Merck News Room April 6, 2011 WHITEHOUSE STATION, NJ – April 6, 2011 – Merck (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has completed its review of Merck’s supplemental biologics license application (sBLA) for an indication to use GARDASIL [Human Papillomavirus […]
Lack of information, apathy raise risks of cervical cancer
International Business Times Australia By Alyangka Francheska | March 28, 2011 5:18 PM EST Gotta love it when women’s health issues shows up in the business section of the media. SV A study by scientists at the University of Sydney and the Children’s Hospital at Westmead has found has found that some girls are missing […]
Fast-Tracking Oncology Drugs Questioned
MedPage Today By Kristina Fiore, Staff Writer, MedPage Today Published: March 27, 2011 Reviewed by Robert Jasmer, MD; Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco and Dorothy Caputo, MA, RN, BC-ADM, CDE, Nurse Planner Cancer drugs rushed to the market via the FDA’s accelerated approval process often languish in confirmatory trials, agency researchers say. Out […]
HPV vaccine action center
Vaccineinjuryhelpcenter Our Gardasil injury lawyers are investigating serious side effects linked to Gardasil, including blood clots, neurological disorders and even death. Gardasil was approved by the FDA in June 2006. As of June 30, 2008, there have been 9,749 VAERS reports of adverse events following vaccination with Merck’s Gardasil HPV vaccine. Of these, 94% were […]
Parents across the Country Voice Fears Illness After Gardasil Vaccination
pressreleasecirculation By Wrex Honad 3/26/2011 9:56:34 PM The Centers for Disease control have long held onto their opinion that the Gardasil vaccine was a safe and effective way to prevent human papilloma virus in teens and young women. HPV is responsible for the majority of both pre-cancerous changes and cancers of the cervix and vagina […]
