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11/02/2017 / By Ethan Huff

SCIENTIFIC PROOF: Flu vaccine found to be completely ineffective because of how it is made, new study finds

A groundbreaking new study published by researchers from The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) in Florida has determined that the way influenza vaccines have been made practically since their inception is fundamentally flawed, and that the end result renders flu jabs largely ineffective. It has to do with the way that vaccine developers use chicken eggs […]

12/15/2015 / By Chris Draper

Wookie syndrome: There is a real disease that causes humans to look like Chewbacca

Chewbacca from the Star Wars franchise is widely known, even among non-Star Wars fans, for his wolfish, bear-like appearance and distinctive barbaric yell. But whatever fictional beasts exist in the world of science fiction have elements rooted in reality. There are real Chewbacca-like characters that walk the earth with a condition known as werewolf syndrome. […]

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