CMAJ Medical Knowledge that Matters News November 11, 2011 The World Health Organization (WHO) is contemplating discontinuing the use of an oral polio vaccine that’s been linked to ongoing outbreaks of the virus in the developing world. WHO is weighing the possibility of using a different formulation of the vaccine, but maintains that patchy implementation […]
Fresh dispute about MMR ‘fraud’
Pathology records are at the centre of a new disagreement over disgraced medic Andrew Wakefield. Nature News Published online 9 November 2011 | Nature 479, 157-158 (2011) | doi:10.1038/479157a It is one of the most serious allegations that could be made about a doctor: manipulating patients’ histories to make money. So it is no wonder […]
Merck to seek approval for 8 new drugs in 2012-13
The Sacramento Bee The Associated Press Published: Thursday, Nov. 10, 2011 – 7:02 am WHITEHOUSE STATION, N.J. — Merck & Co. plans in the next two years to seek U.S. approval for eight new medicines and has other promising drugs in late-stage testing. In 2012 and 2013, Merck will seek approval for drugs for chronic […]
Vaccinating boys flawed and dangerous
Contributor – Voxy News Engine Family First NZ is rejecting a call for the cervical cancer vaccine to be given to all boys as young as 11, saying the idea is flawed and sends a dangerous message. “We should be asking young people to change risky sexual behavior rather than using taxpayer funding to attempt […]
HPV for Boys Doesn’t Solve Problem, Says Association of American Physicians and Surgeons
By Association of American Physicians and Surgeons Excerpt from PR Newswire, regarding HPV vaccines: Fearing political backlash, most states have avoided mandating this vaccine, but California recently passed a law allowing 12-year-olds to receive Gardasil without their parents’ knowledge or consent. “The statistics on HPV and other sexually transmitted diseases are alarming,” stated Jane M. Orient, M.D., […]
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