On April 21st, 2009, Nick Batik posted this comment in response to a New Zealand-based Blog that advocated the use of Gardasil noting that “…there are considerable benefits to the vaccine and that there seem to be no significant drawback.” I thought Nick’s response warranted … [Read more...] about Gardasil Economics
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EPA Unlikely to Limit Rocket Fuel in Your Tap Water
Some folks refer to their morning coffee as “Rocket Fuel.” If they are making their coffee with tap water, they may be speaking literally, not figuratively. They just don’t know it. The Environmental Protection Agency is poised to rule that it will not set a drinking-water … [Read more...] about EPA Unlikely to Limit Rocket Fuel in Your Tap Water
Twice as many women die from stroke every year than from breast cancer
Overall, stroke is this country's third-leading killer. About 700,000 Americans will have one this year, according to the American Stroke Association. But 55-percent of all strokes and 60-percent of stroke deaths occur in women. About 100,000 women die annually of stroke, … [Read more...] about Twice as many women die from stroke every year than from breast cancer
More About PAP SMEAR Option
From: Chartbook on Trends in the Health of Americans Health, United States, 2005 Pap Smear A Pap smear is a microscopic examination of cells scraped from the cervix that is used to detect cancerous or precancerous conditions of the cervix and other medical conditions. If … [Read more...] about More About PAP SMEAR Option
Safe, Cost Effective PAP Test or Gardasil®
Researchers and public health officials are FINALLY waking up, and stepping up, to ask tough questions about the cost effectiveness of administering a very expensive, and not thoroughly vetted vaccine to every girl and young woman in the free world. Is the use of Gardasil® as a … [Read more...] about Safe, Cost Effective PAP Test or Gardasil®