Monthly Archives: March 2008

French judges investigate vaccine manufacturer for manslaughter

Posted on March 19, 2008 by admin

In what was called a “thunderclap in the vaccine industry,” French authorities have opened a formal investigation concerning a hepatitis B vaccination campaign by GlaxoSmithKline and Sanofi Pasteur in the 1990s. It is alleged that the companies failed to fully … 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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Vaccine compensation fund to pay award to autistic girl; broad implications feared

Posted on March 10, 2008 by admin

Although an attorney representing the federal government said that it “has not conceded that vaccines cause autism,” Associated Press headlines read that “officials concede vaccines’ link to illness like autism” (AP 3/6/08). Petitioner Hannah Joling, now 9 years old, received … Continue reading →

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Economic shocks straight ahead?

Posted on March 6, 2008 by admin

As former Comptroller General David Walker told 60 Minutes, the unfunded liabilities of entitlement programs, especially Medicare, are so huge that even shutting down the Pentagon would not help significantly. He states that leaving this huge debt to the next … Continue reading →

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