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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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Al-Jazeera banned by Iraq over ‘sectarian bias’ in coverage
Qatar-based channel and nine other stations have licences revoked as government claims they fuel bloodshed Associated Press in Baghdad guardian.co.uk, Sunday 28 April 2013 09.56 EDT The newsroom at the headquarters of al-Jazeera, in Qatar. Photograph: Karim Jaafar/AFP/Getty Images The Iraqi… Read More ›
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Scientists genetically modify cows to remove their horns in health and safety bid to cut the risk of injury to farmers and other animals: Program starts in the Midwest of America, within weeks.
Genetically modified cow will be same as other livestock minus the horns Scientists to use sophisticated gene-editing technique to add extra DNA Will mean farmers no longer have to burn off horn buds in young animals By James Rush PUBLISHED:… Read More ›
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Ex-SAS officer to sue Met for unlawful arrest
Soldier detained ‘at gunpoint’ over claims he had leaked information Jonathan Owen Sunday, 28 April 2013 Scotland Yard faces a legal battle over claims of unlawful arrest of a senior Special Air Service (SAS) officer said to have been “treated… Read More ›
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Iain Duncan Smith faces backlash after telling wealthy pensioners: ‘hand back your benefits’
IDS says it is an ‘anomaly’ that all pensioners receive universal benefits, no matter how well-off they are Nigel Morris Iain Duncan Smith suffered a backlash from Cabinet colleagues today when he suggested that wealthy pensioners should voluntarily repay their… Read More ›
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Boston terror suspects uncle was married to CIA officer’s daughter and even shared a home with the agent
By Katie Davies PUBLISHED: 18:34 EST, 27 April 2013 | UPDATED: 00:55 EST, 28 April 2013 An uncle of the Boston bombers was previously married to a CIA officer’s daughter for three years, it emerged today. Ruslan Tsarni, who… Read More ›
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Is the White House Correspondents’ dinner being dumbed down? Tom Brokaw blasts low-brow guest-list of latest ‘nerd prom’
By Meghan Keneally PUBLISHED: 23:18 EST, 26 April 2013 | UPDATED: 23:47 EST, 26 April 2013 The White House Correspondents’ Dinner is an annual tradition where Washington’s political elite and the journalists that cover them commune for some laughs, but… Read More ›
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Being on the Magnitsky List will have no impact on Russian Justice Ministry employees – Konovalov: The latest events in Boston and the so-called Chechen trace once again confirm this, Putin pointed out.”
Alexander Konovalov Фото: РИА Новости Being on the Magnitsky List will have no impact on Russian Justice Ministry employees – Konovalov Russia is ready to improve its relations with the West, President Vladimir Putin said during his question-and-answer session in… Read More ›
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Chinese National who had his Merecedes Car-Jacked by Boston Bombers did not recognize the suspects in a ‘drive-by lineup,’
‘Girls, the marvels of the Mercedes ML 350 and whether anyone still listens to CDs’: Terrified car-jacking victim reveals the light-hearted jokes of Boston bombers A Chinese internet entrepreneur has spoken about being held against his will by the Boston … Read More ›
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Smart dust computers are no bigger than a snowflake
26 April 2013 by Mark Anderson Magazine issue 2914. Subscribe and save Thousands of tiny computers that scavenge power from their surroundings could one day be used to monitor your world THOUGHT your smartphone or tablet packed a big… Read More ›
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Bloomberg: New Yorkers will ‘never know where our cameras are’
Published time: April 26, 2013 22:49 New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg visits the Lower Manhattan Security Initiative on April 23, 2013 in New York City. (AFP Photo / John Moore) New York City police officials intend to expand the… Read More ›
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China official clearly calls Senkaku core interest
Jiji Press — Apr 27 Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying clarified at a regular press conference Friday that the Senkaku islands in the East China Sea are part of the country’s core interests concerning its territorial sovereignty. It is… Read More ›
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10 million sign petition for rescue of abductees from N Korea
National Apr. 27, 2013 – 07:10AM JST ( 10 ) TOKYO — An association started by the family of Megumi Yokota who was abducted by North Korea, is preparing to present a petition calling for the rescue of her and… Read More ›
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Zuckerberg earned over $2bn at Facebook in 2012
27 Apr 2013 SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) Facebook co-founder and chief Mark Zuckerberg earned more than $2 billion worth of stock and $503,000 in base pay last year for running the world’s leading social network. Zuckerberg was also given bonuses that added… Read More ›
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Sarkozy gave Obamas $40,000 worth of gifts in just one year
Friday, 26 April 2013 Former French President and pop singer wife Carla Bruni gave America’s first couple more than $40,000 worth of gifts in a single year, it emerged today. Presents included a designer Hermes golf bag and… Read More ›
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U.S. sues Novartis over kickbacks, 2nd case this week : The $10,000 Dinner for 3
Source: Reuters – Fri, 26 Apr 2013 08:44 PM Author: Reuters * Second civil fraud lawsuit by U.S. in four days * U.S. says Novartis sought to boost sales of drugs * Dinners held at pricey Chicago, D.C. restaurants *… Read More ›
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Crisis: Greece; radical changes for armed forces
26 April, 11:53 (ANSAmed) ATHENS, APRIL 26 – Radical changes are about to take place in Greeces Armed Forces according to a new structure which was presented on April 25 to the Standing Committee for Foreign Affairs and Defense… Read More ›
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WIG aircraft – a new joint project between Russia and China: ” advantage in the air, for example during an airdrop operation against Taiwan”
Photo: RIA Novosti Recently the Chinese press announced the first test flights of the new Chinese Wing In Ground Effect (WIG) aircraft CYG-11. In its appearance and technical characteristics it completely replicates the Russian WIG aircraft Ivolga, as Vasily Kashin,… Read More ›
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E-tattoo monitors brainwaves and baby bump : “now modifying the tattoo to transmit data wirelessly to a smartphone”
26 April 2013 by Sara Reardon Magazine issue 2914. Subscribe and save For similar stories, visit the The Human Brain Topic Guide An electronic patch can analyse complex brainwaves and listen in on a fetus’s heart MIND… Read More ›
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Switzerland shuts doors to EU immigrants
Friday, 26 April 2013 The anti-immigration class across Europe has found many new adherents as of late, especially in the most economically devastated countries, like Greece and Italy. But now these Europeans might themselves become the unwelcome migrants, at… Read More ›
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They talked about girls, credit limits and whether anyone listens to CDs any more: Boston carjack victim breaks silence over harrowing 90 minutes with bomb suspects Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev
EEV: Article quote ” Danny’s refusal at giving his full Chinese name is telling of his humility, wary of attracting too much attention “ Chinese entrepreneur known only as Danny recalls night of terror that sparked 9,000-strong manhunt Steve Anderson… Read More ›
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Bomb suspect ‘confessed to FBI’ at hospital bedside – but now refuses to answer questions after he was read Miranda rights
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev questioned for 16 hours before read Miranda rights Confessed to plot but was not aware of right to stay silent or to a lawyer Pieces of suspicious remote control equipment found in bomb debris By Sara Smyth PUBLISHED:… Read More ›
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Official Organ Trade Network in China Revealed
By Epoch Times News Analysis Less than two weeks after Lens magazine in mainland China blew the whistle on the torture taking place in China’s Masanjia Labor Camp, another magazine from the same company has revealed the existence of a… Read More ›
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Large HIV study stopped after safety review found more study participants who received the vaccine later became infected
HIV vaccine study halted by US government over unsuccessful shots Associated Press in Washington guardian.co.uk, Thursday 25 April 2013 17.52 EDT A 2009 study in Thailand is the only HIV/Aids study ever to show a modest success. Photograph: Denis Farrell/AP… Read More ›
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Spain’s jobless rate soars to a record high of 27.16 per cent
In nearly two million homes, every adult is out of work – with no end of recession in sight Alasdair Fotheringham Thursday, 25 April 2013 For the first time since modern statistics began, Spain reached the landmark figure of more… Read More ›
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Sunshine hormone, vitamin D, may offer hope for treating liver fibrosis
Contact: Andy Hoang AHoang@salk.edu 619-861-5811 Salk Institute Salk findings suggest vitamin D therapy could be a powerful weapon in the fight against liver fibrosis LA JOLLA, CA—-Liver fibrosis results from an excessive accumulation of tough, fibrous scar tissue and… Read More ›
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Probiotics found to reduce hepatic encephalopathy
Contact: Dimple Natali easlpressoffice@cohnwolfe.com 44-790-013-8904 European Association for the Study of the Liver Amsterdam, The Netherlands,Thursday 25 April 2013: Probiotics could emerge as a treatment plan to manage hepatic encephalopathy (HE) therapy after a new study announced at the International… Read More ›
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Study shows drinking one 12oz sugar-sweetened soft drink a day can increase the risk of type 2 diabetes by 22 percent
Contact: Sam Wong Press Office sam.wong@imperial.ac.uk 44-020-759-42198 Diabetologia Drinking one (or one extra)* 12oz serving size of sugar-sweetened soft drink a day can be enough to increase the risk of developing type 2 diabetes by 22%, a new study suggests…. Read More ›
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Virus kills melanoma in animal model, spares normal cells
Contact: Jim Sliwa jsliwa@asmusa.org 202-942-9297 American Society for Microbiology Researchers from Yale University School of Medicine have demonstrated that vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV) is highly competent at finding, infecting, and killing human melanoma cells, both in vitro and in animal… Read More ›
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Quit smoking? Vitamin E may give extra boost to heart health
Contact: Richard Bruno Bruno.27@osu.edu Ohio State University Study suggests specific form of vitamin improves function of blood vessels COLUMBUS, Ohio – Taking a specific form of a vitamin E supplement can accelerate the health benefits that occur when people quit… Read More ›
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Your body’s microbiome has a unique ‘fingerprint’
Contact: Suzanne Price sprice@nutrition.org 617-954-3976 Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology Study suggests increasing complexity of gut effect on health Boston, MA—The microbiome is your body’s set of microbial communities; microbial cells outnumber human cells roughly ten to one…. Read More ›
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Vitamin E identified as potential weapon against obesity
Contact: Angela Hopp ahopp@asbmb.org 713-471-4541 Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology BOSTON — A potential new way to fight obesity-related illness has been uncovered, thanks to serendipitous research led by investigators at the Case Western Reserve University School of… Read More ›
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40 percent of parents give young kids cough/cold medicine that they shouldn’t
Contact: Mary F. Masson mfmasson@umich.edu 734-764-2220 University of Michigan Health System Many parents disregard label warnings, give children under age 4 common medicines, according to new U-M National Poll on Children’s Health ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Children can get five… Read More ›
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Honor among (credit card) thieves?
Published: April 22, 2013 Contact(s): Andy Henion Media Communications office: (517) 355-3294 cell: (517) 281-6949 Andy.Henion@cabs.msu.edu, Thomas Holt Criminal Justice office: (517) 353-9563 holtt@msu.edu A Michigan State University criminologist dug into the seamy underbelly of online credit card theft and… Read More ›
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Study Shows Reproductive Effects of Pesticide Exposure Span Generations
For Immediate Release Matt Shipman | News Services | 919.515.6386 Dr. Gerald LeBlanc | 919.515.7404 Release Date: 04.22.2013 Filed under Releases North Carolina State University researchers studying aquatic organisms called Daphnia have found that exposure to a chemical pesticide has… Read More ›
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Nearly half of veterans found with blast concussions might have hormone deficiencies
Contact: Donna Krupa dkrupa@the-aps.org American Physiological Society Condition often unrecognized, mimics symptoms of PTSD, depression BOSTON—Up to 20 percent of veterans returning from Afghanistan and Iraq have experienced at least one blast concussion. New research suggests that nearly half these… Read More ›
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Mammogram rate did not decline after controversial USPSTF recommendations
Contact: Tom Langford tlangford@partners.org 617-534-1605 Brigham and Women’s Hospital In 2009, the United States Preventative Services Task Force recommended against annual mammograms for women between the ages of 40 and 49 Boston – More than three years after the United… Read More ›
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Quantum effects get a weirdness scale
25 April 2013 by Jacob Aron Magazine issue 2914. Subscribe and save For similar stories, visit the Quantum World Topic Guide SCHRÖDINGER’S cat, both dead and alive at once, was always meant to be a thought experiment, but will… Read More ›
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Bill Gates ‘casual’ handshake has South Koreans up in arms
Microsoft founder accused of disrespecting the South Korean President, Park Geun-hye Rob Williams Thursday, 25 April 2013 Body language experts would have us believe that you can tell a lot about a person from their handshake. What to… Read More ›
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Is this proof evil killers are born not made? Psychopaths’ brains ‘lack basic wiring that triggers empathy and compassion’
Psychopathy affects around 20 to 30% of U.S. prison population This compares with just 1% of the general U.S. population Prisoners shown video footage of people being intentionally hurt MRI scans revealed distinct differences in brains’ responses By Kerry Mcdermott… Read More ›
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How the rich got RICHER during the economic recovery – while the other 93 percent became worse off
Average net worth of households in the upper 7 percent rose by an estimated 28 percent Households in the lower 93 percent dropped by 4 percent Reason found: Affluent households typically own stocks and other financial holdings that increased in… Read More ›
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Now officials claim Boston bombing suspect was NOT armed in boat showdown – despite police account of firefight and him ‘shooting himself’
Officials now claim that Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was unarmed as he hid in boat in Watertown Contradicts Boston Police Commissioner’s account of hour-long firefight with Tsarnaev New York Times said M4 rifle had been found on boat Police sources suggested… Read More ›
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China builds second aircraft carrier
Navy has a single carrier, the Russian-built Liaoning, and says another larger vessel is under construction Reuters in Shanghai guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 24 April 2013 00.23 EDT China’s first aircraft carrier, the Soviet-era Liaoning. Photograph: Str/AFP/Getty Images China will build… Read More ›
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China calls Japan-U.S. island drill ‘provocative’
Reuters — Apr 25 China said on Wednesday that “provocative actions” would not sway it from defending its territory, after Japan confirmed it would conduct military drills with the United States amid tension between Beijing and Tokyo over disputed… Read More ›
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China military on high alert near Korean border
Wednesday, 24 April 2013 China’s military is continuing to mobilize military forces along the North Korean border despite official denials as Pyongyang appears set for a missile test launch this week, according to U.S. officials. U.S. intelligence agencies continued… Read More ›
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Your phone may not be spying on you now – BUT it soon will be
Smash it with a hammer now, it’s the only way to be sure By John Leyden Posted in Security, 24th April 2013 10:04 GMT Free whitepaper – Hands on with Hyper-V 3.0 and virtual machine movement Infosec 2013 Tibetan political… Read More ›
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