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Evil Rays

Microwave EMF science: Deliberate misinformation?

Catherine Frompovich
Activist Post
Sun, 22 Jan 2017 16:47 UTC
lies
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What would you think or say if I were to tell you black is white; up is down; Planet Earth is square, not spheroid in shape; and night is day? You probably would say I'm off my rocker and really don't know what I'm talking about. Do you think that some segments of vested scientific research are capable of being equally outrageous?

I propose that very sort of scientific mischief and outrageousness is going on within vested-interest microwave technology sciences so as to keep you, the gullible and enthralled technology 'smart' device consumer, confused into believing there are no adverse health effects from microwaves EXCEPT what's acknowledged and called thermal radiation, which can heat skin.

If smart technology gadgets don't heat your skin, then they are safe, which is the standard "tobacco science" pap disseminated by industrial professional societies such as IEEE, the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), the National Council of Radiation Protection (NCRP) and the International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP), who fund and/or perform the studies the World Health Organization and global government health agencies cite as 'factual' science.
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Pills

Fish oil may not be such a cure-all: Should you really be taking it?

Chris Kresser
Chris Kresser
Tue, 24 Jan 2017 00:00 UTC
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Fish oil might not be the cure-all it's often advertised to be, and in some cases, it may even cause problems.

Fish oil supplements continue to gain in popularity, but the research supporting their efficacy is shaky.

For over a decade, fish oil has been touted by doctors, nutritionists, and armchair health enthusiasts alike as a near cure-all for health. Whether you have heart disease, depression, diabetes, or joint or skin problems, or you just want to stay healthy, somebody has probably told you to take a fish oil supplement.

The general notion was that it might help, and at the very least, it couldn't hurt. Unfortunately, that isn't necessarily the case.

Does fish oil really prevent heart disease?

It's safe to say that the benefits of fish oil supplementation for heart health have been significantly overstated. As I mentioned earlier, studies initially found that fish oil was beneficial for heart disease, particularly over the short term and for secondary prevention. (1)

But a majority of the evidence available now suggests that fish oil provides no benefits for preventing or improving heart disease.

For example, two randomized controlled trials (RCTs) published in 2010 found that in adults with preexisting heart disease, long-term supplementation (three-plus years) with fish oil had no significant impact on cardiovascular end points. (2, 3)

A few other trials looked at the effect of short-term fish oil supplementation on atrial fibrillation, and none of them found that fish oil improved patient outcomes. (4, 5, 6)
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Life Preserver

Probiotic that boosts immunity found in raw honey

Case Adams
Greenmedinfo.com
Tue, 07 Jul 2015 16:28 UTC
raw honey
Honey has a world of health benefits that science is only beginning to uncover. Now, new research reveals that raw honey in particular has special immune boosting properties as well.

Prior research has shown that honey's ability to stimulate the immune system had a lot to do with the fact that flower nectars contain plant polyphenols and other phytochemicals.

Well, we can now add another reason for honey's ability to stimulate the immune system: A particular probiotic bacteria endemic among honeybees.

The understanding of this probiotic reveals a number of key elements regarding honey and the honeybees - regarding fructose digestion and even honeybee colony collapse.

Comment: Scientists probe manuka honey's secret weapon:

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Beaker

Workers in the U.S. who make BPA have loads of the endocrine disrupting chemical in their bodies

Brian Bienkowski
Truthout
Sat, 14 Jan 2017 16:02 UTC
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© PixabaySome workers who make or work with the endocrine-disrupting chemical have levels 1,000 times higher than the general public, a federal study found.
US workers in industries that use or manufacture BPA have, on average, 70 times more of the chemical in their bodies than the general public - levels well above what has been shown to impact reproduction, according to a study published this month.

The federal study is the first to look at bisphenol-A (BPA) exposure in US manufacturing. It found that some workers are loaded with the endocrine-disrupting compound after a couple days at work. The research suggests that certain jobs may leave people with potentially dangerous BPA levels in their body, which could spur health impacts such as hampering their ability to reproduce.

"I keep thinking we should be surprised of these extraordinary high levels of exposure, but I'm not. It fits with what we know about biology," said Laura Vandenberg, an assistant professor of environmental health at the University of Massachusetts Amherst who was not involved in the study. "If people are covered in BPA at work, they are going to absorb that chemical through their skin."

In 2013 and 2014, 77 workers at six different companies that make BPA, BPA-resins or BPA-filled wax provided urine samples after two consecutive days at work. The average total BPA in their urine was 70 times higher than a study of US adults in 2013 and 2014, according to the study published in the Annals of Work Exposures and Health.

The National Institute for Occupational Safety, the federal agency responsible for preventing workers from job-related injury and illness, led the study.

Comment: SOTT.net has carried numerous articles about the serious health hazards associated with BPA. And while 'regulatory' agencies in the U.S. keep claiming the chemical is safe it is obvious that this pervasive chemical wreaks havoc on the hormone system:

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Syringe

Big Pharma is willing to look "unscientific" to sell vaccines

Martha Rosenberg
Counter Punch
Thu, 26 Jan 2017 15:39 UTC
vaccines
Why do progressive news sites that expose government and corporate disinformation in other areas accept disinformation when it comes to vaccines - actually calling activists "unscientific"?

It is not surprising mainstream scientists are vaccine absolutists who vilify "anti-vaxxers" given that their medical centers, hospital wings, universities and sometimes personal paychecks are funded by Pharma. (The motive of progressive sites is less clear.) But "Pharma knows best" rings false with a quick look at withdrawn drugs like Vioxx, Bextra, Baycol, Trovan, Meridia, Darvon, Phen-Fen, Raxar and Seldane - all called safe when they were making millions.

Neither mainstream or progressive news sites want to acknowledge the existence of the federal National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (VICP) which, since 1988, has settled more than 16,000 claims and awarded $3.18 billion in injury settlements. When I asked a vaccine expert why the court existed if vaccines are unremittingly safe he told me that vaccines are so basic to public health yet so non-lucrative (compared to billion dollar pills), the government does not want vaccine makers bankrupted by lawsuits.

But ignoring the court and the ghastly injuries it settles—I was told, off the record, about a woman who lost her fingers and toes from vasculitis caused by a vaccine—mainstream scientists are the ones who are "unscientific." The truth is not all vaccines are safe, life-saving or necessary and conflicts of interest do exist. Consider the case of Gardasil, a vaccine against the human papillomavirus vaccine types 6, 11, 16, 18.
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Snakes in Suits

Men with shaved heads appear more dominant & powerful, but less attractive


RT
Sat, 28 Jan 2017 13:43 UTC
Bald head
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Men with shaved heads are perceived as more dominant, powerful, influential and authoritative than men with full heads of hair... but less attractive, a new study has found.

The new study, conducted by Albert E. Mannes at the University of Pennsylvania, shows men who chose to shave their heads are seen as more dominant, strong and confident, but also older and less attractive than men with full heads of hair.

The study consisted of three separate experiments, each of which asked hundreds of volunteers to compare men with full heads of hair to those with shaved heads, and rate their attributes.

In the first experiment, volunteers were shown photographs of men with shaved heads and men with full heads of hair. The volunteers described the men with shaved heads as much more dominant and agreeable, but less attractive and older than their peers with full heads of hair.

To rule out any variables that might come from unobservable characteristics that the men in the first experiment might have, the second experiment asked volunteers to compare photographs of men with full heads of hair to photographs of the same men after their hair was digitally removed.
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Health

Biologist wins Supreme Court case proving that the measles virus does not exist

Dave Mihalovic
Prevent Disease
Fri, 27 Jan 2017 15:26 UTC
Dr. Stefan Lanka
In a recent ruling, judges at the German Federal Supreme Court (BGH) confirmed that the measles virus does not exist. Furthermore, there is not a single scientific study in the world which could prove the existence of the virus in any scientific literature. This raises the question of what was actually injected into millions over the past few decades.

Not a single scientist, immunologist, infectious disease specialist or medical doctor has ever been able to establish a scientific foundation, not only for the vaccination of measles but any vaccination for infants, pregnant women, the elderly and even many adult subgroups.

The fact that many vaccines are ineffective is becoming increasingly apparent. Merck was slapped with two separate class action lawsuits contending they lied about the effectiveness of the mumps vaccine in their combination MMR shot, and fabricated efficacy studies to maintain the illusion for the past two decades that the vaccine is highly protective.

Studies such as one published in the Human and Experimental Toxicology journal found a direct statistical correlation between higher vaccine doses and infant mortality rates. The study, Infant mortality rates regressed against number of vaccine doses routinely given: Is there a biochemical or synergistic toxicity?, was conducted by Gary S. Goldman and Neil Z. Miller who has been studying the dangers of vaccines for 25 years.

Comment: Faulty vaccines based on poor research have damaged hundreds of thousands of children all over the world. This is science?

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Brain

Power outage in the brain may be source of Alzheimer's

Richard Harth
Arizona State University
Fri, 04 Nov 2016 10:05 UTC
mitochondria
Mitochondria are membrane-bound organelles present in eukaryotic cells. Their essential role is to supply cells with energy in the form of ATP. Mitochondrial dysfunction is implicated in a range of diseases, including Alzheimer's.
On Nov. 25, 1901, a 51-year-old woman is admitted to a hospital in Frankfurt, Germany, displaying a bizarre constellation of symptoms. Her behavior is erratic. She shows signs of paranoia as well as auditory hallucinations, disorientation and severe memory impairment. Asked to write her own name, she manages "Mrs.," then lingers over the page, unable to remember the rest. "I have lost myself," she tells the attending physician.

Over time, she will withdraw into her own inscrutable universe, before dying on April 9, 1906.

The tragic case of Auguste Deter might have vanished into the recesses of medical history, but for the following fact: Her doctor, Alois Alzheimer, made a thorough examination of her medical condition, including her excised brain, discovering the telltale amyloid plaques and neurofibrillary tangles characteristic of her illness. Auguste Deter was the first person diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease.

Comment: For more clues, check out:

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Extinguisher

Are you inflamed? How to stop the body from attacking itself

Dr. Mark Hyman
Upliftconnect.com
Fri, 27 Jan 2017 22:20 UTC
inflammation
Inflammation is a 'hot' topic in medicine. It appears connected to almost every known chronic disease — from heart disease to cancer, diabetes to obesity, autism to dementia, and even depression.

Other inflammatory diseases such as allergies, asthma, arthritis, and autoimmune disease are increasing at dramatic rates. As physicians, we are trained to shut off inflammation with aspirin, anti-inflammatory medication (such as Advil or Motrin), steroids, and increasingly more powerful immune suppressing medication with serious side effects.

But we are not trained to find and treat the underlying causes of inflammation in chronic disease. Hidden allergens, infections, environmental toxins, an inflammatory diet, and stress are the real causes of these inflammatory conditions.

Autoimmune diseases, specifically, affect 24 million people and include rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, multiple sclerosis, thyroid disease, inflammatory bowel disease, and more.
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Light Saber

Drug resistance: How to dodge the antibiotic apocalypse

Josh Hamilton
Honey Colony
Tue, 24 Jan 2017 21:52 UTC
antibiotic apocalypse
Drug resistance involving antibiotics is a very real and dangerous reality.

This year kicked off with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) releasing new rules governing the use of antibiotics in livestock — farmers are now forbidden from administering antibiotics or growth hormones to healthy animals.

Since Penicillin was first used in 1943, an evolutionary arms race has been escalating between bacteria and our antibiotic drugs, and right now we are losing that war. Before the discovery and synthesis of antibiotics, the smallest cut could lead to infections that could kill you, unless your body was able to fight it off. In 1942, if you were to accidentally scratch your arm on a thorny bush, you may be lucky to survive. Over the next 75 years following antibiotic discovery, we as a species exploded across the face of the planet. Without the risk of death from a small cut or injury, we thrived.

However, the mass abuse of antibiotics has led to drug resistance where bacteria trumps the antibiotics. Industrial scale farming, along with needless prescriptions and widespread availability has pushed us to the edge of a precipice.

Comment: The Health & Wellness Show: What have we done? Antibiotic resistance in the age of superbugs

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