Hilary's Desk

The UK medical profession says that the one and only death from measles was caused by the fact that this 25 year old man didn’t have the MMR vaccine as a child. Right at the bottom of the Daily Mail article we are told that this man died of Giant Cell Pneumonia, which was never diagnosed.. What is Giant Cell Pneumonia? It's also known as Heckt's Pneumonia, and it's where huge ce...

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But not the "actual flu" mind you. The one that everyone thinks is the flu when it's not the flu. Now, let's be precise. The Herald yesterday had this bizarre piece  (pdf) which treads new ground. For once, we are told a bit of truth. Very selective truth. "Thankfully, there is still very little actual influenza circulating in the community, although we are seeing other respi...

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On 4th June, 2013, a notice appeared on Christchurch's Sydenham Rugby website:  The “Limited” spelled Limted, is the rugby club’s mistake, not mine (pdf) : Southern Clinical Trials Limted FLU VACCINE TRIAL Healthy Volunteers Required Research is currently being conducted globally for a new influenza vaccine. You may be eligible to take part in this study if yo...

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