In a good share of the world public health policy making is about important stuff–not big gulps and sugary drinks, but real progress like sewers and toilets and a safe water supply. India is developing or developed country (in some areas), just like any 3rd world country, they have a way to go for much of their population.
http://www.newindianexpress.com/editorials/Building-Toilets-Key-to-Improving-Public-Health/2013/12/28/article1968656.ece
AIDS Research Fraud at Iowa State
Iowa State, home of one of the great Vet Schools in the country, now is home of a fraudulent research project that bilked the taxpayers through the NIH.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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/