Author: Fred Gardner

A Short History of Bio-Chemical Weapons

By ZOLTAN GROSSMAN in Counterpunch 400s B.C.: Spartan Greeks use sulfur fumes against enemy soldiers. 256 A.D.: Sasanian Persian Empire may have used toxic smoke against Roman soldiers in a tunnel in modern-day Syria. 1346:...

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Cliteracy

The most radical assertion Sanjay Gupta, MD, made in his recent CNN report on medical marijuana...

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On MD incomes

William Steinsmith, MD, whose handle honors Big Bill Haywood, forwards this exchange: Getting down to brass tacks, the average US MD income is about $200,000, whereas average national salary + wage income is about $50,000. Under...

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