By: Shelley DuBois 07 September 2010 FORTUNE — There’s a liquid drug that women can get injected into a layer of muscle — three separate times over a six-month period — that can protect them from a kind of cancer. From a scientific perspective, that’s amazing. In terms of public health, it’s a breakthrough. But […]
Vaccinating Teens During Premenstrual Phase May Increase Adverse Reactions
By: Leslie Botha and H. Sandra Chevalier-Batik 15 August 2010 Why has there not been any mention of the potentially adverse effects of Merck’s cervical cancer vaccination Gardasil in relationship to the timing of the inoculation and where a young woman is in her menstrual cycle? This information is especially critical considering the vaccination is […]
How Safe is the Cervical Cancer Jab? Five teenagers reveal their alarming stories
By: Rachel Porter 5 April 2009 Amanda Steel is flicking through last year’s diary, trying to pinpoint when this nightmare began. It was the summer holidays when she first noticed that Carly, her eldest daughter, was seriously out of sorts. ‘Anyone who knew Carly before will tell you what a chatterbox she was. She had […]
Teenage Girls Sue Over Cancer Jab
By: Lucy Johnston, Daily Express 19 April 2009 A GROUP of British teenagers has launched the first legal action against the makers of a controversial cervical cancer jab. They have suffered symptoms ranging from paralysis and seizures to fatigue and muscle aches since being given the Cervarix vaccine. The jab is being given to girls […]
HPV shot dilemma: Should gay boys be targeted?
By: JoNel Aleccia 12 November 2010 If you thought the controversy over giving the HPV vaccine to girls was heated, just wait for the fight about the boys. A government health panel is expected to vote soon on whether to recommend vaccinating boys and young men against the human papillomavirus. Since 2006, the vaccine has […]
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