CDC Creates AFM Task Force
On Nov. 19, 2018, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced the creation of the Acute Flaccid Myelitis (AFM) Task Force aimed at looking for the cause of AFM—a mysterious polio-like illness that…
CONTINUE READING“Vaccine” for Celiac Disease Would Work Like Allergy Shots
Story Highlights A new experimental “vaccine” for celiac disease is ready to be tested in a clinical trial. The “vaccine”,…
Under Siege by Critics, CDC Moves to Blame a Virus for Polio-like Cases of AFM
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is facing mounting criticism for its handling of the growing number of…
CDC Investigates 155 Cases of ‘Polio-like’ AFM, Confirms 62
The confirmed cases of acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) in the United States this year have now spiked to 62 cases…
Common Houseplants Scrub the Air of Indoor Toxins
Story Highlights In 1968, scientist Bill Wolverton discovered that swamp plants were eliminating toxic Agent Orange from local contaminated water.…
‘Modern Polio’ Cases Confirmed in 16 States
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has reported 38 confirmed cases of a severe polio-like disease in children…
Smallpox-like Disease Spreading in Africa
There is a growing epidemic of monkeypox—a close cousin to smallpox—in Africa during the past two years. More than 1,000…