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 […]
Parents cautious of flu vaccine in lieu of last year’s reactions
By Vaccine Injury Attorney A new report has some in Washington concerned that parents are putting off their child’s flu vaccine in response to an up rise in adverse events reported last year. The article, written on June 7, 2011, for the WA News, states, “A massive spike in adverse reactions to the flu vaccine […]
Measles outbreak increases to 50
Stuff.co.nz AMY MAAS July 6, 2011 Auckland’s measles outbreak is worsening with 50 people now confirmed to have the disease, a number expected to rise. At least four sufferers have been hospitalised. “These new cases have been in several early childhood centres and we are now working with those centres to quarantine susceptible contacts at […]
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