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North America | United States | Corruption

FDA: Government Recommends Untested, Unlicensed Vaccines for Pregnant Women

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In response to a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit, the FDA has admitted, for the first time, that government agencies, including the CDC, are recommending vaccines for pregnant women that have neither been licensed for pregnant mothers by FDA nor tested for safety in clinical trials. The lawsuit, filed by Children’s Health Defense (CHD) attorney, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. on behalf of Informed Consent Action Network(ICAN), a vaccine safety advocacy group, sought all clinical trial data used by FDA to approve influenza vaccines for pregnant women. The FDA’s terse reply: “We
North America | United States | Medicine

Nursing Student Kicked Out College For Refusing to Lie about Vaccines (Audio)

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Nichole Rolfe, formerly Nichole Bruff, was a nursing student at Baker College in Michigan who dreamt of being a nurse practitioner of midwifery before the nursing department’s director dismissed her–shortly before she was to graduate–after Rolfe questioned instructors who were teaching students to lie to patient’s in order to coerce them into getting vaccinated. Nichole spoke with Robert Scott Bell about her story
North America | United States | Medicine

Newborn infants experience psychiatric drug withdrawal

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Babies born to women with psychotic disorders often have the deck stacked against them. Their mothers tend to receive less prenatal care; have poorer nutrition; use more tobacco, alcohol, and illicit drugs; are unlikely to be married; and often have limited social support. New labeling recently promulgated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warns that these babies may also be susceptible to withdrawal symptoms from their mothers' antipsychotic medications, but some practitioners fear the results of those warnings will be worse than the symptoms of withdrawal. Last month the FDA poste
North America | United States | Medicine

The State Tried Kidnapping this Amish Girl to Force Chemo on Her, She Fled and is Now Cancer Free

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After fleeing from government agents who wanted to kidnap her and put her through chemotherapy, an Amish girl who once had cancer is now entirely healthy. Sarah Hershberger, 12, was being treated at Akron Childrens Hospital, a government hospital, when the staff attempted to force her through chemotherapy despite the objections of her and her parents, Andy and Anna Hershberger. In June of 2013, Sarah was receiving chemotherapy at the hospital and her parents were convinced that it was making her condition worse, and putting her at risk for many other long-term health problems. The pa
North America | United States | Health

10% of Pregnant Women Drink Alcohol, Study Finds

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More than 10 percent of pregnant women in the United States, and 18 percent of pregnant women age 35 and older, say they drank alcohol in the past month, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. What's more, among all pregnant women who reported drinking alcohol, about a third reported binge drinking, meaning they consumed at least four alcoholic beverages on one occasion, the study found. Drinking alcohol during pregnancy is a health concern because it can cause birth defects and developmental disabilities in babies, and increase the risk of comp
Europe | U.K. | Health

Women more likely to die after heart attack treatment, say researchers

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Women are more likely to die following heart attack treatment than men, research has found. They are also less likely to have an angioplasty procedure, a procedure to widen blocked or narrowed coronary arteries to get the blood back flowing to the heart, a study carried out by the Paris Cardiovascular Research Centre discovered. Experts said this could be down to the fact that women tend to be older when they suffer heart attacks, and are also more likely to be diabetic. They suggested, however, that the fact that fewer women undergo angioplasties could be down to the “wrong attitude o
Europe | Great Britain | Career

Maternity leave discrimination means 54,000 women lose their jobs each year

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Women returning from maternity leave are more likely to face discrimination in the workplace than they were a decade ago, according to a report published today by the Equality and Human Rights Commission. The study by the EHRC estimates that around 54,000 new mothers are losing their jobs across Britain every year – almost twice the number identified in similar research undertaken in 2005. It also found that 10% of women were discouraged from attending antenatal appointments by their employers, putting the health of mother and baby at risk. Caroline Waters, deputy chair of the EHRC,
Asia | Japan | Crimes

Toyota’s Top Female Executive Arrested In Japan On Drug Charges

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Toyota Motor Corp.'s first senior female executive who was appointed head of public relations just weeks ago — has been arrested in Japan for allegedly importing the prescription painkiller oxycodone in violation of the country's narcotics laws. A total of 57 pills were discovered by Japanese customs officials on June 11 inside a package that Hamp mailed to herself from Kentucky, declaring the contents to be a necklace, according to Japanese news reports. Oxycodone is legal in the U.S. with a prescription.
North America | United States | Health

Many African-American women ‘silent and alone’ with infertility

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Researchers from the University of Michigan exploring the experiences of African-American women coping with infertility have found that many experience infertility in silence and isolation from friends and family. The study, published in Psychology of Women Quarterly, also found that infertility impaired many of the women's sense of self and gender identity. According the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), there are an estimated 6.7 million women ages 15-44 in the US with an impaired ability to get pregnant or carry a baby to term. Around 1.5 million married women ages 15-
North America | United States | Medicine

Hey, doctors: Women aren’t imagining their health problems

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Take a moment to imagine this: You go to your doctor because your nose won’t stop bleeding. But after an examination, your doctor just shrugs and tells you that you’re just “imagining” your nosebleed. Sure, you might have stayed up all night with a wad of tissues to your face, but your gushing nostrils must be all in your head! That’s what a routine doctor’s office visit can feel like for many women. And it’s not just true of annual visits to our gynecologists — it extends to more general treatment, too. Overall, there simply isn’t enough research in the field of wo

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