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September 24, 2020

Mexico Tackles COVID-19 Pandemic With Junk Food Bans

COVID-19 doesn't distinguish who it infects, but it does distinguish who it kills. And even a mild degree of this common condition can put you at much greater risk of respiratory failure, admission to the ICU and death. States in Mexico are thinking...

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NVIC's 2020 Annual Report on US State Vaccine Legislation

In 2020, no state eliminated vaccine exemptions, but there continues to be a significant increase in vaccine-related legislation, including a trend to publicly disclose vaccine exemptions to shame schools and bills that allow minor children to be...

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COVID-19: Does Sweden Have Herd Immunity?

When Sweden broke ranks and refused to lockdown with the rest of the world for COVID-19, most restrictions on its citizens were self-imposed. Although government did recommend such things as those older than 70 staying inside and that everyone try...

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Coke Funded Study to Promote Twinkie Diet

It’s been a decade since CNN reported on a professor of human nutrition who ate Twinkies for every three hours for 10 weeks, adding a few Doritos, sugary cereals and Oreos for variety, and lost 27 pounds doing it. He did admit to lowering his...

September 24, 2020

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September 23, 2020

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Winter Is Coming — How to Stop a Second Wave of COVID-19

It's a simple, yet powerful action - and it may be one the most important strategies for defending against the second wave of SARS-CoV-2 that health officials expect to happen this fall. Strengthen your immune defense now to help fight off all...

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Interferon Finally Investigated for COVID Treatment

Interferon is used to treat multiple conditions and is now considered for COVID-19. You don't have to wait for medication to help relieve the effects of this infection.

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CDC Says It Erred in Posting New Information on How SARS-CoV-2 Is Spread

New guidelines on how SARS-CoV-2is spread appeared without fanfare on the CDC website Friday, September 18, 2020, and disappeared just as quietly Monday, September 21. In a short disclaimer on its website Monday, the CDC said the changes had been...

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Experts Question Use of Repeated COVID-19 Tests

While the world talks about the casualties of COVID-19 — all the people who have died so far — one casualty that isn’t getting enough attention, or only sporadic notice at most, is the fact that false-positives to the COVID tests...

September 23, 2020

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September 22, 2020

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Vaccination: What’s Trust Got to Do With It?

Depending on which state you live in, refusing a COVID-19 vaccine next year could become a living nightmare as public officials, doctors, billionaire technocrats, attorneys and politicians are beating the drum for swift enactment of 'no exceptions'...

COVID-19 vaccines — Trending News
Warp Speed Vaccine Will Be Shielded From Liability

The Health and Human Services' Operation Warp Speed pledges to deliver 300 million doses of a COVID-19 vaccine by 2021. Many worry that a fast-tracked vaccine will be harmful - and companies making vaccines are legally shielded from liability for...

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Merck Changes Chickenpox Vaccine Insert to Include Shedding as a Side Effect

The U.S. FDA quietly approved a change in the package insert for Merck’s Varivax, or chickenpox vaccine, to include secondary transmission of the virus as a side effect of the vaccine. What this means is that Merck is admitting that recently...

September 22, 2020

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September 21, 2020

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Why Are Moderna Executives Dumping Their Stock?

After cashing in stock options and raking in tens of millions of dollars in personal profit, top executives at Moderna have now dumped all or nearly all of their stock holdings. What do these executives know that we don't as their COVID-19 vaccine...

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Zinc Is Key to HCQ Protocol

When zinc is combined with HCQ, the results are impressive, suggesting the importance of the mineral. Consider using this combination at home for viral illness.

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Take this week's quiz to see how well you remember what you read on Mercola.com last week.

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Just How Many Adverse Reactions Did AZ Have in Their Trials?

Vaccine maker AstraZeneca made the news the first week of September when they announced that they’d temporarily halted their COVID-19 vaccine clinical trials because a patient may have suffered severe neurological reactions to the vaccine. The...

September 21, 2020

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September 20, 2020

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Vaccine Awareness Week Update 2020

While you've been distracted by COVID-19, the highest number of bills ever have been introduced in state legislatures - including ones sought to eliminate your right to make a choice altogether. Join us at this event to discover what Big Pharma...

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Ketones: The Fourth Fuel

Have you heard of the term metabolically flexible? It's perhaps the most effective weapon against COVID-19, because it drives two of the biggest risk factors off the road, and over the cliff - no wonder it was a standard of care for this disease in...

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Masks Are Your Destiny, Even With a COVID-19 Vaccine, Dr. Paul Offit Says

The doctor who co-invented Merck’s rotavirus vaccine says that even after a COVID-19 vaccine comes out, people will need to continue wearing masks and social distancing for the next “couple” years. “People now see vaccines as...

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Does 5-G Cause Vertigo?

If you have vertigo or unexplained dizziness, you may want to pay close attention to a new video on YouTube, which discusses an apparently increasing epidemic of people who are seeing their doctors for this uncomfortable condition. Patrick Bet-David...

September 20, 2020

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September 19, 2020

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How the Government Uses Fear to Control

'You have something to fear and we can protect you' has been the mantra of totalitarian nations through the years to make citizens comply. Today, the technology exists to track, trace, control and manipulate individuals in their own homes,...

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Is There a Dead Wasp in Every Fig?

The figs you eat may contain a dead wasp, but it's not what you think. Learn how and why wasps get into figs, why this is mutually beneficial and why you don't have to be grossed out by it.

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Nashville Mayor Concealed COVID-19 Data to Enforce Shutdowns

A Nashville city councilman has accused the mayor and the city health department of hiding data showing there were very few coronavirus cases in local restaurants and bars, and of fabricating numbers to keep those businesses closed. Copies of emails...

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International Travel May Take Until 2024 to Recover From COVID-19

It’s going to take three more years for international travel to recover from the catastrophic damages incurred due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to The International Air Transport Association (IATA). So far, global losses in air...

September 19, 2020

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September 18, 2020

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Vaping Increases Youths’ Risk of COVID-19

It may be because you're more susceptible to start with, but this habit appears to create more inflammation and lung and vascular damage that raise your risk for testing positive and suffering more severe symptoms. If you're concerned about your...

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Beets for Better Lung Efficiency

With COVID-19 in the limelight, many are looking for ways to improve lung efficiency. New research shows the nitrates in beets may help, especially in older populations.

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Improving Your Lifestyle May Lessen Cognitive Decline

Making a few lifestyle changes may be all you need to do to keep your mind sharp, according to a new study in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. A group of 119 individuals older than 65 years of age who were experiencing cognitive...

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Using Gut Bacteria to Identify Cardiovascular Health

Your gut microbiota has a direct connection to your heart function, which led scientists to recently discover a possible new method of evaluating cardiovascular health. Researchers already knew, through previous studies, that the human gut...

September 18, 2020

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EcoHealth Alliance Gets Big Bucks for Risky Virus Research

Before the Biological Weapons Convention was ratified, this research was called what it is: biological weapons research. Now, it's euphemistically called gain-of-function or dual-use research.

Could a Hearing Aid Protect Your Brain Health?

Loud sounds may cause hearing damage and tinnitus. When left untreated, tinnitus may also increase your risk of dementia. Take care to help protect your hearing and your brain.

Global Uprising Underway

Of the total reported deaths from COVID-19, how many of those are attributed to the coronavirus and how many deaths also involved heart and kidney problems, diabetes, pneumonia, high blood pressure, injuries and suicides? Why are they deliberately t...

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Popular Prescription Will Increase Your COVID Hospital Stay

This costly medication is actually increasing hospital days after the manufacturer said its price was determined based on reducing lengths of stays. Consider these strategies so you may not need it.

Injectable Biochip for SARS-CoV-2 Detection Near FDA Approval

Imagine you've been infected with the flu or coronavirus. An FDA-approved biochip embedded in your body detects the virus's presence and notifies you and other online sources like your doctor's website. Game-changing preventive care or major threat ...

Kennedy Jr., CHD Sue Facebook, Zuckerberg and 3 Fact-Checkers

The nonprofit organization Children's Health Defense (CHD) has sued Facebook for censoring their sharing of public health information and defamation. Facebook is one of numerous online outlets, in addition to YouTube and Google, that are threatening...

Bradykinin Hypothesis Explains COVID-19 Complexities

After crunching over 40,000 genes of data, a new COVID-19 hypothesis has been uncovered - and researchers suggest there are more than 10 potential treatments, most of which are readily available and already approved pills. Plus, a critical vitamin t...

Honey Beats Traditional Treatment for Respiratory Infections

When you want to calm a persistent cough from a cold, reach for a bottle of honey; it beats other treatments. But you don't want just any bottle. Here's how to choose.

Weekly Health Quiz: Science, Quarantines and Bill Gates

Take this week's quiz to see how well you remember what you read on Mercola.com last week.

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Mexico Tackles COVID-19 Pandemic With Junk Food Bans

NVIC's 2020 Annual Report on US State Vaccine Legislation

COVID-19: Does Sweden Have Herd Immunity?

Coke Funded Study to Promote Twinkie Diet

Winter Is Coming — How to Stop a Second Wave of COVID-19

Interferon Finally Investigated for COVID Treatment

CDC Says It Erred in Posting New Information on How SARS-CoV-2 Is Spread

Experts Question Use of Repeated COVID-19 Tests

Vaccination: What’s Trust Got to Do With It?

Warp Speed Vaccine Will Be Shielded From Liability

Merck Changes Chickenpox Vaccine Insert to Include Shedding as a Side Effect

Why Are Moderna Executives Dumping Their Stock?

Zinc Is Key to HCQ Protocol

Weekly Health Quiz: Lungs, COVID and Vaccines

Just How Many Adverse Reactions Did AZ Have in Their Trials?

Vaccine Awareness Week Update 2020

Ketones: The Fourth Fuel

Masks Are Your Destiny, Even With a COVID-19 Vaccine, Dr. Paul Offit Says

Does 5-G Cause Vertigo?

How the Government Uses Fear to Control

Is There a Dead Wasp in Every Fig?

Nashville Mayor Concealed COVID-19 Data to Enforce Shutdowns

International Travel May Take Until 2024 to Recover From COVID-19

Vaping Increases Youths’ Risk of COVID-19

Beets for Better Lung Efficiency

Improving Your Lifestyle May Lessen Cognitive Decline

Using Gut Bacteria to Identify Cardiovascular Health

What Is Kiwifruit Good For?

Beet Salad with Walnuts and Goat Cheese Recipe

What Is Copper Sulfate Used For?

Eucalyptus Oil: Essential Oil Extraordinaire

Ginger Tea: An Ancient Solution to Today’s Common Ailments

Burdock Root: Bitter in Taste, but Sweet on Health Benefits

Apple Cider Vinegar Benefits and Uses