Posted March 5, 2004:

►March 4, 2004 - Texas working quickly to solve avian flu issue - Country World News

►March 4, 2004 - Retailers Told On Bird-Flu Risk - Business Day via www.allafrica.com

►March 4, 2004 - Immunization Exemption Debated in W.Va. House - The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register - "Tucker pointed out West Virginia and Mississippi are the only two states in the nation that do not have the possibility of such exemptions in their immunization laws, but Mercer said he does not see that as a downside for the state...'That does not mean we're the two backward (states). We're the two forward ones,' Mercer said, adding that some states are looking at reversing their exemptions."

►March 4, 2004 - Bavarian Nordic A/S - Annual Results 2003 - Bavarian Nordic via PRNewswire

►March 4, 2004 - New combination vaccine can cut down number of inoculations for babies - CNA via www.channelnewsasia.com

►March 5, 2004 - In future, organs will be made to order - The Australian
 
►March 4, 2004 - ‘Bt’ toxin found in B’laans’ blood - Today via www.abs-cbnnews.com - "A Norwegian scientist disclosed here on Thursday an alarming finding that Bt (Bacillus thuringiensis) toxic traces were found in the blood samples of several persons living near a Bt-corn field in a remote village of South Cotabato...Sister Susan Bolanio, director of the Social Action Center of the diocese of Marbel, said the residents claimed that their sickness was a result of the planting of Monsanto’s Bt-corn variety in their village."

►March 4, 2004 - CDC Reports That OraQuick Test Produces Fewer False Positive HIV-1 Results Than Other Available Tests - OraSure Technologies, Inc. via Business Wire

Comment:  For a different take on the vaccine, go to Scandals: Another Unnecessary Vaccine?  Here Comes the Hype for a New Meningitis Vaccine.

►March 4, 2004 - Drug shortage prompts child vaccine cutback - Toledo Blade

►March 4, 2004 - Experts hail breakthrough in hunt for horse vaccine - Daily Post via Liverpool Echo via http://icliverpool.icnetwork.co.uk

►March 4, 2004 - Shots across the bow - Innocuous inoculation? - www.haaretz.com

►March 4, 2004 - Doubts about the bedside jug of water - Times Online, UK

►March 4, 2004 - Newborn screening for disorder urged - Newsday

►March 4, 2004 - Hospital says drunken patients jeopardizing care of others - The Stamford Advocate

►March 4, 2004 - New inhalers: Breathe easier - New inhalers will help the environment - Times Online, UK

►March 4, 2004 - Minnesota Senate: Bill offering bounty for mercury advances - Pioneer Press via www.twincities.com

►March 4, 2004 - Three chickens at Japanese farm test positive for bird flu - CNA via  www.channelnewsasia.com

►March 3, 2004 - Cambodia says it's contained bird flu - UPI via The Washington Times

►March 4, 2004 - Bayer rep in Taiwan to discuss vaccine technology transfer - Biotech East

►March 4, 2004 - Anti-MMR Scientists Change Their Minds - The Mirror, UK