►February 9, 2004 - Biological Evidence of Significant Vaccine Related Side-effects Resulting in Neurodevelopmental Disorders. - Presentation to the Vaccine Safety Committee of the Institute of Medicine, The National Academies of Science, February 9, 2004. - by Jeff Bradstreet, MD, ICDRC

►February 12, 2004 - Vaccine Update February 2004: Part 2 - by Steve Wilson - XYZ: Investigations via www.detnow.com - "Many in so-called mainstream medicine are upset that Action News is even reporting this controversy. As we have shown, some of the most respected health care professionals have decided there is no problem with any vaccines, even though they’ve never read studies which strongly suggest there is."

►February 14, 2004 - Federal Panel Recommends More Testing for Mad Cow (requires registration or subscription) - The New York Times - "Joining a growing chorus, federal advisers on Friday urged the government to increase testing for mad cow disease greatly to better gauge if the United States has a problem, and if so, how widespread it is...The panelists said that without that data, there was no way to minimize the risk to humans who might be exposed by eating meat, or through drugs, vaccines, cosmetics and dietary supplements that contain raw materials from cattle."

Comment:  For more on the problem of vaccine contamination with bovine viruses, go to Scandals: On "mad cows" and sick monkeys: From the people who brought you SV40 in vaccines....

►February 13, 2004 -  WHO bird flu study finds virus infects humans fast, kills quickly - AFP via www.channelnewsasia.com - "The first study of Asia's bird flu cases shows the virus has an alarmingly high fatality rate and that victims typically die less than two weeks after falling ill with raging fever and breathing difficulties...The World Health Organisation (WHO) survey of 10 human cases of bird flu in Vietnam, where 14 people have died of the disease, found that of the group eight died, one recovered and another remains in a critical condition."

►February 13, 2004 - MMR rebels run clinics - Evening Mail via http://icbirmingham.icnetwork.co.uk - "Parents will be offered a chance to protect their children with individual measles and mumps jabs this weekend...A private clinic is coming to the West Midlands for parents concerned over the safety of the triple MMR jab and its links to autism and bowel disease."

►February 13, 2004 - Aust scientists develop therapeutic HIV vaccine - PM via www.abc.net.au

►February 13, 2004 - 600,000 unaware they are diabetic - Bay Area health officials cautioning women, minorities about disease - Alameda Times-Star

►February 13, 2004 - FAO: bird flu not under control yet - Xinhuanet via China View

►February 13, 2004 - Leopard Dies of Bird Flu - A leopard has died from bird flu in a Thai zoo, it was disclosed today. - The Scotsman - "An official at the zoo said the leopard’s death 'may have been as a result of it eating chicken infected with bird flu'...The World Health Organisation said it had little information about the case – but if confirmed it could be the first time the disease has jumped to exotic animals or members of the cat family."

►February 13, 2004 - Vietnam rejects WHO criticism over handling of bird flu outbreak - AFP via www.channelnewsasia.com

►February 13, 2004 - Meningitis drugs blunder - Doctors are hoping to finish giving second doses of antibiotics to 80 children at Tiverton High School on Friday after it emerged a mistake had been made over the mixture. - BBC - "Pupils were given antibiotics on Tuesday after the death of a girl from meningitis the day before...But some of the children who were given the drug in liquid form received a dose that had not been properly mixed."

►February 13, 2004 - Health Officials Urge Halt to Meningitis Shots (requires registration) - Times Wire Services via The Los Angeles Times - "U.S. health officials urged doctors and nurses to temporarily suspend routine use of a booster shot that protects children against bacterial meningitis because of a looming shortage of vaccine...Curtailing the fourth dose of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine is not expected to hurt the health of children, officials said."

►February 13, 2004 - Planning for a nightmare - Health Canada outlines strategy in case of a flu pandemic - Experts prepare for staggering hardships and losses - The Toronto Star

►February 13, 2004 - Fight chronic illnesses with a good disease management strategy: Balaji - www.channelnewsasia.com

►February 13, 2004 - Officials Say Avian Flu Poses No Threat in New Jersey (requires registration or subscription) - The New York Times

►February 13, 2004 - New Zealand not to ban cold and flu medicine - Xinhuanet via China View - "The New Zealand government has decided not to ban common cold or flu medicines on pharmacy shelves in the country, New Zealand Press Association reported Friday...Pseudoephedrine, a major ingredient in many medicines, not onlysoothes cough and cold but also is used in the manufacture of the illegal drug methamphetamine (speed), which was reclassified as a Class A drug last year."

►February 13, 2004 - Heat rises on mercury issue - www.idsnews.com