Archive for April 2010

B.C. may trash vaccine worth $20m

Rob Shaw Canwest News Service 04/21/2010 B.C. could throw away almost $20 million worth of H1N1 vaccine because it went unused during swine flu season and will soon expire. Only 40 per cent of B.C.’s population chose to be vaccinated against H1N1, which meant roughly 2.5 million of the 4.3 million doses ordered by B.C. were unused, said Ida Chong, minister of healthy living and sport. The government had planned to keep much of the leftover vaccine in case of another outbreak, because the doses [...]



Are panel chosen to investigate Gardasil in India fit for purpose?

Again the group Truth about Gardasil lead the world in the fight to get a ban on the HPV vaccines Gardasil and Cervarix. On the 16th April 2010 they released another strong press release. They ask if, the panel of investigators selected to examine alleged violations of guidelines in India, are capable or willing to impartially review their peers and/or supervisors conduct and the trial reports without bias. My answer to their question, is I doubt it. Their press release Women Look to India for [...]



8 Invented Diseases Big Pharma Is Banking on

Martha Rosenberg AlterNet 04/16/2010 Since direct-to-consumer drug advertising debuted in 1997, pharma’s credo has been When The Medication Is Ready, The Disease (and Patients) Will Appear. Who knew so many people suffered from restless legs? But pharma’s recent plan to move from mass-market molecules into more lucrative vaccines and biologics did not see the anti-vaxer movement coming: millions of Americans saying You Want to Vaccinate Me — and My Child — with WHAT?? and condemning vials of H1N1, rotavirus and MMR vaccines to sit, well, [...]



Empty Pharmacies Get Paid Millions

Empty Pharmacies Get Paid Millions

April 5, 2010 Via Electronic Transmission (Click Here to See the Letter on Sen. Grassley’s Webpage.) The Honorable Kathleen Sebelius Secretary U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 200 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, DC 20201 Dear Secretary Sebelius: As the senior Senator from Iowa and Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Finance (Committee), it is my duty to conduct oversight of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS or Department) and federal healthcare programs. This duty includes the responsibility to monitor the oversight [...]



(Video) Global Parental Concerns Regarding Safety and Efficacy of Gardasil and Cervarix

March 12, 2010 FDA Presentation on the dangers of the HPV Vaccines by Freda Birrell; Scotland, Leslie Carol Botha; Colorado, Cynthia Janak; Illinois, Karen Maynor; New Mexico, Rosemary Mathis; North Carolina and Janny Stokvis; Netherlands. Truth About Gardasil. Narrated by Leslie Carol Botha and Cynthia Janak.