By targeting flu-enabling protein, antibody may protect against wide-ranging strains: The findings could lead to a universal flu vaccine and more effective emergency treatments -- ScienceDaily

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/10/191025094024.htm

Telomeres: The Longer the Better

https://joshmitteldorf.scienceblog.com/2019/10/29/telomeres-the-longer-the-better/

The Risk Of Heart Attack Can Be Minimized By Eating These Types of Food

This is advocating low-fat fermented dairy products like yogurt.  I don't know that one study is conclusive.  I am especially leery of sugar.

https://www.ibtimes.com/risk-heart-attack-can-be-minimized-eating-these-types-food-2846200

Aging world population

In 2018, for the first time in history, those aged 65 or older outnumbered children younger than five globally. And the number of people aged 80 years or older is projected to triple, from 143 million in 2019 to 426 million in 2050

The population aged 65 and older is growing faster than all other age groups, especially as the global birth rate has been plummeting since the second half of the 20th Century. According to the World Health Organization, fertility rates in every region except Africa are near or below what's considered the 'replacement rate' – the level needed to keep a population stable. In most high-income countries this hovers around 2.1 children per woman.

https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20190930-the-untapped-potential-of-the-longevity-economy

Let's Kill All The Mosquitoes! No, really.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oBzwQQSTxh0

2 Soft Drinks a Day Can Increase Your Risk for Earlier Death

https://www.healthline.com/health-news/daily-consumption-of-soft-drinks-can-increase-your-risk-for-death

The ingredient that’s finding its way into almost everything we eat - Thrive Global

https://thriveglobal.com/stories/the-ingredient-thats-finding-its-way-into-almost-everything-we-eat/

What type of doctor do other doctors dislike?

by Maureen Boehm

https://www.quora.com/What-type-of-doctor-do-other-doctors-dislike/answer/Maureen-Boehm-1?ch=99&share=a5c6c83c&srid=dMXD

China swine flu

August will mark one year since the outbreak of African swine fever — or swine flu — that has decimated the country's pig herd.

The pork industry is worth about $128 billion in China and the country's 375 million pigs make up just under half the planet's total.

The number of pigs China will fatten to prepare for slaughter and sale this year is predicted to fall by 20%, from 2018. This is the worst annual slump since the U.S. Department of Agriculture — interested in exports to China — began counting China's pigs in the mid-1970s.

The virus spreads easily among the animals as it can be carried in clothing, infected blood, or fluids from urine, saliva or faeces, and on tires and shoes.

There are concerns that Chinese provincial governments are suppressing data and asking pork companies not to report new outbreaks

The pig flu was first detected outside Africa in 1957, in Portugal, but never before has it spread so rapidly and been so damaging as it did in China now. All of the 33 provinces and regions in China have been affected.

Other countries are battling the outbreak. The disease has been found in Mongolia, Cambodia and North Korea. The UN Food and Agriculture Organization believes that cases reported by local governments are underestimates

This outbreak was first detected in China in August 2018 in Liaoning province in the northeast. The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs immediately responded with emergency measures.

According to guidelines, all pigs in a three kilometer zone around an infected herd had to be killed. Roadblocks were meant to be set up and inspection and disinfection stations established within a 10-kilometer buffer zone. This was not strictly implemented.

Pork is the meat of choice in China and no meal is complete without it. Braised in sauce, as Mao Zedong demanded, in dumplings or just plainly fried or boiled, pork accounts for nearly three-quarters of Chinese meat consumption.

Pig rearing in China, despite large industrialized farms, remains a predominately small-scale affair. Pigs also provide cheap garbage disposal services.

https://www.theglobalist.com/china-agriculture-swine-flu-food-supply/

A Man Played Video Games Nonstop For 73 Hours. This Is How His Organs Shut Down.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VY-k_YVkRKs

Is Meat Bad for You? Is Meat Unhealthy?

https://youtu.be/ouAccsTzlGU

Frozen pizza, ice cream & doughnuts among ultra-processed foods linked to early death - Story | FOX 13 Tampa Bay

This is probably not news.

http://www.fox13news.com/health/frozen-pizza-ice-cream-doughnuts-among-ultra-processed-foods-linked-to-early-death

Andy Rooney - Bottled Water

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7LqsAnhrR4

Weight loss may help cut heart attack, stroke risk in diabetics: Cambridge study | Business Standard News

https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/weight-loss-may-help-cut-heart-attack-stroke-risk-in-diabetics-cambridge-study-119052700499_1.html?fbclid=IwAR1-U9IPfuHBna-YsAvy3LrcYqfbUfFGVSASoW4o00wC_duozVOrzEiPo8E

The Answers to the Most Contentious Health Debates

https://www.rd.com/health/answers-most-contentious-health-debates/

Danish dogs to receive virus-inspired cancer vaccine treatment

https://phys.org/news/2019-04-danish-dogs-virus-inspired-cancer-vaccine.html

DASH diet reduced heart failure risk 'by almost half' in people under 75

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/325175.php?fbclid=IwAR3Jl3f4q64vQKMxZGzwf4fmqCXhaBRQJCUIo6N_kUiHRcI2VNZTRqhIQtI

The Side Effects of Vaccines - How High is the Risk?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBkVCpbNnkU&feature=share&fbclid=IwAR1RYaW5MfEjcAWPIl3NJwLWwxryJnvPkqzkJfj6oWcfZYNfx7GM8VuKdEM

The Side Effects of Vaccines - How High is the Risk?

https://youtu.be/zBkVCpbNnkU

How is This a Thing? April 25th 2019

https://youtu.be/KgPeRt1Fg7Q

Living on the wrong side of a time zone can be hazardous to your health

https://www.bhmgnews.com/bh/article_b534fb6a-62b2-11e9-be9a-20677cefe16c.html

Autism symptoms reduced nearly 50 percent two years after fecal transplant

Crazy.

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2019-04-autism-symptoms-percent-years-fecal.html?fbclid=IwAR0rssldXY2uawj2dEOyvy_cIyoNMajb_FtxwBedxxEYvOMgQUt2g-LBI3c

How low-carb keto diets cause heart diseases

https://guardian.ng/features/how-low-carb-keto-diets-cause-heart-diseases/

Dr. Marc Siegel: Heavy pot smoking has now been linked to THIS strange syndrome | Fox News

https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/dr-marc-siegel-heavy-pot-smoking-has-now-been-linked-to-this-strange-syndrome

Can You Microwave Styrofoam? | Science Trends

https://sciencetrends.com/can-you-microwave-styrofoam/

Measles Explained — Vaccinate or Not?

Fox & Friends host says he hasn鈥檛 washed hands in 10 years

http://www.xuewofa.com/html/video/fox-friends-host-says-he-hasnt-washed-han_sg_xzL9mao9DTs.html

How does poor gut health affect vitamin C and E in metabolic syndrome? - Medical News Bulletin | Health News and Medical Research

https://www.medicalnewsbulletin.com/poor-gut-health-vitamin-c-e-metabolic-syndrome/

Bacon Wrapped Onion Rings

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SjWan_wRUtI

Are Negative Ions Good For You?

I have been critical of salt lamps that are touted to create negative ions which some people claim have health benefits.  There is a problem with this idea, which is that free ions aren't necessarily a good thing.  They are inherently reactive, like putting bleach into the air.  In the body these are called free radicals, which can cause cell damage.

This video does a really good job of looking at the health benefits of negative ions from a scientific perspective.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQ--scjcAZ4

Cure for cancer? Israeli scientists claim to be on brink of development

"We believe we will offer in a year's time a complete cure for cancer," Dan Aridor, of AEBi, told the Jerusalem Post.
https://www.foxnews.com/health/cure-for-cancer-israeli-scientists-claim-to-be-on-brink-of-development

Copy of my Facebook post from 2 years ago today.

Events in recent years have impressed upon me the fragility of human life. I have lost friends, family, and associates. This happens with greater frequency as we get older, because most everyone we know is getting older too. However, I have also seen young people die from accidents. For example, a young couple I worked with were hiking in the mountains during a storm and were killed by lightning.

Cancer has claimed the lives of a few people I know.

What can we do about? I think that the first rule of living should be, "Don't do stupid stuff." Stupid stuff can get you killed. Don't take unnecessary risks. Obey the law. Don't do drugs. Drive defensively. Obey the speed limit. Keep your vehicle, especially your tires, properly maintained.

Keep fire extinguishers and working smoke detectors in your home. Get at least two carbon monoxide detectors, because if both alarms go off at the same time then you know it is not just a defective detector. This happened to me, but I also know a whole family that got carbon monoxide poisoning and had to be treated at the hospital.

I think that the second rule of living should be, "Take reasonable steps to protect your health." Don't smoke. Drink in moderation or not at all. Eat as healthy as you can. Consume more plant based foods and less red meat. Eat fewer processed foods and more fresh foods. Exercise.

By the way, there is much research to indicate that sugar is very bad for you and addictive. For this reason, I don't keep any sweets in my home, otherwise I know I would eat them.

This is all common sense, but humans in general have a tendency to ignore common sense. We think that nothing bad will happen to us, but I have seen bad things happen to too many people. There is potential disaster around every corner. This is the reality we live in.

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Best wishes,

John Coffey

http://www.entertainmentjourney.com