As the lineups to get H1N1 or swine flu vaccinations grow ever longer it turns out those who supply the drugs for the shots are turning into Big Winners. Here's how they stack up GlaxoSmithKline - One of the...
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Natalie Morton recently died after receiving a shot for cervical cancer at her school in Coventry. Morton's death caused a scare regarding the HPV shot that all the girls in Natalie's school were receiving on Monday as part of a National Health Service immunization program. ...
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" The Government appears to be unprepared for an expected second wave of swine flu in the autumn, according to a report by peers published today. The House of Lords Science and Technology Committee said that...
" A scientist who advises the Government on swine flu is a paid director of a drugs firm making hundreds of millions of pounds from the pandemic. Professor Sir Roy Anderson sits on the Scientific Advisory Group...
Two popular drugs that aide in smoking cessation, Chantix and Zyban will require a warning on the box regarding serious mental health events that may occur while taking them. It has been found that some people react badly to the medication and may develop mood...
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This article states that the New England Journal of Medicine has posted articles questioning the distribution of GARDASIL, manufactured by Merck & Co. Inc and Cervarix, manufactured by...
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"US VACCINE MAKER TARGET OF HOMOCIDE INVESTIGATION
By Jim Kouri
Posted 1:00 AM Eastern, March 3, 2008
NewsWithViews.com
In a criminal case guaranteed to send shockwaves throughout the international pharmaceutical industry, French authorities are targeting a US-based drug...
The Center for Media and Democracy has completed a four part series of articles, The Politics and PR of Cervical Cancer, about the first FDA approved human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine GARDASIL,...
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A quote from the American Cancer Society web site states:
Seventy percent (70%) of human papilloma virus (HPV) infections are typically gone within one year and 90% are gone within 2 years.
When I read this fact...
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In November 2006, Merck & Co. Inc. began its high pressure saturation 'One Less' campaign for its genetically engineered drug, GARDASIL, being hailed as a tool to prevent cervical cancer caused by two of...
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"The agreement grants GSK non-exclusive rights to research and develop antibodies based on POTELLIGENT(R) Technology for an undisclosed number of targets. In return, BioWa will receive an upfront payment, and license fees.
Other details of the agreement are not...
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"Traces of a toxic chemical have been found in counterfeit versions of Sensodyne toothpaste on sale in the UK.
The fake batch is being sold at markets and car boot sales, but not in shops, said the Medicines Regulatory Agency.
The fake tubes have both English and Arabic...
"Toxic fake toothpaste that could have serious health consequences for anyone using it has been sold in markets and discount shops in the UK, the British medicines regulator has said.The imitation tubes of Sensodyne have both Arabic and English writing on them.
The...
In order to stay up-to-date with the latest news and opinion about the brewing scandal surrounding diabetes drug Avandia, many people are turning to the blogosphere. Science Blog provides some of the details surrounding the controversy “The U.S. Food and Drug...
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"Secret emails reveal that the UK's biggest drug company distorted trial results of an anti-depressant, covering up a link with suicide in teenagers.
Panorama reveals that GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) attempted to show that Seroxat worked for depressed children despite failed...
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