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From Riviera Tan to Regulatory Limbo: How Sunscreen Became Big Pharma’s Favorite Cream

Updated 11:56 AM EDT, Wed June 17, 2026

We humans have not always been afraid of the sun. For much of history, exposure to glorious sunlight was simply part of daily life. Farmers, sailors, laborers, and children spent hours outdoors under the open sky, unknowingly nourished by the sun. Nobody warned us on a screen that the sun was dangerous, and nobody tracked…Continue reading From Riviera Tan to Regulatory Limbo: How Sunscreen Became Big Pharma’s Favorite Cream

Nature’s Reset: Light, Sound, & Mushrooms Challenge Alzheimer’s Inevitability

Updated 12:57 PM EDT, Mon June 15, 2026

Watching a loved one suffer from Alzheimer’s disease is a fate so heartbreaking that it is impossible to adequately express. For decades, the standard method of care has been to oversee cognitive decline while bracing for the inevitable. The disease is widely regarded as a one-way door, and the drugs to slow it down are…Continue reading Nature’s Reset: Light, Sound, & Mushrooms Challenge Alzheimer’s Inevitability

Built on Your Dime: The Special District Scheme Sweeping the Nation

Updated 12:38 PM EDT, Thu June 11, 2026

You toured the home. You loved it. You bought it. The neighborhood looked pristine, the sales agent was friendly, and nothing about the closing table suggested what was coming next. Then the first property tax bill arrived. Buried inside was a charge that had nothing to do with schools, county services, police, or fire protection.…Continue reading Built on Your Dime: The Special District Scheme Sweeping the Nation

Novartis manipulated study data to get ‘most expensive drug in the world’ approved

STAT News is reporting: “AveXis, the gene therapy subsidiary of Swiss pharma giant Novartis (NVS), was aware of “data manipulation” involving its Zolgensma gene therapy for spinal muscular atrophy before it was approved in May, but did not inform the Food and Drug Administration until later, the agency said Tuesday.” Zolgensma is the first gene…Continue reading Novartis manipulated study data to get ‘most expensive drug in the world’ approved

Updated 2:12 AM EDT, Wed August 7, 2019

Florida Moves to Axe Religious, Limit Medical Vaccine Exemptions

With New York recently removing religious exemptions and California’s bill putting bureaucrats, not doctors, in charge of medical decisions, Florida has now introduced its new bill drawing from both states. “SB 64 would eliminate the religious exemption to vaccines required for public and private school children. It would also add a new section of law requiring…Continue reading Florida Moves to Axe Religious, Limit Medical Vaccine Exemptions

Updated 6:49 AM EDT, Tue August 6, 2019

Vaccine Kingpins Rake In Billions

By Jefferey Jaxen Compared to the blockbuster drug industry, the vaccine market used to be considered a barely profitable sector. Looked at as a secondary market, vaccine manufacturing was a legally and fiscally dangerous endeavor for companies to pursue. After the industry was granted liability protection in 1986 however, the market exploded and hasn’t stopped…Continue reading Vaccine Kingpins Rake In Billions

Updated 3:32 PM EDT, Sun August 4, 2019

WaPo: “Peer-Review Not Gold Standard,” Public Being Misled

By Jefferey Jaxen A new Washington Post ‘perspective’ piece concedes that, “Shoddy work often makes it past peer reviewers, while excellent research has been shot down. Peer reviewers often fail to detect bad research, conflicts of interest and corporate ghostwriting.“ Making legitimate points that would have been labeled ‘conspiracy theory’ or ‘misinformation’ by mainstream media…Continue reading WaPo: “Peer-Review Not Gold Standard,” Public Being Misled

Updated 7:53 AM EDT, Sat August 3, 2019

Transcending Neurotribalism: Rescuing Autism Advocacy from Identity Politics

by Sarah Dillingham | New English Review Autism Spectrum Disorder, or ASD, is a complex array of developmental disabilities varying in severity, characterized by impairments to communication and interaction, executive functioning, motor skills, and sensory processing. First identified as a distinct psychiatric disorder in 1943 by Leo Kanner, autism has skyrocketed in recent decades from the sole 11…Continue reading Transcending Neurotribalism: Rescuing Autism Advocacy from Identity Politics

Updated 8:19 AM EDT, Fri August 2, 2019

VIDEO: Marianne Williamson Talks Predatory Big Pharma and Vaccines

In a wide-ranging interview, 2020 candidate Marianne Williamson joined MSNBC host Ari Melber hours after her debate performance in Detroit. Rather than talk about the media-hyped debate that just took place, Melber spent the bulk of the interview attempting to hammer Williamson on her past comments regarding antidepressants and vaccines. On antidepressants, Williamson said “What…Continue reading VIDEO: Marianne Williamson Talks Predatory Big Pharma and Vaccines

Updated 6:41 AM EDT, Thu August 1, 2019