auscandoc

auscandoc, 19 hours ago to random

#FishOil supplements may raise stroke risk: Study | CTV News https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/fish-oil-supplements-may-raise-risk-of-stroke-heart-issues-study-suggests-1.6895997 “study finds regular use of fish oil supplements may increase, not reduce, the risk of first-time #stroke and #AtrialFibrillation among people in good cardiovascular health. (1/4)

auscandoc, 1 day ago to ConspiracyTheories

How Three Big #ConspiracyTheories Took Root in Canada | The Walrus https://thewalrus.ca/conspiracy-theories-canada/ (1/4)

auscandoc, 1 day ago to climate

#PopeFrancis: "#ClimateChange at this moment is a road to death" - CBS News https://www.cbsnews.com/news/pope-francis-urges-action-on-climate-change-its-a-road-to-death/ “On #EarthDay this year, Francis wrote a message on social media saying, "Our generation has bequeathed many riches, but we have failed to protect the planet and we are not safeguarding peace. We are called to become artisans and caretakers of our common home, the Earth which is 'falling into ruin.'

auscandoc, 1 day ago to random

Meanwhile in Albertastan

Alberta premier’s support for #TownHall questioning #COVIDvaccines worries experts | Globalnews.ca https://globalnews.ca/news/10511738/danielle-smith-covid-vaccine-town-hall/

“Blake Murdoch at the University of Alberta said #DanielleSmith framing the town hall as a chance to look at the international evidence of harm to children by COVID vaccines is a “reckless misrepresentation of what this event” is based on the guest list. (1/4)

auscandoc, 2 days ago to random

Repeat #COVID19Vaccinations elicit antibodies that neutralize variants, other viruses https://medicine.wustl.edu/news/repeat-covid-19-vaccinations-elicit-antibodies-that-neutralize-variants-other-viruses/ “#HealthCareWorkers received the first doses of the #COVID19Vaccine in December 2020. A study … has found that repeat vaccination with updated versions of the COVID-19 vaccine promotes the development of #antibodies that #neutralize a wide range of #variants of the virus that causes COVID-19, as well as related #coronaviruses.”

auscandoc, 6 days ago to conspiracy

Prevention is better than cure: Addressing #AntiVaccine #conspiracy theories - Jolley - 2017 - Journal of Applied Social Psychology - https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jasp.12453 “In both studies, anti-conspiracy arguments increased intentions to #vaccinate a fictional child but only when presented prior to conspiracy theories. This effect was mediated by belief in anti-vaccine conspiracy theories and the perception that vaccines are dangerous. (1/2)

auscandoc, 6 days ago to random

Calgary #UCP hosting town hall on #COVIDvaccines https://calgary.citynews.ca/2024/05/14/calgary-ucp-vaccine-misinformation-town-hall/

“The claims made by these and the other four individuals set to speak have all been disproven and deemed false by medical professionals.

“many of the individuals that are participating in this event, that have been invited to speak have been discredited, have lost their license, and I know for them, they may hold it up as a badge of honour, but the reality is their perspective does not accord with what the science says,”

auscandoc, 8 days ago to random

B#C. #HealthCareWorker #VaccineMandate gets court approval https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/highlights/vaccine-mandates-for-health-care-workers-reasonable-and-constitutional-bc-judge-rules-8740955 “B.C. Supreme Court Justice Simon Coval has sided with provincial health officer Dr. #BonnieHenry on vaccine mandates for health-care workers, largely dismissing claims they are unreasonable and unconstitutional.

In a May 10 ruling, Coval states that the province’s top doctor was justified in extending COVID-19 vaccine mandates from October 2021 via two renewed orders made on Oct. 5, 2023. (1/6)

auscandoc, 11 days ago to random

A Fight About Viruses in the Air Is Finally Over. Now It’s Time for Healthy Venting | Scientific American https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/a-fight-about-viruses-in-the-air-is-finally-over-now-its-time-for-healthy/ “WHO and other agencies such as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention did come around eventually, and it’s now broadly agreed that, along with measles, smallpox and tuberculosis, other infectious diseases can linger in the air and spread across rooms. #COVID #Airborne…

auscandoc, 13 days ago to random

#Airborne pathogens: controlling words won’t control transmission https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(24)00244-7/fulltext “Clear and accurate communication about how respiratory pathogens spread is of the utmost importance globally. Confusion on this topic abounds, especially in relation to #COVID19, but there is a simple explanation. Strong and consistent evidence for a predominantly airborne mode of transmission emerged early in the pandemic4 but was denied or downplayed by #WHO and national public health bodies for years”

auscandoc, 23 days ago to solar

Solar is now being installed faster than any technology in history | RenewEconomy https://reneweconomy.com.au/solar-is-now-being-installed-faster-than-any-technology-in-history/ “In 2023, #solar PV and #wind comprised about 80% of global generation capacity additions (and 99% in Australia). This is compelling market-based evidence that solar PV and wind are the best options for new #ElectricityGeneration capacity. New solar capacity is being installed faster than anything else in history“ #RenewableEnergy

auscandoc, 23 days ago to Plants

Two lifeforms merge in once-in-a-billion-years evolutionary event https://l.threads.net/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fnewatlas.com%2Fbiology%2Flife-merger-evolution-symbiosis-organelle%2F&e=AT2O2VQTkDJwDuRw80f2C_PJDb_ZaHarAGLwNl4YiXdvDuAUgiRnRNM-afA0ho7NFpANl8YtLkQv7RBCP_HKshlPqTz8Ak9RU_9Go2mD6XHiO18Y14y6&s=1 “Scientists have caught a once-in-a-billion-years #evolutionary event in progress, as two lifeforms have merged into one organism that boasts abilities its peers would envy. Last time this happened, Earth got #plants”

auscandoc, 25 days ago to random

World's first jab to stop skin cancer being tested in UK patients | UK News | Sky News https://news.sky.com/story/uk-patients-test-gamechanger-bespoke-mrna-jab-for-melanoma-13123074 “The world's first personalised #mRNA cancer jab for melanoma is being tested in British patients.

It's custom built for each person and tells the body to identify cancer cells and stops the disease returning.

A stage-two trial found it significantly reduced the risk of cancer coming back in #melanoma patients and now a final trial has been launched.”

auscandoc, 25 days ago to climate

#CLIMATEACTION IS CHEAPER THAN #CLIMATEINACTION
Costs of #ClimatePolicies by 2050 Costs of #ClimateDamages by 2050
Kotz, M., Levermann, A. & Wenz, L. The economic commitment of #ClimateChange. Nature 628, 551-557 (2024).
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-024-07219-0

auscandoc, 25 days ago to random

#Novavax Prepared to Deliver Protein-based Non-mRNA JN.1 #COVID19Vaccine in Line with WHO Recommendation https://ir.novavax.com/press-releases/Novavax-Prepared-to-Deliver-Protein-based-Non-mRNA-JN-1-COVID-19-Vaccine-in-Line-with-WHO-Recommendation-this-Fall “Today the #WHO Technical Advisory Group on COVID-19 Vaccine Composition recommended the use of a monovalent JN.1 lineage COVID-19 vaccine as one approach to address the ongoing SARS-CoV-2 virus evolution, which is expected to lead to circulation of additional JN.1 descendant strains. “

auscandoc, 25 days ago to random

Planet vs. Plastics: Tackling our plastics problem | Doctors of BC https://www.doctorsofbc.ca/together-health/planet-vs-plastics-tackling-our-plastics-problem “Did you know that more #plastic has been produced in the last ten years than in the entire 20th century(link is external)? And not only is it an #environmental issue, it’s a #HumanHealth issue too.”

auscandoc, 27 days ago to random

Ambient #CarbonDioxide concentration correlates with #SARSCoV2 aerostability and infection risk | Nature Communications https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-024-47777-5 “We show here that a significant increase in SARS-CoV-2 #aerostability results from a moderate increase in the atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration (e.g. 800 ppm), an effect that is more marked than that observed for changes in relative humidity. (1/2)

auscandoc, 28 days ago to random

Just because this is a perfect guide how to not approach the next pandemic. 🤦‍♂️

“Manning..called for more attention to be paid to “alternative scientific narratives,” the government to be “expressly forbidden” from halting in-person school classes during a public emergency and amendments to the Employment Standards Code and Health Professions Act to make it easier for anti-vaccine health-care workers to endanger their patients and co-workers in health-care facilities.” https://mstdn.ca/@thetyee/112328295005363828

auscandoc, 1 month ago to random

“tissue samples from 225 patients who had recovered from mild #COVID19 and found that #SARSCoV2 viral RNA was distributed across ten distinct solid tissues, plasma, and blood cells up to 4 months after infection. Importantly, detection of #viralRNA, and higher virus copy numbers, were significantly associated with post-COVID-19 condition (also known as #longCOVID)” https://mastodon.social/@ChristosArgyrop/112320370153243988

auscandoc, 1 month ago to Alberta

A parched place: the Alberta drought crisis is bigger than one summer - The Narwhal https://apple.news/A1bNK9ZNJRIS5pVAIFDGncQ “But the crisis confronting #Alberta isn’t limited to this summer and what it might bring. The province is dependent on a resource that can’t keep pace with its industry and population, particularly as the effects of the climate crisis arrive at alarming speed. (1/3)

auscandoc, 1 month ago to random

The AMA, RACGP, Cancer Council, Australian Council on Smoking & Health (ACOSH), the Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand, the Public Health Association and many other groups are all supportive of the legislation to protect the health of our children.

All Health Ministers have today urged the Australian Parliament to pass the Albanese Government legislation https://mastodon.social/@PieterPeach/112300362804045691

auscandoc, 1 month ago to mentalhealth

https://www.threads.net/@jeremysamuelfaust/post/C57z1yaONrV/?xmt=AQGz1CYJLb59VbWOqJhIgVN-yZL2r-adEgQeYHz3msujlA

#Covid mitigation did not cause the #MentalHealth crisis we face today.

Here are some facts that may surprise you. From
@JeremyFaust

auscandoc, 1 month ago to solar

Seven countries now generate 100% of their electricity from renewable energy | The Independent https://www.independent.co.uk/tech/renewable-energy-solar-climate-targets-b2529461.html “Seven countries now generate nearly all of their #electricity from #renewable energy sources, according to newly compiled figures.

Albania, Bhutan, Nepal, Paraguay, Iceland, Ethiopia and the Democratic Republic of Congo produced more than 99.7 per cent of the electricity they consumed using #geothermal, #hydro, #solar or #wind power.

auscandoc, 1 month ago to climate

It’s time for the oil and gas industry to pay for #climate #pollution | https://www.nationalobserver.com/2024/04/16/opinion/time-oil-and-gas-industry-pay-climate-pollution “In 2023, Canada’s oil and gas companies’ cost to society from their pollution was estimated at $52 billion. These calculations were made using the Canadian government's social cost of greenhouse gas emissions analysis.

Given the costs of #ClimateChange, and the exorbitant profits of those peddling the literal fuel to the fire, shouldn’t the #OilAndGas industry pay its fair share of the damage?”

auscandoc, 1 month ago to solar

Technology denial: Columbia Law School debunks 33 biggest #myths about #solar, #wind and #EVs | RenewEconomy https://reneweconomy.com.au/technology-denial-columbia-law-school-debunks-33-biggest-myths-about-solar-wind-and-evs/ “Despite regularly being debunked, or having no basis in peer-reviewed reality in the first place, #RenewableEnergy myths just keep on keeping on, part of a global strategy to move from attacking climate science to attacking #ClimateSolutions. Not so much #ClimateDenial as technology denial.”