WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- The National Academy of Medicine issued the following news: * * * How a Pediatrician Helped Build the Science of Vaccine Safety * By Jamie Durana A toddler arrived at the Chicago hospital on the final night of Kathryn Edwards' pediatric residency in the summer of 1976. The child was feverish and desperately in need of help. Edwards performed a spinal tap and examined the sample under a microscope. The diagnosis was immediate: Haemophilus influenzae Type B (Hib) Menin  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service issued the following news release: * * * Endangered Freshwater Species Shows Signs of Population Increases Oneida, Tennessee: An endangered freshwater mussel species in the Big South Fork National River & Recreation Area is showing signs of natural population increases for the first time. The tan riffleshell (Epioblasma walkeri) is an endangered mussel found in only a few locations within the Big South Fork of th  more