CDC admits it has been lying all along about Ebola indirect contact transmission

Defying its own quack advice that the agency has been propagandizing for months, the CDC has now released a document on Ebola that admits the virus can spread through aerosolized droplets. The document, quietly released on the CDC website, also admits Ebola can contaminate surfaces such as doorknobs, causing infections to be spread through indirect means. [1]

Here's a backup source of the PDF just in case the CDC scrubs it:
www.naturalnews.com/files/infections-spread-...

In other words, the CDC is now admitting it lied all along and that Natural News was correct from day one when we warned you about indirect transmission routes of the Ebola virus. (The CDC has always insisted it could only spread via "direct contact.")

"Ebola is spread through droplets," the CDC document now reads. Mirroring exactly what I've been telling millions of people in my free audio course at www.BioDefense.com the CDC now says "A person might also get infected by touching a surface or object that has germs on it and then touching their mouth or nose."

Yeah, we know. In fact, everybody in the independent media has known this for months, while all those who watch mainstream media sources are just now realizing this because they've been repeatedly lied to by CDC and NIH spokespeople.

The CDC has offered no apology whatsoever for intentionally misleading the public up to this point. Apparently, lying to the public is such a common activity at the highest levels of the CDC that they don't think there's anything wrong with it.

CDC also admits Ebola can contaminate surfaces and spread through indirect contact

"Droplets can contaminate objects like doorknobs," the CDC document goes on to admit. This also means that Ebola can contaminate all sorts of surfaces, including ATM keypads, subway car hand rails, airplane tray tables, taxicab door handles and much more.

This also means the CDC's previous assertion that Ebola could only spread through "direct contact" is utterly false. It's just one more reason to never trust anything the CDC tells you. (The CDC has already lost tremendous credibility in all this, and it's going to lose even more before this is finished...)

Just this week, a stunning new scientific study found that Ebola can survive on contaminated surfaces for up to 50 days. This means an infected Ebola carrier like Dr. Spencer could have sneezed on a doorknob or other surface, causing viable Ebola droplets to be deposited there. Another person could have come along and touched the same doorknob, then infected themselves with Ebola by touching their own eyes, nose or mouth.

Dr. Spencer, we have now learned, lied to police and claimed he was "self quarantined" when in fact he was riding the subway and visiting restaurants and bowling alleys. As the NY Post reports: [3]

The city's first Ebola patient initially lied to authorities about his travels around the city following his return from treating disease victims in Africa, law-enforcement sources said. Dr. Craig Spencer at first told officials that he isolated himself in his Harlem apartment -- and didn't admit he rode the subways, dined out and went bowling until cops looked at his MetroCard the sources said.

CDC still lying about how far a sneeze spreads

The art of lying is so instilled in the culture of the CDC that even when it reveals one stunning truth, it feels compelled to spread another lie at the same time.

In this document that admits Ebola can be spread via aerosolized droplets, the CDC falsely insists those droplets can only travel a maximum distance of 3 feet:



But a recent MIT study published in the Journal of Fluid Mechanics found that coughs could propel droplets up to 20 feet. [4]

"When you cough or sneeze, you see the droplets, or feel them if someone sneezes on you," said John Bush, a professor of applied mathematics at MIT and co-author of the study. "But you don't see the cloud, the invisible gas phase. The influence of this gas cloud is to extend the range of the individual droplets, particularly the small ones."

So now, even though the CDC has finally admitted Ebola can spread through the air, it is falsely claiming the maximum distance it can spread is only 3 feet.

By the way, the alternative media -- sources like www.TruthStreamMedia.com and www.TheCommonSenseShow.com -- have been reporting the truth about the aerosolized spread of Ebola for months.

In fact, Infowars.com originally got this completely wrong, reporting in August that "aerosol transmission is not possible" but then finally coming around once I corrected them about viral transmission via aerosolized particles in this article.

The mainstream media, as always, has dutifully repeated the lies of the CDC all along, parroting whatever medical quackery and anti-science nonsense Thomas Frieden and Anthony Fauci are pushing at the moment. What's especially hilarious in all this is how Frieden and Fauci, who are positioned by the lamestream media as the most authoritative and credible representatives of modern epidemiological science, have been caught lying over and over again about Ebola's transmission vectors. The loss of credibility the CDC has already experienced over Ebola is just staggering. Nobody believes anything the CDC says anymore, and rightly so.

If you want to learn the truth about Ebola, pandemic preparedness and medical isolation protocols, you have to get that information from independent sources such as www.BioDefense.com

The following infographic I created here at Natural News reveals just some of the quackery and fuzzy math pushed by the CDC over the last few months:



Sources for this article include:
[1] http://www.cdc.gov/vhf/ebola/pdf/infections-...

[2] http://www.naturalnews.com/047442_Ebola_aero...

[3] http://nypost.com/2014/10/29/ebola-doctor-li...

[4] http://www.naturalnews.com/047438_ebola_tran...

Learn more: http://www.naturalnews.com/047457_Ebola_transmission_CDC_quackery_aerosolized_particles.html#ixzz3HhN6RS7d

AP IMPACT: If Ebola batters US, we are not ready

The U.S. health care apparatus is so unprepared and short on resources to deal with the deadly Ebola virus that even small clusters of cases could overwhelm parts of the system, according to an Associated Press review of readiness at hospitals and other components of the emergency medical network.
Experts broadly agree that a widespread outbreak across the country is extremely unlikely, but they also concur that it is impossible to predict with certainty, since previous Ebola epidemics have been confined to remote areas of Africa. And Ebola is not the only possible danger that causes concern; experts say other deadly infectious diseases — ranging from airborne viruses such as SARS, to an unforeseen new strain of the flu, to more exotic plagues like Lassa fever — could crash the health care system.

Continue: http://news.yahoo.com/ap-impact-ebola-readiness-lacking-many-ways-160115821.html

Ebola survives on surfaces for up to 50 days

Little-known research published in the Journal of Applied Microbiology back in 2010 is upsetting the official story regarding Ebola, which government officials claim cannot be spread through contaminated surfaces. Scientists from the Biomedical Sciences Department at the Defense Science and Technology Laboratory in the UK found that, contrary to mainstream claims, Ebola can survive for up to 50 days on dried surfaces, specifically on cold glass.

In order to better understand how filoviruses are transmitted, the team tested several strains of Ebola, including the ZEBOV (Zaire ebolavirus) species currently believed to be in circulation, to see how they survived under various conditions. Both the ZEBOV and MARV (Lake Victoria marburgvirus) strains were tested for survival rates in liquid suspensions and on plastic, glass and metal surfaces for multiple established time periods, as well as in dynamic aerosols (airborne).

According to the Daily Mail Online, both the ZEBOV and MARV strains were tested on glass, metal and plastic at 4 degrees Celsius (39 degrees Fahrenheit) or room temperature for several weeks. Plotted charts contained in the study show the survival rates of the viruses in the different media. While both viruses were found to survive for 26 days on the cold plastic, ZEBOV survived for nearly two months, or 50 days, on the chilled glass.

At no point in the study were scientists able to obtain a sample of either virus from the metal substrate, made from stainless steel.

"This study has demonstrated that filoviruses are able to survive and remain infectious for cell culture, for extended periods when suspended within liquid media and dried onto surfaces," wrote the researchers about their findings. "Data from this study extend the knowledge on the survival of filoviruses under different conditions and provide a basis with which to inform risk assessments and manage exposure."

The study is available for free here:
OnlineLibrary.Wiley.com ^[PDF].

Government lies again: Ebola can be transmitted by touching contaminated surfaces

Though real-world conditions vary from those in a laboratory, these findings suggest that, once again, the U.S. government has lied to the public about the dangers of Ebola. If it is really true that Ebola can survive on dry surfaces where it would be impossible for the virus to incubate, then the risk of disease transmission is much higher than we are all being told.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), along with the Obama White House, continues to claim that Ebola is not spread through air, water or food, and that it only transmits from an infected person through direct contact with his or her bodily fluids. But this study of Ebola survival on surfaces suggests that these reassurances by the government are false.

Besides its surface transmission potential, Ebola can also travel through the air via aerosol particulates, such as those expelled when a person coughs or sneezes. This was confirmed in a recent Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) study which found that Ebola-contaminated micro-droplets can travel as far as 20 feet from an infected person, potentially distributing throughout a hospital's ventilation system, for instance.

"[C]oughs and sneezes have associated gas clouds that keep their potentially infectious droplets aloft over much greater distances than previously realized," explains the MIT study, the announcement for which is available through MIT News:
NewsOffice.MIT.edu.

"[T]he smaller droplets that emerge in a cough or sneeze may travel five to 200 times further than they would if those droplets simply moved as groups of unconnected particles -- which is what previous estimates had assumed. The tendency of these droplets to stay airborne, resuspended by gas clouds, means that ventilation systems may be more prone to transmitting potentially infectious particles than had been suspected."

Learn all these details and more at the FREE online Pandemic Preparedness course at www.BioDefense.com

Sources:

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com ^[PDF]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk

http://www.washingtonsblog.com

http://newsoffice.mit.edu

http://www.intellihub.com

http://science.naturalnews.com

Learn more: http://www.naturalnews.com/047442_Ebola_aerosol_transmission_surface_contamination.html#ixzz3HWplFYcJ

U.S. State Dept. to transport foreign Ebola victims to U.S. hospitals for treatment

First we were told that Ebola wouldn't come to America. Then we were promised the best way to keep Ebola out of America was to eliminate quarantines and travel restrictions. Now, to the astonishment of nearly everyone, the U.S. government is planning to deliberately transport Ebola-infected foreigners to the United States for treatment in U.S. hospitals. Taxpayers will foot the bill, estimated at half a million dollars per patient.

This has all come out in a four-page memo acquired by the Washington Times. "The State Department has quietly made plans to bring Ebola-infected doctors and medical aides to the U.S. for treatment," the Times reports. [1] " The memo even details the expected price per patient, with transportation costs at $200,000 and treatment at $300,000."

The U.S. State Dept. is the same government entity that recently posted an acquisition contract for 160,000 Ebola hazmat suits, which many now believe are being stockpiled in the United States to deal with the Ebola outbreak that's widely anticipated by the government.

So far in the battle against Ebola, the U.S. federal government and White House seem to be working in favor of the deadly virus instead of against it. At every turn, the CDC has deliberately misinformed the public about the ease of Ebola transmission, lied about its incubation period, lied about the spread distance of aerosolized body fluids, prevented the implementation of travel restrictions and even actively dismantled quarantine policies in New Jersey and New York.

America now governed by the Ebola administration

It is difficult to imagine how the U.S. government could be more of an ally of Ebola than it is already. It has done everything imaginable to promote the spread of Ebola short of lining people up and injecting them with it.

Remember: This is an administration that went from saying Ebola won't ever come to America to literally importing Ebola-infected patients into U.S. hospitals under a deliberate plan to bring them here!

Each day that I read the news on Ebola, I am increasingly astonished at the almost unimaginable reluctance of the Obama administration to support anything that might protect Americans from the pandemic. Every good idea that might offer hope for keeping America safe -- such as the NJ and NY mandatory quarantines for high-risk travelers -- has been immediately and deliberately shot down by the White House working in unison with the CDC.

The ludicrousness of government actions on all this has me wondering whether the CDC should change its name to the Centers for Disease Collaboration.

Above all, given that U.S. hospitals have already proven they cannot contain Ebola in patients, how does the State Dept. think that bringing more Ebola patients to the United States is supposed to protect Americans?

Ebola may not have yet spread across America, but mental insanity is already an epidemic in Washington D.C.

Sources for this article include:
[1] http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/oct...

[2] http://video.foxnews.com/v/3863644702001/non...

Learn more: http://www.naturalnews.com/047443_Ebola_patients_State_Department_US_hospitals.html#ixzz3HWnUfQsB

Candy Swaps To Avoid Toxic Chemicals on Halloween

Before I knew anything about food and its effects on the body – I was a candy addict. To my family and friends, I was the queen of candy! I knew every brand, every flavor, and always had candy with me. And then, during my wellness journey years ago, when I discovered all my beloved candy had chemicals, trans fats, preservatives and petroleum based artificial colors added to it – I flipped. I immediately banned all major brands of candy and haven’t looked back.
Just look at the ingredients in Starbursts & Twizzler Twerpz and you’ll see what I mean.
I also found out these brands contain GMOs (genetically modified organisms) – something I hadn’t given much thought to until recently.

And then I thought about the upcoming holiday and how many people are going to be buying this junk and giving genetically modified candy to their friends, neighbors and families.
If you’ve already bought your Halloween candy and it’s one of these brands on the left of this chart below – you might want to start looking for your receipt.
I created this chart to help navigate better candy choices without the added chemicals, preservatives, trans fats, artificial colors and GMOs.  The brands on the right are amazing GMO free substitutes that are very similar tasting to the popular candy brands on the left.
Many of the better and GMO free candy options are available to purchase at local health food stores, on the internet and at even some mainstream stores like Target.

• Endangered Species Organic Chocolate
• UnReal Candy #54 and UnReal Candy #41
• UnReal #8
• Panda Raspberry or Cherry Licorice
• Annie’s Organic Bunny Fruit Snacks - (FYI – Annie’s was bought by General Mills, Lovely Candy Company is another great alternative that tastes like Starbursts)
• Yummy Earth Organic Gummy Bears
• UnReal #77 Peanut Butter Cups
• Surf Sweets Sour Berry Bears
• Yummy Earth Organic Candy

If we all take a stand and stop supporting companies that use these chemicals and GMOs in their products – eventually there will be a tipping point. A tipping point, where food manufacturers will willingly remove these ingredients from their products.
Tell all your friends, neighbors and family members you want a GMO free Halloween this year and share these ideas with them.
XOXO,
Food Babe
P.S. Don’t forget to read my full investigation on chocolate and my other favorite chocolate brands here.
P.P.S. If you’d like to keep your Halloween completely candy free and GMOfree – Check out these adorable jack-o-latern faced tangerines a fan posted on my Facebook page and 100 Days of Real Food’s 20 ways to do Halloween without candy.






Source: http://foodbabe.com/2012/10/10/does-your-favorite-candy-have-gmos/

Top Official Contradicts Obama; You Can Catch Ebola From Bus Sweat

Department of Health and Human Services Assistant Secretary Dr. Nicole Lurie contradicted President Barack Obama’s claim that the Ebola virus couldn’t be contracted by sitting next to an Ebola victim on a bus during testimony in front of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee.

During questioning by Republican Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie, Lurie acknowledged that the Ebola virus “can survive” on inert surfaces and that methods of transmission “include perspiration.”

International Medical Corps. official Rabih Torbay also said that transmission via close proximity on a bus “could be possible” through perspiration, while Marine Corps Major General James Lariviere remarked that the virus, “can be transmitted through sweat.”

Lurie’s remarks contradict advice given by President Barack Obama earlier this month when he told residents of West African countries, “You cannot get it through casual contact like sitting next to someone on a bus.”

Obama repeated the claim during an October 18 video message to Americans when he stated, “You cannot get it [Ebola] from just riding on a plane or a bus.” The President made the remarks one day after a bus that had departed from the Pentagon was quarantined after a passenger became sick.

The Centers for Disease Control’s official guidelines for anyone who may have been exposed to the Ebola virus include, “avoiding public transportation” and all other travel.

Meanwhile, Congressman Peter King caused controversy when he questioned the notion, repeatedly asserted by the likes of the CDC, that the Ebola virus had not gone airborne.

“You know my attitude was, it’s important not to create a panic and it’s important not to overreact and the doctors were absolutely certain that this cannot be transmitted and it was not airborne, and yet we find out the people who have contracted it were wearing all protective gear,” said King, adding that he would be concerned about being in close proximity to a potential victim in a supermarket or a dentist’s office.

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Ebola quarantine nurse's ties to CDC scrubbed from web

Kaci Hickox, the nurse who was quarantined in New Jersey over her high risk status as a possible Ebola carrier, has ties to the CDC which have been deliberately hidden by the mainstream media.

Right now, a war is waging between states like New Jersey, New York and Illinois -- which have all decided to quarantine travelers at high risk of Ebola infections -- and the federal government which is adamantly opposed to border security, medical quarantines and travel bans.

Kaci Hickox emerged in the center of this debate just yesterday when she complained of being "interrogated" and held in violation of her civil rights. Kaci's LinkedIn.com profile, which described her links to the CDC, was scrubbed from the web earlier today, and even Google cache has strangely been cleared of her profile which previously detailed her ties to the CDC.

The now-famous DallasNews.com article [1] which published Hickox's complaints failed to mention the nurse's ties to the CDC.

It turns out that Kaci Hickox is a registered democrat and Obama supporter who works for the CDC. "The nurse currently quarantined in New Jersey is an employee for the Centers for Disease Control and a registered Democrat with a history of left-wing advocacy," reports GotNews.com [2]

The LinkedIn.com page that has since been scrubbed is:
www.linkedin.com/pub/kaci-hickox/30/793/7b8

Was Nurse Hickox's quarantine staged as a P.R. stunt to invoke opposition to state quarantines?

The timing of Hickox's quarantine, her ties with the party in power at the White House, the deliberate hiding of her ties to the CDC and the scrubbing of her LinkedIn.com profile all raise legitimate suspicion that her quarantine complaints have all been staged as a P.R. stunt to promote opposition to state-level Ebola quarantine efforts.

President Obama is already pressuring the Governors of NJ, NY and IL to reverse their quarantine protocols. "The Obama administration has expressed deep concerns to the governors of New York and New Jersey and is consulting with them to modify their orders to quarantine medical volunteers returning from West Africa," reports the NY Times. [3]

Placing a very vocal nurse in quarantine and encouraging her to complain about civil rights violations -- all while arranging a mass media carpet bombing of the public with those complaints -- seems far too convenient to be a coincidence. From the very start, almost every single story the public has been allowed to see on Ebola has been contrived, engineered or distorted for either political or profiteering purposes. It is difficult to believe that this quarantine outrage just happened to coincide with President Obama's attempts to have the quarantines closed down.

For an example of the kind of obfuscation and fact-burying efforts being pursued by some factions of the government, watch this exasperating video where Rep. Massie tries to get a straight answer about Ebola transmission via contaminated surfaces. [5]

Why is the White House trying to dismantle state-level Ebola quarantines?

All this brings up the obvious question: Why is President Obama working so hard to dismantle state-level quarantine efforts?

The mandatory quarantines announced by New Jersey and New York are the first sensible thing any government has yet done to prevent the spread of Ebola in America. Pressuring state Governors to reverse these medical isolation protocols seems to be a deliberate effort to encourage the worsening of the pandemic. (The only reason Nigeria escaped the Ebola pandemic is because the country closed its borders and invoked mandatory quarantines.)

Do the White House and the CDC actively want to see Ebola infections spread out of control? While the question may seem outlandish at first, it is increasingly difficult to explain away these bizarre actions being taken by the federal government: allowing infected travelers easy entry into the United States, recommending wholly inadequate medical gear to health care workers, keeping the southern border completely unprotected and now trying to dismantle state-level quarantines that would prevent infected people from spreading Ebola to the population at large. Didn't the example of Dr. Spencer running around New York City while he had Ebola awaken anybody enough at the federal level to call for quarantines and border security?

Mostly what we keep hearing from the federal government is pure fabrication or distortion. For example, check out these ten glaring Ebola contradictions the federal government continues to push, hoping the U.S. public is too uninformed to call their bluff.

Different factions jockeying for profits or power

The CDC, for the record, is clearly a pro-vaccine institution that has already been caught hyping up swine flu in order to create billions of dollars in vaccine profits for drug companies. Top CDC employees also routinely take jobs with pharmaceutical manufacturers. There is no better way to generate market demand for high-profit Ebola vaccines than to allow a few dozen infections to terrorize the public in selected U.S. cities. Fear has always been used by the vaccine industry to scare the public into buying their faulty products. [4]

But how does all this fit into White House plans? There are plenty of theories being seriously debated right now across the 'net, ranging from Obama's desire to declare medical martial law to global depopulation agendas. Jon Rappoport at NoMoreFakeNews.com is even arguing that the entire Ebola pandemic is a massive global hoax.

I can't say which theory makes the most sense at this point, but my best guess is that we are witnessing all sorts of government and corporate factions fighting with each other over how to exploit this Ebola situation for their maximum gain. Drug companies simply want to see as much fear as possible so they can sell vaccines as soon as they are granted global legal immunity (which is already in the works). Obama wants to keep the southern border open so that more amnesty candidates keep flooding in to vote for socialist candidates. The CDC wants to gain a huge increase in its operating budgets (which also translates into salaries and bonuses) by being tasked with tackling a massive global crisis. One way or another, every sector of government and corporate enterprise is looking for a way to profit from this crisis.

That's why I don't expect a resolution any time soon. There's too much money and power at stake now to stop Ebola. The pandemic is proving to be a very effective way to gain the obedience of the public, and the worse the pandemic gets, the more desperately the American public will be begging for government to save them. To make this happen, Ebola quarantines must be immediately halted for the simple reason that they interfere with the spread of the virus that's necessary to invoke a critical mass of panic across the population.

Think about it: If the White House were really interested in "an abundance of caution" as we're always told, then why wouldn't 21-day quarantines for high-risk travelers make amazing sense? Somehow, when it comes to possibly-infected travelers arriving from West Africa, that "abundance of caution" is thrown out the window.

But don't worry. It's only a level-4 biohazard virus with extremely rapid adaptability, a history of going airborne, and a 70% fatality rate with no known treatment or cure. What could possibly go wrong?

Sources for this article include:
[1] http://www.dallasnews.com/ebola/headlines/20...

[2] http://gotnews.com/ebola-nurse-complaining-q...

[3] http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/27/nyregion/e...

[4] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFQQOv-Oi6U

[5] http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?...

[6] http://www.naturalnews.com/047317_ebola_rest...

Learn more: http://www.naturalnews.com/047406_Ebola_quarantines_New_Jersey_CDC.html#ixzz3HLCMULJU

Broccoli-Sprouts May Improve Symptoms of Autism

• Sulforaphane, found in high amounts in broccoli sprouts, can significantly improve your blood pressure and kidney function by normalizing a process called DNA methylation
• Preliminary research suggests sulforaphane may also be of particular benefit for those with autism—improving verbal communication and decreasing repetitive behaviors
• Broccoli has the ability to affect gene expression and promote detoxification of harmful environmental pollutants
• Sulforaphane influences bacteria as well. Broccoli sprouts have been shown to inhibit Helicobacter pylori, the bacteria thought to cause gastric ulcers. H. pylori may also play a role in autism
• Autistic children are known to have higher levels of environmental toxins in their system, as well as fewer health-promoting gut bacteria
•  
• Read more: http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2014/10/27/broccoli-sprouts-autism.aspx?e_cid=20141027Z1_DNL_art_1&utm_source=dnl&utm_medium=email&utm_content=art1&utm_campaign=20141027Z1&et_cid=DM58839&et_rid=706982055 

Ozone Therapy: A Possible Answer to Ebola?

• By invitation of the President of Sierra Leone, Dr. Robert Rowen and his team is going there to teach health care workers how to treat Ebola using ozone
• Ebola hijacks your immune system and suppresses it. Once your immune system kicks, it launches a cytokine storm, and this is what causes the lethal hemorrhaging. Ozone modulates the cytokine storm
• Ozone can be administered in many different ways. It’s extraordinary in terms of its anti-infective and antiviral action, and it has virtually no toxicity, making it a prime candidate for both prevention and treatment
• With bacteria, ozone works by puncturing the membrane of the bacteria, causing it to spill its contents and die. It also inactivates viruses, and does so 10 times faster than chlorine
•  
• Read more: http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2014/10/26/ozone-therapy-ebola.aspx?e_cid=20141026Z1_SNL_art_1&utm_source=snl&utm_medium=email&utm_content=art1&utm_campaign=20141026Z1&et_cid=DM58836&et_rid=705524188 

Feminists Co-opt Little Girls To Push Man-Hating Agenda

They’re sweet little girls – as young as 6 or 7 years old – dressed in adorable princess dresses.
But what comes out of the mouths of these charming sweethearts is likely to make you fall out of your chair.
“Pretty. Pretty. Pretty,” the girls say. “What the f—! I’m not the pretty f—in’ helpless princess in distress!
“I’m pretty f—in’ powerful and ready for success.”
Meet the new faces of feminism – or at least the little faces being used for shock value to push the feminist agenda.
A new viral video shows several young girls, dressed up like princesses, repeatedly dropping the F-bomb while talking about sexism and the supposed inequality between men and women.
The three co-authors of the recently released book, “What Women Really Want,” found the video to be ridiculous and offensive.
Morgan Brittany, a child actor and star on the hit television series “Dallas,” said it’s shameful that the little girls’ mothers allowed their daughters to appear in this video.
“These little girls have no idea what they are saying, and they also have no idea that they are being used and abused by their parents and the producers of this video,” Brittany told WND.
“In my mind, this is child abuse in an emotionally damaging form, and these people should be called out on it,” she said. “What are they going to do? Invite all of their friends and relatives over to watch their little ‘star’ in her newest video? Are they proud of this for their child?”

Politichicks Ann-Marie Murrell, Morgan Brittany and Gina Loudon

Dr. Gina Loudon, who has a background in psychology, agrees with her co-author.
“This is straight up abuse of these little girls,” Loudon said. “My background in human development tells me that these little girls have no ability to judge what they are saying, and what that could mean to their futures.”
Loudon added, “The hate they are being taught for men – 50 percent of the population – is beyond reprehensible. The implications on their psychological well-being are profound, and the impact all of this could have on their futures is no less than abuse.”

Read more at http://www.wnd.com/2014/10/massive-backlash-against-abuse-of-f-bomb-princesses/#SmFl3Z3KLkkwcrER.99

Ape Builds Fire & Roasts Marshmallows!

Kanzi the ape builds fire, roasts marshmallows

Primate known for his remarkable linguistic aptitude has mastered humans' cherished means by which to satisfy a sweet tooth; 'shows how similar we are'

October 23, 2014 by Pete Thomas

Kanzi the ape builds fire, roasts marshmallows; video screen grab

Kanzi, a 33-year-old ape residing at the Primate Learning Center in Iowa, has been featured several times for his astonishing linguistic aptitude. But it appears that the easygoing bonobo also has developed a sweet tooth, which, like so many humans, he satisfies by roasting and eating marshmallows.

Continue Reading: http://www.grindtv.com/outdoor/outposts/post/kanzi-ape-builds-fire-roasts-marshmallows/

Fluoridated water calcifies your arteries: study

A major promoter of heart disease in the U.S. today could be a chemical that the government has been intentionally dumping into the water supply for decades on the premise that it prevents tooth decay. Fluoride, according to a new study published in the journal Toxicology, shows demonstrated cardiotoxic effects, which include the calcification and hardening of arteries.

Researchers from the University of Zaragoza in Spain looked at the effects of water fluoridation on the progression of vascular calcification in renal (kidney) disease. The team used real-world concentrations of fluoride as recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) for optimal oral health -- 1.5 milligrams per liter (mg/L) -- administering this amount to rats via water in the same way humans would receive it.

It was observed that, for five days, the rats, all of whom had experimental chronic kidney disease (CKD), experienced calcification of their aortic smooth muscle cells. The rats also experienced further declines in renal function as a result of exposure to fluoride, demonstrating the nephrotoxicity of this common water additive.

"[F]luoridation of drinking water... dramatically increased the incipient aortic calcification observed in rats with experimental chronic kidney disease," wrote the authors. "[T]he WHO's recommended concentrations in drinking water become nephrotoxic to CKD rats, thereby aggravating renal disease and making media vascular calcification significant."

90 percent of digested fluoride is taken up by intestines and distributed throughout body

Previous research, as noted in the new study, has confirmed that 90 percent or more of digested fluoride is absorbed through the intestines and distributed throughout the body to soft tissues, calcified structures and blood plasma. At WHO-recommended doses, fluoride can still get lodged throughout the body and remain there for many years.

In healthy individuals, plasma fluoride is cleared through the dual action of calcifying tissues and expelling through the kidneys. But in those with renal disease, the kidneys are not up to the task of removing fluoride from the body, greatly amplifying both the calcification process and the advancement of renal failure.

"Since atherosclerosis involves the gradual hardening and final calcification of the arteries with a form of calcium known as hydroxylapatite, fluoride's role in replacing hydroxyls within hydroxylapatite crystals to form fluorapatite can be considered enhancing the cardiotoxicity of these calcium deposits," wrote Sayer Ji for GreenMedInfo.

"[This is] due to the fact that fluorapatite is less soluble than hydroxylapatite and therefore more resistant to the body's demineralization mechanisms (or de-calcification with natural substances such as magnesium, hawthorn or vitamin K2)."

Tell your local water authority to do its homework and end water fluoridation

The time to end water fluoridation is now, as the mounting evidence couldn't be any clearer: Fluoride is extremely toxic, especially for those with pre-existing health conditions. Even at the "low" doses considered safe by the government, fluoride can have a dramatic impact on neurological function, brain chemistry and cardiovascular performance.

This is all extensively outlined in the scientific literature, and neatly put together by groups like the Fluoride Action Network (FAN) that continue to advocate for safe, fluoride-free water:
FluorideAlert.org.

Water authorities everywhere need to take note of the facts and decidedly put a stop to this outmoded and dangerous practice.

"Our findings could help to decide whether the use of fluoride to improve the dental health of the population through indiscriminate practices, such as adding it to municipal drinking water, should be reconsidered and should be replaced by a fluoridation policy based on the health status of individuals," concluded the authors.

Sources:

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

http://www.greenmedinfo.com

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

http://fluoridealert.org

http://science.naturalnews.com

Learn more: http://www.naturalnews.com/047357_water_fluoridation_calcification_cardiovascular_health.html#ixzz3Gru3J78F

10 Grocery Store Items You Should Never Buy Again (Plus the good alternative swaps!)

Earlier this month on my Facebook page, I asked you to share your biggest “ah-ha” moment when you started to read ingredient lists. I asked this question because I’m curious about what opened your eyes to the processed chemicals the food industry is dumping in our food.
There were over 1,500 responses on Facebook to my question, and I tried to read every single one of them. I found your comments insightful, really encouraging, and some were really funny! I’m glad to see that so many of you are changing your eating habits and reading ingredient lists! I saw several recurring ah-ha moments (the same ones I had when I started my journey), so I am summarizing the top 10 most popular ones here for you to share with your friends and family, just in case they haven’t had these “ah-ha” moments yet. You might even see your own ah-ha moment quoted below! If you didn’t already know about any of these major offenses at the grocery store, this will also give you tips for what to look out for next time you’re shopping.

10 Grocery Store Items You Should Never Buy Again:

1.  Pickles & Relish That Contain Artificial Food Dye

• “WHY do they need to add artificial chemical coloring? Same with everything that adds chemical for coloring. It’s just WRONG” ~ Sara
• “Pickles started a food change in my house when I realized my children couldn’t even eat a pickle without eating yellow #4 & #5. Totally changed how we eat!” ~ Tracy
• “Yellow #5 in my Pickles…huh?? Why on God’s green earth is that in there?!!” ~ Carrin
• “There’s Yellow-5 in Mt Olive dill pickles!!” ~ Josh and Erika
• “Food dyes. It’s even in pickles! Really?!?! Couldn’t understand that one. Grandmas pickles were always green and she never used yellow #6” ~ Becky
• “This week it was Vlasic dill pickles, which we usually keep a giant jar of. Why do pickles need food coloring?” ~ Julie
• “Dyes. Especially items like food coloring in pickles. Um, WHY?” ~ Heather
• “Pickles have yellow #6! WTH?? Why??” ~ Amber
• “Why do we insist on putting artificial colors in everything?!! Pickles aren’t supposed to be fluorescent!!! Nature colors things beautifully on its own!” ~ ChelsLyn
• “Food dye in pickles..idk why but it pissed me off” ~ Tina
• “Relish…would never have thought there would be food coloring in relish. Blech!!!” ~ Kim
• “Omg pickles?” ~ Vanessa

Recently I looked at every single jar of pickles in a conventional grocery store, and only found one brand that didn’t contain artificial yellow food dye. Of course, there is no real reason to add dye to pickles, as it’s just used to make them look prettier and gives us no other benefits. Artificial colors are linked to health issues and have been banned or require a warning labels in several other countries – so food manufacturers often take them out of their products in other countries. Most pickles contain Yellow #5 or #6, which have been shown to contribute to childhood behavioral problems.  Better Store-Bought Alternative:  Real Pickles (brand) organic pickles, Woodstock organic pickles.

2.  Canned Soups With MSG!

• “That all my favorite soups have MSGs in them”. ~ Teresa
• “When I compared a cream of chicken soup label to a recipe & realized how basic & easy it is to home-make with only 4 ingredients!…I literally got angry!!” ~ Brandi
• “I ate my usual Dr MacDougalls lentil soup today and then noticed it had “yeast extract” in it. Seriously??? Hidden MSG in “healthy” soup?? Ugh!!!” ~ Andrea
• “High fructose corn syrup in canned and boxed tomato soup. I couldn’t find any available product without sugar, so I had to make my own!” ~ Sara
• “When I realized that the chicken bullion I put in my soup was basically a block of msg.” ~ Kelly
• “Just how awful most canned and boxed foods are. And how extensive the naughty list is. I used to keep “cream of” soups in the pantry and use them in my casseroles. I just can’t bring myself to do that anymore.” ~ Christine
• “Campbell’s chicken and stars soup – shocked it has High fructose corn syrup and MSG! Never giving this to my kids again!” ~ Candice
• “Soy in 90% of soups in grocery stores” ~ Melanie

MSG (aka Monosodium Glutamate) is a really common ingredient in packaged soup, along with hidden MSG ingredients like hydrolyzed protein and autolyzed yeast extract. These flavor enhancers trick your brain into eating more than you should and have been linked to headaches, obesity, depression, and mental disorders.  Better Store-Bought Alternative:  Amy’s Organic Lentil Soup or make your own like I do. Here’s a recipe for one of my favorites – carrot ginger soup.

3.  Salad Dressings That Are Full Of GMO Oils!

• “Salad dressings!! They all have soybean oil!!! And basically how EVERYTHING has soy in it” ~ Sierra
• “Gluten in salad dressings” ~ Davi
• “Yellow food dye in Italian salad dressing. Why?!?!” ~ Neeka
• “Can’t eat salad dressings because of soy/canola oils. I now must get over it and make my own.” ~ Norma
• “MSG is in a lot of foods even salad dressings no wonder I was getting migraines! I’m highly sensitive to it” ~ Caroline
• “That nearly every salad dressing has Xanthan gum or guar gum in it.” ~ Susan
• “SOYBEAN OIL and/ or canola in every single salad dressing or mayonnaise!! We just make our own now.” ~ Melissa

This is why I make my own salad dressing.  It’s super easy to whip up a vinaigrette at home to avoid dumping GMO soybean oils all over your healthy salad. You might be surprised to know that even salad dressings that say they are made with olive oil (like Wishbone Olive Oil Vinaigrette) typically contain soybean oil as a main ingredient. Almost all store-bought salad dressings also contain emulsifier ingredients to help them stay blended on the shelf, but don’t do anything good for your health. Better Store-Bought Alternatives:  Raw Foodz Salad Dressing (not available everywhere), Hilary’s Eat Well Salad Dressing & Wilderness Family Naturals Salad Dressing. If you are a Food Babe Eating Guide subscriber, you’ll get a new (and easy) salad dressing recipe every month as part of the plan. Check it out here. 

4.  Bread That Has Way Too Many Nasty Ingredients!

• “Many packaged breads and baked goods contain L-cysteine—a non-essential amino acid made from dissolved human hair (often from China) or duck feathers (mmmm). Food manufacturers use the ingredient as a commercial dough conditioner, meant to change the texture of breads and baked goods.” ~ Arthur
• “High fructose corn syrup in bread.” ~ Sean
• “Color and corn fructose in my 100% whole wheat bread. Argh” ~ Vanessa
• “GMO corn syrup in bread.” ~ Krystl
• “High fructose corn syrup in “light” wheat bread.” ~ Katie
• “Bread! Such a simple food is now a health hazard if purchased in most grocery stores.” ~ Farmhouse Blues Interiors
• “High fructose corn syrup and the long list of ingredients that go into bread.” ~ Arushi
• “Once I started noticing all the products (Baked items/Breads) that have Azodicarbonamide in them. Since quitting eating foods with that my respiratory issues have gone away. SO glad I found out about that horrible, unnecessary ingredient being put in food.” ~ Trae
• “Bread…something you think is a simple staple” ~ Laurie
• “One thing that drives me nuts it bread with 30 ingredients! Wth! It should have maybe 5! Egh!” ~ Jacqueline
• “How about store bought bread?! Can you believe all of the “stuff” that is in it?! Homemade is sooooo much better for you. Time consuming, yes, but way better for you!” ~ Darcy

It’s nearly impossible to find bread at the store without dough conditioners (like the yoga mat chemical azodicarbonamide), added sugars, artificial colors and GMOs – which is ridiculous because it really only takes 4 ingredients to make bread. Although I don’t eat a lot of bread, when I do I don’t want to be subjected to unnecessary and harmful ingredients.  So, I generally stick to sprouted grain breads or gluten-free varieties that are made up of primarily seeds and healthy grains like millet and quinoa.  Better Store-Bought Alternatives: Food For Life Ezekiel 4:9 Sprouted Grain Bread, Manna Gluten Free Ancient Grains Bread. Here’s a list of more clean ingredient breads.

5.  Coffee Creamer That Is Full Of Trans Fat!

• “Coffeemate coffee creamer. Omg???!!!!!!! Switched to organic half and half this week.” ~ Homaira
• “Coffee creamer…..silicon dioxide anyone?????” ~ Miriam
• “Coffee creamer. So gross to even think about how much of that I’ve consumed!” ~ Julie
• “Coffee creamer. I now make my own with all organic ingredients and couldn’t be happier!” ~ Cara
• “Coffee creamer…still breaks my heart!” ~ Crista
• “You’ve opened my eyes with carrageenan..I had no idea! I was drinking it every morning in my organic coffee creamer!” ~ Kate
• “Creamers with carrageenan!!” ~ Brandi

When I found out that Coffee-Mate Non-Dairy Creamer’s primary ingredient was partially hydrogenated oil I was disgusted. Millions of people are dumping deadly trans fat into their coffee every morning. Sure, they only use a bit in their coffee, but would anyone pour themselves a full glass of it? Of course not. Yet, they’ll eventually consume the entire container. This is the perfect example of why I think the motto “Everything in Moderation” is bogus. A FDA loophole allows Coffee-Mate to claim that it has no trans fat because it contains less than 0.5 g. per serving, although their “serving size” is only 1 tablespoon. According to the CDC, trans fats are linked to 7,000 deaths and over 20,000 heart attacks! Better Store-Bought Alternatives:  Coconut milk – it’s thick and creamy and most only contain 1 or 2 ingredients if you stick to the culinary version like Natural Value and Native Forest. You can also make your own coconut milk by combining 1/4 cup coconut manna and 4 cups water into a blender. Blend on high for 1-2 mins and keep milk in an air tight container in the fridge for up to 5 days.



read more: http://foodbabe.com/2014/10/21/10-grocery-store-items-you-should-never-buy-again/

Ebola Can Be Prevented and Treated Naturally—So Why Are These Approaches Completely Ignored?

Could it be because there is little profit to be made from them? Action Alert!
With Ebola panic taking hold of the country, we hear very little about the natural ways to prevent the disease or treat the patients.  This becomes even more important when you consider that these natural ways are less expensive and can often be self-administered. In addition, they often build up the immune system, and people susceptible to Ebola are more likely to have compromised immune systems.
As we discussed last month in our article on Ebola and natural remedies, the “Catch-22” of drug economics—that no one will spend the exorbitant sums needed to run clinical trials if the product can’t be patented and turned into a huge money-maker—practically ensures that natural treatments will be ignored.
The status quo in which government creates and protects drug company monopolies was always outrageous. Now with the threat of major and deadly pandemic in sight, it is completely unacceptable. It is essential that voters become aware of what is going on behind closed doors in Washington so they can speak up and move the political system—before millions of lives are needlessly lost and our economy also dealt a savage blow.
In our earlier article, we discussed how silver has been used as an antimicrobial for thousands of years and has the ability both to attack viruses and to inhibit their transmission. We also showed how intravenous vitamin C would be a tremendous benefit to patients in hospitals and clinics who have already contracted Ebola.
In addition to these approaches, some new research has uncovered other natural and effective treatments for Ebola:

• According to an important study published in the Journal of Orthomolecular Medicine, the Ebola virus seems to be selenium-dependent—that is, the virus rapidly drains its host of the mineral selenium, making the patient vulnerable to high levels of oxidative stress, which in turn contributes to hemorrhaging and a breakdown of the immune system. Patients who are already selenium deficient—as people in developing nations often are, due to food and nutrition insufficiencies—are most vulnerable to Ebola.
• Multiple studies have looked at selenium yeast—the organic form of selenium, which is superior in terms of bioavailability and metabolism when compared with inorganic forms of dietary selenium such as selenite—as having a profound impact on the incidence and progression of a variety of infectious and degenerative diseases. There is no question that selenium yeast is associated with increased ability to counteract oxidative stress.
• Intravenous vitamin C may be useful in hospitals and clinics, but it isn’t offered there, and many patients won’t get that far or might not even be welcome if they did. Such patients might be given high doses of vitamin C in a liposome version—it is gentler on the body, and can be gotten to patients in rural areas where medical facilities may be lacking. Glutathione—also in a liposome version, if taken orally—helps recirculate vitamin C and helps strengthen the immune system. Liposomal forms of oral C are not a substitute for IV C, but any form of C could help tremendously if given to bowel tolerance.
• Vitamin D is a vital necessity for our immune system to fight off viruses. Unfortunately, the darker one’s skin is—that is, the more melanin one has—the more sunlight one needs for the body to make its own vitamin D, so supplementation is critical. Megadoses would be indicated for patients who have already come in contact with the Ebola virus. Of course, at the moment, the dosages the government describes as megadoses barely get a patient into the upper range of “good” on a blood test. The current reference range in conventional medicine for adequate vitamin D in the blood is 30-100 ng/ml. Many people need 10,000 iu a day of supplemented D just to get above 60. Vitamin D in the blood is thought by many experts to be most antiviral around 70 ng/ml.
• Curcumin, the active ingredient in turmeric, can down-regulate the “cytokine storms” that are often the immediate cause of death from Ebola and other pandemic viruses. A cytokine storm is the potentially fatal immune reaction caused by a positive feedback loop between cytokines (small proteins that affect normal cell behavior) and white blood cells. The primary symptoms of a cytokine storm are high fever, swelling and redness, extreme fatigue, and nausea. In addition to curcumin, omega-3 fatty acids can also down-regulate the cytokine storm.
• Other natural antivirals being studied include zinc, vitamins A and B12 (the latter as an adjunct to other antiviral therapies), and melatonin. Some of the best integrative doctors consulted by ANH-USA recommend vitamin A at high doses (over 100,000 iu a day) for its direct antiviral properties.

ANH-USA staff know a patient who had ultraviolet blood irradiation in conjunction with intravenous peroxide (among other things) for Lyme and viral co-infections several years ago, and it was very effective. The treatment was used in the 1940s and ’50s, though it is very difficult to find information on it as the FDA considers it illegal! Given its mechanism of action, this treatment may be effective for Ebola. Ozone taken intravenously or rectally is also likely to work, but faces similar government hostility since it would threaten existing drug monopolies. In a related article, we discuss the use of ultraviolet therapy in a medical device to disinfect hospitals of Ebola.
Action Alert! Write to both FDA and Congress. Ask them to permit natural treatments for Ebola without the lengthy drug approval process. Send your message today!

source: http://www.anh-usa.org/ebola-can-be-prevented-and-treated-naturally/

Obama Administration controls press-pool reports, determining what information journalists are allowed to share

Veteran Washington journalists and reporters, when they are being honest, will tell you that the current administration is the most political in modern history. Everything is about the proper messaging; optics are much more important, and policy is designed around perpetuating Democratic power.

What they will also tell you is that this White House is so concerned about messaging that it will go to any length to shape it, and that includes pressuring reporters, threatening them with loss of access and, yes, even spying on them (and their parents). It also includes savaging critics.

'White House has demanded and received changes to pool reports

One of the most egregious tactics has been to demand that reporters change press-pool reports -- again, to reflect a message that the administration wants to project, whether it's accurate or not. As reported by The Washington Post:

White House press-pool reports are supposed to be the news media's eyes and ears on the president, an independent chronicle of his public activities. They are written by reporters for other reporters, who incorporate them into news articles about President Obama almost every day.

Sometimes, however, the White House plays an unseen role in shaping the story.

The Post said that White House correspondents have complained that press aides for the president have demanded and received changes in press-pool reports before those reports were distributed among other journalists. And they have said this White House uses its leverage -- which translates into access -- "to steer coverage in a more favorable direction," the Post said.

The paper went on to report that most of the disputed episodes involved trivial issues and minor factual matters. However, that this White House has even gotten involved in such matters makes for a bad trend; that some journalists have sold their souls and agreed to placate the very government they are charged with covering is even worse. The sell-out has prompted the White House Correspondents' Association to consider revisions to pool reporting.

In case you're not familiar with the White House press-pool reporting, it was a system created decades ago as a pragmatic compromise between the news media and the presidency: Rather than a mob of reporters covering the president at every conceivable function, private and otherwise, a small group of reporters are designated as proxies, essentially, and provide summaries as "poolers" for the entire press corps. As the Post explains:

Poolers are chosen on a rotating basis from among regular White House correspondents, and they typically get more favorable access to presidential events to provide coverage that is shared with other reporters.

As you might imagine, a pooler is a coveted position, but when the pool reports are skewed, colored or slanted by the administration, the end message is favorably "shaped" and the public is thereby denied an accurate account of what was said or done by the president at said events.

Political appointees now handling FOIA requests

But the Post is underplaying the effect of the administration's tactics -- again, likely to retain access. In reality, Washington correspondents are increasingly complaining about how the press is treated by Obama -- which is ironic, given the media's kid-glove treatment of this president from day one:

• New York Times reporter David Sanger has accused the Obama Administration of being the "most closed, most control freak administration" he has ever covered.

• The Associated Press' Washington bureau chief, Sally Buzbee, said that the Obama White House engages in "day-to-day intimidation" of reporters. "AP's transportation reporter's sources say that if they are caught talking to her, they will be fired," Erin Madigan White wrote about Buzbee's statements in an AP blog. "Even if they just give her facts, about safety, for example. Government press officials say their orders are to squelch anything controversial or that makes the administration look bad."

• In May, U.S. News and World Report noted that 42 percent of current White House correspondents said the administration is the "most secretive" ever, while 50 percent said this White House has lied to them.

Buzbee also said that political appointees are handling Freedom of Information Act requests, and that the administration uses such requests as a "tip sheet," to discover what reporters are covering (so it can change the narrative beforehand).

White gives several more examples, which you can see here.

Sources:

http://www.washingtonpost.com

http://townhall.com

http://blog.ap.org

http://www.washingtontimes.com

http://www.usnews.com

Learn more: http://www.naturalnews.com/047331_Obama_Administration_press_pool_journalists.html#ixzz3Gm6V3sDG

FDA actively blocking fast Ebola detection technology in America

Common sense would lead you to believe that the U.S. government would be doing everything in its power, now that Ebola has reached American shores, to combat the deadly virus. But if you assumed that, you would be mistaken.

Most people don't know that there is an Ebola screening machine; it is currently available to the U.S military, and the military is using it now. So why aren't U.S. hospitals using it? Because government guidelines prevent hospitals from doing so.

According to military news site Defense One:

It's a toaster-sized box called FilmArray, produced by a company called BioFire, a subsidiary of bioMerieux and it's capable of detecting Ebola with a high degree of confidence -- in under an hour.

Incredibly, it was present at Dallas Presbyterian Hospital when Ebola patient Thomas Eric Duncan walked through the door, complaining of fever and he had just come from Liberia. Duncan was sent home, but even still, FDA guidelines prohibited the hospital from using the machine to screen for Ebola.

Government bureaucracy preventing its use

The machine sells for about $39,000 a piece and is capable of screening for the genetic markers of a number of respiratory, gastrointestinal and other pathogens, and that includes the Ebola virus. However, it has to have the correct "kit" in place.

And right now, current guidelines from the Food and Drug Administration prohibit hospitals -- including the Dallas hospital where Duncan was treated and where two of his nurses became infected -- from getting that kit. "That's despite the fact that it can provide results with higher than 90 percent certainty and it's one of the machines that the military is currently using to screen for Ebola in Africa," Defense One reported.

The FilmArray works by performing polymerase chain reaction tests to see if Ebola is present, based on a set of genetic markers. A company official told the military news site, "It will take the Ebola cells, break them open, expose the [ribonucleic acid] in the Ebola and match those with a target we've identified." The device works using either blood or saliva samples.

A Utah-based firm that manufactures the disease-detection technology, BioFire Diagnostics, confirmed to Defense One that Texas Health Presbyterian did indeed have a FilmArray machine -- for as long as two years, possibly -- sitting on a shelf when Duncan presented himself to the emergency room.

But in order to use the machine, hospitals must agree to do so only for research purposes instead of actually using it to diagnose incurable diseases like Ebola.

What is the reason for this lunacy? The military site explains:

The FDA rules in what are called "research use only" machines are far more lax than for machines that must provide clinical diagnosis. According to representatives from BioFire, even after the FDA approved the use of the machine for Ebola screening and allowed workers at the hospital to acquire the proper kit for Ebola testing, a 10-20 day "validation" procedure would kick in before they could change the machine's use from diagnostics to research -- and the results would have to go to the Centers for Disease Control for confirmation.

Device used to diagnose first two American Ebola patients

Proper controls or just more inane government bureaucracy? It's not as if the machine's Ebola diagnostic kit hasn't already been proven; after all, it is currently being used by U.S. troops in Africa.

To add further insult to injury, Defense One reported that FilmArray was the device used by medical officials at Emory University Hospital to diagnose the first two American Ebola patients, Kent Brantly and Nancy Writebol (Emory is where Amber Joy Vinson, the second nurse to become infected by Thomas Eric Duncan in Dallas, is being treated).

In a recent paper, published in the journal Lab Medicine, the Emory medical team wrote, "Polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based microbiological analyzer (BioFire FilmArray [BioFire Diagnostics, Inc, Salt Lake City, UT]) designed to detect a panel of viral, bacterial, fungal, or parasitic pathogens, many of which might be found in patients returning from a resource-poor region and might complicate care. Among other pathogen-specific markers, this instrument detects Ebola viral RNA, a capability that we believe could have value for monitoring progression of and recovery from Ebola infection in this setting."

Learn all these details and more at the FREE online Pandemic Preparedness course at www.BioDefense.com

Sources:

http://www.defenseone.com

http://labmed.ascpjournals.org ^[PDF]

http://www.naturalnews.com

http://science.naturalnews.com

Learn more: http://www.naturalnews.com/047315_Ebola_detection_testing_technology_FDA.html#ixzz3Gf2rJat4

New Film “Second Opinion” Exposes the Truth About a 40-Year Long Cover-Up of Laetrile Cancer Treatment

• A new documentary chronicles how a major cancer research center covered up positive studies about Laetrile in the 1970s, as told by insider Ralph Moss
• New York’s Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center brushed positive Laetrile studies under the rug, bowing to politics and conflicts of interest
• Laetrile, banned in the US since 1963, is made from amygdalin, a natural compound derived from the seeds of many fruits such as apricot pits
• Sloan Kettering’s highly respected cancer scientist Kanematsu Sugiura found that Laetrile significantly reduced the spread of lung cancer in mice
• Contemporary Laetrile studies support Dr. Kanematsu’s findings, but Sloan Kettering still refuses to acknowledge the truth about the cover-up
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• Read more & watch the documentary film here: http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2014/10/18/laetrile-cancer-research-cover-up.aspx?e_cid=20141018Z1_DNL_art_1&utm_source=dnl&utm_medium=email&utm_content=art1&utm_campaign=20141018Z1&et_cid=DM57961&et_rid=697809988

Obama fast-tracks Ebola-zone visas to U.S.

Amid the spread of Ebola in the U.S. from a 42-year-old Liberian who died after arriving in Dallas from his disease-stricken nation on a commercial airliner through a routine visa process, outrage is growing that President Obama has not shut down travel from West Africa.
Rep. Edward Royce, R-Calif., the chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, expressed “deep concern” in a letter to Secretary of State John Kerry that visas were still being issued to nationals from the three most affected countries, Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone.

“It is my understanding that approximately 100 applicants for visas are visiting these three U.S. Embassies each day. Of course, once these individuals are issued a visa by the embassy, they are free to travel to the United States,” he said.
“I would strongly encourage the Department of State to immediately institute a temporary suspension of consular services – particularly the issuance of visas – for non-U.S. nationals…. This is a reasonable and immediately implementable containment measure that may help mitigate the risk [of Ebola],” he wrote.
Royce’s view appears to be in line with most constituents, as a new poll shows 82 percent want to quarantine anyone who recently has traveled to the stricken region, and 66 percent would block entry.
Breitbart News reported the Department of Homeland Security even has been “expediting” visas from the “Ebola countries.”
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services website said its “immigration relief measures” would include changes or extensions of nonimmigrant status for someone in the U.S., expedited adjudication of requests from students, expedited processing of petitions for immediate relatives and more.
“In short, the USCIS has been waiving fees, expediting the immigration process, and allowing extensions of visas for anyone coming from the three designated Ebola-stricken countries, provided that they are in the United States,” the report said.
Commentator Katie Pavlich at TownHall.com said, “Not only is the Ebola crisis continuing to degrade, but the optics of how the White House has handled the situation are getting worse by the day too.”
She said the White House “has refused to even put travel restrictions on the table as the crisis in West Africa continues.”
“Considering the administration has been encouraging more travel, it’s no wonder travel restrictions aren’t being considered,” she wrote. “CDC Director Tom Frieden said … during testimony on Capitol Hill that his first interest is protecting Americans. If Frieden really means what he said, the folks over at DHS don’t have the same priority and clearly aren’t on the same page.”
Breitbart News said said it’s understandable that many in Ebola-affected countries would be lured to the U.S. by its advanced medical care.
The Washington Post reported the number of visas issued to Liberians by the U.S. has spiked, with about 3,500 granted last year. Another 10,000 were given to citizens of Guinea and Sierra Leone.
CDC Director Tom Frieden has admitted that from 100 to 150 people from the Ebola region are entering the U.S. each day.

Read more at http://www.wnd.com/2014/10/obama-fast-tracks-ebola-zone-visas-to-u-s/#VwCPGzerlGYutYlC.99

#StopEbolaStrike: National Strike to Force Obama to Block West African Flights

Infowars.com is calling for a general strike across the United States in response to the federal government’s botched response to the Ebola outbreak and the Obama administration’s refusal to block flights coming in from West Africa.

Countries bordering those in West Africa impacted by the Ebola outbreak have been successful in stopping the spread of the virus by blocking flights, including Ivory Coast, Guinea-Bissau and Senegal, and yet the Obama administration has refused to do likewise despite innumerable public figures calling on the White House to take action.

Numerous airlines have also restricted flights to Ebola-affected countries and yet the United States remains wide open to potential Ebola patients not only via airports but also via the country’s porous southern border, where hundreds of illegal aliens from Ebola-hit countries have poured across in recent months.

Marine Corps Gen. John Kelly, commander of the U.S. Southern Command, has also warned that if the Ebola outbreak continues to rage it could cause “mass migration into the United States” of victims seeking treatment.

By refusing to block flights or tighten border security, the Obama administration is aiding and abetting the spread of Ebola and engaging in dereliction of duty by refusing to adopt the default position under such circumstances.

That’s why we’re launching a national campaign for all non-essential workers in the United States to strike from Monday through Wednesday next week.

We are calling on everyone to get behind the strike by tweeting under the hashtag #stopebolastrike and by personally participating in the general strike from Monday to Wednesday. We also invite other media outlets and media personalities to support the strike.

We have also launched a petition at WhiteHouse.gov which we encourage all Americans to sign here.

If the Obama administration fails to respond to the strike by Wednesday, it will be prolonged until the federal government is forced to take proper action to fight Ebola.

The CDC has proven itself to be dangerously inept and woefully unprepared to deal with a wider Ebola outbreak in the United States after two nurses who should have been properly protected contracted the virus from patient zero – Thomas Eric Duncan.

The CDC also gave express permission for Ebola victim Amber Vinson to travel on a commercial airliner after she had frequent contact with Duncan during his treatment at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas, potentially exposing 132 passengers who also flew on the Frontier Airlines plane.

The federal government is committing criminal neglect by failing to implement the very measures that have proven successful in other countries in stopping the spread of the Ebola outbreak.

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Doctors warn that 80% of patients are contaminated with high levels of toxic mercury

Mercury is one of the most toxic heavy metals known to man and is categorized as one of the top 10 most dangerous chemicals by the World Health Organization.

Despite knowing the health risks associated with mercury for over 100 years, the toxic heavy metal is steadily finding its way into our systems in forms that could be prevented.

Dental amalgam fillings and seafood are the two most common sources of mercury exposure, with the fillings containing up to 50% mercury and the rest a combination of silver, tin and copper.

Due to these primary sources, one doctor says that more than 80% of his patients have tested positive for having elevated levels of mercury via hair, serum and/or urine testing.

After 20 years of testing, doctors found that 80% of their patients have elevated levels of mercury

Dr. David Brownstein is a board-certified family physician who specializes in holistic medicine and has lectured tirelessly about his success in using natural hormones and nutritional therapies in his practice.

He and his partners have spent the last 20 years testing nearly all of their patients for heavy metal levels, all of whom have shown that "mercury toxicity is alive and well in the 21st century."

Recently, Brownstein presented at the International Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxicology (IAOMT) in Austin, Texas. A group of 13 dentists who believed mercury fillings were hazardous formed IAMOT in 1984. Today, the organization has more than 700 active members, with affiliated chapters in 14 other countries. Its goal is to promote safe, non-toxic methods in dental care.

During a break at the conference, Brownstein was asked why he wasn't more outspoken about the dangers of mercury. Brownstein thought his views on mercury were crystal clear, so he was actually shocked by the question. The inquiry led him to write a blog clarifying his views on mercury.

"Mercury is a poison with no known therapeutic value to the human body. Mercury is known to destroy the functioning of hundreds of enzymes in the body.

It is a neurotoxin that has been associated with a host of neurological and immune system disorders, such as depression, anxiety, seizures, autism, ADHD, Alzheimer's, dementia and Parkinson's disease. We should all try to limit our exposure to mercury."

The EPA estimates that about 120,000 dental offices in the U.S. use or dispose of amalgam fillings that contain mercury

Amalgam fillings, one of the main sources for mercury exposure, are responsible for releasing 28.5 tons of mercury into the environment each year, a figure Brownstein says the American Dental Association (ADA) should be ashamed of and held liable for. The ADA still backs mercury fillings 100%.

Any dentists who still use dental amalgam fillings should have his or her license revoked and doesn't deserve your business, insists Brownstein. Claims that mercury fillings are inert, meaning no mercury will be released from the filling, has been disproven in http://www.optimaldental.com.au/upload/modules/file_storage/ASOMAT preliminary NHMRC submission Sept 97.pdf">several studies.

"Every time you chew or expose the filling to hot food or drink, mercury is released as a vapor, which is quickly taken up by the body. Studies have clearly shown a direct correlation with the amount of mercury in the body and the number of mercury amalgam fillings."

Brownstein recommends avoiding all mercury-containing flu shots as well, stressing that completely averting the metal can help protect your body and brain.

As mercury is so common in the environment, getting yourself tested for high mercury levels is a smart move, especially if you're unknowingly suffering from illnesses caused by the metal.

Here is a link for finding a holistic healthcare provider who can help test and treat elevated mercury levels.

Sources:

http://blog.drbrownstein.com

http://iaomt.org

http://icimed.com

http://www.naturalnews.com

http://www.who.int

http://www.toxicteeth.org

http://www.optimaldental.com.au/upload/modules/file_storage/ASOMAT

http://www.lakeconews.com

http://www.ada.org

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