Paul's POZ Blogtag:blogs.poz.com,2009-03-02:/paul//272010-01-28T01:20:30ZMovable Type Pro 4.24-enRIP Howard Zinntag:blogs.poz.com,2010:/paul//27.25252010-01-28T01:05:51Z2010-01-28T01:20:30ZOne of my greatest heroes has passed. Howard Zinn was one of the great minds, a man who looked at history not as tales of triumph, but as the stories of normal people, the struggles of the everyday- who never...Paul Dalton
One of my greatest heroes has passed. Howard Zinn was one of the great minds, a man who looked at history not as tales of triumph, but as the stories of normal people, the struggles of the everyday- who never...
Merck Announces Abandonment of CCR5 drug for Treatment Experienced Patientstag:blogs.poz.com,2010:/paul//27.25182010-01-21T21:01:19Z2010-01-21T21:29:03Z In yet another setback for the star-crossed CCR5 drug class, Merck has announced it will not seek approval for the drug vicriviroc in treatment experienced patients. Merck acquired Vicriviroc, once known as Schering D, when they merged with Schering-Plough...Paul Dalton
In yet another setback for the star-crossed CCR5 drug class, Merck has announced it will not seek approval for the drug vicriviroc in treatment experienced patients. Merck acquired Vicriviroc, once known as Schering D, when they merged with Schering-Plough...
The Power of Anecdotes and Roadblocks Against Researchtag:blogs.poz.com,2010:/paul//27.25132010-01-19T20:56:00Z2010-01-19T21:32:14Z The New York Times today ran an article detailing the ongoing hurdles that researchers face when trying to study marijuana for medical uses. It got me thinking about both the power of anecdote and the influence of politics on...Paul Dalton
The New York Times today ran an article detailing the ongoing hurdles that researchers face when trying to study marijuana for medical uses. It got me thinking about both the power of anecdote and the influence of politics on...
Natural Disaster, Unnatural Destruction tag:blogs.poz.com,2010:/paul//27.25032010-01-14T20:19:15Z2010-01-14T20:55:11Z The earthquake in Haiti is one of those events so vast in scope as to be impossible to really comprehend from afar. While no place deserves this kind of devastation, Haiti is perhaps the worst place for such a...Paul Dalton
The earthquake in Haiti is one of those events so vast in scope as to be impossible to really comprehend from afar. While no place deserves this kind of devastation, Haiti is perhaps the worst place for such a...
On Risk and Harmtag:blogs.poz.com,2010:/paul//27.25002010-01-11T20:37:42Z2010-01-11T20:50:17Z I am part way through the book, 'Denialism: How Irrational Thinking Hinders Scientific Progress, Harms the Planet, and Threatens Our Lives,' by Michael Specter. I will review the book properly when I am done reading it. Right now though,...Paul Dalton
I am part way through the book, 'Denialism: How Irrational Thinking Hinders Scientific Progress, Harms the Planet, and Threatens Our Lives,' by Michael Specter. I will review the book properly when I am done reading it. Right now though,...
And your point is? tag:blogs.poz.com,2009:/paul//27.24772009-12-22T21:28:17Z2009-12-22T21:32:33Z Today's New York Times Science Section has a ridiculous article titled, 'Sorry Vegans, Brussels Sprouts Like to Live.' While I am not vegan, and I dislike brussels sprouts, this article deserves some of my scorn. The gist of this...Paul Dalton
Today's New York Times Science Section has a ridiculous article titled, 'Sorry Vegans, Brussels Sprouts Like to Live.' While I am not vegan, and I dislike brussels sprouts, this article deserves some of my scorn. The gist of this...
On Death, Suicide, Setbacks and Koalas tag:blogs.poz.com,2009:/paul//27.23912009-12-15T19:29:51Z2009-12-18T20:16:08ZBusy news day: four HIV stories percolating in the media right now, covering everything from koala bears to microbicides; from drugs and suicide to yet another premature loss of an important activist. First there is the death of Dennis deLeon....Paul Dalton
Busy news day: four HIV stories percolating in the media right now, covering everything from koala bears to microbicides; from drugs and suicide to yet another premature loss of an important activist. First there is the death of Dennis deLeon....
On Economic Inequality and My Inner Childtag:blogs.poz.com,2009:/paul//27.23842009-12-10T20:48:29Z2009-12-10T20:58:09Z Warning: No HIV Content Below:A dear, dear friend of mine Carol posted this to me on Facebook recently: 'One day, Paul Dalton, we will have to have a conversation about how you reconcile your anti-capitalist tendencies with your love...Paul Dalton
Warning: No HIV Content Below:A dear, dear friend of mine Carol posted this to me on Facebook recently: 'One day, Paul Dalton, we will have to have a conversation about how you reconcile your anti-capitalist tendencies with your love...
On Denialism, Skepticism and Science. tag:blogs.poz.com,2009:/paul//27.23722009-12-02T18:51:08Z2009-12-03T01:35:02Z Interesting juxtaposition in today's New York Times about the perils of politicizing science. While I believe that virtually nothing can be exempted from political meaning and influence, these two quite different cases illustrate the peril of allowing political agendas...Paul Dalton
Interesting juxtaposition in today's New York Times about the perils of politicizing science. While I believe that virtually nothing can be exempted from political meaning and influence, these two quite different cases illustrate the peril of allowing political agendas...
My Thoughts on the New Guidelines. tag:blogs.poz.com,2009:/paul//27.23702009-12-01T21:04:17Z2009-12-02T01:02:34Z Happy World AIDS Day just doesn't sound right does it? Haven't blogged in a while. Why? No real reason- just a bit of ennui plus inertia. But today is our day, so here is what I am thinking today....Paul Dalton
Happy World AIDS Day just doesn't sound right does it? Haven't blogged in a while. Why? No real reason- just a bit of ennui plus inertia. But today is our day, so here is what I am thinking today....
Wonder If I Am The Only One?tag:blogs.poz.com,2009:/paul//27.23002009-10-10T03:11:28Z2009-10-10T03:16:31ZPaul DaltonGrooving (and a-Vexed?) and breaking news!tag:blogs.poz.com,2009:/paul//27.22972009-10-08T17:47:26Z2009-10-08T18:48:10ZPaul DaltonVaccine Updatetag:blogs.poz.com,2009:/paul//27.22942009-10-06T23:10:11Z2009-10-06T23:28:37ZPaul DaltonSwimming Against a Mighty Tidetag:blogs.poz.com,2009:/paul//27.22862009-09-29T18:40:56Z2009-09-29T19:10:20Z I have a bit of a bee in my bonnet this morning. The New York Times had the following sentence in an article on the Pope's European tour: ''The Pope came to this decidedly skeptical nation (The Czech Republic)...Paul Dalton
I have a bit of a bee in my bonnet this morning. The New York Times had the following sentence in an article on the Pope's European tour: ''The Pope came to this decidedly skeptical nation (The Czech Republic)...
On Shenanigans, Abbott, Fire on the Hillside, my beloved Yankees and the Popetag:blogs.poz.com,2009:/paul//27.22842009-09-28T19:22:05Z2009-09-28T19:44:57ZPaul Dalton