Health

Amid a media frenzy over the spread of the Zika virus worldwide, the CDC have been forced to admit that people are able to self-immunize against the virus, and have also suggested that Zika itself does not cause Microcephaly.  On their own website, the Center for Disease Control, say: People usually don’t get sick enough to go to the hospital, and they very rarely die of Zika. For this reason, many people might not realize they have been infected. Once a person has been infected, he or she is likely to be protected from future infections.

Robert De Niro has expressed sorrow for deciding to pull a controversial film confirming that the MMR vaccine causes autism – saying that his own son became autistic ‘overnight’ after receiving the vaccine from doctors.  The actor and creator of the Tribeca Film Festival came under fire last week after caving into pressure from Big Pharma and pulling Andrew Wakefield’s new film Vaxxed: From Cover-up To Catastrophe.

And now for something completely different!

I’ve been thinking for the past few days about that new study from British scientists comparing the brain in a normal state to one under the influence of LSD. Take a look at the Guardian‘s report, especially the neural images, which are, well, mind-blowing. Excerpts:

The profound impact of LSD on the brain has been laid bare by the first modern scans of people high on the drug.

The US health watchdog has concluded that mounting evidence proves that the zika virus causes microcephaly in newborns. US health officials warned this week the Zika outbreak could have more of an effect on the United States and called for additional funding to combat the virus. RT reports: After months of scientific study, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said that there is now enough evidence to clearly establish that the Zika virus causes microcephaly in the newborn offspring of infected mothers.

A Nobel Prize-winning scientist has created an app that is as effective as the oral contraceptive pill for birth control. The app monitors body temperature and gives the green light for sex when the time is right without the burden of an unwanted pregnancy. The contraceptive pill has been around since the 60s giving women their sexual freedom without the fear of a pregnancy. The new app could replace the pill that came with a lot of health warnings, only if one does not forget the time.  The Tab reports: But the pill doesn’t work for everyone.