April 1st, 2018 By Dr. Joseph Mercola Contributing writer for Wake Up World Why The Opioid Epidemic Is Made In America The opioid epidemic — which between 2002 and 2015 alone claimed an estimated 202,600 Americans’ lives1 — shows absolutely no signs of leveling off or declining. On the contrary, recent statistics suggest the death toll is still […]
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BPA may be the cause of the ADHD epidemic: Scientists link the plastics chemical to the condition
(Natural News) Health experts have been digging through the data trying to figure out why so many children these days are suffering from attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, and they just may have stumbled upon one of the biggest culprits: the plastics chemical bisphenol-A (BPA). New research published in the journal […]
Over-Vaccinated Children & The Allergy Epidemic
Next Story The global prevalence of allergic diseases is skyrocketing, affecting 30% to 40% of the world’s population. Allergic conditions include food allergies, anaphylaxis, asthma, eczema, allergic rhinitis, allergic conjunctivitis and reactions to drugs and insects. Often, these burdensome conditions start young, are overlapping and have the potential to be severe or fatal. A study of children with peanut allergy, […]
Bodies of Mosul civilians contaminate water, threaten epidemic
Mosul, Iraq – Heaps of bodies are being uncovered amongst the rubble of Mosul and in its river, threatening contamination and a public health emergency. Human remains are almost indistinguishable from the debris of ruined buildings. During the nine months of fighting, the city of Mosul came under bombardment by US-led coalition warplanes […]
Asthma epidemic at Pittsburgh elementary school linked to pollution from nearby coke plant
(Natural News) According to a report, the Clairton Coke Works Plant in Pennsylvania has been linked to an alarming “asthma epidemic” at an elementary school in Pittsburgh. Researchers revealed that constant toxic pollution, coming from a neighboring coke plant, is the major cause of the almost doubled asthma rates of children at an […]
Scientists Warn Of Mysterious New Epidemic Called Disease X That Could Wipe Out Millions
Scientists Warn Of Mysterious New Epidemic Called Disease X That Could Wipe Out Millions Well at least they are letting us know what they could possibly have planned for all of us in the near-term future. This is either predictive programming, to get us use to the idea that many of us may […]
Obesity epidemic driving up healthcare costs across America
(Natural News) A report from NewsWise reveals that while the obesity epidemic in America remains a problem, there is little to no data concerning its economic impact on each state. However, recent research spearheaded by John Cawley, a professor of policy analysis and management at Cornell University, offers a closer look at how the different states are influenced […]
The Special Ed Epidemic: What Happens When They Age Out of School? Part 3 of 4.
Next Story By Sheri A. Marino, MA, CCC-SLP, from WMP Partner: Focus for Health WMP Note: In this 4-part series, World Mercury Project partner, Focus For Health, examines the special needs epidemic and its effects on schools, the US economy, life after age 21 and the many theories that point to potential causes of the explosion of […]
CDC Epidemic Intelligence Officer Left Work Feeling Ill, Hasn’t Been Seen Since
CDC Epidemic Intelligence Officer Left Work Feeling Ill, Hasn’t Been Seen Since February 25th, 2018 Via: NBC: A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention employee was last seen 11 days ago, when he left work early after complaining that he felt unwell, Atlanta police […]
Tourists Urged To Avoid ‘Filthy’ San Fransisco Due To Disease Epidemic
Tourists have been warned not to travel to San Fransisco in California, due to extreme unsanitary conditions that have left most parts of the city disease-ridden. As one of America’s most expensive cities to live in, it is also quickly becoming the filthiest in the world, according to an NBC investigation. From Daily Mail: NBC Bay Area journalists […]
The Special Ed Epidemic: What Is Happening To Our Children? Part 1 of 4
Next Story WMP Note: In this 4-part series, World Mercury Project partner, Focus For Health, examines the special needs epidemic and its effects on schools, the US economy, life after age 21 and the many theories that point to potential causes of the explosion of chronic disease and disability in our children. Pick up a paper […]
How Sugar Harms Your Brain Health and Drives Alzheimer’s Epidemic
Alzheimer’s disease, a severe form of dementia, affects an estimated 5.2 million Americans, according to 2013 statistics.[1] One in nine seniors over the age of 65 has Alzheimer’s, and the disease is now thought to be the third leading cause of death in the US, right behind heart disease and cancer. A growing body […]
Processed food is fueling the obesity epidemic, putting people at increased risk of heart disease and stroke, research suggests
(Natural News) Eating too many processed foods will make you fat; this in turn makes you more susceptible to a plethora of diseases. We know that to be the case here in the U.S. But this seems to be happening in the U.K. as well. According to a team of researchers from […]
Peace be with you… from a distance: Flu epidemic has gotten so bad in Maine that churches are shunning practices involving touching, sharing
(Natural News) Due to the flu season, Catholic churches in Maine have had to “alter their religious practices to reduce the spread of the deadly virus that is ravaging the nation.” Since January, churches have been forbidding worshipers from drinking from the same wine cup during communion and joining hands during prayer. Priests are advised […]
FDA bans flu tests in the middle of the worst epidemic in a decade, leaving doctors desperate CDC continues to urge everyone to get the vaccine
(Natural News) Sometimes it just seems like governmental bureaucrats either don’t care about human life or are actively out to destroy it. In a recent example of this, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) banned two rapid flu test brands, Osom and QuickVue, insisting that they performed “poorly, resulting in many misdiagnosed […]
Flu epidemic set to hit UK as 8.3 million now suffering symptoms
A flu epidemic will hit England within a fortnight, if current trends continue, according to latest figures showing more than eight million people now suffering symptoms. The new data shows a “significant excess” of deaths among over 65s in England, and among those in all age groups in Scotland and Northern Ireland. Across England, […]
CDC Cancels Nuke Talk, Warns About "Widespread" Flue Epidemic
In late December, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced that it would conduct a briefing on January 16 regarding the “public health response to a nuclear detonation” over the skies of the United States. Now, the CDC has canceled the nuclear briefing and focused on something much more important: the flu epidemic across the […]
Mother-of-three marathon runner, 40, dies from flu as epidemic forces California hospitals to turn parking lots into makeshift treatment areas
A mother-of-three marathon runner died of flu just 48 hours after falling ill. Katie Oxley Thomas, 40, of San Jose, California, was a yoga enthusiast and runner before she died earlier this month. Her family told ABC 7 she was taken to the emergency room at Good Samaritan Hospital and her condition declined so quickly […]