Tag: health

US Gives Pfizer $3.2 Billion for Ineffective COVID Vax

The US government has agreed to purchase another 105 million doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 shots for $3.2 billion. They’re intended for a fall vaccination campaign, even though millions of COVID-19 doses have already been wasted, as demand plummets amidst news of their ineffectiveness. STORY AT-A-GLANCE The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced that…


The Rise of Pea Protein

As the popularity of plant-based eating blooms, protein sources from the plant kingdom have been flooding the food market. From hemp to sacha inchi to peanut, there are almost too many to keep track of. There’s one source of protein, however, that seems to have grabbed the lion’s share of popularity: pea protein. It has…


Hospital Standards for Patient Safety ‘Seldom Supported’ by Strong Evidence: Study

Hospitals’ required patient safety standards may actually be “seldom supported” by high-quality evidence, creating possibilities of wastage in hospital resources and posing risks of adverse patient outcomes, according to a study by Northwestern University. “It is important that these rules really improve patient care and safety,” lead study author Dr. Murad Alam said in the…


Researchers Suspect New Variants of Rapidly-Progressing Brain Degenerating Diseases from COVID-19 Vaccines

Things have not been the same since June 2021 for 53-year-old Douglas Howey from Colorado. Around a year after he received the second dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine, the 6 foot 4 and a half inch paraplegic man who once weighed 262 pounds lost over 100 pounds after the sudden onset of amyotrophic lateral…


Amazon Launches Clinical Trials for Development of Personalized Vaccine for Breast and Skin Cancer

Amazon has been developing personalized vaccines for breast and skin cancers in conjunction with the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center and has been recruiting patients to participate in an FDA-approved clinical trial for the shots, according to a public filing. A summary of the project was first posted on Clinicaltrials.gov, an online database of clinical studies run by the U.S. National…


Simple Fixes to Ease Joint Pain 

Those aching joints. The pain can stem from several causes. But in some cases, you may be able to improve your condition simply by changing some habits. Move more  Lose weight Be mindful of your movement  Reduce your intake of inflammatory foods.  The human body is a wonder to behold, but pain can make it…


The Food Cure for Cancer

Over a million people in the United States are diagnosed with cancer every year. Despite cancer being one of the most common causes of fatalities in the world, there are a striking number of cancer survivors who successfully manage their conditions with a range of treatments and lifestyle changes. According to statistics, the rate of…


Cancer-Linked Herbicide Chemical Found in Over 80 Percent of US Urine Samples: CDC Study

Researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have found a widely-used herbicide chemical that has been linked to cancer in the majority of urine samples collected from children and adults in the United States. The health agency released the results of its National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) last month, which…


Slimming Down Through Your Subconscious

Obesity has been a health crisis for decades, but the problem just keeps on growing. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the number of obese individuals worldwide has nearly tripled since 1975. Today, obesity is even prevalent among children. It’s estimated now that “most of the world’s population live in countries where overweight and…


Study Finds Power of Father and Baby Skin-to-Skin Bonding

While the benefits of ‘kangaroo care,’ or skin-to-skin contact between a mother and her newborn, are globally recognised, researchers from the University of South Australia (UniSA) have shown that there is also immense power of skin-to-skin contact between premature newborns and their fathers. They examined the experiences of a group of fathers holding their premature…