►May/June - Can Reducing Sugar Retard Kindling? - journal article (Epilepsy Currents)

* ►May 23, 2008 - Improved antibody responses in infants less than 1 year old using intradermal influenza vaccination - journal article (Vaccine)

* ►May 23, 2008 - The Intensive Vaccines Monitoring Programme (IVMP): An electronic system to monitor vaccine safety in New Zealand - journal article (Vaccine)

* ►May 23, 2008 - Prospects and prejudices of human papillomavirus vaccines in India - journal article (Vaccine)

* ►May 23, 2008 - A non-randomized vaccine effectiveness trial of accelerated infant hepatitis B immunization schedules with a first dose at birth or age 6 weeks in Côte d’Ivoire - journal article (Vaccine)

* ►May 23, 2008 - Controlled, single-step, stratum corneum disruption as a pretreatment for immunization via a patch - journal article (Vaccine)

* ►May 23, 2008 - Co-administration of polyphosphazenes with CpG oligodeoxynucleotides strongly enhances immune responses in mice immunized with Hepatitis B virus surface antigen - journal article (Vaccine)

* ►May 23, 2008 - Safety and immunogenicity of recombinant low-dosage HIV-1 A vaccine candidates vectored by plasmid pTHr DNA or modified vaccinia virus Ankara (MVA) in humans in East Africa - journal article (Vaccine)

►May 23, 2008 - Dynamics of acute and memory mucosal and systemic immune responses against HIV-1 envelope following immunizations through single or combinations of mucosal and systemic routes - journal article (Vaccine)

►May 23, 2008 - Construction and characterization of a second-generation pseudoinfectious West Nile virus vaccine propagated using a new cultivation system - journal article (Vaccine)

►May 23, 2008 - Open-label trial of therapeutic immunization with oral V-5 Immunitor (V5) vaccine in patients with chronic hepatitis C - journal article (Vaccine)

►May 23, 2008 - Construction and evaluation of a chimeric pseudoinfectious virus vaccine to prevent Japanese encephalitis - journal article (Vaccine)

* ►May 19, 2008 - Multi-antigen vaccines based on complex adenovirus vectors induce protective immune responses against H5N1 avian influenza viruses - journal article (Vaccine)

* ►May 19, 2008 - β-Glycoglycosphingolipid-induced augmentation of the anti-HBV immune response is associated with altered CD8 and NKT lymphocyte distribution: A novel adjuvant for HBV vaccination - journal article (Vaccine)

►May 19, 2008 - Phase I study of a candidate vaccine based on recombinant HIV-1 gp160 (MN/LAI) administered by the mucosal route to HIV-seronegative volunteers: The ANRS VAC14 study - journal article (Vaccine)

►May 19, 2008 - Behavioural responses to perceived risk of tick-borne encephalitis: Vaccination and avoidance in the Baltics and Slovenia - journal article (Vaccine)

►May 19, 2008 - Lung transplant patients’ T cell responses to influenza vaccine viruses between seasons - journal article (Vaccine)

►May 19, 2008 - Canine MDCK cell lines are refractory to infection with human and mouse prions - journal article (Vaccine)

►May 19, 2008 - Health plans say they'll risk losing members to protect profit margins - Meanwhile, businesses and individuals are dropping coverage in the wake of higher insurance premiums. - www.ama-assn.org

►May 19, 2008 - After 13 years, Congress OKs genetic bias ban - The bill would bar health insurers from basing eligibility or premiums on genetic information. - www.ama-assn.org

►May 19, 2008 - EMR deadline does not compute: Falling short of 2014 goals - Although individual physicians have embraced electronic medical record systems, the nation is far from an interconnected, interoperable network. Costs, hassle and a lack of congressional action are among the factors slowing health IT development. - www.ama-assn.org

►May 19, 2008 - Medicare health plan pay headed up - www.ama-assn.org

►May 19, 2008 - Heart surgeon pioneer wins highest civilian honor - A Congressional Gold Medal has been awarded to Michael E. DeBakey, MD, whose medical career spans 60 years. - www.ama-assn.org

►May 19, 2008 - AMA to help monitor Blues settlement - Physicians say the move will give them more leverage with the insurer. - www.ama-assn.org

* ►May 19, 2008 - Hospitalized kids found at risk for drug errors - The Joint Commission recommends ways to decrease adverse events. - www.ama-assn.org

►May 19, 2008 - Relative risk: Keeping financial enterprise all in the family - When family members ask you to finance a business venture, it's an emotional and financial risk. Here is how to survive with minimal damage. - www.ama-assn.org

►May 19, 2008 - Ohio hospital pays patients for bills from competing facilities - Alliance Community Hospital wants to see what other area facilities charge and what insurers reimburse, then post that information online. - www.ama-assn.org

* ►May 19, 2008 - Improvements on patient safety rules - With a new law in place, regulations are now needed so doctors can report mistakes voluntarily without fear of prosecution. - www.ama-assn.org

►May 19, 2008 - Addressing the epidemic of video game overuse - A message to all physicians from AMA President Ronald M. Davis, MD. - www.ama-assn.org

►May 19, 2008 - Seeking the best path (American College of Cardiology scientific session) - Studies indicate that the way heart health markers are lowered may be as important as getting them down. - www.ama-assn.org

►May 19, 2008 - Address mental health needs of returning troops, study says - "Invisible" war wounds could overwhelm military facilities and bring community health care into the mix. - www.ama-assn.org

►May 19, 2008 - Letters to the Editor - Physicians should be more realistic on national health insurance -- they have already experienced Medicare - In law-abiding hands, a gun is no more sinister than a fire extinguisher - www.ama-assn.org

►May 19, 2008 - News in brief: Health & Science - Shortage prompts change in CDC Hib vaccine recommendations - AMH levels may predict menopause onset - ACP osteoporosis guideline now includes screening older men - World cancer genome project begun - www.ama-assn.org

►May 19, 2008 - News in brief: Government & Medicine - Stakeholders support mandatory electronic prescribing in Medicare - Medicare to cover artificial hearts - Most docs want health system reform - Report: 12 million uninsured are eligible for public coverage - 200 million children younger than 5 worldwide lack basic health care - Georgia law lifts requirements on general surgery centers - www.ama-assn.org

►May 19, 2008 - News in brief: Professional Issues - High court upholds lethal injections - www.ama-assn.org

►May 13, 2008 - Tales of the unexpected: Medicine's accidental discoveries - From Botox and viagra to penicillin, some of the greatest breakthrough cures have been discovered by happy serendipity. Roger Dobson reports - The Independent, UK

►May 13, 2008 - Cherie Blair: enough to make you weep - Self-serving, smug, opportunistic, vain, shallow-thinking, nasty - memoirs are made of this - The Times, UK - "Mrs Blair now gaily reveals Leo did have the MMR vaccine; at the time this fact was kept secret on principle, despite the falling take-up of MMR. But principle and privacy are marketable. Public reassurance isn't."

* ►May 12, 2008 - The "Open Question" On Vaccines and Autism - Posted by Sharyl Attkisson (includes video) - Couric & Co. via CBS News - "Perhaps the most puzzling thing about autism and ADD is that more than a decade into this public health crisis, our best, smartest government scientists and public health officials still say they have no idea what's causing it. Scary stuff, when parents having a child today realize there's at least an estimated 1 in 150 chance their child will have an autism disorder (1 in 90 if it's a boy). While the government has been utterly unable to stop it, or even tell us what is causing it, they say they do know one thing: it's not vaccines. But today, in an exclusive interview with CBS News, Dr. Bernadine Healy becomes the most well-known medical voice yet to counter the government on that claim."

* ►May 12, 2008 - Healy On Vaccine-Autism Link - "Only On The Web": In an exclusive interview, former NIH Director Dr. Bernadine Healy tells CBS News' Sharyl Attkisson that the question of a link between vaccines and autism is still open for debate. - video - CBS News

* ►May 12, 2008 - Autism Linked To Vaccines? - Five thousand autism claims accuse vaccines, or the mercury in vaccines, of causing autism in children. Sharyl Attkisson reports. - video - CBS News

* ►May 12, 2008 - Autism testimony resumes in vaccine court - CNN - "In his opening remarks, family attorney Thomas Powers disputed what he said is the government's focus on defending the nation's vaccination program. 'This case is not about the science of vaccines. It is not anti-vaccine,' Powers told a panel of three 'special masters.'...But Powers, speaking with reporters during a midday break, said the government's defense rests largely on research done no later than 2004. 'There are at least 35 studies, peer-reviewed and published,' that the families hope to showcase through expert testimony, he said."

* ►May 12, 2008 - CBS4: Vaccine Link To Autism Heads To Court (includes video) - CBS4

* ►May 12, 2008 - Autism Omnibus Proceeding: FAQ'S by Mary Holland, Esq. - Age of Autism

* ►May 12, 2008 - Dr. Offit's Conflict of Interest Should Disallow Him From Commenting by Kim Stagliano - Age of Autism

* ►May 12, 2008 - Is Your Child Safe From The Scoundrels Of Medicine? - Paula Rothstein via eMaxHealth.com - "In response to a court case regarding Michelle Cedillo (one of thousands of families attempting to establish the connection between vaccines and their child's autism), Dr. Paul Offit, chief of infectious diseases at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania claims the apparent connection between vaccines and autism is 'nothing more than a sad coincidence'. Imagine being the parent (and there are many!) who watched their child's fast retreat into silence and disability following a round of vaccinations upon hearing this incomprehensible dismissal!"

* ►May 12, 2008 - Court to Hear Families on Vaccine-Autism Link - Case Will Focus on Thimerosal-Containing Vaccines; Most Medical Experts Say Link Nonexistent - ABC News

* ►May 12, 2008 - Former Head Of NIH Says Time to Investigate Vaccines and Autism (includes video) - Adventures in Autism

* ►May 12, 2008 - Dr. Healy: Gov't Too Quick To Dismiss Vaccine Link (includes video) - Age of Autism

* ►May 12, 2008 - Concern among parents regarding safety of vaccines (includes video) - WKTV.com - "The Arc is inviting local families to join its trip to Washington D.C. that will include a 'Green Our Vaccines Rally.' Parents of those within the Autism Spectrum Disorder, and Arc officials will travel to Washington on June 4 where they will join speakers at the capitol building grounds, including actors Jim Carey and Jenny McCarthy. The rally is designed to create a safer vaccine supply and schedule according to the Arc. Parents from all over upstate are being invited to take part in the rally. The March and Rally takes place from 9 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. on June 4."

►May 12, 2008 - Center Helps Treat, Educate Autistic Children - WBZtv.com

* ►May 12, 2008 - Cherie Blair: what she said - Cherie Blair's memoir, Speaking for Myself, has been serialised by the Times. Here are the best bits - The Guardian, UK - "It's fair to say I was in two minds. I did get Leo vaccinated, not least because it's irresponsible not to - there's absolutely no doubt that the incidence of disease goes up if vaccinations go down - and he was given his MMR jab within the recommended timeframe. I was adamant, however, that I would not give the press chapter and verse."

* ►May 12, 2008 - Parent Posse: To vaccinate or not to vaccinate - OnMilwaukee.com

* ►May 12, 2008 - More Good Information on How Bad CFLs Are - Adventures in Autism - "According to www.lightbulbrecycling.com, each year an estimated 600 million fluorescent light bulbs (“lamps”) are currently being disposed of in U.S. landfills, amounting to 30,000 pounds of mercury waste. Astonishingly, that is almost half the amount of mercury emitted into the atmosphere by coal-fired power plants each year. In addition, it only takes 4 mg of mercury, the amount of mercury in one compact fluorescent bulb, to contaminate up to 7,000 gallons of freshwater. This is prior to these laws even going into effect. We need to delay legislation until mercury-free bulbs, such as halogens, become more available at prices less expensive than they currently are."

►May 12, 2008 - Dropped beaker of mercury sends fire crews to Detroit school - The Detroit News

►May 12, 2008 - Testing for mercury in fish wins prize - The Courier-Journal

►May 12, 2008 - IAC Express Issue number 730 - Immunization Action Coalition

►May 12, 2008 - Older adults may be vulnerable to kids' diseases - Canadian Press via London Free Press

►May 12, 2008 - There are very few reasons to avoid vaccinations - Chicago Daily Herald

►May 12, 2008 - Bullies hit us with a jab - The Mirror, UK

* ►May 12, 2008 - Boy, 11, can't endure chemo any more, defiant father says (requires registration or subscription) - The Globe and Mail - "His family can visit him only under the watchful eyes of CAS workers and security guards; his father was evicted from the hospital in handcuffs after reacting in anger when his son was seized. A judge earlier ruled the boy is not capable of understanding the implications of refusing chemotherapy. Two of Canada's top pediatric oncologists have said he will die without the aggressive treatment."

* ►May 12, 2008 - Parents should have right to ignore doctors, seek alternative care: bioethicists - The Canadian Press via Google

►May 12, 2008 - Supporters of cancer-stricken boy protest forced chemo - Canwest News Service via Canada.com

* ►May 12, 2008 - Stepdad's hearing may challenge shaken-baby syndrome - Palm Beach Post - "On Wednesday, Cano's defense attorney will ask a judge to suppress his confession and to allow him to present evidence that new research on shaken baby syndrome shows it is scientifically unreliable. Cano is, by many accounts, a faithful Christian, a gentle soul who loved and cared for Elijah like a son, who cared for his baby brothers, who never was in trouble with the law before his arrest in February 2006."

* ►May 12, 2008 - Attorney preparing 2006 shaken baby case for appeal - Wausau Daily Herald - "The Supreme Court ruling and more scrutiny of shaken baby syndrome could lead to a similar ruling in the Louis case. 'In short, scientific and medical and biomechanical engineering experts are causing a shift in mainstream medical opinion as to the cause of the types of injuries suffered by infants who formerly were said to have died as a result of violent shaking by the last person to have been alone with the child' Hunt wrote in a motion to the court."

* ►May 12, 2008 - Coast to Coast FDA Protest - FDA says "wait" to dying men. - Coast-to-coast Prostate Cancer Demonstrations on May 30th in Protest of FDA Failure to Approve Safe, Effective Immunotherapy - HULIQ - "CareToLive, a not for profit corporation, seeks transparency and accountability from the FDA, as to why they disregarded the advice of their hand selected Congressionally mandated Advisory Panel of experts, who voted Provenge overwhelmingly safe and effective."

* ►May 12, 2008 - FDA Advisory Notices: Drugs Linked to Suicidal Thoughts - InjuryBoard.com

* ►May 12, 2008 - FDA Issues Another Heparin Warning, Faces More Backlash in Congress - Newsinferno.com

►May 12, 2008 - US health secretary: Chinese Heparin shipped to US now safe - AP via International Herald Tribune

►May 12, 2008 - Nigeria: Trovan - Kano, FG, Pfizer to Settle Out of Court - Leadership (Abuja) - AllAfrica.com

►May 12, 2008 - Army, Hopkins Collaborate On Biodefense Program - WJZ.com

►May 12, 2008 - Eli Lilly finishes $1B biotech complex - Indianapolis Star

►May 12, 2008 - Girls to get jabs against cervical cancer - Yorkshire Post

►May 12, 2008 - Potential Side-Effects Of HPV Vaccine Questioned (includes video) - CBS5

►May 12, 2008 - Protecting your parts - Michigan Daily

* ►May 12, 2008 - Doctors miss chances to give flu vaccines - Reuters - "Doctors are missing plenty of opportunities to vaccinate people against influenza every year, flu shot maker Sanofi-Pasteur said on Monday. Sanofi said it has evidence that 25 million high-risk people visited a doctor every year during recent flu seasons and did not get a flu shot. Flu vaccine makers told a meeting in Atlanta that they plan to make more vaccine than ever before for the U.S. market, and start delivering it as early as August so people can get vaccinated as soon as possible. And makers said they were also tweaking their vaccines to make them more appealing to consumers, with one company focusing on needle-averse schoolchildren and another offering a jab free of a controversial mercury preservative and possible allergy-provoking latex."

►May 12, 2008 - Doctors told to stop HFMD vaccine rumors - Shanghai Daily

►May 12, 2008 - How to Predict Next Seasons Flu Vaccine - InjuryBoard.com

►May 12, 2008 - South Korea kills all poultry in Seoul after bird flu reported in city - AP via International Herald Tribune

►May 12, 2008 - Peel Region Reports Confirmed Case of Measles - press release - Region of Peel via CNW Group

* ►May 12, 2008 - Deadly gift from Monsanto to India - Institute of Science in Society

►May 12, 2008 - Brown rice wins FDA health claim - Brown rice has been added to the FDA-approved list of whole grains that may make health claims including reducing the risk of heart disease and some cancers. - FoodNavigator-USA

* ►May 12, 2008 - Long Shot? Autism And Vaccines Trial Begins - Pharmalot

* ►May 12, 2008 - Bird flu vaccine intercepted - Bangkok Post - "More than 100 bottles of bird flu vaccine, worth six million baht, were seized at Chiang Saen port yesterday. Customs staff found 120 bottles of 250cc vaccine on a Chinese cargo ship, Hongta, which travelled from China."

* ►May 12, 2008 - Final Guidance on Adverse Events in Clinical Trials Due Soon - FDA News

* ►May 12, 2008 - Companies urged to vaccinate employees against flu - Employers are being urged to better protect their staff during the flu season by offering free vaccinations. - Australian Broadcasting News

* ►May 12, 2008 - No Conflict Of Interest - Hartford Courant - "The Vioxx case and others have generated a climate that makes it easy to believe conflicts of interest in medicine are ubiquitous. But when these conflicts do not exist, such accusations serve only to wrongly undermine the public's confidence in medicine and the integrity of their physicians. The Infectious Diseases Society of America's Lyme disease guidelines recommend generic drugs and generic diagnostic tests. Panel members had no financial interests that could have affected, or been affected by, recommendations in the guidelines. In fact, by recommending against expensive, repeated, long-term antibiotic therapy, the panel members denied themselves and their colleagues an opportunity to generate a significant amount of revenue."

* ►May 12, 2008 - FDA Refuses To Give Congress Some Heparin Info - Pharmalot

* ►May 12, 2008 - Biotechs Skewer Massachusetts Over Gift-Ban Bill - Pharmalot

* ►May 12, 2008 - EPA's Scientific Integrity - Former Bush Administration official calls for open chemical assessment process - Chemical & Engineering News

* ►May 12, 2008 - Glaxo Downplayed Early Warning About AIDS Drug - Pharmalot

►May 12, 2008 - Pandemic preparation: Angelina County & Cities Health District creates Web site to educate community about chance of a future global disaster - The Lufkin Daily News

►May 12, 2008 - Gene breakthrough to help women - Australian scientists have played a vital role in the discovery of a mutant gene linked to a rare condition that causes epilepsy and mental retardation in women. - The Australian - "Girls with the condition appear normal at birth but start having seizures at about one year of age. Their development then becomes slowed and they grow up to be intellectually disabled, with some unable to feed or dress themselves."

* ►May 12, 2008 - Peter Libby, Credibility And Piles Of Cash - Pharmalot - "Now, you can hear Libby discuss this on NPR (click here): “I would say I’ve worked with virtually every company that has produced, manufactured, sold - or even thought about producing, manufacturing or selling - any product which could be used in cardiovascular prevention. “What’s changed is the climate. I found that my credibility was really impaired by my financial relationships with industry. So I decided my platform as a spokesperson for cardiovascular prevention was more important than the personal remuneration. And so I decided to make a clean break.”

►May 12, 2008 - Both Sides Now? Novartis Magnet Gets FDA Warning - Pharmalot

* ►May 12, 2008 - Provenge Activists Plan Nationwide Protests - Pharmalot

* ►May 12, 2008 - Agency Depends On In-House Forensic And Toxicological Expertise - FDA scientific units have compiled evidence needed for several high-profile cases - Chemical & Engineering News

►May 12, 2008 - Scientists Refute Mad Cow Disease Myths - The Korea Times

* ►May 12, 2008 - St. Jude Study Shows How T Cell's Machinery Dials Down Autoimmunity - Immune cells adjust their function like a radio dial, not an on/off light switch; a discovery that hints at how autoimmune disease may develop late in life - St Jude Children's Research Hospital via PRNewswire-USNewswire

►May 12, 2008 - Telehealth intervention reduces need for hospitalization - BigNews Network

►May 12, 2008 - Monday Medical: Help available for communication issues - The Steamboat Pilot

►May 12, 2008 - Nanoparticles scrutinized for health effects - San Francisco Chronicle

►May 12, 2008 - Seeking Sustainability - Ingredient makers strive to understand and satisfy cosmetic labeling promises - Chemical & Engineering News

►May 12, 2008 - Fat Pills & Fat Wallets: Fen-Phen Lawyers On Trial - Pharmalot

* ►May 12, 2008 - Govts 'must provide healthy environment' - The Sydney Morning Herald

►May 12, 2008 - Can a vitamin kill you ? - Disturbing results raise concerns - The Gazette via Canada.com

►May 12, 2008 - U.S. needs to invest in preventing chronic diseases (opinion) - The Philadelphia Inquirer

* ►May 12, 2008 - GM products to be re-tested for a third time - Three genetically modified products, including a potato, have been sent back for the third time to the European Food Safety Authority for further tests. - Irish Examiner

* ►May 12, 2008 - GM crops 'would net $8b for farmers' - The Age, AU

* ►May 12, 2008 - One Third of Hospital Toilets Not Properly Cleaned: C. Difficile Germs Linger - A team of Canadian scientists using a lotion which glows under ultraviolet light have shown that up to a third of patient toilets are not properly cleaned. Their findings also show that spores from the nasty bacteria Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) linger in the loo even when it has been thoroughly wiped down. - BMC Infectious Diseases, via EurekAlert! via ScienceDaily

►May 12, 2008 - Tree-lined streets may cut city kids' asthma risk - Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health Reuters Health

►May 12, 2008 - Alzheimer's cure still years off, despite German breakthrough - DPA via The Earth Times

►May 12, 2008 - Migratory Bird Day helps bring some dwindling species into focus - Kentucky Herald-Leader

►May 12, 2008 - Where the heck do they go? - Aussies research why items go missing - Ottawa Sun Cnews Canoe

* ►May 11, 2008 - CDC: Bracing for a Measles Outbreak - Health News

* ►May 11, 2008 - Many tots at risk don't get required testing - The Columbus Dispatch

►May 11, 2008 - Meatless in the Tri-states - In the land of pork tenderloins, it seems more tri-staters are turning to a vegetarian lifestyle for ethical, environmental and health reasons - THonline.com

* ►May 11, 2008 - Taking Sides on Autism - A road to recovery? - Questions abound—including whether it is even treatable (requires registration or subscription) - Chicago Tribune

►May 11, 2008 - A painful prognosis for crisis-hit big drugmakers - The Financial Express

* ►May 11, 2008 - Stick-to-itiveness - Park Forest Nurse honored for her efforts to educate people about immunizations - The Southtown Star - "Vernedia Richardson might be the queen of inoculations. The Chicago Area Immunization Campaign recently named the Park Forest Health Department public health nurse a 'champion of immunization,' given her track record."

►May 11, 2008 - Jabs-for-all plan has to be backed - Sunday Mirror, UK

* ►May 11, 2008 - Containing measles - Officials scramble to keep outbreak under control - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

►May 11, 2008 - Obama vs McCain and the Chiropractic Vote - Planet Chiropractic

►May 11, 2008 - Japanese authorities fear bird flu spread in wild birds - The discovery of another swan killed by bird flu in Japan has concerned health authorities. - News-Medical.net

►May 11, 2008 - New outbreak of bird flu confirmed in Seoul - Xinhua via China View

►May 11, 2008 - Second Bird Flu Outbreak Checked in Seoul - Korea Times

►May 11, 2008 - Paltry compensation for culled birds sparks fresh cases of bird flu in West Bengal - Thaindian.com

* ►May 11, 2008 - Breast vs bottle: the new battleground - Just as the Department of Health is trying to promote breastfeeding, food giant Nestlé, makers of powdered baby milk, is forging links with the Government. - The Independent, UK

* ►May 11, 2008 - Incubators may be linked to higher risk of cot death - Electrical currents given off by the life-saving machines shown to have a negative effect on babies' heart rates, new research shows - The Independent, UK

►May 11, 2008 - Mansfield grandparents startled by warning label on play sand - Mansfield News Journal

►May 10, 2008 - Bumping into ‘NO”: Managing Tantrums in Kids on the Spectrum - The Family Room

►May 10, 2008 - News - Prozac is risky for children too - Drug and Medication Blog

►May 10, 2008 - Teen 'Self Medication' For Depression Leads To More Serious Mental Illness, New Report Reveals - US National Drug Control Policy via ScienceDaily

►May 10, 2008 - Contamination is linked to dust from TV sets - Star-Telegram

* ►May 10, 2008 - 'We can't let this happen': Moms, kids protest moth spray - Marin Independent Journal

►May 10, 2008 - Who Is That Pharmalot Guy? (video) - Pharmalot

* ►May 9, 2008 - Sexual dimorphism of humoral immunity with human vaccines - journal article (Vaccine) - "The genesis of these differences is uncertain but not entirely related to gonadal hormones (differences are seen in pre-pubertal and post-menopausal subjects not on hormone replacement therapy) or female sex (males had greater serological response for pneumococcal, diphtheria, yellow fever, Venezuelan equine encephalitis and in some studies with rabies vaccine. As sex-difference in humoral immune response was seen with most vaccines which cover the spectrum of mechanisms by which infectious agents cause disease (mucosal replication, viral viraemia, bacterial bacteraemia, toxin production and neuronal invasion), it is mandatory that vaccine trialists recruit a representative sample of females and males to be able to assess sex-differences which may have clinical implications."

* ►May 9, 2008 - US postdoc fabricates DNA data (requires registration) - The Scientist - "A former postdoc at the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) falsified and fabricated DNA sequences and methylation status in unpublished data about a tumor suppressor gene, a UNMC investigation, in conjunction with the Office of Research Integrity (ORI), has found."

►May 9, 2008 - Cholera's seven pandemics - Disease has killed millions since 19th century - CBC News

►May 9, 2008 - Tulane University Experts on Issues of Summertime - Tulane University experts are available to speak on a variety of topics related to safety and summer. - Tulane University via Newswise

►May 9, 2008 - Mother's Day - Michael's Road to Recovery

►May 9, 2008 - Amber Valletta on Preventing Mercury Exposure - press release - Oceana via PRNewswire-USNewswire

►May 9, 2008 - County has highest child-immunization rate in region - Visalia Times-Delta

►May 9, 2008 - Passport Health offers vaccines to Myanmar relief workers - Examiner.com

►May 9, 2008 - Love and loss bind my ‘other mother’ and me - An unusual deal struck four decades ago sealed our shared journey - MSNBC

* ►May 8, 2008 - Big Pharma: The Greed That Is Killing Innocent People - NaturalNews.com

►May 8, 2008 - Sick boy seized to force chemo treatments - Canwest News Service via Canada.com

* ►May 8, 2008 - Applied Isotope Technologies will Exclusively Supply Biochemimarker(TM) Discovery Products for a Unique Pilot Study on Autism - press release - Applied Isotope Technologies via PRNewswire

►May 8, 2008 - How simple can mercury analysis be? - News about Gas analysis equipment and more every issue. Click here for details.Quantitech is running a UK roadshow with free practical demonstrations and training on the Hydra-C, a fully automated mercury analyser for the rapid direct analysis of liquid or solid samples - Laboratory Talk

►May 8, 2008 - IR plant mercury removal concerns raised - Delmarva Daily Times

►May 8, 2008 - Non-travel related Hepatitis E virus genotype 3 infections in the Netherlands; a case series 2004 - 2006. (pdf) - journal article (BMC Infectious Diseases)

►May 8, 2008 - Bacteria show their smarts? (requires registration) - The Scientist

►May 8, 2008 - Melting Glaciers Source of Persistent Pollutants - Science News: Environmental Science & Technology via Beyond Pesticides

►May 8, 2009 - Memory: Forgetting Is the New Normal - Forgetting is the new normal. - TIME Magazine

* ►May 7, 2008 - Optimal allocation of pandemic influenza vaccine depends on age, risk and timing - journal article (Vaccine) - "If available at the start, vaccinating school children might be considered since this results in slightly lower expected number of deaths."

►May 7, 2008 - Researchers Find Gene Location That Gives Rise to Neuroblastoma, An Aggressive Childhood Cancer - First finding of origin of a puzzling pediatric tumor - Children's Hospital of Philadelphia via Biocompare

►May 7, 2008 - Abbott Scientists Present a New Approach for Treating Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder - PR Newswire Europe via COMTEX via FOX Business

►May 6, 2008 - Pandemic flu threat remains substantial, health experts say - AP via Google

* ►May 6, 2008 - Immunogenicity, reactogenicity, and safety of a seven-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV7) concurrently administered with a fully liquid DTPa–IPV–HBV–Hib combination vaccine in healthy infants - journal article (Vaccine)

* ►May 6, 2008 - Cost-effectiveness of live attenuated influenza vaccine versus inactivated influenza vaccine among children aged 24–59 months in the United States - journal article (Vaccine)

* ►May 6, 2008 - Pesticides and Other Occupational Risks Increase Miscarriage Rates of Veterinarians -  Beyond Pesticides

►May 6, 2008 - Study finds key to easing symptoms of Ross River - Australian researchers believe they have made a major breakthrough in combating the debilitating arthritic effects of Ross River virus after pinpointing the cells and proteins that cause the symptoms. - The Australian

►May 5, 2008 - The Secret to Long Life May Not Be in the Genes - Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona via Biocompare

* ►May 3, 2008 - For the one out of 150 -  Autism research and education center coming to Carlsbad - Today's Local News

* ►May 2, 2008 - E.P.A. Proposes New Limits on Lead in the Air, the First Revision in 30 Years (requires registration) - The New York Times

►May 2, 2008 - Megan McArdle - Protecting the children from those scary vaccines - Atlantic Online

►May 2, 2008 - Choosing not to vaccinate (requires registration or subscription) - Los Angeles Times - "In 2006, 7,108 kindergartners had personal-belief exemptions out of 503,160 enrolled in California."

►May 1, 2008 - Fact Sheet: Measles, United States, January 1–April 25, 2008 - press release - CDC

►May 1, 2008 - CDC: Measles cases in US top 70, highest in 6 years - AP via Yahoo!

►May 1, 2008 - Experts urge only limited testing of blood substitutes - Bloomberg via Boston Globe

* ►May 2008 - Predictable ecology and geography of avian influenza (H5N1) transmission in Nigeria and West Africa - journal article (Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene)

►May 2008 - Information technology–based approaches to reducing repeat drug exposure in patients with known drug allergies - journal article (Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology)

►May 2008 - Eczema, Birth Order, and Infection - journal article (American Journal of Epidemiology)

►May 2008 - Activation of the Heat Shock Response in Familial Amyloidotic Polyneuropathy. - journal article (Journal of Neuropathology & Experimental Neurology)

►May 2008 - Acute 5-HT Reuptake Blockade Potentiates Human Amygdala Reactivity - journal article (Neuropsychopharmacology)

►May 2008 - Correlation of serum allergy (IgE) tests performed by different assay systems - journal article (Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology)

►May 2008 - Do boys do the atopic march while girls dawdle? - journal article (Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology)

►May 2008 - Effect of aspirin on airway inflammation and pulmonary function in patients with persistent asthma - journal article (Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology)

►April 30, 2008 - U.S. FDA to add 1,300 staff - Reuters

►April 28, 2008 - Aging father agonizes over fate of his son - Seattle Times

* ►April 28, 2008 - Prediction of pertussis vaccine efficacy using a correlates of protection model - journal article (Vaccine)

* ►April 28, 2008 - WARNING LETTER - Richard T. Clark President and Chief Executive Officer Merck and Company, Inc. (pdf) - FDA

* ►April 25, 2008 - County to test meningitis antibiotic on Standard students - Bakersfield Californian

►April 24, 2008 - British students take up HPV vaccine, study finds - Reuters via Yahoo!

►April 17, 2008 - Flu Vaccine Worst in 10 Years - Flu Shot Just 44% Effective in 'Moderately Severe' 2007-08 Flu Season - WebMD

►April 9, 2008 - Mumps Vaccine Good, Not Perfect - 2006 Mumps Outbreak Biggest in 20 Years Despite Vaccination - WebMD

►April 6, 2008 - Big Pharma's Golden Eggs - Marketing, not research, is now the core of the drug industry. - book review (requires registration) - Washington Post - "OUR DAILY MEDS How the Pharmaceutical Companies Transformed Themselves into Slick Marketing Machines and Hooked the Nation on Prescription Drugs By Melody Petersen"

►April 3, 2008 - China Approves Bird Flu Vaccine for Humans (requires registration) - Reuters Health via Medscape

* ►April 2008 - A mathematical model of glutathione metabolism. - journal article (Theoretical Biology & Medical Modelling)

►March 26, 2008 - Watchful Waiting Best After HPV Test? - Studies: HPV Test May Beat Pap Test At Detecting Risky Cervical Cells, But It May Take Time - WebMD via CBS News

►March 25, 2008 - Government sees overhaul of AIDS vaccine effort - Reuters

►March 19, 2008 - In Pediatric Clinical Trials Only 2 Percent Have Independent Safety Checks - Acta Paediatrica via Medical News Today

►March 18, 2008 - China's Hepatitis B carriers face gloomy future - Reuters

►February 5, 2008 - Can Chiropractic Help Children With Autism? - Innate Health

►2007 - A Prospective Study of Mercury Toxicity Biomarkers in Autistic Spectrum Disorders (full text) (pdf) - journal article (Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health, Part A) via http://mercury-freedrugs.org

►January 1989 - Provitamin A function of carotenoids: the conversion of beta-carotene into vitamin A. - journal article (Journal of Nutrition)

►The Autism Proceedings - Background Only (pdf) - U.S. COURT OF FEDERAL CLAIMS OFFICE OF SPECIAL MASTERS

►The Children's Mitochondrial Disease Network - website

►Reject CA Education Budget Cuts & Support Full Funding of I.D.E.A.! - The Petition Site

* ►May 12, 2008 - More skeletons tumble out of Health Ministry cupboard - Vaccine scam - The Pioneer - "More evidence, establishing a nexus between the Union Health Ministry and a Chennai-based private company which went into production just weeks before Anbumani Ramadoss ordered closure of vaccine production by three Central Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs), has come to light....Scientists said that 70% of the DPT vaccine and 100% of the BCG vaccine were produced by the PSUs. 'The closure is going to benefit private companies and the price of vaccines would shoot up by almost 8 times,' they said."
 
* ►May 11, 2008 - Families Will Make Case for Vaccine Link to Autism - Families get day in court over autism, vaccine claims, but medical community skeptical - AP via ABC News

* ►May 11, 2008 - Announcements! - Registration for Listen-In Thimerosal/Autism trial (May 12, 2008 through May 30, 2008). - Background Information Re: Thimerosal/Autism trial. - US Court of Federal Claims

* ►May 11, 2008 - Vaccine case draws attention to autism - Augusta Chronicle - "'We've always been strong proponents that the vaccines are implicated in this,' Mrs. Mann said. 'I think it's a positive thing that somebody is finally looking at it and looking at it case by case.' Because the Mann boys were born prematurely, they were probably still undersized for their age when their vaccinations started, which might have contributed to the damage. It is not only the number of vaccines but also the age at which children get them that concerns Mrs. Mann, a pharmacist. 'I think that children are vaccinated way too early,' she said. She has stopped her sons' vaccinations and has a medical waiver to keep them from getting more."

* ►May 11, 2008 - Autistic quadruplets and their parents work to overcome problems - Meet the Manns - Augusta Chronicle

* ►May 11, 2008 - Autism recovery stories: Brothers in arms - Julie's Health Club via Chicago Tribune - "When my husband was training to be a doctor, he related how his teachers said 'Half of what we teach in medicine is wrong. We just don’t know which half.' Apparently, the half that is wrong includes the belief that autism is a permanent psychiatric disorder, as opposed to a medical problem which is preventable and treatable. In the face of recovery and some amazing miracles happening in our own home, it was hard for my husband to stick to his antiquated belief system, ingrained in him during his years of training and practice."

* ►May 11, 2008 - No jabs, no school says Labour MP - Children who have not received all their vaccinations should not be allowed to start school, a Labour MP has suggested. - BBC - "A Stalinist approach like this would be likely to backfire on an unprecedented scale and increase opposition to vaccinations" Dr Hamish Meldrum British Medical Association chairman"

* ►May 11, 2008 - Chickenpox Anyone? - Chicago Moms Blog - "One day without warning, Eva's skin erupted with red angry bumps.  She had contracted the chickenpox!  Eva was twenty months at the time and doesn't remember it at all today.  Two miserable nights later, she was comfortable again.  During those two nights, I felt incredibly guilty.  I knew that even vaccinated children often catch the virus, but a much milder version.  Eva was miserable because we had decided not to get her vaccinated.  Today, looking back, I'm happy she got the chickenpox naturally. She will never have to worry about catching it again.  She will never need the boosters today's children are going to need, probably for the rest of their lives."

* ►May 11, 2008 - Doctor plans novel treatment for autism - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

* ►May 11, 2008 - Stefan Marinoiu Autism Hunger Strike - Day 7 - Facing Autism in New Brunswick

►May 11, 2008 - Know-how raises risk of suicide for doctors - AP via Chicago Tribune - "An estimated 300 to 400 U.S. doctors kill themselves each year—a suicide rate thought to be higher than in the general population. Some doctors believe mental illness is magnified in a profession that prides itself on stoicism, and many fear admitting problems could hurt their careers."

►May 11, 2008 - Celiac Awareness Month Goes to the Dogs - May is Celiac Awareness Month and while most dogs do not suffer from Celiac disease in its truest sense, thousands are afflicted with a dog food allergy on some level, often including sensitivity to grain - and their owners have absolutely no idea. - PRWeb

►May 11, 2008 - Children still at risk in developing world By Bill Frist - South Florida Sun-Sentinel - "The gifts that would bring tears of joy to most of the world's mothers are not chocolates or flowers. Instead, they want health care that can save their children's lives — inexpensive tools such as vaccines, antibiotics and a trained community health worker....To aid these innocent victims, Congress should pass the U.S. Commitment to Global Child Survival Act."

* ►May 10, 2008 - Striking Distance - Torontoist - "Stephan Marinoiu, the frustrated father of a 15 year-old autistic boy, began a hunger strike outside the Legislative Assembly of Ontario at Queen’s Park last Sunday, May 4. Six days later, he’s still hanging in there, and although he’s reportedly beginning to show signs of weight loss, he appears to be in good health. Marinoiu’s son Simon is one of an ever-growing number of children on the waiting list for a government program called Intensive Behavioural Intervention (IBI), designed to give autistic kids the social skills to lead a more normal life."

* ►May 10, 2008 - Workers unfazed by measles outbreak - Four more cases of virus reported in financial district - Financial Post - "The manager of perfume shop near the Royal Bank Plaza building on the PATH network said he had the measles last week, and had been in quarantine five days before and after the appearance of the rash associated with the virus. The manager, who asked to remain anonymous, added that he had heard of the first measles case being reported in the area of First Canadian Place."

* ►May 10, 2008 - Whooping cough forces school closure - San Francisco Chronicle

* ►May 10, 2008 - S. Korea to raise Tamiflu reserves amid bird flu scare - Yonhap News, Korea

►May 10, 2008 - Clinical and Immunological Evaluation of Anti-apoptosis Protein, Survivin-derived Peptide Vaccine in Phase I Clinical Study for Patients with Advanced or Recurrent Breast Cancer (pdf) - journal article (Journal of Translational Medicine)

►May 10, 2008 - Prempro maker argues to strike $27M damage award - AP via WXVT-TV

►May 10, 2008 - 'Oh, it's the White House calling' - Football coach chosen for President's Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities. - South Bend Tribune

►May 10, 2008 - Dip in brainpower may follow drop in real power - World Science

►May 10, 2008 - Designer isotopes push frontiers - World Science

►May 10, 2008 - Call for establishing medical center for allergy and immune system diseases at Sana’a University - New research in allergology and immunology take huge area in conference’s discussions - Yemen Observer

►May 10, 2008 - Fibromyalgia – Information on Fibromyalgia - American Chronicle

* ►May 9, 2008 - Toward an AIDS Vaccine - journal article (Science)

* ►May 9, 2008 - Nevada: More Infections Surface; Officials Say Cases Might Be Linked to Clinic - Las Vegas Review-Journal via www.aegis.org

►May 9, 2008 - Oregon Supreme Court upholds medical malpractice statute of limitations - Canadian Business

►May 9, 2008 - US Offering to Help China in Fight Against Viral Infection - AP via InteliHealth

►May 9, 2008 - Judge dismisses another Wyeth lawsuit - The Journal News

►May 9, 2008 - Price of blood thinner has doubled since recall - USA Today

►May 9, 2008 - Abbott Worried Norvir Pricing Would Attract Feds - Pharmalot

►May 9, 2008 - UK Drugmakers Unveil A New Code Of Conduct - Pharmalot

►May 9, 2008 - Ranbaxy May Develop Drugs For Merck - Pharmalot

►May 6, 2008 - Notice: Prospective Grant of Exclusive License: Antibody Therapeutics for the Treatment of Cancer in Humans - National Institutes of Health, Public Health Service, HHS via www.pharmcast.com

►May 5, 2008 - Notice: Draft Prescription Drug User Fee Act IV Drug Safety Five-Year Plan; Availability for Comment - Food and Drug Administration, HHS via www.pharmcast.com

* ►May 2008 - Yersinia pestis caf1 Variants and the Limits of Plague Vaccine Protection - journal article (Infection and Immunity)

* ►May 2008 - Subcutaneous Vaccination with Attenuated Salmonella enterica Serovar Choleraesuis C500 Expressing Recombinant Filamentous Hemagglutinin and Pertactin Antigens Protects Mice against Fatal Infections with both S. enterica Serovar Choleraesuis and Bordetella bronchiseptica - journal article (Infection and Immunity)

* ►May 2008 - Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms That Cause Structural Changes in the Cyclic AMP Receptor Protein Transcriptional Regulator of the Tuberculosis Vaccine Strain Mycobacterium bovis BCG Alter Global Gene Expression without Attenuating Growth - journal article (Infection and Immunity)

►May 2008 - Anamnestic Protective Immunity to Bacillus anthracis Is Antibody Mediated but Independent of Complement and Fc Receptors - journal article (Infection and Immunity)

►May 2008 - Murine Model for Assessment of Plasmodium falciparum Transmission-Blocking Vaccine Using Transgenic Plasmodium berghei Parasites Expressing the Target Antigen Pfs25 - journal article (Infection and Immunity)

►May 2008 - Intravaginal Immunization of Mice with Recombinant Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium Expressing Human Papillomavirus Type 16 Antigens as a Potential Route of Vaccination against Cervical Cancer - journal article (Infection and Immunity)

►May 2008 - Enhancement of Antibody Responses to Bacillus anthracis Protective Antigen Domain IV by Use of Calreticulin as a Chimeric Molecular Adjuvant{triangledown} - journal article (Infection and Immunity)

►May 2008 - The EtpA Exoprotein of Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli Promotes Intestinal Colonization and Is a Protective Antigen in an Experimental Model of Murine Infection - journal article (Infection and Immunity)

►May 2008 - Population Diversity and Dynamics of Streptococcus mitis, Streptococcus oralis, and Streptococcus infantis in the Upper Respiratory Tracts of Adults, Determined by a Nonculture Strategy - journal article (Infection and Immunity)

►May 2008 - Type 2 Secretion Promotes Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli Adherence and Intestinal Colonization - journal article (Infection and Immunity)

►May 2008 - Staphylococcus aureus CcpA Affects Biofilm Formation - journal article (Infection and Immunity)

►May 2008 - A Tightly Regulated Surface Protein of Borrelia burgdorferi Is Not Essential to the Mouse-Tick Infectious Cycle - journal article (Infection and Immunity)

►May 2008 - Infant Television and Video Exposure Associated With Limited Parent-Child Verbal Interactions in Low Socioeconomic Status Households - journal article (Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine)

►May 2008 - Dog ownership and contact during childhood and later allergy development - journal article (European Respiratory Journal)

* ►April 30, 2008 - Varicella-zoster virus ORF 58 gene is dispensable for viral replication in cell culture (pdf) - journal article (Virology Journal)

* ►April 24, 2008 - Estimating the costs of school closure for mitigating an influenza pandemic (pdf) - journal article (BMC Pediatrics)

* ►April 24, 2008 - Do pediatricians manage influenza differently than internists? (pdf) - journal article (BMC Pediatrics)

►April 24, 2008 - Simultaneous EEG-fMRI in drug-naive children with newly diagnosed absence epilepsy - journal article (Epilepsia)

* ►April 22, 2008 - Title: Immunisation against Chlamydia trachomatis (patent) - Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics, Inc. (Emeryville, CA) via www.pharmcast.com

►April 22, 2008 - Title: Gene therapy agent for Haemophilia B and its preparation method (patent) - Xia; Jiahui, N/A (Changsha, Hunan 410078, CN) via www.pharmcast.com

►April 22, 2008 - Title: Methods for treating gastroesophageal reflux disease (patent) - Corcept Therapeutics, Inc. (Menlo Park, CA) via www.pharmcast.com

►April 10, 2008 - Intravenous iron attenuates postvaccination anti-HBsAg titres after quadruple hepatitis B vaccination in dialysis patients with erythropoietin therapy - journal article (International Journal of Clinical Practice)

* ►Volume 4 Issue 1, 2008 - A novel vaccine for cervical cancer: quadrivalent human papillomavirus (types 6, 11, 16 and 18) recombinant vaccine (Gardasil®) - journal article (Therapeutics and Clinical Risk Management)

* ►Volume 4 Issue 1, 2008 - Why does the world need another rotavirus vaccine? - journal article (Therapeutics and Clinical Risk Management) - "This development will help insure that the most safe, effective and economic vaccines are available to children in Third World nations where the vast majority of the >600,000 deaths due to rotavirus occur each year. This review is intended to provide the history and present status of rotavirus vaccines as well as a perspective on the future development of candidate vaccines as a means of promulgating plans suggested at the Geneva meeting."

►Volume 4 Issue 1, 2008 - Serotonin receptor modulators in the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome - journal article (Therapeutics and Clinical Risk Management)

►2008 - Using the tetravalent meningococcal polysaccharide-protein conjugate vaccine in the prevention of meningococcal disease - journal article (Therapeutics and Clinical Risk Management)

* ►May 12, 2008 - High-fat ketogenic diet gives relief from seizures - The regimen is one of several diets that can provide relief from the symptoms of various illnesses when medication fails. (requires registration or subscription) - Los Angeles Times

►May 12, 2008 - Probiotics: business of bacteria - Probiotic products claim to improve digestion and boost immunity with microorganisms. And sales are up -- way up. (requires registration or subscription) - Los Angeles Times

►May 12, 2008 - HIV patient triggers a doctor's dilemma about confidentiality and safety - When a patient tests HIV-positive, a doctor has to navigate state law and medical ethics. It can be a rocky path. (requires registration or subscription) - Los Angeles Times

* ►May 11, 2008 - 'I choose my battles' (requires registration or subscription) - Atlanta Journal-Constitution  - "Ten years ago on Mother's Day, Theresa Waldron wrote eloquently in the AJC of her son Kenneth's autism and the 'inevitable mingling of joy and sorrow in being a mother.' At the time, Kenneth was 3, and Waldron wondered what their life together would be like. Kenneth is now 13, and Waldron, who lives in Marietta, has written a new essay for this new Mother's Day."

►May 11, 2008 - Neonatal Tetanus: Poor hygiene in umbilical cord handling triggers it - Sunday Tribune, Nigeria

►May 11, 2008 - A mother’s plea to all - The Times, South Africa - "On Mother’s Day, a message to all the children out there, whatever your age: please have your HIV test done.

►May 11, 2008 - Local disease cases 'not severe' - Shanghai Daily

►May 11, 2008 - Free flu jab a cash saver - Sun-Herald via Sydney Morning Herald

* ►May 11, 2008 - Another kid dies after vaccination - Times of India - "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. 'BCG is usually given at birth, but health workers who had gone for a polio immunisation round realised that the child hadn’t taken his BCG and he was subsequently given the shot at the health post,' said a source, adding that the child died the next day."

* ►May 11, 2008 - Pupils Face Ban Over Jabs - CHILDREN could be barred from school unless they have been given all their vaccinations. - Sunday Express, UK

* ►May 10, 2008 - No MMR jab, no school under new plans - Children will not be allowed to start school unless they have had the MMR jab, under controversial Labour Party proposals. - The Telegraph, UK - "The ideas have yet to be discussed with the Prime Minister, who is expected to react cautiously. Dr Hamish Meldrum, chairman of the BMA, said forcing parents to have children immunised was 'morally and ethically dubious' and would go 'beyond the nanny state to a police state'. He said: 'A Stalinist approach like this would be likely to backfire on an unprecedented scale, and to increase opposition to vaccinations.'"

* ►May 10, 2008 - 'It's wrong to rob parents of MMR choice' - If the Labour manifesto proposals were in place now, four-year-old Joss White would not be able to join his friends at primary school this September. - The Telegraph, UK

* ►May 10, 2008 - Call for vaccine opt-out penalty - Tough sanctions are being proposed for parents who refuse routine vaccinations, such as MMR. - BBC

* ►May 10, 2008 - Journalist facing fines urges press to protect 1st Amendment - AP via Newsday - "A former USA Today reporter facing fines for failing to reveal her sources for stories about the 2001 anthrax attacks said Saturday that news organizations need to go on the offensive in the fight to protect the First Amendment. 'As we all know, the news business is on a collective nervous breakdown,' Toni Locy told a coalition of open-government and press groups. 'It's time to stop running. It's time to turn and fight. If we don't fight for the First Amendment, who will?'"

* ►May 10, 2008 - Media Advisory: Vaccine Court & Autism Media Briefing - A conference call will be held to brief interested parties on the issues surrounding vaccines and the debate over autism. - press release - Williams Kherkher via PRWeb via eMediaWire

* ►May 10, 2008 - The One Thing Two Parties Can Agree On by Jack Russell - Age of Autism

* ►May 10, 2008 - Baron-Cohen: It's The Golden Age of Autism - Age of Autism

►May 10, 2008 - Gluten Free Diet? AS Didn't Get The Message. by Kim Stagliano - Age of Autism

* ►May 10, 2008 - Austim and the Amish - Julie's Health Club via Chicago Tribune

* ►May 10, 2008 - On The Brink (includes video) - CTV - "With an estimated 33,000 children afflicted with autism in Canada, the number of affected families is growing. According to Statistics Canada, autism diagnoses just keep going up. The more the numbers increase, the longer the waiting lists. Without prompt funding, families are left to struggle and face the burden alone."

►May 10, 2008 - Autism Legislation Deserved Coverage - letter - Hartford Courant

►May 10, 2008 - Mother realizes beauty of daughter's autistic mind - St. Petersburg Times via Tampabay.com

►May 10, 2008 - Fighting for treatment: Parents want more help with autism care - St. Clair County Journal

►May 10, 2008 - Autism awareness training eyed for law enforcement - AP via Newsday

►May 10, 2008 - Autism training kick starts in Meadow Lake - Meadow Lake Progress

►May 10, 2008 - A mother's mission - Special need creates a bond tested by challenge, forged in love - Charlotte Observer

►May 10, 2008 - Oceans' mercury a natural matter - letter (requires registration) - Baltimore Sun

►May 10, 2008 - Mercury in lake affecting animals - Report says metal collects in shrimp, birds that eat them - Deseret Morning News

►May 10, 2008 - Popular campus vaccine nears its second birthday - UW-Madison health officials share insight on HPV vaccine - The Daily Cardinal

►May 10, 2008 - FDA Withholds List of Chinese Heparin Suppliers From Probe (free preview) - The Wall Street Journal

* ►May 10, 2008 - Flu virus laboratory director steps down - Has lead research 33 years at St. Jude WHO facility - Memphis Commercial Appeal

►May 10, 2008 - Vaccine falls short in fighting flu - United Press International

►May 10, 2008 - South Korea to boost avian flu drug stockpile - The South Korean government plans to boost its stockpile of drugs to fight avian flu, securing enough to treat 2.5 million people, the Office of the President said Saturday. - MarketWatch

►May 10, 2008 - Japan finds another case of bird flu in dead swan - Reuters India

►May 10, 2008 - UAE adds Hepatitis C to list of deportable diseases - ABS CBN News

►May 10, 2008 - Oakland forum calls for HIV prevention funds - San Francisco Chronicle

►May 10, 2008 - Group opens centre for rapid HIV testing - The Nation

►May 10, 2008 - Success Against HIV and Cancer in South Africa (Oleander Series Part 5) - NaturalNews.com

►May 10, 2008 - India Has More Than 30 Mln Diabetes Patients – A Study Report - Top News - "Merck, US-based $25 billion pharmaceutical major, is eyeing revenue of about Rs 1,800 crore by 2015 from its Indian operations."

►May 10, 2008 - Trees help lessen asthma rate - Canwest News Service via Vancouver Sun via Canada.com

►May 10, 2008 - Puerto Ricans under attack-Asthma attack - Puerto Ricans 125% more likely to have Asthma than non Hispanics, worst places to live for asthmatics, how to control it. - Al Día

►May 10, 2008 - Vaccination program targets raccoons on Mount Royal - Dog owners warned to keep pets away from trapping cages baited with sardines - The Montreal Gazette via Canada.com

* ►May 9, 2008 - Closer look at vaccines, autism needed - guest opinion - The Galesburg Register-Mail - "My hypothesis is simple; we have a political system that has failed us. How does even a large group of concerned parents and advocates compete against the pharmaceutical lobby in Washington with their billions of dollars of drug profits? They have the ear of our politicians as the health of the nation’s children continues to decline. When considering the three prospective politicians running at this time: Hillary Clinton has received almost $4.5 million in donations from the pharmaceutical industry; Barack Obama, almost $4 million; and John McCain almost $1.4 million. How can we compete with this? We must stop this one-size-fits-all vaccine schedule. We must start looking at the way that pediatricians administer these vaccines and we must start doing the needed research into the inherent injuries that are occurring. We have been asking the NIH, the CDC and the American Academy of Pediatrics for years to do the research regarding the vaccinated vs. unvaccinated populations and they refuse to listen. While we in the vaccinated public have an autism rate of 1-150, the unvaccinated population in the Amish communities in this country have a 1-15,000 rate of autism! The same goes for the Chicago based Home-First clinic. Why haven’t we been looking into these statistics?"

►May 9, 2008 - Missing jabs 'puts kids at risk' - Spenborough Guardian, UK

►May 9, 2008 - Vaccinations are still 'best strategy' - Regina Leader-Post via Canada.com

►May 9, 2008 - Decision on cervical cancer shots must rest with parents - Surrey Now via Canada.com

* ►May 9, 2008 - NCSC Delegates Press for Stronger Advocacy on Payment - Vaccine Administration, Mental Health Services Demand Adequate, Equitable Pay - AAFP News Now - "Vaccine administration was an especially hot topic at the May 1-3 meeting, with special constituency chapter representatives fielding a pair of resolutions on the issue....Moran told committee members that her practice's recent brush with insolvency could be traced in part to her and her partners' efforts to ensure eligible patients received the new human papillomavirus vaccine, Gardasil. 'When we did the analysis,' Moran explained, 'we found it was costing us $140 (per dose) for the vaccine, and we were only getting paid an average of $122 (per dose).' In the case of one insurer, she added, payment was only $93 per dose."

►May 9, 2008 - AMA Backs FDA Pre-Screening of Direct-to-Consumer TV Drug Ads - MedPage Today

►May 9, 2008 - Report: FDA warns on Heparin - AP via Forbes

►May 9, 2008 - Therapeutic DNA Vaccine Company Inovio Biomedical Reports First Quarter 2008 Financial Results - press release - Inovio Biomedical Corporation via Welt Online

►May 9, 2008 - Toddler diagnosed with meningococcal - AAP via The Age

* ►May 9, 2008 - C51: Grass Roots Canadian Tsunami Mounting in Strong Opposition to Codex & C-51: Update From Front Lines / IAHF Needs Your Help - Teknosis

►May 9, 2008 - Hospital presents immunization seminar, May 20 - Caledon Enterprise

►May 9, 2008 - UWO Mumps Test Comes Back Negative - WBAY.com

►May 9, 2008 - Health Unit issues warning about measles - Owen Sound Sun Times

►May 9, 2008 - Virus kills 29 in Kitgum - New Vision - "AT least 29 people have died of Hepatitis E and over 1,384 have contracted the virus in five sub-counties in Kitgum district, the LC5 chairman has said."

►May 9, 2008 - New technology in flu fight - Wisconsin Radio Network

►May 9, 2008 - Bird flu resurfaces in West Bengal - Reuters India

►May 9, 2008 - WHO seeks more collaborative research on bird flu - Reuters India

►May 9, 2008 - 77 more hepatitis cases may trace to clinic, officials say - The Associated Press via Google

►May 9, 2008 - Africa health experts discuss new vaccines for meningitis - GNA via Joy Online - "Ghana will later this year begin clinical trials in meningitis vaccines in infants and incorporate it into the routine immunization of children when it proves to be successful."

* ►May 9, 2008 - Two new polio cases found in Sindh - APP via Pakistan Dawn - "Investigations revealed that Shoaib had not received any oral polio vaccine (OPV) dose as part of the routine programme. However, he was administered 19 doses during national and sub-national immunisation campaigns. Ashfaq was administered OPV once as a routine exercise and got 20 additional doses during special campaigns."

►May 9, 2008 - New theory suggests how hepatitis C may cause rare immune disease - The Rockefeller University Newswire

►May 9, 2008 - More Hepatitis C Cases Tied to Las Vegas Clinic - Wall Street Journal Health Blog

►May 9, 2008 - Scientists Mark 25 Years of HIV Research - Talk of the Nation via NPR

►May 9, 2008 - The alarming rate of AIDS in Oakland - The number of AIDS cases among African Americans living in Oakland is much higher than the rest of the population. (includes video) - KGO ABC 7

►May 9, 2008 - Health expert calls for end to UN HIV programme - InTheNews.co.uk

►May 9, 2008 - 335 Eli Lilly employees accept buyout offer from drug maker - AP via San Diego Union-Tribune

►May 9, 2008 - Mercury in rivers affects land-based birds too - Science via Environmental Research Web

►May 9, 2008 - Mercury released from products down by 88% - Environment News Service (ENS) via Environmental-Expert.com

►May 9, 2008 - Common Weedkiller May Cause Hormonal Problems (includes audio) - Talk of the Nation via NPR

►May 9, 2008 - Prenatal exposure to maternal infections may raise epilepsy risk - Pediatrics via Reuters Health

►May 9, 2008 - FDA approves first generic drugs for restless leg syndrome - FDA approves 4 generic versions of GlaxoSmithKline's drug for restless leg syndrome - AP via CNNMoney.com

►May 9, 2008 - Novavax Reports First Quarter 2008 Financial Results - PRNewswire-FirstCall via The Earth Times

►May 9, 2008 - TENNESSEE Rabies Laws--ACTION ALERT!! - The Hotdog Blog!

►May 9, 2008 - West Nile Virus Horse Vaccinations (includes video) - KNDO.com

►May 9, 2008 - Avera Medical Minute: Autism Success Story - KSFY.com

►May 9, 2008 - Charity Welcomes Landmark Autism Announcement, UK - Medical News Today

►May 8, 2008 - Families wait in limbo for autism assessments - Straight.com

►May 8, 2008 - Cracking autism's shell - Therapy clinic in demand - Myrtle Beach Sun News

►May 8, 2008 - How Many Adults in the UK Have Autism? Finding Out Will Be a Challenge - http://autism.about.com

►May 8, 2008 - Department of Health announces Adult Autism Srategy - eGov monitor

►May 8, 2008 - Single vaccine jabs - icWales

►May 8, 2008 - DOR BioPharma Acquires Option for Anthrax Vaccine - NJBIZ

►May 8, 2008 - Teachers' Aides Accused Of Kicking, Choking Autistic Students In Class - Local6.com

►May 8, 2008 - The Future of Vaccines - Challenges, Successes, Opportunities - University of the Sciences in Philadelphia

►May 8, 2008 - Personnel Announcement - The White House - "The President intends to designate Steven C. Rhatigan, of Texas, to be Chair of the President's Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities."

►May 7, 2008 - Study uses music to explore the autistic brain's emotion processing - Music has a universal ability to tap into our deepest emotions. Unfortunately, for children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD), understanding emotions is a very difficult task. Can music help them? Thanks to funding from the GRAMMY Foundation Grant Program, researchers at UCLA are about to find out. - PhysOrg.com

►May 7, 2008 - Antipsychotics in Kids May Add Weight - Study Shows Drugs Cause Changes in Body Fat and Blood Fat Levels - WebMD

►May 7, 2008 - The Herbicide Atrazine Activates Endocrine Gene Networks via Non-Steroidal NR5A Nuclear Receptors in Fish and Mammalian Cells - journal article (PLoS One)

►May 5, 2008 - State adds extra shot for school - New vaccine required - Rocky Mount Telegram - "The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services is requiring all students to receive the tetanus, diphtheria and pertusis vaccine if five years or more have passed since the child's last vaccination."

* ►May 4, 2008 - Your mouth speaks volumes about overall well-being - Dentists adopt unconventional treatment options (requires registration or subscription) - Chicago Tribune

* ►May 2008 - Vaccines: Explaining alum: immunologists' dirty little secret (requires registration) - journal article (Nature Reviews Immunology)

►May 1, 2008 - EnWave Receives Positive Shelf-Life Results from Vaccine Dehydration Testing - press release - EnWave Corporation via Marketwire

►April 30, 2008 - Early diagnosis gives children best chance to overcome obstacles of autism - guest column - Inside Bay Area

►April 30, 2008 - African Scientists Close to Malaria Vaccine (requires registration) - ThisDay

* ►April 30, 2008 - Effectiveness of Polio Drops - Press Information Bureau, Government of India - "The total number of children administered polio drops during the years 2005, 2006 & 2007 in the country, State-wise can be seen at Annexure. During 2008, out of 203 cases of polio reported as on 25.04.2008, 201 cases have received Polio vaccine either during Polio Immunization Rounds or in the Routine Immunization."

* ►April 30, 2008 - Polio case blamed on decreasing resistance level - The News - International - Pakistan - "He said that the girl had undergone three routine immunisation and five additional immunisation campaigns up to age five."

►April 29, 2008 - Lifewatch: Autism (includes video) - WECT TV6 - "Dr. Christian is part of a team at the University of Chicago that is using new technology to find missing links in an autistic child's DNA.  Links that are so small, they can't even be seen in a microscope."

►April 29, 2008 - I was driven to brink of suicide caring 24/7 for disabled son - The Sun, UK

* ►April 27, 2008 - Lacey couple help found autism group - The Olympian and The News Tribune - "Denise Fulton believes vaccines played a part in Grant’s autism. He had reactions, including rashes and diarrhea, after receiving shots. He also had two viruses as a baby that seem to have weakened his immune system, she said."

►April 24, 2008 - Presence Of Certain Antibodies Signals Healthier Teeth And Gums - University of Michigan via ScienceDaily

►April 23, 2008 - UMass Medical School researchers awarded pediatric HIV vaccine development grant - University of Massachusetts Medical School via Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News

►April 21, 2008 - Scientists discover drops of truth in medieval belief in urine - The Times, UK

►April 16, 2008 - Vitamin D found to guard against artery disease - Reuters

►April 13, 2008 - The Kanzius Machine: A Cancer Cure? - Inventor Tells 60 Minutes He Hopes To Live Long Enough To See Machine Cure Humans - CBS News

►March 26, 2008 - Serum 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Levels and the Prevalence of Peripheral Arterial Disease. Results from NHANES 2001 to 2004 - journal article (Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology)

►March 24, 2008 - Alum adjuvant boosts adaptive immunity by inducing uric acid and activating inflammatory dendritic cells - journal article (The Journal of Experimental Medicine)

►February 17, 2008 - Sheriff's Deputy Deliberately Tips Quadriplegic Man Out Of His Wheelchair To Search Him - Medical News Today

►December 1, 2006 - Cerebral Oxidative Stress and Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Oxonate-Induced Hyperuricemic Mice - journal article (Journal of Health Science)

►2006 - Asperger's Disorder and Criminal Behavior: Forensic-Psychiatric Considerations - journal article (Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law)

►2005 - Asperger’s Disorder and Murder - journal article (Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law)

►2003 - Behavioral Consequences of Infections of the Central Nervous System: With Emphasis on Viral Infections (pdf) - - journal article (Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law)

►2001 - Juvenile and young adult mentally disordered offenders: the role of child neuropsychiatric disorders. - journal article (Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law)

►June 1996 - Assessing the site of increased intestinal permeability in coeliac and inflammatory bowel disease. - journal article (Gut)

►1992 - Influence of casein and soy flour proteins on aminoacid content in the liver of experimental animals. - journal article (Physiological Research)
 

►Nano-vaccines could immunize developing world - audio - Earth & Sky

* ►Vaccination Debate - website

* ►May 10, 2008 - HPV vaccination in the UK - journal article (BMJ)

* ►May 10, 2008 - US medical schools should say no to pharma support - journal article (BMJ)

* ►May 10, 2008 - What our advisory board can, and can’t, tell us (full text) - journal article (BMJ)

* ►May 10, 2008 - Article’s recommendation of HRT is highly questionable - journal article (BMJ)

* ►May 10, 2008 - Personal electronic health records: MySpace or HealthSpace? - journal article (BMJ)

►May 10, 2008 - UK doctors increasingly likely to encounter tropical diseases, symposium told - journal article (BMJ)

* ►May 10, 2008 - Cash incentives might help to change behaviour, MPs told - journal article (BMJ)

* ►May 10, 2008 - Compulsory recording of patients’ ethnic details will help to show disease trends - journal article (BMJ)

►May 10, 2008 - Global health initiatives need to be better coordinated - journal article (BMJ)

►May 10, 2008 - House of Lords rules against government’s restriction on foreign doctors - journal article (BMJ)

►May 10, 2008 - US Senate outlaws genetic discrimination - journal article (BMJ)

►May 10, 2008 - Government to revise health inequality proposals - journal article (BMJ)

►May 10, 2008 - Influence of moving to the UK on maternal health behaviours: prospective cohort study - journal article (BMJ)

►May 10, 2008 - Medical management of Crohn’s disease - journal article (BMJ)

►May 10, 2008 - Autism Therapy Measure Awaits Rell's Signature - Hartford Courant

►May 10, 2008 - Flu is no threat, says ministry - Fiji Times

* ►May 10, 2008 - Hepatitis B experts at loggerheads - Poor prescribing habits by liver specialists are creating resistance to the first drugs able to combat the serious side effects of hepatitis B. And unless doctors modify their ways, the same thing will happen to drugs introduced to replace them. - The Australian

* ►May 9, 2008 - Vietnam bird flu vaccine returns positive results - Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Radio Australia

* ►May 9, 2008 - FDA Scraps Helsinki Rule On Human Subjects - Pharmalot

* ►May 9, 2008 - Legislation Aimed At Treating Brain Disorders - Pharmalot

* ►May 9, 2008 - FDA Developing Rules For Clinical Trial Oversight - Pharmalot

* ►May 9, 2008 - World biosafety experts train at our virology lab - 'This is really as good as it gets' - Winnipeg Sun

* ►May 9, 2008 - Medical error - mandatory reporting call - Irish Health

* ►May 9, 2008 - Holliston family gets a surprise from Regis and Kelly - The MetroWest Daily News - "Pandolfino's story aired on 'Live with Regis and Kelly' yesterday morning. Gianna has a seizure disorder, which she developed as a baby as after an allergic reaction to a vaccine, her mother said."

* ►May 9, 2008 - Autism Hero Stefan Marinoiu's Hunger Strike For Autism Now (includes video) - Facing Autism in New Brunswick

* ►May 9, 2008 - The Shape Of Things To Come by Kent Heckenlively, Esq. - Age of Autism

* ►May 9, 2008 - DAN! Conference Surprises by Ronna Hochbein, OTR/L - Age of Autism

* ►May 9, 2008 - ARI Applauds Caregivers - Age of Autism

* ►May 9, 2008 - State Lawmakers Push to Require Insurance Companies to Cover Autism (includes video) - KSDK.com - "With only one week left in the legislative session, some Missouri lawmakers are making a push to pass a bill that would require insurance companies doing business in the state to cover the cost of treating autism."

* ►May 9, 2008 - Vaccine Safety and the Possible Link to Autism Discussed - Nassau County Addresses Issue - Westbury Times - "'We are grateful that Legislator Mejias understands the value of this issue and the role our local governments play,' said John Gilmore, executive director of Autism United. 'Public discussions like these are crucial in finding the answers we need and as a parent of an autistic child, this is an important step in obtaining justice for our children.'"

* ►May 9, 2008 - Is There an Autism Epidemic? Vote in the Poll! - http://autism.about.com

* ►May 9, 2008 - Autism Speaks announces multinational initiative - Raising awareness for research, diagnosis and treatment of autism - Autism Speaks via EurekAlert!

* ►May 9, 2008 - Some Parents Refusing Vaccines For Their Kids - CBS11tv.com - "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.'"

* ►May 9, 2008 - Special Diet Could Reverse The Effects Of Autism (includes video) - CBS11tv.com

►May 9, 2008 - David Kirby to Visit UK - Bestselling American Author David Kirby to Visit UK in June - Adventures in Autism

►May 9, 2008 - Dietary counselor to discuss autism and diet link - Asbury Park Press

* ►May 9, 2008 - Airmen who refused anthrax vaccine could have their records cleared - MBVP News

►May 9, 2008 - Yellow Fever vaccinations for Africa - Does Jason Burnham need a vaccination when he passes through Nairobi on the way to Malawi? - The Times, UK

* ►May 9, 2008 - Examining the Science & Politics of HPV Vaccine by Barbara Loe Fisher - Vaccine Awakening

* ►May 9, 2008 - Stilwell vows to fight shots - Vaccine stirs controversy - Surrey Now via Canada.com - "School trustee Heather Stilwell vows to fight plans to introduce a controversial cervical cancer vaccination program in Surrey schools. Stilwell says she's going to introduce a motion at the board's next meeting, on May 29, that would prevent public health nurses from visiting schools to give the vaccine to girls entering Grades 6 and 9. 'I don't want the schools to participate,' Stilwell said Wednesday."

►May 9, 2008 - Schoolgirls to get cancer jab - Bradford Telegraph and Argus

* ►May 9, 2008 - Flu vaccine makers to set new doses record for next season - AP via Newsday - " Flu vaccine manufacturers expect to make a record number of doses for next flu season despite concerns that demand may drop because this year's vaccine was largely ineffective. The five companies that make flu vaccine for the U.S. market plan to make at least 143 million doses for the 2008-2009 season. They made 140 million doses for the current season -- the worst in four years for adult deaths from flu and pneumonia."

►May 9, 2008 - Flu Strikes JavaOne Attendees, Health Department Says - InformationWeek - "The norovirus classification means the flu involved falls under the heading of the second most common illness experienced in the United States after the common cold."

►May 9, 2008 - South Korea says soldier not infected with bird flu - Reuters

►May 9, 2008 - Over 1,000 people take part in a simulation of a bird flu outbreak in Bali - UNICEF

►May 9, 2008 - Bird flu back, this time near Siliguri - The Telegraph, India

►May 9, 2008 - China hails doctor for raising child virus alarm - Reuters

* ►May 9, 2008 - Whooping cough outbreak closes El Sobrante school (requires registration) - San Jose Mercury News - "Ferry said his daughter had received two of the three shots needed to protect against pertussis and was due for the third when she fell ill. He said he doesn't blame parents who haven't immunized their children and credits the school for handling the matter professionally. 'As far as I'm concerned, the school has done a diligent job of helping people,' he said."

* ►May 9, 2008 - Whooping cough outbreak closes private school in El Sobrante - San Francisco Chronicle

►May 9, 2008 - Measles outbreak includes cases in Wisconsin - Barron News-Shield

►May 9, 2008 - Measles warning for King County after girl tests positive - KING5.com

►May 9, 2008 - Unconfirmed Case of Measles Causes School Closure - KOLD-TV

►May 9, 2008 - Health authorities warn of measles outbreak in financial district - National Post - "A total of nine measles cases have been reported this spring to Toronto Public Health, which said there are ongoing outbreaks elsewhere in Ontario and Europe and the U.S. as well."

* ►May 9, 2008 - German Soccer Team to Get Measles Vaccination - Germany's national soccer squad is worried about catching measles at June's Euro 2008 soccer tournament, due to an epidemic currently raging in the co-hosts Austria and Switzerland. German authorities also want mobile vaccination stations to protect fans from the disease. - Spiegel Online

* ►May 9, 2008 - No measles in SCC, but beware - Nogales International - "So far, not a single case of measles in SCC has been confirmed by a lab test, said Kevin Irvine, Health Services director for the county. At Carondelet Holy Cross Hospital, administrators are making sure all staff, volunteers and even vendors have immunity to measles, said Assistant Administrator Dina Sanchez."

►May 9, 2008 - Measles Madness - New York Post via American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research

►May 9, 2008 - Health Unit issues Measles warning - Bayshore Broadcasting News Centre

►May 9, 2008 - Polio victim raising money, awareness in cross-country tour - Edmonton Sun

* ►May 9, 2008 - Day for healthier mothers - editorial - Seattle Post-Intelligencer - "In a teleconference, former Republican Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist urged passage of the bipartisan Global Child Survival Act on moral grounds as well as to improve U.S. standing and to meet public expectations. The bill would authorize $5.9 billion to expand child and maternal health care, require a U.S. strategy for sustaining improvements and coordinate scattered federal programs through an interagency task force."

►May 9, 2008 - Medicaid patient records now online for doctors - The Southern.com - "Illinois joined nine other states in launching a system Friday that allows doctors to view the medical histories of Medicaid patients they are treating. The database of information on immunizations, allergies and other medical procedures is aimed at reducing the risk of medical mix-ups."

►May 9, 2008 - Coverage & Access | CDC Report Finds Increase in Reports of Respiratory Illness in Children After Hurricane Katrina; New Orleans Mayor Pushes for City Residents To Leave Trailers - www.kaisernetwork.org

►May 9, 2008 - Phoney drugs a growing threat in developing countries: report - Bogus drugs on the market jumped 800 per cent from 2000 to 2006, study says - CBC

►May 9, 2008 - Amgen spent $2.5M lobbying on biotech in the first quarter - AP via Forbes

►May 9, 2008 - Mystery illness strikes Canadian train - Canadian officials have quarantined a train in northern Ontario after a passenger died and up to six others suddenly came down with a mystery illness with severe flu-like symptoms. - Telegraph, UK

* ►May 9, 2008 - Train quarantine the new normal of disease surveillance - Canadian Press via CTV - "The emergency response that kicked into gear when a woman died on a crosscountry train Friday may have turned out to a false alarm. But public health officials say it was the type of rapid reaction needed to detect and contain future SARS-like outbreaks."

* ►May 9, 2008 - Criticism of natural health products Bill C-51 mounts - CBC - "Critics feel the bill will outlaw up to 60 per cent of natural health products currently sold in Canada, making many natural health products that have been sold in Canada for decades unavailable for purchase and penalizing parents who give herbs or supplements to their children."

►May 9, 2008 - New Changes to Old Act Worries Health Industry - Epoch Times

* ►May 9, 2008 - Namibia: HIV/Aids a Cash Cow for NGOs - New Era (Windhoek) via AllAfrica.com

►May 9, 2008 - Growing up with HIV - The generation of babies born with the AIDS virus is reaching adulthood. how are their prospects? pretty good, except for having to live with a big secret. (requires registration) - Chicago Tribune

►May 9, 2008 - Relief For HIV-Infected Children - Modern Ghana

►May 9, 2008 - Blue tongue vaccine ready - Salisbury Journal, UK

►May 9, 2008 - Molecular neuroscience: Stress hormones Trk neurons into survival - The neuroprotective effects of glucocorticoids are mediated by the activation of the neurotrophin receptor TrkB in rats. - journal article (Nature Reviews Microbiology)

►May 9, 2008 - Opinion: Bay State is not ready for the flu - The Enterprise

►May 9, 2008 - As Vytorin Slumps, Abbott’s New Pill Gains - Pharmalot

►May 9, 2008 - Thai Official: Compulsory Licensing Is Working - Pharmalot

►May 9, 2008 - DOR BioPharma Announces Appointment of Christopher J. Schaber, PhD, to Board of Directors of the Alliance for BioSecurity - DOR BioPharma via MarketWire via CNN Money

►May 9, 2008 - Vitamin D Linked To Reduced Mortality Rate In Chronic Kidney Disease - The American Society of Nephrology via Medical News Today

* ►May 8, 2008 - Autistic Behavior Onset Appears to Coincide With Brain Overgrowth at 12 Months (requires registration) - American Psychiatric Association via Medscape Medical News

* ►May 8, 2008 - A painful prognosis for big drugmakers - Financial Times

* ►May 8, 2008 - Measles Madness - Will NY Encourage Illness? - New York Post - "Driven by those fears, ever more parents are finding a way to forgo shots for their children - even though shots are required in most of the nation. And some politicians are encouraging them. A proposed New York law, sponsored by Suffolk County Assemblyman Marc Alessi, would establish a "philosophical" exemption to mandatory childhood vaccinations."

* ►May 8, 2008 - Nurse fined for vaccination errors - Wisconsin Family Journal - "Injected tetanus and diphtheria vaccine, meant to be given in the muscle, into people's skin on four occasions instead of giving them a tuberculosis skin test. - Gave an incorrect combination shot to a patient, resulting in two doses of polio vaccine instead of one. - Left eight doses of polio vaccine at room temperature for two days; the error was discovered before the vaccine was given to anyone, and it was destroyed. - Gave a pneumonia shot, a hepatitis A shot and a combination shot for hepatitis A and B to patients who had medical orders against receiving those shots. - Gave the adult diphtheria and tetanus vaccine to a 2-year-old who should have receive a children's version."

* ►May 8, 2008 - Higher Suicide Risk for Smart MDs - TIME Magazine

►May 8, 2008 - At Merck, Some Layoffs Are Made By PowerPoint - Pharmalot

►May 8, 2008 - FDA OKs Abilify for secondary use against bipolar disorder - FDA clears Bristol-Myers's Abilify for use alongside other drugs against bipolar disorder - AP via CNN Money

►May 8, 2008 - Exhaled Malondialdehyde: Good Marker of Pollution Exposure in Pediatric Asthma (requires registration) - Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology via Reuters Health via Medscape

►May 8, 2008 - Decreased Respiratory Function in Infants Linked to Antenatal Steroid Therapy CME (requires registration) - American Psychiatric Association via Medscape Medical News

►May 8, 2008 - IDF Applauds Legislation to Improve Patient Access to Life-Saving IVIG Treatment - The Immune Deficiency Foundation via Business Wire

►May 8, 2008 - Canada’s Goodwill Program Riles Generic Makers - Pharmalot

►May 8, 2008 - Highlights of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology 2008 Annual Meeting CME/CE (requires registration) - Medscape

►May 8, 2008 - American Academy of Pediatrics Updates Review of Soy Protein-Based Formulas CME/CE (requires registration) - Medscape

►May 8, 2008 - Controversy brews over storing of cord blood - Reuters

►May 8, 2008 - 10000 children vaccinated at toll plazas - Pakistan Daily

►May 8, 2008 - Vaccine May Stop Blood Cancers From Returning - KOLD.com

* ►May 8, 2008 - Monsanto GMOs: Arpad Pusztai Looks at the Potential Link to Autism - Adventures in Autism - "There is now ample evidence to reinforce our original observation... that one of the unintended and unpredicted consequences of genetic engineering is the inducement of immune changes in the recipients, particularly in their mucosal (gut) immune system."

* ►May 8, 2008 - Life and death dilemma - Live at 5:30 CHCH News via Canada.com - "An 11 year old boy is in hospital being treated for acute lymphoblast leukemia, against the wishes of his parents. The boy was taken to McMaster Children's Hospital Thursday morning by his father with the understanding that he was to have some minor tests conducted. But according to his father, hospital security ushered him out of the building and his son was then put on a course of chemotherapy, a treatment which the boy's family and the boy both did not want."

* ►May 7, 2008 - Both Researchers and Journals are to Blame for Inconsistent Disclosure of Conflicts of Interest (requires registration) - PLoS One via heartwire via Medscape

* ►May 7, 2008 - The Case For (and Against) Big Pharma - Some of the major drug makers' shares look appealing -- but others you might not want to touch with four-foot forceps. - Kiplinger.com

►May 7, 2008 - Superbug Genome Sequenced - The genome of a newly emerging superbug, commonly known as Steno, reveals an organism with a remarkable capacity for drug resistance - University of Bristol via Biocompare

►May 7, 2008 - Statin era over? - ZDNet

* ►May 6, 2008 - Needle-Free System Effective for Local Analgesia in Children (requires registration) - Pediatrics via Reuters Health via Medscape Medical News

* ►May 6, 2008 - Prolonged, Exclusive Breast-Feeding Linked to Improved Cognitive Development CME/CE (requires registration) - Archives of General Psychiatry via Medscape Medical News

* ►May 6, 2008 - SSRIs May Be Effective for Premenstrual Symptoms CME/CE (requires registration) - Obstetrics & Gynecology via Medscape Medical News

►May 6, 2008 - Blocking a hunger-inducing hormone to help obesity might have unwanted effects. - news (Nature)

* ►May 5, 2008 - Routine Vaccination With Quadrivalent Meningococcal Conjugate Vaccine Not Recommended for Certain Children CME (requires registration) - MMWR via Medscape Medical News

►May 5, 2008 - Guideline for laboratory diagnosis of malaria. - British Committee for Standards in Haematology via www.guideline.gov

* ►May 2008 - Protective effect of inactivated hepatitis A vaccine against the outbreak of hepatitis A in an open rural community - journal article (World Journal of Gastroenterology)

* ►May 2008 - Vaccine-Elicited 10-Kilodalton Culture Filtrate Protein-Specific CD8+ T Cells Are Sufficient To Mediate Protection against Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection - journal article (Infection and Immunity)

►May 2008 - Composition of the Surface Proteome of Anaplasma marginale and Its Role in Protective Immunity Induced by Outer Membrane Immunization - journal article (Infection and Immunity)

►May 2008 - What CATIE Found: Results From the Schizophrenia Trial. - journal article (Psychiatry Services)

►May 2008 - Microscopic colitis: A common and an easily overlooked cause of chronic diarrhoea - journal article (European Journal of Internal Medicine)

►May 2008 - System Constraints on Optimal Care - AMA Virtual Mentor

* ►April 21, 2008 - Vaccination Guidelines - Help for you and your veterinarian in determining what vaccines your horses need, and when they should be given. - www.thehorse.com

►April 21, 2008 - U.S. says Indonesia stalling in talks on U.S. lab - Reuters  - "Indonesian officials have said they only want to ensure equal access to any vaccine that are made against bird flu but Leavitt said they were also seeking payments".

* ►April 21, 2008 - University Will Scrutinize Professor For Conflicts - Pharmalot - "The University of Cincinnati will increase scrutiny on psychiatry professor Melissa DelBello for failing to report all corporate research money she received from AstraZeneca during the last decade, The Cincinnati Enquirer reports. DelBello now has to review all her industry interactions with her department chairman, UC vp of research Sandra Degen tells the paper."

* ►April 21, 2008 - China: Bad Heparin Wasn’t Our Fault - Pharmalot

* ►April 21, 2008 - New Guidelines Downplay Role of Diet in Preventing Pediatric Allergies: An Expert Interview With Frank Greer, MD (requires registration) - Medscape

►April 20, 2008 - Clot drug 'could save thousands' - Wider use of a new blood-thinning drug to stop clots could save thousands of lives a year, says a charity. - BBC

►April 18, 2008 - Genes and Environmental Exposures in Veterans with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: The GENEVA Study - journal article (Neuroepidemiology)

►April 18, 2008 - The National Registry of Veterans with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis - journal article (Neuroepidemiology)

►April 18, 2008 - Seizure Medicines Safe for Breastfeeding - American Academy of Neurology’s 60th Annual Meeting via Ivanhoe

* ►April 17, 2008 - Dynavax and Merck & Co., Inc. Update Status of Clinical Hold of Investigational Vaccine HEPLISAV™ - Merck

►April 16, 2008 - Huperzine A for Alzheimer's disease - journal article (The Cochrane Library)

* ►April 2008 - M&M Cases & Commentaries - Antibiotics for URI/Sinusitis—A Simple Decision Gone Bad, The Forgotten Drip, The Wrongful Resuscitation - AHRQ

* ►April 2008 - Life-Threatening Clozapine-Induced Gastrointestinal Hypomotility: An Analysis of 102 Cases. - journal article (Journal of Clinical Psychiatry)

►March 31, 2008 - Benzodiazepines in epilepsy: pharmacology and pharmacokinetics - journal article (Acta Neurologica)

►March 4, 2008 - A global view of drug-therapy interactions (full text) - journal article (BMC Pharmacology)

* ►March 2008 - Epigenetics: what is it and why is it important to mental disease? - journal article (British Medical Bulletin) - "Growing points and areas timely for developing research: The significance of epigenetics for mental disease is becoming increasingly clear. It is important that the techniques developed to analyse the epigenome are now applied to the study of the molecular basis of mental disease to assess the contribution of gene–environment interactions to brain function."

* ►December 8, 2006 - Mercury is good for you! - US Mainstream Media Report - YouTube

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