Archive for the 'Health' Category
New Affiliate Programs
June 3rd, 2013Disclosure: I am an affiliate for both AstaSupreme and Deca Aloe Arborescens. I will be paid a commission if you click through to the companies from Cryptogon and place an order. Warning: Nothing that appears on Cryptogon should be considered medical advice. Pookie let me know about some supplements that she was interested in buying, […]
Maine Doctor Stops Accepting All Forms of Insurance, Cuts Prices for Treatments In Half
May 29th, 2013Via: Bangor Daily News: Dr. Michael Ciampi took a step this spring that many of his fellow physicians would describe as radical. The family physician stopped accepting all forms of health insurance. In early 2013, Ciampi sent a letter to his patients informing them that he would no longer accept any kind of health coverage, […]
New Zealand, China in Talks on Convertibility of Currencies
May 27th, 2013Via: Wall Street Journal: Seeking to help its exporters, New Zealand is negotiating with China to make their currencies directly convertible, a spokeswoman for Prime Minister John Key said. Wellington’s push is aimed at driving down costs for companies that do business with China, which is close to overtaking Australia as New Zealand’s No. 1 […]
Japan: Particle Accelerator Accident
May 26th, 2013Via: Japan Times: At least six researchers suffered internal radiation exposure when an experiment involving elementary particles went awry and up to 24 more are feared to have been similarly exposed, the Japan Atomic Energy Agency said Saturday. Radioactive substances leaked following the accident Thursday in the Hadron Experimental Facility of the Japan Proton Accelerator […]
Protesters Around the World March Against Monsanto
May 26th, 2013Via: USA Today: Protesters rallied in dozens of cities Saturday as part of a global protest against seed giant Monsanto and the genetically modified food it produces, organizers said. Organizers said “March Against Monsanto” protests were held in 52 countries and 436 cities, including Los Angeles where demonstrators waved signs that read “Real Food 4 […]
Portland, Oregon Rejects Adding Fluoride to Drinking Water
May 23rd, 2013Wow, very well done, Portland! Via: AP: The mayor of Portland, Ore., has conceded defeat in an effort to add fluoride to the city’s drinking water. With more than 80 percent of the expected ballots counted late Tuesday night, the Multnomah County election website showed the fluoride proposal failing, 60 percent to 40 percent. Mayor […]
Vaccine Injured Children in Small African Village Used Like Lab Rats
May 21st, 2013Via: VacTruth: In December 2012, vaccine tragedy hit the small village of Gouro, Chad, Africa, situated on the edge of the Sahara Desert. Five hundred children were locked into their school, threatened that if they did not agree to being force-vaccinated with a meningitis A vaccine, they would receive no further education. These children were […]
And Now: ‘1 In 5 U.S. Children May Have Mental Disorder’
May 19th, 2013In other news: “ADHD is a prime example of a fictitious disease.” Via: CBS: Nearly 1 in 5 children in the U.S. suffers from a mental disorder, and this number has been rising for more than a decade. According to a study conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, up to 20 percent […]
U.S. Government Lobbies Worldwide for Monsanto and Other GMO Firms
May 16th, 2013Via: Guardian: If you have a feeling that genetically modified (GM) foods are being forced upon the population by a handful of business interests and vociferously defended by the scientists that work in the agriculture industry or at the research institutions it funds, you might be onto something. The zeal with which GM proponents evangelize […]
Stem Cells Produced from Cloning Technique for First Time
May 16th, 2013Via: Los Angeles Times: For the first time, scientists have created human embryos that are genetic copies of living people and used them to make stem cells — a feat that paves the way for treating a range of diseases with personalized body tissues but also ignites fears of human cloning. If replicated in other […]
