A Nurse employed at Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston was fired after she posted information about a young patient who contracted measles on Facebook. What was also of concern to public health officials was her expressing anti-vaccine views. The anti-vaccine movement is an outgrowth of the environmentalist movement who seeks to kill off humans by…
The World Health Organization states Europe is experiencing a measles outbreak with the number of reported cases more than twice than last year. The Times of London reports 41,000 cases were reported in the first six months of this year alone. Unfortunately, there have been measles outbreaks in the United States and it is attributed…
On Saturday Tattoo artist, makeup entrepreneur and mom-to-be Kat Von D posted a demonstration of her tattoo-themed eye liner. According to Yahoo News, some of her followers also used the occasion to blast Von D for her anti-vaccination views. Some of the more colorful remarks made were: Omg, love the eye makeup. Whats the name…
Later this year, the French company Valneva SE will begin Phase 2 clinical trials of a lyme disease vaccine the company is developing underwent successful Phase 1 tests beginning in March. According to The Wall Street Journal, the company’s Chief Financial Officer, David Lawrence, says it will be at least five years before their vaccine…
The United States isn’t just at risk for outbreaks of measles, mumps, rubella, smallpox, chickenpox, polio and other deadly diseases, it is also at risk for an outbreak of another deadly illness: lyme disease. Forbes published a very interesting article today that reveals why the US does not have a lyme disease vaccine. Radio and…
A Billboard communicating an anti-vaccine message in Perth, Australia has generated a lot of controversy. Taking down the billboard could help vindicate the group behind it so they can claim there is a conspiracy to suppress the truth.
Poor Kat Von D, she keeps digging her hole much deeper trying to lessen the damage done from her disclosing on social media on how she would raise her child. What she did not count on, as one blogger at Hollywood Gossip points out, is that the boycott effort over Kat Von D’s maternity choices…
