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Sledgehammer – Medical Fiction Thriller at Its Best

Authors-Books | June 29th 2009

Looking for a good fiction book to read? Look no further. This medical thriller will have you glued to every page as the drama unfolds and an ER doctor must stop a biochemical nightmare from happening. 6 days … 6 days to stop an epidemic and co read more

Fact or Fiction – Terrorist attack our nation using smallpox as…

Authors-Books | June 12th 2009

It very well could be real, but for now it’s the latest heart-pounding fiction book, Sledgehammer, about a terrorist who arrives in the ER with smallpox symptoms. An ER physician suspects it but has just six days to convince hospital executives read more

Smallpox

Health and Fitness | June 11th 2009 by Bryan Joseph King

A highly infectious, serious viral disease causing a skin rash and flu-like symptoms that has been totally eradicated throughout the world since 1980. The last naturally acquired case of smallpox occurred in Somalia in 1977, and the last cases of sma read more

All about Brief History of Wedgwood China

Healthy Home and Family | June 7th 2009 by Lik Karmin

All about Brief History of Wedgwood China The news of the band begins in 1730 with the bearing of Josiah Wedgwood to a ancestors who bogus pottery. At six years old, Josiah was an amateur and by 14 he had suffered a bender of smallpox that attenuated read more

Top 10 Most Dreaded Diseases

Healthy Lifestyle | June 4th 2009 by Borzack

Nothing perhaps is worse than a mass decimation of the human population due to diseases. Hundreds of thousands of people die each year due to an outbreak of one disease or the other. History is ripe with instances of large-scale deaths brought about read more

Fiction Book Sledgehammer’s Gripping Tale Of A Terrorist Attack…

Authors-Books | May 28th 2009

Fiction in the dictionary is described as a story not based on reality but invented and fashioned to entertain or deceive. This definition fits perfectly with the description of the fiction thriller, Sledgehammer, (Published by Virtual Word Publishin read more

What Makes a Good Fiction Book?

Authors-Books | May 26th 2009

In fiction, the writer’s job is to entertain, to draw an emotional response from the reader. The reader is often looking for suspense, action, and to go on a journey they have not been on before, one they will not easily forget. Readers want t read more

Eco-chic Craftacular

jannypie's craft blog | May 21st 2009

Helloooooo!Here I am at my table at the first Craftacular, put on by Etsy Team Columbus.hmmmm what do we have here?Customizable iPod covers- with replaceable paper skinsmy relaxation pillowsaromatherapy sprays, and a display of the blend i use to fil read more

What Do A King, A Milkmaid, & A Saint Have In Common?

When A Southern Woman Rambles | May 14th 2009 by L Avery Brown

“Six Degrees of Separation” a movie that came out in 1993 based on a play written by John Guare focuses on a social theory called the Human Web which basically says every person on the Earth even though there are billions of people here is separa read more

“The journalistic WHAT, WHERE, HOW, WHY, WHO and WHEN of swine…

The Robert Scott Bell Show | May 5th 2009 by Robert Scott Bell

"Swine Flew"WHAT -- The world was stirred the morning of 4/24/09 by pandemic fears of a swine flu reported in the mainstream media. “A unique strain of swine flu is the suspected killer of dozens of people in Mexico,” opened the first new read more

Brilliantly fighting infection

Life in the Fast Lane | May 4th 2009 by Sandnsurf

Want an antidote to the growing pessimism about the impending ’swine flu’ pandemic? Try watching 2006 TED Prize winner Larry Brilliant’s ‘brilliant’ talk on his career working with WHO to eradicate smallpox (and other in read more

Viruses, Plagues, and History

Health Beauty and Disease | May 1st 2009

From Library Journal The current interest in emerging diseases has led many virologists to write their own popular books on the subject. Many incorporate the entertaining if lurid detail popularized by Richard Preston’s bestselling The Hot Zone read more

"Do The Dew!" Douche Bag...

Out-Numbered | April 21st 2009 by jason

There are three things in the world today that scare the living shit out of me. They are as follows, in no particular order:1) TerroristsThis includes the actual terrorists themselves as well as their weapons of mass destruction. Mainly I'm terrified read more

The Demon in the Freezer by Richard Preston

chaotic compendiums | April 6th 2009 by Caitlin Martin

Another book that will give you some serious nightmares. Really cool & interesting stuff on how smallpox was eradicated by a huge team of people all over the world. At some point it was thought that the only smallpox left in the world was at the read more

Dreams & Nightmares

chaotic compendiums | April 5th 2009 by Caitlin Martin

So I'm currently reading The Demon in the Freezer by Richard Preston - just got through a bunch of stuff about smallpox eradication & then its reappearance in research we suspected the Soviet Union of conducting in the late '80's. Add to that kn read more

A Proud Newfoundlander

WildKat Blog | March 31st 2009 by Kimberley

As you may know I recently moved back to Newfoundland, Canada, the province I was born in and grew up in. Like other Newfies I am very proud of where I come from, but not a lot of people who are from other places realize all the things the people f read more

The History of Brazilian Health and Disease in Textbooks

Era of Epidemics | March 20th 2009 by Ian W O Read

Today I intend to look how the “era of epidemics” is represented by popular textbooks on Brazilian history. I find that what one might call the “popular authoritative history of Brazil” says far too little about health, overe read more

Terrible Killer Epidemics in History

Share Your Expertise | March 18th 2009 by Butler Raines

Aids (acquired immune deficiency syndrome) Aids (acquired immune deficiency syndrome) were aboriginal accustomed in 1981 and originated from Africa. It has led to the deaths of added than 2.1 actor people, including 330,000 children. 77% of wo read more

The Six Worst Killer Plagues in History

Answers To Your Personal Health Questions PersonalHealthAnsw… | March 12th 2009 by David Patterson

AIDS Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome was first recognized in 1981 and originated from Africa. It has led to the deaths of more than 2.1 million people, including 330,000 children. 77% of women in sub-Saharan Africa are living with AIDS. read more

Alan Cantwell, MD On The ManMade Origin Of AIDS

On Becoming HIV positive | March 7th 2009 by hivblogger

ALAN CANTWELL I first heard of Alan Cantwell from the Interview below which open my eyes to the truth on the creation of AIDS. Alan Cantwell, MD On The ManMade Origin Of AIDS A John Le Kay Interview HeyokaMagazine.com Reprinted With Permission 2-7-7 read more

Do you know the 12 Diseases That Altered History? David Lim, Auck…

David Lim's Block, Auckland, New Zealand | February 28th 2009

It's often taught that the course of history hinges upon great battles, both in war and among competing ideas. The stars are a few powerful individuals—presidents, monarchs, dictators—whose actions can shift a society's development one way or ano read more

Autism In The Spotlight

GoalForTheGreen.com | January 31st 2009 by Barbara Zak

The cause of Autism continues to be in the spotlight, or at least, in the center of great debate. Many still feel that autism is caused by the mercury based preservatives used in vaccines. Numerous studies have and are, still dispelling this theory, read more

An Old Weapon May Still Be Effective in the War Against Bioterror…

Brain Blogger | January 23rd 2009

In recent years, there has been renewed interest in creating new smallpox vaccines due to the threat of the smallpox pathogen being used as a bioterrorism tool. The vaccinia virus vaccine has been used to prevent smallpox disease since the late 18th read more

The 10 Big Lies About America by Michael Medved

Militant Ginger | December 16th 2008 by Roland Hulme

The 10 Big Lies About America: Combating Destructive Distortions About Our Nation by Micheal MedvedAs a historian, I take rather a morbid interest in the increasing popularity of 'revisionist history' - the reinvention of commonly accepted history to read more

Biocontainment: Rare but Major Emergencies

Operator Speaking Blog | October 18th 2008 by Operator

“Most of the trouble in this world has been caused by folks who can’t mind their own business, because they have no business of their own to mind, any more than a smallpox virus has.” - William Seward Burroughs in “My Own Busi read more

Smallpox- The Bane of the Anti-Vax Movement

Mobtown Mafioso | September 5th 2008

Among those who oppose vaccines, it often claimed that "Big Pharma" lies about the results of vaccines, inappropriately and dishonestly seizing credit for a decline of diseases brought about by better nutrition, improved sanitation, and other improve read more