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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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NSA ‘In Bed Together with the Germans’
In an interview, Edward Snowden accuses the National Security Agency of partnering with Germany and other governments in its spying activities. New information also indicates close working ties between the German foreign intelligence agency and the American authority. In an… Read More ›
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Was it murder? Mystery as Army claims 19 year old airwoman committed suicide in Guam base but family deny she was depressed and say they’ve been blocked from getting answers
Nineteen year-old Kelsey Sue Anderson died at an Air Force Base in Guam from what the Army ruled a self-inflicted shotgun wound Anderson’s parents claim she wasn’t depressed in the days leading up to her death and have asked the… Read More ›
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International Counterfeit Drug Ring Hit in Massive Sting / 1,677 illegal pharmacy Web Sites claiming to be CVS, Walgreens etc..
Pill of Goods: International Counterfeit Drug Ring Hit in Massive Sting Court documents review process that led the FDA to shut down more than 1,600 illegal pharmacy Web sites By Dina Fine Maron | Wednesday, July 3, 2013 | 5 Pill… Read More ›
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Hacker’s Appeal Paints Him as Whistle-Blower
By ROSE BOUBOUSHIAN (CN) – A hacker who is serving 3 1/2 years in prison for publicizing an AT&T server security flaw has appealed what he calls a “remarkable and unprecedented” felony conviction. Andrew “Weev” Auernheimer, now… Read More ›
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The picture that proves Secretary of State John Kerry HAS been out on his boat while Egypt plunges into chaos – after his spokesman denied he been sailing in Nantucket
New pictures show Kerry on kayak as he celebrates July 4 holiday Secretary of State’s aides retract denial that he had been sailing By Jessica Jerreat PUBLISHED: 15:55 EST, 5 July 2013 | UPDATED: 16:53 EST, 5 July 2013… Read More ›
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New study reveals important role of insulin in making breast milk
Contact: Jim Feuer jim.feuer@cchmc.org 513-636-4656 Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center Why do so many mothers have difficulty making enough milk to breastfeed? A new study by scientists at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center and the University of California Davis adds… Read More ›
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Clues about autism may come from the gut
Contact: Joseph Caspermeyer Joseph.Caspermeyer@asu.edu Arizona State University Bacterial flora inhabiting the human gut have become one of the hottest topics in biological research. Implicated in a range of important activities including digestion, fine-tuning body weight, regulating immune response, and producing… Read More ›
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Thyroid cancer — rising most rapidly among insured patients
Contact: Donna Dubuc Donna.M.Dubuc@Dartmouth.edu 603-653-3615 Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center Study points to over diagnosis as the factor (Lebanon, NH, 6/26/13) —The rapid increase in papillary thyroid cancer in the US, may not be linked to increase in occurrence, according to a… Read More ›
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U.S. Postal Service Logging All Mail for Law Enforcement
July 3, 2013 By RON NIXON WASHINGTON — Leslie James Pickering noticed something odd in his mail last September: a handwritten card, apparently delivered by mistake, with instructions for postal workers to pay special attention to the letters… Read More ›
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Russia to increase stock of its cruise missiles five-fold
Sergei Shoigu Photo: RIA Novosti Russia is going to increase the stock of its cruise missiles five-fold, it will happen within the next three years. That`s according to the country`s defence minister Sergei Shoigu. By the year 2020 the stock… Read More ›
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Expat tycoon argues hatred of British weather makes him immune from divorce courts
The estranged wife of an expatriate property tycoon has failed in her bid to secure part of his fortune, after he successfully argued that his loathing of the British climate earned him immunity from the UK divorce courts. Ex-pat couple… Read More ›
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Exclusive: Banned Cleric’s Outspoken Deputy Visits White House
by Steven Emerson and John Rossomando IPT News June 26, 2013 Radical Egyptian cleric Yusuf Qaradawi is considered so radical that the United States bans him from entering the country. Qaradawi, considered the spiritual leader of the Muslim Brotherhood movement,… Read More ›
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Qatar: foreign workers banned from driving, holding licenses
Human rights organizations condemn measure as discriminatory 03 July, 16:58 (ANSAmed) – DOHA, JULY 3 – In a move the Doha Traffic Department said will alleviate congestion on the streets and human rights organizations condemned as discriminatory, Qatar… Read More ›
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5,000-year-old Peruvian pyramid ‘demolished by construction companies’
‘El Paraiso’ was one of the oldest structures in the Americas Oscar Quine Thursday, 4 July 2013 A 5,000-year-old pyramid in Lima, Peru has been torn down by two private construction companies. The El Paraiso pyramid, located in the San… Read More ›
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Germany’s top security official: stop using American websites if you fear US eavesdropping
German minister: drop Google if you fear US spying Wednesday Jul 03, 2013 | The Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s top security official says Internet users worried about their data being intercepted by U.S. intelligence agencies should stop using… Read More ›
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Egypt security slaps travel ban on Morsi, top Islamists
03 Jul 2013 CAIRO (AFP) Egyptian security forces on Wednesday imposed a travel ban on President Mohamed Morsi and several top Islamist allies over their involvement in a prison escape in 2011, security officials said. Airport officials confirmed to AFP that they… Read More ›
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Freedom and Justice Party called on Morsi to “prepare for martyrdom,”
Neither side is backing down in Egypt’s latest political crisis, as President Mohammed Morsi refuses to bow to pressure from both the military and the millions of demonstrators who are still in the streets. A statement from the… Read More ›
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Egypt army says ready to die in “final hours” / Egypt’s armed forces have banned the president and his entourage from leaving the country
EEV: UPDATE https://engineeringevil.com/2013/07/03/egypt-security-slaps-travel-ban-on-morsi-top-islamists/ 19:38 GMT: Egypt’s armed forces have banned the president and his entourage from leaving the country, ITAR-Tass reported. – Source: Reuters – Wed, 3 Jul 2013 01:21 AM Author: Reuters CAIRO, July 3 (Reuters) – Egypt’s high… Read More ›
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Medical schools could drop grades for poorer students
Medical schools could drop their grades for students from poorer backgrounds, meaning those with better results miss out, under a project which has sparked concern from academics. The project hasbeen launched by the Medical Schools Council Photo: Getty By Laura… Read More ›
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Human head transplants in two years? Surgeon talks of ‘feasible enterprise’
Human head transplants a ‘feasible enterprise’ says Italian neurosurgeon Dr Sergio Canavero Doctor claims research on the complicated surgery could see results in just two years Adam Withnall Tuesday, 2 July 2013 Human head transplants could now be possible using… Read More ›
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Even Dirtier Food, Brought to You by the Environmental Protection Agency
Just when it seemed the United States Department of Agriculture might finally be taking a second look at crops engineered to resist pesticide application, another branch of government, the Environmental Protection Agency, now seems poised to raise the level of… Read More ›
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Scandal of doctors paid more to do less
Senior hospital doctors have received pay rises of up to 28 per cent following the introduction of a “nonsensical” contract that allows them to refuse to work in the evenings and at weekends, a report warns. Taxpayers are now faced… Read More ›
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Vitamin C Helps Control Gene Activity in Stem Cells
Vitamin C, in a natural source such as an orange and as a supplement. Vitamin C affects whether genes are switched on or off inside mouse stem cells, and may thereby play a previously unknown and fundamental role in helping… Read More ›
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China state media blames Syria rebels for Xinjiang violence
Source: Mon, 1 Jul 2013 09:30 AM Author: Reuters Armed paramilitary policemen run in formation during a gathering to mobilize security operations in Urumqi, Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region, June 29, 2013. REUTERS/Stringer BEIJING, July 1 (Reuters) – Chinese state… Read More ›
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How the cost of giving birth in the U.S. has TRIPLED since 1996 to $9,775 – thanks to expensive fees for everything from an epidural to placenta removal
The average cost of a hospital delivery in America is $9,775, the highest in the world In France, delivery costs $3,541, and in the UK it is just $2,641 Many industrialized countries offer flat fees for prenatal care and delivery,… Read More ›
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Egypt: 15 of Brotherhood deputy chief’s bodyguards arrested
Brotherhood governor of Ismailiya resigns 01 July, 20:27 (ANSAmed) – CAIRO, JULY 1 – Egyptian security forces on Monday arrested 15 of powerful Muslim Brotherhood deputy chief Khairat el Shater’s bodyguards, security sources said. Gunfire was heard… Read More ›
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Activists target China dog meat festival
The event is reported to have started several decades ago to mark the summer solstice. July 2, 2013 BEIJING (AFP) – A festival dedicated to dog meat in southern China has been targeted by protesting animal lovers, who have won… Read More ›
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Cop Says School Covered Up Fatal Shooting
By MEGAN GALLEGOS OAKLAND, Calif. (CN) – The Oakland Unified School District threatened a police officer with jail and economic ruin if he did not change his testimony about a fellow officer he saw shoot a man to… Read More ›
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A Georgia hospital’s psychiatrist overprescribed narcotics to get sex from patients, and committed Medicaid fraud along the way, a former patient claims
Woman Claims Hospital Let Doc Run Wild By IULIA FILIP SAVANNAH, Ga. (CN) – A Georgia hospital’s psychiatrist overprescribed narcotics to get sex from patients, and committed Medicaid fraud along the way, a former patient claims in court. Amie… Read More ›
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Egypt’s powerful armed forces declare the nation is ‘in danger’ and issue 48-hour ultimatum to President Morsi
Feuding politicians must realise the demands of the people, or the armed forces will announce ‘a road-map for the future’ Heather Saul Monday, 1 July 2013 In a dramatic statement broadcast on state television, Egypt’s military declared the nation was… Read More ›
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A country in denial: Most Americans believe they are healthy.. even if they are overweight and don’t work out
By Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED: 12:55 EST, 30 June 2013 | UPDATED: 13:17 EST, 30 June 2013 Americans are in denial about their lifestyles and believe they are healthier than they actually are, a new study has found. Insurance… Read More ›
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Key US-EU trade pact under threat after more NSA spying allegations
Reports in Der Spiegel that US agencies bugged European council building ‘reminiscent of cold war’, says German minister Ian Traynor in Brussels, Louise Osborne in Berlin and Jamie Doward guardian.co.uk, Sunday 30 June 2013 08.39 EDT The Justus Lipsius building in… Read More ›
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Monsanto’s unapproved GMO wheat, which made its way onto an Oregon field and is feared to have contaminated US wheat supplies, was stored at a US government-controlled facility until at least late 2011.
Monsanto unapproved GMO wheat govt-stored up to 2011 Published time: June 30, 2013 10:40 AFP Photo / Jean-Francois Monier Monsanto’s unapproved GMO wheat, which made its way onto an Oregon field and is feared to have contaminated US… Read More ›
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Arrested Vatican monsignor felt he could act with impunity-judge
Source: Reuters – Sun, 30 Jun 2013 01:19 PM Author: Reuters A Swiss guard walks in a hall leading to the Pope’s library at the Vatican May 6, 2013. REUTERS/Tony Gentile * Scarano had vast amounts of money… Read More ›
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Europe Furious over NSA Spying on EU Facilities : ” The US, he added, once the land of the free, “is suffering from a security syndrome,”
‘Out of Control’ By Claus Hecking and Stefan Schultz Senior European Union officials are outraged by revelations that the US spied on EU representations in Washington and New York. Some have called for a suspension of talks on the trans-Atlantic… Read More ›
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Atlas of Prejudices
Each person has a different way of looking at the world, but these views are often bundled in the form of prejudices. In his new book, “Atlas of Prejudice,” recently published in Germany, Bulgarian designer Yanko Tsvetskov, 38, has created… Read More ›
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Attacks from America: NSA Spied on European Union Offices
SPIEGEL ONLINE 06/29/2013 11:21 PM By Laura Poitras, Marcel Rosenbach, Fidelius Schmid and Holger Stark America’s NSA intelligence service allegedly targeted the European Union with its spying activities. According to SPIEGEL information, the US placed bugs in the EU representation… Read More ›
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EU officials ‘targeted’ in US spying programme
30 Jun 2013 BERLIN (AFP) The European Union was one of the “targets” of Washington’s huge Internet spy programme, with bugs hidden in EU offices in Brussels and the United States, German weekly Der Spiegel said in an edition to be… Read More ›
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Paper: NSA gets data from UK, Germany, Italy, Spain, France
Sunday, 30 June 2013 The NSA has been working with at least seven European other countries to collect personal communications data, according to Wayne Madsen, a former NSA contractor who has come forward because he does not think the… Read More ›
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US Man faces 13 years in jail for writing message in chalk against a Bank
Saturday, 29 June 2013 You know things are not well when Ecaudor offers the US Government $25 million in Human Rights training. The US can sure use the money. A San Diego man could be found guilty of a series… Read More ›
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China’s troubled Xinjiang hit by more violence-state media ( So far 35 reported casualties )
Source: Reuters – Sat, 29 Jun 2013 04:56 AM Author: Reuters BEIJING, June 29 (Reuters) – More than a hundred people, riding motorobikes and wielding knifes, attacked a police station in China’s ethnically divided western region of Xinjiang, state media… Read More ›
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U.S. approves a horse slaughterhouse, sees two more plants
Source: Reuters – Sat, 29 Jun 2013 12:08 AM Author: Reuters * Animal welfare groups say they will sue to prevent slaughter * Congress may vote soon on whether to reinstate slaughter ban WASHINGTON, June 28 (Reuters) – A… Read More ›
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Poor English saved Japanese bankers during 2008 crisis: Aso
Politics Jun. 29, 2013 – 03:00PM JST TOKYO — Japan’s banks emerged from the 2008 global credit crisis largely unscathed because senior employees did not speak English well enough to have got them into trouble, Finance Minister Taro Aso says…. Read More ›
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