Timothy Stenovec The Huffington Post November 30, 2011 It sounds like the setup for a Hollywood thriller: scientists in a lab create a virus as contagious as the flu that kills half of those infected. We’re safe as long as the virus remains locked up, but if it escapes or gets into the hands of [...]
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Bird Flu: Scientists Develop New Strain Of H5N1, Avian Influenza, That Could Kill Millions
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Tragedy to travesty: Drugs firms experimented on survivors of Bhopal disaster
Posted: November 15, 2011 in Health, World NewsNina Lakhani The Independent November 15, 2011 Secret reports seen by The Independent reveal that drug trials funded by western pharmaceutical firms at the Indian hospital set up for survivors of the Bhopal disaster violated international ethical standards and could have put patients at risk. Some 14 patients died during the three trials examined by [...]
Baxter, same company that unleashed tainted avian flu vaccines, recalls 300,000 flu vaccines for serious adverse reactions
Posted: November 11, 2011 in Health, US NewsNatural News November 11, 2011 (NaturalNews) Baxter Healthcare Corp. has announced it is recalling roughly 300,000 doses of its Preflucel influenza vaccine due to what it says is an excessive number of adverse events. Baxter is the same drug company that was caught inserting Avian Flu Virus into flu vaccines back in 2009 (http://www.naturalnews.com/025760.html). The [...]
Government board considers testing anthrax vaccine on kids
Posted: October 25, 2011 in Health, US NewsROB STEIN Washington Post October 25, 2011 WASHINGTON – The Obama administration is wrestling with the thorny question of whether scientists should inject healthy children with the anthrax vaccine to see whether the shots would safely protect them against a bioterrorism attack. The other option is to wait until an attack happens and then try [...]
MIKE STOBBE Associated Press October 25, 2011 ATLANTA (AP) — The controversial HPV shot given to girls should also be given to boys, in part to help prevent the spread of the virus through sex, a government medical panel said Tuesday. The expensive vaccine, which protects females against cervical cancer, hasn’t been popular. And doctors [...]
Dean Clinic says patients may have been exposed to hepatitis, HIV
Posted: August 29, 2011 in Health, US NewsWisconsin State Journal August 29, 2011 A former Dean Clinic employee was inappropriately using demonstration insulin pens and finger stick devices during patient training over a period of five years, potentially exposing 2,345 patients to bloodborne diseases such as hepatitis B and C and HIV, according to a Dean Clinic news release. Dean Clinic notified [...]
Dave Mosher Wired June 2, 2011 The 30th anniversary of HIV is just around the corner, and a new interactive map reveals U.S. data on the disease’s distribution. The information is as granular as individual counties and, for some cities, even zip codes. The nonprofit mapping effort, called AIDSVu, isn’t a perfect representation of the [...]
CDC admits flu vaccines don’t work (which is why you need a new one every year)
Posted: May 31, 2011 in HealthMike Adams Natural News May 31, 2011 (NaturalNews) I’m always amused by the purchasing process of electronics or appliances at big box stores. On one hand, as their sales associate calmly explains to you, whatever product you’re buying is such high quality that you’ll be extremely satisfied with your purchase. But on the other hand, [...]
Daniel J. DeNoon WebMD Health News May 31, 2011 The expert panel that evaluates cancer risks today said that cell phones might possibly cause brain cancer. The announcement comes from the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC). Like the World Health Organization, the American Cancer Society relies on IARC for evaluation of cancer risks. [...]
Jonathan Benson Natural News May 23, 2011 (NaturalNews) The infamous Bill Gates is on a crusade to vaccinate the entire world. In a recent speech, the Microsoft guru-turned-humanitarian put pressure on the governments of the world to “prevent four million deaths by 2015, [and] … ten million deaths” by 2020. He believes this will happen [...]
