NUCLEAR ENERGY–A PACT WITH THE DEVIL
Scariest Atomic-Waste Burial Plan Has French Villages Up in Arms By Tara Patel - Jun 13, 2013 From BLOOMBERG Dr. Pinna says… The entire world of Concerned Scientists, of which I am one, is now looking at France, wondering what are they going to do with their Nuclear Waste? What they do [...]
VEGETARIANS LIVE EIGHT YEARS LONGER THAN MEAT EATERS
www.medscape.com Vegetarian Diet Linked to Longer Life, Less CVD Mortality Marlene Busko Fom JAMA INTERNAL MEDICINE Fr. Pinna says… Here is another study saying that vegetarians live longer than those who eat meat, The study was sponsored by a vegetarian religious group: The Seventh Day Adventist Church. [...]
KIDDIES NEED VITAMIN D TO PREVENT INFECTIONS
Vitamin D Deficiency Associated With Increased Incidence of Gastrointestinal and Ear Infections in School-age Children by Kathryn A. Thornton, DMD, MPH, Constanza Marín, RD, Mercedes Mora-Plazas, MSc, RD, Eduardo Villamor, MD, DrPH FROM Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. 2013;32(5):585-593. Dr.Pinna says… This scientific study shows in great detail how important Vitamin [...]
WHY SOME PEOPLE ARE SMARTER THAN OTHERS
People with higher IQs are slow to detect large background movements because their brains filter out non-essential information, say US researchers.
More evidence that smoking cannabis is associated with an increased risk for stroke has come from a New Zealand study.
Five ninth-grade young women from Denmark recently created a science experiment that is causing a stir in the scientific community.
BLOOD PRESSURE MEDS THAT CAUSE CANCER
The top-selling class of blood-pressure drugs is under attack from an unusual source: a senior regulator at the Food and Drug Administration.
OUR MICROBIOME AFFECTS OUR EMOTIONS
A new study provides the first evidence in humans that probiotics in the diet can modulate brain activity.
The best inflation watchers in the world are the professional bond buyers. These investors are required by their profession to put immense quantities of money into contracts which will repay their investment at some point in the future.
Naegleria fowleri is commonly found in warm freshwater, such as lakes, rivers, streams, and hot springs. The ameba infects people when contaminated water enters the body through the nose.
B COMPLEX VITAMINS SLOWS ALZHEIMER’S
Vitamins That Cost Pennies a Day Seen Delaying Dementia By Andrea Gerlin - May 20, 2013 From BLOOMBERG A cheap regimen of vitamins in use for decades is seen by scientists as a way to delay the start of Alzheimer’s disease and dementia, a goal that prescription drugs have failed to achieve. [...]
GLUCOSAMINE SUPPLEMENTS CAUSE GLAUCOMA
Glucosamine supplementation was linked to significant, reversible increases in intraocular pressure (IOP) in a small, retrospective study published online May 23 in JAMA Ophthalmology.
DR. MIRKIN AND THE ROLE OF “STATINS”
Statins, drugs used to lower cholesterol and help to prevent heart attacks, prevented exercise benefits in overweight and sedentary men and women.
PAT BUCHANAN ON THE SWEDISH RIOTS
Ties of race, religion, ethnicity and culture are the prevailing winds among mankind and are tearing apart countries and continents. And as we bring in people from all over the world, they are not leaving all of their old allegiances and animosities behind.
Nature has favorites. Its favorites are survivors.
GOLD IS BOUNCING — SHOULD YOU BUY?
I’ve written about gold several times, and those who have read my articles, know that I have a very positive feeling about the precious metal.
THE WINDS-AMERICANS DIE AS TORNADOES HIT TEXAS! WHY?
The era of the High Winds is here. When you go out during a storm feel the wind.
Winds come from heavy pressure and increased water vapor.
Deforestation is the last nail in the coffin.
MICROBIOME–YOUR BACTERIA AND YOU
THE BEGINNING OF A MICROBIOME MICROBIOME–YOUR BACTERIA AND YOU by Sanford Pinna, M.D. Copyright 2013 In the last five years, medical scientists have unearthed enormous findings concerning the roles that the bacteria which cover all of us are playing. It is well established that every [...]
Pot Luck: Could Marijuana Be Used to Treat Diabetes? Lisa Nainggolan May 16, 2013 From MEDSCAPE Dr. Pinna says… This is fascinating research. I do not think that marijuana is beneficial to users in a total sense, but, it may be beneficial to those users who may become diabetic. [...]
STRONG MEN LIKE WEAK GOVERNMENTS
STRONG MAN Men who are physically strong are more likely to have right wing political views Weaker men more likely to support welfare state and wealth redistribution Link may reflect psychological traits that evolved in our ancestors Strength was a proxy for ability to defend or acquire resources [...]
WHO IS MORE IMPORTANT? A NURSE OR A DOCTOR?
Physicians, NPs Disagree on Expanded Practitioner Role by Tinker Ready May 15, 2013 From MEDSCAPE Dr. Pinna says… In America, where becoming a doctor of medicine is a very costly and long term ordeal, (over 10 years) the number of physicians available to treat the American public is woefully insufficient. [...]
WHY DO WOMEN LIVE LONGER THAN MEN?
Biological clue to why women live longer than men By Helen Briggs 15 May, 2013 From THE BBC Dr. Pinna says… I always believed that women were smarter than men, and therefore they lived longer. I am beginning to believe that I may [...]
Euro Zone Economy Shrinks; Recession Returns in France By DAVID JOLLY March 15, 2013 From THE NEW YORK TIMES Dr. Pinna says… This article supports my thesis that the E.U., like the USA, is shrinking in terms of output and employment. This shrinkage will grow with each year. The reason [...]
LOSE WEIGHT! EAT THIS BACTERIA!
HEALTH ‘Weight loss gut bacterium’ found By James Gallagher Health and science reporter, BBC News 14 May 2013 From THE BBC Dr. Pinna says… This is the most fascinating study I have read this year. It essentially states [...]
EUROPE… WILL THE RECESSION NEVER END? NOPE!
Euro Recession Seen Longest in Single Currency Era By Stefan Riecher – May 13, 2013 From BLOOMBERG Dr. Pinna says… As we see below, the EU is falling into a deeper and deeper economic recession. What to do? Realistically, there is nothing that [...]
CORONAVIRUS, THIS IS A BAD ONE!
A second case of a new SARS-like coronavirus has been diagnosed in France, the Health Ministry said on Sunday, in what appeared to be a case of human-to-human transmission.
GRAY HAIR? NO WORRIES! WE NOW HAVE A CURE!
A study published in the Journal of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) has found that gray / white hair as well as vitiligo are caused by the accumulation – due to oxidative stress – of the bleaching agent hydrogen peroxide (H202) in hair follicles.
“PARKINSON’S DISEASE” – EATING PEPPERS MAY PREVENT IT?
Eating foods that contain even a small amount of nicotine, such as peppers, may reduce the risk for Parkinson’s disease (PD).
LOW BACK PAIN? PROBABLY CAN BE CURED WITH ANTIBIOTICS
40% of chronic lower back pain (CLBP) could be caused by bacteria, and that a significant percentage of people with lower back pain following a herniated disc and swelling in the spine could find relief by taking an antibiotic.
The Chinese population, and the Indian population total over three billion people. They will continue to buy gold as a source of financial security. This very fact makes gold a secure financial investment.
SOUTHERN EUROPEANS INVADE GERMANY
The euro zone’s debt crisis is reshaping the fabric of European society as well as the economy. The biggest increases came from people moving from the stricken economies of Spain, Greece, Portugal and Italy.
WHITE AMERICAN SUICIDE RATE SOARS
The suicide rate among middle-aged individuals in the United States has taken a major leap forward in the past decade.
VITAMIN D, TOO LITTLE IS BAD, BUT TOO MUCH CAN KILL YOU!
A new study examining more than a million individuals aged older than 45 years has, for the first time, verified an upper, safe limit for vitamin D in terms of mortality and cardiovascular events.
GETTING OLDER? JUST THINK ABOUT IT…
Scientists said they had found a brain region that controls physical ageing, and could target it to manipulate the lifespan of lab mice.
“UNEMPLOYMENT” ALWAYS GETTING WORSE
Key gauges of the factory sector and labor market showed further deceleration in April, reinforcing fears about another spring economic slowdown.
GOLD MOLECULES ARE CONSTANTLY BEING LOST
Surging demand for gold from Dubai to Istanbul has pushed physical premiums in the region to levels not seen in years as the biggest price slump in three decades lures consumers.
YOUR KIDDIES DEVELOP HARDENED ARTERIES BEFORE THE AGE OF TEN!
A new study suggests there is a simple way to assess a child’s arterial health with a calculation based on an often-overlooked component of cholesterol: triglycerides.
IS YOUR KID ON POT? UNLIKELY TO FINISH HIGH SCHOOL
Cannabis users who start smoking the drug as adolescents show an irreparable decline in IQ, with more persistent use linked to a greater decline.
We are seeing a bounce in gold as the recent downturn brought out millions of people who want the security of gold in the form of small coins or pieces of jewelry.
A major dietary source of choline provided in abundance by egg yolks and meat can, after conversion by intestinal bacteria, raise plasma levels of trimethylamine-N-oxide (TMAO)
For the second time in a matter of weeks, a group of researchers reported a link between the food people eat and bacteria in the intestines that can increase the risk of heart attacks.
What are the greatest global threats to humanity? Are we on the verge of our own unexpected extinction?
CHINA BIRD FLU – CASES AND MORTALITY ARE HIGHER
It is becoming quite evident to health organizations across the world that the “Bird Flu” scientifically known as “H7N9” is beginning to spread by human to human contact, and that it is now leaving China.
SO MANY POOR… SO FEW RICH… IS THIS LUCK?
RICH WOMAN How Did the World’s Rich Get That Way? Luck Posted by: Charles Kenny on April 22, 2013 From Bloomberg Dr. Pinna says… This article, by Charles Kenny, an editor of Bloomberg, is an effort to raise taxes on wealthier people. Unfortunately, it concludes that the taxes should [...]
GOLD JEWELRY GOLD BUGS! DON’T GIVE UP! by Sanford Pinna, M.D. COPYRIGHT 2013 One thing I learned in the Marine Corps is: When everybody is dying all around you, Do not give up! Otherwise you will surely die. If you continue to fight, you have a chance. [...]
HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE? EAT BEETS!
A small, proof-of-principle study has demonstrated that the blood-pressure lowering effects of dietary nitrates–already documented in normotensives–are also seen in subjects with established hypertension.
WHY IS MUSIC SO PLEASURABLE TO OUR SOULS?
All living beings have two distinct but interconnected components: a physical component and a spiritual component.
“CARNITINE” – A NEW TREATMENT FOR HEART ATTACKS
A meta-analysis of 13 controlled trials concludes that including L-carnitine among the other therapies given in the acute setting for MI appears to significantly cut all-cause mortality and lead to fewer angina symptoms and ventricular arrhythmias.
DR. MIRKIN: “RED MEAT CAUSES HEART ATTACKS!” (AFTER 30 YEARS)
RED MEAT Why Meat-Eaters Have More Heart Attacks April 18, 2013 BY GABE MIRKIN, M.D., Dr. Pinna says… This article by Dr. Mirkin attempts to establish a relationship between “Red Meat” and Atherosclerosis, the common cause of heart attacks. The term “Red Meat” is totally unscientific. It is an [...]
EATING THE “WESTERN DIET”? PREPARE TO DIE EARLY!
A diet high in fried, sweet, and processed foods is not associated with healthy aging, a large cohort study found.
IS THE ASIAN FLU TRANSMISSIBLE TO HUMANS? DR. PINNA SAYS: “YES!”
ASIAN FLU 1957 China Said to Invite Four Flu Experts as Disease Outbreak Widens By Jason Gale Apr 14, 2013 From Bloomberg Dr. Pinna says… I must believe that the transmission of this virus is “Human to Human.” The physical [...]
The term: “Pleasure” refers to an indefinable sensation in the human mind when other sensations which cause pain or discomfort are removed.
IF THE YEN WEAKENS, WHAT HAPPENS TO EUROPE?
The Japanese government has been stuck in a mud field of deflation for the last two decades.
WILL THE U.S. GOVERNMENT CONFISCATE OUR GOLD?
Distrust of the Federal Reserve and concern that U.S. dollars may become worthless are fueling a push in more than a dozen states to recognize gold and silver coins as legal tender.
THE ETERNAL BATTLE FOR SURVIVAL
Aging is ubiquitous. We all age and science does not know why.
NEW ASIAN FLU…WHAT TO DO? STOP ALL GLOBAL AIR TRAFFIC?
The new bird influenza that’s killed six people in Eastern China has some of the genetic hallmarks of an easily transmissible virus, according to the scientist who showed how H5N1 avian flu could become airborne.
DR. MIRKIN: MUSCLE STRETCHING IS BAD! REALLY?
Whenever I see someone stretching before running, cycling, tennis, swimming, or any other sport, I worry that the person doesn’t know much about training.
THE BRITS ARE STILL CONQUERING THE WORLD
The British Empire which began three centuries ago is still playing a dominant role in its former colonies across the world.
Researchers have claimed that a potent sleep hormone could hold the key to beating diabetes.
BE SMART, BECOME RICH, LIVE LONGER!
Better-educated Americans increasingly live longer than everyone else, and children from higher-income families in the U.S. are getting more education than other people.
ASPIRIN–NOT ONLY FOR HEADACHES–BUT THE PREVENTION OF CANCER
As optimism for aspirin’s apparent anti-cancer effects grows, unanswered questions remain.
“IF BEES DIE, ALL HUMANS WILL DIE IN FOUR YEARS” ALBERT EINSTEIN
Scientists from universities, government agencies, and the corporate sector are at loggerheads over whether the use of pesticides may be one of the reasons for sharply declining populations of honeybees throughout Europe, North America, and most of Asia.
WHO’S THE NEW DOC? MY I-PHONE!
Every doc knows it and most patients feel it: The new doc is tied to a computer. Human memory is very limited, but computer memory is almost infinite.
According to a new genetic analysis, some of the human X chromosome originates from Neanderthals — but it’s found exclusively in people outside Africa.
An estimated 10 million people in west and central Africa depend on cotton for their livelihoods with about 3 million of them in Burkina Faso.
Original article written by Joseph Mercola, DO (Doctor of Osteopathy) In a recent study, researchers took a group of sedentary, overweight men and women and over 18 months and trained them to run a marathon. The men lost just a few pounds, and the women in the study averaged no change to their weight. One [...]
FAT WOMEN HAVE HIGH RISK OF BREAST CANCER
Fat and estrogen are known to go together. Since one out of eight women will develop breast cancer in the U.K. (and the U.S.) it makes sense that women have more to lose than men in terms of obesity and they should control their weight.
In this year, 2011, across the world, politicians proclaim, and most people believe, that they live in a “Democracy.” There are a few countries where the governments are honest and their leaders tell the people that the government is all powerful and that they are, essentially dictatorships. China is the largest of these honest dictatorships. [...]
THE 100 YEAR DIET – ESSENTIAL FATTY ACIDS – CHAPTER SIX
Most people on this planet are unaware that their body requires certain fats or that body will sicken and may ultimately die! That is why medical scientists call these fats: ESSENTIAL FATTY ACIDS. WHAT ARE THE ESSENTIAL FATTY ACIDS? Here is an excerpt from Wikipedia: “Essential fatty acids, or EFAs, are fatty acids that humans [...]
From a single sexual contact, you can acquire a sexually-transmitted parasite called Trichomonas vaginalis, and it increases your susceptibility to becoming infected with HIV. Trichomonas infections stay with you until you are treated. In women, it commonly infects the vagina and urinary tube to cause vaginal irritation, discharge and odor; burning, discomfort and frequency urinating; [...]
OXYGEN! YOU NEED IT FOR YOUR BRAIN!
When this planet first got its license to operate as a Zoo there was practically no free oxygen on it. Because oxygen is needed for life forms to create high-energy bonds, no life forms existed until oxygen became sufficiently plentiful.
Russia is part of Europe. Yet Russia and the Russians seem to have come from a different planet.
LONDON IS NO LONGER AN ENGLISH CITY
More than a quarter of London’s population is from an ethnic minority, and there are 300 languages spoken.
“GAY MARRIAGE,” IT’S ALL ABOUT MONEY
Today, in America, the Supreme Court is evaluating the constitutionality of homosexual (gay) marriage.
WILL GOVERNMENTS TAKE OUR GOLD?
Marc Faber, who authors the Gloom Boom & Doom newsletter, is usually pretty bearish on stocks and bullish on gold. Lately, though, gold doesn’t seem like it can catch a bid.
The history of Europe for the last three thousand years shows repeated attempts at forming large groups of people. All of these large groups failed repeatedly and the people involved returned to their cities or farms and their local cultures.
The horse-meat storm that broke over Europe two months ago has been in one respect a tempest in a horseshoe, because it posed no threat to human health
DEFLATION OR INFLATION? YOU DECIDE
In recent years, monetary and fiscal stimulus across the world have led to the assumption that serious inflation, if not hyperinflation, is on its way. I believe chronic deflation is more likely.
DO THE CYPRIOTS HAVE THE GUTS?
Germany’s finance minister has warned Cyprus that its crisis-stricken banks may never be able to reopen if it rejects the terms of a bailout.
CYPRUS EURO DROPS AND GOLD JUMPS
European policy makers signaled flexibility on the application of an unprecedented bank tax in Cyprus, seeking to overcome outrage that threatened to derail the nation’s bailout. European shares and the euro fell.
SLOWING THE AGING PROCESS THROUGH “CRON”
We are beginning to see clearly that TWO PROCESSES can slow the signs and symptoms of aging.
PREDICTIONS FOR THE NEXT SIX YEARS
Making predictions is a dangerous game.
VISITORS TO CYPRUS GET ROBBED BY THE EU BANKS
A planned tax on Cyprus bank depositors as part of a European Union bailout is sending people rushing to ATMs to withdraw cash.
LEARN ALL ABOUT CAFFEINE AND “ENERGY DRINKS”
Caffeine holds the unusual distinction of being regulated as a food additive, drug, and dietary supplement.
The American public, at least in Florida, is entering a new era.
Scant evidence supports the notion that calcium supplements alone significantly decrease the risk for osteoporotic fracture, yet these supplements remain one of the most popular treatments taken by adults in the United States.
RESISTANCE TRAINING HELPS DIABETICS
Improvements in body composition with progressive resistance exercise led to better glucose control and less insulin resistance among older type 2 diabetes patients, but the same phenomenon was not seen with low-resistance “sham” exercise.
Facing growing evidence that some of America’s top-selling diabetes medicines could lead to pancreatic disease, federal regulators on Thursday opened an unusual review of drugs from Merck & Co., Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., BMY and other pharmaceutical makers.
C.T. SCANNERS — DANGEROUS, BUT…?
X-radiation from CT scans is estimated to cause about two percent of all cancers in the United States (New England Journal of Medicine, 2007 (Nov); 357:2277-2284).
EUROPEAN MEN DYING MUCH FASTER THAN WOMEN
European men are lagging behind women in terms of life expectancy, a major new report reveals.
NEANDERTHALS HAD LARGE EYES – IS THAT BAD?
A study of Neanderthal skulls suggests that they became extinct because they had larger eyes than our species.
BACON AND HAM ARE MAJOR CAUSES OF DEATH!
Bacon, sausage, and ham are once again being singled out as key culprits driving the association between meat consumption and the world’s most common diseases.
ASPIRIN USE PREVENTS ANOTHER CANCER–MELANOMA
Aspirin use has been linked to a reduced risk for yet another cancer.
NEW DRUG EXTENDS LIFE TO 150 YEARS???
New drug being developed using compound found in red wine ‘could help humans live until they are 150′ By LUCY CROSSLEY 12 March 2013 From MAIL ONLINE Dr. Pinna says… Don’t get super-excited about this story. The knowledge about Resveratrol and the SIRT1 [...]
GERMANS BEGINNING TO REALIZE THE PRICE THEY ARE PAYING
Germany’s anti-euro party is a nasty shock for Angela Merkel By Ambrose Evans-Pritchard 10 Mar 2013 From THE TELEGRAPH Dr. Pinna says… The Euro-skeptics, of which I am one, are on the march. Shall the hard workers of Europe support those who are hanging on to their shirt tails? [...]
CDC warns of superbug ‘nightmare’ 03/10/2013 From REPORTHERALD.COM Dr. Pinna says… It is only a matter of time before indestructible bacteria appear in society. We see them already in India where the population can buy antibiotics and use them freely. In the [...]
Gluten-sensitive enteropathy is something that we probably need to think more about. Patients are all abuzz with this concept of gluten withdrawal, and they are saying, “I feel better. What can you tell me about this?”
NOURIEL ROUBINI AND OTHER GURUS PREDICT A “BUBBLE”
“Exit any and all bullish constructed positions and rush to the sidelines,” declares veteran trader and newsletter writer Dennis Gartman.
VAGINAL PRODUCTS PRODUCE MANY INFECTIONS
Although use of intimate vaginal products for cleansing or during sex is thought to be common among American women, little research has been done on the association between use of these products and rates of infection.
EARTH WARMEST IN THE LAST 11 THOUSAND YEARS
The Earth is warmer now than during 70 to 80 percent of the time stretching back to the last Ice Age, according to researchers from Oregon State and Harvard universities who studied data from more than 73 global sites.
HIGHER EDUCATION TUITION SOARING
Tuition at public colleges jumped last year by a record amount as state governments slashed school funding, the latest sign of strain in the U.S. higher-education sector.
GENETIC TEST FOR NEANDERTHAL GENES $99.00
Genome analysts at 23andMe have devised a new way to reveal the secrets inside your DNA. Their latest test will reveal how many of your genes come from Neanderthals. Be warned: some people have a lot of Neanderthal in them.
MAGAZINE Is it even possible to live a celibate life? By Tom de Castella From the BBC March 5, 2013 After another sex scandal involving a senior member of the Catholic Church, questions are again being asked about celibacy. Is it realistic for someone [...]
Euro Leaders Demand Austerity as Italy Nears New Vote By Patrick Donahue - Mar 4, 2013 From BLOOMBERG Dr. Pinna says… We are looking at a scene in which two forces predominate: 1.) Paying back the banks for their loans. 2.) Continuing to live La Dolce Vita. The rich countries want everyone to pay back [...]
EUROPE TO BLOCK BULGARIANS AND ROMANIANS
4 March 2013 Last updated at 06:08 ET Germany mulls Schengen veto on Bulgaria and Romania Germany says it will not allow Bulgaria or Romania to join the EU’s passport-free Schengen zone if the issue is put to a vote in the EU on Thursday. March 4, 2013 From the [...]
THE GOVERNMENT WILL REGULATE PAIN KILLERS
Painkiller Abuse Calls for Closer Watch on Prescriptions By the Editors – Mar 4, 2013 From BLOOMBRG Dr. Pinna says… Where my daughter works as a doctor, the government has a data base of “Pain Pill” seekers. These are people who want narcotics for everything. And, go from doctor to [...]
