Vaccines

What diseases have vaccines eradicated?

Diseases You Almost Forgot About (Thanks to Vaccines)

Top 10 Vaccine-Preventable Diseases

Why Don’t We Have Vaccines Against Everything?

Eradication of Diseases

Vaccines Need Not Completely Stop COVID Transmission to Curb the Pandemic

Dinosaurs Roaming Amongst Us

Wisconsin Republicans continue to keep this state behind almost every other state in the country with their antiquated and illogical mindset.

GOP Legislators Kill Medical Pot

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Public Investment In Pharmaceutical Research

Pharma Companies Spend More On Marketing Than On Research

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Weekend Reading

Competition Hasn't Worked In Health Care
How Did Fannie & Freddie Become Symbols Of The Housing Bubble?
How Finance Vultures Feed Off The Poor
It's Time To Tax The Church
Questioning The Benefits Of Curbing Short Sales
Rethinking Debt
The Top 1 Percent Since 1990: Getting Richer
Uncertainty & The Welfare Economic Of Medical Care
We Have More Doctors Per Capita Than Ever Before
Why Rich People Don't Create Jobs

Heal Thy Self

A very interesting article from Wired magazine, Placebos are getting more effective. Drugmakers are desperate to know why.

It raises some very good issues regarding the commercialization of pharmaceuticals, the real effectiveness of the medicine, and the power of the body to heal itself.