The latest development in the "are vaccines safe" national debate is the troubling decision by many doctors to no longer see patients (mostly children) who have not been vaccinated according to national medical associations and U.S. government agency standards. If it were just a few doctors who were making this decision, this might not be the hot issue it is becoming. The reality is, however, that...
No matter where you stand, if you have an opinion on vaccines it’s likely to be a strong one. We all do our best, but with so much information (and misinformation) being circulated, it can be hard to determine the right medical decisions for you and your loved ones. Some teens of anti-vaxx parents are making the decisions for themselves, going against their parents’ wishes and getting vaccinated for...
Written By: - GreenMedInfo Research Group - A provocative new study on flu virus transmission found that subjects had 6.3 times more aerosol shedding of flu virus particles if they received vaccination in the current and previous season compared with having no vaccination in those two seasons. Vaccination is predicated on the rarely questioned belief that it confers bona fide immunity against targeted...
One of the things those of us of who work in the scientific world have to admit is that controversy and differences of opinion are unavoidable. As a general rule, different people have different perspectives about everything - even about things that one would think are self-evident, clear or supposedly "indisputable." - Of course, it's understood that the social sciences aren't meant to impart one-size-fits-all...
First of all, the word "against" doesn't really fit with the gist of this article because most of the people who have been unfairly labeled as "anti-vaccine" are not necessarily against vaccines. What they are concerned about or opposed to is the blatant secrecy that surrounds many of the ingredients in vaccines. They also oppose the militarization of medicine (to the point of forcing people to comply...
Follow these tips to maximize your chances of getting through the 2014 holiday flu season without catching a nasty bug. Based on data collected by the CDC between 1983 and 2014, the peak of the flu season is typically in February, but it can also peak as early as October or as late as April. While no single method will provide fool-proof protection, using as many of these tips as possible will give...