What would you pay for a herpes vaccine?
I have genital herpes, along with 55 million of my closest friends (in the U.S.). Ba-dum-bum, that's the punchline, funnier than Dennis Miller, to be sure, but that ain't saying much. Waiting around...
View ArticleNew coronavirus: Not SARS
Some of you may have heard about a new coronavirus isolated from humans sick with severe respiratory symptoms. I did a search and found that it was mentioned in the overnight news digest from Sept. 24,...
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KosAbility: Feline Infectious Peritonitis: A Look at a Cat Killer
Feline infectious peritonitis (FIP) is a viral disease of cats caused by certain strains of a virus called the feline coronavirus.-American Association of Feline Practitioners and the Cornell Feline...
View ArticleSanity and Ebola - a brief break from election diaries
I ran across an op-ed piece on how we might be making Ebola worse. Yes, worse. That's a startling thought since most people want to minimize the spread of Ebola and have it burn out while preventing...
View ArticleThe importance of precise invective
[I posted this as a comment to another diary, but upon reflection, IMHO, it merits a thread of its own.]When Texas State Rep., Bill Zedler, recently made fatuous comments to the effect that measles is...
View ArticleHow did we get to this pivotal point?
"All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident." -- Arthur SchopenhauerThese days everyone is embroiled in...
View ArticleCOVID19: Iceland
Iceland has been testing its population for COVID19 probably more than any other country:"The latest [April 6, 2020] figures on covid.is (https://www.covid.is) show that a total of 1,486 cases of...
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Covid-19: The Science and the Investigation
The story of Covid-19 is part science and part intelligence and/or criminal investigation. The science part is the study of virology — the virus structure and genomics, and the humoral and cellular...
View ArticleQuack Senator Plays Quack Doctor for the Media
(Quack 'Patriots'“Quack!” in Agreement)Ron Johnson wants to assure you he is safe1, quite comfortable, and he knows where his next meal is coming from. He's also glad to say he is still enjoying the...
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