Merck creates Fake Academic Medical Journal

http://www.furiousseasons.com/archives/2009/05/merck_creates_fake_academic_medical_journal.html

"The Scientist has reported that, yes, it's true, Merck cooked up a phony, but real sounding, peer reviewed journal and published favorably looking data for its products in them. Merck paid Elsevier to publish such a tome, which neither appears in MEDLINE or has a website, according to The Scientist.
"What's wrong with this is so obvious it doesn't have to be argued for. What's sad is that I'm sure many a primary care physician was given literature from Merck that said, 'As published in Australasian Journal of Bone and Joint Medicine, Fosamax outperforms all other medications....' Said doctor, or even the average researcher wouldn't know that the journal is bogus. In fact, knowing that the journal is published by Elsevier gives it credibility!"

Doctor questions value of vaccines

http://www.courierpostonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/200905030310/NEWS01/905030339

"Since the 12th century, the most commonly used treatment for a cold or the flu is chicken soup," said Dr. Mayer Eisenstein, one of the guest speakers at the U.S. Autism & Asperger Association's regional conference on Saturday at the Crowne Plaza hotel in Cherry Hill. "If you think we have anything more sophisticated now, think again."

Among the diseases that have virtually disappeared are measles, scarlet fever, tuberculosis and whooping cough and vaccines are not available to prevent any of them, Eisenstein said.
What has an impact, he said, is vitamin D and probiotics.

Why 'Licking your Wounds' Actually Works

Scientific Blogging

A report by scientists from The Netherlands published in The FASEB Journal identifies a compound in human saliva that greatly speeds wound healing. This research may offer hope to people suffering from chronic wounds related to diabetes and other disorders, as well as traumatic injuries and burns.

Specifically, scientists found that histatin, a small protein in saliva previously only believed to kill bacteria was responsible for the healing.