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John McCormick is a reporter, /science/medical columnist and finance and social commentator, with 18,000+ bylined stories and seven major books.

Currently he writes exclusively for Newsblaze except for books published by Groundhog Press, Inc.

40+ year member of the National Press Club, Member, Press Club of Western PA, retired emergency management coordinator (25 years), physicist, member of The Union of Concerned Scientists. He is a senior NewsBlaze writer who writes incisive, investigative stories.

Medical Blog https://criticalmedicalnews.blogspot.com/

John’s recent books:

Things you thought you knew or were taught but are wrong.vol. 1 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09NT79TTR Kindle $3.55 or free for Amazon Prime members, paperback $6.24.

Children’s book

 

Visitor’s guide to Groundhog Day (best as an ebook but published before Pandemic)
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B083NZ98JJ

“Preparing for Climate Change: Coastal flooding will cost the U.S. billions of dollars within two decades.”

paperback second edition
https://www.amazon.com/dp/1082060615
or ebook https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07TYTG6ZC

eBOOK “Blockchain Made Simple” Blockchain is poised to revolutionize business and government data management. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07HCY7QPZ

and
“Preparing for climate change”

Other recent books are “Sheep in the Rafters,” and “Everywhere I turn There’s a Wet Nose” a book for those who see dog hair as a condiment (about the science of and love for dogs) are available on Amazon.

The list of all of his books is here: http://www.amazon.com/-/e/B00287RNFS

Preparing Schools and Businesses for Influenza

The Flu: DO Update Prepare, DON'T Panic. The most important step you can take to manage both swine flu and seasonal flu this winter (in northern areas) is to plan ahead and make basic preperations before the first person coughs.

H5N1 Flu Poses Threat to Brain Health

According to recently-published research,H5N1 has the potential to cause brain damage and possibly trigger Parkinson's and Alzheimer's diseases years after initial infection.

Hot Links for Tropical Weather Fans

Moving beyone local TV weather reports or even The Weather Channel, people who are really in tropical storms and other weather need to know about the treasure trove of information available online from NOAA.

Palin – FaceBook Prophet? Or Just an Orwell and P.T. Barnum...

Newspeak, the big lie, and 'Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups.' Is the resigned governor really on to some big conspiracy? Or just recycling 19th and 20th Century political expediency.
osteoporosis drug to stop this. Image by David Naira from Pixabay

Osteoporosis Drug May Fight Flu

Two Relenza osteoporosis drugs may be effective in slowing the replication of flu viruses and therefore may be useful in treating H1N1, H5N1, and other influenza strains.

Gigantic British Car Show This Weekend

Giant British car show held every summer in Indiana PA is on for this comming weekend. One of the largest gathering of classic and collector British-made cars runs from August 7 through August 8 in Western Pennsylvania.

Is the Fast Spread of Swine Flu Good?

Could there be a big upside to the fast spread of the H1N1 flu virus this summer? YES, many more people are going to be immune this comming flu season.

More Health Care Scare Tactics

Some anti-health care commercials make obviously, even insultingly false claims. Taxes never make anyone healthy? What, not tobacco taxes? Medicare taxes? NO taxes, EVER? Could they be exaggerating just a TINY bit?

Pandemic Preparedness – Information You Can Use

The flu is mostly out of the news but now is the time when smart parents begin to prepare for school closings and having sick or well children at home this winter - whether we have a serious pandemic flu or just a seasonal outbreak.

The Health Care Scare

6 months ago 60% of people wanted health care reform. Now a lot fewer people are in favor of change. What happened? Did they get insurance? Or did they get scared by paid pundits and politicians who already have govt healthcare?

Do REAL Astronomy Online – Today!

Anyone can do real astronomy online at any time. Great project for groups, or individuals deeply interested in astronomy but without the resources to do real research such as looking for a nova or commet.

Dog Friendly Travel and Vacation Locations

Some major chains also actively seek pet-owning vacationers, among them, La Quinta Inns/Suites, Holiday Inn, Motel 6, Red Roof, Best Western, and Marriott.

Big Brain Bash in Burgh

American Mensa's big annual party is being held in Pittsburgh, PA this year. The Annual Gathering runs through July 5th.

Carbon Emissions – Just Nuke ‘Em!

Nuclear power is the ONLY viable option currently available to cut carbon emissions. Solar and wind power can't be scaled up enough and there is no such thing as 'clean' coal.
Two St. Weiler puppies.

The Wrong Flea/Tick Medicine Can Kill Your Pet

For years people have seen TV ads and store displays offering medicate-it-yourself drops you can put on your pet's neck and back.

Nude (Naked Sunbathing and camping) – New England

Nudist resorts are a great place to enjoy the outdoors, many screen first time guests for criminal records. Even New England offers nudist campgrounds.

Nude (Naked Sunbathing) Beaches – Florida

Summer is here and vacation is the name of the game, but cheap is also in this year - what better way to save $100 per family member than to skip that new bathing suit?

Stop the Auto Insanity!

Will Americans buy small cars? What alternative will they have if that is all that can be sold? Will soccer moms switch to Harleys or 10-speeds if they can't buy Chevy Suburbans?

Current List of Closing Car Dealers

GM and Chrysler dealers are folding and there are bargains to be had for the car buyer while communities face massive economic impact. Some GM dealers have admitted their loss of status, but others are not so forthcomming.

Drug Targets Killer Cytokine Storm From Flu

Researchers report that a drug can fight the cytokine storm which is the real killer in highly dangerous influenza strains such as H5N1. This could potentially save millions of lives during a severe pandemic.

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