Vac Truth by Christina England February 2, 2011 A few weeks ago I uncovered the appalling story of how parents in India were prevented from speaking out when their baby daughter died following the pentavalent vaccine. (1) Ancy, was just 56 days old, when she died within hours of the vaccine, however, her death was […]
Rule Changes Proposed for Research on Humans
By Andrew Pollack The government is proposing sweeping changes in the rules covering research involving human subjects, an effort officials say would strengthen protections while reducing red tape that can impede studies. The officials said the changes were needed to deal with a vastly altered research climate, whose new features include genomics studies using patients’ […]
Final HPV Enquiry Report Finds Evidence of Violations
By Aarti Dhar The final report of the committee appointed by the Centre to enquire into alleged irregularities in the conduct of studies using Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccine has found enough evidence to suggest that there were large-scale ethical violations during the conduct of “post-licensure observational study,” be it in obtaining the consent of […]