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Acceptance of Terms

By accessing or reading any page on Measslainte (the "Site"), you agree to the terms below. If you do not agree, please do not use the Site.

The Site is operated by Thomas Emmett III (the "Author" or "Operator"). These terms apply to all content on the Site regardless of format, including articles, references, images, downloadable documents, and linked resources.

No Medical Advice

Nothing on this Site is medical advice. This is the most important section on this page.

Every article, table, compound profile, dosage range, protocol suggestion, lifestyle recommendation, and analogy is provided strictly for educational and informational purposes. The content is not a substitute for personalised advice from a qualified healthcare professional who knows your full medical history, current medications, and individual circumstances.

Specifically, the Site does not:

  • Diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.
  • Recommend, prescribe, or endorse any specific supplement, medication, diet, or protocol for any individual.
  • Provide medical, pharmacological, nutritional, or psychological consultation.
  • Establish a clinician-patient, advisor-client, or any therapeutic relationship between the Author and any reader.

Decisions you make about your own health are yours alone. Always consult a suitably qualified healthcare provider before starting, stopping, or changing any supplement, medication, diet, or lifestyle practice. This is especially critical if you are pregnant, breastfeeding, managing a chronic condition, taking prescription medications, or treating a child.

Scientific Uncertainty

The Site discusses emerging research. This includes:

  • Preprints and non-peer-reviewed papers.
  • In vitro and animal studies whose findings may not translate to humans.
  • Small human pilot trials that need replication.
  • Mechanistic biology that is hypothesised but not yet proven in clinical trials.
  • Hypotheses proposed by the Author or others that may be revised or retracted as new evidence emerges.

Articles label evidence tiers where possible (for example: MECHANISTIC, HUMAN-PILOT, ESTABLISHED, HYPOTHESIS). These tiers are the Author's honest reading of the evidence at time of writing and are not endorsements. A mechanistic case is not proof of clinical effect.

The Author commits to revising or retracting claims when the evidence changes, and articles include explicit falsifiability sections wherever relevant. Readers should check the date of any article and look for follow-up work before relying on its conclusions.

No Endorsement of Specific Products or Brands

The Site does not sell supplements, devices, or protocols. When specific compounds, supplements, or device categories are discussed, this is discussion of the substance or mechanism, not endorsement of any commercial brand. Where the Author has any commercial or financial interest in a product mentioned, that interest is disclosed on the page.

The Site may link to external vendors, scholarly databases, or archive snapshots for reference. Such links are not endorsements of those vendors or their products.

Affiliate and Sponsorship

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Intellectual Property

Original articles, tables, diagrams, and analysis on this Site are the copyright of the Author, released under the licence noted on individual pages or, where not specified, under the site's default terms (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International, CC BY-NC 4.0). You may share and adapt this material for non-commercial purposes with attribution.

Third-party material, including quoted scholarly text, figures from published papers, and archived documents, remains the copyright of its original owners and is used here under fair-dealing / fair-use provisions for commentary, criticism, and education, or under the licensing terms of the original source. Where a third party believes their copyright has been infringed, contact the Operator using the details below and the material will be reviewed promptly.

The Site links to external sites including scholarly publishers, preprint servers, regulatory agencies, and archives. The Author is not responsible for the content, accuracy, privacy practices, or availability of any external site. Links are provided for context and verification.

User Conduct

You agree not to:

  • Use the Site to plan, encourage, or carry out anything unlawful.
  • Attempt to disrupt, scrape at volume, overload, or compromise the Site or its hosting.
  • Misrepresent the Site's content as personal medical advice, in writing or otherwise.
  • Republish Site content commercially without the appropriate licence.

The Site does not currently run a comment system. If a comment system is added in future, additional moderation terms will appear here.

Disclaimer of Warranties

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Scientific and medical knowledge changes rapidly. The Author does not guarantee that any article reflects the most current state of the literature at the time you read it.

Limitation of Liability

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This limitation applies even if the Author has been advised of the possibility of such damages. If applicable law does not allow certain limitations of liability, those limitations apply to the maximum extent permitted.

Jurisdiction

The Operator is based in Ireland. These terms and any dispute arising from them are governed by the laws of Ireland and the European Union, without regard to conflict-of-law principles. Any dispute shall, where possible, be resolved informally first, and failing that, in the competent courts of Ireland.

This does not override mandatory consumer-protection rights you may have in your country of residence.

Changes to These Terms

The Author may update these terms at any time by revising this page. The "last modified" date above will reflect the most recent change. Continued use of the Site after changes take effect constitutes acceptance of the updated terms.

Contact

For any question, correction, or notice regarding these terms, contact the Operator via the details on the About page or via the social account linked in the footer. Good-faith correction requests are welcomed and will be reviewed promptly.