Health

Just Add Water — Mickey Z.

Photo: Mickey Z. Mickey Z. — World News Trust January 25, 2021 Back in the pre-mask era, I'd regularly venture into Manhattan to train fitness clients. On those early morning trips, it was not uncommon to find myself dodging the watery spray kicked up by dozens of hose-wielding doormen. They would be cleansing the pavement in front of luxury buildings for the daily parade of designer shoes and cu ...

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Mom Got Her Chain Snatched, Dad Drove on the Sidewalk, I Learned Plenty — Mickey Z.

(Photos courtesy of Mickey Z.) Mickey Z. — World News Trust January 12, 2021 (This article is timed to be released on January 12 — 13 years to the day since my mother died and three years to the day ...

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Rare Quadruple-Helix DNA Found In Living Human Cells With Glowing Probes | Hayley Dunning

Quadruple-helix DNA. Credit: Imperial College London Jan. 8, 2021 (Phys.org) -- New probes allow scientists to see four-stranded DNA interacting with molecules inside living human cells, unraveling i ...

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"Because Science" Can Be a Dangerous Argument - Here's Why — Mickey Z.

Screenshot from teechip.com Mickey Z. — World News Trust January 8, 2021 “Science never solves a problem without creating ten more.” (George Bernard Shaw) This article is not any of the following: “A ...

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How the Richest Man in the World Made Us Trust the COVID Vaccine — Mickey Z.

(credit unknown) Mickey Z. — World New Trust December 27, 2020 Preface: In August 2020, I wrote an article entitled, “Can a 'Warp Speed' COVID-19 Vaccine Be Safe?” It covers a lot of ground and if yo ...

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Be a Good Neighbor: 5 Reminders About Community — Mickey Z.

Photo: Jon Tyson (Unsplash) Mickey Z. — Now With Purpose December 24, 2020 “We have all known the long loneliness and we have learned that the only solution is love and that love comes with community ...

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9 Movies and Songs to Steel Us for 2021 — Mickey Z.

YouTube screenshot from Rocky (1976) Mickey Z. — Now With Purpose December 21, 2020 2020 is not done with us yet. We are divided and exhausted and focused on the present. Yet, we have to simultaneous ...

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The Great Divider: Covid-19 Reflects Global Racism, Not Equality | Ramzy Baroud

Dr. Ramzy BaroudRamzy Baroud -- World News Trust Dec. 13, 2020 The notion that the COVID-19 pandemic was "the great equalizer" should be dead and buried by now. If anything, the lethal disease is ano ...

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How to Be a Hero in 2021 — Mickey Z.

Photo: Mickey Z. Mickey Z. — CGoodTV December 9, 2020 “We're not on our journey to save the world but to save ourselves. But in doing that, you save the world. The influence of a vital person vitaliz ...

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Don’t Hold Your Happiness For Ransom — Mickey Z.

(credit unknown) Mickey Z. — Now With Purpose November 24, 2020 When I was a teenager, my Mom had a friend named Gloria who lived in the same building as us. Gloria worked long, long hours in some ki ...

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U.S. Holiday Travel Surges as U.S. COVID-19 Cases Soar Past 12 Million

Credit: Democracy Now Nov. 23, 2020 (Democracy Now) -- A surge in holiday travel already has started ahead of Thanksgiving, despite warnings from public health experts -- including the Centers for Di ...

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