By Aaron Derfel, Gazette Health Reporter Critics doubt benefits for women up to age 45. MONTREAL – Health Canada’s decision to approve the Gardasil vaccine for women up to the age of 45 has renewed the debate about the purported benefits of the shots and whether they might even be necessary. Kirkland-based Merck, maker of […]
HEALTH CANADA APPROVES GARDASIL® FOR WOMEN UP TO AGE 45
KIRKLAND, QC, April 26 /CNW Telbec/ – Today, Merck announced that Health Canada has extended the indication of GARDASIL® [Human Papillomavirus Quadrivalent (Types 6, 11, 16, and 18) Recombinant Vaccine] in women up to the age of 45. Merck’s HPV vaccine is now approved for girls and women nine through 45 years of age for […]
Canadian Study Shows Risk Of Prion Disease From Urine-Derived, Injectable Fertility Products
Women who are injected with urine-derived fertility products may be at risk of developing prion disease, according to a just-released study by an international research team from Canada, France and the United States. The study, published in the Public Library of Science (PLoS) ONE, for the first time documents the presence of prion protein in […]
Ottawa signs $425-million deal for vaccine if pandemic flu strikes
The federal government has announced a new 10-year pandemic flu vaccine contract with GlaxoSmithKline, valued at more than $425-million. The contract is intended to ensure a secure supply of vaccine for Canadians in the event of a future influenza pandemic and reduce the possibility of delays in delivery and distribution. The vaccine will be made […]
Mom's Yellow Fever Jab Transmits Virus to Infant
By John Gever, Senior Editor, MedPage Today A five-week-old Canadian infant developed yellow fever after his mother was vaccinated against the disease, with the virus apparently transmitted through breast milk, researchers said. The incident — believed to be the first such transmission to be confirmed — supports what had been a hypothetical concern about live-virus […]
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