Archives for January 2007

The Nature and Study of Women’s Hormonal Health

By Leslie Botha January 30, 2007 The nature and study of women’s hormonal health has been sadly neglected to a point that the medical and pharmaceutical industries have now taken a stand purporting that women need not menstruate every month – stating that this natural process inhibits women from experiencing a whole and fulfilling life. Continue Reading …

Merck lobbying States to mandate Gardasil for school girls

Merck recently has been providing lobbyists throughout the country with information about its human papillomavirus vaccine Gardasil in an effort to encourage states to mandate that middle-school age girls receive it, the Baltimore Sun reports (Smitherman, Baltimore Sun, 1/29). FDA in July 2006 approved Gardasil for sale and marketing to girls and women ages nine Continue Reading …