By Periscope On Tuesday, global health officials from the WHO delayed the destruction of smallpox for at least another three years. The best or worst idea ever? After more than 300 million people died from smallpox in the 20 century alone, the virus was finally “eradicated” in 1979. Samples of the virus, however, are still alive […]
Flu Vaccine Seizures Dealt With Properly: Report
By Lucy Rickard The federal government’s response to a large number of adverse reactions to the flu vaccine last year has been deemed appropriate by an independent auditor. An unusually high number of children under five years of age experienced fevers, vomiting and seizures after having the flu shot in March and April last year, […]
Champagne, Anyone? Pharma Freebies Down Under
By Ed Silverman Health Department workers in West Australia have received $745,000 worth of gifts, business class flights and hotel accommodations from drug and device makers, many of which sell meds and equipment to area hospitals, The West Australian reports. According to documents revealed in Parliament, between last July and April 6, there 259 instances […]
Call for body to monitor vaccines
By Julia Medow AUSTRALIA’S response to an outbreak of convulsions among children who received the flu vaccine last year was plagued by delayed reporting, communication breakdowns and insufficient data on immunisation rates, an independent review has found. Former chief medical officer John Horvath has called for major changes to the way vaccines are monitored in […]
How the Drug Giants and a Lone Academic Went to War
By Jo Revill Every medicine prescribed in Britain is offered to patients only after years collecting data from clinical trials to show a drug’s safety and effectiveness. Increasingly, medical research in the UK is a collaborative effort between big pharmaceutical companies and universities. Although there will be a commercial contract between the two, much of […]
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