Maybe she has a rich uncle. Was she asked?

True, I'm sure there's no place in Europe for adequate animal quarantine /sarcasm

You know little about health research. Dogs (family pets), with rare diseases, are constantly used for research purposes! Fuck. If you don't know about something, stop acting like you do and questioning my authenticity.

Oh yes. Be very scared that I have an advanced Public Health degree. I'm really scary.

So dogs get Ebola from eating dead animals not from people. Cool, thanks. I'm not sure why you posted this considering that I never denied that dogs could contract Ebola. There's just insufficient evidence to suggest that dogs can transmit to humans. And based on your article, dogs aren't getting Ebola from humans,…

Again, because they were treating a symptomatic patient who required far more direct contact than a symptomless dog would.

Again, you are talking about symptomatic patients, and I am talking about a dog who has displayed no symptoms, but has been exposed. The veterinary field is well equipped to deal with quarantine. And also, if you're so concerned about gaps in the knowledge base, you should be advocating for the dog to be kept alive as…

The degree is actually called a DrPH (Doctor of Public Health). The tm is cute. And you're wrong, we are perfectly capable of keeping a dog alive, and clean, and quarantined, during the suspected incubation of the disease until we can adequately test for it once the incubation period is over. You can use a pressure…

High powered hoses are capable of eliminating waste with zero contact. Right down a drain. You could cheaply and easily drain it into a biohazardous container. Similarly to how many animal shelters deal with waste so they don't have to pick up poop all the time. I've already thought about this. Because I'm a Public…

Agreed!

Hmmm. Well. I see your point, of course. I've already considered this. But, there is limited evidence to suggest that people can transmit Ebola to dogs, or that dogs can transmit Ebola to humans. While it is unknown because it hasn't happened, I realize that doesn't mean it couldn't happen. Regardless, the sedation…

So why wasn't the dog just quarantined and tested to see if it had the disease? I know labs are pricey, but c'mon.

Holy cute.

I'm not too sure, they haven't opened yet. I hope so though.

I get Differin from my doc at the student health center at my university (31 with pimples still, yayy). That helps a lot but takes a while to work. I initially also use an OTC benzoyl peroxide based cream to get the pimples under control. This dries my skin badly so I only use it for a few months. My favorite is DDF's…

Same here. I'm attracted to tormented souls. I think it's because I am one too. I just don't click or relate to guys who aren't tormented or somewhat dark. To me, it's like they don't see the world the same way I do. I'm not really a fixer, I just enjoy the company of someone who feels pain on a deep level. And it's…

In my city and right down the street from my house. I usually would avoid anywhere called a "brunchatorium", but I will support their business model for sure.

Thanks, great comment. I am a proponent of the decriminalization of all substances too. We can't really address the problem when we keep pushing it further underground.

Well, my thoughts are less around stigma and semantics than they are regarding the idea of agency drug users do have. Our society seems to place drug users in two categories: deviants or disabled (diseased). But perhaps they are neither? Perhaps it's society's approach to addressing drug use that is most problematic?…

Hi Kat! Just my input on terminology. I'm a doctoral-level health researcher with a focus on drug use in society. Nowadays, in progressive minded fields, we just say "drug user", never drug abuser or addict. Drug abuse implies absolute harm (which is subjective, of course, but that notion is rejected by harm-reduction…