It’s All Getting So Ridiculous! – Part Two

Dawn Lester The purpose of this article, as with all my articles, is not to add to the fear-mongering but instead to provide information for people, because it is only when we have all of the information we need that we can make truly informed decisions. Link to Part One:

Chitin and Its Effects on Inflammatory and Immune Responses

Daniel Elieh Ali Komi, Lokesh Sharma and Charles S. Dela Cruz Chitin, a potential allergy-promoting pathogen-associated molecular pattern (PAMP), is a linear polymer composed of N-acetylglucosamine residues which are linked by β-(1,4)-glycosidic bonds. Mammalians are potential hosts for chitin-containing protozoa, fungi, arthropods, and nematodes; however, mammalians themselves do not synthetize chitin and thus it is […]

Bacterial and Fungal Isolation from Face Masks under the COVID-19 Pandemic

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Ah-Mee Park et al. The COVID-19 pandemic has led people to wear face masks daily in public. Although the effectiveness of face masks against viral transmission has been extensively studied, there have been few reports on potential hygiene issues due to bacteria and fungi attached to the face masks … We surveyed 109 volunteers on […]

The Foegen Effect: How Mask Wearing Can Make You Sick

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Zacharias Fögen t took a long time, but my study on masks has finally appeared in the prestigious journal Medicine. What is my study about? It is about whether masks decrease case fatality from COVID-19 (because less viral material is transmitted) or increase it. Increase sounds illogical? Ask yourself if you would wear the mask of […]