Archive for the 'Health' Category
Gut Microbes Are Vulnerable to Wide Range of Drugs
April 8th, 2018Via: Nature: Anti-inflammatories, antipsychotics and cancer drugs are among a host of medications that might inadvertently slow the growth of gut bacteria. Many antibiotics can upset digestion, but it has not been clear to what extent other types of drug affect the gut’s bacterial balance. Athanasios Typas at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory in Heidelberg, […]
Body of CDC Worker Who Mysteriously Disappeared in February Found in a River
April 5th, 2018Via: Business Insider: The mystery surrounding the February disappearance of a 35-year-old Centres for Disease Control and Prevention worker ended tragically this week, with the Atlanta Fire Rescue Department finding the CDC commander’s body in a river late Tuesday evening. The Atlanta Police Department confirmed to Business Insider that Timothy Cunningham’s body was recovered in […]
Why Americans Are Avoiding the Doctor
April 4th, 2018Via: MarketWatch: Between a third and a half of people age 45 to 59 and a quarter of those 60+ went without needed health care in the past year due to its cost, according to a troubling new survey from the West Health Institute and NORC at the University of Chicago. “We were surprised by […]
Zipline’s Bigger, Faster Drones Will Deliver Blood in the United States This Year
April 4th, 2018Via: IEEE Spectrum: The delivery drone startup has been operating in Rwanda since October of 2016, using small autonomous fixed-wing aircraft to paradrop critical blood products to rural medical clinics. The system is able to get blood from a centralized distribution center to where it’s needed in minutes, independent of time of day, traffic, or […]
Emergency Room Visit for Kidney Stone Situation, Now What?
March 28th, 2018Warning: Nothing that appears on Cryptogon should be viewed as medical advice. — Update: Thanks to everyone who wrote in with their experiences and information! — At around 2am last night, I experienced a sudden onset of severe pain between my right side and lower back and down into my groin. The pain quickly grew […]
11 Different Brands of Bottled Water Purchased in 9 Countries: 93% Contain Plastic Particles
March 18th, 2018Via: CBC: The bottled water industry is estimated to be worth nearly $200 billion a year, surpassing sugary sodas as the most popular beverage in many countries. But its perceived image of cleanliness and purity is being challenged by a global investigation that found the water tested is often contaminated with tiny particles of plastic. […]
Cost of Healthcare in the U.S. vs. Outcomes
March 15th, 2018Your what hurts? Via: JAMA: In 2016, the US spent 17.8% of its gross domestic product on health care, and spending in the other countries ranged from 9.6% (Australia) to 12.4% (Switzerland). … Life expectancy in the US was the lowest of the 11 countries at 78.8 years (range for other countries, 80.7-83.9 years; mean […]
Scott Kelly Spent a Year in Space, and Now He Has Different DNA Than His Identical Twin Brother
March 14th, 2018
Update: This Story Is Bullshit Via: LiveScience: So what really happened to Mark and Scott Kelly? It turns out that big changes in the expression of Scott Kelly’s genes occurred while he was in space, and 7 percent of those changes persisted after he returned to Earth, lead author Susan Bailey, a researcher at Colorado […]
Tepco’s ‘Ice Wall’ Fails to Freeze Fukushima’s Toxic Water Buildup
March 8th, 2018Mmm hmm. This was treated like comedy gold on Cryptogon when it was announced. And now, not only has it not worked, but the problem is worse. Via: Reuters: A costly “ice wall” is failing to keep groundwater from seeping into the stricken Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant, data from operator Tokyo Electric Power Co shows, […]
YOUTUBE DELETES ENTIRE HEALTH RANGER VIDEO CHANNEL
March 4th, 2018The Health Ranger YouTube channel is currently returning: “This account has been terminated for violating YouTube’s Community Guidelines.” Well, I went through being added to Google’s shit list over a decade ago. So… I have no idea why people who deal with alternative information continue to rely on Google’s platforms, given the company’s long history […]
