Chikungunya Virus is the latest health alarm rung in the United States and news of potential outbreaks are appearing in all major media outlets. Three
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MERS Claims First Victim in Algeria
As the World Health Organization (WHO) continues to hesitate in declaring MERS a global public health emergency, the deadly disease has killed its first patient
What Is This Disease Called Depression?
by Niall McLaren “Psychiatric disorders are brain disorders… Psychiatric disorders are medical disorders” Thus saith Dr David Kupfer, chairman of the DSM5 Committee and one of
Government and Manufacturer Compensate to Australian Child Disabled by Flu Vaccine
Four years ago, when she was only 11 months old, Saba Button of Western Australia was severely disabled in reaction to a shot of flu
Herbicide in Breast Milk – Time for EPA to Protect Public Health
What happens to the regulatory powers of the authorities when it comes to big corporate players, like Monsanto? It’s way more than alarming that herbicides
WHO’s Polio Vaccine Causing Polio in Children
The following article of mine was removed from a previous publication after the editor and I entered a conflict over freedom of expression. It is
Why WHO Refuses to Treat MERS as Global Emergency?
This year, one big issue emerging in the area of public health is the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS). Originating from Saudi Arabia, MERS infection
FDA Should Ban Direct Advertisements of Drugs
Jeanne Stapf is running an important petition on Care2 demanding the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to ban direct advertising of pharmaceutical drugs to
New Research: Casual Use of Marijuana Can Cause Brain Abnormality
Even casual use of marijuana can cause brain abnormalities, suggests a new study published in the April 16 issue of Journal of Neuroscience. The research
Saudi Arabia Starts Exporting MERS; First Case Reported in US
A few years ago Saudi Arabia made public mockery of reason and of good will by making it mandatory for Pakistani citizens to vaccine for