Cervical Cancer Vaccine Blamed for UK Girl’s Paralysis
Cervical Cancer Vaccine May Cause Paralysis. A British media site is reporting that a 12-year-old girl in the United Kingdom became paralyzed shortly after receiving the Cervarix cervical cancer vaccine. According to Telegraph.co.uk, the parents of Ashleigh Cave believe that Cervarix is behind their daughter’s mystery illness. In … [Read more...]
Despite Serious Reactions in Girls, Merck Looking at Gardasil for Boys
Merck Looking at Gardasil for Boys. Merck & Co., the maker of the Gardasil cervical cancer vaccine, has boys in its crosshairs. Merck already heavily promotes - and some say forces - the use of Gardasil for young girls. Now Merck is conducting research to see if Gardasil could also be administered to boys. But not everyone is … [Read more...]
$14.5M for Missed Diagnosis
A Jury Awarded The Family Over Missed Diagnosis. A civil jury in Mineola yesterday awarded $14.5 million to the family of a Shirley woman who died of cervical cancer after a laboratory in Massapequa examined her Pap smear tests and failed to detect the disease. Karen Pedone, 35, died in March 1997 after a three-year battle with … [Read more...]
