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We provide our readers with the top fifteen documents and articles read/downloaded by thousands of people from all over the globe during April 2011. This website not only contains the News Archives that carry the topical published items of the day, it also carries many, many documents. From academic papers, articles, case histories, legal issues, government documents, video links and more besides, we carry a great deal of information that grows every day. Happy reading to all.
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2. New study: parents grow wary of vaccines
A new study from researchers at the University of Colorado School of Medicine shows parents are becoming more and more concerned with the safety of vaccines for their children. According to research data released by School of Medicine pediatrics professor Allison Kempe, a significant number of parents are refusing vaccinations from physicians. The study, titled “Prevalence of Parental Concerns about Childhood Vaccines: The Experience of Primary Care Physicians” appeared in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine earlier this month. Specifically, the study showed that 79 percent of physicians report at least one vaccine refusal in a typical month. What’s more, 8 percent of the physicians in the study reported refusals for more than 10 percent of children; 89 percent reported requests from parents to stretch the administration of vaccines over a long period of time.
Adam Goldstein, Aurora Sentinel
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* EMA Reluctantly Slaps Narcolepsy Brain Damage Label On Flu Vaccine
Press Release, European Medicines Agency
* Parents Of Baby Girl Swine Flu Vaccine Victim Suing State Government
Billy Rule, Perth Now
* Kids harmed by flu jab must be compensated, says WA Opposition
Perth Now
* Swine Flu Vaccine Narcolepsy Victims Abandoned By Government & GlaxoSmithKline
Helsinki Times
3. Hated child doctor David Southall could be struck off for a second time
Dr David Southall was originally struck off in 1996 after accusing a mother of drugging and killing her 10-year-old son
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Britain's most controversial expert in child protection will this week face a disciplinary hearing before the General Medical Council that could see him struck off for a second time. Dr Southall, formerly a consultant paediatrician at the North Staffordshire hospital in Stoke-on-Trent, was struck off the medical register in 2007 after being found guilty of serious misconduct for allegedly accusing a mother of drugging and murdering her 10-year-old son, who died in 1996. One Click Note: Readers should be aware that the longstanding principle that an expert witness is immune from being sued was overturned very recently in the Supreme Court decision of Jones v Kaney. Having lost their immunity, experts are now exposed to the risk of being sued in respect of evidence given in court.
Jerome Laurance, The Independent
Related Links:
* Supreme Court - medical 'expert' witnesses can now be challenged and sued
Medical News Today
* David Southall, A Very Dangerous Doctor
Lisa Blakemore Brown, Psychologist
* The Consensus Report
Family Law Reform
4. Rubbish incinerators are killing our children
Dr Dick van Steenis, MBBS
An investigation is to be launched into incinerators after claims they are linked to cancer and high death rates among babies and children. Dr Dick Van Steenis, a retired GP who has been campaigning about the potential dangers of incinerators, said: “I welcome this study as long as it is carried out honestly and properly. Incinerators in the UK are of inferior quality and badly designed so they let through dangerous particles. These poison the foetus in the womb which is why evidence shows an increase in health problems and infant mortality rates downwind of incinerators.” Retired civil engineer Michael Ryan, 62, from Shrewsbury, Shropshire, is convinced the deaths of his son and elderly mother were caused by pollution from nearby incinerators.
Related Links:
* Public Health In Dire Straits
Dr Dick van Steenis MBBS
5. Over 50 political accounts deleted in Facebook purge
Interesting development. There appears to be a purge of political Facebook groups taking place. Profiles are being deleted without warning or explanation. In the last 12 hours, Facebook has deleted around 50 sites. The UCL Occupation account is still up for the moment, but for how long we don’t know. It may well be that these groups are technically in violation of Facebook’s terms of agreement, but the timing – on the royal wedding and May day weekend – is deeply suspicious. We don’t know for certain, but this purge of online organising groups could be linked to the wider crackdown on protest by authorities in Britain. Either way, it is a scandalous abuse of power by Facebook to arbitrarily destroy online communities built up over many months and years. Ultimately, the anti-cuts movement in the UK will need to start organising through self-hosted, open source platforms to avoid reliance upon the very corporate power structure s we are aiming to challenge.
John Naughton’s online diary, Memex 1.1
6. Army transparency urged in planning for biodefense Fort Detrick animal lab
FREDERICK, Md. — A panel of civilian scientists is urging the Army to be more transparent about its plans for an animal biodefense laboratory at Fort Detrick in Frederick. The National Academy of Sciences committee expressed its concerns Friday in a letter to the commander of the Army's Medical Research and Materiel Command. The Army sought the academy's help in preparing an Environmental Impact Statement for the proposed laboratory. The facility would be used for animal studies on pathogens and countermeasures that require a high level of containment to prevent human exposure. After reviewing the Army's proposal for assessing the exposure risk, the committee is recommending that the Army reveal more information about the pathogens that are likely to be tested.
The Associated Press, The Republic
Related Links:
* Severe Weaknesses Found In USA Biodefense Lab Safety
Global Security Newswire
* French Bread Spiked With LSD In CIA Experiment
Henry Samuel, Daily Telegraph
* French Government Queries USA re 1950’s Secret LSD Experiment
F. William Engdahl
7. Doubt of anthrax suspect's role resurfaces in lawsuit / Palm Beach Post
Dr Meryl Nass, MD
Bob Stevens' family's attorney has filed papers disputing the role of Bruce Ivins (in a much delayed lawsuit against the federal government), regarding the wrongful death of Bob Stevens, a photo editor at the National Enquirer who died after exposure to an anthrax letter in 2001. From the Palm Beach Post:"Maureen Stevens' attorneys originally agreed to accept the findings of the estimated $100 million FBI investigation. But when Ivins' bosses at the military lab in Maryland insisted under oath that he lacked the time, equipment and know-how to produce the anthrax, the attorneys said they could no longer accept the findings..."
Dr Meryl Nass, MD
8. Documents offer hints of legal strategy in WikiLeaks case
Federal prosecutors investigating how the anti-secrecy Web site WikiLeaks obtained large amounts of classified data are exploring potential criminal conspiracy charges under statutes that outlaw the theft of government property and unauthorized access to a computer as well as charges under the Espionage Act, according to a legal document. Although it is unclear whether charges will be filed, an April 21 letter signed by Neil MacBride, the U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, appears to offer the first official glimpse of the government’s thinking in a high-profile investigation into how WikiLeaks and its founder, Julian Assange, obtained sensitive material that it has posted on its site. The letter accompanied a subpoena delivered this week to an individual in Boston — one of a number of individuals whom investigators have pressed or tried to press for information on WikiLeaks and who have been served with subpoenas this week. T he letter makes clear that an array of charges are being considered, in part, experts said, to avoid First Amendment challenges that would arise with a prosecution of WikiLeaks under the Espionage Act. That 1917 law makes it a crime to “communicate or transmit” sensitive information to an unauthorized party, and using it would probably set up a battle over an individual’s right to speak freely.
Ellen Nakashima & Jerry Markon, The Washington Post
9. U.S. Army: WikiLeaks Suspect Competent To Stand Trial
Bradley Manning could face the death penalty or life in prison
The U.S. Army says the American soldier accused of obtaining thousands of secret U.S. government documents that were later published by the WikiLeaks website has been determined to be competent to stand trial. Army spokesman Gary Tallman said a panel of experts completed its medical and mental evaluation of Private Bradley Manning on April 22, and informed Army officials on April 29 of the conclusion that he is fit to stand trial. The spokesman added that no date has been set yet for an initial court hearing in the case. Manning could face the death penalty or life in prison if found guilty of the charge of aiding an enemy of the United States. Manning was transferred from a Marine Corps prison near Washington last week to a new facility in the central state of Kansas.
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