HEALTH

SINGLE-DOSE OF GENE THERAPY HAILED AS ‘MAGIC WAND’ FOR PATIENTS WITH DEADLY CONDITION
BY: ANDY CORBLEY ... CRISPR is at it again: this time providing a single-dose option to cure a debilitating genetic disorder called hereditary angioedema … continue reading

HOW OFTEN TO CLEAN YOUR SHOWER CURTAIN — AND THESE 6 OTHER BATHROOM ITEMS
BY: ASHLEY WELCH ... Toilet seats, bath mats, and other washroom essentials can harbor various bacteria, viruses, and pathogens that can make us sick, so it’s important to disinfect … continue reading

CULTURED BEEF RICE: 'HYBRID' FOOD ENGINEERED FOR WARFARE, SPACE TRAVEL
BY: SEJAL SHARMA ... In eatables that could be used during wars or in space, where there’s usually a scarcity of edible food, a new kind of ‘hybrid’ meals … continue reading

REPURPOSING WASTEWATER COULD HELP STOP THE PLANET FROM CIRCLING THE DRAIN
BY: SARA FRIEDMAN ... A company is taking the water from your toilet bowl and turning it into something good enough to drink … continue reading

2024 IS THE YEAR OF THE WELLNESS GARDEN
BY: CHRISTIANNA SILVA ... As the thick of winter settles on our patios and yards, you might not be thinking about gardening … continue reading

ANOTHER SPUTNIK MOMENT FOR RUSSIA? PUTIN ANNOUNCES CANCER VACCINE
BY: SEJAL SHARMA ... In a surprise announcement, Russian President Vladimir Putin revealed a promising breakthrough in cancer research during a technology forum in Moscow … continue reading

ROBOTS MADE FROM HUMAN CELLS CAN MOVE ON THEIR OWN & HEAL WOUNDS
BY: PHILIP BALL ... In 2020 biologist Michael Levin and his colleagues reported that they had made “biological robots” by shaping clusters of cells into tiny artificial forms that could “walk” around on surfaces … continue reading

DO MCDONALD'S FRENCH FRIES CONTAIN A 'CIGARETTE INGREDIENT' CALLED 'ACRILANE'?
BY: JORDAN LILES ... Since at least August 2023, Facebook users have shared a warning about the purported dangers of McDonald's french fries containing "acrilane," which was described … continue reading

I’VE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS’: JAPAN SAYS REASON BEHIND 1,200 TONNES OF FISH WASHING ASHORE IS UNKNOWN
BY: JUSTIN MCCURRY ... Officials in Japan have admitted they are struggling to determine why hundreds of tonnes of fish have washed ashore in recent days … continue reading

HOW TO END HUNGER: A FAMINE EXPERT’S PLAN
BY: IRWIN LOY... ‘It’s not just a matter of repackaging the same concepts over and over again. We actually need to think differently.’ … continue reading

ZOMBIE DEER DISEASE THREAT ESCALATES OVER HUMAN INFECTION RISK
BY: ABDUL-RAHMAN OLADIMEJI BELLO ... Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) strikes Yellowstone, raising alarm as scientists fear the possibility of a jump to humans … continue reading

US BEGINS REVIEW THAT COULD EVENTUALLY LEAD TO PVC BAN
BY: PHYS STAFF ... The US EPA has started a review that could eventually ban PVC production, impacting rubber ducks, like these that float down the Chicago River in an annual fundraiser … continue reading

CALIFORNIA SCIENTISTS UNVEIL FIRE-SAFE LIQUID FUEL THAT DOES NOT REACT TO FLAME
BY: GOOD NEWS STAFF ... Chemical engineers in California have designed a fuel that ignites only with the application of electric current … continue reading

MEET THE NEXT GENERATION OF DOCTORS—AND THEIR SURGICAL ROBOTS
BY: NEHA MUKHERJEE ... When medical student Alyssa Murillo stepped into surgery, she was met with something most wouldn’t expect to find in an operating room: a towering surgical robot … continue reading

WHY THE SALTWATER WEDGE CLIMBING UP THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER IS A WAKE-UP CALL TO THE REGION
BY: ROBY CHAVEZ ... NEW ORLEANS — A saltwater intrusion from the Gulf of Mexico predicted to reach metro New Orleans by the middle of this month has slowed, a relief to emergency officials … continue reading

REMAINS OF AT LEAST 189 PEOPLE REMOVED FROM COLORADO FUNERAL HOME, UP FROM 115
BY: JESSE BEDAYN & MATTHEW BROWN ... DENVER (AP) — The remains of at least 189 people have been removed from a Colorado funeral home, up from an initial estimate of about 115 … continue reading

TYSON FOODS, ONE OF THE BIGGEST MEAT PRODUCERS, IS INVESTING IN INSECT PROTEINL
BY: DANIELLE WIENER-BRONNER ... New York CNN — Tyson, a major US producer of beef, pork and chicken, is betting on protein that comes from insects … continue reading

THESE PLANT-BASED MICROROBOTS COULD SAVE YOU TRIPS TO THE HOSPITAL
BY: AMAL JOS CHACKO ... A team of researchers at the University of Waterloo has unveiled a remarkable leap in medical technology … continue reading

A PATH TO DEFEATING CROP-KILLING GRAY MOLD WITHOUT TOXIC CHEMICALS
BY: JULES BERNSTEIN ... If you've ever seen a fuzzy gray strawberry, you've seen gray mold. It affects more than 1,400 different plant species, and there is no real cure for it … continue reading

SCIENTISTS CLAIM TO HAVE DEVELOPED TARGETED CHEMOTHERAPY PILL THAT CAN “ANNIHILATE” TUMORS
BY: ETHAN HUFF ... Scientists claim to have developed targeted chemotherapy pill that can “annihilate” tumors while leaving healthy cells alone … continue reading

HOW CHANGING OUR DIET CAN HAVE UNEXPECTED NEGATIVE ECONOMIC, SOCIAL & ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
BY: WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY ... Switching to a healthier diet not only reduces your risk of disease, it also improves the sustainability … continue reading

‘MISOGYNY WITHIN MISOGYNY’: FEMALE INMATE ASSAULTED BY TRANS-IDENTIFYING MAN INSIDE WOMEN’S PRISON
BY: BEN JOHNSON ... A female inmate suffered serious injuries during a beating inside a women’s correctional facility … continue reading

CULTIVATED MEAT TO ENTER US MARKET WITH FULL USDA APPROVAL FOR EAT JUST & UPSIDE FOODS
BY: MEGAN POINSKI ... Cultivated meat is officially able to enter the U.S. market, with the USDA issuing grants … continue reading

FOOD, DRUG SHORTAGE CRISIS RAGES ON: NUMEROUS PHARMACEUTICALS TO RUN OUT BEFORE END OF 2023
BY: ETHAN HUFF ... The “experts” promised us this would never be a problem, but the lingering effects … continue reading

WHAT IS A FOOD DESERT?
BY: GIA MORA ... Food Deserts, Public Health, and Food Insecurity In recent years, food deserts have been increasingly featured in the news … continue reading

YOU HAVE LIKELY BEEN THE VICTIM OF DIAGNOSTIC MISTAKES
BY: JOE GRAEDON ... Diagnostic mistakes are common. They can lead to disability, death or unnecessary treatment … continue reading

IS BOTTLED WATER REALLY SAFER?
BY: DR. LIJI THOMAS, MD ... A new study looked at over 500 contaminants and indicators of microbial activity … continue reading

HOW BIG PHARMA BROKE AMERICAN HEALTH CARE
BY: TERRY GRAEDON ... In this episode, Dr. John Abramson describes how Big Pharma affects American health care, starting with medical … continue reading

ARE SKITTLES 'UNFIT FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION'? A LAWSUIT SAYS YES
BY: LAURIE L. DOVE ... Titanium dioxide is still listed as an ingredient on the label of packages of Skittles, the popular fruit-flavored … continue reading

DANGEROUS PATHOGENS AND LAB LEAKS: WHAT ARE THE ODDS?
BY: MICHAEL SCHULSON ... Amid concerns that a laboratory accident led to the COVID-19 pandemic, some scientists argue the odds that a virus … continue reading

TAKING TOO MANY SUPPLEMENTS? HERE'S HOW TO TELL, AND WHY IT CAN BE RISKY
BY: LAUREN BEDOSKY ... Supplements have exploded in popularity over the past two decades, but a lack of regulation … continue reading

MEDICAL MIDDLEMEN: BROKEN SYSTEM MAKING IT HARDER FOR HOSPITALS AND PATIENTS TO GET SOME LIFE-SAVING DRUGS
BY: BILL WHITAKER ... American hospitals have been living with serious drug shortages for more than a decade. Most days, nearly 300 essential drugs can be in short … continue reading

IS THIS CANCER-CAUSING CHEMICAL IN YOUR BREAD?
BY: IRIS MYERS ... The Environmental Working Group identified more than 130 products containing potassium bromate … continue reading

CHINA ORDERS 51 MILLION INTO LOCKDOWN AS COVID SURGES
BY: BRITT CLENNETT & KARSON YIU ... China is facing its worst COVID crisis since early 2020, when the world first witnessed an entire population locked down … continue reading

FIGHTING VIRUSES IS AS EASY AS BREATHING
BY: LINDSAY BROWNELL ... Human Lung Chip reveals the effects of breathing motions on lung immune responses and leads to repurposing … continue reading

FAKE MEAT WON’T SAVE THE PLANET
BY: SUSAN C. OLMSTEAD ... Fake meat won’t save the planet — What We Need Are ‘Sweeping’ Changes to the Food System … continue reading

WHOLE30: BEGINNER’S GUIDE, WHAT TO EAT AND AVOID, ADVANTAGES, & MORE
BY: VALENCIA HIGUERA... On Whole30, you can eat many of the fresh foods commonly found in a traditionally healthy diet. But unlike on some other plans … continue reading

7 COMMON NUTRIENT DEFICIENCIES: KNOW THE SIGNS
BY: LIZABETH SHIMER BOWERS & MOIRA LAWLER ... The hidden cause of common symptoms such as fatigue and muscle aches could be a nutrient deficiency … continue reading

SNIFFLES, HEADACHES, & TIREDNESS APPEAR TO BE THE HALLMARKS OF OMICRON
BY: GEOFFREY GRIDER ... Sniffles, headaches, and tiredness appear to be the hallmarks of Omicron, according to a major study that suggests the mutant virus is more akin to a cold than Covid. … continue reading

AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION RELEASES ‘HEALTH EQUITY’ DOCUMENT TO COMBAT ‘RACISM’ AND ‘WHITE SUPREMACY’
BY: JAMIE WHITE ... The American Medical Association (AMA) released a document calling on medical professionals to adopt progressive language into their practices as part of an effort to fight “racism” and “white supremacy.” … continue reading

YOU DO KNOW THAT, IN MOST CASES, BOTTLED WATER IS JUST TAP WATER?
BY: DAVID LAZARUS ... Since the start of the pandemic, thirsty Americans have drowned their sorrow in bottled water … continue reading

RETIRED BLACK SURGEON ON GLOBAL MISSION TO EDUCATE HOW VITAMIN D3 CAN HELP COMBAT COVID-19
BY: JEFFREY MCKINNEY ... Dr. Leslie Ray Matthews has devoted much of his life—and spent $3.5 million of his own money—to research and uncover the benefits of Vitamin D3.M. … continue reading

20 OF THE WORST EPIDEMICS & PANDEMICS IN HISTORY
BY: OWEN JARUS ... Plagues & epidemics have ravaged humanity throughout its existence, often changing the course of history. Throughout the course of history, disease outbreaks have ravaged humanity, sometimes changing the course of history and, at times, signaling the end of entire civilizations … continue reading

THE COVID LAB-LEAK HYPOTHESIS: WHAT SCIENTISTS DO AND DON’T KNOW
BY: AMY MAXMEN & SMRITI MALLAPATY ... Nature examines arguments that the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 escaped from a lab in China, and the science behind them. The Wuhan Institute of Virology has carried out research on coronaviruses for years because these pathogens are endemic to the region where it's located … continue reading

STUDY FINDS TOXIC CHEMICALS IN MANY DOLLAR STORE PRODUCTS
BY: KATHERINE MARTINKO ... 54% of items tested contained 1 or more chemicals of concern. For many Americans, dollar stores are their go-to destination for buying food, toys, cleaning supplies, and other household goods. Dollar stores sell so much food … continue reading

BLACK FUNGUS' STRIKES FEAR IN INDIA
BY: AMY SOOD ... Black fungus' strikes fear in India as Covid deaths pass 300,000. Mucormycosis has appeared in both current and recovering patients of coronavirus, causing blurred vision, chest pain and breathing difficulties … continue reading

21 TIPS FOR WEIGHT LOSS THAT ACTUALLY WORK
BY: LAMBETH HOCHWALD ... Here's expert advice for what really works when it comes to shedding unwanted pounds. Medically Reviewed by Kelly Kennedy,RD … continue reading

WHY THE SOUNDS OF NATURE ARE SO GOOD FOR HEALTH AND WELL-BEING
BY: ELIZABETH MILLARD... New data finds that even listening to recordings of nature can boost mood, decrease stress, and even lessen pain. The whoosh of wind through a stretch of forest, birds calling to one another as they land on branches, the gurgle of a brook over a rocky bed … continue reading

WHITE HOUSE RULES OUT INVOLVEMENT IN 'VACCINE PASSPORTS'
BY: BRETT SAMUELS ... White House press secretary Jen Psaki on Tuesday ruled out the Biden administration playing any role in a "vaccine passport" system as Republican governors in particular balk at the concept. "The government is not now, nor will we be supporting a system that requires Americans to carry a credential … continue reading

COVID-19 VACCINES LIKENED TO ‘SOFTWARE UPDATES’ FOR YOUR BODY
BY: DR. JOSEPH MERCOLA ... I’ve discussed why COVID-19 vaccines are in fact gene therapies and not vaccines in several previous articles, including “ COVID-19 mRNA Shots Are Legally Not Vaccines ,” “ COVID-19 ‘Vaccines’ Are Gene Therapy ” and “ How COVID-19 ‘Vaccines’ May Destroy the Lives of Millions … continue reading

DANGEROUS NEW PESTILENCES ARE BREAKING OUT ALL OVER THE GLOBE
BY: MICHAEL SNYDER ... Did you hear about the outbreak of the new “mystery disease” in Tanzania? What about the alarming new outbreak in Congo? New developments in South Africa are making headlines all over the globe as well. Despite all of our advanced technology, humanity remains extremely vulnerable to outbreaks of disease … continue reading

CHINA'S PUSH TO CONTROL AMERICANS' HEALTH CARE FUTURE
BY: JON WERTHEIM ... U.S. officials say the Chinese government is trying to collect Americans' DNA, and they believe a recent offer from a Chinese company for assistance in COVID-19 testing was suspicious … continue reading

23ANDME TO GO PUBLIC VIA RICHARD BRANSON’S SPAC
BY: CASEY ROSS & MATTHEW HERPER ... The genetics testing company 23andMe will enter the public markets via a special purpose acquisition corporation sponsored by Virgin Group founder Richard Branson, a deal that values the company at $3.5 billion … continue reading

THE PRAYING SURGEON: 'LORD...WE NEED YOU TO DO A MIRACLE'
BY: SHANNON WOODLAND & CHERYL WILCOX & DANIELLE THOMPSON ... Do a search on the internet for prayer and medicine, and you'll find plenty of scientific studies that confirm what the Christian community has known for thousands of years…that prayer works … continue reading

THE REAL PANDEMIC GAP IS BETWEEN THE COMFORTABLE AND THE AFFLICTED
BY: LIBBY WATSON ... Beneath society’s plutocratic layer, America is not as united in the face of crisis as we like to pretend. The stories from the front lines of this country’s abandonment of the poor in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic are not in short supply … continue reading

BIG PHARMA EXPOSED: STUDY OF 3 TOP MEDICAL JOURNALS REVEALS THAT MANY MEDICATIONS, MEDICAL PRODUCTS & SERVICES ARE COMPLETELY INEFFECTIVE
BY: ISABELLE Z. ... If you’ve ever suspected that a medication you’re taking isn’t really doing much to improve your symptoms, it might not just be your imagination: A comprehensive study has shown that a concerning number of medications, medical products and services are simply not effective … continue reading

THE RUSH TO PATENT, CONTROL, PROFIT FROM THE CORONAVIRUS DATES BACK TO 1999, IMPLICATES THE CDC, DR. FAUCI
BY: LANCE D JOHNSON ... The rush to patent, control and profit from coronaviruses dates back to 1999 and implicates the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and virus researchers such as Ralph Barrick and Dr. Anthony Fauci, the leader of the National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Disease (NIAID) who helped drive the U.S. … continue reading

SMART DUST
BY: MAIZE. ... Smart Dust is a system of many tiny microelectromechanical systems such as sensors, robots, or other devices, that can detect light, temperature, vibration, magnetism, chemicals and other stimuli. In 1965, Gordon Moore, the founder of Intel, predicted that the number of components that could fit on a single chip … continue reading

WHY HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF GENETICALLY ENGINEERED MOSQUITOES WILL SOON BE RELEASED IN FLORIDA
BY: KASHMIRA GANDER ... Hundreds of millions of genetically engineered mosquitoes will soon be released in Florida, in a first for the U.S. … continue reading

PANDEMIC RUMORS MAY HAVE KILLED HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE
BY: KEVIN DICKINSON ...Pandemic rumors and information overload make separating fact from fancy difficult, putting people's health and lives at risk. An "infodemic" describes a dangerous time when an overload of information makes evaluating that information difficult. A new study found that pandemic rumors and conspiracies … continue reading

SCIENTIST FIND MICROPLASTICS INSIDE HUMAN ORGANS
BY: VICTOR TANGERMANN ... Bits of microplastics are showing up inside human tissues, according to new research. A team from Arizona State University found nanoplastic particles in all 47 samples of a variety of human organs, including lungs, liver, spleen, and kidneys. “You can find plastics contaminating the environment … continue reading

WITH 194 BILLION MASKS & GLOVES USED MONTHLY - NEW WAVE OF POLLUTION HITS OCEANS & BEACHES
BY: ELIAS MARAT ... A new, sad side effect of the pandemic is millions of pieces of discarded personal protective equipment (PPE) that is littering the planet in shocking ways. When the COVID-19 pandemic swept across the world earlier this year, plunging much of the world into lockdown conditions, it seemed that nature … continue reading

GOOGLE DEVELOPING TATTOOS THAT TURN SKIN INTO TOUCHPAD; RESEARCHERS DEVELOPING SKIN-DRAWN MONITOR
BY: AARON KESEL ... Google announced that its working on developing the next futuristic technology beyond smartphones — tattoos that turn the user into a human touchpad. Meanwhile, scientists are developing something way more sinister using similar skin-drawing technology to track its wearer’s movements … continue reading

I'VE WORN ALEXA-ENABLED GLASSES FOR TWO WEEKS. THEY'RE DRIVING ME BANANAS
BY: GEOFFREY A. FOWLER ... What do you call it when there's a little voice in your head only you can hear? A hallucination? Amazon calls it progress. I've been living with its latest talking artificial intelligence product, called the Echo Frames, for two weeks. They're glasses with tiny speakers and a microphone … continue reading

GATES TRIES TO JUSTIFY SIDE EFFECTS OF FAST-TRACKED VACCINE
BY: DR. MERCOLA ... As vaccine companies rush to bring a COVID-19 vaccine to market, billionaire Microsoft founder Bill Gates — who routinely funnels hundreds of millions of dollars to various vaccine projects — warns you will probably need “multiple doses” of any given COVID-19 vaccine for it to be effective … continue reading

STILL SCARED: HEALTH WORKERS FEEL THE TOLL OF VIRUS FIGHT
BY: JENNIFER PELTZ ... IHealing Health Workers: At hospitals around the U.S., health care workers are reckoning with the psychological toll of the fight against the coronavirus, and fears that the disease could flare anew later this year. The days when gasping patients arrived at New York City's Elmhurst Hospital and other hospitals … continue reading

PATENT SHOWS HOW YOUR NERVOUS SYSTEM CAN BE MANIPULATED THROUGH YOUR TV OR COMPUTER SCREEN
BY: ISABELLE Z. ...If you thought the idea of manipulating the human nervous system via TV screens and computer monitors was reserved solely for the realm of science fiction, think again. Registered patents indicate that this may not be quite as far-fetched as it sounds … continue reading

HOW DEFENSIVE PESSIMISM CAN HELP YOU COPE WITH ANXIETY
BY: SHERRIE HURD, A.A. ... Stop telling people that everything is going to be fine. Sometimes it isn’t, and this is where defensive pessimism helps us cope with that fact. Not everything in the world goes according to plan. Some things go terribly wrong. For optimists,this can be devastating. You see, optimistic people … continue reading

HERE’S HOW YOU CAN BE NUDGED TO EAT HEALTHIER, RECYCLE AND MAKE BETTER DECISIONS EVERYDAY
BY: JOSÉ ANTONIO ROSA ... Every day, you make important choices – about whether to feast on fries or take a brisk walk, whether to spend or save your paycheck, whether to buy the sustainable option or the disposable plastic one. Life is made up of countless decisions. The idea of nudging people in the right direction … continue reading

TOO MUCH SCREEN TIME HARMS BRAIN DEVELOPMENT
BY: GREENMED INFO RESEARCH GROUP ... Watching more than two hours of screens a day may harm the structural integrity of white matter in preschoolers' brains, with implications for language and literacy skills. Children under 2 years shouldn't use screens, but even those 2 and over may face lifelong consequences … continue reading

HERE’S HOW YOU CAN BE NUDGED TO EAT HEALTHIER, RECYCLE AND MAKE BETTER DECISIONS EVERYDAY
BY: JOSÉ ANTONIO ROSA ... Every day, you make important choices – about whether to feast on fries or take a brisk walk, whether to spend or save your paycheck, whether to buy the sustainable option or the disposable plastic one. Life is made up of countless decisions. The idea of nudging people in the right direction … continue reading

NEONATAL NURSE SAYS GOVERNMENT MANDATED VACCINES ARE DESTROYING AN ENTIRE GENERATION OF CHILDREN
BY: ETHAN HUFF ... The VAXXED II film bus is currently touring the country in promotion of this groundbreaking sequel to the original VAXXED documentary. And one of the people interviewed by tour host and actress Polly Tommey was Michelle Rowton, a neonatal nurse who wasn’t shy in declaring … continue reading