Tetanus Shots for Texas Hurricane Harvey Flood Victims?
U.S. Representative Pete Sessions (R-Texas) has encouraged victims of Hurricane Harvey in Texas to get vaccinated against tetanus, particularly people who have been wading through dirty flood water. On August 28, 2017, Rep. Sessions said on CNN, “I would like to say in watching this there are a couple things as a result of my Boy Scout…
Anecdotal Evidence Has Long Guided Medical Research
The word “anecdotal” is defined as something that is based on “personal observation, case study reports, or random investigations rather than systematic scientific evaluation.” Anecdotal evidence relies on personal accounts, stories shared by people about what happened to them or what they observed.
Forced Vaccination Judged Unconstitutional in Colombia
The Constitutional Court in Colombia recently ruled that mandating the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine is unconstitutional. However, the precedent-setting judicial decision went beyond HPV vaccine mandates and affirmed the ethical principle of informed consent to medical risk taking. According to the Court, which is the highest judicial…
Australia’s Draconian Vaccine Laws and Game of Thrones
For a long time now, I’ve been hearing about this TV phenomenon called the Game of Thrones, so I recently decided to see for myself what all the fuss was about. In the last two weeks, I’ve binged and managed to view all seven seasons—67 episodes. I’m hooked. The draconian code of conduct and graphic violence…
Injecting Aluminum
You go from doctor to doctor having exams and blood work done, and no one can find what’s wrong with you. It was so painful, I couldn’t stand to be touched. The pains keep spreading throughout your body. When I was searching for a diagnosis, seeing doctors… they chalk it up to mental illness. These […]
Americans Are on More Drugs Than Ever
If you’re a U.S. adult and don’t regularly take a prescription drug, you’re now in the minority, according to a survey of nearly 2,000 U.S. adults by Consumer Reports.1 The revealing sample found that more than half of U.S. adults regularly take prescription medications, and the average adult takes four.