By: Bob Fiddaman 02 November 2010 As a writer I am sent many links to news stories, some I have already covered, others have been covered many times by far greater writer’s than I. Imagine my surprise then when I, along with a few other writer’s, activists, campaigners, was sent a promotional DVD for GlaxoSmithKline’s […]
HPV Vaccine: Debate Over Benefits, Marketing, and New Adverse Event Data
By: Zosia Chustecka August 18, 2009 — The benefit of vaccinating against human papilloma virus (HPV) to prevent cervical cancer is questioned in an editorial in the Journal of the American Medical Association. “The theory behind the vaccine is sound: if HPV infection can be prevented, cancer will not occur,” writes editorialist Charlotte Haug, MD, […]