13/11/08 School risk for diabetes children
BBC Newsonline: '..Diabetes UK claims 6,500 pupils in England are not covered by school medication policies which ensure they get insulin injections when needed. ..'
12/11/08 Revolutionary operation could let deaf man, 29, hear for first time
Scotsman:The procedure – which will take place at Crosshouse Hospital's Scottish Cochlear Implant Centre – involves installing a tiny implant which bypasses damaged cells and activates hearing nerves.
6/11/08 Probiotics 'may stop pneumonia'
BBC Newsonline: Probiotics could be used to protect critically ill patients from developing pneumonia, according to scientists.
6/11/08 Glaxo to shed 1,000 US staff after sales drop
guardian.co.uk: The company has done well in vaccines and speciality pharmaceuticals, including oncology, and will add jobs in these segments.
4/11/08 Rainfall autism theory suggested
BBC Newsonline: Increased rainfall, or something linked to it, may be connected to the development of autism, scientists say.
Bacterium 'to blame for Crohn's'
BBC Newsonline: A shortage of naturally-occurring bacteria is thought to trigger the inflammatory gastrointestinal disorder by over-stimulating the immune system.
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Teenager's death spurs vaccination questions, fears
kyivpost.com: Ukraine - Anton Tyshchenko, a 17-year old from Kramatorsk, died from a measles vaccine in May this year.
US - N.J. parents should have vaccine choices
examiner.gmnews.com: There is a need for certain vaccinations, but these injections need to be clean of toxic ingredients and administered with regard to individual health issues. And as long as the state requires parents to vaccinate their schoolchildren
23/10/08 Four infants die after measles vaccination
TheTimesofIndia: GUWAHATI: Four infants died after being injected with the measles vaccine in a botched immunization campaign in Baska district of lower Assam..Eight more children who were taken ill have been admitted to hospital.
Parents fight for vaccination choice
ems.gmnews: When the hundreds of protesters in front of the statehouse Oct. 16 applauded a speaker, seven-year-old Alex Wurmser started screaming.
US - Parents fight for vaccination choice
ems.gmnews.com: Citizens seek conscientious objection option in New Jersey
Dr. Frank Engley: Farewell to a Truth-Teller by Anne Dachel
ageofautism.com: '..It's really about who will be held responsible if it's clearly shown that through complete oversight failure, a generation of children has been damaged by unsafe vaccines. That's it -- pure and simple. ..'
Blunder left my son with a double MMR jab
LiverpoolEcho: A 14-MONTH-OLD Merseyside boy was accidentally given a second injection of the MMR vaccine.
20/10/08 Blunder left my son with a double MMR jab
LiverpoolEcho: '..The twins should have had one jab of each but David was given two MMR jabs – one in each leg...'
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