Sent to CBC, The Current, re the first interview on May 8th (link not yet working). “It’s not fair that TB is still in Canada.” One Nunavut woman on life with the disease. MY FEEDBACK TO THE CBC: Jen Skerritt,Winnipeg Free Press, did a 6-part series on tuberculosis in 2009. There are shocking statements […]
(NOTE: “Tuberculosis” is now a heading under “Categories” (Health) in the right-hand sidebar of this blog. Click on it to generate a list of the postings on TB.) Hi Sandra; . . . A friend of mine is working with people in Guatemala and they are experiencing possibly an outbreak of Tuberculosis. I thought that […]
Maria seeks information; people are worried there might be tuberculosis in the community. See http://sandrafinley.ca/?p=4401 2012-02-19 Tuberculosis. Request for info. Input for people in Guatemala. TUBERCULOSIS, WHAT TREATMENT DID I USE? I had an active, but not-yet-contagious case of TB, six years ago (2005). I did not use the drugs used to treat TB. The following […]
Forms of tuberculosis are spreading at an alarming rate in Europe and will kill thousands unless health authorities halt the pandemic, the World Health Organisation has said. Eastern Europe has the highest level of infection, while in western Europe, London has the highest TB rate of any capital city. Launching a new regional plan to […]
This email is about infectious disease (H1N1 example) and the pharmaceutical corporations. You can interchange the phrases: – “pharmaceutical corporations” – “nuclear/uranium corporations” – “the oil and gas corporations”, – “the arms manufacturers” (Lockheed Martin example at Dalhousie University) etc. They are all “on-campus”. The lessons are the same, regardless of the industry. This one […]
Winnipeg Free Press – PRINT EDITION By: Jen Skerritt 7/11/2009 Aside from improving housing, experts say there are a number of things that would help reduce the number of TB cases: 1) Treat people close to home Experts such as Dr. Michael Gardam say there’s no reason for infectious TB patients to be flown to […]
Winnipeg Free Press – PRINT EDITION The number of TB cases in Manitoba is on the rise, and the doctor who used to be responsible for keeping the disease in check says the system has developed cracks and people are falling through By: Jen Skerritt It’s just six years since Hershfield retired as the longtime […]
Jen Skerrit, Winnipeg Free Press October 31, 2009 LAC BROCHET, Man. — It’s minutes before 10 a.m., and Alphonse Denechezhe has just finished his morning spit into a plastic cup. He puts it next to the others on a wooden shelf in the living room, near where his young son and daughter are sleeping on […]
NOTE 1: In 2007 the news of the criminal charges against Pfizer (for murder, as far as I am concerned) was not heard in western countries. It was eclipsed by a same-day scare-story about tuberculosis, see: http://sandrafinley.ca/?p=4369 2007-06-01 Tuberculosis story improbable ?? Same day, Nigerian Government brings criminal charges against Pfizer. NOTE 2: The book and movie, “The Constant […]
If you know of a web-site that deals with the frauds of the pharmaceutical companies, please forward this to it. When I read today’s story (G & M) about the tuberculosis scare it seems concocted. This TB superbug scare story comes on the same day as media coverage of criminal charges against Pfizer brought by […]