By now, you have probably heard many stories of how cocaine was used in the late 1800s and early 1900s. It was used in quack medicines, cocktails, stimulants, and even in soft drinks such as Coca-Cola. Of course, we now know that cocaine is a highly addictive substance that can lead to destructive behavior and regrettable fashion choices,…
“It is simply no longer possible to believe much of the clinical research that is published, or to rely on the judgment of trusted physicians or authoritative medical guidelines. I take no pleasure in this conclusion, which I reached slowly and reluctantly over my two decades as an editor of The New England Journal of…
The shocking news that a team of scientists working in China have managed to gene-edit the DNA of recently-born human twins to allegedly make them genetically immune to a HIV infection is more than bizarre and irresponsible. It suggests that certain researchers are making dangerous experiments to create ultimately the eugenics master dream—custom-designed humans. I…
A Chinese scientist claims to be the first person to genetically engineer babies. According to Professor He Jiankui, he used the CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing technology to make it so that two twin girls were born immune to HIV, justifying his unconfirmed but nevertheless ultra-controversial actions on the basis of wanting to be a trailblazer and…
“It’s a virus, but we just can’t find it.” “It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s a UFO, it’s a virus from outer space.” My previous article detailed: cooking up fake threats of viruses from outer space. This could be the next “UFO disclosure” coming on the heels of recent Pentagon reports of alien craft…
Is taking too many selfies bad for your health? Psychologists seem to think so, warning that ‘selfitis’ has become a genuine medical condition and those who feel compelled to post pics may be in need of help. The term ‘selfitis,’ the obsessive taking of selfies, was originally coined in a fake-news story in 2014; but…
