Led by groups like the Environmental Working Group (EWG), environmental activists continue in their crazy crusade to fight pesticide use of any kind, even when [...]
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Bed Bugs Bite
Don’t let the bed bugs bite was always a frightening thought when I was a kid. But today, it’s even scarier since bed bugs [...]
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Anti-DDT activists in the environmental movement often suggest we should stop using this chemical to save people from malaria and other diseases because mosquitoes will [...]
Read the rest of this entry »DDT Deniers Deny Science
DDT-deniers—those who would rather let people die that allow DDT use to fight malaria-carrying mosquitoes—have been critiquing our blog posts on the topic. Last week [...]
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Good news: Today’s Wall Street Journal highlights the recent study on DDT benefits in repelling mosquitoes and battling resistance issues.
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Misinformation=Dangerous Results
Anti-DDT activists might read this with glee: Misinformation about DDT risks is undermining its use in Kampala, Uganda. A Ugandan news website reports [...]
Read the rest of this entry »National Geographic on Malaria
The July issue of National Geographic includes an excellent cover story on malaria. It notes: “Malaria is a confounding disease—often, it seems, contradictory to logic. [...]
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The Business and Media Institute reports that the greens are trying again to use the nation’s national symbol—the Bald Eagle—to undermine free-markets. The Bald Eagle, [...]
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ublic health conditions in their countries, rather than getting bamboozled by the NGOs and some western aid agencies. If leadership is not exercised, the present [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Laura Bush Visits Africa
A story in today’s Mail and Guardian, an online African newspaper, highlights Laura Bush’s trip to Africa where she is “shining a spotlight on malaria [...]
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