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When the treatment feels worse than the disease
HEALTH & SCIENCEBy GATONYE GATHURA | 2 months agoBy GATONYE GATHURA | 2 months ago
“I don’t know what is worse – the medicines or the disease,” says Martha Kitur.
She is suffering from throat cancer and is being treated at a private facility in Nairobi. Martha is in her third month of chemotherapy and has had to change medicines three times.
“The first drugs I was on, I was told were not effective. The second caused too much vomiting, while now I am losing all the hair.”
She had earlier undergone radiology, which made swallowing terribly painful and left her with mouth sores that hurt.
“All these changes of medicines prolong treatment, makes it expensive, uncomfortable for the patient and also difficult to achieve best results,” says Prof Nicholas Abinya, a consultant oncologist at Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH).
Martha is not alone; the rate of drug-related side effects in cancer patients is extremely high.
A recent study among 90 patients being treated at KNH for various head and neck cancers found 83 of them have experienced drug-related problems.
The study published in the current issue of the Pharmaceutical Journal of Kenya found adverse drug reactions, the major medicine-related problem for patients.
But it isn’t just cancer drugs.
When Brian Mandi was put on anti-retroviral therapy, he was happy to be doing something important for his health. What he didn’t expect was to get disturbing side-effects.
“I began developing breasts, and I am not big-bodied, so they were noticeable; and I was self-conscious about it,” he says.
Brian’s concerns are in line with recent findings by the Pharmacy and Poisons Board (PPB). A key HIV drug and a widely used cancer medicine top the list of treatments with the highest number of recorded side effects.
Tenofovir, which in addition to being used as an ARV is also used for HIV prevention, and the blood cancer drug Imatinib top the list of drugs causing the most side effects.
The latest pharmaceuticals surveillance report by PPB shows the two class of medicines were responsible for almost a quarter of reported events.
Data for the last three years generally puts HIV drugs high on the list, but the latest report for July to September is the first to specifically put Tenofovir at the top.
Tenofovir is normally combined with other antiretrovirals for HIV treatment, but became more popular in 2017 when the government introduced it for HIV prevention. Since then, the Ministry of Health and donors have engaged in massive promotional campaigns.
When used for HIV prevention, also called Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP), the pill is taken daily and is mainly targeted at discordant couples, sex workers and adolescent girls.
Among all the drugs in the PPB adverse events list, only Tenofovir is recommended for use by healthy persons, with users advised to get regular kidney, liver and bone mineral tests.
PrEP to be made available in chemists
It is estimated that between 25,000 and 82,000 Kenyans are on the pill that is currently available in health facilities.
However, an ongoing study by the Kenya Medical Research Institute (Kemri) is investigating the possibility of having the pills made available in retail pharmacies.
“We propose a new model for PrEP delivery that has never been explored in an African setting: pharmacy-based PrEP delivery with remote physician oversight,” says the research protocol.
But despite huge promotional efforts, successive reports indicate a low uptake and high discontinuation rates among all groups, mainly due to side effects, stigma and adherence issues.
Of the top 12 drugs in the current adverse events list, six were for HIV, four for TB and one each for cancer (Imatinib) and high blood pressure (Nefedipine).
The most common reported suspected agents causing adverse reactions were Tenofovir, followed by Imatinib, a combination of Dolutegravir/ Tenofovir/Lamivudine, Cotrimoxazole and Dolutegravir, says the report.
Cotrimoxazole is an antibiotic used to treat several types of infections, including pneumonia, while Dolutegravir in combination with others is a preferred HIV treatment.
By far, side effects involving the skin were highest followed by the nervous system and then psychiatric disorders, with 10 per cent of the reactions classified as serious and may have led to prolonged hospitalisations or deaths.
Big breasts in men
The report also shows a condition called gynaecomastia – the enlargement of male breast tissue – as an increasing reaction to medical drug use.
For example, in the April to June 2019 report, there were 45 cases of gynaecomastia. Other recorded serious adverse events include kidney, liver and skeletal disorders.
While WHO recommends all health facilities, pharmacies and patients report any adverse drug event, local reporting is awfully poor. In the latest report 414 cases were recorded from 169 outlets out of a possible 9,000 facilities. But even in the reported cases, records indicate no action was taken in more than half of the events.
Women are more affected
“The majority, 93 per cent, of participants experienced more than one adverse reaction. Reactions included nausea, anaemia, pain, constipation, kidney poisoning and bleeding,” the PPB reports.
Additionally, all the board’s studies show that women experience more adverse drug events than males. But men, on the other hand, are more likely to suffer more serious events, including deaths, compared to females.
These two observations are not in Kenya alone.
“Global data indicates that women, from puberty and onwards and especially in their reproductive years, report more side effects than men,” says Dr Sarah Watson of Uppsala Monitoring Centre (UMC) in Sweden.
UMC is a WHO-affiliated centre where all UN member countries, including Kenya, post their adverse drug reaction reports for processing and archiving.
In 2019, the centre in a study led by Dr Watson tried to answer why women are more affected by medicines than men.
“We analysed 18 million reports from 131 member countries for the period 1967 to 2018 with a clear indication more women than men experienced more drug-related side effects,” she said.
Out of 9,594 reports to UMC from Kenya, 66.4 per cent had affected women. More female-related events, the study says, were submitted in all regions of the world.
The largest male to female difference was recorded in the age group of 18–44.
“The proportion of serious and fatal reports was higher for males.”
One reason for the higher male fatalities, Dr Watson suggests, might be that women are more likely to access healthcare services and thus side effects are likely to be addressed earlier.
An earlier study by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) suggests the higher events in women over men is due to the natural sex differences. Women, FDA said, take longer than men to eliminate drugs from their bodies because of a much slower kidney clearance process.
This suggests women are actually being overdosed when given a similar dosage with men, considering females have a lower body mass compared to males.
“We recommend evidence-based dose reductions for women to counteract this sex bias,” said Watson.
She also recommends more women be involved in drug development processes so as to create more gender-appropriate medicines.
Notably, almost six per cent of the reports indicate the medicines were not effective, partly suggesting a high prevalence of sub-standard drugs in the local health sector.
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By MERCY KAHENDA AND GRAHAM KAJILWA
Colon cancer: You can test negative… and have it
Health & Science
By BERYL RINGOS
Pandemic: I have never heard of ‘efficacious ugali’
Health & Science
By DR DANIELLA MUNENE
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By DR MERCY KORIR
Digital parents: TV my dad, tablet my mum
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By GLORIA MILIMU

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So here we are, another year older, another year Hunger Gamsier. We may be in the end-game when you count down the clock on the franchise, and the page numbers of Suzanne Collins' books, but that doesn't mean Mockingjay Part One is sliding towards the exit as quickly as possible. Quite the opposite, in fact, as the first 30 minutes of the latest installment is spent bumbling around the underground interiors of District 13, the rebel outpost, as Katniss (Lawrence, brilliant as ever here) discovers what happened at the tail end of Catching Fire, not only to her and the Games, but her home of District 12 and all of Panem.
Plutarch Heavensbee (Hoffman) is at the top with President Coin (Julianne Moore), plotting the PR strategy of spreading the message of revolution, with Katniss at the centre, Haymitch Abernathy (Harrelson) has sobered up, more due to prohibition in the district than choice, and Effie Trinket (Banks) is stuck in a jumpsuit and wig-less, hiding in her quarters to avoid prying eyes. Those once with a sense of place are lost, and those without are now finding their feet. Especially Gale (Hemsworth) who has become his own man in D13, ready to take arms and protect, fight, aid anyone and everyone. But there's clearly someone missing among the family and friends in District 13 - Peeta Mallark (Hutcherson) - and despite Katniss's seeming ambivalence to the kid for two films now, her fake on-screen romance has led to some severe emotional quick-changes for our intrepid heroine.
That's a lot to inhale, and it's unfortunate that Mockingjay struggles to find a natural rhythm to play out all these moments of audience and protagonist catch-ups, which ultimately leaves folk like Banks and Harrelson standing around on-screen with little to do, and barely any character left to play with. Thankfully a switch is hit after this first act and the film finds a way to deal with its dark media and PR campaign skewering along with the concepts of war, revolution, human destruction and world domination without being too snarky, too cynical or too melodramatic. Katniss's world is changed so vastly, and her mindset is shot to ribbons by now, so watching her in this world, knowing she is but a figure, an icon, a puppet for a greater cause, is a fascinating place to set a feature.
Having been with Katniss for so long, seen her go through so much, the restrained nature of the events she has to face in Mockingjay Part One is a cocktail of kindness and knowing the worst is yet to come. The brief spell of action she gets into is larger, but the casualties aren't personal, they are rather the devastation wipes out hundreds to thousands of people, as opposed to one or two teens at a time. She now aids a greater war, and the way the film plays out is tactically different, texturally new and with a feeling of importance and confusion at the same time. Mockingjay Part One doesn't, can't, follow the format of the first two films: D12, Capitol, Stadium, Epilogue. In this, you're never certain exactly what will happen next, and gloriously we don't stick just with Katniss during these times. We witness the Capitol, we witness the uprising across districts, in magnificent and brutal set-pieces, and we get to sit in with Coin and Heavensbee as they discuss and plot the tactics of war and the PR of revolution as part of the same team.
The only other issue to find in Mockingjay Part One is the teenage love story element that has always felt thrust in for the sake of shameless YA bait hitting the Twilight, later Potter book successes. Katniss's love of best friend Gale has been a lacking part of the series, and her on-screen love of Peeta never as enthralling as the Districts seem to have found it, and while there's not much of that here, it's thrown in at times to make Katniss do dumb teenage things when the character should have learnt from her new world that she is and must be more adult. It's a bit of an embarrassing side-plot at this point, more for the sake of easy outs in stories to allow your characters to do the dumb things rather than finding more interesting ways to set-up action issues. Katniss's love of her mother and sister in Mockingjay are infinitely more engaging and important to her decision making than the misplaced romantic triangle.
Lawrence's return behind the camera on Mockingjay Part One show an evolution from his magnificent work on Catching Fire, after Gary Ross's artistic decisions to bend the rules of cinema and play shaky camera the entire film, Catching Fire's acceptance of the 180 rule and throwing in tracks and tripods for cameras helped the impact of the story more than any neo-realistic styles ever could, and Mockingjay Part One goes even further into cinema. The visuals are gorgeous, moving without shaking, exploring the world from high above this time, no more train rides, and even in the underground bunker we have many high balconies and stairways to look around the world from above. Shots of the revolution are bloodless but brutal, not shying from body count, and keeping us down with the people when needed - although one particular shot from above a dam as peacekeepers train their weapons on incoming citizens is potent in and of itself. Then there's a sequence set in the Capitol, which looks to be out of a future Mission: Impossible film; it feels like pure action cinema handled in the manner of deeper resonance and emotion, the connection with the masked figures abseiling into a building is surprisingly strong, and unlike Ethan Hunt and his team, any one of these folks could be offed within the shot. That's intense, that's interesting, and best of all it feels like pure cinema.
Mockingjay Part One has faults, but ultimately it is so well handled that come the satisfying end of the film you can't think of it purely in terms of a financial choice to split the book up. The story is balanced, cleverly building to the height of tension, crafting the characters and world perfectly, with a script full of ingenious touches and concepts, and Lawrence's direction is utterly sublime. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part One isn't quite as great as Catching Fire, but it remains as magnetic, intriguing, intense, stunning and purely cinematic as that film. Next year is a long way, but that just means plenty of time to embrace this film and really look into some of its extraordinary sequences and set-pieces. A magnificent penultimate piece of a four-part trilogy.

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text: More than 100 craft artisans return to the St. Pete Beach Corey Area Craft Festival for this free, two-day event. Considered a haven for emerging artistic talent and skilled craft artisans, each St. Pete Beach Corey Area Craft Festival reveals new creative creations for residents and visitors alike to enjoy. Along with thousands of creative, affordable and practical creations, the festival includes a full green market and benefits the St. Pete Beach Corey Area Merchants Association. Pets on leashes are always welcome to join their human companions as they stroll through the festival. Adding to the pleasure of the outing, patrons can meet the artisans behind the works and discover the techniques and inspirations behind each creation.


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Details Lance's adventures from his childhood in Cuba and his days as a pilot at Galaxy Garrison to how he became a Paladin of Voltron.
|Main Author:||Spinner, Cala|
Simon Spotlight, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division
Ready-to-read. Level two

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By Victoria Adenekan
Royal Exchange Plc generated a Gross Written Premium of N14.7 billion as at December 31, 2018.
This represents an increase of 15 per cent, compared to the N12.8 billion it made in the previous year.
The company’s Net Premium Income for the period is N9.1 billion, a 29.7 percent growth over the 2018 figure, while net underwriting profit amounted to N9.73 billion in the financial year under review.
Underwriting profit hit N3.67 billion in the 2018 financial year, up from N1.05 billion in 2017, while Net Income was N4.35 billion, from the corresponding figure of N2.4billion in 2017.
An analysis of the results showed that the total assets of the group witnessed a growth of 6.74 percent, from N33.2 billion in 2017 to N35.53 billion as at December 31, 2018.
Net claims amounted to N3.1billion, an eight percent marginal reduction from the 2017 figure of N3.42billon.
Royal Exchange Chairman, Mr. Kenny E. Odogwu, said during the company’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Lagos, that despite the harsh operating environment, the group was able to deliver a better result against the previous years and that this was achieved through cost optimisation initiatives, innovation and extensive retail market expansion as well as by participating in large-ticket financial transactions.
Odogwu stated the company envisions a situation where the retail insurance market should contribute between 50 and 60 percent of our revenues, as the retail market is the future of insurance.
He added that with the approval from the National Insurance Commission to undertake agricultural insurance, the company has entered into strategic alliances with some stakeholders to drive insurance and that soon, revenue would start coming in from the subsector.

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Flashback Friday: Remember Carole King's First Trip to Beautiful on Broadway?
Beautiful: The Carole King Musical celebrated its Broadway opening exactly four years ago today, officially bringing the music of Carole King into the musical theater lexicon. And yet, it took almost another four months for the show's namesake to come see the musical about her legendary life and career.
On April 3, 2014, Carole King reneged on her vow to abstain from seeing the show, and took a trip to the Stephen Sondheim Theatre to surprise the Broadway cast — particularly Jessie Mueller, who ended up winning a Tony Award for her portrayal of the singer-songwriter. King joined Mueller and the rest of the original cast in a rendition of "You've Got a Friend," while also raising $30,000 for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. It remains one of the most Beautiful days in the show's Broadway history, so we're flashing back to this emotional surprise to celebrate the production's impressive four-year milestone.
For tickets and more information about Beautiful, click here.


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CBRE has promoted nine across its Manchester and Liverpool offices, including head of the Northern land and development team Steven Verity who has been promoted to senior director.
Alex Russell, in office agency, and Will Kennon, capital markets, have both been promoted to directors in Manchester.
Ben Golby, building consultancy in Manchester, David Vernon, rating in Manchester, and Darren Hill, in Liverpool industrial agency, have all been made associate directors.
Three have also been promoted to senior surveyor level in the Manchester office; Jamie Bottomley and Michelle Rothwell are both part of the office agency team, while Nick Huddleston is from the hospitality and leisure team.
John Ogden, managing director of CBRE North West, said: "We have a young, dynamic and highly motivated team here in the North West and these promotions are in recognition of the dedication and continued hard work of the individuals who have helped cement CBRE's reputation as a market leader."


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We know the aging and caregiving experience is different for everyone. That’s why we’re committed to enhancing the lives of older adults and caregivers in the Northland through our key priority areas: education, outreach, advocacy, resources, collaboration, and innovation.
With your help we can better serve our community through working with mission-aligned partners to provide valuable resources, develop innovative solutions, and implement programs that promote capacity and strengthen support for older adults and caregivers – we’re dedicated to making a meaningful difference in our community. Your financial donation will serve to improve the quality of life for older adults and caregivers in the Northland. At Duluth Aging Support, diversity, equity, and inclusion are not only at the heart of the work we do but the thread that guides and binds us as one community.
Give today to help us continue to support Caregivers and Older Adults in our community!

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H-D Forums Member Showcases, Sells Awesome ’87 Softail
Classic Harley-Davidson motorcycle that recently sold in our forums was fitted with some very cool mods and upgrades.
We’re pretty hot on Softails lately here at HDForums. They combine nearly everything we love about the Sportster and Dyna lineup with the open-road freedom of Harley-Davidson’s touring bikes. In short, Softails are what Goldilocks would pick if she wanted to put some miles between her and the three bears.
This one, recently offered for sale in our forums, was an amazing deal. While you might expect a 1987 model to show some age, enough attention has been lavished on both the mechanical and cosmetic portions of the bike to make it present very well. We’d imagine it rides pretty well, too.
The seller, forum member JakeC7R, explained that the bike belonged to his brother. Jake was the one who took care of the bike, though, and upgraded the Evo motor with a new top end, high-compression pistons, and a new camshaft. A Mikuni carburetor was employed to handle duties related to air and fuel, while the ignition was upgraded for performance and reliability. The end result is real power you can use, from a classic bike that should behave like a much newer one.
The two-up seat, sissy bar, saddlebags, and windshield make this bike a good candidate for weekend getaways with your favorite riding partner. Miles of chrome cover every inch of the bike, and we dig the subtle flame treatment up front.
Originally priced at a reasonable $4,500, the bike’s price was eventually lowered to just $4,000 before JakeC7R marked it sold. Someone got the deal of the century, but that’s just how it goes here on HDForums. If you’re not already a member, it’s well worth joining if you’re in the market for a bike, parts, or just some good conversation with like-minded enthusiasts.

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the future of cryoserger at your finger tips
What to Look For
The three most common skin cancers are: basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, and malignant melanoma. Because each has many different appearances, it is important to know the early warning signs. Look especially for change of any kind.
Do not ignore a suspicious spot simply because it does not hurt. Skin cancer might be painless, but dangerous all the same. If you notice one or more of the warning signs, see your physician right away.
Tips for Sun Protection:
- Use sunscreen with an SPF of at least 15 on all exposed skin, including lips, even on cloudy days
- Re-apply sunscreen frequently
- Plan outdoor activities early or late. Avoid peak sunlight hours between 10am and 4pm
- More Skin Care Tips
Courtesy of: The Skin Cancer Foundation, New York, NY (www.skincancer.org)
Great Things Are Happening
- CryoPen Participates in Marketplace at the U.S. - Africa Leaders Summit
April 7, 2014
- Spring Conference on Correctional Health Care
April 20-23, 2013
- Watch the actual freezing of a Planter Wart!


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Police in Scotland are looking for three men after two dogs were spotted chasing and killing a hare on Boxing Day.
The incident happened on farmland near Thornton in Fife at around 4.15pm.
According to police, one man appeared to be in his late 30s, with short blond hair, and a stocky build. He wore a light colored sweatshirt and dark trousers.
The two other men were in their 20s, shorter and with smaller builds, both with short dark hair. They both wore dark clothes.
The dogs were a brindle brown greyhound and a larger, tan greyhound.
Sgt Chris Mutter, of Glenrothes Police Station, said: “Intentionally or recklessly allowing dogs to kill a wild hare is an offence under the Wildlife and Countryside Act and we take these incidents very seriously.
“The men were seen and heard shouting and whistling for their dogs off Balbeggie Avenue and Grantsmuir Road and were on foot, so I am keen to speak to anyone who may have seen a group of men with dogs in this area yesterday afternoon, or anyone who recognizes them from their descriptions.”


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France and the European Commission, upset with those trade rules, have brought the issue to ICANN in the hope of preventing .wine/.vin from entering the root zone unless the operator agrees to limit the domain names along geographic lines. For example Chablis would be used only for those wine producers in the specific region of Chablis, France, and a Chablis lovers wine club in Greece could not have the name Chablis.
Read the article here: http://www.techpolicydaily.com/internet/french-wine-internet-protect-integrity-icann/.
What about wine.club? Register your .CLUB domain names with the World's Largest Registrar - GoDaddy.com

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Songcatchers Music Series: Laura Boosinger
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|Cradle of Forestry|
|11250 Pisgah Highway, Pisgah Forest|
|Jul 21, 2013|
|4:00 PM - 6:00 PM|
Every Sunday in July, enjoy traditional Appalachian music at a beautiful outdoor amphitheater in Pisgah National Forest. Performers range from singers to string bands, featuring musicians who excel at sharing our mountain music heritage. This week’s concert features Laura Boosinger, a songstress and multi-instrumentalist renowned for her stage presence and knack for humor. Warm-up music starts at 4:00, followed by the main performer at 4:30. Local musicians often jam before, so come early!
Cost for this special event is $6 for adults, $3 for children and pass holders.

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CDC news, articles and information:
|7/8/2014 - A New York federal court recently dismissed a case brought by parents whose unvaccinated children were excluded from school during local outbreaks. The parents, whose children were exempt from vaccines on religious grounds, claimed that the exclusion policy violated their Constitutional and state law...|
|6/26/2014 - A breach of protocol at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) facility near Atlanta, Georgia, may have resulted in some 80 employees being exposed to anthrax, according to new reports. A vaguely specified "laboratory incident" triggered the release of the deadly pathogen in three...|
|5/20/2014 - The sky is falling! The sky is falling! When it comes to infectious disease pandemics, one thing you can always count on is that the World Health Organization will be sounding the alarm whether it's justified or not. Case in point? The WHO's new declaration that polio is a "Public Health Emergency of...|
|4/27/2014 - In a highly-publicized scientific report (1), the CDC is now making a future-projection claim that immunization programs in the USA will prevent 732,000 deaths over the lifetimes of people born from 1994 - 2013. In analyzing this, I'm going to set aside the fact that the CDC quite literally functions...|
|3/29/2014 - Who can trust the American Medical Association and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control -- two institutions engaged in suppressing self-empowered natural healing? These institutions work by misinforming the public through their vast media influence and control. It's no surprise that a new claim projected...|
|3/20/2014 - A new CDC study found that the rotavirus vaccine, designed to protect against severe diarrhea, has been improperly administered to infants in an unknown number of cases. The maltreated babies were administered an oral vaccination as an injection which, besides being completely invalid, caused adverse...|
|3/11/2014 - California, Oregon and Washington State all have recently enacted new vaccine exemption laws making it harder for parents to exempt their children from mandatory vaccines required for school and daycare. Colorado's House Bill 14-1288, if passed, will follow this trend by adding a requirement that parents...|
|2/13/2014 - A man in central China has been arrested for social media web chats claiming that bird flu has come to his province. The detained man, known as Zhou, was cited for claiming online that a doctor in his province died of bird flu. He claimed that Yichang People's Hospital in Hubei had lost a pregnant doctor...|
|2/10/2014 - The next time somebody tries to tell you that drinking raw milk is unsafe because the "statistics" show that it sickens so-many thousands of people every year, ask that person to show you the raw data and explain how it was gathered and compiled to arrive at this conclusion. Chances are that none of...|
|1/23/2014 - The CDC is engaged in infanticide by colluding with vaccine makers to hide the number of deaths caused by vaccines, explains a new investigation by the Vaccine Information Network. Even though the CDC's own science proves that vaccines are causing stark increases in fetal deaths, the vaccine-pushing...|
|9/21/2013 - You can forget about all those legitimate disease prevention methods like avoiding hydrogenated oils, refined sugars, genetically-modified organisms and excess grains; exercising daily; and supplementing with omega-3s and other important heart nutrients. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...|
|9/17/2013 - In a breakthrough moment of truth for the CDC, the agency now openly admits that prescription antibiotics have led to a catastrophic rise in superbugs, causing the death of at least 23,000 Americans each year (an estimate even the CDC calls "conservative").
This is the conclusion of the CDC's new...|
|9/16/2013 - Yet another serious health disorder has been associated with vaccines. This time, it's cancer. Apparently the connection came to light when the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) abruptly deleted a fact page on their website linking cancer with simian virus 40 (SV40) found in polio vaccines....|
|9/13/2013 - Naturally, the government is passing it off as a necessity - something that it must do in order to keep the nation safe. But what it really amounts to is just another massive surveillance scheme.
In continuing former Secretary Janet Napolitano's Gestapo-like police state, the Department of Homeland...|
|9/11/2013 - Prepare to be shocked. Here are 10 outrageous (but true) facts about vaccines the CDC and the vaccine industry don't want you to know:
FACT #1) Yes, mercury is still used in vaccines, and the CDC openly admits it. There is NO safe level of mercury for injecting into a human child. Not even "trace"...|
|8/25/2013 - A storm of epic proportions is brewing. No, not your typical rain storm, but a bacterial storm in which antibiotic-resistant "superbugs" threaten to take over hospitals, critical care facilities, and various other elements of the healthcare system where sick patients traditionally go to get better....|
|8/12/2013 - A government agency that keeps secrets from the American people is about as newsworthy as "Dog Bites Man," but there is something inherently insidious about it when it involves the public health.
Recently the Center for Disease Control and Prevention deleted from its website pages revealing that...|
|7/25/2013 - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has once again been caught removing pertinent but indicting information about vaccines from its website. This time it involves the infamous polio vaccine, up to 98 million doses of which have been exposed as containing a cancer-causing virus...|
|7/18/2013 3:03:43 PM - The Centers for Disease Control recently published valuable information about polio vaccines on their site, but afterwards retracted the information. Why has that information been taken down? Regardless, a Google snapshot of this information as it appeared on July 11, 2013 is cached here:
|7/9/2013 - Most people grow up using at least a handful of prescribed pharmaceuticals, trusting doctors and believing what the FDA reports as safe and in the best interests of the country. Not too many people have read the truth about how the FDA, the AMA and the CDC are all in bed together, conning Western world...|
|6/20/2013 - I now have the official CDC flu-death statistics for the year 2010.
They were provided to me by Martin Maloney, who, some years ago, contacted me to show how the CDC was lying all the way along the line about numbers of flu deaths. Many thanks, Martin, for your good work.
2010 is apparently the...|
|6/18/2013 - If you control the use of words and numbers, you can make trillions of dollars, and you can hide scandals that would otherwise take you down into infamy and prison.
You can pretty much operate a whole sector of society and remain untouched.
Nowhere is this more clear than in the criminal work...|
|6/4/2013 - Bioethicist Art Caplan, Ph.D. of New York University has argued that parents of unvaccinated children should be held liable for illness or death allegedly caused by their unvaccinated children. This article rebuts Caplan's position, and explains why liability should fall, if with anyone on this issue,...|
|6/1/2013 - Just in time for the official release of the American Psychiatric Association (APA)'s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5), the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has announced that 20 percent of U.S. children are now among the ranks of those considered to...|
|5/20/2013 - A couple of years ago, Andrew Baker of Food Freedom News wrote an article entitled, The Vaccine Hoax is Over. Documents from UK Reveal 30 years of Cover-up.
Yet, two or so years later vaccines are still pushed like crazy.
Anyway, in his article, it was pointed out that under the Freedom of Information...|
|4/5/2013 - New data released by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) sheds fresh light on the exponential rate at which America is now plunging towards complete moral bankruptcy. Compared to the number of new college graduates being produced every year, the overall number of new sexually-transmitted...|
|3/10/2013 - Even with all its number-fudging and statistic-twisting, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) was unable to make the case this year that flu shots are legitimately effective at preventing the flu. Finally admitting what we have been saying for years here at Natural News, the CDC...|
|1/25/2013 - Untold thousands of people from nearly all 50 U.S. states have continued to flood hospital emergency rooms in recent weeks due to widespread outbreaks of flu-like symptoms. And because many of these people have already been vaccinated for the flu this season, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and...|
|1/18/2013 - In the last few weeks there has been significant talk of the so called "flu epidemic" that is sweeping the nation. The majority of what you're hearing about in the media deals with death rates from the disease. Along with these details comes an assortment of statistical analysis from every big name...|
|1/16/2013 - The article which originally appeared here has been removed because it is no longer aligned with the science-based investigative mission of Natural News. In late 2013 / early 2014, Mike Adams (the Health Ranger), editor of Natural News, transitioned from outspoken activist to environmental scientist....|
|12/9/2012 - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is off to an early start this year creating panic and hysteria about the upcoming flu season, which the pharma-backed agency claims is arriving much earlier than normal. According to a recent Associated Press (AP) announcement, suspected flu...|
|11/27/2012 - Whooping cough (pertussis) has reached epidemic levels in the U.S. -- the highest in five decades. Considering a majority of those who contract the disease are vaccinated, the absurdity of the call for increased pertussis vaccinations by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is yet another...|
|10/30/2012 - The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), which makes formal recommendations to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) about vaccine guidelines, recently decided that all pregnant women should be vaccinated for whooping cough (pertussis). Defying up-to-date science...|
|9/12/2012 - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is warning that as many as 10,000 people who stayed in tent cabins at Yosemite National Park over the summer could be at risk for contracting a deadly rodent-borne hantavirus.
In response to the exposure, the CDC has urged laboratory testing of...|
|9/10/2012 - Time and time again, as an investigative reporter, I've had the job of informing readers that their most basic assumptions are wrong.
In the medical arena, this is compounded by public acceptance of lies that seem to be absolute science. However, the "science" turns out to be manufactured delusion....|
|9/9/2012 - The CDC has released a new zombie apocalypse preparedness campaign, and at one level, it almost begins to be useful. The "Preparedness 101 Zombie Apocalypse" novella is viewable online, connecting with the public through a pop culture theme -- zombies -- that has experienced a strong resurgence over...|
|9/1/2012 - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is currently engaged in a massive fear mongering campaign that would have everyone in America believe that the so-called West Nile virus (WNv) is spreading uncontrollably like wildfire. Though the CDC admits that only a miniscule percentage of...|
|8/29/2012 - Cigarette filters may look like harmless cotton bound up in a tight little roll surrounded by yellow paper, but filters are specifically designed and manufactured with a plastic called cellulose acetate, used to accumulate smoke components and toxic chemicals. First of all, nicotine cannot be delivered...|
|8/16/2012 - If you were addicted to cocaine, and you were shown some scary pictures of a drug addict lying in a ditch or gutter somewhere, diseased and starving to death, would you simply say to yourself, "that's it, I'm done with this drug," and be able to quit, cold turkey, with no advice or guidance regarding...|
|7/30/2012 - So far, 2012 has offered vast federal nanny state expansion at the American dinner table. From officials inspecting home-prepared school lunches to the war on raw milk, our government is determined to tell America what we can and cannot eat. Now the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is...|
|7/18/2012 - A July 9, 2012 news article published in the New York Daily News stated that a public swimming pool in Brooklyn had to be shut down when it became contaminated with fecal material. Park officials believed the incident was caused by a dirty diaper.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention publishes...|
|6/27/2012 - Until a couple of days ago, the CDC had claimed that the swine flu pandemic of 2009 killed roughly 18,500 people. That's been the "official" number for the last three years. But suddenly, in a burst of revisionist inspiration, the CDC has retroactive altered medical history and announced that as many...|
|6/27/2012 - In my years as an investigative medical reporter, I've developed a rule of thumb when dealing with the US Centers for Disease Control:
If they're not lying, they're lying.
I've found this guideline works out well. It's almost magic.
For example, at the so-called height of the Swine Flu epidemic,...|
|6/15/2012 - In a letter to California senator Barbara Boxer the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) director Thomas Frieden responded to questions about fluoride and infants. The Institute of Medicine (IOM) in 1997 set the adequate amount of fluoride for infants 0 to 6 months of age at .01 milligrams per day, which...|
|5/30/2012 - The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) is predicting an epidemic of hepatitis C (Hep-C) among baby boomers. So in order to preempt this epidemic, they have drafted a proposition to have everyone born between 1945 and 1965 tested for Hep-C in order to receive treatments and vaccinations (after diagnosis)...|
|3/31/2012 - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says foodborne illness outbreaks are on the rise among imported foods, with nearly half of these outbreaks originating in foods sourced from Asian countries. According to a CDC report recently presented at the International Conference on Emerging...|
|3/8/2012 - March 7, 2012, To: The Vermont Legislature
Re: SB 199, An Act Relating to Immunization Exemptions and the Immunization Pilot Program
Honorable Vermont Legislators and Concerned Others:
SB 199 seeks to eliminate the Great State of Vermont's vaccine philosophical exemption. This goal is problematic...|
|2/25/2012 - Demand for raw milk is off the charts all across the country, which is presumably why the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) conveniently decided to release a new raw milk hit-piece recently, which was carefully designed to scare people away from drinking it. Filled with lies, distortions,...|
|2/22/2012 - The vaccine-pushing, disease scare-mongering agency known as the CDC has put out a stunning piece of propaganda attacking fresh milk (raw dairy), claiming it is "150 times more dangerous" than pasteurized milk. This is all part of their anti-American agenda to crush food freedom and criminalize fundamental...|
|2/6/2012 - Every male between the ages of 11 and 21 should get a Gardasil vaccine for cervical cancer, and those between the ages of 13 and 21 should also get "catch-up" shots later down the road. This is only the opinion of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization...|
|1/21/2012 3:05:07 PM - Remember when it was considered crazy talk to suggest that mainstream medicine viewed humanity as being born lacking in pharmaceutical drugs and vaccines, as if these synthetic inputs are necessary miracle nutrients for proper human development? Well, researchers from the US Centers for Disease Control...|
|12/26/2011 - Ah, 2011 was a wonderful year for censored news, wasn't it? We learned a lot this year about the FDA, the CDC, evil corporations and fruit cereal that contain no fruit. The problem is, the mainstream media never bothered to report any of it. Or if they did touch the stories, they distorted them to fit...|
|12/11/2011 - Obviously unnerved with the growing number of parents that are choosing to avoid vaccinations for their children, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has decided to establish localized vaccine "task force" squads that go door-to-door in local communities in order to harass parents...|
|11/25/2011 - Maine is one of ten US states that currently recognizes the freedom of individuals to buy and sell raw milk at the farm and retail level (http://www.farmtoconsumer.org/raw_milk_map.htm). But raw milk sold at farmers markets technically does not fall under the banner of either "farm" or "retail" sales,...|
|11/17/2011 - One would think that public medical officials would be honest and on the ball with their tremendous responsibilities to protect the public. When you read this essay and what certain officials have done you will probably get mad. Really mad!
In general I am against the death penalty as I am against...|
|11/16/2011 - The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) refuses to acknowledge that, based on all available statistics, raw milk produced on clean, small-scale farms is actually far safer than pasteurized milk from factory farms. But the agency did admit earlier this year, after being pressed and warned...|
|11/8/2011 - In the continued effort by government and the pharmaceutical industry to push increasing amounts of vaccinations on the general public, the California Center for Disease Control advocates for an adult immunization schedule including:
Seasonal Influenza (flu)
Tetanus, Diphtheria, and Pertussis (TDaP)
|11/2/2011 - Deniers of the link between mercury-laden vaccines and autism are going to have a hard time denying the latest findings by the Coalition for Mercury-Free Drugs (CoMeD). The nonprofit group has obtained critical documents via a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request that exposes the US Center for...|
|10/31/2011 - The panel of experts that advises the CDC regarding vaccines has recommended that all boys 11 years and older get vaccinated with Merck's controversial Gardisil in order to prevent the spread of the human papillomavirus. Parents all over the nation are up in arms, saying a mandatory vaccine is crossing...|
|10/28/2011 - In a shocking display of utter corruption and ignorance, a US Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) advisory committee has officially declared that young boys and men between the ages of 11 and 21 should be vaccinated against human papillomavirus (HPV), the viral infection supposedly linked...|
|10/27/2011 - Recently the research, practices and spending habits of The Center for Disease Control (CDC) have been under harsh scrutiny, and with good reason. Video and story coverage on CBS proves that the CDC is utterly corrupt, spending YOUR tax dollars in ways that will blow your mind.
Watch the video here...|
|10/18/2011 - The CDC relies on an authoritative presence to influence not just USA health policy, but world health policy. This prestigious presence also demands more federal funding, which is being questioned. It seems that the CDC's research, practices, and expenditures have been under scrutiny lately.
|10/13/2011 - A top-level administrator at the US Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta, Ga., was recently arrested, along with her live-in boyfriend, on charges of child molestation and beastiality. But some of the information that has been made public about the case is somewhat suspicious,...|
|9/28/2011 - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control, which has been comprehensively exposed as a vaccine propaganda organization promoting the interests of drug companies, is now engaged in a household surveillance program that involves calling U.S. households and intimidating parents into producing child immunization...|
|8/29/2011 - The Institute of Medicine is suddenly in the news following the release of its vaccine "adverse events" research which found that MMR vaccines actually cause measles, seizures and anaphylactic shock. The old media predictably distorted the story and used it to deceptively announce that "vaccines are...|
|8/5/2011 - Raw milk is inherently dangerous, and the only way to make it safe for human consumption is to pasteurize it -- this popular mantra, in one form or another, is one that you may have heard someone say in response to the idea of drinking unpasteurized milk. And while many people still cling to this belief...|
|7/17/2011 - Remember when the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a bizarre and cryptic warning back in May warning Americans to prepare for a "zombie apocalypse" (http://www.naturalnews.com/032454_zombie_apocalypse_CDC.html).
Well now authorities in the UK have apparently done the same...|
|7/14/2011 - Health authorities do not believe that your child is entitled to be educated unless he or she has first been indoctrinated and intoxicated by the demigods of vaccination. Parents who question the necessity and morality of this dangerous and invasive policy are derisively informed that unvaccinated children...|
|5/29/2011 - I'm always amused by the purchasing process of electronics or appliances at big box stores. On one hand, as their sales associate calmly explains to you, whatever product you're buying is such high quality that you'll be extremely satisfied with your purchase. But on the other hand, it's also such a...|
|5/26/2011 - California's Assembly Bill 354 - stating that beginning July 1, 2011, all seventh through twelfth grade students must have had the pertussis shot with all appropriate boosters - has passed. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has decided that the original series of pertussis shots lose potency between...|
|5/19/2011 - Although it may seem unbelievable, this is not a satire piece or a joke. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control, which has been deeply engaged in the fictions of Swine Flu and other so-called "pandemics," is now publicly warning Americans to prepare for a zombie apocalypse.
In a May 16th blog entry...|
|4/28/2011 - CDC researcher Poul Thorsen, who famously headed up the "Denmark Study" that many claim disproved any link between autism and vaccines, has been indicted in Atlanta by a federal grand jury on charges of wire fraud, money laundering and defrauding research institutions of grant money.
|4/5/2011 - The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a report recently that highlights the events surrounding the sudden death of Malcolm Casadaban, a 60-year-old genetics and cell biology professor from the University of Chicago (UC) who died just a few hours after contracting the plague...|
|2/18/2011 - It is not enough to be informed about the many problems with current immunization policy and practice. We must effectively apply that knowledge to expand our right to make informed choices. Where the rubber meets the road with vaccine rights is in the statutes and regulations that provide or restrict...|
|1/8/2011 - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) today issued a startling report that admits 2 in 5 children in America show signs of fluoride poisoning (streaking, spotting or pitting of teeth due to dental fluorosis). The agency concluded that fluoride levels need to be lowered in municipal water supplies,...|
|12/5/2010 - A recent story from The Washington Post reveals that the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) knowingly dragged their feet on releasing an important report about the dangers of contaminated drinking water supplies. And top officials...|
|10/27/2010 - In a shocking report, the National Coalition of Organized Women (NCOW) presented data in September from two different sources demonstrating that the 2009/10 H1N1 vaccines contributed to as many as 3,587 cases of miscarriage and still deaths. Despite having the data, the CDC has continued to assure pregnant...|
|9/15/2010 - Every year, right about this time, the Centers for Disease Control publishes its annual report indicating the need for vaccination against the flu (influenza). The number of "36,000" is the number of deaths the CDC usually promotes as the reason behind the need for mass vaccination against the seasonal...|
|7/2/2010 - A remarkable article was published today by authors Richard Gale and Dr. Gary Null of the Progressive Radio Network (http://www.progressiveradionetwork.com). It may be the most shocking (and important) public health article published in the last two years. If you read just one health article this entire...|
|4/12/2010 - One of the central figures in the Center for Disease Control`s (CDC) claims about vaccine safety is reported to be under investigation by Danish police after almost $2 million turned up missing that was supposed to have been spent on research. Dr. Poul Thorsen, one of the researchers involved in two...|
|2/20/2010 - This article refers to the parody cartoon found at (http://www.naturalnews.com/028211_vaccines_Merck.html). This parody cartoon grew out of the idea that vaccines are "shots" that are being increasingly forced upon children and teens. At times, these vaccines are enforced at gunpoint or with the presence...|
|1/17/2010 - The CDC is engaged in a very clever, statistically devious spin campaign, and nearly every journalist in the mainstream media has fallen for its ploy. No one has yet reported what I'm about to reveal here.
It all started with the CDC's recent release of new statistics about swine flu fatalities,...|
|12/22/2009 - You've heard it before, how the pharmaceutical industry has a giant "revolving door" through which corporations and government agencies frequently exchange key employees. That reality was driven home in a huge way today when news broke that Dr. Julie Gerberding, who headed the CDC from 2002 through...|
|5/1/2009 - Much to the annoyance of some critics, NaturalNews has been publicly questioning the "official" statistics reporting infections and deaths from H1N1 influenza. In stories published this week, we noted that the CDC's official numbers are suspiciously low -- the agency claimed only 7 deaths from H1N1...|
|4/30/2009 - Read just about any news report on swine flu deaths, and you'll come across a line that claims "36,000 people die each year from flu-related causes." It sounds authoritative. It's even a nice, round number. But where is this number coming from? And is it based on any actual science?
|4/29/2009 - Last week, when what is now called a "swine flu" was first reported to be infecting and killing some people in Mexico, health officials noted it was a strain of flu never before seen. In fact, it is technically incorrect to call this simply a "swine" flu. Analyses showed it's a mixture of swine, human...|
|11/13/2008 - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has recommended that certain artificial turf fields he tested for lead after high levels of the toxic metal were found in several athletic fields in New Jersey.
"Limited sampling ... indicates that artificial turf made of nylon or nylon/polyethylene...|
|8/5/2008 - Some people may remember the article about young Brittany who became paralyzed shortly after receiving the HPV vaccine. However, Brittany is not the only young girl to experience such a problem. A fourteen-year-old girl named Jessica had a similar experience after receiving the vaccine, as reported...|
|6/11/2008 - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is launching an investigation into a still-unexplained collection of symptoms known as Morgellons disease.
The condition known as Morgellons disease is characterized primarily by skin lesions that do not heal, as well as unexplained sensations...|
|4/28/2008 - The Center for Public Integrity is a public interest investigative journalism organization. This group has recently obtained copies of a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) study of environmental and health data in eight states that was scheduled to be published in July 2007. The report...|
|12/7/2007 - Cholesterol, white cell count, blood pressure - when it comes to testing the health of your blood, levels matter and everyone has an opinion. In analyzing the effect of lead poisoning, experts seem to agree that lead is considerably more harmful to children than adults because it can affect children's...|
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|10/17/2006 - Scientists from the University of Colorado at Boulder and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have developed a microchip-based test that may allow more labs to diagnose influenza infections and learn more about the viruses causing illness. The FluChip successfully distinguished among...|
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After Trump’s recent controversial statement that he hopes the U.S. economy crashes within the next year, Biden fired back against his predecessor in a White House statement. A White House spokesperson accused the ex-president of revealing his “twisted true colors.”
Trump wants economy crash
During an interview released on Lindell TV, Trump declared, “When there’s a crash, I hope it’s going to be during this next 12 months because I don’t want to be Herbert Hoover.” The Republican’s controversial statement left many questioning whether his motives were in the right place.
Hoover’s infamous legacy
Herbert Hoover is notorious for presiding over the Great Depression, one of the greatest economic crises in U.S. history. His perceived failure to effectively address the crisis drew widespread criticism, reaching a historic peak with the stock market crashing and unemployment peaking at a staggering 25% under his leadership.
Shots fired at Biden
Trump also took the opportunity to simultaneously criticize Biden’s handling of the economy and boast of his own success. The former president stated that America’s current economic climate is “running off of the fumes” of his presidential achievements.
America’s people first
Firing back at the ex-president’s questionable remarks, White House spokesman Andrew Bates asserted, “A commander in chief’s duty is to always put the American people first; never to hope that hard-working families suffer economic pain for their own political benefit.”
Trump’s true colors
“Republican officials should welcome the economic progress President Biden is delivering, instead of revealing twisted true colors that would shrink the American middle class in the name of their own cynical self-interests,” he continued.
Biden’s economic achievements
According to Bates, “consumer sentiment is surging and inflation is falling,” which is “all the more reason to continue Bidenomics’ historically successful economic growth, job creation, and cost reduction momentum over the volatility of MAGAnomics—which economists warn would worsen inflation with tax giveaways to rich special interests.”
Donald ‘Hoover’ Trump
While Trump has made it clear that he has no intention of being the second coming of Herbert Hoover, Biden made the comparison himself earlier this year. “There are only two presidents in American history with fewer jobs the day they left office than when they started,” Biden said at a Maryland community college. “One was President Hoover, and the other was Donald ‘Hoover’ Trump.”
Strongest economy in the world
Biden also retaliated against Republican attacks against his handling of the economy. “All I hear from my friends on the other side is what they say is wrong with America. They keep telling us America’s failing. They’re wrong,” declared Biden during his Labor Day speech. “I’ve got news for them: America has the strongest economy in the world right now, today.”
Trump’s job loss
President Biden is not the only one who has been critical of Trump’s economic decisions. In 2021, Howard University economist William Spriggs told The Washington Post that under Trump’s rule, “we lost more jobs in state and local government than we did the whole of the Great Recession.”
Trump inherited economy success
While Trump has been eager to take credit for the strength of the economy during his presidency, many have argued otherwise. For example, according to the Joint Economic Committee, “It is clear that Trump inherited a strong economy that was still trending upward when he entered office.”
Economy crash unlikely
Despite Trump’s apparent hopes for a swift economic crash, it appears that a less concerning slowdown is more likely. “There’s more hope for it [a soft landing] going into 2024 than there had been heading into 2023,” said Bankrate’s chief financial analyst, Greg McBride.

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The fourth generation iPad with Wi-Fi models available on Friday, Nov. 2, in black or white for a suggested retail price of $499 (US) for the 16GB model, $599 (US) for the 32GB model and $699 (US) for the 64GB model. Fourth generation iPad with Wi-Fi + Cellular for AT&T, Sprint and Verizon will be offered for a suggested retail price of $629 (US) for the 16GB model, $729 (US) for the 32GB model and $829 (US) for the 64GB model. Preorders begin this Friday, Oct. 26.
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Every year Samsung holds a special Unpacked event to announce their flagship devices for the year. The Galaxy Note 7, which is to be Samsung’s next big flagship smartphone, is slated to receive an official announcement on August 2nd. Although the exact date was not clear before today, rumors were abound that Samsung would potentially be announcing or launching the phone in August. Just this afternoon Samsung has started sending out official press invites for Unpacked happening on August 2nd, so this more or less clarifies what most users were likely already suspecting, that the Galaxy Note 7 unveiling was coming up next month.
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FERRIS – Mango Homes is pleased to announce the development of multiple new single family homes within the Shaw Creek Ranch subdivision in Ferris. A homeowner’s ... Full story
ELLIS COUNTY – More than 3,500 voters took advantage of early voting by Feb. 24. Voting continues to Friday, Feb. 28.
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Ellis County revenue raised as VLB land and home loans top $3.4 million for 2013
AUSTIN — In 2013, Texas veterans borrowed more than $3.4 million ...
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WAXAHACHIE – “We just got over $600,000,” said Ellis County Judge Carol Bush, laughing merrily, upon approval by the Commissioners’ Court of two Homeland Security ...
DALLAS (SMU) –Legendary retailer J. C. Penney was called “Jimmy” by only one person, his third wife, Caroline. To everyone else he was Mr. Penney.
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Multiple terrorists attacks have hit Paris this evening in an incredibly coordinated tragedy.
At least one man opened fire at a restaurant in the 11th district and then three explosions occurred outside a bar near the Stade de France. These attacks have killed at least 45 people so far.
A further 100 people have been taken hostage at the Paris Bataclan concert hall.
People who were in the Stade de France are being held inside by French authorities.
French President Francois Hollande (photo, above) was inside the Stade de France at the time of the explosions.
Just hours before the France-Germany match, the German national team was evacuated from their hotel in Paris after the hotel received a bomb threat. The hotel received an anonymous phone call with the tip.
Attackers are said to have shouted ‘Allahu Akbar’, yet we should remember this does necessarily make them Islamic terrorists.
Shortly after those first three attacks, another shooting has now been reported at Les Halles shopping mall near the Louvre art gallery.
Stade de France (Photo Credit: Liondartois)
This is a large scale, coordinated, well planned, and probably also well funded, attack. The coordination means it was probably planned months in advance. No one has yet taken responsibility.
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If this is indeed blamed upon Islamic extremists, an attack of this immense scale could undoubtedly be used to justify a strong response; perhaps on the scale of the Afghan invasion that followed 9/11.
In his speech on the situation, President Obama directly compared it to 9/11 and said the US was ready to assist and respond with the French.
How will domestic policy change in France after this? With its proximity to the Hebdo events just last year, France may become a full blown police state almost overnight after this chaos.
Hollande has already ordered an immediate closure of all French borders, which will have huge consequences for the ongoing Refugee Crisis. It could also mean that other nations in Europe could follow suit, as they seek to avoid a similar terrorist situation occurring on their home soil.
France has also raised its threat level to ‘Red’ for the first time ever, essentially putting the entire nation on lockdown, and the military is now on the streets of Paris.
Will this only add fuel to the fire of rising nationalist sentiments in Europe?
We wish the people of Paris safety and will update you with a full analysis on the situation soon.
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