Koreantoast writes: The Samoan government arrested a prominent local anti-vaxxer who was attempting to disrupt a mass vaccination campaign to stop an ongoing measles epidemic. Edwin Tamasese was arrested and charged with incitement, facing up to two years in prison after attempting to dissuade people from participating in the mass vaccination campaign and encouraging unproven “alternative treatments” such as Vitamin C…
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Some ‘Brain-Boosting’ Supplements Contain High Levels of Unapproved Drug
Researchers uncovered unapproved drugs in several “nootropics.” Source: https://www.livescience.com/brain-boosting-supplements-contain-unapproved-drug.html
Eating tiny nutrient particles could be better than health supplements
Nutrient deficiency affects billions – a solution may be to pack the nutrients into particles that can be cooked before releasing their contents in the stomach Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2223319-eating-tiny-nutrient-particles-could-be-better-than-health-supplements/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Supplements for Brain Health Don’t Work, According to Neurologist
Aren’t all of these “medications” approved by the Food and Drug Administration? Nope. Source: https://www.livescience.com/65763-brain-supplements-dont-work.html
Study Finds Nearly 400 Medical Devices, Procedures and Practices That Are Ineffective
An anonymous reader quotes a report from ScienceAlert: A recent study has unearthed nearly 400 established treatments, devices and procedures that are no better than previous or lesser alternatives. [This is referred to as a “medical reversal” in the medical industry.] The findings are based on more than 15 years of randomized controlled trials, a type of research that aims to…
These Brain And Weight Loss Supplements May Cause Miscarriages, FDA Warns
Supplements with this ingredient are often marketed for enhanced memory or focus, increased energy or weight loss, the FDA said. Source: https://www.livescience.com/65629-vinpocetine-supplements-miscarriages.html
Dietary Supplement Ingredient Linked to Miscarriages, FDA Warns
Supplements with this ingredient are often marketed for enhanced memory or focus, increased energy or weight loss, the FDA said. Source: https://www.livescience.com/65629-vinpocetine-supplements-miscarriages.html
Magnesium Puts Psychiatric Drugs to Shame for Depression
Sayer Ji – Depression is one of the most widely diagnosed conditions of our time. Source: https://www.wakingtimes.com/2019/04/16/magnesium-puts-psychiatric-drugs-to-shame-for-depression/…
Trilobites: You Need Vitamin D to Live. How Could This Woman Survive With None in Her Blood?
She had a series of bone fractures, but when doctors did blood tests, the supplements she took for treatment were nowhere to be found. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/13/health/vitamin-d-bones.html?partner=rss&emc=rss…
8 things everybody should know about measles
In an unvaccinated population, one person with measles can infect 12 to 18 others. The measles virus is one of the most infectious diseases known to man. A person with measles can cough in a room and leave, and hours later, if you’re unvaccinated, you could catch the virus from the droplets in the air the… Continue reading 8 things everybody should know about measles