MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'adverse reactions'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:08:41 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4921430&cid=t_102838_87_f&fid=39261&url=http%3A%2F%2Fvactruth.com%2F2011%2F06%2F09%2Fmrsa-vaccine-trial-is-halted-ends-in-disaster%2F Yesterday Reuters reported US Merck and Co have taken the very unusual step of discontinuing vaccine trials for Intercell’s MRSA vaccine. The decision was taken after experts advised the V710 vaccine was ‘unlikely to show a significant clinical benefit and expressed concerns about overall mortality and multi-organ dysfunction.’ The vaccine was set to have potential sales of more than $1.47 billion because it was to be a multi-flexible vaccine which could have been used for patients on admission to hospital, during surgery and in care homes for the elderly. Reuters reported in a press release today: “Merck is due to present the final detailed findings of the clinical trial at an upcoming medical meeting, the two groups said in a statement. “This is a significant ... vactruth.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4921430 Thu, 09 Jun 2011 17:39:40 +0100 4921430 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4847960&cid=t_102838_87_f&fid=39261&url=http%3A%2F%2Fvactruth.com%2F2011%2F05%2F19%2Fuk-paediatrician-and-msbp-expert-knew-babies-suffered-breathing-problems-and-died-after-vaccination%2F Over the last two years I have seen two documentaries both entitled ‘A Very Dangerous Doctor’. Both featured the work and research of the now discredited Professor David Southall. It has puzzled me how these documentaries failed to mention the crucial evidence of Lisa Blakemore-Brown and instead both chose to focus their attention on the work and evidence of Munchausen by Proxy campaigner and Southall hater Ms Penny Mellor. Ms Blakemore-Brown began to speak out about this incredibly dangerous man back in 1995/1996 long before Penny Mellor had even been heard of. However, instead of the fame and glory that has been lavished on Ms Mellor, Blakemore-Brown has had to endure many attempts to destroy her career, victimization and ridicule. I believe the key reason behind the attempts... vactruth.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4847960 Thu, 19 May 2011 17:45:11 +0100 4847960 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4684326&cid=t_102838_87_f&fid=39261&url=http%3A%2F%2Fvactruth.com%2F2011%2F04%2F05%2Fexperts-recommend-delaying-breastfeeding-until-vaccinations-have-taken-effect%2F Just when we thought the world could not get any more insane, it does! News came in today of a study entitled ‘Inhibitory Effect of Breast Milk on Infectivity of Live Oral Rotavirus Vaccines’ advising nursing mothers to delay breast-feeding until after vaccinations. According to the authors this is because breastfeeding lowers the vaccines efficiency!!! A paper outlining the study was written by Sung-Sil Moon, PhD, Yuhuan Wang, MS, Andi L. Shane, MD, MPH, MSc, Trang Nguyen, PhD, Pratima Ray, PhD,§ Penelope Dennehy, MD, Luck Ju Baek, PhD, Umesh Parashar, MB BS, MPH,Roger I. Glass, MD, PhD, and Baoming Jiang, DVM, PhD. This long list of experts were from the National Centres for Immunization and Respiratory Disease, Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA; Divisi... vactruth.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4684326 Wed, 06 Apr 2011 05:24:46 +0100 4684326 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4512396&cid=t_102838_87_f&fid=39261&url=http%3A%2F%2Fvactruth.com%2F2011%2F02%2F23%2Fdoctors-in-uk-warned-after-a-catalogue-of-vaccine-mix-ups%2F Doctors across the UK have come under immense criticism after a survey revealed a catalogue of vaccine blunders. The Medical Defence Unit (MDU), who defends doctors accused of medical malpractice, carried out the survey.  The results revealed that family doctors had been involved in vaccination blunders affecting 98 children and 10 adults over the last five years. These involved patients being given the wrong vaccine, the wrong dose of vaccine or were vaccinated without consent. Amazingly, these errors included babies being administered the MMR shot ‘seven months’ before they should have been. In some instances children were given a meningitis shot when they should have been given the MMR. Dawn Boyall speaking on behalf of the MDU had this to say to the Guardian 21st February ... vactruth.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4512396 Wed, 23 Feb 2011 15:49:38 +0100 4512396 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4314010&cid=t_102838_87_f&fid=39261&url=http%3A%2F%2Fvactruth.com%2F2011%2F01%2F05%2Fwill-there-be-more-chronically-ill-and-developmentally-challenged-children-in-pennsylvania%2F Back on May 28, 2010 the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania made changes to its immunization code to be effective August 1, 2011.  What children in Pennsylvania will be required to have in vaccinations in order to attend school is taken directly from the code: (http://www.pacode.com/secure…) 23.83. Immunization requirements. (a)  Duties of a school director, superintendent, principal or other person in charge of a public, private, parochial or nonpublic school. Each school director, superintendent, principal, or other person in charge of a public, private, parochial or nonpublic school in this Commonwealth, including vocational schools, intermediate units, and special education and home education programs, cyber and charter schools, shall ascertain that a child has been immunized in ac... vactruth.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4314010 Wed, 05 Jan 2011 14:34:50 +0100 4314010 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4121859&cid=t_102838_87_f&fid=39261&url=http%3A%2F%2Fvactruth.com%2F2010%2F10%2F30%2Fletter-alerts-obama-to-dangers-of-hpv-vaccines%2F In an extraordinary move to prevent further HPV vaccine casualties, Marian Greene the Chairwomen and Co-Founder of the campaign and action group Truth about Gardasil (http://truthaboutgardasil.org/), has written an open letter to President Obama.  Her letter urges the President to take time to research the HPV vaccines Gardasil and Cervarix and to read what is happening to the innocent young men and women of America. She opens her letter by saying: “We come to you now to beg for your help. The lives of an entire generation of young women and now, men, are hanging in the balance.” Greene strengthens her plea by alerting the President to a staggering 20101 reports of injury and 84 deaths; highlighting the case of a forty day old baby who died after being exposed to Gardasil through the ... vactruth.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4121859 Sat, 30 Oct 2010 15:01:49 +0100 4121859 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4118939&cid=t_102838_87_f&fid=39261&url=http%3A%2F%2Fvactruth.com%2F2010%2F10%2F26%2Fmultiple-deaths-linked-to-childhood-vaccines%2F On 24th October 2010, the Sunday Times reported new evidence suggesting that forty children have died over the past seven years following a routine childhood vaccination. This was revealed after the Sunday Times sent a Freedom of Information (FOI) data request to the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Authority (MHRA). The FOI data revealed that childhood vaccinations are suspected to have caused forty deaths, of leaving two young children with brain injuries and causing more than 1,500 other neurological reactions, including 11 cases of inflammation of the brain, 13 cases of epilepsy and a coma. In the article ’40 deaths linked to child vaccines over seven years’ by Sarah-Kate Templeton (http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/news…), Templeton reported that when a... vactruth.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4118939 Tue, 26 Oct 2010 16:19:22 +0100 4118939 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3733308&cid=t_102838_160_f&fid=36189&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.skinmdblog.com%2F211%2Fbest-wrinkle-cream-ingredients-to-look-for-and-others-to-stay-away-from%2F What will you find in the best eye wrinkle cream?  Which ingredients should be avoided?  You’ll find the answers here. If you read a few online reviews, you will see that some people have terrible adverse reactions to these products.  The reactions include extreme redness, swelling, itching and irritated eyes.  Those reactions can be avoided if you avoid certain ingredients used in wrinkle creams. Paraffin wax is one to avoid.  I’m not sure why cosmetic companies include this ingredient in serums to be used around the eyes.  It is too thick and hard to apply.  But, it is included in some of the big brand named products. Artificial preservatives and added fragrances should be avoided in all cases, regardless of where the product is to be applied.  They are the most common causes... Skin MD blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3733308 Wed, 07 Jul 2010 12:10:25 +0100 3733308 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3721981&cid=t_102838_160_f&fid=36189&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.skinmdblog.com%2F191%2Fnatural-advantage-skin-care-products-review%2F Natural Advantage skin care products are available direct from the manufacturer and through numerous retailers.  Are they the right choice for fighting wrinkles and other signs of aging?  Let’s take a look at the ingredients. The daily moisturizer has an SPF rating of 15.  It contains alpha hydroxy acids. Alpha hydroxy acids have been included in anti-aging products for years.  There’s nothing “new” about them. While they may be beneficial in some ways, they can also cause irritation.  There are more advanced ingredients on the market. The SPF rating of 15 is something that has been recommended for protecting against sun damage.  There are many controversies surrounding regular sunscreen use.  You will have to decide if it is the right choice for you.  There are alternative... Skin MD blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3721981 Fri, 02 Jul 2010 11:18:31 +0100 3721981 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3610522&cid=t_102838_155_f&fid=38412&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpathlabmed.typepad.com%2Fsurgical_pathology_and_la%2F2010%2F05%2Faabb-smartbrief-article-from-mark-poolriversidehealthcarenet.html One less thing to worry less about regarding transfusion-transmitted infections.   Transfusion: Prevalence of human herpesvirus 8 in healthy blood donors is low. The first systematic study of human herpesvirus 8 in U.S. blood donors found that the prevalence of detectable genomes of HHV-8, which causes Kaposi's sarcoma, is very low in healthy donors. According to the study, featured in the May issue of Transfusion, a sensitive and quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction assay was used to detect HHV-8 DNA from purified CD19+ B lymphocytes from 962 randomly selected U.S. whole-blood donors.Read the abstract and editorial. (Source: The Daily Sign-Out) The Daily Sign-Out blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3610522 Fri, 28 May 2010 18:13:12 +0100 3610522 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3552577&cid=t_102838_155_f&fid=38412&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpathlabmed.typepad.com%2Fsurgical_pathology_and_la%2F2010%2F05%2Fcdc-reports-increase-in-hepatocellular-carcinoma.html This report summarizes the results of that analysis, which determined that the average annual incidence rate of HCC for 2001--2006 was 3.0 per 100,000 persons and increased significantly from 2.7 per 100,000 persons in 2001 to 3.2 in 2006, with an average annual percentage change in incidence rate (APC) of 3.5%.The incidence rate for males (5.0 per 100,000 persons) was approximately three times higher than the rate for females (1.3) (Table 1). The HCC rate for males increased from 4.5 in 2001 to 5.4 in 2006, and the rate for females increased from 1.2 to 1.4 (Figure). During 2001--2006, the APC for males (3.6%) was significantly higher than the APC for females (2.3%).While the highest incidence rate was highest in Asian/Pacific Islanders (7.8 per 100,000 persons), the rate in this... The Daily Sign-Out blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3552577 Mon, 10 May 2010 20:18:47 +0100 3552577 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3538406&cid=t_102838_160_f&fid=36189&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.skinmdblog.com%2F50%2Fliposuction-replaced-by-mesotherapy-lipodissolve%2F For a long time, liposuction had been the most popular method for contouring the body.  Today it has been largely replaced by mesotherapy probably because it’s less expensive, less painful, less complicated. Mesotherapy is a process in which a cocktail of chemicals, vitamins and minerals is injected into the targeted area. Usually a series of sessions is required but some patients note a decrease in girth even with just one. There may be some bruising after the procedure but this usually disappears in a few days. I haven’t come across any reports of adverse reactions with mesotherapy although many doctors are skeptical about the safety of these drugs. No conclusive studies have been made in order to determine where exactly the fat goes after it dissolves.  Also in question is whether... Skin MD blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3538406 Wed, 05 May 2010 17:37:07 +0100 3538406 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3487393&cid=t_102838_155_f&fid=38412&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpathlabmed.typepad.com%2Fsurgical_pathology_and_la%2F2010%2F04%2Fstudy-opens-discussion-on-use-of-plasma-from-female-donors---related-stories---aabb-smartbrief.html - Related Stories - AABB SmartBrief.Noted this from my daily AABB SmartBrief.  Transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI) has been a stubbornly enigmatic disease entity since being first described in detail about 25 years ago.  Since antibody-associated TRALI (the most common and severe form) has almost exclusively been associated with women donors with a history of pregnancy, many centers have followed a straight-forward policy of excluding all female donors for plasma-rich products (e.g., FFP and apheresis platelets).  The U.K. instituted this policy nationally in 2003.  While in that country saw a decline of 66% in the incidence of "probable" TRALI and associated deaths in the three years following adoption of this policy, the price is exclusion of ... The Daily Sign-Out blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3487393 Mon, 19 Apr 2010 18:50:01 +0100 3487393 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3411303&cid=t_102838_155_f&fid=38412&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpathlabmed.typepad.com%2Fsurgical_pathology_and_la%2F2010%2F03%2Ffda-reports-fatalities-related-to-transfusion-and-blood-collection-for-2009.html The FDA has released the summary for 2009 of transfused-related fatalities.  Of 74 transfusion-recipient fatality reports, they determined that 44 of the fatalities were transfusion-related, 22 of the fatalities were cases in which transfusion could not be ruled out as the cause of the fatality, and 8 of the fatalities were unrelated to the transfusion.Interestingly, transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI) and transfusion-associated circulatory overload (TACO) accounted for the highest numbers of reported fatalities, followed by non-ABO hemolytic transfusion reactions.  Another finding of note is that there were no reports of fatal microbial infections associated with RBCs, compared to 5 reports in FY2008, which were all due to Babesia infections.A pdf of the report c... The Daily Sign-Out blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3411303 Fri, 26 Mar 2010 19:48:34 +0100 3411303 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2270490&cid=t_102838_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsandnsurf.medbrains.net%2F2009%2F03%2Ftoxicology-conundrum-003%2F A 27 year-old woman felt a sting on the back of the right leg while pulling on her tracksuit pants. She investigated further and discovered a small black spider, with a red-stripe on its back, crawling around  in  her tracksuit pants. A burning itch developed soon after (affecting the back of her right leg) and lasted [...] (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2270490 Sun, 15 Mar 2009 07:51:53 +0100 2270490 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2019558&cid=t_102838_88_f&fid=38203&url=http%3A%2F%2Fprecordialthump.medbrains.net%2F2008%2F12%2F06%2Fproblems-in-toxicology-003%2F A 27 year-old woman was pulling on her tracksuit pants when she felt a sting in the back of the right leg. She investigated and discovered a small black spider, with a red-stripe on its back, in the right leg of her tracksuit pants. A burning itch developed in the back of her right leg and lasted about an hour. She then developed pain in the right groin followed by pain in the lower abdomen and then her back. The abdominal and groin pain disappeared but pain developed in both hands, legs and feet some 6 hours after the bite. Sweating had commenced over her right leg first and became generalized, especially profuse over her head and limbs. Eleven hours after the bite… she presents to your ED. This problem is based on Case 19:2 (page 400) in: Sutherland SK and Tibballs J. Australian A... AEQUANIMITAS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2019558 Sat, 06 Dec 2008 16:35:21 +0100 2019558 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1093194&cid=t_102838_131_f&fid=35743&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthegenesherpa.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F12%2Ftoxic-epidermal-necrolysis-and.html For those who don't know what TEN is. I have a picture for you. Toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN) is a clinical syndrome characterized by severe exfoliative skin changes, erosive mucosal involvement, and potentially life-threatening multisystem involvement. Although this syndrome is considered uncommon, its true incidence may be underestimated because of a spectrum of manifestations that may lead to misdiagnosis of milder forms of the disease. TEN most commonly occurs in adults and is seen slightly more often in females. All races are affected Yesterday, the FDA issued guidance for pharmacogenomic testing of patients taking the medication carbamazepine. What is this drug? It is used in prevention of seizures treatment of mood disorders and schizophrenia. More than 100 drugs have been implic... Gene Sherpas: Personalized Medicine and You blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1093194 Thu, 13 Dec 2007 00:02:00 +0100 1093194 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=856912&cid=t_102838_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F154556724%2F Is there a doctor in the house? The FDA received 2½ times more reports of serious health problems linked to medication in 2005 than it did in 1998, according to a study in the Archives of Internal Medicine. Reports of serious problems grew four times faster than the total number of US outpatient prescriptions, and such medication-related health problems account for an estimated 3% to 6% of hospital admissions, USA Today writes. “The overall message is that the drug-safety evaluation system is not working,” co-author Curt Furberg, a medical epidemiologist at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, N.C., and former member of the FDA’s drug safety and risk management advisory panel, tells the paper. “Harmful drugs are getting into the marketplace.” Another pos... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=856912 Mon, 10 Sep 2007 12:01:44 +0100 856912 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=478803&cid=t_102838_87_f&fid=34882&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbreathspakids.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F01%2Fdiet-supplements-safety-and-children.html We're used to media pieces that warn us of the nutritional inadequacies of our diet or suggestions that intensive farming strips our food of nutritional value to the point where we would all be well-advised to take supplements. Lots of lifestyle media advise us to be wary of pharmaceutical preparations and to consider 'safer, natural' alternatives. The New York Times has published an interesting essay: Diet Supplements and Safety: Some Disquieting Data (use Bug Me Not if it asks for a log-in and read the correction) that is taken from Dan Hurley's Natural Causes: Death, Lies and Politics in America’s Vitamin and Herbal Supplement Industry. I haven't seen the book but it has attracted some adverse comments from interested parties on amazon.com (which is why I've given the US rather than U... Breath Spa for Kids blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=478803 Wed, 17 Jan 2007 17:27:00 +0100 478803