* ►November 30, 2006 - Bird flu vaccine leaves 10 Canadians dead - CanWest News Service via Vancouver Sun via www.canada.com - "Ten Canadians have died and at least 74 had adverse reactions after taking Tamiflu, but Health Canada didn't issue a public update about the flu drug until Wednesday. The update came more than two weeks after international warnings were posted of adverse reactions to the medication among children and youth."

* ►November 30, 2006 - South Korea in huge poultry cull to halt bird flu - Reuters AlertNet

►November 30, 2006 - Emergency steps taken to face dengue, bird flu virus: Musharraf - The News - International, Pakistan

►November 30, 2006 - Doctors' group backs cervical cancer vaccine access - www.abc.net.au

* ►November 30, 2006 - New jab at diseases... - Gulf Daily News - "The AD syringe has a built-in mechanism designed to give a single dose of vaccine, after which the syringe is permanently locked or disabled."

* ►November 29, 2006 - Information Update - New information regarding Tamiflu - press release - Health Canada via CNW Telbec

* ►November 29, 2006 - Rise in whooping cough cases sparks warning (requires registration or subscription) - Chicago Tribune - "New Trier Township District 203 Supt. Linda Yonke said she was surprised to hear that the county was considering barring unvaccinated students from school. Many in the 1,000-member sophomore class are not even eligible to receive the vaccination, since it would force them to repeat a recent tetanus or diphtheria inoculation, she said. 'We've done everything they've asked us to,' said Yonke, who said the Winnetka campus sent home 150 students during a single two-day period because they were heard coughing."

* ►November 29, 2006 - NH first to offer cancer vaccine to all girls - AP via Boston Globe - "'New Hampshire will be the first state in the country to offer the vaccine in its universal children's (vaccine) program,' said Health and Human Services Commissioner John Stephen."

* ►November 29, 2006 - Measuring pandemic preparedness - Vaccination campaigns need a shot in the arm - Temple University via www.eurekalert.org - "Adding to the variability were many healthcare workers who didn't believe that the benefits of the vaccine outweighed the personal risks. 'Workers worried that the vaccine, which had not been given to middle-aged or older adults in the past, might have unanticipated dangers. Others wondered if the vaccine might be effective against newer forms of weaponized smallpox,' said Bass. To uncover why healthcare workers did not accept vaccines, Bass, along with colleagues Tom Gordon and Sheryl Ruzek, is working on a new study that employs perceptual mapping to evaluate how healthcare workers balance risks and benefits in deciding whether or not to take part in a vaccination program."

* ►November 29, 2006 - Action sought on vaccine trial of Nepal monkeys - Daily News & Analysis - "Now government officials and environmental activists are demanding 'better transparency' in carrying out vaccine trials in the captivated rhesus monkeys and their offspring. “The US researchers took away samples of some dead monkeys to the States,” says Mangal Man Shakya, of Kathmandu-based wildlife group. 'Now they are saying they have started vaccine trials here.'"

* ►November 29, 2006 - New plan will buy US$200 million in vaccines for poorest countries - AP via International Herald Tribune - "'This new investment in child health care will bring new, live-saving vaccines to the developing world faster than ever before,' said Orin Levine, executive director of GAVI's PneumoADIP program aimed at pneumococcus and located at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Heath in the United States."

* ►November 29, 2006 - Cure Autism Now and Autism Speaks Announce Plans to Combine Operations - Merger of Leading Autism Organizations Will Lead to Enhanced Research, Treatment and Advocacy Programs - press release - Autism Speaks and Cure Autism Now via Business Wire - "'When we started CAN ten years ago, they told us you can't hurry science,' said Jonathan Shestack, co-founder of Cure Autism Now. 'But with an extraordinary group of committed families and scientists we created a field from scratch and proved that, indeed, you can hurry science. In this next chapter, with Autism Speaks, we intend to move further and faster.'"

►November 29, 2006 - Charlottetown MP calls for national autism strategy - CBC News

►November 29, 2006 - New studies on Alzheimer's, autism, nicotine addiction and depression highlight annual meeting - GYMR via www.eurekalert.org

►November 29, 2006 - Good news on autism but more help is needed - editorial - New Brunswick Home News Tribune

►November 29, 2006 - Autism Center opens its door to families - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

* ►November 29, 2006 - Mercury Rising - letters - Cleveland Scene - "We have a three-year-old daughter who is currently chelating with Dr. DeMio. She was a normal baby who was hitting all of her milestones until she received two flu shots, one at eight months old and the second at nine months old. We completely lost her after that. She stopped looking at us, didn't respond to her name, spun around in circles, flapped her arms and hands, the list goes on and on."

* ►November 29, 2006 - FDA panel urged to support Celebrex for children suffering from arthritis - Boston Globe

* ►November 29, 2006 - Whyville Launches Virtual World Influenza Vaccination Campaign in Partnership With the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - press release - Whyville via Market Wire - "The citizens of Whyville will have the opportunity to receive a flu shot which will result in immunity to the 'Why-Flu,' a simulated virtual version of common influenza....Without the protection of a flu shot, a citizen will very likely get infected and experience virtual symptoms that include uncontrolled sneezing that interruptions in the ability to chat as well as unsightly red boils on one's virtual face."

* ►November 29, 2006 - State researchers tout bird flu vaccine hopes - The Birmingham News via www.al.com - "Scientists at Auburn University and the Birmingham biotechnology company Vaxin Inc. have created an avian flu vaccine that can be rapidly produced and applied to help prevent the devastation of chicken flocks in Asia and protect the poultry industry in Alabama, authorities said Tuesday."

* ►November 29, 2006 - It's not too late to get influenza vaccination - News-Leader

* ►November 29, 2006 - Health Canada warns of adverse reactions from Roche's Tamiflu - AFX via Forbes

* ►November 29, 2006 - Roche says Tamiflu still number one drug for fighting bird flu - Drug giant Roche has denied there has been any new evidence that suggests resistance to its drug Tamiflu was on the increase. - www.news-medical.net

* ►November 29, 2006 - Local health officials push for 'herd immunity' this week - Bennington Banner

* ►November 29, 2006 - Flu vaccine still available for unprotected - Rochester Democrat and Chronicle

►November 29, 2006 - Type A flu arrives; shots are suggested - Fever, coughs - The timing's about right for Oregon's first case, and more are predicted - The Oregonian

* ►November 29, 2006 - Late flu shots limit vaccinations - Greenwich Time

►November 29, 2006 - County receives funds to combat avian flu - More money is coming into Prince William County to help local officials combat the threat of the avian flu. - Reston Times

►November 29, 2006 - Marquette students arrange flu shot clinic - www.wlns.com - "The students also had to persuade residents of Janzen House to get the vaccinations. Some homeless people are resistant to health care and fear the shots could actually give them flu. To boost interest, the students raised enough money to cook a spaghetti dinner for residents during the clinic. About a dozen showed up."

►November 29, 2006 - Taking a shot - Nursing students help get flu vaccine for Janzen House - Marquette Mining Journal

►November 29, 2006 - No worries of flu-vaccine shortage, officials say - The Tribune-Democrat

►November 29, 2006 - University prepares for potential pandemic flu - Washington University Record

►November 29, 2006 - Flu appearing in Western Mass. - The Republican - "Some advocacy groups have discouraged children from receiving the shots due to the vaccine's link with the mercury preservative thimerosal. But DeMaria said there is no medical study that has found the flu shots are attributable to the rise in autism or other childhood ailments. Nevertheless, state health officials ordered 50,000 preservative-free vaccine doses for the state."

►November 29, 2006 - Influenza arrives - There's plenty of vaccine in Jackson County - Mail Tribune

►November 29, 2006 - Web site will help prepare for influenza pandemic - Community Press

►November 29, 2006 - Too many vaccines? - The Saginaw News

►November 29, 2006 - Free Flu Shots To Be Given - Marshall County Journal - "Gov. Mike Rounds announced today that the state will provide free flu shots to South Dakota infants, toddlers, and preschoolers, ages 6 months to 59 months. The campaign is part of the state's observance of National Influenza Vaccination Week, November 27-December 3."

►November 29, 2006 - Who should get the flu shot? - News 10 Now

►November 29, 2006 - It’s not too late to get a flu shot - The Herald Democrat

►November 29, 2006 - Free Flu Shots Offered To Travis County Residents (includes video) - www.kxan.com

►November 29, 2006 - Flu shot update - Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal - "Some county health departments are running low on flu vaccine for children, Sharlot said. The health department anticipates receiving another 9,000 doses. Parents seeking vaccines may want to call ahead to check availability."

►November 29, 2006 - Student Health organizes flu shot for vaccination week - SDSU Collegian

* ►November 29, 2006 - Internet rumours of bird flu case in Rimouski, Que., are 'totally untrue' - CBC News

►November 29, 2006 - Bird Flu - Transporting Chicken On Public Vehicles Prohibited - New Vision (Kampala) via http://allafrica.com

►November 29, 2006 - Chronology-Bird flu developments - Reuters AlertNet

►November 29, 2006 - Factbox-Bird flu's spread around the globe - Reuters AlertNet

►November 29, 2006 - Youths urged to get MMR jag - The Scotsman

►November 29, 2006 - China vows to eradicate measles by 2012 - Xinhua via China View

* ►November 29, 2006 - Govt to fund Gardasil vaccine - The World Today via www.abc.net.au - "GILLIAN BRADFORD: Now the PBAC did have some concern about the long-lasting nature of this vaccine. Will girls need a booster shot later in life, beyond what they get at school? TONY ABBOTT: That's something that we don't yet know, but the company has certainly entered into a… I think a very appropriate and satisfactory arrangement for the funding of any booster shots that might be needed and this has helped us to bring the vaccine within the ordinary cost-effectiveness parameters. GILLIAN BRADFORD: So you can't be sure at this time that this vaccine is a cure-all, basically?"

* ►November 29, 2006 - Cancer immunisation plan gets go-ahead - Australia's cervical cancer rate is set to slide after the Government struck a deal to vaccinate all young women against the deadly disease. - www.news.com.au - "CSL will monitor cancer rates over time to ensure booster shots are not necessary. The announcement to launch the program in 2007 will come as a blow to GlaxoSmithKline, whose rival vaccine Cervarix is yet to be registered in Australia."

* ►November 29, 2006 - AMA warns against cervical cancer complacency - www.abc.net.au

►November 29, 2006 - UQ Vice-Chancellor welcomes vaccine funding for Australian girls - UQ News

►November 29, 2006 - Frazer welcomes Federal Government decision on Gardasil® - UQ News - "Professor Frazer and his late research partner, Dr Jian Zhou, helped create the vaccine."

►November 29, 2006 - Scientist welcomes drug decision - Scientist Ian Frazer said today he was delighted his breakthrough cervical cancer vaccine had been added to the national immunisation schedule. - Courier Mail via www.news.com.au

►November 29, 2006 - Acambis fights order ban - The Times, UK

►November 29, 2006 - Ethiopia: Bureau to Immunize About 131,000 Mothers Against Meningitis - The Ethiopian Herald (Addis Ababa) via http://allafrica.com

* ►November 29, 2006 - China Biopharma and HYTE Research Partner to Improve Human Vaccines - Genetic Engineering News - "The resulting technology will combine with current vaccines to achieve the immune-enhancing properties of surface antigen. Due to its superior field efficacy, this technology may be used to replace commonly used chemical adjuvants, the companies explain. 'Most of the vaccines produced in China do not use an adjuvant to improve the protective antibody responses after immunization,' states China Biopharma CEO, Peter Wang."

►November 29, 2006 - Polk County Quarantine Ordinance Approved - www.whotv.com - "If you catch a contagious disease you could be forcibly quarantined, under a new ordinance approved yesterday by Polk County supervisors."

►November 29, 2006 - AP: Feds Collect Giant Rats in Florida - AP via Forbes - "His quest is to prove what many scientists suspect: that African rodents imported as pets caused a monkeypox outbreak in the Midwest in 2003 that sickened dozens of adults and children with a virus related to smallpox. Scientists suspect Gambian rats may play a role."

►November 29, 2006 - Physicians Report Tetanus Vaccine Shortage - www.kbtv4.tv

►November 29, 2006 - Dynavax stock up on Hep B vaccine - AP via BusinessWeek

►November 29, 2006 - Vaccine tests for hepatitis B are promising - Berkeley firm's shares up 29% on trial results - San Francisco Chronicle

►November 29, 2006 - Actress Holly Robinson Peete Campaigns For Rare Disease - www.nbc10.com - "Rotavirus causes severe diarrhea and symptoms of the disease often includes vomiting, fever and dehydration. But now there's a new vaccine called RotaTeq made by Merck. RotaTeq must be given in infancy, in three doses, all taken by mouth."

►November 29, 2006 - 6mn children covered by anti-polio drive - Gulf Times

►November 29, 2006 - Nigeria: You Must Have Polio Immunisation -Official Tells Borno Pilgrims - Daily Trust (Abuja) via http://allafrica.com

►November 29, 2006 - Officials fear second TB case at UNA (includes video) - www.waff.com

►November 29, 2006 - Whooping cough increases in Santa Fe - AP via www.kobtv.com

►November 29, 2006 - West Nile virus infections rise - Grand Junction Sentinel

►November 29, 2006 - Asian games hit by chickenpox outbreak - Sapa/AFP via Mail & Guardian Online

►November 29, 2006 - More than a dozen jail inmates quarantined - Men miss court appearances after two detainees are placed in isolation with chickenpox. - Orange County Register

►November 29, 2006 - 'Our baby beat meningitis' - A baby girl has won her fight for life after being struck down with a killer brain bug. - Hartlepool Mail

►November 29, 2006 - Greed, implants and iffy science - The Saginaw News

* ►November 29, 2006 - FDA Hearing on SSRI Antidepressants - Progressive U

►November 29, 2006 - South Africa to Announce Ambitious Plan to Combat HIV/AIDS - As people around the world mark World AIDS Day, December 1, the government of South Africa is to announce an ambitious five-year plan to combat the disease, which is estimated to infect 11 percent of the population. The plan contains new strategies for the government, which has been widely criticized for its response to the disease. Correspondent Scott Bobb reports from Johannesburg. - Voice of America

►November 29, 2006 - Anthrax site cleanup may finally near end - South Florida Sun-Sentinel via Orlando Sentinel

►November 29, 2006 - 25 Years Later, HIV Akin to a Tsunami Every Month, Says Virus Discoverer - BMJ via Infection Control Today

►November 29, 2006 - HIV positive people protest against patenting of AIDS drugs - ANI via www.dailyindia.com

►November 29, 2006 - Thailand to break HIV drug patent - Aids groups praise 'brave' decision to make a cheap version of Efavirenz - The Nation, Thailand

* ►November 29, 2006 - Allergy to peanuts real, dangerous - The Coloradoan

* ►November 29, 2006 - Breakthrough made in SIDS - Escanaba Daily Press - "Dr. Raghu Kasetty of OSF St. Francis Hospital said the study indicates a chemical probably plays a role in SIDS."

►November 28, 2006 - Vaccine update: More optimism among scientists By Pat Reber - dpa German Press Agency via Raw Story

►November 28, 2006 - Reaction to FDA's fine against Red Cross - www.10nbc.com

►November 28, 2006 - Foundation Offers Family Support - Specialists visit homes to teach parenting skills, provide resource referrals - Press-Enterprise

►November 28, 2006 - Extra!: HIV and AIDS - CNN

►November 28, 2006 - MinCo Health Department stresses importance of flu vaccination - Mineral Daily News-Tribune

►November 28, 2006 - Legislators Promote Flu Boosts - The Northender

►November 28, 2006 - Amarillo Bioscience appoints CytoPharm to conduct clinical trials, supply Greater China market with company's low dose oral interferon - Biotech East

►November 28, 2006 - Allergic to Reality: Food Allergies Real and Common - www.livescience.com

►November 27, 2006 - Free HIV treatment for 20,000 children from Nov 30 - IANS via Telugu Portal

►November 20, 2006 - Warning on weak points in pandemic planning - Sydney Morning Herald - "Many of Australia's influenza pandemic plans fail to consider that power and telephones may be cut, leaving the health system, already operating at maximum capacity, vulnerable to collapse, a medical sociologist has warned."

►November 20, 2006 - A dozen thalassaemia patients get HIV infection through govt blood banks annually: Study - Kolkata Newsline via http://cities.expressindia.com

►November 19, 2006 - Health officials warn adults about whooping cough - Stamford Advocate

►November 19, 2006 - Hundreds visit drive-through flu shot clinic - Cherry Hill Courier Post

►November 19, 2006 - Plenty of time left to get flu vaccine - Times West Virginian - "In an effort to emphasize to the public that they should get the flu vaccine, a television commercial will begin airing in all 55 counties in early December, Neccuzi said. The commercial, currently being produced by The Arnold Agency in Charleston, actually was in the works before health officials learned that the 39,000 flu vaccine doses for the state’s county health departments and long-term nursing facilities would be later than usual."

►November 19, 2006 - Controlling pandemic influenza - Syracuse one of four places nationwide chosen for public input on problem. - Syracuse Post Standard

►November 17, 2006 - New Strategies for the Elimination of Polio from India - Science via  www.sciencemag.org

►November 1, 2006 - Identification Of Key Molecular Signaling Switch Involved In Allergic Disease: May Provide A New Target For Treatment Of Allergic Reactions - Medical News Today

►December 2006 - Antibody response after varicella vaccination in children treated with budesonide inhalation suspension or non-steroidal conventional asthma therapy. - journal article (International Journal of Clinical Practice)

►December 2006 - Characterization of multidrug-resistant influenza A/H3N2 viruses shed during 1 year by an immunocompromised child. - journal article (Clinical Infectious Diseases)

►December 2006 - Interleukin 18 maintains a long-standing inflammation in coeliac disease patients - journal article (Clinical & Experimental Immunology)

►December 2006 - Continuous brain-function monitoring: State of the art in clinical practice - journal article (Seminars in Fetal and Neonatal Medicine)

►December 2006 - Autoimmune enteropathy and rheumatoid arthritis: A new association in the field of autoimmunity - journal article (Digestive and Liver Disease)

►December 2006 - Recruiting first-degree relatives for prevention research: a comparison of clinician and proband-led methods of contact in Crohn's disease - journal article (European Journal of Human Genetics)

►December 2006 - Features and prognoses of infantile patients with atopic dermatitis hospitalized for severe complications - journal article (Journal of Dermatology)

* ►November 29, 2006 - Bernard Rimland changed views on origin of autism - The New York Times via Indianapolis Star - "'He was tremendously important to the field, in that he reoriented research from a focus on the parents to a focus on the brain," said Dr. Fred R. Volkmar, director of the Child Study Center at Yale. 'He also developed the first checklist for diagnosing autism. He was a pathfinder and tireless advocate for families dealing with autism.'"

►November 29, 2006 - Bird flu may cost poultry sector huge financial losses - Manila Times

►November 29, 2006 - HIV discoverer urges increased Aids research - www.inthenews.co.uk

►November 29, 2006 - Transplants in China tied to hepatitis cases - The Yomiuri Shimbun

* ►November 29, 2006 - Surgery probes claim of boy's 'unwanted' MMR jab - icSurreyOnline

* ►November 29, 2006 - Girls to get cervical cancer vaccine - Sydney Morning Herald - "The government came under intense pressure last week after its expert panel refused to recommend subsidies for the vaccine because of uncertainties about how long the vaccine, gardasil, would remain effective."

* ►November 29, 2006 - Australia to fund cervical cancer immunisation - The Australian government will fund a $A436 million ($NZ481m) national campaign to provide the anti-cervical cancer drug Gardasil to young girls, Prime Minister John Howard has said. - Reuters via www.stuff.co.nz

* ►November 29, 2006 - Crucell Acquires SBL Vaccin For €40M Cash, Raises €80M - BioWorld Today - "Crucell's SBL acquisition follows its recent $16.5 million cash purchase of Coral Gable, Fla.-based Berna Products Corp., which holds U.S. marketing rights to an oral typhoid fever vaccine called Vivotif. (See BioWorld International, Oct. 4, 2006.) The company now has six approved vaccines in total and several others in clinical development, including a yellow fever vaccine that it expects to launch during the first half of 2007. "We are now fully integrated and have all the sales power and marketing required to play a significant niche role in this market," Brus said."

* ►November 28, 2006 - Fall in vaccinations due to fear and time - The Irish Times via Thomson Dialog NewsEdge via Technology Marketing Corporation - "It found that parents who opt to delay or refuse vaccines are more likely to depend on the internet and the media for information than those who have their children immunised. Lack of time in families where both partners work outside the home is also a factor, according to researchers."

* ►November 28, 2006 - City faults Children's on disease reporting - Orders training after lag over whooping cough - The Boston Globe

* ►November 28, 2006 - Debate on medication in treatment of mental illness - The Irish Times via Hoover's - "All that drugs can do is to temporarily reduce symptoms, making life bearable. No drug can teach you what you need to know to manage life or have a personal identity."

* ►November 28, 2006 - An Epidemic No One Understands (requires registration or subscription) - The New York Times - "Like other chronic diseases, asthma is probably caused by multiple genes and environmental exposures, and it can have quite different causes in different people. About half the cases are thought to stem from allergies and the rest from other problems that can irritate and inflame the airways, causing them to close. Genetic changes in the population cannot explain the increasing rates, though, because such changes occur too slowly to account for the rapid increases in asthma, the authors said, suggesting that environmental factors are more likely candidates. But what has changed enough in the environment to explain spiking asthma rates?"

* ►November 28, 2006 - Drug firms challenge crackdown on gifts - The Australian - "In one case, Roche is said to have spent more than $65,000 taking more than 200 top cancer specialists and others to dinner at an exclusive eatery in the Sydney Opera House."
 
* ►November 28, 2006 - Novartis highlights strong R&D pipeline, plans for multiple new product launches and novel projects moving into late-stage trials - Hugin via Hoover's - "Among vaccine portfolio highlights, H5N1 pre-pandemic influenza vaccine shows positive results in Phase II volunteer trial and EU submission completed London, November 28, 2006 - Novartis unveiled today new data on its promising pipeline amid plans for multiple new product approvals and launches over the next two years."

►November 28, 2006 - Wealth brings new health threats - M&C News

►November 28, 2006 - Bird Flu: a Disconnect Between Government, Science, and Common Sense - According to top scientists, this could be a very dangerous winter. The world could be on the brink of the first global pandemic in almost 90 years. Is incomplete information and bad advice depriving the American family of a fair chance to prepare for a possible pandemic? - PRWeb

►November 28, 2006 - AIDS poised to join top 3 killers - Nearly 120 million could die in the next 25 years, researchers estimate - AP via Seattle Post-Intelligencer

►November 28, 2006 - Vioxx maker notches gains with strategy - Merck fights each lawsuit but the costs are adding up - Houston Chronicle

►November 28, 2006 - Wyeth wants partner in Japan for new drugs - Bloomberg via Daily Record

►November 28, 2006 - Foreign, local experts exchange notes on combating diseases - Some 90 scientists from 30 Pasteur Institutes worldwide and over 50 Vietnamese medical experts met in Hanoi Monday to discuss control and prevention of epidemics - Thanh Nien Daily

►November 28, 2006 - Mosquito warning - Mandurah Mail, via Crookwell News, AU

►November 28, 2006 - Cute, coveted exotic beasts may carry hidden dangers - Risks of zoonotic diseases grow with animal imports and poor screening - AP via Houston Chronicle

►November 28, 2006 - Scientists unite for mental illness cure - The Australian

►November 28, 2006 - Lyme Wars: Lyme Disease Expert Critical of New Treatment Guidelines - The Open Press

►November 28, 2006 - Study finds cancer spreads by exploiting immune system - The Yomiuri Shimbun, Japan

►November 28, 2006 - CDC trims fat from employee cafeteria - Seattle Post-Intelligencer

►November 28, 2006 - Alba Therapeutics secures $10 million to fast track drug to treat intestinal disease - The Examiner

►November 28, 2006 - Neurogen In-licenses Drug Candidate for Parkinson's Disease and Restless Legs Syndrome - Neurogen Corporation via PRNewswire-FirstCall via www.pharmalive.com

►November 28, 2006 - Pfizer to air nonsmoking pill plan - Cool approach to hot item seems to be working, analysts say - Wall Street Journal via Detroit News

►November 28, 2006 - Does being cold give you a cold? - Indiana Daily Student

* ►November 28, 2006 - Vaccine probe halted (requires registration) - Irish Health - "A long-running probe into vaccine trials involving babies and children in institutional settings in the 1960s and 1970s has been halted by Health Minister Mary Harney. The vaccine trials inquiry, which was part of the Ryan inquiry (formerly the Laffoy inquiry) into child abuse, had been looking at three trials of vaccines involving children in orphanages and children in the home in 1960/61, 1970 and 1973."

* ►November 28, 2006 - Ped Med: The biological factor in autism - United Press International - "Scientists trying to dig up the roots of autism are unearthing mounting evidence of the immune system's involvement in the intractable disorder."

* ►November 28, 2006 - Painkillers may threaten power of vaccines - With flu-shot season in full swing and widespread anticipation of the HPV vaccine to prevent cervical cancer, a new University of Rochester study suggests that using common painkillers around the time of vaccination might not be a good idea. - University of Rochester Medical Center via www.physorg.com - "Researchers showed that certain nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), also known as cyclooxygenase inhibitors, react with the immune system in such a way that might reduce the effectiveness of vaccines. The research has widespread implications: study authors report that an estimated 50 to 70 percent of Americans use NSAIDs for relief from pain and inflammation, even though NSAIDs blunt the body’s natural response to infection and may prolong it."

* ►November 28, 2006 - Painkillers may threaten power of vaccines - University of Rochester Medical Center via www.eurekalert.org

* ►November 28, 2006 - Bush Administration Wants Flu Shots For Illegal Immigrants - www.kfoxtv.com

* ►November 28, 2006 - Second Bird Flu Outbreak Also of Virulent Strain - Chosun Ilbo

* ►November 28, 2006 - S.Korea slaughters dogs and pigs - AP via CNN

* ►November 28, 2006 - 1.3 billion more needed for bird flu - Much needs to be done to prepare for a pandemic, doctor says - Reuters via MSNBC

* ►November 28, 2006 - $1 billion more needed for bird flu-World Bank - Reuters AlertNet

►November 28, 2006 - No flu virus found in more than 1,000 South Dakota birds - AP via Aberdeen American News

►November 28, 2006 - China toughens control on live poultry trade markets - Xinhua via China View

►November 28, 2006 - Roche says no proof Tamiflu resistance rises - Reuters

* ►November 28, 2006 - Flu vaccines plentiful amid low demand - United Press International

* ►November 28, 2006 - Most kids don't get flu shot follow-ups - Seattle Post-Intelligencer

►November 28, 2006 - New flu fear: Too much vaccine may go to waste - AP via Chicago Sun-Times

►November 28, 2006 - Discounted flu shots available for children - Salt Lake Tribune

►November 28, 2006 - High inventory prompts state's call for universal flu vaccinations - www.southcoasttoday.com

►November 28, 2006 - Flu shot surplus in Utah County? - Salt Lake Tribune

►November 28, 2006 - The Flu Season Is Here, Vaccines Are Available - To locate a flu clinic in your community visit www.flu.masspro.org - http://cbs4boston.com

►November 28, 2006 - The OC.'s Gallagher to talk here about flu - Houston Chronicle

►November 28, 2006 - Flu vaccine stocks high - North County Times

►November 28, 2006 - Still time to get your flu vaccine - MetroWest Daily News

►November 28, 2006 - It's official: Flu season is here, so get that shot - Arizona Daily Star

►November 28, 2006 - Flu season arrives on time in Massachusetts - Boston Globe

►November 28, 2006 - It's not too late to get flu shots - Experts say getting vaccination in December, and even later, is beneficial. - Lancaster Newspapers

►November 28, 2006 - Demand, supply higher for flu shots - La Crosse Tribune

►November 28, 2006 - Get your flu shot, officials urge (requires registration or subscription) - AP via Chicago Tribune

►November 28, 2006 - Flu season: Prick of pain worth pound of prevention - Despite delivery delay, experts urge residents to get flu shots - Gannett News Service via Green Bay Press Gazette

►November 28, 2006 - Health Dept. offers flu vaccinations - Scottsboro Daily Sentinel

►November 28, 2006 - Health Officials Push Flu Shots As Season Nears - www.nbc17.com

►November 28, 2006 - County to discuss flu, vaccines - Rochester Democrat and Chronicle

►November 28, 2006 - University of Rochester Vaccine Developers Take On Student Questions - Two of the three University of Rochester researchers behind the technology in a vaccine that is proven to prevent a specific type of cancer will meet with University students to answer questions about a potentially deadly virus and how to prevent it. - press release - University of Rochester via Media-Newswire.com

►November 28, 2006 - Cervical cancer vaccine in Cyprus next year - Cyprus Mail

►November 28, 2006 - School nurses working to meet state vaccination requirements - Examiner.com

* ►November 28, 2006 - Dynavax says Hep B vaccine meets study goal - Reuters - "The company said its late-stage trial found its vaccine, called Heplisav, provided protection against the virus in 100 percent of subjects, compared with 73.1 percent of subjects receiving another vaccine called Engerix-B, made by GlaxoSmithKline Plc."

* ►November 28, 2006 - Dynavax's HEPLISAV(TM) Hepatitis B Vaccine Shows Statistically Significant Results in Phase 3 Trial In Difficult-to-Immunize Population, Shows Clear Superiority to Conventional Vaccine - press release - Dynavax Technologies Corporation via PRNewswire-FirstCall

►November 28, 2006 - Fordham Hosts “Autism and Advocacy: A Conference of Witness and Hope” - Fordham University

►November 28, 2006 - Minister commends teachers' work with autistic children - www.4ni.co.uk

►November 28, 2006 - 'Three Rs' plea for autistic children - Belfast Telegraph - "The National Autistic Society (NAS) Northern Ireland launched an education campaign to improve education for young autistic people across Ulster."

►November 28, 2006 - Father of boys with autism seeks a holiday to remember - Boston Globe

* ►November 28, 2006 - Alzheimer's Isn't Always The Right Diagnosis - www.ksdk.com - "Crysfeld Yak-Cove Disease, or CJD, a rare brain infection, is associated with mad cow disease also causes dementia. And some scientists suggest some cases of Alzheimer's are actually CJD."

* ►November 28, 2006 - UNA looks to establish immunization policy - Times Daily - "A second University of North Alabama student has been admitted to ECM Hospital with symptoms that mimic tuberculosis, the TimesDaily has learned. The students’ illnesses have caused UNA officials to look at establishing an immunization policy."

* ►November 28, 2006 - Helping children with fear of needles - U.S. News and World Report via Star-Telegram via www.dfw.com

►November 28, 2006 - Chinese Premier promises support to new WHO chief - Xinhua via People's Daily Online

►November 28, 2006 - Media advisory - Leading infectious disease expert to brief media at 7th Canadian Immunization Conference - press release - Canadian Paediatric Society via CNW Group

►November 28, 2006 - Status of Poliovirus Transmission Globally - Government of Canada Newsroom

►November 28, 2006 - Whooping Cough Reported Evanston High School - 2 Female Volleyball Players Affected - http://cbs2chicago.com

►November 28, 2006 - Measles and malaria campaign in Sierra Leone reaches 800,000-plus - United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) via ReliefWeb

►November 28, 2006 - Aids group: Vaccine research progressing well - Mail & Guardian Online

►November 28, 2006 - New clinic in South Africa offers cheap affordable HIV treatment - AP via International Herald Tribune

►November 28, 2006 - Indonesia projects 500,000 HIV cases by 2010 - Reuters, UK

►November 28, 2006 - HIV Test Plan May Triple New Cases, Swamp Clinics, Doctors Say - Bloomberg

►November 28, 2006 - HIV/AIDS in Indonesia 'Not Under Control,' Virus Spreading Among Injection Drug Users, Commercial Sex Workers, WHO Says - www.kaisernetwork.org

►November 28, 2006 - Study finds goals unmet on HIV/AIDS treatments - Women and children fare worst, it reports - International Herald Tribune

►November 28, 2006 - AIDS: AID, 27Pct of youth believe there is a vaccine - Agenzia Giornalistica Italia

►November 28, 2006 - Infection Proves Tough To Fight - www.nbc4i.com

►November 28, 2006 - Federal health officials look into possible spread of tuberculosis - Norwich Bulletin

►November 28, 2006 - CDC Double-Checks Health Dept.'s Handling Of TB Cases - www.nbc30.com

►November 28, 2006 - Senior medical official jailed for 15 years for taking bribes - Xinhua via People's Daily Online

►November 28, 2006 - Man hospitalized after anthrax scare - News 14 Carolina

►November 28, 2006 - Mixed views on cord blood storage - Asbury Park Press

►November 28, 2006 - Man charged with donating HIV tainted blood (requires registration or subscription) - AP via Chicago Tribune

* ►November 28, 2006 - Treating Allergies With Allergic Food - Pilot Study Offers Hope That Kids Who Have Food Allergies Can Be Desensitized - WebMD via CBS News

►November 28, 2006 - FDA-approved antibiotic is cloned - UPI via Monsters & Critics - "The University of Illinois scientists, led by Professor Huimin Zaho, report the first synthesis of fosfomycin -- a natural antibiotic approved by the Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of various bacterial infections that have become resistant to the often prescribed antibiotics penicillin and vancomycin."

►November 28, 2006 - Biolex Announces Publication in Nature Biotechnology Demonstrating Potential To Produce Monoclonal Antibodies with Increased Potency and Efficacy - press release - Biolex Therapeutics via PRNewswire

►November 28, 2006 - ARIUS Receives Six Key US Patents - Strengthens Intellectual Property Portfolio on Lead Programs and Antibody Assets - press release - ARIUS Research Inc. via CNW Group

►November 28, 2006 - Viragen and AFG BioSolutions Report Positive Anti-Viral Drug Data - Study Suggests Utility of Multiferon(R) Against Smallpox - press release - Viragen, Inc via PRNewswire-FirstCall via Yahoo!

►November 28, 2006 - Crucell strengthens vaccine portfolio with SBL purchase - Dutch biotech company Crucell said last week that it had completed its acquisition of SBL Vaccin in an agreement worth €39.4m, but remained tight-lipped about its plans for the Swedish firm’s contract manufacturing business. - www.in-pharmatechnologist.com

* ►November 28, 2006 - Red Cross: “Local Blood Supply Was Never Compromised” - www.13wham.com

* ►November 28, 2006 - Analysis: FDA approving more drugs - United Press International - "The U.S. Food and Drug Administration, although still wary from Vioxx and other drug-safety controversies, appears to be picking up its pace for approving new drugs, a trend that should bode well for the pharmaceutical industry next year, according to an analyst report."

* ►November 28, 2006 - FDA Approves Fluoride in Bottled Water; Fluoridated Water Reduce the Risk of Tooth Decay - Food Chemical News via The Beverage Network - "FDA announced last week it will allow fluoridation of bottled water to assist in the prevention of dental caries (cavities), prompting praise from the American Dental Association and concerns from anti-fluoride groups."

►November 28, 2006 - AstraZeneca Warned by FDA About Misleading Seroquel Marketing Material - Newsinferno

►November 28, 2006 - Breasts On a Plane Controversy - An old controversy is re-ignited when a young mother is kicked off a commercial flight for nursing her baby. - Newsweek via MSNBC

►November 28, 2006 - TVS Design of Centers for Disease Control Arlen Specter Headquarters and Emergency Operations Center Wins Silver LEED-NC - press release- Thompson, Ventulett, Stainback & Associates via PRNewswire

►November 28, 2006 - Committee review could delay mercury regulations - Central Penn Business Journal

►November 28, 2006 - IRRC Approves State-Specific Plan to Control Toxic Mercury Emissions - Solanco Area Online News

►November 28, 2006 - State Senate panel approves bill prompted by contaminated day-care site in Gloucester - Press of Atlantic City

►November 27, 2006 - CDC opens model employee fitness center - AP via Prescott Herald

►November 27, 2006 - Amarillo Biosciences enters into agreement in China and Taiwan - Amarillo Biosciences has entered into a license and supply agreement with Taiwan-based biopharmaceutical company CytoPharm for China and Taiwan. - Pharmaceutical Business Review

* ►November 27, 2006 - Government Sets New Deadline for VaxGen to Begin Next Clinical Trial - press release - VaxGen, Inc. via PRNewswire-FirstCall via Yahoo!

* ►November 27, 2006 - FDA to Chew Over Mad Cow Risks - Dow Jones via SmartMoney.com- "The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is seeking advice from a panel of experts on how to communicate to the public the risk that products derived from human plasma could transmit the human form of Mad Cow Disease."

* ►November 27, 2006 - Brown U.: Brown U. professors take care of business - Brown Daily Herald via Hoover's - "In addition to improving products for other companies, EpiVax creates its own vaccines and protein therapeutics. These products aim to treat viruses, diseases and chronic conditions including cancer, AIDS, smallpox, the West Nile virus, rheumatoid arthritis, tuberculosis and tularemia, according to DeGroot."

* ►November 27, 2006 - Louisiana eases flu vaccine guidelines - Southwest Daily News

►November 27, 2006 - Development of a Dendritic Cell Vaccine Against Measles for Patients Following Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation. - journal article (Transplantation)

►November 27, 2006 - Parents frustrated by many ADHD treatment options - The Seattle Times

►November 27, 2006 - Children born to younger mothers may live longer - PakTribune

►November 27, 2006 - 'Cot locator' to save sick babies - A system to help doctors find the nearest hospital cot for critically ill newborn babies has been launched. - BBC

►November 27, 2006 - Scan detects child heart killer - A medical scan can spot which young people risk sudden death because of a weak heart. - BBC

►November 27, 2006 - Anesiva Announces Filing of New Drug Application for Zingo(TM) to Reduce Pain Associated with Needle Insertion Procedures in Children - Anesiva via The Healthcare Sales & Marketing Network

►November 27, 2006 - China bans medical ads - Reuters

►November 27, 2006 - Global Challenges | Society Should Not Reject, Discriminate Against People With HIV/AIDS, Other Infectious Diseases, Pope Benedict Says - Kaiser Network

►November 27, 2006 - Parkinson's Mutation Stunts Neurons - Mutations in a key brain protein known to underlie a form of Parkinson's disease (PD) wreaks its damage by stunting the normal growth and branching of neurons, researchers have found. They have pinpointed the malfunction of the protein made by mutant forms of the gene called LRRK2 and how it affects neurons, ultimately leading to their death. The loss of dopamine-producing neurons is central to the pathology of PD, and loss of connections among such neurons is an early feature of the PD disease process. - Cell Press via ScienceDaily

►November 27, 2006 - One Path - Two Effects: Immune System Uses DNA Repair Mechanism To Boost Defence - GSF - National Research Center for Environment and Health via Medical News Today

►November 27, 2006 - Acumen Pharmaceuticals Announces Amended Agreement with Merck to Include Exclusive Diagnostic Rights - Acumen Pharmaceuticals via The Healthcare Sales & Marketing Network

►November 27, 2006 - Big rise in GP earnings - Irish Health

►November 26, 2006 - Finding strength: Determined science researcher - Dr. Fred vom Saal calls for removal of chemical used in plastic - Columbia Missourian

►November 24, 2006 - Training for 'PlayStation medics' - A training system has been developed for doctors raised on computer games on consoles like PlayStation. - BBC

►November 24, 2006 - Junk food ad 'tactics' condemned - Leading food manufacturers are accused of using tactics to push foods high in fat, sugar and salt to children. - BBC

►November 24, 2006 - Baxter signs Austrian flu vaccine contract - Baxter has been contracted by the Austrian government to supply 16m doses of pre-pandemic influenza vaccine - enough to vaccinate the country's entire population. - www.drugresearcher.com

* ►November 23, 2006 - Keeping children safe from whooping cough - Department of health recommending whooping cough vaccinations for children between 11 and 12 - The Capital Journal

* ►November 23, 2006 - Vaccine Shows Potential Against Early-Stage Breast Cancer - BiotechDaily via www.medinews.com

►November 23, 2006 - Nutritional supplements and infection in the elderly: Why do the findings (pdf) - journal article (Nutrition Journal)

►November 23, 2006 - Taking the acrylamide out of wheat - Soils lacking sulphur may increase carcinogens in crops. - news (Nature)

►November 23, 2006 - Putting nutrients back into wheat - Breeding can repair a poor mutation in cultivated crops. - news (Nature)

* ►November 22, 2006 - Antidepressants and Suicide in Children - U.S. Pharmacist

►November 22, 2006 - Dextromethorphan: New Controversies - U.S. Pharmacist

►November 22, 2006 - Hypercholesterolemia in Asperger syndrome: Independence from lifestyle, obsessive–compulsive behavior, and social anxiety - journal article (Psychiatry Research)

►November 21, 2006 - Finding A Cure For Cancer: The Holy Grail Of Science - European Science Foundation via Biocompare

►November 21, 2006 - District faces dilemma in replacing fired health officer - Seattle Post-Intelligencer

►November 19, 2006 - City practices for pandemic - 5,000 line up to get shots in experiment - Pueblo Chieftain

* ►November 15, 2006 - ACIP Updates Mumps Vaccination Schedule - Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) via American Family Physician

* ►November 10, 2006 - First Teen Vaccination Delivery Program In The Country Funded By Boston Celtics - Medical News Today - "The goal of 'Team Vaccinates Teens' is for researchers to learn what structures are effective for engaging youth in an extended vaccination program, creating a model that will eventually allow for delivery of an HIV vaccine once one becomes available...It is expected that HIV vaccine trials will be open to adolescents in approximately two to four years...said Stephen Lewinstein, part-owner of the Boston Celtics.  "With half of all diagnosed AIDS patients today under the age of 25, a safe and effective vaccine is the best way to control the spread of this deadly disease. Through the combined strengths of those involved in the 'Team Vaccinates Teen' program, we will ensure that when a HIV vaccine is approved it will make a significant and direct impact on infection rates in adolescents."

NVIC - Barbara Loe Fisher Commentary: The National Vaccine Information Center has been warning the public for more than a decade that the long term strategy of those creating electronic vaccine tracking systems and vaccine mandates for sexually transmitted diseases like hepatitis B are preparing for the eventual mandating of HIV vaccine for all children. Now, the Boston Celtics are partnering with a hospital that wants to enroll teenagers in its HIV vaccine trials tomorrow by creating an infrastructure to deliver HPV vaccine to teenagers today.

States like Michigan are already moving to mandate HPV vaccine, which seeks to prevent infection with a sexually transmitted virus (HPV) that sometimes leads to cervical cancer in women who do not get routine pap smears. Most people clear HPV from the body and there has been a nearly 75 percent drop in cervical cancer cases in the U.S. since the 1950's when pap smears became a routine part of physicals for women. Merck's Gardasil vaccine has not been thoroughly tested for safety (see NVIC's June 27 Gardasil press release at www.nvic.org).

Hepatitis B disease is most prevalent among adult IV drug users and those with multiple sexual partners. When the CDC recommended in 1991 that all 12 hour old infants in the newborn nursery be injected with hepatitis B vaccine, there were only a few hundred cases of hepatitis B reported in children under 14 years old annually. Seven years after hepatitis B vaccination there are no detectable antibodies. Hepatitis B vaccination has been associated with multiple sclerosis, optic neuritis, rheumatoid arthritis, chronic fatigue syndrome, and other kinds of brain and immune system dysfunction.

The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) associated with AIDS is notoriously unstable and can mutate in individuals who become infected. Scientists around the world privately express doubts that an HIV vaccine can be developed that will prevent HIV infection and also be safe for everyone.

The children of America are being set up to become the human guinea pigs for testing an HIV vaccine. Will they and their parents be fully informed about all risks when they are offered up to the scientists? Every teenager who is injected with HIV vaccine will test positive for HIV for the rest of his or her life. And for the rest of their lives they will not know if the part of the HIV organism that was injected into them will cause serious health problems.

HIV vaccination, like hepatitis B vaccination mandated for children in the last decade of the 20th century and like the HPV vaccine on its way to being mandated for children in the first decade of the 21st century, will be mandated for children when it is licensed. And if these children get sick or die after they are vaccinated, their sickness and death will be written off as a "coincidence" by those who have forced them to get vaccinated.

The well meaning Boston Celtics have done America a favor by getting the AIDS vaccine agenda out in the open. Now Americans must decide what they will do.

The right to informed consent to medical interventions that can cause injury or death is a human right. No forced vaccination - not in America.

►November 8, 2006 - Evaluation of guided imagery as treatment for recurrent abdominal pain in children: a randomized controlled trial (pdf) - journal article (BMC Pediatrics)

►November 1, 2006 - Preemies at risk for behavior problems at age 5 - Reuters via CNN

* ►November/December 2006 - Do Individuals With Autism Process Categories Differently? The Effect of Typicality and Development - journal article (Child Development)

►November/December 2006 - Dissociations, Developmental Psychology, and Pedagogical Design - journal article (Child Development)

* ►November 2006 - Epidemiology of anaphylaxis: findings of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Epidemiology of Anaphylaxis Working Group - journal article (Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology)

►November 2006 - Update on antidotes for pediatric poisoning. - journal article (Pediatric Emergency Care)

►November 2006 - Auditing outcomes and costs of integrated complementary medicine provision—The importance of length of follow up - journal article (Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice)

►October 15, 2006 - Aggressive Behavior Linked to Corticotropin-Reactive Autoantibodies - journal article (Biological Psychiatry)

* ►Fall 2006 - Pain response to M-M-R vaccination in 4 - 6 year old children - journal article (The Canadian Journal of Clinical Pharmacology)

* ►November 28, 2006 - Acambis requests meeting with US Health Department on smallpox vaccine, ACAM2000 - AFX via Forbes - "Biotechnology company Acambis PLC confirmed that it has requested a meeting with the US Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) to discuss its rationale for excluding Acambis from the ongoing Modified Vaccinia Ankara (MVA) procurement process."

* ►November 28, 2006 - American Red Cross fined for violations (requires registration or subscription) - AP via San Jose Mercury News - "The federal government has fined the American Red Cross $5.7 million for violating blood-safety laws and the terms of a 2003 consent decree."

* ►November 28, 2006 - US FDA staff questions Pfizer pain drug data - Reuters

* ►November 28, 2006 - Fowl raisers oppose bird flu vaccine plan - Bangkok Post - "Mr Nathsak said vaccinating poultry was not a practical means to curb the virus, which can mutate, and at one point there would be no effective vaccine to deal with it. The vaccine could also speed up virus mutations and trigger a human pandemic, he said."

* ►November 28, 2006 - Woman dies from Avian flu, raising Indonesia's death toll to 57 - AP via Canadian Press via CBC News

* ►November 28, 2006 - Flu Viruses May Be Preserved in Ice for Millennia (Update1) - Bloomberg

* ►November 28, 2006 - Bird flu hits second S Korea farm - A second chicken farm in South Korea has been found to contain the H5N1 form of bird flu, officials say. - BBC

* ►November 28, 2006 - More Chickens Die Near Epicenter of Bird Flu Outbreak - Chosun Ilbo

* ►November 28, 2006 - Dogs killed in bird flu alert - Fear of epidemic in South Korea - Action 'unusual' say health experts - The Times, UK

* ►November 28, 2006 - Nursing home deaths prompt ALP to highlight accreditation issues - www.abc.net.au - "Tests still have not positively identified the virus and health authorities are investigating whether there is any link with a single case of the flu at Morling Lodge."

* ►November 28, 2006 - Jindalee sparks flu shots drive - The Canberra Times via Batemans Bay Post/Moruya Examiner - "Acting ACT Chief Health Officer Dr Charles Guest said recently the 'much less than ideal' level of vaccination had probably been a factor in the spread of the illness at Jindalee Nursing Home in Narrabundah. He flagged plans to take very concrete steps' with the Commonwealth to boost immunisation levels, proposing these should be linked to nursing home accreditation."

* ►November 28, 2006 - Hepatitis A outbreak brings mass vaccines - Inoculation program comes in wake of 20 cases of liver infection detected in students living in northwest Toronto (requires registration or subscription) - The Toronto Star

►November 28, 2006 - Regional approach for polio eradication - editorial - Financial Express, Bangladesh

►November 28, 2006 - Major polio drive planned (requires registration) - Daily Nation, Kenya

►November 28, 2006 - Ex-CDC, Gates Foundation official chosen to head county health department - Seattle Post-Intelligencer

►November 28, 2006 - Pakistan joins countries training epidemiologists - The News, Pakistan

►November 28, 2006 - Coming soon, ice-creams to boost your immunity levels - Functional food makers are being ambitious, using additives they say will improve our health - The Times, UK

* ►November 27, 2006 - Issue 184: "Vaccine Conspiracy": The First Casualty of War is Truth - http://curezone.com - "Svein Erik Berner encountered resistance when trying to find out what happened to his son, and why  NIPH didn't record it as an adverse vaccine reaction. 'They called it Near SIDS (Near Sudden Infant Death Syndrome). I never heard about it before. I told them that they received the report from the doctors who treated Eilert.  Doctors stated that it was most likely an adverse reaction to DPT vaccine. I asked if they registered it as vaccine injury? They said, no, we haven't, cause they thought it was not a vaccine reaction, it was 'Near SIDS'. 'I told them that they are ignoring conclusions of the doctors who treated Eilert.  Doctors of The National Hospital in Oslo are considered the most respected neurologists and pediatricians in Norway!"

* ►November 27, 2006 - Springfield Soldier Paralyzed from Smallpox Vaccine - www.missourinet.com - "Side effects from a small pox vaccine has left a Springfield soldier paralyzed and fighting for his life. Twenty-year-old Joseph Lopez had been serving in Iraq for one week when he lost all ability to move. Doctors at a hospital in Germany where Lopez was being treated told him the vaccine had made his anti-bodies attack one another."

* ►November 27, 2006 - Combating anthrax - Birmingham News via www.al.com - "In April 2003, I signed up for a study through UAB on the vaccine's effects. I completed it in October. Over three years, I made 25 visits to the 20th Street clinic for shots, blood draws and to occasionally drop off a diary listing possible side effects. I won't know until next year whether I ever got the vaccine. I was one of 375 people in the Birmingham area who signed up. Not everyone made it as far as I did. Some just dropped out or moved away. For my trouble, I received $50 for visits involving a blood draw or a shot, plus the occasional gift card for staying with the study over time."

►November 27, 2006 - Universal Detection Technology Comments on Speech by UN Secretary General, Kofi Annan - Warns of Danger of Bioterrorism - Advance in Biosciences Great Threat if Fallen in the Wrong Hands - press release - Universal Detection Technology via PRNewswire-FirstCall via Yahoo!

* ►November 27, 2006 - One's Not Enough: Second Chickenpox Shot Now Recommended - www.kten.com

* ►November 27, 2006 - Michigan close to mandating HPV vaccine - United Press International

* ►November 27, 2006 - HPV Screening, Vaccination Efforts Should Be Unified, Women's Health Advocates Say - www.kaisernetwork.org

►November 27, 2006 - A shot at success - Ottawa Sun - "While Health Canada awaits recommendations from the National Advisory Committee on Immunization, which are expected soon, Dollin says the question is whether the goal is to eradicate HPV disease (cervical cancer) or just control it among those who are at risk."

►November 27, 2006 - Local doctor encourages use of HPV vaccine - www.arkcity.net

* ►November 27, 2006 - Painkiller's use in children sought - Pfizer drug has history of risks - Boston Globe

►November 27, 2006 - AstraZeneca working with FDA after drug warning - Reuters

►November 27, 2006 - Professor uses mice to research autistic trait - The Purdue Exponent

►November 27, 2006 - Club offers programs for children - The Purdue Exponent - "Dennis Bowling's son used to run around clapping his hands when he was younger and other parents would offer unsolicited advice. "'Parents would come up to us and say, 'Why don't you control your kid?' or 'My kids would never act like that,'" said Bowling, director of academic advising for Liberal Arts counseling and student services."

►November 27, 2006 - Student adapts to Asperger's syndrome, strives for awareness - The Purdue Exponent

►November 27, 2006 - One mom’s approach to autism: Live with it - Worcester Telegram - "Ms. Senator is well-versed on the story of how some believe mercury is the root cause of autism, but she isn’t convinced. 'We just have had to agree to disagree,' she said of her contact with parents who would ban mercury from children’s vaccines. 'It’s hard for me to believe that there would be so many people who are doctors and professionals who would cover up something like that.'"

►November 27, 2006 - The Finals Take Action To Raise Autism Awareness - Plug In music

►November 27, 2006 - First-ever "Autism Awareness Day" a success - Monmouth University Athletics

* ►November 27, 2006 - Autism study tests glutathione levels - United Press International

* ►November 27, 2006 - Minister considers aged homes immunisation call - www.abc.net.au - "Senator Santoro says he will consider the suggestion from the ACT's chief health officer (CHO), Charles Guest, to include immunisation in accrediting aged care homes...'Bearing in mind, as I said, immunisation is a voluntary decision, it's for individuals.'"

* ►November 27, 2006 - South begins cull while North steps up prevention - www.worldpoultry.net - "A cull of 236,000 poultry began yesterday in South Korea, which reported an outbreak of the H5N1 strain of the avian influenza virus last week."

►November 27, 2006 - Second Bird Flu Case Tied to Iksan Farm - Korea Times

►November 27, 2006 - Bird flu newly found in South Korea amid massive quarantine efforts - Yonhap News

►November 27, 2006 - After bird flu found, industry braces for worst - The Hankyoreh

* ►November 27, 2006 - Feds say there is enough flu vaccine (requires registration or subscription) - AP via San Jose Mercury News - "'We need to increase demand, both for public health purposes and to assure an adequate market continues,' Health and Human Services Secretary Mike Leavitt said."

* ►November 27, 2006 - Vaccination Week Nov. 27-Dec. 3 - Health Department gets more vaccine - Tampa Bay Newspapers

►November 27, 2006 - Flu could cost employers $10 billion - Study shows sick employees could hinder the productivity of an entire company by spreading the illness. - CNNMoney

►November 27, 2006 - Battle of the Bug -- now's a good time to get flu shot - Yakima Herald-Republic

►November 27, 2006 - It's Not Too Late to Get Your Flu Vaccine - Kansas City infoZine

►November 27, 2006 - Flu on health officials' agenda - Vaccinations are available to healthy, at-risk individuals. - News-Leader

►November 27, 2006 - Big push touts flu shots - A record supply of vaccine prompts immunization blitz. - Sacramento Bee 

►November 27, 2006 - Flu vaccine season extended into December - Tahoe Daily Tribune

►November 27, 2006 - Health officials take a shot at flu prevention - Rapid City Journal

►November 27, 2006 - Vaccinate now for the 2006-2007 flu season - Supply plentiful in King County - Seattle & King County

►November 27, 2006 - Va. hunters' game tested for avian flu - AP via Houston Chronicle

►November 27, 2006 - CDC: Get flu shot now to avoid sickness during winter season - MSU State News

►November 27, 2006 - Elderly hit by flu jab clinic blunder - Pensioners at an East Yorkshire doctors' surgery were turned away from a flu jab clinic after their appointments were inadvertently wiped from a computer by a member of staff. - Yorkshire Post Today

►November 27, 2006 - Surplus flu shots available - Health Department will distribute vaccine in Warren, St. Clair Shores and Mount Clemens. - The Detroit News

►November 27, 2006 - Towns schedule flu shot clinics - Cape Cod Times

►November 27, 2006 - State Health Departments Support National Influenza Vaccination Week: Statement of the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials - Association of State and Territorial Health Officials via AScribe Newswire

►November 27, 2006 - Flu shots now available at Health Department - Brewton Standard

►November 27, 2006 - Flu vaccine readily available - Rapid City Journal

►November 27, 2006 - Doctors downplay Tamiflu warnings - News-Leader

* ►November 27, 2006 - Azerbaijani Health Ministry Publicizes Radiological findings of three cases of human H5N1 Avian Influenza - Trend - "Case 1: This 16 year old male was started on Oseltamivir on the 4th day of illness. In spite of intense supportive therapy he died on the 10th day of illness."

* ►November 27, 2006 - Challenges at the lunch table - Rising number of kids with peanut allergies causing concern at schools. - South Bend Tribune

►November 27, 2006 - Epidural jab put in arm killed Mum - The Mirror, UK

►November 27, 2006 - Investigation Continues in TB Cases - TheDay

►November 27, 2006 - Hepatitis A outbreak identified in Toronto - CTV News

►November 27, 2006 - IAC Express Issue #632 - Immunization Action Coalition

►November 27, 2006 - Brain Tumor Vaccine Appears Promising - The Society of Neuro-Oncology via Ivanhoe

►November 27, 2006 - Regaining Independence After Polio and Cancer (requires registration or subscription) - The New York Times

* ►November 27, 2006 - GI guinea pigs - letter - South Florida Sun-Sentinel - "As a student in health administration at Florida Atlantic University, I am appalled that our men and women fighting in Iraq are being treated with recombinant activated factor VII to stop severe bleeding despite the warnings of the Food and Drug Administration that the drug has not been approved."

* ►November 27, 2006 - Exotic pets in US may pose health risk - AP via Seattle Post-Intelligencer - "Exotic animals captured in the wild are streaming into the U.S. by the millions with little or no screening for disease, leaving Americans vulnerable to a virulent outbreak that could rival a terrorist act."

* ►November 27, 2006 - ITC to hold full review of decision in Acambis-Bavarian Nordic patents case - AFX via Forbes

►November 27, 2006 - Colon Cancer Vaccine Shows Promise (requires registration) - HealthDay via Washington Post

►November 27, 2006 - Lipid nanoparticles enhance antitumor vaccine activity - National Cancer Institute via Nanowerk LLC

►November 27, 2006 - Weitz & Luxenberg Wins $6 Million in Pediatric Malpractice Case - press release - Weitz & Luxenberg via Business Wire - "The case, filed in Rockland County, New York, involved an infant who suffered brain damage at six weeks of age due to a failure to timely diagnose and treat meningitis and sepsis caused by the GBS bacteria."

►November 27, 2006 - Arrow Therapeutics HCV Compound Enters Phase I - press release - Arrow Therapeutics Ltd via CNW Telbec

►November 27, 2006 - Biota and Boehringer Ingelheim Complete US$102 Million License for HCV Program - press release - Biota Holdings Limited via PRNewswire via Yahoo!

►November 27, 2006 - Study: HIV replicates in testis cells - United Press International

►November 27, 2006 - Report: mother diagnosed with HIV amid growing outbreak in Kazakhstan - AP via International Herald Tribune

►November 27, 2006 - Humboldt County's first AIDS expert reviews 25 years of treatment change - The Eureka Reporter

►November 27, 2006 - HIV clients leading long, productive lives - Survival rates have vastly improved since the early years - Honolulu Star-Bulletin

►November 27, 2006 - Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report Summarizes Editorials on Recent UNAIDS Report Showing Nearly 40M People Worldwide Living With HIV/AIDS - www.kaisernetwork.org

►November 27, 2006 - Orphans of AIDS - In southern Africa, children have been cast adrift by disease and victimized by their elders (requires registration or subscription) - Los Angeles Times

* ►November 27, 2006 - Mining co's help fund Australia's Virax African HIV trial - Reuters AlertNet

►November 27, 2006 - PE Lockers, Transfers & Vaccinations - The Daily Press addresses top-of-mind questions arising from your schools. - Daily Press - "Q: I don't believe in vaccinations, but the state is requiring sixth-graders to get a shot for whooping cough, tetanus and diphtheria by Dec. 4. What should I do?"

►November 27, 2006 - Rewind - editorials from our archive - '59: Vaccine time-tested - The Columbian

►November 27, 2006 - Piecing Together the Infertility Puzzle - Couples With Infertility Problems Often Focus on a Woman's Biological Clock and Forget About the Male Contribution - ABC News

►November 27, 2006 - Some Physicians Cautious Over FDA Approval of Silicone Breast Implants - www.kaisernetwork.org

►November 27, 2006 - Surgeons welcome new FDA ruling on silicone-gel breast implants - www.earthtimes.org

►November 27, 2006 - Warning issued on dangers of methadone - AP via Seattle Post-Intelligencer

►November 27, 2006 - Former FDA & CMS Administrator Dr. Mark McClellan to Share Insights on Coming Changes in DC - Business Wire via PharmaLive

►November 27, 2006 - FDA readies cloning policy - editorial - Denver Post

►November 27, 2006 - Some doubt the quality of certain generic products - Houston Chronicle

►November 27, 2006 - Raw milk debate: Health hazard or better beverage? - Mich. has strictest laws on nonpasteurized products - The Detroit News

►November 27, 2006 - Today's editorial: The market's medicine - Wal-Mart and Target compete to lower prescription-drug prices as the politicians stew - Orange County Register

►November 27, 2006 - Flu can bide time in icy limbo before re-emerging - Bowling Green State University

►November 27, 2006 - HHS Launches National Influenza Vaccination Week - U.S. Department of Health & Human Services

►November 27, 2006 - Heart attack-related depression puts patients at risk for further cardiovascular emergencies - New research suggests need for more targeted depression screenings, treatment strategies - American College of Cardiology via www.eurekalert.org

►November 27, 2006 - Big bias in who gets screened for breast cancer - Ohio State University

►November 27, 2006 - Elasticity imaging identifies cancers and reduces breast biopsies - Radiological Society of North America via www.eurekalert.org

►November 26, 2006 - Mutated gene link provides hope for migraine sufferers - Sydney Morning Herald

* ►November 26, 2006 - The Year In Medicine From A to Z - It was a year of old scourges and new drugs, from the first vaccine that prevents cancer to a bug that spoiled an entire crop of California spinach - TIME Magazine - "Nearly 5,000 deaths a year in the U.S. are attributed to asthma. But on the basis of a statistical analysis of 19 trials involving some 35,000 patients, researchers believe that 4,000 of these deaths are actually being triggered by two drugs found in inhalers sold under the names Serevent, Advair and Foradil."

►November 26, 2006 - Tamiflu warnings: What parents need to know - Consumer Reports

►November 26, 2006 - Quebec hospital bans all visitors - Security in place to try and contain an outbreak of the superbug C. difficile. - Chronicle Herald via Digital Journal

►November 26, 2006 - New data link age of fathers to genetic defects - Research suggests that the sperm of older men has more DNA “breaks” that can harm offspring. (requires registration or subscription) - Kansas City Star

►November 26, 2006 - Letters: Preventive care must be part of solution - Appleton Post-Crescent

►November 24, 2006 - People Should Get Annual Flu Shots, DOD Official Says - U.S. Air Force via News Blaze

* ►November 24, 2006 - Study: Fish Oil, B Vitamins, Herbs Alleviate Depression - All Headline News

►November 24, 2006 - Merieux to pump R&D funds into Shantha Bio - Indian firm to raise headcount by 300 - Daily News & Analysis

►November 19, 2006 - Autism funds cut - Schools look for money to continue programs - Bradenton Herald

►November 19, 2006 - Officials prepare for pandemic flu - Duncan Banner

►November 19, 2006 - Shot now saves flu pain later, nurse says - Ottawa Sun

►November 19, 2006 - Flu-crisis readiness looks 'overwhelming' - AP via Arizona Daily Star

* ►November 19, 2006 - World may have averted bird flu pandemic - AAP via Ninemsn - "'It may be that the world has already averted an influenza pandemic by actions it has taken in response to H5N1, such as extensive culling of poultry and isolation of infected humans,' Prof Horvath wrote in the Medical Journal of Australia."

* ►New "Special Feature" Video: Bernard Rimland, Ph.D. - FAIR Autism Media via www.autismmedia.org - "FAIR Autism Media has just posted an interview with Dr. Bernard Rimland that we filmed in 2004. To date, we've only shown a minute's worth of footage from this interview. Since Dr. Rimland's passing last week, we decided to release the entire interview as a special feature in 'Bernie's' honor. In this talk, Dr. Rimland discusses his history with Autism and how he came to begin his life's work as a champion for our children. This interview was filmed in September of 2004 at the Autism Society of America's 'Racing for Answers in Autism' conference."