Glyphosate (Roundupas we know it) is the most used herbicide in the world. In March 2015 the WHO (World Health Organization) released a report that listed glyphosate as “probably carcinogenic to humans.” ……. READ MORE I’ve moved. I’m now blogging at my website: […]
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People should get vaccinated against contagious diseases for their own safety AND because vaccination is a critical way to eliminate that disease from a population. These two facts are central to public health messaging. The first message is sort of simple “Get Vaccinated.” (Not saying that people’s responses to calls to vaccinate are not fraught.) Today I’m […]
I was reading a blog I always enjoy, Skeptical Raptor, a recent post, ” Debunking the vaccine denier myths of the Argument by Package Insert.” While I stumbled over the title a few times before I did realize it was critiquing a standard anti-vaccine argument, the critique presents a good insight into a clever but […]
No need to look back to the introduction of the polio vaccine in the 1950s to know that, for many parents, the issue of vaccinating their child is fraught. What childhood vaccines to give? When? What’s the evidence? There’s a robust anti-vaccine movement that uses straight talk, convincing stories and impassioned celebrities to argue […]
Depend, the adult diaper folks, brings us a new TV Ad campaign called “Drop Your Pants for Underwareness.” Here are the key sound bites. Sound Bite #1 [Depend is launching] “A cause to support the over 65 million people who may need Depend underwear.” In one of the Ads, Depend Brand Director, Liz Metz, […]
Task: still working to clarify the NYCDOHMH explanation “How Does Ebola Spread” from the previous post.Let’s tackle the statement explaining when someone is contagious. “People only become contagious after they begin to have symptoms, such as fever.”[Revision goal: explain the distinction between when a person is contagious and when they are not] You can only get […]
Two Doorman on the upper east side late one recent night, talking about Ebola: Miguel: It gets passed from bodily fluids – blood, sweat, saliva, I think. Hal: So if I get a sick person’s saliva on my ankle can I get it? Miguel: Let’s say you had a cut, then the germs can go […]
In the “ ever changing landscape of fear” that is life on earth, we now have ( when it breaks the Ebola media frenzy) the discovered deadly hazard regarding Takata Air Bags. It’s estimated they’re installed on roughly 8 millions cars driven in the US. One of them could your yours- mine! NHTSA ( National Highway Traffic […]
The four young women I interviewed yesterday said that the nurse who contracted Ebola (first nurse in Texas) must have “disrespected” the medical protocols. Well, this headline on CNN tonight will do nothing to help them and countless others taking in Ebola information broaden their perception – move it beyond the idea of “bad actors” acting badly, or […]
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