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SMS a Success in Disease Warnings
Revealed today in Australia, was the success of using SMS (simple message service,) more commonly known as texting, to warn people that they had been exposed to an inexorably deadly disease. Speed is the key to... Pfizer arrests sought in Nigeria
Big Pharma has long faced criticism for its questionable conduct and alleged "acts of wrongdoing" during drug trials in poor nations. And now, as the BBC reports, Pfizer has been accused of killing almost two...
created by Jarrett Martineau | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
848 views | 15 recommendations | 4 comments
848 views | 15 recommendations | 4 comments
Update: Pfizer Charged in Children's Deaths
This article characterizes the tragedy of Nigerian children's deaths and disabilities and the resultant lawsuits as ".... a case study of the ethical dilemmas that arise when Western medical priorities run into...
created by Karen Hatter | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
678 views | 20 recommendations | 4 comments
678 views | 20 recommendations | 4 comments
Pfizer faces new suit over Nigerian tests
"Pfizer pharmaceuticals faces a new $6.5 billion lawsuit from the Nigerian government for tests conducted on children in the northern state of Kano. The case centers around an outbreak of meningitis in 1996, during which Pfizer, the world's largest pharmaceuticals group,... What is the Pediatric Seizure Study?
The Pediatric Seizure Study, a double blind study, will enroll children without parental consent, from 3 months to 18 years of age, who will be admitted into 11 hospitals with status epilepticus, defined as...
created by Karen Hatter | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
2542 views | 20 recommendations | 6 comments
2542 views | 20 recommendations | 6 comments
Pfizer Charged in Nigerian Children's Deaths
Nigerian officials have brought criminal charges against drug maker Pfizer Inc., the world's largest drug company, alleging the company's involvement in distributing an untested antibiotic, Trovan,...
created by Karen Hatter | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
1138 views | 12 recommendations | 7 comments
1138 views | 12 recommendations | 7 comments
Scientists discover deadly organ transplant virus
As if having years of ill-health leading up to receiving an organ transplant and the often protracted recovery period is not enough - now this...I hope they manage to develop a test for it."Victorian scientists have discovered a new virus that has the potential to kill organ...Meningitis outbreak kills 1000 in Sudan last week
"JUBA, Sudan, Jan 21 (Reuters) - At least 1,000 people have died in one week in south Sudan's Warap state from meningitis and another unknown disease, state governor Anthony Bol Madut said in a statement sent to Reuters on Sunday. Emerging from Africa's longest civil war,...Golden Gate Park Wants Long Time Tenants Out
"Jim Robinson knows the highs and lows of living in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park all too well. During the 13 years he has camped there, Robinson has contracted meningitis and his head has been bashed with a...Toddlers Under two to get new meningitis vaccine | Port Talbot Chat
Children in Wales will from today be offered a new injection to help protect them from meningitis and septicaemia. The pneumococcal disease can cause serious conditions such as pneumonia, meningitis and blood poisoning (septicaemia) if it enters the blood stream. Children...
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