Health

Questions on Russia’s Sputnik V Vaccine Answered, Time for Critics to Look for Plank in Own Eyes

September 13, 2020 Opinion

Since the launch on August 11 of the Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine, developed by Gamaleya Center scientists, Russia has seen immense interest and expressions of hope from many countries and has received …

Vaccine Nationalism, Big Promises and Warped Speed

September 12, 2020 Opinion

From sneering dismissiveness of the coronavirus as nothing more than a common cold to a grand promise to find a vaccine, President Donald Trump is all promises. “We remain on track to deliver a vaccin…

The End of Duterte: Four Ways the Philippine Strongman Could Fall

September 9, 2020 Opinion

“This is the way the world endsNot with a bang but a whimper.”T.S. Eliot, The Hollow Men The fix that Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is in now illustrates the truth in the saying that the best l…

Is There Life Beyond Plastic?

September 7, 2020 Opinion

“Plastics!” Yeah, it’s everywhere … not just in grocery store aisles and department stores and every other commercial outlet you can think of, not to mention your own cupboards and closets and trashca…

What is Covid-19, SARS-2. How is it Tested? How is It Measured? The Fear Campaign Has No Scientific Basis

September 6, 2020 Opinion

The data and concepts have been manipulated with a view to sustaining the fear campaign. The estimates are meaningless. The figures have been hyped to justify the lockdown and the closure of the natio…

Fraudulent Covid Data: Inflating the Numbers. “Double-Counting”, Manipulation of Test Results

September 5, 2020 Opinion

According to a Daily Mail report (August 14) the British authorities have been involved in the practice of “double-counting” the official RT-PCR test results. It is presented as an unfortunate error o…

Lancet Study Finds U.S. Has, by Far, the World’s Most-Overpriced Medical Care

September 3, 2020 Opinion

The medical journal, The Lancet, is one of the world’s Big Three scientific journals of medicine; that’s the triumvirate of authorities for physicians worldwide, and the other two are the Journal of t…

5 Top Foods for Eye Health

August 28, 2020 Food

Do you find yourself squinting and straining to read the daily news and wondering why the writing on menus has become so small? Are you interested in keeping your vision sharp no matter what your age?…