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Philippine doctor defends use of ivermectin, says clinical studies show it is 89% effective against the coronavirus

May 14, 2021 -

"I think I've read more than anyone on COVID-19," he said when questioned on his medical credentials. According to him, he spends several hours almost every day reading scientific literature pertaining to the coronavirus. Among the topics he has read the most about is the use of ivermectin against COVID-19.

Agbayani claims to have already prescribed the anti-parasitic drug to over 300 of his own patients with tremendous success. But he did not talk about his own patients ...

Chickens keep coming home to roost as 5 more young doctors die unexpectedly, including another one in a private plane crash

February 08, 2022 -

(Article republished from TheCOVIDBlog.com)

Doctors tend to live longer than people in other professions, according to a 2000 study in the American Journal of Preventative Medicine. The gap would be even wider if doctors weren’t so suicide-prone. A 2005 study in the New England Journal of Medicine found that U.S. male doctors have a 40% higher suicide rate than the general population. Female U.S. doctors have a 130% higher suicide rate than the general population. About ...

This Spanish city is squeezing electricity from leftover oranges

March 03, 2021 -

Now, the city's water utility company, EMASESA, came up with a solution: Use the oranges to produce electricity. The initial scheme launched by the company will use 35 tons of oranges to generate clean energy, which will be used to run one of Seville's water purification plants.

It's a simple scheme: The oranges will be sent to a facility that produces electricity from organic matter. As they ferment, they will produce a gas called methane. The methane will be collected ...

Freshly squeezed: Spanish city tapping leftover oranges for its electricity supply

April 18, 2022 -

Originally from Asia, Seville oranges (Citrus aurantium) were first introduced to the country by the Muslim Moors about 1,000 years ago. The orange trees have adjusted to the region's climate and have grown abundantly ever since. "People say the city of Seville is the world's largest orange grove," according to Fernando Mora Figueroa. The head of the city's parks department added: "[The orange trees] have taken root here: They're resistant to pollution and have adapted well to ...