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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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Security report becomes security risk
Mandiant’s report on Chinese hacking used as bait in spear phishing attacks By Phil Muncaster Posted in Security, 22nd February 2013 03:49 GMT Free whitepaper – A Private Cloud Infrastructure, Simplified A high profile security report released earlier this week… Read More ›
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OMEGA-3s Inhibit Breast Cancer Tumour Growth, U of G Study Finds
February 21, 2013 – News Release A lifelong diet rich in omega-3 fatty acids can inhibit growth of breast cancer tumours by 30 per cent, according to new research from the University of Guelph. The study, published recently in the… Read More ›
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Mushroom-supplemented soybean extract shows therapeutic promise for advanced prostate cancer
February 20, 2013 (SACRAMENTO, Calif.) — A natural, nontoxic product called genistein-combined polysaccharide, or GCP, which is commercially available in health stores, could help lengthen the life expectancy of certain prostate cancer patients, UC Davis researchers have found. Paramita Ghosh… Read More ›
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Study: Resveratrol shows promise to protect hearing, cognition
Contact: Krista Hopson khopson1@hfhs.org 313-874-7207 Henry Ford Health System DETROIT – Resveratrol, a substance found in red grapes and red wine, may have the potential to protect against hearing and cognitive decline, according to a published laboratory study from Henry… Read More ›
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Increasing evidence links high glycemic index foods and dairy products to acne
Contact: Eileen Leahy andjrnlmedia@elsevier.com 732-238-3628 Elsevier Health Sciences Medical nutrition therapy can play an important role, according to Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics report Philadelphia, PA, February 20, 2013 – A study published in the Journal of… Read More ›
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Organic tomatoes accumulate more vitamin C, sugars than conventionally grown fruit
Contact: Souri Somphanith onepress@plos.org 41-562-412-17199 Public Library of Science Biochemical properties of organic tomatoes may be different because of stressful growth conditions Tomatoes grown on organic farms accumulate higher concentrations of sugars, vitamin C and compounds associated with oxidative stress… Read More ›
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Omega-3 lipid emulsions markedly protect brain after stroke in mouse study – DHA
Contact: Karin Eskenazi ket2116@columbia.edu 212-342-0508 Columbia University Medical Center New York, NY (February 20, 2013) — Triglyceride lipid emulsions rich in an omega-3 fatty acid injected within a few hours of an ischemic stroke can decrease the amount of damaged… Read More ›
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Study advances LSUHSC research, shows fish oil component reduces brain damage in newborns – DHA
Contact: Leslie Capo lcapo@lsuhsc.edu 504-568-4806 Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center New Orleans, LA – Research conducted by a team of scientists from Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and Dr. Nicolas Bazan, Boyd Professor and Director of the… Read More ›
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Is There a Link Between Coffee Drinking and Mortality?
Contact: Vicki Cohn, (914) 740-2156, vcohn@liebertpub.com New Rochelle, NY, February 19, 2013–A large study of nearly half a million older adults followed for about 12 years revealed a clear trend: as coffee drinking increased, the risk of death decreased. Study… Read More ›
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Fibromyalgia prevalence at 2.1 percent of general German population
Contact: Dawn Peters sciencenewsroom@wiley.com 781-388-8408 Wiley Study suggests fibromyalgia is a spectrum disorder Researchers have determined that fibromyalgia prevalence is 2.1% of the general population in Germany. Results appearing in Arthritis Care & Research, a journal published by Wiley on… Read More ›
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Caffeine linked to low birth weight babies
Contact: Dr. Hilary Glover hilary.glover@biomedcentral.com 44-020-319-22370 BioMed Central Maternal nutrition is important to a developing embryo and to the health of the child later in life. Supplementing the diet with specific vitamins is known to increase health of the foetus… Read More ›
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Walking again after spinal injury ( sprinting, climbing up stairs, and avoiding obstacles after a couple of weeks of neurorehabilitation )
Contact: Hillary Sanctuary hillary.sanctuary@epfl.ch 41-797-034-809 Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne In the lab, rats with severe spinal cord injury are learning to walk—and run—again. Last June in the journal Science, Grégoire Courtine, of the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL),… Read More ›
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Temporary Tattoos Could Make Electronic Telepathy, Telekinesis Possible
February 19th, 2013 | by Charles Q. Choi Temporary electronic tattoos could soon help people fly drones with only thought and talk seemingly telepathically without speech over smartphones, researchers say. Commanding machines using the brain is no longer the… Read More ›
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South Korea calls for development of nuclear weapons
US ambassador responds that it would be a “huge mistake.” A South Korean protester sprays on a North Korean national flag during a rally a day after North Korea announced they conducted a third nuclear test on Feb. 13,… Read More ›
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Eurozone business activity suffers surprise drop
21 February, 15:40 (ANSAmed) – ROME, FEBRUARY 21 – Hopes that the eurozone might be on the road to recovery suffered a setback on Thursday when the area’s purchasing managers’ index (PMI), based on surveys of business activity, suffered… Read More ›
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Just say don’t: Doctors question routine tests and treatments
Thu, 21 Feb 2013 05:00 GMT Reuters By Sharon Begley NEW YORK, Feb 21 (Reuters) – Now there are 135. That’s how many medical tests, treatments and other procedures – many used for decades – physicians have now identified as… Read More ›
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British tourists ‘tortured’ in Dubai
Anger grows over trial of three young Londoners who face death penalty after drug confessions that they say were extracted by electric shocks and gun threats Loveday Morris Wednesday, 20 February 2013 Three British men have claimed they were beaten… Read More ›
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Stanford University raises $1 Billion in Donations
Wednesday, 20 February 2013 Stanford University has set a new record for college fundraising, becoming the first school to collect more than $1 billion in a single year, according to a report released Wednesday. . For the eighth straight year,… Read More ›
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Overkill in Honolulu
By PURNA NEMANI HONOLULU (CN) – Dozens of Honolulu and Hawaii police used a battering ram in a pointless attack on a house, armed with a bogus affidavit from a helicopter pilot who claimed that backyard bamboo was… Read More ›
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Almost one-third of chemotherapy used “off-label”
4:44pm EST By Andrew M. Seaman NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – About one-third of chemotherapies are used to fight cancers that drug regulators never approved them to treat, says a new study. Chemotherapies – drugs that kill rapidly dividing cells… Read More ›
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Anti-austerity strike to bring Greece to a standstill
Tue, 19 Feb 2013 23:36 GMT Reuters By Renee Maltezou ATHENS, Feb 20 (Reuters) – Greek workers walk off the job on Wednesday in a nationwide anti-austerity strike that will disrupt transport, shut public schools and tax offices and leave… Read More ›
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Human intelligence is declining according to Stanford geneticist
Published: 18 February, 2013, 23:56 Edited: 18 February, 2013, 23:56 Ever can’t help but think you’re surrounded by idiots? A leading scientist at Stanford University thinks he has the answer, and the bad news is things aren’t likely to get… Read More ›
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Man-made chemicals cited in health scourges -UN report : “a global threat that needs to be resolved,”
Tue, 19 Feb 2013 13:59 GMT Reuters * Childhood cancers, male sperm count cited * Action said needed to avert global threat * Product labels may not identify components By Robert Evans GENEVA, Feb 19 (Reuters) – Man-made chemicals in… Read More ›
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Security group suspects Chinese military is behind hacking attacks : Unit 61398
Reuters – 1 hr 55 mins ago BEIJING (Reuters) – A secretive Chinese military unit is believed to be behind a prolific series of hacking attacks, a U.S. computer security company said, contradicting claims by China’s government that it is not involved… Read More ›
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Panorama set to reveal new details on how Iraq war began
Adam Sherwin Monday, 18 February 2013 The BBC will revisit one of the greatest crises in its history when it broadcasts a controversial new Panorama investigation which promises to reveal fresh information about the intelligence deployed by the Blair… Read More ›
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Was he murdered? Mystery death of American engineer working in Singapore on cutting-edge military technology ‘who had deep misgivings about his work’
Shane Todd, an American working on an 18-month assignment in Singapore, was found hanged in his apartment in June 2012 Family claims he was murdered and Singapore police refuse to accept help from FBI Todds also recovered hard drive with… Read More ›
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A solution to sinusitis from the sea
Contact: Karen Bidewell press.office@ncl.ac.uk 44-019-122-27850 Newcastle University A team of scientists and surgeons from Newcastle are developing a new nasal spray from a marine microbe to help clear chronic sinusitis. They are using an enzyme isolated from a marine bacterium… Read More ›
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Russian internet laws could make ISPs liable for user’s crimes
Published: 18 February, 2013, 13:10 Edited: 18 February, 2013, 13:15 New amendment that would make internet service providers disclose the identity of users who commit crimes online. If providers refuse they will become suspects in criminal cases instead of… Read More ›
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Food labelling underestimating calorie content of some foods, scientists say ( News has become Automated !!!? )
EEV: If you follow this article through the current post in the Telegraph, Guardian, and Independent. You will find different authors and pretty much the exact same article. All in the lead headline section of each paper. For a minor… Read More ›
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Calorie levels on food packaging ‘wildly misleading’ “OMG WHAT FIBER AGAIN?”
EEV: The lead story now in two lead publications, seems to have misunderstanding of fiber. This appears to be more of an experiment on hype and misinformation, then actually health or news. Calorie levels printed on food packaging are wildly misleading… Read More ›
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Fat chance of slimming: dieters who eat high-fibre foods consume more calories, scientists say ” YES YOU READ IT RIGHT”
“So eating raw food is a good way to lose weight, but you need to be careful about it long-term and it would not be advisable in children,” Manufacturers’ measurements do not take into account the caloric value of… Read More ›
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One in ten of us has done no exercise in a decade and abandons trying altogether aged 56
Twenty-one per cent say the last time they were physically active was at school, college and university The typical Brit has given up doing any form of exercise by the age of 56 Report carried out by charity British Heart … Read More ›
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McCain claims ‘massive cover-up’ on Benghazi
Senior Media Reporter By Dylan Stableford, Yahoo! News | The Ticket – 1 hr 35 mins ago (NBC) While discussing the contentious confirmation hearings for defense secretary nominee Chuck Hagel, things got a bit heated on Sunday’s “Meet The Press” when Sen…. Read More ›
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Scientists have created a “sixth sense” by creating a brain implant through which infrared light can be detected.
By Nick Collins 2:58PM GMT 17 Feb 2013 Although the light could not be seen lab rats were able to detect it via electrodes in the part of the brain responsible for their sense of touch. … Read More ›
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Tens of thousands join electricity protests across Bulgaria: “We cannot stand it anymore,”
Sun, 17 Feb 2013 17:48 GMT Reuters * Tens of thousands protest in more than 20 cities * Protesters demand re-nationalisation of power distributors * Finance minister has ruled out nationalisation By Angel Krasimirov SOFIA, Feb 17 (Reuters) – Tens… Read More ›
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Secrets and lies – the double life of Prisoner X
Rumours swirl about ‘Mossad man’, Ben Zygier, found dead in Israeli jail Alistair Dawber Sunday, 17 February 2013 He was “a double agent working for Iran”; he was “responsible for the botched operation in a Dubai hotel in 2010” in… Read More ›
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Ministers were alerted as long ago as 2011 that illegal horsemeat was entering the food chain
Witch-hunt at Defra over 2011 warning about horsemeat Iceland boss blames councils over ‘poor meat quality’ Oliver Wright Sunday, 17 February 2013 The Government is tonight urgently investigating allegations that ministers were alerted as long ago as 2011 that illegal… Read More ›
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Foreigners arrested for trying to spread Christianity in Libya: ” We are a 100 percent Muslim country and this kind of action affects our national security”
Feb 17, 2013 01:43 Moscow Time Photo: EPA Four foreigners have been arrested in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi on suspicion of being Christian missionaries and printing books about Christianity, a security official said on Saturday. “They were arrested on… Read More ›
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Wal-mart sales a ‘total disaster’ ” Where are all the customers? And where’s their money?”
Wal-mart sales a ‘total disaster’, say leaked emails Wal-Mart has said sales this month have been a “total disaster”, according to leaked internal emails. Shares in Wal-Mart fell 2.1pc on Friday, marking their biggest fall since mid-December Photo: Alamy By… Read More ›
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CCTVandalism: ‘Camover’ game pokes Big Brother’s eye in Germany
Published: 16 February, 2013, 16:45 Scores and bonuses for destroying CCTV cameras – that’s what you get if you play a new ‘reality-game’ in Germany. The ‘Camover’ movement is spreading across the country, despite the fact that there’s no real… Read More ›
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North Korea seen preparing for rocket launch
Song Sang-ho The Korea Herald Publication Date : 16-02-2013 Seoul, Washington, Tokyo speed up talk on anti-Pyongyang sanctions North Korea appeared to be preparing for another long-range rocket launch at its northeastern Musudan-ri… Read More ›
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Ultranationalist politician suggests 10-tonne meteorite was in fact a new American weapon
Hundreds hurt in Russia after meteorite falls to Earth Howard Amos in Moscow The Guardian, Friday 15 February 2013 15.53 EST Galina Zaglumyonova was woken in her flat in central Chelyabinsk by an enormous explosion that blew in the balcony… Read More ›
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Tiffany v Costco
MANHATTAN – Costco is advertising and selling bogus Tiffany jewelry, Tiffany claims in a federal trademark complaint. http://www.courthousenews.com/2013/02/15/54910.htm
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HRR 15 FEB 2013 Video’s
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Study finds that ‘Big Pharma’ fails at self-policing ED drug advertising: Sex, lies and television?
“The mechanism set up by PhRMA for consumers to make complaints does not function: the FAX machine is typically not connected and complaints go unanswered.” Contact: Buffie Stephens buffiestephens@uncc.edu 704-687-5830 University of North Carolina at Charlotte CHARLOTTE, N.C. –Feb…. Read More ›
Engineering Evil 