Association of Periodic Fasting with Lower Severity of COVID-19 Outcomes in the SARS-CoV-2 Prevaccine Era: an Observational Cohort from the INSPIRE Registry

Benjamin D. Horne et al. Intermittent fasting boosts some host defence mechanisms while modulating the inflammatory response. Lower-frequency fasting is associated with greater survival and lower risk from COVID-19-related comorbidities. This study evaluated associations of periodic fasting with COVID-19 severity and, secondarily, initial infection by SARS-CoV-2. … Routine periodic fasting was associated with a lower […]

Covid-19: A Deadly Pandemic?

Strong and Free Canada In March of 2020, we were told that a deadly virus, Covid-19, could kill up to 40 million people worldwide. We locked down, we wore masks, we self-isolated, we stopped travelling, we got vaccinated, we locked down again, we got vaccinated again, and we got booster shots. These actions cost millions […]

Cannabis Use and Risks of Respiratory and All-cause Morbidity and Mortality: A Population-based, Data-linkage, Cohort Study

Nicholas T. Vozoris, Jingqin Zhu, Clodagh M. Ryan, Chung-Wai Chow, Teresa To Although cannabis is frequently used worldwide, its impact on respiratory health is characterised by controversy. … A retrospective, population-based, cohort study was carried out, linking health survey and health administrative data for residents of Ontario, Canada, aged 12–65 years, between January 2009 and […]

Did Covid Vaccines Save Tens of Millions of Lives?

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Roger Koops Did the introduction of Covid vaccines reduce mortality? A recent preprint, with the now questionable Medical Journal Lancet, makes the claim that the Covid vaccine introduction in December 2020 actually prevented tens of millions of deaths worldwide.  … So, what is wrong with this article? I do not even need to know the algorithms […]