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Category: vaccines
Have you gotten your H1N1 flu shot yet? If not, it's still not too late. Due in part to the successes of the public health campaign against H1N1 influenza, people have begun adopting a rather casual attitude toward it. This...
Posted on: January 12, 2010 9:50 PM, by Nick Anthis • 8 Comments •
Category: vaccines
The Lay Scientist has a new guest post up from British physician "DeeTee" about measles, a horrible disease that until recently had been virtually eradicated from the developed world. Unfortunately, despite the fact that measles is totally preventable with proper...
Posted on: April 17, 2009 7:46 AM, by Nick Anthis • 0 Comments •
Category: philosophy of science
Human medicine is rife with unempirical interventions.
Posted on: April 5, 2009 8:47 AM, by Nick Anthis • 7 Comments •
Category: Nobel Prize
was awarded for the discovery of HIV and the discovery that HPV causes cancer.
Posted on: October 6, 2008 9:10 AM, by Nick Anthis • 3 Comments •
Category: John McCain
Welcome to Crankville, Senator.
Posted on: March 3, 2008 3:24 PM, by Nick Anthis • 9 Comments •
Category: public health
It's a virtual smorgasbord!
Posted on: May 11, 2007 5:18 PM, by Nick Anthis • 14 Comments •
Category: public health
The bill overturning mandatory vaccination has passed in both the Texas House and Senate, and it is now awaiting the action of Governor Rick Perry.
Posted on: April 28, 2007 9:40 AM, by Nick Anthis • 21 Comments •
Category: public health
The Texas House voted today 119-21 to overturn governor Rick Perry's executive order requiring mandatory vaccination against HPV (human papilloma virus) for girls entering the sixth grade. The bill, HB1098, still requires final approval in the House before moving along...
Posted on: March 13, 2007 4:28 PM, by Nick Anthis • 4 Comments •
Category: public health
With debate on HB1098 beginning on Tuesday, the Texas House is on the verge of shooting down quite possibly the first progressive thing Rick Perry has done as governor of Texas.
Posted on: March 11, 2007 8:08 PM, by Nick Anthis • 18 Comments •
