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Post by brillbilly on Aug 28, 2010 23:33:54 GMT 10
The UK's medicines regulator is examining a possible link between a swine flu vaccine given to millions of Britons and the sleeping disorder narcolepsy. Skip related content The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency said it is "evaluating" case reports in Europe of patients developing narcolepsy after taking the drug Pandemrix. Narcolepsy is a rare sleep disorder which causes a person to fall asleep suddenly and unexpectedly. Parents and doctors were being urged to keep watch on a child's temperature after research found they were more likely to suffer a fever - above 38C (100F) - following the second dose compared with after the first. Youngsters were also more likely to suffer soreness at the site of injection as well as drowsiness, irritability and loss of appetite after the second dose. The vaccine, made by GlaxoSmithKline, was the most widely used in the UK at the height of last year's flu pandemic. On Friday, the European Medicines Agency said it was looking into Pandemrix after a number of cases of narcolepsy were reported, mostly in Sweden and Finland. The vaccine was given to millions of people in high-risk groups, including children and those with conditions such as diabetes, heart disease and asthma. Overall, it was given to at least 30.8 million Europeans. uk.news.yahoo.com/4/20100828/tuk-sleeping-disorder-swine-flu-link-pro-dba1618.html >:(i never trusted the dam vaccine in the first place
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Post by theshee on Aug 29, 2010 3:07:39 GMT 10
I just read this the other day Brill. Like most drugs they are NOT tested enough befor they go out to the public. Esp this drug.
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Post by brillbilly on Aug 29, 2010 4:10:57 GMT 10
yeah hun,wez on the ball
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