Earthquake destroyed cinema - HOAX

ALLAHU AKBAR!!!! The cinema in America that was going to play the film of the Prophet (saw) on Tuesday this week at noon. An earthquake hit that area that caused the building to split into two pieces. The Americans are so shocked at the miracle, that they didn't allow full media coverage on the topic and that's why you didn't hear about it on the news today! Share this around and let people know t

hat ALLAH is protecting the Prophet!!! PASS THIS MESSAGE ON ! Please dont let this stop at your phone

This hocus pocus email and blackberry broadcast is doing its rounds. The information above is absolute hogwash. I tried doing some research on the net and got absolutely no information that acknowledges the above information as true.. Also sources from the USA have confirmed that no such thing has happened. Kindly refrain from spreading false rumours and disseminating incorrect information.
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ANOTHER HOCUS POCUS EMAIL DOING ITS ROUND...

A 21 year old guy had worn a pair of contact lenses during a barbecue party.(An event or meal at which food is cooked outdoors over an open grill or fire) While barbecuing he stared at the firecharcoals continuously for 2-3 minutes. After a few minutes, he started to scream for help and moved rapidly, jumping up and down.
No one in the party knew why he was doing this?

Then he admitted into the Hospital, the doctor said he`ll be blind permanently because of the contact lenses that he had worn.Contact lenses are made by plastics, and the heat from the charcoal melted his contact lenses.

DO NOT WEAR CONTACT LENSES WHERE OVERHEATING AND FLAMES ARE CONCERNED.... OR WHILE COOKING...!

PLEASE TAKE NOTE THE EMAIL ABOVE IS ABSOLUTE NONSENSE!!

"We were unable to locate any verifiable instance of a single case of this occuring and with millions of contact lens wearers worldwide, if such an injury could occur, it would have happened many times - and presumably not only limited to barbecues but to other heat emitted devices such as stoves and heaters - but alas there are no recorded instances of such injuries happening.Simply put, the amount of heat one would face standing a normal distance away from a barbecue is just not hot enough to cause any damage to a contact lens and if it were, then it would most likely cause damage to the eye itself thus effecting non-lens wearers.In fact, if such a relatively mild heat quantity could cause such serious injury, contact lens simply would not be available for risk of injury."

In fact this story is just a variant of a long running urban legend that according to Snopes dates back to the 80's with welders, not "barbecuists" as the focus of the story.

The message is utter nonsense and should not be circulated.

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http://www.snopes.com/horrors/techno/cornea.asp

ANOTHER HOCUS POCUS EMAIL BEING CIRCULATED

From a Chinese Professor . 
Keep a syringe or needle in your home to do this... It's amazing and an unconventional way of recovering from stroke, read it through it can help somebody one day.

This is amazing.
Please keep this very handy. Excellent tips.
Do take a minute to read this.
You'll never know, one's life may depend on you.

My father was paralysed and later died from the result of a stroke. I wish I knew about this first aid before.
When stroke strikes, the capillaries in the brain will gradually burst. (Irene Liu)
When a stroke occurs, stay calm.

No matter where the victim is, do not move him/her. Because, if moved, the capillaries will burst.

Help the victim to sit up where he/she is to prevent him/her from falling over again and then the blood letting can begin .

If you have in your home an injection syringe that would be the best.

Otherwise, a sewing needle or a straight pin will do.

1. Place the needle/pin over fire to sterilize it and then use it to prick the tip of all ......10 fingers.
2. There are no specific acupuncture points, just prick about an mm from the fingernail.
3. Prick till blood comes out.
4. If blood does not start to drip, then squeeze with your fingers..
5. When all 10 digits are bleeding, wait a few minutes then the victim will regain consciousness.

6. If the victim's mouth is crooked , then pull on his ears until they are red.
7. Then prick each earlobe twice until two drops of blood comes from each earlobe..
After a few minutes the victim should regain consciousness.

Wait till the victim regains his normal state without any abnormal symptoms then take him to the hospital.
Otherwise, if he was taken in the ambulance in a hurry to the hospital, the bumpy trip will cause all the capillaries in his brain to burst.

If he could save his life, barely managing to walk, then it is by the grace of his ancestors.
'I learned about letting blood to save life from Chinese traditional doctor, Ha Bu Ting, who lives in Sun Juke..

Furthermore, I had practical experience with it. Therefore, I can say this method is 100% effective.
In 1979, I was teaching in Fung Gaap College in Tai Chung.

One afternoon, I was teaching a class when another teacher came running to my classroom and said,
'Ms Liu, come quick, our supervisor has had a stroke !'. I immediately went to the 3rd floor.
When I saw our supervisor, Mr. Chen Fu Tien, his colour was off, his speech was slurred , his mouth was crooked - all the symptoms of a stroke.

I immediately asked one of the practicum students to go to the pharmacy outside the school to buy a syringe, which I used to prick Mr. Chen's 10 fingers tips.

When all 10 fingers were bleeding (each with a pea-sized drop of blood), after a few minutes, Mr. Chen's face regained its colour and the spirit on his eyes returned,

But his mouth was still crooked . So I pulled on his ears to fill them with blood .
When his ears became red ,
I pricked his right earlobe twice to let out two drops of blood .
When both earlobes had two drops of blood each , a miracle happened .
Within 3-5 minutes the shape of his mouth returned to normal and his speech became clear.

We let him rest for a while and after a cup of hot tea , we helped him go down the stairs, drove him to Wei Wah Hospital . He rested one night and was released the next day to return to school to teach.. Everything worked normally.
There were no ill after effects.
On the other hand, the usual stroke victim usually suffers Irreparable bursting of the brain capillaries on the way to the hospital.
As a result, these victims never recover.' (Irene Liu)
Therefore, stroke is the second cause of death.
The lucky ones will stay alive but can remain paralysed for life.

It is such a horrible thing to happen in ones life..

If we can all remember this blood letting method and start the life saving process immediately, in a short time, the victim will be revived and regain 100% normality.

IF POSSIBLE PLEASE FORWARD THIS AFTER READING . YOU NEVER KNOW IT MAY HELP SAVE A LIFE FROM STROKE

According to snopes the information contained in this e-mail, credulously spread around the internet, is both wrong and dangerous. Anyone believing and following its advice would almost certainly cause harm. Read the full analysis below as reported by snopes.com
"First let me dispense with the claims that are made - primarily that minute bleeding through finger or earlobe pricks will prevent permanent damage from a stroke.
There are actually several kinds of stroke. The term refers to the presentation of symptoms - stroke-like or sudden in appearance. The two main types of stroke are hemmorhagic and ischemic. Hemmorhagic strokes are caused by bleeding into the brain. Ischemic strokes are caused by lack of blood flow to a portion of the brain, and are further divided by the cause of the blockage. Ischemic strokes can also secondarily bleed from the damage to the brain tissue and its blood vessels.
There is no situation in which all of the capillaries in the brain burst - this is not part of a stroke. The closest thing to this that actually occurs is that an ischemic stroke may subsequently bleed, but there is no evidence or any plausible reason to think that any of the things mentioned in this e-mail would lead to or prevent secondary bleeding.
Further, pricking the fingers or earlobes would cause (thankfully) a negligible amount of bleeding and would not in any way affect the stroke victim's hemodynamics. And if it did,that would just worsen the stroke by decreasing brain perfusion and oxygen delivery.
Next, let's take a look at the specific recommendations of this e-mail to see how harmful they are. The recommendations begin with statement "when a stroke occurs," but it is not possible to say by observation alone when a stroke has occurred. All that you can tell from symptoms and examination is that a "stroke-like event" has occurred. Stroke-like symptoms can be caused by a seizure, a bleed, or a true ischemic stroke. There is no way to tell the difference without imaging. The management will depend upon an urgent X-ray - usually a CT scan.
The e-mailer then advises not to move the patient, but there is no reason not to move a stroke victim. Then is says to sit the patient up. If the patient has a bleed sitting up (to a degree) may be helpful. But if they have an ischemic stroke then sitting up with further impair blood flow and make the stroke worse. Again, there is no way to tell without a picture which kind of stroke a patient has, but most are ischemic so this advice is likely to cause harm by worsening the stroke.
The bleeding, as I mentioned above, is worthless but it does serve to delay getting the stroke victim to proper care. We have a saying in neurology, time = brain. There is a public health campaign to treat stroke like a "brain attack" and to get patients to emergency medical care as soon as possible. This kind of nonsensical misinformation works directly against these efforts by telling people to waste a considerable amount of time before doing anything useful.
The next statement is even worse - wait for the patient to regain consciousness (most stroke victims actually don't lose consciousness) and for the symptoms to resolve. Wow - that is exactly the opposite of what you should do. Do Not wait for the symptoms to resolve (which may not occur or may take hours), get the patient as quickly as possible to the nearest emergency room. A bumpy ride will not burst the capillaries, delaying emergency care will cost brain tissue.
Delaying treatment is even more of a bad idea these days because of the use of TPA - a clot-busting drug that can reverse some strokes. In order to use TPA a stroke victim must come to medical attention very quickly. The drug can only be given within three hours, so arrival at the ER within two is usually necessary. But any delay could lose the opportunity to treat with TPA.
What about the anecdotal evidence of success? Well, there is no compelling reason to believe anything contained in this e-mail. It has all the markings of urban legend SPAM. However, many strokes are actually what we call transient ischemic attacks, or TIA's. TIA's, by definition, completely resolve on their own within 24 hours, but most will resolve within 10-15 minutes. Therefore treating a TIA with any method will often correlate with a complete resolution of symptoms. This, of course, proves nothing."
Conclusion
The claims made in this e-mail are absurd from a physiological/medical point of view and the recommendations based upon them are actually dangerous and almost certain to cause harm, mainly by delaying appropriate diagnosis and care in the setting of a genuine medical emergency.

If you eat shrimps---beware

Please read if you eat shrimps/prawns - YOU MAY  POISON YOURSELF ACCIDENTALLY

A woman suddenly died unexpectedly with signs of bleeding  from her ears, nose, mouth & eyes.
After a preliminary autopsy it was diagnosed that death was due to arsenic poisoning.
Where did the arsenic come from?
The police launched an in-depth and extensive investigation. A medical school professor was invited to come to solve the case.

The professor carefully looked at the contents from the stomach . In less than half an hour, the mystery was solved.
The professor said: 'The deceased did not commit suicide and neither was she murdered, she died of accidental death due to ignorance!'
Everyone was puzzled, why accidental death?
The professor said: 'The arsenic was produced in the stomach of the deceased.' The deceased used to take 'Vitamin C' everyday, which in itself is not a problem.
The problem was that she ate a large portion of shrimp/prawn during dinner. Eating shrimp/prawn is not the problem that's why nothing happened to her family even though they had the same shrimp/prawn. However at the same time the deceased also took 'vitamin C', that is where the problem was!

Researchers at the University of Chicago in the United States , found through experiments, food such as soft-shell contain much higher concentration of five potassium arsenic compounds.

Such fresh food by itself has no toxic effects on the human body.

However, in taking 'vitamin C', chemical reaction occurs and the original non-toxic elements change to toxic elements.

Arsenic poisoning has magma role and can cause paralysis to the small blood vessels. Therefore, a person who dies of arsenic poisoning will show signs of bleeding from the ears,nose, mouth & eyes. Thus as a precautionary measure,

DO NOT eat shrimp/prawn when taking 'vitamin C'.
After reading this; please do not be stingy. Forward to your friends

I posted the above article that I received through email on my facebook page a few weeks ago and everyone simply accepted the information as truth without further investigating themselves.All of the classic elements of a hoax email are wrapped up with a lovely red bow here.

• Threat of sudden, terrible death
• Lack of specific details about who the woman is, where this happened, and when this happened.
• Something seemingly innocuous that will cause the terrible death.

Right off the bat I am deeply skeptical about the purported effects of arsenic, that it

has magma role and can cause paralysis to the small blood vessels.

This is absolute nonsense.

Read the full analysis below as reported by skepticdetective

Symptoms of arsenic poisoning include headaches, confusion, diarrhoea and drowsiness. And you can be exposed to a lot of arsenic for a long time before you start to notice the overt signs of the poison in your system: convulsions (hard to miss), white lines across your fingernails, horrible blisters, hair loss… it’s not pleasant.

While arsenic is the preferred tool of the evil housewife who likes to watch her husband suffer a slow and painful death, it can also kill you quickly. An acute dose of arsenic will cause massive nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, kidney failure, coma and, eventually, death.

This does not match the “paralysed blood vessels” story.

Furthermore, shrimp does not turn into arsenic when it encounters vitamin C. It just doesn’t happen. Shrimp may contain low levels of arsenic, as it is a basic element and occurs naturally in the environment, but it is not a dangerous dose and your body can deal with it. Unless you eat shrimp until you sprout those weird antennae, then you might be in trouble.

I found no research which indicates that shrimp and vitamin C can have a magical party in your tummy and turn into arsenic. Nor can I find any news relating to such a death.

Finally, and I think this is worth pointing out, if you have an allergy to shellfish, they could kill you. and if you take an extremely high dose of vitamin C it can also be very dangerous. But this is NOT the same thing. (Incidentally, there is no evidence that vitamin C taken for colds and flu has any positive effect, so you can stop wasting your money on it).

This is a hoax. Do not forward it on to your friends and family. Just press delete.

Source:
http://skepticdetective.wordpress.com/category/press-delete/

The Great Swine Flu Hoax

Article written by Mike Adams

"The great swine flu hoax of 2009 is now falling apart at the seams as one country after another unloads hundreds of millions of doses of unused swine flu vaccines. No informed person wants the injection anymore, and the entire fear-based campaign to promote the vaccines has now been exposed as outright quackery and propaganda."

Even doctors are now calling the pandemic a complete hoax. As reported on Fox News, Dr. Wolfgang Wodarg, a leading health authority in Europe, says that drug companies "organized a 'campaign of panic' to put pressure on the World Health Organization (WHO) to declare a pandemic. He believes it is 'one of the greatest medicine scandals of the century,' and he has called for an inquiry."

H1N1 swine flu was never dangerous, and it never should have been escalated to a level-six pandemic in the first place. It was all a big marketing scam whose purpose was to simply sell vaccines. (And the CDC and WHO were in on it...)

And it worked! Big Pharma made out with billions of dollars in profits for a useless vaccine that's now being dumped by the truck load. These vaccines were, of course, paid for with taxpayer dollars, making the Great Swine Flu Hoax of 2009 nothing more than an elaborate financial scam whose goal was to transfer wealth from the People to the shareholders of Big Pharma.
In just the fourth quarter of 2009, GlaxoSmithKline shipped $1.4 billion worth of vaccines.

That's $1.4 billion worth of taxpayer dollars, by the way. Dollars that could have been spent on nutrition or real health education. $1.4 billion worth of free vitamin D supplements would have done far more to protect public health than vaccines could ever hope to accomplish.

Wall Street hucksters have nothing on Big Pharma, the CDC and the WHO, all of which conspired to mislead the public and generate irrational fear in order to make money selling people vaccine shots they never needed in the first place.
The drug companies raked in billions of dollars in revenues while providing a product that offered absolutely no net reduction in mortality. In fact, as the long-term side effects of the vaccines remain unknown, it could turn out that the vaccines actually result in a net increase in mortality.

Meanwhile, countless people were harmed by the swine flu vaccine frenzy (it's "countless" because nobody's counting). In addition to those who were nearly paralyzed after receiving the vaccine shots, grade school staffers in Massachusetts who lined up to receive swine flu vaccine shots were instead injected with insulin.
Total swine flu deaths for 2009 were far lower than the number of deaths from regular seasonal flu. And yet it turns out that thousands of Americans who died from the swine flu had been previously injected with the vaccines  In fact, according to calculations derived from official CDC estimates, thousands of vaccinated Americans died from swine flu anyway. The vaccines, it seems, don't really work after all. You're just as safe doing nothing. Here in Saudi Arabia three deaths were reported supposedly from swine flu which naturally created panic and sent hundreds of patients to various hospitals throughout the Kingdom  to be vaccinated. But what the media did not tell the public was that the three patients who died were immuno-compromised in the first place.Two of them were in ICU connected to various artificial breathing devices and the the third patient was old with various other health complications.It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out that there was something drastically fishy about the whole H1N1 debacle. Usually prior to any medication being released on the market it undergoes years of clinical trials. First it is tested on animals and then it is tested on human beings in various different parts of the world. The H1N1 vaccine came into the market over a short space of time.When questioned about the ingredients of the vaccine, the manufacturing company refused to divulge this information. Health care workers at various hospitals were asked to be vaccinated with the new H1N1 vaccine. As a health care professional myself I refused to be vaccinated with a product that has no clear clinical data. Many of my doctor colleagues refused to be vaccinated as well. A good doctor friend of mine told me that some of his patients who took the vaccine reported various degrees of adverse side effects that ranged from rash, skin irritabiliy, blurred vision, pain in the hands and feet, sluggish movement.

The bottom line is, getting the vaccine may harm your health. Outspoken Dr. Wodarg says that the full extent of the damage from the insufficiently-tested vaccines may not be known for years. "The vaccine developed by Novartis was produced in a bioreactor from cancerous cells, a technique that had never been used until now," he says.
Just what we need, huh? Cancer cells being injected into the population as part of a vaccine campaign.

The Swine Flu hoax has fizzled out, and countries like Greece, France and the UK have cancelled orders for vaccines that they now realize won't be needed  But even the fizzling of this hoax doesn't mean it was a failure from the point of view of Big Pharma.

The swine flu hoax was a huge success not only for drug company profits, but also for certain influential individuals including Dr Julie Gerberding, former head of the CDC who has now accepted a high-paying job
as the president of Merck's global vaccine operations.
One minute you're running the CDC, warning the country about a pandemic while urging everybody to get vaccinated, and the next minute you're running the for-profit vaccine division of the world's largest drug company. Amazing how that works, huh?

Source:

http://www.naturalnews.com/027984_swine_flu_vaccines.html