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…
Formaldehyde Doesn’t Always Kill Viruses
Is it really a myth than you can get influenza from getting a flu vaccine? It is clear that the answer is “yes” when it comes to the live nasal spray influenza vaccine, which has been documented to cause vaccine strain influenza in vaccinated persons that can be transmitted to others.
Safety of Childhood Vaccination Schedule Still Unproven
Recently, an article by Joanna Nix was published in Mother Jones magazine titled “There is a Whole Cottage Industry of Doctors Helping Parents Skip Their Kids’ Vaccines”. The aim of the piece appears to be to attack and try to discredit physicians who exercise professional judgment and provide medical vaccine exemptions for children they conclude may be at increased risk for harm…
Mississippi: Most Vaccinated and Most Unhealthy
I came across a very odd opinion piece last week in the Daily Beast by pediatrician Paul Offit, MD of Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, PA. The article is titled “The Unhealthiest State in America Has the Best Vaccination Rate,” and it opened by referencing a recent report by…
Yes, Vaccination is 18th Century Science
Bill Nye, more popularly known on television as the “Science Guy,” continues to rail against the informed consent rights of individuals when it comes to vaccination. In a recent NowThis Future segment on Facebook titled “Bill Nye Takes On: Anti-Vaxxers,” Nye urged, “Everybody, you have to get vaccinated. This is 250-year-old technology. Vaccines, oh yes, they protect you from germs.
Overplaying the Genetics Card as a Cause of Chronic Disease
Many years ago, I had my cholesterol level checked and found that it was higher than recommended, so the doctor suggested that I consider taking a statin drug to lower it. I told the doctor that I would first like to try and lower my cholesterol through diet first. The doctor was skeptical because I had mentioned to him that there was a history of high cholesterol and hypertension in our family. The doctor said that these health conditions were often genetic and that, thus, there was likely not much I could do about it…