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My Girl Died As ‘Guinea Pig’ For Gardasil®

Posted by H. Sandra Chevalier-Batik

In a previous Inconvenient Woman Blog entry we noted the death of 17 year old Jessica Ericzon, “an all-American teenager,” whose tragic death has been tied to the Merck vaccine Gardasil®. Jefferson County Medical Examiner Samuel Livingstone, reported Jessie’s death to the federal Vaccine Adverse Events Reporting System. Her family started the Jessica Ericzon Memorial […]

GARDASIL Vaccine: The Damage Continues Part II

Posted by H. Sandra Chevalier-Batik

More Reports of Coincidental Collateral Damage
 Reported by Barbara Loe Fisher
The reports of HPV vaccine reactions, injuries and deaths continue to roll in, not only to NVIC but also to the federal Vaccine Adverse Events Reporting System (Search HPV4 at: http://www.medalerts.org/vaersdb/index.html) newspapers, and television stations.
And the only response that comes from officials at the CDC, FDA […]

Curbing Rise in Caesarean Section births

Posted by H. Sandra Chevalier-Batik

Canada’s Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists wants to curb Caesarean section births, up by 17 percent from 1993 and at an all-time high with more than 25 percent of women undergoing the procedure, the Toronto Star reported June 26. The increase is due to changing demographics, rising obesity rates and fear of malpractice lawsuits. A […]

Big Pharma Threatens To Deprive Individuals of Natural Weight Loss Alternatives

Posted by H. Sandra Chevalier-Batik

Help Protect Health Freedom Today!
Since when has natural health been a crime?
As if the present war on natural health alternatives wasn’t enough, GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare (GSK), is now petitioning the FDA to determine that dietary supplements claiming to promote, assist or otherwise help with any aspect of weight loss are “disease claims,” and thereby […]

FDA Admits Dental Mercury Poses Health Risk To Pregnant Women And Children

Posted by H. Sandra Chevalier-Batik

Following the settlement of a lawsuit earlier this week, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has updated its consumer advice on mercury amalgam to say that it poses health risks to pregnant women, children, and the unborn.
The updated consumer advice, which is in the FDA’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) section of […]

Vaccination Decisions

Posted by H. Sandra Chevalier-Batik

Are you trying to make a decision about whether to vaccinate yourself or your child?

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Introductory Message

Parents Dos and Don’ts

Refusing […]

FDA Obtains Permanent Injunction Against Scientific Laboratories

Posted by H. Sandra Chevalier-Batik

FDA News

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 16, 2008

Media Inquiries:
Rita Chappelle, 301-827-6242
Consumer Inquiries:
888-INFO-FDA

FDA Obtains Permanent Injunction Against Scientific Laboratories, Inc.
Company manufactures and distributes unapproved and adulterated drugs
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today announced that Scientific Laboratories Inc., and its president, Rajeshwari Patel, and […]

Thromboembolic Events with Ortho Evra Contraceptive Patch

Posted by H. Sandra Chevalier-Batik

New Data on Thromboembolic Events with Ortho Evra Contraceptive Patch
The prescribing information for the Ortho Evra Contraceptive Transdermal Patch is being updated with results of a new study on the risk of venous thromboembolism. This study found that women aged 15-44 who used the birth control patch were at higher risk of developing venous thromboembolism […]

Fentanyl (Duragesic) Patches Recalled

Posted by H. Sandra Chevalier-Batik

What are fentanyl skin patches?
FENTANYL (Duragesic®, E-TRANS® Fentanyl) relieves moderate to severe chronic pain. Fentanyl patches are commonly used to treat pain associated with cancer. Once the patch is applied, the medicine is slowly absorbed through your skin into the bloodstream to help control your pain. Generic fentanyl skin patches are available.
FDA Recalls and Safety […]

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 […]