Category: health

Nanotechnology Used in mRNA Vaccines and 2,000 Food Items Goes Unlabeled

Unbeknownst to most Americans, thousands of the food items on our store shelves contain ingredients that are made using nanotechnology. Specifically, they are made through a process that converts things like silver, copper, gold, aluminum, silicon, carbon, and different metal oxides into tiny, atom-sized particles that are one-billionth of a meter in size. They do…


A Country Where Babies Are Left to Sleep Alone Outside

Babies here actually nap alone on the streets. (Video courtesy of Annie Samples) …


Children Receiving Hormone Therapy ‘Probably Will Be Infertile’: Pediatrician

One of the “trickiest parts” about children receiving gender-affirming hormone therapy is the likelihood that they will be infertile, according to Dr. Kathryn Lowe, a fellow with the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). The remark was made at an annual meeting of the Wisconsin AAP in May and recirculated online on Dec. 6. Noting that…


FDA Gives First-Ever Approval to Fecal Transplant Therapy

The U.S. health regulator on Wednesday approved Switzerland-based Ferring Pharmaceuticals’ fecal transplant-based therapy to reduce the recurrence of a bacterial infection, making it the first therapy of its kind to be cleared in the United States. The therapy, Rebyota, targets Clostridium difficile, or C. difficile—a superbug responsible for infections that can cause serious and life-threatening…


Ontario Tribunal Decision Could Define Limit on Doctors’ Freedoms Nationwide

Three Ontario doctors are fighting to keep their licences, and the results of that fight could have wide-reaching implications. The doctors are under fire for allegedly not following some COVID-19 public health recommendations, and for speaking publicly against them. They are among hundreds of doctors nationwide facing similar investigations by their respective provincial Colleges of…


Music for a Relaxing Holiday

Musical engagement can improve overall well-being and health, decreasing anxiety and improving mood. This is the conclusion of research from the University of New South Wales (UNSW). The researchers found that music could prevent an estimated 800,000 avoidable deaths annually. They also found that engaging with music induces an emotional response that has a physiological component. Any…


Netherlands to Cull Another 29,000 Chickens to Contain Bird Flu

AMSTERDAM—The Netherlands is to cull another 29,000 chickens on a farm in the north of the country after the detection of a highly infectious strain of bird flu, the government said on Monday. The farm is in the town of Koudum, 100 kms (62 miles) west of Groningen. A transport ban has been imposed on…


Healthcare Unmasked | Documentary

Frustrated with the high cost of health insurance, small business owner Kim Sertich investigates why the cost is so high. Stunned by the outcome, she sets out to find viable and affordable alternatives including direct primary care and health sharing. * Click the “Save” button below the video to access it later on “My List.”…


What Fingernails Say About Your Health and How to Maintain Them

Fingernails have many obvious purposes, such as assisting in picking up, scratching and separating items; however, many are not aware that they can also provide important information about a person’s health. Fellow of the Australasian College of Dermatologists and dermatologist at the Royal Melbourne Hospital, Prof. Johannes Kern from the University of Melbourne, said that…


FDA Panel Votes Against Veru’s COVID-19 Pill

A panel of outside advisers to the U.S. health regulator on Wednesday voted against authorizing Veru Inc.’s drug for treating high-risk patients hospitalized with COVID-19, citing multiple concerns over efficacy and safety data being based on a small trial. The panel voted 8–5 against the oral drug sabizabulin’s usage and hinted that Veru gather additional…