Posts by Rrrrrachel

I think that's a little arbitrary.

The phrases "I'm not interested in a spitting match" and "bring it" seem a little inconsistent.

I believe there are several charities working to combat malaria.

Yeah I don't see how learning more about vaccines and developing new vaccines is a bad thing. Get back to me when vaccines like this start getting added to the recommended schedule.

I think it's worth remembering that people's views are often more varied than they seem here. Pointing out inaccuracies in a claim is not the same as touting a vaccine, let alone all vaccines, as flawless. I know I've been critical to...

Wow. So many reactions to my saying what I THINK. Yet someone's statement about how headlines like this surely turn people against vaccination makes just as many assumptions, but doesn't get challenged. Interesting.

I don't know that it's accurate to say it's banned. It has been discontinued in some countries and some countries fluoridate salt instead.

Some very cursory research leads me to believe that the kind of fluoride used in manufacturing aluminum and the kind used in drinking water are different. Also, fluoridation takes place all over the world, not just in the us. The WHO...

And I'm a little confused because your quote is from the review in vaccinating health care workers and is only relevant to trying to vaccinate health care workers to prevent flu in patients. But your link is to the review on flu vaccine...

Maybe you could share those studies from mainstream sources. One scientists says =\= what the cochrane collaboration says. No matter who the scientist is. Here's a more complete discussion of the results of the review of flu vaccine...