Once upon a time there was a cat. A black cat. A black, male cat. A black, male cat with a white chest. A black, male cat with a white chest with the sweetest, most loving personality you can imagine. One day, on a beautiful summer afternoon in July, this particular black cat showed up …Read More
I have not posted anything on my website for almost a year, mostly because Life got in the way. In light of what has been transpiring in the World today, I am reposting (with a few of my own comments) Pam Popper’s latest writing about Covid-19. What I respect about Pam is that she is level-headed and …Read More
Here is a slightly abridged version of a paper regarding serious scientific misconduct that was recently published by Ghost Ship Media. It was brought to my attention by the incomparable Chris Exley of Keele University (UK). The only changes I have made was to delete two photographs with their respective captions AND to change the formatting …Read More
I am a HUGE fan of Dr. David Healy. He is an internationally respected psychiatrist, psychopharmacologist, scientist, and author. He has authored more than 200 peer-reviewed articles, 200 other pieces, and 20 books, including The Antidepressant Era and The Creation of Psychopharmacology from Harvard University Press, The Psychopharmacologists Volumes 1-3 and Let Them Eat Prozac from New York …Read More
Herpes zoster (shingles) is a viral infection caused by the varicella zoster virus (VZV). Primary VZV manifests itself as chickenpox. After chickenpox resolves, lifetime immunity develops. But the latent virus remains dormant in the dorsal root ganglia, which can later manifest itself as shingles. About 90% of adults in the U.S. carry VZV and are …Read More