Viral hepatitis: A silent epidemic killing more people than HIV, malaria or TB

Post by epmaybe » Sat, Dec 08, 2018, 2:04 AM UTC

danielvf wrote: post #70

epmaybe wrote: post #67

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Is the refusal to care in relation to a parent not wanting their child to be vaccinated, or solely due to not having been the primary care provider since birth? Edit: I guess my reasoning for this question is based on new guidance from the American Academy of Pediatricians regarding refusal of care to those who refuse childhood immunization. I can't say I agree with that sentiment, and I would also argue that the maj…

In our town at least, all of the pediatrician practices that I know about, will not accept a child either did not start with them as newborn, or who moved to the town. This is handled by the front desk, before any discussion of care or vaccinations. At least one pediatrician in our area will also dismiss your child as a patient if you do not schedule something approximating their recommended appointments schedule wit…

Post by danielvf » Sat, Dec 08, 2018, 2:25 AM UTC

epmaybe wrote: post #71

danielvf wrote: post #70

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In our town at least, all of the pediatrician practices that I know about, will not accept a child either did not start with them as newborn, or who moved to the town. This is handled by the front desk, before any discussion of care or vaccinations. At least one pediatrician in our area will also dismiss your child as a patient if you do not schedule something approximating their recommended appointments schedule wit…

Hmm, that's weird then. I can see how a pediatrician would stop accepting any new patients, if they are totally booked, but not these criteria.

Post by ericd » Sat, Dec 08, 2018, 2:49 AM UTC

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Maybe this is too off topic for here but I have always wondered why people are so angry at Anti-Vaxx people? Yes... the compromise our Herd Immunity, but don't they also serve as a "Canary in The Coal Mine", risking their own health so that the human genome can keep battling with and evolving natural defenses against disease?

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Post by toomuchtodo » Sat, Dec 08, 2018, 3:40 AM UTC

fzeroracer wrote: post #30

AnimalMuppet wrote: post #19

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They're not trying to kill your mom. That may be the effect, but it's not the intent. They're trying to have their kids not be autistic. (You can claim that the evidence doesn't support that as a possibility. But it's still what their intent is.)

I mean, people who attempt to pray away disease instead of seeking proper care has potentially good intent. But that doesn't make them any less negligent when their child dies as a result.

Post by GarrisonPrime » Sat, Dec 08, 2018, 5:52 AM UTC

subcosmos wrote: post #24

Viruses that cause hepatitis actually embed themselves WITHIN LDL Particles (the "bad" cholesterol) to transport around the body. In doing so, they hide from the immune system. APOE it turns out, the Alzheimer's gene, ALSO predicts your risk for liver cancer ...... because this is the gene that the virus binds to while assembling into the particle. Hepatitis virus infections are strongly associated with heart disease…