Archive for the 'Health' Category
Why Does the FDA Get Nearly Half Its Funding From the Companies It Regulates?
May 18th, 2021Via: The Defender: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has moved from an entirely taxpayer-funded entity to one increasingly funded by user fees paid by manufacturers that are being regulated. Today, close to 45% of its budget comes from these user fees that companies pay when they apply for approval of a medical device or […]
Toxic PFAS Chemicals Found in 100% of Breast Milk Samples
May 15th, 2021Via: The Defender: Public health advocates on Thursday demanded federal action to ban the use of toxic “forever chemicals” found in many household products after 100% of breast milk samples were found in a study to be contaminated with the substances. Researchers at Toxic-Free Future, Indiana University, the University of Washington and Seattle Children’s Research […]
Ohio Offers $1 Million Lottery, 4-Year College Scholarships to Entice More People to Get Vaccinated
May 15th, 2021Via: The Defender: As demand for COVID vaccines among adults falls short of public health officials’ goals, more and more states and businesses are rolling out incentives to counter “vaccine hesitancy.” This week, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine raised the stakes to a whole new level when he announced Ohio will give five people $1 million […]
“The Smallest-Ever Injectable Chip Hints at a New Cybernetic Medicine”
May 14th, 2021Via: Interesting Engineering: Electronics are getting imperceptibly small, opening new avenues for medical technology to place advanced monitoring and treatment devices inside our bodies. And Columbia University engineers just demonstrated a new and revolutionary version of this, creating the world’s smallest single-chip system ever developed, according to a recent study published in the journal Science […]
OSHA: Employers Who Require Employees to Get Vaccines Must Record Vaccine Adverse Reactions as Work Related
May 14th, 2021Via: Engineering News-Record: New guidance from the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration is causing contractors to change their COVID-19 vaccine requirements, and many of them criticize the guidance as diametrically opposed to the Biden administration’s stated desire to increase vaccinations. On April 20, OSHA released the new guidance in the frequently asked questions section […]
Several States Ban Vaccine Passports
May 13th, 2021Via: Summit News: The Governor of Wyoming has banned vaccine passports, issuing a directive that states no person should be denied access to any places or services based on their vaccination status. Republican Mark Gordon’s directive outlines that “Vaccine passport programs have the potential to politicize a decision that should not be politicized.” “They would […]
Sen. Paul Shreds Fauci Over ‘Gain-Of-Function’ Funding
May 12th, 2021Fauci is now trying to deny it. Good luck with that. Dr. Fauci Backed Controversial Wuhan Lab with Millions of U.S. Dollars for Risky Coronavirus “Gain of Function” Research New Book Confirms Fauci’s NIH Funded Wuhan Bat-COVID Experiments At Understaffed Chinese Lab Fauci and the Communists Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists sums it up: If […]
CDC Changes Rules for Counting Breakthrough Cases, as More Fully Vaccinated People Test Positive
May 12th, 2021Via: The Defender: As more reports surface of breakthrough COVID cases, in and outside the U.S., the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today said it will change how breakthrough cases are reported, effective May 14. According to a statement on the CDC’s website, the agency said to help “maximize the quality of the […]
Fauci: “Possible” Mask Mandates Could Last Indefinitely to Fight Flu
May 10th, 2021Imagine my shock. Via: Summit News: Anthony Fauci told NBC’s Chuck Todd that it’s “possible” mask mandates could continue indefinitely in order to reduce seasonal flu infections. During his appearance on Meet The Press, Fauci was asked when Americans could take the masks off given that the CDC is now advising vaccinated Americans that they […]
This Biden Proposal Could Make the U.S. a “Digital Dictatorship”
May 8th, 2021These brief excerpts don’t do the piece justice. Via: Unlimited Hangout: Last Wednesday, President Biden was widely praised in mainstream and health-care–focused media for his call to create a “new biomedical research agency” modeled after the US military’s “high-risk, high-reward” Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, or DARPA. As touted by the president, the agency would […]
