I have nothing encouraging to say about this. I do not know how to protect ourselves against contaminated food. The degree of stupid here is amazing.
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File under “Things I had not thought about” in climate change risks. Ouch!!
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Trump cuts threaten free vaccine program for kids amid measles outbreak | Reuters
No one-box. OK, so reading through the article, it does not look like they are actually cutting Vaccines for Children, but the behind-the-scenes folks who actually make it work are getting canned. In this way, they can eliminate the program while being able to legitimately claim “Hey, we never touched it!” Anyone who is shocked by this, Wake The Fuck Up!!!
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What’s more, according to a newly published study in Emerging Infectious Diseases, even if you have somehow feasted on fox feces and acquired this nightmare parasite, it’s looking less likely that doctors will need to hack out chunks of your organs to try to stop it.
Dr. Beth Mole is a national treasure!
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Okay, I definitely did not have “Organ Destroying Fox Tapeworms” on my Apocalypse Bingo card.
Also, they’ve nothing to do with me. Promise!
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Fuck the science and increase pain and suffering? Why, of course!
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He forgot to add, “sheeple!”
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So I guess that makes laypeople on Google the only ones allowed to do vaccine research.
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https://wgntv.com/news/medical-watch/the-rare-weather-phenomenon-that-turns-allergies-into-asthma/
Think of it as the perfect storm. High grass pollen counts, combined with the high energy of a spring storm, can create a formula that leads to deeper problems than just itchy eyes and sneezing.
Doctors issue a warning: watch out for thunderstorm asthma! With everything already in bloom, spring allergy counts remain at high levels.
Dr. Rachna Shah is an allergist at Loyola Medicine.
“When we look around at all the trees, there are little catkins or things hanging from the trees, and that is what produces pollen, so naturally they will be released into the air,” Shah said.
Below all those new buds, there’s grass that also produces pollen. But it’s a more fragile structure compared to the heartier version produced by trees. That means the particles can break up more easily. And they do, particularly during thunderstorms.
“The thought is not only because there is more humidity in the air, but there is also these warmer drafts of air that will pull the pollen up into the cloud level. And then at the cloud level, they are surrounded by so much humidity and there is a lot of different electromagnetic stuff that is going on with lightning and other things, that cause these pollen to burst open,” Shah said.
Microscopes show what was once 25 to 30 micrometers reduced to three after rain, lightning, and strong winds.
“Larger pollen granules, what we normally see on days like today, when we are exposed to them, they settle in our nasal passages, they settle on our eyes and so we have itchy nose, sneezing, itchy eyes,” Shah said. “But these teeny tiny fragments, we can breathe them in deeper into our lungs. And so that can cause almost an allergic reaction in the lungs that presents as asthma.”
Asthma causes difficulty breathing, wheezing, and shortness of breath. Severe symptoms that can be life-threatening. Patients should be prepared for the rare weather phenomenon that occurs between mid-April and the end of May, when grass pollen is prevalent.
“Having your rescue medications, being as good as you can with your asthma, as well controlled as possible during this time of year,” Shah said. “Grass, generally speaking, really around Memorial Day, we see it peak. We’re already seeing high levels, so it’s going to be an intense and tough season.”
Patients with a history of asthma, grass allergy, or worsening allergies are at higher risk for the rare phenomenon. Dr shah takes daily allergy counts atop the roof at Gottlieb Memorial Hospital in west suburban Melrose Park. Allergy sufferers can follow @LoyolaAllergy on X or visit loyolamedicine.org/allergy-count for the latest numbers.
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Could here or Goddamn Trump, but here it is
Despite public health officials’ requests, federal help is not coming to Milwaukee – for now. The CDC’s National Center for Environmental Health was gutted on April 1, as part of the Trump administration’s effort to lay off 10,000 employees at the Health and Human Services Department (HHS), which oversees agencies like FDA and CDC.
These are kids being poisoned by their schools. Of course, if you look at it from the point of view of “public education is bad and must end,” i guess this is understandable. Gaaaaahhhhh!
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Remember, they want brains that don’t work well.
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Hmm. Dude on the left right is a bit too much “I am smart I will debate you!” for my tastes. Yes, supplements often are BS, but he could be more sympathetic to those who may well have good reasons to be skeptical of the medical industry complex.
I also doubt that for most supplement takers, the issues are as black and white as they are for the person on the left; such people tend to ALSO see a doctor for annual exams and such. Granted, they might be skeptical about their doc’s advice, but then, some docs do seem to be overly ready to push pills, which in turn are made by corporations that do prioritize profits over ordinary people’s health (which is not acknowledged by the supposedly smarter person in the lower-right panel).
And just how “tightly regulated” are the safer pills sold by the medical industry, especially now?
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