Health secretary declines smallpox vaccine
Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson says he will not take the smallpox vaccine and urges other Cabinet members not to request inoculation. President Bush plans to receive it but does not recommend it for most Americans. Vaccinations for a few dozen military personnel have begun, with public availability expected late spring or summer. The shot has rare but serious side effects, including potential death in about one to two per million cases.
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Echinacea Shows No Benefit For Cold Sufferers
University of Wisconsin researchers gave echinacea capsules to 73 students with cold symptoms and 75 received a placebo. After 10 days both groups were equally ill. the study in the Annals of Internal Medicine found no detectable benefit or harm from unrefined echinacea.
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Teens cut use of drugs alcohol says government study
Washington AP reports Monitoring the Future finds declines in illicit drugs cigarettes and alcohol among eighth tenth and twelfth graders across major categories. Researchers credit prevention efforts and note a possible sobering wartime effect post 9 11 while warning of potential shifts due to terrorism fears.
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FDA approves Pediarix vaccine to reduce injections
Washington reports the FDA approved Pediarix, a three shot combination vaccine for infants that replaces six of the 20 injections given by age two. The vaccine covers diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough, hepatitis B and polio, with protection against two meningitis and pneumonia shots still required separately.
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