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World press freedom index 2014: USA sinks to #46
The World Press Freedom Index is issued yearly by international NGO Reporters Without Borders. The methodology for ranking nations is described here. 180 nations are included. At #46, the US is assessed as having less freedom of the press than Papua-New Guinea, Romania, Slovenia, Latvia, and South Africa, to pick a few. However, we did beat…
NY Times tries to scare us on new mutations while cases drop drastically
The NY Times would have us believe New York has a new, dangerous mutation. It has been there since November and has been found in 4 boroughs and Westchester. The vaccines may not work as well against this mutation: “A New Coronavirus Variant Is Spreading in New York, Researchers Report The variant contains a mutation…
Scientists Move Closer To A Safer Anthrax Vaccine/ Science Daily
Finally, a series of logical experiments were done by Drs. Nareen Abboud and Arturo Casadevall to see what small peptides might stimulate immunity to anthrax. Two were found: one is five and the other six amino acids long. Each is immunogenic and protected macrophages from anthrax toxin. Their efficacy and safety in other models is…
CBW attacks in Syria and elsewhere: Proving Who Did It Is the Hardest Part
Identifying an attack with a nerve agent (organophosphate) is not at all difficult. The symptoms are characteristic: pinpoint pupils, increased secretions from all orifices, suffocation. They are the same symptoms experienced by agricultural workers accidentally sprayed with organophosphate insecticides. (I treated one such case 30 years ago.) This is said to be the poison in…
Flu Shots May Not Protect the Elderly or the Very Young / Scientific American
From yesterday’s Scientific American: Despite government recommendations, there is little evidence that flu vaccines help individuals older than 65 or younger than two. Every year around this time, 120 million Americans roll up their sleeves to get their annual flu shots. Since 2010, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has recommended yearly jabs…
Swiss warn on flu vaccine with autoimmune disease/ Reuters
ZURICH (from Jan. 20, 2010: Reuters) – Switzerland’s medical regulator recommended patients with seriousautoimmune diseases should not use an H1N1 flu vaccine fromNovartis, saying there were no studies assessing the innoculation in thatpopulation. Swissmedic said on Wednesday it could not be ruled out that either or boththe adjuvant — which can enhance the immune response…