By Marilynn Marchione, AP Medical Writer Two big studies suggest possible new ways to screen healthy people for cervical or prostate cancers, but a third disappointed those hoping for a way to detect early signs of deadly ovarian tumors. Researchers found: _For women 30 and over, a test for the virus, HPV, is better than […]
New Study Claims 83 Autism Cases Caused by Vaccines
By Nicole Polard WASHINGTON, D.C. — Researchers released the most recent news in the autism-vaccine debate at a press conference in Washington, D.C., earlier this month. A study scheduled for publication in the Pace Environmental Law Review closely examined public information on 1,300 cases in which the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program compensated families. Significant […]
Developmental disability on rise in U.S. kids: Why?
By David W. Freeman (CBS) Developmental disability is on the rise in the U.S. Between 1997 and 2008, the number of school-age children diagnosed with autism, ADHD, or another developmental disability rose by about 17 percent, a new study showed. That means roughly 15 percent of kids – nearly 10 million – have such a […]
Pharma majors under fire over trial compensation
By Joe Mathew, New Delhi A Union health ministry probe has revealed that pharmaceutical majors conducting clinical trials in India have not given compensation to majority of the volunteers who died during the trials. Of the 671 deaths that were reported in 2010, the ministry has evidence of just three cases of compensation. The ministry […]
Are GlaxoSmithKline Japan Putting Children At Danger With Paxil Trial?
By Robert Fiddaman Some of you may know that I’ve been closely following the Paxil Clinical Trial in Japan. The trial, now completed, was labelled, “Clinical Evaluation of Efficacy and Safety of Paxil Tablets in Children and Adolescents with Major Depressive Disorder: Placebo-Controlled, Double-Blind, Parallel Group Study.” I wasn’t the only one voicing my concerns […]
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