Archive for May 2009

4-year-old dies after polio drops

4-year-old dies after polio drops http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Cities/4-year-old-dies-after-polio-drops/articleshow/4577034.cms 25 May 2009, 2320 hrs IST, TNN new delhi : A four-year-old child allegedly died after being administered Oral Polio Vaccine (OPV) on Sunday. After his condition deteriorated, Ashish, a resident of Todapur village near Patel Nagar, was rushed to Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital where he was declared brought dead. Pulse Polio Programme officials in Delhi said the vial was administered to more than 145 children, including Ashish’s two siblings, in that area and no case of any complication [...]



Do we live in a blame the parent culture? Vaccines vs SBS.

Do we live in a blame the parent culture? Vaccines vs SBS. http://www.americanchronicle.com/articles/view/103607 By Christina England May 24, 2009 In the USA at the end of last year premature twins were born, one of which was very weak and ill with many health problems. For days his little life hung in the balance as he fought off one infection after another, through problems in the womb he had very poor weight gain and continued with poor feeding problems. Despite these problems however, not only was [...]



Doctors signed Merck’s Vioxx studies

Doctors signed Merck’s Vioxx studies http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,25311725-5013871,00.html Milanda Rout | April 09, 2009 Article from: The Australian SCIENTISTS were allegedly recruited by a pharmaceutical giant to put their names on research done by the drug company to promote the safety of its anti-arthritis drug Vioxx. The Federal Court has heard that Merck & Co “prepared and gathered” doctors and academics to write the company’s own research on Vioxx, which was then published in prestigious medical journals as independent studies. The drug company also allegedly produced an [...]



Merck Settles Clean Water Act Violations at its Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Pharmaceutical Plant

Merck Settles Clean Water Act Violations at its Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Pharmaceutical Plant http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2007/December/07_enrd_1000.html FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THURSDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2007 WWW.USDOJ.GOV Merck Settles Clean Water Act Violations at its Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Pharmaceutical Plant WASHINGTON—Merck, the global pharmaceutical research company, has agreed to resolve violations of federal and state water pollution control regulations arising from spills including a June 2006 spill at its pharmaceutical plant outside of Philadelphia, announced Pat Meehan, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Ronald J. Tenpas, Acting Assistant [...]



Depopulation Linked Merck Pharma Announces “Philanthropic Initiative” in Africa

Depopulation Linked Merck Pharma Announces “Philanthropic Initiative” in Africa http://www.truthnews.us/?p=899 Kurt Nimmo TruthNews November 19, 2007 CSRwire reports: The Merck Company Foundation announced today a $2.8 million commitment to establish two new immunization training centers in Uganda and Zambia and to expand the Foundation’s support of two existing centers in Kenya and Mali as part of the Merck Vaccine Network – Africa. The Merck Vaccine Network – Africa, a multi-year philanthropic initiative, supports academic partnerships in the development of sustainable immunization training centers to increase [...]