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Tag: Diseases

These Innocuous Household Items Should Be Changed or Added to Avoid Unnecessary Toxicity
ArchivesPhysiology

These Innocuous Household Items Should Be Changed or Added to Avoid Unnecessary Toxicity

June 1, 2023June 27, 2023

In many ways, it’s never been a more difficult time to be a consumer than now. As soon as…

Most Definitive Study Yet: No, Masks Simply Do Not Prevent Transmission of Viruses
ArchivesMedicine

Most Definitive Study Yet: No, Masks Simply Do Not Prevent Transmission of Viruses

February 27, 2023July 13, 2023

As kids, we learn that germs and viruses are so small you need a microscope to see them. The…

Ice Baths and Cryotherapy Help Australian Man Stay Alive Under Constant Danger from Cystic Fibrosis
ArchivesPhysiology

Ice Baths and Cryotherapy Help Australian Man Stay Alive Under Constant Danger from Cystic Fibrosis

July 14, 2022June 30, 2023

For centuries, people in northern European countries have bathed in rivers and lakes in wintertime as a way to…

Seed Oils Are Probably the Reason Behind Decades of Heart Disease Not Butter, Cheese, or Meat
ArchivesNutrition

Seed Oils Are Probably the Reason Behind Decades of Heart Disease Not Butter, Cheese, or Meat

April 25, 2022July 26, 2023

Story at a glance… Industrial seed oils like corn, canola, safflower, rapeseed, and peanut oils are the main mechanisms…

Fat from Vegetable/Seed Oils Feeds Tumors and Blocks Immune Cells Study Finds
Medicine

Fat from Vegetable/Seed Oils Feeds Tumors and Blocks Immune Cells Study Finds

July 19, 2021

Story at a glance… Within cancer tumors, fats build up in their oxidized form. “Killer” T cells entering the…

Linoleic Acid Stars as the Culprit in a Radicle New Outlook on Heart and Chronic Disease
ArchivesNutrition

Linoleic Acid Stars as the Culprit in a Radicle New Outlook on Heart and Chronic Disease

June 14, 2021July 26, 2023

Story at a glance… Many different foods and nutrients have been suggested as the cause of the growth in…


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Long-Range ATACMS Missiles Poised to Go to Ukraine Also Drop 300-900 Cluster Bombs

Andy Corbley September 27, 2023

The Washington Post has reported that the US is close to giving Kyiv long-range ATACMS missiles that have a 200-mile…

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But of Course the Ukrainian Army Is Not Keeping Track of Where They’re Dropping Cluster Bombs

Andy Corbley August 22, 2023

When President Biden signaled his intention to bypass American law and send cluster munitions to Ukraine, Kyiv quickly provided…

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Biden Officials Knew Ukraine Couldn’t Fight Effectively with the Weapons and Training They Had

Andy Corbley July 24, 2023

  If any Ukrainian were under the impression that the White House and Pentagon were their allies, the last…

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Long-Range ATACMS Missiles Poised to Go to Ukraine Also Drop 300-900 Cluster Bombs

Andy Corbley September 27, 2023
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Long-Range ATACMS Missiles Poised to Go to Ukraine Also Drop 300-900 Cluster Bombs

Andy Corbley September 27, 2023
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