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Monthly Archives: April 2009

Merck Has A History of Producing Contaminated Vaccine Product

The issues discussed in the 1987 filmed interview of Merck’s chief vaccine researcher, Dr Maurice Hilleman, conducted by Dr. Edward Shorter, Professor of the History of Medicine and Professor of Psychiatry, University of Toronto raise serious doubts about the propaganda the public has been fed about the safety of Merck vaccines. Vaccines that have been promoted as “safe and effective” miraculous cures have been infecting (possibly) millions of people with cancer, leukemia, and AIDS.

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Uganda Embraces Low-Tech Test for Cervical Cancer

Sustainable Health Care For Women For regular readers of ‘Inconvenient Woman’, this will seem like an oft repeated refrain, but there are better, safer, more sustainable ways to prevent and treat cervical cancer both at home and in developing countries.  Safety, and ethical issues aside, , many countries (in my opinion the Us is one [...]

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Cervical Cancer — It Is Time To Think Differently

Garasil Is NOT The Answer Merck’s continued looting of state and federal public health budgets for a dangerous and unnecessary vaccine is unsustainable and has to stop. There are better, safer, more sustainable ways to prevent and treat cervical cancer both at home and in developing countries.  Safety, and ethical issues aside, as a country, [...]

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Afghan Women Protest; Activist Sitara Achakzai Martyred

About 300 women marched in the streets of Kabul on April 15 to protest a new Afghan law that restricts their freedoms, despite facing a violent counter-demonstration, the Ottawa Citizen reported. Men shouted at the protestors, who were mostly young women, calling them “whores,” among other epithets, threw stones and smashed the tail-lights of the [...]

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Pruebas de detección del cáncer de cuello uterino

Pruebas de detección del cáncer de cuello uterino – El cáncer de cuello uterino es el cáncer femenino más fácil de prevenir con pruebas de detección periódicas y seguimiento a los resultados de las pruebas. Hay dos pruebas que pueden detectar el cáncer de cuello uterino o identificarlo en etapas iniciales:

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Cervical Cancer Screening

The Pap test is recommended for all women, and can be done in a doctor’s office or clinic. During the Pap test, the doctor will use a plastic or metal instrument, called a speculum, to widen your vagina. This helps the doctor examine the vagina and the cervix, and collect a few cells and mucus from the cervix and the area around it. The cells are then placed on a slide or in a bottle of liquid and sent to a laboratory. The laboratory will check to be sure that the cells are normal.

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More Cervical Cancer Information

Almost all cervical cancers are caused by human papillomavirus (HPV), a common virus that can be passed from one person to another during sex. There are many types of HPV. Some HPV types can cause changes on a woman’s cervix that can lead to cervical cancer over time, while other types can cause genital warts.

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‘One Less’ Reason To Talk About Pap Test

Merck’s “One Less” Marketing team is like a well oiled machine. It stays on message no mater what. A key message Merck likes to repete when touting Gardasil is that the vaccine prevents the two strains of HPV that account for about 70 percent of cervical cancers. That’s not the same as saying Gardasil is proven to prevent 70 percent of cervical cancer cases, it just sounds like that in the commercial. Stand in front of the mirror, look sincerly concerned and say it fast…See what I mean, Gosh I’m almost convinced thatGardasil is proven to prevent 70 percent of cervical cancer case…Not!

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Pfizer’s Reorg Focuses on Biotech

Pfizer has announced its reorganization strategy with Wyeth. The research operations will be broken into two units: a biotechnology unit led by a Wyeth senior executive, and a pharmaceutical group led by a Pfizer scientist. The plan hopes to smoothly integrate Pfizer and Wyeth after the acquisition closes later this year. The Wyeth acquisition has [...]

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Cervical Cancer 101

Cervical cancer is highly preventable in most Western countries because screening tests and a vaccine to prevent HPV infections are available. When cervical cancer is found early, it is highly treatable and associated with long survival and good quality of life.

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