Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Thursday, November 12, 2009
Jenny McCarthy's Body Count page
Jenny McCarthy Body Count
Number of preventable illnesses and the number of preventable deaths.
(thanks Lindsay!)
Number of preventable illnesses and the number of preventable deaths.
(thanks Lindsay!)
Sunday, November 8, 2009
Saturday, November 7, 2009
Abbas Quits Election - Palestinians tired of waiting
Abbas Won't Seek Re-Election in Threat to Peace Efforts - TIME
"It's time for you to find another donkey." With those words, according to Palestinian sources, Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas told the Palestine Liberation Organziation (PLO) executive committee that he would not seek re-election in January. The 74-year-old leader, on whom U.S. peace efforts in the Middle East are heavily dependent, reiterated that message later on Thursday in a televised address from his home in Ramallah. "This decision does not at all amount to bargaining or political maneuvering. While I appreciate the views expressed by brothers [in the PLO, who rejected his move], I hope they will understand my wish."
"It's time for you to find another donkey." With those words, according to Palestinian sources, Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas told the Palestine Liberation Organziation (PLO) executive committee that he would not seek re-election in January. The 74-year-old leader, on whom U.S. peace efforts in the Middle East are heavily dependent, reiterated that message later on Thursday in a televised address from his home in Ramallah. "This decision does not at all amount to bargaining or political maneuvering. While I appreciate the views expressed by brothers [in the PLO, who rejected his move], I hope they will understand my wish."
Friday, November 6, 2009
Thursday, November 5, 2009
Atheists vs religion on morality
DTK: Those Awful New Atheists
... The difference between the bold claims of atheists and the bold claims of christians is that the atheists can actually back theirs up. The christians have a book that advises wholesale slaughter of enemies and their children and the willingness to sacrifice one's own son to please one's deity.
Atheists can actually point to a thing called "humanism" for guidance in moral matters. ...
Read the link for the full post.
... The difference between the bold claims of atheists and the bold claims of christians is that the atheists can actually back theirs up. The christians have a book that advises wholesale slaughter of enemies and their children and the willingness to sacrifice one's own son to please one's deity.
Atheists can actually point to a thing called "humanism" for guidance in moral matters. ...
Read the link for the full post.
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Priority flu shots are for high-risk not high-income patients;government must act now on private clinics
Monday, November 2, 2009
Saturday, October 31, 2009
Friday, October 30, 2009
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Revealing the anti-vaccination lobby
The anti-vaccination lobby < click me for the full post
... The current swine flu pandemic has really stirred up the anti-vaccination lobby and has brought out some wonderful examples of their use of free speech. ...
... The current swine flu pandemic has really stirred up the anti-vaccination lobby and has brought out some wonderful examples of their use of free speech. ...
The Real Truth About Vaccinations
The real truth about vaccinations
I want you to imagine a medical product which can save and has saved many millions of lives, the majority of them children. Imagine that the procedure is safe (not 100%, absolutely safe, of course, because nothing is that) and has been used literally billions of times with only a small number of bad reactions. It is cheap and can be administered by people with almost no training. It is not very profitable for the pharmaceutical industry because research is expensive but the buyers are mainly governments and charities who are very cost conscious.
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I want you to imagine a medical product which can save and has saved many millions of lives, the majority of them children. Imagine that the procedure is safe (not 100%, absolutely safe, of course, because nothing is that) and has been used literally billions of times with only a small number of bad reactions. It is cheap and can be administered by people with almost no training. It is not very profitable for the pharmaceutical industry because research is expensive but the buyers are mainly governments and charities who are very cost conscious.
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Medical Morons in the Age of Information
Bottom of the Glass: Medical Morons in the Age of Information
An interesting post about how a lot of people are believing in what a small number of "kooks" are claiming about vaccines.
We have people on both sides of the political spectrum who are railing against the swine flu vaccine. Celebrities who have no more medical training or knowledge than you, me, or the Keebler frappin' Elf are claiming that the vaccine is more dangerous than the flu it aims to prevent.
Click the link to read the full post from Bottom of the Glass.
An interesting post about how a lot of people are believing in what a small number of "kooks" are claiming about vaccines.
We have people on both sides of the political spectrum who are railing against the swine flu vaccine. Celebrities who have no more medical training or knowledge than you, me, or the Keebler frappin' Elf are claiming that the vaccine is more dangerous than the flu it aims to prevent.
Click the link to read the full post from Bottom of the Glass.
Omar Khadr Innocent but still imprisoned
Omar Khadr 'innocent' in death of U.S. soldier - thestar.com
Guantanamo detainee Omar Khadr was buried face down under rubble, blinded by shrapnel and crippled, at the time the Pentagon alleges he threw a grenade that fatally wounded a U.S. soldier, according to classified photographs and defence documents obtained by the Star.
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Guantanamo detainee Omar Khadr was buried face down under rubble, blinded by shrapnel and crippled, at the time the Pentagon alleges he threw a grenade that fatally wounded a U.S. soldier, according to classified photographs and defence documents obtained by the Star.
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Children and H1N1
No matter what you do, children always get flu - Healthzone.ca
Read the link first.
So, it is good advice to get your kids vaccinated against the H1N1 this year, especially if your child is under 5 years (6 months to 5 years old) and especially if they have health issues that could make their systems react in a stronger more negative way to the H1N1 virus.
Read the link first.
So, it is good advice to get your kids vaccinated against the H1N1 this year, especially if your child is under 5 years (6 months to 5 years old) and especially if they have health issues that could make their systems react in a stronger more negative way to the H1N1 virus.
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Monday, October 26, 2009
Saturday, October 24, 2009
Mental Health Benefits of LSD
Scientists study possible health benefits of LSD and ecstacy | Science | The Guardian
A growing number of people are taking LSD and other psychedelic drugs such as cannabis and ecstasy to help them cope with a variety of conditions including anorexia nervosa, cluster headaches and chronic anxiety attacks.
The emergence of a community that passes the drugs between users on the basis of friendship, support and need – with money rarely involved – comes amid a resurgence of research into the possible therapeutic benefits of psychedelics. This is leading to a growing optimism among those using the drugs that soon they may be able to obtain medicines based on psychedelics from their doctor, rather than risk jail for taking illicit drugs.
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