology)

* ►Issue 2  Volume 18, 2008 - Hypereosinophilia, Hyper-IgE Syndrome, and Atopic Dermatitis in a Toddler With Food Hypersensitivity (pdf) - journal article (Journal of Investigational Allergology and Clinical Immunology)

►Issue 2  Volume 18, 2008 - Cold Urticaria and Celiac Disease (pdf) - journal article (Journal of Investigational Allergology and Clinical Immunology)

►Volume 25 Number 1, 2008 - Inversion Of Chromosome 15 In A Family With Benign Familial Infantile Seizures (full text) - journal article (Journal of Neurological Sciences)