AlexO'Meara.com » swine flue vaccine http://www.alexomeara.com Author of Chasing Medical Miracles: The Promise and Perils of Clinical Trials Fri, 27 Aug 2010 05:36:37 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Swine flu vaccine, cancer & “rigged” trials – July 15, 2009 http://www.alexomeara.com/2009/07/swine-flue-vaccine-cancer-rigged-trials-july-15-2009/ http://www.alexomeara.com/2009/07/swine-flue-vaccine-cancer-rigged-trials-july-15-2009/#comments Wed, 15 Jul 2009 15:34:54 +0000 Alex http://www.alexomeara.com/?p=269 A vaccine for swine flu is nearing clinical trials testing while at the same time the U.S. is pumping another $1 billion into the vaccine to get it to trials, perhaps this month… A Denver television news station (of all places) has a very interesting story on a report released from watchdog organization Public Citizen saying that a large number of clinical trials results are not accurate because money plays to big an influence in trials… An examination of cancer trials reveals that race plays a part in the rates among African Americans in some significant cancers… all in all, interesting reading for a beautiful Wednesday…

Labs say swine flu vaccine is close to clinical trials – guardian.co.uk – UK – Some are in the experimental stages, while others are approaching the need for clinical trials. However they are “by no means” ready yet, according to the … See all stories on this topic

US to spend another $1 billion on flu vaccine – Reuters – USA – It needs to be safe so testing and clinical trials will start this month. We’ll know a lot more by the end of the summer and it needs to be effective,” she … See all stories on this topic

Are Clinical Trials Compromised By Money? – TheDenverChannel.com -Denver, CO, USA – Are clinical trial rigged? The results skewed? That’s the question asked by Public Citizen in Washington, DC “Many medical journals are becoming marketing … See all stories on this topic

Cancer Does Discriminate – Science Magazine (subscription) – USA – A new study that looks back at dozens of cancer clinical trials concludes that for some cancers, such as lung and leukemia, race makes no difference … See all stories on this topie

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