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Posts by Fred Fletcher
There is a major shift taking place right now that may have consequences even those of us who are condemning it may not fully appreciate, much less explain to others. Actually, this so-called "shift" has been in the making for decades but, because it is being implemented so slow and surreptitiously, many people aren't even aware of what is taking place. If they are aware, they either don't have the...
4/8/2015 7:00:00 AM
There's a new version of Cinderalla out and it's actually a good one. It would be nice if every time they put out a new version of an old story (and Cinderella fits that description well) they bothered to put a few new twists, changed the plot a little or even introduced a new character or two (or, possibly, just furbished them a bit).Disney's new Cinderella accomplishes all of the above (athough not...
3/16/2015 10:51:04 PM
Many people are still mourning the recent passing of Leonard Nimoy; it should be comforting to know, though, that the character that he helped bring to life (Mr. Spock) will continue to live on in all the now iconic Star Trek TV episodes and movies.Publicity photo of Leonard Nimoy and William Shatner as Mr. Spock and Captain Kirk from the television program Star Trek. Press release is dated 12 January...
3/9/2015 7:00:00 AM
Most people have heard about "identity theft" but they may not be as familiar with its less-promulgated "cousin": medical identity theft. Although less publicized, medical identity theft is not a small problem. In fact, it involves thousands of victims, over $40 billion in losses, and a variety of problems with far-reaching and monumentally serious consequences.What is Medical identity Theft?Simply...
3/6/2015 1:06:28 AM
Anti-angiogenic agents or angiogenesis inhibitors (as they are sometimes called) are a relatively new arsenal of weapons against cancer. Although they have already been approved for use against some types of cancer, their ultimate efficacy is still being evaluated. To put it more bluntly, this is a technology which, in spite of showing great promise, is only in the earliest stages of development and...
3/3/2015 8:00:00 AM
Many times controversies arise in the scientific community which, quite frankly, could have easily been avoided or, at the very least, much better handled. In fact, it can sometimes be said that some controversies are fueled or fanned by the same people who later put on a "full-court press" attack against them. This appears to be the case with the vaccine/autism connection national debate. This controversy...
2/26/2015 8:00:00 AM
One of the things those of us of who work in the scientific world have to admit is that controversy and differences of opinion are unavoidable. As a general rule, different people have different perspectives about everything--even about things that one would think are self-evident, clear or supposedly "indisputable."Of course, it's understood that the social sciences aren't meant to impart one-size-fits-all...
2/24/2015 10:00:00 PM
The latest development in the "are vaccines safe for my children" national debate is the troubling decision by many doctors to no longer see patients (mostly children) who have not been vaccinated according to national medical association and U.S. government agency standards. If it were just a few doctors who were making this decision, this might not be the hot issue it is becoming. The reality is,...
2/11/2015 9:16:41 PM
First of all, the word "against" doesn't really fit with the gist of this article because most of the people who have been unfairly labeled as "anti-vaccine" are not necessarily against vaccines. What they are concerned about or opposed to is the blatant secrecy that surrounds many of the ingredients in vaccines. They also oppose the militarization of medicine (to the point of forcing people to comply...
2/10/2015 8:00:00 AM
An aneurysm occurs when parts of a blood vessel (usually an artery) become weakened or damaged by some kind of trauma; said weakened/damaged part of the vessel can then bulge out due to blood pressure strain. Such an occurrence is especially troublesome if it occurs in the brain. The pending danger involves the ever-increasing possibility of the vessel rupturing, thus allowing blood to seep out into...
2/5/2015 8:00:00 AM
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