naturalnews--2020-02-21--What happens to the liver when you drink alcohol? For one, it loses its ability to protect against c

( Natural News ) Adipokines are cell signaling proteins produced by adipose tissue ( fat ) .
These “ circulating hormones ” facilitate communication between various organs , such as the brain , liver and muscles .
Dysregulation of adipokines , which also mediate inflammation , has dire consequences and is associated with serious health problems like obesity , cardiovascular disease and Type 2 diabetes .
In a recent study , researchers from the Medical University of Lublin in Poland investigated the association between two adipokines , kallistatin and chemerin , and alcoholic liver cirrhosis .
Specifically , they evaluated @ @ @ @ @ @ @ patients with different stages of the disease .
Their findings were published in the journal Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine .
According to the researchers , the number of patients in Poland who are hospitalized due to liver diseases is increasing .
One of the most common forms of liver disease is liver cirrhosis .
This condition can be caused by many things , such as excessive alcohol consumption , viral hepatitis , autoimmune processes and metabolic diseases .
To determine the relationship between kallistatin and chemerin levels and alcoholic liver cirrhosis @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the disease .
They used ELISA kits to determine the serum concentrations of kallistatin and chemerin .
They then compared the results with those from a control group , which consisted of 20 healthy individuals .
The researchers reported that the control group had the highest serum chemerin levels .
As the severity of liver disease increased , they noted that chemerin levels decreased drastically .
The researchers observed a similar trend for kallistatin : Healthy individuals had the highest serum levels of the adipokine .
As disease severity went up , kallistatin @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the levels of chemerin and kallistatin decrease with the progression of liver damage in alcoholic liver cirrhosis patients due to the impairment of liver function .
The protective effects of kallistatin and chemerin against cancer Scientists have long established that white adipose tissue can influence metabolic processes .
This tissue is composed of different cell types , including fat cells , immune cells , endothelial cells and collagen- and fiber-producing cells ( fibroblasts ) .
As part of their function , adipose tissue , particularly of the visceral and subcutaneous type , produce @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as inflammation .
Inflammation is part of the immune response to threats and is a common factor in chronic diseases like heart disease and cancer .
Adipokines can be classified as either pro-inflammatory , anti-inflammatory or both .
While kallistatin is known for its strictly anti-inflammatory activities , chemerin has been found to either promote or inhibit inflammation , depending on the circumstances .
Kallistatin is mainly produced in the liver but can be found in tissue related to cardiovascular function , such as the heart , kidneys and blood vessels .
Research @ @ @ @ @ @ @ beneficial effects , including vasodilation and the inhibition of inflammation , oxidative stress , fibrosis ( scarring ) and tumor progression .
In fact , animal studies have found that kallistatin can prevent many undesirable events , such as hypertension , heart and kidney damage , arthritis , influenza virus infection , tumor growth and cancer metastasis .
A closer look at its anti-tumor activity reveals that kallistatin suppresses tumor growth by inhibiting angiogenesis , inflammation and cancer cell proliferation , and inducing cancer cell death .
( Related : A compound in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ) Chemerin is known as a chemoattractant that induces the infiltration of immune cells in inflammatory diseases .
Several studies have found that the levels of chemerin in obese subjects are positively correlated with the presence of pro-inflammatory molecules .
But despite being a pro-inflammatory mediator , chemerin also has anti-microbial , anti-inflammatory and anti-tumor activities .
In some cancer cases , the expression of chemerin is increased as a defensive measure .
Chemerin is used by the body to recruit anti-tumor immune cells , reduce the production of pro-inflammatory molecules and change @ @ @ @ @ @ @ types of cancer have also reported significant anti-tumor effects following the restoration or forced over-expression of chemerin .
Both chemerin and kallistatin provide promising new strategies for the treatment and prevention not only of different types of cancer , but also of other chronic diseases .
However , more research on these biomolecules is needed to fully understand and utilize their potential .

What happens to the liver when you drink alcohol? For one, it loses its ability to protect against cancer
Adipokines are cell signaling proteins produced by adipose tissue (fat). These " circulating hormones " facilitate communication between various organs, such as the brain, liver and muscles. Dysregulation of adipokines, which also mediate inflammation, has dire consequences and is associated with serious health problems like obesity, cardiovascular disease and Type 2 diabetes.
In a recent study, researchers from the Medical University of Lublin in Poland investigated the association between two adipokines, kallistatin and chemerin, and alcoholic liver cirrhosis. Specifically, they evaluated the serum levels of these proteins in patients with different stages of the disease. Their findings were published in the journal Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine.
Kallistatin and chemerin: Markers of liver damage
According to the researchers, the number of patients in Poland who are hospitalized due to liver diseases is increasing. One of the most common forms of liver disease is liver cirrhosis. This condition can be caused by many things, such as excessive alcohol consumption, viral hepatitis, autoimmune processes and metabolic diseases.
To determine the relationship between kallistatin and chemerin levels and alcoholic liver cirrhosis, the researchers studied 99 patients with the disease. They used ELISA kits to determine the serum concentrations of kallistatin and chemerin. They then compared the results with those from a control group, which consisted of 20 healthy individuals.
The researchers reported that the control group had the highest serum chemerin levels. As the severity of liver disease increased, they noted that chemerin levels decreased drastically.
The researchers observed a similar trend for kallistatin: Healthy individuals had the highest serum levels of the adipokine. As disease severity went up, kallistatin levels dropped.
The researchers concluded that the levels of chemerin and kallistatin decrease with the progression of liver damage in alcoholic liver cirrhosis patients due to the impairment of liver function.
The protective effects of kallistatin and chemerin against cancer
Scientists have long established that white adipose tissue can influence metabolic processes. This tissue is composed of different cell types, including fat cells, immune cells, endothelial cells and collagen- and fiber-producing cells (fibroblasts). As part of their function, adipose tissue, particularly of the visceral and subcutaneous type, produce adipokines that mediate important processes, such as inflammation. Inflammation is part of the immune response to threats and is a common factor in chronic diseases like heart disease and cancer.
Adipokines can be classified as either pro-inflammatory, anti-inflammatory or both. While kallistatin is known for its strictly anti-inflammatory activities, chemerin has been found to either promote or inhibit inflammation, depending on the circumstances.
Kallistatin
Kallistatin is mainly produced in the liver but can be found in tissue related to cardiovascular function, such as the heart, kidneys and blood vessels. Research suggests that this protein exerts plenty of beneficial effects, including vasodilation and the inhibition of inflammation, oxidative stress, fibrosis (scarring) and tumor progression. In fact, animal studies have found that kallistatin can prevent many undesirable events, such as hypertension, heart and kidney damage, arthritis, influenza virus infection, tumor growth and cancer metastasis. A closer look at its anti-tumor activity reveals that kallistatin suppresses tumor growth by inhibiting angiogenesis, inflammation and cancer cell proliferation, and inducing cancer cell death. (Related: A compound in pomegranates can trigger cancer cell death.)
Chemerin
Chemerin is known as a chemoattractant that induces the infiltration of immune cells in inflammatory diseases. Several studies have found that the levels of chemerin in obese subjects are positively correlated with the presence of pro-inflammatory molecules. But despite being a pro-inflammatory mediator, chemerin also has anti-microbial, anti-inflammatory and anti-tumor activities. In some cancer cases, the expression of chemerin is increased as a defensive measure. Chemerin is used by the body to recruit anti-tumor immune cells, reduce the production of pro-inflammatory molecules and change cancer-related signaling pathways. Studies involving different types of cancer have also reported significant anti-tumor effects following the restoration or forced over-expression of chemerin.
Both chemerin and kallistatin provide promising new strategies for the treatment and prevention not only of different types of cancer, but also of other chronic diseases. However, more research on these biomolecules is needed to fully understand and utilize their potential.
Sources include:
Science.news
FrontiersIn.org 1
FrontiersIn.org 2
AAEM.pl
AHAJournals.org


naturalnews--2020-02-21--INjustice system: Roger Stone gets 40 months in prison for a HOAX while the perpetrators of a coup a

( Natural News ) Since Donald Trump was inaugurated , the country , and especially the 63 million-plus voters who put him in office , have been outraged time and again by the way he ’ s been treated by unelected , unaccountable “ deep staters ” who hate him because they didn ’ t ‘ pick ’ him .
On Thursday , we were outraged again after Roger Stone , long an ally of the president and a GOP political operative whose roots date back to the Nixon administration , was sentenced to 40 months in a federal prison @ @ @ @ @ @ @ investigation that was founded on a hoax .
Worse , not only has U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson failed to grant Stone a retrial after it was discovered that the lead juror in his case secretly harbored a strong anti-Trump bias , she lectured him before she sentenced him , accusing him without proof of “ covering up ” for the president , as though he is guilty of something .
“ He was not prosecuted , as some have claimed , for standing up for the president , ” Berman Jackson @ @ @ @ @ @ @ prosecuted for covering up for the president.
” She also said his conduct led to an “ inaccurate , incomplete and incorrect ” report by the House Intelligence Committee .
This comes after four federal prosecutors — three of whom were associated with former special counsel Robert Mueller — recommended a sentence of seven to nine years in prison , which essentially would have been a death sentence for Stone .
At 67 now , he ’ s no spring chicken .
Speaking of Mueller and an ‘ inaccurate , incomplete , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ remember how Stone got jammed up by the ‘ justice system ’ in the first place .
Mueller was appointed to investigate suspected “ collusion ” between the 2016 Trump campaign and ‘ Mother Russia ’ to “ steal the election ” from a real criminal — Hillary Clinton , who committed so many violations of the Espionage Act when she regularly mishandled classified emails that the FBI ’ s top lawyer at the time said he was “ appalled ” she was never charged .
What a miscarriage of justice this is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ any collusion — because the entire claim was fabricated .
It was a hoax to begin with .
Mueller was never going to find any ‘ collusion ’ because it didn ’ t exist ; never has .
In May 2017 , when Mueller was appointed by then-Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein , NPR reported on the full scope of Mueller ’ s role and jurisdiction : As special counsel , Mueller will have full authorization to direct the Russia investigation , including any links or coordination between the Russian government and individuals @ @ @ @ @ @ @ any other matters .
He can only be fired by Rosenstein , only with cause , and with notice to Congress .
He is authorized to prosecute federal crimes that may arise from the probe .
Leftist Democrats and Trump haters in the media , of which there are plenty , are quick to point out that last part — that Mueller found a lot of ‘ violations ’ of federal crimes , including those supposedly committed by Stone .
But first , none of the people and entities indicted and/or convicted by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ any “ collusion , ” the original mandate ; and secondly , none of the crimes prosecuted by the team were committed on behalf of , or for , President Trump or his campaign .
So in essence , had Mueller never been appointed and given a mandate to ‘ continue looking for any and all crimes he can find ’ so long as they can be even remotely tied to Trump , then Stone would be a free man today .
That ’ s because he would have never been called in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ; never would have lied ; never would have ‘ intimidated ’ a witness ; never would have been guilty of anything .
And Berman Jackson wants to talk about ‘ cover-ups ?
’ Where is she on the cover up of a coup attempt against the president , for which Stone has been made to pay a price ?

INjustice system: Roger Stone gets 40 months in prison for a HOAX while the perpetrators of a coup are still breathing free air
Since Donald Trump was inaugurated, the country, and especially the 63 million-plus voters who put him in office, have been outraged time and again by the way he’s been treated by unelected, unaccountable “deep staters” who hate him becausedidn’t ‘pick’ him.
On Thursday, we were outraged again after Roger Stone, long an ally of the president and a GOP political operative whose roots date back to the Nixon administration, was sentenced to 40 months in a federal prison after he was caught up in an investigation that was founded on a hoax.
Worse, not only has U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson failed to grant Stone a retrial after it was discovered that the lead juror in his case secretly harbored a strong anti-Trump bias, she lectured him before she sentenced him, accusing him without proof of “covering up” for the president, as though he is guilty of something.
“He was not prosecuted, as some have claimed, for standing up for the president," Berman Jackson said of Stone. "He was prosecuted for covering up for the president." She also said his conduct led to an "inaccurate, incomplete and incorrect" report by the House Intelligence Committee.
Seriously. What a joke.
This comes after four federal prosecutors — three of whom were associated with former special counsel Robert Mueller — recommended a sentence of seven to nine years in prison, which essentially would have been a death sentence for Stone. At 67 now, he’s no spring chicken.
Speaking of Mueller and an ‘inaccurate, incomplete, and incorrect’ report, let’s remember how Stone got jammed up by the ‘justice system’ in the first place.
Mueller was appointed to investigate suspected “collusion” between the 2016 Trump campaign and ‘Mother Russia’ to “steal the election” from a real criminal — Hillary Clinton, who committed so many violations of the Espionage Act when she regularly mishandled classified emails that the FBI’s top lawyer at the time said he was “appalled” she was never charged.
What a miscarriage of justice this is
But in fact, there never was any collusion — because the entire claim was fabricated. It was a hoax to begin with. Mueller was never going to find any ‘collusion’ because it didn’t exist; never has.
In May 2017, when Mueller was appointed by then-Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, NPR reported on the full scope of Mueller’s role and jurisdiction:
As special counsel, Mueller will have full authorization to direct the Russia investigation, including any links or coordination between the Russian government and individuals associated with Trump's campaign and any other matters. He can only be fired by Rosenstein, only with cause, and with notice to Congress. He is authorized to prosecute federal crimes that may arise from the probe.
Leftist Democrats and Trump haters in the media, of which there are plenty, are quick to point out that last part — that Mueller found a lot of ‘violations’ of federal crimes, including those supposedly committed by Stone.
But first, none of the people and entities indicted and/or convicted by Mueller and his team were linked to any “collusion,” the original mandate; and secondly, none of the crimes prosecuted by the team were committed on behalf of, or for, President Trump or his campaign.
So in essence, had Mueller never been appointed and given a mandate to ‘continue looking for any and all crimes he can find’ so long as they can be even remotely tied to Trump, then Stone would be a free man today.
That’s because he would have never been called in to testify before Congress about this hoax; never would have lied; never would have ‘intimidated’ a witness; never would have been guilty of anything.
And Berman Jackson wants to talk about ‘cover-ups?’ Where is she on the cover up of a coup attempt against the president, for which Stone has been made to pay a price?
Sources include:
NPR.org
NaturalNews.com
TheNationalSentinel.com


naturalnews--2020-02-21--CONFIRMED: Ilhan Omar married her brother to get him into the United States, defrauding U.S. governm

( Natural News ) Reports have circulated for months now that Rep. Ilhan Omar ( D-Minn. ) actually wed her brother so she could ‘ smuggle ’ him into the United States from their native Somalia .
And for months the congresswoman and her people have denied those reports .
But come to find out , according to the UK Daily Mail Thursday , it appears as though the initial investigative report by David Steinberg at PJ Media in August 2018 was spot-on .
Minnesota state Rep. Ilhan Omar ( D-60B ) is the presumed frontrunner for the MN-5 House @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( D ) .
The seat is safely Democratic ; Hollywood progressives , local party officials , and Minnesota media have all but scheduled the August 14 primary as her coronation .
Their enthusiasm is rooted in Omar ’ s identity : she is a photogenic , hijab-wearing Muslim who entered the United States as a Somali child refugee .
Likely because of this , however , Omar ’ s media and party supporters have been aggressively uninterested in a disturbing allegation about Omar with legal ramifications : that in 2009 , she @ @ @ @ @ @ @ That allegation has been public for nearly two years without Omar addressing its specific foundations .
Steinberg ’ s exhaustive research included documents and other pieces of evidence from official sources and social media , all of which has now been confirmed , according to the Daily Mail .
According to the British publication , Omar told friends some years ago that her ‘ first husband ’ was indeed her brother , Ahmed Elmi , which “ scandalized ” the Minneapolis Somali community , whistleblower Abdihakim Osman says .
In an interview , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on the record to reveal the details — said the reason behind Omar ’ s sham wedding was to get her brother into the U.S. so he could stay .
What ’ s more , at the time she was already married to her first husband , Ahmed Hirsi ; her brother , then , would become Husband No .
2 .
“ No one knew there had been a wedding until the media turned up the marriage certificate years later , ” Osman , 40 , told the Daily Mail .
No @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lead to new calls for an investigation into the veracity of the claims , especially since the freshman Democrat has repeatedly refused to answer questions about Elmi .
Initially , she called the allegations “ baseless , absurd rumors , ” then — naturally — accused the few journalists who did ask questions of “ Islamophobia.
” And she has been able to hide the truth for some time because she left her war-torn homeland at a time when the government had failed and paperwork proving who she and her brother were went @ @ @ @ @ @ @ married her first husband , Hirsi , in a Muslim ceremony in 2002 ; like many in the immigrant community , that ceremony was not registered with the state of Minnesota .
They would subsequently have two children .
In the late 2000s , however , Elmi appeared in Minneapolis according to Osman , who referred to Hirsi as “ Southside ” — his nickname — in the interview with the Daily Mail .
“ People began noticing that Ilhan and Southside were often with a very effeminate young guy , ” said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Hirsi ] and Ilhan both told me it was Ilhan ’ s brother and he had been living in London but he was mixing with what were seen as bad influences that the family did not like .
So they sent him to Minneapolis as ‘ rehab , ’ ” he continued .
He further explained that Omar kept her marriage to Elmi quiet from the rest of the Somali community .
Last month , the New York Post reported that the FBI was investigating , meeting with a source in Minneapolis who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” “ Any findings were to be shared with Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the US Department of Education , the paper reported .
Anyone found guilty of committing marriage fraud faces up to five years in jail and a fine of up to $ 250,000 , ” the Daily Mail noted .

CONFIRMED: Ilhan Omar married her brother to get him into the United States, defrauding U.S. government and taxpayers
Reports have circulated for months now that Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) actually wed her brother so she could ‘smuggle’ him into the United States from their native Somalia.
And for months the congresswoman and her people have denied those reports.
But come to find out, according to the UK Daily Mail Thursday, it appears as though the initial investigative report by David Steinberg at PJ Media in August 2018 was spot-on.
He wrote:
Minnesota state Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-60B) is the presumed frontrunner for the MN-5 House seat being vacated by Rep. Keith Ellison (D). The seat is safely Democratic; Hollywood progressives, local party officials, and Minnesota media have all but scheduled the August 14 primary as her coronation. Their enthusiasm is rooted in Omar's identity: she is a photogenic, hijab-wearing Muslim who entered the United States as a Somali child refugee.
Likely because of this, however, Omar's media and party supporters have been aggressively uninterested in a disturbing allegation about Omar with legal ramifications: that in 2009, she seems to have married her brother. That allegation has been public for nearly two years without Omar addressing its specific foundations.
Steinberg’s exhaustive research included documents and other pieces of evidence from official sources and social media, all of which has now been confirmed, according to the Daily Mail.
According to the British publication, Omar told friends some years ago that her ‘first husband’ was indeed her brother, Ahmed Elmi, which “scandalized” the Minneapolis Somali community, whistleblower Abdihakim Osman says.
In an interview, Osman — the first person to go on the record to reveal the details — said the reason behind Omar’s sham wedding was to get her brother into the U.S. so he could stay.
What’s more, at the time she was already married to her first husband, Ahmed Hirsi; her brother, then, would become Husband No. 2.
“No one knew there had been a wedding until the media turned up the marriage certificate years later,” Osman, 40, told the Daily Mail.
‘People began noticing’
No doubt these new revelations are going to lead to new calls for an investigation into the veracity of the claims, especially since the freshman Democrat has repeatedly refused to answer questions about Elmi.
Initially, she called the allegations “baseless, absurd rumors,” then — naturally — accused the few journalists who did ask questions of “Islamophobia.”
And she has been able to hide the truth for some time because she left her war-torn homeland at a time when the government had failed and paperwork proving who she and her brother were went missing.
The paper notes that Omar married her first husband, Hirsi, in a Muslim ceremony in 2002; like many in the immigrant community, that ceremony was not registered with the state of Minnesota.
They would subsequently have two children.
In the late 2000s, however, Elmi appeared in Minneapolis according to Osman, who referred to Hirsi as “Southside” — his nickname — in the interview with the Daily Mail.
“People began noticing that Ilhan and Southside were often with a very effeminate young guy,” said Osman through an interpreter. “[Hirsi] and Ilhan both told me it was Ilhan's brother and he had been living in London but he was mixing with what were seen as bad influences that the family did not like. So they sent him to Minneapolis as ‘rehab,’” he continued.
He further explained that Omar kept her marriage to Elmi quiet from the rest of the Somali community.
Last month, the New York Post reported that the FBI was investigating, meeting with a source in Minneapolis who turned over a “trove of documents.”
“Any findings were to be shared with Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the US Department of Education, the paper reported. Anyone found guilty of committing marriage fraud faces up to five years in jail and a fine of up to $250,000,” the Daily Mail noted.
Sources include:
DailyMail.co.uk
PJMedia.com
NewsTarget.com


naturalnews--2020-02-21--Topical sesame oil is effective at reducing pain in patients with chemotherapy-induced phlebetis

( Natural News ) In this study , researchers from Iran assessed the effects of topical sesame oil , particularly if it could reduce the severity of pain caused by chemotherapy-induced phlebitis ( CIP ) .
Their results were published in the journal Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice .
• CIP is one of the most common complications developed by cancer patients .
• The use of complementary methods to prevent or alleviate phlebitis symptoms has attracted great attention .
• Half of these patients received only a five-minute massage ( control group ) twice a day for seven consecutive @ @ @ @ @ @ @ five-minute massage with 10 drops of sesame oil ( experimental group ) within the 10 centimeter radius of the affected site .
• The researchers evaluated the severity of pain using the visual analog scale on the first , third , fifth and seventh day of intervention .
• They reported that mean changes in pain severity recorded on the third and seventh day of intervention compared to the baseline were significant and in favor of the experimental group .
• Although both groups experienced significant reductions in pain severity , the decrease @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Based on these results , the researchers concluded that topical application of sesame oil is effective in reducing the severity of pain caused by CIP in cancer patients .
Shamloo MBB , Nasiri M , Maneiy M , Dorchin M , Mojab F , Bahrami H , Naseri MS , Kiarsi M. EFFECTS OF TOPICAL SESAME ( SESAMUM INDICUM ) OIL ON THE PAIN SEVERITY OF CHEMOTHERAPY-INDUCED PHLEBITIS IN PATIENTS WITH COLORECTAL CANCER : A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL .
Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice .
May 2019 ; 35:78–85 .
DOI : @

Topical sesame oil is effective at reducing pain in patients with chemotherapy-induced phlebetis
In this study, researchers from Iran assessed the effects of topical sesame oil, particularly if it could reduce the severity of pain caused by chemotherapy-induced phlebitis (CIP). Their results were published in the journal Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice.
CIP is one of the most common complications developed by cancer patients.
The use of complementary methods to prevent or alleviate phlebitis symptoms has attracted great attention.
The researchers conducted a randomized clinical trial involving 60 colorectal cancer patients with CIP.
Half of these patients received only a five-minute massage (control group) twice a day for seven consecutive days, while the rest received a five-minute massage with 10 drops of sesame oil (experimental group) within the 10 centimeter radius of the affected site.
The researchers evaluated the severity of pain using the visual analog scale on the first, third, fifth and seventh day of intervention.
They reported that mean changes in pain severity recorded on the third and seventh day of intervention compared to the baseline were significant and in favor of the experimental group.
Although both groups experienced significant reductions in pain severity, the decrease was more significant for the experimental group.
Based on these results, the researchers concluded that topical application of sesame oil is effective in reducing the severity of pain caused by CIP in cancer patients.
Journal Reference:
Shamloo MBB, Nasiri M, Maneiy M, Dorchin M, Mojab F, Bahrami H, Naseri MS, Kiarsi M. EFFECTS OF TOPICAL SESAME (SESAMUM INDICUM) OIL ON THE PAIN SEVERITY OF CHEMOTHERAPY-INDUCED PHLEBITIS IN PATIENTS WITH COLORECTAL CANCER: A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL. Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice. May 2019;35:78–85. DOI: 10.1016/j.ctcp.2019.01.016


naturalnews--2020-02-22--BREAKING: CDC caught lying? Costa Mesa files court document to block federal relocation of 35-50 INF

( Natural News ) Until two days ago , the CDC ’ s “ official ” numbers claimed 15 infections in the United States .
With the return of other infected evacuees from the Diamond Princess cruise ship , that number jumped to 35 .
But now , we know the real number is much higher , possibly as high as 70 infected people in the United States , thanks to a court document filed by the city of Costa Mesa , California .
That document , uncovered by Fox 5 News in San Diego , is shown below .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ block the federal government ’ s attempt to move 35 – 50 infected patients from Travis Air Force Base to an ill-prepared isolation facility in Costa Mesa that ’ s near millions of people .
But the CDC ’ s “ official ” numbers claim there are only 13 infected patients in California to begin with .
Let ’ s see if we can unravel the numbers here… The “ statement of facts ” section of the document warns that “ 35 – 50 patients already diagnosed with the Coronavirus ” are about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Base to a facility in Costa Mesa .
The lawsuit document then warns , “ State officials demanded to know why local emergency personnel notified City leaders at all of the plan to produce people with a deadly and highly communicable disease into the community.
” Here ’ s what the lawsuit document says : Defendants intend to relocate from 35-50 patients already diagnosed with the Coronavirus from a secure location on Travis Air Force Base , where they are isolated from population centers , to Costa Mesa , a densely population city @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
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And they plan to do so without first determining the suitability of the facility where the individuals will be housed .
The Defendants ’ plan was announced at the eleventh hour , with no efforts to include local government leaders or local public health officials .
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Indeed , State officials demanded to know why local emergency personnel notified City leaders at all of the plan to introduce people with a deadly and highly communicable disease into the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been withholding the real numbers of infected patients from the public What this lawsuit means is that the CDC has been lying about the total number of infected coronavirus patients in America .
Although the numbers are a bit hard to nail down due to the lack of information from federal agencies , the current “ official ” count of infections , via the CDC , is just 14 confirmed cases in the United States , with only 414 people tested .
In addition , the CDC says there are 3 people evacuated @ @ @ @ @ @ @ virus , and 18 people evacuated from the Diamond Princess cruise ship .
That ’ s a grand total of 35 people who are confirmed infected in America , according to the CDC .
But according to this map of infections in America , via NBC News , there are only 13 cases in California , with 2 recovered there .
The map shows 20 cases outside California , including the 11 in Nebraska .
Added to the 35 – 50 infected patients at Travis Air Force Base as described by the lawsuit @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are actually 55 – 70 infected people in America that we know of so far , at least if we ’ re crunching the ( somewhat confusing ) numbers correctly .
Is Travis Air Force Base running out of space for infected patients ?
As you ponder the confusing numbers , ask yourself this question : Why are infected patients being urgently moved out of Travis Air Force Base in the first place ?
The only logical answer , of course , is that Travis Air Force Base has run out of isolation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ more space for more infected patients .
So they ’ re rushing to transfer up to 50 of these infected patients to Costa Mesa , much to the total surprise of the city officials there who are ( understandably ) freaking out .
And the facility in Costa Mesa is entirely inadequate for this purpose , they say , likely resulting in the spread of coronavirus infections into the Costa Mesa community , according to the concerns of city officials there .
So someone at the federal level is in a sudden hurry @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Force base , and they ’ re now “ exporting ” infected patients to other communities in California while lying about everything , deceiving the American public and the people of California .
You know the rest of this story , because we ’ ve already seen how it plays out on the Diamond Princess .
And no , it ’ s not a happy ending .
Possibly 70 infected people in America , and the CDC has only tested 414 out of the entire country ?
With the CDC stating they ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ entire country — which seems absurd , but that ’ s what they ’ re claiming — and the State of Hawaii now explaining they ’ ve tested exactly zero people for coronavirus ( story coming tomorrow on that ) , we seem to have arrived at a rather bizarre juncture in America where the CDC has only tested 414 people but as many as 70 might have been confirmed for the virus .
Yet we ’ re still being told the “ official ” number is only 35 .
It ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ like Wuhan , isn ’ t it ?
Fudged numbers , failure to test a sufficient number of people , total denial about any break in containment , a complete lack of reliable coronavirus testing kits , incompetent government officials… the only difference between the USA and China now seems to be a matter of timing .
What happened to Wuhan first will soon happen in Honolulu , then San Diego , then the entire West Coast and so on .
But no government in the world seems willing to tell the truth @ @ @ @ @ @ @ coronavirus will never be contained , because controlling the narrative isn ’ t the same as controlling the virus .
It makes us wonder : When will the CDC actually admit the outbreaks in America are already out of control and beyond containment ?
Listen to my full podcast about why the “ Coronavirus Day of Reckoning ” is fast approaching : Stay informed by reading our new site Pandemic.news , where you can download all my mp3 audio podcasts .

BREAKING: CDC caught lying? Costa Mesa files court document to block federal relocation of 35-50 INFECTED coronavirus patients to ill-prepared facility near millions of Californians
Until two days ago, the CDC's "official" numbers claimed 15 infections in the United States. With the return of other infected evacuees from the Diamond Princess cruise ship, that number jumped to 35. But now, we know the real number is much higher, possibly as high asthanks to a court document filed by the city of Costa Mesa, California.
That document, uncovered by Fox 5 News in San Diego, is shown below. It calls for a judicial decision to block the federal government's attempt to move 35 - 50 infected patients from Travis Air Force Base to an ill-prepared isolation facility in Costa Mesa that's near millions of people.
But the CDC's "official" numbers claim there are only 13 infected patients in California to begin with. Let's see if we can unravel the numbers here...
35 - 50 infected patients being urgently moved from Travis Air Force Base
The "statement of facts" section of the document warns that "35 - 50 patients already diagnosed with the Coronavirus" are about to be relocated from Travis Air Force Base to a facility in Costa Mesa. The lawsuit document then warns, "State officials demanded to know why local emergency personnel notified City leaders at all of the plan to produce people with a deadly and highly communicable disease into the community."
Here's what the lawsuit document says:
Statement of Facts:
Defendants intend to relocate from 35-50 patients already diagnosed with the Coronavirus from a secure location on Travis Air Force Base, where they are isolated from population centers, to Costa Mesa, a densely population city within a county of over 3 million. (Dempsey Decl. ??2, 6-7). And they plan to do so without first determining the suitability of the facility where the individuals will be housed. The Defendants' plan was announced at the eleventh hour, with no efforts to include local government leaders or local public health officials. (Id.). Indeed, State officials demanded to know why local emergency personnel notified City leaders at all of the plan to introduce people with a deadly and highly communicable disease into the community.
This means the CDC has been withholding the real numbers of infected patients from the public
What this lawsuit means is that the CDC has been lying about the total number of infected coronavirus patients in America.
Although the numbers are a bit hard to nail down due to the lack of information from federal agencies, the current "official" count of infections, via the CDC, is just 14 confirmed cases in the United States, with only 414 people tested.
In addition, the CDC says there are 3 people evacuated from Wuhan, China who have the virus, and 18 people evacuated from the Diamond Princess cruise ship.
That's a grand total of 35 people who are confirmed infected in America, according to the CDC.
But according to this map of infections in America, via NBC News, there are only 13 cases in California, with 2 recovered there. The map shows 20 cases outside California, including the 11 in Nebraska.
Added to the 35 - 50 infected patients at Travis Air Force Base as described by the lawsuit above, this seems to indicate there are actually 55 - 70 infected people in America that we know of so far, at least if we're crunching the (somewhat confusing) numbers correctly.
Is Travis Air Force Base running out of space for infected patients?
As you ponder the confusing numbers, ask yourself this question: Why are infected patients being urgently moved out of Travis Air Force Base in the first place?
The only logical answer, of course, is that Travis Air Force Base has run out of isolation beds. And they need to make more space for more infected patients.
So they're rushing to transfer up to 50 of these infected patients to Costa Mesa, much to the total surprise of the city officials there who are (understandably) freaking out.
And the facility in Costa Mesa is entirely inadequate for this purpose, they say, likely resulting in the spread of coronavirus infections into the Costa Mesa community, according to the concerns of city officials there.
So someone at the federal level is in a sudden hurry to make more space at the Air Force base, and they're now "exporting" infected patients to other communities in California while lying about everything, deceiving the American public and the people of California.
You know the rest of this story, because we've already seen how it plays out on the Diamond Princess. And no, it's not a happy ending.
Possibly 70 infected people in America, and the CDC has only tested 414 out of the entire country?
With the CDC stating they've only tested 414 people in the entire country -- which seems absurd, but that's what they're claiming -- and the State of Hawaii now explaining they've tested exactly zero people for coronavirus (story coming tomorrow on that), we seem to have arrived at a rather bizarre juncture in America where the CDC has only tested 414 people but as many as 70 might have been confirmed for the virus.
Yet we're still being told the "official" number is only 35.
It's all starting to feel a little bit like Wuhan, isn't it? Fudged numbers, failure to test a sufficient number of people, total denial about any break in containment, a complete lack of reliable coronavirus testing kits, incompetent government officials... the only difference between the USA and China now seems to be a matter of timing. What happened to Wuhan first will soon happen in Honolulu, then San Diego, then the entire West Coast and so on.
But no government in the world seems willing to tell the truth at any level, which means the coronavirus will never be contained, because controlling the narrative isn't the same as controlling the virus.
It makes us wonder: When will the CDC actually admit the outbreaks in America are already out of control and beyond containment?
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naturalnews--2020-02-21--Italy locks down 50,000 people across 10 towns as coronavirus outbreak leapfrogs across Europe

( Natural News ) As the coronavirus outbreak explodes across Asia , spreading to the Middle East and Europe , a rash of new infections in Italy has caused the Italian government to order 50,000 people into lockdown status while closing schools , bars and public spaces across 10 towns .
“ Five doctors and 10 other people tested positive for the virus in Lombardy , after apparently frequenting the same bar and group of friends , with two other cases in Veneto , authorities said at a press conference , ” reports the IB Times .
“ … [ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ carnival celebrations , church masses and sporting events have been banned for up to a week.
” In addition , IB Times reports that 250 additional people have been placed in quarantine after having close contact with those who already tested positive .
The local railway is now skipping three stations , underscoring how quickly this pandemic can collapse local infrastructure .
Italian officials are now attempting to create a “ sanitary ring ” around the village of Vo ’ Euganeo , much in the same way China tried to lock down Wuhan @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wonder , will Italy weld shut the steel doors of entire apartment complexes like China did ?
Or will we see a less draconian approach in Europe ?
Either way , it doesn ’ t seem to matter .
The virus escaped the strict quarantine measures in China , killing so many people there that the Chinese government had to bring in 40 mobile incineration ovens just to deal with all the corpses .
The number of coronavirus infections outside China has doubled in less than a week , now exceeding 1,150 people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , coronavirus infections have exploded in South Korea , literally doubling overnight as a “ super spreader ” was believed to have infected hundreds of other attendees at her local church .
The CDC is now warning U.S. hospitals to prepare for a “ surge ” in coronavirus patients in the United States .
Read more coronavirus pandemic news at our new site Pandemic.news .

Italy locks down 50,000 people across 10 towns as coronavirus outbreak leapfrogs across Europe
As the coronavirus outbreak explodes across Asia, spreading to the Middle East and Europe, a rash of new infections in Italy has caused the Italian government to order 50,000 people into lockdown status while closing schools, bars and public spaces across 10 towns.
"Five doctors and 10 other people tested positive for the virus in Lombardy, after apparently frequenting the same bar and group of friends, with two other cases in Veneto, authorities said at a press conference," reports the IB Times. "...[A]ll public activities such as carnival celebrations, church masses and sporting events have been banned for up to a week."
In addition, IB Times reports that 250 additional people have been placed in quarantine after having close contact with those who already tested positive. The local railway is now skipping three stations, underscoring how quickly this pandemic can collapse local infrastructure.
Italian officials are now attempting to create a "sanitary ring" around the village of Vo' Euganeo, much in the same way China tried to lock down Wuhan (but ultimately failed). We wonder, will Italy weld shut the steel doors of entire apartment complexes like China did? Or will we see a less draconian approach in Europe?
Either way, it doesn't seem to matter. The virus escaped the strict quarantine measures in China, killing so many people there that the Chinese government had to bring in 40 mobile incineration ovens just to deal with all the corpses.
The number of coronavirus infections outside China has doubled in less than a week, now exceeding 1,150 people (and growing exponentially).
Meanwhile, coronavirus infections have exploded in South Korea, literally doubling overnight as a "super spreader" was believed to have infected hundreds of other attendees at her local church.
The CDC is now warning U.S. hospitals to prepare for a "surge" in coronavirus patients in the United States.
Read more coronavirus pandemic news at our new site Pandemic.news.


naturalnews--2020-02-21--Hundreds of Americans flown back from the Diamond Princess shared the SAME plane whether infected or

( Natural News ) The more than 300 Americans who were on board the Diamond Princess cruise ship that ’ s been floating off of Japan ’ s coast due to multiple confirmed cases of the Wuhan coronavirus ( CoVid-19 ) have all been flown back to the United States for land-based quarantine .
But reports indicate that everyone was flown together on the same airplane , infected and uninfected alike , despite objections by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ( CDC ) .
At the decision of the State Department and the Department of Health and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 14 confirmed American cases of the Wuhan coronavirus ( CoVid-19 ) on the Diamond Princess traveled together alongside the hundreds of other American passengers who were not infected , even though the CDC had previously warned that rescuing them all in one fell swoop might expose everyone else to the novel disease .
The agencies responsible for this decision say all is well because the plane reportedly had a plastic-lined enclosure that separated the infected passengers from the uninfected passengers .
There ’ s no word , however , as to how the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ filtered to ensure that the uninfected passengers on one side of the plastic curtain didn ’ t breathe the same contaminated air as the infected passengers on the other .
“ These individuals were moved in the most expeditious and safe manner to a specialized containment area on the evacuation aircraft to isolate them in accordance with standard protocols , ” reads a statement issued by the agencies in support of this CDC-opposed decision .
Listen below as Mike Adams , the Health Ranger , talks about how the Diamond Princess cruise ship @ @ @ @ @ @ @ described as being “ abandoned by the Earth , ” is a literal virus incubation factory : Why are U.S. authorities still quarantining people for only 14 days when the true incubation period is as long as a month ?
Upon their arrival stateside , all of the passengers aboard this evacuation flight were immediately put into a mandatory 14-day quarantine , even though we now know that the incubation period for the Wuhan coronavirus ( CoVid-19 ) is actually as long as 24 days .
Why the U.S. government is still abiding @ @ @ @ @ @ @ anyone ’ s guess , because it ’ s not actually going to work in terms of protecting the public against mass infection .
It might cover the incubation period in some of the cases , but certainly not in all of them .
Meanwhile , the rest of the remaining passengers on the Diamond Princess are finally being vacated from the ship .
Japan has reportedly released 443 people from the ship , saying they have now completed their 14-day quarantines , but scores of others , including 40 Americans , are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The State Department has also issued a plea to all U.S. citizens urging them to reconsider all travel to or within East Asia , as well as throughout the Asia-Pacific region .
“ We have to recognize that some branches of our federal government are worse than others , and the State Department is one of the worst ones , ” contends one commenter at The Gateway Pundit .
“ The State Department has been infested with traitorous communists since at least the 1950s.
” “ A plane ’ s air filtration system @ @ @ @ @ @ @ serious danger to all passengers !
” emphasized another .
“ But then , these were government officials making the decisions , and government officials are usually braindead .
I think it is a job requirement !
” You can hear more podcasts each day at the the H.R .
Report channel at Brighteon.com .
Also , be sure to check out the new Pandemic.news website to keep up with the latest news about the spread of the Wuhan coronavirus ( CoVid-19 ) .

Hundreds of Americans flown back from the Diamond Princess shared the SAME plane whether infected or not infected
The more than 300 Americans who were on board the Diamond Princess cruise ship that's been floating off of Japan's coast due to multiple confirmed cases of the Wuhan coronavirus (CoVid-19) have all been flown back to the United States for land-based quarantine. But reports indicate that everyone was flown together on the same airplane, infected and uninfected alike, despite objections by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
At the decision of the State Department and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the 14 confirmed American cases of the Wuhan coronavirus (CoVid-19) on the Diamond Princess traveled together alongside the hundreds of other American passengers who were not infected, even though the CDC had previously warned that rescuing them all in one fell swoop might expose everyone else to the novel disease.
The agencies responsible for this decision say all is well because the plane reportedly had a plastic-lined enclosure that separated the infected passengers from the uninfected passengers. There's no word, however, as to how the circulating air throughout the entire cabin was filtered to ensure that the uninfected passengers on one side of the plastic curtain didn't breathe the same contaminated air as the infected passengers on the other.
"These individuals were moved in the most expeditious and safe manner to a specialized containment area on the evacuation aircraft to isolate them in accordance with standard protocols," reads a statement issued by the agencies in support of this CDC-opposed decision.
Listen below as Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, talks about how the Diamond Princess cruise ship, which Cambodian government spokesman Phay Siphan described as being "abandoned by the Earth," is a literal virus incubation factory:
Why are U.S. authorities still quarantining people for only 14 days when the true incubation period is as long as a month?
Upon their arrival stateside, all of the passengers aboard this evacuation flight were immediately put into a mandatory 14-day quarantine, even though we now know that the incubation period for the Wuhan coronavirus (CoVid-19) is actually as long as 24 days.
Why the U.S. government is still abiding by a 14-day maximum quarantine period is anyone's guess, because it's not actually going to work in terms of protecting the public against mass infection. It might cover the incubation period in some of the cases, but certainly not in all of them.
Meanwhile, the rest of the remaining passengers on the Diamond Princess are finally being vacated from the ship. Japan has reportedly released 443 people from the ship, saying they have now completed their 14-day quarantines, but scores of others, including 40 Americans, are still being hospitalized with the infection.
The State Department has also issued a plea to all U.S. citizens urging them to reconsider all travel to or within East Asia, as well as throughout the Asia-Pacific region.
"We have to recognize that some branches of our federal government are worse than others, and the State Department is one of the worst ones," contends one commenter at The Gateway Pundit. "The State Department has been infested with traitorous communists since at least the 1950s."
"A plane's air filtration system has always been known to be a serious danger to all passengers!" emphasized another. "But then, these were government officials making the decisions, and government officials are usually braindead. I think it is a job requirement!"
You can hear more podcasts each day at the the H.R. Report channel at Brighteon.com.
Also, be sure to check out the new Pandemic.news website to keep up with the latest news about the spread of the Wuhan coronavirus (CoVid-19).
Sources for this article include:
TheGatewayPundit.com
WashingtonPost.com
NaturalNews.com


naturalnews--2020-02-21--Harvard environmental group promises ‘escalation’ if demands not met

( Natural News ) ‘ That is all that can be said now ’ An environmental group at Harvard University has promised an “ escalation ” to its tactics if its demands to the institution are not met , though a group member declined to elaborate on what that escalation would look like .
Last Thursday the Fossil Fuel Divest Harvard coalition staged a protest criticizing the university ’ s lack of effort towards divesting its funds from fossil fuel concerns .
The protest took place inside University Hall , an administrative building .
At the demonstration , activists handed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ faculty and poems about divestment .
The group also chanted multiple slogans such as “ When our air is under attack , what do we do ?
Stand up , fight back , ” and “ Harvard , step off it , put people over profit.
” The Crimson reported that Joseph Winters , one of the protesters , stated that the university has a “ deadline ” of April 22 to take action .
The paper did not elaborate on what would transpire if that deadline was not met .
Group member @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that assertion in an email interview with The College Fix .
“ If our university does not divest by Earth Day , 2020 , FFDH is committed to escalation of our strategy .
This is all that can be said now – we have always been and will remain a grassroots movement , ” he said .
“ [ W ] e…demanded directly to our Dean of Students that we see a commitment soon .
This is how it shall remain – if Harvard does not divest by Earth Day , we will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ now , but has not quite failed .
We believe that the collective faith in our administration to make positive change after this point will be near impossible – from which , we will continue our action , ” he added .
Barton did not respond to a followup query asking how exactly the group would “ escalate ” its strategy .
Campus spokesman Jason Newton did not directly respond to a query about the group ’ s threat to “ escalate ” its tactics , though he cited the university ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the next six years and “ fossil-fuel-free ” by 2050 .
The Divest Harvard website explains the three demands the group has presented to the university : disclose its investments in fossil fuel concerns , divest from those concerns , and reinvest in sustainable industries .
The group claims that Harvard invests its $ 41 billion endowment into corporations that are contributing to an ongoing climate crisis .
Visitors to the site are given the option to sign a letter sent to the the university ’ s president , Lawrence Bacow , urging @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in an unparalleled emergency situation.
” Group member Jordan Barton provided The Fix with a press release from the activist group , in which the organization “ estimates that around $ 560 million [ of the Harvard endowment ] is invested in coal , oil , and natural gas , though it ’ s likely much greater.
” Barton said that the group “ has gained unprecedented support from faculty , alumni , and student organizations on campus.
” “ We here at FFDH are aware that not only is fossil fuel investment @ @ @ @ @ @ @ also recognize its intrinsic relationship to economic and social justice , and how those first affected by climate change will be those communities already drastically underserved and marginalized , ” he said .
Calls for divestment at Harvard have spread beyond undergraduate university activists .
Earlier this month both the Faculty of Arts and Sciences and the Medical School Faculty Council voted to support fossil fuel divestment at the university .

Harvard environmental group promises ‘escalation’ if demands not met
An environmental group at Harvard University has promised an “escalation” to its tactics if its demands to the institution are not met, though a group member declined to elaborate on what that escalation would look like.
(Article by Brianna Kraemer republished from TheCollegeFix.com)
Last Thursday the Fossil Fuel Divest Harvard coalition staged a protest criticizing the university’s lack of effort towards divesting its funds from fossil fuel concerns. The protest took place inside University Hall, an administrative building. At the demonstration, activists handed out packets with statements from supportive Harvard faculty and poems about divestment.
The group also chanted multiple slogans such as “When our air is under attack, what do we do? Stand up, fight back,” and “Harvard, step off it, put people over profit.” The Crimson reported that Joseph Winters, one of the protesters, stated that the university has a “deadline” of April 22 to take action. The paper did not elaborate on what would transpire if that deadline was not met.
Group member Jordan Barton elaborated, barely, on that assertion in an email interview with The College Fix.
“If our university does not divest by Earth Day, 2020, FFDH is committed to escalation of our strategy. This is all that can be said now – we have always been and will remain a grassroots movement,” he said.
“[W]e…demanded directly to our Dean of Students that we see a commitment soon. This is how it shall remain – if Harvard does not divest by Earth Day, we will realize its failure. It is failing now, but has not quite failed. We believe that the collective faith in our administration to make positive change after this point will be near impossible – from which, we will continue our action,” he added.
Barton did not respond to a followup query asking how exactly the group would “escalate” its strategy.
Campus spokesman Jason Newton did not directly respond to a query about the group’s threat to “escalate” its tactics, though he cited the university’s commitment to going “fossil-fuel-neutral” in the next six years and “fossil-fuel-free” by 2050.
Disclose, divest and reinvest
The Divest Harvard website explains the three demands the group has presented to the university: disclose its investments in fossil fuel concerns, divest from those concerns, and reinvest in sustainable industries. The group claims that Harvard invests its $41 billion endowment into corporations that are contributing to an ongoing climate crisis.
Visitors to the site are given the option to sign a letter sent to the the university’s president, Lawrence Bacow, urging him to pursue “real climate leadership in an unparalleled emergency situation.”
Group member Jordan Barton provided The Fix with a press release from the activist group, in which the organization “estimates that around $560 million [of the Harvard endowment] is invested in coal, oil, and natural gas, though it’s likely much greater.”
Barton said that the group “has gained unprecedented support from faculty, alumni, and student organizations on campus.”
“We here at FFDH are aware that not only is fossil fuel investment economically and socially preposterous – but we also recognize its intrinsic relationship to economic and social justice, and how those first affected by climate change will be those communities already drastically underserved and marginalized,” he said.
Calls for divestment at Harvard have spread beyond undergraduate university activists. Earlier this month both the Faculty of Arts and Sciences and the Medical School Faculty Council voted to support fossil fuel divestment at the university.
Read more at: TheCollegeFix.com


naturalnews--2020-02-22--UNREAL: Hawaii has tested exactly ZERO people for coronavirus... still waiting for test kits from th

UNREAL: Hawaii has tested exactly ZERO people for coronavirus... still waiting for test kits from the CDC

( Natural News ) Now we know why Hawaii hasn ’ t reported any coronavirus infections even though numerous infected people seem to be identified after flying through the Honolulu airport : Hawaii hasn ’ t tested anyone yet .
This truly astonishing , almost incredulous fact has just been confirmed by the Star Advertiser in Hawaii which published a story yesterday by Kristen Consillio .
The story headline ?
“ No one in Hawaii has been tested for coronavirus as health officials wait for kits from CDC ” You can see the story here : Although the full text @ @ @ @ @ @ @ premium subscribers , the opening sentence says , “ Hawaii health officials continue to reassure the public that the coronavirus is not circulating in the islands , but they have not tested a single person in the state for the deadly disease.
” Thus , we now learn that Hawaii is borrowing the coronavirus playbook from Wuhan , China , where they ’ ve figure out the best way to avoid reporting infections and deaths is to simply avoid testing all the people who need to be tested .
This admission is just @ @ @ @ @ @ @ several days ago that they flew an infected couple to Honolulu , and the husband was symptomatic before he took that flight .
Again , just to repeat : No one has been tested for coronavirus in Hawaii .
Not a single person .
Yet we are assured by the CDC that “ no community outbreaks ” have been detected yet .
Gee… we wonder why .
While Hawaii has tested ZERO people for coronavirus , the CDC has only tested 414 in the entire country To our great astonishment , we ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ only tested 414 people in the entire country , according to their public web page at : www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/cases-in-us.html The strategy of health officials is quickly becoming abundantly obvious : Avoid reporting coronavirus infections by avoiding testing as many people as possible .
After all , if no one is tested , no infections can be “ confirmed.
” Which means the USA is now borrowing the Wuhan , China strategy of faking everything and lying to the public .
Why are we not surprised ?
It ’ s becoming increasingly obvious that the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nationwide cover-up of coronavirus infections .
In fact , as we reported last night , Travis Air Force Base in California has run out of isolation beds to house infected patients , and they ’ ve begun an emergency exporting of 35 – 50 infected patients to Costa Mesa , California , a community of three million residents .
Yet the CDC says there are only 35 infections in the entire country .
So who ’ s lying ?
Listen to this important podcast to understand why the “ Countdown to the Coronavirus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and hear all my podcasts at the Health Ranger Report channel on Brighteon.com : Read Pandemic.news to stay informed with new articles , videos , podcasts and downloadable mp3 audio files .

UNREAL: Hawaii has tested exactly ZERO people for coronavirus… still waiting for test kits from the CDC
Now we know why Hawaii hasn't reported any coronavirus infections even though numerous infected people seem to be identified after flying through the Honolulu airport:
This truly astonishing, almost incredulous fact has just been confirmed by the Star Advertiser in Hawaii which published a story yesterday by Kristen Consillio. The story headline?
"No one in Hawaii has been tested for coronavirus as health officials wait for kits from CDC"
You can see the story here:
www.staradvertiser.com/2020/02/20/hawaii-news/no-one-in-state-tested-for-the-coronavirus/
Although the full text of the story is only available for premium subscribers, the opening sentence says, "Hawaii health officials continue to reassure the public that the coronavirus is not circulating in the islands, but they have not tested a single person in the state for the deadly disease."
Thus, we now learn that Hawaii is borrowing the coronavirus playbook from Wuhan, China, where they've figure out the best way to avoid reporting infections and deaths is to simply avoid testing all the people who need to be tested.
This admission is just stunning, considering that Hawaiian Airlines admitted several days ago that they flew an infected couple to Honolulu, and the husband was symptomatic before he took that flight.
Again, just to repeat: No one has been tested for coronavirus in Hawaii. Not a single person. Yet we are assured by the CDC that "no community outbreaks" have been detected yet.
Gee... we wonder why.
While Hawaii has tested ZERO people for coronavirus, the CDC has only tested 414 in the entire country
To our great astonishment, we've also learned that the CDC has only tested 414 people in the entire country, according to their public web page at: www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/cases-in-us.html
The strategy of health officials is quickly becoming abundantly obvious: Avoid reporting coronavirus infections by avoiding testing as many people as possible. After all, if no one is tested, no infections can be "confirmed."
Which means the USA is now borrowing the Wuhan, China strategy of faking everything and lying to the public.
Why are we not surprised?
It's becoming increasingly obvious that the CDC is engaged in a massive, nationwide cover-up of coronavirus infections. In fact, as we reported last night, Travis Air Force Base in California has run out of isolation beds to house infected patients, and they've begun an emergency exporting of 35 - 50 infected patients to Costa Mesa, California, a community of three million residents. Yet the CDC says there are only 35 infections in the entire country. So who's lying?
Listen to this important podcast to understand why the "Countdown to the Coronavirus Day of Reckoning" has begun, and hear all my podcasts at the Health Ranger Report channel on Brighteon.com:
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naturalnews--2020-02-22--U.S. now admitting coronavirus has broken containment beyond China

( Natural News ) The United States has issued an official travel warning about the “ apparent community spread ” of the Wuhan coronavirus ( CoVid-19 ) in at least five different countries outside of China , as well as the island region of Taiwan .
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ( CDC ) is now urging all Americans not to travel to China for the foreseeable future , and to also avoid the nations of Japan , Singapore , South Korea , Vietnam , Thailand and Taiwan , if at all possible , because the virus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ Community spread means people have been infected with the virus , including some who are not sure how or where they became infected , ” the CDC explains on its website .
“ At this time , the extent of virus spread is not sustained or widespread enough to meet the criteria for a travel notice.
” A level-1 travel advisory has been issued for Japan and Hong Kong , both of which are seeing the number of Wuhan coronavirus ( CoVid-19 ) cases continue to grow at an alarming rate .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ to go to either place , the CDC recommends that they take extra precautions to avoid coming into contact with sick people , as well as to avoid touching their eyes , noses or mouths with unwashed hands .
Most of the Japanese cases of the Wuhan coronavirus involve passengers who were recently released from the Diamond Princess cruise ship that ’ s currently docked at Yokohama .
Several hundred Americans were recently rescued from the vessel and taken back to the United States , while other countries are reportedly doing the same @ @ @ @ @ @ @ two elderly passengers from the ship recently died from the Wuhan coronavirus ( CoVid-19 ) , which is why the U.S. and other nations with citizens on board have devising ways to get them off the ship and back to their native lands for quarantine .
“ The 87-year-old man who died had bronchial asthma while the 84-year-old woman who perished didn ’ t have any preexisting conditions , ” reports The Epoch Times .
Listen below as Mike Adams , the Health Ranger , talks about the problem of shared air on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ how Natural News tried to warn about this previously , to no avail : Singapore , Japan , and South Korea are all seeing worrying surges in coronavirus infections As of right now , Singapore has the second-highest number of Wuhan coronavirus ( CoVid-19 ) cases outside of China , followed by Japan .
South Korea is also quickly catching up as well , having reported its first death from coronavirus-induced pneumonia .
While South Korea has had some success using natural oxygen therapy to treat infected patients , which was initially believed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , new cases of the Wuhan coronavirus ( CoVid-19 ) since that time suggest that the virus is not only not contained but continuing to spread largely undetected .
According to South Korean chipmaker SK Hynix , at least 800 workers at the company are currently in self-isolation , as opposed to quarantine , after a trainee reportedly came into contact with a known coronavirus patient .
Over in Vietnam , little news has come forth about its status after more than 10,000 people were recently put into government quarantine .
Vietnam , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it had 16 confirmed cases of the Wuhan coronavirus ( CoVid-19 ) .
Taiwan also reported its first death from the Wuhan coronavirus ( CoVid-19 ) last Sunday , along with 20 known cases of the disease .
Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen has objected , however , to the CDC ’ s claim that community spread is taking place on the island .
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Report by visiting its official channel at Brighteon.com .
The all-new Pandemic.news is also a great resource for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Wuhan coronavirus ( CoVid-19 ) .

U.S. now admitting coronavirus has broken containment beyond China
The United States has issued an official travel warning about the "apparent community spread" of the Wuhan coronavirus (CoVid-19) in at least five different countries outside of China, as well as the island region of Taiwan.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is now urging all Americans not to travel to China for the foreseeable future, and to also avoid the nations of Japan, Singapore, South Korea, Vietnam, Thailand and Taiwan, if at all possible, because the virus is spreading rapidly in these areas.
"Community spread means people have been infected with the virus, including some who are not sure how or where they became infected," the CDC explains on its website. "At this time, the extent of virus spread is not sustained or widespread enough to meet the criteria for a travel notice."
A level-1 travel advisory has been issued for Japan and Hong Kong, both of which are seeing the number of Wuhan coronavirus (CoVid-19) cases continue to grow at an alarming rate.
In the event that travelers do decide to go to either place, the CDC recommends that they take extra precautions to avoid coming into contact with sick people, as well as to avoid touching their eyes, noses or mouths with unwashed hands.
Most of the Japanese cases of the Wuhan coronavirus involve passengers who were recently released from the Diamond Princess cruise ship that's currently docked at Yokohama. Several hundred Americans were recently rescued from the vessel and taken back to the United States, while other countries are reportedly doing the same with their people.
We know that two elderly passengers from the ship recently died from the Wuhan coronavirus (CoVid-19), which is why the U.S. and other nations with citizens on board have devising ways to get them off the ship and back to their native lands for quarantine.
"The 87-year-old man who died had bronchial asthma while the 84-year-old woman who perished didn't have any preexisting conditions," reports The Epoch Times.
Listen below as Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, talks about the problem of shared air on the Diamond Princess cruise ship, and how Natural News tried to warn about this previously, to no avail:
Singapore, Japan, and South Korea are all seeing worrying surges in coronavirus infections
As of right now, Singapore has the second-highest number of Wuhan coronavirus (CoVid-19) cases outside of China, followed by Japan. South Korea is also quickly catching up as well, having reported its first death from coronavirus-induced pneumonia.
While South Korea has had some success using natural oxygen therapy to treat infected patients, which was initially believed to have quelled a potential outbreak there, new cases of the Wuhan coronavirus (CoVid-19) since that time suggest that the virus is not only not contained but continuing to spread largely undetected.
According to South Korean chipmaker SK Hynix, at least 800 workers at the company are currently in self-isolation, as opposed to quarantine, after a trainee reportedly came into contact with a known coronavirus patient.
Over in Vietnam, little news has come forth about its status after more than 10,000 people were recently put into government quarantine. Vietnam, last they updated the world, said it had 16 confirmed cases of the Wuhan coronavirus (CoVid-19).
Taiwan also reported its first death from the Wuhan coronavirus (CoVid-19) last Sunday, along with 20 known cases of the disease. Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen has objected, however, to the CDC's claim that community spread is taking place on the island.
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Sources for this article include:
TheEpochTimes.com
NaturalNews.com


naturalnews--2020-02-22--RADIOACTIVE fracking waste dumped in Oregon landfill – regulators' response is "a JOKE"

( Natural News ) According to the Oregon Department of Energy ( ODOE ) , approximately 2.5 million pounds of radioactive fracking waste have been dumped in a landfill in the city of Arlington in northern Oregon .
This city is located right next to the Columbia River , which serves as the state ’ s border with Washington .
The company responsible , Chemical Waste Management , received the fracking waste from North Dakota company Goodnight Midstream over a period of three years .
State law prohibits the disposal of radioactive materials within the state .
“ We received @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Dakota in September who was under the impression fracking waste from North Dakota was being disposed of in an Oregon landfill , ” said Ken Niles , assistant director for nuclear safety with the ODOE .
The company that gave Chemical Waste Management the radioactive material , Goodnight Midstream , supplies brine water for fracking operations for companies involved in North Dakota ’ s energy industry .
According to ODOE ’ s nuclear waste remediation specialist , Jeff Burright , the fracking liquid that Chemical Waste Management received came into contact with underground @ @ @ @ @ @ @ substance .
Burright added that around 80 percent of the waste sent over to Oregon either contained radioactive substances or came into contact with them .
According to Oregon law , the state has a threshold of five picocuries ( pCi ) per gram of radium 226 .
Picocurie is a measurement of how much radioactivity is contained in one liter of air .
“ The waste that was received by Chemical Waste Management Arlington had a range of concentrations over time running from just a few picocuries per gram up to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tons total was around 1,700 pCi per gram , ” said Burright .
( Related : Fracking waste is radioactive and endangers human health – there is NO safe way to dispose of it . )
Chemical Waste Management had no records of a direct relationship with Goodnight Midstream .
However , further investigation found that the latter had contracted a third party , Oilfield Waste Logistics , a Montana-based company , to handle the disposal of their fracking waste .
Shipping manifests procured by ODOE found that Chemical Waste Management had been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Waste Logistics .
Furthermore , an analysis of the manifests found that Oilfield Waste Logistics attempted to cover up how much radioactive material was in the waste they were sending , stating that the materials fit within Oregon regulations .
According to observers , the response of regulators to either Chemical Waste Management , Oilfield Waste Logistics , or even Goodnight Midstream is “ so weak it ’ s almost meaningless.
” This is the first time in the history of the state that a company has been caught illegally disposing of radioactive @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s reportedly also the first time ODOE has tested its regulatory authority .
The nuclear safety division of ODOE issued a notice of violation to Chemical Waste Management .
However , the regulators kept the violation only at a Level I offense , which doesn ’ t even involve any fines .
ODOE sees no reason to raise the violation to a Level II offense , which can potentially involve a fine of up to $ 500 per day the violation was committed – or around $ 5.4 million for the three @ @ @ @ @ @ @ waste in Oregon .
The lawyer for the regulators at the Oregon Department of Justice interpreted the rules differently , believing that Chemical Waste Management can only get a Level II violation if they had previously been notified of a violation and repeated it .
This means that , even though Chemical Waste Management potentially has over a thousand violations , they aren ’ t considered repeat offenders unless they ’ ve been previously informed .
The city of Arlington has been harsher on Chemical Waste Management – the city ’ s Department @ @ @ @ @ @ @ company .
The state ’ s notice of violation requires Chemical Waste Management to come up with a remediation plan within 30 days , which can include exhumation of the radioactive material and disposal out of state .
However , Burright stated that this can expose workers and the environment to even more radiation , signaling that Chemical Waste Management may be allowed to keep the radioactive material in Arlington .
Many in Oregon are offended that nobody is getting more than a symbolic reprimand for the violations .
“ They haven ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they believe their hands are tied with respect to Chemical Waste Management , ” said Craig Johnston , professor of environmental law at Lewis & Clark Law School in Portland .
“ The message is , ‘ Don ’ t do it again.
’ That ’ s a joke .
There ’ s a problem in the system somewhere .
This is not even a slap on the wrist .
”

RADIOACTIVE fracking waste dumped in Oregon landfill – regulators’ response is “a JOKE”
According to the Oregon Department of Energy (ODOE), approximately 2.5 million pounds of radioactive fracking waste have been dumped in a landfill in the city of Arlington in northern Oregon. This city is located right next to the Columbia River, which serves as the state's border with Washington.
The company responsible, Chemical Waste Management, received the fracking waste from North Dakota company Goodnight Midstream over a period of three years. State law prohibits the disposal of radioactive materials within the state.
"We received an inquiry from a citizen from North Dakota in September who was under the impression fracking waste from North Dakota was being disposed of in an Oregon landfill," said Ken Niles, assistant director for nuclear safety with the ODOE.
Guilty parties attempted to cover their tracks
The company that gave Chemical Waste Management the radioactive material, Goodnight Midstream, supplies brine water for fracking operations for companies involved in North Dakota's energy industry. According to ODOE's nuclear waste remediation specialist, Jeff Burright, the fracking liquid that Chemical Waste Management received came into contact with underground rocks that contained radium, a radioactive substance. Burright added that around 80 percent of the waste sent over to Oregon either contained radioactive substances or came into contact with them.
According to Oregon law, the state has a threshold of five picocuries (pCi) per gram of radium 226. Picocurie is a measurement of how much radioactivity is contained in one liter of air.
"The waste that was received by Chemical Waste Management Arlington had a range of concentrations over time running from just a few picocuries per gram up to the maximum in about one and a half tons total was around 1,700 pCi per gram," said Burright. (Related: Fracking waste is radioactive and endangers human health - there is NO safe way to dispose of it.)
Chemical Waste Management had no records of a direct relationship with Goodnight Midstream. However, further investigation found that the latter had contracted a third party, Oilfield Waste Logistics, a Montana-based company, to handle the disposal of their fracking waste. Shipping manifests procured by ODOE found that Chemical Waste Management had been receiving the radioactive fracking waste from Oilfield Waste Logistics. Furthermore, an analysis of the manifests found that Oilfield Waste Logistics attempted to cover up how much radioactive material was in the waste they were sending, stating that the materials fit within Oregon regulations.
Chemical Waste Management barely getting punished
According to observers, the response of regulators to either Chemical Waste Management, Oilfield Waste Logistics, or even Goodnight Midstream is "so weak it's almost meaningless."
This is the first time in the history of the state that a company has been caught illegally disposing of radioactive waste within state boundaries, and it's reportedly also the first time ODOE has tested its regulatory authority.
The nuclear safety division of ODOE issued a notice of violation to Chemical Waste Management. However, the regulators kept the violation only at a Level I offense, which doesn't even involve any fines.
ODOE sees no reason to raise the violation to a Level II offense, which can potentially involve a fine of up to $500 per day the violation was committed – or around $5.4 million for the three years Chemical Waste Management spent dumping radioactive waste in Oregon.
The lawyer for the regulators at the Oregon Department of Justice interpreted the rules differently, believing that Chemical Waste Management can only get a Level II violation if they had previously been notified of a violation and repeated it. This means that, even though Chemical Waste Management potentially has over a thousand violations, they aren't considered repeat offenders unless they've been previously informed.
The city of Arlington has been harsher on Chemical Waste Management – the city's Department of Environmental Quality has repeatedly fined the company.
The state's notice of violation requires Chemical Waste Management to come up with a remediation plan within 30 days, which can include exhumation of the radioactive material and disposal out of state. However, Burright stated that this can expose workers and the environment to even more radiation, signaling that Chemical Waste Management may be allowed to keep the radioactive material in Arlington.
Many in Oregon are offended that nobody is getting more than a symbolic reprimand for the violations. "They haven't gone after Oilfield Waste Logistic and they believe their hands are tied with respect to Chemical Waste Management," said Craig Johnston, professor of environmental law at Lewis & Clark Law School in Portland. "The message is, 'Don't do it again.' That's a joke. There's a problem in the system somewhere. This is not even a slap on the wrist."
Sources include:
GlobalResearch.ca
OregonLive.com


naturalnews--2020-02-22--Researchers find links between neurological disorders and pollution exposure

( Natural News ) Air pollution is an increasingly global problem as more and more industries produce massive amounts of pollutants that bring detrimental effects on air quality and ecosystems .
According to the World Health Organization , about 97 percent of cities in low- and middle-income countries do not meet their air quality guidelines .
Even in high-income countries , about 49 percent of cities have pollutant-filled air .
Breathing in dirty air can damage the lungs and increases the risk of developing chronic health problems such as cardiovascular diseases , cancers and respiratory diseases like asthma .
Now @ @ @ @ @ @ @ might also be affecting the brain as well .
A study published in the journal eLife found that the reduction in sense of smell actually precedes certain neurological conditions and that pollution can contribute to increasing the risk of these diseases .
The danger is in the air While there is a growing body of research that analyzes the link between pollution and neurological diseases like Parkinson ’ s and Alzheimer ’ s , most of these studies fail to show how air particles actually affect the brain .
In this study , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the flow of cerebrospinal fluid ( CSF ) in the central nervous system , and what happens when the flow of this fluid is stopped .
“ There has been a lot of interest in understanding cerebrospinal fluid movement in the last 5 years , ” said corresponding author Patrick Drew in a statement .
“ More and more it is realized that it does not just cushion the brain , but may also transfer stuff out of the brain and spinal column area.
” After looking into previous research on CSF flow @ @ @ @ @ @ @ things out of the central nervous system by taking a one-way exit pathway through the nose .
In addition , the researchers also observed that reduction in the sense of smell might actually be an early sign of neurological conditions .
( Related : Air pollution causes harmful physical changes in the brain . )
To further investigate this association , the researchers performed an animal study wherein they destroyed the olfactory nerves in mice with zinc sulfate .
What ’ s interesting about these nerves is that they are the only part @ @ @ @ @ @ @ comes into direct contact with the external environment .
As expected , the use of chemical ablation caused the mice to lose their sense of smell .
However , the researchers were surprised to observe that the destruction of these nerves also stopped the flow of CNF .
Drew claims that animals and humans constantly create CSF to maintain proper function of the nervous system — common sense dictates that if the liquid has no way to escape , the pressure would start building up .
But , they saw that the pressure @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the flow from the nose has stopped .
The research team believed that another pathway could possibly be picking up the slack — increasing its flow of CSF to compensate for the loss of the nose pathway .
An example of said pathways includes the ones around the brain that drain right into the lymphatic system .
Alternatively , the production of CSF decreases as a response to the stoppage of CSF flow through the nose to prevent unnecessary buildup .
All in all , the researchers hypothesized that pollution damages the olfactory @ @ @ @ @ @ @ then creates a change in either the flow or production of CSF .
Then , because CSF is important for clearing metabolic trash from the nervous system , this could play a role in the development of neurological diseases .
According to the researchers , this reduction of CSF can be a factor in the buildup of toxic metabolites and faulty proteins that cause neurological diseases .
“ Next we would like to collaborate with a lab in the Materials Research Institute that is working with soot or jet fuel particles to see @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” said lead author Jordan Norwood .
Learn more about the harmful effects of pollution at Pollution.news .

Researchers find links between neurological disorders and pollution exposure
Air pollution is an increasingly global problem as more and more industries produce massive amounts of pollutants that bring detrimental effects on air quality and ecosystems. According to the World Health Organization, about 97 percent of cities in low- and middle-income countries do not meet their air quality guidelines. Even in high-income countries, about 49 percent of cities have pollutant-filled air. Breathing in dirty air can damage the lungs and increases the risk of developing chronic health problems such as cardiovascular diseases, cancers and respiratory diseases like asthma. Now, recent research suggests that dirty air might also be affecting the brain as well
A study published in the journal eLife found that the reduction in sense of smell actually precedes certain neurological conditions and that pollution can contribute to increasing the risk of these diseases.
The danger is in the air
While there is a growing body of research that analyzes the link between pollution and neurological diseases like Parkinson's and Alzheimer's, most of these studies fail to show how air particles actually affect the brain. In this study, researchers from Pennsylvania State University looked into the flow of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in the central nervous system, and what happens when the flow of this fluid is stopped.
"There has been a lot of interest in understanding cerebrospinal fluid movement in the last 5 years," said corresponding author Patrick Drew in a statement. "More and more it is realized that it does not just cushion the brain, but may also transfer stuff out of the brain and spinal column area."
After looking into previous research on CSF flow, the researchers speculated that CSF transfer things out of the central nervous system by taking a one-way exit pathway through the nose. In addition, the researchers also observed that reduction in the sense of smell might actually be an early sign of neurological conditions. (Related: Air pollution causes harmful physical changes in the brain.)
To further investigate this association, the researchers performed an animal study wherein they destroyed the olfactory nerves in mice with zinc sulfate. What's interesting about these nerves is that they are the only part of the mammalian central nervous system that comes into direct contact with the external environment.
As expected, the use of chemical ablation caused the mice to lose their sense of smell. However, the researchers were surprised to observe that the destruction of these nerves also stopped the flow of CNF. Drew claims that animals and humans constantly create CSF to maintain proper function of the nervous system — common sense dictates that if the liquid has no way to escape, the pressure would start building up. But, they saw that the pressure did not increase at all even after the flow from the nose has stopped.
The research team believed that another pathway could possibly be picking up the slack — increasing its flow of CSF to compensate for the loss of the nose pathway. An example of said pathways includes the ones around the brain that drain right into the lymphatic system. Alternatively, the production of CSF decreases as a response to the stoppage of CSF flow through the nose to prevent unnecessary buildup.
All in all, the researchers hypothesized that pollution damages the olfactory sensory neurons over time. This damage then creates a change in either the flow or production of CSF. Then, because CSF is important for clearing metabolic trash from the nervous system, this could play a role in the development of neurological diseases. According to the researchers, this reduction of CSF can be a factor in the buildup of toxic metabolites and faulty proteins that cause neurological diseases.
"Next we would like to collaborate with a lab in the Materials Research Institute that is working with soot or jet fuel particles to see if we get the same effect," said lead author Jordan Norwood.
Learn more about the harmful effects of pollution at Pollution.news.
Sources include:
MedicalNewsToday.com
eLifeSciences.org
News.PSU.edu