Narcolepsy and Swine Flu Vaccine: Is this the vaccine we use today?/ BBC

From the BBC:  Link between narcolepsy and flu vaccine investigated  Health officials are investigating a link between narcolepsy and the Pandemrix vaccine in two people who were treated for swine flu. Northern Ireland’s Chief Medical Officer has confirmed to the BBC, that Northern Ireland had become the latest country to report suspected cases of the…

US Food and Drug Administration lashes pharmaceutical giant CSL over lab practices/ The Australian

for video click here Despite the report below, CSL is one of six flu vaccine manufacturers licensed to sell flu vaccine in the US in 2011.  The CSL vaccine, Afluria, is labelled for use over 5 years old.  However, the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practises recommends that Afluria not be used in children aged…

Health problems linger for survivors of the anthrax attacks/PA’s Courier Times

The following article talks about an important finding, which I mentioned back in a 2002 NY Times interview:  the people who developed inhalation anthrax (or cutaneous anthrax that became generalized) were likely to suffer from the identical symptoms as those who became very ill after anthrax vaccinations.  These symptoms have now lingered for ten years…

Probe on narcolepsy–H1N1 vaccine link finds genetic risk factor/ CIDRAP

Sep 1, 2011 (CIDRAP News) – A final report from Finnish health officials on the link between the 2009 H1N1 Pandemrix vaccine and narcolepsy confirmed the link, finding a greater risk than their earlier estimate and identifying a genetic risk factor in all patients. In a statement on the findings today, a task force from…

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