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CDC.gov advertises for Gardasil on its home page
Julie Gerberding moved to Merck Vaccines last month and CDC simultaneously decided to focus on cervical cancer. What a coincidence! The only cancer mentioned on CDC’s home page is cervical cancer, and a chart of cervical cancer incidence by ethnicity is the only statistical information on the home page. CDC says, “The PAP test and…
Experts Debate Extent of FDA Reform in Wake of Whistleblower Testimony/ Medscape
From the April 5 Medscape: … The testimony repeated charges that Dr. Nicholas made in a letter last December to HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and FDA Commissioner Hamburg. He disclosed that he had sought an FDA warning label on the CT scanner in question that would highlight the risk for radiation-induced cancer, noting that between…
Revealed: Scientific evidence for the 2001 anthrax attacks
from an article by Debora MacKenzie, who has been knowledgeably reporting on anthrax and bioterrorism at the New Scientist for more than a decade: . . . Next the team developed highly sensitive tests to screen all 1072 samples for four of the mutations. Eight samples had all four. One came from a flask labelled…
Quotes from the WaPo by Medical-Political Officials
I vote for Drs. Swaminathan as the most adept at saying nothing. In other words, making sure that whatever the future outcome, she won’t be wrong. Coming up with these meaningless statements while appearing to be erudite–well, it is a remarkable talent. I wonder if Tony taught it to her, or if she learned it…
What are world leaders proposing to do about NSA snooping at this point? / Guardian, CNN
From the Guardian: [A new NSA document revealed in Germany’s Bild newspaper said there was a] “… not legally registered spying branch” (illegal under German law) in the US embassy in Berlin, the exposure of which would lead to “grave damage for the relations of the United States to another government”. From the Washington Post: Interior Minister Hans-Peter Friedrich…
USG gives contract to anthrax vaccine manufacturer to develop an Ebola drug/ Bloomberg
Recall that the current anthrax vaccine manufacturer has never developed and brought to market a single drug. The anthrax vaccine was developed by the US army. The company has purchased other companies, such as Cangene, that do have a few marketable products, though the market for them is small. It is also marketing a nerve gas decontamination skin…