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Making the unacceptable “legal” (in this case, indefinite detention without trial) via Executive Order (but it’s still unconstitutional)/ HuffPo
Bill Quigley (Loyola University Law Professor) and Vince Warren (both associated with the Center for Constitutional Rights) discuss Obama’s newest Executive Order: one designed to uproot the 5th Amendment’s requirement for due process and the 6th Amendment’s rights of the accused, including the right to a speedy trial. Here is their report on Huffington Post:…
After Ebola survival, perhaps 40% go on to develop chronic illnesses/ Al Jazeera
I wrote about the fact there was a “post-Ebola syndrome” here, which might include visual problems (usually due to uveitis), joint pains, and psychological issues. It was not well defined due to the small size of previous epidemics and small number of survivors. Now Al Jazeera has written about several people whose post-Ebola survival is complicated…
Swine flu vaccine safety probed by EMEA/ Telegraph
From the Telegraph: The safety of a swine flu vaccine is to be investigated by European drugs regulators (EMEA, the European Medicines Agency) after it was linked to a rare condition that causes people to fall asleep suddenly. The investigation has been prompted after health officials in Finland announced they were suspending the vaccination programme there…
Combating Corruption by Creating an International Corruption Police Force/ NY Times
Alexander Lebedev penned the following NY Times Opinion piece. He is “a businessman and former senior officer in the K.G.B., is an owner of the Moscow newspaper Novaya Gazeta and publisher of The London Evening Standard and The Independent” according to the Times. He suggests that $30 trillion (yes, with a T) has been embezzled worldwide…
Yesterday I gave a talk and warned that when the pandemic ends, climate change is likely to be the next “crisis” used for social control.
And I just came across Michael Crichton’s ‘Author’s Message’ from the book State of Fear, which elaborates on my concerns: AUTHOR’S MESSAGEA novel such as State of Fear, in which so many divergent views are expressed, may lead the reader to wonder where, exactly, the author stands on these issues. I have been reading environmental texts…
Why is Ebola droplet spread controversial, when CDC, NIH and WHO have long acknowledged it?
From CDC regarding how one must handle laboratory specimens from someone with Ebola: “Clinical specimens [such as blood or urine] from persons suspected of being infected with one of the agents listed in this summary (Ebola is listed as BSL-4 on page 251) should be submitted to a laboratory with a BSL-4 maximum containment facility.”…