Vaccines and Medications: Undue Pharmaceutical Manufacturers’ Influence

May 6, 2013 By 1 Comment
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Undue industry influences that distort healthcare research, strategy, expenditure and practice: a review. Stamatakis E, Weiler R, Ioannidis JP. Source Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London, London, UK; Prevention Research Collaboration, School of Public Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia. Abstract BACKGROUND: Expenditure on industry products (mostly drugs and devices) has spiraled over [...]

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HPV vaccines and cancer prevention, science versus activism

February 4, 2013 By Leave a Comment
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Lucija Tomljenovic, Judy Wilyman, Eva Vanamee, Toni Bark and Christopher A Shaw Infectious Agents and Cancer 2013, 8:6 doi:10.1186/1750-9378-8-6 Published: 1 February 2013 Abstract (provisional) The rationale behind current worldwide human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccination programs starts from two basic premises, 1) that HPV vaccines will prevent cervical cancers and save lives and, 2) have no risk of serious side effects. Therefore, efforts [...]

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Self-Organized Criticality Theory of Autoimmuity

December 10, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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Ken Tsumiyama1, Yumi Miyazaki1, Shunichi Shiozawa1,2,3,4* 1 Department of Biophysics, Kobe University Graduate School of Health Science, Kobe, Japan, 2 Department of Medicine, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan, 3 The Center for Rheumatic Diseases, Kobe University Hospital, Kobe, Japan, 4 Global Center of Excellence (GCOE), Tokyo, Japan Abstract Background The cause of autoimmunity, which is unknown, is investigated from a different [...]

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Too Fast or Not Too Fast: The FDA’s Approval of Merck’s HPV Vaccine Gardasil

November 14, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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Tomljenovic L, Shaw CA. Early career postdoctoral fellow in the Neural Dynamics Research Group at the University of British Columbia. Professor in the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences at the University of British Columbia and holds cross appointments with the Program in Experimental Medicine and the Graduate Program in Neuroscience. Abstract There are not many [...]

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Public Awareness and Cervical Cancer Screening

May 28, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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By P. Davies Article first published online: 16 MAY 2012 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2303.2012.00984.x © 2012 Blackwell Publishing Ltd Population-based, organized screening programmes can reduce cervical cancer rates by 80%,1 although this will only be achieved with high coverage of the target population.2–4 The introduction of vaccines protecting against oncogenic human papillomavirus (HPV) types 16 and 18 has provided a [...]

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Mass psychogenic illness after vaccination

January 23, 2012 By 1 Comment

    PubMed.gov Drug Saf. 2003;26(9):599-604. Clements CJ. Source Department of Vaccines and Immunisation, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland. ClementsCJ@telstra.com Abstract When vaccines are administered to groups, the physical reactions of the recipients may be similar, causing a form of mass reaction, the mechanism for which is the same as that for mass reactions from [...]

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Systemic lupus erythematosus following HPV immunization or infection?

January 16, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Author: Soldevilla, H., Briones, S., Navarra, S. Publication: Lupus Volume: 21, Issue: 2, Pages: 158 to 161Date: Tuesday, January 10, 2012 Background and purpose: The link between autoimmunity and infectious agents has been strongly suggested by reports of lupus or lupus-like syndromes following immunization. This report describes three patients with either newly diagnosed systemic lupus erythematosus [...]

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Autoimmune encephalitis: a case series and comprehensive review of the literature

January 9, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Wingfield T, McHugh C, Vas A, Richardson A, Wilkins E, Bonington A, Varma A. Source The Monsall Unit, Department of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, North Manchester General Hospital, Manchester, UK. tomwingfield@hotmail.co.uk Abstract Encephalitic syndromes are a common medical emergency. The importance of early diagnosis and appropriate treatment is paramount. If initial investigations for infectious agents prove negative, other diagnoses must [...]

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Assuring the Quality, Safety, and Efficacy of DNA Vaccines

November 27, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Robertson JS, Griffiths E Source National Institute for Biological Standards and Control, Herts, UK. Methods Mol Med. 2006;127:363-74. Abstract Scientists in academia whose research is aimed at the development of a novel vaccine or approach to vaccination may not always be fully aware of the regulatory process by which a candidate vaccine becomes a licensed product. It [...]

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Investigating Viruses in Cells Used to Make Vaccines; and Evaluating the Potential Threat Posed by Transmission of Viruses to Humans

August 4, 2011 By Leave a Comment

FDA Vaccines Blood & Biologics Principal Investigator: Arifa S. Khan, PhD Office / Division / Lab: OVRR / DVP / LR General Overview The emergence of pathogenic virus infections like influenza and HIV have created an urgent need for new vaccines. Virus-based vaccines are made in living cells (cell substrates). Some manufacturers are investigating the [...]

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