A reader, who knows how much Merck’s Gadasil Commercial, "I want to be one less woman who battles cervical cancer" trips my trigger, sent me the link to Kevin Roeten’s Blog. My issues with Gardasil have always been about an unnecessary, unsafe, outrageously expensive, drug, being … [Read more...] about Gardasil, Another Prespective
Gardasil, Future Generations Put At Risk
In Pursuit of Profit Gardasil is the first virus-like particle (VLP) based vaccine ever approved Researching Merck’s Gardasil HPV vaccine since 2005, I have read through mountains of data, reviewed medical trial results, FDA and CDC press releases, Adverse Reaction Reports, … [Read more...] about Gardasil, Future Generations Put At Risk
Can Glaxo learn from Merck
Will they absorb lessons learned from Merck’s mistakes? As Glaxo is forced to wait for FDA’s approval for its own HPV vaccine, Cervarix, will the company use its time on the sidelines to absorb lessons learned from Merck’s missteps? There is a building backlash against Merck’s … [Read more...] about Can Glaxo learn from Merck
HPV Vaccine, Garasil, Blamed for Teen’s Paralysis
“The tragic story of Gardasil vaccine is one that is playing out real time in the homes of trusting parents, who thought they were doing the right thing to try to make their daughters "one less," and in the 21st century cyberspace forum of public opinion as well as on … [Read more...] about HPV Vaccine, Garasil, Blamed for Teen’s Paralysis
The Is A Good START
Published at www.nejm.org March 18, 2009 (10.1056/NEJMe0902377) The Medical Device Safety Act of 2009 Gregory D. Curfman, M.D., Stephen Morrissey, Ph.D., and Jeffrey M. Drazen, M.D. … [Read more...] about The Is A Good START