Free the Kids—Dirt is Good
Who spends more time outside, a child… or a maximum-security prisoner? Watch this film to find out. This video looks inside the mind’s of prison inmates to find out exactly how much their outdoor time means to them. The ‘Free the Kids’ campaign is brought to you by Dirt is Good, an initiative to get kids spending more time outside.
New York Aerial Sprays Altosid and VectoBac Pesticides to Combat Zika
The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene is spraying city neighborhoods against mosquitoes that may carry and spread the Zika virus, which officials at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and National Institutes of Health (NIH) have concluded is the cause of the infant birth defect microcephaly. New York City public health officials…
Many Doctors Vaccinate Out of Fear
I feel sorry for many doctors. I really do. It must be a terrible thing to live and work in fear. Now, don’t get me wrong, I’m not talking about the fear of making a mistake and harming your patient, as in the following observation by Danielle Ofri, MD: “Every doctor can tell you of times when she or he was terrified; most can list more episodes than you might wish to hear.
Theory Used to Force Vaccination of Children is Not Always True
There is increasing pressure to force vaccinations on children, and increasing marketing of vaccines for adults, including pneumonia and shingles. Children cannot attend daycare or school without proof of vaccinations. The theory behind these requirements is that if everyone is…
Barbara Loe Fisher on Patterns of Adverse Reactions to Vaccines
Mothers […] describe how, within days of vaccination, their babies run fevers; scream for hours, fall into a deep sleep, and wake up screaming again; start twitching, jerking, or staring into space as if they can’t hear or see; are covered with body rashes; become restless and irritable; or have a dramatic change in eating or sleeping habits. Others describe a gradual deterioration in overall health, a picture that includes constant ear and respiratory infections and onset of allergies, including asthma…
Science in the Authoritarian State
The common conception of vaccines is that they have saved millions of lives by eradicating deadly diseases and that they are mostly if not totally safe. The public debate hinges on and legislative decisions are made based on these assumptions. Neither of them holds up to the barest scrutiny. A cursory look at government data shows that the death rate from infectious diseases, both…