Science Denial: Alternatives To Medicine Like Acupuncture And Naturopathy Increased A Lot In 20 Years
Republicans joined the anti-vaccine movement in 2021 but you might not know it xisted prior to that. Academics and allied journalists would roll out surveys showing that the anti-vaccine movement was similar on both sides to rationalize the behavior of their tribe - while ignoring actual data.Data like that that coast of California had more vaccine exemptions for school kids than the rest of the US combined. Some coastal schools had vaccine rates of just 26%. Fortunately, we had physicians like Dr. Richard Pan on our side, willing to defy his political party to save kids. We pressured the Governor to sign a law banning arbitrary exemptions and now California is nearly as high as Mississippi and Alabama in vaccine uptake.
COVID-19: Healthcare Workers Exited At Dramatically Higher Rates
Like some soldiers become conscientious objectors if they end up in an actual military situation, or when over 300 armed government union employees suddenly forgot they had guns while kids were being murdered in Uvalde, healthcare workers, 18.8 million strong just in the US, were more likely to exit the workforce during the COVID-19 pandemic.Unlike the first two, healthcare workers were right to be afraid.
Safe: In Utero Exposure To Maternal COVID-19 Vaccination
An analysis of 2,261 and 1,940 infants ages 12 and 18 months, respectively, found that COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy had no impact on infant neurodevelopment.Suspect Correlation: Epidemiologists Link IVF To BMI Of Kids
A population-based cohort study sought to examine a controversial epidemiological claim about assisted reproductive technologies like in vitro fertilization and the body mass index (BMI) of children.American Academy Of Pediatrics: Lied About Vaccines And Autism, Kids Walking To School, And Now GMOs
It is an unfortunate reality in America that medical societies have an outsized influence on government policy.Tianeptine And Other Supplements Have Gotten An FDA Free Pass For 30 Years – It’s Time For That To End
Politics is about trade-offs. Perhaps a reason President Biden isn't better-regarded is because if Congress didn't give him what he wanted, he circumvents them with agencies he controls, such as OSHA with vaccine mandates, the CDC with rent control, and EPA to ban safe weedkillers and pesticides.He can take a page out of Presidents Clinton and Bush 43 on how to do better if he wins again this fall.
New York Has A Mild Winter Two Weeks In – Global Climate Change Implicated
We're only two weeks into winter and a New York university is already declaring above-average temperatures in 2023 a result of global climate change.In The New Year, Consider Less-Discussed Health Benefits
Lose Weight Without SufferingEveryone wants an easy solution to being more fit but the only thing easy is eating too much pizza. Since 2022 we've been treated to far too many pictures of celebrities with weird "Ozempic Face" because their vanity is stronger than their desire for energy balance.
You don't need a gimmick, you do need a little willpower. Commercial gyms love this time of year because everyone joins to honor their New Year's Resolution, they even pay stupid initiation fees, and then most are done a month later.
An easy way to save money on a gym membership, in order of difficulty:
Weekend Science: Coffee And Static Electricity – Is Water The Answer Or A Grinding Mess?
In some homes, it is believed that static electricity can lead to inferior grinding, and that has coffee connoisseurs searching for answers.
Will water help, or is it just making a mess because while a little may help, people will use too much?
Coffee is prone to fads the way athletics - nasal strips, cryo-therapy, those weird blue-light filter glasses - and certainly nutrition is. A study may create a correlation and people sell a produce. Giving coffee acupuncture before tamping in espresso was all the rage starting in 2020 and for the last year some have sworn by adding water to reduce static electricity.
Happy Festivus – Here I Air My Anti-Science Grievances
December 23rd is 'Festivus', a not-real holiday invented by the father of George Costanza on the hit television show "Seinfeld", involving an aluminum pole, feats of strength, and, most fun, an airing of grievances.(1)
It's the airing of grievances I want to address.
