By Lissa Rankin, MD Guest writer for Wake Up World When the British Medical Journal reported in May of 2016 that preventable medical error is the #3 cause of death in the United States, behind only heart disease and cancer, my mentor Rachel Naomi Remen MD and I co-wrote an op-ed piece that we...
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Life Expectancy Projected to Soar — Except in the U.S.
March 21st, 2017 By Dr. Joseph Mercola Contributing writer for Wake Up World According to a recent report from the National Center for Health Statistics, life expectancy has actually declined in the U.S. for the first time in 20 years,1,2,3,4 dropping from 76.5 years in 2014 to 76.3 in 2015 for...
U.S. Border Agents Can Search Your Smartphone. Now They’re After Your Social Media Accounts
March 21st, 2017 By Carolanne Wright Contributing writer for Wake Up World I don’t know about you, but when I travel, I find going through security and customs to be one of the most unpleasant aspects of the entire journey. After 9/11, security and immigration measures were tightened, and we now...
Study: Marijuana Decreases Death Rates from Pain Killers by Over 30 Percent
By Marco Torres Guest writer for Wake Up World Prescriptions for opioids such as percocet, vicodin have jumped 300 percent in the last decade, and although they are the most commonly prescribed drugs on the market, they are also the most dangerous and addictive drugs, killing thousands of people...
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Tit-for-Tat Politics, Vault 7, and the Political Distraction Game
March 18th, 2017 By Ryan Cristián Guest writer for Wake Up World ‘There is no such thing as absolute privacy in America.’ – FBI Director James Comey Welcome to modern America, where freedom, rights and privacy are no longer an absolute, but something to be earned or withheld on a whim, and where...
Wikileaks’ CIA “Vault 7” Leaks – The Top 15 Discoveries and Implications (So Far)
March 15th, 2017 By Makia Freeman Contributing Writer for Wake Up World Vault 7 is the name given to the latest and biggest leak in both Wikileaks and CIA history. Here are the top 15 discoveries and their implications so far… Vault 7 has been the subject of a curious and cryptic set of...
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By Jennifer Francis Guest writer for Wake Up World Each one of us has an inner child. It is a permanent presence that lives at the core of our being. Our inner child is instinctual and has an inexplicable knowing about the world around it. It knows its own feelings, and how to express them: it...
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