USA Today | 29 Dec 2017 Outbreaks of influenza are getting an early start this year in part because of cold weather gripping much of the USA and low efficacy associated with this year’s flu vaccine. It’s still too early to say whether this winter will be a bad season for the flu, but epidemiologists in…
Miami Herald | 19 Dec 2017 Even those who are vaccinated can still get the virus, the CDC says At least 56 cases of mumps have been reported in Florida in 2017, a significant rise over prior years but well below outbreaks in other states, which have reported hundreds of infections this year. In Florida, mumps…
Infowars | 19 Dec 2017 Adverse reactions to vaccines are occurring worldwide Infowars reporter Rob Dew interviews vaccine researcher and editor of The Mom Street Journal Lori Gregory about adverse reactions to vaccines and how they are affecting the population on a global scale. Also, new research from Keele Univ in Staffordshire, England revealed massive…
NPR | 19 Dec 2017 Scientists could soon resume controversial experiments on germs with the potential to cause pandemics, as government officials have decided to finally lift an unusual three-year moratorium on federal funding for the work. The research involves three viruses — influenza, SARS, and MERS — that could kill millions if they mutated…
Politico | 18 Dec 2017 An ambitious U.S. task force targeting Hezbollah’s billion-dollar criminal enterprise ran headlong into the White House’s desire for a nuclear deal with Iran. In its determination to secure a nuclear deal with Iran, the Obama administration derailed an ambitious law enforcement campaign targeting drug trafficking by the Iranian-backed terrorist group…
New York Times | 16 Dec 2017 WASHINGTON — In the $600 billion annual Defense Department budgets, the $22 million spent on the Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program was almost impossible to find. Which was how the Pentagon wanted it. For years, the program investigated reports of unidentified flying objects, according to Defense Department officials,…
CBS | 14 Dec 2017 (CNN Money) — “The Simpsons” totally predicted that Disney would take over Fox — almost 20 years ago. An episode called “When You Dish Upon A Star,” which first aired on November 8, 1998, depicted a sign on the front of a building that read “20th Century Fox, a Division…
The Guardian | 13 Dec 2017 Put your cellphone down – and keep it away from your pillow, the California Department of Public Health is advising. Smartphone use continues to increase in the U.S., especially among children, and the health department said some people and health professionals have concerns about the radio frequency energy emitted from cell…
Study Finds | 13 Dec 2017 WASHINGTON — Artificial sweeteners have an effect on the body’s metabolism and can lead to excessive fat accumulation in people, especially those who are already obese, according to a recent study. Dr. Sabyasachi Sen, an associate professor of medicine and endocrinology at George Washington University, led the study, explaining in…
NZ Herald | 12 Dec 2017 Our spies have broken the law accessing Customs and Immigration data and have resisted explaining to the intelligence oversight body why they have done so. That’s the blunt statement spelled out in the latest annual report from the Inspector General of Intelligence and Security. It suggests two of the…