Pro Football Players Healthier–no big surprise

I get so mad when people take up a crusade based on cherry picked studies and lawyers with big mouths.
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Solomon on Vaccines II

2. Doctors, nurses and other health care workers balk at getting vaccinated
http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/lawrence-solomon/canada-vaccinations_b_4593168.html

Solomon on Vaccines III

3. Flu death stats wildly overblown
http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/lawrence-solomon/death-by-influenza_b_4661442.html

Heroin ODs in Pittsburgh

The rash of Heroin OD deaths in Alleghany County? In my experience potency of the street product is often the cause.
Or new, what we call naive users.
http://www.post-gazette.com/local/region/2014/01/26/Allegheny-County-medical-examiner-calls-rash-of-apparent-overdose-deaths-a-major-public-health-crisis/stories/201401260193

Homicide Rates

Societal violence is a continuing cause for concern. We see a decline in civility all round.
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Nepal is, Indeed, a 3rd World Place

So some Yalies have an enviro scoring system and Nepal is 139.
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Europe Resetting Enviro Anxiety Levels?

Fracking isn’t causing high anxiety?
Are the Luddites worn out?
http://www.out-law.com/en/articles/2014/january/european-commission-recommends-minimum-environmental-standards-for-shale-gas-fracking-operations/

Alzheimers is a Tough Nut

Devastating and widespread problem, dementia, caused by vascular disease and Alzheimer’s.
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Twisted Thinking from Windy People

I think you will see the irony in this nonsense from the left.
http://middlebororeview.blogspot.com/2014/01/how-right-uses-environmental-law-to.html

Pause? Cause? Gotta Question?

I am just a simple emergency physician, but I know when I’m dealing with people who haven’t a clue.
http://hockeyschtick.blogspot.com/2014/01/settled-science-new-paper-finds-effect.html

Marita Downs Another Enviro Doofus–CJ Somerville

Marita is an energy advocate, and prolific writer and lecturer.
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Economic Disaster Brewing

Of course you can’t trust economists on the question of where we are headed.
They have a dog in the fight–personal ambitions and biases color their analysis.
Continue reading Economic Disaster Brewing