The BS (basic science) of Jenny

So, do vaccines cause Autism?

Should you refuse to have your child vaccinated?

Which is worse?

Silly silly stuff. Enough of the Hollywood hyped up crapola that comes across the boob-tube! Jenny McCarthy is full of emotional bonkychonk which is convincing way too many gullible Grey's Anatomy enthusiasts. (you know who you are) And by the way, NO, that show is nothing like real life.

So, in a nutshell, the CDC confirms that there is no correlation. If you want to keep your conspiracy theory tucked in your belt, then go right ahead. Just don't feed it to the rest of the population. Why you may ask? Lets just take a little step into the past before measles, polio, and pertussis etc. existed...

PERTUSSIS

Bug=Bordetella Pertusis; Symptoms= "Whooping cough"

In the prevaccination era, 1.7million people came down with the illness, of which 73,000 deaths were a result.

In the postvaccination era, 34,325 children came down with it, and 56 deaths resulted.

Ref: http://www.jstor.org/pss/4481904

Measles...need I say more than this graph? If you can't read it's small print, the summary is this. 5,784,000 world wide annual deaths from it. Now there are 960,479 deaths. For Americas, it was 695,000 and 61 pre and post vaccination era's respectively. Yeah, wow is right.

I could go on and on here. Bottom of the line is, get your kids vaccinated, and if you happen to be in Hollywood and decide to talk like an idiot, sit down and take a refresher course in history before misleading the rest of the world.

Swine Flu

Just want to throw my opinion out there...

The Hype

-Vaccines are a good thing. People who say differently have not remembered the history of this world or nation in the pre vaccination era. There were many many many deaths and disorders that came from illnesses caused by the vaccinations we now offer and take for granted.

----Now, having said this, there is a lot of hype over this Swine Flu (AKA: H1N1, or Influenza A) pandemic. In talking to some of the most respected Emergency Medicine physicians, they don't even give Tamiflu (drug given within 48 hours after onset of the Type A or B flu), the drug to help shorten the flu symptoms. Their reasoning? The H1N1 isn't that bad. As a matter of fact, you probably had it yourself already.

The conspiracytheory

-If the book Rainbow Six comes to mind then you have some reason to fear. ;)

Now, here is some info from MD Consult (physicians on-line reference).

Alternative Names

Swine flu; Influenza A

Causes

Earlier forms of the H1N1 virus were found in pigs. Over time, the virus changed (mutated) and can now infect humans. Because H1N1 is a new virus in humans, your immune system cannot fight the virus very well. As a result, it has spread quickly around the world.

The largest number of H1N1 flu cases have occurred in people ages 5 - 24. Few cases, and no deaths, have been reported in people older than age 64.

The H1N1 flu virus can spread from person to person when:

• Someone with the flu coughs or sneezes into air that others breathe in.

• Someone touches a door knob, desk, computer, or counter with the H1N1 germs on it and then touches their mouth, eyes, or nose.

• Someone touches mucus of a child or others while taking care of them when they are ill with the H1N1 flu virus

You CANNOT get H1N1 flu virus from eating pork or any other food, drinking water, swimming in pools, or using a hot tubs or saunas.

Symptoms

Symptoms of H1N1 flu infection in humans are similar to classic flu-like symptoms, which might include:

• Fever above 100.4 °F

• Cough

• Sore throat

• Runny or stuffy nose

• Headache

• Chills

• Muscle aches and fatigue

• Diarrhea

• Vomiting

Exams and Tests

If you think you have been exposed to H1N1 influenza, call your health care provider before your visit. The medical staff may want to take proper precautions to protect themselves and other patients during your office visit.

Because the H1N1 flu has become widespread, most people do not need to be tested for it when they have symptoms.

Your doctor may test you for the H1N1 flu virus by swabbing the back of the inside of your nose if:

• You are at high risk for flu complications.

• Others at high risk of flu complications have been in close contact with you.

• You are very sick.

Your doctor may:

• Look in your mouth, throat, nose, and ears

• Listen to your lungs

• Perform a chest x-ray

Treatment

Most people who get H1N1 flu will likely recover without needing medical care or special antiviral medications. Check with your health care provider about whether you should take antiviral medications to treat the H1N1 flu.

Doctors may prescribe antiviral drugs to treat people who become very sick with the flu or are at high risk for flu complications. The following people may be at high risk:

• Children younger than 5 years old, especially those younger than age 2

• Adults 65 years of age and older

• People with:

  • Chronic lung (including asthma) or heart conditions (except high blood pressure)

  • Kidney, liver, neurologic, and neuromuscular conditions

  • Blood disorders (including sickle cell disease)

  • Diabetes and other metabolic disorders

  • An immune system that does not work well, such as AIDS patients or cancer patients receiving chemotherapy

Other high risk people include:

• Pregnant women

• Anyone younger than age 19 receiving long-term aspirin therapy

• Residents of nursing homes and other chronic-care facilities

People who may receive antiviral medications after coming into close contact with a person who is known to have, or probably is infected with the H1N1 virus, include:

• Those at high risk for complications of influenza

• Health care workers, public health workers, or first responders

Oseltamivir or zanamivir are the two drugs recommended for the treatment or prevention of infection with the H1N1, or swine, influenza virus.

People with H1N1 flu should also:

• Get plenty of rest

• Drink clear fluids (such as water, broth, sports drinks, and electrolyte beverages for infants)

• Watch for emergency warning signs (see below)

There ya go. Happy Fall, Haloween, and beginnings of Winter.

White males listen up!

Okay, white boys, eat your green leafy vegetables like your mama taught you!  

Noise Hurts Men's Hearing More, Study Shows

Married white guys are especially at risk for noise-induced hearing loss, research finds

Posted October 5, 2009

MONDAY, Oct. 5 (HealthDay News) -- New research suggests that men -- especially married white men -- are much more likely to develop noise-induced hearing loss than women. But there's some good news: Another study finds that older men who take high doses of folate can decrease their risk of hearing loss by 20 percent...

...Foods with high levels of folate include leafy vegetables such as spinach, lettuce and asparagus; dried or fresh beans; peas; liver products; and fortified cereal products.

The researchers pointed out that their study is the largest to look into links between diet and hearing loss.

But they might not have taken this into account...click on the link below...

How married men really lose their hearing

Conservative and Liberal comparison

Thanks Jennerator!  This was too funny, mixed with some blatant truths, to not share with you all.  From Neil Bortz...

• "No, I didn't write this. I wish I did. Because it's the painful truth. And you know how much I love to stir the puddin'. This list was actually forwarded to me from a friend of mine … Ain't this the truth?"
• If a conservative doesn't like guns, he doesn't buy one.
• If a liberal doesn't like guns, he wants all guns outlawed.
• If a conservative is a vegetarian, he doesn't` eat meat.
• If a liberal is a vegetarian, he wants all meat products banned for everyone.
• If a conservative sees a foreign threat, he thinks about how to defeat his enemy.
• If a liberal wonders how to surrender gracefully and still look good.
• If a conservative is homosexual, he quietly leads his life.
• If a liberal is homosexual, he demands legislated respect.
• If a person of color is conservative, they see themselves as independently successful. Their liberal counterparts see themselves as victims in need
• of government protection.
• If a conservative is down-and-out, he thinks about how to better his situation. A liberal wonders who is going to take care of him.
• If a conservative doesn't like a talk show host, he switches channels. Liberals demand that those they don't like be shut down.
• If a conservative is a non-believer, he doesn't go to church. A liberal non-believer wants any mention of God and religion silenced. (Unless it's a foreign religion, of course!)
• If a conservative decides he needs health care, he goes about shopping for it, or may choose a job that provides it. A liberal demands that the rest of us pay for his.
• If a conservative slips and falls in a store, he gets up, laughs and is embarrassed. If a liberal slips and falls, he grabs his neck, moans like he's in labor and then sues.

Oldie but Goodie...Oklahoma version

OKLAHOMA HIGHWAY PATROL vs NEW YORK LAWYER                                     A lawyer runs a stop sign and gets pulled over by an OHP.   He thinks that he is smarter than the Officer because he is a lawyer from New York and is certain that he has a better education then any cop from Oklahoma.   He decides to prove this to himself and have some fun at the OHP's expense.   The Officer says, "License and registration, please."  "What for?" says the lawyer.   The Officer says, "You didn't come to a complete stop at the stop sign."   Then the lawyer says, "I slowed down, and no one was coming."   "You still didn't come to a complete stop," says the Officer. "License and registration, please.."    The lawyer says, "What's the difference?"   "The difference is you have to come to complete stop, that's the law. License and registration, please!" the Officer repeats.   Lawyer says, "If you can show me the legal difference between slow down and stop, I'll give you my license and registration; and you give me the ticket. If not, you let me go and don't give me the ticket."   "That sounds fair. Please exit your vehicle, sir," the Officer says.     At this point, the Officer takes out his nightstick and starts  beating the daylights out of the lawyer and says,  "Do you want me to stop, or just slow down?"      God Bless Oklahoma