H1N1 vaccinations suspended over narcolepsy scare

Image via Wikipedia

At least 15 cases of narcolepsy among children and young people in past six months

The possibility of compensations for children and young people diagnosed with narcolepsy recently is to be assessed later if a link between the disease and the swine flu vaccine is established, says Minister of Social Services Paula Risikko Nat. Coalition Party. “The matter must be evaluated when all studies have been made. Experts insist that if the illnesses and the vaccinations have a connection, we will find out.” “I understand the pain of the families and the seriousness of the situation, but it is too early to take a stand on who has responsibility to compensate.”

via Helsingin Sanomat – International Edition – Home.

Related articles by Zemanta

• Swine Flu Pandemic Over, WHO Declares (webmd.com)
• Get Ready for More Government Flu Hysteria (lewrockwell.com)
• H1N1 Not a Threat, But Vaccine Still Warranted (health.usnews.com)
• Goal Is More Flu Shots, Sooner (online.wsj.com)

Danish Psychologist: Integration of Muslims in Western Societies is Not Possible

Danish integration problems with Muslims became public worldwide in 2006 when the newspaper Jyllands-Posten published 12 cartoons of the prophet Mohammed. Exactly two years later riots broke out again because of the reprint of the Mohammed cartoons by all major Danish newspapers.

Currently 70 percent of the prison population in the Copenhagen youth prison consists of young man of Muslim heritage. Is this recent violence and general violent tendency among Muslims solely coincidental, or is there a direct connection?

via Danish Psychologist: ‘Integration of Muslims in Western Societies is Not Possible’ » Publications » Family Security Matters.

Related articles by Zemanta

• Norwegian newspaper reprints Prophet Mohammed cartoons (telegraph.co.uk)
• Copenhagen Post: Danish newspaper apologises for reprinting Mohammed cartoons (blogs.journalism.co.uk)
• UK courts to hear defamation case over Prophet’s cartoon (newstatesman.com)
• Defamation case over Prophet Mohammed cartoons ‘to be held’ in Britain (telegraph.co.uk)

PRUDEN: Obama’s Third World press rant

Throwing rotten eggs at “them lyin’ newspapers” has always been great sport in America, and sometimes even effective politics. But it has to be done with wit and humor, which may be above Barack Obama‘s pay grade.

read more