The British Medical Journal today has published an investigative article disclosing that Andrew Wakefield’s study that caused the hysteria that vaccines cause autism, was more than a poorly done study, it was blatant fraud. Here’s the link to the first article in this special investigative series. Here’s the link to the editorial in the BMJ. Here’s a link to my post about autism and vaccines. If you’re new here, please also read my post entitled “OneMomread more…
Recently I posted a poll on the blog asking you if you will have your children vaccinated against the H1N1 influenza virus. As of this morning, 70% of respondents answered “no”, while another 11% were undecided. This of course is not a scientific survey, but the numbers are interesting. As a Mom and a Public Health professional I feel compelled to talk a bit more about H1N1. If H1N1 had appeared a bit earlier in theread more…
President Obama will announce this morning that he has selected Dr. Regina Benjamin for Surgeon General. I will write more about this selection later, but for now, here are some articles about Dr. Benjamin: Healing Force Bayou Clinic my first concern – Dr. Benjamin oversees a staff of six at her clinic in Alabama. The Surgeon General will oversee 6000+ members of the Public Health Corps. Brief Biography MacArthur Foundation Award Changing the Face of Medicineread more…
H1N1 has become the politically correct designation for the new influenza virus. Because it’s not just a virus from pigs, and the pork industry was unhappy. Lots of people complaining about the response and coverage of the H1N1 outbreak. It’s funny, if the Public Health response (making people aware, encouraging hand-washing and self-isolation if ill) is successful, the spread will be minimal and people will say we over-reacted. However, if Public Health officials didn’t get theread more…
