A 14 year old boy develops Guillain-Barre syndrome after receiving the swine flu shot MSNBC reported.   Jordan McFarland, 14, of Alexandria, Va experienced severe headaches, muscle spasms and leg weakness soon after getting the swine flu vaccine.  His parents reported his condition to MSNBC.  Increased cases of GBS were found in patients who received a 1976 swine flu vaccine, but the CDC and US government is denying any connection to the vaccine.  This is not the first case of a person getting Guillain-Barre from the vaccine, but when the CDC, …

“An unflinching determination to take the whole evidence into account is the only method of preservation against the fluctuating extremes of fashionable opinion.”—Alfred North Whitehead
 
An unpopular viewpoint.
 
For some time I have wondered about the unflinching belief that many have about vegetarianism, the belief that it is inherently healthier for the human body.  In fact this story has been bandied about for many years.  Recently I began investigating the research about vegetarianism and longevity, and have come to the awareness that the case studies are being done now, by the vegetarians …