Tag Archive for: vaccination

A Reasonable Discussion

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I spent the past weekend with thousands of people in Peoria. It’s always refreshing to talk face-to-face and answer questions. Occasionally I’m challenged, but I don’t mind because it forces me to do more research to find answers for things I don’t know. But it’s not the science that presents the biggest challenge; it’s the people interpreting the science that’s the challenge. I’m going to use what I read and saw Monday morning to help illustrate the issue.

I’ll begin with a network TV morning show. The show did . . .

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The Big Chill: Do You Need a Flu Shot?

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In this final installment of The Big Chill, I’m going to take a look at flu shots: should you get one or not? Before I do that, a word about echinacea.
Echinacea
Many readers have read that echinacea shouldn’t be used long term or used at all if you have an autoimmune disease such as rheumatoid arthritis. The problem is that there are no studies to support either position and no studies to suggest it’s harmful, either. In that situation, the approach is always to proceed with caution until we know more. The only problem with waiting . . .

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