Posted September 3, 2005

►October 1, 2005 - Cervical Coinfection with Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Types and Possible Implications for the Prevention of Cervical Cancer by HPV Vaccines - journal article (The Journal of Infectious Diseases)

* ►October 1, 2005 - High-Dose Recombinant Canarypox Vaccine Expressing HIV-1 Protein, in Seronegative Human Subjects - journal article (The Journal of Infectious Diseases)

►October 1, 2005 - Associations between Staphylococcus aureus Genotype, Infection, and In-Hospital Mortality: A Nested Case-Control Study - journal article (The Journal of Infectious Diseases)

►October 1, 2005 - Role of Type 1 T Helper Cells in the Resolution of Acute Streptococcus pneumoniae Sinusitis: A Mouse Model - journal article (The Journal of Infectious Diseases)

►October 1, 2005 - Detection of Chlamydial Bodies and Antigens in the Central Nervous System of Patients with Multiple Sclerosis - journal article (The Journal of Infectious Diseases)

►September 15, 2005 - Risk of adverse drug events by patient destination after hospital discharge (full text) - journal article (American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy)

►September 5, 2005 - Progress Toward Disarming Anthrax - Engineered antibodies show promise as antidote; raise intriguing question - Chemical & Engineering News

* ►September 3, 2005 - Thai villagers join bird flu rapid reaction force - The Guardian, UK

* ►September 3, 2005 - Kids hit by ills of aged - Herald Sun, UK - "Almost 20 per cent of boys aged five to nine suffer asthma, but overall 15.1 per cent of Australian boys and 11.5 per cent of Australian girls have the illness."

* ►September 3, 2005 - Mercury pollution hobbles our future - The Sun News via www.myrtlebeachonline.com

►September 3, 2005 - Neurobiology highlights similarities between obesity and drug addiction - Science News

►September 3, 2005 - From the August 31, 1935, issue - Science News

►September 3, 2005 - Chimps to People: Apes show contrasts in genetic makeup - Science News

►September 3, 2005 - Officials import smallpox virus - Health officials seeking approval for smallpox vaccine imports to combat possible bioterrorism attacks have already brought a shipment of vaccine into the country. - NZPA via www.stuff.co.nz

* ►September 3, 2005 - Measles campaign aims to vaccinate 1.5m children - Financial Express

* ►September 3, 2005 - Raw sewage, rotting food pose health threat in Mississippi (requires registration or subscription) - Dallas Morning News

* ►September 2, 2005 - Relief convoy from Loudoun sheriff ordered to turn around - AP via Daily Press - "Spieldenner said Friday that Virginia emergency management officials were busy coordinating the logistics of a statewide response to aid the Gulf Coast states, but first had to work through issues like housing and feeding those who respond and ensuring they have proper immunizations."

* ►September 2, 2005 - HHS Designates First Medical Shelters and Provides Vital Medical Supplies and Medical Assistance - press release - U.S. Department of Health and Human Services via PRNewswire

►September 2, 2005 - Rotting Food, Dirty Water and Heat Add to Problems (requires registration or subscription) - The New York Times

►September 2, 2005 - Immunization Requirements Relaxed for Students Displaced by Hurricane Katrina, Texas - Texas Dept of State Health Services via Medical News Today

►September 2, 2005 - Katrina's Disease Risks May Be Overblown (requires subscription) - Science Now

►September 2, 2005 - Published Study Demonstrates Single Dose of VaxGen's Smallpox Vaccine Candidate Provides Complete Protection in Mice - press release - VaxGen, Inc. via PRNewswire-FirstCall via Yahoo!

* ►September 2, 2005 - Trial of bird flu vaccine in Russia could happen in November - RIA Novosti

►September 2, 2005 - Chiron gets clean bill of health for vaccines - Daily Post via Liverpool Echo via http://icliverpool.icnetwork.co.uk

►September 2, 2005 - Pa. vaccine factory will be reopened - GlaxoSmithKline said it would use the Lancaster County site to develop new ways to make flu vaccine. (requires registration or subscription) - Philadelphia Inquirer

►September 2, 2005 - Feds seek early flu shots for ill, elderly - AP via Seattle Times

►September 2, 2005 - The Global Reach of H5N1 Wild Bird Flu - commentary - Recombinomics

►September 2, 2005 - Bird flu ebbs in Russia, Kazakhstan, may relapse - Reuters AlertNet

►September 2, 2005 - Vietnam Avian Flu Death Brings Toll in Asia to 62 (requires registration or subscription) - AP via Los Angeles Times

►September 2, 2005 - European Union: Avian Influenza and EU Pandemic Flu Preparedness Plan - PharmaLive

►September 2, 2005 - Researchers Unlock Meningitis' Secrets - HealthDay via Forbes

►September 2, 2005 - New bacterial gene provides meningitis mechanism - Journal of Clinical Investigation via innovations report

* ►September 2, 2005 - Ethiopia: Sharp rise in reported polio cases - IRIN via Reuters AlertNet - "According to WHO, Ethiopia was expecting to be declared polio free in 2005 - a qualification it would have achieved after recording no cases for three years...However, it has become the 14th formerly polio-free African country to record a new case, following earlier reports that a new epidemic originated in northern Nigeria 18 months ago."

►September 2, 2005 - Indonesia faces polio challenge - Jakarta was slow to tackle a contagious outbreak, but a reinvigorated immunisation campaign is now under way, writes John Aglionby - The Guardian, UK

►September 2, 2005 - More vaccines for encephalitis: Ramadoss - www.newkerala.com - "Most of the victims of the disease come from 'economically very poor groups whose livelihood depended on rearing pigs', he said, adding that the health ministry had repeatedly alerted the Uttar Pradesh government about the disease."

* ►September 2, 2005 - Measles Cases and Deaths Drop 91% in 19 African Countries - Measles Initiative Partnership a Significant Reason For Success - American Red Cross via PRNewswire via Yahoo!

►September 2, 2005 - Potent drug vs hepatitis B introduced - Inquirer News Service via http://news.inq7.net

►September 2, 2005 - Asians 'risk fatal liver disease' - Tens of thousands of Asian people living in the UK risk dying from liver disease, researchers fear. - BBC

►September 2, 2005 - Hoof and mouth vaccination begins in five states - Agencia Brasil

►September 2, 2005 - Health Ministry wants smallpox vaccine in case of bio-terrorism - Health officials are seeking Environmental Risk Management Authority (Erma) approval to release the smallpox vaccine for use "in case of a smallpox emergency". - NZPA via www.stuff.co.nz

* ►September 2, 2005 - Students not immunized will not be admitted - Parents whose children have not yet been immunized have three more days to get this done as the education ministry is adamant that those who are not immunized will not be admitted when schools reopen for the new academic year next Monday. - Jamaica Observer - "She said that under the law, parents could be fined or imprisoned for failing to immunize their children, as full immunization was a fundamental right of the child. She also warned, that principals could face legal charges...'If a child is not fully immunized,' she said, 'then the parent is accountable and could be charged a fee or face up to 30 days in prison... and the teacher could also be charged for receiving a student, who has not been immunized.'"

►September 2, 2005 - Healthy Lifestyles: School nurses work to keep children healthy - New this year: chicken pox immunization required; better nutrition; less soda pop - Budgeteer News via www.duluth.com

►September 2, 2005 - Parents appeal for resources on autism - They tell several legislators their children need services not currently being supplied. - St. Petersburg Times

►September 2, 2005 - City antibodies firm claims patent victory - Cambridge Evening News

►September 2, 2005 - Linking microRNA to hepatitis C - Liver-specific microRNA facilitates replication of the virus, study in Science shows - The Scientist

►September 2, 2005 - Co-Infection By HIV/Aids and Viral Hepatitis is Very Dangerous - The Post (Buea) via http://allafrica.com

►September 2, 2005 - HIV viral load, not CD4 cell count, predicts protective response to hepatitis B vaccine - Aidsmap

►September 2, 2005 - Anti-Aids Drug Price-Cut Announced - UN Integrated Regional Information Networks via http://allafrica.com

►September 2, 2005 - Fund the Fund to fight HIV/AIDS - Reuters AlertNet

►September 2, 2005 - African traditional medicine could contribute to HIV prevention - Accra Daily Mail

►September 2, 2005 - Majority in DR Congo ignorant of HIV prevention methods - AngolaPress

►September 2, 2005 - Malawi mother hacks HIV+ son to death with axe - Reuters AlertNet

►September 2, 2005 - Glaxo's $100m flu injection - The Guardian, UK

* ►September 2, 2005 - Published Study Demonstrates Single Dose of VaxGen's Smallpox Vaccine Candidate Provides Complete Protection in Mice - VaxGen, Inc. via www.wthr.com

* ►September 2, 2005 - NHRI coordinates study of bird flu - Taiwan News - "The first documented case of human-to-human transmission of bird flu occurred in Thailand last September. A strain of avian flu known as H5N1 infected birds across 11 Southeast Asian countries over the past two years. So far, it has killed 43 people in Vietnam, 12 in Thailand, four in Cambodia, and three in Indonesia."

* ►September 2, 2005 - New Vaccine Included in Immunisation Programme - The Post (Buea) via http://allafrica.com - "A new vaccine to fight against the Hepatitis B virus in children has been included in the regular immunisation programme in Cameroon."

►September 2, 2005 - Rabies warning over minor bites - Experts have warned travellers not to be complacent if bitten by an animal in a country where rabies is common. - BBC

►September 2, 2005 - Chiron shareholder suit claims Novartis bid is too low (requires registration or subscription) - East Bay Biz Buzz via The Mercury News

►September 2, 2005 - West Nile Virus Risk Could Increase Following Hurricane Katrina, Warns Journal Editor - Environmental News Network

►September 2, 2005 - Notice (A): Government-Owned Inventions; Availability for Licensing - National Institutes of Health, Public Health Service, DHHS via www.pharmcast.com

►September 2, 2005 - Big pharma rallies in wake of Katrina - In the ugly wake of Hurricane Katrina, Big Pharma is gearing to ship vast amounts of free drugs and medical supplies to aid flood victims, with many of the shipments already en route to the Gulf Coast and refugee centers. - Market Watch

►September 2, 2005 - Ironically, water could be a key in response to disaster Hand-washing, drinking supplies crucial in keeping many diseases from spreading - San Francisco Chronicle

►September 2, 2005 - Educating Californians on Lyme disease Tiny ticks carrying bacteria that cause illness are showing up in North Bay woodlands - San Francisco Chronicle

►September 2, 2005 - People with IBD more likely to suffer from debilitating respiratory and nerve disorders - American Gastroenterological Association via www.innovations-report.com

►September 2, 2005 - UK GPs top European pay league - Family doctors in the UK outstrip their European counterparts in the pay stakes, according to a poll. - BBC

►September 2, 2005 - Hunters Urged To Look Out For Wasting Disease - The Tampa Tribune

►September 2, 2005 - Health Highlights: - Controversial Theory Suggests 'Mad Cow' Disease Originated With Humans - Prominent Journal Protests FDA's 'Morning-After' Pill Delay - Hep C Sufferers at Greater Risk of Cirrhosis: Study - FDA: Feds Seize Counterfeit Lipitor - Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay via www.hon.ch

* ►September 1, 2005 - Bird flu kills a Vietnamese, emergency plan at work - Reuters via www.swisspolitics.org

* ►September 1, 2005 - CDC predicts 97 million flu shots for fall - As many as 97 million influenza shots will be available in the U.S. market for the upcoming flu season starting in October, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday. - Reuters via CNN

* ►September 1, 2005 - Flu jabs chaos as drugs delayed - Norwich Evening News 24, UK - "The problem lies with the manufacturers of approximately six different vaccinations who have been unable to deliver the drugs to surgeries on time. The Department of Health has already warned the national immunisation programme will not be able to start until mid-October, rather than the end of September as expected."

* ►September 1, 2005 - CDC: More than 4.4 Million U.S. Kids With ADHD - A new CDC report shows how common attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has become in the U.S. - MMWR via WebMD via FoxNews - "About 4.4 million kids had ever been diagnosed with ADHD. More than half of those kids (56 percent, or 2.5 million kids) were taking medication for ADHD when the survey was done."

* ►September 1, 2005 - Theory: Mad Cow May Have Come From Humans - AP via Health Yahoo!

* ►September 1, 2005 - Institute of Medicine news: Quarantine stations at ports of entry - The National Academies via www.eurekalert.org

* ►September 1, 2005 - “Value of Medicines Awareness Month” Public Education Campaign - GlaxoSmithKline

►September 1, 2005 - FDA Enters Hurricane Fight - Forbes

►September 1, 2005 - AstraZeneca Pledges More Than $1 Million In Contributions And Medicine To Victims Of Hurricane Katrina - AstraZeneca

►September 1, 2005 - Companies Donate Millions In Hurricane Relief Supplies - AP via www.nbc30.com

►September 1, 2005 - Update 5-Novartis offers $4.5 bln for rest of Chiron - Reuters - "Analysts said the deal made sense strategically and would give Novartis access to a range of vaccines, at time when interest in vaccination is growing amid fears of a bird flu pandemic and hopes the technique could prevent more diseases."

►September 1, 2005 - US White Obese Adults Less Likely To Receive Preventive Health Screenings, Flu Shots, Study Says - The Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report via www.medicalnewstoday.com

►September 1, 2005 - Hemispherx Biopharma Expands Manufacturing Facility for Production of Ampligen(R); Status of clinical trial advancements for Alferon LDO and manufacturing programs updated in stockholder letter - Business Wire - "This development would potentially make Alferon LDO the first orally active interferon drug candidate and would open an invaluable opportunity for a wide range of potential new indications. One such potential indication is for treating Avian Flu. As widely covered in the media, Avian Flu is a devastating, contagious disease."

►September 1, 2005 - MedImmune's Phase 1 Numax(TM) Study Shows Potential to Reduce RSV Disease in Upper Airway of Children - Data Presented at the 4th World Congress of the World Society for Pediatric Infectious Diseases - PRNewswire-FirstCall via http://interestalert.com

►September 1, 2005 - Dangerous Tricksters: Some Bacteria Use Immune Cells To Reproduce - University of Bonn via Biocompare

►September 1, 2005 - Panel plans bitter pill for drug firms - Business Standard, India

►September 1, 2005 - Study holds promise for new way to fight HIV - University of Rochester Medical Center via www.eurekalert.org

►September 1, 2005 - NHS launches chronic database - The Department of Health (DoH) has unveiled a database that it hopes to support the care of patients with long term conditions - NHS via Kable's Government Computing - "An average sized GP practice which gets an average QOF score will receive an extra £74,299. The total amount of resources and rewards set aside for all NHS GP practices comes to about £630m."

►September 1, 2005 - Proposed Rule: Drug Approvals: Circumstances Under Which an Active Ingredient May Be Simultaneously Marketed in Both a Prescription Drug Product and an Over-the-Counter Drug Product - Food and Drug Administration, HHS via www.pharmcast.com

►September 1, 2005 - Biogen Idec aims to resume sale of MS drug (requires registration or subscription) - AP via The Kansas City Star

►September 1, 2005 - Metallic clues to dementia - The Australian - "(Now) we think modification of delivery of copper and zinc to the brain by using various different chemical compounds might actually change copper and zinc status to the brain. It could well be a major breakthrough in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease in the future."

►September 1, 2005 - After the Flooding, Fear of Rampant Disease -Wall Street Journal via www.immunizationinfo.org - (abstract)

►September 1, 2005 - Patients treated with respect more likely to follow medical advice - Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions via www.eurekalert.org

►September 1, 2005 - USA Today Series Continues by Focusing on Health Costs' Effect on People With Chronic Conditions - The Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report via www.medicalnewstoday.com

►September 1, 2005 - GABA halts stem cell production in the brain - Yale University via www.eurekalert.org

►September 1, 2005 - Mysterious molecules begin to yield their secrets - Scientists at Scripps Research and GNF demonstrate power of new generalized screen to find function of noncoding RNAs - Scripps Research Institute via www.eurekalert.org

►September 1, 2005 - Phytochemistry: Ibuprofen-like activity in extra-virgin olive oil - journal article (Nature)

* ►September 1, 2005 - A Different Kind of Food Fight at School - Allergy Foundation Warns Parents and Teachers to be Aware of Food Allergies This Season - press release - Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America via PRNewswire - "Food allergy is a disease of the immune system that makes the body fight harmless food proteins as if they were dangerous viruses or bacteria. This 'over-reaction' of the immune system leads to symptoms ranging from sneezing, skin rashes or digestive problems, to a life-threatening multi-organ reaction called 'anaphylaxis'."

►September 1, 2005 - Preparation for bird flu - letter - The Times, UK

►September 2005 - Strategies to Enhance Vaccine Efficiency - www.thehorse.com

►September 2005 - Unusual Genetic Organization of a Functional Type I Protein Secretion System in Neisseria meningitidis - journal article (Infection and Immunity)

►September 2005 - Neisseria meningitidis Lactate Permease Is Required for Nasopharyngeal Colonization - journal article (Infection and Immunity)

* ►September 2005 - Live Attenuated Influenza Vaccine, Trivalent, Is Safe in Healthy Children 18 Months to 4 Years, 5 to 9 Years, and 10 to 18 Years of Age in a Community-Based, Nonrandomized, Open-Label Trial - journal article (Pediatrics)

* ►September 2005 - Worse Quality of Life for Children With Newly Diagnosed Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, Compared With Asthmatic and Healthy Children - journal article (Pediatrics)

* ►September 2005 - Psychiatric telephone interview with parents for screening of childhood autism – tics, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder and other comorbidities (A–TAC) - journal article (The British Journal of Psychiatry)

* ►September 2005 - Drinking deep-sea water restores mineral imbalance in atopic eczema/dermatitis syndrome - journal article (European Journal of Clinical Nutrition) - "After drinking deep-sea water, the levels of the essential mineral, potassium (K), were significantly decreased, while the levels of selenium (Se) increased. On the other hand, drinking deep-sea water significantly decreased the levels of the toxic minerals, mercury and lead. Moreover, after drinking deep-sea water, the skin symptoms were improved in 27 out of 33 patients."

* ►September 2005 - Surveying Physicians' Attitudes About About Herbal Supplements, Resources, and Pharmacy Consultations - journal article (The Journal of Pharmacy Technology)

►September 2005 - The Yin and Yang of Type I Interferon Activity in Bacterial Infection - journal article (Nature Reviews Immunology)

►September 2005 - Preventable Adverse Events in Infants Hospitalized With Bronchiolitis - journal article (Pediatrics)

►September 2005 - Catastrophic Presentation of Infant Botulism May Obscure or Delay Diagnosis - journal article (Pediatrics)

►September 2005 - The Influence of the Internet on Immunology Education - journal article (Nature Reviews Immunology)

►September 2005 - Seventy-Five Years of Neonatal Sepsis at Yale: 1928–2003 - journal article (Pediatrics)

►September 2005 - Asymptomatic Inflammatory Bowel Disease Presenting With Mucocutaneous Findings - journal article (Pediatrics)

►September 2005 - Fat and Energy Contents of Expressed Human Breast Milk in Prolonged Lactation - journal article (Pediatrics)

►September 2005 - Breastfeeding-Associated Hypernatremia: Are We Missing the Diagnosis? - journal article (Pediatrics)

►September 2005 - Antibiotic treatment and the diagnosis of Streptococcus pneumoniae in lower respiratory tract infections in adults - journal article (International Journal of Infectious Diseases)

►September 2005 - Mechanisms of Axon Ensheathment and Myelin Growth - journal article (Nature Reviews Neuroscience)

►September 2005 - Allergic sensitisation and allergic rhinitis are associated with n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids in the diet and in red blood cell membranes - journal article (European Journal of Clinical Nutrition)

►September 2005 - Effect of Elemental Diet on Mucosal Immunopathology and Clinical Symptoms in Type 1 Refractory Celiac Disease - journal article (Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology) 

►September 2005 - A Prospective Study of the Oral Manifestations of Crohn’s Disease - journal article (Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology) 

►September 2005 - The Discovery of Fluoxetine Hydrochloride (Prozac) - journal article (Nature Reviews Drug Discovery)

* ►August 31, 2005 - Product Approval Information - Licensing Action Influenza Virus Vaccine Fluarix - GlaxoSmithKline Biologics, Rixensart Belgium, License #1617.  For active immunization of adults 18 years of age and older against influenza disease caused by influenza virus types A and B. Approval Letter, Label, Talkpaper - FDA/CBER

* ►August 31, 2005 - UN health body urges governments to change tack in fight against bird flu - AFP via Yahoo! - "The UN food agency urged governments to take a different approach to fighting bird flu by spending more money on researching the cause of the virus in poultry rather than spending vast sums on vaccines or anti-virals for humans."

* ►August 31, 2005 - Encephalitis killing children in Asia - AP via Seattle Post-Intelligencer - "The mouse brain vaccine causes more side effects, requires multiple doses and takes a month after the last dose to be effective, said Dr. Julie Jacobson, director of the Japanese Encephalitis Project at the U.S.-based nonprofit PATH."

* ►August 31, 2005 - Drug safety concerns changing outlooks of physicians and patients - www.eyeforpharma.com - “However, consumers and physicians we surveyed expressed a lack of confidence in the post-market safety monitoring systems currently in place for prescription medications in the United States.”

* ►August 31, 2005 - Metal-based medicine could treat diseases in the body - Ohio State University via www.medicalnewstoday.com

* ►August 31, 2005 - Patient compliance through education and adherence programs - www.eyeforpharma.com - "According to Watson Wyatt Worldwide, a benefits consulting firm, an estimated 20-25% of employers’ healthcare costs are a result of patient noncompliance. And poor patient adherence, says Andrew Peterson, a clinical pharmacology professor the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia, results in $100-300 billion in increased healthcare costs and absenteeism."

* ►August 31, 2005 - Pfizer falls from ranks of top 10 US advertisers - Tougher stance by FDA slows industry spending on marketing in 1st half - The Boston Globe

►August 31, 2005 - ImmunoGen, Inc. Announces that the sanofi-aventis Group Has Extended its Research Collaboration with the Company; Extension of Research Collaboration Begins September 2006 and Provides ImmunoGen with Additional Committed Funding - ImmunoGen Investor Relations via Business Wire

►August 31, 2005 - Worker Health Woes Hurt U.S. Economy - HealthDay News via Health Yahoo! - "A new report finds illness and other health troubles cost the nation more than $260 billion in lost productivity each year."

►August 31, 2005 - Neonatal Infection-Induced Memory Impairment after Lipopolysaccharide in Adulthood Is Prevented via Caspase-1 Inhibition - journal article (The Journal of Neurosceince)

►August 31, 2005 - Notice: Notice of Establishment; the Board of Scientific Counselors, National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (Committee) - Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health

►August 31, 2005 - Super-Small 'Stealth' Drugs Could Fight Cancer - HealthDay News via Health Yahoo! - "A new report finds illness and other health troubles cost the nation more than $260 billion in lost productivity each year."

►August 31, 2005 - Scientists Discover Key to Myelin Production - HealthDay News via Health Yahoo! - "The research could provide a new avenue for treating multiple sclerosis and other nervous system diseases associated with damage to myelin, scientists at the New York University School of Medicine said."

►August 31, 2005 - What are oxygen chambers all about? - England bowler Simon Jones is using an oxygen chamber to try to heal his ankle injury in time for the decisive Ashes Test. Why? - BBC

►August 31, 2005 - Fire trucks often make medical calls - Q: Why do fire trucks respond to medical calls? - Houston Chronicle

►August 31, 2005 - Olive Oil Has Painkilling Properties - HealthDay News via Health Yahoo! - "And that similarity means that olive oil may offer the same health benefits as low-dose use of anti-inflammatory drugs such as ibuprofen, said research leader Paul A. S. Breslin. Those benefits include a reduced risk of heart attack, stroke, some cancers and Alzheimer's disease."

* ►August 31, 2005 - Durban Aids Vaccine Trial Site to Close Down - UN Integrated Regional Information Networks via http://allafrica.com - "A donor decision not to renew funding has led to the closure of an AIDS vaccine trial site in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, the South African province hardest hit by the epidemic."

►August 31, 2005 - What's inside some noted Californians - Tests done to back biomonitoring bill find toxic chemicals - San Francisco Chronicle

►August 31, 2005 - Ban Alleged Autism-Linked Preservative? - The Independent

►August 31, 2005 - Concern over child mental health - One in 10 children have a mental health disorder - the same level as five years ago, a survey reveals. - BBC

►August 31, 2005 - Flu pandemic is possible, official says - Newsday

►August 31, 2005 - Encephalitis - PTI via Outlook India - "The Centre has advised Uttar Pradesh government to take steps for segregation of pig population from human habitation and increasing fogging in the areas that are in the grip of deadly Japanese Encepahlitis that has claimed 324 lives so far."

►August 31, 2005 - Online vaccination records service is launched - RTE Interactive

►August 31, 2005 - Wyeth's anti-bacterial vaccine to be available in India soon - www.newkerala.com - "'Wyeth in India is working on making its vaccine for pneumococcal diseases available here soon,' the company said in a statement Wednesday."

* ►August 30, 2005 - Notice: Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting - Food and Drug Administration, HHS via www.pharmcast.com

* ►August 30, 2005 - The Irony of Fear - Irrational Health Anxieties Boost Your Risk of The Conditions You Should Fear the Most (requires registration or subscription) - Washington Post

►August 30, 2005 - Feds Unable to Pin Down Source of Mad Cow - AP via Yahoo!

* ►August 29, 2005 - CDC's Redesign Eyes Security, Collegiality (requires registration or subscription) - The Washington Post - "Dozens of new labs suitable for work on less hazardous bugs will also open this fall, and many more in the next few years. Ultimately, all of the CDC's laboratories will be set back from the surrounding roads and clustered in the campus's core, where no public traffic is allowed."

* ►August 29, 2005 - Notice: Draft Guidance for Industry on Abbreviated New Drug Applications: Impurities in Drug Products; Chemistry, Manufacturing, and Controls Information; Availability - Food and Drug Administration, HHS via www.pharmcast.com

►August 29, 2005 - Notice: Able Laboratories, Inc.; Withdrawal of Approval of Ten Abbreviated New Drug Applications - Food and Drug Administration, HHS via www.pharmcast.com

* ►August 22, 2005 - A combined nucleocapsid vaccine induces vigorous SARS-CD8+ T-cell immune responses (pdf) (open access) - journal article (Genetic Vaccines and Therapy)

►August 22, 2005 - Sodium Valproate versus Propranolol in pediatric migraine prophylaxis. - journal article (European Journal of Paediatric Neurology)

►August 19, 2005 - DIA Presentations, Washington, DC, June 2005 - 41st Annual Meeting of the Drug Information Association, June 26-30, 2005, Washington DC - FDA/CDER

* ►August 16, 2005 - Title: Major neutralization site of hepatitis E virus and use of this neutralization site in methods of vaccination and in methods of screening for neutralizing antibodies to hepatitis E virus - The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Department (Washington, DC) via www.pharmcast.com

►August 16, 2005 - Title: Methods for evaluating the ability to metabolize pharmaceuticals - Genaissance Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (New Haven, CT); Duke University (Durham, NC) via www.pharmcast.com

►August 16, 2005 - Title: DNA encoding bovine immunoglobulin a inducing protein and uses therefor - The Curators of the University of Missouri (Columbia, MO) via www.pharmcast.com

►August 16, 2005 - Title: Antigen associated with type 1 Diabetes Mellitus - Joslin Diabetes Center, Inc. (Boston, MA) via www.pharmcast.com

* ►August 2005 - Interlaboratory Standardization of the Measurement of Serum Bactericidal Activity by Using Human Complement against Meningococcal Serogroup B, Strain 44/76-SL, before and after Vaccination with the Norwegian MenBvac Outer Membrane Vesicle Vaccine - journal article (Clinical and Diagnostic Laboratory Immunology)

►August 2005 - Is Atopy a Protective or Risk Factor for Cancer? A review of Epidemiological Studies - journal article (The Journal of Investigative Dermatology)

Posted September 2, 2005

►September 2, 2005 - FDA Knew Dangers Of Thimerosal-Vaccines For 60 Years - www.OpEdNews.com - "According to newly discovered research, which was supported by a grant from the American Medical Association, government agencies have known for 60 years ago that Thimerosal was neither safe or effective, and that it should have been removed as a preservative in pharmaceutical products."

* ►September 2, 2005 - Looking for ways, means to avoid vaccination of their kids - www.northjersey.com - "A small but persistent parents' movement to dodge childhood vaccination requirements relies on self-directed research, questions and word-of-mouth."

* ►September 2, 2005 - Novartis makes $7.8bn play for Chiron's vaccines - The Independent, UK - "The Swiss company's cash bid underscores the increasing attractiveness of the vaccines business, as health services around the world focus on preventive medicine and as vaccines themselves become more sophisticated and profitable."

* ►September 2, 2005 - Novartis betting on flu vaccines - International Herald Tribune - "The market for flu vaccines is expanding, spurred by fears of new strains. GlaxoSmithKline, a British pharmaceutical company, has estimated that the flu-vaccine market could double in value, to $3.6 billion, by 2010."

* ►September 2, 2005 - New polio vaccine launched - Daily Times, Pakistan - "The polio vaccine currently used in Pakistan is a trivalent vaccine equipped to fight all three types of poliovirus. The new mono-valent vaccine is being used in India, Yemen, Somalia and other countries at the final stages of eradication. The P-1 poliovirus is typically the last to go."

* ►September 2, 2005 - CDC and FDA to Discuss Vaccine Stockpiles and Pandemic Influenza Preparedness at Annual Vaccines Conference - The Centers for Disease Control estimates that 36,000 Americans die each from complications of the flu. Yet this is a fraction compared to the millions of fatalities worldwide that could result from a Pandemic Influenza outbreak. The looming question after last year’s unexpected flu vaccine shortage is whether or not the United Stated Government is prepared to face this threat. On November 3, representatives from the U.S. Food & Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control will be discussing this issue at the 3rd Annual Conference on Vaccines. - press release - GTCbio via i-Newswire

* ►September 2, 2005 - CDC plans long stay on Gulf - Cox News Service via The Oxford Press - "The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has put a planeload of tetanus vaccine in the air and has six 20-member teams of disease, injury and toxin specialists ready to leave for Hurricane Katrina's disaster zone, the agency's leader said Thursday."

►September 2, 2005 - Reducing Antibiotic Use Lowers Rates of Drug-Resistant Bacteria  - Fewer antibiotic prescriptions leads to fewer “superbugs.” That’s the take-home message behind a new study in the Oct. 15 issue of Clinical Infectious Diseases, now available online. The study found that reducing antibiotic use for pediatric respiratory tract infections resulted in lower rates of carriage of drug-resistant bacteria. - Clinical Infectious Diseases via i-Newswire

* ►September 2, 2005 - Update: Influenza Vaccine Supply and Recommendations for Prioritization During the 2005--06 Influenza Season - MMWR via CDC

►September 2, 2005 - Act before FLU strikes - Beijing Weekend via China Daily

►September 2, 2005 - National EPI campaign set for 2006 - Solomon Star Newspaper - A massive Expanded Programme for Immunisation (EPI) is schedule to begin in April next year tragetting some 70,000 children nation wide.

►September 2, 2005 - Global Voices of Science: Deciphering Dengue: The Cuban Experience - Science Magazine

►September 2, 2005 - Modulation of Hepatitis C Virus RNA Abundance by a Liver-Specific MicroRNA (requires subscription) - Science Magazine

►September 2, 2005 - Govt to provide anti-Hepatitis vaccine to the whole country - www.onlinenews.com.pk

* ►September 1, 2005 - Chicken Pox Vaccine Associated With Shingles Epidemic - press release - Medical Veritas International Inc. via PR Leap - "New research published in the International Journal of Toxicology (IJT) by Gary S. Goldman, Ph.D., reveals high rates of shingles (herpes zoster) in Americans since the government’s 1995 recommendation that all children receive chicken pox vaccine. Goldman’s research supports that shingles, which results in three times as many deaths and five times the number of hospitalizations as chicken pox, is suppressed naturally by occasional contact with chicken pox."
 
* ►September 1, 2005 - GlaxoSmithKline buys shuttered Wyeth plant in Pa. (requires registration or subscription) - AP via Miami Herald - "GlaxoSmithKline, the world's second-largest pharmaceutical company, said it will use the 90-acre site in Marietta to help develop and produce new vaccines using tissue culture technology. Wyeth closed the plant in the past year...The facility also would be used to fill, package and freeze-dry for shipment both existing vaccines and new ones that are in the pipeline, but do not have U.S. regulatory approval, said the company, which is based in London and has its U.S. headquarters in Philadelphia and North Carolina."

* ►September 1, 2005 - GlaxoSmithKline To Employ 270 To Make Flu Vaccine In Marietta - AP via www.thewgalchannel.com

* ►September 1, 2005 - GlaxoSmithKline Acquires Vaccine R&D and Manufacturing Plant in the US - Pennsylvania Site Will Develop New Technology for Future Flu Vaccines - 270 New Jobs to be Created - press release - GlaxoSmithKline via PRNewswire-FirstCall - "In the next five years, GSK hopes to launch five major new vaccines in some countries: Cervarix, an HPV vaccine targeting cervical cancer; Rotarix, a vaccine against rotavirus already approved in 13 countries including Mexico; a vaccine to prevent pneumococcal disease; an improved flu vaccine for the elderly; and a meningitis combination vaccine for infants in the US."

* ►September 1, 2005 - FDA Clears Flu Vaccine Made by Glaxo (requires registration or subscription) - Bloomberg via The New York Times

* ►September 1, 2005 - GSK to supply US with Fluarix flu vaccine - The Independent, UK

►September 1, 2005 - Wyeth to sell US vaccine factory to Glaxo - Reuters

►September 1, 2005 - Chiron faces competition in return to US market - Financial Times via MSN Money

* ►September 1, 2005 - Chiron clears an FDA hurdle - San Francisco Chronicle

* ►September 1, 2005 - CDC's Recommended Influenza Prioritization Schedule Highlights FluMist(R) as an Option to Protect Healthy People 5-49 Years of Age - MedImmune Begins Shipping Its Intranasal Influenza Vaccine for 2005-2006 Influenza Season - press release - MedImmune, Inc. via PRNewswire-FirstCall

* ►September 1, 2005 - CDC: save flu vaccine for high-risk groups till Oct 24 - CIDRAP News

* ►September 1, 2005 - CDC predicts 97 million flu shots for fall - As many as 97 million influenza shots will be available in the U.S. market for the upcoming flu season starting in October, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday. - Reuters via CNN

* ►September 1, 2005 - Bird flu kills a Vietnamese, emergency plan at work - Reuters - "'Vietnam is vaccinating poultry so there is a great infection risk involving the H5N1 virus jumping from poultry to humans,' the newspaper quoted the Health Ministry as saying."

►September 1, 2005 - Squawking at Bird Flu Warning (requires registration or subscription) - Los Angeles Times

►September 1, 2005 - Bird Flu Claims Critically Endangered Mammal - University of East Anglia via ScienceDaily

►September 1, 2005 - Bird flu in Russia subsides - consumer rights watchdog - Itar-Tass

►September 1, 2005 - County prepares for influenza - Seattle Times

►September 1, 2005 - Avian flu likely cause of death in Vietnam - CIDRAP News

►September 1, 2005 - Health officials gearing up for flu season - Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier

►September 1, 2005 - Business forum set over pandemic flu - Seattle Post-Intelligencer

►September 1, 2005 - Indonesia to intensify polio vaccinations to reach target: minister - AFP via TodayOnline

►September 1, 2005 - Manila starts polio fight after Indonesia outbreak - Reuters AlertNet

►September 1, 2005 - 1M Mindanao children receive anti-polio vaccines - Sun.Star

►September 1, 2005 - Fighting polio to the finish - editorial - Times of India

* ►September 1, 2005 - Polio vaccination campaign reaches nearly 19 million children in Indonesia - PRAVDA via http://newsfromrussia.com

* ►September 1, 2005 - 7 million children to be vaccinated as Afghanistan strives to eradicate polio - In spite of isolated cases, nation remains confident of ending crippling disease - press release - United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) via ReliefWeb

►September 1, 2005 - Child mental illness 'now stable at one in 10' - The Guardian, UK

►September 1, 2005 - Autism linked to parents with high level of education - The Telegraph, UK

* ►September 1, 2005 - Harvard doctors call for hepatitis A vaccinations for kids - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - "An editorial to be published tomorrow in the New England Journal of Medicine calls for vaccinating all children against hepatitis A, citing the outbreak that sickened 600 patrons of a Beaver County Chi-Chi's restaurant two years ago as evidence of the need."

►September 1, 2005 - Vaccine would help in Asian outbreak (requires registration or subscription) - Star-Telegram via www.dfw.com - "A Japanese encephalitis outbreak that has killed more than 400 children in northern India and neighboring Nepal could have been avoided with a one-shot vaccination that is routinely used to prevent the disease in China."

►September 1, 2005 - Virus threatens to make ape species extinct - Evening News via The Scotsman - "The dreaded Ebola virus is putting some ape species on the brink of extinction in Central Africa, conservationists claim."

►September 1, 2005 - Farmworkers receive meningitis shots after deaths - SABC News

►September 1, 2005 - Third anthrax case registered in Rostov region in 2005 - Itar-Tass

►September 1, 2005 - Residents continue to worry about Bubonic Plague (includes video) - www.kget.com

* ►September 1, 2005 - Parents ‘need to be aware of specific immunisations' - Khaleej Times - "'The 5-Vaccine contains thimerosal, a mercu preservative which was banned by the Food and Drug Administration in over-the-counter drug preparations because of its safety,' said Dr Lodha. 'It contains aluminium which accumulates in the brain, muscle and bone tissue. As 5-vaccine is developed from animal ingredients it can also be linked to contracting viruses. Also 5-vaccine is a live virus meaning other people in close contact with the recipient can become infected, especially pregnant women.'"

►September 1, 2005 - Health department will not cut immunizations - Palladium-Item

►September 1, 2005 - Be sure to add vaccinations to your back-to-school list - Cape Gazette

►September 1, 2005 - A Step Closer To A Malaria Vaccine - Brookhaven National Laboratory via ScienceDaily

►September 1, 2005 - Metal In Medicines Can Fight Diseases Effectively - Newswise via MedIndia

►September 1, 2005 - Belgium scientists make hepatitis gain - United Press International

* ►September 1, 2005 - Katrina Aftermath May Bring Hepatitis, Cholera, Officials Say - Bloomberg

►September 1, 2005 - Evacuees' Medical Needs Being Addressed - www.ktre.com - "A baby got her first immunizations."

►September 1, 2005 - Going to Katrina-damaged areas? Get up-to-date on your shots - Northeast Ohio residents interested in assisting the devastated areas affected by Hurricane Katrina should heed healthcare precautions. - www.wkyc.com

►September 1, 2005 - Unattended for 2 days, HIV-positive patient at JJ dies - Dean says 25 doctors were on duty. No, says deceased’s wife who was turned away by nurse - Express News Service via Mumbai Newsline via http://cities.expressindia.com

►September 1, 2005 - Chinese Government, Merck Sponsor Program Recruiting HIV/AIDS Specialists to Rural Southwest China Region - www.kaisernetwork.org

* ►September 1, 2005 - Living anti-HIV gel shows early promise - Science and Development Network - "Other issues that will need to be addressed include the safety of introducing live, genetically modified microbes into human bodies. Rao's team used a strain of bacterium that is already used in the United States as a live treatment for bowel disorders such as Crohn's disease...Berger points out, however, that the possibility of genes transferring from the GM bacteria to other microbes in the body carries a potential medical risk that must be assessed."

►September 1, 2005 - Talk Show Focusing On Disabilities Makes Worldwide Impact Online - If you are one of 56 million Americans with a disability who have wanted a place to be heard and understood by others, then tune in online to DisAbility News & Views Radio every Tuesday and Sunday. - press release - DisAbility News & Views Radio via PRWeb

►September 1, 2005 - Domantis Successful in Patent Opposition Proceedings - Scope of Patent Coverage For Ablynx Dramatically Narrowed - press release - Domantis Limited via PRNewswire

►September 1, 2005 - Mercury emissions must be cut, Senator - Like many across Pennsylvania, I was heartened to see that the Pennsylvania Environmental Quality Board had approved by an overwhelming margin, 16-3, that Pennsylvania can and should develop stricter mercury rules than the federal rules now in place. - opinion - Clarion News

►September 1, 2005 - Reading to tots as vital as vaccines (requires registration) - Sydney Morning Herald - "Reading to preschool children is as important as having them immunised, a leading pediatrician said yesterday."

* ►August 31, 2005 - The Age of Autism: New York nixes mercury - UPI via Washington Times - "Have America's medical authorities -- including pediatricians -- lost their credibility on an issue involving the well-being of the nation's children?...It's hard to avoid that question after New York Gov. George Pataki Tuesday signed a bill banning a mercury preservative from medicines given to children under 3 years old and pregnant women. The law takes effect in 2009 and exempts mercury-containing flu vaccines in case of an epidemic."

* ►August 31, 2005 - Autism Crisis Brings Together Top Scientists and Clinicians to Share Recent Findings at National Symposium; Participants Issue Urgent Call to Increase Funding, Attention to Autism Epidemic - press release - The Coalition for SafeMinds via U.S. Newswire

* ►August 31, 2005 - Natural Pets: New information on vaccines - Clarke Times-Courier - "Vaccines should not be considered innocuous. Although they are an essential part of disease control, they can have potential side effects and pose some risk. Your pet should receive vaccinations only when she is in good health. Don’t have those vaccines updated when you take her to the vet for surgery, or treatment of an illness, or when she is experiencing a stressful situation. And each vaccine should be administered at least three weeks apart to allow her body to adjust. Giving the homeopathic remedy Thuja 30C before and after vaccines may help negate some of the potential side effects."

►August 31, 2005 - MedImmune/GSK: a new boost for biotech - MedImmune has licensed rights for an anti-staphylococcal antibody program from GlaxoSmithKline. - Pharmaceutical Business Review

►August 31, 2005 - Chiron says British flu vaccine plant passes test - Reuters AlertNet

►August 31, 2005 - More H5N1 Wild Bird Flu in Tomsk Region In Russia - commentary - Recombinomics

►August 31, 2005 - UN Agency: Bird Flu Likely to Spread - AP via San Francisco Chronicle

►August 31, 2005 - Wild Birds Expected to Spread Bird Flu Virus Further - Countries Along Migratory Routes of Wild Birds Should be on Alert - Emergency Preparedness Essential - press release - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations via PRNewswire

* ►August 31, 2005 - No evidence of H5 or H7 virus types in suspected Finnish bird flu case - NewsRoom Finland

* ►August 31, 2005 - Indonesian health workers go door-to-door to ensure children got polio vaccination - AP via San Diego Union Tribune via www.signonsandiego.com

►August 31, 2005 - Ill-equipped Comoros struggles to battle raging measles epidemic - TODAYonline

►August 31, 2005 - More than 50% of Durban women HIV positive - SABC News

►August 31, 2005 - Acceptance of vaccine widespread - Bay of Plenty Times - "Almost two-thirds of Maori children aged under five in the Bay have now been vaccinated for meningococcal B - a figure that is way ahead of other regions."

►August 31, 2005 - Deadline Looms For School Immunization - 1010 Wins

* ►August 31, 2005 - Immunizing protects schoolchildren - The Eureka Reporter - "Child immunization can stop many transmittable diseases at school, but certain ailments that have no vaccine can also keep children from attending school regularly...Allergies, hay fever and asthma account for a large amount of absences from school, costing schools money and costing affected children their educations...According to the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America, more than 14 million missed school days annually are due to asthma and allergies account for about two million absences."

►August 31, 2005 - Back-to-school list should include shots - Delaware Coast Press via www.delmarvanow.com

* ►August 31, 2005 - Parents can make vax less painful - Bianca Nogrady reports on the World Congress on Pain in Sydney, 22-26 August. - Australian Doctor - "Distraction by parents appears to be the key to making immunisations more bearable for infants, according to Australian research presented at the recent World Congress on Pain in Sydney...A simple intervention that involved parents singing or joking with their child during immunisation injections significantly reduced crying, suggesting an association between parental behaviour and how infants experienced pain."

* ►August 31, 2005 - Genencor receives grant from US Defence Agency - Genencor International is to receive a grant from the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to develop a process for rapid manufacture of emergency pharmaceuticals to defend against biological agents. - Datamonitor Newswire via Pharmaceutical Business Review - "The process will be based upon Genencor's technology for large scale manufacture of monoclonal antibodies in fungal systems which can, theoretically, be used to mass produce a number of newly identified vaccine or therapeutic candidates...The goal is to be able to manufacture 10 million doses of vaccine within 2 months of identifying the biological agent."

* ►August 30, 2005 - Targeted Genetics Announces Issuance of Additional Adeno-Associated Virus (AAV) Vector Technology Patent - press release - Targeted Genetics Corporation via PRNewswire-FirstCall via Yahoo!

* ►August 30, 2005 - Pacific Autism Center Provides Hope to Parents - Hawaii Reporter - "'How this happen to my perfectly normal baby?' Cook said incredulously. Her initial reaction, like so many other parents of children diagnosed with autism, was to fall into intense despair over her child’s condition and hopeless fate...But she continued to search for answers. Was she to blame for what happened to her son? Could she have prevented his disability? Was it the MMR inoculations that had weakened her son’s immune system, followed by hospitalization and heavy doses of antibiotics that changed him from a bright, happy child into one who digressed into repetitive and aggressive behaviors?"

Posted September 1, 2005

►October 2005 - The internal capsule in neonatal imaging - journal article (Seminars in Fetal and Neonatal Medicine)

* ►September 1, 2005 - FDA Approves Flu Vaccine, Introducing Third Supplier - Government Tries to Prevent Shortage (requires registration or subscription) - Washington Post
 
* ►September 1, 2005 - Human trials begin for local malaria vaccine - Business Standard

* ►September 1, 2005 - Upper Respiratory Tract Resistance to Influenza Infection Is Not Prevented by the Absence of Either Nasal-Associated Lymphoid Tissue or Cervical Lymph Nodes - journal article (The Journal of Immunology)

►September 1, 2005 - Microbial Inhabitants of Humans: Their Ecology and Role in Health and Disease (book review) - journal article (NEJM)

►September 1, 2005 - The AIDS Pandemic: Impact on Science and Society (book review) - journal article (NEJM)

►September 1, 2005 - Hepatitis A — The Price of Progress - journal article (NEJM)

►September 1, 2005 - An Outbreak of Hepatitis A Associated with Green Onions - journal article (NEJM)

►September 1, 2005 - IFN-{gamma} Induces Apoptosis in Developing Mast Cells - journal article (The Journal of Immunology)

►September 1, 2005 - Intraepithelial NK Cell-Derived IL-13 Induces Intestinal Pathology Associated with Nematode Infection - journal article (The Journal of Immunology)

►September 1, 2005 - Comparison of Three Fluid Solutions for Resuscitation in Dengue Shock Syndrome (free full text) - journal article (NEJM)

►September 1, 2005 - Dengue in Travelers - journal article (NEJM)

►September 1, 2005 - Newborn Screening — Setting Evidence-Based Policy for Protection - journal article (NEJM)

►September 1, 2005 - Drug Metabolism and Variability - journal article (NEJM)

►September 1, 2005 - Meconium Aspiration Syndrome — More Than Intrapartum Meconium - journal article (NEJM)

►September 1, 2005 - Treating Cancer by Targeting a Weakness - journal article (NEJM)

►September 1, 2005 - Banning Genetic Discrimination (free full text) (includes audio) - journal article (NEJM)

►September 2005 - Acid suppression does not change respiratory symptoms in children with asthma and gastro-oesophageal reflux disease. - journal article (Archives of Disease in Childhood)

►September 2005 - Serious neurological disorders in children with chronic headache. - journal article (Archives of Disease in Childhood)

►September 2005 - Glatiramer acetate in multiple sclerosis: update on potential mechanisms of action. - journal article (Lancet Neurology)

►September 2005 - Dietary calcium and health (briefing paper) - journal article (Nutrition Bulletin)

►September 2005 - Use of Natural Medicines in the Danish Population: A National Cross-Sectional Survey - journal article (The Annals of Pharmacotherapy)

* ►August 31, 2005 - The National Autism Association (NAA) and Safe Minds Sponsor Symposium to Lay Groundwork for Autism Research - The Two-Day Workshop United Top Experts To Discuss Environmental Toxins And Autism - PRNewswire

* ►August 31, 2005 - FDA Statement on Chiron Corporation Inspection - FDA - "We are pleased that the Chiron Corporation has taken steps to address issues at their facility in Liverpool as they prepare for the upcoming flu season," said Dr. Jesse Goodman, FDA Director of the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research."

* ►August 31, 2005 - One in ten children suffers mental disorder, study claims - Office of National Statistics via 4 National News, UK - "Two in ten children were found to suffer from a hyperkinetic disorder, such as Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, while 1% had a less common disorder, such as autism, tics, eating disorders and selective mutism. The ONS said that one in five of affected children had more than one type of disorder. Boys were found to be more likely than girls to suffer from a mental disorder."

* ►August 31, 2005 - Let's Get the Facts on the Table - www.eagleforum.org - "Dr. Cosman, who is both a Ph.D. and a lawyer, described the infectious diseases now spreading across the United States. Contagious diseases that our country wiped out years ago, such as malaria, polio, tuberculosis, and hepatitis, and rare diseases of Third World poverty such as leprosy, Chagas Disease, and Dengue Fever, are coming in. The Centers for Disease Control reported 38,291 California cases of tuberculosis that included Multiple Drug Resistant Tuberculosis, which is 60 percent fatal and for which treatment costs $200,000 to $1,200,000 per patient. Illegal aliens are also bringing in syphilis and gonorrhea."

►August 31, 2005 - Shots reduce risks in dorms - Copley News Service via Billings Gazette

►August 31, 2005 - Number of older HIV victims is increasing - UPI via WebIndia

►August 31, 2005 - Traditional healers cash in on TB - www.nationmalawi.com

►August 31, 2005 - Brain Structures Contribute to Asthma - Proceeding of the National Academy of Sciences via Ivanhoe

►August 31, 2005 - Chiron says plant passes FDA inspection - Business Week

* ►August 31, 2005 - Public Health Officials Prepare for Bioterrorism - Voice of America - "Besides the work it is doing on experimental smallpox and anthrax vaccines, Dr. Fauci's agency is testing the first vaccine for Ebola virus, considered another potential top biological agent. It is also preparing for a new generation of antibiotics, antiviral medicines, and other vaccines."

* ►August 30, 2005 - With balloons and a band, Indonesia launches huge anti-polio campaign - AFP via www.channelnewsasia.com

* ►August 30, 2005 - Huntly resists second vaccine - After snubbing meetings to discuss a mass inoculation programme in Huntly, parents have also been slow to take up the offer of vaccinations for children against the potentially fatal meningococcal C. - Waikato Times via www.stuff.co.nz

* ►August 30, 2005 - MSU researchers to investigate possible ADHD links to environmental contaminants, hormones - Michigan State University - "This grant will also allow Nigg and colleagues to investigate any links that may exist between ADHD and environmental pollutants, including inorganic compounds such as lead and mercury, and organic toxins such as PBB, PCBs and dioxins. The Michigan Department of Community Health is providing laboratory support for the study."

* ►August 30, 2005 - Toxic Chemicals Found In Bodies Of Prominent Californians - AP via NBC5 News

* ►August 30, 2005 - Immunization checklist - Detroit Free Press - "Parents may also seek a medical exemption if there is a physical reason the child cannot be immunized. A doctor must authorize the exemption."

* ►August 30, 2005 - Psychiatric Expertise Bolsters Ad Team - www.pharmalive.com - “Bringing Catherine on board fills a need for this specific expertise, in light of our work on anti-depressant therapies and Central Nervous System (CNS) disease,” said Larry Iaquinto, Interlink’s president and COO. Dr. Piontek notes that the number of CNS medications is growing, with many more products in the pipeline.  “A psychiatrist fully integrated into an ad agency can add insight to the nuances that go into prescribing these products,” she said."

►August 30, 2005 - Intl. Conference on Infectious Disease Takes a Global Look at the Origins of Deadly Pathogens and How to Stop Them From Spreading; Internationally Renowned Speakers Discuss Next Great Pandemic, Health Literacy for Masses, Implementing Right Policies - U.S. Newswire

►August 30, 2005 - 2 vaccinations experts say you shouldn't overlook - Whooping cough, meningitis still can be trouble - Knight Ridder Newspapers via Detroit Free Press

►August 30, 2005 - A Businessman-Scientist Shakes Up the Health Institutes (requires registration or subscription) - The New York Times - "Dr. Zerhouni is an unlikely champion of rules limiting contacts between scientists and companies. As a radiologist at Johns Hopkins, his inventions and efforts led to the founding of several companies. From very modest beginnings, he has amassed assets of $10 million to $30 million, according to his most recent financial disclosure statement. His accountant is one of his best friends."

►August 30, 2005 - Boy With Measles May Have Exposed Detroit Flight - Health Officials Encourage Passengers To Check Status Of Vaccinations - AP via www.clickondetroit.com

►August 30, 2005 - Dynavex to sell $75M in stock - East Bay Business Times - "Dynavax also has a hepatitis B vaccine in Phase III trials and a cancer therapy in Phase II trials."

►August 30, 2005 - Computer model aids shaken baby cases - AAP via The Australian

►August 30, 2005 - Court dismisses Federal Antitrust Claims in Drug Importation Lawsuit - GlaxoSmithKline

►August 30, 2005 - U.S., Ukraine sign pact on germ threat - Chicago Tribune

►August 30, 2005 - Virginia Tech engineer investigates enzyme link to neurological disease - Virginia Tech via www.eurekalert.org

►August 30, 2005 - Doctor controls Harvard's brain trust - Bank of gray matter one of world's top research collections - MedPageToday via CNN - "Benes and her staff routinely supply brain tissue samples to medical researchers investigating the root causes of Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia, Lou Gehrig's disease (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis), autism, bipolar disorder, depression, schizophrenia, Tourette's syndrome and many others."

►August 30, 2005 - Hebrew U. / Johns Hopkins study provides clues to dealing with human disease - The Hebrew University of Jerusalem via www.eurekalert.org

►August 30, 2005 - The History of Chromosomes May Shape the Future of Diseases (requires registration or subscription) - The New York Times - "Some of these diseases involve chromosome rearrangements in a fertilized egg, leading to congenital disorders. Cancer cells also undergo large-scale chromosome rearrangements, often at the same break points identified in the recent evolution study."

►August 30, 2005 - Drug for Other Diseases May Have Use Against AIDS (includes video/audio) - University of Texas via VOA News

►August 30, 2005 - Childhood exposure to second-hand smoke has long-lasting effects: Fruit fiber may help - NIH/National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences via www.eurekalert.org

►August 30, 2005 - Unexpected features of anthrax toxin may lead to new types of therapies - Medical News Today
 
►August 30, 2005 - Detecting anthrax proteins at ultralow concentrations - Medical News Today
 
►August 30, 2005 - Scientists determine structure of enzyme that disrupts bacterial virulence - First step toward developing enzymes to treat diseases such as cystic fibrosis, reduce bacterial biowarfare threats - Brandeis University via www.eurekalert.org
 
►August 30, 2005 - K-State professor developing new strategies for delivery of drugs to fight, treat tuberculosis - Kansas State University via www.eurekalert.org
 
►August 29, 2005 - Detecting anthrax proteins at ultralow concentrations - National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) via www.eurekalert.org
 
►August 29, 2005 - Anthrax test, developed by army and CDC, receives FDA approval - US Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases and National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention via www.eurekalert.org

* ►August 29, 2005 - Sticking Point - Investor's Business Daily via Yahoo! - "It may be that the only danger we really face from mercury is accidentally swallowing the thermometer. But then we can always sue the manufacturer."

* ►August 29, 2005 - Agencies respond slowly to major U.S. health threats - USA Today - "In one case, a caller posing as a doctor was told to "go back to sleep" and not to worry after he'd reported classic symptoms of bubonic plague. Another caller reporting symptoms of botulism was told, "You're right, it does sound like botulism. I wouldn't worry too much if I were you." In a real crisis, the bad advice and delays in responding to calls could cause countless deaths, according to the report."

* ►August 29, 2005 - Attorney general to review lobbyist’s gift reporting - AP via www.cantonrep.com - "Petro will recommend whether the Franklin County prosecutor should pursue charges against Colby for failure to report the gifts and failure to register as a lobbyist for Chiron Corp., the California biotech firm that paid for the $300 tickets."

* ►August 29, 2005 - Diabetes among school aged children - www.wtnh.com - "Diabetes is one of the most common chronic diseases among school-aged children."

►August 29, 2005 - Doctors get child medicines help - An encyclopaedia of drugs for children will soon be available to help in the prescription of UK medicines. - BBC

►August 29, 2005 - Doctors are only human and sometimes make mistakes - New York Times via Houston Chronicle

►August 29, 2005 - Placebo: the real deal (requires registration or subscription) - Los Angeles Times

►August 29, 2005 - The Misguided Assault on the U.S. Drug Industry: Kevin Hassett - Bloomberg

►August 29, 2005 - Ask the right questions, provide pertinent information and you'll get better care - Ask the right questions, provide pertinent information and you'll get better care - American Chemical Society via Principal Health News

►August 29, 2005 - Biotechs fear slower drug approval - USA Today

►August 29, 2005 - Md. AG to Propose Prescription Drug Monitoring - AP via www.wtopnews.com

►August 29, 2005 - Certain herbs and supplements can help 'tummy aches' - Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center via www.eurekalert.org

►August 29, 2005 - Nutrition 21 Gets FDA Health Claim - AP via Forbes - "Nutritional supplement maker Nutrition 21 Inc. said Monday that the Food and Drug Administration has allowed the company to make a health claim concerning chromium picolinate and the possible risk reduction of Type 2 diabetes."

►August 29, 2005 - SPF May Not Be Enough To Protect Against Skin Cancer - Blackwell Publishing Ltd. via Biocompare

►August 26, 2005 - Novel plague virulence factor identified - Duke University Medical Center via www.eurekalert.org
 
►August 26, 2005 - Harmless virus may hold key to more effective HIV drug discovery - New phage display technique successful in identifying compounds that show potential to overcome drug resistance - University of California – Irvine via www.eurekalert.org
 
►August 26, 2005 - Australian-based research team finds the malaria parasite's 'housebreaking tool' - Research Australia via www.eurekalert.org
 
►August 26, 2005 - New vaccine protects more effectively against tuberculosis - Max Planck researchers uncover the mechanism by which the new genetically engineered vaccine functions - Max-Planck-Gesellschaft via www.eurekalert.org

►August 25, 2005 - Expression of the immune-tolerogenic major histocompatibility molecule HLA-G in multiple sclerosis: implications for CNS immunity - journal article (Brain)

►August 24, 2005 - Behavorial Health Matters (requires registration) - After the Black Box Warning: Treating Children and Adolescents Who Have Depression - Drug Benefit Trends via Medscape

►August 24, 2005 - New Report on Soy Finds Limited Evidence for Health Outcomes - www.ahrq.gov

►August 23, 2005 - Pediatric Management Problems (requires registration) - Pediatric Nursing via Medscape

►August 22, 2005 - Evidence-Based Practices in Intellectual Disability and Behaviour Disorders (requires registration) (full text) - Current Opinion in Psychiatry via Medscape

►August 22, 2005 - Mothers' Perceptions of Fever in Children - journal article (Journal of Tropical Pediatrics)

►August 19, 2005 - Stick Out Your Tongue and Say ... Uh, Oh! (requires registration) - Journal of Pediatric Health Care via Medscape

►August 19, 2005 - Higher Concentration of Vitamin C in Breast Milk Linked to Lower Rate of Infant Atopy CME (requires registration) - Medscape Medical News

►August 12, 2005 - Coeliac disease diagnosed at Starship Children’s Hospital: 1999–2002 - journal article (The New Zealand Medical Journal)

►August 1, 2005 - Marketing to Professionals: Penetrating P&T - Committee members reveal what it takes to get a drug on their radar screen. - Pharmaceutical Executive

* ►August 2005 - Thimerosal and Animal Brains New Data for Assessing Human Ethylmercury Risk - Environmental Health Perspectives

►August 2005 - Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (full text) - journal article (Indian Pediatrics)

►August 2005 - Biology versus Environment in Low Birth Weight Children (full text) - journal article (Indian Pediatrics)

►August 2005 - Tardive Dyskinesia in the Era of Typical and Atypical Antipsychotics. Part 1: Pathophysiology and Mechanisms of Induction (full text) - journal article (The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry)

►August 2005 - Universal newborn screening for permanent childhood hearing impairment: an 8-year follow-up of a controlled trial - journal article (Lancet)

►August 2005 - Colonic Crohn's disease in children does not respond well to treatment with enteral nutrition if the ileum is not involved. - journal article (Digestive Diseases and Sciences)

►August 2005 - Stroke or encephalitis? - journal article (Emergency Medicine Australasia)

►August 2005 - Descriptive Epidemiology of Infant Ingestion Calls to a Regional Poison Control Center. - journal article (Southern Medical Journal)

►August 2005 - Implementation of an Inpatient Management and Discharge Strategy for Patients With Community-acquired Pneumonia (full text) - journal article (The American Journal of Managed Care)

►July 29, 2005 - Review of Research Proposals for Cooperation with Former Soviet Biological Weapons Personnel and Institutes: Letter Report from 2000-2004 Reviews - National Academy of Sciences

►Volume 12 Number 8, 2005 - "My Two-week-old Daughter Is Throwing up Blood" - journal article (Academic Emergency Medicine)