Health
Vaginismus: The Common Condition Leading to Painful Sex
Anita M Elias Monash University The social and cultural messages we receive around sex give the impression everyone’s “doing it” and it’s always fun and enjoyable. But for many people, having sexual intercourse is extremely painful or impossible. One of the leading causes of painful sex is vaginismus.
Is Govt Upholding Its End of the COVID-19 Bargain?
ACT Party “Aucklanders will be asking whether the Government is upholding its end of the COVID-19 bargain,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “New arrivals at the MIQ facility at the Grand Millennium were seen on Monday mixing and mingling with people from The Vincent Residences.“Several hundred people from both
Face of the Day
[…] Hipkins said they would give information as it came to hand. He said the response needed to be calm and methodical and that information would be shared as quickly as it could be. He repeated the message that “people are not the problem, they are the solution”. He urged anyone
Re-Wiring the Brain — Literally
Clint Eastwood’s 1982 thriller, Firefox, is little remembered these days except as the namesake of the best web browser. The titular plot device of the movie was a super-advanced Soviet jet fighter, capable of flying at Mach 6 and controlled by thought. Which leads to an unintentionally amusing sequence
The Eugenic Roots of Abortion in Britain
Mark Sutherland mercatornet.com Mark Sutherland is the curator of hallidaysutherland.com, a website that celebrates the life and work of Dr Halliday Sutherland. Mark is an experienced executive coach and facilitator and an accomplished public speaker. He lives in Sydney. March 17, 2021, will mark the centenary of the
Reducing Problem Drinking by Training the Subconscious Brain
Victoria Manning Associate Professor, Eastern Health Clinical School Antonio Verdejo-Garcia Professor (Research), Turner Institute For the Brain and Mental Health Dan Lubman Professor, Addiction Studies and Services; Director, Turning Point Alcohol and Drug Centre monash.edu When we drink frequently, alcohol cues such as places, sights, smells, and social situations
No One Is Required to Join the ‘Herd’ in Search of Immunity
John Tamny aier.org John Tamny, research fellow of AIER, is editor of RealClearMarkets. His book on current ideological trends is: They Are Both Wrong (AIER, 2019) The Great Brain is an excellent collection of children’s books that was written by John D. Fitzgerald, and was said to be
Nine COVID Facts
Jeff Harris ronpaulinstitute.org Ever since the alleged pandemic erupted this past March the mainstream media has spewed a non-stop stream of misinformation that appears to be laser-focused on generating maximum fear among the citizenry. But the facts and the science simply don’t support the grave picture painted of
A History of the Swedish COVID Response
Sebastian Rushworth M.D. Health and medical information grounded in science sebastianrushworth.com The Swedish response to the covid pandemic has become one of the most talked about topics of the last six months, and there’s a lot of misinformation floating around. Since that’s the case, and since
Truth-Telling Is a Revolutionary Act. Especially about Transgenderism
James Parker mercatornet.com James Parker was a gay rights’ activist. He now facilitates True Identity, an informal network that supports those struggling with sexuality & gender identity issues. The new Lord Mayor of Perth gave radio listeners a lesson in biology and was savaged for his candour Basil Zempilas,
The Strange Disappearance of the Flu
Have you noticed that nobody seems to die of anything but COVID-19 any more? This is despite the fact that most people are actually dying of everything but the Wuhan plague. In fact, more than 99% of Australians and New Zealanders who have died so far this year have died
The James Delingpod Podcast: Dr Mike Yeadon
delingpole.podbean.com Dr Mike Yeadon has a degree in biochemistry and toxicology, a research-based PhD in respiratory pharmacology, has spent over 30 years leading new medicines research in the pharmaceuticals industry, and founded his own biotech company which he sold to the world’s biggest drug company Novartis in
Transgender Regret Grows – but You’re Not Allowed to Know About It
Science is in a largely unspoken crisis. From the all-but-broken peer-review system to “replication crisis” (many published studies are either never being repeated by other researchers, or, when they do, their results cannot be replicated), science is spiralling into a nadir that the “IFL Science” crowd will never admit to.
John Snow vs The Lancet
John Snow was an English physician, born in 1813, who is considered the father of epidemiology. He traced a cholera outbreak in London in 1854 to a specific water source and convinced the local council to remove the water pump’s handle. The people who passed for scientists in John
It Seems That Jacinda Ardern Does Actually Lie
Jacinda Ardern famously claimed she’d never told a lie (there’s a lie right there) and also believes that it is possible to be in politics and never lie. When the border leaks hit in August we were told by the Prime Minister and the Health Minister that they