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Sentient Spambots vs. Journalism
As a blog owner, I get a lot of spam. Of course my automatic filters weed out the usual ads for anatomical enlargement, financial offers from alleged Nigerian clergy, and suggestions to earn advanced degrees from diploma mills, but in … Continue reading
Unleashing the Ferrets of Fear
The second of two controversial papers on H5N1 “bird flu” came out yesterday, and if you didn’t hear about it, it wasn’t for lack of publicity. Not only did journalists get the usual embargoed access to the paper at the … Continue reading
One of the two H5N1 influenza papers that fueled this brouhaha has finally seen the light of day. Rather than rehash what others have already said so well, I refer readers to the excellent summaries by Vincent Racaniello and Ed … Continue reading
2012.05.02
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A Chat with Mike Osterholm
I got a call last night from Mike Osterholm, noted epidemiologist and member of the National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity (NSABB). He wanted to talk about H5N1 flu – if you don’t know why, scroll down to the previous … Continue reading
Some Unsolicited Debate Coaching for Tonight’s Speakers
The New York Academy of Sciences is hosting a panel discussion tonight about H5N1 influenza, “dual-use” research, and scientific censorship. Of course this stems from the ongoing debate about the alleged development of mammal-adapted H5N1 strains (see my earlier summaries … Continue reading
The Day the Science Died
This afternoon, a coalition of influenza virologists released a statement saying that they are voluntarily suspending research on H5N1 “bird flu” for 60 days. This was in response to the Category 5 hype storm that has accompanied the publication of … Continue reading
The Biodefense-Industrial Complex vs. Science
I was revving up to post a long rant about the censorship of a new paper on H5N1 influenza, but my friend and TWiV co-host Vincent Racaniello beat me to it. I do, however, have a couple of things to … Continue reading
So Does The Flu Vaccine Work Or Not?
A paper that came out Wednesday on influenza vaccine efficacy has generated a new round of speculation about what is probably the hardest sell in the vaccine business. There’s a lot to complain about with our current flu vaccines: everyone … Continue reading
Another Great Reason to Get a Flu Shot
Getting an annual flu shot seriously reduces your risk of getting the flu, but now it turns out that it could also help prevent a heart attack: We included 78,706 patients, of whom 16,012 were cases and 62,694 were matched … Continue reading
Stick to The Data, Dammit!
The media coverage of H1N1 flu, and many physicians’ approach to the outbreak, are really starting to annoy me. A story in today’s Boston Globe typifies the problem: Emergency doctors at Children’s Hospital Boston began seeing an increase in what … Continue reading