European Countries Move to Expand, Enforce Vaccine Mandates
A number of countries—namely Italy, France and Romania—have passed legislation to expand vaccine mandates and punish families refusing to comply. Others, such as the U.K., do not have compulsory vaccination laws but parents are facing more pressure and disapproval from physicians and government health officials…
Why is Everyone Getting So Sick With the “Flu” This Time?
For many weeks now, the media has been reporting that this influenza season, which began in October 2017, may be the worst in recent history or, at least, one of the worst. The stream of alarming media reports focus on the number of people in the United States hospitalized for influenza-like illnesses (ILI), the number of reported…
Biologics R Vaccines: Beware of “Informed Consent”
When people go to a hospital, a health care clinic, or a doctor’s office, they are almost always given a written informed consent form to sign prior to receiving medical treatment. In recent years, these consent forms have begun to include statements asking the patient to agree to receive biologics.
CDC Calls for Antiviral Drug Use to Combat Flu
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a public health advisory warning that the incidence of influenza infection, primarily with the virulent A(H3N2) strain, has been increasing rapidly over the last month.1 Historically, influenza A(H3N2) has been linked to an increased risk of hospitalizations…
Medicine’s Symptomatic Focus
The terms “medicine” and “health” are often used interchangeably. However, these concepts are based on very different philosophies. Conventional medicine (also known as modern medicine or allopathic medicine) is a system whereby medical doctors and other healthcare professionals treat symptoms…
Kenyan Baby Dies After Receiving Measles Vaccine
A baby in Bomet county in Kenya died earlier this week shortly after receiving the measles vaccine at a government health center in the town of Mogogosiek. Four other babies—all under one year of age—were also given the measles vaccine at the health center and became swollen and critically ill.