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01/02/2018 / By Robert Jonathan

Drug makeover: When a drug underperforms, Big Pharma renames it, labels it for another use and jacks up the price

A drug that treats periodic paralysis may be pricing those afflicted with the condition out of the market. Originally a medicine approved for glaucoma treatment, the U.K. National Health Service made Daranide available for the equivalent of about $500 U.S. dollars for a year’s supply. Daranide reportedly didn’t work well for the eye disease, but was […]

09/07/2016 / By Vicki Batts

Boy completely paralyzed from the neck down after Gardasil vaccination

Colton Berrett was a regular adolescent boy before he received the Gardasil vaccine. While getting a routine check-up at the doctor’s office before going off to scout camp, Colton’s doctor recommended he get the HPV vaccine. The doctor told Colton’s mother that he needed the vaccine to prevent cancer, and to help prevent him from […]

11/01/2015 / By Julie Wilson

FDA expediting approval for deadly flu shot linked to autoimmune disorders, paralysis and death

Last week, Vaccines.news published a snippet about the FDA fast tracking an incredibly dangerous flu vaccine called FLUAD. The piece generated a lot of buzz, prompting us to provide our readers with the full scoop. Prepare to share this news with all of your friends and family, because, after reading this, you really wouldn’t want […]

09/21/2015 / By Greg White

EU to begin investigating HPV vaccines linked to permanent brain damage in children

The European Medicines Agency (EMA), the European Union agency responsible for protecting the public by supervising medicine, announced last Monday that it would conduct an investigation regarding the safety of human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccines. HPV vaccines are purportedly intended to prevent genital warts and cervical cancer. Cervical cancer is one of the most common […]

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