Vaxxxes are not safe and not effective. *Ow* Trouble in paradise? There are some serious doubts about the safety of Merck's covid pills. ---- According to Barron's, some scientists who have studied the drug believe that its method of suppressing the virus could potentially run amok within the body. Some scientists who have studied the drug warn, however, that the method it uses to kill the virus that causes Covid-19 carries potential dangers that could limit the drug’s usefulness. Molnupiravir works by incorporating itself into the genetic material of the virus, and then causing a huge number of mutations as the virus replicates, effectively killing it. In some lab tests, the drug has also shown the ability to integrate into the genetic material of mammalian cells, causing mutations as those cells replicate. If that were to happen in the cells of a patient being treated with molnupiravir, it could theoretically lead to cancer or birth defects. --- Perhaps even permanent DNA damage? :wacko: --- Dr. Shuntai Zhou, a scientist at the Swanstrom Lab at UNC, said "there is a concern that this will cause long-term mutation effects, even cancer." Zhou says that he is certain that the drug will integrate itself into the DNA of mammalian hosts. "Biochemistry won’t lie," he says. "This drug will be incorporated in the DNA." Merck hasn't yet released any data from its animal studies, but the scientists believe that it would take long-term studies to show that the drug is truly totally safe. Singapore has flattened the curve. Congrats! https://twitter.com/LilithAssyria/status/1446572286476181505?s=20 Australia showing once again that they don't know what they are doing. Oh well, this is a bit off topic and it's about my dental appointment a couple of days ago. My previous dentist has to mention root canals on every appointment. If I mention even the slightest discomfort, he ends up discussing root canals. I should have looked for another doctor long time ago but I can't really tell if the next dentist is going to be better. I stuck to my previous dentist but I hated going to see him. I kept postponing appointments and ended up seeing him once every 2 - 3 years and usually after ending up with a dental emergency. I think the last time I saw him was 2016. I remember because, unfortunately, my pastor died that year. I found out before my appointment so I went there feeling very upset. I was filling out the health questionnaire at the new dentist. Question: how often do you see a dentist: once every six months, once a year, other. ...... Hmm..... I was embarrassed about selecting "other" and mentioning 2 - 3 times a year so I selected once a year. Question: when was the last time you have seen a dentist. Hmm..........I started thinking: have I seen a dentist since 2016? I don't remember. Oh well, I thought 2016 sounds really embarrassing so I answered: a couple of years ago. On my way back home I thought: Goodness, what I put on the questionnaire didn't sound right. How often do you go to the dentist: once a year When was the last time you have been to the dentist: a couple of years ago. :wacko: Maybe we should start a new thread: funny doctor's appointments. Singapore flattened the curve but along the wrong axis! that was hilarious. (it shouldn't be) Here in the U.S. if you have dental insurance, then you go twice a year for a cleaning (every 6 months its covered) and then if you need a filling that’s, of course, another appointment. Personally I wouldn’t get a root canal. I regretted it. I was born with 4 molars that have no secondary tooth. So right now I still have 2 baby teeth in my mouth. And the 2 bottom molars (have been pulled). Thankfully they are in the back of my mouth so no one can see the gap if I smile. The dentist said lets save that bottom molar. I followed his advice and he kept drilling and drilling and drilling … about 6 visits for the root canal. :wacko: All that amalgam leeched out and went to my thyroid gland and destroyed it … hence I’m on thyroid pills for life. And that tooth had to get pulled anyway … and I had to get a dentist to blast all the amalgam out of my gum line. :wacko: This one dentist had the special machine to do it .. not everyone has it and he was in his late 60’s and said I have never seen soooo much amalgam in a jawline. I also switched out all my filling over to white composite. Anyway I wouldn’t do the root canal. They are only taking your money. If you have to … I would just get it pulled, especially if its located where you can’t see the gap if you smile. Was'nt Mengela a dentist?! If someone isn't putting chocolate into my mouth, I don't trust them! Or peeled grapes! Now there's a career! TR I mentioned in my post that I see the dentist 2 - 3 times a year. It should be once every 2 - 3 years. (2 - 3 times a year! I don't think so. Not with those charming root canal sermons ) So Heidi and Geri — funny story about dentist. First I hate going, very thankful for great teeth. Anyway, it had been about 10 years since I had gone to a dentist and I thought — ok I will go! So I made the appointment in 2017 and went for an annual visit. When I filled out the questionare about the length of time, I put 10 years. When I got to the back — the dentist began telling me how I should visit every 6 months to keep my teeth healthy and the insurance covers it and bla, bla, bla …. So then he checks my mouth, he quickly just shut up, no cavities, no issues. He began asking me what do you do to keep your teeth in such great shape without going to a dentist … I brush and floss and rinse with Thieves … So he said well I guess I wont see you for another 10 years :mdrmdr: :mdrmdr: Course I ended up going in in 2018 because I broke a tooth on popcorn Wow, good for you, Tammie! Love it. Too funny about the popcorn kernel made you have to go back. That happened to me but with chewing “French Burnt Peanuts”. I heard a crack and was in so much pain. I had to go the oral surgeon … guess who the guy was that fixed my tooth? A Rothschild and I was joking around and said are you related to Lord Jacob? I never expected him to say … yes, he’s my uncle. :wacko: His dad lives in France. This is him … He gave me novocane and then used a tweezer and pulled out this small bone fragment. And I was no longer in pain. He didn’t charge me. He was so kind and I was able to quickly give him the Gospel. He listened so it ended up being a divine appointment. So what is Thieves? Is it a fluoride mouth wash? If I feel a toothache I have the ACT Fluoride mouthwash … I swish my mouth with it … but you can’t eat or drink for 3 hours. And the toothache goes away. I also use a Waterpik and it gets all the junk out of the gum line. I hope people are not eating while reading this. :mdrmdr:
had to have the dreaded root canal …. Haven’t been back yet …. Don’t intend to go….. Geri, I did have to have all 4 of my wisdom teeth pulled as my mouth was too small (no comment from the peanut gallery) when I was 22. I don’t go, I would agree they want money! I take care of my teeth, gums, etc…. Maybe they will fall out but it’s been great not going…. :wacko:
