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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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China doc recognized islands as Japan’s
News On Japan via presstv.com — Dec 30 A Chinese official document drafted in 1950 recognizes Japan as the owner of a group of islands in the East China Sea, which Beijing also lays claim to. The 20-page… Read More ›
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Firms May Be Liable for Acne Treatment Woes: Acne Drug Solodyn related to Liver Failure, Lupus, and Hepatitis
By ROSE BOUBOUSHIAN (CN) – A college student whose liver failed allegedly as a result of using the acne treatment Solodyn may sue Medicis and Ranbaxy Pharmaceuticals for negligence, a federal judge ruled. Brittani Tigert,… Read More ›
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$11.4 Million for Drug Kickbacks : Naproxen, Xodol, Fexmid, Dolgic
SAN DIEGO (CN) – San Diego-based Victory Pharma will pay $11.4 million in civil and criminal fines for paying kickbacks to doctors who prescribed its drugs, federal prosecutors said. Victory entered a deferred-prosecution agreement, agreed to pay… Read More ›
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US jet flown out of Iran
Dec 30, 2012 20:45 Moscow Time An American Falcon jet has been flown to Abu Dhabi after spending three weeks under repair in Ahwaz in southwestern Iran. Its crew returned to Abu Dhabi shortly after the… Read More ›
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NYC mayor pins crime rate spike on iPhone, iPad theft
If it weren’t for Apple kit, crime would be down By Neil McAllister in San Francisco Posted in Security, 29th December 2012 06:31 GMT Free whitepaper – Media and Entertainment Goes Digital Major crime is on the rise in New… Read More ›
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$600 Million Drug Cheat, Researchers Say
By ELIZABETH WARMERDAM SAN FRANCISCO (CN) – Venture capitalists swiped the rights to a new heart drug and stand to make $620 million from it, cheating the research company that developed it, the neuroscience company… Read More ›
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Health Research Report Video 28 DEC 2012
Topics: 1.Ready to Eat: the First GMO fish for the dinner table 2.Are GMOS ” Sterilizing ” Serbia 3.Maybe it’s time for a little human enhancement – Morally enhancing drugs added to our Water Supply
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145th Health Research Report 28 DEC 2012
Editors Top Five: Null…Only like have 5 articles. In this issue: Regular aspirin use 10 or more years ago associated with increased risk of type of age-related macular degeneration JAMA article discusses critical need for iodine supplements during pregnancy… Read More ›
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56 percent of female university students get drunk in record time
Contact: Press Office info@agenciasinc.es 34-914-251-820 FECYT – Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology Female university students get drunk – on purpose – quicker than their male counterparts, and live a more sedentary life than they do, according to a study… Read More ›
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Study turns parasite invasion theory on its head: Malaria vaccine may be destined to fail
Contact: Jen Middleton j.middleton@wellcome.ac.uk Wellcome Trust Current thinking on how the Toxoplasma gondii parasite invades its host is incorrect, according to a study published today in Nature Methods describing a new technique to knock out genes. The findings could have… Read More ›
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Germany saves money by Deporting the Elderly
Friday, 28 December 2012 German pensioners are being sent to care homes in Eastern Europe and Asia in what has been described as an ‘inhumane deportation’. Rising numbers of the elderly and sick are moved overseas for long-term care because… Read More ›
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Italian elections may decide euro’s fate
It’s Monti vs. Berlusconi as Yuletide sparring launches campaign. Paul Ames December 28, 2012 06:15 ROME, Italy — Italians took a break from politics for most of 2012. Bitter party rivals buried their grievances to give a non-elected, technocratic government… Read More ›
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‘Payment Protection,’ Hey?
LOS ANGELES – JP Morgan Chase Bank illegally sells customers “payment protection” insurance, though it knows they may not be eligible for benefits, a class action claims in Superior Court. http://www.courthousenews.com/2012/12/28/53464.htm
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New WordPress vuln emerges
W3 Total Cache has faulty defaults By Richard Chirgwin Posted in Security, 27th December 2012 21:29 GMT Free whitepaper – Why RAID is Dead for Big Data Storage Sorry to spoil the day for any sysadmins that thought today would be… Read More ›
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Are GMOs “sterilizing” Serbia?
Timur Blokhin Dec 27, 2012 15:52 Moscow Time Photo: EPA It’s no time for joking in Serbia: the ban on GMOs currently in force could spoil the country’s relations with the United States, and close the doors of the WTO… Read More ›
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European Union president Herman Van Rompuy tonight warned that David Cameron’s attempts to return powers to Britain are doomed
UK ‘walking into desert’, European Union president Herman Van Rompuy warns Nigen Morris Thursday, 27 December 2012 European Union president Herman Van Rompuy tonight warned that David Cameron’s attempts to return powers to Britain are doomed – as he… Read More ›
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Mild painkillers in pregnancy are associated with an increased risk of male reproductive problems
2010 study posted for filing Contact: Emma Mason wordmason@mac.com European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology New evidence has emerged that the use of mild painkillers such as paracetamol, aspirin and ibuprofen, may be part of the reason for the… Read More ›
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Study shows a single shot of morphine has long lasting effects on testosterone levels
2010 study posted for filing Contact: Ilene Raymond Rush irush@shro.org 215-470-2998 Sbarro Health Research Organization A single injection of morphine to fight persistent pain in male rats is able to strongly reduce the hormone testosterone in the brain and plasma,… Read More ›
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Exposure of humans to cosmetic UV filters is widespread (PCB’s ) present in 85 percent of human milk samples
2010 report posted for filing UV filters were present in 85 percent of human milk samples of a research published in Chemosphere Amsterdam, 2 November, 2010 – An investigation conducted in the context of the Swiss NationalResearch Programme… Read More ›
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Helicobacter pylori may fight off inflammatory bowel disease caused by Salmonella
2010 study posted for filing Contact: Mary F. Masson mfmasson@umich.edu 734-764-2220 University of Michigan Health System Helicobacter pylori in the mouse stomach put the brakes on colitis by reducing the immune response in the lower GI tract, U-M study shows… Read More ›
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Antibiotics have long-term impacts on gut flora/ Up to 2 years
2010 study posted for filing Contact: Laura Udakis l.udakis@sgm.ac.uk 44-118-988-1843 Society for General Microbiology Short courses of antibiotics can leave normal gut bacteria harbouring antibiotic resistance genes for up to two years after treatment, say scientists writing in the latest… Read More ›
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93rd Health Research Report 14 NOV 2010 – Reconstruction
Editors Top Five: Black raspberries may prevent colon cancer Study finds Plantar Fasciitis? Stretching seems to do the trick Obesity rate will reach at least 42 percent, say models of social contagion Dangerous chemicals in food wrappers likely… Read More ›
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China ‘highly vigilant’ over Japanese fighters flying over disputed islands
AFP Thursday, Dec 27, 2012 BEIJING – China is “highly vigilant” about Japanese jet fighter flights over islands claimed by both countries and Japan must bear responsibility for any consequences, Chinese military and maritime officials said on Thursday. The officials,… Read More ›
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New York newspaper draws fire after publishing names and addresses of gun permit holders
World Dec. 27, 2012 – 03:10PM JST ( 8 ) NEW YORK — A New York newspaper has sparked outrage by publishing a detailed map with thousands of names and addresses of gun permit holders in the wake of the… Read More ›
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Australian spies tell about their skills and employment on the web
Dec 27, 2012 09:05 Moscow Time © Photo: SXC.hu Professional and social media networking sites like LinkedIn and Facebook are now the places where you can choose between hundreds of former and some present Australian spies if you need to… Read More ›
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BBC shuts down Thorn Tree travel forum on Lonely Planet website over ‘uncomfortable themes’
BBC strongly denied speculation discussions concerned paedophilia Andrew Johnson Wednesday 26 December 2012 The message that currently greets visitors on the Thorn Tree forum web page The commercial arm of the BBC has shut down its hugely popular forum for… Read More ›
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MI6 codebreaker Gareth Williams ‘probably locked himself into sports bag’
MI6 codebreaker Gareth Williams probably locked himself into the sports bag where his naked body was found and was not the victim of a hit by the security services, Scotland Yard has found after conducting a review of the case…. Read More ›
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News Corp. Hacked Computers in U.S. Ad Wars, Dial Soap Says: ” “Mr. Carlucci threatened to fire any News employee (‘concerned about doing the right thing’)”
DETROIT (CN) – Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp. used Al Capone’s tactics and computer hacking to monopolize the market for promotions in 40,000 retail stores, and coupon inserts in “scores of newspapers nationwide,” the maker of Dial Soap claims in a… Read More ›
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The internet is leaving children brain-dead: Inventor warns ‘Google generation who spend life in front of screens are losing creativity and skills’
By John Stevens PUBLISHED: 17:30 EST, 25 December 2012 | UPDATED: 17:30 EST, 25 December 2012 One of Britain’s leading inventors has warned that a ‘Google generation’ who rely on the internet for everything are in danger of becoming… Read More ›
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‘Bad Pharma’ says we’re all victims of drug industry
By Stephen Curry, The Guardian Monday, December 24, 2012 11:11 EST Topics: clinical trials You should read it because behind the anodyne cover lurks a tale of horrific fascination that affects us all. Bad Pharma is the story of… Read More ›
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Are Santa’s Visits Legal?
by Jill Harness – December 25, 2012 – 9:30 AM Sometime between when you went to bed last night and when the sun came up this morning, a fat man in a red suit shimmied down your chimney… Read More ›
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Maybe it’s time for a little human enhancement – Morally enhancing drugs added to our Water Supply
Sam de Brito Published: December 23, 2012 – 3:00AM ‘There’s something in the water.” That’s what we say when we observe a bunch of locals behaving in the same, odd way, but maybe it’s also the answer to… Read More ›
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Vitamin E in front line of prostate cancer fight
2010 study posted for release Survival rates of the world’s most common cancer might soon be increased with a new vitamin E treatment which could significantly reduce tumour regrowth. Queensland University of Technology (QUT) prostate cancer… Read More ›
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No standard for the placebo? ” placebo ingredients for pills were disclosed in fewer than 10 percent of cases “
2010 study posted for filing Contact: Debra Kain ddkain@ucsd.edu 619-543-6163 University of California – San Diego Much of medicine is based on what is considered the strongest possible evidence: The placebo-controlled trial. A paper published in the October 19 issue… Read More ›
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So that’s why we’re allergic to sun creams
2010 study posted for filing Contact: Isabella Karlsson isabella.karlsson@chem.gu.se 46-317-869-108 University of Gothenburg What happens to sunscreens when they are exposed to sunlight? And how is the skin affected by the degradation products that form? This has been the subject… Read More ›
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92nd Health Research Report 23 OCT 2010 – Reconstruction
Editors Top Five: 1. So that’s why we’re allergic to sun creams 2. Too much light at night at night may lead to obesity, study finds 3. Fructose intolerance common in children with functional abdominal pain 4. No… Read More ›
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Russians man Syrian air defences
Russian military presence in Syria poses challenge to US-led intervention Advisers deployed with surface-to-air systems bolster President Assad’s defences and complicate outcome of any future strikes Julian Borger The Guardian, Sunday 23 December 2012 16.30 EST Syria crisis –… Read More ›
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Personalised pricing: driving prices down? Yes, a Price Just for You !
The Office of Fair Trading is probing whether some websites use data to hike prices for individual consumers – legal expert Vanessa Barnett says the opposite is likely to be the case. Personalised pricing is similar to supermarkets’ loyalty schemes,… Read More ›
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Linguist in State Secrets Jam Gets House Arrest
By RYAN ABBOTT WASHINGTON (CN) – A federal judge ordered home arrest for an American linguist accused of stealing national security secrets while working at a U.S. Navy base in Bahrain. James Hitselberger, 56, is fluent in Arabic,… Read More ›
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It’s health and safety gone… very sensible ( Bureaucracy Gone Mad )
Safety myths that saw knives banned in kitchens and umbrellas banned in the rain have been debunked by the Government’s health and safety watchdog. Sam Masters Sunday, 23 December 2012 The Health and Safety Executive’s so-called “myth-buster” panel was established… Read More ›
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Ready to eat: the first GM fish for the dinner table
US decision after 17-year battle over fast-growing salmon could pave way for same step in Britain Steve Connor Monday, 24 December 2012 A GM salmon which grows twice as fast as ordinary fish could become the first genetically-modified animal in… Read More ›
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Stabuniq Trojan rapidly stealing data from US banks
Author : Mohit Kumar on 12/23/2012 04:26:00 AM Trojan.Stabuniq geographic distribution by unique IP address Security researchers from Symantec have identified a new Trojan that appears to be targeting financial institutions. Dubbed Trojan.Stabuniq, the malware has been collecting information from… Read More ›
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Hungary counters EU, bans foreigners from buying Land
Sunday, 23 December 2012 Hungary has amended its constitution to bar foreigners from buying farmland, a move the government called “historic,” but one that could cause friction with the European Union. Foreigners are already blocked from buying farmland under a… Read More ›
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FBI – Finally – question Benghazi consulate attack suspect
Dec 22, 10:45 AM EST FBI question Benghazi consulate attack suspect By BOUAZZA BEN BOUAZZA Associated Press TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — After months of asking, agents from the FBI questioned the only known suspect in… Read More ›
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Hospital apologises to 38 families for appalling care that saw a patient starve to death
An NHS hospital has apologised to 38 families after a patient starved to death and it left other dying people screaming in pain. From left: Patricia Bridle, Laurence Hodges, Lois Smith and Chris Grande Photo: JOHN ROBERTSON/NEWSTEAM/ANDREW FOX By Laura Donnelly,… Read More ›
Engineering Evil 