#medicine


# health    

helping those who won't help themselves, redux

The "health freedom" movement has nothing to do with giving you more options because the freedom is from all those pesky safety regulations and scientific studies.
helping those who won't help themselves, redux

# science    

when movies lose all sense of plausibility

Thankfully for us, the future Repo Men imagines is very unlikely to happen, which makes it difficult to take its parable seriously.
when movies lose all sense of plausibility

# 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

# 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    

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…

# tech    

just in case you missed it…

Would you pay $6,000 for advice from a doctor who claims he could help you live longer by making it up as he goes along?
just in case you missed it…

# oddities    

vaccines, the evil alien conspiracy

Australian anti-vaccine activists are joining forces with a man who thinks that shape-shifting alien reptoids secretly run the world.
vaccines, the evil alien conspiracy

# politics    

no allergy meds for you…

The American healthcare system is best compared to a sophisticated machine with many moving. A badly maintained Rube Goldberg to be more exact.
no allergy meds for you…

# health    

general homeopathic hospital

Mitchell and Webb show us what a homeopathic ER would actually look like in practice.
general homeopathic hospital

# health    

don't wind back the clock on medicine

When we reject centuries of medical science and research, we're effectively going back and time to make ailments we tamed into life-threatening afflictions once again.
don't wind back the clock on medicine

# science    

why you should go easy on the soda pop

While you probably shouldn't over-indulge in sugary beverages anyway, going overboard on soda might be especially bad for you...
why you should go easy on the soda pop

# health    

why insurance won't cover alternative medicine

Don't expect your insurance company to cover homeopathic remedies anytime soon.
why insurance won't cover alternative medicine

# health    

helping those who won't help themselves

How far should we go to help people who refuse to help themselves? Or worse yet, whose parents refuse treatment we know will keep them alive?
helping those who won't help themselves

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