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“This is the systematic elimination of scientific stewardship at the world’s largest biomedical research funder.”
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I Wrote Research Funding Announcements for NIH for 22 Years. This Year They’ve Published 14
How NIH went from 756 funding announcements to 14 in two years — and what it means for every disease that depends on federal researchElizabeth Ginexi
Healthwatch offers (yet) more evidence of the emergence (actually, the engineering) of a two tier health system, with increased use of the private secure (by those who can afford it) to avoid long(er) waiting lists for treatment.
As I've note before, successive health secretaries (and Govt.s) have engineered a crisis in the NHS with the intent of expanding the cherry-picking of treatment by private providers.
This isn't a policy bug, its a feature!
#NHS #health
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Fears of two-tier health system as more turn to private health, says watchdog
The patient watchdog warns of two-tier service as polling shows numbers paying for care is on the rise.Nick Triggle (BBC News)
Major Food Giants Sued Over Addictive UPFs Given To Kids
Lawsuit accuses major food companies (Kraft Heinz, PepsiCo, Nestlé) of selling addictive ultra-processed foods (UPFs) targeting children. Boycott palm oil!Palm Oil Detectives
Global surge in ultra-processed foods sparks urgent health warning
Ultra-processed foods are rapidly becoming a global dietary staple, and new research links them to worsening health outcomes around the world.ScienceDaily
Palm Oil Free Cooking Oil, Margarine and Spreads
Are you an avid lover of #Nutella and other spreadable butters and #margarines? Consider that many popular brands come tarnished with dirty #palmoil. Why is palm oil dirty? It has destroyed million…Palm Oil Detectives
Major Food Giants Sued Over Addictive UPFs Given To Kids
Lawsuit accuses major food companies (Kraft Heinz, PepsiCo, Nestlé) of selling addictive ultra-processed foods (UPFs) targeting children. Boycott palm oil!Palm Oil Detectives
Global surge in ultra-processed foods sparks urgent health warning
Ultra-processed foods are rapidly becoming a global dietary staple, and new research links them to worsening health outcomes around the world.ScienceDaily
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Wildfires are polluting the air far more than thought
Scientists have discovered that wildfires release far more air-polluting gases than previously estimated. Many of these hidden emissions can transform into fine particles that are dangerous to breathe.ScienceDaily
Humble Algae: The Solution to Palm Oil Ecocide
Consumers, businesses and researchers have shown growing interest in microalgae in recent years. Use of Arthrospira platensis (spirulina) as a food supplement is one example. Others include how mic…Palm Oil Detectives
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Vegan Palm Oil Free Christmas Recipes
Boycott palm oil this Christmas 🎅🎄 with 10 yummy, #palmoilfree and #Vegan #recipes 🦧🦏🐘🐒🐍 and your #health 🥦🍆 #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4WildlifePalm Oil Detectives
Vegan Palm Oil Free Christmas Recipes
Boycott palm oil this Christmas 🎅🎄 with 10 yummy, #palmoilfree and #Vegan #recipes 🦧🦏🐘🐒🐍 and your #health 🥦🍆 #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4WildlifePalm Oil Detectives
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Meat vs EAT-Lancet: The dynamics of an industry-orchestrated online backlash • Changing Markets
The EAT-Lancet Commission publish EAT-Lancet 2.0: an update to the planetary health diet 2019. One of the most influential academic studies ever released, it also faced significant online backlash – orchestrated by the meat industry.Changing Markets
Vegan Palm Oil Free Christmas Recipes
Boycott palm oil this Christmas 🎅🎄 with 10 yummy, #palmoilfree and #Vegan #recipes 🦧🦏🐘🐒🐍 and your #health 🥦🍆 #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4WildlifePalm Oil Detectives
This week's comic: The Listeria League
#food #foodsafety #health #fda #publichealth #consumers #cartoon #comic
Vegan Palm Oil Free Christmas Recipes
Boycott palm oil this Christmas 🎅🎄 with 10 yummy, #palmoilfree and #Vegan #recipes 🦧🦏🐘🐒🐍 and your #health 🥦🍆 #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4WildlifePalm Oil Detectives
A new study that takes advantage of a change in availability of the shingles (*Herpes zoster*) vaccine in Wales finds that vaccination reduces dementia symptoms in those already diagnosed with the disease, and reduced deaths from dementia by approximately 30% over the following nine years.
Summary: sciencefocus.com/news/shingles…
Original paper: cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8…
#Science #Health #Dementia #Alzheimers #Shingles #HerpesZoster
Vegan Palm Oil Free Christmas Recipes
#Christmas is a time for celebration 🎅🎄 This #holiday season try 10 yummy, #palmoilfree and #Vegan #recipes. Good for #forests, #animals 🦧🦏🐘🐒🐍 and your #health 🥦🍆 Use your wallet as a weapon, #Boy…Palm Oil Detectives
#Christmas is a time for celebration 🎅🎄 This #holiday season try 10 yummy, #palmoilfree and #Vegan #recipes. Good for #forests, #animals 🦧🦏🐘🐒🐍 and your #health 🥦🍆 Use your wallet as a weapon, #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife
Halted NIH Clinical Trials List Reveals Slashed Treatments for Cancer, COVID and Minority Health
The National Institutes of Health has canceled funding for at least 383 clinical trials in the last year, affecting some 74,000 participantsDan Vergano (Scientific American)
Brands Using Deforestation Palm Oil
These brands have products that contain palm oil sourced from mills that are responsible for the destruction of precious habitats of endangered species. Just in 2020 alone, these brands (along with…Palm Oil Detectives
Corporate Control of Food Harms Us All
Around 800 million people in our world go hungry each day. Yet around the globe we have enough food to go around. So why the discrepancy? Market concentration and corporate monopoly of our global f…Palm Oil Detectives
Deforestation is killing people by raising local temperatures
Deforestation doesn’t just fuel climate change—it makes people hotter. A new study finds tropical forest loss raises local temperatures, and is linked to 28,000 heat-related deaths annually.Conservation news
Palm Oil Free Cooking Oil, Margarine and Spreads
Are you an avid lover of #Nutella and other spreadable butters and #margarines? Consider that many popular brands come tarnished with dirty #palmoil. Why is palm oil dirty? It has destroyed million…Palm Oil Detectives
