Posted September 27, 2008

* ►October 2008 - Protracted Fever with Cellulitis-Like Reaction to Pneumococcal Polysaccharide-Vaccinated Children - journal article (Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal)

* ►October 2008 - Universal Influenza Vaccination and Live Attenuated Influenza Vaccination of Children. - journal article (Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal) - "Systematic delivery of influenza vaccine in school-based and workplace-based clinics would greatly enhance the control of epidemic influenza and help prepare for the next pandemic."

* ►October 2008 - Vaccines Against Pandemic Influenza: What Can be Done Before the Next Pandemic? - journal article (Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal)

* ►October 2008 - Benefits of Early Hepatitis B Immunization Programs for Newborns and Infants. - journal article (Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal)

* ►October 2008 - Persistence of Protection Against Hepatitis B Virus Infection Among Adolescents Vaccinated With Recombinant Hepatitis B Vaccine Beginning at Birth: A 15-Year Follow-Up Study. - journal article (Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal)

* ►October 2008 - Concomitant Use of the Oral Pentavalent Human-Bovine Reassortant Rotavirus Vaccine and Oral Poliovirus Vaccine. - journal article (Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal)

* ►October 2008 - Development of Recombinant Sendai Virus Vaccines for Prevention of Human Parainfluenza and Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections. - journal article (Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal)

* ►October 2008 - Current Status of Vaccines for Parainfluenza Virus Infections. - journal article (Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal)

* ►October 2008 - A Polyvalent Cellular Vaccine Induces T-cell Responses Against Specific Self-antigens Overexpressed in Chronic Lymphocytic B-cell Leukemia. - journal article (Journal of Immunotherapy)

* ►October 2008 - The Pathogenesis of Measles Revisited. - journal article (Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal)

* ►October 2008 - Mumps Epidemiology and Immunity: The Anatomy of a Modern Epidemic. - journal article (Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal)

* ►October 2008 - Chelations Works for Autism (pdf) - MCS America

►October 2008 - Antivirals and Influenza: Frequency of Resistance. - journal article (Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal)

* ►October 2008 - Preparing for the Next Influenza Pandemic. - journal article (Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal)

►October 2008 - Acyclovir-Resistant Chronic Verrucous Vaccine Strain Varicella in a Patient with Neuroblastoma - journal article (Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal)

►October 2008 - Invasive Pneumococcal Disease Among Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Children, 1989-2006. - journal article (Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal)

►October 2008 - Increase in Serum Osmolality Is Possible Mechanism for the Beneficial Effects of Glycerol in Childhood Bacterial Meningitis. - journal article (Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal)

►October 2008 - Molecular Epidemiology of Invasive Neonatal Streptococcus agalactiae Isolates in Germany. - journal article (Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal)

►October 2008 - Management of Pediatric Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis and Latent Tuberculosis Infections in New York City From 1995 to 2003. - journal article (Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal)

►October 2008 - Respiratory Syncytial Virus and Influenza Virus Infections: Observations from Tissues of Fatal Infant Cases. - journal article (Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal)

►October 2008 - Mycobacterium bovis Bacillus Calmette–Guérin suppresses inflammatory Th2 responses by inducing functional alteration of TSLP-activated dendritic cells - journal article (Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal)

►October 2008 - Interpretation of Repeat Tuberculin Skin Testing in International Adoptees: Conversions or Boosting. - journal article (Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal)

►October 2008 - Respiratory Syncytial Virus Persistence: Evidence in the Mouse Model. - journal article (Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal)

►October 2008 - New Respiratory Viruses of Humans. - journal article (Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal)

►October 2008 - Respiratory Syncytial Virus Persistence in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. - journal article (Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal)

►October 2008 - RNA Interference Strategies as Therapy for Respiratory Viral Infections. - journal article (Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal)

►October 2008 - Human Metapneumovirus Infection in Adults. - journal article (Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal)

►October 2008 - Viral Respiratory Infection and the Link to Asthma. - journal article (Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal)

►October 2008 - Host's Response in Otitis Media: Understanding Genetic Susceptibility. - journal article (Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal)

* ►September 29, 2008 - Flu-fighting efforts focus on getting kids immunized - With flu season nearly here, the push is on to curtail outbreaks -- and the spread of disease. The best place to start appears to be schoolchildren. (requires registration) - Los Angeles Times

* ►September 29, 2008 - Mass flu vaccinations for children pose logistical challenges - Experts say possible sites include doctors' offices, schools and special clinics. Then there are the problems of staffing and scheduling. (requires registration) - Los Angeles Times

* ►September 29, 2008 - For senior citizens, how effective are flu shots? Scientists challenge previous studies (requires registration) - Los Angeles Times - "After six decades of steadily expanded use among the elderly, flu vaccination for seniors has come under critical scrutiny in several studies. Collectively, they suggest that for those over 65, flu vaccination may confer fewer benefits than have been widely advertised."

►September 29, 2008 - Flu statistics in the U.S. (requires registration) - Los Angeles Times

►September 28, 2008 - Marsden funds helps immune system research - University of Otago

* ►September 28, 2008 - Andrew Wakefield In The Dock - Without Prejudice - Louise Mclean spoke to Martin J. Walker in late August about the GMC trial of Dr Andrew Wakefield. The hearing has already lasted for more than a year and is not scheduled to finish until April 2009. - Avilian

* ►September 28, 2008 - MMR row doctor Andrew Wakefield in pop relaunch - Celebrities are supporting a new clinic run by the scandal-hit medic medic - The Times, UK

* ►September 28, 2008 - Rescuing a lost generation - Australia is failing its children as obesity and mental illness rise to crisis levels. Child-health expert Prof Fiona Stanley tells Evonne Barry parents must put their children first. - Herald Sun via www.news.com.au - "Prof Fiona Stanley is feeling nostalgic – for Australia’s polio epidemic. The viral disease that killed and crippled thousands of people in the 1950s is beginning to look like small fry, fears the 2003 Australian of the Year. Even scarier, she says, is the complex set of problems facing today’s children, including mental illness, obesity, diabetes, allergies and substance abuse. 'This is going to sound a bit flippant, but give me a polio any day,' said Prof Stanley, an internationally renowned child-health expert. 'Get the vaccine, give the vaccine, polio gone.'"
 
►September 28, 2008 - UN autism forum praises Qatar’s role - Gulf Times

►September 28, 2008 - Public still not warned about faulty HIV test - Thousands may be having unsafe sex after getting false negative results - The Times, South Africa

* ►September 28, 2008 - Two Portraits of a Bioterror Suspect - As FBI Paints Ivins as Killer, Friends Recall Him as Good, if Flawed (requires registration) - Washington Post

►September 28, 2008 - Pandemic Influenza threatens the world - The Island-Leisure

►September 28, 2008 - CDC Urges More Children To Get Flu Shots - For the first time, health officials are urging all kids going back to school to get a flu shot. It’s one of the changes being made after last year’s bad influenza season. The Food and Drug Administration has also reformulated the vaccine to better combat the virus. The vaccine was largely ineffective last year, blocking only 40 percent of the strains of influenza virus, compared to the usual 70 to 90 percent protection rate. - Temple University via ScienceDaily

►September 28, 2008 - Life saver - Scotland on Sunday - "In a bid to cut the number of sufferers, the Scottish Government last month launched a £64 million HPV vaccine programme in schools, for all girls aged 12 and 13."

►September 28, 2008 - Ministry says ‘No’ - Nation on Sunday - "The Government Medical Officer’s Association (GMOA) yesterday accused the Ministry of Healthcare of being responsible for the non availability of two of the most essential infant vaccines against Haemophilus influenza type B (HiB) and Japanese encephalitis."

►September 28, 2008 - Measles vaccination kills 4 infants in Maharashtra - Times of India

►September 28, 2008 - 4 infants die after vaccination - PTI via The Hindu - "The sources said the vaccines under the batch number MV1726 were purchased from the Serum Institute, Pune. The date of manufacture was given as July 2008 and expiry date as 2010."

* ►September 27, 2008 - Measles vaccine proves fatal for 4 infants in Maharashtra - Sify News - "Four infants died and six others were gasping for life in a government hospital here on Saturday, a day after they were administered a measles vaccine at a primary health centre. The four children dead, Kalyani Baburao Gaikwad, Krishna Somnath Gaikwad, Shubham Nagesh Gaikwad and Pramod Raghunath Gaikwad, all less than a year old, were rushed to the government hospital as they took ill following inoculation of the vaccine at the Jategaon primary health centre in Waghola village near here."

* ►September 27, 2008 - Long Island NY: Hearings on Vaccines and Autism By Louise Kuo Habakus (includes video) - Age of Autism

* ►September 27, 2008 - Capitol Hill Briefing on Autism Transcript - Age of Autism

►September 27, 2008 - Discovery Health Presents: The Kirtons, Autism x6 - Age of Autism

* ►September 27, 2008 - Obama has plan for autism research (requires registration) - In-Forum

►September 27, 2008 - The Rett Syndrome Research Trust launches operations - RxPG NEWS

►September 27, 2008 - Do Autism and Illness Go Together? - http://autism.about.com

* ►September 27, 2008 - Human papillomavirus vaccination requirement for immigrants raises concerns - Dallas Morning News - "The vaccine cost tacks on about $375 to the status change fee of $1,410. It is also gender specific and the only vaccine for a sexually transmitted disease, leading some women's rights groups to believe the mandate is discriminatory."

* ►September 27, 2008 - Catholic woman who survived cervical cancer wants schools to vaccinate - Edmonton Sun

* ►September 27, 2008 - Catholic stand riles health minister - Opposing cancer vaccine 'doesn't make sense' - Calgary Herald via Canada.com - "Calgary Catholic trustee Mary Martin said Friday Liepert's comments aren't fair, arguing the board is allowing parents to make the ultimate decision whether to vaccinate their children. 'We're working with Alberta Health Services to come up with a package of information to send home so parents can access (the vaccine) free of charge if they choose,' she said."

►September 27, 2008 - Cervical cancer jab for 2,000 girls in city high schools - South Wales Echo via Wales Online, UK - "'Each school will be visited twice to make sure that pupils who were absent will have the opportunity to receive the vaccine. I urge all parents to encourage their children to receive this vaccine which can give them protection against cervical cancer."

►September 27, 2008 - No more Hail Mary passes - opinion - News-Record.com - "When Guilford County Schools got serious this week about publicizing the need for sixth-graders to get the mandatory Tdap booster shot, parents got moving."

►September 27, 2008 - Low uptake of booster injection - South Wales Echo - "It follows NHS figures which reveal the uptake of the three-in-one booster jab for diphtheria, tetanus and polio – given to 15 year olds – is as low as 5% in Blaenau Gwent and not much better in the Caerphilly area at 9%."

►September 27, 2008 - DJ Pete Backing Flu Jab - Liverpool Echo via redOrbit

►September 27, 2008 - In Global Flu Outbreak, Who Gets Saved? - Arizona Daily Star via redOrbit

* ►September 27, 2008 - Free flu jab farce as over-50s denied due to 'incompetence' - The Independent, Ireland

►September 27, 2008 - Health expert urges MMR uptake - Ealing Times, UK

►September 27, 2008 - infectious disease on rise - Post-Tribune

►September 27, 2008 - Biting back against rabies - Falls vet has seen damage caused by killer virus - Niagara Falls Review

►September 27, 2008 - Rabies vaccine for humans in limited supply - Branson Daily News

►September 27, 2008 - State health officials limit shots to maintain supply of human rabies vaccine - South Carolina Now

►September 27, 2008 - Jab that can fend off the big winter sneeze...  - Daily Mail, UK

* ►September 27, 2008 - Ever question the safety of flu vaccines? - http://foodconsumer.org

►September 27, 2008 - Officials say SC will have enough flu vaccine - AP via The Greenville News via The State

►September 27, 2008 - Vaccine for shingles in short supply - Columbus Dispatch

►September 27, 2008 - Fear and superstition derail polio cure in Nigeria (includes video) - Aljazeera.net

* ►September 27, 2008 - Students may face suspension if immunizations not up to date - Kingston Whig-Standard

* ►September 27, 2008 - On The Trail Of A Ferocious Killer - Health officials are mounting the boldest campaign against malaria in 50 years. Will it work this time? - Newsweek (From the magazine issue dated Oct 6, 2008)

►September 27, 2008 - Westchester resident dies from West Nile virus - Mid-Hudson News

* ►September 27, 2008 - FDA label doesn't quash drug suit, court says - San Francisco Chronicle - "A Californian who is harmed by prescription drugs can sue the manufacturer for failing to warn of potential dangers, even if the product had a federally approved label, a state appeals court has ruled."

►September 27, 2008 - A gene that might protect us from HIV and other retroviruses - Discovering Biology in a Digital World via Science Blogs

►September 27, 2008 - Women trafficking and HIV/AIDS - American Chronicle

►September 27, 2008 - Owners urged to have rabbits vaccinated - Filey Today - "Signs to look out for are a white discharge from the eyes and swelling of the lips, nose and ears. There is no effective cure for the disease, which was originally introduced as a means of controlling the wild rabbit population."

►September 27, 2008 - Immune to reality - Denialism Blog via Science Blogs

* ►September 27, 2008 - MP Candidate Dr. Andrew Moulden's 6 Month Plan to Save Canada - News Blaze - "With specific knowledge earned over 21 years of award-winning medical study and practice starting at Nipissing University, Dr. Andrew Moulden conclusively proved 7 years ago that vaccines cause micro-vascular strokes."

►September 27, 2008 - Mercury spill closes room, hall at Carson High School - Nevada Appeal 

►September 27, 2008 - Mercury came from old gauges at treatment plant - Tuscaloosa News

►September 27, 2008 - So . . . your concern is immunity - North Bay Nugget, Canada

* ►September 26, 2008 - Emergent Biosolutions Signs Contract Worth Up To $29.7 Mln For Anthrax Vaccine development - Update - RTT News

* ►September 26, 2008 - Notice (A): Government-Owned Inventions; Availability for Licensing - Methods for Preparing Bacillus anthracis Protective Antigen for Use in Vaccines - Recombinant Modified Bacillus anthracis Protective Antigen for Use in Vaccines - [gamma]PGA Conjugates for Eliciting Immune Responses Directed Against Bacillus anthracis and Other Bacilli - Improved Bacterial Host for Production of Anthrax Toxin Proteins and Vaccines: Bacillus anthracis BH450 - Monoclonal Antibodies That Neutralize B. anthracis Protective Antigen (PA), Lethal Factor (LF) and Edema Factor (EF) - National Institutes of Health, Public Health Service, HHS via www.pharmcast.com

* ►September 26, 2008 - Notice (B): Government-Owned Inventions; Availability for Licensing - Inhibitors of the Plasmodial Surface Anion Channel as Antimalarials - Aerosolized Vaccines - Use of Saccharides Cross-Reactive With Bacillus anthracis Spore Glycoprotein as a Vaccine Against Anthrax - Immunogenic Peptides Against Influenza Virus - National Institutes of Health, Public Health Service, HHS via www.pharmcast.com

* ►September 26, 2008 - Who’s Minding The Kids? IRB’s & Pediatric Research - Pharmalot

* ►September 26, 2008 - J&J, Lilly Cited by U.S. Over Promotional Materials - Bloomberg - "Johnson & Johnson and Novartis AG were among five companies that received warnings from the Food and Drug Administration on ads for medicines to treat attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, according to letters posted today on the agency's Web site."

* ►September 26, 2008 - FDA Warns Five Drugmakers Over ADHD Ads - Pharmalot

* ►September 26, 2008 - House And Senate To Combine DTC Investigations - Pharmalot

►September 26, 2008 - Merck to disclose some education grants - Medical Marketing & Media

►September 26, 2008 - Notice: Prospective Grant of Exclusive License: Use of Benztropinamine - National Institutes of Health, Public Health Service, HHS via www.pharmcast.com

►September 26, 2008 - Malaria battle given $3bn boost - World leaders and philanthropistshave pledged nearly $3bn (£1.6bn) to fight malaria at a summit in New York. - BBC

►September 26, 2008 - HIV Protein Hides Infected Cells from Immune System - University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine via MedPage Today

* ►September 26, 2008 - MS patients have higher spinal fluid levels of suspicious immune molecule - Washington University St. Louis

* ►September 26, 2008 - Statins Can Hinder Muscle Repair - Small number of patients taking them will experience damage, experts say - The American Physiological Society via HealthDay News

►September 26, 2008 - New Hanover County students sent home for outdated vaccines - WECT-TV6 - "North Carolina provides and exemption policy for those whose religious beliefs are against vaccinations.  To claim a religious exemption the guardian must provide a written statement of their religious objection."

►September 26, 2008 - No Shortage Of Vaccine (includes audio) - Radio 1380 KOTA

►September 25, 2008 - Probiotic Bacteria Can Induce Monocyte-Derived Dendritic Cells Maturation? - World Journal of Gastroenterology via Biocompare

►September 25, 2008 - Questions and Answers about FDA's Enforcement Action Regarding Unapproved Topical Drug Products Containing Papain - FDA/CDER

►September 25, 2008 - EU drugs agency recommends approval of Kuvan - AFX via Interactive Investor

►September 24, 2008 - Lilly CEO forecasts drug maker's evolution - AP via WTHI TV 10

►September 24, 2008 - Cognitive impairment and structural brain damage in benign multiple sclerosis - journal article (Neurology)

* ►September 24, 2008 - Honey Effective in Killing Bacteria that Cause Chronic Sinusitis - American Academy of Otolaryngology -- Head and Neck Surgery via Biocompare

►September 23, 2008 - Varicella zoster virus meningo-encephalo-myelitis in an immunocompetent patient - journal article (Neurological Sciences)

►September 23, 2008 - Notice: Topical Drug Products Containing Papain; Enforcement Action Dates - Food and Drug Administration, HHS via www.pharmcast.com

* ►September 9, 2008 - Title: Transgenic plant-based vaccines (patent) - Loma Linda University (Loma Linda, CA) via www.pharmcast.com

* ►September 9, 2008 - Title: Vaccine composition of surfactants as adjuvant of immunity (patent) - Societe d'Exploitation de Produits pour les Industries Chimiques (Seppic, FR) via www.pharmcast.com

►September 9, 2008 - Title: Compositions and methods for treating papillomavirus-infected cells (patent) - President and Fellows of Harvard College (Cambridge, MA) via www.pharmcast.com

►September 9, 2008 - Title: Chemically programmable immunity - Altermune, LLC (Corona del Mar, CA) - Altermune, LLC (Corona del Mar, CA) via www.pharmcast.com

►September 9, 2008 - Title: Animal models for demyelination disorders - University of Chicago (Chicago, IL) via www.pharmcast.com

►September 5, 2008 - Potential Signals of Serious Risks/New Safety Information Identified by the Adverse Event Reporting System (AERS) - January - March 2008 - FDA.gov

►September 1, 2008 - T cells and tears (requires registration) - The Scientist

►August 31, 2008 - California Legislature Passes Bill Protecting Farmers Against Monsanto Lawsuits - California Legislature Passes Bill Protecting Farmers Against Monsanto Lawsuits - Genetic Engineering Policy Project - Organic Consumers Association

* ►October 2008 - Immunization With Analog Peptide in Combination With CpG and Montanide Expands Tumor Antigen-specific CD8+ T Cells in Melanoma Patients. - journal article (Journal of Immunotherapy)

►October 2008 - Therapeutic Dendritic Cell Vaccination of Patients With Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma: A Clinical Phase 1/2 trial. - journal article (Journal of Immunotherapy)

* ►October 2008 - Position effect leading to haploinsufficiency in a mosaic ring chromosome 14 in a boy with autism - journal article (European Journal of Human Genetics)

►October 2008 - The epidemiology of tuberculosis in Ottawa, Canada, 1995-2004 - journal article (The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease)

►October 2008 - Evidence-based Assessment of Adherence to Medical Treatments in Pediatric Psychology - journal article (Journal of Pediatric Psychology)

►October 2008 - Evidence-based Assessment in Pediatric Psychology: Measures of Psychosocial Adjustment and Psychopathology - journal article (Journal of Pediatric Psychology)

►October 2008 - Introduction to Special Issue: Evidence-based Assessment in Pediatric Psychology - journal article (Journal of Pediatric Psychology)

►October 2008 - Commentary: Evidence-based Assessment is not Evidence–based Medicine—Commentary on Evidence-based Assessment of Cognitive Functioning in Pediatric Psychology - journal article (Journal of Pediatric Psychology)

►October 2008 - Evidence-based Assessment of Coping and Stress in Pediatric Psychology - journal article (Journal of Pediatric Psychology)

►October 2008 - Evidence-based Assessment of Coping and Stress in Pediatric Psychology - journal article (Journal of Pediatric Psychology)

* ►October 2008 - Evidence-based Assessment in Pediatric Psychology: Family Measures - journal article (Journal of Pediatric Psychology)

►October 2008 - Evidence-based Assessment in Pediatric Psychology: Measures of Psychosocial Adjustment and Psychopathology - journal article (Journal of Pediatric Psychology)

►October 2008 - Commentary: Evidence-based Assessment—Strength in Numbers - journal article (Journal of Pediatric Psychology)

►October 2008 - Evidence-based Assessment of Health-related Quality of Life and Functional Impairment in Pediatric Psychology - journal article (Journal of Pediatric Psychology)

►October 2008 - Commentary on Evidence-based assessment of health-related quality of life and functional impairment in pediatric psychology - journal article (Journal of Pediatric Psychology)

►October 2008 - Commentary: Progress and Challenges in Evidence-based Family Assessment in Pediatric Psychology - journal article (Journal of Pediatric Psychology)

►October 2008 - Childhood absence epilepsy and electroencephalographic focal abnormalities with or without clinical manifestations - journal article (Seizure)

►October 2008 - The frequency of non-epileptic spells in children: Results of video–EEG monitoring in a tertiary care center - journal article (Seizure)

►October 2008 - Evidence-based Assessment of Pediatric Pain - journal article (Journal of Pediatric Psychology)

►October 2008 - Antibiotic-associated diarrhea: epidemiology, trends and treatment - journal article (Future Microbiology)

►October 2008 - Management of gastro-oesophageal reflux disease in childhood - journal article (Paediatrics and Child Health)

►October 2008 - Health effects related to nanoparticle exposures: Environmental, health and safety considerations for assessing hazards and risks - journal article (Pharmacology & Therapeutics)

►October 2008 - Unlabeled uses of intravenous immune globulin - journal article (American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy)

* ►September/October 2008 - Physician Perspectives Regarding Annual Influenza Vaccination Among Children With Asthma - journal article (Ambulatory Pediatrics)

* ►September 29, 2008 - Flu shots for kids: Do they help? Some parents say no - They don't plan to get their children vaccinated because of possible complications and the inconvenience. (requires registration) - Los Angeles Times

* ►September 27, 2008 - Experts unite to press for kids’ vaccination vs rabies - Philippine Daily Inquirer - "For tomorrow’s celebration of World Rabies Day, the country’s leading pediatric infectious disease experts have begun a nationwide campaign to promote preventive rabies vaccination among children aged 5 to 14."

* ►September 27, 2008 - Is our fear of vaccinations putting our children at risk? - Despite evidence of their safety, we're still reluctant to have the jabs - The Times, UK

* ►September 27, 2008 - Biotechs Get Rival Deals To Build Anthrax Vaccine (requires registration) - Washington Post - "Two rival biotechs -- Emergent BioSolutions of Rockville and PharmAthene of Annapolis -- announced yesterday that they received separate federal development contracts to build new anthrax vaccines."

* ►September 26, 2008 - Nick Jonas, Michael Phelps and the Sickest Generation By Dan Olmsted - Age of Autism

* ►September 26, 2008 - Mark Blaxill: The Feeling in the Room By Mark F. Blaxill - Age of Autism

* ►September 26, 2008 - Father Warrior on the Maloney Vaccine Meeting By Louis Conte - Age of Autism

* ►September 26, 2008 - OMRDD Takes Part in United Nations World Focus on Autism -  New York State Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities via ReadMedia.com

* ►September 26, 2008 - UN co-chairs autism awareness campaign - UN News Centre - "The United Nations today co-launched a conference on autism designed to promote quicker intervention, more compassion and greater acceptance of those afflicted."

►September 26, 2008 - Toddlers' Focus On Mouths Rather Than On Eyes Is Predictor Of Autism Severity - Yale University, via EurekAlert!, a service of AAAS via ScienceDaily

* ►September 26, 2008 - Mother suspects Gardasil as reason for her daughter's serious reaction - Caledon Enterprise - "Megan Battilana is a healthy teenage girl, so healthy in fact that to her mother's knowledge she hadn't ever received antibiotics in her life. But that all changed when the 15-year-old girl was rushed to Headwaters Health Care Centre after having what her family suspects was an anaphylactic reaction to the widely-promoted cervical cancer vaccine Gardasil."

* ►September 26, 2008 - Gardasil uptake "underwhelming" - Hilary's Desk via Beyond Conformity

* ►September 26, 2008 - Wait and see, or pay now for cervical cancer vaccine - Calgary Herald via Canada.com - "However, one Calgary parent said she isn't interested in having her daughter vaccinated until there is much more evidence to back its use. 'Mass vaccination is scary,' said Trish Quinn. 'What do we really know about this thing? If my daughter was in Grade 5, public or private (school), I would say 'no' on the personal viewpoint that I need more data.'"

* ►September 26, 2008 - Public health chief weighs into cancer jab row - The Guardian, UK - "McCracken spoke out after it was revealed that a Catholic school in Greater Manchester has refused to administer the vaccine on its premises."

* ►September 26, 2008 - School board risking lives, say doctors - Calgary Herald via Canada.com

* ►September 26, 2008 - Catholic boards' HPV vaccination ban puts young girls at risk: Liepert - Calgary Herald - "Alberta's Health Minister said Friday Catholic leaders in Calgary have placed young girls at risk by refusing to participate in a vaccination program to prevent cervical cancer. 'The Catholic school trustees and (Bishop) Fred Henry have to answer to their parents as to why they made this decision to put young girls at risk,' said Ron Liepert.'"

►September 26, 2008 - Alberta health minister critical of Catholic school boards' ban on HPV vaccine - Canadian Press via Google

►September 26, 2008 - Slow uptake of vaccine for cancer-causing virus surprises - NZPA via Yahoo! New Zealand

* ►September 26, 2008 - Gardasil, Cervarix and Exjade bag UK Prix Galien medals - PharmaTimes - "Starting off at home, GlaxoSmithKline’s Cervarix and Sanofi Pasteur MSD’s Gardasil, both vaccines against human papillomavirus, were jointly awarded the 2008 UK Prix Galien medal for innovation at a ceremony held in the House of Commons. Announcing the results, Sir Michael Rawlins, chairman of the National Institute of Health and Clinical Excellence and head of the judging panel, praised the drugmakers for sticking with vaccine development at a time when other companies had pulled out of such work."

►September 26, 2008 - Fatal cervical cancer preventable: doctors - Viet Nam News - "Gardasil, a cervical cancer vaccine, has been approved for distribution in Viet Nam."

* ►September 26, 2008 - Alternative Med Study Is Investigated By Feds - Pharmalot - "The largest alternative medicine study the government has ever launched has stopped enrolling people while officials investigate whether participants were fully informed of the risks and are being adequately protected, The Associated Press reports. More than 1,500 heart attack survivors are involved in the research, which tests a controversial treatment called chelation that is mainly used to treat lead poisoning. More than two people have died, although the Miami doc leading the study says the deaths were not a direct result of the treatments, although he doesn’t know exactly how many deaths have occurred."

* ►September 26, 2008 - Positive test incites vaccination debate - The Maitland Mercury

* ►September 26, 2008 - Merck Targets Low Income and Minority Women in HPV Vaccine Study - Medical Health articles - "One may wonder what Merck’s idea of an “informed HPV vaccination decision” is. Given Merck’s marketing campaign for Gardasil has included ad spots during televisions shows like American Idol and the Oprah Winfrey Show and during movies like Sex in the City, one can only presume that an “informed HPV vaccination decision” is one in which the women in question agree to allow themselves to be given the Gardasil jab. This is why the study is being conducted by marketers and not medical doctors. Make no mistake about it. The purpose of the study is to determine the best ways to convince these low income and minority women to get this vaccine."

►September 26, 2008 - Pandemic Preparedness Plan Thrown Into Temporary Limbo - Vineyard Gazette

* ►September 26, 2008 - India – Rise of Diabetes and Heart Diseases will Boost Drug Manufacturing - Report Buyer, the online destination for business intelligence for major industry sectors, has added a new report offering invaluable information about the drug manufacturer market in India. -  NewswireToday

* ►September 26, 2008 - FDA Probes Anemia Meds & Deaths In Study - Pharmalot

►September 26, 2008 - MMR jab still below required level - Nursing in Practice

* ►September 26, 2008 - Litigation And Scandal Forces Partial Pharma Disclosure - The One Click Group

* ►September 26, 2008 - Emergent garners $29 million for new anthrax vaccine - CIDRAP News - "Emergent's AV7909 anthrax vaccine consists of BioThrax (also known as Anthrax Vaccine Adsorbed), plus an adjuvant called CPG 7909, licensed from Pfizer, Inc. A clinical trial of CPG 7909 added to BioThrax showed that anti-protective antigen (PA) titers increased sixfold and reduced the time to peak response from 6 weeks to 3 weeks compared with BioThrax alone, Emergent said in its statement."

* ►September 26, 2008 - PharmAthene Wins $83.9 Million Anthrax Vaccine Contract - financialwire.net via COMTEX via Trading Markets

* ►September 26, 2008 - Drug companies dine doctors - Drug companies shelled out $63m in the past year on "educational events" for Australian doctors, according to a new report. - PerthNow via www.news.com.au

* ►September 26, 2008 - US criticizes Lilly, J&J, Shire for misleading drug ads - Reuters via The Guardian, UK

* ►September 26, 2008 - Vaccine risk - letter - Lawrence Journal-World - "Flu vaccines are not safe or effective; read the manufacturers’ package insert. Most of the flu vaccines contain 25 micrograms of thimerosal, a mercury preservative that, according to science, is toxic to tissue cells at a single nanomolar level. Giving mercury containing vaccines to any form of life is insane. But when we promote them for infants, children and pregnant women, it should be criminal."

* ►September 26, 2008 - Flu shots for small children slow to catch on - CIDRAP News

►September 26, 2008 - RTI International Researchers to Study Flu Treatments for Older Adults - RTI International via Carolina Newswire

* ►September 26, 2008 - Bizarre Morgellons remains a mystery - CDC is investigating complaints of rashes, weird hair growths and itches (includes video) - MSNBC

* ►September 26, 2008 - Clinton: West Nile, foreclosures tied? - Newsday

►September 26, 2008 - California Legislation Highlights Need for Broad Menu of Tests in Growing Healthcare Acquired Infection Market - press release - Cepheid via PRNewswire-FirstCall via International Business Times

►September 26, 2008 - Digital Biology Friday: Let's go on a treasure hunt! - Discovering Biology in a Digital World via ScienceBlogs

►September 26, 2008 - 3M Injected Drug Users Worldwide Could Be HIV-Positive - In some countries, prevalence of infection may be as high as 40%, study suggests - U.S. News & World Report

►September 26, 2008 - Food Allergies Becoming More Prevalent, Especially in Children - Many Doctors Say Cases in Children Up in Recent - The Ledger - "There's no need to convince Debbie Draper, a teacher at Bartow Middle School. Draper, 38, took several years off from teaching when her children were young, and she noticed a difference when she returned to the classroom in 2007. 'I don't remember even one case (of food allergies) 10 years ago,' said Draper, a Bartow resident, 'and growing up I don't remember any friends or anything.'"

►September 26, 2008 - Classroom Monitoring Re-Introduced, But Accountability Lacking - Students With Deadly Allergies Share Their Experiences Through National Forum on Human Rights & Education - press release - Maurice Brenner, Human Rights Expert & Specialist via Market Wire

* ►September 26, 2008 - Mercury Export Ban - EU to prohibit shipments of metal in 2011 - Chemical & Engineering News - "The House of Representatives passed a bill in November 2007 that would have banned U.S. exports of mercury starting in 2010 (C&EN, Nov. 19, 2007, page 36). The Senate has not acted on the legislation."

►September 26, 2008 - Health officials urge to be prepared for flu - The Marion Star

►September 26, 2008 - Bird flu recurs in Vietnam - DPA via The Earth Times

►September 26, 2008 - C. diff tracking system online - Today's launch should include deaths, says Ontario's top adviser - The Hamilton Spectator

►September 26, 2008 - Crucell's Swiss Affiliate Berna Biotech to Cease All Animal Testing - Market Wire via COMTEX via MarketWatch

►September 26, 2008 - Novartis' Once Daily Iron Chelator, Exjade(R) (deferasirox) Awarded Prestigious UK Prix Galien Medicines Prize - Novartis via Medical News Today

►September 26, 2008 - Merck, Japan Tobacco ink osteoporosis deal - FierceBiotech

►September 26, 2008 - Michael J. Fox looks to the future in support of Shaheen (requires registration) - The New Hampshire

* ►September 25, 2008 - Novartis: Data supports pre-pandemic vax campaign - FierceVaccines

* ►September 25, 2008 - Flu Vaccination Study (includes video) - KCEN-TV/DT  NBC 6 News - "Dr. Gaglani and her team will spend the next two months vaccinating school age children with a new vaccine that protects against all three strands of the disease. She says as a result of vaccinating school aged children, they've seen the number of elderly people in the area going to the doctor with respiratory illnesses has decreased between 8 and 18 percent."

* ►September 25, 2008 - Intercell-Novartis Vaccine alliance - Intercell receives next EUR 40 million payment - EUR 40 m further option fee paid by Novartis » Actual cash position more than EUR 200 m » Development of key products within the Novartis alliance progressing - Euro Adhoc via Presseportal.de

* ►September 25, 2008 - Flu becoming more resistant to silver bullet - The influenza virus has become resistant to Tamiflu - one of only two medicines that can treat the illness - raising questions about a $184 million Government stockpile of the drug. - Herald Sun, AU

* ►September 25, 2008 - VIDO gets funding increase from province - The StarPhoenix - "Sasha Gracia, a master's student working on a single-shot nasal spray vaccine for whooping cough, is proof of VIDO's ability to attract students and researchers. "I was very interested specifically in VIDO," said Gracia, who did her undergraduate work at the University of Victoria. "I talked to some of my professors and they said the facilities were excellent." Those facilities will only improve once the construction of VIDO's International Vaccine Centre (InterVac) is completed in 2010. At 145,000 square feet, the facility is expected to be one of the largest vaccine research and development labs in North America."

* ►September 25, 2008 - Suing a Drug Company (requires registration) (letter to the editor) - The New York Times - "The Levine case is an outlier. Hard as it is to believe, the Bush F.D.A. and the Department of Justice have asserted that drug companies should be shielded from civil liability even if F.D.A. approval is based on deliberately faked or hidden data. That is, even if approval is obtained through felony fraud."

* ►September 25, 2008 - Specialty Med Prices Greatly Outstrip Inflation - Pharmalot

* ►September 25, 2008 - Indonesia halts U.S. naval lab's activities - Reuters

►September 25, 2008 - Grant aimed at disease control - UNT receives $473,000 for infection simulation - Denton Record-Chronicle

►September 25, 2008 - Information About Heparin and Plasma Derived Products - FDA/CBER

►September 25, 2008 - Digging up the deadly past - TheNational, Arab Emirates

* ►September 25, 2008 - What Some Employers Think About Drug Prices - Pharmalot

* ►September 25, 2008 - Cheap Shot? Catholic School Bans Glaxo Vaccine - Pharmalot

* ►September 25, 2008 - Pertussis: Adults can fall severely ill too - journal article (Deutsches Aerzteblatt International)

►September 25, 2008 - New UNC laboratory to help track and control tropical diseases - New UNC laboratory to help track and control tropical diseases via EurekAlert!

►September 25, 2008 - Pharmacy advice 'frequently poor' (includes video) - Staff at pharmacies are frequently giving inappropriate and occasionally dangerous advice to patients, a survey has suggested. - BBC

►September 25, 2008 - Life sciences field stays strong - The state's biotech industry is still hiring, despite a slow economy. - The Florida Times-Union

►September 25, 2008 - Mulberries hailed as new superfruit - Easier.com

* ►September 25, 2008 - School's jab ban 'not justified' - A Roman Catholic school's decision to prevent girls receiving the cervical cancer vaccine on its premises was "disappointing", a health boss said. - BBC

* ►September 25, 2008 - Health chiefs criticise 'cancer jab' school (includes video) - Manchester Evening News - "Governors who banned girls from having vaccinations to protect against cervical cancer at a school have been criticised for giving out inaccurate information."

►September 25, 2008 - Catholic school defends ban on cervical cancer jab - The Guardian, UK

►September 25, 2008 - Girls given cervical cancer jab - video - BBC

►September 25, 2008 - Catholic school courts controversy over cervical jab ban - ChristianToday

►September 25, 2008 - Catholic school ban on girls' cancer jab - A Catholic girls’ school is banning jabs protecting against cervical cancer — sparking fury last night from sufferers including Jade Goody. (includes video) - The Sun, UK

►September 25, 2008 - Students need more info to take shot at Gardasil - TheJambar.com

►September 25, 2008 - Scientists work to make vaccines more effective - WSU professor Wendy Brown is leading a group of scientists to develop a vaccine for Q-fever. - The Daily Evergreen

* ►September 25, 2008 - Panacea Biotec Clarifies on WHO not approving new vaccines from India - EquityBulls.com

►September 25, 2008 - Europe hopes world will follow mercury ban - EurActiv.com

►September 25, 2008 - Climate scientist claims Stephen Harper's government muzzled experts - Says cabinet ignored input of scientists while preparing government's response to global warming. - The Georgia Straight via PublicValues.ca

* ►September 24, 2008 - MMR vaccine uptake rise 'stalls' - The rise in the uptake of the MMR jab has stalled at a level where a measles epidemic is still possible, NHS figures for England show. - BBC

* ►September 24, 2008 - Pulmonary delivery of ISCOMATRIX influenza vaccine induces both systemic and mucosal immunity with antigen dose sparing - journal article (Mucosal Immunology)

* ►September 24, 2008 - Maternal Influenza Immunization Protects Infants - Inactivated influenza vaccine reduced respiratory illness in the infants of women who were immunized during pregnancy. - journal article (Journal Watch Infectious Diseases)

* ►September 24, 2008 - Florida residents not so eager to get their flu vaccinations - CDC says most children ages 6 months to 18 years should get shots this year. - AP via The Florida Times-Union

* ►September 24, 2008 - A Fertile Imagination? Paxil May Damage Sperm - Pharmalot

►September 24, 2008 - Tuberculous meningitis presenting with unusual clinical features in Nigerians: two case reports (pdf) - journal article (Cases Journal)

* ►September 24, 2008 - Merck Takes Important Steps to Enhance Transparency - PharmaLive

* ►September 24, 2008 - Kansai Paint Product Proved to Lower Bird Flu Virus Infections - Japan's Corporate News Network

►September 24, 2008 - Young Women & HIV/AIDS - 2008 United States Conference on AIDS via Ivanhoe

►September 24, 2008 - GPs 'pressured over cheap drugs' - GPs feel under too much pressure to use cheaper drugs as part of a cost-cutting drive by NHS bosses, a poll shows. - BBC

►September 24, 2008 - Boehringer Ingelheim Gives 20 Scientists The Boot - Pharmalot

►September 24, 2008 - Biotech: Biotech development surge continues - North County Times

* ►September 24, 2008 - Carrey Feared Romance Was Over When McCarthy Disappeared - IMDb.com

►September 23, 2008 - Lifetime risk and projected population prevalence of diabetes - journal article (Diabetologia)

►September 23, 2008 - Clearwater's Canadian at-Home Dizziness Treatment Device Cleared by FDA - Business Watch via MarketWatch - "Developed by ear, nose and throat specialists, the DizzyFIX is a low-cost, patent-pending dynamic visual-feedback device that easily attaches to a hat. It is used as a guide to the Epley maneuvers (particle repositioning maneuvers) that treat the most common cause of vertigo, BPPV."

►September 23, 2008 - Long-term sustained benefits of clozapine treatment in refractory early onset schizophrenia: A retrospective study in Korean children and adolescents - journal article (Human Psychopharmacology: Clinical and Experimental)

►September 23, 2008 - Vietnam approves cervical vaccine - The Vietnamese Health Ministry has allowed Gardasil, a U.S.-made cervical cancer vaccine, to be circulated locally, according to a recent dispatch from Deputy Minister Cao Minh Quang. - Thanh Nien Daily

►September 23, 2008 - Researchers Work to Unravel Skin Medical Mystery - Newsweek via SkinInc.com - "Randy Wymore, an assistant professor of pharmacology and physiology who directs the Center for the Investigation of Morgellons Disease at Oklahoma State University's Center for Health Sciences in Tulsa, has performed extensive testing on Morgellons patient fibers and is '100% convinced Morgellons is a real disease.'"

►September 23, 2008 - Do mosquitoes get the mumps?, part III - Discovering Biology in a Digital World via ScienceBlogs

►September 22, 2008 - Part II. What do mumps proteins do? And how do we find out? - Discovering Biology in a Digital World via ScienceBlogs

►September 21, 2008 - Do mosquitoes get the mumps?, part I - Discovering Biology in a Digital World via ScienceBlogs

►September 17, 2008 - Too soon to make Gardasil mandatory - letter - The Journal News

►September 16, 2008 - Preferred sleep position and gross motor achievement in early infancy - journal article (European Journal of Pediatrics)

* ►September 2008 - The 1918-1919 pandemic influenza revisited: a new perspective based on old information (requires registration) - www.infectiousdiseasenews.com

* ►September 2008 - Demand for preexposure rabies vaccine remains unmet (requires registration) - www.infectiousdiseasenews.com

►September 2008 - Reaction to diagnosis and parenting styles among mothers of young children with ASDs - journal article (Autism)

* ►September 2008 - Clinical assessment of autism in high-risk 18-month-olds - journal article (Autism)

* ►September 2008 - Atypical object exploration at 12 months of age is associated with autism in a prospective sample - journal article (Autism)

* ►September 2008 - Visual disengagement in the infant siblings of children with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) - journal article (Autism)

►September 2008 - Validation of the Infant—Toddler Checklist as a broadband screener for autism spectrum disorders from 9 to 24 months of age - journal article (Autism)

►September 2008 - Screening for autism in older and younger toddlers with the Modified Checklist for Autism in Toddlers - journal article (Autism)

►September 2008 - Use of the Screening Tool for Autism in Two-Year-Olds (STAT) for children under 24 months - journal article (Autism)

►September 2008 - The Jaundiced Newborn in the Emergency Department: Prevention of Kernicterus - journal article (Clinical Pediatric Emergency Medicine)

►September 2008 - Positive progress for the future of AIDS research anticipated (requires registration) - At the XVII International AIDS Conference, Anthony Fauci, MD, said biomedical research is key to future success in fighting HIV/AIDS. - www.infectiousdiseasenews.com

►September 2008 - Implementation of TB control strategies vital for success of HIV care programs (requires registration) - TB is the leading cause of death worldwide among people with HIV. - www.infectiousdiseasenews.com

►September 2008 - ECDC: Rigorous infection control measures may help fight C. difficile outbreaks (requires registration) - www.infectiousdiseasenews.com

►September 2008 - Report calls for immediate action on AIDS among black Americans (requires registration) - Comprehensive strategies are needed to combat the epidemic. - www.infectiousdiseasenews.com

►September 2008 - Fixed-dose ART tablets for children with HIV show promise (requires registration) - Survey in India revealed high acceptance rate. - www.infectiousdiseasenews.com

►September 2008 - World leaders pledge support for the fight against HIV/AIDS (requires registration) - Thousands of delegates and dignitaries gathered in Mexico City in August for the XVII International AIDS Conference. - www.infectiousdiseasenews.com

►September 2008 - A closer look at Salmonellosis (requires registration) - www.infectiousdiseasenews.com

►September 2008 - AIDS Compendium (requires registration) - Infectious Diseases News gives newsbytes about the rapidly changing world of HIV treatment. - www.infectiousdiseasenews.com

Posted September 25, 2008

►September 26, 2008 - Fix flu fumble — fast - editorial (requires registration) - Atlanta Journal-Constitution

►September 26, 2008 - State-Specific Influenza Vaccination Coverage Among Adults --- United States, 2006--07 Influenza Season - MMWR/CDC

►September 26, 2008 - Influenza Vaccination Coverage Among Children Aged 6--23 Months --- United States, 2006--07 Influenza Season - MMWR/CDC

►September 26, 2008 - Influenza Vaccination Coverage Among Children Aged 6--59 Months --- Eight Immunization Information System Sentinel Sites, United States, 2007--08 Influenza Season - MMWR/CDC

►September 26, 2008 - Influenza Activity --- United States and Worldwide, May 18--September 19, 2008 - MMWR/CDC

* ►September 26, 2008 - Progress Toward Measles Elimination --- Japan, 1999--2008 - MMWR/CDC - "Among 6,919 patients with vaccination status reported, 2,540 (36.7%) had been vaccinated previously; of those, 2,436 (95.9%) had received MCV1, and 104 (4.1%) had received MCV2."

►September 26, 2008 - QuickStats: Percentage of Adults* Who Were Current Smokers, by Type of Difficulty or Limitation† --- National Health Interview Survey, United States, 2001--2005 - MMWR/CDC

►September 26, 2008 - Notice to Readers: World Heart Day --- September 28, 2008 - MMWR/CDC

►September 26, 2008 - Notifiable Diseases/Deaths in Selected Cities Weekly Information - MMWR/CDC

* ►September 26, 2008 - New president will fight AIDS with science - The Scotsman - "The toppled state president, Thabo Mbeki, and Dr Tshabalala-Msimang became notorious for their denial of the universal scientific consensus that AIDS is caused by the HIV virus....Mr Motlanthe's appointment of Barbara Hogan, an independent-minded African National Congress (ANC) back-bencher, as his health minister, signals that the new government intends to embrace scientific orthodoxy and to launch a major anti-AIDS campaign."

►September 26, 2008 - Management briefing: Vaccination programmes - Health expertise and cross-border co-operation can help to implement vaccination - The Times, UK

* ►September 26, 2008 - Haj to bring trouble for ‘anti-polio drive elements’ - The News International, Pakistan

►September 26, 2008 - Polio cases rise to 16 in Punjab - Associated Press of Pakistan via The Post

* ►September 26, 2008 - Horse flu vaccinations could make the virus harder to spot - Tamworth Northern Daily Leader, Australia - "Equine Veterinarians Australia president Jane Axon said, 'as equine influenza has now been eradicated from Australia, the debate will be around whether horses should continue to be vaccinated to protect them against possible future outbreaks'. She said the AVA didn’t support ongoing vaccination because it feared it would not stop another outbreak. 'Unfortunately the virus can mutate and have a completely different shape tomorrow. Vaccination simply masks the symptoms of equine influenza and makes it even more difficult to spot.'"

►September 26, 2008 - Autism breakthrough - Autism is being detected in children years earlier under a ground-breaking program developed in Melbourne. - Herald Sun via www.news.com.au

* ►September 25, 2008 - Rada commission reports on vaccination death - Kyiv Post, Ukraine - "Parliament calls on Health Ministry officials to explain who is responsible for Anton Tyshchenko's death from measles vaccine. The Rada's ad hoc investigative commission into the May 12 vaccination death of 17-year old Anton Tyshchenko in Kramatorsk, Donetsk oblast delivered its report today....Tyshchenko died in hospital on May 12 after being vaccinated for measles with a serum developed in India."

* ►September 25, 2008 - Majority of Children Vaccinated Against Hepatitis B Not at Increased Risk of MS - American Academy of Neurology (AAN) via Newswise - "Although the study found that hepatitis B vaccination does not generally increase the risk of multiple sclerosis, the children with MS were 1.74 times more likely to have received a certain type of hepatitis B vaccine, called Engerix B®. Those children with MS developed symptoms three or more years after the vaccine. The risk was only found for this specific type of hepatitis B vaccine and not found for all vaccines against hepatitis B."

* ►September 25, 2008 - Does a Birth Dose of Acellular Pertussis Vaccine Reduce Later Pertussis Antibody Response? - Neonatal Vaccination With an Acellular Pertussis Vaccine Accelerates the Acquisition of Pertussis Antibodies in Infants (requires registration) - Medscape Pediatrics - "As one of the Journal of Pediatrics' editors noted in a 'perspectives' summary, this study dealt with a very complex set of issues -- early vaccine response, vaccine side effects, and the 'blunting' of other vaccine responses that can occur when vaccines are given simultaneously.[1] The study authors also noted that the antibody levels in this study did not correlate precisely with protection from pertussis, so it is more difficult to know what the study means."

* ►September 25, 2008 - Potential Problems With Gardasil Reported - Is Cervical Cancer Vaccine Safe? - WCVB Boston via TheBostonChannel.com - "NewsCenter 5's Liz Brunner has tracked down a local college athlete who claims Gardasil has destroyed her health....'Once I heard preventing cervical cancer down the line I thought I would just get it,' said Lauren Whooley, 22, of Danvers, Mass. It was a decision Whooley regrets. 'What do you believe is making you sick?' Liz Brunner asked. 'Oh, the Gardasil shot, definitely. There is no other thing that could be making me sick. I was fine until the day after that shot,' Whooley said. It was a day Whooley will never forget. She had wrapped up a light work out when her world turned upside-down. 'I really didn't know what to think,' Whooley said. 'I just got really dizzy. My eyesight just went and I couldn't see a thing.'"

* ►September 25, 2008 - HPV vaccine refused by 2 Alberta Catholic school boards - CBC - "Both boards will provide information about where the vaccine is available and let parents make the decision for their daughters. 'When a school board or anyone else allows something to go on in their schools, it's almost seen as an endorsement,' said St. Thomas Aquinas board chair Sandra Bannard. 'They just didn't want to go down that road, and thought it was more appropriate that this be a parental choice and families decide what's best to do for their daughters.'"

* ►September 25, 2008 - Merck Targets Low Income and Minority Women in HPV Vaccine Study - NaturalNews.com - "If the vaccine is so great, why does Merck have to spend so much money marketing the vaccine and hiring researchers to determine the best ways to encourage young women to get it? The CDC still insists that the Gardasil vaccine is safe and effective. Why isn't the public buying it?"

* ►September 25, 2008 - What David Kirby Told Congress - Age of Autism

* ►September 25, 2008 - What Age of Autism's Mark Blaxill Told Congress - Age of Autism

* ►September 25, 2008 - Attendance at Rep. Maloney's Autism-Vaccine Meeting - Age of Autism

* ►September 25, 2008 - Kristin Bushey: Mother Warrior on the Maloney Vaccine Meeting By Kristin Bushey - Age of Autism

* ►September 25, 2008 - Katie Wright: One of Jenny McCarthy's "Mother Warriors" By Katie Wright - Age of Autism

* ►September 25, 2008 - Libby Rupp is a Warrior Mother By Libby Rupp (includes video) - Age of Autism

* ►September 25, 2008 - "A Change in Attitude Toward Our Community" - Age of Autism

* ►September 25, 2008 - Parents Make Donations to National Autism Association for Cutting-Edge Research - press release - National Autism Association via PRNewswire-USNewswire

* ►September 25, 2008 - A Switch to Turn Off Autism? - Researchers have found a way to slow overactive brain cells that may be triggering neurological disorders - Scientific American

* ►September 25, 2008 - Epilepsy, Autism, Schizophrenia: Master Switch That 'Balances The Brain' Found - Children's Hospital Boston, via EurekAlert!, a service of AAAS via ScienceDaily

►September 25, 2008 - $1 million donation for Edmonton autism centre - Bavaria BMW owner donates money and land - Edmonton Journal via Canada.com

►September 25, 2008 - Autism Rates Growing in Bakersfield (includes video) - KGET.com

►September 25, 2008 - Autistic Hispanics: Help-bound? - www.pontealdia.com

►September 25, 2008 - Thousands of Families Sue Over Vaccine Link to Autism - NaturalNews.com

►September 25, 2008 - 2nd Annual 'Leather Meets Lace' Event Dedicated to Jenny McCarthy's 'Generation Rescue' - M.C.A. Recognizes Need for Raising Awareness and Funding for Autism - On October 4th, M.C.A. will host the 2nd Annual Hollywood Leather Meets Lace Ride benefiting Generation Rescue. The event begins at 9am on Hollywood Blvd's Walk of Fame, motorcycle enthusiasts & celebrities will join together to ride for Generation Rescue, then to the Playboy Mansion to wrap event. - press release - Motorcycle Charity Associates via PRNewswire

►September 25, 2008 - Did Jenny Really Launch the Vaccine/Autism Controversy? - http://autism.about.com

►September 25, 2008 - Little horses draw attention to autism - Winter Park/Maitland Observer 

* ►September 25, 2008 - Government probes chelation-heart disease study - AP via Google

* ►September 25, 2008 - Shame on the selfish parents who shun MMR - There was a mumps scare at my four-year-old son's playgroup last term. Despite widespread flapping and mass scaremongering by email, in the end it came to nothing. - Evening Standard via This is London - "Shame on these people. This new research suggests there are thousands of irresponsible parents who feel this way. London has the lowest uptake of MMR in the country with less than half of all five-year-olds vaccinated."

►September 25, 2008 - Gas shortage postpones vaccination deadline - Asheville Citizen-Times

►September 25, 2008 - Childhood Immunization Rates Improved by Community Outreach - Infection Control Today

►September 25, 2008 - Med Suspension - CKWS-TV

* ►September 25, 2008 - Some unvaccinated students face suspensions - StarNewsOnline.com

* ►September 25, 2008 - World leaders announce $3bn plan to end malaria deaths by 2015 - The Guardian, UK

* ►September 25, 2008 - $1.4 Billion Effort Seeks Eradication of Malaria in 7 Years - Groups Say Chronic Disease Can Be Defeated With Proven Strategies (requires registration) - Washington Post

* ►September 25, 2008 - Bill Gates Announces $168 Million to Develop Next-Generation Malaria Vaccine - At UN Summit, Gates Heralds New Progress in Malaria Control and R&D - press release - Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation via PRNewswire

* ►September 25, 2008 - Water Chlorination and 12 Other Lifesaving Innovations That Rarely Get Credit - U.S. News & World Report

* ►September 25, 2008 - Natural Health Crisis Legal Task Force Established - ANH Press Release: Emergency task force meets in Toronto For immediate release - Scientific and Legal Emergency Response Task Force Established to Address International Natural Health Crisis - The One Click Group

* ►September 25, 2008 - Obama and McCain Pledge Action on Global Poverty and Disease, Says Global AIDS Alliance Fund - press release - Global AIDS Alliance Fund via PRNewswire-USNewswire via COMTEX via MarketWatch

* ►September 25, 2008 - $9 Million Committed to Bolster Worldwide Measles Initiative - The Vodafone Foundation-United Nations Foundation Partnership, Merck & Co., Inc., the Kessler Family Foundation and the American Red Cross announce support for partnership at Clinton Global Initiative - press release - The Measles Initiative via PRWeb

* ►September 25, 2008 - Sanofi Pasteur completes Acambis vaccines takeover - Reuters

►September 25, 2008 - Halfway to the Millennium Development Goals - UN Dispatch

►September 25, 2008 - When should I get my vaccines before college? - TeenGrowth.com via Kansas City Star

►September 25, 2008 - Flu jab "likely" for pregnant women - Nursing in Practice

* ►September 25, 2008 - Flu vaccine delivered into lungs gives better results - Reuters - "The Australian study, published in Mucosal Immunology, showed that lower doses of a seasonal flu vaccine delivered into the lungs of sheep gave better protection against flu than a higher standard dose that was injected into another group of sheep. 'Our results suggest that delivery by the lung may allow a much lower ... dose to be used in the influenza vaccine, while inducing equivalent or perhaps even improved protection. This would mean more people would quickly be able to receive the vaccine,' associate professor Philip Sutton of the Center for Animal Biotechnology at the University of Melbourne wrote in an email to Reuters."

* ►September 25, 2008 - Castle Peak Hospital influenza cases - Seven patients are being treated under isolation. For the staff members concerned, three are now on sick leave and one resumed duty on 22 September. Their condition are stable. Viral test results of the patients are positive to Parainfluenza virus(type 3) . The hospital will continue to provide treatment to the patients and closely monitor their conditions. - press release - Media-Newswire.com

* ►September 25, 2008 - CDC awards funds for new pandemic planning approaches - CIDRAP News - "The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) yesterday announced the awarding of $24 million to fund state and local projects aimed at innovative approaches to boost the nation's readiness for an influenza pandemic. The 1-year grants will fund 55 projects in 29 state and local health departments, according to a CDC press release."
 
►September 25, 2008 - CDC awards money to Georgia for influenza (requires registration) - Atlanta Journal-Constitution - "Georgia will receive $777,671 of $24 million that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention awarded today to create innovative approaches to prepare for an influenza pandemic....In all, the Atlanta-based CDC awarded 55 projects to 29 state and local public health departments."

►September 25, 2008 - A little hurt, lots of good - Prince Albert Daily Herald

►September 25, 2008 - Will you get the flu shot? - ZDNet Healthcare

►September 25, 2008 - Early Startup Of Flu Season - Indiana's NewsCenter

►September 25, 2008 - Flu jab time again say our doctors - Hebden Bridge Today

* ►September 25, 2008 - Flu Shots: What's Your Excuse? - Despite Huge Supply, Too Few Kids & Adults Get Flu Vaccine - WebMD - "To warn parents about the risk of flu for young children, the CDC has posted a heart-wrenching video on YouTube. The video features interviews with parents who did not vaccinate their children -- and then watched them die of the flu."

* ►September 25, 2008 - Less than half of London's 5-year-olds have MMR jab - latest figures - Commenting on MMR vaccination figures for the capital, released today by the NHS, James Cleverly AM, Chairman of the London Assembly Health and Public Services Committee, said: "Immediate action is needed to protect Londoners from disease before the risks to public health - which are already at unacceptably high levels - increase even further. - press release - Media-Newswire.com

►September 25, 2008 - Warning Over Measles Epidemic - Britain could face a measles epidemic because parents are still not getting their children immunised with the MMR jab. - Sky News

►September 25, 2008 - Ealing bucks falling MMR uptake - Ealing Times, UK

►September 25, 2008 - Despite mumps outbreak, John Calvin was a great man - Vancouver Sun Blog - "My coverage showed the outbreak was traced to an ultra-conservative branch of the Christian Reformed church near Chilliwack. Its theology is shaped by the 17th-century theologian John Calvin, who taught predestination. Some orthodox Christian Reformed (not the moderates) interpret predestination to mean they shouldn't do anything to contravene God's will regarding avoiding or succumbing to the mumps."

* ►September 25, 2008 - Holt wants commission to investigate anthrax attacks - The Express Times via www.lehighvalleylive.com - "Still looking for answers about the 2001 anthrax attacks, U.S. Rep. Rush Holt, D-Hunterdon, wants to create a special commission to investigate the situation. The bipartisan congressional group would be modeled after the 9/11 Commission, Holt proposed in the newly introduced bill."

* ►September 25, 2008 - Website posts new anthrax documents - Deep Background via MSNBC

* ►September 25, 2008 - The Scarlet A: Links between the Anthrax Attacks and 9/11 - The Scarlet A:  Links between the Anthrax Attacks and 9/11 - OpEdNews

* ►September 25, 2008 - FBI Proposal to NAS - Anthrax Vaccine -- posts by Meryl Nass, M.D.

►September 25, 2008 - Mikulski puts USAMRIID study in funding bill - Frederick News-Post

►September 25, 2008 - Polio campaign in Juba - Miraya FM via ReliefWeb

►September 25, 2008 - Local survives bout with polio - Demopolis Times

►September 25, 2008 - Cancer Clinic Causes Worst Hepatitis Outbreak in US History - NewsBlaze - "While undergoing breast cancer treatment at the Fremont clinic, Evelyn McKnight contracted the virus. Her new book, A Never Event (a term used to describe a preventable healthcare tragedy) chronicles the true account of her experience, as well as the stories of several other victims of the outbreak. 'If you plan on receiving healthcare in the future, this book is a must-read,' says Ms. McKnight. 'The factors that caused my tragedy still occur in healthcare facilities throughout the country.'"

►September 25, 2008 - Reporter's Notebook: The dark side of Lyme disease detection (Sept. 26, 2008) - Kennebunk-Kennebunkport Post - "I was at a screening of 'Under Our Skin,' a recent documentary on the rising epidemic of Lyme disease that took Andy Abrahams Wilson hundreds of thousands of tape hours and two years to film. While I did not know what to expect of the film, it stirred more emotions in me than I could handle at one time."

►September 25, 2008 - Parents Cautioned About Hygiene After Meningitis Case - NBC30.com

►September 25, 2008 - IV/AIDS vaccine: Herbalists challenged - Joy Online

►September 25, 2008 - All NC inmates to be screened for HIV - AP via The News & Observer via WBTV.com

►September 25, 2008 - 24 E. coli cases linked to strain in MSU outbreak - AP via MLive.com

►September 25, 2008 - AFFiRiS - MIG-Fonds Increases Investment by Euro 3 Million - press release - AFFiRiS GmbH via PRNewswire via Comtex via MarketWatch - "AFFiRiS will contribute to the success of these funds through its proprietary AFFITOME technology, which is based on the process of molecular mimicry. This technology enables the development of customized vaccines known as AFFITOPE."

* ►September 25, 2008 - Procter & Gamble commits $55M to children’s initiatives - Business Courier of Cincinnati - "The tetanus campaign is a three-year partnership between P&G and UNICEF to eliminate maternal and neonatal tetanus by providing 200 million doses of tetanus vaccine in 47 countries by 2012. P&G and UNICEF will spend $22 million on the effort."

* ►September 25, 2008 - Merck to Report (Some) Payments to Doctors, Medical Education Groups - Wall Street Journal Health Blog

►September 25, 2008 - Merck joins Lilly in disclosure pledge - FiercePharma

►September 25, 2008 - International Conference on Rabies in the Americas at CDC - PR-CANADA.net - "WHEN: The conference begins on World Rabies Day, Sunday, ►September 28th, and concludes on Friday, October 3rd."

►September 25, 2008 - Report: FDA lax in oversight of produce industry - AP via San Francisco Chronicle

►September 25, 2008 - FDA charges Surprise store over claims of cancer cure - Arizona Republic

* ►September 25, 2008 - Environment: Commission welcomes adoption of legislation to ban EU mercury exports - Source: European Commission via eGov Monitor

►September 25, 2008 - EU to ban export of mercury by 2011 on health grounds - Health cited as reason - AFP via Canada.com

►September 25, 2008 - Jacqueline Savitz: Setting the record straight on fish, mercury - Giving more weight to science than lobbyists - The News-Press

►September 25, 2008 - 1m to cut mercury cremation pollution - Reading Evening Post, UK

►September 25, 2008 - Origin Of Mercury Spill In Tuscaloosa Discovered - NBC13.com

* ►September 24, 2008 - Jenny McCarthy's Warrior Spirit (includes slide show) - The Oprah Winfrey Show

* ►September 24, 2008 - Review of VA Chantix Study Shows Agency Failed Vets - Newsinferno.com

* ►September 24, 2008 - The campaign for Gardasil flawed - letter - Prince George Citizen - "Merck recruits sports and pop stars to endorse Gardasil with glowing testimonials - for pay - where each bottom line says do the right thing and get on the bandwagon, otherwise you’re a nobody."

►September 24, 2008 - NHS Immunisation Statistics, England 2007-08 [NS] - The NHS Information Centre, UK

* ►September 24, 2008 - Drug Maker to Report Fees to Doctors (requires registration) - The New York Times

* ►September 24, 2008 - Lyme Disease Congressional Hearing - Boston Globe via The One Click Group

►September 24, 2008 - Canadian HIV drugs en route to Africa after years of delay - CBC

►September 24, 2008 - Antidepressants may harm male fertility - New Scientist

►September 24, 2008 - WFP, Gates and Buffett Foundations Join Forces - Hundreds of thousands of poor farmers to benefit from initiative - press release - World Food Programme, Bill & Melinda Gates and Howard G. Buffett via PRNewswire

►September 24, 2008 - Supermarkets to expand flu jab service - Financial Times

* ►September 24, 2008 - Why Flu Vaccination Matters: Personal Stories from Families Affected by Flu - video - YouTube

►September 24, 2008 - Vanderbilt Autism Training to Benefit From Increased Funding - Vanderbilt Medical Center - "Vanderbilt is one of 18 universities and research organizations nationwide to receive additional funding for its Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (LEND) program to train professionals across disciplines to identify, assess and provide services for children with autism spectrum and other developmental disorders."

►September 24, 2008 - Autism, Learning Disabilities and ADHD Experts Convene at the Help Group Summit - Two-day seminar for professionals and parents to present cutting edge information in research and best practices - press release - The Help Group via PRWeb - "On Friday, September 26 and Saturday, September 27, 2008 at The Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles, The Help Group will host its Summit 2008, Advances and Best Practices in Autism, Learning Disabilities and ADHD."

►September 24, 2008 - Advocates want autism center taken from UF - Parents' petition asks for UNF to take over authority. - Jacksonville.com

►September 24, 2008 - Mercury in fish remains controversial - The News-Press

►September 24, 2008 - Energy Drinks: Hazardous to Your Health? - Products Need Warning Labels, Scientist Says; Industry Contends They're Safe to Drink - WebMD

►September 23, 2008 - Medical studies about drugs may be victims of spin, says report - Scientific American

►September 23, 2008 - Unapproved Eye Solution, Papain Drugs Cited by US - Bloomberg

* ►September 23, 2008 - Leading COPD Drugs Tied to Stroke, Heart Attack - Doctors must weigh benefits, risks for meds like Spiriva, Atrovent, experts say - HealthDay via U.S. News & World Report

►September 23, 2008 - Sanofi-Aventis gets child approval on allergy drug - AP via Forbes - "Sanofi-Aventis said Monday the Food and Drug Administration approved its allergy treatment Nasacort for children between 2 and 5 years old."

►September 23, 2008 - Elaine Hall: Emmy for Autism -- Miracle-Minded Media - The Huffington Post

►September 23, 2008 - Autism Speaks Announces Grants to Study Environmental Risks for Autism - http://autism.about.com

* ►September 23, 2008 - Autism-treatment bill passes state Senate - Gatehouse News Service via Rockford Register Star - "It now goes to the House, where it still needs approval. 'Because of political rhetoric in both of these chambers, the autism community is caught in that vacuum,' said Sen. James DeLeo, D-Chicago. 'Stop with the nonsense and put the people first.'"

* ►September 23, 2008 - Drugs Hint At Potential Reversal Of Autism - Morning Edition via NPR

* ►September 23, 2008 - Vaccination rates drop for foothill students - Union Democrat - "Kristen Highfill, of Twain Harte, blames early vaccinations for her 8-year-old son's autism. Jay, she said, was healthy before he received six vaccinations when he was 8 months old. Following the shots, she said, her son came down with a series of fevers....Even Michelle Carrillo, an immunization specialist with the Calaveras County Public Health Department, though she supports inoculating children, is hesitant to give her year-old child all the necessary vaccinations at once — something, she said, most doctors want to do."

* ►September 22, 2008 - Ex-FDA lawyer denies industry guided agency priorities - GovExec.com - ""All appear to prioritize industry desires over consumer protection," according to a letter Waxman, D-Calif., sent FDA Commissioner Andrew von Eschenbach last week. Waxman asked von Eschenbach to answer a series of questions by Oct. 6 to determine just how much precedence the list was given. Bradshaw questioned FDA's decision to even turn over the e-mail because as FDA's lawyer, his communications should be privileged."

►September 22, 2008 - Immigrant Children Are Increasingly More Likely to Lack Health Coverage - The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia via PRNewswire-USNewswire via redOrbit

►September 22, 2008 - On flu pandemic’s 90th anniversary, CDC looks back — and forward - Knoxville News Sentinel

►September 18, 2008 - Miami Physician's Assistant Pleads Guilty to Role in $119 Million HIV Infusion Fraud Scheme - press release - PRNewswire-USNewswire via COMTEX via MarketWatch