principiascientificinternational--2020-04-26--The History of Ultraviolet Blood Irradiation (UBI) Therapy

Considerable research into the use of UV light for treatment of disease was initiated in the 1870 ’ s .
One of the first researchers to experiment with UV light was Niels Ryberg Finsen ( photo , below ) , who won the Nobel Prize for “ Physiology of Medicine ” in 1903 for the treatment of 300 people suffering from Lupus in Denmark .
• “ In recognition of his contribution to the treatment of diseases , especially Lupus Vulgaris , with concentrated light radiation , whereby he has opened a new avenue for medical science “ • Dr. @ @ @ @ @ @ @ un-paralleled .
He treated 300 patients with Lupus Vulgaris and demonstrated 100 % success rates .
• Even today , we have nothing in our arsenal of medications that can produce such results .
• Imagine the cure to an Auto-Immune Disease 100 years ago and no one noticed .
In 1922 another pioneer to experiment with Light Therapy was Kurt Naswitis who directly irradiated the blood with UV light through a shunt .
During the 1920 ’ s and continuing through the 1930 ’ s the infamous Seattle scientist Dr. Emmett Knott @ @ @ @ @ @ @ harness , in an extracorporeal way , the known bactericidal property of ultraviolet rays in order to treat infectious diseases of the blood .
On September 11 , 1928 Knott received Patent Number 1,683,877 for the “ Means for Treating Bloodstream Infections ” as a result of a application filed on March 3 , 1927 for a UV apparatus he built .
Subsequently he received Patent Number 2,308,516 on January 19 , 1943 .
Lester Edblom , medical student and Dr. Emmet Knott scientist , developed the first Hemo-Irradiator , vacuum extraction system @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was issued in the USA for a UV-Irradiator .
September 11 , 1928 .
• Thousands of people were treated between the 1930 ’ s up to 1959 with a 98 % success rate Patent .
Figs : 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 and 5 detail the , extraction and dilution process , the Cuvette , Irradiation Chamber , some Tubing and an Adaptor .
Original Model used extensively until the late 1950 ’ s .
that contained certain changes to the apparatus .
The machine received an FDA “ grandfather @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sold and distributed in interstate commerce prior to 1976 .
By the early 1940 ’ s UV blood irradiation was being used in several American hospitals .
Into the middle of the 1940 ’ s , numerous reports were made about the efficacy for infections and complete safety of UV blood irradiation therapy .
With the emergence of antibiotic therapy , and the billions being pushed on the medical industry to the Doctors by the pharmaceutical companies , UBI therapy was suddenly pushed aside for a more profitable form of treatment .
A @ @ @ @ @ @ @ literature detailing a novel treatment for various infections and diseases .
This treatment had a cure rate of 98 % to 100 % in early and moderately advanced infections , and approximately 50 % in terminally moribund patients .
Healing was not limited to just bacterial infections , but was also viral , ( acute polio ) , Lupus , wounds , asthma , and arthritis .
The “ Tulsa World Newspaper ” in 1951 describes how Biophotonic Therapy helped in the fight against Nephritis in children .
This particular study demonstrated a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the ensuing years , Germany literature demonstrated the effectiveness of UV irradiation in vascular conditions .
Additionally , more thorough observations of significant improvement in many physiologic processes and parameters have been reported .
German literature has also demonstrated profound improvements in a number of biochemical and hematological markers .
By the late 1940 ’ s several dozen physicians were regularly using Knott ’ s device according to the technique established by Knott .
They treated bacterial infections , pneumonia , poliomyelitis , botulism , non-healing wounds , encephalitis , peritonitis , asthma @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Biliary Disease , Hepatitis , and many other infectious , inflammatory , and Auto-Immune disorders .
Surgeons were particularly interested in the use of UBI pre- and post-operationally to treat infections .
And The American Journal of Surgery ran many articles on Biophotonic Therapy Pre and Post Operation .
Proponents of UBI published their findings in dozens of scientific articles .
Thousands of patients were treated at leading centers like Georgetown University Hospital .
UBI fared well in several clinical trials with controls .
Caption from preceding Slide Reads : “ NEW @ @ @ @ @ @ @ AGAINST RHEUMATIC FEVER ” Research workers find evidence that the Heart recovers more rapidly from the ravaging effects of Rheumatic Fever when the blood of the patient is irradiated with Ultraviolet Light .
To date , ninety-eight ( 98 ) Children have already been returned to good health by this simple treatment.
” Article proving Biophotonic Therapy was utilized extensively in the U.S. in the 1940 ’ s .
This article describes the beneficial effects of Biophotonic Therapy in 98 children with Rheumatic Fever .
In Europe , Czech physician Karel Havlicek and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of small doses , often just 10 ml .
Federico Wehrli treated oxygenated blood with UV in a procedure termed Hematogenic Oxidation Therapy ( HOT ) .
Since then , HOT has enjoyed certain popularity in Central Europe .
The dramatic advances in antibiotic , vaccine , and corticosteroids in the 1950 ’ s put a halt to the growing interest in UBI therapy .
Amid the enthusiasm over the new wonder drugs , only a handful of physicians continued to use it .
Even though it was illogical to set aside a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ e.g.
, chronic hepatitis and viral pneumonia ) that were impervious to antibiotics , this illogicality came to pass .
From 1955 until the 1990 ’ s only a few American Physicians continue to work with UBI devices .
It did , however receive FDA Approval status as a device that was sold and distributed in interstate commerce prior to 1976 .
In Germany practitioners persisted in using Biophotonic Therapy .
By the 1980 ’ s , BT had become popular among East Germany and Russian physicians .
In the 1990 ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lasers to treat the blood through a fiber inserted into a vein with an IV needle ( LUBI ) .
Now , concerns over the side effects of drugs , efforts to control costs and the HIV epidemic have led medical researchers and physicians to seek to combat infections and autoimmune diseases with innovative approaches such as BT .
Dr. Carl Schliecher ; Director of the Foundation for Blood Irradiation received Exclusive Rights to the Knott Hemo-Irradiator for Canada on February 21 , 1997 and for the US on July 20 , 1999 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Hemo-Irradiator was sold to the Foundation for Blood irradiation who later sold those rights to NPC who recently assigned those Exclusive Rights to UBI Technologies .
The Documents have been entered into public record in the US .
Many others in Europe and America followed the steps of Finsen and Knott , such as Miley , Christenson , Beck , Olney , Anderson , Hancock , Rebbeck , Barrett , Moser , Bland , Von Pohle , Woolfan , Hughes , Beroza , Davidson , Stauffer , Havens , Sborov , Barmasov and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ These physicians combined , performed over 300,000 clinical tests , and besides their great curative success , the most notable fact they mention is that not one person died from this treatment modality throughout 50 years of testing .
Dr. William Campbell Douglass , the Author of “ Into The Light ” is considered the modern day “ Guru ” who has had notable gains in recent years , because his treatment modality was virtually drug free and comparatively inexpensive .
Dr. Edelson at Yale University developed a form of Blood Irradiation termed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ chemotherapy with a small dose of UVBI .
He is also associated with Therakos® , a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson , that has a FDA approved Photopheresis machine .
The major drawback of the Therakos® treatment modality is its prohibitive cost ( $ 5000 per treatment ) and long sessions that last between four to five hours each treating only 1 disease T-Cell Lymphoma .
Utilized extensively in the U.S. throughout the last 20 years .
Dr. Kent Gray received his Bachelors and Masters degrees from Central Michigan University , and his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ University .
Dr. Gray was deemed to be the “ most innovative public health director in the State of Michigan ” for his work and leadership in the control of communicable diseases and in the promotion of community-based environmental health programs .
During an epidemic of the Swartz Strain of Measles Dr. Gray discovered a vaccine that immediately saved the lives of more than 3,000 children and went on to vaccinate an additional 7,000 children .
Through this experience Dr. Gray developed a process that is now used all over the world to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ career , Dr. Gray formed a company called National Photoluminescence Center NPC which developed and build Hemo-Aide .
NPC was also able to obtain the Exclusive Rights to the Patent and Trademark for the Knott Hemo-Irradiator on January 20 , 2005 .
Douglas Sielaff , Founder and CEO of UBI Technologies , now has Exclusive Rights to all Patents and Trademarks for the Hemo-Aide , the Q-vet , and the Knott Hemo-Irradiator .
The Lineal descent of the Knott Hemo-Irradiator , The Hemo-Aide TM PRINCIPIA SCIENTIFIC INTERNATIONAL , legally registered in the UK @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
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The History of Ultraviolet Blood Irradiation (UBI) Therapy
Written by ubimedical.com
Considerable research into the use of UV light for treatment of disease was initiated in the 1870’s.
One of the first researchers to experiment with UV light was Niels Ryberg Finsen (photo, below), who won the Nobel Prize for “Physiology of Medicine” in 1903 for the treatment of 300 people suffering from Lupus in Denmark.
NIELS FINSEN – FATHER OF PHOTOTHERAPY:
Won Nobel Prize in Physiology & Medicine in 1903
“In recognition of his contribution to the treatment of diseases, especially Lupus Vulgaris, with concentrated light radiation, whereby he has opened a new avenue for medical science“
Dr. Finsen’s contribution to medicine is un-paralleled. He treated 300 patients with Lupus Vulgaris and demonstrated 100{154653b9ea5f83bbbf00f55de12e21cba2da5b4b158a426ee0e27ae0c1b44117} success rates.
Even today, we have nothing in our arsenal of medications that can produce such results.
Imagine the cure to an Auto-Immune Disease 100 years ago and no one noticed.
In 1922 another pioneer to experiment with Light Therapy was Kurt Naswitis who directly irradiated the blood with UV light through a shunt.
During the 1920’s and continuing through the 1930’s the infamous Seattle scientist Dr. Emmett Knott, Dr. Sc., sought to harness, in an extracorporeal way, the known bactericidal property of ultraviolet rays in order to treat infectious diseases of the blood.
On September 11, 1928 Knott received Patent Number 1,683,877 for the “Means for Treating Bloodstream Infections” as a result of a application filed on March 3, 1927 for a UV apparatus he built. Subsequently he received Patent Number 2,308,516 on January 19, 1943.
Lester Edblom, medical student and Dr. Emmet Knott scientist, developed the first Hemo-Irradiator, vacuum extraction system and cuvette.
• The first Patent was issued in the USA for a UV-Irradiator. September 11, 1928.
• Thousands of people were treated between the 1930’s up to 1959 with a 98{154653b9ea5f83bbbf00f55de12e21cba2da5b4b158a426ee0e27ae0c1b44117} success rate
Patent. Figs: 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 detail the, extraction and dilution process, the Cuvette, Irradiation Chamber, some Tubing and an Adaptor.
Knott Hemo-Irradiator (Circa 1947)
Original Model used extensively until the late 1950’s. that contained certain changes to the apparatus. The machine received an FDA “grandfather” status as a device that was sold and distributed in interstate commerce prior to 1976.
By the early 1940’s UV blood irradiation was being used in several American hospitals. Into the middle of the 1940’s, numerous reports were made about the efficacy for infections and complete safety of UV blood irradiation therapy. With the emergence of antibiotic therapy, and the billions being pushed on the medical industry to the Doctors by the pharmaceutical companies, UBI therapy was suddenly pushed aside for a more profitable form of treatment.
A multitude of articles appeared in the American literature detailing a novel treatment for various infections and diseases. This treatment had a cure rate of 98{154653b9ea5f83bbbf00f55de12e21cba2da5b4b158a426ee0e27ae0c1b44117} to 100{154653b9ea5f83bbbf00f55de12e21cba2da5b4b158a426ee0e27ae0c1b44117} in early and moderately advanced infections, and approximately 50{154653b9ea5f83bbbf00f55de12e21cba2da5b4b158a426ee0e27ae0c1b44117} in terminally moribund patients. Healing was not limited to just bacterial infections, but was also viral, ( acute polio ), Lupus, wounds, asthma, and arthritis.
The “Tulsa World Newspaper” in 1951 describes how Biophotonic Therapy helped in the fight against Nephritis in children. This particular study demonstrated a success rate of 97{154653b9ea5f83bbbf00f55de12e21cba2da5b4b158a426ee0e27ae0c1b44117}.
In the ensuing years, Germany literature demonstrated the effectiveness of UV irradiation in vascular conditions. Additionally, more thorough observations of significant improvement in many physiologic processes and parameters have been reported. German literature has also demonstrated profound improvements in a number of biochemical and hematological markers.
By the late 1940’s several dozen physicians were regularly using Knott’s device according to the technique established by Knott. They treated bacterial infections, pneumonia, poliomyelitis, botulism, non-healing wounds, encephalitis, peritonitis, asthma, pelvic inflammatory disease (PID), Biliary Disease, Hepatitis, and many other infectious, inflammatory, and Auto-Immune disorders.
Surgeons were particularly interested in the use of UBI pre- and post-operationally to treat infections. And The American Journal of Surgery ran many articles on Biophotonic Therapy Pre and Post Operation.
Proponents of UBI published their findings in dozens of scientific articles. Thousands of patients were treated at leading centers like Georgetown University Hospital. UBI fared well in several clinical trials with controls.
Caption from preceding Slide Reads:
“NEW YORK INFIRMARY USES NEW ALLY IN RESEARCH AGAINST RHEUMATIC FEVER”
Research workers find evidence that the Heart recovers more rapidly from the ravaging effects of Rheumatic Fever when the blood of the patient is irradiated with Ultraviolet Light. To date, ninety-eight (98) Children have already been returned to good health by this simple treatment.”
Article proving Biophotonic Therapy was utilized extensively in the U.S. in the 1940’s. This article describes the beneficial effects of Biophotonic Therapy in 98 children with Rheumatic Fever.
In Europe, Czech physician Karel Havlicek and others began using UBI via muscular reinjection of small doses, often just 10 ml. Federico Wehrli treated oxygenated blood with UV in a procedure termed Hematogenic Oxidation Therapy ( HOT ). Since then, HOT has enjoyed certain popularity in Central Europe.
The dramatic advances in antibiotic, vaccine, and corticosteroids in the 1950’s put a halt to the growing interest in UBI therapy. Amid the enthusiasm over the new wonder drugs, only a handful of physicians continued to use it. Even though it was illogical to set aside a therapy that could treat viral diseases ( e.g., chronic hepatitis and viral pneumonia ) that were impervious to antibiotics, this illogicality came to pass. From 1955 until the 1990’s only a few American Physicians continue to work with UBI devices. It did, however receive FDA Approval status as a device that was sold and distributed in interstate commerce prior to 1976.
In Germany practitioners persisted in using Biophotonic Therapy. By the 1980’s, BT had become popular among East Germany and Russian physicians. In the 1990’s, Russian physicians began to use low-intensity lasers to treat the blood through a fiber inserted into a vein with an IV needle ( LUBI ). Now, concerns over the side effects of drugs, efforts to control costs and the HIV epidemic have led medical researchers and physicians to seek to combat infections and autoimmune diseases with innovative approaches such as BT.
Dr. Carl Schliecher; Director of the Foundation for Blood Irradiation received Exclusive Rights to the Knott Hemo-Irradiator for Canada on February 21, 1997 and for the US on July 20, 1999.
The Exclusive Rights to the Knott Hemo-Irradiator was sold to the Foundation for Blood irradiation who later sold those rights to NPC who recently assigned those Exclusive Rights to UBI Technologies. The Documents have been entered into public record in the US.
Many others in Europe and America followed the steps of Finsen and Knott, such as Miley, Christenson, Beck, Olney, Anderson, Hancock, Rebbeck, Barrett, Moser, Bland, Von Pohle, Woolfan, Hughes, Beroza, Davidson, Stauffer, Havens, Sborov, Barmasov and Collbert to mention some notable physicians. These physicians combined, performed over 300,000 clinical tests, and besides their great curative success, the most notable fact they mention is that not one person died from this treatment modality throughout 50 years of testing.
Dr. William Campbell Douglass, the Author of “Into The Light” is considered the modern day “Guru” who has had notable gains in recent years, because his treatment modality was virtually drug free and comparatively inexpensive.
Dr. Edelson at Yale University developed a form of Blood Irradiation termed “Photopheresis”, which entailed triggering chemotherapy with a small dose of UVBI.
He is also associated with Therakos®, a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson, that has a FDA approved Photopheresis machine. The major drawback of the Therakos® treatment modality is its prohibitive cost ($5000 per treatment) and long sessions that last between four to five hours each treating only 1 disease T-Cell Lymphoma.
The Knott Hemo-Irradiator
Utilized extensively in the U.S. throughout the last 20 years.
Dr. Kent Gray received his Bachelors and Masters degrees from Central Michigan University, and his PhD in Public Health Administration from Indiana University.
Dr. Gray was deemed to be the “most innovative public health director in the State of Michigan” for his work and leadership in the control of communicable diseases and in the promotion of community-based environmental health programs.
During an epidemic of the Swartz Strain of Measles Dr. Gray discovered a vaccine that immediately saved the lives of more than 3,000 children and went on to vaccinate an additional 7,000 children.
Through this experience Dr. Gray developed a process that is now used all over the world to treat communicable diseases.
Later in his career, Dr. Gray formed a company called National Photoluminescence Center NPC which developed and build Hemo-Aide. NPC was also able to obtain the Exclusive Rights to the Patent and Trademark for the Knott Hemo-Irradiator on January 20, 2005.
Douglas Sielaff, Founder and CEO of UBI Technologies, now has Exclusive Rights to all Patents and Trademarks for the Hemo-Aide, the Q-vet, and the Knott Hemo-Irradiator.
The Lineal descent of the Knott Hemo-Irradiator, The Hemo-Aide TM
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principiascientificinternational--2020-04-26--Ultraviolet Irradiation of Blood: ‘The Cure That Time Forgot’?

Abstract : Ultraviolet blood irradiation ( UBI ) was extensively used in the 1940s and 1950s to treat many diseases including septicemia , pneumonia , tuberculosis , arthritis , asthma and even poliomyelitis .
The early studies were carried out by several physicians in USA and published in the American Journal of Surgery .
However with the development of antibiotics , UBI use declined and it has now been called “ the cure that time forgot ” .
Later studies were mostly performed by Russian workers and in other Eastern countries and the modern view in Western countries is that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ recent emergence of bacteria that are resistant to all known antibiotics , UBI should be more investigated as an alternative approach to infections , and as an immune-modulating therapy .
The oxidative nature of UBI may have mechanisms in common with ozone therapy and other oxygen therapies .
There may be some similarities to extracorporeal photopheresis ( ECP ) using psoralens and UVA irradiation .
However there are differences between UBI and ECP in that UBI tends to stimulate the immune system , while ECP tends to be immunosuppressive .
However the use @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be solely due to UV-mediated killing of bacteria in the blood-stream , as only 5–7 % of blood volume needs to be treated with UV to produce the optimum benefit .
UBI may enhance the phagocytic capacity of various phagocytic cells ( neutrophils and dendritic cells ) , inhibit lymphocytes , and oxidize blood lipids .
No resistance of microorganisms to UV irradiation has been reported , and multi- antibiotic resistant strains are as susceptible as their wild-type counterparts .
Low and mild doses of UV kill microorganisms by damaging the DNA , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ can be rapidly repaired by DNA repair enzymes .
This chapter discusses the potential of UBI as an alternative approach to current methods used to treat infections , as an immune-modulating therapy and as a method for normalizing blood parameters .
Ultraviolet ( UV ) radiation is part of the electromagnetic spectrum with a wavelength range ( 100–400 nm ) shorter than that of visible light ( 400–700 nm ) , but longer than x-rays ( < 100 nm ) .
UV radiation is divided into four distinct spectral areas including vacuum UV @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 200–280 nm ) , UVB ( 280–315 nm ) and UVA ( 315–400 nm ) .
Only part of UVB and UVA can reach on earth , because wavelengths shorter than 280 nm are filtered out by the atmosphere especially by the “ ozone layer ” .
In 1801 Johann Wilhelm Ritter , a Polish physicist working at the University of Jena in Germany discovered a form of light beyond the violet end of the spectrum that he called “ Chemical Rays ” and which later became “ Ultraviolet ” light [ 1 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2 ] first reported that sunlight could be used to treat tuberculosis arthritis ( a bacterial infection of the joints ) .
In the second half of the nineteenth century , the therapeutic application of sunlight known as heliotherapy gradually became popular .
In 1855 , Rikli from Switzerland opened a thermal station in Veldes in Slovenia for the provision of helio-therapy [ 3 ] .
In 1877 , Downes and Blunt discovered by chance that sunlight could kill bacteria [ 4 ] .
They noted that sugar water placed on a window- @ @ @ @ @ @ @ remained clear while in the sun .
Upon microscopic examination of the two solutions , they realized that bacteria were growing in the shaded solution but not in the one exposed to sunlight .
In 1904 , the Danish physician Niels Finsen was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his work on UV treatment of various skin conditions .
He had a success rate of 98 % in thousands of cases , mostly the form of cutaneous tuberculosis known as lupus vulgaris [ 5 ] .
Walter H Ude reported @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( a cutaneous infection caused by Streptococcus pyogenes ) in the 1920s , with high cure rates using irradiation of the skin with UV light [ 6 ] .
Emmett K Knott ( ) in Seattle , WA reasoned that the beneficial effects of UV irradiation to the skin obtained by Ude , might ( at least partly ) be explained by the irradiation of blood circulating in the superficial capillaries of the skin .
With his collaborator Edblom , an irradiation chamber was constructed to allow direct exposure of the blood to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and contained a labyrinthine set of channels that connected the inlet and outlet ports .
All these channels were covered with a quartz window that formed the top of the chamber .
The irradiation chamber was so designed as to provide maximum turbulence of the blood flowing through ( see ) .
This was done in order to : ( a ) prevent the formation of a thin film of blood on the chamber window that would absorb and filter out much of the UV light ; ( b ) insure that all @ @ @ @ @ @ @ equally exposed to UV [ 7 ] .
Knott and co-workers then carried out a series of experiments using UV irradiation of blood extracted from dogs that had been intravenously infected with Staphylococcus aureus bacteria and hemolytic Streptococcus species , and then the treated blood was reinfused into the dogs .
They found that it was unnecessary to deliver a sufficient exposure of UV light to the blood to directory kill all the bacteria in the circulation .
It was also found unnecessary to expose the total blood volume in the dogs .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ irradiated was determined to be only 5–7 % of the estimated blood volume or approximately 3.5 mL per kg of body weight .
Exceeding these limits led to loss of the benefits of the therapy .
All the dogs that were treated with the optimized dose of UV to the blood , recovered from an overwhelming infection ( while many dogs in the control group died ) .
None of the dogs that were treated and survived , showed any long-term ill effects after 4 months of observation [ 7 ] .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in 1928 when a patient was determined to be in a moribund state after a septic abortion complicated by hemolytic streptococcus septicemia .
UBI therapy was commenced as a last resort , and the patient responded well to the treatment and made a full recovery [ 7 ] .
She proceeded to give birth to two children .
Hancock and Knott [ 8 ] had similar success in another patient suffering from advanced hemolytic streptococcal septicemia .
These workers noted that in the majority of cases , a marked cyanosis ( blue tinge @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of oxygenated blood flow ) was present at the time of initiation of UBI .
It was noted that during ( or immediately following ) the treatment a rapid relief of the cyanosis occurred , with improvement in respiration accompanied by a noticeable flushing of the skin , with a distinct loss of pallor .
These observations led to application of UBI in patients suffering from pneumonia .
In a series of 75 cases in which the diagnoses of pneumonia were confirmed by X-rays , all patients responded well to UBI showing a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cyanosis ( often within 3–5 min ) , cessation of delirium if present , a marked reduction in pulse rate and a rapid resolution of pulmonary consolidation .
A shortening of the time of hospitalizations and accelerated convalescence was regularly observed .
The knowledge gained in these successful studies led to the redesign of the irradiation chamber to allow a more thoroughly uniform exposure of the circulating blood , and led to the development of the “ Knott Technic of Ultraviolet Blood Irradiation.
” A number of irradiation units were manufactured and placed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the procedure , so that more extensive clinical data could be accumulated [ 7 ] .
The Knott technique involved removing approximately 3.5 mL/kg venous blood , citrating it as an anticoagulant , and passing it through the radiation chamber .
The exposure time per given unit of blood was approximately 10 s , at a peak wavelength of 253.7 nm ( ultraviolet C ) provided by a mercury quartz burner , and the blood was immediately re-perfused [ 7 ] .
George P Miley at the Hahnemann Hospital , Philadelphia , PA @ @ @ @ @ @ @ use of the procedure in the treatment of thrombophlebitis , staphylococcal septicemia , peritonitis , botulism , poliomyelitis , non-healing wounds , and asthma [ 9–22 ] .
Henry A Barrett at the Willard Parker Hospital in New York City in 1940 reported on 110 cases including a number of different infections .
Twenty-nine different conditions were described as being responsive , including the following : infectious arthritis , septic abortion , osteoarthritis , tuberculosis glands , chronic blepharitis , mastoiditis , uveitis , furunculosis , chronic paranasal sinusitis , acne vulgaris , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ] .
EV Rebbeck at the Shadyside Hospital in Pittsburgh , PA , reported the use of UBI in Escherichia coli septicemia , post-abortion sepsis , puerperal sepsis , peritonitis , and typhoid fever [ 25–29 ] and Robert C Olney at the Providence Hospital , Lincoln , NE , treated biliary disease , pelvic cellulitis and viral hepatitis [ 30–32 ] .
In this chapter , we will discuss the mechanisms and the potential of UBI as an alternative approach to infections and as a new method to modulate the immune system @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to continue to do more research and explore more clinical uses .
The topics include the efficacy of UBI for infections ( both bacterial and viral ) , to cure autoimmune disease , disease , and the similarities and differences between UBI , and intravenous ozone therapy , and extracorporeal psoralen-mediated photochemotherapy ( photophoresis ) .

Written by Michael R. Hamblin
Abstract: Ultraviolet blood irradiation (UBI) was extensively used in the 1940s and 1950s to treat many diseases including septicemia, pneumonia, tuberculosis, arthritis, asthma and even poliomyelitis.
The early studies were carried out by several physicians in USA and published in the American Journal of Surgery. However with the development of antibiotics, UBI use declined and it has now been called “the cure that time forgot”.
Later studies were mostly performed by Russian workers and in other Eastern countries and the modern view in Western countries is that UBI remains highly controversial.
With the recent emergence of bacteria that are resistant to all known antibiotics, UBI should be more investigated as an alternative approach to infections, and as an immune-modulating therapy.
The oxidative nature of UBI may have mechanisms in common with ozone therapy and other oxygen therapies. There may be some similarities to extracorporeal photopheresis (ECP) using psoralens and UVA irradiation. However there are differences between UBI and ECP in that UBI tends to stimulate the immune system, while ECP tends to be immunosuppressive.
However the use of UBI to treat septicemia cannot be solely due to UV-mediated killing of bacteria in the blood-stream, as only 5–7{154653b9ea5f83bbbf00f55de12e21cba2da5b4b158a426ee0e27ae0c1b44117} of blood volume needs to be treated with UV to produce the optimum benefit. UBI may enhance the phagocytic capacity of various phagocytic cells (neutrophils and dendritic cells), inhibit lymphocytes, and oxidize blood lipids.
No resistance of microorganisms to UV irradiation has been reported, and multi- antibiotic resistant strains are as susceptible as their wild-type counterparts. Low and mild doses of UV kill microorganisms by damaging the DNA, while any DNA damage in host cells can be rapidly repaired by DNA repair enzymes.
This chapter discusses the potential of UBI as an alternative approach to current methods used to treat infections, as an immune-modulating therapy and as a method for normalizing blood parameters.
Keywords: Ultraviolet C, Knott hemo-irradiator, UBI, DNA repair, Blood cells, Antigen-presenting cells, Infections, Cytokines
25.1. Historical Introduction
Ultraviolet (UV) radiation is part of the electromagnetic spectrum with a wavelength range (100–400 nm) shorter than that of visible light (400–700 nm), but longer than x-rays (<100 nm). UV radiation is divided into four distinct spectral areas including vacuum UV (100–200 nm), UVC (200–280 nm), UVB (280–315 nm) and UVA (315–400 nm). Only part of UVB and UVA can reach on earth, because wavelengths shorter than 280 nm are filtered out by the atmosphere especially by the “ozone layer”.
In 1801 Johann Wilhelm Ritter, a Polish physicist working at the University of Jena in Germany discovered a form of light beyond the violet end of the spectrum that he called “Chemical Rays” and which later became “Ultraviolet” light [1]. In 1845, Bonnet [2] first reported that sunlight could be used to treat tuberculosis arthritis (a bacterial infection of the joints).
In the second half of the nineteenth century, the therapeutic application of sunlight known as heliotherapy gradually became popular. In 1855, Rikli from Switzerland opened a thermal station in Veldes in Slovenia for the provision of helio-therapy [3]. In 1877, Downes and Blunt discovered by chance that sunlight could kill bacteria [4]. They noted that sugar water placed on a window- sill turned cloudy in the shade but remained clear while in the sun. Upon microscopic examination of the two solutions, they realized that bacteria were growing in the shaded solution but not in the one exposed to sunlight.
In 1904, the Danish physician Niels Finsen was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his work on UV treatment of various skin conditions. He had a success rate of 98{154653b9ea5f83bbbf00f55de12e21cba2da5b4b158a426ee0e27ae0c1b44117} in thousands of cases, mostly the form of cutaneous tuberculosis known as lupus vulgaris [5]. Walter H Ude reported a series of 100 cases of erysipelas (a cutaneous infection caused by Streptococcus pyogenes) in the 1920s, with high cure rates using irradiation of the skin with UV light [6].
Emmett K Knott ( ) in Seattle, WA reasoned that the beneficial effects of UV irradiation to the skin obtained by Ude, might (at least partly) be explained by the irradiation of blood circulating in the superficial capillaries of the skin. With his collaborator Edblom, an irradiation chamber was constructed to allow direct exposure of the blood to UV.
The irradiation chamber was circular and contained a labyrinthine set of channels that connected the inlet and outlet ports. All these channels were covered with a quartz window that formed the top of the chamber. The irradiation chamber was so designed as to provide maximum turbulence of the blood flowing through (see ).
This was done in order to: (a) prevent the formation of a thin film of blood on the chamber window that would absorb and filter out much of the UV light; (b) insure that all the blood passing through the chamber was equally exposed to UV [7].
Knott and co-workers then carried out a series of experiments using UV irradiation of blood extracted from dogs that had been intravenously infected with Staphylococcus aureus bacteria and hemolytic Streptococcus species, and then the treated blood was reinfused into the dogs. They found that it was unnecessary to deliver a sufficient exposure of UV light to the blood to directory kill all the bacteria in the circulation.
It was also found unnecessary to expose the total blood volume in the dogs. The optimum amount of blood to be irradiated was determined to be only 5–7{154653b9ea5f83bbbf00f55de12e21cba2da5b4b158a426ee0e27ae0c1b44117} of the estimated blood volume or approximately 3.5 mL per kg of body weight. Exceeding these limits led to loss of the benefits of the therapy.
All the dogs that were treated with the optimized dose of UV to the blood, recovered from an overwhelming infection (while many dogs in the control group died). None of the dogs that were treated and survived, showed any long-term ill effects after 4 months of observation [7].
The first treatment on a human took place in 1928 when a patient was determined to be in a moribund state after a septic abortion complicated by hemolytic streptococcus septicemia. UBI therapy was commenced as a last resort, and the patient responded well to the treatment and made a full recovery [7]. She proceeded to give birth to two children.
Hancock and Knott [8] had similar success in another patient suffering from advanced hemolytic streptococcal septicemia. These workers noted that in the majority of cases, a marked cyanosis (blue tinge to the skin caused by a lack of oxygenated blood flow) was present at the time of initiation of UBI. It was noted that during (or immediately following) the treatment a rapid relief of the cyanosis occurred, with improvement in respiration accompanied by a noticeable flushing of the skin, with a distinct loss of pallor.
These observations led to application of UBI in patients suffering from pneumonia. In a series of 75 cases in which the diagnoses of pneumonia were confirmed by X-rays, all patients responded well to UBI showing a rapid decrease in temperature, disappearance of cyanosis (often within 3–5 min), cessation of delirium if present, a marked reduction in pulse rate and a rapid resolution of pulmonary consolidation. A shortening of the time of hospitalizations and accelerated convalescence was regularly observed.
The knowledge gained in these successful studies led to the redesign of the irradiation chamber to allow a more thoroughly uniform exposure of the circulating blood, and led to the development of the “Knott Technic of Ultraviolet Blood Irradiation.” A number of irradiation units were manufactured and placed in the hands of physicians interested in the procedure, so that more extensive clinical data could be accumulated [7].
The Knott technique involved removing approximately 3.5 mL/kg venous blood, citrating it as an anticoagulant, and passing it through the radiation chamber. The exposure time per given unit of blood was approximately 10 s, at a peak wavelength of 253.7 nm (ultraviolet C) provided by a mercury quartz burner, and the blood was immediately re-perfused [7].
George P Miley at the Hahnemann Hospital, Philadelphia, PA published a series of articles on the use of the procedure in the treatment of thrombophlebitis, staphylococcal septicemia, peritonitis, botulism, poliomyelitis, non-healing wounds, and asthma [9–22].
Henry A Barrett at the Willard Parker Hospital in New York City in 1940 reported on 110 cases including a number of different infections. Twenty-nine different conditions were described as being responsive, including the following: infectious arthritis, septic abortion, osteoarthritis, tuberculosis glands, chronic blepharitis, mastoiditis, uveitis, furunculosis, chronic paranasal sinusitis, acne vulgaris, and secondary anemia [23, 24].
EV Rebbeck at the Shadyside Hospital in Pittsburgh, PA, reported the use of UBI in Escherichia coli septicemia, post-abortion sepsis, puerperal sepsis, peritonitis, and typhoid fever [25–29] and Robert C Olney at the Providence Hospital, Lincoln, NE, treated biliary disease, pelvic cellulitis and viral hepatitis [30–32].
In this chapter, we will discuss the mechanisms and the potential of UBI as an alternative approach to infections and as a new method to modulate the immune system. Our goal is to remind people to continue to do more research and explore more clinical uses. The topics include the efficacy of UBI for infections (both bacterial and viral), to cure autoimmune disease, disease, and the similarities and differences between UBI, and intravenous ozone therapy, and extracorporeal psoralen-mediated photochemotherapy (photophoresis).


principiascientificinternational--2020-04-26--Twitter & YouTube Bans COVID-19 UV Light Treatment Biotech Company

The tech social media giants are now blocking information that could save lives because it is not approved by the WHO overlords .
And it might make President Trump look good .
On Thursday the Trump administration highlighted potential treatment for the coronavirus by blasting UV light on the lungs .
The mainstream media was aghast and mocked him all day Friday .
But this is not an unusual idea and one company AYTU Healight is working on a proposed prototype to treat the coronavirus .
On Saturday YouTube removed the AYTU Healight video on their COVID-19 treatment plan .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Aytu Bioscience account .
It was not approved information .
The account was suspended .
Apparently , the big tech giants are colluding with each other to ban unapproved information .
This should scare the hell out of every American .
The AYTU Bioscience video is still posted on VIMEO .
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Twitter & YouTube Bans COVID-19 UV Light Treatment Biotech Company
Written by Jim Hoft
The tech social media giants are now blocking information that could save lives because it is not approved by the WHO overlords. And it might make President Trump look good.
On Thursday the Trump administration highlighted potential treatment for the coronavirus by blasting UV light on the lungs. The mainstream media was aghast and mocked him all day Friday.
But this is not an unusual idea and one company AYTU Healight is working on a proposed prototype to treat the coronavirus. On Saturday YouTube removed the AYTU Healight video on their COVID-19 treatment plan.
Via Michael Coudrey. Then later that night Twitter removed the Aytu Bioscience account. It was not approved information. The account was suspended. Apparently, the big tech giants are colluding with each other to ban unapproved information. This should scare the hell out of every American. The AYTU Bioscience video is still posted on VIMEO. Read more at www.thegatewaypundit.com ***** PRINCIPIA SCIENTIFIC INTERNATIONAL, legally registered in the UK as a company incorporated for charitable purposes. Head Office: 27 Old Gloucester Street, London WC1N 3AX. Please DONATE TODAY To Help Our Non-Profit Mission To Defend The Scientific Method.
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principiascientificinternational--2020-04-27--‘Planet of the Humans’ Movie

‘Planet of the Humans’ Movie

Last week when I wrote about the importance of watching the Planet of the Humans movie , there were about 10,000 views .
It has since gone viral — now with about 3 Million views !
As I wrote to a few people , Michael Moore ’ s film has multiple flaws .
For example : Despite the movie ’ s shortcomings , this is a laymanized version of a complex issue .
In that regard Moore had a simple message that came across quite well : due to conflicts and incompetence , environmental organizations/leaders have not been giving the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ That is an extraordinarily significant revelation to most people — particularly since it comes from a very credentialed Left-wing source .
I ’ ve heard from a surprising number of environmentalists who are very disillusioned about the environmentalists ’ hypocrisies revealed in the film ( just read the comments below the film ) .
We need to build on that reality !
Planet of the Humans .
I give credit for the criticism of renewables to Ozzie Zehner — who not only appears in the film , but is also listed as a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the 2012 book : Green Illusions .
If you ’ ve read that you ’ ll see that several of its themes are in the Lastly , there are been quite a few commentaries about the movie .
Here are some worth reading :

Written by John Droz, jr.
(Note: due to the major embarrassment this is causing the environmental movement, there is an intense effort to pull this movie (e.g. here and here . So far it’s still available online.)
Last week when I wrote about the importance of watching the Planet of the Humans movie, there were about 10,000 views. It has since gone viral — now with about 3 Million views!
As I wrote to a few people, Michael Moore’s film has multiple flaws. For example:
(Instead, currently our energy policies are literally written by special-interest lobbyists — like Bill McKibben — and they are devoid of real Science!)
Despite the movie’s shortcomings, this is a laymanized version of a complex issue. In that regard Moore had a simple message that came across quite well:
due to conflicts and incompetence, environmental organizations/leaders have not been giving the public an honest assessment of renewables.
That is an extraordinarily significant revelation to most people — particularly since it comes from a very credentialed Left-wing source.
I’ve heard from a surprising number of environmentalists who are very disillusioned about the environmentalists’ hypocrisies revealed in the film (just read the comments below the film). We need to build on that reality!
Planet of the Humans. I give credit for the criticism of renewables to Ozzie Zehner — who not only appears in the film, but is also listed as a producer. Ozzie is the author of the 2012 book: Green Illusions . If you’ve read that you’ll see that several of its themes are in the
Lastly, there are been quite a few commentaries about the movie. Here are some worth reading:


principiascientificinternational--2020-04-27--5 Facts Point to a Swift End to COVID19 Lockdown

The tragedy of the COVID-19 pandemic appears to be entering the containment phase .
Tens of thousands of Americans have died , and Americans are now desperate for sensible policymakers who have the courage to ignore the panic and rely on facts .
Leaders must examine accumulated data to see what has actually happened , rather than keep emphasizing hypothetical projections ; combine that empirical evidence with fundamental principles of biology established for decades ; and then thoughtfully restore the country to function .
Five key facts are being ignored by those calling for continuing the near-total lockdown .
Fact @ @ @ @ @ @ @ do not have any significant risk of dying from COVID-19 .
The recent Stanford University antibody study now estimates that the fatality rate if infected is likely 0.1 to 0.2 percent , a risk far lower than previous World Health Organization estimates that were 20 to 30 times higher and that motivated isolation policies .
In New York City , an epicenter of the pandemic with more than one-third of all U.S. deaths , the rate of death for people 18 to 45 years old is 0.01 percent , or 10 per 100,000 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hand , people aged 75 and over have a death rate 80 times that .
For people under 18 years old , the rate of death is zero per 100,000 .
Of all fatal cases in New York state , two-thirds were in patients over 70 years of age ; more than 95 percent were over 50 years of age ; and about 90 percent of all fatal cases had an underlying illness .
Of 6,570 confirmed COVID-19 deaths fully investigated for underlying conditions to date , 6,520 , or 99.2 percent , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ do not already have an underlying chronic condition , your chances of dying are small , regardless of age .
And young adults and children in normal health have almost no risk of any serious illness from COVID-19 .
We can learn about hospital utilization from data from New York City , the hotbed of COVID-19 with more than 34,600 hospitalizations to date .
For those under 18 years of age , hospitalization from the virus is 0.01 percent , or 11 per 100,000 people ; for those 18 to 44 years old @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for people ages 65 to 74 , only 1.7 percent were hospitalized .
Of 4,103 confirmed COVID-19 patients with symptoms bad enough to seek medical care , Dr. Leora Horwitz of NYU Medical Center concluded “ age is far and away the strongest risk factor for hospitalization.
” Even early WHO reports noted that 80 percent of all cases were mild , and more recent studies show a far more widespread rate of infection and lower rate of serious illness .
Half of all people testing positive for infection have no symptoms at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , otherwise healthy people do not need significant medical care if they catch this infection .
Fact 3 : Vital population immunity is prevented by total isolation policies , prolonging the problem .
We know from decades of medical science that infection itself allows people to generate an immune response — antibodies — so that the infection is controlled throughout the population by “ herd immunity.
” Indeed , that is the main purpose of widespread immunization in other viral diseases — to assist with population immunity .
In this virus , we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ necessary for the vast majority of people who are infected .
It is so mild that half of infected people are asymptomatic , shown in early data from the Diamond Princess ship , and then in Iceland and Italy .
That has been falsely portrayed as a problem requiring mass isolation .
In fact , infected people without severe illness are the immediately available vehicle for establishing widespread immunity .
By transmitting the virus to others in the low-risk group who then generate antibodies , they block the network of pathways toward the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ threat .
Extending whole-population isolation would directly prevent that widespread immunity from developing .
Fact 4 : People are dying because other medical care is not getting done due to hypothetical projections .
Critical health care for millions of Americans is being ignored and people are dying to accommodate “ potential ” COVID-19 patients and for fear of spreading the disease .
Most states and many hospitals abruptly stopped “ nonessential ” procedures and surgery .
That prevented diagnoses of life-threatening diseases , like cancer screening , biopsies of tumors now undiscovered and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ including emergency care , for the most serious illnesses were also missed .
Cancer patients deferred chemotherapy .
An estimated 80 percent of brain surgery cases were skipped .
Acute stroke and heart attack patients missed their only chances for treatment , some dying and many now facing permanent disability .
Fact 5 : We have a clearly defined population at risk who can be protected with targeted measures .
The overwhelming evidence all over the world consistently shows that a clearly defined group — older people and others with underlying conditions — @ @ @ @ @ @ @ illness requiring hospitalization and more likely to die from COVID-19 .
Knowing that , it is a commonsense , achievable goal to target isolation policy to that group , including strictly monitoring those who interact with them .
Nursing home residents , the highest risk , should be the most straightforward to systematically protect from infected people , given that they already live in confined places with highly restricted entry .
The appropriate policy , based on fundamental biology and the evidence already in hand , is to institute a more focused strategy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : Strictly protect the known vulnerable , self-isolate the mildly sick and open most workplaces and small businesses with some prudent large-group precautions .
This would allow the essential socializing to generate immunity among those with minimal risk of serious consequence , while saving lives , preventing overcrowding of hospitals and limiting the enormous harms compounded by continued total isolation .
Let ’ s stop underemphasizing empirical evidence while instead doubling down on hypothetical models .
Facts matter .
Scott W. Atlas , MD , is the David and Joan Traitel Senior Fellow @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and the former chief of neuroradiology at Stanford University Medical Center .
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5 Facts Point to a Swift End to COVID19 Lockdown
Written by Scott W. Atlas, MD
The tragedy of the COVID-19 pandemic appears to be entering the containment phase. Tens of thousands of Americans have died, and Americans are now desperate for sensible policymakers who have the courage to ignore the panic and rely on facts.
Leaders must examine accumulated data to see what has actually happened, rather than keep emphasizing hypothetical projections; combine that empirical evidence with fundamental principles of biology established for decades; and then thoughtfully restore the country to function.
Five key facts are being ignored by those calling for continuing the near-total lockdown.
Fact 1: The overwhelming majority of people do not have any significant risk of dying from COVID-19.
The recent Stanford University antibody study now estimates that the fatality rate if infected is likely 0.1 to 0.2 percent, a risk far lower than previous World Health Organization estimates that were 20 to 30 times higher and that motivated isolation policies.
In New York City, an epicenter of the pandemic with more than one-third of all U.S. deaths, the rate of death for people 18 to 45 years old is 0.01 percent, or 10 per 100,000 in the population. On the other hand, people aged 75 and over have a death rate 80 times that. For people under 18 years old, the rate of death is zero per 100,000.
Of all fatal cases in New York state, two-thirds were in patients over 70 years of age; more than 95 percent were over 50 years of age; and about 90 percent of all fatal cases had an underlying illness. Of 6,570 confirmed COVID-19 deaths fully investigated for underlying conditions to date, 6,520, or 99.2 percent, had an underlying illness.
If you do not already have an underlying chronic condition, your chances of dying are small, regardless of age. And young adults and children in normal health have almost no risk of any serious illness from COVID-19.
Fact 2: Protecting older, at-risk people eliminates hospital overcrowding.
We can learn about hospital utilization from data from New York City, the hotbed of COVID-19 with more than 34,600 hospitalizations to date. For those under 18 years of age, hospitalization from the virus is 0.01 percent, or 11 per 100,000 people; for those 18 to 44 years old, hospitalization is 0.1 percent.
Even for people ages 65 to 74, only 1.7 percent were hospitalized. Of 4,103 confirmed COVID-19 patients with symptoms bad enough to seek medical care, Dr. Leora Horwitz of NYU Medical Center concluded “age is far and away the strongest risk factor for hospitalization.” Even early WHO reports noted that 80 percent of all cases were mild, and more recent studies show a far more widespread rate of infection and lower rate of serious illness.
Half of all people testing positive for infection have no symptoms at all. The vast majority of younger, otherwise healthy people do not need significant medical care if they catch this infection.
Fact 3: Vital population immunity is prevented by total isolation policies, prolonging the problem.
We know from decades of medical science that infection itself allows people to generate an immune response — antibodies — so that the infection is controlled throughout the population by “herd immunity.” Indeed, that is the main purpose of widespread immunization in other viral diseases — to assist with population immunity. In this virus, we know that medical care is not even necessary for the vast majority of people who are infected.
It is so mild that half of infected people are asymptomatic, shown in early data from the Diamond Princess ship, and then in Iceland and Italy. That has been falsely portrayed as a problem requiring mass isolation. In fact, infected people without severe illness are the immediately available vehicle for establishing widespread immunity. By transmitting the virus to others in the low-risk group who then generate antibodies, they block the network of pathways toward the most vulnerable people, ultimately ending the threat. Extending whole-population isolation would directly prevent that widespread immunity from developing.
Fact 4: People are dying because other medical care is not getting done due to hypothetical projections.
Critical health care for millions of Americans is being ignored and people are dying to accommodate “potential” COVID-19 patients and for fear of spreading the disease. Most states and many hospitals abruptly stopped “nonessential” procedures and surgery. That prevented diagnoses of life-threatening diseases, like cancer screening, biopsies of tumors now undiscovered and potentially deadly brain aneurysms.
Treatments, including emergency care, for the most serious illnesses were also missed. Cancer patients deferred chemotherapy. An estimated 80 percent of brain surgery cases were skipped. Acute stroke and heart attack patients missed their only chances for treatment, some dying and many now facing permanent disability.
Fact 5: We have a clearly defined population at risk who can be protected with targeted measures.
The overwhelming evidence all over the world consistently shows that a clearly defined group — older people and others with underlying conditions — is more likely to have a serious illness requiring hospitalization and more likely to die from COVID-19. Knowing that, it is a commonsense, achievable goal to target isolation policy to that group, including strictly monitoring those who interact with them. Nursing home residents, the highest risk, should be the most straightforward to systematically protect from infected people, given that they already live in confined places with highly restricted entry.
The appropriate policy, based on fundamental biology and the evidence already in hand, is to institute a more focused strategy like some outlined in the first place: Strictly protect the known vulnerable, self-isolate the mildly sick and open most workplaces and small businesses with some prudent large-group precautions.
This would allow the essential socializing to generate immunity among those with minimal risk of serious consequence, while saving lives, preventing overcrowding of hospitals and limiting the enormous harms compounded by continued total isolation. Let’s stop underemphasizing empirical evidence while instead doubling down on hypothetical models. Facts matter.
Scott W. Atlas, MD, is the David and Joan Traitel Senior Fellow at Stanford University’s Hoover Institution and the former chief of neuroradiology at Stanford University Medical Center.
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principiascientificinternational--2020-04-27--Houston Tx to Dismantle $17M Temp Hospital That Didn’t See a Single Patient

Houston Tx to Dismantle $ 17M Temp Hospital That Didn ’ t See a Single Patient One thing the coronavirus outbreak has taught us is that we have limited resources , at least when it comes to funding .
Consider that the funds set aside for small businesses in the Paycheck Protection Program ran out in a matter of weeks .
And that ’ s the federal government .
State governments have even less budgetary room to play around with , and counties have even less money .
So imagine what Harris County , home to Houston , must be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s all said and done , they will have spent about $ 17 million on a temporary hospital that has yet to see a single patient .
According to KPRC-TV , the coronavirus hospital could have cost Harris County as much as $ 60 million .
Instead , the final price tag will likely be around $ 17 million , even though the facility did virtually nothing — which is why it could soon be closed .
“ Construction on the temporary medical shelter began just over two weeks ago and was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ It features 250 beds and is equipped to handle an influx of COVID-19 patients , ” KPRC reported of the temporary hospital , which is situated at NRG Park .
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Houston Tx to Dismantle $17M Temp Hospital That Didn’t See a Single Patient
Written by C. Douglas Golden
One thing the coronavirus outbreak has taught us is that we have limited resources, at least when it comes to funding.
Consider that the funds set aside for small businesses in the Paycheck Protection Program ran out in a matter of weeks. And that’s the federal government. State governments have even less budgetary room to play around with, and counties have even less money.
So imagine what Harris County, home to Houston, must be feeling right now given that when it’s all said and done, they will have spent about $17 million on a temporary hospital that has yet to see a single patient.
According to KPRC-TV, the coronavirus hospital could have cost Harris County as much as $60 million. Instead, the final price tag will likely be around $17 million, even though the facility did virtually nothing — which is why it could soon be closed.
“Construction on the temporary medical shelter began just over two weeks ago and was finished in a matter of days. It features 250 beds and is equipped to handle an influx of COVID-19 patients,” KPRC reported of the temporary hospital, which is situated at NRG Park.
Read more at www.westernjournal.com
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principiascientificinternational--2020-04-28--Nikola Tesla’s ozone machine to treat disease

When Donald Trump proposed at a press conference that ultraviolet light might be used as an internal disinfectant to treat the Covid19 coronavirus , a firestorm of criticism erupted from the mainstream news media stating that injecting a disinfectant would be foolish and dangerous too .
Little did the news media know , that Nikola Tesla , the world famous inventor of artificial ultraviolet light had patented a device in 1896 that could produce a disinfectant called ozone – that was not only safe to consume internally in water , but in addition , could be injected intravenously into the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and viruses .
John Trump , Donald Trump ’ s paternal uncle , was a brilliant MIT scientist whose work involved X-rays and World War II radar research .
Donald Trump has spoken in glowing terms about Professor Trump , who was his father Fred ’ s younger brother .
Although he ’ s not as well known as other members of the Trump family , he ’ s one of the most distinguished and accomplished .
John George Trump , who died in 1985 at age 78 , has become the subject @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Internet that stem from his real-life connection to engineer and inventor Nikola Tesla .
John Trump Developed High Voltage X-Ray Generators That Extended the Lives of Cancer Patients The New York Times ’ obituary when John Trump died in 1985 reported that Trump ’ s scientific research saved many lives .
“ Working with Prof. Robert J .
Van de Graaff , he designed one of the first million-volt X-ray generators .
Used initially for clinical purposes at the Collis P. Huntington Memorial Hospital in Boston in 1937 , it was a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to cancer patients throughout the world , ” it reads .
John Trump Was Asked to Inspect Nikola Tesla ’ s Papers After the Inventor ’ s Death According to MIT , which maintains a collection of John Trump ’ s papers , “ During World War II John Trump served as a member of the Steering Committee overseeing the U.S. government research laboratory , the Radiation Laboratory , which was located on the MIT campus , Division 14 ( radar ) of the National Defense Rsearch Committee .
This Laboratory was responsible @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Trump was also the Head of Division 12 , Field Service , in the Radiation Laboratory , as well as the director of the BBRL ( British Branch of the Radiation Laboratory ) when it was established in 1944 in Malvern , England.
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Nikola Tesla’s ozone machine to treat disease
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When Donald Trump proposed at a press conference that ultraviolet light might be used as an internal disinfectant to treat the Covid19 coronavirus, a firestorm of criticism erupted from the mainstream news media stating that injecting a disinfectant would be foolish and dangerous too.
Little did the news media know, that Nikola Tesla, the world famous inventor of artificial ultraviolet light had patented a device in 1896 that could produce a disinfectant called ozone – that was not only safe to consume internally in water, but in addition, could be injected intravenously into the bloodstream of a patient to treat bacteria and viruses.
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Nikola Tesla’s Surprising Connection to Donald Trump
John Trump, Donald Trump’s paternal uncle, was a brilliant MIT scientist whose work involved X-rays and World War II radar research.
Donald Trump has spoken in glowing terms about Professor Trump, who was his father Fred’s younger brother. Although he’s not as well known as other members of the Trump family, he’s one of the most distinguished and accomplished.
John George Trump, who died in 1985 at age 78, has become the subject of bizarre time travel conspiracy theories on the Internet that stem from his real-life connection to engineer and inventor Nikola Tesla.
John Trump Developed High Voltage X-Ray Generators That Extended the Lives of Cancer Patients
The New York Times’ obituary when John Trump died in 1985 reported that Trump’s scientific research saved many lives.
“Working with Prof. Robert J. Van de Graaff, he designed one of the first million-volt X-ray generators. Used initially for clinical purposes at the Collis P. Huntington Memorial Hospital in Boston in 1937, it was a development that provided additional years of life to cancer patients throughout the world,” it reads.
John Trump Was Asked to Inspect Nikola Tesla’s Papers After the Inventor’s Death
According to MIT, which maintains a collection of John Trump’s papers, “During World War II John Trump served as a member of the Steering Committee overseeing the U.S. government research laboratory, the Radiation Laboratory, which was located on the MIT campus, Division 14 (radar) of the National Defense Rsearch Committee. This Laboratory was responsible for research and production of radar systems. Trump was also the Head of Division 12, Field Service, in the Radiation Laboratory, as well as the director of the BBRL (British Branch of the Radiation Laboratory) when it was established in 1944 in Malvern, England.”
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principiascientificinternational--2020-04-28--Sustainable light achieved in living plants

The movie Avatar evoked an imaginary world of lush bioluminescent jungles .
Now the popular fascination for sustainably glowing foliage is being realized through advances in designer genetics .
This week in Nature Biotechnology , scientists have announced the feasibility of creating plants that produce their own visible luminescence .
The scientists revealed that bioluminescence found in some mushrooms is metabolically similar to the natural processes common among plants .
By inserting DNA obtained from the mushroom , the scientists were able to create plants that glow much brighter than previously possible .
This biological light can be used by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ plants .
In contrast to other commonly used forms of bioluminescence , such as from fireflies , unique chemical reagents are not necessary for sustaining mushroom bioluminescence .
Plants containing the mushroom DNA glow continuously throughout their lifecycle , from seedling to maturity .
The new discovery can also be used for practical and aesthetic purposes , most notably for creating glowing flowers and other ornamental plants .
And while replacing street lights with glowing trees may prove fantastical , the plants produce a pleasant green aura that emanates from their living energy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ authored by 27 scientists , led by Drs .
Karen Sarkisyan and Ilia Yampolsky .
The research was carried out principally through a collaboration between Planta , a biotech startup in Moscow , the Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry of the Russian Academy of Sciences , MRC London Institute of Medical Sciences , and the Institute of Science and Technology Austria .
Financial support was provided by Planta , the Skolkovo Foundation , and the Russian Science Foundation .
According to the authors , the plants can produce over a billion photons per minute @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Light Bio , states that “ thirty years ago , I helped to create the first luminescent plant using a gene from fireflies .
These new plants can produce a much brighter and more steady glow , which is fully embodied within their genetic code.
” Light Bio is a new company that plans to commercialize this novel technology in ornamental house plants in partnership with Planta .
Designing new biological features is more complex than merely moving genetic parts from one organism to another , however .
Like gears in a watch @ @ @ @ @ @ @ integrate within the host .
For most organisms , the parts needed for bioluminescence are not all known .
Until recently , a complete part list was available only for bacterial bioluminescence .
But past attempts to create glowing plants from these parts have not gone well , largely because bacterial parts typically do not work properly in more complex organisms .
Little more than a year ago , scientists uncovered the parts that sustain bioluminescence in mushrooms .
For the first time , the living light of an advanced multicellular organism was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the authors disclose that mushroom bioluminescence works particularly well in plants .
This allowed them to make glowing plants that are at least ten-fold brighter .
Using ordinary cameras and smartphones , green illumination was recorded coming from leaves , stems , roots , and flowers .
Moreover , the sustained light production was achieved without harming the health of the plants .
Although mushrooms are not closely related to plants , their light emission centers on an organic molecule that is also needed in plants for making cell walls .
This @ @ @ @ @ @ @ light through a metabolic cycle involving four enzymes .
Two enzymes convert the caffeic acid into a luminescent precursor , which is then oxidized by a third enzyme to produce a photon .
The last enzyme converts the oxidized molecule back to caffeic acid to start the cycle .
In plants , caffeic acid is a building block of lignin , which helps provide mechanical strength to the cell walls .
It is thus part of the lignocellulose biomass of plants , which is the most abundant renewable resource on Earth .
As @ @ @ @ @ @ @ caffeic acid is also integral to many other essential compounds involved in colors , fragrances , antioxidants , and so forth .
Despite their similar sounding names , caffeic acid is not related to caffeine .
By connecting light production to this pivotal molecule , the glow emitted by the plants provides an internal metabolic indicator .
It can reveal the physiological status of the plants and their responses to the environment .
For instance , the glow increases dramatically when a ripe banana skin is placed nearby ( which emits ethylene ) @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to glow most brightly and the flowers are particularly luminous .
Flickering patterns or waves of light are often visible , revealing active behaviors within the plants that normally would be hidden .
In this published research , the authors relied on tobacco plants because of their simple genetics and rapid growth .
But the benefits of mushroom bioluminescence are broadly fitting to plants .
Research at Planta , and by Arjun Khakhar and colleagues , have demonstrated feasibility for other glowing plants , including periwinkle , petunia , and rose .
Even @ @ @ @ @ @ @ development .
New features may be possible , such as changing brightness or color in response to people and surroundings .
Through this living aura , we may even gain a new awareness of our plants that emulate the inspiring allure of Avatar .

Sustainable light achieved in living plants
Written by MRC London Institute of Medical Sciences
The movie Avatar evoked an imaginary world of lush bioluminescent jungles. Now the popular fascination for sustainably glowing foliage is being realized through advances in designer genetics.
This week in Nature Biotechnology, scientists have announced the feasibility of creating plants that produce their own visible luminescence.
The scientists revealed that bioluminescence found in some mushrooms is metabolically similar to the natural processes common among plants. By inserting DNA obtained from the mushroom, the scientists were able to create plants that glow much brighter than previously possible.
This biological light can be used by scientists for observing the inner workings of plants. In contrast to other commonly used forms of bioluminescence, such as from fireflies, unique chemical reagents are not necessary for sustaining mushroom bioluminescence. Plants containing the mushroom DNA glow continuously throughout their lifecycle, from seedling to maturity.
The new discovery can also be used for practical and aesthetic purposes, most notably for creating glowing flowers and other ornamental plants. And while replacing street lights with glowing trees may prove fantastical, the plants produce a pleasant green aura that emanates from their living energy.
The report in Nature Biotechnology was authored by 27 scientists, led by Drs. Karen Sarkisyan and Ilia Yampolsky. The research was carried out principally through a collaboration between Planta, a biotech startup in Moscow, the Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry of the Russian Academy of Sciences, MRC London Institute of Medical Sciences, and the Institute of Science and Technology Austria. Financial support was provided by Planta, the Skolkovo Foundation, and the Russian Science Foundation.
Glowing young plants. Credit: Planta
According to the authors, the plants can produce over a billion photons per minute. Dr. Keith Wood, CEO of Light Bio, states that “thirty years ago, I helped to create the first luminescent plant using a gene from fireflies. These new plants can produce a much brighter and more steady glow, which is fully embodied within their genetic code.” Light Bio is a new company that plans to commercialize this novel technology in ornamental house plants in partnership with Planta.
Designing new biological features is more complex than merely moving genetic parts from one organism to another, however. Like gears in a watch, the newly added parts must metabolically integrate within the host.
For most organisms, the parts needed for bioluminescence are not all known. Until recently, a complete part list was available only for bacterial bioluminescence. But past attempts to create glowing plants from these parts have not gone well, largely because bacterial parts typically do not work properly in more complex organisms.
Little more than a year ago, scientists uncovered the parts that sustain bioluminescence in mushrooms. For the first time, the living light of an advanced multicellular organism was fully defined. In the present report, the authors disclose that mushroom bioluminescence works particularly well in plants.
This allowed them to make glowing plants that are at least ten-fold brighter. Using ordinary cameras and smartphones, green illumination was recorded coming from leaves, stems, roots, and flowers. Moreover, the sustained light production was achieved without harming the health of the plants.
Although mushrooms are not closely related to plants, their light emission centers on an organic molecule that is also needed in plants for making cell walls. This molecule, called caffeic acid, produces light through a metabolic cycle involving four enzymes. Two enzymes convert the caffeic acid into a luminescent precursor, which is then oxidized by a third enzyme to produce a photon. The last enzyme converts the oxidized molecule back to caffeic acid to start the cycle.
In plants, caffeic acid is a building block of lignin, which helps provide mechanical strength to the cell walls. It is thus part of the lignocellulose biomass of plants, which is the most abundant renewable resource on Earth. As a key component of plant metabolism, caffeic acid is also integral to many other essential compounds involved in colors, fragrances, antioxidants, and so forth. Despite their similar sounding names, caffeic acid is not related to caffeine.
By connecting light production to this pivotal molecule, the glow emitted by the plants provides an internal metabolic indicator. It can reveal the physiological status of the plants and their responses to the environment. For instance, the glow increases dramatically when a ripe banana skin is placed nearby (which emits ethylene). Younger parts of the plants tend to glow most brightly and the flowers are particularly luminous. Flickering patterns or waves of light are often visible, revealing active behaviors within the plants that normally would be hidden.
In this published research, the authors relied on tobacco plants because of their simple genetics and rapid growth. But the benefits of mushroom bioluminescence are broadly fitting to plants. Research at Planta, and by Arjun Khakhar and colleagues, have demonstrated feasibility for other glowing plants, including periwinkle, petunia, and rose. Even brighter plants can be expected with further development. New features may be possible, such as changing brightness or color in response to people and surroundings. Through this living aura, we may even gain a new awareness of our plants that emulate the inspiring allure of Avatar.
More information: Plants with genetically encoded autoluminescence, https://www.nature.com/articles/s41587-020-0500-9 Journal information: Nature Biotechnology Provided by MRC London Institute of Medical Sciences **** PRINCIPIA SCIENTIFIC INTERNATIONAL, legally registered in the UK as a company incorporated for charitable purposes. Head Office: 27 Old Gloucester Street, London WC1N 3AX. Please DONATE TODAY To Help Our Non-Profit Mission To Defend The Scientific Method. Plants with genetically encoded autoluminescence, DOI: 10.1038/s41587-020-0500-9
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principiascientificinternational--2020-04-28--Home Schooling Boon in COVID-19 Lockdown

It ’ s just as well for kids to not got to school at all , and not even bother with doing the lessons sent home .
It is just as well .
You know why , right ?
Because if our entire education system can begin from Kindergarten and end at at tenured PhD ’ s in physics and astrophysics and meteorology , where the practitioners have no ability to comprehend what is wrong with starting physics based on flat Earth theory , see nothing wrong with flat Earth theory and in teaching in to undergrads , see nothing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ can not heat the Earth created by flat Earth theory , then what real value is there and has there been at all in our education system ?
WHAT VALUE AT ALL GUYS !
?
Is there anything that could possibly be more of an indictment !
?
It is just as well to have no school at all .
It is just as well to completely abandon our system , and simply wait for anything…ANYTHING ELSE AT ALL…to eventually be created to replace it .
Because it would be impossible to create @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Guide to the Greatest Scientific Fraud in History Please post any questions for Joe Postma at climateofsophistry.com PRINCIPIA SCIENTIFIC INTERNATIONAL , legally registered in the UK as a company incorporated for charitable purposes .
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Home Schooling Boon in COVID-19 Lockdown
Written by Joseph E Postma
It’s just as well for kids to not got to school at all, and not even bother with doing the lessons sent home. It is just as well. You know why, right?
Because if our entire education system can begin from Kindergarten and end at at tenured PhD’s in physics and astrophysics and meteorology, where the practitioners have no ability to comprehend what is wrong with starting physics based on flat Earth theory, see nothing wrong with flat Earth theory and in teaching in to undergrads, see nothing wrong with freezing cold feeble sunshine that cannot heat the Earth created by flat Earth theory, then what real value is there and has there been at all in our education system?
WHAT VALUE AT ALL GUYS!? Is there anything that could possibly be more of an indictment!?
It is just as well to have no school at all. It is just as well to completely abandon our system, and simply wait for anything…ANYTHING ELSE AT ALL…to eventually be created to replace it. Because it would be impossible to create anything worse.
Time to be reading……
The Layman’s Guide to the Greatest Scientific Fraud in History
Available from Amazon.com
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principiascientificinternational--2020-04-28--New Video Washes Away Claims Of Megadrought In U.S. West

New Video Washes Away Claims Of Megadrought In U.S. West Tony Heller , who operates the website RealClimateScience , has posted a powerful four-minute video absolutely destroying claims that the western United States is currently experiencing a nearly unprecedented megadrought .
During the past week , the media have been scaremongering the general public by trumpeting a shoddy , newly published paper making the megadrought claim .
( Video after the jump ) Earlier this week , H. Sterling Burnett published an article here on Climate Realism pointing out serious flaws in the paper .
Tony Heller ’ s video @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
In short , only a small portion of the U.S. West is experiencing drought or unusually dry conditions .
Much more of the West is experiencing wetter-than-usual conditions than dryer-than-usual conditions .
Moreover , long-term National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) data show increasing precipitation throughout the U.S. West rather than decreasing precipitation .
Heller ’ s video , also available here , is a must-watch for people interested in climate change .
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New Video Washes Away Claims Of Megadrought In U.S. West
Written by James Taylor
Tony Heller, who operates the website RealClimateScience, has posted a powerful four-minute video absolutely destroying claims that the western United States is currently experiencing a nearly unprecedented megadrought.
During the past week, the media have been scaremongering the general public by trumpeting a shoddy, newly published paper making the megadrought claim. (Video after the jump)
Earlier this week, H. Sterling Burnett published an article here on Climate Realism pointing out serious flaws in the paper. Tony Heller’s video drives the final nail in the coffin.
In short, only a small portion of the U.S. West is experiencing drought or unusually dry conditions.
Much more of the West is experiencing wetter-than-usual conditions than dryer-than-usual conditions.
Moreover, long-term National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) data show increasing precipitation throughout the U.S. West rather than decreasing precipitation.
Heller’s video, also available here, is a must-watch for people interested in climate change. Please share it with everybody you know who is interested or curious about the climate change debate.
Read more at Climate Realism
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principiascientificinternational--2020-04-28--Tale Of Two Panics: The Wuhan Virus And Climate Change

Tale Of Two Panics : The Wuhan Virus And Climate Change While they are occurring on vastly different time scales , the COVID-19 panic and the climate change panic are remarkably similar .
Perhaps there are certain basic social panic mechanisms that always occur , which are yet to be discovered .
Yet in any case , the striking similarities between these two are worth exploring a bit .
To begin with , each panic began with runaway computer models .
In the COVID case , the U.S. death count was projected to be around 2,000,000 , clearly calling for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
That number now stands at about 60,000 , about the same as a bad flu year , but the damage is well underway .
Claims that the ruinous actions brought the numbers down are belied by the countries that fared just as well without them .
Nor do we know what made the model so “ hot ” as it has not been analyzed , or even properly documented and released for analysis .
In the climate case , the hot models take a benign increase in atmospheric CO2 and turn it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ know how they do this using massive ( and purely speculative ) positive feedbacks from water vapor and clouds .
That these models have clearly been falsified by observation is ignored by their masters .
In both cases the speculative terror to come was heartily embraced by the mainstream media , accompanied by relentless cries for action .
Predictably the public responded with fear , giving the government ample room for action .
In both cases , the results have been mandates for economically destructive abstinence .
In the COVID case , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Don ’ t go out , don ’ t go to work , don ’ t go to school .
That the economy is rapidly collapsing is no surprise .
In the climate case , the mandate is to stop using our primary source of energy — fossil fuels .
Don ’ t drive .
Don ’ t fly .
Don ’ t eat meat .
Build millions of windmills and solar collectors .
Commit to zero-carbon suicide .
That the economy is slowly collapsing is no surprise .
Energy prices rise @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the ridiculous bandaid that is applied to catastrophic collapse is a so-called “ stimulus.
” Millions are out of work so they get just over a thousand dollars .
Windmills and solar panels do not work as needed so they get subsidies .
And still , the government feeds the fear .
What is really needed in both cases is freedom and reality .
Freedom from computer-driven fear , freedom from fear-driven mandates , and the reality that the problem being solved by collapse never existed in the first place .
These are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ simple .
Recovery will not be easy because fear , once begun , is long-lasting .
Children were already having nightmares fueled by climate fear , now they are afraid to go outside and play .
In both cases , the worst may be yet to come because the fearmongers are relentless .
Still , we will wallow out of this pit , despite the governments that put us into it .
The bigger challenge is how to prevent catastrophic panic in the future ?
In communication science , this sort of thing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ model results trigger the press , who trigger the people , who trigger the government .
Each step is an amplifier , whereby a hot model hurts hundreds of millions of people .
Maybe the model is the place to start .
Perhaps presenting catastrophic conjectures as established facts should be punishable , so people do not do it .
Giving a false alarm that causes great harm is wrong .
Calling the false alarm science does not change this fact .
If anything it makes it worse .
Scientists are supposed to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Of course , we also need to fight the virus , but medically not socially .
We also need a workable virus prevention and protection system , especially one that prevents panic .
A good way to fund this system is by redirecting money slated for foolishly fighting CO2 .
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Tale Of Two Panics: The Wuhan Virus And Climate Change
Written by David Wojick PhD
While they are occurring on vastly different time scales, the COVID-19 panic and the climate change panic are remarkably similar.
Perhaps there are certain basic social panic mechanisms that always occur, which are yet to be discovered. Yet in any case, the striking similarities between these two are worth exploring a bit.
To begin with, each panic began with runaway computer models. In the COVID case, the U.S. death count was projected to be around 2,000,000, clearly calling for draconian government action, which soon followed.
That number now stands at about 60,000, about the same as a bad flu year, but the damage is well underway.
Claims that the ruinous actions brought the numbers down are belied by the countries that fared just as well without them.
Nor do we know what made the model so “hot” as it has not been analyzed, or even properly documented and released for analysis.
In the climate case, the hot models take a benign increase in atmospheric CO2 and turn it into a coming catastrophe.
We actually know how they do this using massive (and purely speculative) positive feedbacks from water vapor and clouds. That these models have clearly been falsified by observation is ignored by their masters.
In both cases the speculative terror to come was heartily embraced by the mainstream media, accompanied by relentless cries for action. Predictably the public responded with fear, giving the government ample room for action.
In both cases, the results have been mandates for economically destructive abstinence. In the COVID case, the mandate is to hide thy self away. Don’t go out, don’t go to work, don’t go to school. That the economy is rapidly collapsing is no surprise.
In the climate case, the mandate is to stop using our primary source of energy — fossil fuels. Don’t drive. Don’t fly. Don’t eat meat. Build millions of windmills and solar collectors. Commit to zero-carbon suicide. That the economy is slowly collapsing is no surprise. Energy prices rise and rise.
In both cases, the ridiculous bandaid that is applied to catastrophic collapse is a so-called “stimulus.” Millions are out of work so they get just over a thousand dollars.
Windmills and solar panels do not work as needed so they get subsidies. And still, the government feeds the fear.
What is really needed in both cases is freedom and reality. Freedom from computer-driven fear, freedom from fear-driven mandates, and the reality that the problem being solved by collapse never existed in the first place.
These are both waves of panic, pure and simple. Recovery will not be easy because fear, once begun, is long-lasting.
Children were already having nightmares fueled by climate fear, now they are afraid to go outside and play. In both cases, the worst may be yet to come because the fearmongers are relentless.
Still, we will wallow out of this pit, despite the governments that put us into it.
The bigger challenge is how to prevent catastrophic panic in the future? In communication science, this sort of thing is called a “cascade.” The model results trigger the press, who trigger the people, who trigger the government.
Each step is an amplifier, whereby a hot model hurts hundreds of millions of people. Maybe the model is the place to start. Perhaps presenting catastrophic conjectures as established facts should be punishable, so people do not do it.
Giving a false alarm that causes great harm is wrong. Calling the false alarm science does not change this fact. If anything it makes it worse. Scientists are supposed to be very careful about their claims.
Of course, we also need to fight the virus, but medically not socially. We also need a workable virus prevention and protection system, especially one that prevents panic. A good way to fund this system is by redirecting money slated for foolishly fighting CO2.
Read more at CFACT
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