The Myth of Measles Eradication
There’s a popular refrain that goes like this: “Measles was declared eradicated in the United States in 2000, but it has recently made a comeback because of declining vaccination rates.” Now, just how do we know that measles was eradicated in 2000? Well, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) says so, of course. Here’s exactly what the CDC says on its website, in response to the question…
Direct-to-Consumer Ads Prompt Patients to ‘Ask Their Doctor’ for Drugs
Direct-to-consumer (DTC) advertisements are a dime and dozen on American television, Internet and radio these days. The United States and New Zealand are the only countries that allow DTC drug ads and it wasn’t until 1997 that the Food and Drug Administration offered guidance on such advertising. Since then, spending in this area quadrupled. In fact, of the $27 billion…
FDA Overstepped Authority on Whistleblower Surveillance
After several Food and Drug Administration employees exposed alleged flaws in the agency’s approval process for medical devices to Congress and the press in 2009, the FDA retaliated with a controversial email-monitoring program, sparking a lawsuit against the federal agency and ongoing questions about the legality and ethics of the surveillance. In January 2009, FDA…
Blackmail and the Medical Vaccine Exemption | Barbara Loe Fisher
Financial Incentive for Doctors to Fully Vaccinate Patients?
I get a lot of emails from people who wonder if doctors have any sort of financial incentive to get their patients vaccinated. Do we get any sort of bonus from the insurance companies that pay us? I’ve always thought that the answer to this question was no. I recently found out otherwise. Now, if you count the fact that part of the income for a doctor’s office comes from…
Hundreds in UK Claim Swine Flu Vaccine Injury
An investigation I conducted in 2009 revealed that the H1N1 swine flu epidemic was far less than the U.S. government had made it out to be. I exclusively obtained lab test results from 50 states when the Centers for Disease Control refused to produce them. The results showed that most of the supposed cases of swine flu were not swine flu at all. In fact, they weren’t any…