►October 2008 - Pediatric bipolar disorder: recognition in primary care. - journal article (Current Opinion in Pediatrics)

►October 2008 - Staphylococcus aureus in nasal lavage and biopsy of patients with chronic rhinosinusitis - journal article (Allergy)

►October 2008 - New oral H1 antihistamines in children: facts and unmeet needs - journal article (Allergy)

►October 2008 - Histamine H4 receptors modulate dendritic cell migration through skin - immunomodulatory role of histamine - journal article (Allergy)

►October 2008 - Do cytokines have any role in Wilson's disease? - journal article (Clinical & Experimental Immunology)

►October 2008 - Higher constitutive IL15Rα expression and lower IL-15 response threshold in coeliac disease patients - journal article (Clinical & Experimental Immunology)

* ►September 22/29, 2008 - Direct-to-consumer drug ads' effect seen as mixed despite billions spent - A novel study design allowed researchers to examine the effectiveness of television ad campaigns promoting the use of three drugs. - www.ama-assn.org

* ►September 22/29, 2008 - Courts examine peer review: Maintaining a proper sense of balance - Recent court decisions raise questions about how federal and state protections apply to both sides in the process. - www.ama-assn.org

►September 22/29, 2008 - Salmonella outbreak appears over; investigation to continue - The cause remains unknown, but jalapeño peppers are the prime suspects, the CDC said in sounding a cautionary all-clear. - www.ama-assn.org

►September 22/29, 2008 - HHS site invites public to compare mortality rates at 4,700 hospitals - Most facilities are listed with rates no different from national norms, leaving skeptics questioning the data's value. - www.ama-assn.org

►September 22/29, 2008 - Sponges, surgical instruments miscounted in 13% of surgeries - Getting the count right in the operating room is a challenge. New technologies could make things easier. - www.ama-assn.org

►September 22/29, 2008 - Scurvy rare, but cases still are popping up - Authors of several case reports are calling for physicians to be alert to this possibility among elderly and other vulnerable patients. - www.ama-assn.org

►September 22/29, 2008 - Will New Jersey Blues filing prompt for-profit rush? - If Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield succeeds in becoming investor-owned, experts say, that could unleash a wave of similar moves. - www.ama-assn.org

►September 22/29, 2008 - Revised language in proposed HHS rule still bolsters abortion conscience laws - Some doctors fear access-to-care limitations, while others praised the protections. -  www.ama-assn.org

►September 22/29, 2008 - Employer health insurance mandate on Colorado ballot - A skirmish between unions and business groups has led to competing constitutional amendments. - www.ama-assn.org

►September 22/29, 2008 - Hospital loses latest fight over tax-exempt status - An Illinois medical center did not provide enough charity care to qualify for a property tax exemption in 2002, an appellate court ruling states. - www.ama-assn.org

►September 22/29, 2008 - Court OKs Health Net deal over out-of-network pay - An opinion in the settlement detailed several "flaws" with a UnitedHealth Group subsidiary's database used industrywide to set physician payment rates. - www.ama-assn.org

►September 22/29, 2008 - Putting on the charm: Insurers try a new tack to sell themselves - Facing the prospect of government reform, health plans' marketing increasingly is aimed at inspiring trust. But experts say slogans aren't enough. - www.ama-assn.org

►September 22/29, 2008 - Florida law takes on overpayment claims, assignment of benefits - The new legislation is seen as a positive first step by the state's medical association. - www.ama-assn.org

►September 22/29, 2008 - Retail clinic targets Hispanic population, cultural differences - The owner says a physician-staffed clinic located inside a pharmacy closely matches the way the health care system works in Latin countries. - www.ama-assn.org

►September 22/29, 2008 - Doctor's magnetic invention raises cane - A California physician makes a cane with magnets to help keep it close when it's not in use. - www.ama-assn.org

►September 22/29, 2008 - Staying attuned to employee needs can lower turnover - We have recently had some staff turnover in our practice. I always thought we offered a pleasant environment for work and fair wages. Am I missing something? How can I tell if my employees are happy and loyal to our practice? - www.ama-assn.org

►September 22/29, 2008 - Tobacco control efforts: The case for persistence - Even with notable gains in the fight against tobacco-related disease, much work lies ahead. - www.ama-assn.org

* ►September 22/29, 2008 - Letters to the Editor - Pharma pen, pad bans demean "boots on the ground" doctors - Our society, not government, is key to achieving health care for all - Two shortages, one poor solution - www.ama-assn.org

* ►September 22/29, 2008 - News in brief: Health & Science - Workup can help kids with vaccine allergies - Rapid weight gain in children tied to higher blood pressure later - Varicella prevention efforts found effective - Pediatric postmarketing surveillance improves drug safety  - www.ama-assn.org

►September 22/29, 2008 - News in brief: Government & Medicine - California court validates medical marijuana statute - Florida insurance initiative attracts 9 proposals - www.ama-assn.org

►September 22/29, 2008 - News in brief: Professional Issues - Georgia physicians sue over rental network practices - www.ama-assn.org

* ►September 16, 2008 - Baby didn't die of vaccination - Gulf Daily News - "HEALTH officials dismissed as untrue yesterday claims that the death of a two-month-old Bahraini boy was caused by vaccines. Syed Ali Syed Amir died a few hours after having three vaccines at the Hamad Town Health Centre, on Sunday. ... Dr Al Jalahma said it was tragic coincidence that Syed Ali died few hours after he received the Penta vaccine (Combined Diphtheria-Tetanus-Acellular Pertussis (DTPa), Hepatitis B and Inactivated Poliovirus Vaccine), one for the pneumococcal disease and the oral polio vaccine."

►September 16, 2008 - Measles component of MMR 'highly effective' - The measles component of the MMR vaccine is highly effective in preventing measles infection, according to a Health Protection Agency (HPA) study. - Healthcare Republic

►September 16, 2008 - Special polio drive kicked off in NWFP, FATA - Daily Times, Pakistan

►September 16, 2008 - Door-to-door polio drive begins - Expressindia

* ►September 16, 2008 - ‘69 children die of rotavirus diarrhoea daily in Pakistan’ - The News International, Pakistan

* ►September 15, 2008 - Group With Big Pharma Ties Wants to Shut Down Vaccine “Conspiracy Theories” - Kingpins of Military-Industrial complex say they will “brand” websites they consider “trustworthy and reliable sources of information” - Infowars.net - "The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), fronted by Internet creator Sir Tim Berners-Lee, says it is worried about the way the web has been 'used to spread disinformation'. Speaking to the BBC, Berners-Lee said that there needed to be a new system that would give websites a “label for trustworthiness” once they had been proved reliable sources."

* ►September 15, 2008 - Web inventor warns of online lies - Metro.co.uk - "Web pioneer Sir Tim Berners-Lee has hit out at 'cults' that use the internet to spread panic and rumour....He also criticised those who spread misinformation online about the MMR vaccine."

* ►September 15, 2008 - Rumour stalls encephalitis vaccinations in Midnapore - The Statesman - "According to locals, the government has declared that they will not be held responsible in case a child dies after being vaccinated. As a result, in several areas, villagers have not opted for the vaccination program. Only 4,976 children have been vaccinated in the Jhargram subdivision as opposed to the target of 16,000."

* ►September 15, 2008 - Vaccines will Drive India's Biopharma Market to $5.7bn by 2013 Says New Report - NewswireToday - "According to the study, the total biopharma industry - consisting of therapeutics, vaccines, diagnostics, and other products such as statins - recorded a massive 26.9% growth in fiscal 2007 and continues to be the largest contributor to the overall biotech market in India."

* ►September 15, 2008 - Worries about a drug's safety - Medicine's side effects can include suicidal tendencies, a grieving family believes - Times Union - "Miller son's Cody, 15, killed himself last summer, 17 days after he started taking Singulair for allergies. The Millers believe Cody's swift transformation from happy to anxious is linked to the drug, though a recent study raised doubt about the connection."..."Merck has acknowledged that the drug crosses the blood brain barrier. The barrier is a semi-permeable tissue in the brain that prevents foreign substances from entering the brain. In studies of rats, a minimal amount of the drug crossed the barrier, according to information on the Merck Web site."

* ►September 15, 2008 - Genetic 'revamp' of old tuberculosis vaccine shows promise - CORDIS, Europa - "The newly developed vaccine, VPM1002, is based on the Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine, which was created in 1921. BCG is the most commonly used tuberculosis vaccine worldwide but is now frequently ineffective. The promising new vaccine has reached the clinical trials stage and, it is hoped, will be ready for worldwide use in the next 10 years."

* ►September 15, 2008 - Coachella Valley vaccination rates at ‘historically low' levels - The Desert Sun

* ►September 15, 2008 - WYD pilgrims blamed for flu - Daily Telegraph, AU via CathNews - "The arrival of 250,000 World Youth Day pilgrims from over 100 countries may be to blame for exotic strains of flu circulating in Australia, a medical researcher says."

* ►September 15, 2008 - Vical to Present at UBS Global Life Sciences Conference - PRNewswire-FirstCall via Interest!Alert - "The company is developing certain infectious disease vaccines and cancer therapeutics internally. In addition, the company collaborates with major pharmaceutical companies and biotechnology companies that give it access to complementary technologies or greater resources."

* ►September 15, 2008 - Change urged in antipsychotic drugs for kids - New York Times via San Francisco Chronicle - "The results, published online by the American Journal of Psychiatry, are likely to alter treatment for an estimated 1 million children and teenagers with schizophrenia, and to intensify a broader controversy in child psychiatry over the newer medications, experts said. Prescription rates for the newer drugs, called atypical antipsychotics, have increased more than fivefold for children over the past decade and a half, and doctors now use them to settle outbursts and aggression in children with a wide variety of diagnoses, despite serious side effects. A consortium of state Medicaid directors is currently evaluating the use of these drugs in children on state Medicaid rolls, to ensure they are being prescribed properly."

* ►September 15, 2008 - Phalse Profits: Offit's Book Peaks At 8,173 By J.B. Handley - Age of Autism

* ►September 15, 2008 - An Autism Mom's Open Letter to Dr. Paul Offit By Julie Obradovic - Age of Autism

* ►September 15, 2008 - Obama Campaign Accepts Autism Mom's Info By Allison Chapman - Age of Autism

►September 15, 2008 - Debunking a theory on the cause of autism - editorial - New York Times via International Herald Tribune

►September 15, 2008 - Bypassing the roadblocks of autism - New York Times via International Herald Tribune

►September 15, 2008 - Dads with autistic children get a place to learn, brag and vent - Husband noticed that no men showed up at an awareness group started by his wife (requires registration) - Chicago Tribune

* ►September 15, 2008 - Babies Should Not Be Born Pre-Polluted! - Ground Breaking Hearing On The Kid-Safe Chemicals Act (S. 3040), Tuesday September 16th. - The Autism Action Coalition - "The U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, is holding a hearing on EPA’s Children’s Health Protection Efforts., this Tuesday, September 16th, at 10 am."

* ►September 15, 2008 - Quincy pediatric practice among 50 to receive new vaccine (includes video) - The Patriot Ledger - "The federal Centers for Disease Control is requiring every state to begin using the new Pentacel vaccine for some of their immunizations. There is a shortage of one of the five vaccines, Hib."

►September 15, 2008 - Georgia on My Mind: But Not So Much Mercury In It? - Age of Autism

►September 15, 2008 - Jenny McCarthy Talks Autism And Charity Work For Generation Rescue (includes video) - Ecorazzi.com

* ►September 15, 2008 - Pfizer Safety Site Highlights Reporting of Drug Side Effects to FDA - Wall Street Journal Health Blog

* ►September 15, 2008 - IAC Express Issue number 754 - Immunization Action Coalition - "The Vaccine Education Center at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) is sponsoring a one-day symposium for health professionals on September 27."

* ►September 15, 2008 - Common questions in my practice - North Island Midweek via BCLocalNews.com - "I have not immunized my children against the mumps. What should I do now that there is an outbreak in our area? Dr. P: First of all, I like to remind you that receiving a vaccination for the mumps does not infer life long immunity and 50 per cent or more of children go on to get the mumps later in their teens or twenties. Enhancing the immune system allows the body to kill off these viruses before they can cause any severe health problems. The nutrients to consider include: essential fats in the form of cod liver oil (which not only has loads of immune protective Vitamin D but a little Vitamin A), vitamin A, vitamin C, magnesium, iron (if iron deficient), zinc (do the zinc taste to determine if deficient) and probiotics. Eating a healthy diet with minimal junk food and sweets and taking a greens drink daily (because most kids don’t eat enough vegetables) is another good way to boost the immune system. In the 'good old days' children (myself included) got the measles and mumps when they were 5 or 6 years old and then the child was immune for life. Getting either of these illnesses in the late teens and early twenties can be very nasty!"

* ►September 15, 2008 - Editorial: One more reason to vaccinate children - The Grand Rapids Press via MLive.com

►September 15, 2008 - Chlamydia vaccine 'needn't be perfect' - www.abc.net.au

* ►September 15, 2008 - Vaccine could 'eradicate chlamydia in 20 years' - www.abc.net.au

* ►September 15, 2008 - Yeast Infection Vaccine? - FitSugar

* ►September 15, 2008 - New Vaccine Firm Gets Its Start In Framingham - Founder will take the company to the West Coast - Worcester Business Journal - "Gordon said the new company, ImmunoBiologics Corp., is focused on human vaccines and anti-infective monoclonal antibodies for life-threatening diseases, although he declined to be more specific until the company announces its first product....Most people under 20 years old in the U.S. have had one of the vaccines his company developed or a follow-on vaccine to the original ones, he said. While at Oravax Inc., the Cambridge company he founded that was later sold, he secured a contract to make and stockpile 40 million doses of smallpox vaccine for the Centers for Disease Control."

* ►September 15, 2008 - Bush Administration Forcing HPV Vaccine On Immigrants - Think Progress

* ►September 15, 2008 - Best/worst moments in women's health - Julie's Health Club via Chicago Tribune - "Gardasil, the vaccine to prevent cervical cancer, made the 'best' list, even though researchers are questioning whether it's worth the high cost or even effective against the human papillomavirus."

* ►September 15, 2008 - Expanded Use of Gardasil Approved by the FDA - InjuryBoard.com

►September 15, 2008 - Herts doctor hails cancer jab - Hertfordshire Mercury, UK

►September 15, 2008 - Cervical cancer jabs for all year 8 girls in Coventry - Coventry Telegraph

►September 15, 2008 - Gardasil's Silver Lining - Forbes

►September 15, 2008 - Devon girls will soon be offered jab to help fight cervical cancer - Express & Echo

►September 15, 2008 - Girls to be vaccinated against HPV - A campaign has begun in Switzerland to vaccinate young girls against a virus that can lead to cervical cancer, the Federal Health Office announced on Monday. - Swissinfo

►September 15, 2008 - Vaccinate all Grade 8 girls against HPV - letter - Sault Star

►September 15, 2008 - The Little Label Expansion That Couldn't - Motley Fool - "I sure hope Merck wasn't counting on this label expansion to expand the sales of the vaccine, because I just don't see how the addition will increase its usage very much."

►September 15, 2008 - Uttar Pradesh receives ‘unfit’ Japanese Encephalitis vaccines - IANS via Sindh Today

* ►September 15, 2008 - PharmAthene Response to DHHS Request for Proposals for Recombinant Protective Antigen Anthrax Vaccine Deemed Technically Acceptable and Within Competitive Range for Procurement Consideration - press release - PharmAthene, Inc. via PRNewswire-FirstCall - "SparVax(TM) is a novel second generation recombinant protective antigen (rPA) anthrax vaccine being developed for administration by intramuscular injection."

* ►September 15, 2008 - The Anthrax Case: Congress Must Demand an Independent Inquiry - JURIST 

►September 15, 2008 - Anthrax Suspect Made Unusual Requests In Will (includes video) - http://your4state.com

* ►September 15, 2008 - Expert says ground is more fertile for next pandemic, 90 years after Spanish flu - Canadian Press via Google

* ►September 15, 2008 - Ninety years after deadly Spanish flu outbreak: millions killed, but few remember - Canadian Press via Google

* ►September 15, 2008 - Facts about the 1918 Spanish flu: about 2.5 per cent of those infected died - Canadian Press via Google

* ►September 15, 2008 - Ninety years after killer virus roamed, scientists try to coax out its secrets - Canadian Press via Google

►September 15, 2008 - Time to get the jab not the flu - Irish Independent

►September 15, 2008 - Flu Season and Nursing Homes - InjuryBoard.com

►September 15, 2008 - CDC Urges More Children to Get Flu Shots - Infection Control Today

►September 15, 2008 - Flu Bug Coming / Health experts encourage all children to be vaccinated - Standard-Examiner

* ►September 15, 2008 - Flu shots are nothing to sneeze at, health officials say - The Plain Dealer - "And finally, parents concerned about thimerosal -- a preservative that contains mercury -- being used in flu shots should talk with their doctors, said Curtis Allen, a spokesman for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Allen said there is no scientific proof that thimerosal in vaccinations is linked with autism. Still, he said, thimerosal preservative-free influenza vaccines are available for those who ask for them. 'We believe an informed consumer is a good consumer,' Allen said."

►September 15, 2008 - Adult boosters help quell whooping cough outbreak - Houston Chronicle

►September 15, 2008 - 9-Year-Old LI Boy Contracts West Nile Virus - 1010 Wins

►September 15, 2008 - Texas A&M University And XOMA Sign Deal For Biopharma Research - Xoma Ltd. via Pharmaceutical Online

►September 15, 2008 - Morocco produces goat plague vaccine - Maghreb Arabe Presse

►September 15, 2008 - Researchers Invigorate “Exhausted” Immune Cells: Findings Support New Therapies for HIV, Hepatitis, Cancer - Wistar Institute via Newswise

* ►September 15, 2008 - CBS Interview Peddles Misinformation on Melanoma, Vitamin D and Deficiencies - NaturalNews.com - "In an effort to drum up fear and to push Big Pharma propaganda, CBS did a piece on how skin cancer, particularly melanoma, is increasing in young women. The interview goes on to blame the sun instead of really looking at what really causes melanoma: niacin deficiency."

* ►September 15, 2008 - 2d Child Dies in Widening Chinese Baby Formula Scandal (requires registration) - The New York Times - "China’s Ministry of Health on Monday announced that two babies have died in recent months and 1,253 others have been sickened by contaminated milk powder in a rapidly expanding food safety scandal that became public last week."

►September 15, 2008 - Govt. Report Says Fluoride Added to Water Supply May Harm Population - NaturalNews.com

►September 15, 2008 - Honeybees Could be Wiped Out in 10 Years, Warn Beekeepers - NaturalNews.com

►September 15, 2008 - Serious problems can plague complex thyroid - Houston Chronicle

►September 15, 2008 - Aseptic meningitis as initial presentation of acute disseminated encephalomyelitis - journal article (Journal of the Neurological Sciences)

* ►September 15, 2008 - Neuroscientists Discover a Critical Early Step of Memory Formation - Neuron via Interest!Alert - "By defining a mechanism that is associated with fragile X syndrome -- the most common inherited cause of mental retardation and autism -- it may help others to identify potential therapeutic targets to help with the disease," Worley says."

* ►September 15, 2008 - FDA Tapped Pharma Consultant For DTC Web Site - Pharmalot - "The FDA’s new website, “Be Smart About Prescription Drug Advertising: A Guide for Consumers,” was developed by EthicAd, a non-profit based in Atlanta that, on its web site, claims to be independent and does not accept industry funding. However, ISW notes the organization is based in the same offices as Shaw Science Partners. The client list includes many familiar big pharma names and the site takes credit for helping to launch numerous drugs, including Viagra, Celebrex, Zoloft, Abilify and Avastin. "
 
* ►September 15, 2008 - Pfizer Launches Web Site Showing Drug Risks - Pharmalot - "The detailed site includes sections written for patients and for health professionals, with explanations in simple English, engaging graphics and clips of video hosts discussing important points. There is also info on reporting side effects to the FDA’s Medwatch program, the AP adds. Here is the new site, take a look and tell us what you think)."

* ►September 15, 2008 - Big Pharma Stocks Look Safer, as Wall Street Trembles - The Wall Street Journal blog

* ►September 15, 2008 - "The Global Learning Series" to Raise Understanding and Awareness of Autism and Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD's) Through Public Awareness Initiative, "Is It Me?" - The Global Learning Series via Centre Daily Times

* ►September 15, 2008 - Flu Fatigue' Poses Public Health Threat, WHO Says - Bloomberg

* ►September 15, 2008 - Shock, grief and few answers - Health system still ill-equipped to handle outbreaks Out Of Control Tracking a killer - Second of a Five-Part-Series - The Hamilton Spectator

* ►September 15, 2008 - Counting The Counterfeits: How Bad Is It? (video) - Pharmalot

►September 15, 2008 - How TB dupes the immune system: study - Scientists have figured out how tuberculosis tricks the immune system, a discovery that could lead to new anti-TB drugs, according to a study published Sunday. In experiments with mice, they identified a key mechanism whereby TB bacteria provoke a form of death in host cells that enables the infection to spread through the lungs, they reported. - AFP via Physorg

►September 15, 2008 - Poor health 'due to less sunshine' - The Berwick Advertiser, UK - "Medics have already established a lack of the vitamin as a factor in diseases such as cancer and heart disease, of which Scotland has some of the highest levels in Europe."

►September 15, 2008 - Pets at risk without rabies vaccine - The Pottstown Mercury

►September 15, 2008 - Malaria, HIV interventions help reduce mortality among young children, challenges remain, UNICEF report says - Disease interventions, such as the use of insecticide-treated nets to prevent malaria and increased access to HIV treatment and prevention, have helped reduce the number of deaths among children younger than age five worldwide to 9.2 million in 2007, down from 9.7 million in 2006 and 12.7 million in 1990, according to a UNICEF report published Friday in the journal Lancet, Reuters reports (Kahn, Reuters, 9/12) via News-Medical.Net

►September 15, 2008 - NIH Funds SIGA Lassa Antiviral Program - SIGA Technologies, Inc. via Globe Newswire

►September 15, 2008 - Companies Cut Holes in CEOs' Golden Parachutes (free content) - The Wall Street Journal

►September 15, 2008 - SRI International Begins NIAID-Funded Drug Evaluation Program for Tuberculosis - SRI International via Market Wire via Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News

►September 15, 2008 - Novartis gets US priority review for malaria drug - HAYS Pharma

►September 15, 2008 - New Research Shows Progress Towards Reversing Nerve Damage - Krembil Neuroscience Centre, Toronto Western Hospital via Medical News Today

►September 15, 2008 - McCain changes stem cell tune (requires registration) - The Scientist

►September 15, 2008 - M'sian kitchens the dirtiest among 7 nations - New Strait Times/Asia News Network via Asiaone Health

►September 15, 2008 - VCU Gets Autism Study Grant - WRIC Richmond

►September 15, 2008 - Students Recognized for Overcoming Health Adversity - Canadian Business

* ►September 14, 2008 - Small Patients, Big Consequences in Medical Errors (requires registration) - The New York Times - "Parents need to be the eyes, ears and advocates for their children. “Parents have to pay attention and speak up,” said Dr. Steve Selbst, professor of pediatrics at Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia, who conducted the study on malpractice suits. “You know your child, and if you feel something’s wrong, go up the chain of command.”

►September 14, 2008 - Officials working hard to contain whooping cough outbreak - Observer Today

►September 14, 2008 - VNA-TIP ready for the sick season - Flu shot supply looks good, nurse says - The Telegraph

* ►September 14, 2008 - A Promising Live Vaccine Against Tuberculosis Enters Trial in Germany - ANI via MedIndia

►September 13, 2008 - Gardasil Approval Expanded to Prevention of HPV-Related Vulvar, Vaginal Cancer (requires registration) - FDA via Medscape

►September 13, 2008 - Barrier to Bay State biotech - Boston Herald

►September 12, 2008 - Magnet therapy for the relief of pain and inflammation in rheumatoid arthritis (CAMBRA): a randomised placebo-controlled crossover trial (pdf) - journal article (Trials)

* ►September 12, 2008 - In Search of the Cause of Autism (requires registration) (letters) - Re “Debunking an Autism Theory” - The New York Times

►September 12, 2008 - Spiritual Medicine - Journal of the American Medical Association via Ivanhoe

►September 12, 2008 - Town and County Announce Influenza Immunization Program For Older Persons - Farmingdale Observer

* ►September 12, 2008 - Migraine May Be Linked to Celiac Disease Risk in Children (requires registration) - Cephalalgia via Reuters Health via Medscape

►September 12, 2008 - Report Highlights Need to Assess Hazards of Nanotechnology - Beyond Pesticides

►September 12, 2008 - New drug for parasitic diseases developed - Financial Times

►September 12, 2008 - Maternal Serum AFP Levels Lower Than Normal in Type 1 or 2 Diabetes (requires registration) - Journal of Child Neurology via Reuters Health via Medscape

►September 12, 2008 - Ketogenic Diet-Related Hypercholesterolemia May Resolve Naturally Over Time (requires registration) - American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology via Reuters Health via Medscape

►September 12, 2008 - Mini antibodies: biotech's next big thing? - Reuters via Yahoo!

►September 12, 2008 - Warning on lack of health info - Irish Health

►September 12, 2008 - Hospitals facing major cutbacks - Irish Health

►September 12, 2008 - Lavender 'calms dental patients' - It soothes headaches and aids sleep - now lavender has been shown to help cope with a trip to the dentist. - BBC

►September 11, 2008 - The First Ever Guide To 0300 Telephone Numbers For The Healthcare Sector Is Published - Windsor Telecom via PharmiWeb

►September 11, 2008 - Male Predominance in Childhood Ischemic Stroke. Findings From the International Pediatric Stroke Study - journal article (Stroke)

►September 11, 2008 - Effective Management of ADHD During Patient Transitions CME/CE  (requires registration) - Medscape

►September 11, 2008 - Managing Developmental Transitions in ADHD: Interdisciplinary Collaboration to Improve Care (requires registration) - Medscape

►September 11, 2008 - Hearing Begins in North Carolina Pesticide Violations Case - WRAL News, News Observer via Beyond Pesticides

* ►September 10, 2008 - FDA Safety Changes: Valium, Noxafil, Strattera CME (requires registration) - Medscape Medical News

►September 10, 2008 - The prevalence of preterm birth and season of conception - journal article (Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology)

* ►September 10, 2008 - Does the Use of Radio Frequency Identification Devices in the Hospital Setting Pose a Risk to Patients? (requires registration) - Medscape General Surgery

* ►September 10, 2008 - Use of a Clinical Decision Rule May Reduce Unnecessary Head CT Scans (requires registration) - Medscape Pediatrics

►September 10, 2008 - Recruitment of Mycobacterium tuberculosis specific CD4+ T cells to the site of infection for diagnosis of active tuberculosis - journal article (Journal of Internal Medicine)

* ►September 9, 2008 - Large Injection Site Reactions After a Second Dose of Varicella Vaccine (requires registration) (full text) - The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal via Medscape - "The mechanism of the large local reactions we observed is unclear. Although it is possible that a bacterial cellulitis occurred after injection, our second patient resolved quickly without antimicrobial therapy. Dramatic presentations of local limb swelling have been described after a 4th and 5th dose of DTaP vaccine.[9] The etiology of local reactions to booster doses of DTaP vaccines remains unclear, but it is believed to be related to a cumulative increased response to antigens contained in the vaccine. Unlike reports of limb swelling after DTaP, our cases appeared to have more signs of inflammation. It is possible in the cases we observed that in addition to prior exposure to attenuated varicella virus, the children had also been boosted by exposure to wild-type varicella, thereby increasing their cumulative exposure to varicella antigens. Alternately, the reactions we observed might be explained by a repeat exposure to excipients contained in the vaccine such as hydrolyzed gelatin, neomycin, or fetal bovine serum."

* ►September 9, 2008 - Efficacy of an Adverse Drug Reaction Electronic Reporting System Integrated into a Hospital Information System - journal article (The Annals of Pharmacotherapy)

►September 9, 2008 - Exco InTouch Partners with MMG to Provide Effective Patient Recruitment and Retention in Clinical Trials - Exco InTouch via PharmiWeb

►September 9, 2008 - Evaluating Bone Health of Children With Frequent Fractures (requires registration) - Medscape Pediatrics

►September 9, 2008 - The CDC's flu season diagnosis? Get ready for last year's strains - St. Louis Post-Dispatch via Hilton Head Island Packet

* ►September 9, 2008 - Vaccines and autism / Again, no link - Press of Atlantic City

►September 8, 2008 - Walk raises autism awareness in capital area - Hundreds turn out in St. Albert to support national organization's goals - The Edmonton Journal via Canada.com

►September 8, 2008 - Palin raises hope for parents of disabled kids - AP via Google

►September 8, 2008 - Rwanda -Orphaned by Genocide and AIDS, a Generation Poor and Depressed (requires registration) - The New York Times

►September 8, 2008 - Editorial: Measles is dangerous; vaccine for it is not - San Jose Mercury News

►September 8, 2008 - Elevated Blood Pressure in a Crying, Fussy Child CME/CE (requires registration) - Medscape

►September 8, 2008 - New AHA Guidelines for Prevention of Infective Endocarditis (requires registration) (full text) - The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal via Medscape

* ►September 4, 2008 - A Score Identifying Serious Bacterial Infections in Children With Fever Without Source (requires registration) (full text) - The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal via Medscape

►September 3, 2008 - New Treatment Options for Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD): Part II. Guanfacine (requires registration) (full text) - Pediatric Pharmacotherapy via Medscape

* ►September 3, 2008 - Study Shows ‘No Connection’ Between Measles Vaccine, Autism - Wall Street Journal Health Blog

►September 1, 2008 - Hospitals provide formula sample packs while medical organizations encourage breastfeeding - JAMA and Archives Journals via EurekAlert!

►September 2008 - The Impact of Constipation on Growth in Children. -  journal article (Pediatric Research)

►September 2008 - Canvassing Protein Complexes - Two yeast studies begin to identify protein interactions on a genome-wide scale. - The Scientist

►September 2008 - Chronic Minocycline-Induced Autoimmunity in Children - journal article (The Journal of Pediatrics)

►September 2008 - Noninvasive Markers of Oxidative DNA Stress, RNA Degradation and Protein Degradation Are Differentially Correlated With Resting Metabolic Rate and Energy Intake in Children and Adolescents. -  journal article (Pediatric Research)

►September 2008 - Whole Blood Fatty Acid Composition Differs in Term Versus Mildly Preterm Infants: Small Versus Matched Appropriate for Gestational Age. -  journal article (Pediatric Research)

►September 2008 - The Impact of Constipation on Growth in Children. - journal article (Pediatric Research)

►August 30, 2008 - A home that heals - After years in a state institution, a woman with autism finds a better life and independence in a small group home. (requires registration) - Chicago Tribune

►August 29, 2008 - 100,000 rabies vaccine baits target raccoons - Newsday

►August 29, 2008 - Scientists Discover New Virus Invading US Honeybees - Edgewood Chemical Biological Center via PRNewswire via Comtex via Marketwatch

►August 29, 2008 - Insurance companies to get bill for childhood vaccines - Las Vegas Sun

►August 28, 2008 - Free HPV vaccine available in Missouri - Moberly Monitor-Index

►August 28, 2008 - The National HPV Immunisation Programme - Press Release: Professor Ron Jones via Scoop.co.nz

►August 27, 2008 - A family fights Autism - Boy’s art raises money for awareness and for a possible cure - The Peninsula Gateway

►August 27, 2008 - HANYS Reviews Draft Immunization Registry Regulations - Healthcare Association of New York State

* ►August 27, 2008 - How Governmental Vaccine Policies Made Cancer Contagious - NaturalNews.com - "It has long been thought that cancers are not per se "contagious". That is, cancer cannot be passed from person to person by contact of any kind. But nowadays it appears that things may not be so simple or clear when it comes to the spread of some cancers. A case in point was articulated within an article published in Medical Veritas a while ago by Neil Z. Miller. The following discussion revisits Miller's fascinating paper, for those who may have missed it."

►August 27, 2008 - Zimbabwe: Zinwa on Vaccines - The Herald (Harare) via AllAfrica.com - "Zinwa is still finding vaccines for workers dealing with wastewater who stopped sewer repairs last week following the expiry of their tetanus and typhoid vaccinations."

►August 27, 2008 - Greenway Medical Technologies Advances Industry Leadership With Participation in Public Health Information Network's Interoperability Showcase Sponsored by the CDC - PHIN Conference Provides Opportunity for EHR Providers to Display Interoperability Functionality within the Context of Public Health - PRNewswire via Comtex via MarketWatch - "Additionally, PrimeSuite's CDC-based immunization schedule and forecast module is being showcased at an immunization demonstration that displays PrimeSuite's ability to interoperate with population-based Immunization Information Systems (IIS)."

►August 27, 2008 - New Treatment Options for Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD): Part I. Transdermal Methylphenidate and Lisdexamfetamine (requires registration) (full text) - Pediatric Pharmacotherapy via Medscape

►August 14, 2008 - Congenital CMV infection: Prevalence in newborns and the impact on hearing deficit - journal article (Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases)

►July 10, 2008 - High diagnostic yield by CSF-PCR for entero- and herpes simplex viruses and TBEV serology in adults with acute aseptic meningitis in Stockholm - journal article (Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases)

►May/June 2008 - Aluminum Exposure From Pediatric Parenteral Nutrition: Meeting the New FDA Regulation - journal article (Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition)

* ►Volume 3, Number 3, 2008 - Barriers to acceptance of the human papillomavirus prophylactic vaccine - journal article (Journal of Pediatric Infectious Diseases)

►Volume 3, Number 3, 2008 - Effects of meningitis and encephalitis on oxidative state of blood and cerebrospinal fluid - journal article (Journal of Pediatric Infectious Diseases)

►Volume 3, Number 3, 2008 - Group B streptococcus abscess as the initial presentation of a new onset diabetic child - journal article (Journal of Pediatric Infectious Diseases)

►Volume 40 Issue 6 & 7, 2008 - Clinical features and incidence of Mycobacterium avium infections in children - journal article (Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases)

►2008 - Genetic Determinants of Size at Birth (Slides With Transcript) CME (requires registration) - Medscape Family Practice

* ►Pentacel® - Diphtheria and Tetanus Toxoids and Acellular Pertussis Adsorbed, Inactivated Poliovirus and Haemophilus b Conjugate (Tetanus Toxoid Conjugate) Vaccine DTaP-IPV/Hib (pdf) - Sanofi Pasteur Limited via FDA

►Vaccination: Making Informed Choices - Monday September 29th - 6:30-8:30 pm - Chanhassen Public Library - Chanhassen, MN  Hosted by: Cilla Whatcott, HD, RHom, CCH  www.familyhomeopathycare.com & Dr. Belinda Hauger, D.C. & Sue Mills, Classical Homeopath For additional information call: 952-212-7905

* ►September 15, 2008 - Timing vital for detecting autism - Autism is being detected in children years earlier than before under a groundbreaking program developed by Australian researchers. - The Daily Telegraph via www.news.com.au

* ►September 15, 2008 - No drugs, just take vitamins: the dangerous advice to cure HIV - Last week the vitamin campaigner Matthias Rath abandoned a libel suit against the Guardian that had been prompted by articles in which he was accused of endangering thousands of lives by promoting his own pills while denouncing more conventional medicines. Rath focuses his business in eight countries across the world through his website, but it was in South Africa - where he gave them away for free - that his activities generated most concern. Here Chris McGreal investigates the Rath Foundation, and the highly controversial claims of other 'nutritionists' working in the country worst affected by the Aids epidemic, who insist their remedies are the solution to a crisis affecting millions of lives - The Guardian, UK

* ►September 15, 2008 - Taliban trains sights on UN as suicide bomber hits medical convoy - Financial Times - "Despite many years working in Afghanistan, the UN has not been previously been directly targeted by the Taliban. But yesterday a clearly marked white UN vehicle carrying two Afghan doctors working on a World Health Organisation polio vaccination campaign was rammed by a suicide car bomber near Spin Boldak, a town close to the Pakistani border in Kandahar province."

►September 15, 2008 - Lanka’s immunisation programme a tremendous success - Health Minister - Ceylon Daily News - "As a result, BCG and Triple vaccination is 100 per cent, Polio 03 vaccination is 98 per cent and Measles vaccination is 90 per cent successful, the Minister pointed out."

►September 15, 2008 - Hot on the trail of anthrax - In the wake of the Twin Towers calamity, anthrax spores were mailed to two American senators and a number of news media people. - The Dominion Post via Stuff.co.nz

►September 15, 2008 - People urged to make anti-polio drive a success - The Post

►September 15, 2008 - WHO joins ICMR to study western UP’s polio crisis - Expressindia

* ►September 15, 2008 - Sikh, Hindu religious leaders also join in polio drive - Expressindia - "'For the increasing number of polio cases in the state, we can no longer blame a particular community. Thanks to the active participation of the Ulemas, we have been able to remove apprehensions among the Muslims against polio drop,' said Ajay Saxena, convenor of the Pulse Polio Programme of Rotary in the state."

►September 15, 2008 - Cuba Produces Vaccine against Leptospirosis - Cuba News Headlines

►September 15, 2008 - 4,000 private clinics dump infectious waste - The Post, Pakistan

* ►September 14, 2008 - With millions of U.S. kids skipping vaccines, are Treasure Coast students at risk? - TCPalm.com - "We've seen a doubling of the number of vaccines and doses that the government recommends to stay health before age 6, while at the same time we've seen a tripling of the number of children with learning disabilities, asthma, diabetes and other conditions," Fisher said. "No one is saying this is necessarily all due to the increase in vaccines, but vaccines shouldn't be left off the table when no one has come up with an answer." Until a large-scale, independent study — one so large no medical organization has agreed to sponsor — clears vaccines of their connection with autism, Fisher and parents like her feel they should be allowed to opt out of vaccinating their children or changing the dosing schedules."

* ►September 14, 2008 - Inovio Biomedical Achieves 75% Complete Response Rate in Preclinical Testing of DNA-Based Cancer Vaccine Using Its Electroporation DNA Delivery System Positive Results from Inovio's Proprietary DNA Vaccine Development Program to Be Reported at Cancer Research Institutes Symposium - Inovio Biomedical via Business Wire via Quote.com

* ►September 14, 2008 - Psychologist urges autism commission for NMI - Saipan Tribune

* ►September 14, 2008 - Controlled drugs dumped uncontrolled into water - In a frustrating quirk in government policy, the most tightly controlled drugs - like painkilling narcotics prone to abuse - are the ones that most often elude environmental regulation when they become waste. - AP via Physorg

* ►September 14, 2008 - Mercury cleanup at D-M questioned - Unsuitable tools, such as a dustpan, were used on spill - Arizona Daily Star - "A recent cleanup of toxic mercury under a busy medical clinic at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base did not comply with federal guidelines, and experts say the area might still be contaminated."

►September 14, 2008 - Hepatitis vaccinations in Amherst - WIVB-TV

* ►September 14, 2008 - Your Daughter... Merck's Lab Rat - Fiddaman.blogspot

►September 14, 2008 - Health officials watching whether flu viruses are becoming resistant to drug - Canadian Press via Canadaeast.com

* ►September 14, 2008 - As Antidepressant Sales Sink Pharma Attacks FDA's Black Boxes - OpEdNews

►September 14, 2008 - Scientists find flu, staph infections combining to produce pneumonia - Los Angeles Times via Daily Herald

►September 14, 2008 - Boy Scout OK after bout with bubonic plague - AP via Boston Herald

►September 14, 2008 - Medical research awards honor work on statins, bacteria and bits of RNA - International Herald Tribune

►September 14, 2008 - Researchers Test First Universal Newborn Screening For Fragile X Syndrome - Rush University Medical Center - Rush University Medical Center via Medical News Today

* ►September 14, 2008 - Products derived from natural, nontoxic ingredients -- once seen as fringe -- are now mainstream. (requires registration) - Los Angeles Times

►September 14, 2008 - Chronic wasting disease back in news - Michigan moves to protect deer - The Clarion-Ledger

►September 14, 2008 - Autism Insurance Bill Fails in Illinois - Age of Autism

* ►September 14, 2008 - Diagnosis: Misunderstood - Local parents with autistic children share a piece of their world - Altoona Mirror

* ►September 14, 2008 - Hate Mail and the Autism Wars - http://autism.about.com

►September 14, 2008 - Missing the cues - The National Newspaper - "Since the bitter controversy over whether the MMR (measles, mumps and rubella) vaccination could trigger the condition, debate about the nature and causes of autism has rarely been far from the news pages or television studios."

►September 14, 2008 - Willowbrook Institute Gets Large Grant From CDC - NY1 News - "The $1.6 million grant will be used to conduct research on Fragile X Syndrome over the next three years."

* ►September 14, 2008 - 3 killed on polio vaccination mission in Afghanistan - AP via Detroit Free Press - "Khan said the two doctors were under contract with the UN World Health Organization in combating polio in Afghanistan, said Adrian Edwards, chief UN spokesman in the country. The driver also worked for the UN mission."

* ►September 14, 2008 - 1 in 3 SA girls have refused cervical cancer vaccine - Almost a third of girls are shunning the free cervical cancer vaccine being offered in South Australian schools. - AdelaideNow

* ►September 14, 2008 - Shadow of a doubt - FDA didn't blame diabetes drug Byetta for cases of pancreatitis, but investors were alarmed anyway; now Amylin must adjust to regulators' wary attitude - San Diego Union-Tribune

* ►September 14, 2008 - In global flu outbreak, who gets saved? - Arizona Daily Star

* ►September 14, 2008 - Health officials watching whether flu viruses are becoming resistant to drug - Canadian Press via Google - "To the surprise and dismay of scientists and governments, H1N1 viruses that were resistant to Tamiflu suddenly appeared in high numbers in Northern Europe."

* ►September 14, 2008 - Health officials fear spread of lung-destroying pneumonia - Deaths from the combination of a skin infection and the common flu have increased, authorities say. (requires registration) - Los Angeles Times

* ►September 14, 2008 - Flu shots don't seem to fight pneumonia - Nashua Telegraph

►September 14, 2008 - Cost-Effective Antiviral Strategy Could Halve Pandemic Deaths - ISPOR via Medical News Today

* ►September 14, 2008 - 125 children die of malnutrition in MP: NGOs - The Economic Times

►September 14, 2008 - The FBI's Mail-Sorting Theory Doesn't Add Up - OpEdNews

►September 14, 2008 - Anthrax Affected Increased in Badakhshan - Trend News Agency

►September 14, 2008 - L.A. County sees an upward trend in West Nile infections - The year is shaping up to be the worst in Southern California since 2004. (requires registration) - Los Angeles Times

►September 14, 2008 - Erie County experiments with a new kind of clinic (includes video) - WKBW-TV - "Roll down the window and roll up your sleeve. That's the way this drive-thru works. 'Its actually kind of convenient. You get a lot of people through very quickly,' said patient Michael Harbison."

►September 14, 2008 - High cost of shingles vaccine spurs painful choice for some - NewsOK.com

►September 14, 2008 - HIV ‘not a death sentence’Rapid City native creates a life despite AIDS - Rapid City Journal

►September 14, 2008 - Family Casebook - Hand, Foot And Mouth Disease - The Sunday Mail, UK

►September 14, 2008 - Teva Announces Appellate Court Reverses Generic Risperdal(R) Exclusivity Decision - Business Wire via MarketWatch

►September 14, 2008 - Scientist Wins Prize for Statin Breakthrough (requires registration) - Washington Post

►September 14, 2008 - FDA Makes Viagra Feel Blue About Online Ads - Brandweek

►September 14, 2008 - Maltese clinical psychiatrist singled out in top publication - Times of Malta - "A study into the association between cannabis use and psychosis has landed a Maltese clinical psychiatrist a place among the top 30 scientists in Europe."

►September 14, 2008 - Few safeguards for Mexican produce heading north (requires registration) - Washington Post

►September 14, 2008 - Baby bottle chemical draws mixed messages from US - Reuters UK

* ►September 13, 2008 - Poor handling of anti-polio drives - Experts reject excuse of ‘refusals’ - The News International, Pakistan - "During the four-day international communication review for NWFP in Peshawar, the panel and other observers rejected ‘refusals’ as an acceptable excuse for the deteriorating quality of polio campaigns in the province....Surprisingly, not a single case of refusal was reported in Peshawar but four polio cases were detected in the area."

* ►September 13, 2008 - Congress to take up anthrax investigation - Frederick News-Post

►September 13, 2008 - Arthritis drugs under scrutiny - letter - The Thibodaux Daily Comet - "Our immune system protects us and we must not casually gobble-up pills that may alter it in ways that we do not currently understand and which can be counter productive to our overall health."

►September 13, 2008 - China vows better food safety after baby milk scandal - AFP via Google

* ►September 13, 2008 - Flu shot prescriptions needed - AP via Augusta Chronicle - " For years now, patients have been able to pay a fee and a pharmacist would administer the shot without the customer needing any paperwork. But a complaint filed this year with the Georgia Board of Pharmacy prompted a surprising legal decision: the flu vaccine is classified as a dangerous drug in Georgia, which means a prescription has been needed all along."

►September 13, 2008 - Renowned Stanford Microbe Hunter Stanley Falkow to Receive a 2008 Lasker Award - Business Wire via MarketWatch

►September 13, 2008 - New law requires labels on meat - Country-of-origin labels to be required - Chicago Tribune

* ►September 12, 2008 - Locked-up records keep boy out of school - PalmBeachPost - "The frustrated parents of a 5-year-old say their son is unable to attend school because the doctor who can provide his immunization records is in jail. William Daniel Simon Lopez was a patient of pediatrician Sergio Rodriguez, 52, who was arrested in July and charged with trafficking in oxycodone and other potent medications."

* ►September 12, 2008 - Hearing on bill that would block NIH Public Access policy - Free Government Info (FGI)

►September 12, 2008 - Killing Bacteria Isn't Enough To Restore Immune Function After Infection - A bacterial molecule that initially signals to animals that they have been invaded must be wiped out by a special enzyme before an infected animal can regain full health, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found. - UT Southwestern Medical Center via ScienceDaily

►September 12, 2008 - AP Enterprise: Drugs affect more drinking water - AP via Yahoo!

►September 12, 2008 - New cannabis-like drugs could block pain without affecting brain, says study - Imperial College London via EurekAlert!

* ►September 12, 2008 - AP Enterprise: Drugs affect more drinking water - AP via Yahoo! - "Testing prompted by an Associated Press story that revealed trace amounts of pharmaceuticals in drinking water supplies has shown that more Americans are affected by the problem than previously thought — at least 46 million."

►September 12, 2008 - Drug firms urged to keep fighting infections - Hays Pharma

►September 12, 2008 - Vaccination saves dog after fight with rabid raccoon (update with photo/rabies clinic info) - Gaston Gazette

►September 12, 2008 - Rabies vaccination program soars the West Virginia skies again - Record Delta

►September 12, 2008 - Sanofi's Gardasil EU Label To Include Cross-Protection Info - Dow Jones via CNNMoney

►September 12, 2008 - Virus From Rodent Droppings Suspected in Death of Utah Man - A Duchesne County man died of hantavirus, the first confirmed case in Utah since 2004. - AP via FOXNews

►September 12, 2008 - Annual flu season is on its way - Now is the time to start planning to get a flu shot - Times and Transcript

►September 12, 2008 - Parents’ support for school cancer jab - Wirral Globe, UK

►September 11, 2008 - Anti-cancer vaccine offer to Herefordshire schoolgirls - Hereford Times

►September 11, 2008 - HPV vaccination: key factors studied - High cost to treat cancer engenders willingness to pay for vaccine - The Hindu

►September 11, 2008 - FDA hiring campaign stanches loss of professional staff at critical time - AP via Star Tribune

►September 11, 2008 - Autism Proposal Fails In Illinois House (includes video) - CBS 2 Chicago

►September 11, 2008 - Measles reported in Whatcom County - AP via Seattle Post-Intelligencer - "A 48-year-old woman was diagnosed with the disease this month and most of her contacts have been identified."

►September 11, 2008 - Chickenpox strikes Carrboro Elementary - The Carrboro Citizen

►September 11, 2008 - Hurdles Keep Street Drugs Out of Medicine Chest - From Marijuana to Ecstasy, Scientists Fight to Study Illicit Drugs' Medical Properties - ABC News

►September 11, 2008 - Drug Maker Not Liable in Death Caused by User, Maryland Court Rules - Insurance Journal

* ►September 11, 2008 - UCT drops HIV vaccine project - Cape Times via Independent Online

* ►September 11, 2008 - A funeral to remember - Bennington Banner - "Similar to Custer's Last Stand, for years people wondered how and why so many lives were needlessly lost to the influenza when, in fact, they were buried alive while in a coma-induced state caused by the flu. Many graves were reopened only to discover, like George Armstrong Custer, that we should have been more cautious."

►September 11, 2008 - New 'super worms' may clean up heavy metals - The Independent, UK

►September 11, 2008 - Nonstick Cookware Chemicals Found in Human Breast Milk - NaturalNews.com

* ►September 11, 2008 - Jackson County cattle dealer sentenced - Charleston Gazette - "A Jackson County cattle dealer has been selling cattle containing illegal levels of drug residue, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said today. The cattle were sold for human consumption."

►September 11, 2008 - County to require cat owners to get their animals rabies shots - Pantagraph.com

►September 11, 2008 - Advanced Medical Solutions wins US FDA approval for silver wound gel - Hemscott

►September 11, 2008 - Toxicokinetics and toxicodynamics of elemental mercury following self-administration. - journal article (Clinical Toxicology)

* ►September 11, 2008 - UB Receives $1.5 Million to Assess Human Exposures to Pesticides and Associated Adverse Effects - University of Buffalo

* ►September 11, 2008 - Are we screwing in the wrong bulbs? - Despite what we’re told, research on mercury poses an awkward question - The Lake Oswego Review

►September 11, 2008 - Alnylam helps find link between cholesterol gene and malaria - Boston Business Journal

►September 11, 2008 - Glaxo creates new cancer drug group in R&D revamp - Reuters

►September 11, 2008 - Study: 70,000 may suffer post-9/11 stress disorder - AP via Yahoo!

►September 11, 2008 - New way to protect against heart damage explored - Reuters via Yahoo!

►September 11, 2008 - JCI online early table of contents - Pulmonary: Resolving acute lung injury with an agonist - Journal of Clinical Investigation via EurekAlert!

* ►September 10, 2008 - Gene Region Linked to Mental Ills May Hold Brain Growth Clues - Bloomberg

* ►September 10, 2008 - New cytogenetics tests can help clarify pediatric diagnosis of complex developmental abnormalities - Emory University via EurekAlert!

* ►September 10, 2008 - New Phase II Data Show Novartis Investigational Meningitis B Vaccine May Also Protect Infants Six Months and Older - Novel vaccine produced protective immune response against broad range of representative meningococcal B strains in more than 95% of infants tested[1] Novartis MenB vaccine could fill major unmet need for broadly protective vaccine for children and infants two months and older Meningococcal B strains cause 72% of meningococcal disease in Europe and 28% in the US; infants and toddlers are the age group most at risk[2], [3] - Novartis via PharmaLive

►September 10, 2008 - Parents agree to girls’ cervical cancer vaccination - Birkenhead News via Wirral News - "A total of 70% have agreed to the HPV (human papillomavirus) vaccination programme for Year Eight girls."

►September 10, 2008 - County would like rabies vaccination flexibility - Meaford Express - "Local officials would like to see the province approve a system that would allow trained and educated farmers to administer the rabies vaccine to their own animals."

►September 10, 2008 - FDA To Revamp Standards For Over-The-Counter Cold Medicine For Kids - InjuryBoard.com

►September 9, 2008 - Autism numbers alarm Somali community - AP via Post-Bulletin

* ►September 9, 2008 - Doctors Angry at Cut-Price Vaccinations - Digital Chosunilbo - "But the doctors claim the KAHP is sidestepping rational medical practice. Kim Il-joong, the president of the Korean Physician's Association, said, 'We're not living in the 1960s. You can't call it medical practice when you have hundreds of people lined up and mechanically give them shots without asking questions about the health of individuals. The KAHP would have no appropriate measures ready when people have an allergic response to the vaccine."

* ►September 9, 2008 - GAVI Alliance & WHO: 2.2 Million People Successfully Vaccinated in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire Following Yellow Fever Outbreak - MaximsNewsNetwork

►September 9, 2008 - Prisoners given supplements in new trial - An Oxford University study being conducted in three UK prisons is investigating the link between nutrition and behaviour. - NutraIngredients.com

►September 9, 2008 - Off-label medicine combinations are the predominant treatment in survey of schizophrenics - Public Library of Science via EurekAlert!

►September 9, 2008 - New drug hope for cystic fibrosis patients - BA Festival of Science event - University of Bristol, UK

►September 9, 2008 - 23andMe slashes price on personal genetics test - AP via The Boston Globe - "A Google-backed startup that analyzes customers' genetic makeup to predict health risks and provide ancestry information has slashed the price on its personal DNA test, the company announced Tuesday."

►September 9, 2008 - Dangerous chemicals showing up in some air fresheners - CBC News

* ►September 8, 2008 - Drug Companies Need Reputation Rx - PRWatch.org

►September 8, 2008 - Vitamin B12 may protect the brain in old age - Vitamin B12, a nutrient found in meat, fish and milk, may protect against brain volume loss in older people, according to a study published in the September 9, 2008, issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. - PhysOrg.com

* ►September 8, 2008 - Vaccine Safety and Children with Immune Disorders - Juan Rodriguez via RecoveringNicholas.com

* ►September 8, 2008 - Low turnout so far for crucial children’s vaccination campaign in Coast Region - ThisDay - "At Mtongani Primary School in Kibaha Municipality, pupils who were found playing around while their colleagues were being vaccinated at a post set up at the school said their parents had expressly ordered them not to agree to the vaccination. 'Daddy said even if the teachers insist that I go for the vaccination, I should run home quickly and inform Mummy,' said one Standard Two pupil interviewed on the school grounds."

►September 4, 2008 - CSL Biotherapies Announces First Shipments of Afluria(R) Thimerosal-Free Influenza Vaccine for the 2008-2009 Flu Season - Newest U.S. manufacturer on track to deliver more than six million Afluria doses - Business Wire via CSL Biotherapies via Market Watch

►September 4, 2008 - More than 1,000 Journalists Enlisted in Fight Against HIV/AIDS - press release - Internews via PRNewswire via Comtex via MarketWatch

►September 4, 2008 - Neuroendocrine and immune network re-modeling in chronic fatigue syndrome: An exploratory analysis. - journal article (Genomics)

►September 3, 2008 - Decade Of Chickenpox Vaccination Has Cut Incidence In US By 90 Per Cent - Pediatrics via Medical News Today

►September 3, 2008 - Did the Romans destroy Europe's HIV resistance? - New Scientist

►September 2, 2008 - Comment: Delaying vaccination could be deadly mistake - Western Mail via Wales Online - "Many farmers still seem uncertain about whether to vaccinate their livestock against bluetongue."

►September 2, 2008 - The Real Numbers on HIV - editorial (requires registration) - The New York Times

►September 1, 2008 - Pharma Oversold? - Drug companies spend billions each year peddling pills to consumers. Does it work? A new study says no. - Forbes

►September 1, 2008 - Mystery illness hits schoolgirls - The Citizen, Tanzania

►September 1, 2008 - Commissioner urges measles vaccination - Press & Sun-Bulletin

►September 1, 2008 - Africa urged to protect traditional medicines - SABC News

►September 1, 2008 - Belief in conspiracy theories means less HIV testing in South Africa - Aidsmap

►September 2008 - The Latest News on Bill C-51 as of September 1 - Vitality Magazine

►September 2008 - Use of Mental Health Services in the Past 12 Months by Children Aged 4-17 Years: United States, 2005-2006 - CDC/NIH

►September 2008 - Hypovitaminosis D among rheumatology outpatients in clinical practice (full text) - journal article (Rheumatology)

►August 31, 2008 - Exposure to lead speeds ageing by up to six years - Studies show that toxic metal remains in the body years after it was banned from fuel, contributing to dementia and other disorders - The Independent, UK

►August 31, 2008 - While some opt out, most local parents make sure children receive vaccination shots - http://nwitimes.com

►August 31, 2008 - Disagreements Over Vaccinations Cause Bad Blood Between Parents - findingDulcinea

►August 31, 2008 - VP urges parents to ensure children get vaccinated - DailyNewsOnline, Tanzania

►August 29, 2008 - Measles vaccine critic cites flawed data - letter - The Tennessean

►August 29, 2008 - JCR Challenges Health Workers to Get Their Flu Shots - Occupational Health Safety

►August 28, 2008 - Doctors overlook message on vaccines - letter - The Tennessean

►August 28, 2008 - Allergan spent $410,000 lobbying government in 2Q - AP via Forbes

►August 28, 2008 - Another Blow For Cancer Vaccines - Forbes

►August 28, 2008 - Cervical Cancer Rate May Fall in Poor Nations With Tests, Shots - Bloomberg

►August 28, 2008 - Woman sues govt over false HIV result - Kgakgamatso Sekgabetlela is suing the state for a false HIV diagnosis. - Mmegi Online

►August 28, 2008 - New Role For Natural Killers - Scientists at the University of York have discovered a new role for a population of white blood cells, which may lead to improved treatments for chronic infections and cancer. - University of York via ScienceDaily

►August 27, 2008 - Risperidone Improves Cognitive Skills in Children With Autism - National Institute of Mental Health via Doctor's Guide

►August 27, 2008 - Vaccine is critical to controlling measles - letter (requires registration) - Baltimore Sun

* ►August 27, 2008 - Call to bring back the school nurse - The Age - "'The health problems that children are having these days are so much more serious,' she said. 'It's not just Betadine on knees, it's early-onset diabetes, asthma and anaphylaxis on the rise. I think nurses should be in all primary schools.'"

►August 26, 2008 - Glutathione in liver diseases and hepatotoxicity. - journal article (Molecular Aspects of Medicine)

►August 26, 2008 - Makerere to try out malaria vaccine - New Vision

►August 26, 2008 - HIV treatment may provoke asthma in kids - Reuters

►August 26, 2008 - Select Vaccines Half Year Report - June 30, 2008 - Sydney Morning Herald

* ►August 26, 2008 - Pediatricians Push Vaccines, But Have Little to Say About Autism - http://autism.about.com

►August 26, 2008 - Bayer on defensive in bee deaths - German authorities look into allegation that RTP maker's pesticide harms environment - News & Observer

►August 25, 2008 - Discovery Opens Door for Drugs to Fight Bird Flu, Influenza Epidemics - The University of Texas at Austin

►2008 - Lecturer Calls for More Testing on Chemicals Affecting Endocrine System - John Hopkins University

* ►Stop the Shots! - Are Vaccinations Killing Our Pets? (book review) - Stop The Shots

►RecoveringNicholas.com - blog

►New York City Autism/Asperger's Conference - "Educating and Healing Children With Autism" Saturday & Sunday, October 11-12 - Organized by: Autism-Conferences In Collaboration with: NAA New York Metro Chapter and Autism Research Institute - www.naanyc.org

►October 2008 - Lessons learnt from many years of experience using anti-D in humans for prevention of RhD immunization and haemolytic disease of the fetus and newborn - journal article (Clinical & Experimental Immunology)

►October 2008 - Pediatric depressive disorders: management priorities in primary care. - journal article (Current Opinion in Pediatrics)

►October 2008 - Specific IgE serum concentration is associated with symptom severity in children with seasonal allergic rhinitis - journal article (Allergy)

►September 15, 2008 - Kefir is nutritious, but larger health claims are on shakier ground - The fermented milk drink aids in digestive health, but its immune-boosting benefits are open to debate. - The Los Angeles Times

►September 15, 2008 - Meningitis survivor backs campaign - Blackpool Today

►September 14, 2008 - Ross: Lethal FDA warning - Washington Times

►September 14, 2008 - Psychologist urges autism commission for NMI - Saipan Tribune

►September 14, 2008 - Heads Up | Family Travel Bypassing the Roadblocks of Autism (requires registration) - The New York Times

►September 14, 2008 - A Film Festival That Showcases the Disabled (requires registration) - The New York Times

►September 14, 2008 - UP receives JE vaccine unfit for use - Expressindia.com

►September 14, 2008 - Polio-free Pakistan: Only a dream? - * Farah lone case of polio in city of 10 million inhabitants * Polio re-emerging across the country because families refuse vaccinations on social, religious grounds * Fear tactics in Tribal Areas echo 2003 situation in Nigeria * Polio vaccination opponents believe they are made from haram materials - Daily Times, Pakistan

* ►September 14, 2008 - Catholic youth blamed for flu - Pilgrims carrying exotic strains of flu spread more than religion and goodwill when they descended on Sydney for World Youth Day. - The Daily Telegraph via www.news.com.au

* ►September 13, 2008 - Olmsted on Autism: Paul Offit, False Prophet By Dan Olmsted - Age of Autism

►September 13, 2008 - The Autism File Magazine Now in Bookstores! - Age of Autism

►September 13, 2008 - Emma Noble: Why are the Majors ignoring my autistic son? - He's eight years old and severely autistic - yet his grandparents, John and Norma Major, don't even send him a birthday card. Emma Noble talks frankly about the bitter rift left by her divorce. - Daily Mail, UK

►September 13, 2008 - Free event to explore autism, addiction and schizophrenia (requires registration) - Sacramento Bee - "Mysteries of the human mind will be explored Sunday in a two-hour discussion of the latest insights into addiction, schizophrenia and the origins of autism. The free event will begin at 1 p.m. in the UC Davis MIND Institute, 2825 50th St."

* ►September 13, 2008 - Sixth-graders lacking shot risk suspension - AP via Myrtle Beach Sun News - "Schools are sending letters and leaving phone messages warning parents their children must receive one booster dose of tetanus-diphtheria-pertussis, or Tdap. The information warns parents that their child can be suspended if immunizations aren't up to date within 30 days of starting school. The rules apply to about 210,000 students."

►September 13, 2008 - Schools rush to get word out on vaccine - Sixth-graders must have Tdap shots by Sept. 23 - Winston-Salem Journal

►September 13, 2008 - Fear of vaccination unfounded, but pockets of resistance still remain - Chicago Tribune via Grand Forks Herald

►September 13, 2008 - American anti-cancer vaccine not to appear on Russian market for years (requires registration) - Itar-Tass via Therapeutics Daily - "Specialists say that the Oncophage vaccine has only been registered."

►September 13, 2008 - Genetech, Biogen Drug Related To Brain Disorder Death - TopNews

►September 13, 2008 - DCGI okays production at 3 vaccine units - Times of India

►September 13, 2008 - Planning for a Pandemic - Info4Security

►September 13, 2008 - Kentuckians urged to get flu shots - Emphasis placed on children - The Courier-Journal

►September 13, 2008 - Flu shot recommended for seniors - Deseret News 

►September 13, 2008 - Dad highlights meningitis danger - Bradford Telegraph Argus, UK

►September 13, 2008 - Pox Almost In The Past - Vaccine has made cases rare, hard to diagnose - Chicago Tribune via Monterey County Herald

►September 13, 2008 - Amherst student recovering from meningitis - Chronicle-Telegram

►September 13, 2008 - SA provides free pneumonia vaccine - SABC News

►September 13, 2008 - Why would any sane person put a Level 4 biodefense lab in Galveston? - Effect Measure via Science Blogs

►September 13, 2008 - Upper St. Clair district issues whooping cough alert - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

►September 13, 2008 - L.A. County sees an upward trend in West Nile infections - The year is shaping up to be the worst in Southern California since 2004. (requires registration) - Los Angeles Times

►September 13, 2008 - Doctor: Bubonic plague victim fully recovered - AP via Newsday

►September 13, 2008 - Cholesterol drug scientist receives "America's Nobel": Endo pinpointed basis for statins - Scientific American

►September 13, 2008 - Jolie-Pitt Foundation Establishes HIV/AIDS Clinic in Ethiopia - People Magazine

* ►September 13, 2008 - Rabies vaccine supply is tight - Tight supplies of rabies vaccines have officials scrambling to avoid shortage - Canadian Press via Times and Transcript - "The Public Health Agency has been exploring the possibility of sourcing vaccine from manufacturers not licensed to sell in Canada, said Spika, acting director general for the centre for immunization and respiratory infectious diseases. Unlicensed vaccine would have to be imported under a 'special access' program for drugs and biological products."

►September 13, 2008 - Mars Pet Food Recall Announced 9/12/08 - American Chronicle

* ►September 13, 2008 - Health Minister defensive on infant mortality and immunisation facts - The Royal Gazette - "Health Minister Nelson Bascome yesterday defended Bermuda's infant mortality rate and immunisation programmes as a film festival raising awareness among pregnant mothers prepares to get underway."

►September 13, 2008 - Down syndrome: Why be sorry? - The Dallas Morning News

►September 13, 2008 - State sharpens its focus on HIV - The State

►September 13, 2008 - Taking steps to prevent listeriosis - Daily Gleaner, Canada

* ►September 13, 2008 - Vaccine against HER2-positive breast cancer offers complete protection in lab - Cancer Research via www.wkyc.com

►September 13, 2008 - Hospitals to share disease database - C. difficile tops the list for the new Ontario program - The London Free Press

* ►September 12, 2008 - Volunteers needed for flu jab tests - Nursing in Practice - "Experts at Leicester hospitals are looking for volunteers to take part in a £1m, three-year research project to test the newly-developed drug."

* ►September 12, 2008 - Clinical Trial For New Tuberculosis Vaccine - With annually 2 million deaths and 9 million new cases, there are more victims of tuberculosis than of any other infectious disease, apart from AIDS. To make the situation worse, many strains of tuberculosis are so resistant that they no longer respond to traditional treatment, making the necessity of a new tuberculosis vaccine more urgent than ever. - Max-Planck-Gesellschaft via ScienceDaily

* ►September 12, 2008 - Don't alarm about vaccines - GoSanAngelo.com - "First of all, homeopathic remedies are not equivalent to U.S. Food and Drug Administration-certified vaccines. Secondly, I'm not aware of "aluminum, formaldehyde, antifreeze, etc." being used in vaccines."

* ►September 12, 2008 - Pick a lab partner: Security worries from anthrax probe may force more researchers to pair up - AP via The Morning Call

* ►September 12, 2008 - New Information on Drug’s Label (requires registration) - The New York Times - "A Merck scientist said the virus accounted for a smaller portion of cancers of the vagina and the vulva, though he added that it played a role in more than half of them. “Any time we have evidence of additional cancer protection, that’s a really important piece of information,” said the scientist, Rick Haupt, executive director for H.P.V. vaccines."

►September 12, 2008 - FDA OKs Merck’s Gardasil For Two More Cancers - Pharmalot

* ►September 12, 2008 - Open access recall? (requires registration) - "A new bill seeks to undo the NIH mandate requiring federally-funded research papers to be made publicly available within 12 months of acceptance for publication."

* ►September 12, 2008 - FDA Touts Recruiting Drive, But Will It Work? - Pharmalot - "The staffing drive will result in an estimated 10 percent increase in the FDA’s work force, and Holden maintains the new hires will provide critical expertise after years of losing valuable medical and scientific people who took industry jobs, the AP writes. But independent observers say the staffing increase is only a first step, albeit a much needed one."

►September 12, 2008 - National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Awards Cleveland BioLabs Grant for Protectan CBLB502 Research in Mitigation of Radiation Damage - Cleveland BioLabs via The Earth Times

* ►September 12, 2008 - Purifying Parasites With Light - Researchers have developed a clever method to purify parasitic organisms from their host cells, which will allow for more detailed proteomic studies and a deeper insight into the biology of organisms that cause millions of cases of disease each year. - American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, via EurekAlert! via ScienceDaily

►September 12, 2008 - Editorial: A little pain, a lot to gain - Star-News

►September 12, 2008 - Bird flu a threat to Pacific: Expert - The Fiji Times

* ►September 12, 2008 - Lawmakers investigate Wyeth vitamin claims - Reuters - "Michigan Reps. John Dingell and Bart Stupak are seeking related company documents following television commercials that tout the vitamin as "the only complete multivitamin that can lower cholesterol," according to the lawmakers' letter. "We are concerned that these statements may be misleading to the general public and that patients with high cholesterol may erroneously substitute Centrum Cardio for a treatment plan prescribed by their physician," the lawmakers wrote."

►September 12, 2008 - Huge split in child death rates - Progress in cutting the number of deaths among children under five is still "grossly insufficient" in some parts of the world, Unicef has warned. - BBC

►September 12, 2008 - Dengue hits city, civic body still napping - The Statesman

►September 12, 2008 - FDA Approves Treatment for Rare Neurologic Disease - FDA

►September 12, 2008 - Sensor Detects Levels of Brain Chemicals - Mayo Clinic via HealthDay News via HealthCentral.com

* ►September 12, 2008 - How Much Gluten Is Too Much? A Best Evidence Review of Celiac Disease CME/CE (requires registration) - Medscape

►September 12, 2008 - Pediatrichealthchannel.com - New Site For Parents Seeking Answers To Children's Health Questions - Medical News Today

►September 12, 2008 - Mini antibodies: biotech's next big thing? - Reuters via The Gazette via Canada.com

►September 12, 2008 - Jeffrey Modell Foundation and Talecris Biotherapeutics Expand Diagnostic Services for Primary Immunodeficiencies at Children's Medical Center - Business Wire via MarketWatch

►September 12, 2008 - FDA Issues Health Information Advisory on Infant Formula - FDA

►September 12, 2008 - Product Approval Information Proper Name: Immune Globulin Intravenous (Human), 10%, Caprylate/Chromatography Purified Gamunex - Talecris Biotherapeutics, Inc, License #1716 - FDA/CBER

* ►September 12, 2008 - Nano-sized 'Cargo Ships' To Target And Destroy Tumors Developed - Scientists have developed nanometer-sized ‘cargo ships’ that can sail throughout the body via the bloodstream without immediate detection from the body’s immune radar system and ferry their cargo of anti-cancer drugs and markers into tumors that might otherwise go untreated or undetected. - University of California - San Diego via ScienceDaily

►September 12, 2008 - Irate parents seek police help to stone vaccination officials - DailyNewsOnline, Tanzania

►September 12, 2008 - Nigerian anti-polio chief removed - The chief of a village in northern Nigeria has been suspended from office for divorcing his wife because she had her children immunised against polio. - BBC

►September 12, 2008 - Nigeria records 522 polio cases, says WHO - The Tide

►September 12, 2008 - Huge split in child death rates - Progress in cutting the number of deaths among children under five is still "grossly insufficient" in some parts of the world, Unicef has warned. - BBC

* ►September 12, 2008 - Bob Sears on the MMR - Inside Autism via The Orange County Register

►September 12, 2008 - Health authorities recommend children get a shot in the arm - Post-Bulletin

►September 12, 2008 - Give flu prevention a shot - Local medical professionals tout effectiveness of immunizations - Morris Daily Herald

►September 12, 2008 - Flu handbooks being distributed - Brenham Banner-Press

►September 12, 2008 - State warns of blastomycosis increase - Fungal disease numbers up; reason unclear - Wausau Daily Herald

►September 12, 2008 - Riverside County investigates case of child sickened by West Nile virus - The Press-Enterprise - "But Moreno Valley resident Sarah Garcia said doctors have told her that her daughter, Hannah, 4, had contracted encephalitis and meningitis as complications of West Nile virus."

►September 12, 2008 - CDC Publishes Detailed Analysis Of HIV Spread In US - Medical News Today

►September 12, 2008 - Uganda: Action vital to curb Hepatitis E outbreak - IRC - United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs - Integrated Regional Information Networks (IRIN) via ReliefWeb

►September 12, 2008 - 'Special Report' Panel on How the Candidates Would Approach Terrorism and Whether Clinton Would Have Been a Better VP Choice - transcript - FOX News

►September 12, 2008 - The Safety of the Chemical BPA - letters (requires registration) - The New York Times

►September 12, 2008 - Why infants still die from SIDS - Parenting.com via CNN

►September 12, 2008 - Stem cells: Small wonders - With a nearly paralyzed right side, Chloe Levine was diagnosed with cerebral palsy at 1. A year later, she can say her nickname and is walking normally and jumping on beds. - Denver Post

►September 12, 2008 - Congress Asks: Who Misled the Anthrax Investigation by Pointing at Iraq? - Indybay.org

►September 12, 2008 - Pentagon Is Fighting the EPA About Pollution Clean Up Efforts - NaturalNews.com

* ►September 12, 2008 - Grassley Cites University of Texas Researcher for Paxil Conflict - Newsinferno.com

* ►September 12, 2008 - Legacy of Nut Allergy Victim Jane, an Award for Raising Awareness - Belfast Telegraph via redOrbit - "Jane, a 17-year-old student at Victoria College in Belfast, died while attending a friend's 18th birthday party in December 2006 as a result of anaphylaxis due to nut allergy. The south Belfast teenager, who inadvertently ate a piece of satay chicken, desperately attempted to inject adrenalin into her thigh using an EpiPen, but the needle bent and she collapsed. Despite attempts by friends and the medical profession, who arrived at the scene in minutes, the teenager never regained consciousness."

* ►September 11, 2008 - Get the facts about Gardasil - Jackson Sun - "Before allowing a physician to inject your daughter with Gardasil, a vaccine that could potentially have a poisonous and/or fatal effect, please get all of the facts from a physician you absolutely trust and do your own research."

►September 11, 2008 - Eradicating an ancient scourge - Ask anyone in which country the world's last victim of smallpox died and they are unlikely to choose England. - BBC

►September 11, 2008 - Becoming an Autism Educator (requires registration) - The New York Times

►September 11, 2008 - Healing the Doctor-Patient Divide (requires registration) - The New York Times

►September 11, 2008 - Failure of IEC strategies or non-cooperation from target - Express Buzz

►September 11, 2008 - Frank’s fight for life at just eight days old - Essex Echo, UK

►September 11, 2008 - 70-Year-Old Woman Sues Insurance Company After Hepatitis C Scare - KTNV Las Vegas

* ►September 11, 2008 - Lawsuit Rx - Commentary: If we can't sue drug companies, where's the accountability? - MarketWatch - "The Supreme Court should throw the case out. Enough of our rights have been compromised over the past eight years. Enough indeed is enough. Accountability needs to rest in the hands of the people. The courts should not be allowed to take away that consequence. We can't count on the FDA to regulate truth."

* ►September 11, 2008 - Big Pharma set for costly shopping spree - Reuters via International Herald Tribune - "The large guys worldwide are looking really aggressively for assets wherever they can find them, and diversification is a strong theme," said one banker, speaking on condition of anonymity."

* ►September 11, 2008 - Academics draft protocol for handling research misconduct - journal article (BMJ) - "The protocol is a step by step guide to investigating and acting on allegations of research misconduct brought by other colleagues or external bodies, from the types of documentary evidence required, to who should be involved and over what time frame."

* ►September 11, 2008 - Getting a patient’s consent for publication - journal article (BMJ)

►September 11, 2008 - Notice: Request for Notification From Industry Organizations Interested in Participating in Selection Process for Nonvoting Industry Representatives on Public Advisory Panels or Committees and Request for Nonvoting Industry Representatives on Public Advisory Panels or Committees - Food and Drug Administration, HHS via www.pharmcast.com

►September 11, 2008 - No evidence that presumed consent increases organ donation - journal article (BMJ)

►September 11, 2008 - Interim Rule: Tuberculosis; Amend the Status of New Mexico From Accredited Free - Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA via www.pharmcast.com

►September 11, 2008 - NHS sees annual productivity fall - The NHS has seen a year-on-year fall in productivity despite the billions of pounds of investment in the service, latest figures show. - BBC

►September 11, 2008 - Moody’s On European Pharma: A Negative Outlook - Pharmalot

►September 11, 2008 - Effective Management of ADHD During Patient Transitions CME/CE (requires registration) - Medscape

►September 11, 2008 - Managing Developmental Transitions in ADHD: Interdisciplinary Collaboration to Improve Care (requires registration) - Medscape

►September 11, 2008 - Adherence to Mediterranean diet and health status: meta-analysis - journal article (BMJ)

►September 11, 2008 - Aspirin may Alter Cancer Test - Cancer via Ivanhoe

►September 11, 2008 - Botox Claims Are Enough To Give You A Headache - Pharmalot

* ►September 10, 2008 - Costs of complying with directive threaten paediatric trials - journal article (BMJ)

►September 10, 2008 - Beware resurgence of malaria where incidence has fallen - journal article (BMJ)

►September 10, 2008 - Misuse of harmful, illegal stimulant drugs grows in developing world, UN warns - journal article (BMJ)

►September 10, 2008 - 22q11.2 deletion syndrome: behaviour problems of children and adolescents and parental stress - journal article (Child: Care, Health and Development)

►September 10, 2008 - Lactobacillus colonization status in infants with urinary tract infection - journal article (Pediatric Nephrology)

►September 10, 2008 - Growing up with epilepsy: A two-year investigation of cognitive development in children with new onset epilepsy - journal article (Epilepsia)

►September 10, 2008 - Multiple viral respiratory pathogens in children with bronchiolitis - journal article (Acta Paediatrics)

►September 10, 2008 - Combining paracetamol and ibuprofen for fever in children - journal article (BMJ)

►September 10, 2008 - European cooperation could help to lower drug prices - journal article (BMJ)

►September 10, 2008 - Opt-out from biobanks better respects patients’ autonomy - journal article (BMJ)

►September 10, 2008 - Known risk factors explain only one in three cancers, study finds - journal article (BMJ)

►September 10, 2008 - Amputee treated at QVH to raise awareness about meningitis - This is Sussex, UK

►September 10, 2008 - Concerns aren't reason to avoid vaccinations - editorial - HeraldNet

* ►September 10, 2008 - Free vaccine against cervical cancer offered for girls - Prince Albert Daily Herald

►September 9, 2008 - Health officials stress importance of timely vaccination - Villages Daily Sun

* ►September 9, 2008 - Generation of effective vaccines against liver cancer by using photodynamic therapy - journal article (Lasers in Medical Science)

* ►September 9, 2008 - How To Avoid Being Bankrupted By Autism - NPR Radio - "Parents of children with autism often have trouble figuring out where to go for help. Some even move from one state to another to avoid the high costs of raising an austistic child. Madeleine Brand speaks with Marguerite Colston of the Autism Society of America about the best ways to navigate a complicated care system."

►September 9, 2008 - Emotional and cardiovascular reactivity to a child-focused interpersonal stressor among depressed mothers of psychiatrically ill children - journal article (Depression and Anxiety)

* ►September 9, 2008 - Lilly Diabetes Launches Major, International Patient-Focused Initiative - Diabetes Conversations - To Enhance Patient and Healthcare Professional Educational Experience - Eli Lilly

►September 9, 2008 - Paracetamol plus ibuprofen for the treatment of fever in children (PITCH): economic evaluation of a randomised controlled trial - journal article (BMJ)

►September 9, 2008 - Medical workforce Dr Nurse will see you now - journal article (BMJ)

►September 9, 2008 - The UK needs an Institute of Medicine - journal article (BMJ)

►September 9, 2008 - The NIH Reform Act of 2006: Progress, Challenges, and Next Steps - NIH News

* ►September 8, 2008 - Ethical debate Gaining consent for publication in difficult cases involving children - journal article (BMJ)

* ►September 8, 2008 - Use of Antidepressant Medications Common Among People With No Psychiatric Illness: Presented at CPA - Annual Conference of the Canadian Psychiatric Association (CPA) via Doctor's Guide

* ►September 8, 2008 - Spanish doctors say "no thank you" to drug industry gifts - journal article (BMJ)

* ►September 8, 2008 - Commentary: Consent to publication—no absolutes - journal article (BMJ) - "Two years ago four paediatricians and an ethicist submitted to the BMJ a case study as an ethical debate which the BMJ decided not to publish because the authors had not obtained the consent of the patient’s parents for publication. The authors submitted it elsewhere, and the article was published last year."

* ►September 8, 2008 - Commentary: Consent and confidentiality in publishing—the view of the BMJ’s ethics committee - journal article (BMJ)

►September 8, 2008 - Notice: FDA Clinical Trial Requirements Regulations, Compliance, and Good Clinical Practice Conference; Public Workshop - Food and Drug Administration, HHS via www.pharmcast.com

* ►September 8, 2008 - Big Pharma: Tough to Swallow - People know they need Big Pharma (ads and all), but they still don't like it - AdWeek

►September 8, 2008 - Pandemic Planning Essential - Albuquerque Journal via redOrbit

►September 5, 2008 - Isotope shortage is limiting nuclear medicine across Europe - journal article (BMJ)

* ►September 3, 2008 - Guarded about Gardasil: Flint teenager's illnesses underscore debate over cervical cancer vaccine - The Flint Journal via MLive.com

* ►September 2, 2008 - Vaccine taking sting out of chickenpox - Gannett News Service via Press & Sun-Bulletin - "Doctors are learning more about the vaccine's safety, Schaffner says. Children who received a single combined vaccine -- protecting against chickenpox as well as measles, mumps and rubella -- were twice as likely to develop fever and seizures, compared with those who got the chickenpox shot separately from the measles/mumps/rubella vaccine, the study shows. About 5 percent of negative reactions to the vaccine have been serious, causing problems such as pneumonia and hepatitis, the study shows."

►September 1, 2008 - NHS gave me big C, but won't save me - A cancer victim told last night how NHS bosses will not pay for a life-saving drug — despite giving him the contaminated blood that caused his killer disease. - The Sun, UK

* ►September 2008 - An Outbreak of Varicella with Likely Breakthrough Disease in a Population of Pediatric Cancer Patients - journal article (Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology)

►September 2008 - Inhibition of Herpes Simplex Virus Types 1 and 2 In Vitro Infection by Sulfated Derivatives of Escherichia coli K5 Polysaccharide - journal article (Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy)

►September 2008 - Discordant QuantiFERON-TB Gold Test Results Among US Healthcare Workers With Increased Risk of Latent Tuberculosis Infection: A Problem or Solution? - journal article (Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology)

►September 2008 - Outbreak of Invasive Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infection Associated With Acupuncture and Joint Injection - journal article (Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology)

►September 2008 - Poor Functional Status as a Risk Factor for Surgical Site Infection Due to Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus - journal article (Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology)

►September 2008 - Risk Factors for Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Surgical Site Infection - journal article (Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology)

►September 2008 - SHEA/APIC Guideline: Infection Prevention and Control in the Long-Term Care Facility (full text) - journal article (Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology)

►September 2008 - Rising Economic Impact of Clostridium difficile–Associated Disease in Adult Hospitalized Patient Population - journal article (Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology)

►September 2008 - Three-Year Prospective Study to Improve the Management of Blood-Exposure Incidents - journal article (Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology)

►September 2008 - Significant Prevalence and Genetic Diversity of Norovirus Infection in Irish Children. - journal article (Pediatric Research)

►September 2008 - Ethical Issues in Sleep Medicine - Virtual Mentor: AMA Journal of Ethics

►August 29, 2008 - Transgene: First Half 2008 Results - EasyBourse.com

►August 29, 2008 - Brucellosis is back: What are we going to do? - The Prairie Star - "I must briefly address Strain 19, the brucellosis vaccine used in the United States until 1996. While there is evidence indicating Strain 19 may provide a somewhat longer period of protection than RB51, Strain 19 had a significant flaw: A small percentage of cattle vaccinated with Strain 19 test “positive” due to the vaccine itself. They don't have brucellosis, but the laboratory tests can't tell the difference."

 * ►August 26, 2008 - Title: Nucleic acid vaccines for prevention of flavivirus infection (patent) - The United States of America as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Washington, DC) via www.pharmcast.com

►August 26, 2008 - Title: Enhancement of antibody-mediated immune responses (patent) - The Rockefeller University (New York, NY) via www.pharmcast.com

►August 26, 2008 - Title: Nucleic acid and amino acid sequences relating to Staphylococcus epidermidis for diagnostics and therapeutics (patent) - Wyeth (Madison, NJ) via www.pharmcast.com

►August 26, 2008 - Title: Copper lowering treatment of inflammatory and fibrotic diseases (patent) - The Regents of the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, MI) via www.pharmcast.com

►August 26, 2008 - Title: Methods of treating rheumatoid arthritis with anti-TNF antibodies (patent) - Centocor, Inc. (Malvern, PA), New York University (New York, NY) via www.pharmcast.com

* ►August 21, 2008 - The Payoff of Panic: The Success of Gardasil - Health News

* ►August 21, 2008 - Study Questions Cost-Effectiveness Of Gardasil Cervical-Cancer Vaccine (free content) - Wall Street Journal

►August 21, 2008 - Is Gardasil worth the cost? - FiercePharma

►August 21, 2008 - F.D.A. Allows Irradiation of Some Produce (requires registration) - The New York Times

►August 18, 2008 - FDA Notes 2 Byetta Deaths - FDA Receives 2 Reports of Death, 4 More Hospitalizations in Patients Using Type 2 Diabetes Drug Byetta - WebMD

►Volume 16, Number 3 - What causes occupational allergies to latex gloves? - journal article (Dermatology in Practice)

►Home Depot: Do the Right Thing, Dump Monsanto! - Organic Consumers Association

►World Veterinary Vaccines Market - Reportlinker.com