Congress examines childhood vaccine safety

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Congress is holding hearings on the safety of childhood vaccines prompted by parental concerns that their children have suffered adverse effects. CDC data show a possible link between hepatitis B vaccination and type 1 diabetes.

Complications and side effects, Children, Political aspects, Vaccination of children, Vaccination, Vaccines

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Business group presses for broader release of scientific data

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The US Chamber of Commerce is upset because a law designed to release research data to the public exempts medical records. Scientists believe the industries represented by the chamber might use the data to harass researchers.

Information management, Medical research, Medical records, Access control

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Indecision over human pesticide data

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An EPA-convened advisory committee has failed to reach consensus over whether humans should be used to study the effects of pesticides. Giving human volunteers a non-therapeutic chemical creates many ethical problems.

Research, Ethical aspects, Human experimentation in medicine, Human medical experimentation, Pesticides

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