Breast Cancer Screening

I won’t wear out the debate on mammography.
Here are the recommendations that focus on the high risk BRCA genetic trait. You might recall a very intense debate on mammogram screening of young women and then another debate on prophylactic mastectomy. Lots of strong opinions, the rate of cancer of the breast is very, very age related with a few exceptions.
http://acsh.org/2013/12/task-force-updates-breast-cancer-screening-recommendations/

Oh the Fear, Oh the Anxiety–Resistant Bugs Caused by Farmers

I have been practicing medicine now for 42 years and I am still using Amoxicillin, a penicillin family (called beta lactam) antibiotic, for respiratory infections in children, with great success. Amoxicillin became available in the 60s as I recall, as a better form of penicillin. I have personally prescribed a river of Amoxicillin, the pink bubble gum stuff, as the mommies say.
So why do journalists declare another “crisis” related to resistant bugs? Because that’s what journalists do and a crisis makes news.
Continue reading Oh the Fear, Oh the Anxiety–Resistant Bugs Caused by Farmers

This is Summer in the Antarctic–What's going on?

Goddard has got me confused–a while ago on a post that I did about increases in Antarctic Ice I screwed up because the report was old, from the previous winter in the Antarctic, now Goddard has me all confused on this new record cold and ice for Antarctica–this is Antarctic Summer ice? Record for Summer? I would suppose.
The date is Dec 25.
The color coded planet map shows Antarctic is dark blue? Of course I always point out its freezing down there all the time.
https://twitter.com/SteveSGoddard/status/416194792691748865
I need to take a nap.

From the NYT Vault–Climatology is ??

This is good stuff from the archives.
Weather and meteorology guys get a forum to criticize climatologists, in the NEEEW YOOOOORK TIIIIMES
http://stevengoddard.wordpress.com/2013/12/25/1977-meteorologists-said-that-climate-scientists-arent-real-scientists/

More Education Babble from the Feds

Now the Sec of Education claims that the Feds aren’t trying to influence the Common Core development. They claim it is a state driven thing, but we know better, don’t we? The carrot is money, the states always sit up for money.
Continue reading More Education Babble from the Feds

EPA air pollution scare debunked by best data set ever assembled on particulate matter and deaths

Airborne Fine Particulate Matter and Short-Term Mortality: Exploring the California Experience,2007-2010. Continue reading EPA air pollution scare debunked by best data set ever assembled on particulate matter and deaths

Anxious People Cherry Picked on the Marcellus Shale Issue

You might ask how is it these are the ones that get interviewed?
http://www.times-news.com/local/x1353071545/Marcellus-health-impact-document-released-for-public-comment

Obamacare is Built on a Pile of Junk Science

By John Dale Dunn MD JD
Junk Science can be a basis for bad policy, let’s consider Obamacare–the fix that has failed. Failed the great American Healthcare System and may auger its demise. Shame on us. I cannot provide you with enough information on this tragedy if you are not already alerted. Too bad, you’re stupid.
Continue reading Obamacare is Built on a Pile of Junk Science

Achtung, Warm Clothes Required

German scientists predict a century of cooling.  Bundle up.

http://www.cdapress.com/columns/cliff_harris/article_b985f8a5-6870-5b84-8aad-0be108c60e69.html?mode=jqm

Butterworth Talks Chemoriskophobia

This essay is about surveys of professionals involved in assessing chemical/toxicological risks.
Very enlightening and more sensible than what we see in the political forums and the media. These professionals are properly concerned about the political “consensus” and the fanatic influence, and would prefer more science, less hysteria.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/trevorbutterworth/2013/12/19/politics-environmentalism-beating-out-science-in-regulating-risk-say-experts/print/

Common Core Curriculum Criticisms

Larry Arnn PhD, president of Hillsdale College, spent some time as Director of Research for Martin Gilbert, the official biographer for Churchill, at Oxford. Arnn speaks below to the question of a good education and he doesn’t approve of the aims and the content of the Common Core program being implemented across the nation. He draws a parallel with trends in governmental bureaucracy and loss of liberty.
http://imprimis.hillsdale.edu/current

Podesta Returns–as if We Need More Thugs

Here is a nice summary of what can be expected from Podesta, from our ally in the battle on energy, Marita Noon.
Continue reading Podesta Returns–as if We Need More Thugs