It is not hard to hear about Gardasil... "In television advertisements, a cast of hip people in their 20s — artists, writers and professionals — describe why they got the shots, in the language of liberation, such as, “I chose to get vaccinated because my dreams don’t include … [Read more...] about Gardasil — When Mercketing Pre-empts Medicine
Archives for August 2008
More About PAP SMEAR Option
From: Chartbook on Trends in the Health of Americans Health, United States, 2005 Pap Smear A Pap smear is a microscopic examination of cells scraped from the cervix that is used to detect cancerous or precancerous conditions of the cervix and other medical conditions. If … [Read more...] about More About PAP SMEAR Option
Safe, Cost Effective PAP Test or Gardasil®
Researchers and public health officials are FINALLY waking up, and stepping up, to ask tough questions about the cost effectiveness of administering a very expensive, and not thoroughly vetted vaccine to every girl and young woman in the free world. Is the use of Gardasil® as a … [Read more...] about Safe, Cost Effective PAP Test or Gardasil®
Gardasil Financial Factoid
Follow The Money... Merck has a growing economic interest in Virginia. In December 2006, Merck announced it would invest $57 million to expand its Elkton, Va., plant to make Gardasil, helped by a $700,000 grant from a state economic development agency that is part of the … [Read more...] about Gardasil Financial Factoid
NY Times Exposes Merck Gardasil® Predatory Advertising Campaign
Opportunistic marketing isn’t new. Mass merchandising of tobacco products to minors delivered millions of “Hooked for Life” or at least until premature death ‘users” for BIG TOBACCO. With recent regulations that allegedly limited marketing tobacco to minors, rapacious advertising … [Read more...] about NY Times Exposes Merck Gardasil® Predatory Advertising Campaign