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Cash Bombs Fall on Canadian Officials as Merck Marketing Blitzkrieg Moves North

Posted by H. Sandra Chevalier-Batik

Is the HPV vaccine a victory for women’s health or the triumph of aggressive marketing?
Canadian reporters struggle to shed light on a muddled debate that’s as much about business as it is about health.
When federal Finance Minister Jim Flaherty announced $300 million in funding for a program to vaccinate girls and young women against the […]

GARDASIL® Alert: HPV Vaccine Lawsuits Are in Process

Posted by H. Sandra Chevalier-Batik

Litigation process may protect our daughters from being
‘One-More’ victim to corporate greed and bad medical policy.
 
On June 8, 2006, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Gardasil, the first vaccine designed to prevent cervical cancer in girls and women. Gardasil, manufactured by Merck & Co., is for use in girls ages […]

European Approach to HPV Testing and Treatment

Posted by H. Sandra Chevalier-Batik

It is past time for the FDA to recant its Public Health HPV Vaccine policy.
We all have to question if Merck’s GARDASIL ® Billion Dollar Gambit is the correct utilization of increasingly limited public health resources, or one of the most infamous transfers of wealth from public to private sector in American history
Cervical […]

There is A New Book in the Iconic Woman Bookshelf…

Posted by H. Sandra Chevalier-Batik

The Secret History of the War on Cancer
By Devra Davis, PhD, MPH
Review by Leslie Botha, Holy Hormones Honey!
In a recent interview on CSPAN Davis stated, “For much of its history, the cancer war has been fighting the wrong battles, with the wrong weapons, against the wrong enemies.”

The Secret History of the War on Cancer by […]

The Man Who Would Decree An Untested Public Health Policy

Posted by H. Sandra Chevalier-Batik

…and arrogantly endanger of generation of Texas girls
Backgrounder on the man who would be emperor…
Rick Perry was elevated to the Governor of Texas in late 2000 from Lieutenant Governor upon the election of then-Governor George W. Bush as President of the United States. Perry was subsequently elected Governor in his own right in 2002 and […]

HPV — A Problem of Public Health or Politics?

Posted by H. Sandra Chevalier-Batik

HPV in the United States and Developing Nations: A Problem of Public Health or Politics?
The Global AIDS bill, signed into law on May 27, 2003 by President Bush [for full text: Library of Congress, search bill number, H.R. 1298.] requires an analysis of the prevalence of human papillomavirus (HPV) in Sub-Saharan Africa and a study […]

A Critical Review of HPV Vaccine Efficacy

Posted by H. Sandra Chevalier-Batik

Wall Street Journal Examines Efficacy Of HPV Vaccine Gardasil In Treating Precancerous Lesions, Preventing Cervical Cancer
The Wall Street Journal on Monday examined the efficacy of Merck’s  human papillomavirus vaccine Gardasil  in treating precancerous lesions and preventing cervical cancer (Carreyrou, Wall Street Journal, 4/16). Gardasil in clinical trials has been shown to be 100% effective in […]

VACCINE SAFETY GROUP RELEASES GARDASIL REACTION REPORT

Posted by H. Sandra Chevalier-Batik

Calls on FDA and CDC to Warn Doctors and Parents to Report to VAERS
Washington, D.C. - The National Vaccine Information Center (NVIC) today released a new analysis of the federal Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) reports of serious health problems following HPV vaccination (Merck’s GARDASIL) during the last six months of 2006. Out […]

Oral Contraceptives, HPV and Risk of Cervical Cancer

Posted by H. Sandra Chevalier-Batik

Global Research Sources—Asking Questions Ignored by FDA
An analysis of case-control studies has found that use of oral contraceptives for ≥ 5 years in women with human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is associated with an increased risk of cervical cancer.  This confirms existing knowledge and emphasises the need for regular cervical screening of all women aged 20-69 […]

Is the HPV Vaccine the Highest and Best Use of Our Resources

Posted by H. Sandra Chevalier-Batik

Overview: Breast Cancer Research/Treatment vs Merck’s Big Payday
The furor of the FDA’s rapid approval of Merck HPV Vaccine (Gardasil) and the ‘pre/post vaccine approval’ marketing and legislative blitzkrieg by Merck is now turning into jaw-dropping sticker-shock.
The cost of ‘immunizing’ over 21 million sixth-grade girls in the United States today, at $360 for a three-shot series […]