* ►November 1, 2008 - Safety and Immunogenicity of an Inactivated Influenza A/H5N1 Vaccine Given with or without Aluminum Hydroxide to Healthy Adults: Results of a Phase I–II Randomized Clinical Trial - journal article (The Journal of Infectious Diseases) - "Potential conflicts of interest: W.A.K. and S.M.P. have received research support from Protein Sciences, and research support from Novartis and GlaxoSmithKline is pending. J.J.T. has received research support from Protein Sciences, Merck, Wyeth, GlaxoSmithKline, Sanofi Pasteur, Antigen Express, Mercia Pharma, and VaxInnate and has served as a consultant for AlphaVax, Epimmune, and Dynavax. E.B.W. is a speaker for Sanofi Pasteur and Merck and has served as a consultant for Merck and GlaxoSmithKline. All other authors: none reported."

* ►November 1, 2008 - Comparison of the Safety and Immunogenicity of 2 Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Vaccines— Nonadjuvanted Vaccine or Vaccine Adjuvanted with Alum—Given Concomitantly with Influenza Vaccine to High-Risk Elderly Individuals - journal article (The Journal of Infectious Diseases) - "Potential conflicts of interest: A.R.F. serves on the advisory board of Quidel, receives research grants from ADMA Biologics, and has been a consultant for sanofi pasteur, Merck, GlaxoSmithKline. E.E.W. receives research grants from Alnylam Biologics. V.M.-.P.S. was previously employed at sanofi pasteur. J.C. and E.Y. are currently employed by and own shares of sanofi pasteur. R.E. is a member of the sanofi pasteur speakers' bureau. J.E.M. has been a consultant for and received research support and/or honoraria from sanofi pasteur, Merck, and GlaxoSmithKline. S.G., M.Z., K.L.N., E.A.F.S., P.F.W., F.G.H., G.J.G., and K.M.N. report no relevant conflicts of interest"

* ►November 1, 2008 - Borrelia burgdorferi Genotype Predicts the Capacity for Hematogenous Dissemination during Early Lyme Disease - journal article (The Journal of Infectious Diseases) - "This study identified the B. burgdorferi genotypes that pose the greatest risk of causing hematogenous dissemination in humans. This information should be considered in the future development of diagnostic assays and vaccine preparations."

►November 1, 2008 - Measurement of Varicella-Zoster Virus (VZV)–Specific Cell-Mediated Immunity: Comparison between VZV Skin Test and Interferon-γ Enzyme-Linked Immunospot Assay - journal article (The Journal of Infectious Diseases)

►November 1, 2008 - Community Outbreak of Mycoplasma pneumoniae Infection: School-Based Cluster of Neurologic Disease Associated with Household Transmission of Respiratory Illness - journal article (The Journal of Infectious Diseases)

►November 1, 2008 - Acquisition and Transmission of Group B Streptococcus during Pregnancy - journal article (The Journal of Infectious Diseases)

►November 1, 2008 - Human Genetics and Malaria: Relevance for the Design of Clinical Trials (full text) - journal article (The Journal of Infectious Diseases)

►November 1, 2008 - In Vitro Evaluation of the Protective Role of Human Antibodies to West Nile Virus (WNV) Produced during Natural WNV Infection (full text) - journal article (The Journal of Infectious Diseases)

►November 1, 2008 - Transfusion Safety in the 21st Century: How Tightly Should the Blood Community Close the Window(s)? (full text) - journal article (The Journal of Infectious Diseases)

►November 2008 - Prevention of Rickets and Vitamin D Deficiency in Infants, Children, and Adolescents (pdf) - journal article (American Academy of Pediatrics)

►November 2008 - Insight Into Neurocognitive Dysfunction in Schizophrenia - journal article (Schizophrenia Bulletin)

* ►October 16, 2008 - Monovalent Type 1 Oral Poliovirus Vaccine in Newborns (free full text) - journal article (NEJM) - "One subject was hospitalized because of heart failure due to a congenital heart defect. Three other subjects were reported to have severe adverse events (pneumonia, sepsis, and congenital heart disease); all three subjects (who were from the same study site) died; two of the infants (one with pneumonia and one with sepsis) were in the monovalent-vaccine group, and one infant (with congenital heart disease) was in the trivalent-vaccine group. None of the adverse events or deaths were attributed to the trial intervention."

* ►October 16, 2008 - Effectiveness of Immunization against Paralytic Poliomyelitis in Nigeria (free full text) - journal article (NEJM) - "The consequences of such ongoing immunity gaps were evident in the recent emergence of a circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus in the North18 and a resurgence of type 1 cases in early 20088 that have spread to the South. Nonetheless, giving each child in the northwestern zone just one additional dose of monovalent type 1 oral poliovirus vaccine could increase direct population immunity to more than 80% in much of this area — a substantial increase from the 56% immunity recorded in 2007."

* ►October 16, 2008 - Monovalent Oral Poliovirus Vaccines — A Good Tool but Not a Total Solution - journal article (NEJM)

* ►October 16, 2008 - FluMist arrives at S. Korea bases - Stars And Stripes

►October 16, 2008 - Primum Non Nocere — The McCain Plan for Health Insecurity (free full text) - journal article (NEJM)

►October 16, 2008 - Symptomatic Relief, but No Cure — The Obama Health Care Reform (free full text) - journal article (NEJM)

►October 16, 2008 - Living Unlabeled — Diagnosis and Disorder - journal article (NEJM)

►October 16, 2008 - Recurrent Rearrangements of Chromosome 1q21.1 and Variable Pediatric Phenotypes - journal article (NEJM)

►October 16, 2008 - A glimmer of light for neuropsychiatric disorders - journal article (Nature)

►October 16, 2008 - Neuroligins and neurexins link synaptic function to cognitive disease - journal article (Nature)

►October 16, 2008 - The molecular neurobiology of depression - journal article (Nature)

►October 16, 2008 - Copy-number variations associated with neuropsychiatric conditions - journal article (Nature)

►October 16, 2008 - Failure of neuronal homeostasis results in common neuropsychiatric phenotypes - journal article (Nature)

►October 16, 2008 - Two die as deadly virus hits hospital - New Zealand Herald - "Two people are dead and more than a dozen are sick after a suspected norovirus outbreak."

►October 16, 2008 - Anti-polio campaign whitewashes globally observed days - The News International, Pakistan

►October 16, 2008 - 'Pakistan has never been polio-free' - The Post

►October 16, 2008 - Troubled regions: 0.4m children miss immunisation this time - Daily Times, Pakistan

►October 16, 2008 - Squeezing The Plastic - Mr. Blumenthal's Bully Pulpit • The attorney general focuses national attention on the perils of BPA - editorial - Hartford Courant

►October 16, 2008 - Condensed milk highly tainted with melamine - Bangkok Post - "At least 22 milk suppliers in China have been accused of adding melamine to milk products to falsely boost protein readings."

►October 16, 2008 - Unavailability of vaccines, deteriorating - The News International, Pakistan

* ►October 16, 2008 - Editorial: Banning vaccines - Business Standard - "The selective ban imposed by the US on the export of vaccines for bird flu and some other common viruses (selective because it is applicable to just a few countries) defies logic, and is a case of mixing politics with common international endeavour for the general good."

* ►October 16, 2008 - Pure Fiction II. - Hilary's Desk via Beyond Conformity

* ►October 16, 2008 - India sees US lobbies behind FDA ban on Ranbaxy drugs - Economic Times, India - "'There is a huge and growing market for Indian generic drugs in the US and drug lobbies there never want this to happen. Clearly, they are putting pressure on FDA. You have to understand there is a vested commercial interest in this,' health secretary Naresh Dayal told ET."

* ►October 16, 2008 - State defends use of vaccine - Fiji Times - "National Public Health adviser Dr Josaia Samuela said the media reports on the clinical tests and the possible side effects of the vaccine had created unnecessary fear and anxiety among members of the public."

* ►October 16, 2008 - Don't slag off the cervical cancer vaccine - Religious leaders who argue that inoculating 12 and 13-year-olds against HPV will make them promiscuous are dead wrong - The Times, UK - "But to deny your daughter this vaccine without a sound medical reason is tantamount to child neglect."

* ►October 15, 2008 - Vaccination Good, Long Term Effects Unknown - Fijivillage.com - "Doctor Samuela admits that the vaccine, Gardasil is still new and its long term effects are still unknown. So how did Fiji get the vaccine which is classified as very expensive, costing about 600 NZ dollars a vial? Fijivillage had received confirmation that the vaccine, Gardasil was received by Fiji as a donation due to its short term life by the drug company, Merck. Merck had given Fiji a total of 111,000 vaccines valued at US$13.9 million. According to the Food and Drug Administration in the US which approved Gardisal, it said in a letter dated June 8th, 2006, to Merck that the dating period for Gardasil shall be 36 months from the date of manufacture and the post marketing studies are subject to reporting requirements."

* ►October 15, 2008 - School turns Gardasil team away - Saint Agnes Primary School has closed its doors to the HPV Campaign. - Fiji Broadcasting Corporation Limited

* ►October 15, 2008 - Ministry urges parents - In a press conference today, the Health Ministry called upon the public and the media to refrain from making false reports on Gardasil, the vaccine recently introduced to counter cervical cancer. - Fiji Broadcasting Corporation Limited

* ►October 15, 2008 - Mother upset over vaccination process - Burnaby Now via Canada.com - "Reid's daughter had a consent form for the vaccination but never showed it to her mom. The Fraser Health Authority tries to get parental consent, and if the girls don't bring the forms back, it's up to a public health nurse to decide if they are mature enough to give informed consent. But that's not good enough for Reid. 'This informed consent thing, I don't think I agree with it. I think it should still be up to the parents. You can take some kids into a room and brainwash them,' she said. 'They're only 13 and 14.' But Fraser Health spokesperson Lisa Thibault said kids can overrule parental objection if they're deemed mature enough by a public health nurse, and it's the nurse's responsibility to make that assessment. 'They take that job really seriously,' she said."

►October 15, 2008 - A vaccine to prevent ignorance? - letter (requires registration or subscription) - The Globe and Mail - "The Catholic school boards in Alberta that are refusing to participate in a vaccination program are being irresponsible (Catholic Schools Opt Out Of HPV Plan - Oct. 13)."

►October 15, 2008 - Over-18s have to pay for cancer jab - Guernsey Press and Star

►October 15, 2008 - Dad backs cancer vaccine - A Wairarapa policeman has turned health activist, issuing a challenge to men to protect their daughters from becoming a casualty of cervical cancer. - The Dominion Post via Stuff.co.nz

►October 15, 2008 - Study shows many girls received the vaccine for cervical cancer - Star Community Newspapers

* ►October 15, 2008 - Vaccination choice group to hold rally in NJ - Newsday - "They want to press the Corzine administration to allow parents to opt out of new vaccines required by the state for children enrolling in school. In September, the state started requiring all preschoolers and children attending licensed child care centers to receive a flu vaccine and three additional immunizations. Assemblywoman Charlotte Vandervalk and members of The NJ Coalition for Vaccination Choice are among those planning to attend Thursday's rally."

* ►October 15, 2008 - One Thousand People Expected to Rally for Vaccination Choice, Trenton, NJ, National and Local News to Cover - Parents and others Protest Vaccine Mandates: NJ First Place in World to Mandate the Flu Shot! - Christian Newswire via EarnedMedia.org

* ►October 15, 2008 - Bogus Anthrax 'State of Emergency' Protects Drugmakers, Not Public - Wired Science

►October 15, 2008 - Bogus Anthrax 'State of Emergency' Protects Drugmakers, Not Public - Wired Science via Anthrax Vaccine -- posts by Meryl Nass, M.D.

* ►October 15, 2008 - Ad Hominem Attack - USA MMR Pediatrician John Snyder, BMJ - John Stone via BMJ via The One Click Group - "I am surprised that John Snyder [1] (John Snyder, Chief, Section of General Pediatrics, Dept of Pediatrics, Saint Vincent's Hospital, New York, NY 10011) is allowed to attack me in the terms that he has. This is the essence of ad hominem: "Nor, does it seem, do people like John Stone understand that science and the null-hypothesis will never be able to prove the MMR doesn't cause autism, or earthquakes, or hurricanes, or financial crises." [1] This is instead of addressing any of the points I made [2]. It should be pointed out that MMR is a pharmaceutical product, and if the only resort to people who question its safety (like any other product) is to attack their character or intellectual competence, there is something wrong in the terms of the discussion. If witnesses to adverse drug events are treated like this by Snyder, what weight can be placed on his opinion? And what makes MMR different from other products, placing it forever beyond scientific investigation?"

* ►October 15, 2008 - Greed: Is Psychiatry Poised For Economic Meltdown? - Alliance for Human Research Protection via The One Click Group

* ►October 15, 2008 - Wyeth to Seek Supreme Court Review of Georgia Court Decision - Age of Autism

* ►October 15, 2008 - Family split apart to care for autistic son - Gravenhurst Banner

* ►October 15, 2008 - Aging parents fear autistic adults will be 'forgotten' in 'piecemeal' system - Canadian Press via Google

* ►October 15, 2008 - Denis Leary Blames Autism on 'Inattentive Mothers' - Denis Leary tackles autism, blaming parents for the brain disorder, in his new book, "Why We Suck: a Feel-Good Guide to Staying Fat, Loud, Lazy and Stupid," the New York Post's Page Six reported. - FOX News

* ►October 15, 2008 - Denis Leary Repeats the Savage Attack on Children with Autism - Adventures in Autism

* ►October 15, 2008 - "Real" Firefighter Writes to Denis Leary - Age of Autism

* ►October 15, 2008 - Kim Stagliano: Hosed by Denis Leary - The Huffington Post

* ►October 15, 2008 - Denis Leary on Autism. - Age of Autism

* ►October 15, 2008 - Denis Leary Statement on Autism Comments - Denis Leary via PRNewswire via COMTEX via MarketWatch

►October 15, 2008 - Denis Leary says 'Your kids aren't autistic. They're stupid or lazy.' - The Dish Rag via Los Angeles Times

►October 15, 2008 - 2008 National Autism Association Conference - Age of Autism - "The conference is being held at the Hyatt Regency Bonaventure Conference Center & Spa, Broward County's First State-Certified Green Hotel located in Fort Lauderdale, FL on November 13 -16, 2008."

* ►October 15, 2008 - Child Warriors: Damian - Age of Autism

* ►October 15, 2008 - Dan Olmsted's Monthly Radio Interview - Age of Autism

* ►October 15, 2008 - When Autism Becomes a Political Football, Whose Interests Are Served? - Autism Blog via http://autism.about.com

* ►October 15, 2008 - Again, no link found between measles vaccine and autism spectrum disorders - Reuters Health via Therapeutics Daily - "British researchers report finding no association between measles vaccination and autism spectrum disorders (ASD), in a study published in the Archives of Disease in Childhood for October."

* ►October 15, 2008 - Pure Fiction - Hilary's Desk via Beyond Conformity

►October 15, 2008 - Contempt for hacker's autism defence - Maple syrup is supposed to be on the table before the pancakes - The Inquirer

►October 15, 2008 - Legion Foundation Awards Over Half a Million Dollars in Grants - press release - American Legion via PRNewswire-USNewswire via COMTEX via MarketWatch

►October 15, 2008 - People with autism make more rational decisions, study shows - Wellcome Trust via EurekAlert!

* ►October 15, 2008 - FDA looks into bisphenol A advocate’s donation to science center - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - "The donation was made to the University of Michigan's Risk Science Center by Charles Gelman, a retired medical supply manufacturer. Philbert is the founder and co-director of the center at the Ann Arbor campus....Gelman told the newspaper that he considers bisphenol A to be perfectly safe. He said worries about the chemical were being exaggerated by 'mothers' groups and others who don't know the science.'"

►October 15, 2008 - FDA Seeks Data on Medical Devices, Drugs Containing BPA (free content) - Wall Street Journal

* ►October 15, 2008 - Physicians Wellness Network to Provide Evidence of Immunity For Olympus America's Medical Device Division - Physicians Wellness Network (PWN) today announced that it has signed an agreement to provide proof of immunity for members of Olympus America's Medical Device division. Olympus, which offers high-quality medical equipment for diagnoses and treatments as well as support training for doctors and nurses, must provide proof of immunity for employees before they are authorized to enter hospital facilities. PWN's network of Board Certified Physicians will work with Olympus to provide employees with clear proof of immunity status. - press release - PRWeb

* ►October 15, 2008 - Merck dedicates Durham vaccine plant - News & Observer - "The drug company also announced the name of the Durham facility: The Maurice R. Hilleman Center for Vaccine Manufacturing, in memory of Merck's late vaccine researcher. Merck stands to receive as much as $45 million in state and local tax breaks and other incentives to build the facility, based partly on total jobs created."

* ►October 15, 2008 - Product Approval Information Proper Name: Meningococcal Polysaccharide (Serogroups A, C, Y and W-135) Diphtheria Toxoid Conjugate Vaccine Menactra - Sanofi Pasteur Inc, License #1725 - FDA/CBER - "Date: October 7, 2008 Revised Package Insert : To include changes to the package insert to incorporate post-marketing safety information regarding anaphylaxis. October 7, 2008 Approval Letter"

* ►October 15, 2008 - Merck & Co., Inc., Dedicates Durham Vaccine Manufacturing Facility in Honor of Merck Scientist Maurice R. Hilleman, Ph.D. - Merck via Business Wire via MarketWatch

* ►October 15, 2008 - Integrated BioTherapeutics to develop vaccine - Washington Business Journal

* ►October 15, 2008 - US Recession May Hurt AIDS Vaccine Research - Pharmalot

* ►October 15, 2008 - NJ Informed Consent Bill Stymied By Senator - Pharmalot - "Three years ago, the FDA required makers of antidepressants to supply Med Guides along with their pills. That wasn’t good enough for a couple of New Jersey moms, who have been pushing their state legislature to go further - a bill requiring a doctor or nurse to obtain informed consent from a minor’s parent before writing a prescription for any psychotropic that already carries a Black Box warning."

* ►October 15, 2008 - MMR jabs for 53 at stricken school - Western Mail, UK - "A TOTAL of 53 people have received MMR vaccinations at Newcastle Emlyn Comprehensive School, it was announced yesterday, as investigations continue into 15 cases of measles in Carmarthenshire and Cardiff."

►October 15, 2008 - Chicken Pox, Influenza, and Immunizations - Liberty County Times

* ►October 15, 2008 - Bush Rule Changes Could Block Product-Safety Suits (free content) (includes video) - The Wall Street Journal

* ►October 15, 2008 - FDA Creates Web Page with Drug Safety Information for Patients, Health Care Professionals - Consolidates information in one access point - FDA

►October 15, 2008 - JMU Confirms Meningitis Case - The Daily News Record - "James Madison University confirmed a single case of bacterial meningitis on Tuesday and is asking the public's help in identifying anyone who may have come into contact with the patient."

►October 15, 2008 - Perceptive Informatics Improves Clinical Trial Management With Enhanced TrialWorks(R) Solution - PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX via Trading Markets

►October 15, 2008 - The Strong Dollar May Hurt Pharma Earnings - Pharmalot

►October 15, 2008 - Novartis hosts students on Disability Mentoring Day - Daily Record

* ►October 15, 2008 - Fishnets and flu shots? Seniors don't bat an eye at strip club - Orlando Sentinel

►October 15, 2008 - First Town Hall Meeting on Inequities in Clinical Trials to Take Place at the Harlem Hospital Center on October 20 - Community Leaders/Patients Encouraged to Discuss Challenges; Offer Solutions - Eliminating Disparities in Clinical Trials via PRNewswire-USNewswire via The Boston Globe

►October 15, 2008 - Cancer fighting human immune cells to be grown in pigs - Telegraph, UK

►October 15, 2008 - Multi-agent systems in epidemiology: a first step for computational biology in the study of vector-borne disease transmission - 7th Space

►October 15, 2008 - 500 workers to face axe in cutbacks at two firms - Independent, Ireland

►October 15, 2008 - Novartis Consumer Health is running a month-long TV campaign to promote its vitamin C and calcium effervescent tablets Ca-C100 Sandoz in time for the peak flu season. - Brand Republic, Asia

►October 15, 2008 - Single neuron power (requires registration) - The Scientist

►October 15, 2008 - 11 Simple Ways to Slash Your Medical Costs - WalletPop Blog

* ►October 15, 2008 - Missouri Flu Shots Found to Contain Mercury - MyFox Kansas City - "As of 2007, Missouri law bans vaccines with more than a trace amount of mercury for pregnant women and children younger than 3. At least 100 medical providers in the state of Missouri said they did not get information notifying them of the new law. At least 10 other medical providers say they already purchased the flu vaccine containing mercury and planned to continue to use them."

* ►October 15, 2008 - Senior Citizens Flock to Strip Club Offering Free Flu Shots - Senior citizens in one Florida town lined up Tuesday at an establishment many would normally shun: a strip club. - FOX News

* ►October 15, 2008 - Natural flu clinics being offered - Innisfil Scope - "Free homeopathic flu clinic are offered to the residents of Barrie, Innisfil and surrounding area.  Provided by practitioner Sylvia Collins, the clinics provide a safe, effective, and non-toxic (no chemicals, formaldehyde or thimerosal) alternative to immunization. There is no needle involved. Simply place homeopathic pellets under the tongue and let them dissolve."

* ►October 15, 2008 - CDC Urges Nurses to Get Flu Vaccine - EndoNurse.com - "So why aren’t nurses, and other health care professionals protecting themselves? It may be because even within the medical community, research indicates there’s a great deal of misinformation circulating about the flu vaccine. Despite the well-known benefits of the influenza vaccine, common misconceptions persist."

►October 15, 2008 - Fox prepares for battle against influenza season - Health center sees
risk from bird flu - Redstone Rocket via AL.com - "During the mass flu virus immunization for active duty on Oct. 28, Fox health care providers will wear personal protective equipment - including a mask and gown -- as part of the pandemic influenza exercise."

►October 15, 2008 - Flu shots at the airport (requires registration) - Boston Globe Globe-trotting blog

►October 15, 2008 - Seasonal influenza vaccinations offered by public health, SCHC - Illinois Valley News

►October 15, 2008 - Wrong Flu Shot Prevention - KOMU.com

►October 15, 2008 - Group offering free flu vaccines at schools (includes video) - KSL.com

►October 15, 2008 - Convenience is Key to Adult Flu Vaccinations - Vote & Vax Clinics Across the United States Will Increase Flu Vaccination Rates - press release - Sickness Prevention Achieved through Regional Collaboration via PRNewswire-USNewswire via COMTEX via MarketWatch

►October 15, 2008 - Chicken Pox, Influenza, and Immunizations - Liberty County Times

►October 15, 2008 - “Vitamin C vs. Measles”: A Sweet Drink Gives Children a Second Chance - Young volunteers show that when life gives you lemons, adding some sugar can save live - American Red Cross

* ►October 15, 2008 - Polio could be wiped out in Nigeria thanks to improved vaccine, says study - Imperial College London via EurekAlert!

►October 15, 2008 - Newer vaccine seen as better for polio hot spots - Reuters

►October 15, 2008 - Study: Old Polio Vaccine Four Times More Effective Than Newer Drug - According to a study published this week in the New England Journal of Medicine, researchers report that an older polio vaccine is much more effective at protecting children against the paralytic disease than newer drugs. Researchers say no where is this more evident than Nigeria, which harbors the lion's share of global polio cases. VOA's Jessica Berman reports. - Voice of America

►October 15, 2008 - Streamlined polio vaccine fights outbreaks - A vaccine aimed at one strain of poliovirus works better than standard approach - Science News

►October 15, 2008 - Bacterial Meningitis Case At JMU - WHSV.com

►October 15, 2008 - I Hope You Got Your Meningitis Shot, JMU - College On The Record

►October 15, 2008 - Clay Health Officials Confirm 4 Cases Of Whooping Cough - News4Jax.com

►October 15, 2008 - VGX Pharmaceuticals Presents Non-Human Primate Study Data at AIDS Vaccine 2008 Conference - press release - VGX Pharmaceuticals via Business Wire via MarketWatch

►October 15, 2008 - Possible HIV Outbreak at Normandy High School - MyFox St. Louis

►October 15, 2008 - SIGA Technologies' ST-246 Named 'Molecule of the Month' by Prous Science - SIGA Technologies, Inc. via GlobeNewswire via COMTEX via MarketWatch - "Development of ST-246, an orally active inhibitor of orthopox viruses like smallpox, has advanced significantly."

►October 15, 2008 - Vaccination for Prevention of Hepatitis B completed - Online - International News Network, Pakistan

►October 15, 2008 - Scientists view both Obama, McCain as supportive - AP via Google

►October 15, 2008 - 20% Of NC Children Live In Poverty - North Carolina News Network - "On the positive side, the report finds government investments in public education campaigns have helped reduce the state’s infant mortality rate, increase childhood immunizations, and cut the number of teenagers who smoke."

* ►October 15, 2008 - CDC Releases New Infant Mortality Data - National Center for Health Statistics via 7thSpace Interactive - "The full report is available at www.cdc.gov/nchs"

* ►October 15, 2008 - Infant Deaths Drop in U.S., but Rate Is Still High (requires registration) - The New York Times - "In 1960, the United States ranked 12th lowest in the world, but by 2004, the latest year for which comparisons were issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, that ranking had dropped to 29th lowest....'Infant mortality and our comparison with the rest of the world continue to be an embarrassment to the United States,' said Grace-Marie Turner, president of the Galen Institute, a conservative research organization."

►October 15, 2008 - SIDS Experts Urge Parents to Follow Established Guidelines of the AAP - MyCentralJersey.com

►October 15, 2008 - Red squirrels found with resistance to squirrel-pox virus - The Telegraph, UK

* ►October 15, 2008 - 'Piglet banks' could boost immunity - The Press Association via Google - "Researcher leader Dr Jeffrey Platt, from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, believes piglets could be used to provide 'factories' for immune cells that fight specific diseases. When some of his animals were vaccinated against a virus and a bacterium, human T-cells extracted from the animals staged immune responses against both."

►October 15, 2008 - Computer Model Against Unnecessary Use Of Antibiotics - Patients in intensive care units (ICU) are often administered antibiotics against ventilator-associated pneumonia, ‘to be on the safe side’. Dutch researcher Stefan Visscher has developed a model that can quickly establish whether or not a patient has pneumonia. This can prevent unnecessary treatment with antibiotics. - Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research via ScienceDaily

►October 15, 2008 - Uber antibiotics an unnecessary risk - ScienceAlert - "“The emergence of antibiotic-resistant bacterial pathogens is one of the biggest threats to Australian health care standards and is closely linked to the inappropriate use of antibiotics,' says Dr Charles."

►October 15, 2008 - FDA Creates Web Page with Drug Safety Information for Patients, Health Care Professionals - U.S. Food and Drug Administration via HealthNewsDigest.com

►October 15, 2008 - Birth Control Patch Too Dangerous to Stay on Market, Warns Public Citizen - NaturalNews.com

►October 15, 2008 - Small fish "tracers" detect Bay mercury threats - UCD researcher leads joint study to identify contamination sources - The California Aggie Online

►October 15, 2008 - ACC Applauds President's Decision to Sign Mercury Export Ban Into Law - American Chemistry Council via PRNewswire-USNewswire via COMTEX via MarketWatch

* ►October 15, 2008 - Split verdict for gas co. in mercury storage case - Houston Chronicle - "A Rhode Island jury on Wednesday convicted a Texas-based gas company of illegally storing liquid mercury without a permit....The company faces a maximum fine of $38 million, or $50,000 for each of the 760 days of violation, when it is sentenced on Feb. 20."

* ►October 14, 2008 - Clusters of unvaccinated students raise health concerns - The Oregonian via OregonLive.com

* ►October 14, 2008 - €0.5m of flu vaccine disposed of - Irish Medical News - "The HSE has had to dispose of 100,000 un­used flu vaccine doses from last year at a cost of half a million euro, IMN has learned. For the flu season 2007/ 2008, the HSE purchased 700,000 doses of flu vaccine, with a further 100,000 doses available if needed."

►October 14, 2008 - US controls bird flu vaccines over bioweapon fears - AP via The Guardian, UK

►October 14, 2008 - TV presenter's Chorley family takes lead on flu jab - Preston Citizen, UK

►October 14, 2008 - Learning from cancer map of the world - Understanding the types of the disease and where they strike can help us see just how much diet, climate and lifestyle affect our health

►October 14, 2008 - Immigrant advocates decry HPV vaccine - El Paso Times

►October 14, 2008 - Study IDs protein that controls immunity - United Press International

►October 14, 2008 - World leaders ‘need to fight killer pneumonia’ - Metro.co.uk - "There are vaccines available but most developing nations do not have access to them, the MPs' report revealed."

►October 14, 2008 - Wyeth to Seek Supreme Court Review of Georgia Court Decision - FDAnews

►October 14, 2008 - Student idea leads to nationwide fundraising effort for autism - Penn State Live

* ►October 14, 2008 - Pediatric Guidelines Updated for Influenza Vaccination in 2008-2009 Season CME/CE (requires registration) - Medscape Medical News

* ►October 14, 2008 - Cerival cancer jab controversy - Hemelhempstead Today, UK - "A controversial leaflet about the effectiveness of a cervical cancer vaccine for girls has been sent to schools by a concerned chiropractor. The Department of Health recently described Berkhamsted chiropractor, Simon King, as 'irresponsible' after he told 400 patients of the 'dangers' of allowing their 12- year-old daughters to get the human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccination, which protects against cervical cancer."

* ►October 14, 2008 - Mercury possibly in vaccines administered to Missourians - Missourian

* ►October 14, 2008 - Cracking the code of an egg-free flu vaccine - WAVE 3 TV Louisville - "It's just like, you know, weather prediction, where you get better at that every year, but you know, it's still not possible to always predict things exactly right," said Dr. John Treanor, an infectious diseases specialist at the University of Rochester Medical Center in Rochester, NY."

* ►October 14, 2008 - Redlanders weigh in on flu shots - Redlands Daily Facts - "I've never gotten one. A lot of people that I've known that had flu shots always end up with a different strain of the flu anyway. It probably increases your chances of getting it. And I have kids so I'm probably exposed to any bug there is."

* ►October 14, 2008 - Genetic Test May Help Assess Autism Risk in Siblings of Affected Children (requires registration) - American Academy of Pediatrics 2008 National Conference via Medscape Medical News

* ►October 14, 2008 - Boston University to conduct deep checks on bioterror workers - AP via Boston Herald

►October 14, 2008 - One Export Control That’s Really for the Birds - ExportLawBlog

►October 14, 2008 - New era of GP choice 'beckoning' - A new era of choice in GP care is beckoning for patients, ministers say. - BBC

* ►October 14, 2008 - CDC exhibit just in time for Halloween - The Signal Urbanite

►October 14, 2008 - An Anti-Nausea Drug: The View From Wyeth (requires registration) - The New York Times

►October 14, 2008 - ‘Pay nurses working with infectious diseases’ - SABC News

►October 14, 2008 - Study Shows Herbicides Increase Risk of Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma - International Journal of Cancer via Beyond Pesticides

►October 14, 2008 - Sanofi joins forces with TB Alliance to fight tuberculosis - PharmaTimes

►October 13, 2008 - Bay State ranked worst for pharma sales and marketing - Boston Business Journal

* ►October 13, 2008 - Report: Kids should get more vitamin D - AP via CNN

►October 13, 2008 - Response to Immune Protein Determines Pathology of Multiple Sclerosis - Rockefeller University Press via Biocompare

►October 13, 2008 - New Company to Develop Nutritional Interventions Against Chronic Inflammatory and Infectious Diseases - Virginia Tech via Newswise via News Blaze

* ►October 13, 2008 - Asthmatic attacks kill one person a week here - Herald.ie

* ►October 13, 2008 - Study: Vioxx risk lingered after use of painkiller - AP via Google - "A doubled risk of heart attack, stroke and death persisted at least a year after people stopped taking withdrawn painkiller Vioxx, according to an analysis of long-term data from the study that led drugmaker Merck & Co. to stop selling the drug."

►October 13, 2008 - Merck's rotavirus vaccine awarded WHO pre-qualification status - Merck & Co has announced that Rotateq, the pentavalent rotavirus vaccine that helps prevent rotavirus gastroenteritis in infants and children, has received pre-qualification status from the World Health Organization. - Pharmaceutical Business Review

►October 13, 2008 - Minn. company boosting immune system - http://ksax.com

* ►October 13, 2008 - Officials have a word for supply of flu shots: Abundant - The Star-Ledger via NJ.com

►October 13, 2008 - Patients blame block-booking for causing huge flu jab queue - Peterborough Today

►October 13, 2008 - Vehicles and vaccine - Hundreds of seniors got flu shots Sunday without even leaving - York Daily Record

►October 13, 2008 - Dutch 'HIV attack' trial begins - Three men have gone on trial in the Netherlands accused of deliberately infecting at least 14 other men with HIV - the virus that causes Aids. - BBC

►October 12, 2008 - Body's anti-HIV drug explained - Nature study reveals long-sought atomic structure of key enzyme and suggests new approach for drug development - University of Southern California via EurekAlert!

►October 10, 2008 - Winnipeg man with HIV sentenced for having unprotected sex - CP via Edmonton Sun

►October 10, 2008 - Flu jab for our poultry workers - Halifax Courier, UK

►October 10, 2008 - Study Links Women’s Brain Cancer to Herbicide Use - The American Journal of Epidemiology via Beyond Pesticides

►October 9, 2008 - Nobel intentions - Foreign Policy

►October 9, 2008 - Prepare for pandemic influenza outbreak - The Spectrum

►October 9, 2008 - CDC contract to improve labs' access to flu viruses - CIDRAP News

* ►October 9, 2008 - HIV Clinical Trial: Volunteers Test Positive - ThisDay - "Bakare said that the experiment failed as some of the women, who hitherto were HIV negative, eventually contracted the virus, despite using the gel. 'We found out that some of the ladies who used the gel have contracted HIV,' he said."

►October 9, 2008 - Gardasil Gambit - It's good for girls -- and gay guys, too - Metro Weekly

* ►October 8, 2008 - German Nobel Prize Winner Slams Pharmaceutical Firms - Germany's Harald zur Hausen, who won the Nobel Prize in medicine for research into cervical cancer, spoke out against the high cost of a new vaccine against the virus which mostly kills women in developing nations. - Deutsche Welle

►October 8, 2008 - 1,800 pupils get cancer vaccine - The Doncaster Star, UK

►October 8, 2008 - Approaching autism - At-home program benefits couple's young daughter - SeacoastOnline.com

►October 8, 2008 - Senate Seeks To Reinstate Pesticide Use Reports After USDA Cut - Beyond Pesticides

►October 7, 2008 - Measles outbreak hits Wrexham and Flintshire - Health chiefs have issued a warning to parents following an outbreak of measles in the Wrexham and Flintshire. - Evening Leader, UK

►October 7, 2008 - UNICEF, others vaccinate 3.5 million Mozambican kids against measles - Afrique en ligne

►October 6, 2008 - Familial clustering of Crohn's disease in Israel: Prevalence and association with disease severity - journal article (Inflammatory Bowel Diseases)

►October 2, 2008 - Emergent Wins New Contract for Anthrax Vaccine (requires registration) - Washington Post

* ►October 2008 - Chronic fatigue syndrome with autoantibodies — The result of an augmented adjuvant effect of hepatitis-B vaccine and silicone implant - journal article (Autoimmunity Reviews) - "Our patient illness started following hepatitis-B vaccine, suggesting that it was caused or accelerated by vaccination. In parallel to vaccination our patient suffered from breast injury, which might represent the time of silicone leak. The exposure to the adjuvant, silicone, might have augmented her immune response to the vaccine. To the best of our knowledge this is the first case of combined adverse effect to vaccine and silicone. Vaccine safety in individuals with silicone implants requires further studies."

* ►October 2008 - Metabolic and Cardiovascular Adverse Events Associated With Antipsychotic Treatment in Children and Adolescents - journal article (Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine)

►October 2008 - Vasculitis and infections: Contribution to the issue of autoimmunity reviews devoted to “autoimmunity and infection” - journal article (Autoimmunity Reviews)

►October 2008 - Infections as triggers and complications of systemic lupus erythematosus - journal article (Autoimmunity Reviews)

►October 2008 - The Influence of Wakeful Prone Positioning on Motor Development During the Early Life. - journal article (Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics)

►September 2008 - Co-occurrence of celiac disease and other autoimmune diseases in celiacs and their first-degree relatives - journal article (Journal of Autoimmunity)

* ►October 15, 2008 - Adventurer exposed flu's mysteries - The Canberra Times - "Recently, as politicians have increasingly intruded into science, he resorted to using the media to promote the best use of flu drugs. In an inquiry held by the Royal Society he said, ''I have no financial interests in Tamiflu, in Gilead Sciences who created Tamiflu, or in Hoffman La Roche, who market the drug."

* ►October 15, 2008 - Incomplete Financial Disclosures - journal article (JAMA)

* ►October 15, 2008 - Informed Consent and Studies of a Quality Improvement Program - journal article (JAMA)

►October 15, 2008 - Informed Consent and Studies of a Quality Improvement Program—Reply - journal article (JAMA)

►October 15, 2008 - Progress in Evidence-Based Medicine - journal article (JAMA)

►October 15, 2008 - Advanced Paternal Age - journal article (JAMA)

►October 15, 2008 - International AIDS Conference Stresses Union Between Prevention and Treatment - journal article (JAMA)

►October 15, 2008 - Tainted Infant Formula - journal article (JAMA)

►October 15, 2008 - Genetic Privacy - journal article (JAMA)

►October 15, 2008 - New Targets for Antibiotics - journal article (JAMA)

►October 15, 2008 - High-Dose B Vitamin Supplementation and Cognitive Decline in Alzheimer Disease - journal article (JAMA)

►October 15, 2008 - B Vitamins for Prevention of Cognitive Decline - journal article (JAMA)

►October 15, 2008 - Will the History and Physical Examination Help Establish That Irritable Bowel Syndrome Is Causing This Patient's Lower Gastrointestinal Tract Symptoms? - journal article (JAMA)

►October 15, 2008 - Detecting diseases - Ivanhoe via Bay News 9 - "Airports already screen your bags. Now, scientists have a device that could one day screen you -- for disease. Researchers say all the rapid response system needs is a nasal swab and one minute. 'We can detect within 30 seconds, 30 to 60 seconds, the molecular fingerprint of a virus or bacteria based on its nucleic acid sequence,' says Viral Immunologist, Dr. Ralph Tripp."

►October 15, 2008 - FDA's lax approach to China comes back to bite us (requires registration) - Los Angeles Times - "Although many U.S. consumers may not realize it, China is our third-biggest food supplier, after Canada and Mexico."

►October 15, 2008 - Global Hand Washing Day today - Daily Times, Pakistan

►October 15, 2008 - Men in the north of England have dirtier hands - It's true. The further north men live, the grubbier their hands. Not women; only men - The Guardian, UK

* ►October 15, 2008 - Diarrhea Kills 160,000 Children In The World Annually - Bernama - "Handwashing with soap could prevent 44 percent of diarrhea diseases and 23 percent of respiratory infection, he said."

►October 15, 2008 - Progress slowing for universal flu vaccine, say scientists - transcript - The World Today via www.abc.net.au

* ►October 15, 2008 - Vaccination scam to cost taxpayers millions - The East African Standard - "The government is set to lose close to Sh1 billion in a controversial scheme to purchase vaccines for goats and sheep, CCI investigations have established."

* ►October 15, 2008 - World Focus: A simple admission in the battle against Aids offers hope to millions - The Independent, UK - "Barbara Hogan, newly sworn in as South Africa's health minister after the appointment of President Kgalema Motlanthe, addressed an international conference in Cape Town this week. 'We know,' she said, 'that HIV causes Aids'."

* ►October 15, 2008 - HIV testing on primates sparks debate - The Times, South Africa - "Are HIV scientists monkeying around when they test AIDS vaccines on macaque monkeys?"

►October 15, 2008 - ‘Circumcision to prevent HIV’ is giving people false information - Daily Monitor, Uganda

►October 15, 2008 - HIV drug offers longer life with fewer side effects - New Zealand Herald

►October 15, 2008 - Polio vaccination campaign continues in Baldia - The News International, Pakistan

* ►October 15, 2008 - Most private schools refuse polio vaccination - Daily Times, Pakistan - "'Without the permission of their parents, we will not allow students to be vaccinated,' Regional Manager of City School Parveen Shah told Daily Times."

* ►October 15, 2008 - Cervical cancer vaccine enters Indian market - The vaccine Gardasil was launched in 2006 and is available in 108 countries. Regulatory approvals and immunogenity studies delayed its launched in India - Livemint

* ►October 15, 2008 - HPV vaccines well underway - Huntsville Forester - "'We’re not quite finished, but we’re getting there,' said Laurie Stanford, manager of the vaccines preventable diseases program for the health unit....'We’re not going to know for years down the road what effects vaccinations have had,' she said. 'Basically, the girls who have been vaccinated are tracked, and it takes a while to compare, but it’s to find out what happened to those who had the vaccine as opposed to those who didn’t. This is typical of all immunizations."

►October 15, 2008 - CSL bullish on profit outlook - CSL, developer of the cervical cancer vaccine Gardasil, expects the company's net profit to be at the upper end of its forecast this financial year. - www.news.com.au

* ►October 14, 2008 - Trenton Rally for Vaccination Choice October 16th - Age of Autism - "Rally Information: Rain or Shine, Thursday, October 16, 2008, Noon- 2 pm, 125 West State Street, Trenton, NJ, www.njvaccinationchoice.org for more rally details."

* ►October 14, 2008 - UPDATE 2! UK Government Fears Vaccine Backlash - The One Click Group - "On One Click, we would like to take this opportunity to proffer an official hat tip to the Sunday Express for having the courage to publish evidence on the MMR vaccine and the autism epidemic. With 1 in every 150 children suffering from autism and other interlinked conditions - the fastest growing child health epidemic in the world today, greater than AIDS, cancer and leukaemia combined - it is encouraging for all to see responsible journalism in Britain finally having the guts to show a flicker of life and of conscience."

* ►October 14, 2008 - Audit: Some Mo. children got vaccines with mercury - AP via Examiner.com - "Some infants, toddlers and pregnant women may have received influenza immunizations containing mercury last year in violation of a new Missouri law requiring mercury-free vaccines, a state audit says."

* ►October 14, 2008 - An Open Letter To MMR Vaccine Proponent Brian Deer - Martin J. Walker, CryShame via The One Click Group

* ►October 14, 2008 - Holly Robinson Peete: A Response to Sally Pipes - The Huffington Post

* ►October 14, 2008 - N.J. Doctor Says Hyperbaric Chamber Cures Autism - Parents Of Patient Say Results Of Controversial Treatment Are Undeniable; Other Doctors Remain Skeptical (includes video) - http://wcbstv.com

* ►October 14, 2008 - 1986: AP Article "The Immune Systems of Many Autistics may be Attacking Brain Tissue." It was 22 Years Ago Today… By J.B. Handley - Age of Autism

* ►October 14, 2008 - Mother Persecuted By Discredited MSBP Theory Doctors - The One Click Group

►October 14, 2008 - Holly Robinson Peete Defends her Autism Vaccines Position - Age of Autism

►October 14, 2008 - Autism Yesterday at Motherbaby Int'l Film Festival - Age of Autism - "The Motherbaby International film festival is featuring Generation Rescue's Autism Yesterday at its three 2008 festivals including Traverse City, Michigan October 15 - 17.  Click HERE for more information on MIFF.

►October 14, 2008 - Teacher accuses autistic student of assault - Victoria Advocate

►October 14, 2008 - "Finding The Words" Documentary About Recovering From Autism Featured At International Motherbaby Film Festival in Traverse City, Michigan - Horn Productions, Inc. announces that its ground-breaking film, "Finding the Words: Recovering from Autism, a documentary about children recovering from autism", will have its Midwest screening debut at The Motherbaby Film Festival in Traverse City, Michigan on October 16, 2008 - press release - Horn Productions via PRWeb

►October 14, 2008 - Carnegie Mellon International Autism Symposium to Feature Groundbreaking Research, Oct. 17-18 - PR-Canada.net

►October 14, 2008 - Blumenthal looks into autism therapy complaint - The Advocate - "'Right now, anybody who wants to hang a shingle and call themselves a behavior analyst and a behavior therapist can do so and be hired by a school district, or a family, privately,' said Letso, a board-certified behavior analyst who has a son with autism. 'Essentially, this is like the Wild West.'"

►October 14, 2008 - Autism treatment as a prism for electoral choice - letter - Vancouver Sun

►October 14, 2008 - He walks the walk, talks the talk about autism - The News-Press

* ►October 14, 2008 - State auditor questions immunization requirements - Montee says state health officials need to do more - Missouri State Auditor Susan Montee has released the findings of her office's latest audit on immunization requirements for Missouri's school children. The audit calls out the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, the state agency responsible for for making sure Missouri kids are properly immunized against vaccine preventable diseases, and says the department should be doing a better job. - KRCG.com

►October 14, 2008 - Teen immunization rates rising - Orlando Business Journal

►October 14, 2008 - Child immunisation software ‘creating risks' - E-Health Insider

* ►October 14, 2008 - U of R To Study Flu Vaccines - The study is part of a $26-million-dollar federal grant that was recently awarded to the U of R. - WHAM1180.com - "Topham says researchers are looking for 100 local families to take part, especially those with young children."

* ►October 14, 2008 - VaxInnate to Present Positive Results from Clinical Trial of Universal Flu Vaccine Candidate at ICAAC/IDSA Meeting - press release - VaxInnate Corporation via Business Wire

►October 14, 2008 - Free flu vaccines heading to Chicago neighborhoods - Questions and answers about influenza with Dr. Julie Morita, medical director for the Chicago Department of Public Health Immunization Program - Medill Reports

►October 14, 2008 - Milestone influenza publication by Elsevier journal Vaccine - Supplement launched at successful influenza conference - Elsevier via EurekAlert!

►October 14, 2008 - Vanderbilt prepares for flu season - Inside Vandy - "Free flu shots will continue through October at a variety of on-campus locations."

►October 14, 2008 - Pharmacy Faculty’s Lobbying Efforts on Behalf of Bill to Allow Pharmacists to Immunize Are Successful - St. John's University

►October 14, 2008 - Student health reports 100% increase in females getting HPV shot - UI The Daily Iowan

►October 14, 2008 - Catholic school board to discuss HPV vaccine at Oct. 20 meeting - Fairview Post

►October 14, 2008 - MSD India launches vaccine for cervical cancer - Economic Times, India

►October 14, 2008 - MSD to launch four vaccines in next two-three years - Economic Times, India

►October 14, 2008 - Hundreds say farewell to tragic baby Ellie Mai - This Is Lancashire, UK

►October 14, 2008 - USAID Awards Grants for Development of New Tuberculosis Drugs, Diagnostics, and Management Approaches - U.S. Agency for International Development via PRNewswire-USNewswire via COMTEX via MarketWatch

►October 14, 2008 - Meningitis vaccine can save kids' lives - Nemours Foundation via Virtual Medical Centre

►October 14, 2008 - Keep kids out of class until doctor clears rash - Lancaster Eagle Gazette

►October 14, 2008 - Lyme disease and its impact explored and explained in free documentary at the Belcourt - Inside Vandy

►October 14, 2008 - Anthrax 101: The Evolving Science - "I never considered what it would be like to live in fear." - Youth Radio

►October 14, 2008 - Neonatal deaths in Ghana alarming - GNA via Joy Online

►October 14, 2008 - Aethlon Medical Announces Completion of Human Safety Study - Reports Further Results of Hepatitis-C Patients Treated With the Aethlon Hemopurifier(R) - Aethlon Medical, Inc. via Business Wire via MarketWatch

►October 14, 2008 - Virus As Nano-building Block: Extreme Nature Helps Scientists Design Nano Materials - Scientists are using designs in nature from extreme environments to overcome the challenges of producing materials on the nanometre scale. A team from the UK’s John Innes Centre, the Scripps Research Institute in California and the Institut Pasteur in Paris have identified a stable, modifiable virus that could be used as a nanobuilding block. - John Innes Centre via ScienceDaily

►October 14, 2008 - Sharks antibodies show potential as lifesaver from cancer - Australian scientists have discovered a potentially potent weapon in the fight against cancer in antibodies taken from shark blood. - News-Medical.net 

►October 14, 2008 - Travel risks are playing larger role - Experts suggest planning ahead - Canwest News Service via Calgary Herald

►October 14, 2008 - CDC exhibit just in time for Halloween - GSU Signal

►October 14, 2008 - Virulent strain of strep eludes vaccine - International Herald Tribune

►October 14, 2008 - Science & Medicine | Global HIV/AIDS Vaccine Conference in South Africa To Seek New Strategies Against Disease - www.kaisernetwork.org

* ►October 14, 2008 - Scientists bleak about AIDS vaccine prospects - AP via International Herald Tribune

* ►October 14, 2008 - HIV vaccine not a guarantee: scientist - The Times, South Africa - "One of the world’s most influential and experienced HIV scientists, Dr Anthony Fauci, said yesterday that he thought HIV exposure would always be a risk to people — even in the face of a successful vaccine."

►October 14, 2008 - SA minister calls for HIV vaccine - South Africa's new Health Minister, Barbara Hogan, has called for a renewed global effort to find a vaccine for HIV, which can lead to Aids. - BBC

►October 14, 2008 - How Obama, McCain Differ On HIV/Aids - CBS Evening News: How The Candidates' Proposals Would Affect Your Community - CBS Evening News

►October 14, 2008 - LA lawsuit claims man gave wife AIDS - AP via San Jose Mercury News

►October 14, 2008 - Northstar Neuroscience Receives FDA Approval for a Clinical Study of its Cortical Stimulation System for the Treatment of Major Depressive Disorder - Second clinical study to begin enrollment in Q4 - press release - Northstar Neuroscience, Inc. via Business Wire

►October 14, 2008 - US FDA warns CR Bard about Puerto Rico plant - The Guardian, UK

►October 14, 2008 - Ad Web site for FDA linked to public relations - Bloomberg via AZCentral.com - "'The committee would like to know why FDA sought the assistance of a pharmaceutical public relations firm to help it advise consumers,' said Representatives John Dingell and Bart Stupak, Michigan Democrats, in a letter today to the agency."

►October 14, 2008 - Off-Label Medication Use Common in Critically Ill Children: Presented at AAP - Doctor's Guide

►October 14, 2008 - Russian lawyer suspects mercury poisoning - Radio Netherlands

* ►October 14, 2008 - State police surveillance included Frederick residents - Frederick News-Post - "FredPAC members suspect their Fort Detrick protests drew police attention, because those were the group's most visible activities during the surveillance period. 'We have been listed as terrorists only for challenging the powers that be in ways that are essential to a real democracy,' Kissin said."

* ►October 14, 2008 - President Bush Signs H.R. 1594, H.R. 2786, H.R. 6098, H.R. 7178, S. 906, S. 1276, and S. 2304 Into Law - Whitehouse.gov - "S. 906, the 'Mercury Export Ban Act of 2008,' which prohibits the transfer of elemental mercury by Federal agencies, bans U.S. export of elemental mercury, and requires the Department of Energy to designate and manage an elemental mercury long-term disposal facility"

* ►October 14, 2008 - U.S. Joins EU in Banning Mercury Exports - Mercury Policy Project via PRNewswire-USNewswire via COMTEX via MarketWatch

* ►October 14, 2008 - Blumenthal Seeks End To BPA Use In Baby Bottles - Hartford Courant - "Just as federal authorities are preparing a report on the safety of the plastics compound BPA, officials in three states Monday asked baby bottle manufacturers to stop using the substance in their products....'I am alarmed by recent studies confirming that BPA leaches from these products into the foods they hold,' Blumenthal said in letters addressed to 11 makers of baby bottles and formula. 'The preventable release of a toxic chemical directly into the food we eat is unconscionable.'"

* ►October 14, 2008 - Conflict of Interest Cloud Hangs Over FDA; Millions of Dollars From BPA Manufacturer Funneled to FDA Panel Chair's Employer - press release - Environmental Working Group via AScribe Newswire

* ►October 14, 2008 - FDA will look into possible conflict in plastic case - AP via USA Today

* ►October 14, 2008 - China orders milk product recall - China has ordered the withdrawal of all liquid and powdered milk made more than a month ago to help restore confidence after the tainted milk scandal. - BBC

►October 14, 2008 - Lawmakers question ads for Bayer 'herbal' aspirin - Reuters via The Guardian, UK

* ►October 14, 2008 - Bereaved owners may receive millions in poison pet-food settlement - CBC

* ►October 14, 2008 - New superbug making kids sick despite vaccine - Scientific American - "Health authorities said the vaccine isn't to blame for the rise in resistant strains of the bacteria. Still, the phenomenon suggests that Prevnar may have to be updated like the flu shot, the Pharmalot blog noted in a post last year about a surge in ear infections from serotype 19A. Scientists make new flu vaccine annually, based on the strains they guess will be most common in a given year."

►October 14, 2008 - Health officials take annual shot at stopping flu - Missoulian

* ►October 14, 2008 - It's not working - Peggy Murphy put her faith in an experimental breast cancer vaccine, only to be let down - The Baltimore Sun

* ►October 14, 2008 - BU biolab ups security plans (requires registration) - The Scientist

►October 14, 2008 - Influenza Virus Vaccine 2008-2009 Season - FDA/CBER

* ►October 14, 2008 - Expanding Premature Infant Follow-Up Care Research With 5 New MedImmune Fellowship Grants - Edelman Public Relations via Medical News Today

* ►October 14, 2008 - New Haven To Sue Merck & Schering-Plough - Pharmalot - "The city of New Haven, Connecticut, which is the home of Yale University, says more than $400,000 in tax dollars were spent Vytorin and Zetia on for employees, and corporation counsel John Ward wants the money back. Why? Vytorin “doesn’t work,” he tells The New Haven Independent. The Vytorin cholesterol pill combines Zetia and Zocor."

* ►October 14, 2008 - Cash Rich, Drug Poor: Pharma & The Credit Crisis - Pharmalot

►October 14, 2008 - Dangerous Dining - If you have food allergies, eating out is a risky venture - News-Journal

►October 14, 2008 - Blood culture collection technique and pneumococcal surveillance in Malawi during the four year period 2003-2006: an observational study (pdf) - journal article (BMC Infectious Diseases)

►October 14, 2008 - Antigen-Carrying Bacteria Prime Immune System Against Melanoma - Advaxis via Medical News Today

►October 14, 2008 - Cancer risk can be cut - Research probes autoimmune link. Anti-inflammatory drugs could play role - The Montreal Gazette

►October 14, 2008 - Michael J. Fox Foundation Awards $2 Million for Research on Cognitive and Mood Symptoms of Parkinson's Disease - PRNewswire-USNewswire via COMTEX via MarketWatch

►October 14, 2008 - Support your immune system with black elderberries - Response Source

►October 14, 2008 - Neurogen Drug Has Positive Results For RLS, Parkinson's - Neurogen via Business Wire

►October 14, 2008 - Rvita, Acupuncture, Ayurveda, Homeopathy, Naturopathy, Chinese Medicine, Pain Information - SourceWire

* ►October 13, 2008 - Sanofi-Aventis to market seasonal flu vaccine in China - Reuters via Yahoo!

* ►October 13, 2008 - New delivery system hikes vaccine response - UPI

►October 13, 2008 - Ex-Wyeth scientist to head Temple center - The Philadelphia Inquirer

►October 13, 2008 - Study Confirms Vioxx Causes Heart Risks - Pharmalot

►October 13, 2008 - Overuse Of Antibiotics Detrimental To Life - Wikipedia via American Chronicle

►October 13, 2008 - UNEPI launches tetanus campain - New Vision, Uganda

* ►October 13, 2008 - NHS launches probe into Orkney schoolgirl’s cancer jab - Parents withheld consent because 13-year-old pupil has diabetes — but inoculation went ahead - Press and Journal, UK

* ►October 13, 2008 - BPA and the Donor - editorial (requires registration) - The New York Times - "For an agency that claims to be rooting out conflicts of interest, the Food and Drug Administration has done a poor job of handling what looks like a potential conflict on a committee evaluating the safety of bisphenol-A, known as BPA."

* ►October 13, 2008 - Drugs and Disclosure: "One More Nail in the Coffin" - Alliance for Human Research Protection

* ►October 13, 2008 - Promotional ADHD drug video draws FDA’s rebuke - Adderall XR generated revenue of more than $1 billion for Shire in 2007 - Philadelphia Business Journal

* ►October 13, 2008 - UCSF Opens Employee Drop-in Flu Shot Clinics - UCSF Today - "Under state law (SB 739) and Title 22, acute care hospitals are required to offer free flu shots to employees, students and volunteers. This year, only those hospital-based staff who decline the vaccination will be required to sign a statement. The form will be available online via the Occupational Health website after completing the PowerPoint education presentation. Each hospital site will be requiring its own declination form."

►October 13, 2008 - Haemorrhagic virus carried by common African mouse - New Scientist

►October 13, 2008 - Contagious virus strikes Heyworth school - Infected students back to school after bout with pleurisy - WHOI HOI-19

►October 13, 2008 - Zyprexa Settles Lawsuits with 33 States - InjuryBoard.com 

►October 13, 2008 - Seven Bullitt students have whooping cough - The Courier-Journal

►October 13, 2008 - CDC grants to bolster emergency response systems - Government Health IT

►October 13, 2008 - Additional Risk Factors Plus Current Guidelines Better Predict Severe Disease Among Preterm Infants: Presented at AAP - Doctor's Guide

►October 13, 2008 - Mo. releases two audits regarding vaccinations - KWMU Public Broadcasting

►October 13, 2008 - Cancer Vaccine Clears the Storm - Tufts Observer Online - " The vaccine is currently only approved for younger women, but Merck, the pharmaceutical company that developed Gardasil, began expanding trials to include older women. Now, Merck has completed all clinical trials necessary and, according to Dr. Lauren Streicher, Assistant Clinical Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Northwestern University and member of the Merck Speakers Bureau, approval can be expected within the next couple of months."

* ►October 13, 2008 - Two-year-old suffers stroke after chickenpox - The Mirror, UK - "Doctors said he had suffered a stroke and blamed a recent bout of the virus which caused his arteries to shrink."

* ►October 12, 2008 - Hollywood Takes On The MMR Jab - As celebrities voice their concerns about the triple vaccine and measles outbreaks continue to plague Britain, Health Editor Lucy Johnston speaks exclusively to Andrew Wakefield, the doctor who started the debate... - Sunday Express, UK

►October 12, 2008 - Federal Preemption: Is the FDA testing process fail-safe and protecting you, the patient? - InjuryBoard.com

►October 12, 2008 - The F.D.A. and Engineered Food - letters (requires registration) - The New York Times

►October 12, 2008 - Mum's 15-year struggle for kids - A Sydney mother who has been on the run for five years has been found in Moree in the state's north and her young son removed from her care because NSW authorities believe she suffers from the widely-discredited disorder "Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy''. - The Daily Telegraph via www.news.com.au

* ►October 12, 2008 - Nearing an End to the Longest Review? - Twenty-five years after it was developed, Ovation’s vigabatrin has one of the longest drug reviews in FDA history. Until this summer, an approval seemed close at hand—that is, until FDA suddenly found itself unable to staff an advisory committee. A meeting is back on—for now. - The RPM Report

* ►October 11, 2008 - Propaganda in Pictures - Exploring Vaccines

►October 11, 2008 - Taking an Initiative to Prevent Food Contamination-FDA Launches First Tool Kit For Employees in the Food Industry - InjuryBoard.com

►October 10, 2008 - An industry takes its medicine - Our view: Decision to stop marketing cold remedies to kids under 4 is good, but not sufficient (requires registration) - Baltimore Sun

►October 10, 2008 - FDA fails to enforce rules on food labeling, watchdog says - Bloomberg via Orlando Sentinel

* ►October 10, 2008 - “Autism’s False Prophets,” chapter 8 - Inside Autism Blog via Orange County Register

* ►October 10, 2008 - FDA Drug Safety Podcasts Measures Undertaken to Address Concerns about Marketing of Unapproved Drugs - FDA/CDER

* ►October 10, 2008 - To the Presidential Candidates....Debate This! - The Huffington Post - "Perhaps that's because the state of our children's health is as bad as the economic outlook and the prospects for energy independence. Unfortunately, a big government bailout can't fix this problem even though it has been government inaction that has greatly contributed to the failing health of our nation's most precious resource."

►October 10, 2008 - HUA XIA Food Trade USA, Inc. Recalls YILI Brand Sour Milk Drink and YILI Brand Pure Milk Drink, Because of Possible Health Risk - FDA - "The recall was initiated after FDA testing discovered that the product was found to contain Melamine."

►October 9, 2008 - Asthma in children - is it different? - journal article (Der Internist)

►October 9, 2008 - "Grandma's Penicillin" Also May Help High Blood Pressure - Medical News Today

* ►October 9, 2008 - Diagnosis: Greed - Judith Warner Blog via The New York Times

►October 9, 2008 - Vaccination plea after North Wales measeles outbreak - Daily Post, UK

* ►October 8, 2008 - Paracetamol Use in Infancy and Risk of Asthma in Children Aged 6 to 7 Years: Presented at ERS - The Lancet via Doctor's Guide

►October 8, 2008 - Why some kids suffer chronic bullying - JAMA via World Science

* ►October 6, 2008 - Neurotransmitter Defect May Trigger Autoimmune Disease - Rockefeller University Press via Biocompare

* ►October 6, 2008 - Oral Vitamin D May Help Prevent Some Skin Infections - Journal of Allergy & Clinical Immunology via Biocompare

►October 6, 2008 - New prospects for improved methods of treatment of virus infections and cancer - TopCancerNews.com

►October 2008 - Why the Philosophy of Science Matters (requires registration) - The central tenets of science enhance communication and our influence on society. - The Scientist

►October 2008 - What Makes Science 'Science'? (requires registration) - Trainee teachers don't have a clue, and most scientists probably don't either. That's bad news. - The Scientist

►September 2008 - Targeting human mast cells expressing g-protein-coupled receptors in allergic diseases. - journal article (Allergology International)

►Penile Carcinoma Associated with Human Papilloma Virus Infection - Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention via Cancer Consultants

►Vaccine, the most comprehensive and pre-eminent journal for those interested in vaccines and vaccination , will organize the 2nd Vaccine Congress, the most authoritative international congress in the field of vaccinology, December 7-9 2008, in Boston MA, USA.

* ►Finding the Words - A Documentary about Children Recovering from Autism (includes trailer) - website

Posted October 13, 2008

►November 2008 - Focal degeneration of astrocytes in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis - journal article (Cell Death and Differentiation)

►November 2008 - Intersubunit interactions between mutant DEG/ENaCs induce synthetic neurotoxicity - journal article (Cell Death and Differentiation)

►October 20, 2008 - Trend of Medicaid pay increases is expected to end as states struggle - For the fourth consecutive year, most states plan physician pay raises, but budget deficits threaten these gains. - www.ama-assn.org

►October 20, 2008 - Elections seen as turning point for stem cell studies - Leading researchers are worried what direction the new president will take, as innovative techniques spark hope for cures without destroying embryos. - www.ama-assn.org

►October 20, 2008 - Illinois court rejects plan for expanding health coverage - The decision comes as states explore ways to broaden existing programs to maximize use of federal dollars. - www.ama-assn.org

►October 20, 2008 - New waiver continues Massachusetts health insurance pools - A federal-state agreement is a major element of the state's plan to move toward universal coverage. - www.ama-assn.org

►October 20, 2008 - 4 doctors awarded MacArthur genius grants - Winners were recognized for delivering care to underserved areas, improving patient safety and developing new types of palliative and HIV care. - www.ama-assn.org

* ►October 20, 2008 - Medical student stress and burnout leave some with thoughts of suicide - Medical schools offer counseling to help students who may be at risk, but some refuse such assistance. - www.ama-assn.org

►October 20, 2008 - Divided by duty: While a doctor serves the country, the practice must still serve patients - When a physician is called to war, the emotional and financial toll can ripple throughout the practice. - www.ama-assn.org

►October 20, 2008 - Check filing requirements when retaining PAs, NPs - www.ama-assn.org

►October 20, 2008 - Stake your claim for accurate reimbursement - An AMA initiative is designed to provide doctors the tools to appeal inappropriately denied and underpaid insurance claims. - www.ama-assn.org

►October 20, 2008 - Where does your candidate stand on medicine's issues? - A message to all physicians from AMA President Nancy H. Nielsen, MD, PhD - www.ama-assn.org

►October 20, 2008 - NIH director leaving post at end of October - Elias Zerhouni, MD, promoted broad, cross-institutional research projects and the translation of basic science into treatments. - www.ama-assn.org

►October 20, 2008 - Letters to the Editor - Activist veto of abortions will result if conscience laws enforced as proposed - Standard on curbing disruptive behavior could be misapplied easily - www.ama-assn.org

►October 20, 2008 - News in brief: Health & Science - Dietary supplements didn't slow cartilage loss - Statin-ALS link dispelled - Diet, exercise reduce fatigue among breast cancer survivors - Secondhand smoke may trigger nicotine dependence symptoms in kids - www.ama-assn.org

►October 20, 2008 - News in brief: Government & Medicine - Medicare names permanent RACs - Calif. governor vetoes insurance bill - Michigan doctors oppose medical marijuana - www.ama-assn.org

►October 20, 2008 - News in brief: Professional Issues - Handoffs at teaching hospitals seen as harmful to patients - Palliative care programs take hold in Calif. hospitals - Texas high court declines to address medical liability cap - www.ama-assn.org

* ►October 14, 2008 - AAP: The vaccine management crisis: a pediatrician’s bill of rights - Contemporary Pediatrics via Modern Medicine - "Given the crisis that pediatricians face in vaccine management, Cohen has devised a Pediatrician’s Bill of Rights that defends specific freedoms he feels are being trampled. These rights include:
• The right to refuse a vaccine refuser, under certain conditions
• The right not to split, delay, or miss shots, or deviate from standard community pediatric practice
• The right to ignore vaccine agendas and dictums that go against core pediatric scientific beliefs
• The right to practice the pediatric profession without interference from interest groups
• The right to promote the science of public health (including routine childhood immunization) without fear of retribution from anti-science groups
• The right to change policies and practices on childhood immunization based on newly validated research at any time
• The right to refrain from offering durable goods and vaccines to patients when acquisitions and overhead costs exceed contractually agreed-upon payments, and when good-faith negotiations fail to provide injunctive relief"

* ►October 14, 2008 - French firm to launch first non-Japanese Hib vaccine in Japan - The Japan Times - "Pisano said the vaccine has been used in other countries, but requirements in Japan against vaccines are strict and take a long time to get final approval."

►October 14, 2008 - 16m children to be vaccinated against polio: DG Health - The Post

►October 14, 2008 - ‘Maths Can Be Modeled to Tackle HIV/AIDS, Others’ - THISDAY, Nigeria

* ►October 13, 2008 - Henry Waxman's Letter to Colleagues about Autism and Vaccines - Age of Autism

* ►October 13, 2008 - Congressman Henry Waxman: Father of the Autism Epidemic By J.B. Handley - Age of Autism

* ►October 13, 2008 - Flash of Hope – Why the Georgia Supreme Court Case is Important. (American Home Products Corp. v. Ferrari) By Kent Heckenlively, Esq. - Age of Autism

* ►October 13, 2008 - Mothers overcome fear with natural prozac - Hilary's Desk via Beyond Conformity

* ►October 13, 2008 - How My "Typical" Husband Wound Up On Autism Meds - mom.notcalm Blog via Spectrum Publications

►October 13, 2008 - Local Monarch Teaching Technologies gets NIH funding for autism software - The Plain Dealer via Cleveland.com
 

* ►October 13, 2008 - Worrisome Infection Eludes a Leading Children’s Vaccine (requires registration) - The New York Times - "The vaccine, Prevnar, is aimed at seven types of bacteria that were responsible for 70 to 80 percent of pneumococcal illness during the 1990s. Because pneumococci come in 91 forms, experts have worried from the start whether bacteria that were just as deadly, but not wiped out by the vaccine, might move in as opportunists when the competition suddenly vanished. 'Nature abhors a vacuum,' said Dr. Steven Black of Cincinnati Children’s Hospital. Indeed, almost all pneumococcal infections among American children today are caused by versions not covered by the vaccine, and 19A is leading the way. 'People hoped against hope it wouldn’t happen,' he said....'There was no point where we said to ourselves, ‘We missed it, we need to put in 19A,’' said Emilio A. Emini, head of vaccine research and development for Wyeth. The company was always prepared to remake the product, he said."

* ►October 13, 2008 - Letter: Know your vaccine - Topeka Capital-Journal

* ►October 13, 2008 - Sanofi-Aventis to market seasonal flu vaccine in China - Reuters

* ►October 13, 2008 - IAC Express Issue number 758 - Immunization Action Coalition - "Journal of Child Neurology publishes letters about failure to disclose possible conflict of interest related to Poling case article....In the first letter, Dr. Poling apologizes for failing to disclose to JCN that the subject of the case report was his daughter, but seemingly argues that because he did not submit the JCN report to the court, and was not heavily involved in pursuing his daughter's case, the conflict of interest was immaterial."

* ►October 13, 2008 - Antibiotics Put 142,000 Into Emergency Rooms Each Year - U.S. Centers for Disease Control Waits 60 Years to Study the Problem - Orthomolecular Medicine News Service

►October 13, 2008 - Patients blame block-booking for causing huge flu jab queue - Peterborough Today

►October 13, 2008 - ASIA: Countries lagging in flu pandemic plans, UN warns - IRIN Asia

►October 13, 2008 - Government now requiring HPV vaccine for young women applying for change in immigration status - El Paso Times

* ►October 13, 2008 - High demand delays shingles vaccine - The Wichita Eagle - "The shingles vaccine, called Zostavax, won federal Food and Drug Administration approval for people 60 and older in May 2006. In trials, it reduced the overall incidence of shingles by 51 percent and the risk of post-herpetic neuralgia by 67 percent. It's being tested now in people 50 to 59, according to Merck, which makes the vaccine. Some, but not all, Medicare Part D and private health insurance plans cover the vaccine. It can cost more than $200 if insurance doesn't cover it, but demand still has been high."

* ►October 13, 2008 - Student health to host Gardasil event - The Kaleidoscope, The University of Alabama at Birmingham - "The event will run from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and while appointments for this special event are encouraged, walk-in patients will be seen all day. One of the national managers from Merck Pharmaceutical Company, as well as a local Merck representative, will be on hand to answer any questions or concerns women have about the Gardasil vaccine. Information concerning potential risks and side effects of receiving the vaccine will be readily available, as well as information regarding the many benefits to being vaccinated."

* ►October 13, 2008 - Approval From The Swedish Medical Products Agency To Start A Clinical Trial Using A Xenogenic PSA DNA Vaccine - Cyto Pulse Sciences via Medical News Today

* ►October 13, 2008 - For many, drive-thru vaccines work - Hundreds of seniors got flu shots Sunday without even leaving their cars. - York Daily Record

* ►October 13, 2008 - Canada Investigates Death Of Sepracor Worker - Daily Dispatch, ZA

►October 13, 2008 - NJ Supreme Court To Hear Vioxx Preemption - Pharmalot

* ►October 13, 2008 - Indonesia's Bird Flu Warrior Takes on the World - AFP via Medindia.com

* ►October 13, 2008 - TSOD's Frank Whyte Provides Communication Skills Training for the National Institutes of Health - The Earth Times

►October 13, 2008 - Dr. Robert Ball: How he found the first case of AIDS in South Carolina - The Sate

►October 13, 2008 - WHO team here to assess steps against dengue fever - Saudi Gazette

►October 13, 2008 - Tests reveal possible ID of fever virus - Daily Dispatch, ZA

►October 13, 2008 - Glaxo’s R&D Chief: ‘This Is A Year Of Change’ - Regulatory setbacks. Expiring patents. Huge layoffs. What’s an R&D chief to do? Glaxo’s Moncef Slaoui tells Nature that he hopes to turn the corner next year… - Pharmalot

* ►October 13, 2008 - Internet replaces doctors in USA, DTC in Europe, as patients’ first stop for pharma info - PharmaTimes

►October 13, 2008 - Health Care: Where the Presidential Candidates Stand - Health News

►October 13, 2008 - Health care: Curing what ails us - Which candidate has the right prescription? Experts have doubts - The Beacon News via SuburbanChicago.com

* ►October 13, 2008 - Drug stocks rally on Europe bank bailout - Drug stocks rallied in early trading Monday, the first session following one of the most devastating weeks ever for investors in the history of Wall Street. - MarketWatch

►October 13, 2008 - Worms' Nervous System Shown to Alert Immune System in Stanford Studies - Stanford University Medical Center via Business Wire via MarketWatch

►October 13, 2008 - How to manage inflammatory attacks - Philippine Daily Inquirer

►October 13, 2008 - British guideline on the management of asthma. A national clinical guideline. - Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN), British Thoracic Society via www.guideline.gov

►October 13, 2008 - Minn. company boosting immune system - KSAX-TV - "Biothera has patented an ingredient called Wellmune, a compound derived from beta-glucan. That same compound is found in mushrooms and oat bran."

►October 13, 2008 - Seasonal health boost from fruit and veg - WalesOnline, UK

►October 13, 2008 - Doctors demand strengthening of Routine Immunization in Pakistan - Associated Press of Pakistan

* ►October 13, 2008 - Time to Scare You With the Flu - Absolutely Unherdof

►October 13, 2008 - New virus from Arenaviridae family in South Africa and Zambia - Update - World Health Organization

►October 13, 2008 - Peregrine Pharmaceuticals' anti-PS Technology Platform to Be Discussed at AIDS Vaccine 2008 Conference - press release - Peregrine Pharmaceuticals, Inc. via PRNewswire-FirstCall via The Earth Times

►October 13, 2008 - American Academy of Pediatrics Celebrates 15th Anniversary of the CATCH Program - press release - American Academy of Pediatrics via PRNewswire via COMTEX via MarketWatch

►October 13, 2008 - Vitamin D: New Guidelines for Children - American Academy of Pediatricians Doubles Its Minimum Daily Amount of Vitamin D for Babies, Children, and Teens - WebMD

►October 13, 2008 - Pediatricians Double Vitamin D Requirement - Doctors Tout Vitamin's Bone-Strengthening Properties in Face of Rising Rickets Reports - ABC News

►October 13, 2008 - Lack of Insurance Raises Abused Babies' Death Risk - Poorer access to care may play a role, experts say - HealthDay via U.S. News & World Report

►October 13, 2008 - How Vulnerable Is Your Immune System? - NaturalNews.com

* ►October 12, 2008 - Dr Andrew Wakefield On MMR Vaccine In Sunday Express - Update! UK Government Fears Vaccine Backlash - The One Click Group - "Today, the concerned public has been informed that the newspaper is currently unable to make this story available online on their website due to unsubstantiated 'legal reasons'. ... Around the world, this question is now being asked: Is this online censorship yet another example of government suppression of medical evidence to benefit themselves and the pharmaceutical industry? It should be noted that the UK Government has agreed to underwrite any compensation claims for the MMR vaccine. This is why they cannot and will not let their position fail."

►October 12, 2008 - Idaho Unveils Website To Help Idahoans Prepare For Pandemic Influenza - Medical News Today

* ►October 12,  2008 - Vaccine less help to seniors? - Research critical of shot's benefits - Los Angeles Times via The Journal Gazette

* ►October 12, 2008 - AIDS vaccine focus shifts after disappointments - Reuters

* ►October 12, 2008 - Flu-fight efforts home in on kids - CDC advises vaccines could curb disease spread - Los Angeles Times via The Journal Gazette

* ►October 12, 2008 - Family Blames Soldier's Suicide on Anti-Malaria Drug - Lariam Known to Have Side Effects - The Washington Post

►October 12, 2008 - Preventing an Outbreak: McCain and Obama on Pandemics - As fear of another massive influenza breakout grows, we parse the candidates' records on bioterrorism and more - Popular Science

►October 12, 2008 - Hunting Virus X - A virus new to humanity, or an old acquaintance dressed up in slightly new clothes, the disease that so far appears to have achieved a 100% kill rate in Johannesburg, is now up against the full might of humanity's scientific detectives. - Mail & Guardian, ZA

►October 12, 2008 - GPs win care fight for asylum seekers - Clampdown on 'health tourism' to be scrapped - The Observer, UK via The Guardian, UK

* ►October 12, 2008 - Autism Spectrum Awareness Campaign by Sol's ARC's - Sol's ARC (Assessment and Remedial Centre) and India’s first parallel school imparting special education organized a one of its kind campaign through a plethora of interactive and educative activities. The sole objective of this campaign is to build awareness about autism spectrum, a brain development disorder that impairs communication and social interaction. - India PRwire

►October 12, 2008 - 'Nanotech search' for antibiotics - UK researchers are using microscopic "nanoprobes" to find new drugs to tackle antibiotic resistance. - BBC

►October 12, 2008 - Personal health: An autoimmune disorder, in camouflage - Rutland Herald

►October 12, 2008 - Facts and life realities of a mysterious disease - Marco News - "Celiac disease is a digestive condition caused by a reaction to the protein gluten, found in wheat, barley and rye. Oats may also contain gluten, if they are processed along with wheat, barley or rye."

* ►October 12, 2008 - Hidden Food Allergies (Part 2) - OpEdNews

►October 12, 2008 - Business in the courts - Pa. jury: Fen-phen didn't cause death of woman - The News Journal

►October 12, 2008 - Big dairy regulations delayed - Yakima Herald-Republic - "For five years, the federal government, farm groups and environmentalists have sparred over how to protect the public from pollution by large-scale livestock operations known as Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations, or CAFOs."

►October 12, 2008 - Ten tips that are not to be sniffed at - The Herald

►October 11, 2008 - Awareness of mental health urged for the young - China Daily

►October 11, 2008 - USAID continues to bolster Sri Lanka's defence against Avian influenza - Ceylon Daily News

►October 10, 2008 - A match made in open access heaven? (requires registration) - The Scientist - "With BMC under its wing, Springer will offer authors three publishing choices, depending on the journal they choose in which to publish their: the traditional subscription model, the Open Choice model, and the BMC automatic open access model. "All of the business models are going to grow in the future," Eric Merkel-Sobotta, spokesperson for Springer told The Scientist, adding that they aren't going to stop adding journals under the subscription model, or the BMC model."

►October 10, 2008 - Nice could deny drugs to stomach patients - Sufferers of crippling stomach conditions could be denied "life changing" medication under proposals from the Government's drugs rationing body. - Telegraph, UK

►October 10, 2008 - UC-Berkeley biotech production center hopes to lower prices - East Bay Business Times

►October 7, 2008 - DNA Could Reveal Your Surname - University of Leicester via Biocompare

* ►October 3, 2008 - "The Appalling Poling Saga" - neurodiversity weblog

* ►October 1, 2008 - HHS Announces New Steps in Anthrax Preparedness - press release - U.S. Department of Health & Human Services - "In a related action, Secretary Leavitt today issued a declaration under the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act (PREP Act) that provides liability protection for activities related to developing, manufacturing, distributing, prescribing, dispensing, administering and using anthrax countermeasures in preparation for, and in response to, a potential anthrax attack.  This includes entities, such as large 'big-box' retail stores, retail pharmacies, and other private sector businesses, that help to deliver and distribute medicines.  Providing liability protection to all involved in such efforts will help ensure their full participation and bolster response efforts."

* ►October 1, 2008 - HHS PREP Act Declaration BILLING CODE:  4150-37 Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Secretary Declaration under the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act October 1, 2008 - U.S. Department of Health & Human Services - "SUMMARY:   Declaration pursuant to section 319F-3 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. §247d-6d) to provide targeted liability protections for anthrax countermeasures based on a credible risk that the threat of exposure to Bacillus anthracis and the  resulting disease  constitutes a public health emergency."

* ►October 2008 - When Cancer is Just the Beginning (requires registration) - Rarely, the body reacts to cancer by generating immune cells that chew their way into the brain. Could research with this handful of patients create a new therapeutic cancer vaccine? - The Scientist

* ►September 2008 - The Vaccine Quarterly (pdf) - www.cecity.com - "This CME activity is supported by an unrestricted educational grant from Merck & Co. Inc. Additional support for this CME activity is provided through an educational grant from MedImmune, Inc."