Koren Wellness Articles

The article in the Washington Post reads: Flu Trackers Encourage Patients to Blog About It (Washington Post. Wednesday, September 2, 2009) begins like this: “Think you have the flu? In some places, you can now go directly to the Internet and report your symptoms to officials eager to spot outbreaks.” Why should this worry me? Let…

“WASHINGTON (AP) – President Barack Obama says that while swine flu vaccine will be voluntary, the government will “strongly recommend” that people get it.” Remember when politics and medical stuff was separate?  I don’t.

We went to a chicken pox party a few weeks ago. This is how it works: someone’s child has chicken pox and they invite people to bring their kids. The idea is for the children to get it now instead of when they’re older and the disease can be much more uncomfortable and dangerous. We…

This just in – so the Southern Hemisphere did not experience great numbers of deaths from the swine flu. As expected it was mild in most peple. Why would we think the Northern Hemisphere should have any different experience? Another question – we must ask how the young people who died were treated. Were the…

Vaccine creators refuse to take swine flu vaccine. Read all about it here.

Parents and healthcare workers may refuse to get immunized or vaccinate their children against a pandemic virus if they believe the risks of a novel vaccine outweigh the benefits, according to research published in Emerging Health Threats Journal. Parents known to favor ‘alternative medicine’ were particularly opposed to vaccination-but even healthcare workers would be reluctant…