Summer brings with it barbecues, picnics, and plenty of sunshine. Looking to join the fun, you might slip on a pair of shorts or a long, flowy dress, only to discover small, web-like veins in the backs of your legs. Spider veins are increasingly common in older women due to differences in lifestyle, genetics, and…
Causes of Spider Veins as We Age, and How to Fix Them
A Timeline of How Key COVID-19 Treatments Have Been Treated by Regulators
Regulators have put different COVID-19 treatments through different degrees of scrutiny, with some relatively safe treatments getting short shrift, while others get an accelerated approval. While vaccines experienced strong and unflinching support, monoclonal antibodies have had a rocky path to sometimes fleeting approvals. Other treatments, like ivermectin, never got approval in the United States but…
Rockefeller Medicine: A Poisonous Illusion?
The 1910 Flexner Report laid the foundation of the modern medicine as we know it. Post-COVID, the principles of the so called ‘Rockefeller medicine’ were taken to the extreme. Story at-a-glance Abraham Flexner is considered the ‘father’ of modern medical education The 1910 Flexner Report laid the foundations of the modern medical system, dubbed “Rockefeller…
Elevated Lung Cancer Risk Linked to Eye Supplement Study Persists 30 Years Later
The National Institute of Health (NIH)’s follow-up study on participants that were part of an eye supplement study has revealed that elevated lung cancer risks linked with the supplement still exist around 30 years later. The study found that though the current Age-Related Eye Disease supplement (AREDS) is effective at slowing the progression macular degeneration,…
Infectious Disease Doctor Shares COVID and Jab Self-Healing Tool Everyone Should Know
We are living in an unprecedented era facing unprecedented challenges and unprecedented “injuries.” Sadly, many people have died over the past few years. Additionally, the number of people who have been injured or disabled by COVID jabs is skyrocketing and medical authorities have not been able to manage these issues in an adequate transparent manner…
Experimental Drug Repairs Neuron Junctions Losses, Gives Hope for Dementia Patients
A study by Yale University has found a Silent Allosteric Modulation (SAM) drug named BMS-984923to be capable of recovering neuronal synapse losses in mice models for Alzheimer’s disease (AD), creating hope for human dementia patients affected by AD. Synapse [neuronal connection] loss “disrupt neural networks and cause cognitive decline seen in Alzheimer’s,” said Dr. Stephen…
The Dairy Dilemma
We’ve been consuming dairy products for centuries. But is dairy still the nutritious food it once was? Today, many are asking that question, especially since antibiotics, estrogen, and radioactive elements have been found in milk over the past several years. More people are developing allergies to milk and milk products. There’s also a worldwide increase…
How the Decisions to Nix Certain Monoclonal Antibodies Were Made
Monoclonal antibodies have had their share of ups and downs in the timeline of COVID-19 treatments—but according to news headlines spanning the past two years—not nearly as much as some of the other off-label drugs like ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine. Most of the controversy, if any at all, began at the end of last year, when…
Some Veggies Are Healthier When Cooked
Eating more vegetables, in any form, is a good idea. Whether you prefer them raw or cooked, they are a terrific source of vitamins, minerals, fiber, and plenty of healthful compounds. But sometimes cooking them can make a difference, turning nutrient-dense foods into superfoods. There are a few instances where heat activates antioxidants, making them…
Food Allergies Associated With Reduced COVID-19 Infection
A study funded by the National Institutes of Health has found that people with food allergies have reduced risk of COVID-19 infection, being asthmatic conferred no extra risk of infection; but being overweight, obese, or having a high body mass index (BMI) increased the risk of infection. “The observed association between food allergy and the…
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