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Tastes like yogurt? It’s a vaccine

By VT / May 26, 2009

Tastes like yogurt? It’s a vaccine http://health.taragana.net/articles/tastes-like-yogurt-its-a-vaccine/ March 18th, 2009 WASHINGTON – Instead of dreaded injections, getting vaccinated against disease may become as tasty as drinking a yogurt smoothie. A researcher from the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine has developed a new oral vaccine using probiotics, the healthy bacteria found in dairy products like […]

4-year-old dies after polio drops

By VT / May 26, 2009

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 […]

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

By VT / May 26, 2009

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 […]

Doctors signed Merck’s Vioxx studies

By VT / May 23, 2009

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 […]

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

By VT / May 22, 2009

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 […]

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

By VT / May 22, 2009

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 […]

Flu shots on tap for health care workers

By VT / May 22, 2009

Flu shots on tap for health care workers http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20090522/FREE/905229982 May 22, 2009 11:16 AM By Barbara Benson Published: May 22, 2009 – 11:16 am The state Department of Health is proposing mandatory flu vaccines for all health care workers in the state. The new rule would apply not just to staff, but to anyone who […]

Pediatric Ear Infection Vaccine Shows Promise

By VT / May 22, 2009

Pediatric Ear Infection Vaccine Shows Promise http://www.forbes.com/feeds/hscout/2009/05/21/hscout627191.html 05.21.09, 12:00 PM EDT Animal study shows droplets rubbed into skin prevented infections THURSDAY, May 21 (HealthDay News) — Vaccines delivered via droplets rubbed into the skin appear to protect against ear infections, say researchers who tested the method on chinchillas. If this approach proves effective in humans, […]

Humans, hogs may eat their way to flu resistance

By VT / May 22, 2009

Humans, hogs may eat their way to flu resistance http://www.meatpoultry.com/news/weekly_enews.asp?ArticleID=102157&e=arogers@motherearthnews.com (MEATPOULTRY.com, May 05, 2009) by Bryan Salvage AMES, IOWA — Iowa State University researchers are putting flu vaccines into the genetic makeup of corn, which may someday allow pigs and humans to get a flu vaccination simply by eating corn or corn products. “We’re trying […]

Sanofi-Aventis fined for $500k drugs deal linked to prescription sales

By VT / May 22, 2009

Sanofi-Aventis fined for $500k drugs deal linked to prescription sales http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,25515016-23289,00.html Adam Cresswell, Health editor | May 21, 2009 Article from: The Australian DRUG giant Sanofi-Aventis has been slapped with a $25,000 fine for striking a groundbreaking but controversial sponsorship deal that was expected to funnel $500,000 a year into one of Australia’s top medical […]

Scientists Develop Novel Approach to Fighting AIDS Virus

By VT / May 21, 2009

Scientists Develop Novel Approach to Fighting AIDS Virus http://www.redorbit.com/news/health/1690719/scientists_develop_novel_approach_to_fighting_aids_virus/ Posted on: Monday, 18 May 2009, 12:05 CDT Scientists are testing a new approach that involves the insertion of a gene into muscle tissue that will allow the body to produce antibodies that fight off the HIV/AIDS virus. Reporting in the online edition of the journal […]

UPDATE 2-Glaxo sees more big orders for H1N1 flu vaccine

By VT / May 21, 2009

UPDATE 2-Glaxo sees more big orders for H1N1 flu vaccine Wed May 20, 2009 2:14pm EDT http://www.reuters.com/article/rbssPharmaceuticals%20-%20Diversified/idUSLK97908820090520 * New orders expected beyond 128 mln doses bought last week * H1N1 price in line with seasonal at about 5 pounds a dose * Volume will depend on yield during vaccine production * Strong demand also for […]

Medtronic List Omits Name

By VT / May 21, 2009

Medtronic List Omits Name http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124282952830639467.html MAY 21, 2009 by David Armstrong U.S. Sen. Charles Grassley expressed concern that a list of consultants provided to him by Medtronic Inc. doesn’t include a doctor accused of falsifying data in a favorable study of the company’s Infuse bone-graft product. The medical-device maker has said surgeon Timothy Kuklo was […]

Universal vaccine gets a step closer

By VT / May 21, 2009

Universal vaccine gets a step closer http://www.upi.com/Health_News/2009/04/28/Universal-vaccine-gets-a-step-closer/UPI-91731240974016/ Published: April 28, 2009 at 11:00 PM A vaccine that protects against death and serious complications from different strains of influenza is a little closer to reality, U.S. researchers say. Dr. Robert Belshe of Saint Louis University said drug companies now manufacture a different flu vaccine each year […]

Vaccine Proponents Not Immunized From Criticism

By VT / May 21, 2009

Vaccine Proponents Not Immunized From Criticism http://blogs.wsj.com/health/2008/07/28/vaccine-proponents-not-immunized-from-criticism/?mod=googlenews_wsj By Alicia Mundy Many parents, concerned about risks from childhood vaccines, are putting the kibosh on shots for their kids despite advice from government officials, the medical establishment and academics. Gaps in immunization are starting to show. A lack of vaccination against measles was known or suspected in […]

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