#a specter like the one shown is $150

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I’m hyperfixated on Ape Escape so here’s some plushies I made (my Comms are also open FOR REAL this time)

The Pipotron trio have always been my favorite, particularly Blue. I made all 3 bc I couldn’t resist lol

These gorls are my OCs, Marine and Proto(type). In the fanfic I’m writing tho she’s referred to as Green by some but Proto by most.

And finally, everyone’s favorite albino boi, Specter. I used his Million Monkeys design bc that one is my favorite.

Also, bonus— my brother paid me to revive one of my ancient childhood OCs in the form of a plush. I’d rather have forgotten Pipotron Orange existed, but $70 is $70 😂

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What to Make of the Numbers in the May Jobs Report

Many of the gains came in restaurant work as 2.5 million jobs were added in May and the unemployment rate fell to 13.3 percent.

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By Ella Koeze·Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics

June 5, 2020Updated 2: 49 p.m. ET

The job market halted its pandemic-induced collapse in May as employers brought back millions of workers and the unemployment rate unexpectedly declined.

Tens of millions remain out of work, and the unemployment rate, which fell to 13.3 percent from 14.7 percent in April, remains higher than in any previous postwar recession.

But employers added 2.5 million jobs in May, the Labor Department said Friday, defying economists’ expectations of further losses and offering hope that the rebound from the pandemic-induced economic crisis could be faster than forecast.

Major stock indexes surged on the news, and President Trump hailed the report in a series of tweets on Friday morning.

Still, economists warn that it will take far longer for the economy to climb out of the hole than it did to fall into it. Job openings have begun to rise but remain far below normal levels. Millions more people have been laid off in the weeks since the data released Friday was collected in mid-May. And the trillions of dollars in government assistance that have helped keep the economy on life support may be nearing their end.

“We might have climbed one rung of the ladder out of the hole, but it’s still a long ladder,” said Ian Shepherdson, chief economist of Pantheon Economics.

The Labor Department cautioned that data-collection issues that have plagued the agency throughout the crisis continued last month. Some temporarily jobless workers were characterized as “employed” in May; had they been counted correctly, the department said, the unemployment rate would have topped 16 percent.

By Ella Koeze·Employment rates are seasonally adjusted. | Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics

Even if they didn’t anticipate the May rebound, many economists had expected that unemployment would begin to ease as states reopened and businesses called employees back to work.

More than half of the month’s job gains — 1.4 million — were in restaurants and bars, many of which received assistance under the government’s Paycheck Protection Program. Friday’s report suggests that program, along with other elements of the government’s response, helped offset at least some of the economic damage caused by the shutdown, which should allow for a faster rebound.

“The economy is still being very much buffered by stimulus,” said Michelle Meyer, head of U.S. economics at Bank of America. “When that starts to wane we will learn a lot more about the underlying health of the recovery.”

[How do you feel about going back to work? Share your story.]

At Beef ‘O’ Brady’s, a Florida-based chain of more than 150 sports bars, business was down 62 percent in April, when its dining rooms were closed nationwide and its only business came from takeout. But only a handful of the chain’s restaurants have closed permanently, in part because nearly all of its franchisees received Paycheck Protection loans.

“The damage would have been much greater without PPP, I can tell you that,” said Chris Elliott, the chief executive.

Now business has begun to pick up as states gradually allow restaurants to reopen. In the last week of May, sales were down about 15 percent, Mr. Elliott said, and customers appear eager to eat out again.

Still, the longer-run outlook is uncertain. If business stays at its current level, many franchisees will struggle to eke out a profit, he said, and at half the locations, sales are still down more than 50 percent. That won’t be sustainable for long.

“There are going to be franchise owners that if they can’t reach 15 percent, or it doesn’t improve incrementally over time, they’re going to get fatigued, and I think some of them are at risk of just throwing in the towel,” Mr. Elliott said.

Job growth in May was concentrated in sectors hit hardest in the early stages of the crisis, such as leisure and hospitality and retail. But manufacturing, health care and professional services all added jobs as well — another good sign for the recovery because it suggests that the damage has not spread as deeply into the economy as many feared.

Still, employment in nearly every sector remains far below where it was before the crisis began. Many economists expect an initial rebound in at least some kinds of business. But it isn’t clear how strong that surge will be, or what will come after.

“It’s the jump and then the crawl, and the question is how high is the jump and then how long does the crawl take,” said Nick Bunker, who leads North American economic research at the Indeed Hiring Lab.

Updated June 5, 2020

How many people have lost their jobs due to coronavirus in the U.S.?

The unemployment rate fell to 13.3 percent in May, the Labor Department said on June 5, an unexpected improvement in the nation’s job market as hiring rebounded faster than economists expected. Economists had forecast the unemployment rate to increase to as much as 20 percent, after it hit 14.7 percent in April, which was the highest since the government began keeping official statistics after World War II. But the unemployment rate dipped instead, with employers adding 2.5 million jobs, after more than 20 million jobs were lost in April.

Will protests set off a second viral wave of coronavirus?

Mass protests against police brutality that have brought thousands of people onto the streets in cities across America are raising the specter of new coronavirus outbreaks, prompting political leaders, physicians and public health experts to warn that the crowds could cause a surge in cases. While many political leaders affirmed the right of protesters to express themselves, they urged the demonstrators to wear face masks and maintain social distancing, both to protect themselves and to prevent further community spread of the virus. Some infectious disease experts were reassured by the fact that the protests were held outdoors, saying the open air settings could mitigate the risk of transmission.

How do we start exercising again without hurting ourselves after months of lockdown?

Exercise researchers and physicians have some blunt advice for those of us aiming to return to regular exercise now: Start slowly and then rev up your workouts, also slowly. American adults tended to be about 12 percent less active after the stay-at-home mandates began in March than they were in January. But there are steps you can take to ease your way back into regular exercise safely. First, “start at no more than 50 percent of the exercise you were doing before Covid,” says Dr. Monica Rho, the chief of musculoskeletal medicine at the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab in Chicago. Thread in some preparatory squats, too, she advises. “When you haven’t been exercising, you lose muscle mass.” Expect some muscle twinges after these preliminary, post-lockdown sessions, especially a day or two later. But sudden or increasing pain during exercise is a clarion call to stop and return home.

My state is reopening. Is it safe to go out?

States are reopening bit by bit. This means that more public spaces are available for use and more and more businesses are being allowed to open again. The federal government is largely leaving the decision up to states, and some state leaders are leaving the decision up to local authorities. Even if you aren’t being told to stay at home, it’s still a good idea to limit trips outside and your interaction with other people.

What’s the risk of catching coronavirus from a surface?

Touching contaminated objects and then infecting ourselves with the germs is not typically how the virus spreads. But it can happen. A number of studies of flu, rhinovirus, coronavirus and other microbes have shown that respiratory illnesses, including the new coronavirus, can spread by touching contaminated surfaces, particularly in places like day care centers, offices and hospitals. But a long chain of events has to happen for the disease to spread that way. The best way to protect yourself from coronavirus — whether it’s surface transmission or close human contact — is still social distancing, washing your hands, not touching your face and wearing masks.

What are the symptoms of coronavirus?

Common symptoms include fever, a dry cough, fatigue and difficulty breathing or shortness of breath. Some of these symptoms overlap with those of the flu, making detection difficult, but runny noses and stuffy sinuses are less common. The C.D.C. has also added chills, muscle pain, sore throat, headache and a new loss of the sense of taste or smell as symptoms to look out for. Most people fall ill five to seven days after exposure, but symptoms may appear in as few as two days or as many as 14 days.

How can I protect myself while flying?

If air travel is unavoidable, there are some steps you can take to protect yourself. Most important: Wash your hands often, and stop touching your face. If possible, choose a window seat. A study from Emory University found that during flu season, the safest place to sit on a plane is by a window, as people sitting in window seats had less contact with potentially sick people. Disinfect hard surfaces. When you get to your seat and your hands are clean, use disinfecting wipes to clean the hard surfaces at your seat like the head and arm rest, the seatbelt buckle, the remote, screen, seat back pocket and the tray table. If the seat is hard and nonporous or leather or pleather, you can wipe that down, too. (Using wipes on upholstered seats could lead to a wet seat and spreading of germs rather than killing them.)

How do I take my temperature?

Taking one’s temperature to look for signs of fever is not as easy as it sounds, as “normal” temperature numbers can vary, but generally, keep an eye out for a temperature of 100.5 degrees Fahrenheit or higher. If you don’t have a thermometer (they can be pricey these days), there are other ways to figure out if you have a fever, or are at risk of Covid-19 complications.

Should I wear a mask?

The C.D.C. has recommended that all Americans wear cloth masks if they go out in public. This is a shift in federal guidance reflecting new concerns that the coronavirus is being spread by infected people who have no symptoms. Until now, the C.D.C., like the W.H.O., has advised that ordinary people don’t need to wear masks unless they are sick and coughing. Part of the reason was to preserve medical-grade masks for health care workers who desperately need them at a time when they are in continuously short supply. Masks don’t replace hand washing and social distancing.

What should I do if I feel sick?

If you’ve been exposed to the coronavirus or think you have, and have a fever or symptoms like a cough or difficulty breathing, call a doctor. They should give you advice on whether you should be tested, how to get tested, and how to seek medical treatment without potentially infecting or exposing others.

How do I get tested?

If you’re sick and you think you’ve been exposed to the new coronavirus, the C.D.C. recommends that you call your healthcare provider and explain your symptoms and fears. They will decide if you need to be tested. Keep in mind that there’s a chance — because of a lack of testing kits or because you’re asymptomatic, for instance — you won’t be able to get tested.

Friday’s report sent mixed messages on those questions. The number of workers reporting that they were on a temporary layoff or furlough fell by 2.7 million, a sign that employers are calling back workers. But the number of people reporting they had lost their jobs permanently rose, by about 100,000.

“That is a concerning sign for the length of the recovery because every layoff that turns permanent makes a full recovery harder,” said Daniel Zhao, senior economist at the career site Glassdoor. “The surprise to me in this report is that the recovery was earlier than we expected. But the next question is whether it will be faster than we expected.”

When Mike Lowe flew to Florida in early March to visit his mother, he had a successful freelance business doing web and graphic design, and a part-time gig in dog day care. A week later, he arrived home in Portland, Ore., to a text message from the dog business telling him not to go into work. He was let go entirely within days, even as his freelance clients began calling to cancel orders.

Two and a half months later, Oregon has begun to reopen, but Mr. Lowe, 51, is treading water. One freelance project looks likely to resume soon, but another client, a local bar, told him this week that it would shut down permanently — its business relied on live music, which seems unlikely to come back anytime soon. The owner of the dog day care says she hopes to bring him back at reduced hours but isn’t sure when business will rebound sufficiently to make that possible.

“I’d say I’m just in wait-and-see mode at the moment,” he said.

Percent change in jobs from previous month, by industry

The leisure and hospitality industry, which includes restaurants, had a severe loss in April but bounced back the most in May.

By Ella Koeze·Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics

Like many laid-off workers, Mr. Lowe is able to get by largely because of the $600 a week in extra unemployment pay that Congress approved as part of its emergency funding bill in March. But that benefit is set to run out at the end of July, and it is far from clear that Congress will extend it. Economists warn that pulling away support too early could stall the recovery.

“Right now, the government is plugging a good deal of that hole for households, but how long will that last, we don’t know,” said Ellen Zentner, chief U.S. economist for Morgan Stanley. She noted that the unemployment rate will almost certainly still be elevated in August, adding, “It’s a very tough time to pull support away from households when the unemployment rate is still that high.”

Even now, as some businesses start to bring back workers, layoffs are continuing. Nearly two million workers filed first-time claims for state unemployment benefits last week, more than double the worst week of any previous recession. State and local governments cut nearly half a million jobs in May, and millions more such layoffs are likely in coming months in response to plunging tax revenues.

In Jackson, Mich., a small city about 70 miles west of Detroit, the school board voted last week to cut more than 40 positions in response to a multimillion-dollar budget shortfall. Jeff Beal, the district’s superintendent, said he worried about the impact the cuts would have on education and on the local economy. But he said the district had little choice.

Among the cuts: the assistant superintendent for human resources, which means Mr. Beal will have to inform laid-off workers himself.

“Now that that position has been eliminated, that responsibility falls to me,” he said. “I’m going to have to make a lot of very personal, very painful phone calls this week.”

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The latest threat to peace in Colombia: Congress

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The peace process in Colombia has reached a new landmark.

On Nov. 30, both houses of Congress approved a bill establishing an alternative criminal justice system to judge those accused of war crimes during the country’s 52-year conflict.

But, like every step in this arduous multi-year peace effort, this latest victory was hard won. For 10 months, congressional representatives who oppose Colombia’s controversial November 2016 peace accord with the FARC guerrillas have used all manner of delays to slow implementation of the complex deal, of which the new criminal justice system is just a small part.

The filibuster is their latest tactic. The strategy of stopping legislation from passing by whatever means necessary occurs in many countries – most famously in the United States, where minority party members can speak for hours nonstop to run down the clock and compel the opposition to amend a bill.

In Colombia, conservative lawmakers have been impeding their country’s peace process by filing nonstop petitions to modify bills while they are being drafted in Congress, and systematically skipping key debates on implementing the Havana accords.

This, to my knowledge as a peace and conflict researcher, is the first time in the world a legislative body has tried to derail its government’s own peace process.

It is a risky move. Numerous international observers, including the United Nations, have warned the government that failure to fulfill its end of the bargain with the FARC could prove a lethal mistake, provoking the former guerrilla group and reigniting war.

Filibustering justice

Colombia’s peace deal with the FARC has seen powerful opposition since the start. In October 2016, it was narrowly rejected at referendum.

And though in November 2016 President Juan Manuel Santos strong-armed Congress into approving the accords – which had just won him a Nobel Peace Prize – he still needs them to put the deal’s provisions into action.

That’s because while the 2016 peace deal was ambitious in envisioning the goals of Colombia’s transition to peace, the 300-page document – like most peace agreements – did not answer every question that would arise in getting there.

For example, it was up to Congress to interpret, design and determine the details of Colombia’s transitional justice system – a special tribunal for trying war criminals and doling out reparations to victims.

Likewise, the accords assert that former combatants may now run for public office, but can they do so before they’ve been tried and before victims have seen their recompense? And if a FARC fighter is elected to Congress but later found to be guilty of war crimes, must he or she resign?

The peace deal offered no guidance on these troubling questions. Hence, in recent months many conservative politicians seemed hesitant – justifiably, perhaps – to allow former combatants to run for elected office when victims had yet to be recompensed. As a result, a substantial number of lawmakers simply failed to show up to votes on the transitional justice system, making a quorum impossible.

Lawmakers from conservative parties also proposed more than 150 changes to the bill, compelling fresh debate and constant redrafting. Some changes may have been proposed in good faith to improve this imperfect deal.

But in general the cascade of demands to change agreed-upon aspects of the peace deal seems designed to provoke the FARC and slow legislative progress. By mid-November, many feared that the transitional justice tribunal – a critical component of building peace – would never even come up for a floor vote.

Election season

The upcoming presidential campaign in Colombia has likewise turned the peace process into a political bargaining chip.

Just over a year ago, just over half of all Colombians voted against the FARC agreement. As an astonishing 53 presidential candidates now jockey to compete in the May 2018 election, avoiding getting into the nitty-gritty of the peace process is just good politics.

As such, presidential aspirants from conservative parties – including the Democratic Center, Radical Change and Conservative parties – are simply refusing to sign anything or vote for or against a particular provision.

And with the Santos administration well into its lame duck period, politicians feel little pressure to negotiate with the president to get things done.

Two steps forward, one step back

That said, congressional opposition to the peace deal has shown some success in clarifying some of its most vexingly vague provisions. On Nov. 15, the Colombian Constitutional Court issued guidance based on the questions raised in these nonstop congressional debates.

Among the court’s most important rulings was the decision that a former combatant who breaks with the accord – by committing a crime in peacetime, say – will lose the right to such benefits as receiving a reduced sentence.

The court likewise asserted that former fighters may in fact run for office while the victims’ rights component of the peace process is still in development as long as they comply with the requirements of the alternative justice court.

But filibustering remains a risky strategy. The victims’ justice framework, which took 10 months to pass, is not the only law needed to enact the peace process.

To date, the government has begun implementation of only 45 percent of the more than 500 provisions it agreed to in the peace agreements with the FARC.

Next, Congress must figure out how to pass agrarian reform – a longtime goal of the FARC – meet guarantees for political participation and develop a national budget that can actually fund all these peace-building projects.

The FARC’s leadership has so far complied with the agreements, demobilizing its combatants, laying down weapons and joining retraining programs. But the state’s foot-dragging has raised the dangerous specter of recividism among their ranks. Already, some former FARC combatants have rejoined other armed factions.

Research shows that 60 percent of civil wars relapse within seven years. Historically, those opposed to peace accords have rearmed – as Jonas Savimbi did in the Angolan conflict in 1992 – thus re-initiating violence between factions, or used targeted assassinations to upend peace negotiations.

Violence of the latter sort has already derailed more than one attempt to end Colombia’s conflict with the FARC. If Colombia’s Congress keeps up its stall tactics, its country’s peace process may soon become just another statistic.

Fabio Andres Diaz does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organisation that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.

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Natural Treatments for Ebola Virus Exist, Research Suggests

Natural Treatments for Ebola Virus Exist, Research Suggests Posted on: Friday, August 1st 2014 at 11:15 am Written By: Sayer Ji, Founder . This article is copyrighted by GreenMedInfo LLC, 2014 Visit our Re-post guidelines Coffee, fermented soy, homeopathic spider venom and vitamin C, may all hold promise as anti-Ebola virus therapies, despite the common belief that nothing can stop this lethal virus from spreading uncontrollably worldwide. Fear of infection with the Ebola virus is becoming as contagious as the virus itself, with mainstream media outlets like CNN reporting , 'Ebola outbreak could have 'catastrophic' consequences.' Given the prevailing mortality statistics, perhaps the fear is, at least partially, justified, with the most virulent form of the virus – the Zaire Ebola virus – observed to have a fatality rate of about 83%, [1] and with no officially recognized conventional or natural therapy found capable of mitigating morbidity and mortality associated with infection from it. There are actually five Ebola viruses in the Ebolavirus genus, [2] with four of them known to infect humans causing Ebola virus disease, a highly lethal form of hemorrhagic fever. Ebola virus infection is believed to originate from either monkeys or fruit bats, and once a human is infected, transmission can occur through blood or bodily fluids, sexual intercourse, [3] and as a recent concerning investigative report revealed , through the air. While the conventional medical system reflexively puts its faith and money into drug and vaccine development, with NIH recently announcing it will begin an early trial on Ebola vaccines this September of this year, very little research has been performed on reducing risk, or mitigating post-infection harm, with the use of time-tested, natural immune-boosting and/or plant-based approaches. Given the low safety risk and cost of botanical- and food-based interventions, this is where we should be looking first for viable, and immediately accessible solutions. Indeed, a recent study published in 2012 holds great promise as far as identifying a natural way to mitigate the virulence – and therefore also widespread fear -- associated with Ebola virus. Published in the journal Archives of Virology and titled, " Inhibition of Lassa virus and Ebola virus infection in host cells treated with the kinase inhibitors genistein and tyrphostin ," researchers at the University of Texas Medical Branch, investigated the potential therapeutic role of two so-called 'kinase inhibitors' in interfering with Ebola virus: 1) the plant compound genistein 2) the pharmaceutical drug tyrophostin. The authors reference a previous animal study showing genistein was able to reduce harm from infection from a virus that causes an Ebola-like viral hemorrhagic fever (VHF) in hamsters (namely, Pichinde ́virus (PICV)), reporting the results as follows: "Infection of hamsters with PIRV produces VHF manifestations, including inflammation/lesions in various organs, core temperature increase, weight loss, viremia, petechial rash, hemorrhage, and mortality. Treating the animals with the kinase inhibitor genistein led to a significant increase in survival and to the amelioration of VHF disease signs [9]. None of the treated mock-infected animals had any adverse signs of disease associated with the treatment. Therefore, this study served as a proof-of-concept for using a kinase inhibitor as a therapeutic or prophylactic in an animal model." [emphasis added] The researchers sought to identify genistein and tyrophostin's ability to inhibit viral entry of various viruses known to cause hemorrhagic fever, including Ebola, Marburg virus (MARV), Vesicular Stomatis virus (VSV) and Lassa virus (LASV). Proteins from these four viruses were engineered to be expressed by a special type of virus, known as vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV). The study found both genistein and tyrophostin individually inhibit the entry of these viruses into the cells, both through interfering with endocytosis (the process by which a cell pulls in a virus) and uncoating proteins (the process by which a virus alters proteins on the surface of the host cell to gain entry). It was also observed that a synergistic effect occurred when genistein and tyrophostin were added together. The researchers discussed their findings: "In all, these data demonstrate that infection of host cells with the filoviruses MARV and EBOV and the arenavirus LASV is inhibited when cells are pretreated with genistein or tyrphostin AG1478. In both cases, the inhibition was found to be concentration dependent. Although the inhibition of EBOV in cells pre-treated with 100 lM genistein appeared to differ slightly, the addition of increasing concentrations of tyrphostin AG1478 led to a synergistic antiviral effect. In all, these data demonstrate that a kinase inhibitor cocktail consisting of genistein and tyrphostin AG1478 may act as a broad antiviral against EBOV, MARV, and LASV in vitro ." Where Does Genistein Come From? While primarily found in soy products, especially fermented soy foods, wherein beneficial microbes cause the biotransformation of the precursor phytocompund genistin into genistein, it is also found in fava beans, kudzu, coffee and red clover, and many other lesser known medicinal plants. What Else Does Genistein Do? At Greenmedinfo.com we have indexed over 150 health benefits of genistein, across 50 mapped physiological pathways, that have been identified in the biomedical literature. You can view them here: Evidence-Based Genistein Benefits . It is interesting to note that genistein's wide spectrum antiviral properties have already been identified. A 2009 review, [4] in fact, stated: "Genistein is, by far, the most studied soy isoflavone in this regard, and it has been shown to inhibit the infectivity of enveloped or nonenveloped viruses, as well as single-stranded or double-stranded RNA or DNA viruses. At concentrations ranging from physiological to supraphysiological (3.7-370 muM), flavonoids, including genistein, have been shown to reduce the infectivity of a variety of viruses affecting humans and animals, including adenovirus, herpes simplex virus, human immunodeficiency virus, porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus, and rotavirus." What are Other Potential Natural Therapeutics for Ebola? First, it must be pointed out that, historically, Ebola virus outbreaks occur in some of the most impoverished places on Earth (primarily the poorest regions of Africa), among populations chronically malnourished, traumatized by sociopolitical unrest and wars, and where modern day sanitation, hygiene practices, and adequate nutrition, are available suboptimally, to say the least.  In other words, the mainstream media's prediction of a so-called 'catastrophic' outbreak in the US and other wealthier countries does not seem to take into account the differing contexts that makes infections like these possible to begin with, with the 'inner terrain,' i.e. immune status of the host, fundamental in determining the degree to which an individual becomes susceptible to infection. With that said, Ebola does appear to be a uniquely pathogenic virus to which the human body has yet had adequate time to properly adapt, and therefore it is instructive to point other potential natural therapies that have been studied in the past: Garcinia kola : As reported in 1999 , extracts from the seeds of this traditional African medicinal herb were found to"...inhibit this virus [Ebola] in cell culture at non-toxic concentrations." Vitamin C : According to the late Dr Robert Cathcart, MD , who had extensive experience treating deadly infections with high dose vitamin C, "the Ebola virus kills by way of free radicals which can be neutralized by massive doses of sodium ascorbate intravenously." Indeed, Ebola virus disease -- as is the case with viral hemorrhagic disease in general -- resembles features of acute scurvy, and vitamin C is well known to have a broad range of benefits , including immune-boosting and antiviral properties, with an incredibly high safety margin. Homeopathic interventions : A study published in 1999 explored the therapeutic potential of a homeopathic preparation of the six-eyed spider venom (Sicarius) at treating symptoms associated with Ebolavirus infection. [5] Estradiol : A 2013 analysis, titled " A systematic screen of FDA-approved drugs for inhibitors of biological threat agents ," found that estradiol exhibited anti-Ebola virus activity in vitro, indicating the relevance of hormonal factors and perhaps gender in susceptibility to the disease – as well as a possible therapeutic role for estradiol if future clinical research confirms bears these findings out. This is only a small sampling, and the fact is that very little research has been performed in this area. There are a wide range of natural compounds that have yet to be evaluated for their direct anti-Ebola activity and/or immune boosting properties, and that may be highly relevant to the goal of preventing and curing it. The most important consideration is that no infection – including highly lethal ones like Ebola – occurs in a vacuum.  Psychological, biological, environmental and sociopolitical factors all determine the incidence, spread and virulence of viral infections. Therefore, in the absence of any known drug- or vaccine-based method to prevent or reduce harm from Ebola infection, the aforementioned research and 'environmental' considerations may provide future hope and direction for addressing epidemics of this kind. This is especially important considering how profoundly fearful folks have become at the specter of diseases they do not understand -- fears which contribute to immunosuppression and therefore may contribute to the self-fulfilling prophecy associated with belief in Ebola's extreme lethality. References [1] Isaacson, M; Sureau, P; Courteille, G; Pattyn, SR;. Clinical Aspects of Ebola Virus Disease at the Ngaliema Hospital, Kinshasa, Zaire, 1976 . Retrieved 2009-07-08. [2] Kuhn, J. H.; Becker, S.; Ebihara, H.; Geisbert, T. W.; Johnson, K. M.; Kawaoka, Y.; Lipkin, W. I.; Negredo, A. I.; Netesov, S. V.; Nichol, S. T.; Palacios, G.; Peters, C. J.; Tenorio, A.; Volchkov, V. E.; Jahrling, P. B. (2010). "Proposal for a revised taxonomy of the family Filoviridae: Classification, names of taxa and viruses, and virus abbreviations" . Archives of Virology 155 (12): 2083–2103. doi:10.1007/s00705-010-0814-x. PMC 3074192. PMID 21046175. [3] "Ebola virus disease Fact sheet N°103" . World Health Organization . March 2014. Retrieved 12 April 2014. [4] Aline Andres, Sharon M Donovan, Mark S Kuhlenschmidt. Soy isoflavones and virus infections. J Nutr Biochem. 2009 Aug;20(8):563-9. PMID: 19596314 Sayer Ji is founder of  Greenmedinfo.com , a reviewer at the  International Journal of Human Nutrition and Functional Medicine ,   Co-founder and CEO of Systome Biomed , Vice Chairman of the Board of the  National Health Federation , Steering Committee Member of the Global Non-GMO Foundation . Disclaimer : This article is not intended to provide medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Views expressed here do not necessarily reflect those of GreenMedInfo or its staff. Recommended Related Articles 10 Natural Substances That Could Help Cure Type 1 Diabetes 371,467 views 5 Food-Medicines That Could Quite Possibly Save Your Life 222,493 views Attacking Ourselves: Top Doctors Reveal Vaccines Turn Our... 185,688 views Why I Kicked My Keurig to the Curb 4,859,232 views Why 80% of Us Are Deficient In Magnesium 1,268,385 views Health Guide: Viruses Print Options Favorite Printer-friendly version Send to friend PDF version Disqus 39 comments GreenMedInfo Login  1  Recommend ⤤ Share Sort by Best Join the discussion… Attach − ⚑ LandOfTheFreeHah • 3 years ago Let's get to the real facts. The United States Corporation has a patent for the ebola virus -- which just happens to be stored at the CDC in Atlanta. The exact same place they are sending the ebola patient. They're setting up a perfect storm. http://www.google.com/paten... − ⚑ Caroline Cleveland > LandOfTheFreeHah • 2 years ago And for one possible treatment it has the patent too. http://www.google.com/paten... − ⚑ Thomas H. Imhoof • 3 years ago Some other great natural anti-virals are olive leaf, iodine, colloidal silver, garlic, coconut oil, and apple cider vinegar. − ⚑ Marten > Thomas H. Imhoof • 3 years ago Colloidal zinc is even better, and nobody talks about UBI (ultra violet blood irradiation) − ⚑ ThePatriotMuckraker > Thomas H. Imhoof • 3 years ago Colloidal silver is NOT anti-viral. It is ONLY anti-bacterial. Use your brains. − ⚑ Derek Wolf > ThePatriotMuckraker • 3 years ago http://www.mdpi.com/1420-30... "Silver nanoparticles as potent antiviral agents" Colloidal silver is highly antiviral, FYI. If you are interested in learning more, Dr. Cathcart has plenty of works online elaborating the science behind this process. − ⚑ Bill D. > Derek Wolf • 3 years ago You are absolutely correct. Colloidal Silver is antiviral, we use it in our practice here and have for years. − ⚑ Concerned human > ThePatriotMuckraker • 3 years ago Warts are a virus, my sister got rid of hers soaking foot in Colodial silver. Don't be so rude, how about you get your facts straight. Especially trying to tell people something won't work, maybe suggest people do research... − ⚑ Mark Mighell • 3 years ago There is some protection available. There is already a Patent registered. Ebola. The possible Cure has been Patented November 14, 2006 United States Patent: 7135195 patft.uspto.gov United States Patent 7,135,195 Holladay , et al. November 14, 2006 We claim: 1. A composition of silver in water comprising a total concentration of silver of between about 5 and 40 parts per million, said silver in the form of colloidal silver particles having an interior of elemental silver and a surface of silver oxide, wherein a majority of the colloidal silver particles have a maximum diameter less than 0.015 micrometers, wherein a majority of the colloidal silver particles have a minimum diameter greater than 0.005 micrometers, and wherein the composition exibits antimicrobial properties. 2. The composition according to claim 1, wherein at least 75% of the colloidal particles have diameters between 0.005 micrometers and 0.015 micrometers. 3. The composition according to claim 2, wherein at least 90% of the colloidal particles have diameters between 0.005 micrometers and 0.015 micrometers. 4. The composition according to claim 3, wherein at least 95% of the colloidal particles have diameters between 0.005 micrometers and 0.015 micrometers. 5. The composition according to claim 1, wherein the colloidal particles have an average diameter of about 0.0106 micrometers. 6. The composition according to claim 1 further comprising hydrogen peroxide. 7. The composition according to claim 6, wherein the hydrogen peroxide concentration is between about 1% wght/v and about 3.0% wght/v. 8. The composition according to claim 1, wherein the composition exhibits antimicrobial properties against microbes selected from the group consisting of Bacillus anthracis, Bacillus subtilis, Candida albicans, Mycobacteria bovis, Mycobacteria tuberculosis, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Salmonella choleraesius, Staphylococcus aureus, Trichomonas vaginalis, and Yersinia pestis. 9. The composition according to claim 8, wherein Staphylococcus aureus is a methicillin-resistant strain. 10. The composition according to claim 1, wherein the composition exhibits antimicrobial properties against microbes associated with diseases selected from the group consisting of malaria, fungal infections of the skin, bacterial infections of the skin, vaginal infections, urinary tract infections, tonsillitis, pelvic inflammatory disease, pharyngitis, gonorrhea, conjunctivitis, otitis, respiratory tract infections, and nasal infections. 11. The composition according to claim 1, wherein the antimicrobial properties are antiviral properties. 12. The composition according to claim 11, wherein the antiviral properties are exhibited against a virus selected from the group consisting of human immunodeficiency virus and hepatitis B virus. 13. The composition according to claim 11, wherein the antiviral properties include inhibition of viral DNA polymerase. 14. The composition according to claim 11, wherein the antiviral properties include inhibition of viral reverse transcriptase. Treatment of humans with colloidal silver composition Abstract We disclose a colorless composition comprising silver particles and water, wherein said particles comprise an interior of elemental silver and an exterior of ionic silver oxide, wherein the silver particles are present in the water at a level of about 5 40 ppm, and wherein the composition manifests significant antimicrobial properties. Methods of use of the composition are described. http://patft.uspto.gov/neta... see more − ⚑ Quicksilver • 3 years ago Sayer it is good you are writing about this but one major natural treatment is left out. Any hemorrhagic ailment should get vitamin C at high doses. Like you say nutrition is key and part of that is subclinical scurvy which worsens with any viral infection. − ⚑ maryhirzel > Quicksilver • 3 years ago YES! Why is this always ignored? − ⚑ Sayer Ji Mod > Quicksilver • 3 years ago Thank you for the suggestion. I added a section on vitamin C. All the best − ⚑ Lan > Quicksilver • 3 years ago Did I miss something? Vitamin *was* mentioned in its own paragraph on page 2 of the article? − ⚑ Lan > Lan • 3 years ago I meant vitamin C. − ⚑ tired of getting screwed • 3 years ago population control plain and simple ....if the government can kill off 25-90% of the population then they and the military have all the control ..... keep in mind also that the government refuses ...REFUSES to let ANYONE try to stop this virus ....they have 2-3 actual cures for this outrageous disease and they WON'T LET the cures into the united states AND they have a patent AND stock piles of the cure ....can you guess who the cure is for??? ......hhhmmmmm I smell a rebellion building ....if we lay over and let our government do this then I can tell you RIGHT NOW that god is real and we are at the end of our time on this rock we call a planet .....ps according to http://www.naturecures.co.u... their IS a cure ...its the seeds of the African bitter kola tree.....I have $10 that says you won't be able to get ahold of ANY of this plant due to either a decimation of the plant or a "shortage"......and by the way BEFORE you dare to try to call me crazy or a bible beater plese look at all the things the CDC AND the NIH are saying about "natural cures" and herbs ....according to THEM they cant accept the "remedies" as "ok" because they haven't been able to get enough "studies" done on them ....BUT they have enough time and money to spend on things like what colors make you hungry and things like how many calories you burn per hour swimming in a pool....it IS a CONSPERICY ......WAKE UP PEOPLE AND PAY ATTENTION the government doesn't care about its people ONLY CONTROL AND MONEY!!!!!!!! − ⚑ Felly > tired of getting screwed • 2 years ago U r not crazy u r right on the money. In the bible there is no mention on the United States. The USA is going to fall. And we r on that way now. − ⚑ Danielle • 3 years ago Thanks for the article. I'm also interested in knowing whether the soy used for the study was GMO or non-GMO, since most of the soy available is now GMO-based... − ⚑ Queenie > Danielle • 3 years ago Soy especially in this country should be avoided at all cost for that very very reason. However if soy is organic it should only be eaten fermented as in tempeh, miso, etc. Soy GMO and non is hazardous to the thyroid. − ⚑ shumee > Queenie • 3 years ago Where do you get organic soy? This seems to be the biggest mystery. − ⚑ James Peters > Queenie • 3 years ago Non fermented soya is not a problem. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov... this shows soya is not hazardous to the thyroid − ⚑ Concerned human > Danielle • 3 years ago Silk brand soy milk is non Gmo soy − ⚑ salix • 3 years ago what about cayenne pepper? it stops bleeding.... − ⚑ Tatiana9 • 3 years ago Oreganol P73 Oil? I know it is an extremely good Anti-viral, Antibiotic and Anti-fungal. I recently read it also fights Ebola. − ⚑ ThePatriotMuckraker • 3 years ago Yeah, it's called intravenous Vitamin C, and massive dose will most likely kill all viruses. − ⚑ Free People✓ᵛᵉʳᶦᶠᶦᵉᵈ ᵀʳᵘᵐᵖ • 3 years ago Good article and of course there are remedies for Ebola and all the other viruses but the criminal CDC, medical mafia and UN will tell you there are not! Ebola is another LAB created bioweapon virus, just like all the others and more to come. The Frakenscientists never stop, directed by the Eugenicists to control the population worldwide. They create a BOGUS vaccine and make more $$$ from it too because the sheeple buy into the farce that vaccines work for something when they don't. Wake the flock up! By Jon Rappoport, Private Investigator In my inbox on August 1, 2014 This is a call for an immediate, thorough, and independent investigation of Tulane University researchers and their Fort Detrick associates in the US biowarfare research community, who have been operating in West Africa during the past several years. What exactly have they been doing? Exactly what diagnostic tests have they been performing on citizens of Sierra Leone? Why do we have reports that the government of Sierra Leone has recently told Tulane researchers to stop this testing? Have Tulane researchers and their associates attempted any experimental treatments (e.g., injecting monoclonal antibodies) using citizens of the region? If so, what adverse events have occurred? The research program, occurring in Sierra Leone, the Republic of Guinea, and Liberia---said to be the epicenter of the 2014 Ebola outbreak---has the announced purpose, among others, of detecting the future use of fever-viruses as bioweapons. Is this purely defensive research? Or as we have seen in the past, is this research being covertly used to develop offensive bioweapons? For the last several years, researchers from Tulane University have been active in the African areas where Ebola is said to have broken out in 2014. These researchers are working with other institutions, one of which is USAMRIID, the US Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases, a well-known center for biowar research, located at Fort Detrick, Maryland. In Sierra Leone, the Tulane group has been researching new diagnostic tests for hemorrhagic fevers. Note: Lassa Fever, Ebola, and other labels are applied to a spectrum of illness that result in hemorrhaging. Tulane researchers have also been investigating the use of monoclonal antibodies as a treatment for these fevers---but not on-site in Africa, according to Tulane press releases. Here are excerpts from supporting documents. Tulane University, Oct. 12, 2012, "Dean's Update: Update on Lassa Fever Research": "In 2009, researchers received a five-year $7,073,538 grant from the National Institute of Health to fund the continued development of detection kits for Lassa viral hemorrhagic fever. "Since that time, much has been done to study the disease. Dr. Robert Garry, Professor of Microbiology and Immunology, and Dr. James Robinson, Professor of Pediatrics, have been involved in the research of Lassa fever. Together the two have recently been able to create what are called human monoclonal antibodies. After isolating the B-cells from patients that have survived the disease, they have utilized molecular cloning methods to isolate the antibodies and reproduce them in the laboratory. These antibodies have been tested on guinea pigs at The University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston and shown to help prevent them from dying of Lassa fever... "Most recently, a new Lassa fever ward is being constructed in Sierra Leone at the Kenema Government Hospital. When finished, it will be better equipped to assist patients affected by the disease and will hopefully help to end the spread of it." [The Kenema Hospital is one of the centers of the Ebola outbreak.] Here is another release from Tulane University, this one dated Oct. 18, 2007. "New Test Moves Forward to Detect Bioterrorism Threats." "The initial round of clinical testing has been completed for the first diagnostic test kits that will aid in bioterrorism defense against a deadly viral disease. Tulane University researchers are collaborating in the project. "Robert Garry, professor of microbiology and immunology at Tulane University, is principal investigator in a federally funded study to develop new tests for viral hemorrhagic fevers. "Corgenix Medical Corp., a worldwide developer and marketer of diagnostic test kits, announced that the first test kits for detection of hemorrhagic fever have competed initial clinical testing in West Africa. The kits, developed under a $3.8 million grant awarded by the National Institutes of Health, involve work by Corgenix in collaboration with Tulane University, the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases, BioFactura Inc. and Autoimmune Technologies. "Clinical reports from the studies in Sierra Leone continue to show amazing results," says Robert Garry, professor of microbiology and immunology at the Tulane University School of Medicine and principal investigator of the grant. "We believe this remarkable collaboration will result in detection products that will truly have a meaningful impact on the healthcare in West Africa, but will also fill a badly needed gap in the bioterrorism defense. "...The clinical studies are being conducted at the Mano River Union Lassa Fever Network in Sierra Leone. Tulane, under contract with the World Health Organization, implements the program in the Mano River Union countries (Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea) to develop national and regional prevention and control strategies for Lassa fever and other important regional diseases. "Clinical testing on the new recombinant technology demonstrates that our collaboration is working," says Douglass Simpson, president of Corgenix. "We have combined the skills of different parties, resulting in development of some remarkable test kits in a surprisingly short period of time. As a group we intend to expand this program to address other important infectious agents with both clinical health issues and threat of bioterrorism such as ebola." The third document is found on the Sierra Leone Ministry of Health and Sanitation Facebook page, dated July 23. It lays out emergency measures to be taken. We find this curious statement: "Tulane University to stop Ebola testing during the current Ebola outbreak." Why? Are the tests issuing false results? Are they frightening the population? Have Tulane researchers done something to endanger public health? In addition to an investigation of these matters, another probe needs to be launched into all vaccine campaigns in the Ebola Zone. For example. HPV vaccine programs have been ongoing. Vials of vaccine must be tested to discover ALL ingredients. Additionally, it's well known that giving vaccines to people whose immune systems are already severely compromised is dangerous and deadly. Thanks to birflu666 for discovering hidden elements of the Ebola story. see more − ⚑ Nkunimdini > Free People✓ᵛᵉʳᶦᶠᶦᵉᵈ ᵀʳᵘᵐᵖ • 3 years ago Am going over this again. Very curious and quite frankly not far-fetched. − ⚑ Free People✓ᵛᵉʳᶦᶠᶦᵉᵈ ᵀʳᵘᵐᵖ > Nkunimdini • 3 years ago Not far-fetched at all because these are criminal entities working on population control by any means, and creating bio-terrorism weapons of mass destruction for more than a century now (with vaccines). Vaccines are their favorite mode of transmission but with more people rejecting the inject, they have managed to spread them using other methods. The point is to spread disease, create FAUX vaccines, make mega profit$ and eliminate massive population. Never believe USA is doing something "GOOD" because they are NOT. It's called eugenics for profit! Proof is GMO FAKE FOOD being spread worldwide to STARVE the people and animals for instance...... If you go to Orthomolecular dot org, under Library, News Releases, August 7, 2013, you'll find "Vitamin C and Polio, The Forgotten Research of Claus W. Jungeblut M.D.", you can read up, and see for yourself. The vaccines concocted for ALL these diseases do NOT work. High dose Vitamin C Ascorbate CURES all of them and prevents these diseases also, but this REAL doctor's science was buried and hidden from the public (in order to promote worthless but money maker vaccines and big pHARMa). Orthomolecular is real medicine, not medical mafia fraud who have NO cures and push big pHARMa for mega profit$. 1935: Claus W. Jungeblut M.D., was the first (real) scientist to discover the healing properties of Ascorbate Vitamin C, and unequivocally stated that "Vitamin C can truthfully be designated as the ANTITOXIN and ANTIVIRAL vitamin". Claus W. Jungeblut has directly influenced the course of every orthomolecular practitioner, and earned the thanks of every patient whose health, and life, has been saved by high dose ascorbate vitamin C therapy. − ⚑ nicole Ben • 3 years ago a mix of onion, garlic, cumin and the black seeds, mix all together, eat it 3 time a day, and rub it all over the body as well at least two times a day..... − ⚑ Superbeamix • 3 years ago Those who have survived Ebola have done so because their immune systems defeated the virus...and, fortunately, we have some power over our own health! Stock up on wellness teas that contain anti-viral compounds and Vitamin C to boost your immune system and help your body to fight off infection: http://www.soulvibrance.com... − ⚑ nichole • 3 years ago 2nd person has been hospitalized with virus in Dallas http://www.usatoday.com/sto... − ⚑ nichole • 3 years ago http://www.usatoday.com/sto... − ⚑ Gosseyn • 3 years ago One possibility to look at is the antioxidant Astaxanthin. Ebola kills when the body overreacts to the Ebola virus by creating a "pro-inflammatory cytokine storm," but numerous medical studies have shown (as anyone can see when doing a search on these three terms together, cytokine astaxanthin study) that astaxanthin suppresses pro-inflammatory cytokines (which are small proteins), while enhancing good cytokines. In other words, astaxanthin is a cytokine regulator. Bleeding is a big problem with Ebola, but astaxanthin is one of the few antioxidants that does not thin the blood. Also, astaxanthin can never become a pro-oxidant in the body, unlike some other antioxidants. − ⚑ Andy Warstar • 3 years ago I just read somewheres that Rattlesnake venom will do the trick. I'm gonna drink gallons of that stuff! Yeah! Woo hoo! − ⚑ Tim Taylor • 3 years ago I'm a big fan of this site and the author's work. There certainly are many things we don't understand that play a role in cures that mainstream medicine rejects. But, I hope we aren't stretching to the point of insanity here. Viral infections are serious and it seems rather disingenuous to state that natural treatments exist for Ebola. Until you are able to prove this scientifically, maybe a better statement would be that there are treatments that have not been proven but may show signs of promise with further investigation. − ⚑ shumee • 3 years ago Where do you find clean soy? − ⚑ Kevin Worldsavior • 3 years ago Relax, everybody - the most natural treatment for Ebola Virus is just an exercise - nothing and nobody on Earth can kill Ebola Virus, but I can. Ebola Virus Disease is not a problem at all - everybody can be his own Jesus - by doing the Personal Virus and Cancer Killer - those infected will be cured and will join all the rest in staying absolutely healthy all the time - by doing just an exercise for a minute a day for prevention and for 3 minutes a day for the cure - any infections (Ebola, West Nile, Colds, Flues, HIV-AIDS, HPV, HCV, TBC, Malaria, Yellow Fever, etc.) are cured for max. 7 days and any cancers (Leukemia, Breast, Cervical, Ovarian, Bone, Brain, etc.), Diabetes and Strokes - for max. 30 days - no metastases or recurrences of any cancers are at all possible - the Virus/Cancer Killer is their devastating destroyer. Even bio-terrorism is much too weak against everybody doing the Virus/Cancer Killer - any bio-terrorist bugs are killed the moment they touch us. I leave it to everybody to estimate how much the greatest discovery in more than 2 million years of humankind on the planet should be paid for. Then I will disclose the Personal Virus/Cancer Killer to everybody on Earth. That will keep all the people absolutely healthy all the time, all their lives - never getting sick of any diseases even for a second. − ⚑ The Gaming Alcoholic > Kevin Worldsavior • 3 years ago Relax, everybody. Kevin is going to wait for money while anyone you know suffering from real afflictions (family or otherwise) suffers and dies. He's a real humanitarian like that. − ⚑ Kevin Worldsavior > The Gaming Alcoholic • 3 years ago Yes, my dear alcoholic, I want the money, but everybody will stay healthy after that - unlike now - billions of bucks are paid for nothing - people still die, "treated" by the disease industry. Seems like you approve of the established status quo. − ⚑ Felly > Kevin Worldsavior • 2 years ago Kevin I guess u r no better than these big Pharmas. 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