By Roxanne Nelson, staff journalist, Medscape Oncology January 31, 2012 — Is the policy for the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine at odds with evidence-based medicine? Yes, according to an essay published online December 22, 2011, in the Annals of Medicine. Canadian researchers Lucija Tomljenovic, PhD, and Christopher Shaw, PhD, from the Neural Dynamics Research Group, University of British Columbia, […]
SaneVax Open Letter to Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of Health and Human Services
31 January 2012, Open Letter To: Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of Health and Human Services – Kathleen.Sebelius@hhs.gov Subject: Rescind approval of Gardasil® due to lack of efficacy during post-licensure monitoring Dear Ms. Sebelius: The quadrivalent human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine, Gardasil® was approved for marketing as a drug to prevent cervical cancer under the fast track drug […]
FDA whistleblowers sue, alleging electronic spying
By Miranda Leitsinger, msmbc.com The Food and Drug Administration electronically spied on whistleblowers who alerted the Obama administration and Congress of alleged misconduct in the agency, particularly relating to what they claim was the push to approve unsafe and ineffective medical devices, according to a complaint filed in federal court. The complaint, filed on behalf of […]
Health ministry yet to initiate action on violations in trials of HPV vaccine in AP and Gujarat
By Joseph Alexander, New Delhi Ethics Violations? Even after several months since the expert committee found irregularities in the clinical trials of Human Papilloma Virus Vaccine (HPV vaccine) that allegedly caused deaths of a few trial subjects, the authorities are still sitting on the report and failed to initiate any punitive action. According to a […]
Genetics study reveals how pneumococcus bacteria evolve to evade vaccines
By Welcome Trust Genetics has provided surprising insights into why vaccines used in both the UK and US to combat serious childhood infections can eventually fail. The study, published today in Nature Genetics, which investigates how bacteria change their disguise to evade the vaccines, has implications for how future vaccines can be made more effective. Pneumococcus […]
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