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ADHB Favours Death to Alternatives
Wednesday, 15 September 2010, 4:24 pm | Ron Law
“The Auckland District Health Board’s claim that it found no evidence that would allow it to say high-dose Vitamin C treatment is either safe or effective is absurd and pseudo-science,” says Risk & Policy Adviser Ron Law. More >>
There is No Trans Tasman Folic Acid Standard
Wednesday, 15 July 2009, 11:10 am | Ron Law
"Contrary to popular myth, there is no Australian food standard requiring New Zealand to fortify bread with folic acid." says Risk & Policy consultant, Ron Law (juderon(at)gmail.com). The proposed joint food standard for addition of folic acid to bread was ACCEPTED ... More >>
Rudd: Corporate Terrorism Inquiry Needed
Tuesday, 19 August 2008, 10:15 am | Ron Law
"Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd must initiate a formal inquiry into the the Australian Therapeutic Goods Agency's (TGA) use of fraud and lies to justify its 2003 corporate terror raid on Pan Pharmaceuticals and the wider natural and traditional ... More >>
Medical License Breached
Monday, 28 July 2008, 11:45 am | Ron Law
"The Minister of Health needs to explain to the public why the Ministry of Health deliberately withheld information from parents that was a condition of the license of the experimental drug, MeNZB," says risk & policy analyst Ron Law. More >>
Minister; Please Explain to NZ Parents
Wednesday, 23 July 2008, 10:53 am | Ron Law
"The Minister of Health has released data that shows that only children vaccinated with MeNZB died from meningococcal disease of any strain in 2006 and 2007," says Risk & Policy Analyst, Ron Law. More >>
Minister's Claims Bizarre
Monday, 14 April 2008, 3:27 pm | Ron Law
"The Minister of Health's claims that the effectiveness of the MeNZB campaign 'had been such a success' are bizarre and at odds with available facts," says independent Risk & Policy Analyst, Ron Law. More >>
Earthquakes: Magnitude Of Risk Vs Deaths
Saturday, 22 December 2007, 10:54 pm | Ron Law
"Over the past century there have been an average of 486 deaths for an earthquake the size at the one that occurred in Gisborne," says Risk & Policy Analyst, Ron Law. It is extremely rare for any deaths to occur in earthquakes measuring less than 4.5 ... More >>
Norwegian Health Minister Apologies for Vaccine
Tuesday, 30 October 2007, 6:23 pm | Ron Law
MeNZBscandal: Twelve months ago the Ministry of Health welcomed a planned independent Norwegian review of claims of misconduct surrounding their meningococcal B vaccine which the MOH hoped would provide a greater degree of reassurance to the public in ... More >>
MenZB Vaccine Lies Continue
Saturday, 20 October 2007, 12:52 am | Ron Law
'Deadly disease disappears from Bay' is the headline we all want to believe that featured on the New Zealand Herald website on October 10. * "Sadly, the article is littered with inaccurate data, continued lies, and very sloppy reporting," says Risk ... More >>
Food Safety's Milk Claims Warrant Inquiry
Tuesday, 18 September 2007, 3:37 pm | Ron Law
Ongoing claims by the NZFSA that Professor Boyd Swinburn found A1 Milk safe are as false today as they were when first made in August 2004. Below is a copy of a press release issued in August 2004 which demonstrates that the NZFSA continues to blatantly ... More >>
Meningitis Risk Declines As Vaccine Runs Out
Friday, 7 September 2007, 6:00 pm | Ron Law
"False reports that the Meningitis risk rises as vaccine runs out are contrary to Ministry of Health research which shows that babies are at increased risk of contracting meningococcal disease following the MeNZB vaccine," says risk & policy analyst, Ron ... More >>
Medsafe Response Measured and Appropriate
Wednesday, 22 August 2007, 9:48 am | Ron Law
"Medsafe's decision today to ban the sale of 200mg and 400mg tablets of the COX-2 anti-inflammatory medicine Prexige is a measured and responsible risk management response," says Risk & Policy Analyst, Ron Law (juderon at gmail dot com). More >>
MeNZB Approaches Another Milestone
Monday, 30 July 2007, 4:57 pm | Ron Law
The current cluster of meningococcal disease cases in the Wellington region has resulted in the MeNZB vaccine reaching a sad milestone. One hundred New Zealand children who were promised 'protection' by being fully vaccinated with the MeNZB vaccine have ... More >>
Open Questions for the Minister of Health
Monday, 30 July 2007, 1:39 pm | Ron Law
1.Has the MeNZB vaccine increased the risk of babies contracting the so-called epidemic strain of meningococcal disease? If so, by how much and why hasn't the public of New Zealand been told? 2.How many fully MeNZB vaccinated children have contracted ... More >>
False Claims about Flu Vaccines
Thursday, 21 June 2007, 11:27 am | Ron Law
Claims made by the Pharmaceutical industry sponsored National Influenza Strategy Group that "Latest research confirms influenza can trigger heart attacks" is totally false and misleading. More >>
Ron Law: Section 59 for Dummies
Friday, 13 April 2007, 10:09 am | Ron Law
Contrary to popular belief, Sue Bradford's so-called ‘anti-smacking’ Bill has already been defeated by the parliamentary process. Having been the recipient of numerous "anti ‘anti smacking’" or "anti ‘pro beat your kids’" emails I thought ... More >>
Meningitis Trust's Grandstanding is Shameful
Sunday, 25 February 2007, 9:52 pm | Ron Law
"The Meningitis Trust's opportunistic use of one family's tragedy along with false and fabricated claims to promote its sponsors products vaccine is a shameful and worrying development in the PR lobby war that has come to represent medicine," ... More >>
Falsified Claims Undermine MOH's Credibility
Thursday, 7 December 2006, 10:35 pm | Ron Law
The Ministry of Health continues to make unsubstantiated and falsified claims regarding the MeNZB vaccine. Today's MOH press release falsely claims, "Overall, we used to have 213 epidemic strain cases a year in under-20s, now we see around a quarter of ... More >>
Waka Stadium: I'm Voting Jonathon Gunson for Mayor
Friday, 17 November 2006, 4:28 pm | Ron Law
As a citizen of the Auckland region, Trevor Mallard's claim that Auckland leaders lacks vision has had some substance up until this morning. The difficulty is knowing which of the schizophrenic Aucklands he is talking about? More >>
Meningococcal Death Rate Increases Since MeNZB?
Monday, 13 November 2006, 1:41 pm | Ron Law
If you had something to hide, how would you go about it? Spend $1/4 million on half page ads in every news paper in NZ to distract the populace from the coming storm? More >>
