Archive for the 'Health' Category
Polio Outbreaks in Africa Caused by Mutation of Strain in Vaccine
November 28th, 2019Via: Guardian: New cases of polio linked to the oral vaccine have been reported in four African countries and more children are now being paralysed by vaccine-derived viruses than those infected by viruses in the wild, according to global health numbers. The World Health Organization (WHO) and partners identified nine new cases caused by the […]
California Raises Pot Taxes
November 25th, 2019Via: AP: California is increasing business tax rates on legal marijuana, a move that stunned struggling companies that have been pleading with the state to do just the opposite. Hefty marijuana taxes that can approach 50 percent in some communities have been blamed for pushing shoppers into California’s tax-free illegal market, which is thriving. Industry […]
Millennials Seeing Health Decline Faster Than Gen X
November 20th, 2019More vaccines. More profits generated from the victims seeking treatments from the people who poisoned them in the first place. Mission accomplished. Via: Yahoo Finance: The declining health of the millennial generation could have a serious impact on the U.S. health care system, according to experts. “Millennials are seeing their health decline faster than the […]
Association Between History of Dental Amalgam Fillings and Risk of Parkinson’s Disease
November 20th, 2019Via: PubMed: The patients exposed to dental amalgam fillings were 1.583 times more likely to have PD afterward compared to their non-exposed counterparts after adjusting for comorbidities and CCI scores.
Humans Put In Suspended Animation for First Time
November 20th, 2019Via: New Scientist: Doctors have placed humans in suspended animation for the first time, as part of a trial in the US that aims to make it possible to fix traumatic injuries that would otherwise cause death. Samuel Tisherman, at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, told New Scientist that his team of medics […]
Scientists ‘May Have Crossed Ethical Line’ in Growing Human Brains
November 17th, 2019Oh, really? What could possibly go wrong? *sigh* Anyway, I designate, “Sentient lumps of brain,” as Cryptogon’s Phrase Of The Year. Have a nice day. Via: Guardian: Neuroscientists may have crossed an “ethical rubicon” by growing lumps of human brain in the lab, and in some cases transplanting the tissue into animals, researchers warn. The […]
Medicines Pose Global Environmental Risk
November 14th, 2019Via: AFP: Residues from billions of doses of antibiotics, painkillers and antidepressants pose a significant risk to freshwater ecosystems and the global food chain, a new analysis said Thursday. There are growing fears that the unchecked use of antibiotics in both medicine and agriculture will have adverse effects on the environment and on human health. […]
Heart Disease in Women: Age of First Period Can Impact Heart Attack Risk
November 14th, 2019Via: Today: The age when a woman first starts having her period may be much more significant than she or her doctor realize: it can impact her risk of heart attack, stroke and heart failure. But most women aren’t aware of this risk factor, said Dr. Carl Pepine, a cardiologist and professor of medicine at […]
The Newest Fake Meat Is Made from Thin Air
November 12th, 2019pHood! Via: FastCompany: Most plant-based meat, such as the Impossible Burger or the Beyond Burger, uses protein made from soy or peas. The newest meat alternative uses protein made from air instead, in a process that transforms CO2 into an ingredient with the same nutritional profile as the protein you find in animals. Air Protein, […]
Google Collecting Complete Health Histories on Millions of Americans
November 11th, 2019Unbelievable. Via: Wall Street Journal: Google is engaged with one of the U.S.’s largest health-care systems on a project to collect and crunch the detailed personal-health information of millions of people across 21 states. The initiative, code-named “Project Nightingale,” appears to be the biggest effort yet by a Silicon Valley giant to gain a toehold […]
