On November 28, 2003 a series of articles on the subject of influenza began appearing in national media outlets. The following is a sampling of typical news releases. MSNBC (11/28/03): Four youngsters have died of the flu in Colorado since last week in what U.S. health officials say could foretell a severe flu season for [...]
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Out of the caves and into the light?
An anxious mother brings her infant daughter to the doctor’s office. Neither the baby nor mother slept well the night before. The baby was extremely fussy. She did not nurse well, and her mother thought she felt warm. The baby seemed uncomfortable and swatted at her ears a lot. The mother tells her story to [...]
The Truth About Vaccines
Controversy regarding vaccines is nothing new. Our ancestors vehemently decried the idea of inoculation in the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1721, although hundreds of colonists – mostly children – were dying during a smallpox epidemic. There is something about our human nature that is repelled by the idea of powerful authorities trying to inject our [...]