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* May 8, 2010 - Reflections on the eradication of smallpox (free full text) - journal article (The Lancet)

* May 8, 2010 - The story of smallpox (free full text) (book review) - journal article (The Lancet)

* May 7, 2010 - FDA Said RotaTeq Did Not Contain PCV1 Pig Virus DNA Snips Seven Weeks Ago - Age of Autism - "Rotarix, a rotavirus vaccine from the UK's GlaxoSmithKline that competes with Merck's RotaTeq, was suspended for use by the FDA over seven weeks ago, having been found to contain DNA from the porcine (pig) virus known as PCV1. At that time, Merck's vaccine was recommended in its place. "

* May 7, 2010 - TODAY: FDA Public Meeting To Discuss DNA From PCV1 in Rotavirus Vaccines - Age of Autism

* May 7, 2010 - Pig-virus DNA found in Merck's rotavirus vax - FiercePharma

* May 7, 2010 - Wall Street Journal Reports on Wasting Disease Pig Virus DNA in Paul Offit Merck RotaTeq Vaccine - Age of Autism

* May 7, 2010 - DNA of Pig Viruses Found in Merck Vaccine (free preview) - Wall Street Journal - "The Food and Drug Administration said Thursday that fragments of two types of pig viruses were found in Merck & Co.'s Rotateq vaccine, but the agency didn't immediately say whether the vaccine should be avoided. An FDA vaccine-advisory panel had already scheduled a meeting for Friday to discuss GlaxoSmithKline PLC's Rotarix vaccine."

* May 7, 2010 - Turns out Autism IS associated with GI disorders - Adventures in Autism

* May 7, 2010 - If your ME/CFS was triggered by a vaccination, which vaccine was involved? - The ME Association, UK

* May 7, 2010 - Use of Combination Measles, Mumps, Rubella, and Varicella Vaccine - Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) - Recommendations and Reports - MMWR/CDC

* May 7, 2010 - The Adult Hepatitis Vaccine Project --- California, 2007--2008 - MMWR/CDC

* May 7, 2010 - Rotavirus Vaccination Coverage Among Infants Aged 5 Months --- Immunization Information System Sentinel Sites, United States, June 2006--June 2009 - MMWR/CDC

* May 7, 2010 - Cheap inhalable measles vaccine 'will make syringes obsolete' - A cheap inhalable measles vaccine could soon be available to families that could pave the way for an end to treatment by syringe for children, scientists say. - The Telegraph, UK

* May 7, 2010 - Mild reactions in Gelephu - Kuensel, Buhutan's National Newspaper - "Three of the six girls who were admitted in Gelephu hospital complaining of giddiness, headache and numbness after receiving the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine on May 5 have been discharged. According to Chuzergang principal Sangay, a 12-year old class four student suffered from breathing problems, two class six girls suffered from high fever, and a 15-year old student suffered from leg numbness 30 minutes after receiving the vaccination. The girls were taken to Chuzergang BHU for 30 minutes for observation and later referred to Gelephu hospital."

* May 7, 2010 - Maker of Gardasil Yet Again in News - TopNews

* May 7, 2010 - HIV Vaccine Research a Field Apart From Classic Vaccinology (requires registration) - National Foundation for Infectious Diseases 13th Annual Conference on Vaccine Research via Medscape Medical News

* May 7, 2010 - HealthMap's H1N1 survey identifies disparities in international public health systems - Children's Hospital Boston via News-Medical.Net

* May 7, 2010 - Doctors To Sales Reps: Take A Hike - Pharmalot

* May 7, 2010 - Trusts forced to cut services because of costs of swine flu - journal article (BMJ)

* May 7, 2010 - 'Pre-polluted babies'? New cancer alarm - Report: 'Many known or suspected carcinogens are completely unregulated.' - The Charlotte Observer

* May 7, 2010 - Qld Health reports 150 cases of flu reactions - Queensland Health (QH) says it has referred almost 150 cases of possible adverse reactions from flu vaccinations to the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA). - www.abc.net.au

* May 7, 2010 - Millions of swine flu shots wasted - Germany is stuck with €250 million worth of swine flu vaccine ordered during the height of the flu panic last winter but never used because the mass immunisation campaign was a failure, according to a Friday media report. - The Local, Germany

* May 7, 2010 - The H1N1 virus: Vaccination necessary to minimise the H1N1 pandemic advises The Hospital for Sick Children - press release - Hospital for Sick Children via PR-Inside.com

* May 6, 2010 - Novartis Seeks Payment for Cancelled Orders (free preview) - Wall Street Journal - "About half of the 15 governments that ordered H1N1 vaccine from Novartis AG ended up cancelling part of their orders, and some are still negotiating with the company over payment, Andrin Oswald, head of Novartis's vaccine business, said in an interview."

* May 6, 2010 - EU Parliament Members Urge WHO Swine Flu Fraud Investigation - The Parliament via The One Click Group - "Speaking at a news conference in parliament on Wednesday, Belgian Greens MEP Isabelle Durant said the management of the outbreak had 'seriously undermined the credibility of, and confidence in our institutions'."

* May 6, 2010 - MEPs want pandemic flu probe - EurActiv

* May 6, 2010 - NHS Slashes Services To Meet Pharma Swine Flu Hoax Costs - Daily Mail via The One Click Group

* May 6, 2010 - Update - Dr Sarah Myhill Vs. General Medical Council Scandal - The One Click Group

* May 6, 2010 - Mother Of Autistic Child Confronts Gordon Brown - The One Click Group

* May 6, 2010 - US School Tortures Disabled Children - The Raw Story via The One Click Group - "Mental Disability Rights International (MDRI) has filed a report and urgent appeal with the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Torture alleging that the Judge Rotenberg Center for the disabled, located in Massachusetts, violates the UN Convention against Torture."

* May 6, 2010 - DNA from Pig Viruses Found in Paul Offit Merck RotaTeq Vaccine - Age of Autism

* May 6, 2010 - Now There’s Pig Virus DNA in Merck’s Rotavirus Vaccine, Too - Wall Street Journal Heatlh Blog

* May 6, 2010 - Rotavirus Immunizations Fall Short of Goal - MMWR via MedPage Today

* May 6, 2010 - Pig virus DNA found in Merck rotavirus vaccine -  * No evidence of safety risk, FDA says * Merck says levels of DNA from pig virus very low * FDA panel to weigh Merck, Glaxo vaccines Friday - Reuters

* May 6, 2010 - Vaccine-wary parents guarded over new pitch to boys - The HPV vaccine recommended for girls to protect against cervical cancer now featured in boys marketing campaign - Chicago Tribune

* May 6, 2010 - Drug plant inspection schedule accelerated - USA Today

* May 6, 2010 - Hepatitis Infections Behind U.S. Rise in Liver Cancer - More people need to be vaccinated, diagnosed and treated, CDC report says - HealthDay via BusinessWeek

* May 6, 2010 - Attorney seeking $1 billion in hepatitis C case - Las Vegas Sun

* May 6, 2010 - UN Donation to Fund Crash Measles Vaccination of 5 Million Zimbabwean Children - UN Emergency Relief Coordinator John Holmes said Thursday that the UN funds will help control the preventable disease that has killed more than 380 children with some 6,200 cases across 57 of Zimbabwe’s 62 districts - Voice of America

* May 6, 2010 - Student With Meningitis Recovers - Dibble Elementary School Sterilizes High-Traffic Areas (includes video) - KOCO.com

* May 6, 2010 - Harry Reid Gets Some Campaign Help From PhRMA - Pharmalot

* May 6, 2010 - Solving the Mental Health Crisis for Our Children - The Huffington Post

* May 6, 2010 - EPA fines light bulb recycler $743,000 - Agency says firm left Riverdale warehouse contaminated with mercury - Chicago Tribune

* May 6, 2010 - Americans "bombarded" with cancer sources: report - Americans are being "bombarded" with cancer-causing chemicals and radiation and the federal government must do far more to protect them, presidential cancer advisers said on Thursday. - Reuters

* May 6, 2010 - Group Backs Ritual ‘Nick’ as Female Circumcision Option (requires registration) - The New York Times - "In a controversial change to a longstanding policy concerning the practice of female circumcision in some African and Asian cultures, the American Academy of Pediatrics is suggesting that American doctors be given permission to perform a ceremonial pinprick or “nick” on girls from these cultures if it would keep their families from sending them overseas for the full circumcision."

* May 6, 2010 - Trauma leaves its mark on immune system genes - New Scientist - "Traumatic experiences can scar for life, both mentally and physically. Now it seems they even leave chemical marks on DNA – in areas responsible for immune functions and memory."

* May 5, 2010 - Concomitant Vaccination Feasible in Adolescents - Co-administration of Gardasil, Menactra, and Adacel is safe, tolerable and immunogenic - Pediatrics via HealthDay via ModernMedicine

* May 5, 2010 - Parental delays, refusals for vaccines up in survey - Creative vaccine distribution strategies, improved vaccine technologies and more rapid manufacturing timetables were among ideas speakers at the 2010 Pediatric Academic Societies proposed during a symposium on vaccine-preventable diseases in the developing world. - Pediatric SuperSite

* May 5, 2010 - Zimbabwe Allotted $5.6 Million in UN Emergency Funds to Fight Measles Epidemic - US News Service via allAfrica.com

* May 5, 2010 - PAS: Parents Often Err in Treating Their Children (includes video) - Pediatric Academic Societies via MedPage Today

* May 5, 2010 - New guide aims to increase access worldwide to drugs for children - journal article (BMJ)

* May 2, 2010 - GI Symptoms in Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD): An Autism Treatment Network Study - abstracts2view.com

* April 30, 2010 - Pertussis continues to put New Zealand’s immunisation strategy to the test - journal article (The New Zealand Medical Journal)

* March 2010 - Academy of Medicine Singapore-Ministry of Health Clinical Practice Guidelines: Autism Spectrum Disorders in Pre-School Children (pdf) - journal article (Singapore Medical Journal)

* Vaccine is ROTHB5 and Symptom is Intussusception - VAERS MedAlerts