Mercury is a potent neurotoxin. Even the smallest amounts can cause cumulative adverse effects. Two of the most widespread forms of mercury exposure comes from the organic compounds methylmercury (found in fish) and ethylmercury, which makes up 50% of the vaccine preservative thimerosal. The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) affirms that young children and fetuses are particularly... 

Looks like vitamin D has been d-listed by scientists yet again, with new recommended dietary allowance (RDA) guidelines halving vitamin D intake from 800 international units (IU) per day to a paltry 400 IU. This, following conclusions made by the Endocrine Society after using a “gold standard for measuring 25(OH)D.” These findings were presented at the ENDO 2017 conference last April. Principal... 

A Dallas, Texas, grand jury has returned two indictments against five Chinese citizens and four companies alleging fraud and other charges, the US Justice Department announced. The charges relate to the sales of stimulants intended for inclusion in dietary supplements which were deliberately mislabelled so as to hide their dangerous side effects and avoid health regulations. According to a statement... 

The Disney Channel is once again wading into the culture war with one of its most popular shows set to feature a male teen’s transition into homosexuality. On Friday, the second season of the show Andi Mack premiers, which according to The Hollywood Reporter, will introduce the network’s first gay storyline. The show, based around fictional female lead Andi, “will feature a young male — one... 

“14-year-old sent to interview migrants in the street”, denounces a mother. A teacher gives a homework assignment: stop migrants in the street and ask about their personal story, and the case explodes immediately on social networks. The school in question is an institution in Borgo San Sergio and Deborah Carli, mother of one of the pupils, wrote a post on the Facebook group “Trieste #sepolfar”,... 

Typhoon Lan, a storm with an eye 50 miles wide, is expected to lash parts of Japan with intense wind and rain, the country’s meteorological office has warned. Currently west of Okinawa, the typhoon is travelling north towards mainland Japan. According to forecasts by the Japan Meteorological Agency, the “large” storm will barrel across the nation on Sunday before subsiding on October 23. NASA... 

Deaths caused by pollution topped 9 million in 2015, or three times the figure from AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria combined, and almost 15 times as many as war and other forms of violence, scientists say. The alarm was sounded in Thursday’s report by The Lancet Commission on Pollution and Health, an international group of over 40 authors writing on health and environment. One in six premature... 

People have grown the desire to view certain things in action not just hearing. Videos have created a certain picture that you may fully stack in mind. These videos are a result of continuous images passing your mind and hence creating a permanent image. You may sit down in a cinema enjoying your good two or more hours watching. You also feel emotional, excited, scared, and more as happy as you watch... 

A Russian Lower House MP known for his pro-Christian and anti-gay stance has proposed an official ban on Halloween celebrations in schools and kindergartens. Vitaly Milonov addressed the proposal to the Education Ministry. In his letter to Education Minister Olga Vasilyeva, Milonov wrote that in his view celebrations of Halloween by kids were unacceptable “both from the point of view of studying... 

Music is one way to calm someone’s thoughts. It can be lyrical or instrumental, but either way it still helps people think more clearly. Writing an essay is a bit hard especially if you are not inspired while writing. Listening to music while writing your ideas will be a great help because it will make you more focused and relaxed. It is also believed that when a person listens to music while writing... 

A leading world health expert has warned of an “antibiotic apocalypse” if the growing threat of drug-resistant superbugs is not tackled urgently. Professor Dame Sally Davies — who is England’s chief medical officer — fears also that if antibiotics lose their effectiveness, it could spell “the end of modern medicine.” Without the drugs used to fight infections, common... 

Almost 300,000 properties are without power and three people have died as Hurricane Ophelia enters its final hours and has moved across the north west. Met Eireann said the storm would not be over until about 1am with strong gusts and winds continuing but the winds will fade away overnight. Members of the public have been advised to stay inside and not to make unnecessary journeys as the worst storm... 

Vocalist Kaya Jones of the Pussycat Dolls revealed Friday that the all-female pop group she participated in over a decade ago was run like a prostitution ring. Watch our interview with Kaya on the Friday edition of War Room: In a fiery tweet-storm, Jones indicated industry execs would force members of the group to “sleep with whoever they say” and “get you hooked on drugs” so they could later... 

In the wake of sexual assault allegations committed by Harvey Weinstein, the Academy of Motion Pict/ure Arts and Sciences has called for an emergency board meeting to address the fallout. The 54-person board of executives, actors, and directors – including Stephen Spielberg, Tom Hanks, and Whoopi Goldberg – released a statement on Wednesday condemning Weinstein’s behavior as “repugnant”... 

The Harvey Weinstein revelations suggest that The Fappening, the 2014 leak of celebrity nude photos and videos, may have actually been a “casting couch” compilation of lewd content Hollywood execs were forcing up-and-coming actresses to submit in exchange for the hottest roles. It was definitely a little odd that over 100 actresses just so happened to have very similar nude photos and videos –...