Sometimes Crying Wolf May Be Beneficial

"OK, then, what's the takeaway here? At the very least, the obvious point is that sometimes, luckily and unpredictably, even when you lose, you really can win. But perhaps the bigger lesson is that while sometimes health experts sound alarms so loud that they seemingly stretch the boundaries of credulity, instead of covering our ears we might be better off fine tuning our hearing to extract the useful information from the high-pitched static."

Completely Wrong on Zika, But Alarm Likely Aided Global Health

Joe Mercola: The World's Most Dangerous Person?

"Mercola, who is arguably the worst of the worst in the supplement sales space, has really outdone himself this time. His attention-grabbing headline, as well as the nonsense hyperbole masquerading as science that follows it, are both false and dangerous. Shame on him. Especially now."

Joe Mercola Hits a New Low Saying Zika Is Caused By Vitamin A Deficiency

Transmission Of The Zika Virus

"In the future, we will learn a lot more about the sexual transmission of Zika with answers to questions such as how long can the virus exist in semen and what is the amount of virus needed to cause an infection? But, that information will come slowly, taking months to years.  In the meantime, we must change the way that we think about Zika transmission – talking less about wearing long shirts, and more about wearing condoms."

Zika: Are We Looking in the Wrong Direction?

With The Zika Outbreak, Pseudoscience Is Bound To Rear Its Ugly Head

 A "Pro-DDT" article:

How poisonous is DDT?

A more nuanced article:

Zika virus, microcephaly, and calls to bring back DDT.