By European Medicines Agency An association between Pandemrix and narcolepsy among children and adolescents in Finland is confirmed In its final report, the National Narcolepsy Task Force confirms the tentative conclusion published in its Interim Report last January that the Pandemrix vaccine used in the winter of 2009–2010 contributed to the increased incidence of narcolepsy observed […]
MMR row doctor decision ‘fair’
By Press Association Professor John Walker-Smith has taken his case against the General Medical Council to the High Court The decision to strike off an eminent doctor over the MMR jab controversy has been defended at the High Court as “just and fair – not wrong”. The General Medical Council (GMC) admitted to a judge that […]
What happened to bird flu? Deaths continue, new strain outsmarts poultry vaccine in Vietnam
By MARGIE MASON , Associated Press HANOI, Vietnam – Thought bird flu was gone? Recent human deaths in Asia and Egypt are a reminder that the H5N1 virus is still alive and dangerous, and Vietnam is grappling with a new strain that has outsmarted vaccines used to protect poultry flocks. Ten people have died in […]
Scientists weigh terror threat against public health in publishing dilemma
By MARK HUME There needs to be an international body involving scientists and security experts to provide advice on how to share, and when to hold back, the publication of research that could aide terrorists, says Bruce Alberts, editor-in-chief of Science magazine. Dr. Alberts, whose journal has been delaying publication of a paper on a laboratory-created […]
Bird Flu Research to Stay on Hold as Papers to Be Published
By Simeon Bennett Feb. 17 (Bloomberg) — Bird flu experts meeting in Geneva agreed to allow the publication of two studies that alarmed U.S. security officials by showing how to make the deadly H5N1 virus easily transmissible. The publication of the papers will be delayed to allow a better explanation to the public of why […]
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