N.A.S. (Surrey Branch) News Archive
1st July - 30th September 2002
The following are all links to news stories between 1st July to 30th September 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 Monday July 1 at 6.42pm:
| Paddy cool (The Observer) ...Hollywood needs a Colin Farrell. Its leading men are all well past it or fast approaching 40. And the younger men in the fram... |
| A star less bright (The Observer) ...That Rivaldo is unloved by the Barcelona fans, as he has been unloved by his Brazilian compatriots, is one of the great myste... |
| Lost for wurds (The Observer) ...The diagnosis, when it finally came, was a relief. My son wasn't stupid; he just had a syndrome. | He was dyspraxic. No one c... |
| Crime Pays (New York Post Online) ...In 1972, James Lee Burke was on top of the world. His first novel, published at age 23, had earned him comparisons to Ernest ... |
| The ruling glasses (Scotsman) ...WHEN it comes to tradition, Britain's MPs are all conservatives - they cling to their quirky rules and conventions like a dru... |
| Measles cases rising sharply in UK (Irna) ...London, June 29, IRNA -- Cases of measles have been rising rapidly in | England and Wales, with 126 children contracting the ... |
| Britain Reports Rise in Measles (Newsday) ...LONDON -- Health chiefs reported Saturday that the number of measles cases have risen dramatically in the first three months ... |
| Britain Reports Rise in Measles (SunSpot) ...LONDON -- Health chiefs reported Saturday that the number of measles cases have risen dramatically in the first three months ... |
| Britain Reports Rise in Measles (Las Vegas Sun) ...ASSOCIATED PRESS | LONDON- Health chiefs reported Saturday that the number of measles cases have risen dramatically in the fi... |
| Britain Reports Rise in Measles (ABC News) ...• • • June 29 — Health chiefs reported Saturday that the number of measles cases have risen dramatically... |
| Britain Reports Rise in Measles (The Associated Press) ...LONDON (AP) — Health chiefs reported Saturday that the number of measles cases have risen dramatically in the first thre... |
| BC-Britain-Measles (Hoovers) ...8:15am | Health chiefs report sharp rise in measles cases | Advertisement: Explore Within This Space LONDON (AP) _ Health chi... |
| Little Ferry mom, autistic son reunited (The Bergen Record) ...A Little Ferry woman was reunited with her autistic 30-year-old son after the man was mistakenly driven to Queens by a cabbie... |
| 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.... |
| MMR: renewed calls for single jab (ITN) ...Concerned parents have renewed their call for the provision of single measles jabs free on the NHS. | The move comes after ne... |
| 'He was a breath of fresh air in a sea of sharks' (The Boston Globe) ...The loss of Timothy White - the Boston-based editor in chief of Billboard who died of a heart attack on Thursday - has ripple... |
| Measles cases rising sharply (BBC News) ...There has been a fall in take-up of MMR | Cases of measles have been rising rapidly in England and Wales, with 126 children c... |
| Cheering on Special Olympics, seeking volunteers (Japan Times) ...By ANGELA JEFFS | It is confusing to discover that Kayako Hosokawa has three offices in a building in Tokyo's Kasumigaseki. T... |
| What's on tomorrow? (Belfast Telegraph) ...BELFAST | Car Boot Sale, Belfast Temple Corps, the Salvation Army, 110 Cregagh Road, 11am-1.30pm (free creche). | June Fair a... |
| Looking for clues in the reassuring world of science (Canberra Times) ...I MEET Dr Oliver Sacks who is what? neurologist? writer? doctor? or all three and a full-blown, one-off genius? at a London h... |
Archived on Monday July 1 at 6.42pm:
Archived on Tuesday July 2 at 6.07pm:
| Victorian of the year says farewell (The Age) ...Controversial retired Victorian RSL president Bruce Ruxton was today named Victorian of the Year - and at the same time revea... |
| 'Small' risk from fertility technique (BBC News) ...Scientists say a popular method of overcoming male infertility carries a higher chance of birth defects. | However, a major a... |
| Britain Reports Rise in Measles (The Associated Press) ...LONDON (AP) — Health chiefs reported Saturday that the number of measles cases have risen dramatically in the first thre... |
| Arson attack at special school (BBC News) ...The minibuses were parked outside the school | Pupils at a school for children with special needs in Wrexham face severe disr... |
| OUR OPINIONS: Debris on roads can be deadly (Atlanta Journal) ...A ladder on the expressway. And then tragedy for sisters Olivia Banks and Amnesty Hadley. | Banks was excited, having just re... |
| Measles cases quadruple (The Guardian) ...The incidence of measles cases quadrupled in the first three months of this year as vaccination rates slumped amidst public a... |
| 'Car-wash girls' wow their fans (NSTP) ...| FIVE Radio 4 deejays cross-dressed and "transformed" into "car-wash girls" for charity at Padang Merbok yesterday. | The gu... |
| Ruxton Victorian of the Year (Sunday Times Australia) ...CONTROVERSIAL retired Victorian RSL president Bruce Ruxton has been named Victorian of the Year - and at the same time reveal... |
| Measles Cases Rising Sharply in UK (Tehran Times) ...| LONDON -- Cases of measles have been rising rapidly in England and Wales, with 126 children contracting the disease in the ... |
| Parent.forum (The Times) ...Lynda Ruffles, mother, Stockport | One of my sons is autistic and he went through a similar phase. You have an advantage we l... |
| Orthotics Maker Seeks Sure Footing (The Washington Post) ...When Harry H. Herman Jr. had to balance himself on crutches after breaking his ankle on ice, he was frustrated and aching. An... |
| Ritalin pointless for some - expert (Sydney Morning Herald) ...One in 40 Australian children has received medication for emotional or behavioural problems, the first comprehensive national... |
| Ritalin given to kids without ADHD: study (Canberra Times) ...SYDNEY: A national study has found that drugs like Ritalin, originally embraced as a way of managing Attention Deficit Hypera... |
| Paddy cool (The Observer) ...Hollywood needs a Colin Farrell. Its leading men are all well past it or fast approaching 40. And the younger men in the fram... |
| A star less bright (The Observer) ...That Rivaldo is unloved by the Barcelona fans, as he has been unloved by his Brazilian compatriots, is one of the great myste... |
| Lost for wurds (The Observer) ...The diagnosis, when it finally came, was a relief. My son wasn't stupid; he just had a syndrome. | He was dyspraxic. No one c... |
| Crime Pays (New York Post Online) ...In 1972, James Lee Burke was on top of the world. His first novel, published at age 23, had earned him comparisons to Ernest ... |
| The ruling glasses (Scotsman) ...WHEN it comes to tradition, Britain's MPs are all conservatives - they cling to their quirky rules and conventions like a dru... |
| Measles cases rising sharply in UK (Irna) ...London, June 29, IRNA -- Cases of measles have been rising rapidly in | England and Wales, with 126 children contracting the ... |
| Britain Reports Rise in Measles (Newsday) ...LONDON -- Health chiefs reported Saturday that the number of measles cases have risen dramatically in the first three months ... |
Archived on Wednesday July 3 at 3.43pm:
| IVF clinics warned over 'dangerous multiple births' (The Times) ...FERTILITY clinics should stop implanting more than one embryo at a time into women undergoing IVF treatment to prevent danger... |
| Mental health in tug-of-war (The News & Observer) ...DURHAM - There is one telephone number that Joel Edwards knows by heart. He calls it when he needs help, when he's feeling si... |
| Foreign aid for the NHS (The Guardian) ...Anyone likely to be in severe pain will readily agree to the privatisation of the NHS (and almost anything else) that will re... |
| Private clinic to offer children single vaccines (Online Ireland) ...By Fionnuala QuinlanA PRIVATE company is to set up a clinic in Ireland offering separate vaccinations for measles, mumps and ... |
| Britain reports rise in measles (The Times Of India) ...AP [ MONDAY, JULY 01, 2002 10:27:23 PM ] LONDON: Health chiefs reported on Saturday that the number of measle... |
| Tot's death shock for neighbours (Canada Dot Com) ...ADVERTISEMENT | Residents of a northeast townhouse complex reacted with shock Sunday after the violent death of 20-month-old ... |
| Victorian of the year says farewell (The Age) ...Controversial retired Victorian RSL president Bruce Ruxton was today named Victorian of the Year - and at the same time revea... |
| 'Small' risk from fertility technique (BBC News) ...Scientists say a popular method of overcoming male infertility carries a higher chance of birth defects. | However, a major a... |
| Britain Reports Rise in Measles (The Associated Press) ...LONDON (AP) — Health chiefs reported Saturday that the number of measles cases have risen dramatically in the first thre... |
| Arson attack at special school (BBC News) ...The minibuses were parked outside the school | Pupils at a school for children with special needs in Wrexham face severe disr... |
| OUR OPINIONS: Debris on roads can be deadly (Atlanta Journal) ...A ladder on the expressway. And then tragedy for sisters Olivia Banks and Amnesty Hadley. | Banks was excited, having just re... |
| Measles cases quadruple (The Guardian) ...The incidence of measles cases quadrupled in the first three months of this year as vaccination rates slumped amidst public a... |
| ‘Car-wash girls’ wow their fans (NSTP) ...| FIVE Radio 4 deejays cross-dressed and “transformed” into “car-wash girls” for charity at Padang Merbok yesterday. | The gu... |
| Ruxton Victorian of the Year (Sunday Times Australia) ...CONTROVERSIAL retired Victorian RSL president Bruce Ruxton has been named Victorian of the Year - and at the same time reveal... |
| Measles Cases Rising Sharply in UK (Tehran Times) ...| LONDON -- Cases of measles have been rising rapidly in England and Wales, with 126 children contracting the disease in the ... |
| Parent.forum (The Times) ...Lynda Ruffles, mother, Stockport | One of my sons is autistic and he went through a similar phase. You have an advantage we l... |
| Orthotics Maker Seeks Sure Footing (The Washington Post) ...When Harry H. Herman Jr. had to balance himself on crutches after breaking his ankle on ice, he was frustrated and aching. An... |
| Ritalin pointless for some - expert (Sydney Morning Herald) ...One in 40 Australian children has received medication for emotional or behavioural problems, the first comprehensive national... |
| Ritalin given to kids without ADHD: study (Canberra Times) ...SYDNEY: A national study has found that drugs like Ritalin, originally embraced as a way of managing Attention Deficit Hypera... |
| Paddy cool (The Observer) ...Hollywood needs a Colin Farrell. Its leading men are all well past it or fast approaching 40. And the younger men in the fram... |
Archived on Thursday July 4 at 2.17pm:
| 'My child changed after jab' (London Evening Standard) ...Like many parents, Catherine Sutcliffe did not hesitate when she was told by her doctor that her 14-month-old son Joshua shou... |
| Mayor condemned over MMR advice (London Evening Standard) ...by Maxine Frith | Doctors' leaders today launched a furious attack on Ken Livingstone after he advised London parents no... |
| MMR jab under review (ITN) ...Immunisations should be compulsory for all babies and children unless they have a specific condition that would make it dange... |
| Measles cases rise (ITN) ...The number of confirmed measles cases rose dramatically during the first three months of this year, according to new figures ... |
| Fatal Italian measles epidemic posts warning for UK (New Scientist) ... | An epidemic of measles in Italy, which killed three children and is estimated to have infected more th... |
| Measles alert in MMR crisis (London Evening Standard) ...by Maxine Frith | Exclusive: Uptake of the MMR jab in London has fallen to a record low, new figures reveal today. | More tha... |
| Parents to go to court for decision (London Evening Standard) ...by Laura Smith | The parents of two children locked in a bitter dispute over whether the youngsters should receive the MMR ja... |
| Immunise all children, doctors told (London Evening Standard) ...Immunisations should be compulsory for all babies and children unless they have a condition that would make it dangerous, doc... |
| Livingstone tells parents to reject 'money-saving' MMR jab (The Guardian) ...Ken Livingstone yesterday provoked the fury of the public health establishment when he advised London parents not to give the... |
| GPs in MMR jab payout plea (Financial Times) ...GPs in MMR jab payout plea | Family doctors' leaders yesterday called for the way they are paid for vaccinating children to b... |
| Immunise All Children, Doctors to Be Told (Scotsman) ...Immunisations should be compulsory for all babies and children unless they have a specific condition that would make it dange... |
| Livingstone ‘won’t inflict’ MMR jab on his child (Scotsman) ...KEN Livingstone, the mayor of London, reignited the row over the MMR vaccine yesterday when he advised parents not to give th... |
| Livingstone tells parents to give babies single jabs (The Independent) ...Ken Livingstone plunged into the row over the combined measles, mumps and rubella vaccine yesterday by advising parents in Lo... |
| Advanced Plant Pharmaceuticals, Inc (Business Wire) ... Business and Health Editors | NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 2, 2002--(OTC Bulletin Board:APPI) Advanced Plant P... |
| MMR 'should be compulsory' (BBC News) ...Uptake of MMR has fallen | Parents should be forced to have their children vaccinated against mumps, measles and rubella, say... |
| Ulster doctors to hear MMR debate (Belfast Telegraph) ...DOCTORS from Northern Ireland were due today to take part in a major debate in England on whether or not parents who refuse t... |
| Livingstone to advise against MMR vaccine (Financial Times) ...By FT.com staff | Ken Livingstone, the London mayor, was plunged into further controversy on Tuesday when he spoke out agains... |
| Ken goes into battle over MMR (London Evening Standard) ...by Charles Reiss Political Editor | Ken Livingstone today launched into a new war against the Government - over the triple MM... |
| London mayor warns against MMR (BBC News) ...London Mayor Ken Livingstone has advised parents not to give their children the controversial MMR triple vaccine. | In commen... |
| IVF clinics warned over 'dangerous multiple births' (The Times) ...FERTILITY clinics should stop implanting more than one embryo at a time into women undergoing IVF treatment to prevent danger... |
Archived on Friday July 5 at 1.15pm:
| Parents' court battle over MMR jab (BBC News) ...A mother is being taken to the High Court by her ex-husband over her refusal to allow their children to have the controversia... |
| Markets must keep their nerve (London Evening Standard) ...Evening Standard editorial comment | Today, the Fourth of July, America celebrates its nationhood for the first time since Se... |
| Wood factory, employees build on their strengths (The Boston Globe) ...BIDDEFORD, Maine - When the weather is fine, Norman Elie hops on his blue three-speed Schwinn bicycle and pedals across the S... |
| Prop sale: Deconstructing Woody (Boston Herald) ...We doubt Woody Allen will ever stop plotzing over parting with his props. But maybe the dejected director's long-suffering sh... |
| Livingstone accused of MMR vaccine blunder (The Guardian) ...Doctors' leaders accused Ken Livingstone yesterday of irreparably damaging the health of London's children by telling parents... |
| Doctors say MMR vaccine safe and not connected to autism (Online Ireland) ...By Eddie CassidyTOP doctors insisted yesterday the MMR vaccine was safe and firmly ruled out any link between the three-in-on... |
| Anger over Livingstone's rejection of MMR jab (The Independent) ...Doctors' leaders angrily criticised Ken Livingstone yesterday for advising parents against giving their children the combined... |
| Helping Others Walk With Ease (The Washington Post) ...When Harry Herman had to balance himself on crutches after breaking his ankle on ice, he was frustrated and in pain. An engin... |
| BC-FEA-AP World Features Digest,2367 (Hoovers) ...9:11pm | Editors: | Advertisement: Explore Within This Space Below is a list of feature stories that The Associated Press pla... |
| 'My child changed after jab' (London Evening Standard) ...Like many parents, Catherine Sutcliffe did not hesitate when she was told by her doctor that her 14-month-old son Joshua shou... |
| Mayor condemned over MMR advice (London Evening Standard) ...by Maxine Frith | Doctors' leaders today launched a furious attack on Ken Livingstone after he advised London parents no... |
| MMR jab under review (ITN) ...Immunisations should be compulsory for all babies and children unless they have a specific condition that would make it dange... |
| Measles cases rise (ITN) ...The number of confirmed measles cases rose dramatically during the first three months of this year, according to new figures ... |
| Fatal Italian measles epidemic posts warning for UK (New Scientist) ... | An epidemic of measles in Italy, which killed three children and is estimated to have infected more th... |
| Measles alert in MMR crisis (London Evening Standard) ...by Maxine Frith | Exclusive: Uptake of the MMR jab in London has fallen to a record low, new figures reveal today. | More tha... |
| Parents to go to court for decision (London Evening Standard) ...by Laura Smith | The parents of two children locked in a bitter dispute over whether the youngsters should receive the MMR ja... |
| Immunise all children, doctors told (London Evening Standard) ...Immunisations should be compulsory for all babies and children unless they have a condition that would make it dangerous, doc... |
| Livingstone tells parents to reject 'money-saving' MMR jab (The Guardian) ...Ken Livingstone yesterday provoked the fury of the public health establishment when he advised London parents not to give the... |
| GPs in MMR jab payout plea (Financial Times) ...GPs in MMR jab payout plea | Family doctors' leaders yesterday called for the way they are paid for vaccinating children to b... |
| Immunise All Children, Doctors to Be Told (Scotsman) ...Immunisations should be compulsory for all babies and children unless they have a specific condition that would make it dange... |
Archived on Saturday July 6 at 12.58pm:
| CAN-do spirit at benefit for autism (The Washington Times) ...| The first of what many hope will become an annual benefit in the Washington area for Cure Autism Now (CAN) kicked off ... |
| U.S. Counts One in 12 Children As Disabled (The Washington Post) ...One of every dozen U.S. children and teenagers -- 5.2 million -- has a physical or mental disability, according to new figure... |
| D.C. Weighs New Hours for Schools (The Washington Post) ...District public school officials are considering a plan that would alter the hours of the school day in an effort to save mon... |
| Yorkshire Evening Post: The measles generation (Hoovers) ...10:05pm | HEALTH experts are hoping a feared measles epidemic hits Leeds sooner rather than later. | Advertisement: Explore W... |
| Parents' court battle over MMR jab (BBC News) ...A mother is being taken to the High Court by her ex-husband over her refusal to allow their children to have the controversia... |
| Markets must keep their nerve (London Evening Standard) ...Evening Standard editorial comment | Today, the Fourth of July, America celebrates its nationhood for the first time since Se... |
| Wood factory, employees build on their strengths (The Boston Globe) ...BIDDEFORD, Maine - When the weather is fine, Norman Elie hops on his blue three-speed Schwinn bicycle and pedals across the S... |
| Prop sale: Deconstructing Woody (Boston Herald) ...We doubt Woody Allen will ever stop plotzing over parting with his props. But maybe the dejected director's long-suffering sh... |
| Livingstone accused of MMR vaccine blunder (The Guardian) ...Doctors' leaders accused Ken Livingstone yesterday of irreparably damaging the health of London's children by telling parents... |
| Doctors say MMR vaccine safe and not connected to autism (Online Ireland) ...By Eddie CassidyTOP doctors insisted yesterday the MMR vaccine was safe and firmly ruled out any link between the three-in-on... |
| Anger over Livingstone's rejection of MMR jab (The Independent) ...Doctors' leaders angrily criticised Ken Livingstone yesterday for advising parents against giving their children the combined... |
| Helping Others Walk With Ease (The Washington Post) ...When Harry Herman had to balance himself on crutches after breaking his ankle on ice, he was frustrated and in pain. An engin... |
| BC-FEA-AP World Features Digest,2367 (Hoovers) ...9:11pm | Editors: | Advertisement: Explore Within This Space Below is a list of feature stories that The Associated Press pla... |
| 'My child changed after jab' (London Evening Standard) ...Like many parents, Catherine Sutcliffe did not hesitate when she was told by her doctor that her 14-month-old son Joshua shou... |
| Mayor condemned over MMR advice (London Evening Standard) ...by Maxine Frith | Doctors' leaders today launched a furious attack on Ken Livingstone after he advised London parents no... |
| MMR jab under review (ITN) ...Immunisations should be compulsory for all babies and children unless they have a specific condition that would make it dange... |
| Measles cases rise (ITN) ...The number of confirmed measles cases rose dramatically during the first three months of this year, according to new figures ... |
| Fatal Italian measles epidemic posts warning for UK (New Scientist) ... | An epidemic of measles in Italy, which killed three children and is estimated to have infected more th... |
| Measles alert in MMR crisis (London Evening Standard) ...by Maxine Frith | Exclusive: Uptake of the MMR jab in London has fallen to a record low, new figures reveal today. | More tha... |
| Parents to go to court for decision (London Evening Standard) ...by Laura Smith | The parents of two children locked in a bitter dispute over whether the youngsters should receive the MMR ja... |
Archived on Sunday July 7 at 6.25pm:
| Census reflects sharp increase in children with disabilities (The News & Observer) ...One of every dozen U.S. children and teenagers -- 5.2 million in all -- has a physical or mental disability, according to new... |
| Number of children with handicaps grows / 1 in 12 counted with physical, mental disability (San Fransisco Chronicle) ...One of every dozen U.S. children and teenagers -- 5.2 million -- has a physical or mental disability, according to new figure... |
| A sinister subject, so let's try to be even handed (The Times) ...For centuries they have been victimised by the “normal” majority, and today the marks of prejudice still abound. I am not one... |
| Report Pushes for Reading Emphasis (The Washington Post) ...DALLAS –– By the time students in Norfolk, Va., see special education teacher Charlene Christopher, they're usually... |
| Report Pushes for Reading Emphasis (The Associated Press) ...| DALLAS (AP) — By the time students in Norfolk, Va., see special education teacher Charlene Christopher, they're usuall... |
| Florida Foster Kids Recall Abuse (The Associated Press) ...| MALABAR, Fla. (AP) — Sitting together in the home of their adoptive parents, the six children seem unshaken as they de... |
| Florida Foster Kids Recall Abuse (Las Vegas Sun) ...ASSOCIATED PRESS | MALABAR, Fla.- Sitting together in the home of their adoptive parents, the six children seem unshaken as t... |
| Report Pushes for Reading Emphasis (Las Vegas Sun) ...ASSOCIATED PRESS | DALLAS- By the time students in Norfolk, Va., see special education teacher Charlene Christopher, they're ... |
| Florida Foster Kids Recall Abuse (ABC News) ...• • • MALABAR, Fla. July 5 — Sitting together in the home of their adoptive parents, the six children se... |
| Ritalin given to kids without ADHD: study (Canberra Times) ...SYDNEY: A national study has found that drugs like Ritalin, originally embraced as a way of managing Attention Deficit Hypera... |
| CAN-do spirit at benefit for autism (The Washington Times) ...| The first of what many hope will become an annual benefit in the Washington area for Cure Autism Now (CAN) kicked off ... |
| U.S. Counts One in 12 Children As Disabled (The Washington Post) ...One of every dozen U.S. children and teenagers -- 5.2 million -- has a physical or mental disability, according to new figure... |
| D.C. Weighs New Hours for Schools (The Washington Post) ...District public school officials are considering a plan that would alter the hours of the school day in an effort to save mon... |
| Yorkshire Evening Post: The measles generation (Hoovers) ...10:05pm | HEALTH experts are hoping a feared measles epidemic hits Leeds sooner rather than later. | Advertisement: Explore W... |
| Parents' court battle over MMR jab (BBC News) ...A mother is being taken to the High Court by her ex-husband over her refusal to allow their children to have the controversia... |
| Markets must keep their nerve (London Evening Standard) ...Evening Standard editorial comment | Today, the Fourth of July, America celebrates its nationhood for the first time since Se... |
| Wood factory, employees build on their strengths (The Boston Globe) ...BIDDEFORD, Maine - When the weather is fine, Norman Elie hops on his blue three-speed Schwinn bicycle and pedals across the S... |
| Prop sale: Deconstructing Woody (Boston Herald) ...We doubt Woody Allen will ever stop plotzing over parting with his props. But maybe the dejected director's long-suffering sh... |
| Livingstone accused of MMR vaccine blunder (The Guardian) ...Doctors' leaders accused Ken Livingstone yesterday of irreparably damaging the health of London's children by telling parents... |
| Doctors say MMR vaccine safe and not connected to autism (Online Ireland) ...By Eddie CassidyTOP doctors insisted yesterday the MMR vaccine was safe and firmly ruled out any link between the three-in-on... |
Archived on Monday July 8 at 12.33pm:
| Autism proves an inspiration (Canada Dot Com) ...Jones family Kris Jones, right, and her daughter Allison, who is autistic. ADVERTISEMENT | When her daughter turned 12 year... |
| GlaxoSmithKline stop making single Rubella vaccine (Daily Record) ...| Jul 7 2002 | The single rubella vaccine is being discontinued by the country's only supplier, GlaxoSmithKline. | The single... |
| GlaxoSmithKline stop making single Rubella vaccine (Ananova) ...The single rubella vaccine is being discontinued by the country's only supplier, GlaxoSmithKline. | The single Ervevax vaccin... |
| Calls for public inquiry into MMR (ITN) ...More than three-quarters of the population believe there should be a full public inquiry into the combined measles, mumps and... |
| MMR jab under review (ITN) ...Immunisations should be compulsory for all babies and children unless they have a specific condition that would make it dange... |
| Welcome to Ya-Ya land, where friends are appreciated (Baltimore Sun) ...the talk and tiaras | Kitty Chatelain drove 5 1/2 hours with her mother to see a movie she had already seen. | She arrived we... |
| Tom Hanks and family Splash down on Vineyard (Boston Herald) ...He's hardly a Cast Away, but Hollywood heavy Tom Hanks, left, has beached himself on Martha's Vineyard with wife, Rita Wilson... |
| Outrage as MMR research fails in bid to secure funding (Scotsman) ...FUNDING for a £500,000 study into links between the controversial MMR vaccine and autism has been refused by the Medical Rese... |
| Dr Livingstone, I presume (The Observer) ...History, particularly when taught by tutors hired from Westminster School, shows that politicians' children are a prime sourc... |
| Daring to be laddish (The Observer) ...Simon Armitage | Penguin £8.99, pp246 | At thirtysomething, Barney is divorced and unemployed. His parents have moved on... |
| 76% want public inquiry on MMR jab - survey (Ananova) ...More than three-quarters of those questioned in a new survey believe there should be a full public inquiry into the combined ... |
| Census reflects sharp increase in children with disabilities (The News & Observer) ...One of every dozen U.S. children and teenagers -- 5.2 million in all -- has a physical or mental disability, according to new... |
| Number of children with handicaps grows / 1 in 12 counted with physical, mental disability (San Fransisco Chronicle) ...One of every dozen U.S. children and teenagers -- 5.2 million -- has a physical or mental disability, according to new figure... |
| A sinister subject, so let's try to be even handed (The Times) ...For centuries they have been victimised by the “normal” majority, and today the marks of prejudice still abound. I am not one... |
| Report Pushes for Reading Emphasis (The Washington Post) ...DALLAS –– By the time students in Norfolk, Va., see special education teacher Charlene Christopher, they're usually... |
| Report Pushes for Reading Emphasis (The Associated Press) ...| DALLAS (AP) — By the time students in Norfolk, Va., see special education teacher Charlene Christopher, they're usuall... |
| Florida Foster Kids Recall Abuse (The Associated Press) ...| MALABAR, Fla. (AP) — Sitting together in the home of their adoptive parents, the six children seem unshaken as they de... |
| Florida Foster Kids Recall Abuse (Las Vegas Sun) ...ASSOCIATED PRESS | MALABAR, Fla.- Sitting together in the home of their adoptive parents, the six children seem unshaken as t... |
| Report Pushes for Reading Emphasis (Las Vegas Sun) ...ASSOCIATED PRESS | DALLAS- By the time students in Norfolk, Va., see special education teacher Charlene Christopher, they're ... |
| Florida Foster Kids Recall Abuse (ABC News) ...• • • MALABAR, Fla. July 5 — Sitting together in the home of their adoptive parents, the six children se... |
Archived on Tuesday July 9 at 11.28am:
| Schools show gender gap in special education (Boston Herald) ...BOSTON - Schools place twice as many boys as girls in special education, a gender gap that exists in big cities, wealthy subu... |
| Families opt for single jabs (BBC News) ...Pressure groups say parents should have a choice over MMR | Parents in Wales are opting to go without so that they can afford... |
| Special ed gender gap stirs worry (The Boston Globe) ...Public schools in Massachusetts and nationwide place twice as many boys as girls in special education, a gender gap that exte... |
| Fowl play (The Guardian) ...Europe is big on breasts. The Japanese prefer thighs, dark and gamey ones. Feet are a bit of a fetish in China. Gizzards go t... |
| Vaccine Shortage May Force Parents to Opt for MMR Jab (Scotsman) ...Parents could be forced to immunise their children with the controversial MMR jab, despite being opposed to it, because of an... |
| Camp empowers the disabled (Detroit news) ... WEST BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP -- At SCAMP, a Bloomfield Hills-based summer program, the minorities become the ma... |
| Parents face new MMR dilemma (ITN) ...Parents could soon be forced to immunise their children with the controversial MMR injection, even if they are opposed to it,... |
| Fury at quickie abortions (The Sun) ...By DAVID WOODING | Whitehall Editor | FURY erupted last night after family planning clinics got the go-ahead to dish out ... |
| Scrapping of single rubella vaccine provokes outcry (The Independent) ...Campaigners against the MMR inoculation reacted with outrage yesterday to plans to discontinue the manufacture of the single ... |
| Single jab blow in MMR row (BBC News) ...The UK's only supplier of a single dose rubella vaccine is to stop making it - sparking fresh controversy in the row over the... |
| Autism proves an inspiration (Canada Dot Com) ...Jones family Kris Jones, right, and her daughter Allison, who is autistic. ADVERTISEMENT | When her daughter turned 12 year... |
| GlaxoSmithKline stop making single Rubella vaccine (Daily Record) ...| Jul 7 2002 | The single rubella vaccine is being discontinued by the country's only supplier, GlaxoSmithKline. | The single... |
| GlaxoSmithKline stop making single Rubella vaccine (Ananova) ...The single rubella vaccine is being discontinued by the country's only supplier, GlaxoSmithKline. | The single Ervevax vaccin... |
| Calls for public inquiry into MMR (ITN) ...More than three-quarters of the population believe there should be a full public inquiry into the combined measles, mumps and... |
| MMR jab under review (ITN) ...Immunisations should be compulsory for all babies and children unless they have a specific condition that would make it dange... |
| Welcome to Ya-Ya land, where friends are appreciated (Baltimore Sun) ...the talk and tiaras | Kitty Chatelain drove 5 1/2 hours with her mother to see a movie she had already seen. | She arrived we... |
| Tom Hanks and family Splash down on Vineyard (Boston Herald) ...He's hardly a Cast Away, but Hollywood heavy Tom Hanks, left, has beached himself on Martha's Vineyard with wife, Rita Wilson... |
| Outrage as MMR research fails in bid to secure funding (Scotsman) ...FUNDING for a £500,000 study into links between the controversial MMR vaccine and autism has been refused by the Medical Rese... |
| Dr Livingstone, I presume (The Observer) ...History, particularly when taught by tutors hired from Westminster School, shows that politicians' children are a prime sourc... |
| Daring to be laddish (The Observer) ...Simon Armitage | Penguin £8.99, pp246 | At thirtysomething, Barney is divorced and unemployed. His parents have moved on... |
Archived on Wednesday July 10 at 7.52am:
| Welcome to the baby lab (The Guardian) ...Catriona is only five months old, but already she has her first academic accolade - an infant science degree, awarded by Birk... |
| Father takes former wife to court over MMR jab (Scotsman) ...A JUDGE yesterday heard the first arguments in a bitter dispute between a man and his ex-wife over whether their children sho... |
| Timothy White Tribute Concert In The Works (Billboard) ...| A number of top artists -- including James Taylor, Sheryl Crow, John Mellencamp, and Don Henley -- have committed to playin... |
| Latino Group Bridges the Barriers of Autism (Yahoo Daily News) ...A distraught Gloria Hernandez called her husband at work with the wrenching news: Their 18-month-old son was autistic. | Edso... |
| Autism link to smoking (Ananova) ...Women who smoke during pregnancy increase the risk of their unborn child developing autism by 40%. | Scientists compared 400 ... |
| Company may withdraw single-dose rubella vaccine (Online Ireland) ...The Glaxo SmithKline pharmaceutical company is expected to withdraw a single-dose rubella vaccine from the Irish market. | Th... |
| Schools show gender gap in special education (Boston Herald) ...BOSTON - Schools place twice as many boys as girls in special education, a gender gap that exists in big cities, wealthy subu... |
| Families opt for single jabs (BBC News) ...Pressure groups say parents should have a choice over MMR | Parents in Wales are opting to go without so that they can afford... |
| Special ed gender gap stirs worry (The Boston Globe) ...Public schools in Massachusetts and nationwide place twice as many boys as girls in special education, a gender gap that exte... |
| Fowl play (The Guardian) ...Europe is big on breasts. The Japanese prefer thighs, dark and gamey ones. Feet are a bit of a fetish in China. Gizzards go t... |
| Vaccine Shortage May Force Parents to Opt for MMR Jab (Scotsman) ...Parents could be forced to immunise their children with the controversial MMR jab, despite being opposed to it, because of an... |
| Camp empowers the disabled (Detroit news) ... WEST BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP -- At SCAMP, a Bloomfield Hills-based summer program, the minorities become the ma... |
| Parents face new MMR dilemma (ITN) ...Parents could soon be forced to immunise their children with the controversial MMR injection, even if they are opposed to it,... |
| Fury at quickie abortions (The Sun) ...By DAVID WOODING | Whitehall Editor | FURY erupted last night after family planning clinics got the go-ahead to dish out ... |
| Scrapping of single rubella vaccine provokes outcry (The Independent) ...Campaigners against the MMR inoculation reacted with outrage yesterday to plans to discontinue the manufacture of the single ... |
| Single jab blow in MMR row (BBC News) ...The UK's only supplier of a single dose rubella vaccine is to stop making it - sparking fresh controversy in the row over the... |
| Autism proves an inspiration (Canada Dot Com) ...Jones family Kris Jones, right, and her daughter Allison, who is autistic. ADVERTISEMENT | When her daughter turned 12 year... |
| GlaxoSmithKline stop making single Rubella vaccine (Daily Record) ...| Jul 7 2002 | The single rubella vaccine is being discontinued by the country's only supplier, GlaxoSmithKline. | The single... |
| GlaxoSmithKline stop making single Rubella vaccine (Ananova) ...The single rubella vaccine is being discontinued by the country's only supplier, GlaxoSmithKline. | The single Ervevax vaccin... |
| Calls for public inquiry into MMR (ITN) ...More than three-quarters of the population believe there should be a full public inquiry into the combined measles, mumps and... |
Archived on Thursday July 11 at 2.46am:
| Welcome to the baby lab (The Guardian) ...Catriona is only five months old, but already she has her first academic accolade - an infant science degree, awarded by Birk... |
| Father takes former wife to court over MMR jab (Scotsman) ...A JUDGE yesterday heard the first arguments in a bitter dispute between a man and his ex-wife over whether their children sho... |
| Timothy White Tribute Concert In The Works (Billboard) ...| A number of top artists -- including James Taylor, Sheryl Crow, John Mellencamp, and Don Henley -- have committed to playin... |
| Latino Group Bridges the Barriers of Autism (Yahoo Daily News) ...A distraught Gloria Hernandez called her husband at work with the wrenching news: Their 18-month-old son was autistic. | Edso... |
| Autism link to smoking (Ananova) ...Women who smoke during pregnancy increase the risk of their unborn child developing autism by 40%. | Scientists compared 400 ... |
| Company may withdraw single-dose rubella vaccine (Online Ireland) ...The Glaxo SmithKline pharmaceutical company is expected to withdraw a single-dose rubella vaccine from the Irish market. | Th... |
| Schools show gender gap in special education (Boston Herald) ...BOSTON - Schools place twice as many boys as girls in special education, a gender gap that exists in big cities, wealthy subu... |
| Families opt for single jabs (BBC News) ...Pressure groups say parents should have a choice over MMR | Parents in Wales are opting to go without so that they can afford... |
| Special ed gender gap stirs worry (The Boston Globe) ...Public schools in Massachusetts and nationwide place twice as many boys as girls in special education, a gender gap that exte... |
| Fowl play (The Guardian) ...Europe is big on breasts. The Japanese prefer thighs, dark and gamey ones. Feet are a bit of a fetish in China. Gizzards go t... |
| Vaccine Shortage May Force Parents to Opt for MMR Jab (Scotsman) ...Parents could be forced to immunise their children with the controversial MMR jab, despite being opposed to it, because of an... |
| Camp empowers the disabled (Detroit news) ... WEST BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP -- At SCAMP, a Bloomfield Hills-based summer program, the minorities become the ma... |
| Parents face new MMR dilemma (ITN) ...Parents could soon be forced to immunise their children with the controversial MMR injection, even if they are opposed to it,... |
| Fury at quickie abortions (The Sun) ...By DAVID WOODING | Whitehall Editor | FURY erupted last night after family planning clinics got the go-ahead to dish out ... |
| Scrapping of single rubella vaccine provokes outcry (The Independent) ...Campaigners against the MMR inoculation reacted with outrage yesterday to plans to discontinue the manufacture of the single ... |
| Single jab blow in MMR row (BBC News) ...The UK's only supplier of a single dose rubella vaccine is to stop making it - sparking fresh controversy in the row over the... |
| Autism proves an inspiration (Canada Dot Com) ...Jones family Kris Jones, right, and her daughter Allison, who is autistic. ADVERTISEMENT | When her daughter turned 12 year... |
| GlaxoSmithKline stop making single Rubella vaccine (Daily Record) ...| Jul 7 2002 | The single rubella vaccine is being discontinued by the country's only supplier, GlaxoSmithKline. | The single... |
| GlaxoSmithKline stop making single Rubella vaccine (Ananova) ...The single rubella vaccine is being discontinued by the country's only supplier, GlaxoSmithKline. | The single Ervevax vaccin... |
| Calls for public inquiry into MMR (ITN) ...More than three-quarters of the population believe there should be a full public inquiry into the combined measles, mumps and... |
Archived on Thursday July 11 at 7.13pm:
Archived on Friday July 12 at 12.17pm:
| Support program grows (The Bergen Record) ...Five years ago, I wrote about a new program in Bergen County for families of children with autism and other developmental dis... |
| Lost autistic boy raises concerns in PG (The Washington Times) ...| Prince George's County school administrators will meet today to find out why a severely autistic 7-year-old boy, w... |
| Autism pitch (The Guardian) ...Michel Odent (Hard Labour, G2, July 10) seems to believe we are in danger of losing our "capacity to love" and this might be ... |
| U.S. finds 1 in 12 children disabled (Detroit news) ... WASHINGTON -- One of every dozen U.S. children and teen-agers -- 5.2 million -- has a physical or mental di... |
| On top of their game (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) ...Eight-year-old Daniel McCoy of Indiana Township scored three goals while playing soccer at the field at Shaler Area High Scho... |
| King Mohammed dedicates Lalla Meryem Institute for Autistic Children (Arabic News) ...Morocco's King Mohammed VI dedicated in Tangier Tuesday the "Lalla Meryem Institute for Autistic Children," the first of the ... |
| Suit hits to heart of genomics (The Boston Globe) ...AWaltham biotechnology company is challenging three key patents controlling the market for DNA sequencing machines, alleging ... |
| Hard labour (The Guardian) ...A sprightly 72, Michel Odent leaps around his study in trainers pulling out research paper after research paper and explainin... |
| Dateline Pittsburgh: A look at who's who and what's what (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) ...PEOPLE ON THE MOVE | Accounting | EG Conley P.C. hired Kelly Kosko as an analyst and Eric S. Wortzman as a senior accountant.... |
| Welcome to the baby lab (The Guardian) ...Catriona is only five months old, but already she has her first academic accolade - an infant science degree, awarded by Birk... |
| Father takes former wife to court over MMR jab (Scotsman) ...A JUDGE yesterday heard the first arguments in a bitter dispute between a man and his ex-wife over whether their children sho... |
| Timothy White Tribute Concert In The Works (Billboard) ...| A number of top artists -- including James Taylor, Sheryl Crow, John Mellencamp, and Don Henley -- have committed to playin... |
| Latino Group Bridges the Barriers of Autism (Yahoo Daily News) ...A distraught Gloria Hernandez called her husband at work with the wrenching news: Their 18-month-old son was autistic. | Edso... |
| Autism link to smoking (Ananova) ...Women who smoke during pregnancy increase the risk of their unborn child developing autism by 40%. | Scientists compared 400 ... |
| Company may withdraw single-dose rubella vaccine (Online Ireland) ...The Glaxo SmithKline pharmaceutical company is expected to withdraw a single-dose rubella vaccine from the Irish market. | Th... |
| Schools show gender gap in special education (Boston Herald) ...BOSTON - Schools place twice as many boys as girls in special education, a gender gap that exists in big cities, wealthy subu... |
| Families opt for single jabs (BBC News) ...Pressure groups say parents should have a choice over MMR | Parents in Wales are opting to go without so that they can afford... |
| Special ed gender gap stirs worry (The Boston Globe) ...Public schools in Massachusetts and nationwide place twice as many boys as girls in special education, a gender gap that exte... |
| Fowl play (The Guardian) ...Europe is big on breasts. The Japanese prefer thighs, dark and gamey ones. Feet are a bit of a fetish in China. Gizzards go t... |
| Vaccine Shortage May Force Parents to Opt for MMR Jab (Scotsman) ...Parents could be forced to immunise their children with the controversial MMR jab, despite being opposed to it, because of an... |
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Archived on Tuesday July 16 at 3.51pm:
| Alert Over Blair Hols (Daily Record) ...| Jul 15 2002 | TONY Blair is taking his son Leo on holiday to Tuscany, in spite of a measles epidemic in Italy. | Blair has ... |
| U.S. finds 1 in 12 children disabled (Detroit news) ... WASHINGTON -- One of every dozen U.S. children and teen-agers -- 5.2 million -- has a physical or mental di... |
| More gatherings and notable events.. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) ...Cutting Edge Cause | County Executive Jim Roddey and Mayor Tom Murphy. (Andy Starnes, Post-Gazette) | Martha Stewart may have... |
| Measles Alert Over Blair Hols (Daily Record) ...| Jul 15 2002 | TONY Blair is taking his son Leo on holiday to Italy as a measles epidemic hits the country. | The Prime Mini... |
| Special ed is mostly for boys (Chicago Sun Times) ...BY AND STAFF REPORTERS | Boys are handily beating girls in a troubling statistic in classrooms throughout Illinois: From firs... |
| New Fordham Dean (New York Daily News) ...illiam Treanor, a U.S. deputy assistant attorney general from 1998 until 2001, has been named dean of the Fordham University ... |
| Opportunity is manageable for Anderson (The Boston Globe) ...It was his calling, friends told him. | Ray Anderson, a longtime NFL coach and player agent with an impressive client list th... |
| Brought together to be parents (The Observer) ...Sometimes I think Lys and I were brought together to be parents. I worked in children's care homes, and it was a bleak experi... |
| Morning, children, today's subject is sex (Japan Times) ...By MICHAEL HOFFMAN | Shukan Shincho (July 11) | Ah, the childlike bliss of the teenage girl who shrugs off contraception as a... |
| Babies recognise mother's tunes (BBC News) ...Lulling a baby to sleep with a song is an age-old part of child-care. | But a Canadian researcher says even tiny babies respo... |
| Ozawa bids Tanglewood adieu; SI's hair-raising Dolphins retrospective (The Boston Globe) ...BSO GOODBYE Seiji Ozawa scooted across the Tanglewood lawn in a golf cart yesterday, then stood under a tree in a pale silk s... |
| Family man (The Guardian) ...After he had finished murdering his family, Robert Mochrie got on with a few things. He put out a note for the milkman: "No m... |
| 20th Vintage Grand Prix starts tomorrow (Yahoo Daily News) ...The 20th annual Vintage Grand Prix -- a spectacle devoted to the beauty of automobiles old and new, foreign and domestic -- c... |
| Father asks how boy left school (The Washington Times) ...| The father of a severely autistic 7-year-old boy found wandering on the Capital Beltway said yesterday he had not rece... |
| Camp empowers the disabled (Detroit news) ... WEST BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP -- At SCAMP, a Bloomfield Hills-based summer program, the minorities become the ma... |
| Broward Senator Sanderson says she'll retire (The Miami Herald) ...State Sen. Debby Sanderson announced today that she would retire from politics at the end of the year, a move that will cost ... |
| Mercy For Autisic Children? (The Jerusalem Post) ...There is a home for autistic children in the Ramot Eshkol neighborhood. In general, the neighbors are wonderful to the childr... |
| ‘Monitor adverse vaccine reactions’ (Hoovers) ...9:15pm | Rupa Chinai | Advertisement: Explore Within This Space MUMBAI: Forty-year-old Asha Mehta’s energetic strides became ... |
| A Huck for Our Time (The Washington Post) ...RUNNING WITH SCISSORS | By Augusten Burroughs | St. Martin's. $23.95. 304 pp. | I've just finished reading the most amazing b... |
| Support program grows (The Bergen Record) ...Five years ago, I wrote about a new program in Bergen County for families of children with autism and other developmental dis... |
Archived on Wednesday July 17 at 2.08pm: