Congress Passes Socialized Medicine and Mandates Health Insurance – In 1798 (Forbes)
“The moral to the story is that the political right-wing has to stop pretending they have the blessings of the Founding Fathers as their excuse to oppose whatever this president has to offer.”
Newsflash: Founders favored “government run health care” (Wash Post)
History professor confirms: The founders of the Republic supported the basic idea of government run health care and the use of mandatory taxation to pay for it. How about that, Tea Party?
Would you eat eight fruit and veg a day? (New Scientist)
Eight-year study finds risk of heart disease reduced by 22% when eat eight portions of fruit and veg. “It may be overkill.”
Nearly Half of Americans Still Suspect Vaccine-Autism Link (Businessweek)
The Lancet’s retraction of the Wakefield study and Brian Deer’s recent allegations of fraud seem to have influenced public perception of vaccine-autism link.
Why Parents Fear the Needle (NYT)
The public’s fear of vaccines goes much deeper than Wakefield. Attitudes towards medicine and government are complex. In retrospect, wariness was justified.
Retreat of the ‘Tiger Mother’ (NYT)
Amy Chua on reactions to “Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother.” Author says she was misrepresented, has received death threats.
Babies don’t – and shouldn’t – come with a handbook (Guardian)
UK’s mixed reception to government-backed child-rearing instructions. “We should be taught to be good parents … so that our children don’t put a strain on the state by becoming burglars or alcoholics, or by needing extra support at school.
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