Archive for the 'Health' Category
High School Band Practice in Wenatchee, WA
February 25th, 2021This is a high school band practice in Wenatchee,WA pic.twitter.com/q2prCJemX0 — Ari Hoffman (@thehoffather) February 24, 2021 Via: The Wenatchee World: You can’t see them smiling beneath the masks, but students at Wenatchee and Eastmont high schools are glad to be back in school, even if it’s only part-time.
Traffic Noise Is a Silent Killer
February 23rd, 2021Via: The Atlantic: As researchers probe the physiology underlying noise’s cardiovascular consequences, they’re zeroing in on a culprit: dramatic changes to the endothelium, the inner lining of arteries and blood vessels. This lining can go from a healthy state to one that’s “activated,” and inflamed, with potentially serious ramifications. When sound reaches the brain, it […]
Air Pollution in U.S. Subway Systems Stuns Researchers
February 22nd, 2021Via: Guardian: People traveling on subway systems in major US cities are being exposed to unsafe amounts of air pollution, with commuters in New York and New Jersey subjected to the highest levels of pollution, research has found. Tiny airborne particles, probably thrown up by train brakes or the friction between train wheels and rails, […]
EPA Approves Chemical ‘Air Treatment’ Against COVID, Despite Known Health Hazards
February 21st, 2021Via: The Defender: In mid-January, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approved requests from two southern states (Georgia and Tennessee) asking for an emergency exemption that would allow them to aerosolize selected indoor spaces with an antiviral “air treatment” called Grignard Pure. Grignard Pure is a nanoparticle-based product. Its active ingredient is a substance called […]
Damaged Fukushima Reactors Leaking Coolant After Last Weekend’s 7.3 Earthquake
February 21st, 2021Via: ZeroHedge: Increased leakage could require more cooling water to be pumped into the reactors, which would result in more contaminated water that is treated and stored in huge tanks at the plant. TEPCO says its storage capacity of 1.37 million tons will be full next summer. A government panel’s recommendation that it be gradually […]
Pfizer Drops India Vaccine Application After Regulator Seeks Local Trial
February 21st, 2021Via: Reuters: Pfizer Inc said on Friday it had withdrawn an application for emergency-use authorisation of its COVID-19 vaccine in India, after failing to meet the drug regulator’s demand for a local safety and immunogenicity study. … The drug regulator said on its website its experts did not recommend the vaccine because of side effects […]
“We Cannot Make It Mandatory Yet”: Thousands of U.S. Service Members Decline COVID-19 Vaccine
February 18th, 2021Does anyone understand why they can’t they make it mandatory yet? Update: Reader kjod71 answered this question: https://phc.amedd.army.mil/topics/campaigns/covid19/Pages/vaccine.aspx All DoD beneficiaries and other individuals who are eligible to receive vaccines from DoD will be offered and are encouraged to receive the COVID-19 immunization in accordance with recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention […]
Scientists Warn of Potential COVID Vaccine-Related ‘Ticking Time Bomb’
February 15th, 2021Cracked lightbulb idea: 1. The resulting deaths can represent the next pandemic. 2. Don’t mention that people who died had been vaccinated / Get your new and improved vaccine. 3. Profit. Via: The Defender: Studies suggest that COVID vaccines may trigger antibody-dependent enhancement in some people, a condition that could cause them to develop more […]
From “Event 201” to “Cyber Polygon”: The WEF’s Simulation of a Coming “Cyber Pandemic”
February 15th, 2021Via: Unlimited Hangout: Last year, the World Economic Forum teamed up with the Russian government and global banks to run a high-profile cyberattack simulation that targeted the financial industry, an actual event that would pave the way for a “reset” of the global economy. The simulation, named Cyber Polygon, may have been more than a […]
‘Do Not Resuscitate’ Notices Given to Covid Patients with Learning Disabilities
February 15th, 2021Via: Guardian: People with learning disabilities have been given do not resuscitate orders during the second wave of the pandemic, in spite of widespread condemnation of the practice last year and an urgent investigation by the care watchdog. Mencap said it had received reports in January from people with learning disabilities that they had been […]
