By: Dr. Mercola 01 November 2010 It’s been four years since Gardasil debuted as a blockbuster vaccine with sales that rocketed to over $1.1 billion in its first nine months. Touted as a wonder vaccine that would end cervical cancer, it was supposed to be the savior of both mankind and Merck’s Vioxx-damaged bottom line. […]
Vaccinating Teens During Premenstrual Phase May Increase Adverse Reactions
By: Leslie Botha and H. Sandra Chevalier-Batik 15 August 2010 Why has there not been any mention of the potentially adverse effects of Merck’s cervical cancer vaccination Gardasil in relationship to the timing of the inoculation and where a young woman is in her menstrual cycle? This information is especially critical considering the vaccination is […]
FDA and CDC to Consider Gardasil for Anal Cancer Prevention
By: Sue Sutter 16 November 2010 A clinical reviewer for the Food and Drug Administration Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research sees no problem with using an anal dysplasia end point, or extrapolating male data to females, to support approval of Merck’s human papillomavirus vaccine Gardasil for prevention of anal cancer. Nevertheless, the agency is […]
Should You Get the Gardasil or Cervarix Vaccines?
By: Martha Rosenberg 26 December 2010 Even though Merck’s Gardasil and GSK’s Cervarix are highly advertised to doctors and patients, women are Just Saying No to the vaccines according to research presented at the American Association for Cancer Research in Philadelphia last month.The vaccines protect against the Human papillomavirus (HPV), the virus which causes cervical […]
HPV Vaccine: Would You Give Your Kids Gardasil and Cervarix Vaccines?
By: Martha Rosenberg 22 December 2010 Even though Merck’s Gardasil and GSK’s Cervarix are highly advertised to doctors and patients, many women are just saying no to the vaccines, according to research presented at the American Association for Cancer Research in Philadelphia last month. The vaccines protect against the Human papillomavirus (HPV), the […]