Episode 564 • • 1:48:50 - 1:53:46
564: Summer of Snowden
MSG in FluMist, Pfizer Chantix Study, CDC Guidelines
The CDC has reportedly added Monosodium Glutamate (MSG) to the FluMist nasal spray vaccine. The hosts discuss the "mouthfeel" properties of MSG and its potential to cause headaches. They also critique a study funded by Pfizer that claims the smoking-cessation drug Chantix does not cause psychiatric events, noting the lead researcher was an expert witness for the company.