An Inconvenient Truth
11 JunOn the strong urging of sollite, we (lasarina and I) got our old creaky selves moving and went to see a late showing last night of Al Gore’s documentary, An Inconvenient Truth. We tried to see an 8pm showing and found that one to be sold out. So we bought advance tickets for 9:45pm, found a place to hang out in walking distance of the theater, and then came back to see the film. The film is powerful and frightening. (Trailer 2:30)
The New York Magazine did a great review of the film here:
Devastating in Its Implications
Go see Al Gore’s new documentary—and then pay attention to who attacks it.
By David Edelstein
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Another mistake GW can forget to admit
9 JunNASA shelves climate satellites
Environmental science may suffer
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FDA Approval of HPV Vaccine – Followup and mild rant
9 JunI see a lot of discussion about this approval, and whether males will also get the vaccine. Bottom line: No. Could this be possible in the future? Anyone’s guess.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today announced the approval of Gardasil, the first vaccine developed to prevent cervical cancer, precancerous genital lesions and genital warts due to human papillomavirus (HPV) types 6, 11, 16 and 18. The vaccine is approved for use in females 9-26 years of age. Gardasil was evaluated and approved in six months under FDA’s priority review process–a process for products with potential to provide significant health benefits.
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