MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'herd'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:22:56 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5050585&cid=t_164569_87_f&fid=39261&url=http%3A%2F%2Fvactruth.com%2F2011%2F07%2F18%2Fwhat-is-it-you-dont-get-about-vaccines%2F With more parents questioning vaccines, we are starting to see Mainstream Media 'turning up the heat' on the rhetoric. Monday, July 18, 2011, the Los Angeles Times ran the following op-ed article by David Ropeik: http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-ropeik-vaccines-20110718,0,4240440.story  Public health: Not vaccinated? Not acceptable Wow! I thought. Is that draconian, fascist, or even Hitlerian-like in principle? So, I considered what a one-sentence rebuttal could be to such apparent outrageousness on the part of someone who, perhaps, does not know the ‘toxic ingredients’ in vaccines nor has studied the thousands upon thousands of VAERS reports at CDC on adverse vaccine reactions. This is what I finally came up with: No vaccine safety studies; No vaccinat... vactruth.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5050585 Mon, 18 Jul 2011 19:40:47 +0100 5050585 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4139240&cid=t_164569_87_f&fid=39261&url=http%3A%2F%2Fvactruth.com%2F2010%2F11%2F04%2Fcolorado-state-university-plans-to-mass-vaccinate-over-10000-students%2F Conclusion In the case of Christine Adame, it was assumed that because she took her vaccination she was protected from the disease, or at least that is what she was told. Mass vaccinating the student body at Colorado State University probably is going to further complicate an already very serious situation insofar as other complications with vaccine adverse reactions, which even could be deadly, as sometimes happens in the case of Guillain Barre Syndrome. I highly recommend Neil Miller’s vaccine book, Vaccine Safety Manual for Concerned Families and Health Practitioners, for more information concerning the meningococcal disease and vaccine.  It could make for a better understanding of how to approach the health scare at Colorado State University. Notes: * Another very recent case of vi... vactruth.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4139240 Thu, 04 Nov 2010 23:56:42 +0100 4139240 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3954264&cid=t_164569_87_f&fid=39261&url=http%3A%2F%2Fvactruth.com%2F2010%2F09%2F09%2Fprotecting-our-children-and-the-vaccine-program%2F Laraine C. Abbey, RN, CNS 09/09/2010 Vactruth.com Three minute summary presentation to: The Advisory Commission on Childhood Vaccines – 09/02/2010 Vaccine critics are saying we are trading vaccine preventable infectious diseases for chronic health disorders. How can we reasonably say, “Vaccines don’t cause or contribute to autism” when we don’t know what does cause autism!  And vaccine concerns are no longer just about Autism—they’re about children’s total health. Armies of parents are reporting that they took a normally developing child to the pediatrician for routine shots and their child’s health or behavior changed–never to be the same as before that visit.  Thousands upon thousands of parents report similar “coincidental” symptoms related in time t... vactruth.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3954264 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 14:44:17 +0100 3954264 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2649060&cid=t_164569_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F07%2F29%2Fthe-tragedy-of-the-commons%2F The tragedy of the commons is a term coined by scientist Garrett Hardin in 1968 describing what can happen in groups when individuals act in their own best self interests and ignore what’s best for the whole group. A group of herdsmen shared a communal pasture, so the story goes, but some realized that if they increased their own herd, it would greatly benefit them. However, increasing your herd without regard to the resources available also brings unintentional tragedy — in the form of the destruction of the common grazing area. Being selfish by using a shared group resource can hurt others. But it doesn’t always have to. Since that time, we’ve had a great deal of research into this phenomenon that’s resulted in a few common solutions, as outlined by Mark Van... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2649060 Wed, 29 Jul 2009 11:23:00 +0100 2649060 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2447506&cid=t_164569_87_f&fid=34595&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnhsblogdoc.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F06%2Fcompulsory-immunisations.html ...or elseDoctors are to consider whether parents should be forced to have their children vaccinated against mumps, measles and rubella.BBCThis is the typical, provocative way in which the media tends to present problems like this. Doctors are not in a position to force anyone to do anything and nor should they be. Compulsory immunisation is a matter for our elected representatives and for Parliament.Most parents give their children all recommended immunisations. The only controversy at the moment is the MMR. A generation ago, it was the pertussis immunisation that caused controversy, but that is long forgotten. There is a measles out break at the moment. It was always going to happen. It could have been avoided.Herd immunity is a powerful argument for doctors but, for an understandably an... NHS Blog Doctor blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2447506 Tue, 02 Jun 2009 08:14:00 +0100 2447506 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2090935&cid=t_164569_160_f&fid=38218&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwaronwarts.com%2F2008%2F11%2Fa-vaccine-for-boys-to-help-girls%2F As a parent of a school-age daughter, I haven’t decided what to think about the new cervical cancer vaccine. That’s why I was interested to learn the shot may soon be given to boys primarily to benefit girls. Merck’s Gardasil vaccine is approved for use in girls and women, ages 9 to 26, to protect them against the human papillomavirus, or H.P.V., which causes cervical cancer. Girls can be vaccinated when they are as young as 9, although it’s recommended for 11- and 12-year-olds, before they are sexually active. But as my colleague Jan Hoffman reported yesterday in the Sunday Style section of The Times, the vaccine could be approved by 2009 for boys as well. Although Gardasil also protects against genital warts, which are not life-threatening, the primary reason to extend approval ... War On Warts blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2090935 Sat, 29 Nov 2008 01:51:35 +0100 2090935 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1252655&cid=t_164569_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F240115719%2F 12 cases of measles have been reported in the San Diego area, all in children who were not vaccinated due to their being too young, or due to their parents choosing not to vaccinate them. A story last week in the San Diego Union-Tribune noted that more and more parents have been exercising their right under California law not to vaccinate their children, in part because “they fear that vaccines may be linked to autism.” The San Diego Union-Tribune narrates how the measles infection may have spread from one child to another—from an infected child sneezing or coughing at a charter school, a health clinic, at a Whole Foods or a Trader Joe’s store—-and underscores how readily the disease can be spread, and can be caught. In England and Wales, there were 971 cases ... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1252655 Sat, 23 Feb 2008 23:00:50 +0100 1252655 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=889706&cid=t_164569_109_f&fid=35677&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FBrainBasedBusiness%2F%7E3%2F159427818%2Fwhat_does_herd_mentality_cost.html It may be faster and easier and bring in more money ... to teach everybody the same, build stuff the same, and follow all the same rules daily. But where will it lead?My friend and fellow writer Galba Bright raised the idea in a comment on my site this morning – and that led to a bigger question. What does our growing herd mentality cost?Do you find yourself longing for more of what Helen Keller spoke for … when she said … “Life is either a daring adventure or it is nothing at all.” Let’s look again to creative geniuses who feared the herd mentality for its capability of sinking a nation and zapping people's reflective power. Look at wars that we wage again and again – and you’ll see what I mean. Only a great deal of innovation can... BrainBasedBusiness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=889706 Fri, 21 Sep 2007 12:20:55 +0100 889706