A Historic Review of Howard Armistead's Research,  from Most to Least Significant                 The following is a list of Howard Armistead’s scientific insights and contributions to health research. It proceeds from the most to the least significant and mentions a few of the over fifty-seven AIDS and virology conferences he has attended in eighteen countries between 1991 and 2021. Since 1990 Mr. Armistead has primarily attempted to improve the understanding of the cause, pathogenesis, and the effects of pandemic viral diseases including HIV/AIDS, Ebola, Zika, SARS-1 and -2, and H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza. He is currently writing essays on uterine fibroids and on sickle cell anemia. Armistead writes medical essays that translate complex medical science into understandable language. He does not author medical journal articles. His essays can be found on his weblog CloserToaCure.com an...

  The Virginia Health Enquirer Enquiring minds want to know – how to improve Virginia's health. Retrieving the gems of effective therapies that fell through the cracks in the rush for excess profits. The Voice of the Voiceless in the Dismal Swamp of Medical Research. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quote of the day: “No man’s life, liberty, or property is safe when the legislature is in session.” - Gideon Tucker, 1866 The First Clinical Trial in History Discovered the Value of Vitamin C.             Dr James Lind, ship’s surgeon aboard the HMS Salisbury, conducted the first modern clinical trial on May 20, 1747. Dividing twelve sailors who suffered from scurvy into six groups, he gave each group a different supplemental treatment in addition to their regular diet. The group that received two oranges and a lemon daily quickly rec...