Archive of entries posted on 13th April 2005

Obituary

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How many of us have ever heard of Maurice Hilleman? Many of us may owe our lives to him. Dr. Hilleman developed 8 of the 14 vaccines routinely recommended: measles, mumps, hepatitis A, hepatitis B, chickenpox, meningitis, pneumonia and Haemophilus influenzae bacteria (which brings on a variety of symptoms, including inflammation of the lining of …

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Who do they think they’re kidding?

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Here’s why you should pay attention to the background of the “independent” consulting firm that issues studies. Giulani Partners, working on a contract from Big Pharma, concludes that drug reimportation would be a bad thing. Well, gosh, what a surprise. Republican Rudy Giulani’s company, working for the trade association which contributed huge sums to the …

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