Category Archives: informed consent

Poling case intensifies debate; vaccine-autism link worth investigating, says former NIH director

Posted on May 24, 2008 by admin

The U.S. vaccine court recently conceded that the brain damage suffered by Hannah Poling, who has a coexisting mitochondrial disorder, stemmed from her exposure to five vaccines. “I would not be too quick to dismiss Hannah as an anomaly,” writes … Continue reading →

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National “DNA warehouse” bill passes

Posted on April 11, 2008 by admin

Passing the House of Representatives on a voice vote, S. 1858 has been sent to President Bush for signature. The Newborn Genetic Screening bill was passed by the Senate last December. The bill violates the U.S. Constitution and the Nuremberg … Continue reading →

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Registry for egg donors proposed after young woman dies of colon cancer

Posted on March 15, 2008 by admin

After her daughter died at age 31 of colon carcinoma, Dr. Jennifer Schneider of Tucson wondered whether three cycles of egg donation might have been related. She is asking Congress to create a registry of egg donors. Research on the … Continue reading →

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Study touches off cholesterol debate

Posted on February 12, 2008 by admin

Merck and Schering-Plough are running full page ads, as in the Wall Street Journal, in an attempt to control the damage from a study questioning the benefits of ezetimibe (Zetia) or Vytorin (ezetimibe/simvastatin). “All of us at Merck and Schering-Plough … Continue reading →

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Oral contraceptives increase breast cancer risk, study shows

Posted on December 29, 2007 by admin

According to a meta-analysis published in the Mayo Clinic Proceedings¸ but virtually ignored in the mainstream press, use of oral contraceptives increases risk of premenopausal breast cancer, writes Dennis Byrne (Chicago Tribune 12/3/07). The greatest increase in risk, 52%, was … Continue reading →

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