At a recent social gathering, regarding coronavirus, someone ventured to ask, “Why do all these new diseases seem to come from Asia?” It seems a reasonable question: SARS, Nipah virus, Avian flu, Swine flu…historically, too, the bubonic plague is thought to have originated in Mongolia, and cholera in India.
95% less harmful than traditional smoking, vaping is the very definition of harm reduction. Yet the media has gone all out to disparage it. Filter.mag dismantles one of the most recent attacks. New York Magazine ran an article this month—in its “Intelligencer” vertical, of all places—with the
Author of China Rx: Exposing the Risks of America’s Dependence on China for Medicine Rosemary Gibson has revealed China’s “global chokehold” on the “manufacturing of medicines and medical supplies.” It has always been said that China plays the long game and the revelation of the USA’s current
As I wrote some time ago, there is a deep moral cognitive dissonance at the heart of the “right-to-die” movement. In our society, suicide is regarded with such horror that its very name cannot be mentioned by the media. Suicide is seen as an overwhelming moral harm. On the other
“Progressives” just love claiming “expert opinion” for their political conceits – except when actual experts disagree with them. Despite the opposition of doctors’ groups like the AMA and the World Medical Association, the “progressive” Andrews government steamrolled ahead with its legalised suicide euthanasia legislation. Any worries that crossing the Rubicon of
The 157 people quarantined at the Whangaparaoa navy base finally walked free today – after two weeks living in campervans north of Auckland. A Radio Station If you enjoyed this BFD face of the day please consider sharing it with your friends.
psychlopaedia.org * It’s the most common illicit drug in Australia Cannabis is the most widely used illegal recreational drug in Australia and is increasingly attracting attention for its potential medicinal benefits. But there remain many questions about its impact on the brain and the role it plays in mental
Sharon Jayson khn.org AUSTIN, Texas — Retired state employees Vickey Benford, 63, and Joan Caldwell, 61, are Golden Rollers, a group of the over-50 set that gets out on assorted bikes — including trikes for adults they call “three wheels of awesome” — for an hour of trail riding and camaraderie. “I
Daniela Blei undark.org When Brooke Brumfield wasn’t battling morning sickness, she craved nachos. Like many first-time expectant mothers, she was nervous and excited about her pregnancy. She had just bought a house with her husband, a wildland firefighter who had enrolled in paramedic school to transition to firefighting
It’s one of the more interesting facts of Judaism that it requires (or at least strongly encourages) rabbis to be married. This seems rather sensible: after all, what insight can the celibate men of the Catholic church offer into love and marriage? By the same token, should it be
The Chinese Government has decided that anything other than the ‘official’ line on the Coronavirus is “fake news” and anyone spreading such fake news will be ‘invited’ to spend 3 – 7 years in the slammer. I don’t suppose that WeChat has ever held itself out as a champion of
Press Release: New Conservative A damning report has revealed how a lack of action by this Labour/Green/NZF government enabled the tragic measles outbreak in Samoa last year, where most of those who died were children under the age of fifteen. Children. Since the current Labour government took over
Over at Zero Hedge, they are feeling a little vindicated. They published some queries and got permanently banned by the free-speech police (aka Twitter). Here is their list of ‘dots’ that could be connected by enquiring minds. 1. One of China’s top virology and immunology experts was and still
Social media has recently been flooded with giddily laudatory stories claiming that, in response to the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak, China built an entire hospital in just seven days. A few curmudgeons pointed out that the first photos were of a hotel complex some 600 miles away, and that the building
Jordan Williams Executive Director New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union Our Embassy staff in China continued their holiday after the Wuhan virus became serious. We received an incredible tip-off last week that despite the alarming events in China our embassy in Beijing was closed while the coronavirus escalated into a global emergency.
