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When does consciousness first emerge in infants? Many insist infant (and fetal) consciousness doesn’t begin until around the baby’s first birthday, but another viewpoint maintains that consciousness begins in the womb before birth. Indeed, while pinpointing when and in what form consciousness begins is far from an absolute determination, new research has, not surprisingly, found…Continue reading Does Consciousness Begin Before Birth?
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Peptides—chains of typically 2 to 50 amino acids—are the new buzzword in wellness, adding incredible hype to what’s considered healthy. Indeed, the peptide buzz is everywhere, from skincare to performance enhancement, anti-aging, weight loss, and medical treatments. So, what are they? Peptides are naturally found in the body and can also be ingested through food…Continue reading Largely Unregulated: The Buzz About Peptides
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Although it surely bypasses the objective behind the concept of wireless power transmission envisioned by Nikola Tesla, DARPA’s Persistent Optical Wireless Energy Relay (POWER) program recently set a new record for wireless power transmission, beaming more than 800 watts of power delivered during a 30-second transmission from a laser 5.3 miles away. The tests, which…Continue reading DARPA Breaks Wireless Power Record, Beaming Energy Over Five Miles Away
UPDATES 1/31: Trump imposes travel restrictions, mandatory quarantines 1/31: HHS Declares coronavirus public health emergency 1/31: Facebook, Twitter, Google takes steps to stop coronavirus conspiracy theories https://www.facebook.com/HighWireTalk/videos/600796913986946/
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The BMJ is reporting: “A UK epidemiologist and Cochrane Collaboration researcher is suing the drug company Roche in the US, claiming that it defrauded federal and state governments by falsely claiming that its antiviral drug oseltamivir (Tamiflu) could be a powerful tool in mitigating a flu pandemic. Tom Jefferson, a frequent contributor to The BMJ, is…Continue reading Cochrane Researcher Sues Roche for Claiming Tamiflu Could Slow Flu Pandemic
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By Jefferey Jaxen Are you familiar with “forever chemicals”? You should be. “Forever chemicals” are man-made chemicals and substances that do not break down after they are released into the environment and they build up in our blood and organs. Our friends at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) call these substances PFAS (from “perfluoroalkyl and…Continue reading “Forever Chemicals” Test The Fate of America’s Drinking Water
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BOSTON –The founder of the Arizona pharmaceutical company Insys Therapeutics was ordered to spend 5 1/2 years in prison Thursday for orchestrating a bribery and kickback scheme prosecutors said helped fuel the opioid crisis which has killed almost 400,000 people. Local Boston ABC affiliate WCVB5 reports: “John Kapoor, 76, the former chairman of Insys Therapeutics,…Continue reading Insys Pharmaceutical Founder Gets 5 1/2 Years for Pushing Opioid, Execs Also Sentenced
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A breaking press release by The Royal Society of Medicines SAGE Publishings states, A new analysis of the clinical trials of HPV vaccines to prevent cervical cancer raises doubts about the vaccines’ effectiveness. The analysis, published by the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, assessed 12 published Phase 2 and 3 randomised controlled efficacy trials…Continue reading BREAKING NEW ANALYSIS: Doubts raised about effectiveness of HPV vaccines
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By Jefferey Jaxen “We have to think about it differently than deleting misinformation.” -Prof. Heidi Larson, Ph.D., Director of the Vaccine Confidence Project Social media is the modern public square, and in 2019 it did something historically repugnant: Using the vague, dumbed down term “misinformation,” the dominating communications platforms of our time began a tricky…Continue reading WHO Admits to Failed Social Media Censorship Attempt
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