Daily Dose - Mumps the word!

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Dear Friend,

As you know, I'm not exactly a fan of vaccinations. At best, they're

unnecessary. At worst, they're downright deadly. But the fact is that

the medical community (read: BIG PHARMA) has done such a bang-up job of

convincing everyone that they're an absolute necessity that in many

cases, you are LEGALLY REQUIRED to be vaccinated.

This gross violation of personal freedom was on full display recently

when the University of Southern Maine sent out notices to 400 students

that they were being banned from campus for failing to meet the latest

vaccination requirements for mumps. Yes, banned. This isn't anything

new, you understand. In the not-so-politically correct past, lepers

were cut-off from society and left to literally rot in colonies on

remote islands. But these students don't have mumpsthey just haven't

been vaccinated against mumps.

Anyone else think this is a violation of personal rights?

These notices went out after a recent mumps outbreak throughout the

state of Maine (officials believe this spread down out of Canada).

Among the 400 who've been banished from the halls of learning (you'd

have to wonder exactly what they'd learn at a university that's so

willing to employ these kinds of extreme, Draconian tactics) are 20

students who have declined the vaccinations on religious or

philosophical grounds. In other words, those that stood up for their

rights.

How seriously is the University of Southern Maine taking this

"dangerous" mumps health threat? So seriously that students who are

medically exempt from the vaccination are allowed on campus with

"special passes." (Reminds me of the Nazis in old movies: "Show me your

papers, please!")

So now you're thinking, "Hold on, s there's got to be a very

good reason for this. Mumps must be a deadly virus, right?"

Wrong.

The mumps are painful. There's fever. There's a swelling of the

salivary glands around the jaw. It's not pleasant, and it's another of

those childhood diseases like chicken pox which is much more painful to

weather as an adult. But to be clear: it's not gonna kill you. In fact,

most common treatment for the mumps is an ice bag and a couple of

aspirin.

In the rarest of rare cases, the results could be a mild form of

meningitis, organ infections, Encephalitis (rarely fatal), and

sterility in men. And I suppose these "risks" could be considered

serious if the University of Southern Maine happened to be located

somewhere in the Congo where disease is rife, sanitation poor, and

medical aid practically nonexistent. But this is Maine and last I

heard, that was one of the forty-

eight contiguous States. Hardly the wilds of Africa.

So where did the University get the wrong-headed idea that they needed

to treat 400 of their student body like disease-ridden pariahs? From

Maine's state government, of course (I love putting blame where it so

often belongs: in the laps of unthinking, butt-covering bureaucrats).

The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention recommended that

these actions be taken, and they have amended the health codes on

states college campuses to require two doses of the vaccine. Most

people receive their first and only mumps vaccination not long after

birth it's known as the MMR (the same one that has been linked to the

rise in the number of cases of autism in children).

The campus ban has caused all kinds of issues, especially for the

University, since it's now their responsibility to work to find

off-campus housing for the 400 affected students, and to make special

arrangements to allow these students to complete their coursework for

the semester.

Of course, I'm probably the lone voice in the wilderness decrying this

act yet another case of something stupid and dangerously wrong being

enacted in the name of "the common good." But as if to underscore my

point, there have been a whopping eight laboratory-confirmed cases of

mumps in the entire state of Maine, and just thirty-five suspected

cases. So I know who's being ridiculous here. It's not the students

especially not the 20 students who stood firm against the vaccination

fascists. And it certainly isn't me. Who's left? You do the math.

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A sweet solution for kids' coughs

Fortunately, not all research concludes that the best cure is always

found at the business end of a hypodermic needle. In a nice counter to

that enraging vaccination story, there's a new study out about a

simple, non-medical, and darn tasty solution for children's coughs: a

teaspoon of honey.

According to a study published in the Archives of Pediatrics and

Adolescent Medicine, this homey folk remedy was better than cough

medicine for children. It calmed the cough, helped kids sleep better,

and coated and soothed the irritated throat.

This report is like a breath of fresh air. There have been recent

warnings about the dangers of over-the-counter cough and cold medicines

for children younger than age six, and (shockingly) some Big Pharma

companies even removed their baby cough-and-cold products from the

market. Of course, many parents already know that honey shouldn't be

given to kids from birth until after age one (there's a rare but

serious danger of botulism).

I love it when grandma's old remedies are verified by research. This

particular study used 105 kids with upper respiratory infections, some

were given honey, others a honey-

flavored cough medicine. All the kids got better but plain-old honey

consistently scored higher than the drugs at combating the symptoms.

Pretty sweet, huh?

Helping to keep the needles at bay,

s II, M.D.

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Dear Friend,

As you know, I'm not exactly a fan of vaccinations. At best, they're

unnecessary. At worst, they're downright deadly. But the fact is that

the medical community (read: BIG PHARMA) has done such a bang-up job of

convincing everyone that they're an absolute necessity that in many

cases, you are LEGALLY REQUIRED to be vaccinated.

This gross violation of personal freedom was on full display recently

when the University of Southern Maine sent out notices to 400 students

that they were being banned from campus for failing to meet the latest

vaccination requirements for mumps. Yes, banned. This isn't anything

new, you understand. In the not-so-politically correct past, lepers

were cut-off from society and left to literally rot in colonies on

remote islands. But these students don't have mumpsthey just haven't

been vaccinated against mumps.

Anyone else think this is a violation of personal rights?

These notices went out after a recent mumps outbreak throughout the

state of Maine (officials believe this spread down out of Canada).

Among the 400 who've been banished from the halls of learning (you'd

have to wonder exactly what they'd learn at a university that's so

willing to employ these kinds of extreme, Draconian tactics) are 20

students who have declined the vaccinations on religious or

philosophical grounds. In other words, those that stood up for their

rights.

How seriously is the University of Southern Maine taking this

"dangerous" mumps health threat? So seriously that students who are

medically exempt from the vaccination are allowed on campus with

"special passes." (Reminds me of the Nazis in old movies: "Show me your

papers, please!")

So now you're thinking, "Hold on, s there's got to be a very

good reason for this. Mumps must be a deadly virus, right?"

Wrong.

The mumps are painful. There's fever. There's a swelling of the

salivary glands around the jaw. It's not pleasant, and it's another of

those childhood diseases like chicken pox which is much more painful to

weather as an adult. But to be clear: it's not gonna kill you. In fact,

most common treatment for the mumps is an ice bag and a couple of

aspirin.

In the rarest of rare cases, the results could be a mild form of

meningitis, organ infections, Encephalitis (rarely fatal), and

sterility in men. And I suppose these "risks" could be considered

serious if the University of Southern Maine happened to be located

somewhere in the Congo where disease is rife, sanitation poor, and

medical aid practically nonexistent. But this is Maine and last I

heard, that was one of the forty-

eight contiguous States. Hardly the wilds of Africa.

So where did the University get the wrong-headed idea that they needed

to treat 400 of their student body like disease-ridden pariahs? From

Maine's state government, of course (I love putting blame where it so

often belongs: in the laps of unthinking, butt-covering bureaucrats).

The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention recommended that

these actions be taken, and they have amended the health codes on

states college campuses to require two doses of the vaccine. Most

people receive their first and only mumps vaccination not long after

birth it's known as the MMR (the same one that has been linked to the

rise in the number of cases of autism in children).

The campus ban has caused all kinds of issues, especially for the

University, since it's now their responsibility to work to find

off-campus housing for the 400 affected students, and to make special

arrangements to allow these students to complete their coursework for

the semester.

Of course, I'm probably the lone voice in the wilderness decrying this

act yet another case of something stupid and dangerously wrong being

enacted in the name of "the common good." But as if to underscore my

point, there have been a whopping eight laboratory-confirmed cases of

mumps in the entire state of Maine, and just thirty-five suspected

cases. So I know who's being ridiculous here. It's not the students

especially not the 20 students who stood firm against the vaccination

fascists. And it certainly isn't me. Who's left? You do the math.

************************************

A sweet solution for kids' coughs

Fortunately, not all research concludes that the best cure is always

found at the business end of a hypodermic needle. In a nice counter to

that enraging vaccination story, there's a new study out about a

simple, non-medical, and darn tasty solution for children's coughs: a

teaspoon of honey.

According to a study published in the Archives of Pediatrics and

Adolescent Medicine, this homey folk remedy was better than cough

medicine for children. It calmed the cough, helped kids sleep better,

and coated and soothed the irritated throat.

This report is like a breath of fresh air. There have been recent

warnings about the dangers of over-the-counter cough and cold medicines

for children younger than age six, and (shockingly) some Big Pharma

companies even removed their baby cough-and-cold products from the

market. Of course, many parents already know that honey shouldn't be

given to kids from birth until after age one (there's a rare but

serious danger of botulism).

I love it when grandma's old remedies are verified by research. This

particular study used 105 kids with upper respiratory infections, some

were given honey, others a honey-

flavored cough medicine. All the kids got better but plain-old honey

consistently scored higher than the drugs at combating the symptoms.

Pretty sweet, huh?

Helping to keep the needles at bay,

s II, M.D.

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written permission.

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e-letters and products or you're a s Report subscriber and would

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