Commonly Used Arm Positions Can Substantially Overestimate Blood Pressure Readings
October 15th, 2024Via: MedicalXpress:
A study led by Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers concludes that commonly used ways of positioning the patient’s arm during blood pressure (BP) screenings can substantially overestimate test results and may lead to a misdiagnosis of hypertension.
In a report on the study, which was published Oct. 7 in JAMA Internal Medicine, investigators examined the effects of three different arm positions: an arm supported on a desk, arm supported on a lap, and an unsupported arm hanging at the patient’s side.
Researchers found that lap support overestimated systolic pressure (the top number in a BP reading) by nearly 4 mmHg, and an unsupported arm hanging at the side overestimated systolic pressure by nearly 7 mmHg.
The findings confirm that arm position makes a “huge difference” when it comes to an accurate blood pressure measurement, says Tammy Brady, M.D., Ph.D., vice chair for clinical research in the Department of Pediatrics at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, medical director of the pediatric hypertension program at Johns Hopkins Children’s Center, deputy director of the Welch Center for Prevention, Epidemiology, and Clinical Research and senior author of the study.
And they underscore the importance of adhering to clinical guidelines calling for firm support on a desk or other surface when measuring blood pressure, the investigators add.
The Preposterous Nature of “Reality” as Government Sanctioned Limited Hangout UFO Disclosure Ramps Up
October 14th, 2024There is more UFO PSYOP on the way.
Oh, look, it’s Lue still-working-for-the-CIA Elizondo (in a Masonic temple, no less), “Time is a luxury we can’t afford.”
What is Lue Elizondo so worried about? Pentagon insider Lue Elizondo may be concerned that the U.S. is falling behind in reverse engineering UFOs relative to foreign adversaries, but also fearful of a catastrophic disclosure scenario.https://t.co/RimEq9IwJs pic.twitter.com/SrgLfggpVo
— Disclosure Party (@disclosureorg) October 11, 2024
And, “Huge Alien Announcement” within Weeks:
Telescopes on Earth have found evidence of intelligent alien life and the proof will be released in less than one month, a filmmaker claims.
Simon Holland, who has worked on documentaries for the BBC and NASA-funded projects, said that an Oxford-backed program searching for extraterrestrial signals has quietly identified ‘non-human intelligence in our galaxy.’
The signal — a five-hour-long burst of radio waves — appeared to be from a region around Proxima Centauri, a star about 4.2 light-years away from Earth.
The Oxford team has confirmed they are analyzing the signal but have not revealed the likely source.
‘They are looking for details, hence the delay in publishing the news,’ Holland told DailyMail.com of the strange radio signal, which has been hotly debated ever since astronomers first detected it on April 29, 2019.
Get ready to crank it up:
Via: Off-Guardian:
I passed a plaque commemorating a reported UFO sighting by forty people and an alleged abduction on September 1, 1969 by Thomas Reed, who claims that when he was nine years-old he and his family were taken briefly aboard a disk-shaped flying UFO as they were driving down the dirt road between the corn fields and the marshes that I was approaching.
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I mention it because of what the plaque evoked in me and the seemingly preposterous nature of Reed’s claim and the weirdness of those of the many people who said they saw the same UFO. I am not passing judgment on them, for I believe those forty people saw something, but what they saw I do not know.
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What intrigues me about their stories is that they happened at a time very similar to today when the world seemed to be spinning out of control.
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Government authorities dismiss these sightings as figments of people’s imagination or weather balloons, drones, etc. Any evidence to the contrary is dismissed, like so much else, as the conspiracy thinking of nutty people. In other words – preposterous, meaning absurd. This is part of the game of mind control that has been going on for decades, the effort to create social neurosis and confusion throughout society.
Vem Miller [???]
October 14th, 2024She probably threw a chair from the frustration ? pic.twitter.com/6VSgpFdUeq
— Estee Palti (@mommyrn88) October 13, 2024
Via: New York Post:
The armed rallygoer accused of plotting a possible third assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump is a self-described MAGA supporter and registered Republican who once tried, but failed, to launch a political career in Nevada.
Details about Vem Miller’s background are emerging after the 49-year-old was taken into custody on weapons charges after he was stopped at a security checkpoint at Trump’s Coachella Valley rally Saturday.
Local authorities say they believe they thwarted yet another assassination attempt against the Republican presidential nominee after Miller was allegedly busted with loaded firearms, multiple passports and a fake license plate.
Investigating War Crimes in Gaza
October 14th, 2024WARNING: GRAPHIC.
Via: Al Jazeera:
U.S. to Send About 100 Troops to Operate Anti-Missile System in Israel as War Rages On
October 14th, 2024Via: USA Today:
The United States said on Sunday it will send to Israel an advanced anti-missile system – and U.S. troops to operate it – in a bid to bolster the country’s air defenses following missile attacks by Iran.
U.S. President Joe Biden said he was sending the system “to defend Israel.” About 100 troops will be deployed as part of the effort, according to multiple reports.
Harmeet Dhillon on Kamala Harris
October 14th, 2024I wasn’t planning to listen to much of this, but I’m an hour in…
Harmeet Dhillon is a San Francisco lawyer who’s known Kamala Harris for more than 20 years. Her verdict: Kamala Harris is a criminal. Here are the details.
(0:43) Who Really Is Kamala Harris?
(2:41) Kamala and Willie Brown
(22:17) How Does Kamala Pronounce Her Name?
(32:23)… pic.twitter.com/Gt0qP939DJ— Tucker Carlson (@TuckerCarlson) October 11, 2024
America’s New Millionaire Class: Plumbers and HVAC Entrepreneurs
October 14th, 2024Private equity firms are buying up local home-services companies.
Clearly, the goal is to reduce competition and drive the prices of services up. I wonder, does the situation then create opportunities for independent operators?
Via: Wall Street Journal:
PE firms across the country have been scooping up home services like HVAC—that is, heating, ventilation and air conditioning—as well as plumbing and electrical companies. They hope to profit by running larger, more profitable operations.
Their growth marks a major shift, taking home-services firms away from family operators by offering mom-and-pop shops seven-figure and eight-figure paydays. It is a contrast from previous generations, when more owners handed companies down to their children or employees.
“Pentagon Puzzled by Mystery Drones Swarming Military Base”
October 13th, 2024Mmm hmm.
Via: Telegraph:
Unidentified drones spotted flying over Langley Air Force Base in Virginia have baffled US military officials who are not sure whether it is the work of hostile powers or hobbyists.
Airspace over Langley is restricted and the breach in December, first reported by the War Zone website, and which was reported to president Joe Biden, has triggered alarm among military experts.
The flights lasted 17 days, with the drones flying over the base about an hour after sunset.
In a statement, the US Air Force confirmed the breaches, but played down the potential threat.
“The number of UASs [uncrewed aerial systems] fluctuated and they ranged in size/configuration.
“None of the incursions appeared to exhibit hostile intent but anything flying in our restricted airspace can pose a threat to flight safety. The FAA was made aware of the UAS incursions.”
The parade of drones was witnessed by General Mark Kelly, from the US Air Force, the Wall Street Journal reported.
“Mechazilla Has Caught the Booster”: SpaceX Recovered Super Heavy Rocket Booster with Grabbing Arm on Launch Pad
October 13th, 2024“This is absolutely insane. On the first ever attempt, we have successfully caught the Super Heavy booster back at the launch tower.”
Mechazilla has caught the Super Heavy booster! pic.twitter.com/6R5YatSVJX
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) October 13, 2024
California Officials Don’t Like Elon Musk, Restrict SpaceX Launches
October 12th, 2024California regulators have blocked @SpaceX launches because they disagree with @elonmusk's politics. This is a blatant violation of the First Amendment and a gross abuse of power, even in increasingly totalitarian California. pic.twitter.com/T7YZdTb0xJ
— Michael Shellenberger (@shellenberger) October 12, 2024
Via: Los Angeles Times:
SpaceX’s plans to launch more rockets from the California coast were rejected by a state commission this week, with some officials citing Elon Musk’s political posts on X and raising concerns about the billionaire’s labor record at his companies.
