The HPV vaccination could be more dangerous than what it "prevents"

Like many Americans, I watch some television. Though I probably watch less than average, I've grown to enjoy some unwind time with shows like 30 Rock, The Marriage Ref, Fringe and The Mentalist, a few of my favorites, and most of which can be viewed at Hulu.com. (There was a time when I didn't have TV and only watched movies and I also enjoyed that - so I guess I'm flexible within my entertainment options.) Now I like hulu not only because I can watch shows at my own convenience, but because hulu has fewer commercials than regular television. When I do watch "regular" television, it can only be tolerated if I fast-forward through the commercials or (if I don't have tivo or DVR), mute the commercials and read a book while they're extolling the latest fast-food invention (food now is more invention than actual food) or pharmaceutical promising to make my life better.

But lately even Hulu has been getting on my nerves because it's been frequently running these HPV vaccination commercials. Now the following is only my opinion, and I'm going to quote Dr. Mercola, as he's an M.D. and I am not, but these commercials always elicit an adverse reaction in me. I haven't seen this much fear-mongering and propaganda since we studied the Nazi regime in world history. If you haven't seen the ad yet, it basically scares women into getting the HPV vaccination with a series of "what ifs." e.g.: "What if my boyfriend in college gave me HPV and I don't know it and later on it develops into cervical cancer and I can't have husband, children, and the perfect life..." Then the commercial shows a very depressed, hairless, chemo-therapy-receiving young woman looking sad because she (as it is implied) got cervical cancer when it could have been so easily avoided with a simple vaccination.

Well, this vaccination is not so simple, it seems, nor is it harmless. As you will read in the following article from Dr. Mercola's website on the HPV vaccination, the vaccination is not only unreliable, it's potentially deadly  and could cause infertility! And the government is considering requiring the vaccination! Unbelievable! Now I realize I'm doing my own fear-mongering myself here, and that is not my primary intention. My intention is to help people out in the world become more aware so that they can make more informed decisions and lead happy, healthy lives; men and women alike because you women out there need to make informed choices about your bodies, and you men out there need to inform and look out for the women in your life. Also, as Dr. Mercola states in the end of his article, the key is to live a healthy lifestyle, because your immune system will naturally fight off illness and disease the more you live and eat holistically.

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Here's the article from Dr. Mercola on the dangers of the HPV vaccination:

Three Girls Died, Others Hospitalized, After HPV Vaccine

Posted by: Dr. Mercola
June 14 2007 | 123,860 views

Amid controversy over state legislatures in the U.S. requiring young girls to take Gardasil, Merck's new vaccine for human papillomavirus (HPV), severe side effects are being reported.
1,637 adverse reactions have been reported by Judicial Watch, a public interest watchdog, including three girls who died shortly after receiving the immunization. Judicial Watch obtained the reports from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration using the Freedom of Information Act.
In Australia, 25 girls who had just received their first injection of the vaccine experienced headache, nausea, and dizziness. In some cases, the problems were so severe that they were hospitalized. Shares of the vaccine's Australian developer, CSL, fell after the incident was reported in the news.

British Medical Journal June 9, 2007;334:1182-1183

Dr. Mercola's Comment:

Should young girls be required to take Gardasil by the government when possible side effects include hospitalization and death? There have also been reports from the National Vaccine Information Center about fainting and dizziness reported by dozens of patients as side effects of Gardasil, and there are even some concerns that Gardasil may cause infertility.
These are steep risks for a vaccine that only sometimes protects against HPV, which is virtually 100 percent avoidable without an expensive and potentially fatal vaccine.
Please realize that Merck has manipulated the medical and political system to FORCE children to get this dangerous vaccine for their own bottom line profit.  The potential promised reduction of cervical cancer is the bait they use.
Remember Merck, the manufacturer of this vaccine, is the same company that made Vioxx that killed over 60,000 people.
It is also important to understand that this year, some 11,000 women will be diagnosed with cervical cancer, which can be caused by HPV, and about 3,700 will die from it. In comparison, 16 times more American women will be diagnosed with breast cancer (178,480), and 11 times more will die from it (40,460).

As Merck's own literature says, it is important to realize that Gardasil does not protect women against some "non-vaccine" HPV types. So, even if girls accept the risks and get vaccinated, they can still get HPV.

Finally, although more than 6 million women contract HPV each year, a woman's immune system is often strong enough to clear up the infection on its own. About 90 percent of HPV infections simply clear up within two years.
Remember, it is NOT the infection that is the issue as much as it is the person's immune system. You can be exposed to these bacteria and viruses and if you are living a healthy lifestyle your body's immune system will typically know how to address the infection.

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Bravo, Stephen Colbert & Co! and your Olympic Vancouverage

If you missed this week of The Colbert Report, you can watch episodes either on Comedy Central's website for The Colbert Report, Colbert Nation, or on Hulu (where you'll suffer only 2-3 commercials per episode. (No, I'm not sponsored by either one of these organizations, I just like to make things easy for my readers.)

Stephen Colbert and Co. (Co being his writers and staff) did a fantastic job this week not covering the Olympic games. They Vancouveraged them. But right here I'd like to just point out the absurdity of copyright law. Apparently, NBC paid $820 million for exclusive rights to use the "O" word. (No, not orgasms. Please see previous blogs for those kinds of topics, people! This is serious, olympic, athletic business here on this blog!) What this means, as far as this very un-legal gal understands, is that no other broadcast station can proclaim on-air that they're covering the Olympic games of 2010. Only NBC-owned-or-affiliated stations can say that. Also, no other non-NBC-owned-or-affiliated stations can even show the Olympic rings without risking being sued. Sillyness, huh? That's copyright for you. I wonder how that applies to print. I suspect it doesn't since newspapers seem to be freely reporting on the winter Olympics, but who reads a newspaper (besides online) nowadays anyways? Besides, of course, my parents... and anyone retired and over age 60. Don't get me wrong, I actually love newspapers. There's a fantastic visceral experience that comes with reading an actual newspaper (as opposed to reading news on the computer or watching news on television). I just love trees more than that visceral experience. Especially considering I would sometimes miss reading the paper on certain days and would subsequently feel a bit wasteful. If they printed newspapers on hemp, a crop that grows, aptly, like a weed, and actually replenishes the soil (unlike corn that reaps & drys out soil - please see the movies Food, Inc. & The Union for more) I might be more inclined to subscribe to a newspaper...but I digress.

Back on topic, here's how Colbert got around that little legality and are avoiding being sued.

Exclusive Vancouverage of the 2010
Quadrennial Cold Weather Athletic Competition...
Defeat The World!

Colbert's brother, who is a copyright attorney and recent guest on the show to advise little bro Stephen on said laws, said if he were the Olympic attorney he'd still sue for the aforementioned Exclusive Vancouverage of the 2010 Quadrennail Cold Weather Athletic Competition... but that Colbert would likely win.

Bravo, Colbert & Co! Not just for comedy or creativity, though you deserve high marks for that. But I celebrate you because you skirt (or luge around the fastest corner) the line of copyright legality (truly one of the most boring of all legalities - which really is saying something) in the name of humor, entertainment, and most importantly, supporting world competition and athleticism. Could we just do this whole athletic competition thing instead of war? We'd still get our aggressions out. Oh, wait. It's not as profitable. NBC's set to loose money on this one, and Halliburton simply would not tolerate that. War's more profitable than the Olympics. Chew on that next time you decide to exercise...Oh wait, chew on that next time you watch TV. Since if you're an average American, you're likely to spend more time watching television than exercising.