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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
By H. Sandra Chevalier-Batik
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Also posted in Big Pharma Watch, Breast Cancer, Cancer Research, FDA Clinical Trials, FDA Conflict of Interest, Follow The Money, HPV Infection, HRT, PAP Test, Proactive Nutrition, Questionable Medicine, STD Infection
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February 3, 2008 – 8:22 am
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
February 22, 2007 – 11:31 pm
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 […]
September 28, 2006 – 10:14 am
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 […]
September 3, 2006 – 12:51 pm
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 […]