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 'catherine'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:05:45 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5107516&cid=t_217556_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fcolumbia-university-medical-center-to-hold-all-day-event-covering-pancreatic-cancer-research%2F2011.08.08 On Thursday, October 20, The Pancreas Center of NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center will be holding the 2011 Gigi Shaw Arledge Conference on Pancreatic Diseases. This all-day event is targeted for clinicians and scientists, covering pancreatic cancer research from basic, translational, clinical and epidemiological perspectives and will feature distinguished guest lecturers and leaders in the field of pancreatic diseases. The conference is being held due to the generous support of the Gigi Arledge Foundation. Giselle (Gigi) Arledge, the late wife of Columbia Trustee and benefactor Roone Arledge, passed away from pancreatic cancer in 2010. According to foundation President Catherine Shaw, ” Now is the time to move pancreatic cancer research forward. Dr. Chabot,... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5107516 Mon, 08 Aug 2011 21:00:05 +0100 5107516 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5103345&cid=t_217556_87_f&fid=39261&url=http%3A%2F%2Fvactruth.com%2F2011%2F08%2F05%2Fbig-pharmas-share-in-the-consumer-price-index%2F This article will concentrate on No. 5, Medical Care, and, in particular, pharmaceuticals, which include vaccines that are tantamount to annuities for Big Pharma. But first we need to consider that some healthcare costs may not be included nor calculated in the CPI because parents often pay medical care costs for their autistic children that they receive from the alternative healthcare community, which may not be factored into statistical data. The two largest government health care programs, Medicare and Medicaid, purchased $877.2 billion of health care goods and services in 2009, accounting for 38.3 percent of total health care spending. (Martin et al. 2010). https://www.cms.gov/NationalHealthExpendData/downloads/dsm-09.pdf   Consumer Price Index If we compare 1960 healthcare costs ... vactruth.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5103345 Fri, 05 Aug 2011 14:43:41 +0100 5103345 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5096211&cid=t_217556_87_f&fid=39261&url=http%3A%2F%2Fvactruth.com%2F2011%2F08%2F02%2Ftime-to-say-enough%2F There comes a time in everyone’s consciousness and life when one realizes that too many things are going off beam and that life is becoming more problematic day by day, especially now when it comes to our health, which probably is our most valued personal possession, and which seems to be undermined in various and sundry ways and fashions. Let’s examine some of the medical ‘fashions’ for starters, since most healthcare consumers think that those professionals wearing white coats topped with stethoscopes really know what they are talking about.  White Coats and Cigarettes First, and foremost, I’d like to remind everyone that MDs were proud to recommend Camels cigarettes as the brand most doctors preferred and smoked. Don’t believe me; check out this advertisement http://www.y... vactruth.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5096211 Tue, 02 Aug 2011 13:14:44 +0100 5096211 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5057728&cid=t_217556_87_f&fid=39261&url=http%3A%2F%2Fvactruth.com%2F2011%2F07%2F22%2Fmurdochs-vaccine-world%2F This article explains, in my opinion, how the pharmaceutical industry and money interests ‘play the game’. I hope Mr. Newton doesn’t mind my quoting his article, but I could not have said it any better and I certainly don’t want to take his thunder. He’s done a fantastic job, which I applaud, and want to spotlight. First, Newtown sets up the piece with some histrionics: A 2010 exposure of Murdoch’s Times of London revealed that it had published forged documents purporting to show that Iran planned to do nuclear experiments for an atomic weapon, and as Michael Collins at Oped News points out, it was Murdoch’s “drumbeat of misinformation” that helped mislead people into believing that Saddam Hussein was involved in the 9/11 attack, supporting Bush’s in... vactruth.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5057728 Fri, 22 Jul 2011 15:30:36 +0100 5057728 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5050585&cid=t_217556_87_f&fid=39261&url=http%3A%2F%2Fvactruth.com%2F2011%2F07%2F18%2Fwhat-is-it-you-dont-get-about-vaccines%2F With more parents questioning vaccines, we are starting to see Mainstream Media 'turning up the heat' on the rhetoric. Monday, July 18, 2011, the Los Angeles Times ran the following op-ed article by David Ropeik: http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-ropeik-vaccines-20110718,0,4240440.story  Public health: Not vaccinated? Not acceptable Wow! I thought. Is that draconian, fascist, or even Hitlerian-like in principle? So, I considered what a one-sentence rebuttal could be to such apparent outrageousness on the part of someone who, perhaps, does not know the ‘toxic ingredients’ in vaccines nor has studied the thousands upon thousands of VAERS reports at CDC on adverse vaccine reactions. This is what I finally came up with: No vaccine safety studies; No vaccinat... vactruth.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5050585 Mon, 18 Jul 2011 19:40:47 +0100 5050585 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5028221&cid=t_217556_87_f&fid=39261&url=http%3A%2F%2Fvactruth.com%2F2011%2F07%2F12%2Fwhy-isnt-herd-immunity-working%2F Californians have a new law regarding vaccination of children: Effective July 1, 2011, all students in grades 7 through 12 will be required to get a booster DTP [Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis (Whooping Cough)] due to outbreaks and increases for Pertussis in children. Something doesn’t make sense, I think. What’s happening to ‘herd immunity’ that supposedly is established—at least that’s the spin—through mandatory vaccination programs that have been in effect for years? First, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the vaccination rate of children entering kindergarten in the USA is over 90 percent. That means most kiddies at kindergarten age have been vaccinated for Pertussis. So why an outbreak in California? Is it that medical authorities c... vactruth.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5028221 Tue, 12 Jul 2011 08:00:01 +0100 5028221 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5008202&cid=t_217556_87_f&fid=39261&url=http%3A%2F%2Fvactruth.com%2F2011%2F07%2F06%2Fis-there-payola-in-pharmacology%2F Do you remember a child’s saying, “Pishper shame, pishper shame, you ruined your name”, when someone was caught telling a fib? Well, what should we be saying now that it’s revealed that several respected medical researchers have been caught with their ‘disclosure pants’ down? According to the social causes network site Care2’s recently posted article, “3 Harvard Psychiatrists Disciplined Over Drug Company Ties,” (http://www.care2.com/causes/3-harvard-psychiatrists…), “Drs. Joseph Biederman, Thomas Spencer and Timothy Wilens are said to have accepted more than $4.2 million from drug companies including Johnson & Johnson for psychiatric research and other activities between 2000-2007, and not reporting the income to Harvard, MGH or the f... vactruth.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5008202 Wed, 06 Jul 2011 06:02:00 +0100 5008202 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4992694&cid=t_217556_87_f&fid=39261&url=http%3A%2F%2Fvactruth.com%2F2011%2F07%2F01%2Fwhat-happens-when%2F With Child Protective Services (CPS) virtually in every city, county, and state in the USA, what happens when a parent harms a child? Child Protective Services removes the child from the parents’ care and custody and then places the child under the agency’s foster care program with parents facing legal charges. So, what would happen if someone were to feed formaldehyde-laced milk or formula to an infant or toddler? Wouldn’t CPS become involved? Why then, is formaldehyde injected into infants and toddlers in vaccines/vaccinations? Where’s Child Protective Services? What would happen if a parent injected formaldehyde into a child? What would happen to a person who would have mercury residue in a child’s play area? Wouldn’t CPS and the local Department of Environmental Services be... vactruth.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4992694 Fri, 01 Jul 2011 06:29:50 +0100 4992694 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4968496&cid=t_217556_87_f&fid=39261&url=http%3A%2F%2Fvactruth.com%2F2011%2F06%2F24%2Fantibiotics-in-vaccines%2F Antibiotics are in your vaccines. On June 2, 2011, The New York Times posted an online editorial that caught my eye, “The High Cost of Cheap Meat,” in which small doses of antibiotics in animal feed were discussed as the probable cause of the growing concern over an ineffectiveness in eliminating bacterial ‘super bugs’ that are overwhelming our immune systems and the practice of medicine. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/03/opinion/03fri3.html However, this ‘gem’ really sums up the issue: Last week, the Natural Resources Defense Council, joined by other advocacy groups, sued the Food and Drug Administration to compel it to end the nontherapeutic use of penicillin and tetracycline in farm animals. I must admit that was music to my ears. I’ve been promoting that ever since I lear... vactruth.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4968496 Fri, 24 Jun 2011 10:41:33 +0100 4968496 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4934167&cid=t_217556_87_f&fid=39261&url=http%3A%2F%2Fvactruth.com%2F2011%2F06%2F14%2Fformaldehyde-in-vaccines%2F It’s official, or as official as it can be: The New York Times reports that formaldehyde is listed as a carcinogen by government scientists, and that “…it is found in worrisome quantities in plywood, particle board, mortuaries and hair salons.” http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43362696/ns/health-the_new_york_times However, both the U.S. government and The New York Times forgot to include that formaldehyde also is present in vaccines. Who says that? None other than the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in their official listing of Vaccines and Immunizations /Ingredients of Vaccines Fact Sheet Source http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/pubs/pinkbook/downloads/appendices/B/excipient-table-1.pdf and http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/vac-gen/additives.htm So why are the carcinogens fo... vactruth.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4934167 Tue, 14 Jun 2011 06:05:49 +0100 4934167 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4934168&cid=t_217556_87_f&fid=39261&url=http%3A%2F%2Fvactruth.com%2F2011%2F06%2F12%2Fvaccination-without-informed-consent-is-medical-malpractice%2F What would you say if I told you that a European Union country’s Supreme Court says that vaccinations to attend school are NOT mandatory in that country, and anyone who vaccinates another person who suffers health damages is liable and can be sued for compensatory damages? Doesn’t that sound like legalese, as it should be, not some kind of whitewash or tort exemption by Parliament, since the country apparently doesn’t have a congress?   The country is Austria. The precipitating event was a Hepatitis B vaccine given to a second year student on October 11, 2004, which caused inflammation of the optic nerve that left the student almost totally blind, thereby impacting the student’s capability to earn a living in life. The young boy’s parents appealed for compensation, and the p... vactruth.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4934168 Sun, 12 Jun 2011 13:50:45 +0100 4934168 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4921429&cid=t_217556_87_f&fid=39261&url=http%3A%2F%2Fvactruth.com%2F2011%2F06%2F10%2Fpart-3-of-3-an-interview-about-vaccines-with-helen-v-ratajczak-phd%2F Dr. Ratajczak was or remains a member of Sigma Xi; American Thoracic Society; American Association of Immunologists; International Society of Chronobiology; Society of Toxicology Immunotoxicology Subspecialty Section; North East Chapter of Society of Toxicology and the Autism Society of America.   Now, to the last of my interview questions.   Q. 15. Why do vaccines increase blood histamine levels? Vaccines activate the immune system that responds in a specific way to the antigen in the vaccine, but, in the process, the vaccines also cause inflammation, which is a defense mechanism in which there is increased vascular permeability and release of mediators. Mast cells and basophils have receptors for both C3a and C5a, components of the complement cascade, which is intimately involv... vactruth.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4921429 Fri, 10 Jun 2011 06:53:18 +0100 4921429 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4911488&cid=t_217556_87_f&fid=39261&url=http%3A%2F%2Fvactruth.com%2F2011%2F06%2F08%2Fpart-2-of-3-an-interview-about-vaccines-with-helen-v-ratajczak-phd%2F During her career, Dr. Ratajczak developed an ELISA assay for Rat Alpha-2-Macroglobulin, the most sensitive acute phase reactant protein for the rat, and also quantitated acute phase reactant proteins in the dog and monkey. She also conducted acute toxicology studies and both in vivo and in vitro immune assays, and has studied the immunotoxicologic properties of many compounds, including immunosuppressive and immunostimulatory drugs, in several animal species including mice, rats, nonhuman primates, and humans.   We continue on with my interview.   Q. 10. Will you please contrast a single dose vaccine versus multiple dose vaccines. In the past, many vaccines were packaged in large vials so that multiple doses could be given from the same vial. These vials typically contained thim... vactruth.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4911488 Wed, 08 Jun 2011 06:03:24 +0100 4911488 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4902426&cid=t_217556_87_f&fid=39261&url=http%3A%2F%2Fvactruth.com%2F2011%2F06%2F06%2Fpart-1-of-3-an-interview-about-vaccines-with-helen-v-ratajczak-phd%2F This study was performed when the rats were sexually mature (110 days old). (See Oser and Oser, 1956.) In contrast, a study on neonatal female rats injected with Polysorbate 80 on days 4-7 after birth showed that the Polysorbate 80 prolonged the estrus cycle, and induced persistent vaginal estrus. The relative weight of the uterus and ovaries was decreased relative to untreated controls. These two studies exemplify the critical windows of time during which individuals are more vulnerable (Dietert and Dietert, 2008; Ratajczak, 2011). The data suggest Polysorbate 80 could cause reproductive problems in vaccine recipients. Therefore more safety tests are needed prior to use of products containing this product. [CJF emphasis added] Q. 8. Many folks are turned off of vaccines because... vactruth.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4902426 Mon, 06 Jun 2011 06:28:15 +0100 4902426 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4883576&cid=t_217556_87_f&fid=39261&url=http%3A%2F%2Fvactruth.com%2F2011%2F05%2F30%2Fvaccines-alternative-to-thimerosal%2F There’s an adage that goes something like this: “Jumping from the frying pan into the fire.” Perhaps that can apply to what’s been happening in vaccine manufacture since the trend is to replace Thimerosal (49.6% mercury) with a ‘safer’ and ‘less toxic’ substitute: 2-Phenoxyethanol (2-PE). Whether 2-PE is a safer vaccine preservative needs to be investigated. Furthermore, does FDA have safety studies for 2-PE? Ready for this? 2-PE also is known as antifreeze! Now, how much safer is injecting an infant with antifreeze than mercury, when both are toxic? Phenoxyethanol can induce blood, kidney, liver and central nervous system (CNS) disorders. Well, isn’t that what mercury also is capable of doing? Furthermore, antifreeze, if swallowed, can be fatal. Additionally, 2-PE can pr... vactruth.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4883576 Mon, 30 May 2011 13:43:38 +0100 4883576 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4872099&cid=t_217556_87_f&fid=39261&url=http%3A%2F%2Fvactruth.com%2F2011%2F05%2F26%2Faluminum-in-vaccines-where-are-the-safety-studies%2F Since the 1930s vaccine makers have been using aluminum as an adjuvant in vaccines. However, from what I’ve been able to gather over years of researching vaccines and vaccinations, there doesn’t seem to be studies determining aluminum safety issues. If such studies exist, I hereby request the U.S. CDC and FDA please publish them and supply me with a copy, as I’d love to ‘digest’ and dissect them. As a matter of fact, when Congressman Dan Burton held his vaccine-autism link hearings from 1999-2004, the question that FDA was asked repeatedly was, Where are your [safety] studies? The FDA’s reply was that they would be very expensive to do. One of the more compelling facts about aluminum is that it is a blood brain barrier neurotoxin as reported by W. Zheng in 2001 and Bioport Corp... vactruth.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4872099 Thu, 26 May 2011 11:00:55 +0100 4872099 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4841484&cid=t_217556_87_f&fid=39261&url=http%3A%2F%2Fvactruth.com%2F2011%2F05%2F18%2Fis-there-a-hidden-agenda-in-vaccines%2F Polysorbate 80 is known to cause anaphylactic shock. So why is it in vaccines that are given to infants, toddlers, teens, and just about everyone who receives a flu vaccination? Because of that ability to cause anaphylactic shock, FDA should mandate that polysorbate 80 be removed from all vaccines. Additionally, polysorbate 80 must be investigated for the role it may play in infant brain swelling or encephalitis that emergency room medics label and the law prosecutes as Shaken Baby Syndrome and/or Non-Accidental Injury. According to the CDC’s Pinkbook, numerous vaccines contain Polysorbate 80 or Tween 80. Here is a listing taken from that source: Vaccines Containing Polysorbate 80 (http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/pubs/pinkbook…) DTaP (Infanrix) DTaP (Tripedia) DTaP/Hib (TriHIBit) DTaP... vactruth.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4841484 Wed, 18 May 2011 13:09:49 +0100 4841484 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4820859&cid=t_217556_87_f&fid=39261&url=http%3A%2F%2Fvactruth.com%2F2011%2F05%2F11%2Funited-nations-push-to-vaccinate-every-female-for-hpv%2F For anyone keeping up on the statistics of growth in the vaccine industry, the income generated, and trends, here are some overwhelming facts: Global vaccine sales in 2010: $28 Billion Best selling vaccine in 2010: Pandemic influenza with $5 Billion in sales Second best-selling vaccine in 2010: Hepatitis B [it’s injected into newborn infants] HPV vaccine Gardasil® had $1.35 Billion in sales Top vaccine makers: GSK, Sanofi Aventis, Pfizer, Merck, and Novartis The pharmaceutical trade group PhRMA says there are 145 new vaccines in Research & Development Most promising vaccines: Cancer vaccines and vaccines for allergy, asthma, and smoking cessation are potential blockbusters. http://knol.google.com/k/krishan-maggon/global-vaccine-market-2010/3fy5eowy8suq3/152#   Projected sales... vactruth.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4820859 Thu, 12 May 2011 04:51:47 +0100 4820859 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4813291&cid=t_217556_87_f&fid=39261&url=http%3A%2F%2Fvactruth.com%2F2011%2F05%2F11%2Fhepatitis-b-vaccine-systemic-lupus-erythematosus%2F If there is anything such as ‘breaking news’ and ‘stop the presses’, it ought to be this: Hepatitis B vaccine can cause Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE). That’s what the U.S. National Vaccine Injury Compensation (NVIC) Program agreed, accepted, and settled in the lawsuit brought on behalf of Tambra Harris, who contracted SLE after receiving the Hepatitis B vaccine and subsequently died from SLE. See http://childhealthsafety.wordpress.com/2011/04/25/us-concedes-hep-b-causes-lupus/ Wait a minute! Isn’t Hepatitis B vaccine mandated for newborns within 24 hours of their birth? Yes! It’s the first vaccination that starts an infant on the treadmill of neurotoxic vaccinations that continue into 2, 4, 6, 12, 15, 18, 19-23 months, 2-3 years, and 4-6 years—that’s for starters! Se... vactruth.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4813291 Thu, 12 May 2011 04:13:22 +0100 4813291 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4813292&cid=t_217556_87_f&fid=39261&url=http%3A%2F%2Fvactruth.com%2F2011%2F05%2F11%2Fbig-pharmas-sugar-daddy-the-u-s-congress%2F Tuesday, May 10, 2011, I had the distinct pleasure of viewing a live feed of the press conference held on the steps of the U.S. Vaccine Court in Washington, DC, where attorneys representing clients and families damaged by vaccines, particularly autism disorder spectrum disabilities, challenged the U.S. Congress to investigate what’s really going on with the 1986 National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act, the U.S. Vaccine Court set up under the statute creating that law, and its unfair compensation tactics. While reading a companion article, “Unanswered Questions From The Vaccine Injury Compensation Program: A Review of Compensated Cases of Vaccine-Induced Brain Injury” by Mary Holland, Louis Conte, Robert Krakow and Lisa Colin, published in the Pace Environmental Law Review at http://dig... vactruth.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4813292 Wed, 11 May 2011 14:52:21 +0100 4813292 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4872486&cid=t_217556_151_f&fid=35818&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FRecoveryIsSexycom%2F%7E3%2F7rStxdPvF-I%2F This is a key video about Bulimia from Face The Issue and narrated by Catherine Zeta-Jones.Catherine Zeta-Jones in Legend of ZorroThis is a quote from a sufferer of Bulimia.for the past week i keep binging..ive been on a diet now since about 4 months or so and ive lost [edit]… i was doing really good and i hardly ever binged maybe once in the whole time.. all of a sudden in the past 2 weeks ive binged (and then purged) about 6 times.. i dont know whats wrong with me.. i feel so out of control.. i hate purging i know not even half the food comes up and then i feel guilty im really scared to gain weight again, i promise myself i wont do it the next day and then i do.. i just want control over my mind again but it seems liek i cant get control of it.someone please help.. 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Recovery Is Sexy.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4872486 Fri, 06 May 2011 15:50:01 +0100 4872486 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4789254&cid=t_217556_87_f&fid=39261&url=http%3A%2F%2Fvactruth.com%2F2011%2F05%2F05%2Finfant-mortality-rates-increase-with-vaccines%2F In the just published (May 4, 2011) online journal article, “Infant mortality rates regressed against number of vaccine doses routinely given: Is there a biochemical or synergistic toxicity?” in Human and Experimental Toxicology, authors Neil Z Miller and Gary S Goldman state: “Nations that require more vaccine doses tend to have higher infant mortality rates.” That statement is based upon a study of the infant mortality rate (IMR) in numerous nations that require infant vaccinations.  Although the authors agree that clean water, increased nutritional measures, better sanitation, and easy access to health care contribute the most to improving infant mortality rates, they found that vaccines were not a predominate factor in infant survival, but probably contribute to Sudden Infan... vactruth.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4789254 Thu, 05 May 2011 16:46:44 +0100 4789254 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4789255&cid=t_217556_87_f&fid=39261&url=http%3A%2F%2Fvactruth.com%2F2011%2F05%2F05%2Fvaccines-what-to-accept-as-science%2F There seems to be an ‘Information War’ about vaccines going on that needs some investigating by Congress, the media, and parents.  Why? Well, there is a tremendous wealth of factual information by the very scientists who invented vaccines that proponents of vaccine ‘safety’ definitely ignore in favor of ‘scientific spin’. Here’s a case in point I won’t belabor you with by telling my take on it but, instead, I’d like you to see and hear for yourself what Maurice Hilleman, the now-deceased premiere vaccinologist at Merck, had to say about some of the vaccines he worked on.  However, I’m warning you that what you see and hear in this video is not what Big Pharma, FDA, and vaccine proponents want you to hear and know about vaccines, which they claim as ‘safe’ and ‘e... vactruth.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4789255 Thu, 05 May 2011 13:06:11 +0100 4789255 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4789256&cid=t_217556_87_f&fid=39261&url=http%3A%2F%2Fvactruth.com%2F2011%2F05%2F04%2Fwhat-is-the-pseudo-science-in-vaccines%2F A one-word answer is: Ingredients, otherwise known as adjuvants, excipients and growth mediums. The science spun around them is so outrageously counter to human biochemistry, one has to wonder what’s wrong with oversight agencies such as U.S. CDC, FDA, Congress, plus medical doctors, nurses, and gung-ho health advocates who spout vaccines and vaccinations are ‘safe’.   Adjuvants Adjuvants are those ‘ingredients’ in vaccines that supposedly enhance immune response but, in reality, can harm brain cells, particularly in children, which often is the cause of vaccine-induced encephalitis, but attributed to parents’ abuse known as Shaken Baby Syndrome. Adjuvants can include aluminum in at least four different formulations, squalene (shark oil), peanut oil (often not label-liste... vactruth.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4789256 Wed, 04 May 2011 16:33:22 +0100 4789256 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4762771&cid=t_217556_87_f&fid=39261&url=http%3A%2F%2Fvactruth.com%2F2011%2F04%2F28%2Fbelgian-court-rules-against-compulsory-vaccination%2F The Belgium court at Tournai recently ruled in favor of individual human rights when it rescinded Belgium’s long-time mandatory polio vaccination law. That is a rather bold concession to and enforcement of individual human rights especially since the World Health Organization (WHO) in May 1974 initiated its Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI) to vaccinate all the children of the world. Probably one of the issues authorities had to grapple with was: Children in Belgium are unlikely to get polio these days except when they receive the polio vaccine. What? Yes, those children who do contract polio are getting it from the very vaccine that’s supposed to ‘immunize’ them against it. That is not an anomaly in Belgium; it also has been happening in the United Kingdom. Mad Cow Disease Co... vactruth.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4762771 Thu, 28 Apr 2011 10:19:16 +0100 4762771 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4734052&cid=t_217556_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FOfscmy4so04%2F By David BoazPublic television stations in Washington and elsewhere will be broadcasting live the wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton for several hours on Friday, April 29. And if you need more background on the happy couple, they will also broadcast a documentary, “William and Kate: The Royal Wedding,” in the weeks leading up to the big day. Now some churlish republicans might say that our ancestors fought and died just so we didn’t have to pay attention to the comings and goings of royalty. But I say it’s just this sort of live, breaking-news, current affairs coverage for which we need public broadcasting. Without PBS, where could Americans watch the handsome young prince take the beautiful commoner to be his wife? I mean, other than ABC, NBC, CBS, C... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4734052 Wed, 20 Apr 2011 20:20:27 +0100 4734052 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4734105&cid=t_217556_87_f&fid=39261&url=http%3A%2F%2Fvactruth.com%2F2011%2F04%2F19%2Fu-s-taxpayers-screwed-in-vaccine-research%2F Not much hullabaloo was made in the U.S. media and press about the April 13, 2011 indictment whereby Danish vaccine researcher Poul Thorsen was indicted on 13 counts of fraud and 9 counts of money laundering that, incidentally, included your tax dollars. How were your tax dollars involved? Very simply: the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) engaged Mr. Thorsen who pontificated that there was no vaccine-autism linkage—something CDC and Big Pharma coveted in order to have more support and ‘scientific’ proof to keep pushing mandatory vaccinations in the USA. Thorsen, in turn, helped two Danish government agencies obtain research grants to the tune of $11 Million from which Thorsen allegedly siphoned off monies for a home, car, and Harley hog [motorcycle]. However, it ... vactruth.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4734105 Tue, 19 Apr 2011 13:16:03 +0100 4734105 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4723941&cid=t_217556_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F04%2F18%2Fcatherine-zeta-jones-bipolar-ii-is-not-diet-coke%2F Dear readers, I owe you all an apology. I was wrong in my post about Catherine Zeta Jones’s diagnosis of bipolar II to compare bipolar II to Diet Coke. It was flip, inappropriate, and a lame attempt at humor. I hereby admit that I was wrong. So there is no need to further bash me. I was wrong because it suggests that bipolar II is not as serious, not as painful, not as debilitating as bipolar I. But, as a person diagnosed with bipolar II myself, I certainly know that isn’t the case. I realize that the depressive cycle for someone with bipolar II can actually be more severe than the depressive cycles of folks with bipolar I. And sometimes the depression can be psychotic. I was there myself, although I’m not sure if it was the illness that made me psychotic or the drug cocktail of abo... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4723941 Mon, 18 Apr 2011 19:00:17 +0100 4723941 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4720028&cid=t_217556_131_f&fid=34989&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FGeneticsHealth%2F%7E3%2FEogBLn8v39g%2F Catherine Zeta-Jones released a statement yesterday, announcing that she not only has Bipolar II Disorder, but that she also recently sought treatment at a mental health care facility in the wake of hubby Michael Douglas’ cancer scare. Good on her for being so forthcoming – usually, celebrities go to exorbitant lengths to hide their illnesses from the public which, in most cases, is a recipe for disaster. Hollywood just can’t keep secrets today like it could 20 years ago. TMZ, Perez Hilton, and the 24-hour AP newswire all have insiders and whistleblowers informing them of every celebrity hang-nail, papercut, bunion and sniffle. But Zeta-Jones has effectively issued a preemptive strike against speculation by just owning up to the truth of her situation. Here’s a list of ... Genetics and Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4720028 Fri, 15 Apr 2011 16:06:48 +0100 4720028 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4719895&cid=t_217556_87_f&fid=38368&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDisruptiveWomenInHealthCare%2F%7E3%2FxoVcIRBN-tE%2F By Robin Strongin. When I think of the actress Catherine Zeta-Jones, my mind immediately goes to Velma Kelly, the role she played in the movie Chicago.  Brash, self-assured, confident in using both her sensuality and a tommy gun as effective weapons, Zeta-Jones owned that character and was the silver screen epitome of a powerful woman. But now we’ve learned that the woman playing Velma Kelly and other memorable roles is, in actuality, a very vulnerable individual facing significant challenges in her life.  Her publicist announced on Wednesday that Zeta-Jones had checked herself into a mental health clinic for treatment of a bipolar disorder. Juxtaposed this week with the actress’s revelation was a study released by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention pointing out that... Disruptive Women in Health Care blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4719895 Fri, 15 Apr 2011 14:09:17 +0100 4719895 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4714747&cid=t_217556_87_f&fid=39261&url=http%3A%2F%2Fvactruth.com%2F2011%2F04%2F15%2Fwhat-everyone-needs-to-know-about-kids-vaccinations-a-parents-check-list%2F This article is different in format and style insofar as it provides basic information regarding specifics that parents, in particular, may want to know about and/or need regarding vaccines and vaccinating their children. Informed Consent That term conjures up an oxymoron because even though there are statutes on the books to protect individuals, when it comes to vaccines, I think there is a nonsequitur. Probably the ‘granddaddy’ of all medical ethics, oaths, and laws is the Hippocratic Oath dating back somewhere in the fifth century BCE, as compared with the currently administered, updated version that Dr. Louis Lasagna modernized in 1964. Of course, there are other oaths, which include: Declaration of Geneva of the World Medical Association Oath drawn up and approved by the Supreme S... vactruth.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4714747 Fri, 15 Apr 2011 09:56:35 +0100 4714747 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4714827&cid=t_217556_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F04%2F14%2Fcatherine-zeta-jones-bipolar-i-vs-bipolar-ii%2F Although I wouldn’t wish the pain of bipolar disorder on anyone, I am sort of glad to find out another accomplished, beautiful movie star has joined our manic-depressive group. After spending five days in a mental health facility, Catherine Zeta Jones has been diagnosed with bipolar II disorder. I like to call bipolar II the “Diet Coke” of bipolar, if you recall the scene from “Austin Powers” when Dr. Evil says to his son, Scott: “You’re quasi-evil. You’re semi-evil. You’re the margarine of evil. You’re the Diet Coke of evil. Just one calorie, not evil enough.” That’s how I view bipolar II: one calorie short of bipolar I. Those with bipolar II experience the same symptoms as persons with Bipolar II, just not to the extreme. For example, when I get manic,... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4714827 Thu, 14 Apr 2011 15:37:29 +0100 4714827 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4704664&cid=t_217556_87_f&fid=39261&url=http%3A%2F%2Fvactruth.com%2F2011%2F04%2F12%2Fwhat-is-the-cause-of-autism-spectrum-disorder%2F That’s a question haunting millions of parents worldwide with no apparent answer in sight until maybe now, and because of Dr. Helen V. Ratajczak, PhD, and her insightful article recently published in the Journal of Immunotoxicology. Dr. Ratajczak, retired from vaccine research, looked at a ‘universe’ of possible causes and triggers for ASD and, after reading her published paper, “Theoretical aspects of autism: Causes—A review,” I must say there is more to consider than just vaccines, which I’m not ready—nor about—to leave off the hook. Even though most parents agree that after a vaccination their child became ill, impaired, and not ‘the same’ as before, Ratajczak’s research opens a ‘vista’ of causes that need to be researched, investigated, traced, studied—wha... vactruth.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4704664 Tue, 12 Apr 2011 12:56:09 +0100 4704664 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4696627&cid=t_217556_87_f&fid=39261&url=http%3A%2F%2Fvactruth.com%2F2011%2F04%2F09%2Fpolio-vaccine-sv40-cancer%2F After half a century, the 108th U.S. Congress House of Representatives Subcommittee on Human Rights and Wellness finally held a hearing September 10, 2003, on the simian virus (SV40) that was included in the original polio vaccine produced and administered to children in the 1950s and 1960s. Candidly, the first page of the transcript for the hearing states: There is no dispute that millions of Americans received polio vaccines that were contaminated with the virus called Simian Virus 40, or SV–40. There also is no dispute that SV–40 is capable of causing cancer, but there is a major dispute as to how many Americans may have received the contaminated vaccine, with estimates ranging from 4 million to 100 million people. There is also a major dispute as to when the polio vaccine supply go... vactruth.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4696627 Sat, 09 Apr 2011 07:52:16 +0100 4696627 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4684325&cid=t_217556_87_f&fid=39261&url=http%3A%2F%2Fvactruth.com%2F2011%2F04%2F07%2Fthimerosal-from-the-1930s-to-2011%2F Thimersol DOES have neurotoxic effects on infants and toddlers! That’s a scientifically derived conclusion that’s been viciously kept from health consumers probably due to not wanting to have to scrape egg off the universal face of Big Pharma vaccine manufacturers, the medical professions, and government health agencies. Or, is there a more sinister reason? You be the judge after considering Dr. F. Edward Yazbak’s exceptional review of the literature regarding Thimerosal and vaccines at (http://www.vaccinationnews.com/20110405Thimerosal…) There are three parts to this incomparable report regarding Thimerosal that every healthcare professional, federal, state, and local health agencies personnel should read to get the down and dirty facts about what’s been going on under their... vactruth.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4684325 Thu, 07 Apr 2011 06:01:07 +0100 4684325 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4653336&cid=t_217556_87_f&fid=39261&url=http%3A%2F%2Fvactruth.com%2F2011%2F03%2F29%2Fis-there-a-paradox-about-vaccines%2F Sometimes humor can’t be beaten for driving home a point, especially when it comes to a paradox. The word paradox implies absurdity, contradiction, illogicality, inconsistency, and irony. There are many paradoxes in life but none so ludicrous [preposterous, ridiculous, absurd] as those that exist within the fields of health, healing, medicine, and, most of all, pharmaceuticals, a conclusion I came to after years of listening to double-speak, back pedaling, and the pseudo-science Big Pharma puts out in advertising, lobbying, and advertising scare tactics. Listen closely to their ads and you will understand what I mean. Probably there’s nothing more illustrative of a paradox than the role of cholesterol in heart disease with the spin the pharmaceutical industry puts on it when Big Pharma... vactruth.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4653336 Tue, 29 Mar 2011 14:44:50 +0100 4653336 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4642601&cid=t_217556_87_f&fid=39261&url=http%3A%2F%2Fvactruth.com%2F2011%2F03%2F27%2Fthe-importance-of-getting-factual-information-on-vaccinations%2F Early in March 2011, the world was traumatized by a series of most devastating events in Japan. An earthquake registering 9 on the Richter scale, followed by an almost eighty- foot-high tsunami in some areas, washed inland destroying untold thousands of lives, entire towns and villages, while breaching several nuclear power plant reactors that continue to contaminate the globe with deadly radiation that poisons food and water sources, may ruin the Japanese economy, and cause untold suffering from cancer. Sadly, information about the amounts of radiation spreading across the Pacific Ocean into the western United States is being downplayed because governments either are afraid of causing panic or really don’t know what to do. To quote a familiar phrase, “Houston, we’ve got a problem.�... vactruth.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4642601 Sun, 27 Mar 2011 17:59:49 +0100 4642601 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4580897&cid=t_217556_87_f&fid=39261&url=http%3A%2F%2Fvactruth.com%2F2011%2F03%2F13%2Ftoo-little-too-late%2F In a Press Release dated August 3, 2010 about the European Union’s Parliament plenary session and adopted resolutions, it seems that several items of business need to be noted and called to the attention of the U.S. HHS, CDC, FDA, U.S. Supreme Court, and—most of all—the U.S. Congress. First, and probably foremost: “Assessments of and communication about flu outbreaks must be more independent, says the resolution. Safeguards are needed to prevent conflicts of interest. For example, declarations of interest by experts who advise European health authorities should be published. And under EU legislation, full liability for vaccines must lie with the manufacturer, not Member States.” [Emphasis added] (http://www.europarl.europa.eu/en/pressroom…) How come in the USA vaccine manu... vactruth.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4580897 Sun, 13 Mar 2011 14:33:51 +0100 4580897 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4570549&cid=t_217556_87_f&fid=39261&url=http%3A%2F%2Fvactruth.com%2F2011%2F03%2F10%2Ffluoride-how-wrong-can-health-agencies-be%2F Excerpted from Vaccines & Vaccinations: The Need for Congressional Investigation, Co-editors: Catherine J Frompovich and Laraine C Abbey-Katzev. Entire free pdf available by email request to: cfj@catherinejfrompovich.com   FLUORIDE: How WRONG Can Health Agencies Be? Fluoride is a 50-year example! Well, on Friday, Jan 7th, federal health officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) finally admitted that American’s are getting too much fluoride, and for the first time in nearly 50 years, reduced the recommended level from 1.2 parts per million to 0.7. That’s a reduction of nearly 50%! (http://www.askdrgarland.com/?p=3749) ~~~ The following article appeared on KFSN-TV/DT’s website Friday, Jan. 7, 2011: (http://abclocal.go.com/kfsn/story?section=news…)... vactruth.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4570549 Thu, 10 Mar 2011 13:51:19 +0100 4570549 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4549755&cid=t_217556_87_f&fid=39261&url=http%3A%2F%2Fvactruth.com%2F2011%2F03%2F04%2Fthe-press-conference-about-the-u-s-supreme-courts-bruesewitz-decision%2F Thursday, March 3, 2011, just may be a high water mark in vaccine advocacy issues. Numerous vaccine safety advocates assembled on the apron of the massive front steps to the U.S. Supreme Court on First Street, NE, in Washington, DC, to let the court—and the world—know that the highest court in the land got it wrong and did not act to protect an individual’s right to be compensated when damaged by a medical product: vaccines. The court’s February 22, 2011, decision ‘amputated’ tort law while setting a legal precedent that just may scare many more parents from having their children vaccinated. Hannah Bruesewitz’s father spoke as did Emily Tersell, whose 21-year-old daughter died after her third Gardasil® injection, as did Attorney Rolf Hazlehurst explain how his son, Yates, wa... vactruth.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4549755 Fri, 04 Mar 2011 11:49:35 +0100 4549755 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4532214&cid=t_217556_87_f&fid=39261&url=http%3A%2F%2Fvactruth.com%2F2011%2F03%2F01%2Fthe-2009-pandemic-flu-conspiracies-investigation%2F Excerpted from Vaccines & Vaccinations: The Need for Congressional Investigation, Co-editors: Catherine J Frompovich and Laraine C Abbey-Katzev. Entire free pdf available by email request to: cfj@catherinejfrompovich.com   Conflict of Interest   The 2009 Pandemic Flu “Conspiracies” Investigation WHO and the Pandemic Flu “conspiracies” British Medical Journal 3 June 2010 A joint investigation by the BMJ and the Bureau of Investigative Journalism has uncovered evidence that raises troubling questions about how WHO managed conflicts of interest among the scientists who advised its pandemic planning, and about the transparency of the science underlying its advice to governments. Was it appropriate for WHO to take advice from experts who had declarable financial and resear... vactruth.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4532214 Tue, 01 Mar 2011 13:26:23 +0100 4532214 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4522110&cid=t_217556_87_f&fid=39261&url=http%3A%2F%2Fvactruth.com%2F2011%2F02%2F25%2Fnational-vaccine-injury-compensation-program-and-vaccine-damage-awards%2F Excerpted from Vaccines & Vaccinations: The Need for Congressional Investigation, Co-editors: Catherine J Frompovich and Laraine C Abbey-Katzev. Entire free pdf available by email request to: cfj@catherinejfrompovich.com National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program & Vaccine Damage Awards The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services HRSA division (Health Resources and Services Administration) held a public meeting of the FDA’s Advisory Committee on Childhood Vaccines (ACCV) in Rockville, Maryland, September 2-3, 2010, at which several charts were distributed. The chart below “NVICP Statistics Report as of Thursday, September 02, 2010” indicates just how pervasive and costly vaccine damage actually IS in dollars and cents. Petitioners’ Award Amounts for fiscal years 1989... vactruth.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4522110 Fri, 25 Feb 2011 08:06:50 +0100 4522110 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4507287&cid=t_217556_87_f&fid=39261&url=http%3A%2F%2Fvactruth.com%2F2011%2F02%2F22%2Fvaccines-can%25e2%2580%2599t-claim-what-nutritional-supplements-can-no-deaths%2F Healthcare choice issues are being attacked on all sides, it seems, with no let up until there probably will be no freedom of choice in taking care of your children’s or your health in the manner YOU want. Only Big Pharma’s dictates of vaccines and pharmaceuticals probably will prevail, enforced by mandatory laws offered by well-meaning but totally ‘out-to-lunch’ legislators who know nothing about the benefits that complementary alternative medicine (CAM) modalities and nutritional supplements offer. The often given reason to question nutritional supplements efficacy is that they are dangerous. What a crock of spin! If death is a criterion for concern, then one definitely should be concerned. How come no one in Congress, state legislatures, the U.S. FDA, CDC, and HHS is NOT concern... vactruth.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4507287 Tue, 22 Feb 2011 14:01:56 +0100 4507287 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4498277&cid=t_217556_87_f&fid=39261&url=http%3A%2F%2Fvactruth.com%2F2011%2F02%2F19%2Fcatholics-and-vaccines%2F This study has been approved as such by the Congregation and we send you, there enclosed, an English translation of a synthesis of this study.  This synthesis can be brought to the knowledge of the interested officials and organisms. A documented paper on the topic will be published in the journal ‘Medicina e Morale’ edited by the Centra di Bioetica della Universita Catholica in Rome.” [emphasis added] The religious issue surrounding vaccines for Catholics is addressed in depth in the booklet, The Vaccination Question by Timothy P. Collins, MD, ($2.00) at the following web site: (http://www.angeluspress.org/oscatalog/advanced_search_result2.php…) Vactruth.com (Source: vactruth.com) vactruth.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4498277 Sat, 19 Feb 2011 15:43:51 +0100 4498277 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4482760&cid=t_217556_87_f&fid=39261&url=http%3A%2F%2Fvactruth.com%2F2011%2F02%2F15%2Fwhat-do-vaccines-mccarthyism-have-in-common%2F Why do the blacklist hearings of Senator Joe McCarthy in the 1950s (http://www.answers.com/topic/joseph-mccarthy) remind me of what’s going on with vaccinations today? I lived through and experienced those infamous days, and recall how everyone was overwhelmed in some way by what was going on in Washington, DC, because of one senator’s obsession: McCarthyism: Bullying attacks and accusations, sneeringly anti-communist and anti-intellectual, with a tendency to brand anyone who disagreed with him as disloyal, un-American or a secret communist sympathizer. Read more: (http://www.answers.com/topic/joseph-mccarthy…) All that police-state-like activity really did not make much sense insofar as McCarthy was able to ruin numerous lives and professionals, and instill much fear in the gene... vactruth.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4482760 Tue, 15 Feb 2011 17:15:09 +0100 4482760 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4314010&cid=t_217556_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=4258871&cid=t_217556_87_f&fid=39261&url=http%3A%2F%2Fvactruth.com%2F2010%2F12%2F14%2Fchristmas-time-2010%2F It’s that time of year when we like to send Christmas cards, buy presents, and attend parties and family get-togethers. As a researcher and journalist whose work is published on VacTruth, I feel as if I have an extended family of readers devoted to issues that affect them and their children personally: vaccine safety and informed consent. So, to my fellow journalists at VacTruth; editor, Jeffry John Aufderheide; and you, my readers, I say “Thank you” for the opportunity to contribute. I truly believe we have to keep on “keeping on” in order to bring to light the ‘pseudo science’ that surrounds vaccines, vaccinations, and loss of sovereignty and self-determination in the care of our health, bodies, and children. Too much of the ‘herd instinct’ is being disseminated that en... vactruth.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4258871 Tue, 14 Dec 2010 15:07:23 +0100 4258871 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4118939&cid=t_217556_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=4082095&cid=t_217556_87_f&fid=39261&url=http%3A%2F%2Fvactruth.com%2F2010%2F10%2F18%2Fdo-drug-firm-bribery-charges-implicate-the-u-s-fda%2F How can anyone have implicit faith in the science and products produced by BIG Pharma when The Wall Street Journal on October 5, 2010 featured the article “Drug Firms Face Bribery Probe” by Michael Rothfeld? That question automatically should be followed with, “Will those charges also implicate the U.S. FDA?” Not knowing all the facts, but being of a suspicious nature, I’d say anything is possible given the long-term revolving door policy that seems to exist within government agencies, Big Pharma, and the chemical industry. This is where the U.S. Congress, in my opinion, has been—and continues to be—remiss in its oversight duties. If one studies pharmaceutical demographics, as I have for years, one readily realizes that starting in the 1980s, Big Pharma companies began their ... vactruth.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4082095 Mon, 18 Oct 2010 22:33:11 +0100 4082095 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4045097&cid=t_217556_87_f&fid=39261&url=http%3A%2F%2Fvactruth.com%2F2010%2F10%2F08%2Fvaccinations-much-to-do-about-nothing%2F Daily, more and more information surfaces about problems with vaccines and what some regard as ‘forced’ vaccinations, particularly in the USA.  However, both the medical profession and the pharmaceutical industry seem to regard the ever-increasing, publicized downside of vaccines as “much to do about nothing.”   “Nothing” can be further from the facts, according to emerging statistical information and parents-turned-advocates, those whose children have been damaged or killed by vaccines, e.g., Association for Vaccine Damaged Children (AVDC), Canada; Global Vaccine Awareness League (GVAL), California (USA); Immunization Awareness Society (IAS), New Zealand; Medical Misdiagnosis Research (Canada); the National Vaccine Information Center in the Greater Washington, DC area (USA)... vactruth.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4045097 Fri, 08 Oct 2010 12:33:44 +0100 4045097 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4031246&cid=t_217556_87_f&fid=39261&url=http%3A%2F%2Fvactruth.com%2F2010%2F10%2F05%2Fhope-on-the-horizon%2F First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win. A good person will resist an evil system with his whole soul. Disobedience of the laws of an evil state is therefore a duty. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (1869 – 1948) If ever there were a time that elucidates the counsel of history’s greatest nonviolent social protester Mahatma Gandhi, it is now. Perhaps nothing exemplifies Gandhi’s admonitions better than the healthcare issues we find ourselves embroiled in and embattled with: loss of self determination because of pharmaceutical corporate influence and possible greed, yoked together with governmental agency inadequacy, probable conspiracies, and Congressional disregard. All that leads to healthcare consumers paying huge bills and suffering m... vactruth.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4031246 Tue, 05 Oct 2010 13:12:49 +0100 4031246 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4018185&cid=t_217556_87_f&fid=39261&url=http%3A%2F%2Fvactruth.com%2F2010%2F09%2F30%2Ftall-tales-and-other-vaccine-myths%2F Catherine J. Frompovich Vactruth.com 09/30/2010 Autumn finally has arrived in the Northern Hemisphere in 2010 along with admonitions to get the annual flu vaccination to prevent contracting any of the various strains that now circumnavigate the globe, including one or two that may have resulted from scientific ‘tinkering’. Daily, if not hourly, prompts appear on radio and television about going to a local pharmacy or other health care facility to get immunized. The fear campaign has begun in earnest and, naturally, we need to wonder about the scientific facts associated with vaccine research and flu vaccines, in particular. So let’s examine some of the tall tales and other vaccine myths that also circumnavigate the globe as part of media flu hype and spin. Children Are parents aware ... vactruth.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4018185 Thu, 30 Sep 2010 14:19:11 +0100 4018185 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3993917&cid=t_217556_87_f&fid=39261&url=http%3A%2F%2Fvactruth.com%2F2010%2F09%2F21%2Fopen-letter-to-president-barack-hussein-obama-the-national-prevention-health-promotion-and-public-health-council%2F Catherine J. Frompovich Vactruth.com 09/21/2010 An Open Letter to President Barack Hussein Obama & The National Prevention, Health Promotion, and Public Health Council As created under Executive Order 13544 of June 10, 2010 Ladies and Gentlemen: Since voters, consumers, and taxpayers have NO input nor any ability to accept, reject, or counter FORCED legislation as enacted by Presidential Executive Orders—nor does Congress have any authority over them, which I find absolutely counter to a democratic form of governance—I think it behooves us all to examine Presidential Executive Order 13544 in view of what it may and can portend for We, the People. There are many interpretations that Obama “gave away the store” with regard to the USA accepting Codex Alimentarius, that draconian... vactruth.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3993917 Tue, 21 Sep 2010 15:37:03 +0100 3993917 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3987058&cid=t_217556_87_f&fid=39261&url=http%3A%2F%2Fvactruth.com%2F2010%2F09%2F20%2Faborted-human-fetal-cells-in-vaccines%2F Catherine J. Frompovich Vactruth.com 09/20/2010 Doctor Nancy Snyderman, a very attractive, gregarious and outgoing physician, has real TV presence in more ways than one. Friday, September 17, 2010 Dr. Snyderman appeared on the MSNBC Today Show and promoted vaccines in a segment titled Vaccines 101 in a manner to which I personally took umbrage, especially when she said there was a small amount of medicine in the shot and the “rest is water or salt water.” Hel-l-l-o-o-o! To hear Doctor Snyderman’s remarks that made me wonder, please access this link http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/36691058/vp/39211550#39211550 . It’s a little over six minutes of what I call “medical spin” that sounds valid but, inadvertently, I think misleads because of non-disclosure. Why? Well, my answer is this. ... vactruth.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3987058 Mon, 20 Sep 2010 11:58:14 +0100 3987058 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3980832&cid=t_217556_87_f&fid=39261&url=http%3A%2F%2Fvactruth.com%2F2010%2F09%2F17%2Fthimerosal-accumulates-in-rat-brains-study-reveals%2F Catherine Frompovich Vactruth.com 09/17/2010 One of the researchers with whom I network emailed an absolutely stunning article about how Thimerosal, a mercury preservative used in vaccines since the 1930s, caused impairment in the brains of neonatal Wistar and Lewis lab rats. Since mercury—and Thimerosal, in particular—is suspect in neurodevelopmental disorders in children, especially autism, this study corroborates what parents believe happened to their children as a result of vaccinations, vaccines, and adverse effects. Researchers at the Department of Pharmacology and Physiology of the Nervous System, Institute of Psychiatry and Neurology, Warsaw, Poland, published the results of their study, Neonatal administration of a vaccine preservative, thimerosal, produces lasting impairme... vactruth.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3980832 Fri, 17 Sep 2010 13:28:23 +0100 3980832 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3976500&cid=t_217556_87_f&fid=39261&url=http%3A%2F%2Fvactruth.com%2F2010%2F09%2F16%2Fbrain-swelling-and-damage-associated-with-vaccines%2F Catherine Frompovich Vactruth.com 09/16/2010 Brain Swelling and Damage Associated With Vaccines – Inappropriately Labeled Shaken Baby Syndrome Advisory Commission on Childhood Vaccines Meeting Sept. 2-3, 2010, Rockville, MD With all due respect to what’s been presented at this meeting, the Advisory Commission on Childhood Vaccines needs to hear about the unfortunate miscarriage of justice against parents whose children suffer brain swelling vaccine damage and are legally prosecuted by authorities with such charges as Shaken Baby Syndrome (SBS). Munchausen by Proxy (MSBP), Fictitious Induced Illness (FII), Non-Accidental Injury (NAI), Physical Abuse, Failure to Protect, and Child Abuse. Numerous infants and toddlers suffer brain trauma with or without hemorrhages; brain swelling (ed... vactruth.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3976500 Thu, 16 Sep 2010 14:25:40 +0100 3976500 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3976502&cid=t_217556_87_f&fid=39261&url=http%3A%2F%2Fvactruth.com%2F2010%2F09%2F14%2Fvaccine-acceptance-statistics-for-2009%2F Catherine Frompovich Vactruth.com 09/14/2010 There’s an adage that goes something like this: You can fool some of the people some of the time, but you can’t fool all the people all the time. Well, there just may be a report that bears out that contention, in my opinion. Recently I came across The Rand Corporation’s November 2009 report Seasonal Influenza Vaccine Use by Adults in the U.S., which I’d like to parse. First and foremost, I found it interesting that the Rand survey was “conducted under contract with GlaxoSmithKline (GSK).” On the front page of that report this statement appears: The RAND Corporation is a nonprofit research organization providing objective analysis and effective solutions that address the challenges facing the public and private sectors around the wor... vactruth.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3976502 Tue, 14 Sep 2010 06:30:50 +0100 3976502 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3946466&cid=t_217556_87_f&fid=39261&url=http%3A%2F%2Fvactruth.com%2F2010%2F09%2F07%2Fvaccine-meeting-at-fda%2F Catherine Frompovich 09/07/2010 Vactruth.com Whenever you’re in conflict with someone, there is one factor that can make the difference between damaging your relationship and deepening it. That factor is attitude. ….William James, American Philosopher & Psychologist (1842-1910) Why in the world would I open a report about a vaccine meeting at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in Rockville, Maryland, with such a quote? My answer is quite simple: Both sides of the vaccine injury issue need to interact intelligently because, as one member at that meeting said privately, “We’re both on the same page only at different paragraphs.” That remark has resounded in my consciousness numerous times since I heard it at the Advisory Commission on Childhood Vaccines Meeting September 2 ... vactruth.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3946466 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 16:18:30 +0100 3946466 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3946467&cid=t_217556_87_f&fid=39261&url=http%3A%2F%2Fvactruth.com%2F2010%2F09%2F06%2Fshoulder-injury-related-to-vaccine-administration%2F Catherine J. Frompovich 09/06/2010 Vactruth.com There are numerous vaccine-related injuries reported in VAERS (Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System) that federal government agencies maintain to track such injuries. VAERS is co-sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), agencies of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, according to its website. Vaccine damage reports can be made in three formats: Online at Instructions for Completing the VAERS On-Line Form By faxing a request to (877) 721-0366 By mail: Mail a completed VAERS Form to VAERS, P.O. Box 1100, Rockville, MD 20849-1100. A pre-paid postage stamp is included on the back of the form. During the September 2-3, 2010, Advisory Commission on Chil... vactruth.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3946467 Mon, 06 Sep 2010 14:53:39 +0100 3946467 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3925084&cid=t_217556_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2FHa5z-LE_Be8%2F After a decade of running one of the world’s most prestigious medical journals, Catherine DeAngelis is leaving her job as editor-in-chief of the Journal of the American Medical Association next year to join Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, where she will develop a Center for Professionalism in Medicine and the Related Professions, including nursing, public health, business and law. “This program, based in ethical professional conduct, will be a culmination of education, training and experience. It is the logical next step for me based back in my academic home,” DeAngelis says in a statement, which notes she was vice dean for Academic Affairs and Faculty at Hopkins School of Medicine before going to JAMA and is a professor of pediatrics there. During her te... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3925084 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 22:45:53 +0100 3925084 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3868701&cid=t_217556_83_f&fid=34856&url=http%3A%2F%2Finsidesurgery.com%2F2010%2F08%2Fphysicians-leave-sadler-clinic-texas%2F In what appears to be an ongoing trend, five additional physicians have resigned from Sadler Clinic in the Houston, Texas area because they are apparently unhappy with the way the clinic is being run. These departures come on the heels of the departure Dr. Catherine Hart, who left the clinic earlier and who is now being sued for violation of the non-compete clause. (Source: Inside Surgery) Inside Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3868701 Sun, 15 Aug 2010 16:48:26 +0100 3868701 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3566571&cid=t_217556_83_f&fid=34856&url=http%3A%2F%2Finsidesurgery.com%2F2010%2F05%2Ffbi-asks-plastic-surgeons-locating-wanted-james-whitey-bulger%2F The Federal Bureau of Investigations has placed a full-page ad in a magazine read by plastic surgeons seeking help locating the girlfriend of James “Whitey” Bulger. Catherine Greig was known to have had breast augmentation and authorities are hoping that a plastic surgeon will remember her after seeing her photograph. (Source: Inside Surgery) Inside Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3566571 Fri, 14 May 2010 18:44:50 +0100 3566571 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3420757&cid=t_217556_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2FNU_v5klsnPs%2F Lo, and the Lord sayeth to the Spinmeister: ‘Let My Pharmalot Go!’ But the Spinmeister was a cunning strategist and spoke out of both sides of his mouth. And still he enslaved poor Pharmalot. And so the Lord visited excruciating plagues upon the Spinmeister: Steve Nissen; Henry Waxman; Margaret Hamburg; Harlan Krumholz; Chuck Grassley; Catherine D’Angelis; Michael Loucks; Sid Wolfe; Jon Leibowitz and Jamie Love. Yet, the Spinmeister would not relent, and so the Lord slayed the compensation prince in each House of Pills. And finally, the Spinmeister released poor Pharmalot, who took his magic laptop and then wandered the Short Hills of the Garden State in search of the Promised Truth. But lo, the Spinmeister sent his army of flaks after poor Pharmalot. A mighty babble was heard a... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3420757 Mon, 29 Mar 2010 20:32:03 +0100 3420757 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3399175&cid=t_217556_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2FPYSdjFHtfzw%2F In a stern editorial, the editors of the Journal of the American Medical Association write that industry-sponsored research should be analyzed by researchers without ties to the drugmaker that is developing the medicine being studied. And they argue at least one study author must indicate that she or he “had full access to all of the data in the study and takes responsibility for the integrity of the data and the accuracy of the data analysis.” The missive was prompted by the recent US Senate Finance Committee report, which concluded that GlaxoSmithKline tried to undermine the scientific steering committtee on its own study of its Avandia diabetes pill and failed to acknowledge the drug increased the risk of heart problems. The editorial also pointed to commentary in the same J... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3399175 Wed, 24 Mar 2010 13:03:08 +0100 3399175 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3370607&cid=t_217556_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2010%2F03%2Fclarifying-lada-type-1-diabetes-in-adults.html When I met fellow D-writer Catherine Price for coffee recently, I immediately gushed about everything we had in common: two brunette journalist-types living in the SF Bay Area, both diagnosed a few years ago with LADA (or so I thought). Catherine gave me a sideways look, and then began grilling me about the formal definition [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3370607 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 13:00:36 +0100 3370607 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3363825&cid=t_217556_151_f&fid=35818&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FRecoveryIsSexycom%2F%7E3%2FFYXuoY3rJEQ%2F This is a key video about Bulimia from Face The Issue and narrated by Catherine Zeta-Jones. Catherine Zeta-Jones in Legend of Zorro This is a quote from a sufferer of Bulimia. for the past week i keep binging.. ive been on a diet now since about 4 months or so and ive lost [edit]… i was doing really good and i hardly ever binged maybe once in the whole time.. all of a sudden in the past 2 weeks ive binged (and then purged) about 6 times.. i dont know whats wrong with me.. i feel so out of control.. i hate purging i know not even half the food comes up and then i feel guilty im really scared to gain weight again, i promise myself i wont do it the next day and then i do.. i just want control over my mind again but it seems liek i cant get control of it. someone please help.. Alcoholis... Recovery Is Sexy.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3363825 Sat, 13 Mar 2010 21:33:26 +0100 3363825 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3100826&cid=t_217556_106_f&fid=34805&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FAwfulPlasticSurgery%2F%7E3%2F5ChPOoQqUcM%2F Catherine Zeta Jones has... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit MyWebsite.com for full links, other content, and more! ]] (Source: Awful Plastic Surgery) Awful Plastic Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3100826 Fri, 18 Dec 2009 14:18:57 +0100 3100826 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3089258&cid=t_217556_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FqtmC5-2_hEE%2F By Tad DeHavenIt’s not uncommon to hear the claim made that the “stimulus” would have had a greater economic impact had the money been focused on infrastructure. But proponents of public “investment” in infrastructure seem to forget that the government allocates capital on the basis of politics rather than economics. Government is naturally inefficient because it is immune to the market signals that guide private actors who stand to lose their own money should an investment not pan out. A perfect example is federal spending on airport infrastructure. The USA Today’s Thomas Frank has been doing good work looking at how the Federal Aviation Administration distributes funds to the nation’s airports. In his latest piece, Frank analyzed FAA records obtained under the Freedom of In... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3089258 Tue, 15 Dec 2009 13:56:37 +0100 3089258 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3084926&cid=t_217556_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2009%2F12%2Fa-kindred-spirit-on-symlin-and-cgm.html By far the most positive thing that has come out of getting this stupid chronic illness is meeting incredible people.  Who knew there were so many wonderful kindred spirits out there, before I began connecting with others who struggle all day every day with carb counts and insulin dosing calcs and potentially dangerous blood sugar [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3084926 Mon, 14 Dec 2009 13:00:02 +0100 3084926 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3012477&cid=t_217556_113_f&fid=38236&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthcareitnews.com%2Fblog%2Fstudy-shows-ehrs-make-little-difference-cost-quality (Source: Healthcare IT News Blog) Healthcare IT News Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3012477 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:42:32 +0100 3012477 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2645288&cid=t_217556_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blisstree.com%2Fhealthbolt%2Fsurgerys-robotic-future%2F Robots might be the future of surgery, but it wasn’t always this way. Surgery was once very primitive and extensive.  Anyone interested in the not only the history of surgery but also it’s future should watch this fascinating TED talk by surgeon and inventor Catherine Mohr. Warning: Not for the squemish. Catherine takes us on a tour of the history of surgery in all it’s pre-painkiller, pre-antiseptic glory and then head to the present and future with demos of some of the newest tools for surgery, nimble robot hands able to work through the smallest of surgical incisions. Post from: Healthbolt (Source: Healthbolt) Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2645288 Tue, 28 Jul 2009 10:00:52 +0100 2645288 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2523042&cid=t_217556_105_f&fid=36987&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FIvorKovicMd%2F%7E3%2F96g7TWX4X5k%2F Catherine Mohr is quite an incredible women. She is both an engineer and a medical doctor. She combines these two fields with her great inventions which help advance surgery. Take a look at her TED Talk in which she presents the newest robotic tools for surgery, but also remembers the beginnings of this art/craft/science. Tweet This (Source: Ivor Kovic, M.D.) Ivor Kovic, M.D. blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2523042 Mon, 22 Jun 2009 21:38:10 +0100 2523042 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2441101&cid=t_217556_87_f&fid=38368&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDisruptiveWomenInHealthCare%2F%7E3%2FNmcPJp9EvZY%2F Women should not die giving life. I’m pretty sure most of us in the U.S. and around the world are in agreement on that. And yet, tragically, more than half a million of the world’s women lose their lives during childbirth - a statistic that has held steady for over seven years. Here’s the shocker: We have the technology and the knowledge to save most of those women. So why aren’t we? This week Pathfinder International and the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation will discuss a new initiative that could reduce maternal mortality rates by more than 25%. They will be highlighting an innovative, low-cost, reusable technology to address postpartum hemorrhage - the leading cause of maternal deaths. The non-pneumatic anti-shock garment or “Life Wrap” c... Disruptive Women in Health Care blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2441101 Wed, 27 May 2009 16:40:37 +0100 2441101 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2293092&cid=t_217556_122_f&fid=36582&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSharpBrains%2F%7E3%2FGdpba4jkjjY%2F What started as an academic dispute regarding disclosure of conflict of interest is now snowballing into the mainstream media, due to the over-reaction by JAMA editors as reported in this Wall Street Journal blog post, JAMA editor calls Critic a "Nobody and a Nothing" In summary, Dr. Jonathan Leo, the "Critic", dared to draw attention to 2 important points regarding a study comparing the efficacy of therapy vs. medication published in the Journal of the American Academy of Medicine (JAMA) - one of the most prestigious scientific publications: 1) The study results were presented and reported in a biased way, since they favored one specific intervention, a drug, while ignoring another one, therapy-based, that had equally statistically significant effects. 2) Both the lead... SharpBrains blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2293092 Tue, 24 Mar 2009 16:44:41 +0100 2293092 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2218539&cid=t_217556_136_f&fid=37846&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhealthinfoispower.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F02%2F25%2Fhealth-insurance-essential-for-health-and-well-being-report-says-action-urgently-needed-from-president-obama-and-congress%2F “The evidence shows more clearly than ever that having health insurance is essential for people’s health and well-being, and safety-net services are not enough to prevent avoidable illness, worse health outcomes, and premature death, says a new report from the Institute of Medicine [IOM]. Moreover, new research suggests that when local rates of uninsurance are [...] (Source: Libby's H*O*P*E*) Libby's H*O*P*E* blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2218539 Wed, 25 Feb 2009 22:42:50 +0100 2218539 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2005912&cid=t_217556_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F7O5AhJ55fMY%2F There’s a new study by Molly Helt et al. out about recovery from autism in the December Neuropsychology Review. Kev at Left Brain/Right Brain has an overview; here’s the abstract: Although Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) are generally assumed to be lifelong, we review evidence that between 3% and 25% of children reportedly lose their ASD diagnosis and enter the normal range of cognitive, adaptive and social skills. Predictors of recovery include relatively high intelligence, receptive language, verbal and motor imitation, and motor development, but not overall symptom severity. Earlier age of diagnosis and treatment, and a diagnosis of Pervasive Developmental Disorder-Not Otherwise Specified are also favorable signs. The presence of seizures, mental retardation and genetic synd... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2005912 Wed, 03 Dec 2008 07:32:15 +0100 2005912 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1420666&cid=t_217556_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F283906217%2F After the FDA rejected the drug, which was to have revived Merck’s cholesterol franchise, its shares plunged. The pill contains an extended-release form of niacin, which is a vitamin, and a chemical called laropiprant to stop flushing, a common reaction to niacin. But the drugmaker offered no insights into the rejection, leaving Wall Street to speculate - and the speculation isn’t optimistic. In an investor note this morning, Catherine Arnold of Credit Suisse writes that the “laropiprant component of Cordaptive presumably had cardiovascular signals. Even though this may have been in very small numbers, the FDA was unable to get past the notion that Merck couldn’t explain why it happened in some patients and not in others, while the potential target population is large.&... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1420666 Mon, 05 May 2008 12:37:09 +0100 1420666 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1344614&cid=t_217556_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F262163176%2F A federal judge in Boston has denied a motion by the drugmaker to compel The New England Journal of Medicine to hand over confidential peer reviews and editorial notes, The Chronicle of Higher Education reports. The decision comes two weeks after a federal judge in Chicago agreed with two other journals - including the Journal of the American Medical Association and the Archives of Internal Medicine - that Pfizer couldn’t force them to reveal confidential info. In January, Pfizer filed a motion asking for peer-review documents it had subpoenaed from 11 studies on the drugs published by the various journals, including the NEJM, and also sought rejected studies, arguing the manuscripts might contain data that could be useful for its defense. The drugmaker is currently being sued in fed... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1344614 Tue, 01 Apr 2008 19:34:13 +0100 1344614 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1194841&cid=t_217556_99_f&fid=35344&url=http%3A%2F%2Fzackarysholemberger.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F02%2Funfair-one-off-ignorant-assessments-and.html Kathleen Graber: thoughtful, careful, with an intermittently epic reach, sometimes too grounded. I bought her book because I wanted to get the best impression of her poetry. "The form of stone is the form of attrition. It becomes itself by what is lost."; "[...]delicate rigid body of a bird[...]"Catherine Pierce: concrete, domestic, honest. From her love poem to America: "America teach me how to strut . . . I love how afterward you roll over and snore like a locomotive before I even catch my breath."Shin Yu Pai: I didn't write anything down to quote. I learned from her that the food industry is bad-bad-bad![Christopher Stackhouse read after Pai, but I must have been sleeping after my one beer; I don't remember what I thought of him.]John Keene: earnest, professorial. "Driving at what is ar... Zackary Sholem Berger blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1194841 Fri, 01 Feb 2008 16:19:00 +0100 1194841 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=892867&cid=t_217556_133_f&fid=35129&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwhitterer-autism.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F09%2F8-random-facts.html I have been tagged by "Mary-LUE" from "Life the Universe and Everything."The Rules:I have to post these rules before I give you the facts.Each player starts with 8 random facts/habits about themselves.People who are tagged need to write their own blog (about their 8 things) and post these rules.At the end of your blog, you need to choose people to get tagged and list their names.Don’t forget to leave them a comment telling them they’re tagged, and to read your blog.8 Random Facts/Habits About Me:1. As a child, I longed to wear glasses so that I could look intelligent. Now I wear them all the time, but the promised intelligence is still adrift.2. I am vain, I have a trunk of empty hair dye bottles to prove it.3. The older I grow, the more fake I become – teeth, nails and aforementione... Whitterer on Autism blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=892867 Sat, 22 Sep 2007 16:45:00 +0100 892867 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2510409&cid=t_217556_87_f&fid=34865&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecancerblog.com%2F2007%2F09%2F13%2Fceleb-charm-necklaces-in-support-of-cancer%2F Filed under: Celebrity fundraisersPopular celebrities like Kate Moss and Scarlett Johansson have lent their signature style to the fight against cancer by designing charms that reflect their own character, which will be sold with the profits going to a prominent UK cancer charity. The charms are appearing on a necklace that is being sold at Wallis for about $51USD each. Moss' charm is a petite swallow, while Johansson's is a vibrant yellow and orange lilly. Other contributors include designer Christian Louboutin and comedian Catherin Tate. I think it's great to see celebrities and designers offering their time and their good taste towards a good cause. Don't you agree?Read | Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments (Source: The Cancer B... The Cancer Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2510409 Wed, 12 Sep 2007 23:00:00 +0100 2510409 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=811318&cid=t_217556_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F146208050%2F The drugmaker continues to be a source of speculation, particularly for Credit Suisse analyst Catherine Arnold, who today issued an investor note in which she argues Wyeth is “could be the top major pharma takeout candidate.” She notes that Wyeth shares have plunged 19 percent since the FDA nixed two different product approvals, which she believes spells opportunity. “Wyeth is undervalued even in our worst case scenario…shares offer more than 40 percent upside potential in a takeout scenario,” writes Arnold, noting that patent protection on the Effexor XR antidepressant, a $3.7 billion seller last year, expires in 2011. “Pfizer, in particular, would be a fitting takeover partner.” As she sees it, uncertainty surrounding Wyeth makes it easy to over... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=811318 Mon, 20 Aug 2007 18:33:40 +0100 811318 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=650918&cid=t_217556_87_f&fid=34882&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbreathspakids.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F05%2Fr4s-allergic-reactions-was-spotty-and.html And please let Shinga find some decent coverage of allergy issues before she explodes.A valued correspondent has been kind enough to send me a partial transcript of Radio 4's recently broadcast Allergic Reactions. The clinical experts were interesting but the reporter repeated the cliched investigations that do nothing to educate or to inform the debate: consequently, judging by the reactions and comments, he has achieved very little. Allergic Reactions was (sadly) spotty and irritating in parts - I could say that it probably seemed like a good wheeze at the time but that is probably going too far.Allergic Reactions (BBC Radio 4 Tues 22 May, 8pm, reporter Matthew Hill)Partial transcriptBeginning of broadcast: Prof. Gideon Lack and Dr. Pam Ewan provide an overview of the current inadequate ... Breath Spa for Kids blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=650918 Thu, 31 May 2007 11:25:00 +0100 650918