Category: Medicine, Drugs & Devices

As most of them turn out to be hype, I don’t usually highlight medical research claims. But this is interesting. We’ll see how the trials turn out. Continue reading Trojan horse nanoparticle halts asthma: New technology also can be used to turn off peanut and other food allergies

Good job Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., Jenny McCarthy, Dierdre Imus and the rest of the anti-vaxx airheads. Continue reading Substantial proportion of US measles cases intentionally unvaccinated

Sorry, statistical associations too weak and inconsistent. Continue reading Claim: Regular aspirin use found to protect against overall cancer risk

Of course, the acid test of efficacy would be in cervical cancer rates. Continue reading Vaccine Reduced HPV in Young Women

Fluoridation. Good. Continue reading Lack of fluoride in Calgary drinking water leads to rise in kids’ tooth decay, study indicates

Another silly study. Continue reading Claim: Pregnancy in older age increases stroke, heart attack risk years later

“Of the cases examined so far, 404 have been confirmed as having microcephaly. Only 17 of them tested positive for the Zika virus.” Continue reading Birth Defects in Brazil May Be Over-Reported Amid Zika Fears

“Although the mechanisms of Zika virus pathogenesis appear to fall in line with the requirements for centrosome abnormalities, there is as of yet no evidence to prove culpability.” Continue reading Zika and microcephaly: Causation, correlation, or coincidence?

Sharing of taxpayer-funded raw data should be mandatory. Continue reading Taxpayer-funded cancer researchers hiding raw data

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In response to Obama’s moronic assignment of Joe Biden to cure cancer, a sage letter in the NYTimes. Continue reading A Cure for Cancer?

“End of gay blood ban brings us closer to AIDS equality.” Continue reading AIDS for all and all for AIDS!