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Swine flu vaccine may lead to a brain disorder
Date: 08/16/2009
I was thinking about getting the vaccine since I have an underlying medical condition but I think I'll wait: A warning that the new swine flu jab is linked to a deadly nerve disease has been sent by the Government to senior neurologists in a confidential letter. The letter from the Health Protection Agency, the official body that oversees public health, has been leaked to The Mail on Sunday, l ...
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Do I want to get swine flu in England?
Date: 07/22/2009
Swine flu is all over England, as you've probably read, and I'm wondering if I ought to emulate the Italian students pictured here arriving in the UK with masks on as a prophylactic against the virus. Are these things effective? They've always struck me as all about psychological reassurance, not about keeping the flu away. But I don't know. That link takes you to a Time magazine story, which b ...
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Organic isn't healthier; buy it anyway
Date: 07/31/2009
The Food Standards Agency of the British government has released results of an exhaustive comparative study -- the most comprehensive ever -- of food grown organically, versus conventionally, and has concluded that organic meat and produce is only marginally more nutritious than non-organic. I can't say that's a big surprise to me. As I noted in "Crunchy Cons," one ought to be skeptical of big n ...
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