The complex issues around Ebola and other viral diseases are front and center this week
Summary: Most cases of cerebral palsy are NOT caused by trauma at birth — why CA Prop 46 is bad; A variety of topics about the Ebola and other viruses: preparedness, the basics of an epidemic progression, rational containment policies; More research indicating bad health effects of Roundup (glycophosphate) herbicides; Thorough discussion on the handling and politics of the Ebola epidemic; The higher disease risk of poor people in urban slums without medical care; Milder supplements to deal with night terrors in young twins; Do I have to take all the drugs they prescribed after my mild heart attack?