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Chicken Little and the Swine Flu Scare | Print |  E-mail
Written by Dr. John Burns   
Wednesday, 16 September 2009 16:45

swine flu panicI can’t remember if it was Henny Penny or Chicken Little, nor do I recall what landed on said fowl’s head, either a leaf or an acorn, but I do remember that there was an ensuing panic as the hen in question ran around the barnyard yelling, “The sky is falling! The sky is falling!”

 
Requiring Health Insurance Is Not Like Auto | Print |  E-mail
Written by Steven J. DuBord   
Tuesday, 15 September 2009 16:25

auto healthAs President Obama and Democrats in Congress try to build a case for requiring all Americans to purchase health insurance, they have compared it to mandatory auto insurance laws — but the analogy quickly breaks down.

 
Healthcare Hirelings | Print |  E-mail
Written by Jack Kenny   
Tuesday, 15 September 2009 10:00

healthcareWilbert Joseph “Billy” Tauzin pledged $80 billion for a “seat at the table” in White House negotiations over the healthcare reform that Barack Obama campaigned for as a candidate and has been promoting during the first year of his presidency. Tauzin, a former congressman from Louisiana’s Third District, is now president and CEO of the powerful drug lobby Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers Association.

 
Obama's Healthcare Pitch to Congress | Print |  E-mail
Written by Thomas R. Eddlem   
Thursday, 10 September 2009 08:00

Obama's speech to CongressPresident Obama proved he had nothing new in his political bag of tricks in his healthcare address to Congress on September 9. The most important part of the speech was not that he was retailing the same two specific examples of insurance mendacity he had been using for months, but that he revealed no new means of paying for the budget-busting program.

 
Swine Flu Relatively Mild So Far, Despite Hype | Print |  E-mail
Written by Alex Newman   
Monday, 07 September 2009 03:00

swine flu hypeDespite the hysteria created by the media, effects related to the outbreak of the swine flu virus remain relatively mild so far. It has not mutated and thus far has claimed few lives when compared with the normal seasonal influenza, even in Southern Hemisphere countries like Australia where winter is drawing to a close along with the typical flu season.

 
Democrats May Fund Health Reform With Taxes | Print |  E-mail
Written by Steven J. DuBord   
Friday, 04 September 2009 08:30

paying taxesSenate Democrats are once again looking at the option of taxing those with higher incomes to fund healthcare reform, the Wall Street Journal wrote on September 4.

 
Risks of the Swine Flu Vaccine | Print |  E-mail
Written by Alex Newman   
Thursday, 03 September 2009 13:00

Swine flu shotThe coming swine flu vaccination campaign is expected to begin in October. But with vaccine safety tests being fast-tracked under “public health emergency” rules and the use of some questionable ingredients, many health experts are warning about a myriad of risks associated with the vaccine and the importance of being educated.

 
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