By: Paula Reed Ward, ‘Pittsburg Post Gazette’ 11 October 2010 Hanna Bruesewitz’s parents think DPT vaccination caused the child’s seizure disorder, but the vaccine maker is protected from suits by federal law. On April 1, 1992, Hannah Bruesewitz was a healthy infant. She had reached all of her developmental milestones for a 6-month-old, and that […]
Lifelong Immunity? With Vaccines, It Depends
By: Nancy Shute, National Public Radio 11 October 2010 At 2:30 on a Tuesday afternoon, moms and babies are gathering at Angela Shogren’s townhouse in Alexandria, Va. As the babies try to crawl across the basement floor, the moms talk about breastfeeding and lack of sleep. One issue keeps coming up: vaccines. “I am from […]
How the Human Papillomavirus Causes Cancer
By: Diane Ursu 10 October 2010 The Human Papillomavirus (HPV) produces proteins that signal excessive cell proliferation. This may lead to cancer when combined with other factors. Human papillomaviruses (HPV) consist of over 100 viruses, including the quite-common genital infections that are associated with the development of cervical cancer. HPV can also be transmitted into […]
U.S. Supreme Court will Rule on an Important Vaccine Case
By: Emily Tarsell 09 October 2010 Imagine how you would feel if you were in a serious accident caused by faulty breaks in your new car, but there was a law prohibiting you from suing the manufacturer for the defective car. Well there is a law which prohibits vaccine manufacturers from being sued for vaccine […]
NIH Funding Bioterror Vaccines
Posted in ‘Drug Discovery & Development 08 October 2010 The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, announced three new contracts to fund research on vaccines to protect against emerging infectious diseases and biological threats that could be used in a terror attack. Each project focuses on […]
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