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In short, I review clinical research on an almost daily basis. What I post tends to be articles that are relevant to the readers in addition to some curiosities that have intriguing potential.
As a hobby, I truly enjoy the puzzle-solving play that statistics and programming as in the python language bring to the table. I just do not enjoy problem-solving, I love problem-solving and the childlike inspiration and exploration of that innocent exhilaration of discovering something new.
Enjoy ;-)
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German Newspaper Points to Western Complicity in Organ Trade in China / Particulary Falun Gong organs
By Gisela Sommer, Epoch Times | September 2, 2013 Last Updated: September 2, 2013 10:50 pm A screen shot from the mini documentary, “Killed for Organs: China’s Secret State Transplant Business.” The German newspaper Die Zeit points to Western complicity… Read More ›
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The Psychiatric Drug Crisis / 20% of Americans now regularly take mind-altering drugs prescribed by their doctors
Posted by Gary Greenberg It’s been just over twenty-five years since Prozac came to market, and more than twenty per cent of Americans now regularly take mind-altering drugs prescribed by their doctors. Almost as familiar as brands like… Read More ›
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Good hygiene may be to blame for soaring Alzheimer’s
Modern cities and improved hygiene could be behind rising rates of Alzheimer’s in Britain and the rest of the developed world, scientists have said. Countries where everyone has access to cleaning drinking water, such as the UK and France, have… Read More ›
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Couple had two children taken away from them for A YEAR because military vet dad was taking medical marijuana prescribed to him by a doctor to treat his PTSD
Michael Lewis and his partner Lauren Taylor had their two young son taken from them by local welfare officials The official had determined that Lewis’ medical marijuana was a hazard A Gulf War vet he had been prescribed the drug… Read More ›
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Chinese chief engineer ‘tortured to death by six Communist Party investigators who dunked his head underwater trying to extract confession’
Yu Qiyi held in detention for 38 days on suspicion of corruption in a land deal Coroner said he had inhaled fluids that caused his lungs to malfunction ‘Shuanggui’ interrogations try to force officials to confess wrongdoings By Richard Shears… Read More ›
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Up to 13 surgery patients at risk from brain disease that SURVIVES sterilization after one man died during operation
One patient had brain surgery in May then died in August from fatal Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease Incurable condition can survive standard sterilization Up to 13 people in several states may have been exposed to the disease By Daily Mail Reporter and… Read More ›
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Does getting rich mean giving less? Research shows the more money you have, the more tight fisted you become
A study from UC Berkeley’s Dacher Keltner finds that isolation and a decrease in generosity occur as personal wealth increases Another study tracked a Mexican village and watched giving and community activities drop as wealth grew Since 1800, Americans have… Read More ›
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Head of Xinhua accuses Western media of pushing revolution in China
Thursday, 05 September, 2013, 8:14am Reuters in Beijing President of Xinhua news agency Li Congjun. Photo: Xinhua Western media organisations are trying to demonise China and promote revolution and national disintegration as they hate seeing the country prosper, the… Read More ›
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‘Catastrophe’ as 114 million Chinese suffer diabetes thanks to economic boom
Shocking survey shows 11.6pc of people suffer from rampant diet-related disease, with around one third of the world’s diabetics living in China Thursday, 05 September, 2013 [Updated: 7:42AM] Bloomberg and Lo Wei Overweight children at a fitness camp in Wuhan…. Read More ›
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Kerry insists Syrian rebels are secular
EEV: Kerry is either very ill informed or he is intentionally attempting to deceive the public. Regardless of motivation to overthrow al-Assad, this is pretty insulting to the military and intelligence communities. We suspect he is still snorting yellow cake…. Read More ›
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Destruction of Christianity as the result of the Arab Spring
© Collage: The Voice of Russia The fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime would mark the end of the Christian civilization not only in Syria, but also in the entire Middle East, experts are afraid. Already today in the region… Read More ›
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U.S. intelligence agencies spend millions to hunt for insider threats, document shows
By Carol D. Leonnig, Julie Tate and Barton Gellman, Published: September 1 The U.S. government suspects that individuals with connections to al-Qaeda and other hostile groups have repeatedly sought to obtain jobs in the intelligence community, and it reinvestigates thousands of… Read More ›
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Security Clearance Denials and Constitutional Rights
September 3, 2013 Steven Aftergood It is generally understood that there is no legally enforceable “right” to be granted a security clearance for access to classified information. And a landmark 1988 U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Department of the… Read More ›
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GSK China bribery co-ordinated at company level, says Xinhua
GSK investigation shows alleged bribery of doctors in China co-ordinated by British company, says Xinhua Tuesday, 03 September, 2013, 4:45pm Reuters in Shanghai GSK has said some of its senior Chinese executives appear to have broken the law, and that… Read More ›
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Flashback: Terrorists Arrested on Turkish/Syrian border with Sarin Gas
Monday, 02 September 2013 June 6th, 2013 Russia called on Turkey to share its findings in the case of Syrian rebels who were seized on the Turkish-Syrian border with a 2kg cylinder full of nerve gas sarin. Russia’s top… Read More ›
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Hacked, slashed and castrated: How ‘cannibal’ cult leader ‘Black Jesus’ Steven Tari met his death
Papuan cult leader had been on the verge of an unexplained Israel trip before his grisly demise Kathy Marks Monday, 2 September 2013 Papua New Guinea’s self-styled “Black Jesus” died as he had lived, meeting a gruesome, violent end during… Read More ›
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Top-secret U.S. intelligence files show new levels of distrust of Pakistan
By Greg Miller, Craig Whitlock and Barton Gellman, Monday, September 2, 6:04 PM The $52.6 billion U.S. intelligence arsenal is aimed mainly at unambiguous adversaries, including al-Qaeda, North Korea and Iran. But top-secret budget documents reveal an equally intense focus on one… Read More ›
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The spy device that really is ‘undercover’: Vest scans nearby mobiles to track them and steal an owner’s personal details
Images from surveillance brochures have been leaked online The instruments are thought to be next-generation spy gadgets Vest can capture a phone’s unique identifier number and track its location Memory stick can steal network username and password By Victoria Woollaston… Read More ›
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REVEALED: Secret program gives federal agents nearly instant access to BILLIONS of AT&T phone records without a court order
Hemisphere program allows federal agents to access details on rolling database of 4billion calls a day that are process through AT&T switches Secret program in place since 2007 includes records dating back to 1987 Federal agents can issue ‘administrative subpoena’… Read More ›
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Greece will need 10 years to bring unemployment under 20%
According to a report by the main private sector union, GSEE 02 September, 13:01 (ANSAmed) – ATHENS, SEPTEMBER 2 – It will take at least 20 years for unemployment in Greece to drop below 10%, according to leaked extracts of… Read More ›
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Now the European Union wants to limit all cars to 70 miles per hour
Posted By Eric Owens On 8:44 AM 09/02/2013 In World In its continuing efforts to outlaw anything remotely fun, the European Union has announced plans to forcibly limit all cars to a maximum of 70 miles per hour. Under the… Read More ›
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Syria: intervention could unleash global war, Vatican warns
Striking Syria would extend the violence, Monsignor Toso says 02 September, 15:50 (ANSAmed) – ROME, SEPTEMBER 2 – ”The way to solve Syria’s problems cannot be an armed intervention. It would not decrease the violence, but rather risks exploding it… Read More ›
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NSA spied on Brazilian and Mexican presidents – media
©Photo: Flickr.com/Rev. Xanatos Satanicos Bombasticos (ClintJCL)/cc-by-nc-sa 3.0 US National Security Agency spied on the communications of the Brazilian and Mexican presidents, accessing the Mexico leader’s emails even before he was elected, Brazil’s Globo television reported. Glenn Greenwald, a Rio de… Read More ›
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Russian citizens who might be of interest to U.S. security agencies should avoid travel
Photo EPA/ITAR-TASS MOSCOW, September 2. (Itar-Tass) – “Russia’s Foreign Ministry recommends Russian citizens to refrain from international trips, especially to countries with extradition treaties with the US, if said citizens have grounded suspicions that American law enforcements are interested in… Read More ›
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NSA Targeted French Foreign Ministry
‘Success Story’ Espionage by the US on France has already strained relations between the two countries, threatening a trans-Atlantic trade agreement. Now a document seen by SPIEGEL reveals that the NSA also spied on the French Foreign Ministry. America’s National… Read More ›
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Mystery of flag from iconic 9/11 photo that went missing the night after the attacks and has never been seen again
By Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED: 20:10 EST, 1 September 2013 | UPDATED: 21:57 EST, 1 September 2013 The flag that three weary New York City firefighters hoisted above the wreckage of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001… Read More ›
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U.S. Had Intel on Chemical Strike Before It Was Launched / three days beforehand
Posted By Shane Harris, Yochi Dreazen, Noah Shachtman, David Kenner, Colum Lynch Friday, August 30, 2013 – 3:19 PM American intelligence agencies had indications three days beforehand that the Syrian regime was poised to launch a lethal chemical attack… Read More ›
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China confirms plans for first Moon visit later this year / First a rover, next a taikonaut, then a colony
By Iain Thomson, 31st August 2013 China has confirmed it is on track to land a rover on the Moon later this year to scoot across the surface analyzing dust and rock samples. “Chang’e-3 has officially entered its launch stage, following its… Read More ›
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Burning question of the day: 1950s newspaper clipping shows how far women’s rights have come
By Jessica Jerreat PUBLISHED: 16:16 EST, 31 August 2013 | UPDATED: 16:16 EST, 31 August 2013 Women’s lib has come a long way in a short time, as this newspaper clipping about whether it is appropriate to discipline your… Read More ›
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Flu vaccine backfires in pigs / vaccinated against H1N2 influenza were more vulnerable to the rarer H1N1 strain
Antibodies against one strain increase risk of infection with another. Beth Mole 28 August 2013 Pigs vaccinated against H1N2 influenza were more vulnerable to the rarer H1N1 strain. Andy Rouse/Photoshot Preventing seasonal sniffles may be more complicated than researchers suspected…. Read More ›
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David Cameron vows to continue to defend Gibraltar in the ongoing diplomatic row with Spain over the tiny territory as chief minister warns of “huge escalation” in the standoff
David Cameron vows to defend Gibraltar . Mr Cameron met Fabian Picardo, Gibraltar’s chief minister, in Downing Street on Friday. Photo: LEWIS WHYLD/AFP By Fiona Govan, Madrid 3:21PM BST 30 Aug 2013 Gibraltar’s chief minister has warned that Spain’s bid… Read More ›
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Kim Jong-un’s approval rating higher than Barack Obama’s
Kim Jong-un, the North Korean leader, has a public approval rating of over 50 per cent, according to a poll of escapees living in South Korea. North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-un, centre, applauds during the final of the Torch Cup… Read More ›
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Artificial intelligence ‘will take the place of humans within five years’
Salespeople, call centre staff and customer service personnel could all be replaced by computers within the next few years, claims one technology entrepreneur. Steven Spielberg’s 2001 film Artificial Intelligence (AI) depicts a future where robots have become eerily human…. Read More ›
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Oral nutritional supplements demonstrate significant health and cost benefits
Contact: Kim Modory 847-938-4696 Fleishman-Hillard, Inc. Analysis of more than 1 million adult hospital cases revealed 21 percent reduction in length of hospital stay and cost with nutritional intervention ABBOTT PARK, Ill., Aug. 30, 2013 – Abbott (NYSE: ABT) A… Read More ›
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1 in 4 has alarmingly few intestinal bacteria
Contact: Oluf Pedersen oluf@sund.ku.dk 45-52-39-56-50 University of Copenhagen All people have trillions of bacteria living in their intestines. If you place them on a scale, they weigh around 1.5 kg. Previously, a major part of these ‘blind passengers’ were unknown,… Read More ›
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Existence of new element confirmed
Contact: Dirk Rudolph Dirk.Rudolph@nuclear.lu.se 46-462-227-633 Lund University An international team of researchers, led by physicists from Lund University, have confirmed the existence of what is considered a new element with atomic number 115. The experiment was conducted at the GSI… Read More ›
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Long-term memory in the cortex
Contact: Mazahir T. Hasan mazahir.t.hasan@gmail.com 49-304-505-39176 Max-Planck-Gesellschaft ‘Where’ and ‘how’ memories are encoded in a nervous system is one of the most challenging questions in biological research. The formation and recall of associative memories is essential for an independent life…. Read More ›
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Cancerous cells from donor kidney linked to recipient skin cancer
Patients that receive kidney transplants have an increased risk of an invasive form of skin cancer. It is unclear if donor tissue contributes to cancer formation. In this issue of the Journal of Clinical Investigation, Philippe Ratajczak and colleagues… Read More ›
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‘Syrian rebels take responsibility for the chemical attack admitting the weapons were provided by Saudis’ – source
EEV: Requesting 2nd source confirmation Photo: EPA In an interview with Dale Gavlak, a Middle East correspondent for the Associated Press and Mint Press News, Syrian rebels tacitly implied that they were responsible for last week’s chemical attack. Some information… Read More ›
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Alibi Agencies Help Create Double Lives
By Barbara Hardinghaus An episode of Germany’s top crime show recently highlighted a secretive business: helping clients create and maintain lies. Now one such agency is struggling to keep up with the demand. For his best clients, Patrick Ulmer says… Read More ›
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Odious Slate writer: Only evil people send their kids to private schools
Posted By Robby Soave On 9:54 PM 08/29/2013 In Education | No Comments Have the manifest failures of public education motivated you to enroll your own children in private schools? If so, you are evil, argues Slate editor Allison Benedikt…. Read More ›
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Quinn campaign tells students: skip school to work for us
By SALLY GOLDENBERG Last Updated: 4:18 AM, August 30, 2013 Posted: 1:03 AM, August 30, 2013 EXCLUSIVE Christine Quinn’s mayoral campaign is encouraging her interns to skip the first days of school so they’ll be available for the critical… Read More ›
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StarLink resurfaces: GM corn banned decade ago found in Saudi Arabia
Published time: August 27, 2013 21:14 Edited time: August 29, 2013 AFP Photo / Paul J. Richards The Saudi Arabian food chain has been widely contaminated with GM ingredients, according to a new study. The findings include controversial StarLink maize… Read More ›
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Cory Booker invented a drug-dealer friend named T-bone who ‘threatened his life’ to boost his public appeal
Booker has used tales about the tough-talking T-Bone to counter critics’ claims that he’s out of touch with the plight of the poor in New Jersey Rutgers University history professor Clement Price, who calls himself a friend and mentor to… Read More ›
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Russia sends warships to the Mediterranean as the West prepares for possible strikes against Syria ( “a planned rotation.” )
Thursday, 29 August 2013 Russia will “over the next few days” be sending an anti-submarine ship and a missile cruiser to the Mediterranean as the West prepares for possible strikes against Syria, the Interfax news agency said on Thursday…. Read More ›
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Kim Jong-un’s ex-girlfriend ‘executed by firing squad for appearing in porn films’
Reports indicate the dictator had been to see his former lover sing in a concert just nine days before she was arrested and killed Adam Withnall Thursday, 29 August 2013 Kim Jong-un’s ex-girlfriend has been executed by firing squad along… Read More ›
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Life DID begin on Mars – then we all travelled to Earth on a meteorite: Element crucial to the origin of life ‘would only have been available on the red planet’
Thursday, Aug 29 2013 Molybdenum mineral is thought to have been crucial to the origin of life Material may have been available on the surface of Mars and not on Earth This could suggest that life came to Earth on… Read More ›
Engineering Evil 