2011 September
The pro-vaccine crowd is on the warpath again, ignoring dangers as usual
Read more...During an interview after the recent Republican debate in Florida, Bachmann shared a story (which I’m sure you’ve heard 100 times by now) about a woman who told her that her daughter suffered from “mental retardation” after getting
Gardasil HPV vaccine.
A mandatory HPV vaccine for very young girls turns out to be a very hard sell
Read more...After the Florida Republican debate, pundit Howard Kurtz offered this “insight” about the growing controversy over Rick Perry’s attempt to make Gardasil (the HPV vaccine) mandatory in Texas…
What would you do with two extra years added to your life?
Read more...Boom — just like that — Clarence adds 730 wonderful days. What would you do with those two extra years? While you’re pondering that, also ponder this: Dr. W.B. Grant of the Sunlight, Nutrition and Health Research Center in California believes it can be done.
The love that dare not speak its name: bacon love
Read more...A few days ago I told you how the allure of bacon can be so powerful that some vegetarians give in and indulge at times. And for some of those vegetarians, bacon actually becomes a gateway meat, leading them to the carnivore life. … However…there are limits to bacon-love I’ll never understand.
Reducing drug industry influence at the FDA is much easier than it looks
Read more...Three years ago the FDA cracked down on drug industry influence in FDA decision making. Well… “cracked down” might be overstating it. Let’s put it like this: They adopted slightly less generous rules for experts to qualify for FDA panels.
