Press Release Wednesday 14, March 2007 Dr. Diane M. Harper, a lead researcher in the development of the humanpapilloma virus vaccine, says giving the drug to 11-year-old girls http://ahrp.blogspot.com/2007/03/nyt-vital-discussion-clouded-mandatory.html “is a great big public health experiment.” AHRP’s stated rationale for objecting to a policy mandating Merck’s HPV vaccine in 11 year old girls is validated Continue Reading …
Archives for March 2007
Researcher blasts HPV marketing
March 14, 2007 by Leave a Comment
kpcnews.com BY CINDY BEVINGTON [email protected] (Created: Wednesday, March 14, 2007 9:04 AM EDT) LEBANON, N.H. — A lead researcher who spent 20 years developing the vaccine for humanpapilloma virus says the HPV vaccine is not for younger girls, and that it is “silly” for states to be mandating it for them. Not only that, she Continue Reading …
HPV Vaccine Researcher Blasts Mandatory Marketing
March 13, 2007 by Leave a Comment
Dr. Harper, a scientist, physician, professor and the director of the Gynecologic Cancer Prevention Research Group at the Norris Cotton Cancer Center at Dartmouth Medical School in New Hampshire, said: “It is silly to mandate vaccination of 11- to 12-year-old girls There also is not enough evidence gathered on side effects to know that safety is not an issue.” All of her trials have been with subjects ages 15 to 25. “This vaccine has not been tested in little girls for efficacy. At 11, these girls don’t get cervical cancer - they won’t know for 25 years if they will get cervical cancer.”
Hormonal Humor
March 10, 2007 by Leave a Comment
Wendy Aarons — an Austin Original I often read fellow Austin writer, Wendi Aarons’ Blog, “They’re Not All Gems.” She has a slightly ‘twisted sister’ humor that never fails to make me smile and sometimes wonder what color the sky is in her world. Her March 5th, 2007 was too funny and insightful not to Continue Reading …
Sleep Deprivation Blurs Moral Judgment
March 7, 2007 by Leave a Comment
New Study Suggests Its Best to Sleep Before Tackling a Personal Dilemma An article written by Miranda Hitti, reviewed by Louise Chang, MD and published in WebMD Medical News this month, reports the findings of a recent U.S. Army study on sleep deprivation. Why should women care about an Army Study concerning sleep deprevation and Continue Reading …
New Information Concerning Precocious Puberty
March 7, 2007 by Leave a Comment
Another Reason To Avoid Happy Meals… Early Puberty In Girls Due to Being Overweight As A Toddler US scientists have shown that being overweight as a toddler increases the chance that a girl will reach puberty early. The study from the University of Michigan’s Mott Children’s Hospital is published in the journal Pediatrics. Dr Joyce Continue Reading …
Early Puberty In Girls Due to Being Overweight As A Toddler
March 5, 2007 by 2 Comments
Main Category: Pediatrics News Article Date: 05 Mar 2007 - 4:00 PST US scientists have shown that being overweight as a toddler increases the chance that a girl will reach puberty early. The study from the University of Michigan‘s Mott Children’s Hospital is published in the journal Pediatrics. Dr Joyce Lee, the lead author, Continue Reading …
