Posted on Jun 16, 2023 | Comments Off on With Government Opposing Smoking Cessation Tools, Alternatives Like Gum Come Back Into Play
In the 1990s, culture seemed to truly get that cigarettes and the damage they cause are the leading preventable lifestyle killer. Tobacco companies got penalized to the tune of tens of billions of dollars for their part in suppressing data showing the harms of smoking but instead of celebrating the win and using that money to promote smoking cessation and harm reduction, much of it went to trial...
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Posted on Jun 14, 2023 | Comments Off on With Insurance Companies Cracking Down On Fake Ozempic Prescriptions, Supplement Grifters Sell Berberine
Do you know someone who once got their child an autism diagnosis, mostly so they could do things like skip the line at Disney World? How about a medical exemption so they could go to school without an MMR vaccine?If so, you probably live in a place like California or New York City. Rich people often stay rich by exploiting loopholes so they don't have to spend money. They are even happy to lose...
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Posted on Jun 14, 2023 | Comments Off on Grass Fed, Free Range, No Antibiotics – USDA Is Cracking Down On Misleading Animal Claims
You may not know it, but the US Department of Agriculture does; if there is detection of an antibiotic in an animal off to the processing plant, the entire railcar full will be destroyed. On the other hand, if you never use antibiotics for a sick animal, you are being inhumane and jeopardizing a whole herd.read...
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Posted on Jun 13, 2023 | Comments Off on Healthcare Patients May Be Biased Against Chatbot Avatars
A decade ago, automated telephone menus were what everyone hated. It was common to press 0 or yell 'Agent' at the phone because you knew that after inputting everything it wanted, when you got to an agent they were going to ask you for everything all over again.Today, you probably ignore the chat window that opens up on a website, especially if you think it is a bot. A Verizon bot is going to be...
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Posted on Jun 12, 2023 | Comments Off on UPF OMG: The Dinner Table Is Not A Periodic Table
A short time ago, the National Institutes of Health 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee held its second public meeting to discuss recommended changes. It was very authoritative, they said they were concerned about cancer and chemicals and obesity and they assured us they were looking at all of the new literature. The panel signaled it wants to go after Frappuccinos and aspartame. The...
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