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FDA Warns Consumers Against Using Mommy’s Bliss Nipple Cream

FDA News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 23, 2008 Media Inquiries: Rita Chappelle, 301-827-6242 Consumer Inquiries: 888-INFO-FDA FDA Warns Consumers Against Using Mommy’s Bliss Nipple Cream Product can be harmful to nursing infants The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers not to use or purchase Mommy’s Bliss Nipple Cream, marketed by MOM Enterprises, Inc., [...]

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GARDASIL AND HPV INFECTION — GET THE FACTS

HPV Report from the National Vaccine Information Center National Vaccine Information Center (Debold V, Downey C, Fisher B). (2007). NVIC Analysis of Vaccine Adverse Events Reporting System Reports: Part III, Human Papilloma Virus Vaccine Safety, Analysis of Vaccine Adverse Events Reporting System Reports: Part III (August 15, 2007 http://www.nvic.org/Diseases/HPV/HPV_Vaccine_Safety_ Report__Part_III_(081507_revised)[1].pdf NVIC Analysis Shows Greater Risk [...]

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Vaccination Decisions

Are you trying to make a decision about whether to vaccinate yourself or your child? en Espanol Introductory Message Parents Dos and Don’ts Refusing Vaccines — Doctors Speak Out (Off-site video) Introductory Message If you are trying to make a decision about whether to vaccinate yourself or your child we hope you find the information [...]

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Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) and “Hot Loads”

Get The Information You Need About Vaccine Reactions VAERS Database Online In 1986, Congress passed the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act (PL-99-660) that among other things required healthcare providers to report vaccine reactions to a  centralized reporting system. As a result the Vaccine Adverse Events Reporting System (VAERS)  to which parents, physicians and vaccine manufacturers [...]

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FDA Obtains Permanent Injunction Against Scientific Laboratories

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 chief executive officer, Amit [...]

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GARDASIL® Alert: HPV Vaccine Lawsuits Are in Process

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 [...]

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A Hard Plastic Is Raising Hard Questions

Are toxic plastics lurking in your kitchen? It’s a question many families are asking after reports last week that a chemical used to make baby bottles, water bottles and food containers is facing increasing scrutiny by health officials in Canada and the United States. The substance is bisphenol-a, or BPA, widely used in the making [...]

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FDA’s Label Rule Criticized As Youth Suicides Increase

Experts Suggest Link Between Warnings and Startling New Trend Suicide rates for preteens and teenagers increased sharply when the Food and Drug Administration slapped a “black box” warning on anti-depressants and doctors started writing fewer prescriptions for young people, according to federal data released Thursday. The FDA’s warning, publicly debated in 2003 and enacted in [...]

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A Critical Review of HPV Vaccine Efficacy

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 [...]

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