Opportunistic marketing isn’t new. Mass merchandising of tobacco products to minors delivered millions of “Hooked for Life” or at least until premature death ‘users” for BIG TOBACCO. With recent regulations that allegedly limited marketing tobacco to minors, rapacious advertising … [Read more...] about NY Times Exposes Merck Gardasil® Predatory Advertising Campaign
Gynecology
Researchers Question Wide Use of HPV Vaccines
FINALLY! In June of 2006, my writing partner, Leslie Botha, and I, started writing articles cautioning women against the use of Gardasil® for girls and young women. We cited the limited nature of the clinical trials (the number, and ages of women tested) and the length of time … [Read more...] about Researchers Question Wide Use of HPV Vaccines
My Girl Died As ‘Guinea Pig’ For Gardasil®
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 … [Read more...] about My Girl Died As ‘Guinea Pig’ For Gardasil®
Using biological medicines used during pregnancy and breast-feeding…
FDA News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 28, 2008 Media Inquiries: Susan Cruzan, 301-827-6242 Consumer Inquiries: 888-INFO-FDA FDA Proposes New Rule to Provide Updated Information on the Use of Prescription Drugs and Biological Products during Pregnancy … [Read more...] about Using biological medicines used during pregnancy and breast-feeding…
Cash Bombs Fall on Canadian Officials as Merck Marketing Blitzkrieg Moves North
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 … [Read more...] about Cash Bombs Fall on Canadian Officials as Merck Marketing Blitzkrieg Moves North