By Barbara Loe Fisher Call to Action (video by Barbara Loe Fisher) If you are a resident of Washington state, you should know that there is a bill quietly sailing through your state legislature that violates your privacy and threatens your right to make informed, voluntary decisions about vaccination. House Bill 1015 1 and Senate Bill […]
Private-Public Partnerships in Cancer Vaccine Research
By Aleea Farrakh, originally published in “Benchmarks” June 2008 Even though the National Cancer Institute is the leading Federal government agency for cancer research, it is hardly the sole contributor in the fight against cancer. Other government agencies, non-profit organizations, academia and private industry all play critical roles in helping find a cure for the disease. […]
Pneumococcal vaccines on their way to more than 40 developing countries
NAIROBI, 14 February 2011 – Hundreds of infants in Kenya received their first shots against pneumococcal disease today at a special event to celebrate the global roll out of vaccines targeting the world’s biggest child killer — pneumonia. Kenya’s President Mwai Kibaki joined parents, health workers, ambassadors and donors in Nairobi to witness children being […]
Fewer Michigan women are getting annual screening
The number of women getting annual Pap smears to find cervical cancer is dropping. In Michigan, 80 percent got the yearly test in 2008, down from 86.5 percent in 2004, according to the latest figures available from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Dr. Richard Gajdowski, medical director for United Healthcare of Michigan, […]
UK Medical Expert who advocated for HPV mass vaccination admits being 'told' what not to say.
By Justin Healy, ComeLook.org “We, as consultants in sexual health, have been told to say nothing publicly that would damage the current (HPV) vaccine programme..” This week, in a BBC website article co-authored with Dr Steve Taylor , consultant physician Dr Colm O’Mahony points out the superiority of the Merck HPV vaccine ‘Gardasil’ over it’s GSK competition ‘Cervarix’ (which is currently administered as part […]
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