For some reason, maybe hubris, medical science seems doomed to repeat the sins of their fathers. The lessons of thalidomide and diethylstilbestrol
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Hydraulic fracturing or fracking, the process by which millions of gallons of chemically laden water are blasted underground to unlock the rich
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Hair loss is a common symptom of thyroid disease. In our research, hair loss, changes in color or luster, and skin changes
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DES, Nazis, and American Industrialists
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DES is a synthetic estrogen-like compound developed in 1938 by English chemist Charles Dodd. German chemists under the employ of the Nazis
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Undiagnosable or Sustained Ignorance?
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Over the last several years, I have born witness to immense human suffering; young women wracked by pain, with organs diseased, struggling
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A few years ago, I stumbled upon some philosophical papers on a concept called ‘vaccine denialism’ and for those same years, I
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A paper published in Science Translational Medicine, provides preliminary evidence that the H1N1 Flu Vaccine Pandemrix can evoke immune system mediated damage
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Thinking About Side Effects
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I have been thinking a lot about how we characterize the side effects of drugs. Truth be told, that is a topic
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