* ►October 2006 - Compliance with recommended immunizations in adolescents - journal article (European Journal of Pediatrics)

* ►October 2006 - Vaccination against hepatitis A and B: developments, deployment and delusions. - journal article (Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases)

* ►September/October 2006 - The Case against Universal Varicella Vaccination - journal article (Journal of Toxicology)

►September 2, 2006 - All alone at home - The Times, UK - "Dose of sense - What’s the rationale behind the new pneumococcal vaccine for children? Are we in danger of vaccinating them against every little infection and denying them the chance of building up their immunity naturally?"

* ►September 2, 2006 - Vaccine compliance decreases in Maine - Bangor Daily News - "According to Dr. Dora Anne Mills, director of the Maine CDC, the percentage of Maine school children whose families choose not to immunize has doubled in recent years from 3 percent to 6 percent. Religious or philosophical objections are the only allowable exception to the school-entry requirements, but Mills indicated that there are many reasons parents balk at vaccines. Some are concerned about the possibility that Thimerosal, a mercury-based preservative found in some vaccines, may be linked to the neurological disorder autism, a fear Mills called 'unfounded.' Others are reluctant to subject their children to a cluster of injections - as many as four or five shots at a time."

* ►September 2, 2006 - Plasma may aid flu fight - Transfusions from people recovering from 1918 pandemic eased symptoms in patients - The Times of London via Chronicle Herald - "Lachmann said it would be sensible to start recruiting volunteers to be immunized against H5N1, whose blood could then be used to provide antibodies. 'Once there is a pandemic, making immunoglobulins from convalescent patients will be a valuable thing to do. However, if the first wave is explosive there will be insufficient time. But if the initial outbreak stutters then it should work well.'"

* ►September 2, 2006 - Vaccine had no chance of funding, says Frazer - The Australian - "Australian of the Year Professor Ian Frazer has said that the scientific experiments required to patent his vaccine to prevent cervical cancer would never have won a funding grant from the Australian Government, had he applied for one."

* ►September 1, 2006 - Slow-Growing Strain May Delay Some U.S. Flu Shots (Update2) - Bloomberg - "The problem could hurt both the U.S. government's efforts to broaden immunization and vaccine makers' profits, discouraging them from increasing production in 2007."

* ►September 1, 2006 - Questions surround China bird flu Vaccine - lexpress

* ►September 1, 2006 - Research and Markets: A Fourth Division for Novartis under the Title Vaccines & Diagnostics, Will Be Created After the Acquisition of Chiron Corporation - Research and Markets via Business Wire

* ►September 1, 2006 - Landmark ruling OKs customized drugs - Judge rules that FDA does not have to approve compounded medicines. - Austin American-Statesman - "For the first time, a court has ruled that the customized drugs created by pharmacists, through a process commonly called compounding, are not new, unapproved drugs that must be sanctioned by the federal agency."

* ►September 1, 2006 - A Second Generation of Double Mutant Cholera Toxin Adjuvants: Enhanced Immunity without Intracellular Trafficking - journal article (The Journal of Immunology)

* ►September 1, 2006 - The Secret Drug Resistant Hospital Bacteria Epidemic That Turned Out To Be The 21st Century Plague - ExpertClick

►September 1, 2006 - Indonesia launches media blitz about avian flu - CIDRAP News

►September 1, 2006 - China to increase support for drug research, production - Xinhua via People's Daily, China

►September 1, 2006 - BASC: Wildflowers used to monitor avian flu - Wildflowers will be on the frontline of the UK's avian flu monitoring programme this year. - BASC via www.politics.co.uk

►September 1, 2006 - Combined Therapies May Boost Immune Response and Protection Against Brain Tumors - Cedars-Sinai Medical Center via Newswise

►September 1, 2006 - Mothering the monsters - Maternity is both danger and salvation for 'mad' female scientists, says women's studies professor - The Scientist

►September 1, 2006 - Jury Still Out on Health Effects of Cell-Phone Use - Newhouse News Service

* ►September 1, 2006 - FDA in Third World Drug Trial Scandals - Experimental tests are conducted in developing countries on sick and vulnerable children under the guise of free and ethical treatments sanctioned by the FDA and complicit medical institutions. - Unapproved GM rice serum tested on sick infants - Institute of Science in Society - "Two children suffered serious allergic reactions after being used as guinea pigs by the California-based company Ventria Bioscience in Lima, Peru [1]. The children were part of a clinical trial of a genetically modified (GM) rice serum containing two synthetic human proteins lactoferrin and lysozyme (normally found in human milk and other bodily fluids), not yet approved for testing in the US or anywhere else in the world."

* ►September 1, 2006 - Sanofi pasteur Begins Shipments of Influenza Vaccine - sanofi pasteur via Genetic Engineering News - "The 2006-2007 influenza vaccine formulation contains the A/New Caledonia/20/99 (H1N1)-like virus; an A/Wisconsin/67/2005 (H3N2)-like virus (A/Wisconsin/67/2005 or A/Hiroshima/52/2005strains); and B/Malaysia/2506/2004- like virus (B/Malaysia/2506/2004 or B/Ohio/1/2005 strains)."

* ►September 1, 2006 - Annual flu shots delayed for Canadians - CBC News - "'The delay is pretty much the result of issues surrounding the manufacturing and the production of the vaccine,' said John Letherby of Ontario's Ministry of Health. 'Right now, the issues are currently being resolved with those companies that produce the vaccine, and the production of the influenza vaccine is already underway.' In previous years, the vaccine contained one strain. This year, two strains are being added, based on what experts at the World Health Organization believe will be circulating."

►September 1, 2006 - Akzo unit wins EU licence for avian flu vaccine - Reuters

►September 1, 2006 - USDA: Fact Sheet - Avian Influenza Updated - Cattle Network

►September 1, 2006 - US finds low-risk H5N1 bird flu strain in ducks - Reuters - "Mallard ducks in Maryland have tested positive for bird flu, apparently a common, less pathogenic strain that poses no risk to humans, the U.S. Agriculture and Interior departments said on Friday."

►September 1, 2006 - Oregon Department of Agriculture Creates Voluntary Inventory Of Backyard Bird Owners - Medford News

►September 1, 2006 - Mbeki recovering from flu - SABC News

* ►September 1, 2006 - H5N1 Flu Does Not Pass Easily to Humans, Study Finds - Hundreds of Cambodian villagers avoided illness despite contact with sick birds - Washington File via http://usinfo.state.gov

►September 1, 2006 - ‘Avian influenza pandemic still possible in Africa’ - The Tide

►September 1, 2006 - Indonesia says targets $100 mln for bird flu fight - Reuters AlertNet

►September 1, 2006 - Bird-flu project in Boca may find state money scarce - Palm Beach Post

►September 1, 2006 - The fight against the deadly Avian Bird flu just a boost with Nobel’s Nobilon International, BioDiem Ltd and the CDC reaching a co-operative research and developmental agreement - http://news.worldfitness.ca

►September 1, 2006 - USM, Cuban institute to make vaccines - Nibong Tebal: Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) has been given a shot in the arm with a RM127 million government allocation for its collaboration programme with a Cuban medical institute to produce vaccines locally. - New Straits Times

►September 1, 2006 - Cuba Begins Administration of New Vaccine in Children - Cuban News Agency

►September 1, 2006 - Vaccine for at-risk individuals - Barbados Advocate

►September 1, 2006 - Autism boy ‘can’t lose home’ - Wimbledon Guardian

►September 1, 2006 - Autism - Sensory Integration Therapy - Best Syndication

►September 1, 2006 - Kids with autism left out in the cold as school plan fall through - Waterford News 

►September 1, 2006 - Immunization check key back-to-school task - VillageSoup

►September 1, 2006 - Time To Update Kids' Immunizations - Albany Times Union via The Ledger

►September 1, 2006 - Immunizations: an important back-to-school reminder - www.keepmecurrent.com

►September 1, 2006 - Last-minute vaccination shots available Friday - The Missoulian

►September 1, 2006 - WSU runs out of meningitis vaccine - Winona Daily News

►September 1, 2006 - Wabash County supply of meningitis vaccine plentiful - Wabash Plain Dealer

►September 1, 2006 - Editorial: Immunizations important for everyone's health - Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter

►September 1, 2006 - Tots Have Trouble Anticipating Future Needs - HealthDay via www.14wfie.com

* ►September 1, 2006 - PCBs may keep children’s vaccines from 'taking' - Some kids developed fewer antibodies after shots, study found - Reuters via MSNBC - "'Pollutants, such as PCBs, may be partially responsible that vaccinations don't 'take' in some children,' Dr. Philippe Grandjean from the University of Southern Denmark, Odense, told Reuters Health. 'I believe that this is yet another reason to protect children — and pregnant women — against chemical pollutants.'"

* ►September 1, 2006 - Mystery plague hits Georgia - www.freemarketnews.com - "A mysterious disease seems to be striking a region in Georgia, one that has local scientists and health officials both baffled and alarmed. According to a story in the Fayette Citizen, the birds and insects of north Fayette and south Fulton counties have been disappearing, the dogs and cats are sick and dying, and many of the human residents in at least one area have been ill for the past several months."

►September 1, 2006 - High Prospects for polio eradication... Says WHO - Daily Observer, Gambia

►September 1, 2006 - Lawsuit will demand Detrick study impact - Frederick News-Post

* ►September 1, 2006 - Study Finds Mercury Fillings Not Harmful - AP via Forbes - "Silver fillings used to patch cavities aren't dangerous even though they expose dental patients to the toxic metal mercury, federal health researchers said Friday."

►September 1, 2006 - Home testing offered in mercury contamination case - Cherry Hill Courier-Post - "Children and staff members from the Kiddie Kollege day care center who continue to have elevated levels of mercury can have their homes sampled for mercury contamination, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today."

►September 1, 2006 - Bacterial meningitis not a joke - Bowling Green News

►September 1, 2006 - Sydney teen treated for meningococcal - Sydney Morning Herald

►September 1, 2006 - Health Department reports Pertussis outbreak - Ithaca Journal

►September 1, 2006 - Editorial: Public health efficiency - Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal

►September 1, 2006 - How fast could the county get medicine to 20,000 people? - Wichita Eagle via www.kansas.com

►September 1, 2006 - Donated tissues may have diseases - Patients who received tendons, cartilage and other parts are urged to get tested for AIDS and hepatitis. - AP via Daily Breeze

►September 1, 2006 - Three birds, 2 horses test positive for West Nile virus - Daily Journal - "One of the two infected horses recently identified in the county survived the virus. However, West Nile can cause excruciating pain in horses, which can lead to their being put down, she added. A vaccine is available, although some owners are leery of using it on their horses, Sullivan said. The vaccine's effectiveness has not been determined, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Web site, (http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvbid/westnile/qa/wnv_horses.htm )"

►September 1, 2006 - Two horses come down with West Nile Virus - Lake County Record-Bee

►September 1, 2006 - KDHE Reports West Nile Virus Human Cases Now Total 18 in 2006 - Kansas City infoZine

►September 1, 2006 - Farm virus blamed on 'tick rise' - The government is investigating an apparent rise in the number of ticks. - BBC

►September 1, 2006 - Health officials: It's not mumps at Burnett Creek - Journal and Courier

►September 1, 2006 - Trevi closed in wake of hepatitis A case - Asheville Citizen-Times

►September 1, 2006 - Thorough Review of Antibody and Vaccine Delivery and Technologies Surrounding It - The Next Generation - Research and Markets via Business Wire

►September 1, 2006 - Homeopathic licensing alarms doctors - The Guardian, UK

* ►September 1, 2006 - Citizens Commission on Human Rights: Latest FDA Warnings On Antidpressants Marks 1,700 Percent Increase In Psychiatric Drug Warnings - In only the past four years, there have been 20 government warnings regarding the
dangers of psychiatry’s drugs by five different countries. - press release - Citizens Commission on Human Rights via EWORLDWIRE

* ►September 1, 2006 - Ruling hurts FDA push on compounds - Judge: Practice doesn't create new drugs so isn't under agency's purview - Boston Globe

* ►September 1, 2006 - FDA seeks more fees from drugs industry - WSJ - Reuters

* ►September 1, 2006 - Drug Cos Seek Lower FDA Review Fees - AP via Houston Chronicle

►September 1, 2006 - Drug Firms Use Financial Clout To Push Industry Agenda at FDA (requires subscription) - Wall Street Journal

►September 1, 2006 - Online pharmacy owner insists drugs are safe - CTV News - "A U.S. Food and Drug Administration report issued this week, warning Americans that drugs sold on Canadian websites may be counterfeit, has caused a furor on both sides of the border. No Americans have become sick from the drugs, or filed a complaint, Troy Harwood-Jones, president of the Manitoba International Pharmacists Association, told CTV News on Thursday."

►September 1, 2006 - Former naturopath charged with manslaughter - www.abc.net.au

►September 1, 2006 - Airline executive Ernest Albrecht, 90, fought polio - Honolulu Advertiser - "The prominent airline official was well known for his own fight against polio and his subsequent work with local nonprofits as an advocate for treatment and vaccination of the disease."

* ►September 1, 2006 - Breastfeeding when baby has food allergies - KRT via Seattle Times via News Sentinel via www.fortwayne.com - "Delamarter is among an increasing number of new breastfeeding mothers to discover that their own diets cause symptoms in their babies, everything from eczema and hives to vomiting and diarrhea to potentially fatal breathing problems. And like many in her situation, Delamarter has found the best source of information and guidance is other mothers - a growing community of women in her situation who meet in person and online."

* ►September 1, 2006 - A breast-feeding divide grows in the workplace - For well-paid professionals, breast-feeding is a matter of choice; but for lower-income mothers pumping at work is close to impossible. - New York Times via Austin American-Statesman - "Nearly half of new mothers return to work within the first year of their child's life. But federal law offers no protection to mothers who express milk on the job — despite the efforts of U.S. Rep. Carolyn Maloney, a Democrat from New York who has introduced such legislation. 'I can't understand why this doesn't move,' she said. 'This is pro-family, pro-health, pro-economy.'"

►September 1, 2006 - Low Vitamin E Levels in Pregnancy Boosts Childhood Asthma Rates - Bloomberg

►September 1, 2006 - Swedish prime-boost HIV DNA vaccine shows strong responses - Aidsmap

►September 1, 2006 - Bavarian Nordic's Kvistgård Facility Approved by Authorities - press release - Bavarian Nordic A/S via PRNewswire UK

►September 1, 2006 - Vaccine guards pets against parasite - News 14 Carolina

►September 1, 2006 - Animals Still Dying from Anthrax - www.saskatoonhomepage.ca

►September 1, 2006 - Testing Needed for Acesulfame Potassium, an Artificial Sweetener - Food Consumer

►September 1, 2006 - Ardmore eliminates peanut butter from students' menu - AP via www.kten.com

►September 2006 - Got a little milk?: AAP report recommends some dairy products for lactose intolerant patients (requires subscription) - AAP News

►September 2006 - AAP supports immunization registries: But more study needed on information systems' impact on practices (requires subscription) - AAP News

►September 2006 - Summer campers in Ohio at risk for rabies exposure (requires subscription) - AAP News

►September 2006 - Fluoroquinolones in children addressed in AAP policy (requires subscription) - AAP News

►September 2006 - AAP testimony stresses children's needs in disaster preparedness (requires subscription) - AAP News

* ►September 2006 - Reduced-Dose Influenza Vaccine - journal article (The Annals of Pharmacotherapy)

►September 2006 - Epstein-Barr virus and systemic lupus erythematosus. - Systemic lupus erythematosus and Sjogren syndrome - journal article (Current Opinion in Rheumatology)

►September 2006 - Microdeletion encompassing MAPT at chromosome 17q21.3 is associated with developmental delay and learning disability - journal article (Nature Genetics)

►September 2006 - Specific fungal exposures, allergic sensitization, and rhinitis in infants - journal article (Pediatric Allergy and Immunology)

►September 2006 - Prevalence of latex sensitization and allergy in Portuguese children - journal article (Pediatric Allergy and Immunology)

►September 2006 - A Note on the Partnership Between Psychiatry and Primary Care - journal article (The American Journal of Psychiatry)

* ►August 31, 2006 - Toxin Exposure Reduces Effectiveness of Childhood Immunizations - Voice of America - "Grandjean suggests that if PCBs can compromise a child's immune system, other toxins might, as well. 'Perhaps pollutants could be part of the reason that children are not reacting that well, that the vaccines are not [having their intended effect].' Phillipe Grandjean says increased exposure to toxins could threaten the ability of vaccines to do their job, impacting public health."

* ►August 31, 2006 - 400 volunteers needed for 2nd trial of bird flu vaccine - Xinhua via China View

►August 31, 2006 - Vaccinations must be kept up to date - Billings Outpost

►August 31, 2006 - Vaccines Available for HPV Virus - Team 4 News

►August 31, 2006 - State Health Officer Defends Job - www.wlbt.com

* ►August 31, 2006 - New bird flu vaccine - Australian Broadcasting Corporation

* ►August 31, 2006 - Texas juror took loans from plaintiff in Vioxx case - AP via Philadelphia Inquirer

* ►August 31, 2006 - The Avian Flu Resource Center - Offering Protection from the Deadly H5N1 Bird Flu - Express Press Release

* ►August 31, 2006 - Thai researcher says dog had H5N1 avian flu - CIDRAP News

* ►August 31, 2006 - Judge Rules Damage Award in Vioxx Case Is Excessive (requires registration or subscription) - Bloomberg via The New York Times

►August 31, 2006 - Indonesia Struggles to Contain Bird Flu - Voice of America

►August 31, 2006 - State responds to potential pandemic should bird flu wing our way. - Arkansas Times

►August 31, 2006 - Analysis: Is FDA tissue task force enough? - UPI via M&C News

►August 31, 2006 - Climate change drives genetic changes - Rising temperatures cause worldwide genetic changes in Drosophila subobscura - The Scientist

►August 31, 2006 - Food allergy danger 'overstated' - The dangers of child food allergies are overstated and cause UK parents needless worry, a leading expert says. - BBC

►August 31, 2006 - Fake Drugs Among Purchases Linked to Canadian Firm - AP via The Washington Post

►August 31, 2006 - Remembering 'Forgotten' Diseases - Council on Foreign Relations

►August 31, 2006 - China builds gene bank of 54 ethnic minorities - Xinhua via China Daily

►August 31, 2006 - Basic medical care would save money: report - Reuters

►August 31, 2006 - UK tissue act consolidates samples - New law that requires licenses for stored tissue is encouraging researchers to consolidate their samples into central repositories - The Scientist

►August 31, 2006 - Researchers Engineer Immune System Cells to Fight Skin Cancer - Voice of America

►August 31, 2006 - Cancer researcher: 'This is just a start' - CNN

►August 31, 2006 - Pop a pill to keep a six-pack without even breaking sweat - The London Times

►August 31, 2006 - Juices 'may cut Alzheimer's risk' - Drinking fruit and vegetable juices frequently may significantly cut the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease, a study suggests. - BBC

* ►August 30, 2006 - Chinese bird flu vaccine developer to prepare for mass production - People's Daily, China

* ►August 30, 2006 - Cheap bird flu vaccine, a boon to poor farmers - IANS via Gulf Times

* ►August 30, 2006 - Big fall in number of cot deaths - The number of cot deaths in England and Wales fell by 15% between 2004 and 2005, provisional figures show. - Office for National Statistics via BBC - "The figures also show that, between 2001 and 2005, boys made up 58% of cot deaths despite making up only 51% of all live births." "However, there has been no fall in the total infant or post neonatal infant mortality rate. This suggests that better investigation is defining the cause of death in more babies."

* ►August 30, 2006 - Bad doctors get slapped on the wrist - USA Today

►August 30, 2006 - Avian flu reported among migrating birds in West Siberia - RIA Novosti, Russia

►August 30, 2006 - Vietnam: Ducks Test Positive for Bird Flu - AP via MSN Money

►August 30, 2006 - Costello outlines bird flu risks - The Australian

►August 30, 2006 - Flaws found in NHS child services - Many NHS trusts have significant flaws in the service they provide for children, a report finds. - BBC

►August 30, 2006 - Plan now for avian flu pandemic - The Gazette, Montreal

►August 30, 2006 - Avian Flu Investors Rewarded - SeekingAlpha

►August 30, 2006 - UN food body issues bird flu guide for Latin America - AFP via TodayOnline MediaCorp Press

►August 30, 2006 - Study: 'Is U.S. medical spending worth it?' - AP via CNN

►August 30, 2006 - Controlling Infectious Spread: The Top 10 Deadly Diseases of the Developing World - Infectious disease spread continues to devastate many areas of the world. Many regions continue to struggle with high mortality and infection rates, as well as limited funding and resources. Healthcare programs that integrate cost-effective and manageable solutions, in conjunction with patient education, that encourage taking medications properly will inevitably lead to the reduction of disease symptoms and spread of infection. - PRWeb

►August 30, 2006 - Bacteria Beat The Heat - American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science via Biocompare

►August 30, 2006 - Celebrex is a threat to the heart - USA Today

►August 30, 2006 - Deer-Free Areas May Be Haven For Ticks, Disease - Penn State via Biocompare

►August 30, 2006 - Pill could replace allergy shots for hay fever - Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology via Reuters Health

►August 30, 2006 - Specific Immunotherapy with Standardized Latex Extract versus Placebo in Latex-Allergic Patients - journal article (International Archives of Allergy and Immunology)

►August 30, 2006 - Nasal Resistance and Allergic Inflammation Depend on Allergen Type - journal article (International Archives of Allergy and Immunology)

►August 30, 2006 - Why blood of bird flu survivors is a lifesaver - The Times, UK

►August 30, 2006 - Measles spreads like common cold - Nigerian Tribune

* ►August 29, 2006 - U.S. Department of Homeland Security Certifies BioThrax(R) (Anthrax Vaccine Adsorbed) As An Approved Product For Homeland Security - BioThrax(R) is the First Vaccine to Obtain SAFETY Act Protections - press release - Emergent BioSolutions Inc. via PRNewswire via Yahoo!

►August 29, 2006 - 'Nanocantilevers' Yield Surprises Crucial for Detector Design - www.photonics.com

►August 29, 2006 - Meningitis Vaccine in Demand as College Kids Move into Dorms - National Ledger

►August 29, 2006 - School officials say meningitis threat is limited - New Britain Herald

►August 29, 2006 - CDC Study Shows Increase In Electronic Record Use - U.S. Medicine

►August 29, 2006 - Graves' disease affects thyroid function - Former gymnast left feeling fatigued, shaky - The News Journal

►August 29, 2006 - Mercury in eagles under study - Billings Gazette

►August 29, 2006 - West Nile claims Jefferson County woman - Rocky Mountain News

►August 29, 2006 - Possible mumps case at TSC school under investigation - Journal and Courier

►August 29, 2006 - Mumps Could Make a Comeback - www.nebraska.tv

* ►August 29, 2006 - Report: Doctors' $275M Study Questioned (requires registration or subscription) - AP via The New York Times

►August 29, 2006 - Tiny Shock Absorbers Help Bacteria Stick Around Inside The Body - University of Washington via Biocompare

►August 29, 2006 - South Africa Panel: 336,000 Dead of AIDS - AP via The Washington Post

►August 29, 2006 - Sterner Injury Warnings Sought for Meds (requires registration or subscription) - AP via The New York Times

►August 29, 2006 - Update 2-Schering-Plough to pay $435 mln to settle probe - Reuters

►August 29, 2006 - Suven, Eli Lilly ink deal - Daily News & Analysis, India

►August 29, 2006 - FDA Decision on Wyeth Drug Delayed - AP via Houston Chronicle

►August 29, 2006 - Fewer allergic kids exposed to peanuts by mistake - Reuters Health

►August 29, 2006 - HIV treatment could cut cervical cancer say researchers - Cancer Research UK

►August 29, 2006 - Taxes deflating fund to help recipients of HIV tainted blood - CBC Toronto

►August 29, 2006 - Disease links sought - Jacksonville Daily News - "Approximately 75 people who were in contact with a Carteret County resident and two vacationers with whooping cough have been notified by the Carteret County Health Department so they can take steps to avoid the highly contagious respiratory illness."

►August 29, 2006 - Japanese govt supports polio immunisation in Nigeria with N520m - Vanguard

►August 29, 2006 - Protein Sciences Announces Licensing of FluBlOk(TM) to UMN Pharma for the Japan Market - press release - Protein Sciences Corporation via PRNewswire via Yahoo!

►August 29, 2006 - New York Times Examines History of Cervical Cancer, HPV Vaccine Development - www.kaisernetwork.org

* ►August 29, 2006 - Hemispherx Biopharma Acquires DOGS Technology To Create A New Vaccine Technology Platform - Update - Trading Markets

* ►August 29, 2006 - GenVec Receives NIAID Biodefense Program Grant for Development of Broadly Applicable Vaccine Technology - Research to focus on applications of adenovector technology in development of vaccines for influenza and other diseases as well as for bioterror risks - GenVec via Genetic Engineering News - "'These funds will help us further develop our technology platform, which has the promise of great versatility, rapid production and scalable manufacturing in the development of vaccines. The vaccines will be designed to avoid antibodies that are present in some people. While our initial development efforts will focus on an influenza vaccine, we will also be researching applications of this promising technology for a variety of other biodefense and disease prevention applications,' said C. Richter King, Ph.D., senior vice president of research at GenVec."

►August 29, 2006 - Understanding the Evolution of Viruses a little more Clearly - MedIndia

►August 29, 2006 - Genetic Association Studies between the T Cell Immunoglobulin Mucin (TIM) Gene Locus and Childhood Atopic Dermatitis - journal article (International Archives of Allergy and Immunology)

►August 29, 2006 - Study: Sudafed's replacement no winner - The Baltimore Sun via Newsday

►August 29, 2006 - Stress Significantly Hastens Progression Of Alzheimer's Disease - University of California - Irvine via Biocompare

►August 29, 2006 - Basophil Interleukin 4 and Interleukin 13 Production Is Suppressed during the Early Phase of Rush Immunotherapy - journal article (International Archives of Allergy and Immunology)

* ►August 28, 2006 - Transcutaneous immunization with inactivated influenza virus induces protective immune responses - journal article (Vaccine)

* ►August 28, 2006 - Immunogenicity and safety of a combined DTaP–IPV vaccine compared with separate DTaP and IPV vaccines when administered as pre-school booster doses with a second dose of MMR vaccine to healthy children aged 4–6 years - journal article (Vaccine)

►August 28, 2006 - Induction of cross-reactive immune responses to NTS-DBL-1α/x of PfEMP1 and in vivo protection on challenge with Plasmodium falciparum - journal article (Vaccine)

►August 28, 2006 - Major Hurdle towards Development of Bird Flu Vaccine in India. - Medindia

►August 28, 2006 - Study probes high Canadian rate of IBD - American Journal of Gastroenterology via HealthCentersOnline

►August 28, 2006 - Hopkins Develops Online Tool To Aid Research On Certain 'Orphan Diseases' - Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions via Biocompare

►August 28, 2006 - Post-Polio Syndrome Just Aging? - Think Again Say Scientists and Advocates! - press release - March of Dimes Canada via CNW Group

►August 28, 2006 - Non-profit puts flu shots for public in drive - Denver YourHub.com

* ►August 27, 2006 - Cancer hope as vaccine trials start - Doctors aim to save thousands of lives by forcing the body's immune system to destroy tumours - The Observer via The Guardian, UK

►August 27, 2006 - How VA Hospitals Became The Best - No longer a nation's shame, veteran care is acing competitors - Time Magazine - "The VA runs the largest integrated health-care system in the country, with more than 1,400 hospitals, clinics and nursing homes employing 14,800 doctors and 61,000 nurses. And by a number of measures, this government-managed health-care program--socialized medicine on a small scale--is beating the marketplace. For the sixth year in a row, VA hospitals last year scored higher than private facilities on the University of Michigan's American Customer Satisfaction Index, based on patient surveys on the quality of care received."

* ►August 26, 2006 - Dr Copperfield: inside the mind of a GP - Here’s a spot of bother - The Times, UK - "Another reason for encouraging kids with chicken- pox to mingle with the rest of us is that occasional exposure to the virus from infected children reduces adults’ chances of developing shingles in later life. This is one of the reasons why a widely available vaccine against Varicella doesn’t form part of the standard NHS childhood immunisation programme."

►August 26, 2006 - Efforts against measles praised - Journal and Courier

►August 25, 2006 - Flaxseed for Your Health - www.alternativemedicine.com

►August 25, 2006 - QuickStats: Percentage of Persons With Current Asthma* Who Used Inhaled Medication During the Preceding 3 Months, by Medication Type and Symptom Severity Level† --- United States, 2003 - MMWR/CDC

►August 25, 2006 - National Laboratory Inventory for Global Poliovirus Containment ---European Region, June 2006 - MMWR/CDC

►August 25, 2006 - Distribution of Insecticide-Treated Bednets During a Polio Immunization Campaign --- Niger, 2005 - MMWR/CDC

►August 25, 2006 - Advanced Cases of Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis --- Two Counties, Virginia, 2006 - MMWR/CDC

►August 25, 2006 - Ounces of Prevention - editorial - Winston-Salem Journal

►August 25, 2006 - Taking steps as mercury is all around - "Ubiquitous" element stirs regulators and sparks public action. - Philadelphia Inquirer

►August 25, 2006 - India: A land of wondrous variety - Independent Online - "Autism is still a little understood condition in India and only recently became an officially recognised disability. It remains extremely difficult to quantify the extent of an autistic child’s illness."

►August 25, 2006 - Pitt to begin testing experimental bird flu vaccine - AP via Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

►August 25, 2006 - Nigeria: Polio Virus Attacks 18 Children in Yobe - Daily Trust (Abuja) via http://allafrica.com

►August 25, 2006 - Autism grant decision welcomed - Irish Health

►August 24, 2006 - Scientists research trio of valley fever vaccines (requires registration) - Bakersfield Californian - "Three valley fever vaccines are being researched, but each brings with it hurdles that make development difficult and time-consuming, said researchers at an international symposium Thursday at Stanford University."

►August 24, 2006 - Researchers Identify Antibiotic Protein That Defends The Intestine Against Microbial Invaders - UT Southwestern Medical Center via Biocompare

►August 23, 2006 - Lawsuit seeks mercury monitoring - Gloucester County Times via www.nj.com

►August 23, 2006 - Franklin officials ask CDC to step in - Gloucester County Times via www.nj.com

* ►August 23, 2006 - Michael Moore Film Project Rattles Health Care Giants - http://adage.com via www.naturalmatters.net

►August 22, 2006 - Examining the production costs of antiretroviral drugs. - journal article (AIDS)

►August 22, 2006 - The HIV vaccine and you - Jamaica Gleaner - "HIV/AIDS affects everyone so we need to know if the vaccine will work on all populations. To this end, the HVTN has 27 sites on four continents and the Caribbean including Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Haiti and The Dominican Republic."

►August 22, 2006 - Hopes that more circumcisions can cut HIV figures - Business Day

►August 22, 2006 - A life without immunity - A diagnosis of CVID and treatment have helped Karen Kelso take back her life. - The Orange County Register via News-Leader

►August 22, 2006 - Namibia: Polio - Oshana Ready for Third Round - The Namibian (Windhoek) via http://allafrica.com

►August 22, 2006 - Canned Tuna with Reduced Mercury - KABC ABC 7

* ►August 21, 2006 - Michael Moore Documentary Rattles Health-Care Giants - Trade Groups on the Defensive; Pharma Companies Allege Bias (requires registration or subscription) - Advertising Age - "The health-care industry is worried sick over 'Sicko.' Few details have emerged about the 2007 documentary from Michael Moore, the filmmaker who ripped apart Detroit automakers with 'Roger and Me' and now has his sights set on the $1.5 trillion pharmaceutical and health-care industry."

* ►August 21, 2006 - AIDS Epidemic Mystery Solved? - Scientists Make Promising Discovery About HIV And Immune Systems - CBS News - "The findings raise the possibility that one day, doctors could switch a chronically ill patient's immune system back 'on' so that it could resume its fight against HIV, cancer or even Hepatitis C. But there's one big concern. Manipulating the immune system could send it into overdrive, triggering an auto-immune disease, attacking healthy parts of the body. 'We really don't know what happens when we try this with humans," Walker says. "But it opens a new pathway for us to pursue. But we really need to proceed with caution.'"

►August 21, 2006 - IAC: Long-Range Thinking Urged for HIV Treatment in Third World - MedPage Today

►August 21, 2006 - Top FDA Official Talks Drug Safety At MIT - All Headline News

* ►August 2006 - Frequency of Adverse Events after Vaccination with Different Vaccinia Strains (full text) - journal article (PLoS Medicine) - "Previous analyses of smallpox vaccination policies, which rely on the commonly assumed value of one death per million vaccinations, may give serious underestimates of the number of deaths resulting from vaccination. Moreover, because there are large, strain-dependent differences in the frequency of adverse events due to smallpox vaccination, it is difficult to extrapolate from predictions for the NYCBH-derived vaccines (stockpiled in countries such as the US) to predictions for the Lister-derived vaccines (stockpiled in countries such as Germany)."

* ►August 2006 - Reduced Antibody Responses to Vaccinations in Children Exposed to Polychlorinated Biphenyls (full text) - journal article (PLoS Medicine)

* ►August 2006 - Developmental Immunotoxicity Testing and Protection of Children's Health (full text) - journal article (PLoS Medicine) - "For example, studies have shown that children who have been exposed to PCBs and related compounds from their mothers' contaminated diets have reduced concentrations of immunoglobulins and increased frequency of childhood infections. And a new study by Heilmann et al. published in PLoS Medicine shows that children exposed to PCBs have reduced antibody responses to childhood vaccinations, adding to the growing evidence that PCBs are associated with developmental immunotoxicity (DIT) [4]. The study provides a stark example of the heightened immune vulnerabilities that exist during early life and that must be adequately protected from environmental insult if we are to minimize health risks to children."

* ►August 2006 - Negative association between occurrence of type 1 diabetes and tuberculosis incidence at population level - journal article (Acta Diabetologica) - "A possible interpretation of this negative association is that a high socio-economic status and a westernised way of life imply a reduced or delayed exposure to infectious agents and so a reduced or delayed “pressure” on the immune system, which is free to mount inappropriate responses against self-antigens, as happens in type 1 diabetes."

►August 2006 - A Proposed Classification of the Immunological Diseases (full text) - journal article (PLoS Medicine)

►August 2006 - Infectious Diseases, Climate Influences, and Nonstationarity (full text) - journal article (PLoS Medicine)

►August 2006 - IL-32: An Emerging Player in the Immune Response Network against Tuberculosis? (full text) - journal article (PLoS Medicine)

►August 2006 - Prospects for Advancing Tuberculosis Control Efforts through Novel Therapies (full text) - journal article (PLoS Medicine)

►August 2006 - Mycobacterium tuberculosis Induces Interleukin-32 Production through a Caspase- 1/IL-18/Interferon-γ-Dependent Mechanism (full text) - journal article (PLoS Medicine)

►August 2006 - Sharing Features of Uncommon Respiratory Syncytial Virus Complications in Infants. - journal article (Pediatric Emergency Care)

►August 2006 - Why Reassurance Fails in Patients with Unexplained Symptoms—An Experimental Investigation of Remembered Probabilities (full text) - journal article (PLoS Medicine)

►August 2006 - Does Simple “Reassurance” Work in Patients with Medically Unexplained Physical Symptoms? (full text) - journal article (PLoS Medicine)

►August 2006 - Serious Shortcomings in the Management of Children with Anaphylaxis in Scottish Schools (full text) - journal article (PLoS Medicine)

►August 2006 - Borderline Thrombocytopenia or Mild Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura? (full text) - journal article (PLoS Medicine)

►August 2006 - A case of systemic lupus erythematosus expressing intractable thrombocytopenia remedied effectively by intermittent and continuous administrations of a small amount of immune globulin - journal article (Modern Rheumatology)

►August 2006 - Accelerated immunotherapy schedules: review of efficacy and safety - journal article (Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology)

►June 29, 2006 - Identification and characterization of novel neutralizing epitopes in the receptor-binding domain of SARS-CoV spike protein: Revealing the critical antigenic determinants in inactivated SARS-CoV vaccine - journal article (Vaccine)

* ►June 12, 2006 - Incidence of influenza in Ontario following the Universal Influenza Immunization Campaign - journal article (Vaccine)

►June 5, 2006 - Effectiveness of a hepatitis A vaccination program for migrant children in Amsterdam, The Netherlands (1992–2004) - journal article (Vaccine)

►June 5, 2006 - Humoral immune responses by prime-boost heterologous route immunizations with CTB-MPR649–684, a mucosal subunit HIV/AIDS vaccine candidate - journal article (Vaccine)

* ►Issue 3, 2006 - Influenza vaccination for healthcare workers who work with the elderly - journal article (Cochrane Review)

* ►September 1, 2006 - Chinese study: Unvaccinated kids at risk of polio from immunized children - AP via International Herald Tribune - "Usually, poor sanitation actually helps unvaccinated children who come into contact with excretions from those who have been immunized. The vaccine virus passively enters their systems and provides protection from the disease. 'The downside is that in very, very rare instances, it does genetically mutate and regain the ability to cause some paralysis,' said Oliver Rosenbauer, spokesman for the WHO's polio eradication initiative in Geneva. Vaccine-derived polio virus has been documented in several countries worldwide, including Haiti, Egypt, Philippines, Madagascar and Indonesia."

* ►September 1, 2006 - Polio on the rise in Nigeria - Sapa/AFP via Mail & Guardian Online - "Nigerian authorities on Friday reported a sharp rise in the number of polio cases in Africa's most populous country over recent months, despite a government immunisation drive."

►September 1, 2006 - Special committee formed to curb polio cases - IANS via www.dailyindia.com - "David Heymann, WHO's special representative for polio eradication, said here last month that that India was responsible for most cases of the virus that were hitting the world."

►September 1, 2006 - Polio can be kicked out of Africa - The Tide

* ►September 1, 2006 - Patenting eludes Bihar polio drug - Times of India - "More than a decade after a high-level team of the Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR) visited his home at obscure Forbesganj in Araria district of Bihar for verification of his wonder medicine which, he claimed, vastly improves the condition of polio-hit children, Pancham Kumar Das is still waiting for his drug to be patented. 'I have been hearing the ICMR is about to carry out the final test,' said Das, whose herbal mixture preparation has been certified by the ICMR as capable of reviving polio-disabled limbs."

* ►September 1, 2006 - Doctor says Tamiflu not to blame for Indonesian woman's miscarriage - AP via International Herald Tribune

* ►September 1, 2006 - Keeping mumps on the run - Officials confident "the one dose of vaccine is holding’- Chronicle Herald - "The second outbreak started in September at a Halifax university and ran through January 2006. Seventeen students and two staff, all between the ages of 20 and 27, were infected. One had received two doses of MMR, the rest all had only one shot. One person developed aseptic meningitis. Public health officials considered a catch-up immunization campaign for the large group of people born in the ’70s and ’80s who only got one dose of MMR, but decided against it for a number of reasons, Dr. Watson-Creed said."

* ►September 1, 2006 - NAFDAC Apprehends Fake Vaccines Vendors - ThisDay

* ►September 1, 2006 - Hospital sued over boy's meningococcal death - Sydney Morning Herald - "A Father who lost his son to meningococcal disease is suing a South Coast hospital after it allegedly twice sent him home with his sick child."

* ►September 1, 2006 - Cluster of Tick Paralysis Cases --- Colorado, 2006 - MMWR/CDC

►September 1, 2006 - Ciguatera Fish Poisoning --- Texas, 1998, and South Carolina, 2004 - MMWR/CDC

►September 1, 2006 - Youth Exposure to Alcohol Advertising on Radio --- United States, June--August 2004 - MMWR/CDC

►September 1, 2006 - Human Plague --- Four States, 2006 - MMWR/CDC

►September 1, 2006 - QuickStats: Adolescent* Death Rates,† by Race/Ethnicity and Sex --- United States, 2001--2003 - MMWR/CDC

►September 1, 2006 - West Nile Virus: Time for DDT? - opinion - Daily Herald

►September 1, 2006 - Sen. Bob Peck contracts West Nile virus - Jackson Hole Star-Tribune

* ►September 1, 2006 - Mosquito-Borne Virus Kills Boston Boy - 9-Year-Old Is Disease's First Fatality This Year In Massachusetts - AP via CBS News - "A 9-year-old boy from Middleborough, Mass., 35 miles south of Boston, died Thursday from eastern equine encephalitis."

* ►September 1, 2006 - Recombinant forms of HIV emerging rapidly, vaccine designs must keep pace - Aidsmap

* ►August 31, 2006 - Big Pharma Bankrupting US Health Care System - OpEdNews - "The most studied adverse effect has been their association with hyperglycemia, in some cases leading to ketoacidosis, coma, or death. But nonetheless, even though Risperdal was recently refused FDA approval for treating autism, this class of drugs are increasingly being used off-label to treat behavior problems in children on the autism spectrum."

* ►August 31, 2006 - Aktiv-Dry Awarded Research Grant to Develop Inhalable Vaccine to Help Stop Smoking - press release - Aktiv-Dry LLC via PRNewswire via Yahoo! - "Although needles and syringes are most commonly used to administer vaccines, international authorities recognize a growing need for "needle-free" alternative methods to avoid inadvertent disease from contaminated needles, accidental needle-sticks, thermal instability of current formulations, and increase compliance with vaccination regimens. Aktiv-Dry has developed a supercritical carbon dioxide technology to manufacture pharmaceutically active microparticles used in vaccines that are suitable in size and stability for humans to inhale. Using Aktiv-Dry's "needle-free" technology to deliver NicVAX to the respiratory tract is expected to facilitate patient compliance, enhance the efficacy of a nicotine vaccine, and address potential issues with distribution and use on a world-wide basis."

* ►August 31, 2006 - Emergent BioSolutions Awarded Two Grants From NIAID to Support Development of Anthrax Immune Globulin Therapeutic - $3.8 Million in Grant Funding to be Made Available for Non-Clinical Safety and Efficacy Studies and Clinical Trial Planning - press release - Emergent BioSolutions Inc. via PRNewswire

►August 31, 2006 - ImmunoGen, Inc. Announces that sanofi-aventis Has Extended the Term of its Research Collaboration with the Company; ImmunoGen Also Gains More Flexibility to Expand Product Pipeline - press release - ImmunoGen, Inc. via Business Wire

* ►August 31, 2006 - New obesity vaccine controversial - The Gateway - "University of Alberta medical researchers are unconvinced that a newly announced vaccine will suppress the rise of obesity, explaining that it has the potential to dangerously interfere with the natural reactions of the body."

* ►August 31, 2006 - The ABCs of childhood vaccines - Huron Daily Tribune via www.michigansthumb.com - "Rochefort said a vaccine that’s not 100 percent effective is still better than no vaccine. 'Without the vaccines, children have no protection against childhood diseases that could otherwise be prevented,' she said. Still, she said parents do share concerns about vaccinations, mainly regarding the discomfort their children experience from the injections, which can be two, three or four at a time."

* ►August 31, 2006 - 2 shots best bet to halt mumps - Journal and Courier - "Two mumps shots are all you need, but even two can't guarantee full protection, says Donella Carter, Tippecanoe County public health nurse. The two Burnett Creek Elementary School students suspected of having the contagious viral disease were "fully immunized," Principal Mark Pearl said Wednesday."

►August 31, 2006 - Chicken pox vaccination required for Ephrata kids - Columbia Basin Herald

►August 31, 2006 - Charities Welcome Kids' Jab - Glasgow Daily Record

►August 31, 2006 - Meningitis vaccinations double after OSU case - Daily O'Collegian

►August 31, 2006 - Minnesota Briefs - School runs out of vaccine - Duluth News Tribune - "Winona State University ran out of meningitis vaccine last week as clinics were held for new students."

►August 31, 2006 - Back To School Immunizations - www.kfmb.com

►August 31, 2006 - Big Demand for Cervical Cancer Vaccine (includes video) - www.13wham.com

►August 31, 2006 - Docs' new jab plea - Make sure you get your babies immunised - Falkirk Herald, UK

►August 31, 2006 - Battle with polio re-emerges - AP via Lubbock Avalanche-Journal via Star Telegram via www.dfw.com

►August 31, 2006 - KMC to receive UNESCO funds for polio camps - Kolkata Newsline via http://cities.expressindia.com

►August 31, 2006 - Death of nurse, 20, highlights hidden threat of meningitis - www.thisislondon.co.uk

►August 31, 2006 - York GPs gear-up to offer defence against deadly disease - York Press

►August 31, 2006 - Getting in touch with autism - Providence Journal

►August 31, 2006 - More than a sign - Mother hopes 'Autistic Child Area' draws attention to disorder - On a post outside the Krevatas home on Adonia Street in Franklin Square hangs a sign that warns motorists that autistic children are at play. - Bellmore Herald

►August 31, 2006 - Senator suports bill to help autistic adults - Wilton Villager

►August 31, 2006 - Praise for hiring, writing about youth with autism - letter - Indianapolis Star

►August 31, 2006 - Workshop to explore early signs of autism - Milton Daily Standard-Journal

►August 31, 2006 - Parents, opposition parties accuse McGuinty of breaking promise on autism - Canadian Press via www.canada.com

►August 31, 2006 - Proud of our Programs - The Kalona News

* ►August 31, 2006 - EPA dismisses mercury danger in tuna, a staple of WIC program - letter - Cumberland Times-News

►August 31, 2006 - Pataki signs law to limit mercury in vehicle components - AP via www.wstm.com

►August 31, 2006 - Ritual use of mercury hazardous, agency warns - CBC News

►August 31, 2006 - Hepatitis A scare, shots drain Red Cross donor pool - Journal Gazette via www.fortwayne.com

* ►August 31, 2006 - Questions surround China bird flu vaccine - Reuters AlertNet

* ►August 31, 2006 - China seeks 500 volunteers for second trial of bird flu vaccine - Antara News - "The vaccine's manufacturer, Sinovac Biotech Limited, announced earlier this week that it planned to produce 20 million vaccines annually within the next few years, the Xinhua news agency said."

►August 31, 2006 - Getting Ready in Case of a Pandemic Flu Outbreak - D.C. Plans Exercises And Medication Buys (requires registration) - Washington Post

►August 31, 2006 - CDC To Conduct Pre-clinical Trails Of BioDiem's Intranasal Bird Flu Vaccine - MedIndia

►August 31, 2006 - Administrtion prepares plan for pandemic flu - WFU Old Gold & Black - "The university has made plans for a mass vaccination clinic and has been designated based on its location as a mass vaccination site by the county, for the county including all Reynolda staff, students and personnel.The university is a point of distribution by the government for the Strategic National Stockpile."

►August 31, 2006 - Japan gives $20-m aid to fight bird flu - Manila Standard Today

►August 31, 2006 - What would happen if York County had a flu pandemic? - The Herald

►August 31, 2006 - PM urges cross-border vigil to prevent bird flu spread - Viet Nam News

* ►August 31, 2006 - Hay fever, eczema cases fall as serious allergic reactions shoot up in UK - www.earthtimes.org

►August 31, 2006 - Geraghty: 'Peanut-mom' shares perspective on allergy - Hingham Journal via www.townonline.com

►August 31, 2006 - Insect Stings Can Trigger a Potentially Deadly Reaction - press release - American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology via PRNewswire via Yahoo!

►August 31, 2006 - Cassia County woman dies of West Nile virus - Twin Falls Times-News

►August 31, 2006 - West Nile Virus Infection and Thyroid Cancer - Liberty County Times

►August 31, 2006 - Boy dies of mosquito-borne virus - AP via Eyewitness News - "Boston - A nine-year-old Middleborough boy has died from eastern equine encephalitis."

►August 31, 2006 - Damages awarded to hepatitis patients - Sapa/AP via The Mercury

►August 31, 2006 - Police to investigate another mistake of doctors - The Georgian Times

* ►August 31, 2006 - Libya admits HIV infection occurred before Bulgarian nurses' arrival - Sofia Echo

►August 31, 2006 - AIDS vaccine nears human testing - United Press International

►August 31, 2006 - AIDS Vaccine Passes Safety Test - Seattle biotech startup passes important hurdle, challenges still ahead. - Red Herring

►August 31, 2006 - Promising Results with AIDS Vaccine - Researchers at Stockholm’s Karolinska Institute say there was been progress with a vaccine for the virus that causes AIDS. - SR International Radio Sweden

►August 31, 2006 - Vical's Prime-boost Vaccine Is Safe And Well-tolerated For Controlling HIV Infection - Update - Trading Markets

►August 31, 2006 - Broad T-Cell Immunity Against HIV Generated in Prime-Boost Vaccine Phase 1 Trial - press release - Vical Incorporated via PRNewswire-FirstCall

►August 31, 2006 - GenVec Says HIV Vaccine Can Move Into Advanced Clinical Testing - Quick Facts - Trading Markets

* ►August 31, 2006 - Adenovirus-based HIV vaccines producing strong immune responses - Aidsmap

►August 31, 2006 - CDC to Recommend Routine HIV Testing - Draft guidelines eliminate written consent - Advocates for people living with HIV say new draft guidelines issued by the CDC could lead to testing without consent and will do little to address the needs of HIV-positive people - The NewStandard

►August 31, 2006 - Study Shows Newer, More Powerful HIV Therapy May be Effective Even When Some Doses Are Missed - Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) via Doctor's Guide

►August 31, 2006 - 600 women recalled to hospitals after HIV blood tests mistakes - www.24dash.com

►August 31, 2006 - Trudil sits on bio-threat task force - Baltimore Messenger

►August 31, 2006 - Unions Seek Action on ‘Popcorn Lung’ - The NewStandard

►August 31, 2006 - FDA unleashes viruses to kill food bacteria - Phage mixture can help prevent illnesses - Los Angeles Times via Sun Herald

►August 31, 2006 - Pill politics - Minnesota Public Radio

►August 31, 2006 - Medical Health Officer talks pandemic - Members of the local media had the opportunity to become more educated on their role should a pandemic influenza occur. - Nipawin Journal

►August 31, 2006 - Bluetongue virus spreads to France - AFP via TODAYonline

►August 31, 2006 - Scientists turn immune cells into tumour fighters to treat melanoma - Canadian Press via www.cbc.ca
 
►August 31, 2006 - Fruit and Vegetable Juice Called Alzheimer's Preventive - MedPage Today
 
►August 31, 2006 - Study shows prenatal diagnostic tests have low risk of miscarriage - University of California - San Francisco via www.eurekalert.org
 
►August 31, 2006 - New cell-based targets for treating autoimmune inflammatory diseases - Studies uncover platelet-regulating gene mutation involved in lupus nephritis and novel adhesion molecule implicated in rheumatoid arthritis - John Wiley & Sons, Inc. via www.eurekalert.org
 
►August 30, 2006 - Unique results from Swedish study of HIV vaccine - Karolinska Institutet via www.eurekalert.org

* ►August 30, 2006 - Woman's mercury-based filling fight heads to DC - www.wfaa.com - "Pritchett's will testify in Washington D.C. next week to talk about her problems she said she has endured. 'Who, with any sense, would think that mercury belongs in a person's mouth in any form?' she said. 'It defies common sense.'"

►August 30, 2006 - Autism assistance dog needed for Montgomery child - Community Press

►August 30, 2006 - Expo to aid families with autism - Community Press

* ►August 30, 2006 - Nigeria: "I feel sad about what happened to my child" - IRIN via Reuters AlertNet - "Barahatu Kabiru feels sad when she looks at her son, Mustapha, who can't keen up with other children since he was stricken with polio after his father refused to let him take a free vaccination."

* ►August 30, 2006 - Toxin Exposure Reduces Effectiveness of Childhood Immunizations - Men's News Daily

►August 30, 2006 - U.S. Migratory Bird Testing Reveals No High Threat - Study of historical flu pandemic shows transfusions could be therapeutic - Washington File via http://usinfo.state.gov

►August 30, 2006 - Health professionals: Think pandemic - Hammond: Massive flu outbreak not here, but inevitable, they say - http://nwitimes.com

►August 30, 2006 - One test, and a little girl saved - Sydney Morning Herald - "Myah was immediately admitted and further tests carried out. My petite niece was diagnosed with the deadly strain of meningococcal B."

►August 30, 2006 - Lautenberg calls for more Kiddie Kollege testing - Cherry Hill Courier-Post

►August 30, 2006 - Health leaders look for source of hepatitis - Hundreds get shots; state declares hep A outbreak - Asheville Citizen-Times

►August 30, 2006 - Three Montanans diagnosed with West Nile virus - AP via Great Falls Tribune

* ►August 30, 2006 - West Nile Virus Update - www.kpvi.com - "State officials report more than 500 people now have been diagnosed with some form of West Nile virus in Idaho. That has prompted several counties to ask the governor for disaster status."

►August 30, 2006 - West Nile virus hits three more Chicagoans - Food Consumer

►August 30, 2006 - School Clinics Run Short On Meningitis Vaccine - http://cbs4denver.com

►August 30, 2006 - Allergists and Emergency Physicians Launch Be S.A.F.E. Campaign - American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI) via Newswise

►August 30, 2006 - Foods could make arthritis worse - Gut via Reuters, UK - "The production of antibodies to certain foods is "strikingly increased" in the gut of many patients with rheumatoid arthritis, Norwegian researchers report. It may be that hypersensitivity to certain foods leads to a flare-up in the joints."

►August 30, 2006 - FDA approves some health claims for green tea - Food Consumer

►August 30, 2006 - KU Researcher Has Breakthrough In AIDS Vaccine - www.thekansascitychannel.com

►August 30, 2006 - Chemo drug and virus work together - United Press International

►August 30, 2006 - EU approves Novartis's Exjade iron overload drug - Reuters - "Exjade can provide continuous chelation coverage with that single dose, contrasting with the current treatment, which requires an infusion via a pump which can last up to 8-12 hours and which must often be done daily, the company said."

►August 29, 2006 - PSC signs flu vaccine deal with Japan firm - United Press International - "FluBIOk was produced using recombinant DNA technology."

►August 29, 2006 - Ethiopia: Japan donation protects flood-affected children from malaria and polio - United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) via ReliefWeb

►August 29, 2006 - Message to third-graders: Stay healthy, learn more - All Kids expert visits Union School - Belleville News-Democrat - "'There's such a thing as a level playing field and there's such a thing as a level learning field,' Maram told Lori Wiedwilt's third-grade class. 'Every child has a right to see a doctor, get checkups and immunizations to prevent chronic illness that keeps them out of school and out of learning.'"

►August 29, 2006 - Mystery surrounds European outbreaks of sheep virus - AFP via TODAYonline - "European scientists have identified the strain of bluetongue -- a disease transmitted to sheep by insects but which is not contagious nor known to affect humans -- as "serotype eight", the commission's health spokesman said."

►August 29, 2006 - Potent anthrax inhibitor found - www.health24.com
 
►August 29, 2006 - Flu vaccine delayed in B.C. - Canadian Press via www.canada.com
 
►August 29, 2006 - Stress significantly hastens progression of Alzheimer's disease - Research suggests stress hormones play a central role in the development and progression of Alzheimer’s - University of California, Irvine

►August 28, 2006 - Campaign To Tell Parents About New Vaccine Against Pneumococcal Disease, UK - Medical News Today

►August 23, 2006 - Missing Teen With Autism Found - AP via http://wjz.com

* ►August 2006 - Does your daughter need the HPV vaccine? - Women’s Health Wisdom via www.drnorthrup.com - "Whenever you vaccinate an individual, you’re intervening with their immunity. And that’s exactly what happened with Gardasil in the clinical trials. According to the Merck product insert, there was one case of juvenile arthritis, two cases of rheumatoid arthritis, five cases of arthritis, and one case of reactive arthritis out of 11,813 Gardasil recipients. There was also one case of lupus and two cases of arthritis out of the 9,701 patients who received the aluminum containing placebo. Investigators dismissed the total of 102 Gardasil and placebo-associated serious adverse events, including 17 deaths, that occurred during the clinical trials, claiming that they were unrelated. (It’s also not clear how many girls received the Hepatitis B vaccine in addition to Gardasil. Giving a couple vaccines at the same time can increase the risk of adverse outcomes.)