Mirror United Kingdom By Miriam Stoppard 22/11/2010 We’ve made great inroads in the fight against cervical cancer. Before the cervical screening programme was introduced in 1988, the death rate from the disease had tripled over 20 years. Now regular smear tests save an estimated 5,000 lives a year, according to the charity Cancer Research UK. […]
FDA advisory backs Merck & Co’s Gardasil for prevention of anal cancer and AIN in both men and women
thepharmaletter Article | 19 November 2010 The US Food and Drug Administration’s Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee has advised that the data presented support an indication for drug giant Merck & Co’s (NYSE: MRK) Gardasil ([Human Papillomavirus Quadrivalent [Types 6, 11, 16, and 18] Vaccine, Recombinant) for the prevention of anal cancer and […]
Lies, Damned Lies, and Medical Science
The Atlantic Brave Thinkers November 2010 Much of what medical researchers conclude in their studies is misleading, exaggerated, or flat-out wrong. So why are doctors—to a striking extent—still drawing upon misinformation in their everyday practice? Dr. John Ioannidis has spent his career challenging his peers by exposing their bad science. By David H. Freedman In […]
One-off ‘six inoculation’ jabs to be introduced to one-year-olds
Mail Online United Kingdom By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 5:05 PM on 21st November 2010 A ‘super vaccination’ intensive day for babies just after they turn one will involve three injections including the controversial MMR jab. The chief medical officer has instructed GPs to inoculate children on a same day surgery visit with […]
Media sways support for HPV vaccine
Futurity November 18, 2010 U. MINNESOTA (US) — Controversy surrounding state laws that require young girls to be vaccinated against human papillomavirus diminishes public support for the vaccine. News coverage about HPV vaccine requirements tends to amplify the controversy, possibly leading to negative attitudes among the public about the value of the HPV vaccine or […]
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