Search Blog Posts
Blog Posts
NIH funds La Jolla Institute’s search for vaccines against deng…
Natural Unseen Hazards | December 20th 2009 by Jerry Genesio
National 12/18/09 medicalnewstoday.com: Researchers from the La Jolla Institute for Allergy & Immunology will take aim at several of the world’s most dangerous infectious diseases – tuberculosis, malaria, and dengue virus — i read more
James Cameron Gives Every Other Movie Maker The Middle Finger
What's the Score Here? A Societal Commentary. | December 20th 2009 by Patrick
By Sir WIld A good movie night begins with a trip down to Jordan's Furniture in Reading, MA and a meal from Fuddruckers. I could have completed the one-pound burger challenge, we had more than enough time, but there was no room in the plan to de read more
The South Carolina Secession Convention
Elektratig | December 19th 2009
One hundred forty nine ago today – on December 20, 1860 – the state of South Carolina seceded from the Union.The secession convention opened in Columbia, South Carolina on December 17, 1860, but by then the game was already over. The election of read more
Rarest Diseases
DrShiva | December 19th 2009 by Shiva
SmallpoxWe’ve all heard about smallpox, probably more so about the vaccine itself, which today is rarely used unless there is a high-risk of the disease. It is said that smallpox may have been around in as early as 10,000BC. Smallpox is characteriz read more
A Brief History of Wedgwood China
Google Shadow Review and Bonus | December 19th 2009 by Roderick
The story of the line begins in 1730 with the birth of Josiah Wedgwood to a family who manufactured pottery. At six years old, Josiah was an apprentice and by 14 he had suffered a bout of smallpox that weakened his right knee. By 1760, Josiah had his read more
Bioterrorism Preparedness
Night Stalker Detective | December 17th 2009 by gene cox
For many people happiness is an elusive butterfly in the garden of life. Imagine a young child in the garden on a summer day. The child sees a beautiful butterfly flitting from flower to flower. With eyes of wonder the child wants to see it close up, read more
Reducing the stigma of nursing homes and care homes
NewDietHealth.com | December 16th 2009 by Faclez
Liverpool was one of the first cities to provide home care. Its main aim at that time was to help families who were suffering from infectious diseases. The most dangerous diseases at that time were typhoid, smallpox and scarlet fever. There were a la read more
The Growing Threat of Biological Weapons
h1n1infobase | December 15th 2009 by tom m
The Growing Threat of Biological WeaponsThe terrorist threat is very real, and it's about to get worse. Scientists should concern themselves before it's too lateSteven Block"Black Biology" Beyond the smallpox scenario, what has people worried is the read more
Vaccination, Edward Jenner, History, and the Human Condition
Apathetic Lemming of the North | December 15th 2009 by Brian Gill
"Dec. 15, 1827: Boston Schools Require Vaccination" This Day in Tech, Wired (December 15, 2009) "1827: The 'No child left unvaccinated' act becomes the law for Boston schools. "Smallpox was a deadly, disgusting disease, with the nasty habit of killin read more
Goddess of Small Pox
Bubo's Blog | December 14th 2009 by Mark
If you are used to classical mythology, then you are used to goddesses or beauty and wisdom, marriage and childbirth, the moon and the hearth. However, the rest of the world was a bit more creative in their goddesses. Take for example the read more
Updates and Prediction on Swine Flu Immunization Schedule
ArticlesEnjoy | December 14th 2009 by Panit
By Raphael MurinEven though the panic over H1N1 is at a fever pitch, and the immunization is ready, it would be safe to say that by the summer of 2010 the swine flu issue will have already faded to vaccine memorabilia. Policymakers have discerned tha read more
Updates and Prediction on Swine Flu Immunization Schedule
thesweetmagnolia.com | December 13th 2009 by Rob Schmidt
Even though the panic over H1N1 is at a fever pitch right now, it likely that the entire issue will have moved to the boneyard of memorabilia with other vaccines. Policymakers have learned that these issues have a finite shelf life because of the s read more
Book Review: The Heretic’s Daughter by Kathleen Kent
Quiverfullfamily.com - Christian book reviews, homeschooling… | December 12th 2009 by Jennifer Bogart
Kathleen Kent’s offering, The Heretic’s Daughter, is a stunning debut novel – truly one of the best I’ve ever read. Hewn from her own family history and intensive research, Kent shares the life of her grandmother nine generations back read more
Just Like Ralph
furibundum | December 11th 2009 by Doug
I am sick. A sickness that is not visible like smallpox, but no less dangerous and contagious, a sickness of the mind. You see, I am a homosexual. A person who demands an intimate relationship with members of my own sex. Boys beware! read more
Just Like Ralph
furibundum | December 11th 2009 by Doug
I am sick. A sickness that is not visible like smallpox, but no less dangerous and contagious, a sickness of the mind. You see, I am a homosexual. A person who demands an intimate relationship with... read more
Devastating Animal Disease to Become the 2nd Ever Removed from th…
Articles on environment and ecology | December 10th 2009
Within 18 months, another disease will be completely removed from the planet and this one specifically harms animals. Rinderpest—a disease that is particularly harmful to cattle—will become the second disease to be eradicated from the world. The read more
The Classic Preacher: "reluctance of Christian people to tes…
The Classic Christian | December 10th 2009 by Michael James Stone
Rodney (Gipsy) Smith Rodney (Gipsy) Smith1860-1947"God's Gipsy""The longer I live the more astonished I am at the reluctance of Christian people to testify concerning their own experience.If only they could summon up courage to say to some read more
Typhoid oy vey
be prepared! | December 9th 2009 by emily
I am ready to admit something absoutely mortifying: I had no idea that people still died from typhoid.In my head, it's an old-timey disease, the sort of thing that's totally horrific, of course, but that really isn't a risk anymore. Like smallpox or read more
Atheism at a crossroads
Life Without Faith | December 7th 2009 by Brother Richard
Stephen Prothero in USA Today wrote: The New Atheism stands at a crossroads. Until now it has been spearheaded by the sort of white, male firebrands that led the charge for evangelicalism during the Second Great Awakening of the early 19th century. D read more
Polio eradication still within view
Pulse on Health | December 6th 2009 by Jeff Hansel
Rotary International continues its push against polio. The goal is to free the world of the crippling illness through immunization, just like the world has been freed of smallpox."When Rotary began its eradication work, polio infected more tha read more
Variolation
Hoydens and Firebrands | December 5th 2009 by Anita Davison
Child with smallpox courtesy of CDC/James HicksVariolation was a form of inoculating a person with the smallpox virus in an effort to minimize the severity of the disease. I first became intrigued by the concept while watching a movie about John Adam read more
Pillole di fanatismo omicida.
THE POLLO WEB | December 3rd 2009 by the pollo web
«If God had decreed from all eternity that a certain person should die of smallpox, it would be a frightful sin to avoid and annul that decree by the trick of vaccination». (Se Dio avesse stabilito dall’eternità che una determinata pe read more
IMMUNITY CHALLENGE -- BY DEROY MURDOCK, National Review
Courage In America | December 3rd 2009 by Judy Chaffee
Let Americans have the smallpox and anthrax vaccines.Colorado Springs — “I sleep like a baby,” says U.S. Air Force Colonel Randy Larsen (Ret). “Every three hours, I wake up screaming.”It’s little surprise that Larsen has such trouble gett read more
On AIDS, Troops and Groups
Life 2000: How to Understand Life in the Third Millennium | December 3rd 2009 by Tyson Chaney
A few different thoughts tonight. Yesterday was World AIDS Day. I am saddened at the continued suffering and death caused by HIV/AIDS. I hope the world's scientists can come together to find a cure. Speaking of cures, I'd be most pleased if cance read more
Can a school keep a child out for not vaccinating? In the U.S. t…
Left Brain/Right Brain | December 3rd 2009
Only two states do not have religious exemptions to vaccination. One is West Virginia. In a recent court case, Jennifer Workman v. Mingo County Schools, the district court found in favor of a school district defending their right to exclude a chil read more
Recognizing Fear – is your fear level balanced?
Your life. Your zen | December 2nd 2009 by Joshua VanKirk
What is Fear? Root of Fear – According to Buddhism, there is unhealthy fear and healthy fear. For example, when we are afraid of something that cannot actually harm us – such as spiders – or something we can do nothing to avoid – such a read more
Thoughts on Preventive Medicine
GeriPal - A Geriatrics and Palliative Care Blog | December 1st 2009
You can prevent Heart AttacksYou can prevent StrokesYou can prevent Colon CancerYou can prevent Cervical CancerYou can prevent Breast CancerYou can prevent Prostate CancerReally? Well perhapsYou can prevent SyphilisYou can prevent the Friends of Syph read more
P. Michael Conn is a Liar
Ajudem-nos!!!!! | December 1st 2009 by Sofia Gonçalves
Let’s start with P. Michael Conn’s second claim: “… if you look at recent history, things like polio, tuberculosis, and smallpox, they’re almost gone from the planet. These are triumphs of animal research.”Setting polio aside for the mome read more
Why use Vaccines?
life&health | November 30th 2009
Vaccines are very useful in issues concerning public health. They have been useful in the eradication of smallpox and almost getting rid of polio in the world. They have been beneficial in controlling outbreaks of infections and other diseases and il read more
White House Party Crashers: Exhibit A Against Racial Profiling
All About Race | November 30th 2009 by Carmen Rosenzweig
Blond, white and beaming, Tareq And Michaele Salahi breezed into the first White House State Dinner of the Obama presidency. The Salahis hadn’t made it onto on any guest lists, hadn’t gone through any of the usual background checks before read more
Subscribe To