Submitted by Mechele R. Dillard The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a test identifying women at highest risk for cervical cancer. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the Roche cobas HPV(Human Papillomavirus) Test, which identifies women at highest risk for cervical cancer. It can potentially help doctors make earlier, more accurate […]
Vaccines: Know Your Enemy
By Michael Eisenstein Cancer operates like a well-disguised saboteur. Occasionally it slips up by displaying unusual proteins, tripping immunological surveillance systems that are checking for abnormal growth. For decades now, scientists have tried to exploit this vulnerability with therapeutic vaccines — injections of tumour-associated proteins that essentially hang a ‘Wanted’ poster, helping immune cells recognize […]
Study to Assess Vaccine Safety During Pregnancy
By Iain Woessner TUCSON, Ariz. — The Arizona Pregnancy Riskline, a statewide nonprofit organization, announced a new national study to assess the safety of receiving the meningitis vaccine during pregnancy. The APR, based out of the University of Arizona College of Pharmacy, said in a news release that the launch of the study coincides with […]
U.S. Taxpayers ‘Screwed’ in Vaccine Research
By Catherine Frompovich Not much hullabaloo was made in the U.S. media and press about the April 13, 2011 indictment whereby Danish vaccine researcher Poul Thorsen was indicted on 13 counts of fraud and 9 counts of money laundering that, incidentally, included your tax dollars. How were your tax dollars involved? Very simply: the U.S. […]
Lack of Prevention, Timely Treatment Make Women Vulnerable to Cancer
IPS Latin America BUENOS AIRES, Apr 18, 2011 (IPS) – In many cases, cancer is preventable, treatable and curable if detected on time. But the fate of millions of women with the disease varies enormously, depending on where they live. In countries like the United States, Canada, Israel or the nations of the European Union, […]
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