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Are we sure his coauthor is Jenna McCarthy? Also, the article was impressive in how it kept getting worse. A good reminder I need to donate to ProPublica.

by tclancy 11mo ago

tclancy 11mo ago
> “They’re throwing up and vomiting and having diarrhea and rashes,” Eaton said … Some adherents advise parents that the disturbing effects indicate that the treatment is working, ridding the body of impurities A time traveler from the 17th Century would be familiar with this sort of quackery. I guess not everyone can sell alchemy, so some make do with other branches of “science”.
- gilleain 11mo ago
  Funny you should say that. I was reminded of Paracelcus who had the idea 'Only the dose makes the poison'. He was thinking that low doses of poisonous substances could be curative ... similar to this idea of using chlorine dioxide, with the crucial point here being the amount that is safe is tiny. From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chlorine_dioxide#Safety_issues_in_water_and_supplements https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chlorine_dioxide#Safety_issues... the EPA "has set a maximum level of 0.8 mg/L for chlorine dioxide in drinking water", which is certainly much higher than the amounts in MMS. From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miracle_Mineral_Supplement https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miracle_Mineral_Supplement (for example) - "Following a May 2010 advisory which indicated that MMS exceeds tolerable levels of sodium chlorite by a factor of 200". Summarising, the idea of toxicity of chemicals and dosage was first explored by an alchemist (Paracelcus) in the 1500s, which is the 16th C. - so yes, 17th C. medics might have been able to point out how crazy this all is, let alone 21st C. people of any kind. It's been 500 years, people.
WarOnPrivacy 11mo ago
> Are we sure his coauthor is Jenna McCarthy? The War On Ivermectin – Jenna McCarthy Written with Jenna McCarthy, Dr. Kory’s story chronicles the personal attacks, professional setbacks, and nefarious efforts of the world’s major health agencies and medical journals to dismiss and deny ivermectin’s efficacy. jennamccarthy.com/portfolio-items/the-war-on-ivermectin-cloned Seems to be, yeah.
- tclancy 11mo ago
  Sorry, it was a dumb Internet comment playing on Jenny McCarthy being an anti-vaxxer.
dragonwriter 11mo ago
Yes, it is the prominent anti-vax (and vaccines-cause-autism) activist (and Andrew Wakefield defender after his fraud and data manipulation was uncovered) Jenna McCarthy. Why does this inspire skepticism? (Skepticism that she would be the co-author; it should certainly inspire skepticism of the work itself.)

Are we sure his coauthor is Jenna McCarthy? Also, the article was impressive in how it kept getting worse. A good reminder I need to donate to ProPublica.

by tclancy 11mo ago

Are we sure his coauthor is Jenna McCarthy? Also, the article was impressive in how it kept getting worse. A good reminder I need to donate to ProPublica.

tclancy 11mo ago

> “They’re throwing up and vomiting and having diarrhea and rashes,” Eaton said … Some adherents advise parents that the disturbing effects indicate that the treatment is working, ridding the body of impurities A time traveler from the 17th Century would be familiar with this sort of quackery. I guess not everyone can sell alchemy, so some make do with other branches of “science”.

gilleain 11mo ago
Funny you should say that. I was reminded of Paracelcus who had the idea 'Only the dose makes the poison'. He was thinking that low doses of poisonous substances could be curative ... similar to this idea of using chlorine dioxide, with the crucial point here being the amount that is safe is tiny. From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chlorine_dioxide#Safety_issues_in_water_and_supplements https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chlorine_dioxide#Safety_issues... the EPA "has set a maximum level of 0.8 mg/L for chlorine dioxide in drinking water", which is certainly much higher than the amounts in MMS. From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miracle_Mineral_Supplement https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miracle_Mineral_Supplement (for example) - "Following a May 2010 advisory which indicated that MMS exceeds tolerable levels of sodium chlorite by a factor of 200". Summarising, the idea of toxicity of chemicals and dosage was first explored by an alchemist (Paracelcus) in the 1500s, which is the 16th C. - so yes, 17th C. medics might have been able to point out how crazy this all is, let alone 21st C. people of any kind. It's been 500 years, people.

WarOnPrivacy 11mo ago

> Are we sure his coauthor is Jenna McCarthy? The War On Ivermectin – Jenna McCarthy Written with Jenna McCarthy, Dr. Kory’s story chronicles the personal attacks, professional setbacks, and nefarious efforts of the world’s major health agencies and medical journals to dismiss and deny ivermectin’s efficacy. jennamccarthy.com/portfolio-items/the-war-on-ivermectin-cloned Seems to be, yeah.

tclancy 11mo ago
Sorry, it was a dumb Internet comment playing on Jenny McCarthy being an anti-vaxxer.

dragonwriter 11mo ago

Yes, it is the prominent anti-vax (and vaccines-cause-autism) activist (and Andrew Wakefield defender after his fraud and data manipulation was uncovered) Jenna McCarthy. Why does this inspire skepticism? (Skepticism that she would be the co-author; it should certainly inspire skepticism of the work itself.)