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Microplastics can be found in different body organs and affect human health. Microplastics in the placenta A study published in the journal Environmental International detected microplastics in the human placenta. Raman Microspectroscopy was used to examine six human placentas to evaluate microplastics. Twelve microplastic fragments (ranging from 5 to 10 μm in size) were found…
A newly released study, Autoantibodies linked to autoimmune diseases associate with COVID-19 outcomes, discovered elevated autoantibodies in patients with moderate to severe COVID-19 infections.[1] The study included 248 adults from five states of the USA. One hundred seventy-one of them had COVID-19 symptoms and tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 by PCR testing. Seventy-seven are healthy controls. The…
July 10, 2022 update. This paper is now peer-reviewed and published in the BMJ Prevention and Health. A new study showed that regular fasting people have better COVID-19 outcomes. The study was made in Utah by the Intermountain Medical Center Heart Institute. Mormons comprise 62% of the residents in Utah, and they observe fasting. Beliefnet…
A study headed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the US has detected nine SARS-CoV-2 viruses with genetic information from the Delta (AY.119.2) and Omicron (BA.1.1) variants in several mid-Atlantic states of the US. The states where the recombinants were detected are New Jersey, Tennesse, Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania. RNA viruses like the…
This article talks about tinnitus and other hearing complications after receiving COVID-19 injections. What is tinnitus? Tinnitus is a sound that you hear, not from an external source. It can happen to one or both ears and be continuous or intermittent. The sound can be buzzing, roaring, clicking, hissing, or humming. It can be loud…
I initially posted on August 15, 2020. This article is updated with more information. This article shows several studies that show that minor improvements in the level of physical activities can make a difference in life expectancy no matter what age or gender. Highlights Exercise lowers the risk of dying early from all causes. “All…
This article was initially published on May 16, 2019. It has been updated. What is Cytokine? Cytokines are signaling proteins. Think of cytokines as text messages from one organ to another organ. The signal may be a ‘yes,’ “no,’ ‘make some more” (positive feedback loop), or that’s enough (negative feedback loop). The signals may be…
This post was initially released on October 25, 2020. It has been updated. Intermittent fasting has many benefits for diabetics. It reduces blood sugar, lowers weight, triglycerides, and total cholesterol, and decreases medication need. However, people with Type 2 diabetes or adult-onset diabetes who would like to practice intermittent fasting should avoid complications. Possible Complications…
This article is based on the research, MSH3 Homology and Potential Recombination Link to SARS-CoV-2 Furin Cleavage Site published in the peer-reviewed journal Frontiers in Virology. Briefly, it talks about the genetic sequence present in the SARS-CoV-2 virus that caused the COVID-19 pandemic to be similar to a nucleotide sequence patented by Moderna in 2016….
Genetic recombination is when gene sequences from two organisms combine. It is common among RNA viruses like coronaviruses. Recombination can happen when infected with two distinct mutants or variants. Two pandemic variants, Delta and Omicron 21K succeeded in southern France but co-circulated for several weeks. That explains why three people in southern France got infected…
This article explains the Pfizer Adverse Events of Special Interest and lists all the potential adverse events that may or may not happen after the Pfizer mRNA shot for COVID-19.
The study, Comparison of the immunogenicity of BNT162b2 and CoronaVac COVID-19 vaccines in Hong Kong, was published in the peer-reviewed journal Respirology. The two injections are different. The Pfizer BNT162b2 uses the modified RNA technology enclosed in a lipid nanoparticle. In contrast, the Coronavac uses an old vaccine technology using inactivated viruses that cannot replicate…
Decisions about taking medications, including vaccines, should include a risk-benefit analysis. Will I have more significant benefits from getting the vaccine (prevent death from COVID-19), or will I die from it? Death is the most significant endpoint, and it is not easily confounded by bias. Vaccine studies usually use other endpoints like “preventing severe disease”…
This article discusses a study that discovered that SARS-CoV-2 spike DNA can be found in human liver cells after the the Pfizer shot. It has always been said that the mRNA in COVID shots does not integrate into human genes because they contain messenger RNA only, which does not combine with human DNA. RNA will need an enzyme called reverse…
Yesterday, Vladimir Putin put placed all of Russia’s nuclear armaments on high alert. In response, the US government updated Ready.gov to include nuclear preparedness. This article is reproduced from the U.S. website Ready.gov. This is new on their website. Many of you probably know that I worked in the emergency room for more than a…
The study featured in this article was initially designed to see if there is mutual antipathy among the COVID-19 vaccinated and the unvaccinated. Prejudice Against the Vaccinated and the Unvaccinated During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Global Conjoint Experiment is available at https://psyarxiv.com/t2g45/. Their findings may not surprise some as many have felt them. Method The…
A peer-reviewed study published in Cell shows the good and the bad (mostly) about the COVID-19 shots. The study’s findings help explain why adverse reactions happen with the COVID-19 (CV19) injections. The authors compared antibodies by people who recovered from CV19 and those vaccinated with the Pfizer, Moderna, AstraZeneca, Sputnik, and Sinopharm vaccines. Findings The…
Doctors from the University of Ferrara, University of Bologna, and the Local Health Unit of Pescara studied the entire population of the Abruzzo Region in Italy to know the rate of COVID-19 (CV19) reinfection. They defined reinfection as the presence of two positive PCR samples ≥45 days apart with ≥ 1 negative PCR test in…
There are excess deaths in Scotland for 2021, the year of the COVID vaccines rollout. The graph below from ScottishUnity.org shows Scotland’s weekly number of deaths from 2020 to 2021, and data is from the National Records of Scotland. The graph shows the percentage of deaths from Respiratory/CV19, Heart/Stroke, Dementia/Alzheimer, Cancer, and Others (trauma, suicides,…
Public Health Scotland released the COVID-19 Winter Report. It is 62 pages long, but I will go straight to the point. Table 15 on page 47, shown below, summarizes it all. The table shows the confirmed COVID-19 related deaths among the unvaccinated and three vaccinated groups. (One, two, and three (booster) doses). Table 15 of…