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Suprajit is a growth oriented company which also shows considerable caution when needed. Suprajit had bagged Rs.40 Cr contract for Tata Nano in 2010, beating 5 other competitors. Accordingly it bought land in Sanand to supply to Tata Nano factory. However, Tata Nano did not scale up, and Suprajit simply supplied from its plant in Vapi. Finally, in 2015-16 the company made its factory in Sanand, to cater to its own needs.

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The impact of the coronavirus on the Graphene Market to Witness Stellar CAGR During the Forecast Period 2019 2066 – 3rd Watch News

Posted on May 3, 2020 by Danzig

In 2018, the market size of Graphene Market is million US$ and it will reach million US$ in 2025, growing at a CAGR of from 2018; while in China, the market size is valued at xx million US$ and will increase to xx million US$ in 2025, with a CAGR of xx% during forecast period.

The report on the Graphene market provides a birds eye view of the current proceeding within the Graphene market. Further, the report also takes into account the impact of the novel COVID-19 pandemic on the Graphene market and offers a clear assessment of the projected market fluctuations during the forecast period. The different factors that are likely to impact the overall dynamics of the Graphene market over the forecast period (2019-2029) including the current trends, growth opportunities, restraining factors, and more are discussed in detail in the market study.

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This study presents the Graphene Market production, revenue, market share and growth rate for each key company, and also covers the breakdown data (production, consumption, revenue and market share) by regions, type and applications. Graphene history breakdown data from 2014 to 2018, and forecast to 2025.

For top companies in United States, European Union and China, this report investigates and analyzes the production, value, price, market share and growth rate for the top manufacturers, key data from 2014 to 2018.

In global Graphene market, the following companies are covered:

The following manufacturers are covered:2-DTech LimitedACS MaterialNanoinnova TechnologiesXG ScienceNano X ploreThomas SwanAngstron MaterialsUnited Nano-TechnologiesCambridge NanosystemsAbalonyxPerpetuus Advanced MaterialsGranpheneaNing Bo Mo Xi TechnologyThe New Hong MstarSixth Element TechnologyGroup Tangshan JianhuaDeyang Carbon TechnologyJining Leader Nano TechnologyBeijing Carbon Century Technology

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How Coronavirus Pandemic Will Impact The Leading Companies Competing in the Targeted Delivery Drugs Market: Industry Forecast, 2019-2064 Aminet…

Posted on May 3, 2020 by Danzig

The presented study on the global Targeted Delivery Drugs market provides an out-and-out analysis of the overall dynamics of the Targeted Delivery Drugs market. Further, the report elaborates on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the market and the various factors that are likely to mold the growth of the Targeted Delivery Drugs market in the forthcoming decade. The underlying trends, growth prospects, restraints, and opportunities within the Targeted Delivery Drugs market are discussed in the report.

According to the study, the Targeted Delivery Drugs market is on its course to grow at a CAGR of ~XX% over the forecast period (2019-2029) and reach a value of over ~US$XX by 2029. The business prospects of some of the most prominent players in the Targeted Delivery Drugs market are evaluated in the report with precision.

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Competitive Outlook

The competitive outlook section of the report includes the company profiles of some of the leading players operating in the Targeted Delivery Drugs market. A detailed market share analysis and comparison of leading players in the Targeted Delivery Drugs market is enclosed in the report.

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The regional outlook section enclosed in the report offers a thorough understanding of the growth potential of the Targeted Delivery Drugs market. The political, business environment and economic outlook of each region is analyzed in detail in the presented report along with informative graphs, tables, and figures.

The following manufacturers are covered:Raytheon CompanyBall Aerospace and TechnologiesThales GroupLockheed Martin CorporationEnvironmental SensorsEmersonSiemensAgilent TechnologiesShimadzuFutekDytranNemotoEndress HauserFalcon Analytical

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That Black Stuff on the Road? Technically Not Asphalt – HowStuffWorks

Posted on May 3, 2020 by Danzig

When you hear the word asphalt, you probably imagine the black tar stuff on roads and highways, right? But that's not exactly correct.

"Asphalt is the liquid that is in the road," says J. Richard Willis, Ph.D., vice president for engineering, research and technology at the National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA), who has a doctorate in asphalt design and construction. "It's the binding agent that kind of holds the rocks together." Asphalt comes from crude oil, while tar comes from coal.

Asphalt also is found naturally in the earth, and there are lakes of it where oil from underground has risen to the surface, like the La Brea Tar Pits in Los Angeles and Pitch Lake in Trinidad, which is the largest natural deposit of asphalt in the world.

But the most common way the binder is made today is through the oil refining process. Asphalt is the heaviest of materials in a barrel of oil; it's basically the waste product.

"Asphalt is the heavy residue that settles to the bottom," Willis says. It cannot be used for energy, so it takes on new life as the sticky stuff that holds materials together. Combined with various amounts and types of rocks and other substances, it eventually becomes the mixture we drive on. The road is really an asphalt mixture or better termed "asphalt pavement."

All the talk of oil refining may make asphalt sound like a relatively modern invention, but the first recorded use of asphalt in a road was in Babylon in 615 B.C.E.; asphalt and burned brick were used to pave a procession street during the reign of King Nabopolassar, according to the NAPA. The Romans used it to seal structures like baths and aqueducts. When English explorer Sir Walter Raleigh turned up at Pitch Lake in Trinidad in 1595, he used the asphalt for caulking his ships.

"It's been used in other non-road functions throughout history," Willis says. Using it as a binder in roads became more common in the 1800s. John Loudon McAdam, who built the Scottish turnpike, added hot tar to reduce dust and maintenance on roads. This method also improved driving conditions.

In the United States, bituminous mixtures (asphalt concrete) first appeared in the 1860s, and the first "true asphalt pavement" was laid in Newark in 1870 by Edmund J. DeSmedt, a Belgian, according to NAPA. It was modeled after a natural pavement highway in France. DeSmedt then paved Washington, D.C.'s Pennsylvania Avenue with asphalt from Trinidad, further proving its durability.

Enterprising chemists and inventors soon filed patents for different blends of asphalt mixtures, which appeared under a variety of names. As the industry grew, cities began requiring warranties on workmanship and materials. Until the early 1900s, nearly all asphalt came from natural sources, but with the launch of the first modern asphalt facility in East Cambridge, Massachusetts, in 1901 and the increase in automobiles, requests for better roads invigorated the asphalt industry. By 1907, natural asphalt production was overtaken by refined petroleum asphalt.

"People started demanding better modes of transportation," Willis explains. "The roads where people started using the asphalt to keep the rocks together held up longer than the conventional dirt road that people were used to." Driving on a gravel road versus one that was paved offered a significantly different experience. Finally, the 1956 Federal-Aid Highway Act helped transform the roads in the United States still made of packed dirt and created the 48,876-mile (78,658-kilometer) Interstate System in the U.S.

Although it's most often associated with roads, asphalt is used for many purposes, though roads account for its most extensive use. Of the more than 2.7 million miles (4.3 million kilometers) of paved roads in the U.S., 94 percent are surfaced with asphalt, according to NAPA.

Interestingly, though, all of that includes a mixture of about 95 percent stone, sand and gravel, and just 5 percent asphalt cement. Asphalt also is used for parking lots, airport runways and racetracks.

"Asphalt is a really flexible and versatile product," explains Willis. It can be used to line fishponds and water reservoirs or for sporting purposes like tennis courts. A couple of years ago, it was chosen as the base surface for the field at the Minnesota Vikings stadium in Minneapolis.

Since the early days of asphalt production, the industry has continued to innovate new products, becoming more scientific and rigorous, according to Willis.

"We've changed the way we engineer the mixes," he says. "We're at an era today where you are seeing a giant shift in how the industry and how states work." Using advanced testing methods, asphalt researchers have been aiming to improve performance. Incorporating new materials, additives and technologies, they are seeking to learn how various recipes will perform in different temperatures and climates.

One major update has been the creation of warm-mix asphalt (WMA), which reduces the production temperature of asphalt at a plant, thereby reducing energy usage and saving time in both production and road surfacing. WMA also improves working conditions with lowered exposure to fuel emissions, fumes and odors, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration. WMA is technology that did not exist in U.S. in 2002 and now accounts for about 40 percent of the market, says Willis.

Asphalt probably isn't something you think of as ecofriendly; it could be partly guilt by association because asphalt is naturally aligned with major polluters driving automobiles and oil production. And some of the negativity is warranted: Because asphalt has low reflectivity, it has been determined to be a significant contributor to the urban heat island (UHI) effect, Abbas Mohajerani, Jason Bakaric and Tristan Jeffrey-Bailey wrote in a 2017 article in the "Journal of Environmental Management." Anyone who has sat in a highway traffic jam on a hot summer day can attest to that.

As far as asphalt's contributions to the UHI, the Environmental Protection Agency states that conventional asphalt pavements can be modified with materials or treated after installation to raise reflectance. For decades, this has been sometimes implemented on surfaces like parking lots and highways. The EPA includes porous asphalt and rubberized asphalt as examples of permeable pavements.

Asphalt has also earned bad marks for being impermeable, for the gases it produces when melted and the fumes it exposes workers to during paving and roofing. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) says those fumes can lead to headache, skin rash, fatigue and even skin cancer. While OSHA's standards do not specifically address asphalt fumes, the administration recommends that controlling exposure can be done through "engineering controls, administrative actions and personal protective equipment."

And of course, there's still the fact that asphalt is made from petroleum. But asphalt does have positive eco-qualities too.

"What a lot of people don't know is all of the environmentally friendly things the asphalt industry is actually doing," Willis says. For starters, asphalt is 100 percent recyclable, and more importantly, it actually does get recycled. In 2018, 82.2 million tons (74.5 million metric tons) of Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement (RAP) was put back into new mixes. That means every asphalt mix put down in the U.S. included about 21 percent RAP. In fact, the combined weight of all items people recycle annually in the U.S. paper, plastic and aluminum totaled a fraction of (about 68 percent) of the weight of RAP the asphalt industry recycles annually.

"That's just one material we recycle," says Willis. "We are the most active recycling industry in the country." It is also one of the biggest recyclers of tire rubber, which is used as a modifier for mixtures in some states. Roof shingles also are recycled into new asphalt mixtures, and the industry is looking into how plastic might become part of the discussion. "When people bring those questions to us, we try to find solutions."

A lot of engineering and material science goes into constructing a road. Today, asphalt roads are designed around the concept of "perpetual pavement," or at least to last 40 years or more. Routine maintenance consists of "milling" the surface taking off the top inch or so every 12 to 20 years and replacing it with a new overlay. That top inch can be recycled, and the periodic overlays "significantly improve the ride quality and fuel consumption of vehicles traveling on these roads," according to the Asphalt Pavement Alliance.

Until it's time for hover cars, asphalt roads are likely to stick around. And the industry plans to keep innovating in product and production. Willis describes recent breakthroughs like autonomous rollers and equipment, as well as the increased use of virtual reality for training.

"I see technology as a big part of the industry's future," he says. As asphalt experts get better at handling big data, they can use it for production and placement to improve efficiencies in real time. One day, he could even see intelligent pavements with nano-sensors in the roads providing feedback on how the pavement is behaving and lasting. "Our roads are going to get a lot smarter. We've got the technology to really improve the experience of the riding public."

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Alternative Medicine: From There to Here Soundtracks a Documentary About the Healing Power of Dance – bandcamp.com

Posted on May 3, 2020 by Danzig

FEATURES Alternative Medicine: From There to Here Soundtracks a Documentary About the Healing Power of Dance By Annie Zaleski April 28, 2020

Co-directed by Sydney Skov and Janique Robillard, the 2019 documentary From There to Here follows the women who lead Kolkata Sanved: a nonprofit in Kolkata, India, that uses dance as a means to help survivors of human trafficking, domestic violence, and other forms of abuse, release trauma, develop confidence, and identify their own potentials as human beingsrather than as victims.

To achieve these goals, the women who run the group practice and teach whats called Dance Movement Therapy (DMT). It involves rejuvenating people who might have suffered from some form of trauma or stress, using dance as well as movements, says Sabita Debnath, a senior dance practitioner and founding member of Kolkata Sanved who is currently working as an assistant manager at the nonprofit. If one has undergone sexual violence or any other form of violence, the connection between the soul and body is disturbed and lost. In order to restore and reunite this important connection, DMT is used. It also brings them an opportunity to dream and build their own visionary paths.

Sydney Skov saw first-hand dances ripple effects when she discovered Kolkata Sanved several years ago. Although she was then working in the field of international development, she grew up interested in dance, and couldnt shake the feeling these two seemingly disparate fields could intersect. I had this thought that dance and human rights went together, but I wasnt exactly sure how, she says. I couldnt see how the puzzle pieces fit.

While doing research, she was drawn to Kolkata Sanved which, at that time, was still very small, and had a minimal online presence. I knew thats where I wanted to be, she recalls. I sent them an email saying, Hey, Ive danced my whole life, and Ive been working with this human rights nonprofit. Can I come volunteer? And they sent me one email back that said, Yes, please come.

I didnt really have a plan for how long I would stay, and I ended up staying for about seven months because the work they were doing was so unbelievable, she adds. [For those kids] that ability to move and dance and feel free for an hour was everything.

Skov ended up going to graduate school and received a fellowship that allowed her to return to Kolkata Sanved and make the film with Robillard and her team. Due to her experience with the nonprofit, Skov stresses that the filmmakers, didnt want to impose a narrative or a storyline onto the dance therapy practitioners. To that end, before filming began, she spent eight months in Kolkata working closely with the women to explore movement-based themes and improvisational sequences. They were really in charge of designing what they would share through their movement, says Janique Robillard; Skov adds, I wanted to offer [the film] to them as kind of a blank check of creativity. Like, We can make this thing; heres this resource. What do you want to say?'

The positive impact of DMTas well as dance in generaldominates the film. Not only are there beautiful scenes of women dancing and leading classes, but the footage is paired with scenes of the women talking about what the art form means to them and how its helped them heal both themselves and others.

That the documentary focuses on the women now, rather than the details of the trauma that led them to dance, is a deliberate choice, says Robillard, who also edited and co-produced the film. We want to show a survivor-based story. We want to show what happens next or where you are right nowI dont think that [in documentaries and TV] we see enough of what the surviving part means, what youre doing dailylike, the dance practice that is helping you form community and empowerment and well-being. Thats something thats really important to us in the way that our stories come together.

Editing the film ended up being a time-consuming process. Not only was the team mindful of the narration parameters, but they also worked diligently to ensure that the interviews they did with the women in the film were translated into English as precisely as possible. Highlighting the power of dance was also a priority. It was a lot of figuring out this balance of blending a documentary with dance film and allowing the movement to speak, but grounding it in a context that would connect well to the largest audience possible, says Robillard. Not everybody understands dance; dance is stigmatized, which is something that were tackling in the film.

This stigma isnt just present in India, she adds. Theres lower value placed on it in storytelling even in the U.S. So [it was] finding that way to allow people to see the narrative value in it, and to see the expressive value in it, and how it was part of their story beyond just their words.

However, the lengthy editing process ended up being a boon for the movies score, which was composed by Maxime RobillardJaniques siblingand Milo McBride, and released via Maddjazz Recordings Alternative Medicine series. To compose the music, the duo held regular Friday meetups at Max Robillards studio and used analog synthesizers, an instrument that required patience, McBride notes. The score is layered and dense: minimalist sonic pulses build upon one another in a hypnotic, calming fashion, as rich texturesin the form of subtle field recordings and accents from the Indian stringed instrument the tanpuraadd color.

The process was beautifully unconventional, in that we had a kind of template [edit of the] film, and Max and I just spent hours upon hours watching that on loop, and creating sounds and ideas and scenes with our machines and recording them live, McBride says. [We werent] trying to go, Oh, well, heres a scene that deserves this ominous tone, or anything like that. It was more about playing together while watching this footage.

Adds Maxime Robillard: We would tune some things, make some sort of rhythm, make some sort of sound, and then just sit there and listen to what we had and then respond to what was happening, We wouldnt even necessarily be looking at each other. We could just be doing things independently, and then sitting back with it and seeing how it all was coming together.

In addition to the different iterations of From There to Here, the duo had other source material from Janique Robillard, including profiles of the women being featured, as well as the field recordings. [I] asked them to put together a series of phrases, she says, which is cool, because thats also how the dance comes together: brainstorming this series of phrases, seeing what works, putting some together, running with some, moving on from others. It was interesting finding the balance of Kolkata and Bengali instrumentation and rhythms, and finding which bits and pieces of that would fit into the score, she adds. We didnt want to make a traditional or folk score. We wanted something unique to the film.

The music works beautifully within From There to Here, never overwhelming the scenes but emerging throughout to advance the emotional arc. We wanted it to always be as much tied into everything going on in the picture, and not just record things on the side and then think, I like this song, lets just shove it in here,' said Maxime Robillard. We wanted everything to always be in the utmost support of the picture, of the narrativeWe didnt need to show off anything about ourselves. In a way, this has nothing to do with us. We just have to make music that supports what this is.

For Janique, having this musical component also helped her hone in on the essence of From There to Here. When we got to the finishing phase and being able to work with them, they literally brought this whole enormous, wonderful, lovely, great energy to the edit. I credit them and our sound designer Grant Harold for giving me the energy that I needed to really finalize things. Once you work with the composers and sound designer, theres things that you see in your footage that you didnt see beforeor theres things in the story that you knew were in there, but you didnt know the degree to which they resonated with other people.

From There to Here has screened internationally at multiple film festivals in the U.S. and France. The filmmakers and musicians are immensely proud the documentary is finished and out there in the world. As Sabita Debnath looks back, shes particularly proud of the impact her participation in the documentary might have. I want this story of mine to inspire the women who feel they are weak and wont be able to do anything on their own without support, she says. I too have the right to live as an equal with my head held high. So, wherever this story of mine helps to bring such change in ideology of others, I will not be ashamed or shy about it being documented and shown.

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Alternative Medicine Wont Cure Covid-19 But Might Help Treatment, Says Health DG – The Rakyat Post

Posted on May 3, 2020 by Danzig

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Traditional medicine is not scientifically proven to combat Covid-19 but the Ministry of Health Director-General Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah didnt rule out that it might have a positive effect for treatments.

He said, although they cant cure the disease, alternative therapies such as acupuncture or herbal medicine might be able to complement these treatments.

Commenting on Malaysia authorities collaborating with their Chinese counterparts, Dr Noor Hisham said discussions revolved around learning from Chinas experience in handling the virus.

He also said that they will conduct an exit meeting on 1 May to identify the best practices from understanding how the country dealt with the disease and how Malaysia can improve.

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RHOBH: Denise Richards Fears for Safety Due to Husband’s Alternative Medicine Career – Screen Rant

Posted on May 3, 2020 by Danzig

Real Housewives of Beverly Hill's Denise Richards is worried for her family's safety due to her husband's medical career. Denises husband works in alternative medicine and truly believes big pharma is after him.

The Real Housewives of Beverly Hillsare back and became a household name since the hit franchise launched in 2010. The spin-off shows the lifestyle of the rich and famous that inhabit the famous 90210 area code. Some of the women are self-made, actresses, and even married well, but all know how to bring the drama. Richards has been the calm one until this recent season where it seems she is on the outs with the other woman and is hiding a pretty big secret. Brandi Glanville has a storyline with Denise Richards regarding a rumor that they had dated and been sexually involved.

Related: RHOBH: Did Denise Richards Really Have an Affair with Brandi Glanville?

Denise Richards already has enough on her platedue to the stress of her hernia surgery and that dinner party from Hell. Fans were startled when her husband added some more unneeded stress on top before the ladies had made it to dessert. After a rousing truth-telling game that actually turned into Sutton Stracke telling her true opinion to Teddi Mellencamp, hostess, Kyle Richards tried to turn the attention to the husbands having no idea that it would make for a more uncomfortable situation.

Aaron Phypers tried his best to explain what he does for a living as it seemed to viewers it was his true passion but took a turn toward the bizarre. The 47-year-old first explained to the table that everything they had been taught about diseases was untrue. He explained that when he was younger, he had lived near the largest nuclear facility in North America and watched many people die of cancer. Hedove deep into explain how he could not understand how an atom could be split with sound but they could not heal the sick. He lost most of the table when he started to explain the space between saying 99.9 percent is space, but its oscillating at a frequency that appears to be real in our reality. Does that make sense?

The most bizarre part of the conversation was when Phypers told everyone that cancer was in them right now, but his wife quickly shut him down. Explaining in a confessional that her husband gets amazing results and certain organizations do not like those results, implying her family was in constant danger. The couple soon left the party as Richards needed rest but also wanted her family to stay safe as she shared, they are often followed by ominous cars.

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Controversial alternative medicine magazine pulled from the shelves of Coles and Woolies – 7NEWS.com.au

Posted on May 3, 2020 by Danzig

A controversial alternative medicine magazine has been pulled from the shelves of Coles and Woolworths after a radio host slammed it as dangerous and misleading.

2GB host Ben Fordham took issue with the April-May 2020 edition of What Doctors Dont Tell You, describing it as full of dangerous information, dodgy medical advice and conspiracy theories.

The magazine, which focuses on holistic medicines and complementary therapies, has only been available on the Australian market since August 2019.

The UK-based publication began life as a newsletter in 1989 and purports to bring its readers world-leading research and groundbreaking news.

On Twitter, Fordham shared an image of the latest editions front cover, which includes headlines about healing spines without surgery, how to stay protected from Wi-Fi and 5G, and how to heal diabetes with a keto diet.

Fordham also accuses the magazine of downplaying the dangers of coronavirus and linking vaccines to autism.

On Tuesday, both Coles and Woolworths confirmed they were pulling the magazine from sale nationwide.

This magazine was ranged as part of a two-week trial of new magazine titles under an arrangement with our supplier, Coles said in a statement.

Coles does not endorse the content of the magazine and it is now being removed from sale and will not be part of our range going forward.

Coles encourages all Australians to follow the advice of government health authorities on all health matters including COVID-19.

Fact check: Vitamins C and D are not used in ‘conventional treatment’ of coronavirus – USA TODAY

Posted on May 3, 2020 by Danzig

R-0 may be the most important scientific term youve never heard of when it comes to stopping the coronavirus pandemic. USA TODAY

Despite a lack of evidence that vitamins are effective against the novel coronavirus, adoctor with a history of making misleading claims says they are being used as a treatment for the virus.

An April 7 article by Dr. Joseph Mercola headlined Vitamins C and D finally adopted as coronavirus treatment claims that vitamins C and D are now (finally) being adopted in the conventional treatment of novel coronavirus.

Mercola is a doctor of osteopathy who promotes alternative medicines. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued Mercola at least three warning lettersover the years, accusing him of making false or misleading claims about products he has promoted on his website. For years, medical experts have also criticized Mercola for sharing dangerous information.

The information hes putting out to the public is extremely misleading and potentially very dangerous, Dr. Stephen Barrett told Chicago Magazine for a 2012 article about Mercola. Barrett runs QuackWatch.org, a medical watchdog website. He exaggerates the risks and potential dangers of legitimate science-based medical care, and he promotes a lot of unsubstantiated ideas and sells (certain)products with claims that are misleading.

Mercolas claim about vitamins and the coronavirus cites a New York Post article from March 24 thatdescribes the use of vitamin C by Northwell Health, a New York hospital system, to treat patients with coronavirus.

Northwell spokesperson Jason Molinet confirmed to USA TODAY that vitamin C was one of many therapies employed at the discretion of physicians in our health system.

Molinet declined to answer follow-up questions about how widespread the use of vitamin C was, what the results of the treatment were and what studies or data Northwell relied on when deciding whether to use vitamin C as part of COVID-19 treatment. He also declined to make a doctor available to speak about the treatment, saying that thats the extent of our statement on this.

More: Fact check: Are governors' stay-at-home orders bad for your health?

Dr. William Schaffner, medical director for the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases and a professor of infectious diseases at Vanderbilt Universitys School of Medicine, said hes heard claims that vitamins C and D can be used either to prevent disease or to treat it.

I sure wish they were true, but theres no evidence to support either of those vitamins being an effective either preventive or treatment in any dose. If that were true, believe me it would be headline news and we would all be recommending it, he said.

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Specifically, the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases states its a myth that extra vitamin C will prevent COVID-19.

There is no evidence that taking extra vitamin C will fight against COVID-19. In fact, the body can only absorb a certain amount of vitamin C and any excess will be excreted, the organization says in a graphic available on its website.

Boththe Centers for Disease Control and PreventionandWorld Health Organizationstate the only way to minimize the chances of contracting the virus is to take preventative steps against becoming infected.

Social distancingfrom other people, frequent handwashing and cleaning of often-used surfaces are the only techniques on which there is expert consensus that theyminimize the likelihoodof contracting the novel coronavirus.

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A research team at Zhongnan Hospital in Wuhan, China,began a study on vitamin C treatments for COVID-19on Feb. 14. The program is expected to be completed at the end of September. No findings have been published.

Clinical trials of various treatments for COVID-19 are underway to gain a more accurate understanding of their effectiveness, but many of those trials will not be completed for months. Those trials will provide additional evidence about the likely benefits and likely risks of such treatments, Schaffner said.

Theres no such thing as a drug or treatment program thats free of side effects, he said.

A recent study of one drug, remdesivir, showed it could modestly improve recovery times for patients with COVID-19, although the study's findings have not been peer-reviewed.The FDA issuedan emergency approval for the drug on Friday.

"The data shows that remdesivir has a clear-cut, significant, positive effect in diminishing the time to recovery," Dr. Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said Wednesday.

Schaffner said many COVID-19 patients are being treated based on anecdotal evidence as doctors consult with patients and their families about the risks on a case-by-case basis.

It does not surprise me that here or there a physician, a patient, or maybe even a hospital, would include these vitamins as part of therapies. But theres no evidence that theyre better than nothing at all, he said.

While vitamin C is being used, at least in one New York hospital system, to help treat some patients on a case-by-case basis, there is no evidence to suggest that it is effective. And occasional use of vitamins C or D in COVID-19 treatment at the discretion of a patient and their doctor is not the same as saying they are being adopted in the conventional treatment of the coronavirus, as Mercolas article states.

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COVID-19: Potential impact on Complementary and Alternative Medicine Market Regulations and Competitive Landscape Outlook to 2019-2033 3w Market News…

Posted on May 3, 2020 by Danzig

The report on the Complementary and Alternative Medicine market provides a birds eye view of the current proceeding within the Complementary and Alternative Medicine market. Further, the report also takes into account the impact of the novel COVID-19 pandemic on the Complementary and Alternative Medicine market and offers a clear assessment of the projected market fluctuations during the forecast period. The different factors that are likely to impact the overall dynamics of the Complementary and Alternative Medicine market over the forecast period (2019-2029) including the current trends, growth opportunities, restraining factors, and more are discussed in detail in the market study.

The Complementary and Alternative Medicine market report firstly introduced the basics: definitions, classifications, applications and market overview; product specifications; manufacturing processes; cost structures, raw materials and so on. Then it analyzed the worlds main region market conditions, including the product price, profit, capacity, production, supply, demand and market growth rate and forecast etc. In the end, the Complementary and Alternative Medicine market report introduced new project SWOT analysis, investment feasibility analysis, and investment return analysis.

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The major players profiled in this Complementary and Alternative Medicine market report include:

The key players covered in this studyColumbia NutritionalHerb PharmHerbal HillsHelio USADeepure PlusNordic NaturalsPure encapsulationsIyengar Yoga InstituteJohn Schumachers Unity Woods Yoga CenterYoga TreeThe Healing CompanyQuantum Touch

Market segment by Type, the product can be split intoBotanicalsAcupunctureMind, Body, and YogaMagnetic InterventionMarket segment by Application, split intoDirect ContactE-trainingDistance Correspondence

Market segment by Regions/Countries, this report coversNorth AmericaEuropeChinaJapanSoutheast AsiaIndiaCentral & South America

The study objectives of this report are:To analyze global Complementary and Alternative Medicine status, future forecast, growth opportunity, key market and key players.To present the Complementary and Alternative Medicine development in North America, Europe, China, Japan, Southeast Asia, India and Central & South America.To strategically profile the key players and comprehensively analyze their development plan and strategies.To define, describe and forecast the market by type, market and key regions.

In this study, the years considered to estimate the market size of Complementary and Alternative Medicine are as follows:History Year: 2015-2019Base Year: 2019Estimated Year: 2020Forecast Year 2020 to 2026For the data information by region, company, type and application, 2019 is considered as the base year. Whenever data information was unavailable for the base year, the prior year has been considered.

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Men rate their IQ higher than women do and this may be due to differences in general self-concept – PsyPost

Posted on May 3, 2020 by Danzig

The literature on self-estimated intelligence (SEI) extends back 50 years and finds, overall, that men consistently estimate their IQ higher than women do. A new study, published in the Journal of Intelligence, replicated this finding and offers additional insight into the psychological processes underlying SEI.

The study wanted to examine how SEI would relate to other self-beliefs, namely physical attractiveness, health, and emotional intelligence. The researchers suggest that self-rated IQ is but one component in a general self-esteem factor.

The idea, the authors explain, was that most self-ratings are positively correlated into an overall self-concept and self-esteem measure, with people feeling more or less positive about themselves.

Researchers were also interested in how SEI would relate to certain general beliefs, such as religious belief and belief in alternative medicine.

Previous work showed that those who held more religious beliefs and less belief in science tended to give themselves lower SEI, possibly because they were indeed less intelligent or else less convinced of the scientific credibility of IQ tests.

An initial study was conducted, where 517 men and women completed questionnaires asking them to estimate their intelligence, emotional intelligence, physical attractiveness, and physical health. They also rated their religious belief, their belief in alternative medicine, and the extent to which they were an optimist.

A second study looked to replicate the first one and additionally explored how SEI relates to belief in conspiracy theories. This study had 475 adults complete the same self-ratings as the first study, and additionally rate their belief in popular conspiracy theories. Subjects also participated in a general knowledge intelligence test.

Results from both studies were in line with previous research showing that men tended to estimate their intelligence higher than women did. The authors relate this to past research saying, This male hubris effect is found in a very wide range of self-assessments of ability and attractiveness, suggesting that intelligence may not be particularly special.

Both studies supported the researchers hypothesis that SEI is related to other self-beliefs. SEI was positively associated with estimates of emotional intelligence, health, and attractiveness.

Nearly everyone believes they are more intelligent than average. Males tend to show hubris, females humility. There is only a modest correlation between actual and estimated intelligence, said study author Adrian Furnham, a psychology professor at Norwegian Business School.

Whilst he mechanism or process of this is unclear, the authors say, it supports the vast self-concept literature, now extended to the SEI literature.

Researchers had expected beliefs in religion and alternative medicine to be correlated with lower SEI, given that previous studies show that those with higher IQ tend to be more skeptical about these topics. Findings from the first study, however, seemed to contradict this idea. No relationship was found between belief in alternative medicine and self-rated IQ. Belief in religion was found to be positively related to SEI.

The second study, on the other hand, provided support for the idea that less belief in science is associated with lower self-rated IQ. While no relationship was found between religious belief and SEI, those who believed in alternative medicine or conspiracy theories showed lower self-ratings of IQ.

The authors conclude that their findings support the idea of a general self-concept underlying self-estimated intelligence. As for future research, they say, The question remains as to what self-ratings of specific skills (i.e., negotiation, presentation) or other attributes (i.e., strengths like courage, kindness) are also positively associated with SEI and why.

The study, Correlates of Self-Estimated Intelligence, was authored by Adrian Furnham and Simmy Grover.

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Telemedicine offers alternative to office visit in the age of COVID-19 – The Daily News Online

Posted on May 3, 2020 by Danzig

Telemedicine offers alternative to office visit in the age of COVID-19

General Physician PCs Dr. Ripple Marfatia, who has offices in Castile and Attica, confronts the threat of COVID-19 every day he comes to work. His primary care offices both have a steady stream of older patients, many with underlying health conditions that make them vulnerable to COVID-19.

Many of my patients are worried about leaving their homes, Marfatia says. They are taking social distancing seriously, but they also need their medical care.

Realizing the growing need to treat such patients, General Physician PC expanded its telemedicine service to better serve its patients navigating this new frontier of life under social distancing rules.

Patients are surprised at how easy the video calls are, Marfatia says. I can ask all of the same questions I would during an office visit, examine the patient and diagnose a number of different conditions.

He says there is some apprehension among his patients at first, but once they have had a video visit, they appreciate the care without the potential risk of leaving home during the pandemic.

People are used to medicine the way they have always experienced it, he says. This will take a little getting used to, but it is an excellent way to ensure our patients are still getting the care they need during these times.

The growth in telemedicine predates the arrival of COVID-19. According to the New England Journal of Medicine, telemedicine is offered through more than 50 major health systems in the United Stated. Most importantly for patients, many insurance companies are covering video visits at the same cost they would a traditional office visit.

One of the biggest obstacles to widespread implementation has always been accessibility. Now, with more than 80 percent of Americans owning smartphones, telemedicine has become a much more viable option. For physicians such as Marfatia, telemedicine has offered patients an added sense of peace of mind.

Just because we have COVID-19 doesnt mean people arent getting sick or presenting with other medical needs, Marfatia says. We had to find a way to safely, effectively care for those patients, as well as our COVID-19 cases, without putting anyone at risk. Telemedicine is a wonderful solution to that challenge.

According to a recent survey conducted by the Washington Post, another major obstacle doctors report is patients who are uncomfortable with video visits because it is so opposite of what they have always known. Marfatia says many people feel comfortable with their doctor and want to see them face to face.

Many of my patients have been coming to me for years, and that is true for doctors across our organization, he says. We dont operate our offices where you take a number and get whichever physician is available, he says. My patients know me, and they have come to trust me with their health.

In the end, according to Marfatia and his team, video visits are the safest alternative to traditional visits during this global pandemic.

We are able to take care of most of your needs from home, so it is safer for you right now, he says. It will allow us to maintain your health, while decreasing the chances of you contracting COVID-19.

To learn more about video visits, or to find a General Physician PC office near you, visit http://www.gppconline.com.

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COVID-19 Impacts on Complementary And Alternative Medicine Market Growth Ratio Analysis with Top Players Optum, Inc., Ach, Quantum-Touch – Bandera…

Posted on May 3, 2020 by Danzig

Global Complementary And Alternative Medicine Market Size, Status and Forecast 2020-2027

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Memoir muses on mother’s final years – Winnipeg Free Press

Posted on May 3, 2020 by Danzig

Humour, tenderness, frustration and anger are all contained in Rachel Matlows memoir Dead Mom Walking, about the life and death of her mother, Elaine.

Matlows book is dubbed a "Traumedy," which reflects her even blend of comedy and tragedy to form a uniquely personal narrative. She writes about the approximately six-year period between when her mother was first diagnosed with Stage 1 rectal cancer and the months following Elaines death, in which Matlow seeks deeper insight into the overwhelming question: Why did her mother refuse to follow her oncologists and doctors advice for treatment?

Matlow, who was a longtime producer on CBC Radios Q, first explored her mothers story in an audiocast of the same name that won a 2016 Third Coast award and a 2017 Gabriel Award.

Elaine was never a typical mom to Matlow and her brother Josh. She followed her own desires to travel and explore the world without seeming to experience the guilt many mothers feel about leaving their children.

A teacher at an alternative school in Toronto, Elaine maintains a friendship with her ex-husband, Teddy, while going through a series of boyfriends.

On one hand, Matlow admires her mothers sense of adventure and free spirit. But she also envies others whose mothers behave in a more conventional manner.

Elaine announces her plan to cure her cancer through alternative medicine, including herbal tinctures, a raw food diet and talking to her cancer cells. She reads a number of books about people who were supposedly cured without conventional medical treatment and develops a distrust for what she calls "Big Pharma."

"Listen," she tells Matlow, "if I had faith in Western medicine I would endure its hazards. I wish I could believe in it. But I dont."

While Matlow struggles to convince her mother to listen to the medical experts rather than a bunch of con artists, she also fights to stay sane at work. She details the nightmare she experienced as a producer working with former Q host Jian Ghomeshi. "At work I was busy navigating another persons warped perspective. Jian had his own version of reality and he expected everyone to go along with it."

She describes how Ghomeshi took credit for the work of others, twisting the truth so Matlow and her co-workers felt that they were in the wrong.

While Ghomeshis ultimate dismissal from CBC after he was accused of assaulting three women is well-known, Matlows personal revelations about working with him prior to that are insightful. His public persona, primarily created by Matlows words and those of other producers who wrote his memorable opening monologues, differed so greatly from his true nature.

As Elaines health gradually declines and hopes of finding a cure dwindle, Matlow gives up a personal relationship to move in with her. Mother and daughter enjoy quality time watching movies about Paris and remembering their shared adventures there.

Matlow knows Elaines time has almost run out, but Elaine is still shocked when a doctor tells her that her mother has only weeks to live. She ultimately describes her mothers death in a very realistic, loving manner.

In the time after her mothers death, Matlow keeps busy organizing Elaines "after-party" featuring more than 100 guests. She also has a memorial bench placed on a pathway close to her mothers former apartment building with an inscription Elaine requested. But soon Matlows grief catches up with her ,and she is forced to dig deeper into their relationship.

While most of us dont have a mother like Elaine, we know someone who is likely to reject conventional medicine and gamble on their ability to find a magical cure for their illness. Matlows account of desperately trying to convince her mother to make the right choice while still respecting her right to choose makes Dead Mom Walking a sad but insightful book.

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PolitiFact: Ultraviolet light not a common way to kill viruses and bacteria in the body – Tampa Bay Times

Posted on May 3, 2020 by Danzig

Health experts have debunked President Donald Trumps idea to potentially use sunlight to treat coronavirus patients. But some social media users say the president is onto something.

An April 24 Facebook post shows an image of what appears to be someone hooked up to an IV that is emanating blue light. The caption claims it shows a "UV radiation" treatment.

"For all you dummies that have absolutely no idea what trump is talking about... INTERNAL DISINFECTANT aka Ultraviolet Radiation is administered into the body as a disinfectant to kill bacteria and viruses and this has been used for a while now," reads the post.

This post was flagged as part of Facebooks efforts to combat false news and misinformation on its News Feed. (Read more about our partnership with Facebook.)

During an April 23 press briefing, Trump floated the idea of using light to treat COVID-19 patients after a Department of Homeland Security official presented a preliminary study that found sunlight kills the coronavirus on certain surfaces. We found no evidence to suggest such a treatment would work on patients, but we wanted to take a closer look at this recent Facebook post.

While the exact origin of the image in the post is unclear, its central claim that some health care providers inject UV light into patients to kill bacteria and viruses is inaccurate. We reached out to the original poster for evidence, but we havent heard back.

We used a reverse image search to scour the internet for the source of the photo in the Facebook post. While we couldnt find the source, we did find several tweets from the same day that included the image.

One user who shared the photo claimed it shows ultraviolet blood irradiation (UBI). The treatment involves drawing a patients blood, then exposing that blood to an external light box before returning it to the body. It was popular in the mid 20th century before the development of antibiotics and was used to treat conditions including pneumonia, tuberculosis, arthritis and asthma.

Now ultraviolet blood irradiation is mainly used in the alternative-medicine community. But UV light is not administered into patients bodies, as the Facebook post claims, and experts who have experimented with the treatment say there is no scientific evidence that it kills bacteria or viruses.

Dr. Edzard Ernst, an emeritus professor of complementary medicine at the University of Exeter in the United Kingdom, said the research into ultraviolet blood irradiation and related methods has been limited in scope.

"Yes, there are quite a few papers on UBI and related methods. But most of them are in-vitro studies, while robust clinical trials are missing completely," Ernst wrote in an April 25 blog post. "Needless to say also that UBI is an invasive treatment where lots of things might go badly wrong."

There are three types of UV light: UVA, UVB and UVC. The first makes up the majority of radiation that reaches the Earth, the second can cause sunburn and skin cancer, and the third destroys genetic material.

Applying UVC light to rooms and surfaces has helped some hospitals cut the transmission rate of diseases like MRSA, which can linger in rooms after patients are discharged. The light waves kill bacteria and viruses by disrupting their DNA.

But applying UVC light directly to the body would damage genetic material and cause burns within seconds, experts told PolitiFact. Physicians do sometimes use UVA or UVB light to treat skin lymphoma, but they avoid giving patients too much, as it could increase their chances of developing skin cancer later in life.

"There is a modified version of this in which a drug can be injected ahead of time to increase cell sensitivity to externally applied UV, but in general its not possible to inject UV light itself," said Dr. Angela Rasmussen, an associate research scientist at Columbia Universitys Center for Infection and Immunity, in an email.

Health care providers also sometimes treat donated blood or plasma with radiation before performing infusions to prevent certain diseases, but most American blood banks use gamma rays or X-rays. Thats different from using UV light to treat blood or plasma thats still inside a patient.

"There is no evidence that injecting UV light into the body will kill bacteria or viruses," said Dr. Krutika Kuppalli, a clinical assistant professor in the Division of Infectious Diseases and Geographic Medicine at Stanford University, in an email. "We irradiate blood that has been taken out of the body, but that is different than using UV light. I am not sure what that picture is in the Facebook post."

The Facebook post is inaccurate. We rate it False.

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UV radiation is not a common way to kill viruses and bacteria in the body – PolitiFact

Posted on May 3, 2020 by Danzig

Health experts have debunked President Donald Trumps idea to potentially use sunlight to treat coronavirus patients. But some social media users say the president is onto something.

An April 24 Facebook post shows an image of what appears to be someone hooked up to an IV that is emanating blue light. The caption claims it shows a "UV radiation" treatment.

This post was flagged as part of Facebooks efforts to combat false news and misinformation on its News Feed. (Read more about our partnership with Facebook.)

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One user who shared the photo claimed it shows ultraviolet blood irradiation (UBI). The treatment involves drawing a patients blood, then exposing that blood to an external light box before returning it to the body. It was popular in the mid-20th century before the development of antibiotics and was used to treat conditions including pneumonia, tuberculosis, arthritis and asthma..

Now UBI is mainly used in the alternative-medicine community. But UV light is not "administered" into patients bodies, as the Facebook post claims, and experts who have experimented with the treatment say there is no scientific evidence that it kills bacteria or viruses.

Dr. Edzard Ernst, an emeritus professor of complementary medicine at the University of Exeter in the United Kingdom, said the research into UBI and related methods has been limited in scope.

RELATED: Why Trumps comments on using disinfectants, sunlight to treat COVID-19 are wrong

Health care providers also sometimes treat donated blood or plasma with radiation before performing infusions to prevent certain diseases, but most American blood banks use gamma rays or x-rays. Thats different from using UV light to treat blood or plasma thats still inside a patient.

The Facebook post is inaccurate. We rate it False.

UV radiation is not a common way to kill viruses and bacteria in the body - PolitiFact

Akintunde Ayeni to the Rescue – THISDAY Newspapers

Posted on May 3, 2020 by Danzig

Nature, it is said, abhors a vacuum. Guess famous herbal medicine practitioner, Prince Akintunde Ayeni has finally grasped the full effect of this Aristotle fact. For so many years, this gentleman bestrode the alternative medicine sector like a colossus to the extent that he became a staple for international media organizations like BBC and CNN, who ran a documentary on his exploits.

But as he turned a pathfinder to so many other interested herbal medicine practitioners, he unknowingly yielded the space and relaxed. While he was quiet, foreign herbal products took over and seized the market. In fact, at a time, there were rumours swirling at the grapevine suggesting that he had quit the business due to competition. But the growing concern on the outbreak of the novel Coronavirus globally, rocking Nigeria inclusive, has jerked Ayeni, who is the National President of the Herbal Society of Nigeria, back into action for a research into a remedy to the virus.

Ayeni , popularly known as Yem-kem, is recognized as one of the few individuals who have put the country on the world map, particularly through the practice of traditional medicine.He is one of the few trado-medical practitioners who have re-invented the trado-medical system of healing. At a point, many had thought that he was out of business, particularly after cutting down on his presence in the media space and also reducing his companys 48 branches to 7 across Nigeria.

But close sources, in chats with Society Watch, have dismissed the claim, saying the famous trado-medicine practitioner is doing well.According to one of the sources, Before now, he was doing consultations across Nigeria. But he later set up a factory in Ogun State, where he now manufactures drugs.

This made him go on a low profile, thereby fueling speculations that he is experiencing a reversal of fortune.Since the break of the deadly COVID-19 virus in Nigeria, the Pathfinder Hotel boss has been charged with the duty of finding a lasting trado-medical cure to the deadly virus.He and his team are said to have gone into a research in partnership with the Arole Oodua, Ooni of Ife, HIM Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi.

The source further said: Yemkem is getting closer to proffering a lasting solution to the virus with our local herbs.In a few months from now, the company will announce its result to the general public.

He is currently working on herbal formula to find a lasting solution to the pandemic. The vaccine will boost the immunity to fight against the virus. He and his team are close to getting a result and working closely with NAFDAC in trial phase and getting a certification from the board.

In the next few months, the vaccine will be ready for human consumption.All he seeks is a partnership with the government so as to enhance a smooth partnership that works.Society watch also gathered that the well-travelled Ayeni is also partnering with an America-based show promoter and businessman, Otunba Demola Oyefeso, for international distribution of his products.

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The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills Recap: Regrets Only – Vulture

Posted on May 3, 2020 by Danzig

So far we have spent two episodes talking about the fact that Teddi Mellencamp, a grown woman and accountability coach, cannot reasonably draft a text message. This has been the central conflict of the story, and I find it to be a conflict that is so easily solved that I dont want to spend that much time talking about it.

It all boils down to this: Teddi texted everyone that she is having a retreat and she would like them to come. She then said, Come when you want. I dont care if you come or not, but maybe it would be nice. The entire problem here is that Teddi refuses to make her intentions clear. If she wants them there, she should say, I would like for you to come, not qualify it with, Maybe you wont be into it, to shield herself from some of her co-workers not wanting to join her at her retreat. To make it worse, when they ask her questions about it, she can provide no clarity whatsoever. When should we be there? Whenever we want. What should we bring? I dont know. Stuff? Should we even bother at this point? I dont know, and I dont really care.

I would find all of this incredibly frustrating. If you want me to attend something just tell me when and where and I will be there. I have literally never turned down an invitation, and that includes to take a Scientology e-meter test in the 42nd Street subway station. I really dont like Sutton, but I cant say that I blame her for being confused by Teddis wishy-washy responses to all of her questions.

All of this stuff comes up at dinner with Teddi, Lisa, and Sutton, and its clear that Teddi and Sutton dont really like each other. Teddi says that she is very direct as a person and thats what she wants from a friend, not someone who is going to kiss her ass. In her defense, Sutton is like a dog with a bone with this thing about the retreat. She keeps bringing it up and panting for an answer. Just chill out a bit, Sutton. Relax and dont try so hard and maybe it will happen.

The difference between her and Garcelle, the other new addition to the cast, is stark. You can see it when everyone arrives at Kyles house for dinner. First of all, everyone is dressed like theyre going to Elton Johns birthday party, and it is a lot of fashion on display. Kyle is wearing a white shirt with marabou around the sleeves, which is a little Carol Channing, but cute. Teddi even looks cute wearing a silver lam 70s disco dress. Dorit looks chic even though she has a giant chain in her hair and is carrying the $1,860 Perrin Paris clutch that Sutton gave out in the gift bags at her store opening. (How did she afford that? Did you see how many shots there were in this episode of that ugly clutch that looks like a boxing glove humping a piano bench? She deffo got those for free.)

Erika and Lisa arrive together in matching fabulosity, with Erika in balloon sleeves and latex pants and Rinna in a zebra pantsuit with bell-bottoms bigger than one of Harry Hamlins pie plates. Rachel Zoe just sent it over today! Denise, fresh from surgery, is wearing a Champagne-and-gold cocktail dress that she makes look effortless. Then theres Sutton, the only person wearing a color, in an ill-fitting Dolce & Gabbana red dress with the reliquary of the Virgin Mary on the front and other religious-looking embellishments. It looks like a pillow you would find in the discount bin at Pier One. When asked if its couture she says, No, its just ready to wear, and Teddi, who still looks better than Sutton, says, Whats ready to wear? The dismissive downward glare of Erika Jayne at that moment is enough to flip the jet stream off its course.

As Sutton stands around uptight and everyone strains to find a topic of conversation, Garcelle struts in, wearing a white mens shirt tucked into a billowing tulle skirt that is a blacker version of Carrie Bradshaws infamous tutu. Immediately everyone lights up and accepts her and wants to talk about her outfit and play with her. She is everything Sutton wants to be and cant figure out.

Then, when everyone is sitting down to dinner, Sutton is put out because there arent place cards and she doesnt know where to sit. As everyone is taking their seats, Sutton goes up to Kyle at the head of the table and is like, Kyle, where should I sit? I dont know where to sit and Im feeling very uncomfortable. Just sit anywhere! This isnt musical chairs. There are enough seats for everyone. Find the empty chair and smother it with your ready-to-wear monstrosity. Sutton says that she is very well mannered, but if she was that well mannered, she wouldnt have made her host and all the other guests uncomfortable with her actions. If she was well mannered she would have found a place, sat down next to anyone and said, Hello, Im Sutton, and introduced a flaccid hand to the person sitting on either side of her; its not that hard.

The problem with Sutton, and there are many, is that she is trying to force her idea of how things should be handled on the group as a whole rather than figuring out how the group works and inserting herself into it. When Garcelle asks if Mauricio will be getting some that night because Kyle just returned home from months away, Sutton says loudly, That is not dinner-table conversation. Um, does she know who is at this dinner table? Has she seen an Erika Jayne video? Does she know that Lisa Rinna has a whole chapter in her book about blow-job techniques? In this group, that is dinner-table conversation, and her trying to put the kibosh on it is making her look worse than them talking about BJs over the soup course.

Next, Lisa introduces an idiotic game where everyone goes around the table and says what their first impression of the person next to them was and what they think of that person now. When someone asks the particulars, Mauricio says, Were skipping the guys. He wants no part of productions reindeer games. I agree with Sutton, this game is dumb. Its like, I thought you were beautiful at first and now I think youre even more beautiful. As everyone is being so nice Mauricio says, You are all so sweet. These are not the girls I know, which introduces a montage of all of the wineglass-smashing fights weve seen over the years.

I would now like to play a game, and it is called, How many edibles did Mauricio eat before this dinner party? Ill guess three. Maybe four? First hes hanging out in just his towel [insert Eartha Kitt growl here] in the living room and cant even remember that there is a dinner party happening in his home in the next 60 minutes. Then he opts out of the game and makes fun of the women from the far side of the table. Then, when Aaron goes on his tirade about Western medicine, Mauricio is like, Yeah, man. Thats so true, man, at the end of the table like Aaron is talking about his time touring with the Dead.

Aarons speech. Okay. Phew. Um. Yeah. Im not really sure how to address this. It kicks off when Kyle says, Aaron, other than training arms every day, were not really sure what you do. The answer should have been something like, I run a clinic for alternative medicine, or something summing up his entire business in a few sentences. Easy. To the point. Instead, Aaron launches into a monologue that starts with, Everything you know about medicine is wrong. Its like the first sentence of a whiteboard YouTube video that is 43 minutes long.

I am not going to attack the contents of Aarons speech. I couldnt really tell what he was talking about and I have a feeling that, as long as it seemed on television, it went on even longer in person. Its hard to gauge exactly what he meant by the spliced segments about how there is room in an atom and we can smash it with sound but we cant cure diseases, or about how cancer is a bodys best friend. I dont know what was going on. He had obviously been drinking, and he might have had a little bit of Mauricios edible. I cant say. I have no clue. I cant put this into context other than to say that he should have noticed he lost the audience and just stopped talking.

Whats really odd is what he and Denise have to say about it. She tells him to speak very carefully. In the preview of the season, this comment seemed to be used in relation to Denises relationship with Brandi Glanville (say her name three times and she shall appear), so Im a little sad that it was actually uttered in a totally different context. Denise says that Aaron is followed all the time because his methods of healing are better than those promoted by big corporations that make money off traditional medicine. This seems, I dont know, far-fetched. It reminds me of Randy and Evi Quaid, a Hollywood couple that fell into a group paranoid delusion that they were being pursued. Its all rather odd. But then someone brings up the sex of Teddis baby, and everything seems to snap back to normal.

Then the party starts to disband, and everyone hangs around doing shots of Fireball in Kyles living room. Things eventually get very rowdy and Kyle Richards dependably pulls out her only party trick: doing the splits. But did you notice that, as she gets closer and closer to the ground, she doesnt quite make it? She has to sort of cheat to get down to the carpet, and it made me very sad. The passage of time gets us all. Limbs straighten, joints freeze, tendons clench, suppleness leaks out of the body like nectar through a sieve, and all we will have at the end of it are awkward dinner parties saved by so many shots of indigestible fire.

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Coles and Woolworths to pull magazine urging readers to ‘protect yourself from Wi-Fi and 5G’ – mUmBRELLA*

Posted on May 3, 2020 by Danzig

Woolworths and Coles have agreed to remove an alternative medicine magazine from shelves which promotes a feature on protecting yourself from Wi-Fi and 5G, healing your spine without surgery and healing diabetes.

The tagline of the bi-monthly title, What Doctors Dont Tell You, is helping you make better health choices, but 2GB host Ben Fordham slammed it as dangerous misinformation which is produced by lunatics who link vaccines to autism and downplay the dangers of coronavirus, urging Australias two biggest supermarkets to stop selling the magazine.

Weve been speaking about the dangerous nutter [My Kitchen Rules judge] Pete Evans and his cuckoo theories about machines with recipes for coronavirus [Evans was fined $25,000 last week over the claims]. Well now Ive got some serious questions for the major supermarkets to answer, Fordham said on his drive-time program yesterday afternoon.

Because if you go into Coles or Woolworths today, youll find a magazine for sale at the checkout. Its called What Doctors Dont Tell You and its filled with dangerous misinformation and dodgy health advice.

What is Coles and Woolies doing allowing these nut-cases to spread this dangerous stuff at their checkouts?

At the time Fordham spoke on air, he said neither supermarket had agreed to pull the title, but soon thereafter, both Coles and Woolworths committed to removing What Doctors Dont Tell You from shelves, and encouraged their customers to follow expert medical advice.

Coles said the magazine was ranged as part of a two-week trial of new magazine titles under an arrangement with our supplier.

Coles does not endorse the content of the magazine and it is now being removed from sale and will not be part of our range going forward, a spokesperson said.

Coles encourages all Australians to follow the advice of government health authorities on all health matters including COVID-19.

Mumbrella understands Woolworths was stocking What Doctors Dont Tell You in the aisle of around 100 supermarkets. A spokesperson said it appreciates customers concern and has informed the supplier well be removing the magazine from sale.

As always, we would encourage our customers to seek and follow expert medical advice, the spokesperson added.

The What Doctors Dont Tell You website states that Since 1989, WDDTY has provided thousands of resources on how to beat asthma, arthritis, depression and many other chronic conditions. It began as a newsletter, and now claims to be the largest magazine of its kind in the UK, sold in 14 countries worldwide.

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UNSW associate professor of medical science, Dr Darren Saunders, told Fordham that the story on Wi-Fi and 5G part of a conspiracy theory falsely claiming that 5G caused the COVID-19 pandemic was of particular concern.

These kind of magazines, theres a trick to them Theres very science-y sounding words and they kind of use that as a hook to drag you in to all of the conspiracy stuff and the dangerous advice around vaccines, Dr Saunders said.

The stuff thats on the cover here around Wi-Fi and 5G. Weve seen some really dangerous stuff being circulated in the last two weeks around coronavirus. And, in fact, when you dig into the magazine, the guy that wrote that article has been spreading that conspiracy around coronavirus and 5G.

That sort of stuff, in the current climate, is just nuts.

Mumbrella has contacted What Doctors Dont Tell You for comment.

Ding-dong over COVID-19 cure – Daily Sun

Posted on May 3, 2020 by Danzig

Chika Abanobi

The recent public approval and recommendation by President Andry Rajoelina of Madagascar, of COVID-Organics, a herbal medicine produced by his countrys Madagascar Institute of Applied Research (IMRA), which specialises in the study of medicinal plants, has prompted a renewed call on government, state and federal, by practitioners of alternative medicine in Nigeria, to accord similar recognition to Nigerian herbal solutions especially in the fight against COVID-19.

Leading the pack are: Dr. Benjamin Amodu, lead phytochemical researcher, African Alternative Medicine, Hospital, Abuja; Dr. Andrew Abue, Associate Professor of Anatomy and Anthropology, Department of Anatomical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, University of Abuja, and Dr. Darlington Akukwu of College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Imo State University, Owerri. The three medical practitioners claimed to have jointly produced a range of herbal supplements (names withheld), which, when properly combined, are capable of curing COVID-19, in the absence of any officially recognized and approved vaccine.

Though IMRAs COVID-Organics has not been tested internationally, it made quite a sight when President Rajoelina got on the state television, and after gulping some dose of it, in full glare of teeming viewers, lifted up the bottle and said: This herbal tea gives results in seven days. We can change the history of the entire world. Two people have now been cured by this treatment.

The letter of introduction

That is the kind of encouragement that Dr. Amodu, et al said they expected to receive from government and its agencies for coming up with those range of medical products but they were a bit disappointed when it was not forthcoming.

I contacted Nigerian medical authorities in regards to my solution, said Amodu who, apart from other medical qualifications, trained under Elizabeth Kafaru of blessed memory. Ten daysafter the virus broke out and a call was made out to scientists in regards to a solution for this pandemic. I wrote the minister ofscience and technology on the solutionI provide.

The letter dated February 8, 2020, and, a copy which is in the possession ofSaturday Sun, partly read: We are a Nigerian research organization working in the specific areas of communicable and non-communicable diseases. Our research effort in these areas has produced very good result so far as our NAFDAC-listed products have been found effective on a number of viral diseases like HIV, Hepatitis ABCD and E, Ebola, Lassa and Dengue Fevers. When Ebola broke out, we tested our p+3 on HV medication to see their effect or CD8, which is a specific sign of an effectiveness on the Haemorrhagic fevers, with our three patients initial CD4 and CD5 taken, after three months of the product uses, the parameters were taken, with profound increases in CD4 count and CD8 count, in fact the increases in the CD8 which is specific for the haemorrhagic fever were greater than those of the CD4.

In this specific case, our time-effective throat cancer food supplements will attack the throat effect of the coronavirus, prevent and disallow further degeneration into pneumonia and lung diseases. Our Texas University certified lung cancer curewill prevent the pneumonia or lung diseases thereby stopping the virus. It can be used by everybody for prevention and the disease management. I wish to present the products as soon as the Minister gives me a date to do so.

The Madagascar miracle and view from Nigeria

But the alternative medicine advocate regrets that till today, he and his colleagues have not been invited to showcase their products. And, he wishes that things were the same here as in Madagascar where the government stood solidly behind their researchers.The pandemic is said to have affected 128 people in that country, but there is no record of death, allegedly thanks to the COVID-Organics, the herbal mixture prepared from Artemisia, known as sweet wormwood. A traditional plant with proven efficacy in treating malaria, it is also said to be good in boosting the immune systems. Ms Cornet-Vernet, founder and vice president of Madagascars La Maison de lArtemisia claimed that China used extracts from like plant to combat COVID-19.

We may ask Madagascar to send us planeload of the herbs to treat COVID-19, Boss Mustapha, the Secretary to the Federal Government and Chairman, Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, said, while briefing the media on Tuesday, April 28, 2020. I want to assure you that whatever is happening in the world, we are mindful of it and we are keeping tab.

Acknowledging what he sees as a medical breakthrough in the fight against the pandemic, he said: I was reading of the experiences in Madagascar of why everybody is drinking some solutions that have been prepared. This morning, I was sharing with my wife, and I told her that probably I would request that Mr. President allow us import a planeload for a trial because we are all navigating an unchartered cause. Nobody has ever been on this road. So, every attempt to find solution that would bring succour to our people, be rest assured that this task force is very responsible and we would do everything to ensure that we get what will benefit our people, what will help them in the processes that we find ourselves today.

What government is doing about alternative medicine

Please, look not as far as Madagascar, to find solution that would bring succour to our people, the researching trio beg Mustapha.Their polyherbal formulations contain anti-inflammatory properties that hinder the alveolar inflammatory reactions in the lungs, Dr. Abue said. They also have anti-oxidative properties. They have the ability of stimulating antibodies to contain the virus as well as retard and stop the duplication of the virus. This combination has abundant zinc and ascorbic acid that will aid the epithelial cells in the lungs thus enhancing the oxygen carrying capacity of the red blood cells to all vital organs including the lungs. This way, the multiple organ failure that leads to death through the disease is avoided.

These herbal supplements combination with their very desirable qualities should be given a chance in the treatment of COVID-19, Akukwu appealed.

At a press briefing on April 7, 2020, the Nigerian Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, said that government is prepared to consider herbal medicine in the fight against coronavirus. According to him, the Federal government will investigate and give all interested herbalists the opportunity to produce and clinically test medicine targeted at the disease.

He explained that the federal government, through the Ministry of Health, is studying the claims by the alternative medicine practitioners in the country, of finding cure for COVID-19. He added that he has received several letters from them and noted that inasmuch as he is not disputing their claims he had referred their letters to the relevant department in his ministry.

His words: We have a department for alternative medicine in the ministry and we have series of letters from traditional medical practitioners who have written to me that they have the cure for coronavirus. Well, I have not disputed it so I have referred such letters to the department of traditional medicine and I am waiting for them to give me a feedback on what they have discovered from the people. We will look at every assertion and claim. Some people say they have herbs and some others say they have concoctions. It is only those who are serious that the department will look into their claims and we will not throw away any suggestion. The efficacy and efficiency of these medicines have to be proven first before it can be recommended for people to take.

Spurious claims from across the world

Across the world, there had been claims as to what works and what does not, since the onset of the pandemic. In Sri Lanka, some people claimed that a particular herbal drink was capable of remedying all infectious diseases that can affect humans, including COVID-19 but a certain Dr.Karunathilake, a senior researcher at thecountrysColombo UniversityInstitute of Indigenous Medicine debunked the claim and warned of its long-term harmful effect that is capable of triggering other diseases.

In Venezuela, a recipe consisting of ingredients likelemon grass,ginger, black pepper, lemon and honey, and purported to prevent and cure colds was enthusiastically promoted bya member of theVenezuelan Constituent Assemblyas a cure for COVID-19 but this was quickly debunked by medical experts.

Sometime ago, a claim circulated on Facebook in English, French, Spanish, and Portuguese, that drinking lemon in warm water canincrease Vitamin C levels and help to prevent both COVID-19 and cancer. But Henry Chenal, Director of the Integrated Bioclinical Research Centre (CIRBA), Abidjan, Ivory Coast and World Health Organisation (WHO) said that inasmuch as taking lemons and consuming fresh fruit and vegetables are good, there is no evidence that drinking lemon in warm water protects against COVID-19.

The same thing applies to consuming garlic, tumeric or large amount of boiled ginger. At some point in Philippines, they were rumoured on Facebook to cure or protect against COVID-19. But Dr. Mark Kristoffer Pasayan, a fellow at the Philippine Society for Microbiology and Infectious Diseases and WHO said there is no iota of evidence in those claims.

Dont consume any mixtures claiming to be COVID-19 vaccine, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) recently warned in a bulk text message it sent to Nigerians. There is no approved drug or vaccine for COVID-19. These substances can cause harm.

Amodu, et al alternative medicine

Dr. Amodu does not see their products as belonging to the same category with the aforementioned cases. He believes that, like the much-touted Madagascars COVID-Organics, their antimalarial supplements can handle the prevention and cure for COVID-19, and we are proposing the four combinations which are all NAFDAC (National Agency for Food and Drug Administration Control)-listed.

COVID 19 patients are expected to take them all, he explains because it is a combo and there are various body systems involved and these four combinations work hand-in-hand. For instance, from the herbal combination, it starts working from the throat to treating pneumonia to fibrosis, and the issue of the immune system which the combination will take care of.These herbal combinations have been on the shelf for over 10 years.

One of them, he boasts beat chloroquine andpyrimethaminein apresentation at United Nations (UN). It was tested as a vaccine when compared with pyrimethamine and it is curative. [It] was tested againstchloroquine and had 97% success against p.falciparum the causative agent of malaria and has since beenpeer-reviewed by theIndian journal.

Talking about journal, the three researchers have just taken their case beyond Nigeria to a wider scientific community by sending a joint paper to the world-acclaimedIOSR Journal for Dental and Medical Sciences(published by the International Organisation of Scientific Research, IOSR). The journal publishes papers of the highest scientific merit and widest possible scope work in all areas related to medical and dental science. Citing their products as a case study, the three wrote on whyAfrican alternative medicine should be used to curb COVID-19

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