Daily Archives: November 18, 2021
Health doesn’t account for 40% of day-to-day public spending
“Incredibly, 40 per cent of all day-to-day spending by the State now goes to the health sector.” Daily Mail, 17 November 2021. The Daily Mail has claimed that “incredibly” 40% of day-to-day state spending goes to the health sector. The figure is incredible, in the sense that it isn’t actually true. In fact, health spending… Read More »
Research does not show 80% of vaccinated pregnant women experienced miscarriage
Using data from research in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM), an article in Science, Public Health Policy, and the Law (SPHPL) claimed that over 80% of pregnant women vaccinated against Covid-19 experienced spontaneous abortions, also known as miscarriages. This is not true. The SPHPL article contains an error in its calculations, and the… Read More »
The Importance of a Healthy And Balanced Diet for Energy
Do you feel like you lack energy? Maybe you should start looking into what you eat. A healthy and balanced diet is crucial for everything in our lives. But oftentimes, people get consumed into the marketing of special “supplements,” energy drinks, powders, pills, and the list goes on and on. This happens to the point… Read More »
Study doesn’t show tea and coffee cause lower dementia and stroke risk
“Keeping the cuppas coming reduces risk of stroke and dementia” The Daily Telegraph, 17 November 2021. “Stroke risk: The drink to make at home that slashes your risk of the condition by 32%” The Daily Express, 17 November 2021. A study concluded that drinking two to three cups of coffee with two to three cups… Read More »