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# health    

check your caller i.d., it might be brain cancer

Politicians are not waiting for the science when it comes to the possible dangers of cell phones and legislating based on slim to nonexistent evidence.
check your caller i.d., it might be brain cancer

# health    

anti-vaxers: to insanity and halfway back again

J.B. Handley and the crew at Age of Autism had a disturbing and revolting meltdown this week.
anti-vaxers: to insanity and halfway back again

# tech    

and so the march towards cyborgs continues

Cyborg technology is making huge strides, but it won't make us superhuman. At least not yet...
and so the march towards cyborgs continues

# health    

homeopathic physics abuse, take two

It really seems homeopaths don't understand basic middle school physics and are hoping you don't either in the asinine pitches for their snake oil.
homeopathic physics abuse, take two

# oddities    

what your doctor doesn't want you to know

The Onion blows a conspiracy to hide the cure for the common cold wide open.
what your doctor doesn't want you to know

# health    

the priest will charge you now

Insurance companies could be forced to pay for faith healing and the Christian Science movement is ready to cash in.
the priest will charge you now

# health    

when you don't have anything nice to say…

We're told to be civil and careful when addressing anti-vaccines activists. But the anti-vaxxers seldom share the same view of dealing with experts and critics.
when you don't have anything nice to say…

# health    

statistics, vaccines, and viral evolution

Researchers recommend a flu shot even in years when it's not very effective. Why? Because it slows the spread of the virus.
statistics, vaccines, and viral evolution

# health    

the great vaccine apocalypse cometh…

The media is actively enabling anti-vaccination hysteria for the sake of ratings just when we need people to get the H1N1 shot and prevent the further spread of swine flu.
the great vaccine apocalypse cometh…

# health    

how alt med protects its lucrative business

Alternative medicine makers are happy to bash Big Pharma for poor testing and failed drugs, but not testing their own wares is the key to their profitability.
how alt med protects its lucrative business

# health    

does alt med equal fewer vaccinations?

Researchers find more evidence that alternative medicine practitioners are a public health menace.
does alt med equal fewer vaccinations?

# health    

when quack marketing crosses the line

Quack extraordinaire Mike Adams has crossed a line from typical snake oil salesmanship to predatory fear-mongering.
when quack marketing crosses the line

# health    

sickkids falls for medical luddism

A premiere pediatric hospital is being awfully friendly to anti-vaccine and homeopathic cranks and quacks.
sickkids falls for medical luddism

# health    

who: homeopaths are a health hazard

Homeopaths are dangerous enough in developed countries. They could be a devastating malice in the third world.
who: homeopaths are a health hazard

# health    

a wink, a smile and a quack…

"Sure she's a public health menace, and sure she's an ignoramus. But isn't she so pretty and outspoken?"
a wink, a smile and a quack…

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