Hey, Kids! Squalene’s Back!

On: October 7, 2014

In: Avian Flu, Biological Threats, Connecting Dots, Emerging Diseases, Pestilence & Disease

[L]ongtime listeners to our internet podcast, PID Radio, may remember that back in 2009 or so, Derek and I were talking about the government’s proposal that Swine Flu vaccine manufacturers be allowed to add an adjuvant to their vaccine cocktails to keep costs to a minimum and ‘stretch’ the amountContinue Reading

34 NGOs Tell London Ebola Conference: We Have One Month to Stop It

By: Sharon

On: October 2, 2014

In: Biological Threats, Ebola, Emerging Diseases

[M]ost of us are keeping our eyes on the US’s first official Ebola patient, a man in Dallas who arrived here from Liberia via airline, and then began to show signs and symptoms of the disease, only to be sent home by a Dallas hospital (despite the man and hisContinue Reading

Mystery Virus Spreading Across US Is Enterovirus D68

By: Sharon

On: September 20, 2014

In: Biological Threats, Emerging Diseases

[T]he headlines that populate my news feed these days appear to be crafted to frighten and obfuscate rather than inform. Sadly, such is true about the headlines regarding nearly all topics lately, but it is especially true of a respiratory virus that is gaining a strong foothold in our nation.Continue Reading

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