As demonstrated by the lack of effective protection against Swine Flu in this current pandemic by our previous mandatory vaccination, as well as the fact that THERE WERE FEWER CASES OF FLU DURING THE FLU VACCINE "SHORTAGE "2 YEAR'S AGO than during any previous year when there was plenty of vaccine available, consider the following:The New Jersey Coalition for Vaccination Choice is a network of parents, physicians, holistic organizations and autism support groups, concerned with the lack of pa... Read Full Story

Medical Errors - A Leading Cause of DeathThe JOURNAL of the AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION (JAMA) Vol 284, No 4, July 26th 2000 article written by Dr Barbara Starfield, MD, MPH, of the Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health, shows that medical errors may be the third leading cause of death in the United States.The report apparently shows there are 2,000 deaths/year from unnecessary surgery; 7000 deaths/year from medication errors in hospitals; 20,000 deaths/year from other errors in ... Read Full Story

Did you know American physicians write 4,000,000,000 prescriptions a year and the United States accounts for nearly 50% of worldwide pharmaceutical spending?That the Institute of Medicine states that preventable medication errors result in 7,000 deaths in hospitals each year and tens of thousands in out -patient settings?And that the FDA admits that 80% of all new drugs they approve offer no substantial improvement over time tested drugs already on the market? Read Full Story

AstraZeneca's weight gain and diabetes side effect cover up, and the sleazy Seroquel sex scandalIn the staid world of drug research, this is about as scandalous as it gets. The antipsychotic drug quetiapine, or Seroquel, is coming under fire.As MedPage Today reports, damning e-mails from the past are resurfacing, implicating the drug maker for "burying" studies linking the drug to weight gain and diabetes.But here's where it gets juicy.AstraZeneca's former US medical dir... Read Full Story

MRI Scans as Overtreatment for Breast CancerYesterday, while scouring KevinMD, I stumbled across a post from “Respectful Insolence,” a blog authored by an academic surgeon/scientist who dubs himself “Orac.” In the post, Orac reports that this Wednesday at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) 2008 Annual Meeting,researchers from the Mayo Clinic will be reporting on a disturbing correlation between the use of breast magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and a rise in the number of women ... Read Full Story

Man in Coma Has 'Miracle' RecoveryWakes Up After Doctors Decided to Pull Plug(Feb. 18) - A California man astounded his family and doctor alike when he awoke from a coma 96 hours after suffering a heart stoppage -- and just after the decision was made to take him off life support.Mike Connolly, 56, , developed an arrhythmia on Jan. 31, California's North County Times reported. His heart stopped beating, and his wife, Loris, called 911.Paramedics worked on Connolly for 35 minutes, ... Read Full Story

WASHINGTON (Dec. 11) - Government health advisers Thursday called for restrictions on some long-acting asthma drugs, but spared Advair, a top-selling medication used by millions of patients.Outside experts advising the Food and Drug Administration recommended that Foradil and Serevent no longer be used for asthma. But they said the benefits of Advair and Symbicort clearly outweigh the risks.All the medications contain an ingredient that relaxes muscles around stressed airways. But that may ma... Read Full Story

(WebMD) This year's flu shot was only 44% effective, a new study suggests - the least effective flu vaccine in a decade.The findings come from a study of 616 Wisconsin residents who came down with flu-like illnesses during the peak of the flu season. Study findings appear in today's issue of the CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.In good years, flu vaccines are 70% to 90% effective in preventing confirmed cases of flu bad enough to cause a person to seek medical attention... Read Full Story

Four-month-old Gianna DiFiglia died only two days after being injected with four different vaccines at a routine doctor visit.Thursday, her mother, Patricia DiFiglia of Hackettstown, stood on the State House steps with a picture of her daughter in the air, underlined by the words "Murder," protesting mandatory children vaccinations.The issue has come to a head since New Jersey became the first in the nation to require annual flu shots for preschoolers last month. DiFiglia said she i... Read Full Story

Here it is, folks!!The first attempt to allow you freedom of choice in NJ-THE MOST HEAVILY VACCINATED SPOT ON THE PLANET!Call the legislators and voice your support!ASSEMBLY, No. 260STATE OF NEW JERSEY213th LEGISLATUREPRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2008 SESSIONSponsored by:Assemblywoman CHARLOTTE VANDERVALKDistrict 39 (Bergen)Assemblyman PETER J. BIONDIDistrict 16 (Morris and Somerset)Assemblyman GARY S. SCHAERDistrict 36 (Bergen, Essex and Passaic)Assemblyman PATRICK J. DIEGNAN, JR.Distri... Read Full Story