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White House Whistle-Blower Reveals Bush Admin's Environmental Foibles

New York Times | Felicity Barringer | Posted 07.23.2008 | Green

Read More: Green New Deal, Cdc, Global Warming, Clean Air Act, Climate Change, Dick Cheney, Environment, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Whistle-Blowers, Cheney Global Warming, Epa, Bush Global Warming, Cheney Cover-Up, EPA Testimony, Energy, Environmental Protection Agency, G8 Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Green News

Jason K. Burnett, Washington's environmental whistle-blower du jour, is an example of a once rare, now almost common, phenomenon: a political appointe...

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Amanda Peet vs. the Medical Establishment

David Kirby | Posted 07.19.2008 | Living

Read More: Hhs, Paul Offit, Autism, Cdc, Amanda Peet, Vaccines, Living News
David Kirby

This week, actress Amanda Peet called parents who don't vaccinate their kids "parasites," and then essentially went on to lie when she announced that scientists have concluded there is "no association between autism and vaccines."

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Most Obese States: The South Wins Again!

AP | MIKE STOBBE | Posted 07.17.2008 | Living

Read More: Most Obese States, Obesity, Most Obese States 2008, Cdc, Centers for Disease Control, Living News

ATLANTA — The South tips the scales again as the nation's fattest region, according to a new government survey. More than 30 percent of adults ...

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Cheney Wanted To Delete Major Parts Of Environmental Testimony

AP | H. JOSEF HEBERT | Posted 07.08.2008 | Green

Read More: Epa, EPA Testimony, Dick Cheney, Environment, Energy, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Cheney Cover-Up, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Cdc, Climate Change, Green News

WASHINGTON — Seeking to play down the effects of global warming, Vice President Dick Cheney's office pushed to delete from congressional testimo...

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CDC: Vaccine Study Used Flawed Methods

David Kirby | Posted 06.21.2008 | Living

Read More: Adhd, Add, Autism, Cdc, Gerberding, Vaccines, Autism Vaccines, Living News
David Kirby

My original post mischaracterized the CDC vaccine investigation, and I'm reposting this piece to reflect that information accurately, but also to point out many of the weaknesses identified in the CDC's data.

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Making Handguns Childproof

Paul Helmke | Posted 05.05.2008 | Politics

Read More: Indianapolis, Cdc, California, New Jersey, Kids and Guns, Indiana, Gun Control, Washington Post, Guns, Illegal Guns, Politics News
Paul Helmke

When we talk about making it harder for dangerous people to get guns, we usually focus on felons, domestic abusers and the dangerously mentally ill. ...

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The Next Vaccine-Autism Newsmaker: Not Isolated, Not Unusual

David Kirby | Posted 04.27.2008 | Living

Read More: Vaccine Court, Cdc, Thimerosal, Autism, Nih, Hannah Poling, Vaccines, Living News
David Kirby

A new, additional theory of causation is about to be introduced in Vaccine Court: Vaccines can trigger a chain of events in children with mitochondrial dysfunction that causes autism.

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Circus Elephants with Tuberculosis are a Real Threat to People

Leslie Griffith | Posted 04.24.2008 | Living

Read More: M-Tuberculosis, Cdc, Elephants, Health, Don Francis, Tuberculosis, Circus, Ringling Brothers, Living News
Leslie Griffith

After two years of researching the transference of m-tuberculosis from Asian elephants to humans, I think circus-goers are in very real danger.

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WayUnacceptableTV

Giulia Rozzi | Posted 04.24.2008 | Media

Read More: Abortion, Salon.com, Jezebel, Damon Wayans, Abortion Man, Cdc, My Wife and Kids, Jessica Delfino, Media News
Giulia Rozzi

As a stand-up comedian, I have a good sense of humor. But I'm damn certain that Damon Wayans' site's Abortion Man video is sick and sad.

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CDC Has Lost Control of the Autism Argument

David Kirby | Posted 04.04.2008 | Living

Read More: Jenny McCarthy, Cnn, Larry King, Hannah Poling, Cdc, Autism, Thimerosal, Vaccines, Jenny McCarthy Autism, Autism Thimerosal, Poling, Hannah Poling Autism, Autism Vaccines, Jenny McCarthy Son Autism, Living News
David Kirby

The real problem here is the track record and credibility of the CDC to continue conducting any vaccine safety studies at all.

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CDC Under Siege

Deirdre Imus | Posted 04.02.2008 | Living

Read More: Cdc, Andrew Speaker Tuberculosis, Public Health, Tb, Andrew Speaker, David Kirby, Hannah Poling Autism, Hannah Poling, Tuberculosis, Autism Vaccine Mercury, Gerberding, Health, CDC Cancer, Autism, Centers for Disease Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Autism Vaccines, Andrew Speaker Tb, Living News
Deirdre Imus

Hardly a month passes without another news report questioning the credibility, scientific independence, and integrity of the nation's premier health agency.

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Can Vaccines Cause Autism? CDC: "We Don't Know"

David Kirby | Posted 03.29.2008 | Politics

Read More: Mitochondrial, Cnn, Autism, Cdc, Vaccine Injury, Julie Gerberding, Sanjay Gupta, Vaccines, Politics News
David Kirby

It was a big morning in Atlanta today. In case you missed CDC Director Dr. Julie Gerberding this morning on CNN's "House Call with Dr Sanjay Gupta," it was rather interesting.

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The Tilt-a-Whirl World of Autism

Kim Stagliano | Posted 03.28.2008 | Living

Read More: Mitochondrial Disorder, David Kirby, Hannah Poling, Cdc, Autism, Seizures, Vaccines, Living News
Kim Stagliano

An autism diagnosis knocks our kids so far out of the medical realm that they lose many of their rights to proper investigative medical care. Every behavior is attributed to "their autism" and virtually dismissed.

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Kids Today Don't Stand a Chance

John W. Whitehead | Posted 03.13.2008 | Politics

Read More: Stds, Cdc, Teen Girls Stds, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Teen Sex, Teenage Girls Stds, Sexuality, Sexually Active Teens, Stds Teenage Girls, Politics News
John W. Whitehead

If we really care about our children, we had better take a good look in the mirror. Our kids don't stand a chance unless we can shore up the family structure and teach them morality, values and respect.

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Teen Sexual Health Crisis: What Parents Can Do

Shelby Knox | Posted 03.13.2008 | Living

Read More: HPV Vaccine, Hpv, The Education of Shelby Knox, Stds, Cervical Cancer Vaccine, Cdc, Teen Girls Stds, Abstinence, Teen Birth Rate, Teenage Girls Stds, Sex Education, Stds Teenage Girls, Teenagers, Abstinence Only, Teen Pregnancy, Abstinence Education, Cervical Cancer, Teen Birth, Sti, Teen Birth Rise, Living News
Shelby Knox

America has to get over its squeamishness about teens and sex: not talking about it for the past 20 years has proven ineffective, to say the least.

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Is the CDC Covering Up the Cancer Threat in Great Lakes States?

Art Levine | Posted 02.08.2008 | Politics

Read More: Environment, Gop, Cdc, Cancer, War on Science, Global Warming, Center for Public Integrity, Great Lakes, Climate Change, Republicans, Politics News
Art Levine

Political pressures apparently led the CDC to pull the report just days before a division of the agency was scheduled to release it.

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The Autism-Vaccine Debate: Anything But Over

David Kirby | Posted 11.30.2007 | Living

Read More: Combating Autism Act, Autism, Institute of Medicine, Cdc, Autism Thimerosal, Autism Vaccine Mercury, Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee, Living News
David Kirby

If an association between vaccines and autism has been completely "ruled out," then why are we spending taxpayer dollars to study autistic children's vaccination history?

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Over Medicated and Over-Vaccinated: The Unintended Consequences of Medicines Meant to Protect

Deirdre Imus | Posted 11.19.2007 | Living

Read More: Tetanus, Oregon Health & Science University, Mercury Injections, Cdc, Over-Vaccination, Medical Information, Over Prescribing, Vaccinosis, Vaccines, Pharmaceutical Companies, The Institute for Vaccine Safety, Fda, NEJM Study, Vaccine and Gene Therapy Institute, Antibiotics, Vioxx, Recalled Drugs, Thimerosal, Autism, Food and Drug Administration, EPA Guidelines, Thalidomide, Prevnar, Living News
Deirdre Imus

Why is it that veterinarians have a better appreciation than mainstream physicians of how over-vaccinating might overload the immune system?

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Secondhand Smoke Exaggerations Challenged

Jeff Stier | Posted 11.13.2007 | Living

Read More: ASH, Tobacco Institute, Smoking, Cdc, Smoking Banned in Public Places, Action on Smoking and Health, Smoking Health Risks, Evidence About 2nd Hand Smoke, American Council on Science and Health, Dr. Michael Siegel, Boston University School of Public Health Professor Michael Siegel, 2nd Hand Smoke, Smoking Risks, Center for Disease Controls, Second Hand Smoke, Smoking Causes Heart Attacks, Living News
Jeff Stier

It is ironic that after decades of unscientific claims by the tobacco industry, this time it is the anti-smoking groups being accused of distorting the science.

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Flu Shots are for Idiots

Doug Bremner | Posted 11.10.2007 | Living

Read More: Flu Shots, Cdc, Flu Vaccinations, Living News
Doug Bremner

Before I do anything like submit myself to having a needle jammed in my arm that I have to pay for, I always ask myself, is there any evidence that this is going to actually help ME?

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Sensual Fusion

Yvonne Fulbright and Danielle Cavallucci | Posted 10.26.2007 | Living

Read More: Hpv, Stds, Sex Taboos, Healthy Sexuality, Anal Sex, Taboos, Oral Sex, Hiv, Cdc, Rectal Cancer, Sexuality, Sex Education, HIV/AIDS, Sex, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Cancer, Cultural Taboos, Sex Advice, Living News
Yvonne Fulbright and Danielle Cavallucci

It's time to address the issue and teach people that anal sex is every bit as risky as oral and other forms of sex play.

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White House Pretends Probable Cause of California Wildfires Simply Doesn't Exist

Bob Harris | Posted 10.24.2007 | Politics

Read More: Southern California Fires, California Fires, California, Cdc, George W. Bush, Science, Wildfires, Climate Change, Weather, CDC Climate Report, Global Warming, Global Warming Wildfires, Politics News
Bob Harris

Unseasonable heat and changing weather patterns have turned southern California into a tinderbox, precisely the way forecast by people warning us about global warming for years.

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CDC: Mercury in Vaccines Damaged Your Child. Or Not.

David Kirby | Posted 09.26.2007 | Home

Read More: Vaccine Mercury, Autism Thimerosal, Autism Cdc Mercury, Autism Vaccine Mercury, Autism Mercury, Autism, Cdc, Thimerosal, Home News
David Kirby

Brace yourself for some gauzy reports in the media cycle about a study on thimerosal and "neuropsychological outcomes," in which, we are to believe, the connection is nil.

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Antidepressants Vindicated?

Gregg Easterbrook | Posted 09.07.2007 | Living

Read More: Public Health, CDC, Antidepressants, Antidepressants and Sucide, Living News
Gregg Easterbrook

Antidepressant use is declining and youth suicide is rising -- should the linkage between these events be viewed as some huge surprise, as the media now imply in the wake of yesterday's CDC report?

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