Oedipus Redux: The Vexing Problem of Human Disease
One of the most memorable Greek tragedies is Sophocles’ Oedipus Rex. In this tragic tale, the Oracle of Delphi tells Oedipus that he will kill his father and marry his mother. Oedipus, who is apparently well adjusted and loves his parents, is horrified and understandably freaks out. Desperate to avoid his fate, he leaves Corinth and his presumed parents, and flees…
Judeo-Christian Tradition Affirms Duty to Follow Conscience
Because vaccines can injure or kill and doctors cannot predict who will be harmed, and the U.S. government has acknowledged that fact and indemnified pharmaceutical corporations and doctors, while awarding financial compensation to children and adults who have been injured or died from government licensed vaccines, you have the human right to exercise informed…
Refrigerant Gas Freon Being Phased Out by EPA
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is phasing out the production of Freon (R22)—the most widely known brand name for Chlorodifluoromethane, a stable, colorless, nearly odorless refrigerant gas of the chlorofluorocarbon family. It is used in a wide range of cooling environments, from refrigerators to freezers, all types of air conditioners, heat pumps…
Harris L. Coulter and Barbara Loe Fisher on the Dismissal of Parental Reports of Vaccine Injury
Mothers, who know and observe their children far more carefully than any doctors ever will, have reported for decades that their healthy babies become sick and sometimes die shortly after the doctor has given them a vaccination. But doctors have rejected, and continue to reject, their conclusions. One mother’s experience is typical. ‘I have always felt it was the shot, because her convulsion came just one hour after it. But no doctor would admit it. I would go to a hospital, and she would be having something…
Study: Medical Errors are Third Leading Cause of Death in U.S.
Well, a patient getting the wrong medicine, a surgeon operating on the wrong body part. Medical mistakes are more common than you think and, according to a new study by Johns Hopkins researchers, those mistakes are now the third leading cause of death in the U.S. Dr. Marty Makary is a physician at Johns Hopkins, co-author […]
FluMist Nasal Spray Vaccine Doesn’t Work Says CDC Advisory Committee
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) on June 22, 2016 recommended against using the live nasal spray version of the influenza vaccine known as FluMist during the 2016-2017 influenza season. After reviewing data for 2013-2016, the committee found that the “FluMist Quadrivalent” live attenuated influenza vaccine (LAIV), produced by AstraZeneca plc subsidiary MedImmune, LLC of Gaithersburg, MD, was only three percent effective…