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Vaccine Has Led To Changes In Pneumococcal Infections

By VT / April 15, 2010

. . . Medical News Today 04/13/2010 In the decade since the introduction of pneumococcal vaccination, significant shifts have occurred in the bacterial strains causing serious pneumococcal infections in children, according to a pair of studies in the April issue of The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. The journal is published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, […]

Novartis and Roche threaten to quit UK

By VT / April 13, 2010

. . . . Rob Evans and Sarah Boseley guardian.co.uk 04/11/2010 The pharmaceutical firms Novartis and Roche have threatened to pull out of Britain and relocate thousands of jobs abroad, in an ongoing row over pricing for the NHS and rules surrounding safety trials. The Swiss drug companies made their threats known in personal meetings […]

Alabama children now required to get two more vaccinations

By VT / April 13, 2010

. . . By Trang Do Waff48News 04/12/2010 HUNTSVILLE, AL (WAFF) – Children in Alabama will have to roll up their sleeves a couple of extra times. They’re now being required to get two additional vaccinations. These extra shots will mean better health for our children. They have been available and recommended for the past […]

Were tribal girls guinea pigs for cervical cancer research?

By VT / April 11, 2010

. . . . . R Akhileshwari in Hyderabad Deccan Herald 04/11/2010 The Union Governmentand the ICMR are divided in their opinion on the research by an MNC. Four tribal girls in Khammam district of Andhra Pradesh have died in the past one year after they were given three doses of vaccine of a multi-national […]

Ex-Pfizer scientist wins $1.37 million in federal lawsuit

By VT / April 11, 2010

. . . . By Lee Howard TheDay.com 04/01/2010 Hartford — Becky McClain, a Deep River scientist who claims to have been infected by an experimental virus while working at Pfizer Inc.’s Groton laboratories, was awarded $1.37 million today by a U.S. District Court jury. Workers’ rights organizations immediately hailed the verdict, in which Pfizer […]

HPV vaccine not just for women anymore

By Jeffry John Aufderheide / April 2, 2010

. . . Geoffrey Cunningham The New Hampshire 03/30/2010 Human papillomavirus, or HPV, is one of the most common sexually transmitted diseases in the U.S, and affects both men and women. Up until recently, the two vaccines that exist for the disease were available to women only. A few months ago, however, the Center for […]

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