Archive for June 2011

Formaldehyde in Vaccines

It’s official, or as official as it can be: The New York Times reports that formaldehyde is listed as a carcinogen by government scientists, and that “…it is found in worrisome quantities in plywood, particle board, mortuaries and hair salons.” http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43362696/ns/health-the_new_york_times However, both the U.S. government and The New York Times forgot to include that formaldehyde also is present in vaccines. Who says that? None other than the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in their official listing of Vaccines and Immunizations /Ingredients [...]



Part 3 of 3: An Interview About Vaccines with Helen V. Ratajczak, PhD

Part 3 of 3: An Interview About Vaccines with Helen V. Ratajczak, PhD

Dr. Ratajczak was or remains a member of Sigma Xi; American Thoracic Society; American Association of Immunologists; International Society of Chronobiology; Society of Toxicology Immunotoxicology Subspecialty Section; North East Chapter of Society of Toxicology and the Autism Society of America.   Now, to the last of my interview questions.   Q. 15. Why do vaccines increase blood histamine levels? Vaccines activate the immune system that responds in a specific way to the antigen in the vaccine, but, in the process, the vaccines also cause inflammation, [...]



MRSA Vaccine Trial Is Halted, Ends In Disaster

Yesterday Reuters reported US Merck and Co have taken the very unusual step of discontinuing vaccine trials for Intercell’s MRSA vaccine. The decision was taken after experts advised the V710 vaccine was ‘unlikely to show a significant clinical benefit and expressed concerns about overall mortality and multi-organ dysfunction.’ The vaccine was set to have potential sales of more than $1.47 billion because it was to be a multi-flexible vaccine which could have been used for patients on admission to hospital, during surgery and in care [...]



Part 2 of 3: An Interview About Vaccines with Helen V. Ratajczak, PhD

Part 2 of 3: An Interview About Vaccines with Helen V. Ratajczak, PhD

During her career, Dr. Ratajczak developed an ELISA assay for Rat Alpha-2-Macroglobulin, the most sensitive acute phase reactant protein for the rat, and also quantitated acute phase reactant proteins in the dog and monkey. She also conducted acute toxicology studies and both in vivo and in vitro immune assays, and has studied the immunotoxicologic properties of many compounds, including immunosuppressive and immunostimulatory drugs, in several animal species including mice, rats, nonhuman primates, and humans.   We continue on with my interview.   Q. 10. Will you please contrast a [...]



GlaxoSmithKline Schemes with GAVI to Offer Rotavirus Vaccine at Reduced Costs to Third World

According to an article released in the Times yesterday, the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization (GAVI) have linked up none other than GlaxoSmithKline to sell cheap, left over vaccines. How the scheme works is by GAVI agreeing to purchase significant volumes of vaccines over a number of years – in this case 125 million doses of Rotarix between now and 2016. UK’s Prime Minister David Cameron is due to host the GAVI conference in London next week to discuss how to raise more than [...]