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Americans - Medical Tourism in China

Larry Romanoff
Blue Moon of Shanghai.com
Wed, 22 Jan 2025 22:35 UTC
Boao Lecheng
© Blue Moon of Shanghai.comBoao Lecheng pilot zone of international medical tourism. Source
This is important for Americans. I would say that I am not in favor of what we call "medical tourism", but the Chinese government doesn't appear to frown on it, so I am not in position to complain. I suppose the government sees it as a social contribution to the world.

I have seen many Internet posts and articles on the US healthcare system, which appears inhuman and almost savage on occasion. The US medical system is operated on a for-profit basis, and seems driven almost entirely by greed. Many Americans cannot afford health insurance, and the greatest cause by far of personal bankruptcies in the US is astronomical medical bills.
Brian Thompson
© Blue Moon of Shanghai.comBrian Thompson (July 10, 1974 – December 4, 2024), was the CEO of the American health insurance company UnitedHealthcare; who was shot and killed in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, on December 4, 2024. On social media, reactions to the killing largely included contempt and mockery toward Thompson and UnitedHealth Group, sympathy and praise for Mangione, and criticism of the American healthcare system and health insurance industry – primarily regarding claim denial practices. Source
All health care insurance companies have huge departments the only purpose of which is to find any justification to deny paying a claim. Very recently, the CEO of United Health Care in the US was shot and killed, with the sympathy almost unanimously for the young man who shot him. United Health Care is unquestionably one of the most inhuman corporations in the world, apparently rejecting nearly 40% of all health claims submitted. All US health insurance companies are similar, leaving American individuals with often hundreds of thousands and even more than one million dollars in debt, and having no choice but to declare bankruptcy.

Patients sometimes try to challenge the outrageous hospital and medical bills in the courts, but they seldom have the financial resources to do this effectively. Even worse, one American nurse made a video where she outlined that, in her hospital and many others, the staff were taught and trained to create medical records that painted patients in the worst possible light, because this would help them to win lawsuits initiated by patients.
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J&J's ketamine-derived nasal spray approved by FDA to treat depression

Daniella Genovese
NY Post
Tue, 21 Jan 2025 18:22 UTC
johnson and johnson
© Getty Images
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Johnson & Johnson's ketamine-derived nasal spray to help millions of U.S. patients suffering from severe depression.

Spravato, approved as a standalone treatment, is "the first and only monotherapy for adults living with major depressive disorder who have had an inadequate response to at least two oral antidepressants," the pharmaceutical giant said Tuesday.

An estimated 21 million adults in the U.S. are living with major depressive disorder, one of the most common psychiatric disorders, but one-third of them will not respond to oral antidepressants alone, hindering their quality of life, according to Johnson & Johnson.

"Treatment-resistant depression can be very complicated, especially for patients who do not respond to oral antidepressants or cannot tolerate them. For too long, healthcare providers have had few options to offer patients much-needed symptom improvement," Bill Martin, global therapeutic area head of Neuroscience at Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine, said in a statement.

Comment: Previously:

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Syringe

New research paper contains evidence the mRNA Covid Vaccines damage human heart cells

Dr David Livermore
The Daily Sceptic
Sun, 19 Jan 2025 19:44 UTC
Heart Attack
© freepik @actiongp
Sometimes a paper on a new method delivers a side punch to current understanding. Nothing in the title hints at this, and the authors deliver the critical blow en passant.

Over a 40-year career in microbiology I've met several cases. For example, the scientist who found a problematic type of antibiotic resistance to be extremely prevalent in Pakistan. This exercised him not one jot, despite obvious implications for treatment and for import into the U.K. What motivated Joe, whose name I've changed, was perfecting a test to detect bacteria with this resistance. One of his collaborators (a former colleague, I think) just happened to be in Pakistan, which proved - owing to the high prevalence of the resistance - to be the ideal testing ground.

Some scientists don't want the trouble that comes from a disturbing result, especially when they have a new method to publicise. They fear the opprobrium reserved for heretics and disruptors. At best, controversial observations delay your paper's publication. At worst, they lead to it being rejected. Why court trouble, especially if you have patents or intellectual property claims? More simply, some, like Joe, just have a 'techno' mindset. If they discovered a Roman mosaic whilst digging the garden they'd fixate on how it'd affect the roses.

Comment: And the evidence keeps piling up There are protective measures the vaccinated can take:

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The RFK effect: Steak 'n Shake to cook fries in beef tallow: 'Authentic way'

Christine Rousselle
Fox News
Fri, 17 Jan 2025 15:27 UTC
Steak 'n Shake beef tallow healthy fats
© iStockFast-food chain Steak 'n Shake, headquartered in Indiana, announced that it would be cooking its fries in beef tallow by the end of February, 2025.
Move comes amid the push to do away with seed oils

Fast-food chain Steak 'n Shake announced on Thursday that it will be cooking its shoestring fries in 100% beef tallow by the end of Feb. 2025.

"Our fries will now be cooked in an authentic way, 100% beef tallow, in order to achieve the highest quality and best taste," Chris Ward, chief supply chain officer for Steak 'n Shake, said in a statement.

By the end of February, all Steak 'n Shake restaurants will have shifted from frying in vegetable oil to frying in "100% all-natural beef tallow."

Comment:

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Irony: Millionaire who wants to live forever stops taking longevity drug over concerns it sped up aging

Rob Thubron
TechSpot
Tue, 14 Jan 2025 20:21 UTC
brian johnson anti aging tech guru
© Bryan Johnson /YoutubeMultimillionaire Bryan Johnson is on a mission to achieve eternal youth
And caused skin infections

WTF?! Bryan Johnson, the tech millionaire famed for his many attempts to reverse aging and extend his life, including injecting himself with plasma from his teenage son, has run into an issue with one of the 54 different supplements he takes every day: it was making him older, not younger.

Johnson, who earned over $300 million when his mobile and web payment company Braintree was acquired by PayPal in 2013, has gained plenty of attention in recent times for his Project Blueprint anti-aging quest. He also sells his own (very expensive) supplement stacks and individualized health regimens under the Blueprint name.

Comment: Vegan diet? Avoiding the sun? He might as well start planning his funeral now.

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Candy Heart

FDA bans Red No. 3, artificial coloring used in beverages, candy and other foods

Berkeley Lovelace Jr. and Elizabeth Chuck
NBC News
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 11:40 UTC
red beverage, soda
© Getty Images
The Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday it's banning the use of Red No. 3, a synthetic dye that gives food and drinks their bright red cherry color but has been linked to cancer in animals.

The dye is still used in thousands of foods, including candy, cereals, cherries in fruit cocktails and strawberry-flavored milkshakes, according to the Center for Science in the Public Interest, a food safety advocacy group that petitioned the agency in 2022 to end its use. More than 9,200 food items contain the dye, including hundreds of products made by large food companies, CSPI said, citing Agriculture Department data. The FDA is not prohibiting other artificial dyes, including Red No. 40, which has been linked to behavioral issues in children.

The FDA's decision is a victory for consumer advocacy groups and some U.S. lawmakers who have long urged it to revoke Red No. 3's approval, citing ample evidence that its use in beverages, dietary supplements, cereals and candies may cause cancer as well as affect children's behavior.
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Water

Over 97 million US residents exposed to unregulated contaminants in their drinking water, analysis reveals

Silent Spring Institute
Phys,Org
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 00:00 UTC
drinking water
© Unsplash/CC0/Public DomainWhat's in Your faucet?
Nearly a third of people in the U.S. have been exposed to unregulated contaminants in their drinking water that could impact their health, according to a new analysis by scientists at Silent Spring Institute. What's more, Hispanic and Black residents are more likely than other groups to have unsafe levels of contaminants in their drinking water and are more likely to live near pollution sources.

The findings, published in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives, add to growing concern about the quality of drinking water in the United States and the disproportionate impact of contamination on communities of color.

Close to 100 contaminants are currently regulated under the U.S. Safe Drinking Water Act. This means public water utilities must test for these contaminants and take steps to ensure levels don't exceed certain limits by installing new treatment systems and taking other measures.
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Health

Preventable deaths and vitamin D3

Tyler Durden
Zero Hedge
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 05:50 UTC
Vit D3
© Inline ImagesVitamin D3
We had an inexpensive life-saving solution both before and during the pandemic...

The inconvenient truth is that even at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, a very simple, inexpensive and effective treatment was available that could have saved the majority of lives lost (1-3). All that the WHO and public health bureaucracy had to do was to recommend and support people taking sufficient Vitamin D3.

This failure to act traces back to the unscientific bias and pro-vaccine obsession of Dr. Anthony Fauci. And once again the legacy media, while being paid by the US government and the pharmaceutical industry to promote vaccination, acted by censoring, defaming and suppressing the ability of physicians to inform people of scientific truth. The disease you suffered, the loss of life among your family and friends, could have been greatly reduced by simply getting enough Vitamin D3. This is another example of what happens when unelected bureaucrats are allowed to control free speech. Crimes against humanity.

The effectiveness of Vitamin D3 as an immune system-boosting prophylactic treatment for influenza and other respiratory RNA viruses was first discovered in 2006 (4, 5). Despite that fact that this treatment is amazingly effective for preventing death (by strengthening your immune system), it has never been investigated by the NIH, promoted by the CDC or by the US government for the treatment of influenza. One major issue has been that uncontrolled variables of dosing, timing of dosing and disease status have resulted in inconsistent clinical trial results (much as we have seen with the Ivermectin and Hydroxychloroquine COVID trials). However, when Vitamin D3 is given prophylactically at sufficient doses, there is clear and compelling evidence that Vitamin D blood levels of around 50 ng/ml will substantially reduce symptomatic infection, severe disease and mortality.
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Attention

Scientists sound alarm about using mosquitoes to vaccinate humans

Brenda Baletti, Ph.D.
The Defender
Fri, 10 Jan 2025 00:00 UTC
mosquito vaccine
Human clinical trials are underway to use mosquitoes to vaccinate people against malaria, cardiologist Dr. Peter McCullough reported on his Substack.

McCullough cited a paper published in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) in November reporting results from a double-blind, controlled clinical trial at two university medical centers in the Netherlands.

The trial evaluated the safety, side effects and efficacy of immunizing people via mosquito bites, using mosquitoes infected with a genetically engineered version of the parasite that causes malaria.

Comment: What could possibly go wrong?

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A mainstream media article mentions a direct link between Covid vaccines and cancer

Dr. Angus Dalgleish
The Daily Sceptic
Wed, 08 Jan 2025 05:46 UTC
orange blob
© unknown
An article in the Daily Mail about the campaign for compensation for victims of Covid vaccine injury mentions many case reports of patients who suffered severe reactions and even death after receiving a Covid vaccine. The real tragedy is that such reactions are only compensated if there is 60% disability, which means the loss of a limb or severe paralysis. This does not cover the many thousands of victims who have suffered life changing damage and are left unable to work because of vaccine damage who are not deemed eligible for compensation. As usual they have been brushed off with the usual platitudes that the benefit outweighs the 'very rare' side-effects they have suffered.

It's great that the mainstream media have at last aired this in such a large article, just when the official Covid Inquiry is due to look at the fourth component on vaccines. Written submissions from myself and my associates to the inquiry have not been responded to and we fear they may not even be published.

Whereas the link between the vaccines and clots, heart attacks and strokes is so well known (despite still being classified as rare, though not so rare that AstraZeneca quietly withdrew its vaccine from the market), the link with cancer which I first exposed over two years ago here has assiduously been ignored.

It's therefore important that a patient who suffered first clots and then a rare lymphoma following the vaccine is highlighted by the Mail.
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