By T.K. Rajalakshmi The effectiveness of the HPV vaccine in preventing cervical cancer was tested without proper consent from vulnerable subjects. EARLY last year, an ambitious, population-based, post-licensure study of the effectiveness of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine to prevent cervical cancer conducted in selected districts of Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat by PATH, an international […]
Professor Ian Frazer takes Australian science to South-East-Asia
By Elspeth Muir Co-creator of the cervical cancer vaccine Professor Ian Frazer has just finished a two-and-a-half-week tour of South-East Asia in an effort to promote and showcase Australian scientific research. Sponsored by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT), the diplomacy tour included stops in Thailand, Laos, Cambodia Vietnam and the Philippines. “This […]
7 Dividend Winners in Big Pharma
It should come as no surprise that the key to any well-built portfolio is diversification. Picking up on trends as far as where consumers’ cash is going is important to the allocation one puts into each sector. Today Americans are battling ailments at unprecedented rates and often coming up with reasons to take prescription medications. […]
GARDASIL® APPROVED TO HELP PREVENT ANAL CANCER IN WOMEN AND MEN
KIRKLAND, QC, May 31, 2011 /CNW Telbec/ – Today, Merck announced that Health Canada has approved a new indication for GARDASIL® [Quadrivalent Human Papillomavirus (Types 6, 11, 16, 18) Recombinant Vaccine] for the prevention of anal cancer in both men and women caused by HPV types 16 and 18 and anal precancerous lesions caused by […]
Rise In Childhood Food Allergies Being Linked To Vaccines
By Christina England Over recent weeks the UK newspapers have been full of articles exploring the subject of food allergies and intolerances. Daily Mail’s Fiona MacRae reported that food intolerances may be all in the mind. She says that many people who claim to be intolerant to the milk sugar lactose, are more likely to be stressed, anxious or […]
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