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This is a selection of articles from the August 2007 archive. Click here for this month's Epidemiologists headlines.

Climate Change Deniers last gasp: do not resuscitate discuss this article
Source: Effect Measure - August 31, 2007 Tags: Climate change Source Type: journals

Marburg in bats: has the elusive reservoir species been found? discuss this article
Source: Aetiology - August 31, 2007 Tags: Ecology Source Type: journals

Swine flu in Ohio fairgoers? discuss this article
Source: Aetiology - August 31, 2007 Tags: General Epidemiology Source Type: journals

Paper on person to person spread in Indonesia Karo cluster discuss this article
Source: Effect Measure - August 31, 2007 Tags: Bird flu Source Type: journals

Prevalence of Heart Disease — United States discuss this article
Source: Dr. Buttery's Public Health BLOG - August 31, 2007 Tags: Surveillance Source Type: journals

CDC survey finds teens are not getting recommended vaccinations. discuss this article
Source: Dr. Buttery's Public Health BLOG - August 31, 2007 Tags: Surveillance Source Type: journals

PRISM makes me crazy and Dave Munger Makes my Day discuss this article
Source: Effect Measure - August 30, 2007 Tags: Open Access Source Type: journals

Childhood Obesity discuss this article
Source: Dr. Buttery's Public Health BLOG - August 30, 2007 Tags: policy Source Type: journals

How Americans get information on health and cancer discuss this article
Source: The Antidote: Counterspin for Health Care and Health News - August 30, 2007 Source Type: journals

Introduction to Marburg virus discuss this article
Source: Aetiology - August 30, 2007 Tags: General Epidemiology Source Type: journals

Bird flu in Indonesia: "these negligent guys" discuss this article
Source: Effect Measure - August 30, 2007 Tags: Bird flu Source Type: journals

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Source: Zackary Sholem Berger - August 29, 2007 Tags: Yiddish Yiddish Week Yugntruf Source Type: journals

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Source: Zackary Sholem Berger - August 29, 2007 Tags: Michael Wenthe blogs Satisfactory Comics Source Type: journals

Walking TB blues discuss this article
Source: Effect Measure - August 29, 2007 Tags: TB Source Type: journals

Republican health care positions discuss this article
Source: The Antidote: Counterspin for Health Care and Health News - August 29, 2007 Source Type: journals

Household Income Rises, Poverty Rate Declines, discuss this article
Source: Dr. Buttery's Public Health BLOG - August 29, 2007 Tags: Surveillance Source Type: journals

UK to lead the way with picture warnings on tobacco packets discuss this article
Source: Dr. Buttery's Public Health BLOG - August 29, 2007 Tags: Prevention Source Type: journals

Treating Diabetes during Pregnancy Can Break Link to Childhood Obesity discuss this article
Source: Dr. Buttery's Public Health BLOG - August 29, 2007 Tags: Prevention Source Type: journals

Plain soap as effective as antibacterial but without the risk discuss this article
Source: Dr. Buttery's Public Health BLOG - August 29, 2007 Tags: Prevention Source Type: journals

Let the Pandemic Games begin! discuss this article
Source: Effect Measure - August 29, 2007 Tags: Pandemic preparedness Source Type: journals

Edwards's cancer policy: a disappointment discuss this article
Source: Effect Measure - August 28, 2007 Tags: Federal health Source Type: journals

Obesity rates higher in 2006 discuss this article
Source: Dr. Buttery's Public Health BLOG - August 28, 2007 Tags: Surveillance Source Type: journals

Gene test on flu prognosis? discuss this article
Source: Effect Measure - August 28, 2007 Tags: Bird flu Source Type: journals

New public health advocate won't leave a dry eye in the House discuss this article
Source: Effect Measure - August 27, 2007 Tags: Big Pharma Source Type: journals

Tough talk on improving health care in California prisons discuss this article
Source: The Antidote: Counterspin for Health Care and Health News - August 27, 2007 Source Type: journals

Open access publishing is putting you at risk! discuss this article
Source: Aetiology - August 27, 2007 Tags: Academia Source Type: journals

We're having a heat wave discuss this article
Source: Effect Measure - August 27, 2007 Tags: Environmental health Source Type: journals

Connectile dysfunction discuss this article
Source: Effect Measure - August 26, 2007 Tags: Blog Source Type: journals

Freethinker Sunday Sermonette: being framed by Matt Nisbet discuss this article
Source: Effect Measure - August 26, 2007 Tags: Freethinker Sermonettes Source Type: journals

Is NICE’s cost effectiveness threshold too high? discuss this article
Source: Dr. Buttery's Public Health BLOG - August 25, 2007 Tags: policy Source Type: journals

Basic vs. Translational Research discuss this article
Source: Dr. Buttery's Public Health BLOG - August 25, 2007 Tags: research Source Type: journals

Regal Entertainment Group: Royal assholes discuss this article
Source: Effect Measure - August 25, 2007 Tags: Intellectual property Source Type: journals

Scombroid on the menu discuss this article
Source: Effect Measure - August 24, 2007 Tags: Food safety Source Type: journals

When it rains, it pours discuss this article
Source: Aetiology - August 24, 2007 Tags: General Epidemiology Source Type: journals

Marburg virus, bird flu and the bats out of hell discuss this article
Source: Effect Measure - August 24, 2007 Tags: Bird flu Source Type: journals

My hometown... discuss this article
Source: Aetiology - August 23, 2007 Tags: Misc. Source Type: journals

West Nile woes discuss this article
Source: Effect Measure - August 23, 2007 Tags: Infectious disease Source Type: journals

A safer future: global public health security in the 21st century discuss this article
Source: Dr. Buttery's Public Health BLOG - August 23, 2007 Tags: policy Source Type: journals

Protecting the border from flu discuss this article
Source: Effect Measure - August 23, 2007 Tags: Bird flu Source Type: journals

Healing Our Sicko Health Care System discuss this article
Source: Dr. Buttery's Public Health BLOG - August 22, 2007 Tags: policy Source Type: journals

President’s Cancer Panel Annual Report for 2007-2008 discuss this article
Source: Dr. Buttery's Public Health BLOG - August 22, 2007 Tags: policy Source Type: journals

American Psychological Association flunks ethical litmus test discuss this article
Source: Effect Measure - August 22, 2007 Tags: Anti-war Source Type: journals

More on (lack of) regulation of lead in toys discuss this article
Source: The Antidote: Counterspin for Health Care and Health News - August 22, 2007 Source Type: journals

High Blood Pressure In Children Frequently Undiagnosed discuss this article
Source: Dr. Buttery's Public Health BLOG - August 22, 2007 Tags: epidemiology Source Type: journals

Public Health Research: Research Guide discuss this article
Source: Dr. Buttery's Public Health BLOG - August 22, 2007 Tags: research Source Type: journals

National Survey finds most schools "drug infested' discuss this article
Source: Dr. Buttery's Public Health BLOG - August 22, 2007 Tags: Surveillance Source Type: journals

One less "carcinogen" to worry about discuss this article
Source: Dr. Buttery's Public Health BLOG - August 22, 2007 Tags: research Source Type: journals

*sniff* They grow up so fast... discuss this article
Source: Aetiology - August 22, 2007 Tags: General Epidemiology Source Type: journals

Reprise: flu in 1951 discuss this article
Source: Effect Measure - August 22, 2007 Tags: Infectious disease Source Type: journals

Catching up on the health blogosphere discuss this article
Source: The Antidote: Counterspin for Health Care and Health News - August 21, 2007 Source Type: journals

Just trying to figure out... discuss this article
Source: The Antidote: Counterspin for Health Care and Health News - August 21, 2007 Source Type: journals

HIV denial article in PLoS Medicine discuss this article
Source: Aetiology - August 21, 2007 Tags: AIDS/HIV Source Type: journals

Blowing the whistle on blowing the whistle on whistle blowers at NIEHS discuss this article
Source: Effect Measure - August 21, 2007 Tags: NIH Source Type: journals

The Pernicious Allure of Lead discuss this article
Source: Dr. Buttery's Public Health BLOG - August 21, 2007 Source Type: journals

Suprise! Suprise! discuss this article
Source: Dr. Buttery's Public Health BLOG - August 21, 2007 Tags: policy Source Type: journals

Estimating pandemic risk discuss this article
Source: Effect Measure - August 21, 2007 Tags: Bird flu Source Type: journals

Phew, I'm tired discuss this article
Source: Aetiology - August 20, 2007 Tags: Housekeeping Source Type: journals

National Quality Forum request for public comments discuss this article
Source: The Antidote: Counterspin for Health Care and Health News - August 20, 2007 Source Type: journals

Flu in Australia: tears and all discuss this article
Source: Effect Measure - August 20, 2007 Tags: Bird flu Source Type: journals

Preventing motor vehicle injuries in primary care discuss this article
Source: The Antidote: Counterspin for Health Care and Health News - August 20, 2007 Source Type: journals

More bloggers weigh in on Medicare nonreimbursement discuss this article
Source: The Antidote: Counterspin for Health Care and Health News - August 20, 2007 Source Type: journals

NIEHS Director (temporarily) steps aside discuss this article
Source: Effect Measure - August 20, 2007 Tags: NIH Source Type: journals

All 50 States permit E-prescriptions. discuss this article
Source: Dr. Buttery's Public Health BLOG - August 20, 2007 Source Type: journals

EHR starting to take off. discuss this article
Source: Dr. Buttery's Public Health BLOG - August 20, 2007 Tags: policy Source Type: journals

Flu in Australia: no tears discuss this article
Source: Effect Measure - August 20, 2007 Tags: Bird flu Source Type: journals

Mike Leavitt starts a blog discuss this article
Source: The Antidote: Counterspin for Health Care and Health News - August 19, 2007 Source Type: journals

The new adjuvanted bird flu vaccine discuss this article
Source: Effect Measure - August 19, 2007 Tags: Bird flu Source Type: journals

Preventing medical errors: an official incentive discuss this article
Source: The Antidote: Counterspin for Health Care and Health News - August 19, 2007 Source Type: journals

Freethinker Sunday Sermonette: eggplant proves Gates runs the world discuss this article
Source: Effect Measure - August 19, 2007 Tags: Freethinker Sermonettes Source Type: journals

Another indication that secondary prevention works. discuss this article
Source: Dr. Buttery's Public Health BLOG - August 18, 2007 Tags: Prevention Source Type: journals

No wonder Congressional Approval is low. discuss this article
Source: Dr. Buttery's Public Health BLOG - August 18, 2007 Tags: policy Source Type: journals

Life Expectancy in Africa discuss this article
Source: Dr. Buttery's Public Health BLOG - August 18, 2007 Tags: Surveillance Source Type: journals

Medicaid, Medicare and real terrorism discuss this article
Source: Effect Measure - August 18, 2007 Tags: Health care Source Type: journals

ET don't phone home (if you are driving) discuss this article
Source: Effect Measure - August 17, 2007 Tags: Injury Source Type: journals

Hard to reach but still contagious discuss this article
Source: Effect Measure - August 17, 2007 Tags: Public health preparedness Source Type: journals

Biodefense lab accident -- again