Covid vaccine: your money AND your life

Strained analogy, but I got your attention: read article below. Analysis: Don’t Want a Vaccine? Be Prepared to Pay More for Insurance. Kaiser Health News. Elisabeth Rosenthal and Glenn Kramon August 04, 2021 Anti-vaxxers and anti-maskers gathered at Indiana University to protest
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The new Chronic Fatigue Syndrome – Long Haul COVID

First of all, the new name for CFS is Systemic Exertion Intolerance Disease or Myalgic Encephalomyelitis. I know, ridiculous. The name highlights the sad tendency seen in Medicine to be satisfied naming a disease, without understanding its source or mechanism. Enter “Long Haul COVID.”
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Masks Again

You don’t need these articles to tell you it won’t hurt to mask up a little longer if you have been following the science on COVID. Too bad those who have not will churlishly continue to scream their constitutional rights are being violated. CDC says vaccinated people should return to
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“The Secret I Tell All My Patients”

Great article. Dr. McDonald, going against his infamous name, writes about the bottom line in Integrative Medicine. I hope your doctor agrees. Medscape Blogs. June 30, 2021. Alex McDonald, MD “When I meet a new patient, I often take a moment to get to know them, and I tell them about
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Microbiome and COVID

Articles about strengthening our immune system through the microbiome continue to be published. Below you will find yet another. The researchers conclude that their findings will help the pharmaceutical companies come up with a drug to fight COVID through the Microbiome. Did they thin
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Pill Pushers

I am passing along a treat article. I hope you make time to read it.   Prescription overload: More harm than good? The “polypharmacy” phenomenon sometimes is defined as taking five or more meds, as many older people do. By PAULA SPAN © 2021 The New York Times The last straw, for
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The Future of Meat

The American Journal of Medicine May 2021;134:569 “Massive animal farming for meat production poses major problems in terms of resource use, environmental impact, and biodiversity. Furthermore, excessive meat consumption has been associated with multiple deleterious health consequence
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Brain Imaging Reveals a Neural Basis for Partisan Politics

To me, “partisan politics” means an inability to see the world from another’s point of view. I believe this also reflects a difficulty dealing with uncertainty and ambiguity. Finding a rigid system of thought where answers are easier to come by is more comfortable for most people. Thi
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