Category: Health & Safety

Australian Farmers More Prone to Diabetes and Obesity

Australian farmers are being urged to check in on their own health using an online tool, with research showing they are more prone to heart disease, diabetes, obesity and unsafe alcohol consumption. Researchers from the National Centre for Farmer Health developed the tool called Farmer HAT when pandemic lockdowns put an end to the organisation’s…


Lack of Tranparency in Trials for Cancer Medication: Study

A multi-national study led by Australia’s Flinders University has found that more than 50 percent of the clinical trials the U.S. Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) used to approve anti-cancer medications over the past decade are not available for public scrutiny. This comes after the pharmaceutical industry made a commitment in 2014 to improve data transparency….


Dr. Mercola: CDC Got Caught Hiding Data, “Beyond Shocking” Vaccine Guidance For Toddlers

This video is brought to you by Sekur: https://ept.ms/3yW0Wul Dr. Joseph Mercola has been a voice for holistic medicine for the past 25 years. He is the founder of mercola.com, one of the most visited natural health sites in the world. He is also the author of more than a dozen wellness books. In this episode,…


Hong Kong University Develops Algorithm to Predict a COVID Vaccine’s Effectiveness Before Delivery

The Chinese University of Hong Kong’s (CUHK) Faculty of Medicine has developed the world’s first algorithm to rapidly evaluate the effectiveness of vaccines used to combat SARS-CoV-2 variants. According to the article published in the journal of Nature Medicine, the algorithm delivers a 95 percent rate of accuracy when predicting a vaccine’s efficacy and can…


Slowing Down Muscle Aging Should Start at the Age of 40: Medical experts

Sarcopenia, the loss of muscle mass and strength, is one of the signs indicating the aging of the entire human body. Nowadays, sarcopenia is observed in people in their forties, and has become a health issue worthy of attention. Specifically, decreased muscle elasticity and tension, commonly known as muscle weakness, makes people feel feeble and…


About 1,700 People in France Infected With Monkeypox: Minister

PARIS—About 1700 people had been infected with monkeypox in France, Health Minister Francois Braun said on Monday. Braun said the government so far had opened about 100 vaccination centers for monkeypox and that more than 6,000 people have received a preventive vaccination. Braun called on patients who have lesions or other symptoms to self-isolate as…


Fitness Trackers Encourage Us to Walk 40 Minutes More Each Day

Researchers have found in the first review of its kind that clocking miles on fitness trackers, pedometers, and smart watches increases physical activity and encourages users to walk up to 40 minutes more each day, resulting in an average of one kg (2.2 lb) of weight loss over five months. The findings from the University…


Australian Researchers Develop Semi-Permanent Virus and Bacteria Repellent Surface Spray

A team of researchers from several Australian universities have developed a first-of-its-kind spray that can prevent the spread of bacterial and viral infections—including COVID-19—on a multitude of surfaces for prolonged periods. The spray coating, which uses a combination of plastics strong enough to compare with bullet-proof glass, can repel viruses and bacteria via an air-filled…


Depression Is Probably Not Caused by a Chemical Imbalance in the Brain: New Study

For three decades, people have been deluged with information suggesting that depression is caused by a “chemical imbalance” in the brain – namely an imbalance of a brain chemical called serotonin. However, our latest research review shows that the evidence does not support it. Although first proposed in the 1960s, the serotonin theory of depression started to be…


Monkeypox Joins COVID-19 as Global Health ‘Emergency,’ WHO Says

Monkeypox has been declared a global health emergency by the World Health Organization (WHO), joining COVID-19, which the international agency continues to label as such nearly two and a half years after it was first declared. “I have decided that the global monkeypox outbreak represents a public health emergency of international concern,” WHO Director-General Tedros…