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Health FBI's mercy killing of the anthrax case

FBI’s mercy killing of the anthrax case

This is our 10th post on the anthrax attacks. Will it be our last? Yes, if the FBI has anything to say about it. They are closing the case. A case they messed up pretty thoroughly from the outset but now want us to believe they’ve solved, even (...)

23 Feb. 2010 | 1 comment | Effect Measure

Health WHO, swine flu in the Ukraine and bin Laden's beard

WHO, swine flu in the Ukraine and bin Laden’s beard

We were asked repeatedly offline and in the comments for our views on what was or was not going on in the Ukraine, but we steadfastly declined to post on it. We didn’t know any more than you can find out from news sources, so we had nothing to add (...)

17 nov. 2009 | | Effect Measure

Health Surgical masks versus respirators for flu protection

Surgical masks versus respirators for flu protection

We only just got to the surgical/N95 mask article in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA). We’ve been traveling and haven’t been able to keep up with what others were saying, but we’re sure it’s been well covered (...)

10 nov. 2009 | | Effect Measure

Health Playing Grandmaster chess with swine flu

Playing Grandmaster chess with swine flu

A reader asked an offline question that is general enough to post about (NB : I try to respond to as many questions as I can, but I’m traveling and can’t keep up, so in most cases I won’t be able to respond. I also don’t hand out (...)

4 nov. 2009 | 1 comment | Effect Measure

Health Science journalists, bloggers and the Brave New World we live in

Science journalists, bloggers and the Brave New World we live (...)

One of the by-products of the brouhaha (here, here) over The Atlantic article on vaccines was some interesting issues raised by the way the Knight Science Journalism Tracker handled it (here, here). If you aren’t familiar with KSJ Tracker, (...)

29 oct. 2009 | 4 comments | Effect Measure

Health Swine flu parties : I doubt anyone is that dumb, but I've been surprised before

Swine flu parties : I doubt anyone is that dumb, but I’ve been (...)

CDC is again warning parents not to send your children to a swine flu party. The idea is to provide them with immunity, like used to be done with chickenpox parties. It’s pretty hard to believe this is a live issue and CDC admits it doesn’t (...)

26 oct. 2009 | | Effect Measure

Health Human swine flu in pigs

Human swine flu in pigs

When swine flu appeared, the pork producers were keen to say there was no connection or relationship between pigs and swine flu (even though the virus’s genetic segments were all of swine origin). They didn’t want anyone to call it swine flu, (...)

21 oct. 2009 | | Effect Measure

Health Is "swine flu" the most politically incorrect phrase in the English language ?

Is "swine flu" the most politically incorrect phrase in the English (...)

I agree with one thing that Paul JJ Payack, president and chief word analyst of The Global Language Monitor says : “At this point it is becoming increasingly difficult to engage in any form of public dialogue without offending someone’s (...)

13 oct. 2009 | | Effect Measure

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