The very best site right now for information regarding the failure of the CDC to act is this one:
http://www.cfscentral.com/
The older posts are all well worth reading. The writer is an excellent science journalist. We are indebted to her for the research she has done and the contacts she has made in order to bring us accurate and up to date information.
Showing posts with label CDC. Show all posts
Showing posts with label CDC. Show all posts
Sunday, July 25, 2010
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Selection Criteria
For anyone wondering why the recent study carried out in the UK failed to find the XMRV virus, the following piece may shed some light on the matter. I don't know who Peter Kemp is, but I'd like to thank him for writing this!
I wanted to study the nature of penguins.
by Peter Kemp
The 'Canadian' definition of penguins is that they are:
Flightless
They can swim
Largest species up to 1.2 metres tall
They eat mostly fish
They lay 1 or 2 eggs
They generally live in colonies
The 'CDC' definition of these birds is that they are:
Flightless
They sometimes eat fish
They lay eggs
They can swim
The 'Oxford' definition is that these birds are:
Flightless
They lay eggs
The 'Oxford' criteria was chosen for the research as the others were
too difficult to apply. 100 subjects who met the research criteria were studied in
Sub-Saharan Africa.
The research found that penguins:
Live in deserts
Cannot swim
Are up to 2.4 metres tall
Weigh 200 pounds
Capable of speeds up to 40 mph on land
Are mostly vegetarian.
Conclusion:
The research has discovered the truth about penguins. Those funny black and white
birds waddling on the ice and swimming in the sea are making fools of everyone.
They are not real penguins and should be excluded from all further research into
penguins.
For anyone wondering why the recent study carried out in the UK failed to find the XMRV virus, the following piece may shed some light on the matter. I don't know who Peter Kemp is, but I'd like to thank him for writing this!
I wanted to study the nature of penguins.
by Peter Kemp
The 'Canadian' definition of penguins is that they are:
Flightless
They can swim
Largest species up to 1.2 metres tall
They eat mostly fish
They lay 1 or 2 eggs
They generally live in colonies
The 'CDC' definition of these birds is that they are:
Flightless
They sometimes eat fish
They lay eggs
They can swim
The 'Oxford' definition is that these birds are:
Flightless
They lay eggs
The 'Oxford' criteria was chosen for the research as the others were
too difficult to apply. 100 subjects who met the research criteria were studied in
Sub-Saharan Africa.
The research found that penguins:
Live in deserts
Cannot swim
Are up to 2.4 metres tall
Weigh 200 pounds
Capable of speeds up to 40 mph on land
Are mostly vegetarian.
Conclusion:
The research has discovered the truth about penguins. Those funny black and white
birds waddling on the ice and swimming in the sea are making fools of everyone.
They are not real penguins and should be excluded from all further research into
penguins.
Friday, October 23, 2009
"A Case of Chronic Denial"
An excellent and interesting article about 'chronic fatigue syndrome' and the failure of the Center for Disease Control (CDC) to take it seriously by Hillary Johnson in the New York Times a couple of days ago. Now that we know almost for certain that this serious illness is contagious the shortcomings of the CDC become even more apparent. Someone should pay for this!
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/21/opinion/21johnson.html?_r=1&ref=opinion
An excellent and interesting article about 'chronic fatigue syndrome' and the failure of the Center for Disease Control (CDC) to take it seriously by Hillary Johnson in the New York Times a couple of days ago. Now that we know almost for certain that this serious illness is contagious the shortcomings of the CDC become even more apparent. Someone should pay for this!
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/21/opinion/21johnson.html?_r=1&ref=opinion
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