. . . PhysOrg.com 04/01/2010 (PhysOrg.com) — Most immunizations currently involve an injection in the arm. In the future, vaccination may be accomplished without the unpleasant jab of a needle: a team led by Victor C. Yang at the University of Michigan (USA) has developed a method by which vaccines can pass directly through the […]
. . . John Carrol Fierce Vaccines 03/31/2010 GlaxoSmithKline has decided to make a direct contribution for improving the poor vaccination rates in U.S. adults. The pharma giant has created a new program that provides free shots against hepatitis A and B, cervical cancer, tetanus, diphtheria and whooping cough to low income adults. “Vaccines are […]
. . . By Shan Juan China Daily 03/30/2010 BEIJING – A team of eight medical experts sent by the Chinese Medical Association has arrived in Shanxi province to help with the ongoing investigation of the latest vaccine scandal. Specialists in neurology, allergic reaction, vaccine adverse reaction, immunization planning, as well as infectious and blood […]
. . . Barbara Hollingsworth Washington Examiner March 30, 2010 Cervical cancer accounts for less than 1 percent of all cancer deaths, so it was somewhat surprising when the U.S. Food and Drug Administration fast-tracked approval of Gardasil, a Merck vaccine targeting the human papilloma virus that causes the disease, in 2006. As of Jan. […]
. . . Lynn McTaggart WDDTY 03/29/2010 The US and UK governments and the press are exulting in the recent highly public hanging of Dr Andrew Wakefield, found guilty of misconduct by the British General Medical Council (GMC). Wakefield, you may recall, is the British gastroenterologist who first raised the alarm bells over the measles-mumps-rubella […]
Parents would revolt if they knew that the pharmaceutical industry, the Department of Health and Human Services, and Centers for Disease Control have allocated millions of dollars in funding to establish vaccine clinics in the public schools.
langes A small portion from a study on how Polio affected the midbrain
. . . Kamilah Qasimi TopNews Arab Emirates 03/25/2010 On Wednesday, Dr Amin Al-Amiri, CEO for Medical Practice and Licensing at the Ministry announced the UAE Ministry of Health has taken the decision to suspend utilization of GlaxoSmithKline’s Rotarix vaccine for some time. The vaccine was found to be impure with extraneous viral DNA bits […]
Global Vaccine Market Forecast to 2012 03/25/2010 Vaccine has emerged as one of the most profitable business segments in the healthcare industry. The segment registered revenues of around US$ 27 Billion in 2009. The growth has been driven by the emergence of some new chronic diseases and increasing demand for seasonal flu vaccines. Besides, the […]
TAMAR KAHN Business Day 03/25/2010 Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi yesterday appealed to MPs to support the government’s vaccination campaigns, warning them not to stir up anxiety by propagating unsubstantiated claims of dangers associated with the shots. The department will run a national measles and polio vaccination campaign between April 12 and 23, and a two-month […]
. . . Martin Enserink Science Now March 18th, 2010 Here’s a study to file under “unworkable but very cool.” A group of Japanese researchers has developed a mosquito that spreads vaccine instead of disease. Even the researchers admit, however, that regulatory and ethical problems will prevent the critters from ever taking wing—at least for […]
. . . . Winston Salem Journal Published: March 23, 2010 WASHINGTON — U.S. health officials urged pediatricians yesterday to temporarily stop using one of two vaccines against a leading cause of diarrhea in babies, after discovering that doses of GlaxoÂSmithKline’s Rotarix were contaminated with bits of an apparently benign pig virus. Glaxo’s vaccine has […]
