Health Care

New study claims Gardasil is safe in latest back-and-forth of vaccine wars.

Weak flu season so far.

"Time is running out, better get your flu shot.  That’s what news agencies around the country are urging Americans to do.  Roll up their sleeves, despite the fact it’s too late to really develop adequate antibody defense, and get jabbed with a largely ineffective and somewhat problematic flu vaccine.
While the Centers for Disease Control says the flu strikes 5-to-20% of the population in any given year, the flu is only evident in 0.8 to 1.3% of the blood samples taken from virally-infected individuals so far this year. [Centers Disease Control]"

Rare good news.

"Apparently public health authorities missed the fact this flu season, which usually runs from October through May and peaks in December and January, was diminished by an uncommon warm spell.
The heat spell was experienced as far north as Alaska with sled dog races there moved to more northern climates due to unseasonable weather.  [Alaska Dispatch News Jan 5, 2016]  How did public health authorities not notice this major continental weather shift?" 

Another advantage of global warming.