►December 1, 2008 - Mitochondrial processes are impaired in hereditary inclusion body myopathy - journal article (Human Molecular Genetics)

* ►December 1, 2008 - Infantile-onset spinocerebellar ataxia and mitochondrial recessive ataxia syndrome are associated with neuronal complex I defect and mtDNA depletion - journal article (Human Molecular Genetics)

* ►November 17, 2008 - Drugmakers vow to disclose their payments to physicians - Three large pharmaceutical companies will report speaking fees, plus gifts, travel and CME allowances. - www.ama-assn.org

* ►November 17, 2008 - FDA launches drug safety information Web site - This resource, which was required by a 2007 law, is now only a click away. - www.ama-assn.org

* ►November 17, 2008 - Pay for referrals may be illegal as well as unethical - www.ama-assn.org

►November 17, 2008 - AMA survey results: Medicare rated as poor performer during debut of pay-for-reporting - Physicians will decide whether to participate in 2009 without knowing if they will receive a bonus for 2008. - www.ama-assn.org

►November 17, 2008 - Med copter deaths intensify calls to enforce safety rules - Federal officials unveiled emergency helicopter recommendations in 2006, but they are not mandatory. - www.ama-assn.org

►November 17, 2008 - Rhode Island seeks Medicaid overhaul, cap on spending - Physicians complain they were left in the dark as the governor hatched an unprecedented plan to slash the state's health costs. - www.ama-assn.org

►November 17, 2008 - Uninsured patients not driving ED overcrowding, study says - An emergency physician's review of decades of academic articles found unfounded assumptions on how often and why the uninsured visit emergency departments. - www.ama-assn.org

►November 17, 2008 - Doctors fight balance-billing ban on out-of-network costs - California physicians and hospitals are fighting the state insurance regulators' new rules in court. Two other cases also address balance billing. - www.ama-assn.org

►November 17, 2008 - Bottom line blues (MGMA annual meeting) - What are the major financial and management challenges facing your practice? - www.ama-assn.org

►November 17, 2008 - Pay for referrals may be illegal as well as unethical - www.ama-assn.org

►November 17, 2008 - A necessary pause on ID theft rules - A six-month extension gives the medical community time to get answers to concerns about government rules on preventing identity theft. - www.ama-assn.org

►November 17, 2008 - Ronald M. Davis, MD: My colleague and my friend - This message to all physicians, from AMA President Nancy H. Nielsen, MD, PhD, was written shortly after Dr. Davis, who was battling pancreatic cancer, announced his intention to continue only comfort care. Dr. Davis died Nov. 6 at his Michigan home. - www.ama-assn.org

►November 17, 2008 - Steps to a nimble mind: Physical and mental exercise help keep the brain fit - Neuroscience is uncovering techniques to prevent cognitive decline. - www.ama-assn.org

►November 17, 2008 - Letters to the Editor - Doctor-patient relationship goes both ways when judgment is at issue - www.ama-assn.org

►November 17, 2008 - News in brief: Health & Science - Food allergy incidence up for kids - Brief intervention makes a difference in substance abuse treatment - www.ama-assn.org

►November 17, 2008 - News in brief: Government & Medicine - San Francisco employer mandate challenged - www.ama-assn.org

►November 15, 2008 - Cutting Edge: Eosinophils Do Not Contribute to Respiratory Syncytial Virus Vaccine-Enhanced Disease - journal article (The Journal of Immunology)

►November 11, 2008 - Forum sheds light on new methods in autism care - Arab News

►November 11, 2008 - First scientific forum to boost autism centers - Saudi Gazette

►November 11, 2008 - A modern crusader - Although the focus has remained squarely on American presidents of late, our very own Mary Robinson is a key figure in the international crusade for human rights, writes Áine Ní Choisdealbha. - Trinity News, Ireland

►November 11, 2008 - FDA Asks if Pain Pill Is Tamper-Proof - Wall Street Journal

►November 11, 2008 - Windows of Hope - editorial - Times of India - "There has also been criticism - for instance, in the 'Indian Journal of Medical Research' that the exclusively used live oral polio vaccine is not fully suited for local conditions and the programme should either switch to the inactivated injectable variety or use both."

* ►November 11, 2008 - Vaccination ‘did not cause baby’s death’ - Fijilive - "Fiji Police say vaccination did not cause the death of a four-day-old baby in Labasa last week. Police spokesman Atunaisa Sokomuri said the autopsy showed that the infant died of a respiratory arrest. He said the pathologist’s report shows that the baby choked on milk while being breastfed by his mother. The parents of the newborn lodged a complaint with Labasa police, claiming that their child stopped breathing after he was vaccinated by a nurse."

* ►November 11, 2008 - Whooping cough cases on the rise in Clark County - Springfield News Sun - "When Angela Chatfield's seven year-old daughter, Evie started coughing a few weeks ago, the mother of the second grader never thought it might be whooping cough....'She (Evie) has been fully immunized, but she was still infected,' said Angela. There have been parents who express concern about non-immunized children being the cause of the disease, but Weiss said vaccination rates have remained steady in Ohio for many years. 'We cannot be sure if the larger number of cases is due to increased awareness and therefore better reporting or the vaccinations of older children starting to wane, making them more susceptible,' he said."

►November 11, 2008 - Japan turns over anti-flu drugs, equipment to DOH - GMANews.tv

* ►November 10, 2008 - Bob Wright on Autism and Vaccines By David Kirby - Age of Autism

* ►November 10, 2008 - Vaccines on “The Doctors” (includes video) - Inside Autism Blog via Orange County Register

* ►November 10, 2008 - Age of Autism: We Are One! By Dan Olmsted - Age of Autism

* ►November 10, 2008 - Why so many children with autism - Daily Breeze

* ►November 10, 2008 - The plural of anecdote…? - Inside Autism Blog via Orange County Register - "While I was at the Defeat Autism Now conference two weeks ago, I mentioned a comment by Jon Pangborn, a co-founder of the DAN network of researchers and doctors. He was talking about DAN’s parent survey, which tracks the anecdotal results of thousands of parents who have tried dozens of potential autism treatments, most of them not recommended by pediatricians: 'You’ll see that Vitamin B6 and Magnesium has over 6,000 responses,' he said. 'It’s anecdotal, yeah, but when you get 6,000 of them, hey, that becomes pretty authoritative.'"

►November 10, 2008 - New memoir reveals realities of living with autistic child - Contra Costa Times

►November 10, 2008 - Long Fight Over Autism Care Could End - Newsradio 620

►November 10, 2008 - Autism advocates to discuss needs of growing community - Staten Island Advance via SILive.com - "'It's just an epidemic that keeps growing,' said Ilene Rosen, a spokeswoman at Eden II School For Autistic Children in Elm Park. 'What are we going to do when all of these young children and young adolescents become adults? The services are so few.' On Thursday, the school will hold a legislative breakfast to talk to local elected leaders about the importance of securing funds for people with autism."

* ►November 10, 2008 - In a Novel Theory of Mental Disorders, Parents’ Genes Are in Competition (requires registration) - The New York Times - "Two scientists, drawing on their own powers of observation and a creative reading of recent genetic findings, have published a sweeping theory of brain development that would change the way mental disorders like autism and schizophrenia are understood."

* ►November 10, 2008 - My letter explaining the October PREPA Declaration, new anthrax vaccine purchases, the CDC vote on civilian vaccinations and their impact - Anthrax Vaccine -- posts by Meryl Nass, M.D.

* ►November 10, 2008 -  IAC Express Issue number 762 - Immunization Action  Coalition - "Save the date: CDC's December 12 net conference to focus on influenza vaccination of healthcare personnel - The next 'Current Issues in Immunization' net conference will be held on December 12 from 2PM to 3PM ET. This coincides with the 2008 observation of National Influenza Vaccination Week, which is scheduled for December 8-14."

* ►November 10, 2008 - The COSHAR Foundation Urges Parents to Ensure Children Are Up-to-Date on Vaccinations - National immunization program reaches more than 11,000 churches since its launch in April - press release - The COSHAR Foundation via PRNewswire via The Earth Times - "The COSHAR Foundation is a 501(c )3 organization dedicated to 'Impacting the Health of the World, One Community at a Time.'  The COSHAR Foundation's National Health Ministry (NHMN) includes more than 11,000 churches and 200 community organizations throughout the country and addresses various community health concerns.  Protecting our Future:  The COSHAR Foundation Immunization Project is sponsored by a grant to the Foundation from Wyeth Vaccines."

* ►November 10, 2008 - Massive malaria vaccine trial to begin in Africa - The Associated Press via Google - "Researchers trying to create the world's first malaria vaccine are launching a massive medical trial as early as next month involving 16,000 children that could be the largest such trial ever conducted on children in Africa. British-drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline PLC is teaming with the PATH Malaria Vaccine Initiative, which is an anti-malaria charity funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and clinics and research centers in Africa to develop a malaria vaccine."

►November 10, 2008 - 10 tips to make shots less scary for kids - Ideas for reducing your child's stress and anxiety that may come with getting a flu shot or other vaccination. - Daily Press via Seattle Times

►November 10, 2008 - Jabs drive for killer diseases planned - Daily Nation, Kenya

* ►November 10, 2008 - Sanofi Pasteur First International Vaccine Company to Enter Japan With Pediatric Vaccine ActHIB (Haemophilus Influenzae Type b Vaccine) Available in Japan on December 19, 2008 - PharmaLive

* ►November 10, 2008 - Health professionals debate HPV vaccine - Medical and public health professionals are dealing with a controversial issue for many parents in California. Should they get their daughters vaccinated for the HPV virus to protect them from cervical cancer? (includes video) - KGO ABC 7

* ►November 10, 2008 - Is HPV vaccine worth a shot? - opinion - Edmonton Sun - "... I am concerned with how these messages blur the line between public education about health risks and the mass marketing of pharmaceutical products. I am concerned with the moral demands these messages place on citizens (or are they consumers?) who are now confronted with making decisions about the vaccine. The pervasiveness of these messages -- and the language and images they use -- set up a moral landscape in which saying 'no' to the vaccine is interpreted, at best, as a sign of ignorance, and, at worst, as a sign of negligence to care for one's own health and the health of others."
 
►November 10, 2008 - Virus alert: this one could cause cancer - This is a virus as deadly as the HIV and as common as the cold. A German virologist who has shown that the human papilloma virus (HPV) triggers cervical cancer shares the 2008 Nobel prize (for physiology or medicine) - Livemint.com

►November 10, 2008 - Spreading awareness about HPV - Boston College The Heights

►November 10, 2008 - Should men get the HPV vaccine? - Macleans.ca Blog

►November 10, 2008 - Vaccine savings ‘will lead to long-term costs’ - Irish Medical News

►November 10, 2008 - Metro-North riders will be able to get flu shots - AP via Connecticut Post via Hartford Courant - "Health officials are working with Metro-North to allow rail commuters to get their flu shots at train stations. The 'Vaccination at the Station' program this week is aimed at cutting down on the spread of the flu bug on crowded commuter trains."

* ►November 10, 2008 - Novartis Vaccines and PTA Battle Flu: Public Health Vaccination Initiative Urges Families "Let's Fight Flu Together!" - Marketwire via International Business Times - "Novartis Vaccines announced today a national public health initiative for influenza vaccination for school-aged children, their families and teachers. In an effort to support the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) broader influenza vaccination recommendations, NovartisVaccines has partnered with PTA (Parent Teacher Association) and FluBusters, an on-site vaccinations provider, for a nationwide influenza vaccination campaign called "Let's Fight Flu Together!"

* ►November 10, 2008 - Flu shots for kids: Do they help? - The Mommy Files via San Francisco Chronicle

►November 10, 2008 - Vitamin D, Vaccines, and the Flu Shot - Christian Broadcasting Network

►November 10, 2008 - When You Need a Flu Shot at 3 A.M. (requires registration) - The New York Times

►November 10, 2008 - Vaccine recommended to avoid influenza this winter - Boone News Republican

►November 10, 2008 - School District Reports Fewer Cases of Flu - press release - Kaivac, Inc. via Business Wire - "Some school districts have actually been able to reduce the number of children contracting flu through more thorough, hygienic cleaning systems."

* ►November 10, 2008 - Virus outbreak spreads; Hope College still closed - The Grand Rapids Press via MLive.com

►November 10, 2008 - Severe norovirus-like outbreak hits Holland America cruise ship - Cruise Log via USA Today

►November 10, 2008 - Rotavirus hits local schools (requires subscription for full article) - Texarkana Gazette

►November 10, 2008 - Second phase anti-measles campaign to start in Nepal - Xinhua via The Hindu

►November 10, 2008 - Jabs urge after measles outbreak - Twelve cases of measles have been reported throughout South Warwickshire, health officials have said. - BBC

* ►November 10, 2008 - Measles Initiative supports disease prevention for children in China’s earthquake zone - Providing life-saving immunization in aftermath of earthquake - UNICEF - "The Measles Initiative is supporting the government of the People's Republic of China in providing measles vaccines to more than 7.3 million children, implementing additional measles control activities and strengthening the delivery of routine immunization in the provinces of Chongqing, Gansu, Sha’anxi and Sichuan – areas severely impacted by the 8.0 magnitude earthquake that struck six months ago."

►November 10, 2008 - More than 1,000 Chinese die of infectious diseases in October - Xinhua via China Internet Information Center

►November 10, 2008 - Gibraltar Suffers Fast-Spreading Measles Outbreak (requires registration) - The New York Times

►November 10, 2008 - Rwanda: Rotary's Battle Against Polio - The New Times (Kigali) via AllAfrica.com

►November 10, 2008 - Targeted 13 lakh, 8.8 lakh covered - Almost 4.2 lakh  children in the city eligible for the oral polio vaccine did not receive it on Sunday - Daily News & Analysis

►November 10, 2008 - Polio Finally Kicked out of Liberia: Thanks to Juli Endee and Others - Liberian Daily Observer

►November 10, 2008 - FDA Delays Take Toll on Neuroscience Drug Development - Wall Street Journal Health Blog

►November 10, 2008 - Roche/InterMune/Pharmasset Announce Combined Antiviral Study - NetworkMedica

►November 10, 2008 - Profectus BioSciences Executes an Assignment and License Agreement with Wyeth for Vaccines against HIV, HCV, HPV and HSV - Leading R&D Company Will Continue Research for Both Therapeutic and Preventative Vaccines of Chronic Viral Diseases - Profectus BioSciences, Inc. via Business Wire via MarketWatch

►November 10, 2008 - Hemispherx Biopharma, Inc. Releases Financial Results for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2008 - Hemispherx Biopharma, Inc. via GlobeNewswire via Comtex via Trading Markets

►November 10, 2008 - Neugenesis Corporation Signs R & D MOU with Universidad de los Andes - Neugenesis Corporation via Business Wire via MarketWatch - "Neugenesis will provide their proprietary fungal protein expression platforms for rapid, low-cost, high level protein manufacturing to the project....Possible R&D projects include the manufacturing of seasonal influenza vaccine utilizing the Neugenesis proprietary production system, a faster and less expensive method to produce vaccines."

►November 10, 2008 - GeoVax Labs, Inc. Announces Third Quarter 2008 Financial Results and Provides Operational Update - press release - GeoVax Labs, Inc. via PRNewswire-FirstCall via The Earth Times

►November 10, 2008 - XOMA Reports Third Quarter 2008 Financial Results - XOMA Ltd. via GlobeNewswire via Comtex via MarketWatch

►November 10, 2008 - Novavax, Inc. Q3 2008 Earnings Call Transcript - Seeking Alpha

►November 10, 2008 - Sentry Logistic Solutions Offers Outsourced Vaccine Storage & Distribution Service - Vaccine Program Targets Governments, Hospitals and Public Health Care Agencies - press release - Sentry Logistic Solutions via PRNewswire via Comtex via MarketWatch

* ►November 10, 2008 - Medicago Shareholders Approve $15,975,000 Investment by Philip Morris International - press release - Medicago Inc. via Market Wire via Comtex via MarketWatch - "'We are delighted to continue working closely with Medicago. We believe that the tobacco plant represents a natural vehicle to meet the needs for rapid and cost-effective production of vaccines,' said Frances Bruttin, VP Applied Science of PMI. 'Medicago's tobacco-based technology platform makes it an ideal fit for PMI in exploring adjacent opportunities where synergies exist with our current field of knowledge and our R&D activities.'"

►November 10, 2008 - Allergy Shots Work Better Injected Directly Into Lymph Nodes - Bloomberg

►November 10, 2008 - Food Allergy on the Rise, New Treatments on the Horizon - American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI) via Newswise

►November 10, 2008 - Landmark Allergy Study Uncovers Significant Healthcare Savings Associated with Immunotherapy in Children - Research is the First U.S. Study to Document Specific Cost Benefits of Immunotherapy - press release - Greer via Business Wire via MarketWatch

►November 10, 2008 - Immune cells worn out from HIV fight given new life to assault disease: study - Canadian Press via Google

►November 10, 2008 - Across The Nation | New York Times Examines HIV at Missouri High School - www.kaisernetwork.org

►November 10, 2008 - Speaking Out for a Group Once Unheard-of: Aging With AIDS (requires registration) - The New York Times

* ►November 10, 2008 - Gene-altered animals and food safety (requires registration) - Boston Globe - "Largely unnoticed due to the mayhem of the markets and the presidential race, the FDA recently proposed rules that would allow, for the first time, the marketing of foods from genetically engineered farm animals as well. Unlike clones - which are weirdly procreated from a single parent but are otherwise conventional creatures - engineered animals have had their DNA codes rewritten to endow them with traits never before seen in those species."

* ►November 10, 2008 - Synthetic vaccine nabs iGEM prize (requires registration) - The Scientist

►November 10, 2008 - Xoma, Novartis restructure vaccine agreement - FierceBiotech

►November 10, 2008 - The Chantix Suicide Watch Spreads To The UK - Pharmalot

►November 10, 2008 - Pharma Foes: It’s Waxman vs. Dingell In DC - Pharmalot

►November 10, 2008 - Novartis And The FDA Priority Review Voucher - Pharmalot

* ►November 10, 2008 - Johnson & Johnson-Merck Consumer Pharmaceuticals Company Announces Urgent Voluntary Nationwide Recall of Infants' MYLICON(R) GAS RELIEF DYE FREE Drops (Simethicone-Antigas) Non-Staining Due to Possible Metal Fragments - PRNewswire via COMTEX via MarketWatch

►November 10, 2008 - New UGA research on gene sheds light on T-cell production - New study shows that important gene controls the ability of the thymus to produce disease-fighting T-cells after an organism’s birth - Blood via innovations report

►November 10, 2008 - Iowa schools stretch to meet nursing law - The Des Moines Register

►November 10, 2008 - Grand Prairie family desperately seeking autistic boy's dog - Star-Telegram

►November 10, 2008 - Action Alert: Public Comments Needed On Controversial Antibacterial Triclosan - Beyond Pesticides

►November 10, 2008 - Asthma Drug can have serious impact on bones - The American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology via BigNews Network

►November 10, 2008 - Rwanda: Fight Against Infectious Diseases Top of Health Ministry Agenda - Sezibera - The New Times (Kigali) via www.allafrica.com

►November 10, 2008 - Cleveland Clinic Pilots Microsoft HealthVault - Cleveland Clinic and Microsoft Collaborate in First Multi-Disease, Multi-Device Pilot in Clinical Setting - Cleveland Clinic via PRNewswire via COMTEX via MarketWatch

►November 10, 2008 - What Is Wrong With This Picture? - Pharmalot

►November 10, 2008 - Japan Honors North Americans with 24th Annual Kyoto Prizes for Lifetime Achievement U.S. Computer Scientist, Canadian Molecular Biologist and Canadian Philosopher Recognized for Outstanding Contributions to Society - Business Wire via Quote.com

►November 10, 2008 - Is yeast your problem? - Yeast is a type of fungus. A very common form of yeast is a germ called candida albicans. It is often found in the digestive tract and in the vagina of healthy individuals without causing any apparent problem. - Jamaica Gleaner News

►November 10, 2008 - Cholesterol Pills in the Water? Crestor Market Widens (Update2) - Bloomberg

* ►November 9, 2008 - Meningitis vaccine is revisited - It may cost the state, but some say it's worth trouble - Houston Chronicle

* ►November 9, 2008 - New Compound Might Be Improvement Over Allergy Shots - The American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology via HealthDayNews via The Washington Post - "And because they are based on actual allergens, the shots carry the risk of side effects. "This is why only well-trained allergists can apply it, and it may not be used in patients with severe allergy and asthma," Blaziene explained. "Furthermore, patients have to live not so far from an allergy clinic, and they can only treat one allergy at the time." The new compound, on the other hand, is made up of synthetic DNA."

* ►November 9, 2008 - It's a bloody overreaction - CSL's share price deserves to be in healthier shape, writes David Potts. - The Sydney Morning Herald - "Even CSL's share price, after allowing for the recent one-for-three split, has been marked down hard, apparently due to a slowdown in demand for the world's only cervical cancer vaccine, Gardasil."

►November 9, 2008 - A drug company on trial - Warning labels not enough - Star Tribune

* ►November 9, 2008 - Biotech firms fear pricing pressure from Obama - San Francisco Chronicle - "Because drug prices include very high gross margins, he said, growth is driven more by the number of units sold than by price. An expansion of health coverage will boost sales. "That's good for units, and good for us," said Thomas, a co-founder of Thomas, McNerney & Partners. Greenwood isn't so sure. Cuts in drug prices might come quickly because they would be relatively easy to implement, he said. But any upside in increased sales might be substantially delayed during complex negotiations over health care reform, Greenwood said."

►November 9, 2008 - Using High-Tech To Reduce Hospital-Acquired Infections - HealthNewsDigest.com

►November 9, 2008 - Research Reignites Debate Over Vitamin D Guidelines - Patient Says Vitamin D Was Cure For Chronic Pain - WEWS Cleveland

►November 9, 2008 - Mental health linked to stillbirth and newborn deaths - University of Manchester via EurekAlert!

►November 9, 2008 - Well-baby exams keep Alaska's children healthy, thriving - Compass: Other points of view (requires registration) - Anchorage Daily News

►November 9, 2008 - The Money Squeeze: Economic crisis devastating for family with autistic son - From middle class to cash-strapped within months - Seattle Post-Intelligencer

►November 9, 2008 - Obama Expected to Render FDA Imports Monitoring Stricter - eFluxMedia

►November 9, 2008 - Gardasil: Working to Prove Its Effectiveness - HealthNews

►November 9, 2008 - Dietary pills laced with drugs (requires registration) - Atlanta Journal-Constitution

►November 9, 2008 - Veterans clinic dealing with shortage of shingles vaccine - Martinsburg, Allegany health facilities run out of Zostavax - Cumberland Times-News

►November 8, 2008 - Clinic cardiologist on FDA short list for commissioner - The Plain Dealer via Cleveland.com

* ►November 8, 2008 - Baby boy in fight against meningitis - 10-week-old Finlay struck down by brain bug - Aberdeen Evening Express, UK

►November 8, 2008 - How to spot the meningitis danger signs early - Daily Mail, UK

►November 8, 2008 - I caught hepatitis C at birth - but now I'm cured - Daily Mail, UK

►November 8, 2008 - Fighting pneumonia through vaccination - Inquirer.net

►November 8, 2008 - 17,000 people with autism here ‘are getting raw deal’ - Belfast Telegraph

►November 8, 2008 - Walk Now for Autism raises $200,000 for Estero event - More than 3,000 attend Estero event - News-Press

* ►November 8, 2008 - Learn about the Global Vaccines Market 2008-2023 - press release - Reportlinker.com via Business Wire via PR-Inside.com - "During this period, vaccines will be one of the fastest growing segments of the pharmaceutical market. Vaccine revenues will increase in size by several hundred percent between 2007 and 2023."

►November 8, 2008 - MMR jab push to avoid an epidemic - Sunderland Echo

►November 8, 2008 - Patient tests negative for haemorrhagic fever - SABC News, South Africa

* ►November 8, 2008 - S.F. court revives suit vs. Wyeth over generic - San Francisco Chronicle - "A state appeals court reinstated a San Francisco woman's lawsuit Friday against a drug manufacturer she accused of failing to warn of the risk of a muscular disorder she contracted after using the company's anti-heartburn medication."

►November 8, 2008 - Genetic testing under the microscope (requires registration) - Angela Trepanier, president of the National Society of Genetic Counselors, says the future of the industry contains risks and rewards. - Los Angeles Times

* ►November 7, 2008 - Nursery schools struggle with troubled and violent children - The London Times

►November 7, 2008 - IL-10:IL-5 Responses at Birth Predict Risk for Respiratory Infections in Atopic Family History Positive Children - journal article (American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine)

►November 7, 2008 - EU Environment Committee Approves Ban of Highly Toxic Pesticides - Parlamento Europeo, EU Observer, The Telegraph, BBC via Beyond Pesticides

►November 7, 2008 - Forum for Students Focuses on Clinical Research Advances, Opportunities - NIH

►November 7, 2008 - Nestlé USA Voluntarily Recalls Two Production Codes of Nestlé Nesquik Strawberry Powder - FDA - "Nestlé USA is voluntarily recalling two (2) production codes of Nestlé Nesquik Strawberry Powder 21.8 ounce that may contain small fragments of aluminum. The recall only includes two (2) production codes of 21.8-ounce containers of Nestlé Nesquik Strawberry Powder. Printed on the bottom of each plastic container is a production code of "82255880" or "82265880" with a best by date of "August 2010."

* ►November 7, 2008 - Baby buried after 21-year dispute - A baby who died in 1987 has finally been buried by a council, against the wishes of his father who had disputed his cause of death. - BBC - "Christopher Blum died aged four months at North Middlesex Hospital. The reason was given as sudden infant death syndrome but father Steve Blum believed he died from blood poisoning from a contaminated vaccine. Enfield Council held a funeral for the baby on Friday, saying 'all of the issues have been considered'."

* ►November 7, 2008 - Disposable lab equipment may leach out chemicals - CTV - "A group of scientists are warning that disposable plastic equipment used in laboratories around the world can discharge compounds that could skew or ruin the results of medical experiments."

* ►November 6, 2008 - PCBs affect learning by stunting brain nerve development. - Environmental Health News

* ►November 6, 2008 - More Minamata cases uncovered - Experts urge recognition of mercury-poisoning patients who don't develop symptoms till their 50s - The Japan Times

►November 6, 2008 - Redox-Reactive Autoantibodies: Biochemistry, Characterization, and Specificities - journal article (Clinical Reviews in Allergy and Immunology)

►November 6, 2008 - Gene-decoding milestone brings hope - The New York Times via The Denver Post

►November 5, 2008 - Current management of upper respiratory tract and head and neck infections - journal article (European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology)

►November 4, 2008 - 'Current Issues in Immunization' net conference - CDC - "Special Topics: National Influenza Vaccination Week -  December 12, 2008, 2 pm - 3 pm Eastern"

►November 2008 - Effects of annual influenza vaccination on winter mortality in elderly people with chronic heart disease - journal article (European Heart Journal)

* ►November 2008 - Phase I Study of a Herpes Simplex Virus Type 2 (HSV-2) DNA Vaccine Administered to Healthy, HSV-2-Seronegative Adults by a Needle-Free Injection System - journal article (Clinical and Vaccine Immunology)

►November 2008 - Role of the N-Terminal Amino Acid of Bacillus anthracis Lethal Factor in Lethal Toxin Cytotoxicity and Its Effect on the Lethal Toxin Neutralization Assay - journal article (Clinical

►November 2008 - Serotonin Syndrome Risks When Combining SSRI/SNRI Drugs and Triptans: Is the FDA's Alert Warranted? - journal article (The Annals of Pharmacotherapy)

►November 2008 - Metropolitan economic decline and infant mortality due to unintentional injury - journal article (Accident Analysis & Prevention)

►November 2008 - Planning care for children and youth with serious medical conditions (free full text) - journal article (Paediatrics & Child Health)

►November 2008 - Neonatal neurological morbidity associated with uterine rupture - journal article (Journal of Perinatal Medicine)

►November 2008 - Influence of Glutathione S-Transferase Polymorphisms on Cognitive Functioning Effects Induced by p,p´-DDT among Preschoolers (full text) - journal article (Environmental Health Perspectives)

►November 2008 - Diagnosis and treatment in the early illness phase of bipolar disorders - journal article (European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience)

►November 2008 - Cognitive and mood effects in healthy children during 12 weeks' supplementation with multi-vitamin/minerals - journal article (British Journal of Nutrition)

►October 31, 2008 - Another chemical found to be harmful to boys. - Environmental Health News

►October 31, 2008 - Structure-activity relationship of immunostimulatory effects of phthalates (pdf) - journal article (BMC Immunology)

►October 29, 2008 - Feeding mice with diets containing mercury-contaminated fish flesh from French Guiana: a model for the mercurial intoxication of the Wayana Amerindians (pdf) - journal article (Environmental Health)

* ►October 1, 2008 - Electroacupuncture for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: Pilot Study of 2 Cases - journal article (The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine)

* ►October 2008 - Intranasal insulin to improve the developmental delay in children with 22q13 deletion syndrome: an exploratory clinical trial - journal article (Journal of Medical Genetics)

* ►October 2008 - Perinatal characteristics, early life infections, and later risk of rheumatoid arthritis and juvenile idiopathic arthritis - journal article (Annals of Rheumatic Diseases)

►2008 - Parent Perception of Their Child’s Asthma Control and Concurrent Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use - journal article (Pediatric Asthma, Allergy & Immunology)

►December 2008 - Multidrug-resistant and extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis: a review. - journal article (Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases)

►December 2008 - New strategies for control of respiratory syncytial virus infection. - journal article (Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases)

* ►November 10, 2008 - New hope for AIDS vaccines - New research shows that a vaccine based on priming immune system cells can work - Taiwan News

►November 10, 2008 - Pulse Polio: 69% attendance - Times of India

►November 10, 2008 - Delta intensifies border surveillance to prevent wild polio - Vanguard

►November 10, 2008 - Akwa Ibom govt immunizes 2.57m children - Vanguard

►November 10, 2008 - HPV: an unwanted gift at Christmas - The Times, UK

►November 10, 2008 - New case of bird flu found in northern Thailand - AP via International Herald Tribune

►November 10, 2008 - 1918 Spanish flu records could hold the key to solving future pandemics - University of Melbourne via Scientific Frontline

►November 10, 2008 - Health ministry keeping a tab on virus - Malaysia Star - "Some 516 people had come down with the Chikungunya virus beginning this year till Oct 18."

►November 10, 2008 - Purvanchal in the grip of a killer virus? - Times of India

►November 10, 2008 - Three Days From Death - Daily Liberal, Australia - "When Josie O’Neill contracted meningococcal doctors told her family she would not survive. What followed was a harrowing life-or-death battle, a battle documented by Mrs O’Neill’s daughter in her diary."

* ►November 10, 2008 - Flu vaccine cuts risk of blood clots on long flights - The Independent, UK

* ►November 9, 2008 - AHA: Flu Shot Reduces Venous Clot Risk - American Heart Association meeting via MedPage Today

* ►November 9, 2009 - A shot of fear - Flu vaccinations are a tiny pain for many of us. Others believe there's a lot more trouble than meets the arm. - Sacramento Bee - "Yet there still is a faction that, for differing reasons, says flu shots are ineffective, unnecessary and, in some cases, more dangerous than the flu itself. These range from medical professionals associated with the organization "Vaccine Liberation" who call all inoculations "toxic," to mothers of young children concerned with the long- rumored (but so far not medically proven) links between vaccines and autism, to people convinced that flu shots cause them to get the flu. "I worry that they will do more harm than good," says Sally Albee, a Citrus Heights resident who eschews the shots. "I know 'they' say you won't get sick, but I've come across an awful lot of people over the years who fell ill very soon after getting their flu shots."

* ►November 9, 2008 - FDA ignored evidence of a threat to nation's babies and young children - Times-Standard - "Who can the American consumer trust for protection from being poisoned? If you picked the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), be prepared for disappointment, because the agency is under fire for ignoring scientific evidence and using flawed methods when it determined that bisphenol A (BPA), a chemical used in baby bottles and can linings, wasn't harmful, according to a scientific advisory report released Oct. 29."

* ►November 9, 2008 - As vaccinations increase, some parents ask: Are immunizations a shot in the dark? - Muncie Star Press 

* ►November 9, 2008 - Childhood vaccinations prevent millions of deaths - opinion - Muncie Star Press

►November 9, 2008 - Schools follow state law for vaccinations - Muncie Star Press

►November 9, 2008 - Indiana’s immunization rate on the rise - AP via Indianapolis Star

* ►November 9, 2008 - Pending New Jersey Vaccine Legislation Reviewed - Dr. Paul King via The One Click Group

* ►November 9, 2008 - Mercury, Mice, Autism, ME And Dementia - Environmental Health via The One Click Group

* ►November 9, 2008 - GMC MMR Complaint Doctors Named And Shamed - The One Click Group

* ►November 9, 2008 - The Health Freedom Movement On American Politics - Obama, Dingell, Waxman, Kennedy, and Durbin Have Control of Decisions That Will Impact Your Health Freedom of Choice - press release - National Health Federation via The One Click Group

* ►November 9, 2008 - Special Needs Sunday: Vaccinations for Kids: The Shot - Or Not? - PsychMamma

* ►November 9, 2008 - Hope. By Barbie Hines - Age of Autism

►November 9, 2008 - Child Warrior: Gavin - Age of Autism

►November 9, 2008 - Change.org is Hiring an Autism Blogger! - Age of Autism

►November 9, 2008 - RiME On Mar, The Charities And The APPG Inquiry - Campaigning for Research into Myalgic Encephalomyelitis - The One Click Group

* ►November 9, 2008 - GAVI Alliance Launches New Executive Board: 09/11/2008 - MaximsNews Network

►November 9, 2008 - GAVI Alliance: GAVI Welcomes Report On Leading Childhood Killer: 09/11/2008 - MaximsNews Network - "The GAVI Alliance welcomes a new report launched yesterday in the United Kingdom by the All Party Group on Pneumococcal Disease Prevention (APPG), which highlights the devastating global health burden caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae, a group of bacteria that kills up to one million children every year."

* ►November 9, 2008 - Anger at North Measles outbreak claim - Sunday Sun, UK - "Direct Health 2000 has written to parents, warning of a supposed outbreak of measles in Newcastle and four other UK cities, saying it is 'imperative' parents on their books bring children in for measles booster jabs."

►November 9, 2008 - Taking the long view on cancer vaccine would save a fortune - Poor economics is the hallmark of this latest ill-thought health policy, writes John Crown - Irish Independent

►November 9, 2008 - Flu Season is Here, Get Vaccinated - Bay Net

►November 9, 2008 - Time for flu shot is now - The Province via Canada.com

►November 9, 2008 - Drive-through gives flu shots - At Dorney: 6,200 are vaccinated. Program will resume today. - Allentown Morning Call

►November 9, 2008 - Biologists testing for bird flu - Florida Today

►November 9, 2008 - Pimped up T-cells seek out and destroy HIV - New Scientist

►November 9, 2008 - Pre-emptive ARVs can prevent HIV infection - New Vision

* ►November 9, 2008 - Welsh scientists develop bionic HIV assassins - WalesOnline

* ►November 9, 2008 - Engineered Killer T Cell Recognizes HIV-1's Lethal Molecular Disguises - Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and colleagues in the United Kingdom have engineered T cells able to recognize HIV-1 strains that have evaded the immune system. The findings of the study, published online in the journal Nature Medicine, have important implications for developing new treatments for HIV, especially for patients with chronic infection who fail to respond to antiretroviral regimens. - University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, via EurekAlert!, a service of AAAS via ScienceDaily

* ►November 9, 2008 - T Cell-based HIV Vaccine Candidate Demonstrates Positive Results - The question of whether or not to continue to pursue the development of T-cell-based HIV-1 vaccines has been a source of controversy following last year's widely publicized failure of the field's most promising candidate, a vaccine developed by Merck known as V520. - Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, via EurekAlert!, a service of AAAS via ScienceDaily

* ►November 9, 2008 - Crucell Vaccine Stops AIDS in Monkeys, Harvard Scientist Says - Bloomberg

►November 9, 2008 - Lab Dedicated To Developing AIDS Vaccine Set To Open In Brooklyn - NY1

►November 9, 2008 - All public hospitals to implement opt—out HIV screening on inpatients by year’s end - Channel News Asia via Yahoo!

►November 9, 2008 - Whooping cough spreading through area - Brookings Register

►November 9, 2008 - CM to inaugurate anti-polio drive in Punjab - District health department plans comprehensive campaign - The News International, Pakistan

* ►November 9, 2008 - Almost Five Million Children Reached In Latest Iraq Polio Drive - UNICEF via Medical News Today

►November 9, 2008 - Paediatrics conference wants joint efforts against epidemics - The Post, Pakistan

►November 9, 2008 - Expanding the Orbit of Primary Prevention — Moving beyond JUPITER (free full text) - journal article (NEJM)

►November 9, 2008 - Cancer Experts Debate Vitamin D, Sunlight And Risk - American Institute for Cancer Research via Medical News Today

►November 9, 2008 - Is Chronic Inflammation the Key to Unlocking the Mysteries of Cancer? - Understanding chronic inflammation, which contributes to heart disease, Alzheimer's and a variety of other ailments, may be a key to unlocking the mysteries of cancer - Scientific American

►November 9, 2008 - Living longer not the only goal - Times Colonist

►November 9, 2008 - High-dose Zocor cholesterol drug has mixed results - Reuters

►November 8-9, 2008 - 1918: The year of death - More than 80 die in Gallup during flu epidemic - Gallup Independent

►November 8, 2008 - Achoo! Who knew? Pesky raccoons can catch and spread the flu - Prince George Citizen

►November 8, 2008 - Haemorrhagic fever ruled out - News 24 South Africa

►November 8, 2008 - Scientists hope 'good bugs' battle diseases - The Sun News via Myrtle Beach Online

►November 8, 2008 - Study Shows Potential Benefits of Xolair(R) in Treating Children Suffering from Moderate or Severe Persistent Allergic Asthma Inadequately Controlled With Inhaled Corticosteroids - PRNewswire via COMTEX via MarketWatch

►November 8, 2008 - Alnylam and Collaborators Publish New Pre-clinical Research on Therapeutic Silencing of Key Gene Implicated in Parkinson's Disease - PR-inside

►November 8, 2008 - Rosemount man's autism site offers insights to other caregivers - Parents, experts and kids themselves share what works at Web 'Hangout' - Pioneer Press via TwinCities.com

►November 8, 2008 - Another phase of ‘Pulse Polio Program’ launched - PTI via Sakaal Times

►November 7, 2008 - Can a Pill Keep Kids from Developing Diabetes? - NBC Washington

►November 7, 2008 - Get malaria shots before your trip - The Intelligencer, Canada

* ►November 7, 2008 - ST-246 may end the threat of small pox - OSU Professor of Microbiology expects vaccine to be approved by FDA in next 18 to 24 months - The Daily Baronmeter - "Hruby recently travelled to Washington D.C. to explain to lobbyists the importance of ST-246, the only smallpox vaccination to not have adverse reactions."

►November 7, 2008 - Forgotten, but not gone: Leprosy still present in the US - Findings and treatment options to be presented in December at the 57th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene - American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene - American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

►November 7, 2008 - NIH Course on Clinical Research to Be Presented in China - NIH

►November 7, 2008 - Egypt Meeting Increases Total Avian Flu Assistance -  Despite fewer poultry and human outbreaks, world must prepare for pandemic - Taiwan News

►November 6, 2008 - Leaching plastics throw lab assays (requires registration) - The Scientist

►November 6, 2008 - Chinese drug authority halts production at drug company citing contamination - PNA/Xinhua via balita-dot-ph

►November 6, 2008 - ACTH and cortisol response to critical illness in term and late preterm newborns - journal article (Journal of Perinatology)

►November 6, 2008 - Connecting the Brain and Pain - Archives of General Psychiatry via Ivanhoe

►November 6, 2008 - Health Highlights: - Contaminated Heparin Seized From Cincinnati Company - N. Dakota Warns About Lead in Wild Game Meat - Pfizer Halts Testing on Anti-Obesity Drug - Functioning Human Brain Cells Created From Stem Cell - Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of HealthDay

* ►November 6, 2008 - The Disappearing Male - video - Doc Zone via CBC - ""We are conducting a vast toxicological experiment in which our children and our children's children are the experimental subjects." Dr. Herbert Needleman - The Disappearing Male is about one of the most important, and least publicized, issues facing the human species: the toxic threat to the male reproductive system."

* ►November 5, 2008 - A Draft Response To: ‘The Position of the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services (NJ DHHS) on: The Pending New Jersey Conscientious Exemption Legislation (pdf) - Dr Paul King via The One Click Group

* ►November 1, 2008 - Oral Human Papillomavirus Infection Before and After Treatment for Human Papillomavirus 16–Positive and Human Papillomavirus 16–Negative Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma - journal article (Clinical Cancer Research)

►November 1, 2008 - Chronological and Clinical Characteristics of Apnea Associated With Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection: A Retrospective Case Series - journal article (Clinical Pediatrics)

►November 1, 2008 - Pathogens Causing Recurrent and Difficult-to-Treat Acute Otitis Media, 2003-2006 - journal article (Clinical Pediatrics)

►November 1, 2008 - Attitudes of Parents and Physicians Toward Febrile Seizures - journal article (Clinical Pediatrics)

►November 2008 - Is there a need for a travel vaccination against tick-borne encephalitis? - journal article (Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease)

►November 2008 - Growth Determinants for H5N1 Influenza Vaccine Seed Viruses in MDCK Cells - journal article (Journal of Virology)

►November 2008 - Protection against tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) for people living in and travelling to TBE-endemic areas - journal article (Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease)

►November 2008 - Pulmonary delivery of ISCOMATRIX influenza vaccine induces both systemic and mucosal immunity with antigen dose sparing (free full text) - journal article (Mucosal Immunity)

►November 2008 - CD4+ T-cell loss and delayed expression of modulators of immune responses at mucosal sites of vaccinated macaques following SIVmac251 infection - journal article (Mucosal Immunity)

* ►November 2008 - Acquisition of internal models of motor tasks in children with autism - journal article (Brain)

►November 2008 - Assessment of Three Commercially Available Serologic Assays for Detection of Antibodies to Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Identification of Active Tuberculosis - journal article (Clinical and Vaccine Immunology)

►November 2008 - Exposure of Cord Blood to Mycobacterium bovis BCG Induces an Innate Response but Not a T-Cell Cytokine Response - journal article (Clinical and Vaccine Immunology)

* ►November 2008 - Occupational contact allergy to formaldehyde and formaldehyde releasers - journal article (Contact Dermatitis)

►November 2008 - A focus on dendritic cells and macrophages as key regulators of mucosal immunity (free full text) - journal article (Mucosal Immunity)

►November 2008 - Identification of children with psychosocial problems differed between preventive child health care professionals - journal article (Journal of Clinical Epidemiology)

►November 2008 - Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and skin infections among personnel at a pediatric clinic - journal article (American Journal of Infection Control)

►November 2008 - Preterm infant hippocampal volumes correlate with later working memory deficits - journal article (Brain)

►November 2008 - Placebo effects: clinical aspects and neurobiology - journal article (Brain)

* ►November 2008 - A mitochondrial myopathy characterised by a deficiency in reducible cytochrome b. By JA Morgan-Hughes, P Darveniza, SN Kahn, DN Langdon, RM Sherratt, JM Land and JB Clark (From the Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, London WC1 and the Biochemistry Department, St Bartholomew's Hospital Medical College, London EC1) Brain 1977; 100: 617–640. - journal article (Brain)

►November 2008 - Foodborne infections (full text) - journal article (Paediatrics & Child Health)

►October 31, 2008 - A Week by Week Analysis of the Low Risk Criteria for Serious Bacterial Infection in Febrile Neonates - journal article (Archives of Disease in Childhood)

►October 29, 2008 - Feeding mice with diets containing mercury-contaminated fish flesh from French Guiana: a model for the mercurial intoxication of the Wayana Amerindians (pdf) - journal article (Environmental Health)

►October 2008 - Pre- and postnatal influences on preschool mental health: a large-scale cohort study - journal article (Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines)

►October 2008 - A neurobiological model for the effects of early brainstem functioning on the development of behavior and emotion regulation in infants: implications for prenatal and perinatal risk - journal article (Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines)

* ►Issue 2008 - Risk factors of allergic rhinitis: genetic or environmental? - journal article (Journal of Therapeutics and Clinical Risk Management)

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* ►November 18, 2008 - Vaccine immunogenetics: Bedside to bench to population - journal article (Vaccine) - "We demonstrate associations between genetic variations (single nucleotide polymorphisms, SNPs) in HLA class I and class II genes, cytokine, cell surface receptor, and toll-like receptor genes and variations in immune responses to measles vaccine. Such information may provide further understanding of genetic restrictions that influence the generation of protective immune responses to vaccines, and eventually the development of new vaccines."

* ►November 18, 2008 - New vaccine approaches for seasonal and pandemic influenza - journal article (Vaccine)

* ►November 18, 2008 - Prophylactic HPV vaccines: New interventions for cancer control - journal article (Vaccine)

* ►November 18, 2008 - The global impact of vaccination against hepatitis B: A historical overview - journal article (Vaccine)

* ►November 18, 2008 - Cost-effectiveness of HPV vaccination compared with Pap smear screening on a national scale: A literature review - journal article (Vaccine)

* ►November 18, 2008 - Perspectives on advancing preventative medicine through vaccinology at the comparative veterinary, human and conservation medicine interface: Not missing the opportunities - journal article (Vaccine) - "The new complex problems of the new millennium will require new educational models that train para- and professional people for thinking and solving complex inter-related biological, ecological, public-, political/economic problems. The single profession that is best positioned to impact vaccinology is Veterinary Medicine. It’s melding with human medicine and their role in future comparative and conservation-based programs will be critical to the successful application of vaccines into the 21st century."

* ►November 18, 2008 - The end of the beginning: Vaccines for the next 25 years - journal article (Vaccine)

* ►November 18, 2008 - Deceptive imprinting and immune refocusing in vaccine design - journal article (Vaccine)

►November 18, 2008 - Cost-effectiveness analysis of universal childhood vaccination against varicella in Brazil - journal article (Vaccine)

►November 18, 2008 - Attitudes towards vaccination among chiropractic and naturopathic students - journal article (Vaccine)

* ►November 11, 2008 - Influence of maternal antibody against hepatitis B surface antigen on active immune response to hepatitis B vaccine in infants - journal article (Vaccine) - "Nevertheless, all infants had anti-HBs higher than the protective level. In conclusion, passively acquired maternal anti-HBs in infants may to some extent impair the antibody response to hepatitis B vaccine. The long-term efficacy of hepatitis B vaccine in infants with high titers of maternal anti-HBs remains to be further evaluated."

►November 11, 2008 - Universal antibodies and their applications to the quantitative determination of virtually all subtypes of the influenza A viral hemagglutinins - journal article (Vaccine)

* ►November 11, 2008 - Adverse event reports following yellow fever vaccination - journal article (Vaccine) - "Vaccination should be limited to persons traveling to areas where the risk of YF is expected to exceed the risk of serious adverse events after vaccination, or if not medically contraindicated, where national regulations require proof of vaccination to prevent introduction of YF."

►November 11, 2008 - A statistical model to estimate the impact of a hepatitis A vaccination programme - journal article (Vaccine)

►November 9, 2008 - Girls at centre of STD plague - Teenage girls are at the centre of an epidemic of sexually transmissible infections that is ripping through NSW. - Daily Telegraph via News.com.au

* ►November 8, 2008 - Olmsted on Autism: Reagan, AIDS, Obama and Autism By Dan Olmsted - Age of Autism

* ►November 8, 2008 - Real cost of cancer vaccine cuts - Irish Times - "Harney insists money is scarce and difficult decisions have to be made. If such a drastic decision as this, which could cost lives, is made to save between €10-€20 million a year, then it is an indication that worse cuts are coming in the weeks and months ahead. The flu vaccine for all over-50s, as recommended by an expert group in July, has already been shafted, due to a lack of funds this year. Harney points out that Finland has also decided it can't afford a cervical-cancer vaccination programme at present but the UK can afford it. Now children in Northern Ireland are getting the vaccine. Children in the Republic are not."

* ►November 8, 2008 - Ignoring high risk of childhood shots - letters - The Record via NorthJersey.com

►November 8, 2008 - Autism Speaks & David Yurman: Cable for a Cause - Age of Autism

►November 8, 2008 - First Autism Forum in Jeddah - Bahrain News Agency

* ►November 8, 2008 - State tests mass inoculation clinics - Arkansas Democrat Gazette

►November 8, 2008 - Providers recommend flu immunization for everyone - Leader-Telegram

►November 8, 2008 - Campus wide quarantine. - WKZO News - "The Ottawa County Health Department has ordered Hope College to close because of a suspected norovirus outbreak."

►November 8, 2008 - 18 people die of Hepatitis, several affected in Khairpur - Regional Times

►November 8, 2008 - Aston Villa star Stuart Taylor in Meningitis terror - BirminghamMail.net

►November 8, 2008 - Time is running out for a free flu jab - The Argus, UK
 
►November 8, 2008 - Flu shots plentiful, recommended for most individuals - Reporter-Times

►November 8, 2008 - All public hospitals to implement opt-out HIV screening on inpatients by year's end - Channel NewsAsia

* ►November 8, 2008 - Aluminum and Vaccines (part 2) - Ige and Allergy - Exploring Vaccines

* ►November 8, 2008 - Brand-Name Makers Liable For Generic Injuries - Pharmalot - "A ruling on Friday by a California appeals court is likely to spark a good many lawsuits against big pharma. The upshot - brand-name drugmakers were put on notice that they can be held liable not only for harm caused by their own meds, but also for injuries caused by a generic drugmaker selling a copycat version."

►November 8, 2008 - Unraveling SARS, bird flu viruses - Shanghai Daily, China

* ►November 7, 2008 - Eureka for cancer patients? - The Tide - "Medical experts have announced that the trauma of breast cancer patients would end soon. The reason being that vaccines have been produced to prevent the disease. These vaccines, according to the information, would be available in 2009."..."But HER2 can also contain many more receptors than are needed to promote a particular aggressive type tumour that affects up to 30 per cent of all breast cancer patients."

* ►November 7, 2008 - Rotavirus Vaccine RIX4414 May Not Interfere With Other Routine Infant Vaccines CME (requires registration) - Pediatrics via Medscape Medical News

* ►November 7, 2008 - Chief Of Staff Rahm Emanuel: A Friend To Pharma? - Pharmalot

* ►November 7, 2008 - Bereaved Mom Recasts Purdue On Wikipedia - Pharmalot - "Skolek, you see, holds Purdue responsible for the 2002 death of her 29-year-old daughter, who was prescribed the painkiller for a herniated disk and wound up dying of heart failure, leaving behind a 6-year-old son."

* ►November 7, 2008 - Increased Bipolar Risk Linked to Father's Age (full text) - Older men are more likely than younger men to father children with autism, schizophrenia, or early-onset bipolar disorder. - journal article (Psychiatric News)

►November 7, 2008 - Pharma Prefers Woodcock As Next FDA Commish - Pharmalot

* ►November 7, 2008 - Novartis helps students with disabilities to explore potential career possibilities - Independent Press via NJ.com - "Among the students were seven teens with autism or multiple disabilities from Millburn High School, and five students who are deaf or hard of hearing from Governor Livingston High School in Berkeley Heights."

►November 7, 2008 - Herpes drug inhibits HIV replication - Journal of Biological Chemistry via The Times of India

►November 7, 2008 - Quick immune system test for HIV+ patients - www.iol.co.za

►November 7, 2008 - Bullies may enjoy others’ pain - Journal of Biological Psychology via World Science

* ►November 7, 2008 - Novartis Eying 30-40% Annual Growth in China - SinoCast via COMTEX via Trading Markets

►November 7, 2008 - Canadian Court Strengthens Patent Protection - Pharmalot

►November 7, 2008 - Mucosal immunology: Mismanaged ER stress and inflammation - A dysregulated response to endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress caused by depletion of the transcription factor XBP1 can lead to inflammatory bowel disease. - journal article (Nature Reviews Immunology)

►November 7, 2008 - Mass. cuts $10M from biotech's billion - Massachusetts Biotech and Technology News

* ►November 7, 2008 - Gardasil efficacy defended - letter - Prince George Citizen - "We encourage readers to consult their physicians to obtain accurate information about the safety and efficacy of Gardasil. -- James Mansi, PhD, director, medical and scientific affairs, Merck Frosst Canada Kirkland, Que."

* ►November 7, 2008 - Bullying tendency wired in brain - Bullies' brains may be hardwired to have sadistic tendencies, US imaging research suggests. - BBC

* ►November 7, 2008 - Researchers Find MSG Linked To Weight Gain - Click Here To Read About The FDA On MSG - CBS4.com

* ►November 6, 2008 - Vaccine-caused autism: How can we ignore it? - WorldNetDaily - "A generation ago, autism was found in five of 10,000 births. Today it is one in 150. Genetic disorders do not present as epidemics; this cannot be purely a genetic phenomenon without a trigger. And it is not a case of better diagnosing. So, what is the trigger? 'Reasonable individuals' might be asking if it's vaccines. How can we ignore these autism rates and at the same time discount any dialogue that includes rejecting vaccination?"

* ►November 6, 2008 - Treating Mothers Like Children - Forced Vaccination In N.J. - Guerrilla News Network

* ►November 6, 2008 - The disappearing male - Studies show rise in birth defects, infertility among men - The Vancouver Sun via Canada.com - "More and more boys are being born with genital defects and are suffering from learning disabilities, autism and Tourette's syndrome, among other disorders."

* ►November 6, 2008 - Local woman seeks legal action against drug maker - The Brampton Guardian, Canada - "In August 1997, Cote became pregnant at which time her lawyers say she began to suffer from low self-esteem and depression. The woman claims her family physician prescribed the drug and was assured at the time that Paxil, unlike the other antidepressants, was suitable during pregnancy. Subsequently, Cote's child was born with heart defects that Brampton-based NAPAL Law Chambers (NLC) argues is directly linked to use of the antidepressant."

►November 6, 2008 - Express Scripts Receives Extortion Threat - Pharmalot

►November 6, 2008 - Tiggergate: Using Disney Icons To Sell Seroquel - Pharmalot

►November 6, 2008 - Time to panic? - LiverpoolEcho.com.uk

►November 6, 2008 - Early head injury and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: retrospective cohort study - journal article (BMJ)

►November 6, 2008 - Friendly Bacteria Reduce Hospital Infections - BioMed Central via Biocompare

►November 6, 2008 - India plans testing zones at airports - The Indian government is planning on establishing pharmaceutical zones at major international airports to facilitate exports, according to local media reports. - in-pharmatechnologist.com

►November 5, 2008 - Determinants of Vaccination Coverage in Rural Nigeria (pdf) - journal article (BMC Public Health)

* ►November 5, 2008 - MeNZB™ vaccine and epidemic control: When do you stop vaccinating? - journal article (Vaccine) - "There is little international data on when to cease epidemic vaccination campaigns. The decision to stop using this vaccine needed to take into account a range of factors. These included epidemiology, vaccine effectiveness and duration of immunity, vaccine coverage, concomitant use with other vaccinations being added to the infant schedule, vaccine supply and cost–benefit criteria."

* ►November 5, 2008 - Influenza immunization of Dutch general practitioners: Vaccination rate and attitudes towards vaccination - journal article (Vaccine) - "Of the 730 questionnaires sent out, 698 (96%) were completed and returned. In total, 248 GPs (36%) had been immunized against influenza."

►November 5, 2008 - To BCG or not to BCG? Preventing travel-associated tuberculosis in children - journal article (Vaccine)

►November 5, 2008 - Safety and effectiveness against respiratory tract infections for pneumococcal conjugate vaccine co-administered with routine vaccine combinations - journal article (Vaccine)

►November 5, 2008 - Improved cell mediated immune responses after successful re-vaccination of non-responders to the hepatitis B virus surface antigen (HBsAg) vaccine using the combined hepatitis A and B vaccine - journal article (Vaccine)

* ►November 5, 2008 - Impact of varicella vaccination on health care outcomes in Ontario, Canada: Effect of a publicly funded program? - journal article (Vaccine)

►November 5, 2008 - First administration to humans of a monoclonal antibody cocktail against rabies virus: Safety, tolerability, and neutralizing activity - journal article (Vaccine)

* ►November 2008 - Human papillomavirus vaccines and vaccine implementation - journal article (Women's Health)

* ►November 2008 - To Screen or Not to Screen? (pdf) - journal article (Pediatric Annals)

►November 2008 - Engineering microRNA responsiveness to decrease virus pathogenicity - journal article (Nature Medicine)

►November 2008 - Drug discovery for neglected diseases - In recent years, public, private and philanthropic organizations worldwide have started to work together to discover and develop new medicines to treat neglected diseases. This month, we feature two people involved in these public–private partnerships. - journal article (Nature Reviews Drug Discovery)

* ►October 31, 2008 - Gary Null Newsletter - www.gnhealth.com - "A couple of weeks ago, I attended the Vaccination Choice Rally in Trenton, organized by Louise Kuo Habakus and the New Jersey Coalition for Vaccination Choice (NJCVC) at the State House, outside of Gov. John Corzine’s office."

* ►October 31, 2008 - Gary_Speaking_at_Trenton_Rally.wmv - Gary Null addresses a crowd of hundreds of concerned parents at a rally in Trenton, NJ, to support parent's rights and to raise awareness of NJ's mandatory vaccination law. - Google Video

►October 28, 2008 - Effects of the gut microbiota on host adiposity are modulated by the short-chain fatty-acid binding G protein-coupled receptor, Gpr41 - journal article (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences)

* ►October 23, 2008 - Soliman: Do personal beliefs trump the obligation to have your children vaccinated? - The Record via NorthJersey.com

* ►October 21, 2008 - Title: Vaccine for house dust mite allergen using naked DNA (patent) - Yoo; Tai June (Memphis, TN) via www.pharmcast.com

►October 20, 2008 - DHSS Proposes New Rules at N.J.A.C. 8:57-3 Governing the New Jersey Immunization Information System - press release - State of New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services

►October 19, 2008 - Waste From Gut Bacteria Helps Host Control Weight, Researchers Report - UT Southwestern Medical Center via ScienceDaily

►October 15, 2008 - Traces of Drugs Found in Drinking Water - Researchers Examine Human Health Risks Posed by Prescription Drug-Contaminated Water - ABC News

* ►October 13, 2008 - On the Issue of Vaccination Choice - DonTow.com - "...Dr. Deborah Ginsburg, a family practice physician in NJ, who graduated in 1992 from the UCLA Medical School (which is one of the top medical schools in the U.S.), said that while in medical school their only training on the issue of vaccines was that vaccines are safe and their job is to make sure that their patients should follow the vaccination schedule.  The end result is that most doctors just follow the recommendations of the AAP, even though the AAP may be heavily influenced by the pharmaceutical industry."

* ►August 18, 2008 - Highly contaminated vaccines - Extract from chapter of Fear of the Invisible.. - Fear of the Invisible

* ►August 18, 2008 - The link to Autism? - a further extract from Fear of the Invisible. - Fear of the Invisible

* ►Fear of the Invisible by Janine Roberts - website

* ►What About Immunizations? Exposing the Vaccine Philosophy by Cynthia Cournoyer - website

* ►Protecting our Children from the Politics of Greed - Trenton Rally Video Page - www.gnhealth.com