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  • Looking for others with experience with CLL (Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia)

    02/12/2025 8:34:35 PM PST · by ProjectArcturus · 12 replies
    2/12/2025 | Myself
    I was diagnosed with CLL a couple of years ago after having it for at least five years. I went from doctor to doctor trying to figure out what was wrong, getting dismissed by many. I had a PET scan recently and got results that it has progressed. Uptake in my throat and bone marrow, which wasn't in the scan I had two years ago. I've been having trouble swallowing for 2 1/2 years now. I went on a chemo drug called Calquence for a year after I was first diagnosed. They then switched me to Brukinsa. I went off...
  • Little girl has the most confident response to classmates calling her 'fat': 'She's more mature than adults'

    02/12/2025 6:13:19 PM PST · by nickcarraway · 7 replies
    AMPLIFY ^ | JAN 12, 2025 | Angelica Dsouza
    The girl was not disheartened by the ruthless criticism but had a response that is inspiring many.In their toddler and older phases, children are still growing and learning about their bodies. While their initial response is love for their body, it is heart-wrenching to know that they are still fat-shamed and judged on the basis of their appearance. A little girl who remains unnamed was bullied by her classmates who called her “fat,” per South China Morning Post. However, known for her cheerful and delightful spirit, she had a sweet yet confident reply to render that people were applauding. Her...
  • Pomegranate Oil: The Golden Elixir the World Can’t Get Enough Of

    02/12/2025 5:29:04 PM PST · by nickcarraway · 8 replies
    Greek Reporter ^ | February 11, 2024 | Tasos Kokkinidis
    A Greek exporter of pomegranate oil says that he cannot make enough product to satisfy the current world demand for the oil of this fruit, which features in the mythology and traditions of several cultures. Stefanos Kassidis recently told the Athens-Macedonian News Agency (AMNA) that the nation of France pays him one euro per each precious milliliter of oil extracted from his pomegranate seeds. The pomegranate is known in medicine for its properties of fighting cancer, protecting heart vessels, and reviving skin cells, which is why the oil extracted from its seeds is now used in a wide range of...
  • Discussing The Lost Land of Atlantis, Recent Findings & The Reason For Its Downfall

    02/12/2025 12:25:57 PM PST · by Red Badger · 33 replies
    The Pulse ^ | February 11, 2025 | Arjun Walia
    From Plato all the way to today, many scholars in the field have contemplated the existence of this highly technologically advanced ancient civilization and the reason for its downfall. If you start talking about the lost ancient city of Atlantis, most people will probably think you’re living in ‘la la’ land. Many people are unaware that this city has been studied seriously for hundreds of years. For example, we can see that it was a subject of significant importance for researchers at the Smithsonian Institution, as emphasized by their Annual Report of the Board of Regents of The Smithsonian Institution...
  • Dozens of new obesity drugs are coming: these are the ones to watch

    02/12/2025 11:55:52 AM PST · by Red Badger · 44 replies
    Nature ^ | February 12, 2025 | Elie Dolgin
    Next-generation obesity drugs will work differently from Ozempic and Wegovy — aiming to deliver greater weight loss with fewer side effects. For Kristian Cook, every pizza box he opened was another door closed on the path to overcoming obesity. “I had massive cravings for pizza,” he says. “That was my biggest downfall.” At 114 kilograms and juggling a daily regimen of medications for high cholesterol, hypertension and gout, the New Zealander resolved to take action. In late 2022, at the age of 46, Cook joined a clinical trial that set out to test a combination of the weight-loss drug semaglutide...
  • Ancient history’s dark side: Horrific evidence of cannibalism found in Polish cave

    02/12/2025 9:06:44 AM PST · by Red Badger · 37 replies
    Study Finds ^ | February 12, 2025 | Staff
    The entrance to the Maszycka Cave in southern Poland (Credit: Darek Bobak) In a nutshell * Scientists found evidence of cannibalism in an 18,000-year-old Polish cave, where at least ten people — including children — were systematically butchered and eaten, likely due to territorial conflicts rather than survival needs * The Magdalenian people who created famous cave art like Lascaux were capable of both sophisticated cultural achievements and extreme violence, challenging our understanding of prehistoric societies * As populations grew after the last Ice Age, competition for resources likely led to violent conflicts between groups, with evidence of similar cannibalism...
  • A Breakthrough Discovery Transforms Plastic Trash Into Valuable Industrial Materials

    02/12/2025 6:36:02 AM PST · by Red Badger · 21 replies
    Scitech Daily ^ | February 12, 2025 | American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
    New research turns polyethylene and polypropylene plastics into chemicals like alcohols and surfactants using controlled heating techniques. The findings offer a promising step toward reducing plastic waste and promoting sustainability. Scientists have found methods to convert plastic waste into valuable chemicals. One approach breaks plastics into olefins for producing alcohols, while another transforms them into fatty acids for detergents. These processes reduce reliance on fossil fuels and support a more sustainable plastic economy. Turning Plastic Waste into High-Value Chemicals Researchers have developed new methods to transform common plastic waste — polyethylene (PE) and polypropylene (PP) — into valuable chemical products...
  • JD Vance’s 12-year-old relative denied heart transplant because she is unvaccinated

    02/12/2025 5:45:35 AM PST · by BenLurkin · 62 replies
    NY Post ^ | Feb. 12, 2025, 7:53 a.m. ET | By Isabel Keane
    A 12-year-old Indiana girl who is related to Vice President JD Vance has been barred from a spot on a heart transplant list because she’s not been vaccinated against COVID-19 and the flu, according to her parents. Adaline Deal, a distant relative of the VP by marriage through his half-siblings, was born with two rare heart conditions that her family knew would one day require a transplant, her mother Janeen Deal told The Cincinnati Enquirer. Adaline — who was adopted from China when she was 4 — was treated at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital for nearly 10 years, and her parents...
  • Horrifying moment phone bursts into flames in woman’s back pocket, leaving her with serious burns

    02/12/2025 5:16:44 AM PST · by Red Badger · 42 replies
    Twitter / X / Citizen's Free Press ^ | February 11, 2025 | Staff
    0:41 VIDEO AT LINK................ Phone was a Motorola e32.................
  • Elon Musk Issues Major Social Security Warning (fraud)

    02/12/2025 3:53:50 AM PST · by Libloather · 69 replies
    Newsweek ^ | 2/11/25 | Aliss Higham
    Billionaire Elon Musk has said there is widespread fraud taking place in the payment of "federal entitlements" like Social Security. **SNIP** What to Know Musk wrote on X on February 11: "At this point, I am 100% certain that the magnitude of the fraud in federal entitlements (Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, Welfare, Disability, etc) exceeds the combined sum of every private scam you've ever heard by FAR. It's not even close." It follows another post from February 8 in which Musk said he was told there are currently over $100 billion per year of entitlements payments to individuals with no...
  • Full List of Legislators Declaring Racism a Public Health Crisis

    02/12/2025 3:11:50 AM PST · by Libloather · 19 replies
    Newsweek ^ | 2/11/25 | Ashley Parks
    Agrowing number of legislators in the United States are formally recognizing racism as a public health crisis. Resolutions introduced in both the Senate and House of Representatives seek to highlight the impact of systemic racism on public health and push for federal action to address health disparities. Why It Matters Declaring racism a public health crisis is not just symbolic. Public health experts and advocates argue that systemic racism directly affects health outcomes, leading to higher rates of chronic disease, maternal mortality and reduced life expectancy for communities of color. The COVID-19 pandemic further underscored these disparities, with communities of...
  • Common antibiotic could treat inflammatory bowel disease, new study finds

    02/11/2025 8:40:24 PM PST · by ConservativeMind · 14 replies
    An antibiotic used to treat infective diarrhea could be an effective drug for a type of inflammatory bowel disease, a new study has found. Results revealed that an antibiotic called vancomycin may also be effective in treating people who have a specific type of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), which develops in the context of an incurable autoimmune liver disease called primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC). Notably, four in five patients who participated in the study achieved remission after taking the drug as part of a clinical trial. This study is significant, as several participants with this disease had not responded to...
  • Big breakfasts help keep heart patients happy, study shows

    02/11/2025 8:33:35 PM PST · by ConservativeMind · 29 replies
    Medical Xpress / HealthDay / BMC Psychiatry ^ | Feb. 10, 2025 | Ernie Mundell / Hongquan Xie et al
    When and what you eat might play a role in maintaining good mental health, a study suggests. Researchers found that folks with heart disease were more likely to keep depression at bay if they ate a big, calorie-rich breakfast. There's evidence that heart disease patients "are more likely to develop depression when compared to the general population—and dietary factors have been shown to play an important role in depression occurrence and development," noted a team led by Hongquan Xie. According to the researchers, the timing of calorie intake "can regulate circadian rhythms and metabolism," and disruptions in circadian rhythms may...
  • Human breast milk found to enhance corneal healing in new research

    02/11/2025 8:28:11 PM PST · by ConservativeMind · 17 replies
    Years ago, a young patient's mother told Emily McCourt, MD, that she hadn't used a prescribed ointment to treat her baby's chemical corneal burn but instead used her own breast milk. "I remember thinking, 'Well, that's interesting because this patient looks amazing," McCourt recalls. "Then, I thought about all my patients who said they've used breast milk in their baby's eyes for blocked tear ducts and rashes." A recent study found that human breast milk used on wounded corneas in animal models experienced increased re-epithelialization, a part of the wound healing process, compared to a saline solution and a prescription...
  • Trans Refugees Preparing to Flee The United States | First World Problems

    02/11/2025 7:00:20 PM PST · by Morgana · 39 replies
    Thai Rivera youtube ^ | February 11, 2025 | Thai Rivera
    ransgender refugees and asylum seekers are going to be making attempts to flee the United States to go to other places that will allow them to keep up with the transgender madness. I don't think the transgender community or the transgender activists understand that everyone is getting tired of gender ideology and refugee status isn't about just not liking what your presidents says. I can't help but feel like the transgender activists don't take refugee status or seeking asylum seriously on any level. If you ask me it's time for the transgender and even LGBTQ community to take some accountability...
  • Dietary supplement shown to restore cardiac function

    02/11/2025 7:34:36 PM PST · by ConservativeMind · 14 replies
    A dietary supplement has been found to stop the progression of heart failure in animal models. The paper has shown that feeding mice a diet that included this supplement, elevated energy-boosting, anti-oxidant fats that circulate in our blood, called plasmalogen lipids, which restores the integrity of damaged cells in a failing heart. Plasmalogens make up about 15% of cell membranes—the outer layer of cells—and are predominantly found in the brain and heart. Disruptions to the cell membrane can change the composition of the lipids within cells and that can contribute to and exacerbate the seriousness of diseases including obesity, neurological...
  • Intestinal worms could hold key to treating inflammatory bowel disease

    02/11/2025 7:16:20 PM PST · by ConservativeMind · 24 replies
    A four year-long research study has found that particles secreted by an intestinal worm may assist in treating inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), an ailment suffered by millions of people globally. The paper found that extracellular vesicles (EVs, particles that cells release) from the worm Ascaris suum demonstrated a significant reduction in inflammation in mice that had colitis, a common IBD. The research lays the groundwork for novel therapeutic approaches to IBD. "I believe that the ultimate goal is to create semi-synthetic extracellular vesicles that can be used as new therapeutics for IBD and other chronic inflammatory conditions such as arthritis...
  • How accurate of an indicator of health is the BMI?

    02/11/2025 2:40:39 PM PST · by LouAvul · 23 replies
    For example, obviously the "calculator" cannot differentiate between muscle and fat. If one walks regularly and has stronger legs (for carrying weight) than a sedentary person, how might the calculator factor in those differences?
  • The Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (@ChildrensLA) sent an email notifying staff that they will CONTINUE hormone treatments...

    02/11/2025 12:39:56 PM PST · by E. Pluribus Unum · 12 replies
    X.com ^ | 2:35 PM · Feb 11, 2025 | Libs of TikTok✓@libsoftiktok
    ... on current minor patients even after Trump issued an EO banning funding for "gender-affirming care" on minors. They should be stripped of their funding immediately.
  • The Futility of Covid Passports

    02/11/2025 11:49:20 AM PST · by MtnClimber · 17 replies
    Brownstone Institute ^ | 10 Feb, 2025 | Filipe Rafaeli
    We are in February 2025. I received a message from someone asking for help. “I’m a nutrition student in my third semester, and my dear college requires all vaccines for me to be allowed to do my internships. I really don’t know what to do.” Right after that, a doctor shared another report. He explained that Santa Casa de São Paulo is still requiring Covid vaccines from patients to be eligible for surgeries. Don’t want to get vaccinated? No surgery. Die right there. Many other places are likely still enforcing these mandates at this very moment. This is my motivation...