By Natalie Akoorie Chace Topperwien, just two years and three months old, is staging a courageous battle against acute myeloid luekaemia. His parents Keri and Ryan Topperwien talk about his chemotherapy and the possibility that is his only hope of survival is to get on a drug trial overseas. Relevant offersRyan and Keri Topperwien need […]
The great billion dollar drug scam: part two
By Khadija Sharife This is the second of a two-part series examining the methods by which multinational drug corporations inflate their expenses and justify their pricing strategies. The first part revealed how, far from costing the reported (and widely accepted) $1bn to bring a drug to market, actual costs may be less than a fifth […]
With World Support, an Ambitious Plan Would Vaccinate 90 Percent of Infants
By Donald G. McNeil, Jr. Haiti, which did a poor job of vaccinating its children even before the 2010 earthquake, has come up with a plan to immunize 90 percent of its newborns by 2015, the Pan American Health Organization announced last week. The country now needs over $100 million to carry it out. Assuming […]
Infectious Illnesses in Today’s America: How Concerned Should We Be?
By Robert Schecter Every night, those of us who have a TV are bombarded by a string of pharmaceutical company ads each one more ridiculous than the other. The one saving grace is that at the end of each, we’re at least encouraged to see our doctor to find out if this particular drug de […]
Lauren from North Carolina
Lauren Brooke Mathis (North Wilkesboro, North Carolina) Because of Gardasil, my beautiful 13 year old daughter missed almost her entire eighth grade year. She became severely depressed because she could not attend school or be with her friends like a normal child. Because of Gardasil, she was “One Less” in all aspects of her life. […]
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