Category: Health
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Portrait of a happy girl
Today I met with my publisher at SantaCruzParent.com. We talked about lots of things, especially social networks like Facebook and Twitter, which I had avoided, but I am now taking part in, reluctantly, sometimes enjoying them. (Want to receive my notifications on Facebook? See “fan me on facebook”: below, right side.) And then Parmalee asked…
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Scare tactics and lies don't help; reasonable concern does
Scaring people, telling them lies, and trotting out conspiracy theories about vaccines won’t help anyone, and it won’t make us stronger or smarter.
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Understanding how scientists make decisions about your child's health
There’s been a theme running through conversations I’ve had lately. I and some of my more scientific friends have been noticing a general lack of understanding about how science works and what makes the scientific method worth considering. First, a caveat. We all know that doctors have been wrong. So giving examples of when a…
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Gifted misunderstandings
A friend forwarded me a link to this article. I think she thought that I wasn’t busy enough this weekend, and that instead of cleaning the toilets and vacuuming (which is what I’m supposed to be doing right now), I should write a passioned response to yet another blogger who doesn’t get it! She was…
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Scientists need help! Moms to the rescue!
I read recently that scientists are hard at work in laboratories trying to make the H1N1 (swine) flu virus become more virulent. They are trying to figure out whether it could become more virulent on its own by trying to force it to do so in the lab. Some of these scientists may be moms,…