Canadian Vaccine Study Raises Questions

A recent Canadian study showed  that those who received a season flu vaccine were twice as likely to contract the swine flu. The WHO (World Health Organization) attributed the possible reason for the Canadian results as due to some statistical flaws or selection biases, yet no one on the 4 1/2-hour teleconference was able to [...]

Wisecracks

I went shopping yesterday and decided it was too early for me to have taken on such an activity. I got half way through shopping and everything felt surreal,  fuzzy and I felt bit feverish.
Throughout the day I kept attempting tasks unsuccessfully then I slept about 16 hours, lost about 3 lbs over 3 days [...]

The Flu?

I woke up this morning and staggered into my amoire, I think that’s what you call it but not how you spell it, anyway I was so unbalanced I had to stop on the stairs. I was much better lying down and I got somewhat better as the day progressed.
I’ve spent so much time worrying [...]

Link Found Between Alzheimer’s & Mad Cow Protein

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Link found between Alzheimer’s, mad cow protein

Bernadette Tansey, Chronicle Staff Writer
Thursday, February 26, 2009

(02-25) 19:56 PST — The latest in a recent flurry of clues on the workings of Alzheimer’s disease comes from Yale University researchers who found a link between the disorder and the prion protein, which can cause [...]