Merck Suspends Campaign to Make Gardasil Vaccination Mandatory
Good News–Merck caved under backlash.
Furor on Rush to Require Cervical Cancer Vaccine_NYT
The Alliance for Human Research Protection is proud to have played a role in helping to open a public debate about Merck's flagrant commercial push to influence public officials into mandating its human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccine, Gardasil, for girls aged 11 to 26.
Merck RotaVirus Vaccine Risks
We are gratified that Texas Governor Rick Perry's Executive Order mandating HPV Vaccine Carries NO Force of Law! It's dead on arrival.
Drugmakers Hurry Sales, Delay Safety Studies–Gardasil
What, in addition to $6,000 does the governor of Texas have to gain by issuing an order REQUIRING all Texas 11 year old girls to be vaccinated?
More Re: Merck’s “Help Pay for Vioxx” Mandatory Vaccine Campaign
The WSJ confirms that Merck is "desperate" for funding streams and "vaccination across the U.S. would make Gardasil an automatic blockbuster."
Evidence: Why you should never trust new wonder drugs
Pharmaceutical companies, much like the tobacco industry, have made fortunes by engaging in lies, deception, and illegal practices that are making people sick and causing premature deaths.
Facts Behind Merck’s Mandatory Vaccine Campaign to Help Pay forVioxx
American preteen girls have been designated to pay the price by exposing their bodies to risks of harm.
Merck Payola Pays Off: Texas Governor Orders STD Vaccine for ALL girls_AP
"I am so bothered by the speed by which adults are ready to put chemicals into little girls bodies without a full understanding of what harm those chemicals could cause in the short and long term.
FDA Proposals Fail to Ensure Independent Drug Safety Assessment
In essence FDA proposals merely change the seating arrangement on the deck of the sinking Titanic. Eli Lilly announced that it intends to seek FDA approval for a long-lasting injectable form of Zyprexa (taken once a month).
Merck Lobbies States to MANDATE cervical-cancer vaccine forschoolgirls_AP
Merck is lobbying states to MANDATE schoolgirls to be vaccinated with its new vaccine.
Canadian Study: SSRI Increase Bone Fracture Risk
"Daily use of SSRIs was also associated with a four per cent reduction in bone mineral density of the hip and 2.4 per cent of the lower spine, the study found."
Showdown Looms in Congress Over Drug Advertising on TV
The FDA is salivating in expectation of increased funding from the drug industry–ostensibly to speed up the reviewing process for TV ads.