The CDC is eyeing your flesh. A potential fall swine flu immunization campaign may involve an unprecedented 600 million doses of vaccine, though officials said Friday they haven’t figured out how to administer so many doses or accurately track side effects if a seasonal vaccine is given simultaneously. And here we have our answer. “This [...]

This thing scares me. In spite of some agreeable points (on Big Pharma, health screening, and the bankrupt American empire), it’s very unsophisticated and completely unsupported by any facts or robust commentary. #3 reads “Modern Society is Unsustainable.”  Yes, the word “population bubble” is used. This should have never been written.

Is there something wrong with this headline on Bloomberg News today? “Obama Gets Drug-Industry Booster With Pledge That Keeps Elderly Medicated.” Here’s a few snippets: The pharmaceutical industry pledge includes $30 billion “that could be used” to provide discounts for medicines, said Reid H. Cherlin, a White House spokesman. That will help narrow a gap [...]

Well of course I predicted this one – mass vaccinations for the swine flu at U.S. schools. Big Pharma and Washington D.C. take care of each other, and this is no exception. Schoolchildren could be first in line for swine flu vaccine this fall — and schools are being put on notice that they might [...]