Ever had it before? Well you got it again.
Dieting
by ed » Sat Feb 29, 2020 12:01 pm
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A couple of months ago my cardiologist (fired the fucker for various reasons) suggested that I drop a few/many. He recommended periodic fasting ie. a...
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↑ :figamagee:
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Last post by Witness Sun Jan 10, 2021 3:53 am
Historic no seasonal flu season
by robinson » Tue Nov 24, 2020 1:38 pm
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It already happened in the Southern Hemisphere winter (austral winter), and it’s already happened in the northern hemisphere as well this year
Zero...
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For the record, I do not agree with that
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Anti-vaxxers in power
by Witness » Wed Dec 05, 2018 12:06 am
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Relax, it's Italy:
Anti-vaccine Italian Government Sacks Entire Health Expert Board
The vaccine-skeptic Italian government has sacked every member...
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Vaccine opponents outline online campaigns to sow distrust in coronavirus vaccine
The pandemic has catalyzed anti-vaccine advocates with huge...
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Last post by Witness Thu Dec 24, 2020 3:58 am
Covid 19
by robinson » Thu Nov 19, 2020 3:52 pm
The Italian researchers' findings, published by the INT's scientific magazine Tumori Journal, show 11.6% of 959 healthy volunteers enrolled in a lung...
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Vaccines
by robinson » Fri Dec 11, 2020 8:25 pm
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Coronavirus: The Upsides
by Rob Lister » Tue Mar 31, 2020 10:16 am
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Enough of the doom and gloom, fuckers.
Let's explore the upsides.
Telecommuting: Companies that would never consider telecommuting in a million...
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I'm sure I'm not the first person to remark on this, but mRNA vaccines may be the future.
Prior to this coronavirus, the record time for vaccine...
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Last post by Anaxagoras Wed Dec 16, 2020 12:22 am
Mystery diseases
by Pyrrho » Mon Dec 07, 2020 11:54 am
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This one's in India:
At least one person has died and 200 others have been hospitalized due to an unidentified illness in the southern Indian...
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This one's in India:
'Mystery illness' in India is neurotoxic poisoning, initial reports say
Traces of heavy metal such as lead and nickel...
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Last post by Witness Thu Nov 05, 2020 11:35 pm
In Praise of Laziness
by Witness » Wed Oct 28, 2020 2:23 am
Hard physical work significantly increases the risk of dementia
Dementia
Men in jobs with hard physical work have a higher risk of developing...
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Last post by ed Wed Oct 28, 2020 11:03 am
DMSO and fake science
by robinson » Thu Oct 22, 2020 6:26 pm
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DMSO is with out any doubt a miracle
It’s an extremely useful and much used medicinal chemical, and also a great paint stripper, engine degrease,...
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It’s garlic, rotten eggs and some sewer gas all combined. Whatever the fuck you do, don’t put it down a sink where it will sit in the trap. It will...
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Last post by robinson Sat Oct 24, 2020 5:39 am
Sunshine is not the cause of skin cancer
by robinson » Mon Jul 13, 2009 4:13 pm
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Sunshine is not the main cause of the most dangerous form of skin cancer, according to researchers, who say some warnings about the perils of...
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Sunshine is not the cause of cancer
Any kind of cancer
This is a myth, possibly a fraud
Too little sun, or always wearing sun lock is actually...
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Last post by robinson Thu Oct 22, 2020 4:26 am
Scientists figure out what causes schizophrenia?
by Anaxagoras » Thu Jan 28, 2016 4:26 am
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Very interesting article. Apparently new research has been published in Nature .
Scientists open the ‘black box’ of schizophrenia with dramatic...
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Makes me think of how ulcers (which used to kill a lot of people) turned out to be from an infection
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Last post by Zombie Abdul Sun Oct 11, 2020 9:39 pm
This Just in . . . Vaccines STILL Do Not Cause Autism
by Doctor X » Wed Oct 28, 2009 11:04 am
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From the wonderful Quackwatch :
Yet another study debunks vaccination-autism link.
New findings from the CHildhood Autism Risks from Genetics and...
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First the homeopath would have to dilute essence of autism 100x and then...
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Last post by Pyrrho Thu Sep 24, 2020 12:44 am
Malpractice of the Week
by Pyrrho » Sun Apr 15, 2018 1:02 pm
At first I asked if this was from The Onion, because honestly after reading I wasn’t sure.
But no, Dr. Zimmerman is really a naturopath and, well,...
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Last post by Pyrrho Fri Aug 21, 2020 11:38 am
William's Syndrome
by Rob Lister » Fri Aug 07, 2020 8:31 am
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If I had to pick a disability to be born with, it would be William's Syndrome.
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Fascinating.
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Last post by sparks Thu Aug 13, 2020 3:10 pm
The non-partisan HQC thread
by gnome » Thu Jul 30, 2020 1:13 pm
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There's so much political buzz over this topic that I feel like we need some discussion that we try to isolate from the politics. This thread isn't...
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Nothing has to be partisan, as long as we stick to factual claims.
If only that were true
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Last post by robinson Thu Jul 30, 2020 4:07 pm
Everybody was Kung Flu fighting
by robinson » Thu Mar 19, 2020 3:54 pm
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Their coughs were fast as lightning
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I'm surprised anyone is left alive at this point
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Last post by robinson2 Thu Jul 30, 2020 5:45 am
Image/Figure/Data duplication
by Pyrrho » Sat Mar 30, 2019 12:41 pm
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Butter up yer popcorn and put on the 3-D glasses.
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A detailed discussion of the use of the same images in certain medical journal articles.
Here I will discuss the Stock Photo Papers, a set of...
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Last post by Pyrrho Sun Jul 05, 2020 2:34 pm
What's killing us this week?
by Pyrrho » Sat Sep 16, 2017 7:11 am
Diet soda is the latest rage. Apparently causes everything. Should I also give up sucralose?
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Last post by robinson Wed Jun 17, 2020 3:04 pm
Ultrasound to get your mind right
by Pyrrho » Sat May 30, 2020 1:37 pm
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Activating the FEF on the left side of the brain made the animals look to the right target more often, while activating the right-hand FEF had them...
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Meh. Most likely would be put to use in shopping malls.
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Last post by Pyrrho Sat May 30, 2020 10:06 pm
Baby Powder and Cancer
by Rob Lister » Sat May 06, 2017 12:57 pm
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I'm calling bullshit on this one up front. But just so you cock holsters know what I'm on about ...
A St. Louis jury has awarded a Virginia woman a...
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Baby powder has always been pure evil
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Last post by robinson Mon May 25, 2020 10:59 am
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Last post by Rob Lister Mon May 11, 2020 12:52 am
Sous Vide
by Rob Lister » Wed Dec 04, 2019 1:22 pm
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As you might not know, I'm quite the home chef. Having an amazingly demanding wife that can't boil water without burning it * AND having raised three...
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You know, Rob, you posted this just before the Wuhan Flu outbreak.
There are health risks to this technique. I wonder.
BTW ... have not tried it...
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Last post by ed Sun May 10, 2020 10:55 am
On the nature of evidences and fad treatments
by Pyrrho » Sat Apr 25, 2020 1:49 pm
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More or less...
The dire need for information should not mean rush to produce unreliable information quickly, and attempt to shoehorn your...
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COVID-19: Out-of-control science and bypassing science-based medicine (David Gorski, aka Orac)
And he quotes quite a bit from this article:...
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Last post by Anaxagoras Tue May 05, 2020 2:32 am
When You Die of the Coronavirus, You Die Alone
by Rob Lister » Tue Mar 24, 2020 10:55 pm
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When You Die of the Coronavirus, You Die Alone
BOSTON — As an I.C.U. doctor I’m used to giving bad news, but I was not prepared for this.
I paused...
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A bit of critical thinking. Worth reading the Twitter thread.
Wish these guys would post on blogs or something other than Twitter.
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Last post by Pyrrho Mon Apr 13, 2020 3:16 pm
The Official Ebola Thread
by Rob Lister » Sun Aug 10, 2014 11:24 am
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I suppose it is getting big enough to warrant its own thread.
Where we stand
I say 'we' in the 'them' sense since it seems to be mostly...
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Who misses the good ol' days?
Racists.
– J.D.
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Vaccines without needles
by Witness » Thu Mar 05, 2020 7:36 pm
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Vaccines without needles – new shelf-stable film could revolutionize how medicines are distributed worldwide
The race is on to identify an...
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To me the important point is that it would allow vaccines to be safely distributed in the poorest parts of our sad planet. If it works.
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Last post by Witness Fri Mar 06, 2020 10:17 pm
Thunderf00t on Theranos
by Doctor X » Mon Feb 24, 2020 7:38 am
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I have a love-hate relationship with him in that I think he sometimes takes a hammer to a flea on Shemp 's Mom's crotch a china plate, but he...
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The wheels of justice grind slow, but they grind fine.
– J.D.
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Last post by Doctor X Mon Feb 24, 2020 8:14 am
Ascorbic acid kills cancer
by robinson » Fri Feb 14, 2020 7:29 pm
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Pauling knew ascorbic acid kills cancer cells (but not healthy cells). He used high concentrations by injecting it (eating it doesn't work the same)....
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Because AA kills cancer cells, how the fuck do cancer cells get AA? (even cancer cells require ascorbic acid to live)
We show here that human...
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Last post by Doctor X Mon Feb 10, 2020 9:30 am
Mass Hysteria
by Anaxagoras » Mon Aug 12, 2019 2:12 pm
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A pretty typical classic case:
The mystery of screaming schoolgirls in Malaysia
It was a quiet Friday morning last July when pandemonium broke...
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Forget the Beatles – Liszt was music's first 'superstar'
The women who screamed and swooned for the 19th Century piano virtuoso Franz Liszt set...
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Last post by Witness Wed Jan 22, 2020 2:21 am
New immune cell
by Witness » Tue Jan 21, 2020 2:17 am
Immune cell which kills most cancers discovered by accident by British scientists in major breakthrough
A new type of immune cell which kills most...
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Last post by Zombie Abdul Tue Jan 21, 2020 3:55 pm
Coffee
by Witness » Wed Jun 06, 2018 2:56 am
Coffee Waste Is Now Fetching a 480% Premium Over Coffee Itself
Prices for dried husks are outstripping those for beans.
Details:
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Last post by Zombie Abdul Sat Dec 28, 2019 6:34 pm
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Last post by shemp Sun Oct 27, 2019 10:51 pm
Smallpox Cowpox Ignaz Semmelweis and the failure of old fashioned science
by robinson » Sat Sep 28, 2019 6:57 pm
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Smallpox is caused by the variola virus, a DNA virus of the genus Orthopoxvirus. Humans are the only known reservoir for this virus. It is...
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Give 'em a break AA: Pretending is the only thing they're any good at. And I'm sure they take great pride in making shit up! :):)
(Caution, thread...
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Last post by sparks Sat Oct 19, 2019 3:07 am
Dr. Feelgood
by robinson » Tue Sep 10, 2019 8:35 pm
Do you already know of him?
He was a Jewish Dr. (Max Jacobson) who came up with a brilliant idea, and carried it out. He would inject patients with...
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Last post by robinson Fri Sep 27, 2019 4:04 pm
Youth Pills
by Anaxagoras » Sun Sep 08, 2019 8:23 pm
I'm skeptical about this, but it is in Nature , which is supposed to be reputable. It's all just very early studies too, and what exactly it means is...
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Last post by Zombie Abdul Tue Sep 17, 2019 12:19 pm
Dangers of competitive eating
by Pyrrho » Sat Jun 23, 2018 10:41 am
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Eat up!
The stomachs of competitive eaters accommodate large quantities of food by repeated rapid distension of the gastric wall during eating...
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He leaves behind two teenage children.
So he is ineligible for the Darwan Award.
There exist people that can open their throat to food without the...
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Last post by Rob Lister Thu Aug 15, 2019 2:49 pm
Take your vitamins! Say your prayers!
by Pyrrho » Tue Nov 14, 2017 1:14 pm
US regulators have approved the first pill that can be digitally tracked through the body.
The Abilify MyCite aripiprazole tablets - for treating...
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Last post by Pyrrho Sun Jul 07, 2019 11:04 pm
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Last post by Zombie Abdul Tue Jun 18, 2019 11:44 am
Epic
by Pyrrho » Sat Dec 22, 2018 12:50 pm
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Epic Systems is a health care services provider with $2.7 billion in annual revenue. Its mathematician chief executive, Judy Faulkner, is a...
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I kinda figured it wasn't ideal. Water should have a few minerals dissolved in it, for drinking. Not too many though. I've had water with too much...
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Last post by Anaxagoras Mon Jun 17, 2019 12:02 pm
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Last post by Pyrrho Sat Jun 01, 2019 10:23 am
Snake Oil
by Anaxagoras » Sat Apr 20, 2019 1:06 pm
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'Church' to offer 'miracle cure' despite FDA warnings against drinking bleach
A group calling itself Genesis II Church of Health and Healing plans...
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He's wearing scrubs so you know it must be true.
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Last post by Pyrrho Mon May 27, 2019 5:13 pm
Could you save a person if
by ed » Thu May 23, 2019 10:11 pm
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The carotid artery (in the neck) was damaged and blood was squirting all over the place. My instinct would be to grab it and hold on till help got...
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You have three minutes optimally.
Using a No. 10 scalpel (or lacking that your very sharp pocket knife) make a two-inch parallel incision closely...
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Last post by Bruce Sun May 26, 2019 2:09 am
Weird Diets
by Anaxagoras » Thu Aug 30, 2018 3:31 am
This one sounds bizarre. Also, it involves Jordan Peterson.
The Jordan Peterson All-Meat Diet
It's actually even more narrow than that: all beef...
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Last post by Zombie Abdul Wed May 15, 2019 10:59 am
Woman wakes up after 27 years in coma?
by Anaxagoras » Wed Apr 24, 2019 5:04 pm
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Could this be true?
Are they just repeating a story someone told them? Can we see this woman on video?
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When do they seek expert opinions on anything?
I use to laugh back in Terry Schiavo the medical experts having zero experience with cerebral injury....
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