N.A.S. (Surrey Branch) News Archive
1st January - 31st March 2002
The following are all links to news stories between 1st January 2002 to 31st March 2002 that have some mention of Autism or Asperger Syndrome. The reference in some cases may be quite obscure - but unfortunately there is no easy way of automatically excluding these. In some cases the story may no longer be available or may be a duplicate of another story linked from this page. All links open up in a new window. The archive is in ascending date order.
Archived on Tuesday January 1 at 10.50pm:
| Girl finds a new life in Scouts (English) (Denver Post) ...- It's that time again, when the girls in green will gaze upon your door with hopeful eyes, and sit in front of grocery store... |
| Follow the leader (English) (Hoovers) ...9:16am | Source: Western Daily Press, , 8 | THE news that a fourth vaccine may be added to the controversial MMR jab will do ... |
| Parents' Outrage Over New Mmr Jab (English) (Hoovers) ...9:14am | Source: Western Daily Press, , 1 | Simon Steel | PARENTS were outraged yesterday after a drugs company revealed tria... |
| Secret of a punk rocker's cool persona (English) (The Times) ...'Vacant' musician was autistic but did not know it IAN STEWART never celebrates "personal things" such as birthdays, but he d... |
| The Missing Link (English) (NZ Herald) ...By KATE THOMPSON | Everybody in our town had their own ideas about my stepbrother, Danny. Some of them called him disabled, s... |
| Portrait of love and care for the disabled (English) (NZ Herald) ...By ANGELA GREGORY | Among the dozens of family photos which crowd the walls of June Rhind's home, four stand out. | The expen... |
| Letter: MMR myth (English) (Hoovers) ...11:12pm | Source: Independent on Sunday, | Dr Laura Golding | Some parents may attribute the onset of the symptoms of autism ... |
| Fergie may stay (English) (Unison) ...MANCHESTER UNITED manager Sir Alex Ferguson has hinted he may stay in charge of the club, even though his mind is "fixed on r... |
| Scottish health review 2001 (English) (BBC News) ...BBC News Online Scotland's Brian Ponsonby looks at the major health stories making the headlines in 2001. | After a pregnant ... |
| Choke victim family decries death (English) (The Miami Herald) ...Autistic brother was never `violent' | BY ANDRES VIGLUCCI AND CAROLINE KEOUGH | John Loomis, the mentally disabled man who wa... |
| Someone to watch over me (English) (Irish Times) ...The Liberator When our feet hurt, we hurt all over Socrates | When Grettie from Grealish Town soaked and clipped - you talked... |
| My son was locked out of society (English) (The Times) ...ANGELA BROWNING has spent Christmas working on her book about life with Robin, her younger son. After her years of holding fo... |
| Leo's jabs a dilema for Blair (English) (The Australian Daily Telegraph) ...IT all started just before the House of Commons rose for Christmas when a young Conservative MP called Julie Kirkbride stood ... |
| Privacy v public interest (English) (The Advertiser) ...IT all started just before the House of Commons rose for Christmas and a rather young, rather attractive Conservative MP call... |
| Anne Arundel Datebook (English) (Baltimore Sun) ...Today | Democratic breakfast: The president of the Organization of Hispanic and Latin Americans of Anne Arundel County, Rick ... |
| Nursing nonprofits back to health (English) (Baltimore Sun) ...Dawn Fisk Thomsen's career could be labeled "parachute managing" - she briefly drops into nonprofit organizatio... |
| Nursing nonprofits back to health (English) (SunSpot) ...Dawn Fisk Thomsen's career could be labeled "parachute managing" - she briefly drops into nonprofit organizatio... |
| Helpline can be a lifesaver for autism families (English) (The Times) ...IN SEPTEMBER Helen Rogan took her autistic son in her arms and jumped from a 180ft viaduct to their deaths. Ms Rogan, a singl... |
Archived on Tuesday January 1 at 10.50pm:
Archived on Wednesday January 2 at 5.01pm:
| Girl finds a new life in Scouts (English) (Denver Post) ...- It's that time again, when the girls in green will gaze upon your door with hopeful eyes, and sit in front of grocery store... |
| Follow the leader (English) (Hoovers) ...9:16am | Source: Western Daily Press, , 8 | THE news that a fourth vaccine may be added to the controversial MMR jab will do ... |
| Parents' Outrage Over New Mmr Jab (English) (Hoovers) ...9:14am | Source: Western Daily Press, , 1 | Simon Steel | PARENTS were outraged yesterday after a drugs company revealed tria... |
| Secret of a punk rocker's cool persona (English) (The Times) ...'Vacant' musician was autistic but did not know it IAN STEWART never celebrates "personal things" such as birthdays, but he d... |
| The Missing Link (English) (NZ Herald) ...By KATE THOMPSON | Everybody in our town had their own ideas about my stepbrother, Danny. Some of them called him disabled, s... |
| Portrait of love and care for the disabled (English) (NZ Herald) ...By ANGELA GREGORY | Among the dozens of family photos which crowd the walls of June Rhind's home, four stand out. | The expen... |
| Letter: MMR myth (English) (Hoovers) ...11:12pm | Source: Independent on Sunday, | Dr Laura Golding | Some parents may attribute the onset of the symptoms of autism ... |
| Fergie may stay (English) (Unison) ...MANCHESTER UNITED manager Sir Alex Ferguson has hinted he may stay in charge of the club, even though his mind is "fixed on r... |
| Scottish health review 2001 (English) (BBC News) ...BBC News Online Scotland's Brian Ponsonby looks at the major health stories making the headlines in 2001. | After a pregnant ... |
| Choke victim family decries death (English) (The Miami Herald) ...Autistic brother was never `violent' | BY ANDRES VIGLUCCI AND CAROLINE KEOUGH | John Loomis, the mentally disabled man who wa... |
| Someone to watch over me (English) (Irish Times) ...The Liberator When our feet hurt, we hurt all over Socrates | When Grettie from Grealish Town soaked and clipped - you talked... |
| My son was locked out of society (English) (The Times) ...ANGELA BROWNING has spent Christmas working on her book about life with Robin, her younger son. After her years of holding fo... |
| Leo's jabs a dilema for Blair (English) (The Australian Daily Telegraph) ...IT all started just before the House of Commons rose for Christmas when a young Conservative MP called Julie Kirkbride stood ... |
| Privacy v public interest (English) (The Advertiser) ...IT all started just before the House of Commons rose for Christmas and a rather young, rather attractive Conservative MP call... |
| Anne Arundel Datebook (English) (Baltimore Sun) ...Today | Democratic breakfast: The president of the Organization of Hispanic and Latin Americans of Anne Arundel County, Rick ... |
| Nursing nonprofits back to health (English) (Baltimore Sun) ...Dawn Fisk Thomsen's career could be labeled "parachute managing" - she briefly drops into nonprofit organizatio... |
| Nursing nonprofits back to health (English) (SunSpot) ...Dawn Fisk Thomsen's career could be labeled "parachute managing" - she briefly drops into nonprofit organizatio... |
| Helpline can be a lifesaver for autism families (English) (The Times) ...IN SEPTEMBER Helen Rogan took her autistic son in her arms and jumped from a 180ft viaduct to their deaths. Ms Rogan, a singl... |
Archived on Thursday January 3 at 9.20am:
| Girl finds a new life in Scouts (English) (Denver Post) ...- It's that time again, when the girls in green will gaze upon your door with hopeful eyes, and sit in front of grocery store... |
| Follow the leader (English) (Hoovers) ...9:16am | Source: Western Daily Press, , 8 | THE news that a fourth vaccine may be added to the controversial MMR jab will do ... |
| Parents' Outrage Over New Mmr Jab (English) (Hoovers) ...9:14am | Source: Western Daily Press, , 1 | Simon Steel | PARENTS were outraged yesterday after a drugs company revealed tria... |
| Secret of a punk rocker's cool persona (English) (The Times) ...'Vacant' musician was autistic but did not know it IAN STEWART never celebrates "personal things" such as birthdays, but he d... |
| The Missing Link (English) (NZ Herald) ...By KATE THOMPSON | Everybody in our town had their own ideas about my stepbrother, Danny. Some of them called him disabled, s... |
| Portrait of love and care for the disabled (English) (NZ Herald) ...By ANGELA GREGORY | Among the dozens of family photos which crowd the walls of June Rhind's home, four stand out. | The expen... |
| Letter: MMR myth (English) (Hoovers) ...11:12pm | Source: Independent on Sunday, | Dr Laura Golding | Some parents may attribute the onset of the symptoms of autism ... |
| Fergie may stay (English) (Unison) ...MANCHESTER UNITED manager Sir Alex Ferguson has hinted he may stay in charge of the club, even though his mind is "fixed on r... |
| Scottish health review 2001 (English) (BBC News) ...BBC News Online Scotland's Brian Ponsonby looks at the major health stories making the headlines in 2001. | After a pregnant ... |
| Choke victim family decries death (English) (The Miami Herald) ...Autistic brother was never `violent' | BY ANDRES VIGLUCCI AND CAROLINE KEOUGH | John Loomis, the mentally disabled man who wa... |
| Someone to watch over me (English) (Irish Times) ...The Liberator When our feet hurt, we hurt all over Socrates | When Grettie from Grealish Town soaked and clipped - you talked... |
| My son was locked out of society (English) (The Times) ...ANGELA BROWNING has spent Christmas working on her book about life with Robin, her younger son. After her years of holding fo... |
| Leo's jabs a dilema for Blair (English) (The Australian Daily Telegraph) ...IT all started just before the House of Commons rose for Christmas when a young Conservative MP called Julie Kirkbride stood ... |
| Privacy v public interest (English) (The Advertiser) ...IT all started just before the House of Commons rose for Christmas and a rather young, rather attractive Conservative MP call... |
| Anne Arundel Datebook (English) (Baltimore Sun) ...Today | Democratic breakfast: The president of the Organization of Hispanic and Latin Americans of Anne Arundel County, Rick ... |
| Nursing nonprofits back to health (English) (Baltimore Sun) ...Dawn Fisk Thomsen's career could be labeled "parachute managing" - she briefly drops into nonprofit organizatio... |
| Nursing nonprofits back to health (English) (SunSpot) ...Dawn Fisk Thomsen's career could be labeled "parachute managing" - she briefly drops into nonprofit organizatio... |
| Helpline can be a lifesaver for autism families (English) (The Times) ...IN SEPTEMBER Helen Rogan took her autistic son in her arms and jumped from a 180ft viaduct to their deaths. Ms Rogan, a singl... |
Archived on Friday January 4 at 1.14am:
| Girl finds a new life in Scouts (English) (Denver Post) ...- It's that time again, when the girls in green will gaze upon your door with hopeful eyes, and sit in front of grocery store... |
| Follow the leader (English) (Hoovers) ...9:16am | Source: Western Daily Press, , 8 | THE news that a fourth vaccine may be added to the controversial MMR jab will do ... |
| Parents' Outrage Over New Mmr Jab (English) (Hoovers) ...9:14am | Source: Western Daily Press, , 1 | Simon Steel | PARENTS were outraged yesterday after a drugs company revealed tria... |
| Secret of a punk rocker's cool persona (English) (The Times) ...'Vacant' musician was autistic but did not know it IAN STEWART never celebrates "personal things" such as birthdays, but he d... |
| The Missing Link (English) (NZ Herald) ...By KATE THOMPSON | Everybody in our town had their own ideas about my stepbrother, Danny. Some of them called him disabled, s... |
| Portrait of love and care for the disabled (English) (NZ Herald) ...By ANGELA GREGORY | Among the dozens of family photos which crowd the walls of June Rhind's home, four stand out. | The expen... |
| Letter: MMR myth (English) (Hoovers) ...11:12pm | Source: Independent on Sunday, | Dr Laura Golding | Some parents may attribute the onset of the symptoms of autism ... |
| Fergie may stay (English) (Unison) ...MANCHESTER UNITED manager Sir Alex Ferguson has hinted he may stay in charge of the club, even though his mind is "fixed on r... |
| Scottish health review 2001 (English) (BBC News) ...BBC News Online Scotland's Brian Ponsonby looks at the major health stories making the headlines in 2001. | After a pregnant ... |
| Choke victim family decries death (English) (The Miami Herald) ...Autistic brother was never `violent' | BY ANDRES VIGLUCCI AND CAROLINE KEOUGH | John Loomis, the mentally disabled man who wa... |
| Someone to watch over me (English) (Irish Times) ...The Liberator When our feet hurt, we hurt all over Socrates | When Grettie from Grealish Town soaked and clipped - you talked... |
| My son was locked out of society (English) (The Times) ...ANGELA BROWNING has spent Christmas working on her book about life with Robin, her younger son. After her years of holding fo... |
| Leo's jabs a dilema for Blair (English) (The Australian Daily Telegraph) ...IT all started just before the House of Commons rose for Christmas when a young Conservative MP called Julie Kirkbride stood ... |
| Privacy v public interest (English) (The Advertiser) ...IT all started just before the House of Commons rose for Christmas and a rather young, rather attractive Conservative MP call... |
| Anne Arundel Datebook (English) (Baltimore Sun) ...Today | Democratic breakfast: The president of the Organization of Hispanic and Latin Americans of Anne Arundel County, Rick ... |
| Nursing nonprofits back to health (English) (Baltimore Sun) ...Dawn Fisk Thomsen's career could be labeled "parachute managing" - she briefly drops into nonprofit organizatio... |
| Nursing nonprofits back to health (English) (SunSpot) ...Dawn Fisk Thomsen's career could be labeled "parachute managing" - she briefly drops into nonprofit organizatio... |
| Helpline can be a lifesaver for autism families (English) (The Times) ...IN SEPTEMBER Helen Rogan took her autistic son in her arms and jumped from a 180ft viaduct to their deaths. Ms Rogan, a singl... |
Archived on Friday January 4 at 1.14am:
Archived on Friday January 4 at 9.27pm:
Archived on Sunday January 6 at 0.18am:
Archived on Sunday January 6 at 9.20pm:
Archived on Monday January 7 at 1.28pm:
| Father Calls 'Anthrax Kid' Liar (Las Vegas Sun) ...BRENTWOOD N.H.- A teen-ager who told police he sent an anthrax-laced letter to Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle is a compul... |
| Father Calls 'Anthrax Kid' Liar (Yahoo Daily News) ...BRENTWOOD N.H. (AP) - A teen-ager who told police he sent an anthrax-laced letter to Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle is a ... |
| Father Calls 'Anthrax Kid' Liar (Newsday) ...BRENTWOOD N.H. -- A teen-ager who told police he sent an anthrax-laced letter to Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle is a comp... |
| Father Calls 'Anthrax Kid' Liar (The Associated Press) ...| BRENTWOOD N.H. (AP) — A teen-ager who told police he sent an anthrax-laced letter to Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschl... |
| Anne Arundel Datebook (SunSpot) ...Today | Twelfth Night: St. Martin's Lutheran Church will hold its seventh annual Twelfth Night/Epiphany celebration at th... |
| Confessed Anthrax Sender Discredited (The Los Angeles Times) ...BRENTWOOD, N.H. -- A teenager who told police he sent an anthrax-laced letter to Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle is a comp... |
| Terrorism in brief (The Boston Globe) ...NEW HAMPSHIRE | Father says son | lied about anthrax | BRENTWOOD - A teenager who told police he sent an anthrax-laced letter... |
| Lying 'anthrax' Teen Sick: Dad (New York Post Online) ...A troubled New Hampshire teen who claimed he sent an anthrax-laced letter to Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle is a compulsi... |
| Jet Set Jitters (New York Post Online) ...What if they held a major film festival, and no stars showed up? | We may never find out, but things are looking a little ble... |
| Teen: I'm anthrax sender: Youth collared after holing up in house (Boston Herald) ...A troubled New Hampshire teen police found holed up in a house Friday with knives and a flare gun claimed he had been mixing ... |
| Regal touch lights up the life of orphans (The Star) ...CHILD WELFARE … Raja Permaisuri Agong Tengku Fauziah Tengku Abdul Rashid presenting Chuah Minkit, seven, duit raya at a Hari ... |
| Idle hands, idle minds (The Observer) ...Hell is other people, wrote Jean- Paul Sartre. Make that other people's children. Read the papers, watch the news, listen to ... |
| Ousted MMR doctor is given new job in America (The Daily Telegraph) ...THE British doctor because of his studies on the childhood MMR jab and autism has been appointed head of a multi-million doll... |
| Confronting the rise in autism (The News & Observer) ...The physical beauty of 5-year-old Patrick Lane, his deep blue eyes dazzling under sunshine-white hair, conceals a neurologica... |
| MMR snub 'threatens a measles epidemic (Hoovers) ...8:25pm | Source: Daily Mail, | NILUFER ATIK | A DEADLY outbreak of measles could strike within weeks because many parents are... |
| Take-up of MMR 'falls to danger levels (Hoovers) ...8:12pm | Source: The Guardian, | JAMES MEIKLE HEALTH CORRESPONDENT | Health officials yesterday warned that take-up of the co... |
| Police: Teen Claims Anthrax Mailing (Yahoo Daily News) ...BRENTWOOD N.H. (AP) - A teen-ager who told police he sent an anthrax-laced letter to Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle is a ... |
| Police: Teen Claims Anthrax Mailing (Las Vegas Sun) ...BRENTWOOD N.H.- A teen-ager who told police he sent an anthrax-laced letter to Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle is a compul... |
Archived on Tuesday January 8 at 5.47pm:
| US job for doctor 'ousted' in jabs row (The Guardian) ...The doctor who said he was forced out of his job because he raised concerns that the combined measles, mumps and rubella vacc... |
| Concern that privilege is protected at the expense of individual rights (Scotsman) ...IS THERE any chance that Cecil Parkinson may be feeling ashamed of himself? As more details emerge of the way that he has tre... |
| Triangle research centers draw families with autistic children (The News & Observer) ...RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- Parents with autistic children have targeted the Raleigh-Durham area as the place with the medical and ... |
| Father Calls 'Anthrax Kid' Liar (Las Vegas Sun) ...BRENTWOOD N.H.- A teen-ager who told police he sent an anthrax-laced letter to Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle is a compul... |
| Father Calls 'Anthrax Kid' Liar (Yahoo Daily News) ...BRENTWOOD N.H. (AP) - A teen-ager who told police he sent an anthrax-laced letter to Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle is a ... |
| Father Calls 'Anthrax Kid' Liar (Newsday) ...BRENTWOOD N.H. -- A teen-ager who told police he sent an anthrax-laced letter to Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle is a comp... |
| Father Calls 'Anthrax Kid' Liar (The Associated Press) ...| BRENTWOOD N.H. (AP) — A teen-ager who told police he sent an anthrax-laced letter to Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschl... |
| Anne Arundel Datebook (SunSpot) ...Today | Twelfth Night: St. Martin's Lutheran Church will hold its seventh annual Twelfth Night/Epiphany celebration at th... |
| Confessed Anthrax Sender Discredited (The Los Angeles Times) ...BRENTWOOD, N.H. -- A teenager who told police he sent an anthrax-laced letter to Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle is a comp... |
| Terrorism in brief (The Boston Globe) ...NEW HAMPSHIRE | Father says son | lied about anthrax | BRENTWOOD - A teenager who told police he sent an anthrax-laced letter... |
| Lying 'anthrax' Teen Sick: Dad (New York Post Online) ...A troubled New Hampshire teen who claimed he sent an anthrax-laced letter to Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle is a compulsi... |
| Jet Set Jitters (New York Post Online) ...What if they held a major film festival, and no stars showed up? | We may never find out, but things are looking a little ble... |
| Teen: I'm anthrax sender: Youth collared after holing up in house (Boston Herald) ...A troubled New Hampshire teen police found holed up in a house Friday with knives and a flare gun claimed he had been mixing ... |
| Regal touch lights up the life of orphans (The Star) ...CHILD WELFARE … Raja Permaisuri Agong Tengku Fauziah Tengku Abdul Rashid presenting Chuah Minkit, seven, duit raya at a Hari ... |
| Idle hands, idle minds (The Observer) ...Hell is other people, wrote Jean- Paul Sartre. Make that other people's children. Read the papers, watch the news, listen to ... |
| Ousted MMR doctor is given new job in America (The Daily Telegraph) ...THE British doctor because of his studies on the childhood MMR jab and autism has been appointed head of a multi-million doll... |
| Confronting the rise in autism (The News & Observer) ...The physical beauty of 5-year-old Patrick Lane, his deep blue eyes dazzling under sunshine-white hair, conceals a neurologica... |
| MMR snub 'threatens a measles epidemic (Hoovers) ...8:25pm | Source: Daily Mail, | NILUFER ATIK | A DEADLY outbreak of measles could strike within weeks because many parents are... |
Archived on Wednesday January 9 at 9.55am:
| Soon-to-be-ex-governor gives his pen a workout (The Bergen Record) ...On his last full day in office Monday, acting Gov. Donald T. DiFrancesco signed 35 bills and vetoed or modified nine others, ... |
| Father defies school order (Ottowa Citizen) ...| Greg Bonnah defied orders when he brought his son Zachary to Manor Park Public School yesterday morning, and he plans on do... |
| Health Notes (SunSpot) ...Birth center offers a weekly story hour at Arundel Mills Mall | Special Beginnings Birth and Women's Center, an affiliate... |
| Immune system protein linked to ADHD (New Scientist) ...Emma Young | A common variation in a gene for an immune system protein increases a child's risk of developing Attentio... |
| Multi-jabs pose no risk to babies, say US researchers (The Guardian) ...A baby's immune system could safely cope with as many as 10,000 vaccines at any one time and is not at risk from the current ... |
| Parkinson saga must be the last of its kind (The Times) ...The weakest have most power: a baby makes us briefly all the same, and equal. That combination of immense potential and utter... |
| Parents warned on deadly disease (Unison) ...HEALTH Minister, Micheal Martin yesterday urged all parents to have their children immunised against measles, reminding them ... |
| Calendar (The Washington Post) ...Classes, Workshops & Seminars | SLEEP DISORDERS | Jan. 15, 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Colony South Hotel and Conference Center, ... |
| Of Note (Houston Chronicle) ...Symposium will explain rare hereditary disease | Baylor College of Medicine will host a symposium on Huntington's disease Jan... |
| Martin urges parents to immunise children (Irish Times) ...By David Labanyi | The Minister for Health Mr Micheál Martin has this evening urged parents to immunise their children agains... |
| Families Seek Compensation for Alleged Vaccine Harm (Yahoo Daily News) ...By Richard Woodman | LONDON (Reuters Health) - More than 1,000 British families have joined a legal battle for millions of po... |
| US job for doctor 'ousted' in jabs row (The Guardian) ...The doctor who said he was forced out of his job because he raised concerns that the combined measles, mumps and rubella vacc... |
| Concern that privilege is protected at the expense of individual rights (Scotsman) ...IS THERE any chance that Cecil Parkinson may be feeling ashamed of himself? As more details emerge of the way that he has tre... |
| Triangle research centers draw families with autistic children (The News & Observer) ...RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- Parents with autistic children have targeted the Raleigh-Durham area as the place with the medical and ... |
| Father Calls 'Anthrax Kid' Liar (Las Vegas Sun) ...BRENTWOOD N.H.- A teen-ager who told police he sent an anthrax-laced letter to Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle is a compul... |
| Father Calls 'Anthrax Kid' Liar (Yahoo Daily News) ...BRENTWOOD N.H. (AP) - A teen-ager who told police he sent an anthrax-laced letter to Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle is a ... |
| Father Calls 'Anthrax Kid' Liar (Newsday) ...BRENTWOOD N.H. -- A teen-ager who told police he sent an anthrax-laced letter to Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle is a comp... |
| Father Calls 'Anthrax Kid' Liar (The Associated Press) ...| BRENTWOOD N.H. (AP) — A teen-ager who told police he sent an anthrax-laced letter to Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschl... |
Archived on Thursday January 10 at 3.19am:
Archived on Friday January 11 at 3.56am:
Archived on Friday January 11 at 10.11pm:
Archived on Saturday January 12 at 4.50pm:
Archived on Sunday January 13 at 11.35am:
| Parkinson friends attack 'exploitation' (The Times) ...FRIENDS of Lord Parkinson last night launched a concerted attack on his former mistress Sara Keays for "cruelly exploiting" t... |
| Parents seek respite from hard-to-manage child (Canberra Times) ...DANIELLE CRONIN | A Bruce family nearing the end of their rope says the ACT needs group housing for children with disabilitie... |
| Nearly 20 Years Later, Lid Is Lifted on a U.K. Cabinet Scandal (International Herald Tribune) ...LONDON It was the most sensational scandal of Margaret Thatcher's prime ministership, and it has resurfaced in damning new de... |
| Couple 'beaten up' in cinema (BBC News) ...A couple have been attacked in a cinema in Doncaster after they asked two boys to be quiet. | Andrew Morse and his finance, R... |
| Couple 'beaten up by noisy family in cinema' (Ananova) ...A woman has spoken of her terror after she and her fiancee were attacked by the 'parents of noisy children' during a visit to... |
| City to host national paediatrics meet (Hoovers) ...6:45pm | <!-BYLINE-> | BANGALORE: Pedicon 2002, the annual national conference of the Indian Academy of Paediatrics, wi... |
| Mum starts legal bid over MMR jabs (Belfast Telegraph) ...A LONDONDERRY mother has begun a legal battle against the makers of the controversial MMR vaccine after her young daughter de... |
| Deaf talkabout (Belfast Telegraph) ...TONY Blair still refuses to say if his baby son has had the MMR jab and, with the public not yet convinced of the triple vacc... |
| Life was a party for this child, this was her last (Express India) ...Young Natasha Kolhapurkar was an extremely affectionate child for that was the only way she knew how to speak — in the langua... |
| Cecil Parkinson's daughter wants to meet him (Reuters) ...LONDON (Reuters) - The illegitimate child of Cecil Parkinson, of one of Margaret Thatcher's high-flying ministers, said she w... |
| Flora Keays: just a girl who misses her daddy (The Times) ...THE first glimpse we catch of Flora Keays in Flora's Story is of a young woman sitting on her bed, on the morning of New Year... |
| Parkinson's child faces truth after 18 years (The Times) ...FLORA KEAYS emerged from the shadows after 18 years of enforced privacy yesterday — only to learn that her father has deliber... |
| Review (The Times) ...Schedulers devote hours of primetime to the tribulations of others. They are explained to us in heart-wrenching detail in doc... |
| Couple who hushed boys in cinema are beaten up (The Daily Telegraph) ...A COUPLE were viciously attacked by two adults after asking two boys to be quiet while watching The Lord of the Rings in a pa... |
| 'No hard evidence' to link landfills with child illness (Unison) ...A STUDY of 83 landfill sites has not yielded enough evidence to link them to congenital disease in the local population, the ... |
| Keays: No 10 told lies about me (Scotsman) ...LORD PARKINSON's former lover yesterday said the Thatcher government ran a concerted smear campaign against her to save the f... |
| Flutie grant to aid autistic children (The Boston Globe) ...NORWOOD | A recent grant will enable local parents of autistic children to receive special training to help care for them. | ... |
| Residential growth sees rapid increase (The Boston Globe) ...PEMBROKE | For the second year, the town issued 77 new single-family home building permits. With a large number of new houses... |
Archived on Monday January 14 at 6.07am:
Archived on Tuesday January 15 at 0.37am:
Archived on Wednesday January 16 at 5.47pm:
| Health Notes (Baltimore Sun) ...Marc Hamburger named a partner with ENTAA Care | Dr. Marc Hamburger has been made a partner of ENTAA Care, a full-service oto... |
| Comment & Analysis: Analysis: A shot in the arm: There are likely to be outbreaks of measles because the MMR ... (Hoovers) ...7:03am | Source: The Guardian, | SARAH BOSELEY | Outbreaks of measles are once again possible because parental anxiety about ... |
| Auditor's report cites agency head's two full-time salaries (Boston Herald) ...The president of a Dedham-based non-profit human service agency pulled down $267,300 in full-time salary during the same thre... |
| Parkinson defends conduct (The Guardian) ...Cecil Parkinson yesterday revealed that he has spent at least £500,000 supporting his illegitimate daughter, Flora Keays... |
| Carroll County Datebook (Baltimore Sun) ...Today | Racial equality meeting: Carroll Citizens for Racial Equality will meet at 9 a.m. at Westminster Church of the Brethr... |
| Number of MMR cases has fallen (Scotsman) ...RATES of measles, mumps and rubella have fallen dramatically in Scotland over the past year, despite a drop in the number of ... |
| Parkinson war of words over Flora (Scotsman) ...CECIL Parkinson was yesterday drawn into a war of words with former mistress Sara Keays, claiming he had made generous financ... |
| Parkinson: I did everything I could to look after Flora (The Times) ...LORD PARKINSON has provided a settlement worth £500,000 for the welfare of his handicapped daughter, Flora Keays, it was repo... |
| Autistic man was held by force (The Times) ...THE NHS watchdog has condemned a hospital for forcibly detaining an autistic man. | In a case which may be used to champion t... |
| Special school saved family from collapse (The Times) ...EOIN BORG-NEAL kicks and punches his mother, wrecks his brothers' toys and sets fires in his house. | The 12-year-old has sev... |
| After 18 Years, a British Sex Scandal Resurfaces (The Washington Post) ...LONDON, Jan. 13 -- When the attractive young secretary told the ambitious politician she was pregnant with his child, he repo... |
| Blair's baby may have had MMR jab (ITN) ...Prime Minister Tony Blair has given his strongest indication yet that his baby son Leo has had - or will have - the controver... |
| Blair hints at Leo's MMR jab (Ananova) ...Tony Blair has given his strongest indication yet that his baby son Leo has had or will have the controversial MMR vaccine. |... |
| Blair Hints at Son's Mmr Jab (Scotsman) ...Prime Minister Tony Blair today gave his strongest indication yet that his baby son Leo has had – or will have – the controve... |
| New releases offer everything from self-help to traditional (Detroit news) ... Having trouble getting started on those resolutions to give up cigarettes, jog 5 miles every day or never, ... |
| Education Notes (Baltimore Sun) ...Krebs, Ecker set meeting for Tuesday at Hampstead school | School Board President Susan W. Krebs and interim Superintendent o... |
| Hints of hope for family's ordeal (Denver Post) ...- DOVE CREEK - In recent months, Jerry Martin has twice shared something with his 25-year-old daughter, Krista, that they had... |
| The Health & Science: News about health and medicine (Seattle Times) ...One a day: Taking a daily multivitamin is a good nutrition insurance policy that "makes sense for most adults," report Walter... |
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| A pox on vaccines (The Guardian) ...We call it propaganda when governments peddle "facts" which are demonstrably untrue. And yet the claim that without vaccinati... |
| Live and learn (The Guardian) ...Autism is not the rare condition it was once considered to be. Its incidence is fast approaching critical levels. Opinions va... |
| The Power of a Pet (Newsday) ...THEY WERE among the four-footed heroes of Sept. 11, but they were worlds away from the sooty search-and- rescue dogs that cli... |
| Sometimes, when words can't help, a therapy dog's twinkling eyss and wagging tail can. (Newsday) ...THEY WERE among the four-footed heroes of Sept. 11, but they were worlds away from the sooty search-and- rescue dogs that cli... |
| Interaction Encouraged (Frankfurter Allgemaine Zeitung English) ...By Peter Gorsen | VIENNA. The installations of Austrian artist Franz West are intended for immediate consumption. His works a... |
| Disabled groups seek Gallop aid (Canberra Times) ...By DANIELLE CRONIN, Health Reporter | A delegation representing more than 500 people with disabilities has called on the ACT ... |
| Health Notes (SunSpot) ...Marc Hamburger named a partner with ENTAA Care | Dr. Marc Hamburger has been made a partner of ENTAA Care, a full-service oto... |
| Health Notes (Baltimore Sun) ...Marc Hamburger named a partner with ENTAA Care | Dr. Marc Hamburger has been made a partner of ENTAA Care, a full-service oto... |
| Comment & Analysis: Analysis: A shot in the arm: There are likely to be outbreaks of measles because the MMR ... (Hoovers) ...7:03am | Source: The Guardian, | SARAH BOSELEY | Outbreaks of measles are once again possible because parental anxiety about ... |
| Fund helps foster parents adopt disabled children (The News & Observer) ...CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- A state fund has made it possible for 14 North Carolina children with severe disabilities to be adopt... |
| Second Opinion: An Uglier Reality (The Washington Post) ...Russell Crowe in "A Beautiful Mind" does for schizophrenia what Dustin Hoffman did for autism in "Rain Man." He makes people ... |
| Auditor's report cites agency head's two full-time salaries (Boston Herald) ...The president of a Dedham-based non-profit human service agency pulled down $267,300 in full-time salary during the same thre... |
| Parkinson defends conduct (The Guardian) ...Cecil Parkinson yesterday revealed that he has spent at least £500,000 supporting his illegitimate daughter, Flora Keays... |
| Carroll County Datebook (Baltimore Sun) ...Today | Racial equality meeting: Carroll Citizens for Racial Equality will meet at 9 a.m. at Westminster Church of the Brethr... |
| Number of MMR cases has fallen (Scotsman) ...RATES of measles, mumps and rubella have fallen dramatically in Scotland over the past year, despite a drop in the number of ... |
| Parkinson war of words over Flora (Scotsman) ...CECIL Parkinson was yesterday drawn into a war of words with former mistress Sara Keays, claiming he had made generous financ... |
| Parkinson: I did everything I could to look after Flora (The Times) ...LORD PARKINSON has provided a settlement worth £500,000 for the welfare of his handicapped daughter, Flora Keays, it was repo... |
| Autistic man was held by force (The Times) ...THE NHS watchdog has condemned a hospital for forcibly detaining an autistic man. | In a case which may be used to champion t... |
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| Frightmaster Stephen King Haunts ABC Auctions With One-of-a-Kind Props and Wardrobe Pieces From the Upcoming ABC Miniseries 'Stephen King's Rose Red' Premiering on January 27th (PR Newswire) ...Rare Items Signed by Stephen King to be Offered or Charity Include Wardrobe Created for His 'Rose Red' Cameo Appearance NORTH... |
| Handicapping the Oscars: Mental or physical affliction don't guarantee nomination (Boston Herald) ...Russell Crowe will likely earn an Oscar nomination for his portrayal of a schizophrenic genius in ``A Beautiful Mind,'' and, ... |
| Local doctor warns of epidemic fear (Unison) ...By Eimear Cotter | YOUNG Fingal children could die unless the take-up rate of the MMR vaccine in the county improves, a local... |
| Readers raise twice the target (The Times) ...FORTY years ago, one mother re-mortgaged her home to set up the National Autistic Society so that her son and others with his... |
| Hard-hitting adverts aim to heighten awareness (The Times) ...A SMALL boy shown banging his head violently against a wall is the subject of a series of television advertisements marking t... |
| A great society (The Times) ...Times readers have responded generously to our appeal You cannot catch autism and you are in no danger of dying unexpectedly ... |
| Galway doctor issues vaccine timebomb warning (Unison) ...UP TO 200 children could be at risk of losing their lives to easily preventable diseases if parents do not vaccinate their yo... |
| Robert Latimer marks anniversary for killing daughter in jail (Canoe) ...| By SUE BAILEY-- Canadian Press | OTTAWA (CP) -- Robert Latimer, now one year into a life sentence for the murder of his dis... |
| Robert Latimer marks one-year anniversary in jail for killing daughter (Canoe) ...OTTAWA (CP) -- Robert Latimer, now one year into a life sentence for the murder of his disabled daughter, phones his three ot... |
| Keeping mum over Flora Keays (The Daily Telegraph) ...COURT orders preventing identification of Lord Parkinson's daughter were not quite as draconian as her mother sought to portr... |
| Legal advice for autistic children and their families (The Times) ...CLARISSA COLEMAN relishes tough fights. She is a litigation solicitor with Clifford Chance, Britain's biggest law firm, and t... |
| Anti-pain shots `changed my life' (The Toronto Star) ...Thornhill woman credits muscle relaxant for easing daily agonyNancy Devine | special to the star Until a year ago, Lee Foster... |
| Needs have changed (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) ...Sylva Clark's earliest memories center on the Watson Institute in Leet, where she was admitted in 1926, at age 3, to cope wit... |
| The Local News: Special education teachers face risks but find rewards (Seattle Times) ...Teacher's aide Brenda Reffalt still wears a scar under her right eye from a student who hurled a desk at her last school year... |
| The Education: Special education teachers face risks but find rewards (Seattle Times) ...Teacher's aide Brenda Reffalt still wears a scar under her right eye from a student who hurled a desk at her last school year... |
| The Power Of A Pet (Newsday) ...THEY WERE among the four-footed heroes of Sept. 11, but they were worlds away from the sooty search-and- rescue dogs that cli... |
| 61st Annual STS (2001-2002) Semifinalists (Newsday) ...Albany | Albany Academy for Girls | Nigmatulina, Karima Robert (17): Stability of an Inverted Pendulum with a Vibrating Base ... |
| Group Seeking To Reach Out To Special Children In Rural Sabah (Malaysian National News Agency) ...By Haryati Abdul Karim | KOTA KINABALU, Special Olympics Sabah, a non-profit organisation that provides sports trainning for ... |
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| Councils' education budgets brought to breaking point (Scotsman) ...SPECIAL needs care for children in Scotland is at 'breaking point' after the cost of caring for the worst-affected youngsters... |
| Autistic adults locked up after false diagnosis (Scotsman) ...AUTISTIC adults have been wrongly diagnosed as schizophrenic and incarcerated for up to 30 years, Scotland on Sunday can reve... |
| Hurdle to Learning (Newsday) ...When Ruth Gonzalez became homeless in October, she moved her three daughters and son to the Sayville Motor Lodge, lured by it... |
| King's `Rose Red' will scare up yawns: Where's Jason when we need him? (The Miami Herald) ...Stephen King's Rose Red. ABC. 9 p.m. Sunday, Monday and Thursday. | There are haunted-house stories beyond numbering, most of... |
| Penn Gets Warm, If Not Fuzzy (Ctnow) ...Sean Penn doesn't believe in film preservation. He hates those hallowed classics such as The Grapes of Wrath and Gone With th... |
| NorthWest - Briefs (Belfast Telegraph) ...FOYLE University of the Third Age was today asking the public in the North West to support a great night of entertainment it ... |
| The great and the ill (The Guardian) ...His scatalogical use of language led one group to diagnose Tourette's syndrome. His death has also been put down to tuberculo... |
| The Northwest Life: Sign of the times: Teaching babies sign language lets them communicate even before they can talk (Seattle Times) ...Lauren Cover bought a sign-language dictionary and carried it in her stroller when her son Jeremy, now 3-1/2, was a toddler. ... |
| State sued / Disabled sue to live in community homes (San Fransisco Chronicle) ...| A group of developmentally disabled residents filed a class-action lawsuit against the state of California yesterday, deman... |
| Fringe Benefits (New York Post Online) ...If you were fascinated by the "Beautiful Mind" of schizophrenic mathematician John Nash, then you'll love the "Outsider Art F... |
| Why trying to be safe can be risky (BBC News) ...The action people take to avoid a perceived risk could actually prove more dangerous, according to doctors. | They say action... |
| Call it chemistry (Scotsman) ...CECIL PARKINSON and FLORA KEAYS | You couldn't help but be moved by the recent television images of slow, sweet, stoical Flor... |
| Toddler sues government (Canoe) ...| By ROBERT AOKI-- Toronto Sun | A six-year-old autistic boy is challenging the Ontario government over his medical right to ... |
| Mom wants to put twinkle back in her daughter's life (Vancouver Province) ...| Krystyna Rolfe just wants that twinkle back in her autistic daughter's eye -- and in her voice. | The North Vancouver singl... |
| Pointless plot haunts 'Rose Red' (USA Today) ...Stephen King has too much time on his hands. | Only a man with no need for time management could devote six hours to a haunte... |
| King's 'Rose' hauntingly familiar (The Boston Globe) ...ometimes, it seems Stephen King checks his dictionary for the word ''quality'' and comes up with the definition for ''quantit... |
| Tv This Weekend (Newsday) ...TONIGHT | America's Funniest Home Videos (8 p.m., Ch.7) -Finalists vie for the $100,000 grand prize. | The Net (8 p.m., Ch.9)... |
| -Enron's Once-Proud Workers Left Feeling Betrayed (Power Report) ...| By Bob Dart, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News | Jan. 24--... |
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| MMR uptake falls below risk level (The Times) ...THE national uptake of the MMR vaccine has dropped below the critical level of 85 per cent, the Health Department announced, ... |
| Measles outbreak raises fears over parents shunning MMR vaccine (The Guardian) ...A measles outbreak in south London has raised fears about the number of parents shunning the controversial measles, mumps and... |
| Downing Street silent on Leo MMR jab (Ananova) ...Downing Street has refused to comment on reports that Tony Blair's son Leo has had the vaccination against measles, mumps and... |
| Blair's baby was given MMR vaccine last week (The Independent) ...Tony Blair's son Leo was given the MMR vaccine last week, The Independent learnt yesterday, as health officials disclosed tha... |
| Fast times in Enron's high (The Age) ...Enron was a company in love with itself. Office affairs were rampant, divorce among senior executives an epidemic, and storie... |
| Measles outbreak alert (The Sun) ...A MEASLES outbreak hit two schools last night as it was revealed that more parents than ever are shunning the MMR vaccine. | ... |
| Measles outbreak feared in south London (Reuters) ...LONDON (Reuters) - Health officials say they are investigating a potential measles outbreak in south London, with three confi... |
| Program trains musicians as healers (The Toronto Star) ...Music therapy taught at Wilfrid LaurierLuisa D'Amato | TORSTAR NEWS SERVICE WATERLOO — Just before Christmas, a group of Wilf... |
| The Challenge of Special Education (The Los Angeles Times) ...Gloria Vasquez wakes and dresses her 10-year-old daughter Yvonne each morning, starting with a fresh diaper. She spoon-feeds ... |
| The Challenge of Special Education (Yahoo Daily News) ...Gloria Vasquez wakes and dresses her 10-year-old daughter Yvonne each morning, starting with a fresh diaper. She spoon-feeds ... |
| Measles cluster raises outbreak fears (BBC News) ...A cluster of cases of measles in an area of South London with low MMR uptake is raising fears of an outbreak. | Three cases o... |
| Autism fears dismissed as immunisation rates fall (Unison) ...REPORTS of a link between the MMR vaccine and autism were firmly discounted by a team of Irish experts yesterday amid growing... |
| Mother 'afraid' over education of autistic son (Unison) ...THE mother of a four-year-old autistic child said yesterday she was "desperately afraid" that her son's education would be ta... |
| Kids learn from embracing the differences (Japan Times) ...By LIANE WAKABAYASHI | The first thing you notice about the students at Musashino Higashi Secondary Vocational School is thei... |
| School board criticizes cuts Some '02-'03 proposals called wishes, others raise concerns (Michigan Live) ...| Thursday, January 31, 2002By ANN SCHIMKE | NEWS STAFF REPORTER | Worried that some of the $5 million in proposed budget cut... |
| L.A. to Integrate Disabled Pupils (The Los Angeles Times) ...The Los Angeles Unified School District is starting a dramatic overhaul of its special education programs, aiming to place in... |
| Doctors 'have a greater understanding of abuse' (Unison) ...DOCTORS assessing child sexual abuse now have a greater understanding of how to make a diagnosis than in the 1980s, the medic... |
| Carroll County Datebook (SunSpot) ...Today | Education forum: Carroll County's Board of Education will hold a public forum of the State Board of Education at ... |
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| MMR wrangle delays crucial vaccine verdict (Scotsman) ...THE long-awaited report on the safety of the MMR jab in Scotland has been delayed following a serious split in the government... |
| Dr Woods damned by her own zeal (Unison) ...The Medical Council's report seems an incomplete appraisal of Dr Moira Woods's place in Irish history, says Stephen Dodd | VI... |
| Did you hear the one about the Jew and the cowboy? (The Age) ...Not just anyone gets an invitation to the White House. Kinky Friedman, however, has been summoned twice. | The country singer... |
| An end at last to the did-they, didn't-they saga of little Leo's jab (The Independent) ...And finally... a baby boy we cannot name has had the jab that his dad says every child in Britain should have. | In a way, th... |
| A clean bill of health (The Independent) ...The MMR vaccine was launched in America in 1975, Scandinavia in the early 1980s and Britain in 1988. The jab is now used in m... |
| Story Showed Human Side Of Police Officer (Ctnow) ...Congratulations to Courant staff writer Bill Leukhardt on his compelling article about New Britain Police Officer Paul O'Conn... |
| Parents attack Blair on MMR job (Scotsman) ...PARENTS last night accused Tony Blair of hypocrisy and a lack of leadership after a serious outbreak of measles in an area wi... |
| Viral illness alert after MMR jab fall (Scotsman) ...HEALTH chiefs today warned that outbreaks of viral illnesses among children were the inevitable result of falling take-up rat... |
| Downing Street silent on MMR jab (Belfast Telegraph) ...DOWNING Street today refused to comment on reports that Tony Blair's son Leo had the controversial vaccination against measle... |
| Parents urged to give kids MMR (ITN) ...Health officials have again advised parents of the importance of giving children the controversial MMR vaccine after an outbr... |
| Blair remains mum on baby Leo and jab (Reuters) ...LONDON (Reuters) - Downing Street has refused to comment on a newspaper report that Prime Minister Tony Blair's baby son has ... |
| Tots hit bymeasles as parents shun vaccine (Hoovers) ...7:53am | Source: Western Daily Press, , 20 | A MEASLES outbreak at a private nursery school yesterday raised fears that more ... |
| MMR uptake falls below risk level (The Times) ...THE national uptake of the MMR vaccine has dropped below the critical level of 85 per cent, the Health Department announced, ... |
| Measles outbreak raises fears over parents shunning MMR vaccine (The Guardian) ...A measles outbreak in south London has raised fears about the number of parents shunning the controversial measles, mumps and... |
| Downing Street silent on Leo MMR jab (Ananova) ...Downing Street has refused to comment on reports that Tony Blair's son Leo has had the vaccination against measles, mumps and... |
| Blair's baby was given MMR vaccine last week (The Independent) ...Tony Blair's son Leo was given the MMR vaccine last week, The Independent learnt yesterday, as health officials disclosed tha... |
| Fast times in Enron's high (The Age) ...Enron was a company in love with itself. Office affairs were rampant, divorce among senior executives an epidemic, and storie... |
| Measles outbreak alert (The Sun) ...A MEASLES outbreak hit two schools last night as it was revealed that more parents than ever are shunning the MMR vaccine. | ... |
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| Medic's MMR jab fear (The Sun) ...By NIC CECIL and | PAUL THOMPSON | DITCHING the MMR triple jab would be "playing Russian roulette" with kids' lives, the Gove... |
| Single vaccines 'risk children's lives' (The Times) ...THE Government's Chief Medical Officer strongly defended the Government's policy of MMR vaccination yesterday as a new outbre... |
| Autism services patchy (The Times) ...SERVICES for autistic children and adults in Scotland are "patchy and inadequate", experts said yesterday. Healthcare, educat... |
| A sad case of Media Meddling not Reason (The Times) ...The Health Minister, Yvette Cooper, told the nation this week on radio that the triple vaccine against measles, mumps and rub... |
| Parents rush for separate vaccines (Scotsman) ...A PRIVATE hospital in Scotland plans to set up a clinic offering separate jabs for measles, mumps and rubella after a tenfold... |
| Joyce McMilian: How Britain's love affair with itself turned (Scotsman) ...BY COINCIDENCE, the days and dates fall out the same, this January and February, as they did in 1952. It was a Thursday, 31 J... |
| Researcher says choice of injection essential (The Independent) ...Andrew Wakefield, the doctor at the centre of the controversy over the MMR vaccine, broke his recent silence yesterday to say... |
| Stormont MMR debate (UTV Internet) ...Stormont Health Committee members were today split over the controversial MMR jab's safety. | Members of... |
| Health expert backs single jabs (BBC News) ...Scotland's leading professor of midwifery has said that parents who do not trust the combined mumps, measles and rubella (MMR... |
| Is the single jab selfish? (BBC News) ...By BBC Health Correspondent Karen Allen | The argument over whether or not to offer single mumps, measles and rubella jabs is... |
| Mark Mardell's Political Diary (BBC News) ...MPs have finally ousted feisty Filkin for pushing her nose too enthusiastically into their business. | The new Parliamentary ... |
| MMR jab defended (BBC News) ...The government's chief medical expert has defended the controversial MMR vaccine as a safe and effective way to protect child... |
| Top doctor says don't ditch MMR (Reuters) ...LONDON (Reuters) - The country's senior medical officer has warned that any move to ditch the MMR vaccine, which some parents... |
| UK Government's Top Doctor Says Don't Ditch MMR (Reuters) ...LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's senior medical officer warned on Thursday that any move to ditch the MMR vaccine, which some par... |
| Measles: Is It An Epidemic? (Hoovers) ...12:39pm | Source: Western Daily Press, , 1 | Flavia Munn | TONY BLAIR faced a massive crisis over the MMR jab last night as W... |
| Repligen Reports Third Quarter 2002 Results (Hoovers) ...10:55am | Company Updates Product Development Programs | NEEDHAM, Mass., Feb. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/-- | Repligen Corporati... |
| Autistic School Could Be Closed (Yahoo Daily News) ...The only school in Palm Beach County funded to care for autistic children is in danger of being closed. | • Check Out Th... |
| Parents warned of measles epidemic risk (Unison) ...Parents in the North Western Health Board region are being urged to ensure that their children have received all appropriate ... |
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| Doctor defiant on jabs stance (Scotsman) ...THE doctor who claims a link between the MMR vaccine and autism said yesterday that the government must stop treating parents... |
| Blair's stand on MMR backed by autism study (The Times) ...TONY BLAIR staked his personal authority on the MMR vaccine yesterday, hinting more strongly that his son Leo had been given ... |
| 'It switched her personality off' (The Times) ...A MOTHER is adamant that the MMR vaccine was responsible for her daughter's autism, despite the insistence of the Government ... |
| Pensioner thwarts animal tests (The Times) ...JOAN COURT, 82, does not look like a battle-hardened animal rights activist. But she is at the centre of allegations that thr... |
| The Cabinet needs an anti-Blair inoculation (The Times) ...Speaking yesterday to the Politics Society at Hull University I tried a two-question test. My audience (their informal title ... |
| Consequences of public's fears over MMR vaccine (The Times) ...Sir, MMR (letters, February 7) has a superb safety record. No other researchers have been able to confirm the original paper ... |
| Clinic besieged after MMR scare (Scotsman) ...DEMAND for single vaccines at an Edinburgh clinic has increased tenfold in the wake of the latest scare over MMR, it was repo... |
| Doctor (Belfast Telegraph) ...AN ULSTER doctor said today he would supply single measles vaccine to children in response to the growing controversy over MM... |
| Demand soars for single measles jab (Belfast Telegraph) ...DEMAND for the single measles vaccine has risen nine-fold in a year amid concern over the safety of MMR, it was reported toda... |
| Repligen Announces Conference Call to Update Autism Phase 3 Clinical Program February 15th, 11 a.m. EST (PR Newswire) ...NEEDHAM, Mass., Feb. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Repligen Corporation (Nasdaq: RGEN) announced today that the Company Preside... |
| No link between MMR and autism-study (Reuters) ...LONDON (Reuters) - As Britain seeks to address growing concerns over the safety of the MMR vaccine, new research has shown no... |
| New Research Shows No Link Between MMR and Autism (Reuters) ...LONDON (Reuters) - As Britain sought to address growing concerns over the safety of the MMR vaccine, new research on Friday s... |
| Expert refutes MMR vaccine 'link' to disorders (Irish Times) ...By Paul Anderson | The Irish scientist who was the lead author of a study suggesting a link between measles and bowel disorde... |
| British scientists offer new reassurance on MMR (Irish Times) ...| Evidence published by the British Medical Journal finds no association between MMR and bowel problems or developmental regr... |
| MMR jab 'safest option' (BBC News) ...Northern Ireland's principal medical officer has said she still believes the MMR vaccine offers the best protection for child... |
| Why Japan stopped using MMR (BBC News) ...By the BBC's Charles Scanlon in Tokyo | Japan's Health Ministry says the withdrawal of the MMR vaccine for children did not c... |
| MMR research timeline (BBC News) ...BBC News Online traces the history of research into the controversial combined vaccine for measles, mumps and rubella (MMR). ... |
| Demand for single measles jab soars (BBC News) ...There has been a huge surge in demand for the single measles vaccine in the UK amid concern over the safety of the MMR vaccin... |
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| Educators doubt value of testing for disabled (Detroit news) ... SHELBY TOWNSHIP -- Some can't speak. Many have trouble with basic grooming. But next week, Michigan will pu... |
| More cases of measles in London outbreak (The Times) ...NINE new cases of measles were confirmed in South London yesterday, bringing the number of confirmed cases of the disease in ... |
| MMR Dilemma (The Times) ...MY MOTHER had measles during her pregnancy and I was born with severe hearing difficulty as a result; this has created seriou... |
| Health Minister addresses autism conference (Ananova) ...Health professionals, ministers and parents are gathering for a conference to mark Autism Awareness Year. | Health Minister J... |
| Science News Has Some News (Wired News) ...Those who read their news on the Web are used to frequent site redesigns. Bright oranges morph into conservative blues and ba... |
| Enron's Gift to Reform (The Washington Post) ...There was poetic justice at least in the sight of Kenneth L. Lay, once the CEO of Enron, sitting in a packed Senate hearing r... |
| Special-needs kids will lose under new rules, parents fear (Canada Dot Com) ...| The B.C. government is about to lift funding targets that require school boards to spend a certain portion of their budget ... |
| Parts Firm Founder Enters Guilty Plea (The Los Angeles Times) ...The founder of an Orange County aircraft parts supply firm pleaded guilty to deceiving his bank and accountants and to defrau... |
| Nine new cases of measles in London (Ananova) ...Nine new cases of measles have been confirmed in south London. | It brings the number of confirmed cases of measles in the ar... |
| Complaints against MP upheld (BBC News) ...Four complaints against trade and industry minister Nigel Griffiths have been upheld by Elizabeth Filkin. | The Parliamentary... |
| Measles outbreak gathers pace (BBC News) ...More than 50 south London children have either confirmed or suspected measles infection, according to the latest figures. | A... |
| More cases of measles in Lambeth (London Evening Standard) ...by Zoe Morris Health Reporter | Nine more children from south-west London were confirmed as having measles today, bringing th... |
| MP Griffiths guilty in office scandal (Scotsman) ...EDINBURGH South MP Nigel Griffiths was today found guilty of four offences of breaking Westminster's financial rules by Parli... |
| Parents launch legal battle over autistic boy's education (Scotsman) ...A COUPLE with an autistic son have launched a legal bid to force their local authority to pay for him to be educated at home ... |
| Researchers Observe Abnormalities In Brains Of Autism Patients (Science Daily) ...ST. PAUL, MN – Withdrawing from social interaction and communication is a hallmark of autism. Now, researchers have identifie... |
| Anecdote is no guide to MMR question (The Guardian) ...Your letters (February 12) do not help the MMR debate. It does not matter how strongly individual parents believe their child... |
| Differences found in autistic brains (BBC News) ...Researchers have identified structural differences in the brain of people with autism that may explain why they have problems... |
| Inaccurate headline (Unison) ...Sir Your headline 'Woeful teaching for autistic boy (4)' does a great disservice to the calibre and dedication of the teacher... |
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| MMR super jab planned (BBC News) ...A pharmaceutical firm hopes to introduce a new super jab combining the controversial MMR vaccine with a shot to protect again... |
| No chip off the old block (The Toronto Star) ...Sophie Freud debunks teachings of her legendary grandfatherBella English | SPECIAL TO THE STAR Only minutes into the the grad... |
| Siblings of kids with disabilities get help from their peers (The Toronto Star) ...Their needs are often ignored, say child-care expertsNancy Luna | Special to The Star ORANGE, Calif. — The refrigerator door ... |
| FRIEDMAN, Rabah Renee (San Fransisco Chronicle) ...| FRIEDMAN, Rabah Renee -- Died at Stanford Medical Center, Jan 30, 2002, at the age of 50. A long-time resident of Californi... |
| I Am Sam & Orange County (International Herald Tribune) ...I Am Sam Directed by Jessie Nelson (U.S.) Reviewed by A.O. Scott The New York Times | Anyone who has tried to raise a young c... |
| Repligen Announces Initiation of Phase 3 Clinical Trials for Secretin inAutism (Stockhouse) ...2/14/02 | Company Updates Analysis of Phase 2 Clinical Trial Data NEEDHAM, Mass., Feb 14, 2002 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMT... |
| "Four-in-one" MMR vaccine developed (Reuters) ...LONDON (Reuters) - Drug firm GlaxoSmithKline says it has developed a new version of the controversial MMR vaccine that will p... |
| Independent experts say MMR is safe (Reuters) ...LONDON (Reuters) - An independent scientific advisory committee which has reviewed the latest research on the MMR vaccine say... |
| Independent Experts Say MMR Is Safe (Reuters) ...LONDON (Reuters) - An independent scientific advisory committee which has reviewed the latest research on the MMR vaccine sai... |
| 'We try not to panic every time he sneezes' (The Guardian) ...The timing could hardly have been worse. As my partner drove to hospital to introduce Jacob, our 23-month-old son, to his new... |
| New autism study will not explore MMR link (Hoovers) ...8:09pm | Source: The Independent, | Lorna Duckworth Social Affairs Correspondent | MINISTERS PLEDGED pounds 2.5m for research... |
| GSK insists MMR jab is safe as profits rise (Hoovers) ...8:09pm | Source: The Independent, | Stephen Foley | JEAN-PIERRE Garnier, the chief executive of GlaxoSmithKline, the UK's big... |
| Guilty on all four counts, but still Griffiths escapes censure (Scotsman) ...THE report into Nigel Griffiths was unambiguous. The minister had been found guilty of four breaches of the parliamentary cod... |
| Griffiths escapes without punishment (Scotsman) ...NIGEL Griffiths was fighting to save his career last night after being found guilty on four counts of violating Westminster's... |
| Labour's weakest link (Scotsman) ...TODAY marks a new era in standards of public life in Westminster. Elizabeth Filkin's successor as parliamentary standards com... |
| Cash for autism research (BBC News) ...Ministers are to invest an extra £2.5m into research into autism. | Health Minister Jacqui Smith told a conference on autism ... |
| Jail threat for MMR refusniks (BBC News) ...A US city has introduced an initiative to force parents to vaccinate their children with the controversial MMR vaccine or go ... |
| Nine new cases of measles in area with low uptake of MMR vaccine (The Independent) ...Nine new cases of measles were confirmed in south London yesterday, bringing the total there confirmed or suspected of having... |
Archived on Sunday February 17 at 3.09am:
Archived on Sunday February 17 at 7.22pm:
Archived on Monday February 18 at 3.13pm:
| Vaccination campaign suffering from Blair's reticence (NZ Herald) ...By BRONWYN SELL in LONDON | British MPs are refusing to use babies to promote their political campaigns - at least not their ... |
| Doctor asked for MMR research (Reuters) ...LONDON (Reuters) - The Department of Health has asked the doctor who raised safety doubts over a single-jab vaccine for measl... |
| The Einstein Syndrome: Say little, ponder much (The Jerusalem Post) ...(February 17) - Don't worry if your toddler doesn't start talking on schedule - it could be an indicator of above-average int... |
| Truant youth charged in drowning of 5-year-old (Yahoo Daily News) ...Gorman Roberts Jr. ''simply laughed'' as he watched a 5-year-old autistic boy sink beneath the muck of a Pompano Beach canal ... |
| Body believed to be of missing autistic boy found in Pompano canal (Yahoo Daily News) ...A young boy was found dead in a Pompano Beach canal this morning, and police believe it is the body of a missing 5-year-old a... |
| MMR doctor told to submit evidence (BBC News) ...The doctor who first raised concerns about the MMR vaccine has been asked by the government to submit his research for indepe... |
| The right to life doesn't end at birth (Unison) ...We seem to be obsessed with the unborn but what about the born, asks Aine O'Connor | LAST Wednesday, while launching the camp... |
| Vaccine clinic in Milburn's backyard (ITN) ...A private health company has opened a clinic offering separate vaccinations against measles, mumps and rubella in health secr... |
| Government asks MMR doctor for jab research (Ananova) ...The government has asked the doctor who first raised concerns about the MMR vaccine to turn his research over for independent... |
| Science in the dock (The Observer) ...Remember when scientists were gods? You switched on the telly or tuned in to Radio 4 and there was Richard Dawkins warning yo... |
| MMR and autism (The Observer) ...Last week Nick Hornby wrote that we 'know from experts that only specialist education can make a difference' to our 76,000 au... |
| Griffiths' head on the block in PM's summer shake-up (Scotsman) ...NIGEL Griffiths, the beleaguered Labour minister found guilty on four charges of abusing his office expenses last week, is se... |
| Drug tycoon in £50,000 Labour link (Scotsman) ...THE boss of Britain's biggest vaccines company made a £50,000 donation to Labour two months after winning a £17m NHS contract... |
| Expert who never attended a meeting quits MMR safety panel (Scotsman) ...A MEMBER of the government's expert group on the controversial MMR vaccine has quit to make the "most economical use of his t... |
| Government asks doctor for MMR research (Reuters) ...LONDON (Reuters) - The Health Ministry has requested the doctor who raised safety doubts over a single-jab vaccine for measle... |
| State settles autism schooling case with Euro38,000 payout (Unison) ...THE father of an autistic child agreed a court settlement yesterday for Euro38,000 as compensation for money he spent to star... |
| Autism centre opens in Sharjah (Gulf News) ...| The first dedicated centre for autistic children in Sharjah - and only the second in the UAE - was formally inaugurated yes... |
| Parents pay for single measles jabs on Milburn's doorstep (The Independent) ...Two hundred parents booked appointments yesterday for a private clinic offering single measles, mumps and rubella vaccines at... |
Archived on Tuesday February 19 at 9.28am:
| Carroll County Datebook (Baltimore Sun) ...Today | Holiday closings: Carroll County government offices, public library branches, public schools and senior centers will ... |
| All the presidents' whims (Chicago Sun Times) ...One of the first things you notice upon entering the Hall of Presidents at the Neo-Futurarium is Jean Chernoff's formal portr... |
| Doctor challenged over MMR claim (The Independent) ...The doctor who first claimed that the MMR vaccine could be linked to autism and bowel disease in children has been asked by t... |
| Vaccination campaign suffering from Blair's reticence (NZ Herald) ...By BRONWYN SELL in LONDON | British MPs are refusing to use babies to promote their political campaigns - at least not their ... |
| Doctor challenged over MMR claim (Hoovers) ...8:18pm | Source: The Independent, | Cahal Milmo | THE DOCTOR who first claimed that the MMR vaccine could be linked to autism... |
| Doctor asked for MMR research (Reuters) ...LONDON (Reuters) - The Department of Health has asked the doctor who raised safety doubts over a single-jab vaccine for measl... |
| The Einstein Syndrome: Say little, ponder much (The Jerusalem Post) ...(February 17) - Don't worry if your toddler doesn't start talking on schedule - it could be an indicator of above-average int... |
| Truant youth charged in drowning of 5-year-old (Yahoo Daily News) ...Gorman Roberts Jr. ''simply laughed'' as he watched a 5-year-old autistic boy sink beneath the muck of a Pompano Beach canal ... |
| Body believed to be of missing autistic boy found in Pompano canal (Yahoo Daily News) ...A young boy was found dead in a Pompano Beach canal this morning, and police believe it is the body of a missing 5-year-old a... |
| MMR doctor told to submit evidence (BBC News) ...The doctor who first raised concerns about the MMR vaccine has been asked by the government to submit his research for indepe... |
| The right to life doesn't end at birth (Unison) ...We seem to be obsessed with the unborn but what about the born, asks Aine O'Connor | LAST Wednesday, while launching the camp... |
| Vaccine clinic in Milburn's backyard (ITN) ...A private health company has opened a clinic offering separate vaccinations against measles, mumps and rubella in health secr... |
| Government asks MMR doctor for jab research (Ananova) ...The government has asked the doctor who first raised concerns about the MMR vaccine to turn his research over for independent... |
| Science in the dock (The Observer) ...Remember when scientists were gods? You switched on the telly or tuned in to Radio 4 and there was Richard Dawkins warning yo... |
| MMR and autism (The Observer) ...Last week Nick Hornby wrote that we 'know from experts that only specialist education can make a difference' to our 76,000 au... |
| Griffiths' head on the block in PM's summer shake-up (Scotsman) ...NIGEL Griffiths, the beleaguered Labour minister found guilty on four charges of abusing his office expenses last week, is se... |
| Drug tycoon in £50,000 Labour link (Scotsman) ...THE boss of Britain's biggest vaccines company made a £50,000 donation to Labour two months after winning a £17m NHS contract... |
| Expert who never attended a meeting quits MMR safety panel (Scotsman) ...A MEMBER of the government's expert group on the controversial MMR vaccine has quit to make the "most economical use of his t... |
Archived on Wednesday February 20 at 9.05pm:
Archived on Thursday February 21 at 6.42pm:
| Three out of four parents favour single jabs for MMR (The Guardian) ...Some 75% of parents say they now want the government to provide free separate measles, mumps and rubella vaccinations for the... |
| Mind the gap (The Guardian) ...On Sam's 10th birthday, his brother Jake, then three, was excited, though not for the obvious reasons. "Can we wake up Sam?" ... |
| in the Pipeline (The Boston Globe) ...Cytyc to buy Digene for $554m, gaining testing technologies | Cytyc Corp. yesterday said it has agreed to buy Digene Corp. fo... |
| Parents vote for single jabs (BBC News) ...A poll on Wednesday suggests three out of four parents think the government should introduce three single jabs instead of the... |
| Parents promised greater say in special needs education (Scotsman) ...PARENTS of children with disabilities, learning and behaviour problems, are set to win powerful new rights under government p... |
| MMR proving unpopular with nation's parents (Scotsman) ...THE government is losing the propaganda battle on MMR, with three out of four parents demanding free separate jabs for measle... |
| 75% of parents want separate MMR jabs according to poll (Ananova) ...Three out of four parents (75%) want the Government to provide free separate measles, mumps and rubella vaccinations for thei... |
| Autistic boy speaks after football physio's therapy (Ananova) ...An autistic boy has spoken for the first time after a football club physiotherapist gave him head massages. | Thomas Bryan, w... |
| Health chief to hear jab fears (Hoovers) ...8:05pm | Source: The Scotsman, , 8 | Kate Foster | THE doctor who first raised concerns about the safety of the MMR vaccine w... |
| Autistic boy treated by football physio (BBC News) ...An autistic boy has spoken his first words at the age of seven, after being treated by a Premiership football club's physioth... |
| NorthWest - Platform (Belfast Telegraph) ...The case ... for and against | YES says Dr Richard Smithson, a consultant with the Western Health & Social Services Board and... |
| Teen Charged With Murder, Aunt Says He's Mentally Disabled (Yahoo Daily News) ...The aunt of a South Florida teen accused of drowning a little boy claims her nephew is mentally disabled. | • Get The La... |
| Reform flagged on eve of disability report (Canberra Times) ...By DANIELLE CRONIN, Health Reporter | The newly formed Disability Reform Group will meet today just hours before the long-awa... |
| Health chief to hear jab fears (Scotsman) ...THE doctor who first raised concerns about the safety of the MMR vaccine will give details of his controversial research to t... |
| Seen but not heard (Scotsman) ...In the upstairs bedroom of a house in Glasgow, the windows are covered with black-out curtains. It is a typical teenager's be... |
| Rejoicing in the time of grief (The Philippine Star) ...Three people who were dear to us passed away in the last two weeks. Since then, my heart has been drawn to look at life from ... |
| Disinformation.com (Slashdot) ...| Sure, we are being lied to by bloated, corporatized media all the time. What else is new? The great promise of the Net and ... |
| MMR alert doctor is asked to produce research (Belfast Telegraph) ...THE Department of Health was today hoping to receive details of the controversial research carried out by the doctor who firs... |
Archived on Friday February 22 at 10.42am:
| School raiders sought (Unison) ...School raiders sought | “Mindless vandalism” has cost special needs students at Prosperous National School some val... |
| 15 year old behind campaign for disabled education (Unison) ...The educational rights of those with learning disabilities have been the subject of some fierce debate over the past year, pa... |
| Want funding allocated for autism-specific unit at Scoil Mhuire Parents push for a mainstream school unit for autistic kids (Unison) ...The parents of a small group of autistic children in Wexford have a new battle on their hands, ten months after frustration l... |
| Parents win Euro215,000 to keep autistic school open (Unison) ...THE State has agreed to pay more than Euro215,000 to ensure that a school set up by parents in a backgarden for four autistic... |
| Parents Protest at Lack of Services for Autism (Unison) ...There was a large turnout for last Thursday's Protest outside the offices of the Midland Health Board on the Arden Road, Tull... |
| Middle-class paranoia (The Times) ...Patients with schizophrenia, as well as their relatives, have welcomed Russell Crowe's portrayal of the condition in the film... |
| Bus Rides In Doubt for Disabled (The Washington Post) ...A shortage of school bus drivers in Fairfax County is threatening participation in a popular summer program for about 200 chi... |
| Chief officer addresses MMR issue (Belfast Telegraph) ...THE MMR controversy was due to come under the spotlight today in Northern Ireland with Ulster's chief medical officer facing ... |
| Health chiefs 'sell' MMR to Assembly (Belfast Telegraph) ...THE MMR controversy was due to come under the spotlight today in Northern Ireland with Ulster's chief medical officer facing ... |
| Milburn invoiced by pal over MMR (BBC News) ...By Jackie Storer | BBC News Online political staff A family friend who used to borrow punk records from Health Secretary Alan... |
| Childhood Jabs Safe for Immune System, Report Says (Reuters) ...WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Parents worried about the 20 or so shots their babies must undergo in the United States were given a b... |
| London's healthcare lottery (London Evening Standard) ...by Zoe Morris Health Reporter | London's healthcare lottery was laid bare today with the revelation that patients are fo... |
| Three out of four parents favour single jabs for MMR (The Guardian) ...Some 75% of parents say they now want the government to provide free separate measles, mumps and rubella vaccinations for the... |
| Mind the gap (The Guardian) ...On Sam's 10th birthday, his brother Jake, then three, was excited, though not for the obvious reasons. "Can we wake up Sam?" ... |
| in the Pipeline (The Boston Globe) ...Cytyc to buy Digene for $554m, gaining testing technologies | Cytyc Corp. yesterday said it has agreed to buy Digene Corp. fo... |
| Parents vote for single jabs (BBC News) ...A poll on Wednesday suggests three out of four parents think the government should introduce three single jabs instead of the... |
| Parents promised greater say in special needs education (Scotsman) ...PARENTS of children with disabilities, learning and behaviour problems, are set to win powerful new rights under government p... |
| MMR proving unpopular with nation's parents (Scotsman) ...THE government is losing the propaganda battle on MMR, with three out of four parents demanding free separate jabs for measle... |
Archived on Saturday February 23 at 3.44am:
Archived on Saturday February 23 at 9.00pm:
Archived on Sunday February 24 at 12.51pm:
| After Shaky Start, London Bridge Reopens (The Washington Post) ...LONDON, Feb. 22 -- London's bridge is not falling down. And that's official. | Two years and two months after the rest of the... |
| State's cuts squeeze out group homes for disabled (Chicago Tribune) ...As Illinois continues to cut payments to group homes for the developmentally disabled, a company that runs 20 of the homes sa... |
| M'lore: DC inaugurates DEALL contact centre (South Nexus) ...MANGALORE, The inauguration of Communication DEALL (Development Electric Approach to Language Learning) was held recently by ... |
| Zuhlke's contract on agenda (Michigan Live) ...| Resolution surprises some Ypsilanti board members. | Saturday, February 23, 2002By PATTY MAHER | NEWS STAFF REPORTER | The ... |
| Primary kids offered second doses of MMR (Unison) ...PRIMARY school children in Drogheda and surrounding areas are currently being offered the second dose of the MMR (Mumps, Meas... |
| Rejoicing in the time of grief (The Philippine Star) ...Three people who were dear to us passed away in the last two weeks. Since then, my heart has been drawn to look at life from ... |
| MMR author urges fresh research (The Times) ...THE senior author of the study that triggered fears of a link between the MMR vaccine and autism has broken his silence to ca... |
| Reform flagged on eve of disability report (Canberra Times) ...The newly formed Disability Reform Group will meet today just hours before the long-awaited Gallop report into disability ser... |
| Microsoft TechFest a high-tech toy show (Michigan Live) ...SEATTLE (AP) -- Every kid -- and most adults -- who've read a Harry Potter book have surely dreamed of having a magic wand. |... |
| 16 new measles cases confirmed (Ananova) ...Sixteen new cases of measles have been confirmed in south London. | It brings to 36 the number of cases of measles in the are... |
| Expert in call for more MMR studies (Belfast Telegraph) ...THE author of the study that triggered fears of a link between the MMR vaccine and autism has called for urgent research to "... |
| Today's papers (Belfast Telegraph) ...INDEPENDENT | MIDDLE EAST SLIPS TOWARDS WAR AS ARAFAT PEACE OFFER REBUFFED: | The Middle East subsided further into war last ... |
| London Opens Millennium Bridge (The Washington Post) ...LONDON, Feb. 22 – London's bridge is not falling down. And that's official. | Two years and two months after the rest of the ... |
| All autistics under six to get treatment (Canada Dot Com) ...| All autistic children in B.C. under the age of six will get treatment by the end of the year, a lawyer for the attorney-gen... |
| State to help pay costs of autistic boy's education (Unison) ...THE State is to pay £37,000 towards the expenses of a Co Mayo family who relocated to England for a period to ensure their au... |
| MMR analyst urges swift research on risk group (The Guardian) ...The senior author of the report which first raised concerns about a possible link between the MMR vaccine and autism has said... |
| Top doctor wants more MMR tests to satisfy parents (The Independent) ...The senior author of the study that triggered fears of a link between the MMR vaccine and autism will break his silence today... |
| Author of MMR study calls for more research (Ananova) ...The author of the study that triggered fears of a link between the MMR vaccine and autism has called for urgent research to "... |
Archived on Monday February 25 at 3.20pm:
| MMR rates up as advice is heeded (Scotsman) ...UPTAKE of the controversial MMR vaccine has risen in several areas of Scotland, confounding fears of a further huge slump in ... |
| Expert panel members ready to quit over 'whitewash' (Scotsman) ...MEMBERS of the government's expert group on the MMR vaccine are poised to quit because they claim the high-powered inquiry ha... |
| Measles cases 'to reach five-year high' (The Independent) ...Experts fear the latest measles outbreak could reach a five-year high after another 16 cases were discovered among the cluste... |
| A swing in the system (Houston Chronicle) ...Parents worry children will suffer if special education is reformed | Zachary Petersen would bang his head against the wall a... |
| Dr. Miriam Pollock, 92 (The Boston Globe) ...For 45 years, Dr. Miriam (Shrager) Pollock and her husband, Morris, operated a ''mom and pop'' school for learning-disabled c... |
| Up, up, and away (The Boston Globe) ...During their years toiling in Hollywood's celebrity-profile factory, most actors perfect the art of the cautious blab. | The ... |
| Expert calls for full research on MMR safety (Hoovers) ...12:48pm | Source: Yorkshire Post, | Mike Waites Health Correspondent | THE senior author of the study that triggered fears of... |
| After Shaky Start, London Bridge Reopens (The Washington Post) ...LONDON, Feb. 22 -- London's bridge is not falling down. And that's official. | Two years and two months after the rest of the... |
| State's cuts squeeze out group homes for disabled (Chicago Tribune) ...As Illinois continues to cut payments to group homes for the developmentally disabled, a company that runs 20 of the homes sa... |
| M'lore: DC inaugurates DEALL contact centre (South Nexus) ...MANGALORE, The inauguration of Communication DEALL (Development Electric Approach to Language Learning) was held recently by ... |
| Zuhlke's contract on agenda (Michigan Live) ...| Resolution surprises some Ypsilanti board members. | Saturday, February 23, 2002By PATTY MAHER | NEWS STAFF REPORTER | The ... |
| Primary kids offered second doses of MMR (Unison) ...PRIMARY school children in Drogheda and surrounding areas are currently being offered the second dose of the MMR (Mumps, Meas... |
| Rejoicing in the time of grief (The Philippine Star) ...Three people who were dear to us passed away in the last two weeks. Since then, my heart has been drawn to look at life from ... |
| MMR author urges fresh research (The Times) ...THE senior author of the study that triggered fears of a link between the MMR vaccine and autism has broken his silence to ca... |
| Reform flagged on eve of disability report (Canberra Times) ...The newly formed Disability Reform Group will meet today just hours before the long-awaited Gallop report into disability ser... |
| Microsoft TechFest a high-tech toy show (Michigan Live) ...SEATTLE (AP) -- Every kid -- and most adults -- who've read a Harry Potter book have surely dreamed of having a magic wand. |... |
| 16 new measles cases confirmed (Ananova) ...Sixteen new cases of measles have been confirmed in south London. | It brings to 36 the number of cases of measles in the are... |
| Expert in call for more MMR studies (Belfast Telegraph) ...THE author of the study that triggered fears of a link between the MMR vaccine and autism has called for urgent research to "... |
Archived on Monday February 25 at 3.20pm:
Archived on Tuesday February 26 at 3.37pm:
| A special workout (Denver Post) ...- What makes this Monday night workout class so extraordinary is how ordinary it seems to be. | Avigayil Shapiro, 7, left, pe... |
| Patrons to Be Honored At Spring Ball Fund-Raiser (Newsday) ...ST. CHRISTOPHER-OTTILIE will host its 15th annual Spring Ball at 6 p.m. Friday at the Garden City Hotel. Festivities include ... |
| Help and hope greet families at Atlanta child center (Atlanta Journal) ...Almost from the very beginning, Jessica Yogev's life seemed dogged by sorrow. | She hit herself and threw horrible tantrums. ... |
| Celebrating a holiday with charity and cheer (SunSpot) ...Ari J. Zakem and about 15 of his fraternity brothers from the Johns Hopkins University got up early yesterday, ready to have ... |
| Celebrating a holiday with charity and cheer (Baltimore Sun) ...Ari J. Zakem and about 15 of his fraternity brothers from the Johns Hopkins University got up early yesterday, ready to have ... |
| Dealing with autism -- every day - (CNN) ...Steve, left, Willy, and Elaine Masket watch Alex, right, who has autism, work with a bead project at home in Westfield, New J... |
| MMR rates up as advice is heeded (Scotsman) ...UPTAKE of the controversial MMR vaccine has risen in several areas of Scotland, confounding fears of a further huge slump in ... |
| Expert panel members ready to quit over 'whitewash' (Scotsman) ...MEMBERS of the government's expert group on the MMR vaccine are poised to quit because they claim the high-powered inquiry ha... |
| Measles cases 'to reach five-year high' (The Independent) ...Experts fear the latest measles outbreak could reach a five-year high after another 16 cases were discovered among the cluste... |
| A swing in the system (Houston Chronicle) ...Parents worry children will suffer if special education is reformed | Zachary Petersen would bang his head against the wall a... |
| Dr. Miriam Pollock, 92 (The Boston Globe) ...For 45 years, Dr. Miriam (Shrager) Pollock and her husband, Morris, operated a ''mom and pop'' school for learning-disabled c... |
| Up, up, and away (The Boston Globe) ...During their years toiling in Hollywood's celebrity-profile factory, most actors perfect the art of the cautious blab. | The ... |
| Expert calls for full research on MMR safety (Hoovers) ...12:48pm | Source: Yorkshire Post, | Mike Waites Health Correspondent | THE senior author of the study that triggered fears of... |
| After Shaky Start, London Bridge Reopens (The Washington Post) ...LONDON, Feb. 22 -- London's bridge is not falling down. And that's official. | Two years and two months after the rest of the... |
| State's cuts squeeze out group homes for disabled (Chicago Tribune) ...As Illinois continues to cut payments to group homes for the developmentally disabled, a company that runs 20 of the homes sa... |
| M'lore: DC inaugurates DEALL contact centre (South Nexus) ...MANGALORE, The inauguration of Communication DEALL (Development Electric Approach to Language Learning) was held recently by ... |
| Zuhlke's contract on agenda (Michigan Live) ...| Resolution surprises some Ypsilanti board members. | Saturday, February 23, 2002By PATTY MAHER | NEWS STAFF REPORTER | The ... |
| Primary kids offered second doses of MMR (Unison) ...PRIMARY school children in Drogheda and surrounding areas are currently being offered the second dose of the MMR (Mumps, Meas... |
Archived on Wednesday February 27 at 5.54pm:
| Award-winning Girl Scout project inspired creator to reveal her autism (Seattle Times) ...| Seattle Times Eastside bureau | Katie Grimes is not your typical college student. The 20-year-old from Federal Way has auti... |
| Honoured for great acting, or to assuage the collective guilt? (Scotsman) ...ARE Judi Dench and Russell Crowe the acceptable face of mental illness? On Sunday, we watched Dame Judi, shimmering and demur... |
| Problem Kid or Label? (The Washington Post) ...| As a baby and toddler, Donna Kacin's son seemed fussier and more frequently out of sorts than other kids his age. Loose-fit... |
| New Breed: Medical Family Trees Get Smarter (The Washington Post) ...Recent scientific advances have changed the time-honored exercise of creating a medical family tree. But they haven't changed... |
| Diet test for special needs pupils (BBC News) ...Primary school children with learning difficulties are being assessed to see whether dietary supplements can help improve the... |
| Domino effect in faulty proteins behind Fragile X syndrome, researchers say (Canoe) ...TORONTO (CP) -- Toronto researchers have discovered a domino effect in the production of brain proteins that may play a key r... |
| Children take part in omega dyslexia trial (Ananova) ...Children in County Durham are being given fatty acids omega three and omega six to see if they can successfully treat dyslexi... |
| Researchers uncover link between diminished brain proteins and most common form of inherited mental impairment (Canada Newswire) ...Deficient neurotransmitter receptor protein impairs learning TORONTO, Feb. 25 /CNW/ - Researchers at Toronto Western Hospital... |
| A special workout (Denver Post) ...- What makes this Monday night workout class so extraordinary is how ordinary it seems to be. | Avigayil Shapiro, 7, left, pe... |
| Patrons to Be Honored At Spring Ball Fund-Raiser (Newsday) ...ST. CHRISTOPHER-OTTILIE will host its 15th annual Spring Ball at 6 p.m. Friday at the Garden City Hotel. Festivities include ... |
| Help and hope greet families at Atlanta child center (Atlanta Journal) ...Almost from the very beginning, Jessica Yogev's life seemed dogged by sorrow. | She hit herself and threw horrible tantrums. ... |
| Celebrating a holiday with charity and cheer (SunSpot) ...Ari J. Zakem and about 15 of his fraternity brothers from the Johns Hopkins University got up early yesterday, ready to have ... |
| Celebrating a holiday with charity and cheer (Baltimore Sun) ...Ari J. Zakem and about 15 of his fraternity brothers from the Johns Hopkins University got up early yesterday, ready to have ... |
| Study overstates 'disorder' (The News & Observer) ...Look, I know there are real cases of ADHD, attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder. | I know there are kids, just as the... |
| Dealing with autism -- every day - (CNN) ...Steve, left, Willy, and Elaine Masket watch Alex, right, who has autism, work with a bead project at home in Westfield, New J... |
| MMR rates up as advice is heeded (Scotsman) ...UPTAKE of the controversial MMR vaccine has risen in several areas of Scotland, confounding fears of a further huge slump in ... |
| Expert panel members ready to quit over 'whitewash' (Scotsman) ...MEMBERS of the government's expert group on the MMR vaccine are poised to quit because they claim the high-powered inquiry ha... |
| Measles cases 'to reach five-year high' (The Independent) ...Experts fear the latest measles outbreak could reach a five-year high after another 16 cases were discovered among the cluste... |
Archived on Thursday February 28 at 5.12pm:
| Jab debate puts parents in pain (NZ Herald) ...By FIONA RAE | Tonight's BBC Reports documentary might be titled "Every Parent's Nightmare". It's a cruel choice: to immunise... |
| REAL LIVING: Boy's determination earns him a black belt (Atlanta Journal) ...At Starr's Tae kwon do Plus in Marietta, there's a lot of talk about community, courage, courtesy and perseverance. | Student... |
| Bear-Attacking Suspect Arouses Media Attention (Xinhua) ...| ¡¡¡¡BEIJING, February 27 (Xinhuanet) -- China's newspapers and major Internet media are devoting pages to bears in Beijing ... |
| Middle Class Meets the Lower Class (Newsday) ...AN INVISIBLE TERROR is spreading silently through the educated middle class, with serious domestic social and political impli... |
| Plans for autistic school 'constructive', court told (Unison) ...THE State is engaged in "constructive" talks with parents about funding a school for autistic children in Galway city, the Hi... |
| Forget me not (The Guardian) ...You probably missed this little news item from last week, but with me it struck a deep and resounding chord. Liam Clarke, age... |
| Get Plucky by Ed Park (Village Voice) ...n Snack and Drink, a short in this year's New York International Children's Film Festival (Cantor Film Center, March 2 throug... |
| Jackson Nixes Grammy Performance (E! Online) ...Ending what amounted to a will-he-or-won't-he awards show thriller, the folks at the National Academy of Recording Arts and S... |
| Health Check: Jeremy Laurance (The Independent) ...You might think there was absolutely nothing left to say about MMR – and then you hear something so odd, unexpected or s... |
| Union students tackle crowded topic in sociology study (Michigan Live) ...| Tuesday, February 26, 2002By TIM DISSELKOEN | Overcrowding. Was this a real or a perceived problem at Union High School? | ... |
| Jackson dreams of Hollywood success (Ananova) ...Michael Jackson has set up a film company called Neverland Pictures. | Its first film The United States Of Leland stars Kevin... |
| MP mothers clash over MMR (BBC News) ...A minister and a Tory MP - both mothers of young children - have clashed in a parliamentary debate over the safety of the con... |
| School May Avoid Oversight By State (Ctnow) ...Leaders of the former Haddam Hills school for juvenile offenders - shut down last year after allegations of abuse - are quiet... |
| 6,000 Ulster kids have not had MMR (Belfast Telegraph) ...MORE than 6,000 Ulster children had not received the MMR jab by the age of two, according to figures for the last three years... |
| Award-winning Girl Scout project inspired creator to reveal her autism (Seattle Times) ...| Seattle Times Eastside bureau | Katie Grimes is not your typical college student. The 20-year-old from Federal Way has auti... |
| Honoured for great acting, or to assuage the collective guilt? (Scotsman) ...ARE Judi Dench and Russell Crowe the acceptable face of mental illness? On Sunday, we watched Dame Judi, shimmering and demur... |
| Calendar (The Washington Post) ...Classes, Workshops & Seminars | CANCER | March 4, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. North Arundel Hospital, Radiology Conference Room, Low... |
| Problem Kid or Label? (The Washington Post) ...| As a baby and toddler, Donna Kacin's son seemed fussier and more frequently out of sorts than other kids his age. Loose-fit... |
Archived on Friday March 1 at 7.28pm:
Archived on Saturday March 2 at 5.29pm:
| FILM CLIPS / Also opening today (San Fransisco Chronicle) ...| 'LAST ORDERS' Drama. Starring Michael Caine, Bob Hoskins, Helen Mirren, Tom Courtenay and David Hemmings. Directed and writ... |
| For special kids, his music is the message (Japan Times) ...By LIANE WAKABAYASHI | Ramsey King Montana's funky fashion sense might be a bit overwhelming for some parents who sign their ... |
| Coroner reviews ruling against teen's inquest (The Toronto Star) ...Group home resident died after being restrainedPeter Small | Staff Reporter The coroner's office is reconsidering its decisio... |
| A food groupie scores big time at chef Ogden's culinary display (Yahoo Daily News) ...The hardest part of Hospitality Homepage's job is to sort through all the gastronomic blather we are subjected to and try to ... |
| One mother's story (Unison) ...'Every day for Shane is a day lost in his life' | Maud O'Mahony's son has nearly died on a number of occasions while his case... |
| MMR vaccine defended (Unison) ...THE controversial MMR (measles, mumps and rubella) vaccine was strongly defended at last week’s Midland Health Board mee... |
| Government 'has no coherent strategy' for autistic education (Unison) ...SERVICES for children with autism are in crisis and are getting worse by the day, campaigners claimed yesterday. | The govern... |
| Join the March-past (Canada Dot Com) ...| How many good causes can a month handle? | February has marked the celebration of Black History Month, a time when we in th... |
| Police say woman duped donors into believing she was blind, deaf (The News & Observer) ...JACKSONVILLE, N.C. (AP) -- A woman claiming to be a deaf and blind orphan from Romania duped dozens of donors into believing ... |
| Jab debate puts parents in pain (NZ Herald) ...By FIONA RAE | Tonight's BBC Reports documentary might be titled "Every Parent's Nightmare". It's a cruel choice: to immunise... |
| Autism group protest at lack of school therapists (Irish Times) ...By Luke Cassidy | The Irish Autism Alliance (IAA), an umbrella group encompassing different autism groups from around the cou... |
| Designer Babies, Version 1.0 (Slashdot) ...| writes: "A 30 year-old woman in Chicago gave birth to a pre-pregnancy genetically screened and selected baby 17 months ago,... |
| School director cared about pupils (The Toronto Star) ...MARY SOUTHCOTT: Co-founded centre for special-needs students.Mary Ellen Southcott's life was filled with beautiful things — f... |
| The highs and lows of a five foot diva (The Daily Telegraph) ...At 28, Anastacia might be thought too old for pop stardom, but she has had illness and rejection to overcome. Christa D'Souza... |
| Bear-Attacking Suspect Arouses Media Attention (People Daily) ...China's newspapers and major Internet media are devoting pages to bears in Beijing Zoo suffering a mixture of sulfuric acid a... |
| Where All Appears as If Under a Cloud (Frankfurter Allgemaine Zeitung English) ...The most beautiful of them all: Véronique Gens (center) as Alcina. (Photo: Thilo Beu) | By Gerhard R. Koch | HAMBURG. Fe... |
| REAL LIVING: Boy's determination earns him a black belt (Atlanta Journal) ...At Starr's Tae kwon do Plus in Marietta, there's a lot of talk about community, courage, courtesy and perseverance. | Student... |
| Bear-Attacking Suspect Arouses Media Attention (Xinhua) ...| ¡¡¡¡BEIJING, February 27 (Xinhuanet) -- China's newspapers and major Internet media are devoting pages to bears in Beijing ... |
Archived on Sunday March 3 at 4.54pm:
| Direk Olive’s successful foray into comedy (The Philippine Star) ...Olivia Lamasan first impressed critics when she wrote the script of Laurice Guillen’s movie on autism, Ipagpatawad Mo, w... |
| Sauna said lap-dance poles were for disabled (Ananova) ...Bosses of a sauna claim lap-dance poles were to help disabled clients. | They said wall-mounted chains and shackles and mirro... |
| Suspected mumps outbreak at school (BBC News) ...Five suspected cases of mumps have been reported among pupils at a north Wales secondary school | The North Wales Health Auth... |
| Breakthrough may help Fragile X sufferers (The Toronto Star) ...Researchers at Toronto Western Hospital have discovered a domino effect in protein development that causes Fragile X syndrome... |
| Hedonists are all heart (The Daily Telegraph) ...DJs and promoters are burying their rivalries to raise money for music therapy aimed at calming troubled children, reports Da... |
| Lecture by Autism Treatment Specialist (Unison) ...Raun K. Kaufman, diagnosed as severely autistic as a child and now fully emerged, is an international lecturer, writer and te... |
| Trying to understand serious mental disorders (Unison) ...Special Report | Simon Bourke | Schizophrenia, autism, anxiety, depression, suicide - mental health has become one of the mos... |
| A Different Space (Unison) ...AJ with his mother, Martina. Photo: Jim Campbell. Simon Bourke A beautiful little boy - AJ Redmond. AJ Redmond plays on the s... |
| Want funding allocated for autism-specific unit at Scoil Mhuire Parents push for a mainstream school unit for autistic kids (Unison) ...The parents of a small group of autistic children in Wexford have a new battle on their hands, ten months after frustration l... |
| FILM CLIPS / Also opening today (San Fransisco Chronicle) ...| 'LAST ORDERS' Drama. Starring Michael Caine, Bob Hoskins, Helen Mirren, Tom Courtenay and David Hemmings. Directed and writ... |
| For special kids, his music is the message (Japan Times) ...By LIANE WAKABAYASHI | Ramsey King Montana's funky fashion sense might be a bit overwhelming for some parents who sign their ... |
| Rubin tape: Client didn't push autistic boy into canal (The Miami Herald) ...One of the primary witnesses in state's first-degree murder case in the drowning death of Jordan Payne has changed his story,... |
| Coroner reviews ruling against teen's inquest (The Toronto Star) ...Group home resident died after being restrainedPeter Small | Staff Reporter The coroner's office is reconsidering its decisio... |
| A food groupie scores big time at chef Ogden's culinary display (Yahoo Daily News) ...The hardest part of Hospitality Homepage's job is to sort through all the gastronomic blather we are subjected to and try to ... |
| One mother's story (Unison) ...'Every day for Shane is a day lost in his life' | Maud O'Mahony's son has nearly died on a number of occasions while his case... |
| MMR vaccine defended (Unison) ...THE controversial MMR (measles, mumps and rubella) vaccine was strongly defended at last week’s Midland Health Board mee... |
| Government 'has no coherent strategy' for autistic education (Unison) ...SERVICES for children with autism are in crisis and are getting worse by the day, campaigners claimed yesterday. | The govern... |
| Join the March-past (Canada Dot Com) ...| How many good causes can a month handle? | February has marked the celebration of Black History Month, a time when we in th... |
Archived on Monday March 4 at 7.54am:
| Noble Savage takes another run at Oscar (Cleveland) ...| If Sean Penn pulls an upset over Russell Crowe and wins an Oscar next month for playing a retarded man in "I Am Sam," the f... |
| Bid to Albert Square the circle over MMR drama (Scotsman) ...MILLIONS of pounds in advertising and dozens of health experts have been unable to spread the word. | Even a personal assuran... |
| Misfortune sometimes a blessing in disguise (Denver Post) ...- INDIANAPOLIS - Star quarterbacks are supposed to have the golden looks and golden arms, the charmed luck and charmed existe... |
| Direk Olive’s successful foray into comedy (The Philippine Star) ...Olivia Lamasan first impressed critics when she wrote the script of Laurice Guillen’s movie on autism, Ipagpatawad Mo, w... |
| Sauna said lap-dance poles were for disabled (Ananova) ...Bosses of a sauna claim lap-dance poles were to help disabled clients. | They said wall-mounted chains and shackles and mirro... |
| Suspected mumps outbreak at school (BBC News) ...Five suspected cases of mumps have been reported among pupils at a north Wales secondary school | The North Wales Health Auth... |
| Breakthrough may help Fragile X sufferers (The Toronto Star) ...Researchers at Toronto Western Hospital have discovered a domino effect in protein development that causes Fragile X syndrome... |
| Hedonists are all heart (The Daily Telegraph) ...DJs and promoters are burying their rivalries to raise money for music therapy aimed at calming troubled children, reports Da... |
| Lecture by Autism Treatment Specialist (Unison) ...Raun K. Kaufman, diagnosed as severely autistic as a child and now fully emerged, is an international lecturer, writer and te... |
| Trying to understand serious mental disorders (Unison) ...Special Report | Simon Bourke | Schizophrenia, autism, anxiety, depression, suicide - mental health has become one of the mos... |
| A Different Space (Unison) ...AJ with his mother, Martina. Photo: Jim Campbell. Simon Bourke A beautiful little boy - AJ Redmond. AJ Redmond plays on the s... |
| Want funding allocated for autism-specific unit at Scoil Mhuire Parents push for a mainstream school unit for autistic kids (Unison) ...The parents of a small group of autistic children in Wexford have a new battle on their hands, ten months after frustration l... |
| FILM CLIPS / Also opening today (San Fransisco Chronicle) ...| 'LAST ORDERS' Drama. Starring Michael Caine, Bob Hoskins, Helen Mirren, Tom Courtenay and David Hemmings. Directed and writ... |
| For special kids, his music is the message (Japan Times) ...By LIANE WAKABAYASHI | Ramsey King Montana's funky fashion sense might be a bit overwhelming for some parents who sign their ... |
| Rubin tape: Client didn't push autistic boy into canal (The Miami Herald) ...One of the primary witnesses in state's first-degree murder case in the drowning death of Jordan Payne has changed his story,... |
| Coroner reviews ruling against teen's inquest (The Toronto Star) ...Group home resident died after being restrainedPeter Small | Staff Reporter The coroner's office is reconsidering its decisio... |
| A food groupie scores big time at chef Ogden's culinary display (Yahoo Daily News) ...The hardest part of Hospitality Homepage's job is to sort through all the gastronomic blather we are subjected to and try to ... |
| One mother's story (Unison) ...'Every day for Shane is a day lost in his life' | Maud O'Mahony's son has nearly died on a number of occasions while his case... |
Archived on Tuesday March 5 at 1.36am:
Archived on Tuesday March 5 at 7.08pm:
Archived on Wednesday March 6 at 3.38pm:
| New park may honour longtime hockey coach (Canada Dot Com) ...| A proposed new pocket park in Silverspring may be named after Dave King, a former Saskatonian who now coaches the National ... |
| Two Former Officers Sentenced to Prison in Corruption Cases (The Los Angeles Times) ...Two former law enforcement officers were sentenced to 30 months each in federal prison Monday, one for tipping off a narcotic... |
| London bears brunt of measles (London Evening Standard) ...by Laura Smith | Measles cases are already six times higher than last year and the majority are in London, it was reported to... |
| Asperger's Statements (Ctnow) ...Asperger's Statements | A Disservice | As a parent of a child with Asperger's syndrome, I was dismayed and offended by the Fe... |
| Thomas on right track for autistic (The Times) ...THE calm, slow narration of the Thomas the Tank Engine TV programme helps children with autism and Asperger syndrome to devel... |
| Boys are the weaker sex (The Times) ...Boys are tough. Being made of snakes and snails and puppy dogs' tails, and inclined to chronic naughtiness, they need a firm ... |
| Mealtime misery (The Times) ...Q: How can I help my granddaughter to eat? | | Our granddaughter, who is nearly three, hardly eats anything. My husban... |
| Thomas the Tank Engine 'aids autistic children' (Ananova) ...Thomas the Tank Engine can enhance the development of autistic children, claims a new report. | Experts believe the TV charac... |
| Disabled, families to rally against cuts (Canada Dot Com) ...| People with disabilities and their families say they will converge Wednesday on the old Woodlands institution grounds to se... |
| Pitt researchers land grant (Amcity) ...Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine have received a $300,000 grant to study a medication that may ... |
| Sore, sure loser (Bahrein Tribune) ...To err is human, to forgive is divine. To err is human but to blame someone else is pure politics. That last phrase emphasise... |
| Majority support MMR jab in poll (UTV Internet) ...A new MRBI Irish Times opinion poll published today has shown that the MMR vaccine is still a priority, despite possible link... |
| Exhibit unveils talents of disabled students (The Miami Herald) ...Walk into the Mailman Center for Child Development in the University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Medical Center, and you'll fea... |
| Vaccine poses risk (Chicago Sun Times) ...As the parent of a child who was severely injured by vaccines, I am gravely concerned about the impending mandate of the chic... |
| Inquest ordered into autistic girl's death (Canada Dot Com) ...| TORONTO -- Ontario's chief coroner has ordered an inquest into the death of an autistic 13-year-old girl who suffocated aft... |
| 'My son defied the doctors' (BBC News) ...Imagine never being able to communicate with your child - him unable to speak and your words muddled by his brain. BBC News O... |
| Children with sensory integration dysfunction need help making sense of the world (Michigan Live) ...| Sunday, March 3, 2002By Kathleen Longcore | Booth News Service | SPRING LAKE -- Cherry Orent knew something was wrong. | Af... |
| Noble Savage takes another run at Oscar (Cleveland) ...| If Sean Penn pulls an upset over Russell Crowe and wins an Oscar next month for playing a retarded man in "I Am Sam," the f... |
Archived on Thursday March 7 at 9.12am:
| Measles spreads as jab is shunned (The Guardian) ...The number of confirmed cases of measles in the first seven weeks of 2002 has already equalled the total for the whole of las... |
| The MMR vaccine: Take it or leave it? (Jakarta Post) ...Dear Dr. Donya, | Our 13-month-old son is due for his MMR (measles, mumps and rubella) shot within the next one or two months... |
| Autistic boy wins State funding for school (Unison) ...THE State will fund a school for autistic children initially established by Galway parents until it finds an alternative, the... |
| Anti-vaccine town struck by measles epidemic (The Times) ...TWO homoeopathic doctors who oppose the MMR vaccine are being blamed for a measles epidemic among 700 children in a small Ger... |
| Mumps pupils given MMR jab (BBC News) ...Over 500 pupils at a north Wales secondary school have been given the controversial MMR vaccine following an unconfirmed outb... |
| Beyond Siblings (Newsday) ...SOME OF Dorothy Traver's childhood memories are of her and her sister, Jeanne Harrigan, doing typical kids' stuff - watching ... |
| Are we apes, angels or devils? (The Daily Telegraph) ...Robert Hanks reviews The Cradle of Thought: Exploring the Origins of Thinking by Peter Hobson and The Mind Made Flesh: Fronti... |
| In sickness and in health (The Daily Telegraph) ...The MMR vaccine is fine, says Dr James Le Fanu, but it mightn't have been | THERE was a time when science was virtually synon... |
| Measles cases equal 2001 total (ITN) ...New figures show there have been as many cases of measles in the first seven weeks of this year as in the whole of last year.... |
| £2.5m pledged to autism research (ITN) ...The Government has pledged £2.5 million to establish the causes of autism, as the row over the safety of the combined M... |
| MMR doctor asked to hand over research (ITN) ...The chief medical officer has contacted the doctor who first raised concerns about the MMR vaccine, asking him to turn his re... |
| New park may honour longtime hockey coach (Canada Dot Com) ...| A proposed new pocket park in Silverspring may be named after Dave King, a former Saskatonian who now coaches the National ... |
| Two Former Officers Sentenced to Prison in Corruption Cases (The Los Angeles Times) ...Two former law enforcement officers were sentenced to 30 months each in federal prison Monday, one for tipping off a narcotic... |
| London bears brunt of measles (London Evening Standard) ...by Laura Smith | Measles cases are already six times higher than last year and the majority are in London, it was reported to... |
| Asperger's Statements (Ctnow) ...Asperger's Statements | A Disservice | As a parent of a child with Asperger's syndrome, I was dismayed and offended by the Fe... |
| Thomas on right track for autistic (The Times) ...THE calm, slow narration of the Thomas the Tank Engine TV programme helps children with autism and Asperger syndrome to devel... |
| Boys are the weaker sex (The Times) ...Boys are tough. Being made of snakes and snails and puppy dogs' tails, and inclined to chronic naughtiness, they need a firm ... |
| Mealtime misery (The Times) ...Q: How can I help my granddaughter to eat? | | Our granddaughter, who is nearly three, hardly eats anything. My husban... |
Archived on Friday March 8 at 12.06pm:
| Stab in the dark (The Times) ...Homoeopathy involves diluting a substance with so much water that nothing remains of it except a memory. Two German homoeopat... |
| I'm still glad my son had single measles jab (The Times) ...It is reassuring, in a way, to be reminded that the inventors of vorsprung durch technic, the linear-minded intellectual heir... |
| Simon is behind formation of support group (Unison) ...Greystones teenager Simon Harris is making waves in his campaign to highlight the difficulties experienced by families such a... |
| Movies: Oscar and the SAG (NSTP) ...| WHOEVER wins Best Actor at the 8th Screen Actors Guild Awards this Sunday is likely to repeat the feat at the 74th Academy ... |
| Super Heroes (The Independent) ...BRITAIN'S TOP MAN | 1. ROBBIE WILLIAMS | Singer and songwriter | Qualifications (see Rules below): 1st Heat Sexiest Man; 3rd ... |
| Super Heroes (Hoovers) ...9:07pm | Source: The Independent, | Michael Bywater | Where's your pen? You'll need your pen. While you're at it, get a piece... |
| Jasper revs up for star role in new BBC sitcom (Belfast Telegraph) ...MOVING from the dizzy heights of chart fame singing the Funky Moped to starring in a controversial new BBC1 sitcom featuring ... |
| Measles spreads as jab is shunned (The Guardian) ...The number of confirmed cases of measles in the first seven weeks of 2002 has already equalled the total for the whole of las... |
| The MMR vaccine: Take it or leave it? (Jakarta Post) ...Dear Dr. Donya, | Our 13-month-old son is due for his MMR (measles, mumps and rubella) shot within the next one or two months... |
| Autistic boy wins State funding for school (Unison) ...THE State will fund a school for autistic children initially established by Galway parents until it finds an alternative, the... |
| Anti-vaccine town struck by measles epidemic (The Times) ...TWO homoeopathic doctors who oppose the MMR vaccine are being blamed for a measles epidemic among 700 children in a small Ger... |
| Mumps pupils given MMR jab (BBC News) ...Over 500 pupils at a north Wales secondary school have been given the controversial MMR vaccine following an unconfirmed outb... |
| Beyond Siblings (Newsday) ...SOME OF Dorothy Traver's childhood memories are of her and her sister, Jeanne Harrigan, doing typical kids' stuff - watching ... |
| Are we apes, angels or devils? (The Daily Telegraph) ...Robert Hanks reviews The Cradle of Thought: Exploring the Origins of Thinking by Peter Hobson and The Mind Made Flesh: Fronti... |
| In sickness and in health (The Daily Telegraph) ...The MMR vaccine is fine, says Dr James Le Fanu, but it mightn't have been | THERE was a time when science was virtually synon... |
| Measles cases equal 2001 total (ITN) ...New figures show there have been as many cases of measles in the first seven weeks of this year as in the whole of last year.... |
| £2.5m pledged to autism research (ITN) ...The Government has pledged £2.5 million to establish the causes of autism, as the row over the safety of the combined M... |
| MMR doctor asked to hand over research (ITN) ...The chief medical officer has contacted the doctor who first raised concerns about the MMR vaccine, asking him to turn his re... |
Archived on Saturday March 9 at 7.47am:
| Measles vaccine in a spray (BBC News) ...Scientists have developed a measles vaccine that is administered via an aerosol spray rather than a needle. | Supporters beli... |
| Autistic Boy Drowns in Fla. Canal (The Associated Press) ...| POMPANO BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Jordan Payne, a 5-year-old autistic boy, woke up before the sun came up on a warm Sunday, u... |
| Defendant involved in beer theft (Unison) ...| A youth faced charges of robbing beer, with other youths, when he appeared at Kilcormac District Court last week. | Damien ... |
| Unified Front (Ctnow) ...Marie Siegal blows her whistle to stop an intrasquad game. She walks to the middle of the court and stresses the importance o... |
| Stab in the dark (The Times) ...Homoeopathy involves diluting a substance with so much water that nothing remains of it except a memory. Two German homoeopat... |
| I'm still glad my son had single measles jab (The Times) ...It is reassuring, in a way, to be reminded that the inventors of vorsprung durch technic, the linear-minded intellectual heir... |
| Simon is behind formation of support group (Unison) ...Greystones teenager Simon Harris is making waves in his campaign to highlight the difficulties experienced by families such a... |
| Movies: Oscar and the SAG (NSTP) ...| WHOEVER wins Best Actor at the 8th Screen Actors Guild Awards this Sunday is likely to repeat the feat at the 74th Academy ... |
| Super Heroes (The Independent) ...BRITAIN'S TOP MAN | 1. ROBBIE WILLIAMS | Singer and songwriter | Qualifications (see Rules below): 1st Heat Sexiest Man; 3rd ... |
| Rule may scratch itchy pox (The News & Observer) ...Children in North Carolina should no longer have to suffer the itchy rite of passage that is chickenpox under a new vaccinati... |
| Super Heroes (Hoovers) ...9:07pm | Source: The Independent, | Michael Bywater | Where's your pen? You'll need your pen. While you're at it, get a piece... |
| Jasper revs up for star role in new BBC sitcom (Belfast Telegraph) ...MOVING from the dizzy heights of chart fame singing the Funky Moped to starring in a controversial new BBC1 sitcom featuring ... |
| Measles spreads as jab is shunned (The Guardian) ...The number of confirmed cases of measles in the first seven weeks of 2002 has already equalled the total for the whole of las... |
| The MMR vaccine: Take it or leave it? (Jakarta Post) ...Dear Dr. Donya, | Our 13-month-old son is due for his MMR (measles, mumps and rubella) shot within the next one or two months... |
| Autistic boy wins State funding for school (Unison) ...THE State will fund a school for autistic children initially established by Galway parents until it finds an alternative, the... |
| Anti-vaccine town struck by measles epidemic (The Times) ...TWO homoeopathic doctors who oppose the MMR vaccine are being blamed for a measles epidemic among 700 children in a small Ger... |
| Mumps pupils given MMR jab (BBC News) ...Over 500 pupils at a north Wales secondary school have been given the controversial MMR vaccine following an unconfirmed outb... |
| Beyond Siblings (Newsday) ...SOME OF Dorothy Traver's childhood memories are of her and her sister, Jeanne Harrigan, doing typical kids' stuff - watching ... |
Archived on Sunday March 10 at 8.18pm:
Archived on Tuesday March 12 at 5.01pm:
| A Model for Mainstreaming (The Los Angeles Times) ...On a recent morning, two teams with a mixture of disabled and nondisabled students played on an asphalt yard at Alfonso B. Pe... |
| Microsoft, UW develop program to treat autism syndrome online (Seattle Times) ...| The Associated Press | Someone asks you about your day, and you don't know how to respond. A teacher calls on you in class ... |
| Joyful noise (The Boston Globe) ...LITTLETON - As a music therapist, Lisa Kynvi sees people with cerebral palsy struggling with spastically jerking hands learn ... |
| British parents begin rejecting government advice on single MMR vaccine (Canada Dot Com) ...| LONDON (CP) - Leo Blair is under the age of two, so he's blissfully unaware of the intense debate surrounding his short med... |
| Giving Voice to Songs of Survival (The Los Angeles Times) ...Esther Hess has a story--a moment of ancestral significance at an old concentration camp in the former Czechoslovakia--that e... |
| Measles spray may replace vaccination (The Times) ...A NEW method of delivering measles vaccine through a nasal spray has been developed by scientists as an alternative to inject... |
| Battered Bertie (Unison) ...Today the Taoiseach will put the finishing touches to his last presidential speech to the FF Ard Fheis before the election. B... |
| Minister to open class at St Ita’s (Unison) ...THE Minister for Education Michael Woods will visit St Ita’s School next week to formally open Drogheda’s only clas... |
| Measles vaccine in a spray (BBC News) ...Scientists have developed a measles vaccine that is administered via an aerosol spray rather than a needle. | Supporters beli... |
| Autistic Boy Drowns in Fla. Canal (The Associated Press) ...| POMPANO BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Jordan Payne, a 5-year-old autistic boy, woke up before the sun came up on a warm Sunday, u... |
| Defendant involved in beer theft (Unison) ...| A youth faced charges of robbing beer, with other youths, when he appeared at Kilcormac District Court last week. | Damien ... |
| Unified Front (Ctnow) ...Marie Siegal blows her whistle to stop an intrasquad game. She walks to the middle of the court and stresses the importance o... |
| Stab in the dark (The Times) ...Homoeopathy involves diluting a substance with so much water that nothing remains of it except a memory. Two German homoeopat... |
| I'm still glad my son had single measles jab (The Times) ...It is reassuring, in a way, to be reminded that the inventors of vorsprung durch technic, the linear-minded intellectual heir... |
| Simon is behind formation of support group (Unison) ...Greystones teenager Simon Harris is making waves in his campaign to highlight the difficulties experienced by families such a... |
| Movies: Oscar and the SAG (NSTP) ...| WHOEVER wins Best Actor at the 8th Screen Actors Guild Awards this Sunday is likely to repeat the feat at the 74th Academy ... |
| Super Heroes (The Independent) ...BRITAIN'S TOP MAN | 1. ROBBIE WILLIAMS | Singer and songwriter | Qualifications (see Rules below): 1st Heat Sexiest Man; 3rd ... |
| Rule may scratch itchy pox (The News & Observer) ...Children in North Carolina should no longer have to suffer the itchy rite of passage that is chickenpox under a new vaccinati... |
Archived on Wednesday March 13 at 3.38pm:
| Tony Clement: launches the Next Generation of Ideas (Canada Newswire) ..."This document is a statement of values and priorities. It's where Tony would lead our party and our province in his first te... |
| Scottish measles cases confirmed (BBC News) ...Two cases of measles have been confirmed in Scotland as new figures show a continuing drop in the uptake of the three-in-one ... |
| Answers for the autistic Autistic children prefer to spend time alone rather than with others. Since their senses -- sight, ... (Bangkok Post) ...Front page News BusinessAnalysis--> EntertainmentStory by CHOMPOO TRAKULLERTSATHIEN Pictures by SOMKID CHAIJITVANIT | When As... |
| Disabilities group enters poll as 'voice of vulnerable' (Unison) ...DISABILITY became a significant election issue yesterday when a new alliance announced it would run at least eight candidates... |
| Answers for the autistic A special programme to integrate autistic kids into the classroom is just the beginning for Dr ... (Bangkok Post) ...Front page News BusinessAnalysis--> EntertainmentStory by CHOMPOO TRAKULLERTSATHIEN Pictures by SOMKID CHAIJITVANIT | When As... |
| Info for donations: (Bangkok Post) ...Front page News BusinessAnalysis--> Entertainment | uName of organisation: Kasetsart University Demonstration School's Educat... |
| Parents of autistic kids fret about ed services (Star Bulletin) ...Some worry progress will be | lost after the DOE assumes control | By Crystal Kua | At 3 1/2 years old, Curt Wolfley can poin... |
| Surge in claims over MMR jab (London Evening Standard) ...by Maxine Frith | The number of families taking legal action against the makers of the MMR jab has risen dramatically in the ... |
| A Model for Mainstreaming (The Los Angeles Times) ...On a recent morning, two teams with a mixture of disabled and nondisabled students played on an asphalt yard at Alfonso B. Pe... |
| Microsoft, UW develop program to treat autism syndrome online (Seattle Times) ...| The Associated Press | Someone asks you about your day, and you don't know how to respond. A teacher calls on you in class ... |
| Joyful noise (The Boston Globe) ...LITTLETON - As a music therapist, Lisa Kynvi sees people with cerebral palsy struggling with spastically jerking hands learn ... |
| British parents begin rejecting government advice on single MMR vaccine (Canada Dot Com) ...| LONDON (CP) - Leo Blair is under the age of two, so he's blissfully unaware of the intense debate surrounding his short med... |
| Giving Voice to Songs of Survival (The Los Angeles Times) ...Esther Hess has a story--a moment of ancestral significance at an old concentration camp in the former Czechoslovakia--that e... |
| Measles spray may replace vaccination (The Times) ...A NEW method of delivering measles vaccine through a nasal spray has been developed by scientists as an alternative to inject... |
| Battered Bertie (Unison) ...Today the Taoiseach will put the finishing touches to his last presidential speech to the FF Ard Fheis before the election. B... |
| Minister to open class at St Ita’s (Unison) ...THE Minister for Education Michael Woods will visit St Ita’s School next week to formally open Drogheda’s only clas... |
| Measles vaccine in a spray (BBC News) ...Scientists have developed a measles vaccine that is administered via an aerosol spray rather than a needle. | Supporters beli... |
| Autistic Boy Drowns in Fla. Canal (The Associated Press) ...| POMPANO BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Jordan Payne, a 5-year-old autistic boy, woke up before the sun came up on a warm Sunday, u... |
Archived on Friday March 15 at 2.11pm:
Archived on Saturday March 16 at 1.10pm: