Doctors, nurses refused vaccination duty On Tuesday 26 May 2009, The Dutch News.nl reported something remarkable had happened. Doctors and Nurses in Holland stood up to governmental pressure and refused to inject young women with the HPV-vaccine. An unknown number of … [Read more...] about Dutch Heath Professionals Protest Mandatory HPV-Vaccination
Are the Gardasil Girls Guinea Pigs?
For some, the answer is still yes In late August 2007, Cathy Gulli produced an article for the Canadian Magazine, MACLEANS. The article was called, “Our girls are not guinea pigs” and posed a critical question to her readers, “Is an upcoming mass inoculation of a generation … [Read more...] about Are the Gardasil Girls Guinea Pigs?
Birth Control, From Taboo Subject to Medical Commodity
Reproductive rights… The freedom of women to use the form of birth control that best suits their individual needs is something most young women in this country take for granted. In yesterday’s post I commented that access to birth control is a relatively recent “right”. As I … [Read more...] about Birth Control, From Taboo Subject to Medical Commodity
Reproductive Rights as a Civil Right
Where were you during the sexual revolution? Last night I noticed that VH1 was running a retrospective of the “Sexual Revolution” of the 60s and 70s. I had a front row seat for the original show, and I thought it would be interesting to look back on the liberation process from … [Read more...] about Reproductive Rights as a Civil Right
Pharma, Social Media and Public Persuasion
Pharma on Facebook? My digital copy of The Scientist, Volume 23, Issue 5, just hit my in-box. The story that caught my attention was article on pg 19, by Kerry Grens, "Pharma on Facebook?" For the full article go to The Scientist, it is good read. However … [Read more...] about Pharma, Social Media and Public Persuasion