Doing Good by Hammering the Poor

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David Bell “Doing good” on a global scale has never been so popular, and never more profitable. The public-private partnerships that now dominate the global public health industry have generously overperformed since early 2020, enriching private and corporate donors alike. The World Health Organization’s (WHO) ongoing pandemic treaty negotiations hold promise to lock in this […]

Health Canada Wants More Funds from Pharma

Lauren Vogel Health policy experts told CMAJ that parliamentary oversight of cost recovery is particularly important given the potential for conflicts of interest as Canada looks to increase its dependence on industry fees. “The more you get your money from a private source, the more you may consciously or unconsciously see yourself as being in […]

10 Ways the Tobacco Industry Targets Youth

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exposetobacco.org Tobacco companies are intentionally trying to normalize tobacco use and promote addictive products to younger generations so they can continue making money. Here we lay out 10 examples of how tobacco companies have covertly and deliberately designed their products and marketing messages to exploit young people’s interests and get them addicted.

The Mysterious Rise in Severe Diseases in Children

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Carla Peeters Since the pandemic young children are dealing with a mysterious increase in disease. Some may even have doubled in frequency, varying from infectious diseases, mental diseases (anxiety, depression, suicide increasing 25% worldwide) to hormonal diseases (early onset of puberty) to inflammation (Irritable Bowel Disease (IBD), obesity and now hepatitis (inflammation of the liver).  In the past week, […]

A Novel Approach to Treating COVID-10 Using Nutritional and Oxidative Therapies

David Brownstein et al. At present [July 2020], there is no published cure, treatment, or preventive for COVID-19 except for a recent report on dexamethasone for seriously ill patients. A novel treatment program combining nutritional and oxidative therapies was shown to successfully treat the signs and symptoms of 100% of 107 patients diagnosed with COVID-19. […]