Entries Tagged as ‘Making a difference’

September 1, 2009

Fact checking Routine Infant Circumcision

Ignore the Myths,
Get the Facts

The following cultural beliefs, or myths, are often used as reasons for circumcision. After each myth, some relevant facts are provided to present a more accurate picture of this procedure. Parents should understand the full implications of circumcision before making this irreversible decision for their child.

Myth #1: Circumcision [...]

August 21, 2009

Citizens Petition tell FDA: STOP the “Swine Flu” Vaccine Rush to Approval

These adjuvants, or immune system irritants, are so toxic that they have been rejected for testing in the US previously and no vaccine containing them has ever been approved in the US.

May 11, 2009

Mother challenges WV on parent’s right

May 10, 2009
Mingo mother fights to get daughter in school without shots
A Mingo County mother says her child has a right to a free education in a public elementary school — and a right not to be immunized against disease.
By Davin White
Staff writer
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A Mingo County mother says her child has a right [...]

April 30, 2009

Jack on the Swine Flu Hype

Jack Cafferty of CNN shares his opinion on
the Swine Flu Hype:
Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock, you have been bombarded with news coverage of the swine flu for several days now. And when the World Health Organization raised its pandemic alert to the second highest level — of 5 — yesterday, the media couldn’t [...]

April 16, 2009

More News that Breast is Best

“Choosing to give your baby formula results in an increased risk for ear infections, for diabetes, for leukemia and so on. We as a nation need to understand that it is not that breastfeeding lowers the rate of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), but that choosing to feed an infant formula increases his risk of sudden infant death syndrome,” said Stacy Kucharczk, a certified lactation consultant and pediatric nurse.