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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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Early life exposure to BPA may affect testis function in adulthood
2010 study posted for filing Exposure to environmental levels of the industrial chemical bisphenol A, or BPA, in the womb and early life may cause long-lasting harm to testicular function, according to a new study conducted in animals. The… Read More ›
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Progesterone (NOT Progestin) is effective for hot flash treatment and provides an alternative to estrogen
2010 study posted for filing Postmenopausal women who experience bothersome hot flashes or night sweats may have an alternative treatment to estrogen. According to a new study, oral micronized progesterone relieves those symptoms. The results will be presented Saturday… Read More ›
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85th Health Research Report 12 JUL 2010 – Reconstruction
Health Research Report 85th Issue 12 JUL 2010 Compiled By Ralph Turchiano http://www.vit.bz http://www.youtube.com/vhfilm http://www.facebook.com/engineeringevil http://www.engineeringevil.com http://www.healthresearchreport.me Editors top five: 1. Study demonstrates pine bark naturally reduces hay fever symptoms 2. Increasing Fertility Threefold 3. Antioxidants do help arteries stay healthy 4…. Read More ›
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Couple Claim Cop Stole Their Drugs: Utah does not safeguard personal prescription information from unlawful access or dissemination
By JONNY BONNER SALT LAKE CITY (CN) – A city cop used Utah’s prescription drug database to visit a couple’s home for so-called “pill checks” and steal their pain drugs, hoping “they would be too dumb to notice the pills… Read More ›
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New Mac Malware ‘Dockster’ Found on Dalai Lama site
Author : Mohit Kumar on 12/05/2012 03:48:00 AM A new trojan horse app called Dockster is targeting Mac users by exploiting a known Java vulnerability CVE-2012-0507. The trojan is apparently being delivered through a website (gyalwarinpoche.com) dedicated to… Read More ›
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Serbia: ambassador to NATO commits suicide
05 December, 13:31 (ANSAmed) – BELGRADE, DECEMBER 5 – Serbia’s ambassador to NATO, Branislav Milinkovic, 52, committed suicide last night at the Zaventem airport in Brussels, Serbia’s diplomatic delegation confirmed to ANSA. The sources did not indicate the… Read More ›
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US and UK spooks alerted over massive Swiss data leak
Rogue IT admin plundered state secrets By Iain Thomson in San Francisco Posted in Security, 4th December 2012 19:25 GMT Free whitepaper – A private Cloud-based approach The Swiss intelligence agency (NDB) has been warning its US and UK counterparts that… Read More ›
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Scientists warn of sperm count crisis : “serious public health warning”
Biggest-ever study confirms drastic decline in male reproductive health Jeremy Laurance Wednesday, 5 December 2012 The reproductive health of the average male is in sharp decline, the world’s largest study of the quality and concentration of sperm has found. Between… Read More ›
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Mother Of Former Greek PM Papandreou Linked To $714 Million Swiss Bank Account
Adam Taylor Dec. 3, 2012, 4:22 PM pasokphotos via Flickr The so-called “Lagarde List” is causing trouble in Greece again, with new reports linking it to the very top levels of political society. On Sunday two Greek weekly magazines, To … Read More ›
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Sensitive information of 1 Million people breached at Nationwide Insurance
Author : Mohit Kumar on 12/02/2012 09:25:00 PM Nationwide Insurance was breached last week and Sensitive information of about 1 Million people is at risk. The FBI is investigating a breach, including policy and non-policy holders. . Nationwide mailed notices to… Read More ›
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Can your make-up harm your IQ? How 55per cent of lipstick contains traces of lead – and it could affect mental health
By Sadie Whitelocks PUBLISHED: 11:06 EST, 3 December 2012 | UPDATED: 11:16 EST, 3 December 2012 A study involving 22 brands of lipstick found that 55per cent contained trace amounts of lead. Underwriters Laboratories revealed that 12 of the lip… Read More ›
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A vaccine-derived strain of poliovirus that has spread in recent years is serious but it can be tackled with an existing vaccine
2010 study posted for filing Contact: Laura Gallagher l.gallagher@imperial.ac.uk 44-020-759-48432 Imperial College London Polio research gives new insight into tackling vaccine-derived poliovirus A vaccine-derived strain of poliovirus that has spread in recent years is serious but it can be tackled… Read More ›
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Early life exposure to BPA may affect testis function in adulthood
2010 study posted for filing Contact: Aaron Lohr alohr@endo-society.org 240-482-1380 The Endocrine Society Exposure to environmental levels of the industrial chemical bisphenol A, or BPA, in the womb and early life may cause long-lasting harm to testicular function, according to… Read More ›
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Blueberry ameliorates hepatic fibrosis
2010 study posted for filing Contact: Ye-Ru Wang wjg@wjgnet.com 86-105-908-0039 World Journal of Gastroenterology Conventional drugs used in the treatment of liver diseases inevitably have side effects. An increasing number of natural substances have been studied to explore if they… Read More ›
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Higher levels of vitamin B6, common amino acid associated with lower risk of lung cancer
2010 study posted for filing Contact: Paul Brennan, Ph.D. Brennan@iarc.fr JAMA and Archives Journals This release is available in Chinese. An analysis that included nearly 400,000 participants finds that those with higher blood levels of vitamin B6 and the essential… Read More ›
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Polyphenols in red wine and green tea halt prostate cancer growth
2010 study posted for filing Contact: Cody Mooneyhan cmooneyhan@faseb.org 301-634-7104 Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology New report in the FASEB Journal suggests that disrupting a particular cellular signaling pathway could stop or slow the initiation, promotion, and progression… Read More ›
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Healthy diet could slow or reverse early effects of Alzheimer’s disease
2010 study posted for filing Contact: Preston M. Moretz pmoretz@temple.edu 215-204-4380 Temple University Patients in the early to moderate stages of Alzheimer’s Disease could have their cognitive impairment slowed or even reversed by switching to a healthier diet, according to… Read More ›
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Molecular link between diabetes and schizophrenia connects food and mood
2010 study posted for filing Contact: Leigh MacMillan leigh.macmillan@vanderbilt.edu 615-322-4747 Vanderbilt University Medical Center Defects in insulin function – which occur in diabetes and obesity – could directly contribute to psychiatric disorders like schizophrenia. Vanderbilt University Medical Center investigators… Read More ›
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(HPV) Tumor virus is best predictor of throat cancer survival
2010 Study posted for filing Contact: Darrell E. Ward Darrell.Ward@osumc.edu 614-293-3737 Ohio State University Medical Center COLUMBUS, Ohio – The presence of human papilloma virus, the virus that causes cervical cancer, in tumors is the most important predictor… Read More ›
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84th Health Research Report 24 JUN 2010 – Reconstruction
Health Research Report 84th Issue 24 JUN 2010 Compiled By Ralph Turchiano http://www.vit.bz http://www.youtube.com/vhfilm www.facebook.com/engineeringevil http://www.engineeringevil.com www.healthresearchreport.me In this issue: 1. Tumor virus is best predictor of throat cancer survival 2. Molecular link between diabetes and schizophrenia connects food and mood 3…. Read More ›
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Turkey fines TV over Simpsons show for ‘mocking God’
CNBC-E was fined because it “mocked God” by depicting him serving Satan a cup of coffee. -AFP Mon, Dec 03, 2012 AFP ANKARA – Turkey’s media watchdog has fined a private television channel for broadcasting episodes of the American… Read More ›
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Indian navy prepared to deploy to South China Sea to protect oil interests: Asian giants could be on a collision course
India has sparred diplomatically with China in the past over its gas and oil exploration. -AFP Mon, Dec 03, 2012 AFP NEW DELHI – The Indian navy is prepared to deploy vessels to the South China Sea to protect India’s oil… Read More ›
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Who’s using ‘password’ as a password? TOO MANY OF YOU
Study of hacked websites reveals top 25 common passphrases By John Leyden Posted in Security, 3rd December 2012 12:37 GMT Free whitepaper – Gartner: Secure Web Gateway Malware Detection Techniques A study to find the top 25 leaked passwords of… Read More ›
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Is the end of the world really nigh? Authorities reassure Russians over Mayan Armageddon prophecy amid reports of ‘unusual behaviour’
Some parts of Russia, which is often said to have a penchant for mystical thinking, appear to have been spooked by the Mayan predictions Rob Williams Monday, 3 December 2012 As the 21st of December nears, Russian authorities are attempting… Read More ›
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From sci-fi to reality: The computer-blitzing drone that can cripple a nation’s electronics at the touch of a button
Aircraft manufacturer Boeing have created a weapon that can knock out computers The missile is thought to be able to penetrate bunkers and caves Experts warn, in the wrong hands, could bring Western cities to their knees By Ben Ellery… Read More ›
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The Hobbit film leaves fans with an unexpected sickness
Latest J.R.R. Tolkien adaptation was filmed at a higher frame rate, but the results have left viewers queasy LAST UPDATED AT 12:33 ON Sun 2 Dec 2012 MOVIEGOERS who went to see the first screening of The Hobbit in New… Read More ›
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Are U.S. Defense Experts Getting China Wrong? Yes on Everything
Dec. 1, 2012 – 12:56PM | By WENDELL MINNICK | TAIPEI — Are Western experts on China’s military modernization efforts misreading and downplaying the level of ambition, sophistication and just plain guts the Chinese are showing in the country’s quest… Read More ›
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China plan to board ships sets off alarm : ” potential military flash point, one of the world’s busiest shipping lanes “
News Desk Philippine Daily Inquirer Publication Date : 01-12-2012 Southeast Asia’s top diplomat warned yesterday of great anxiety over China’s plan to board and search ships that illegally enter what it considers its territory in the disputed South China Sea… Read More ›
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Egypt: Youth paint and sing against the Muslim Brotherhood: Street artists in Tahrir to defend freedom of thought
30 November, 18:51 (ANSAmed) – CAIRO, NOVEMBER 30 – ”They beat us and they stop us from expressing our ideas. They say they are our brothers, but of brotherhood they have absolutely nothing”: that is, except for the name by… Read More ›
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Give back our money, savers yell at Spain banks
News @ AsiaOne Furious Spaniards who say banks cheated them of their savings took to the streets demanding that the bailed-out lenders give them their money back. -AFP Sat, Dec 01, 2012 AsiaOne MADRID – Furious Spaniards… Read More ›
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Malware slurps rocket data from Japanese space agency
Secrets of Epsilon go out the door By Iain Thomson in San Francisco Posted in Security, 30th November 2012 22:58 GMT Free whitepaper – Gartner: Secure Web Gateway Malware Detection Techniques Malware on a computer in the Japan Aerospace Exploration… Read More ›
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Could mistletoe give the kiss of death to cancer?
Contact: Gordon Howarth gordon.howarth@adelaide.edu.au 61-883-137-885 University of Adelaide IMAGE: Health Sciences student Zahra Lotfollahi with a sample of mistletoe extract at the University of Adelaide’s Waite Campus.Click here for more information. Mistletoe has become an important symbol… Read More ›
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Homicide spreads like infectious disease
Contact(s): Andy Henion Media Communications office: (517) 355-3294 cell: (517) 281-6949 Andy.Henion@cabs.msu.edu, April Zeoli Criminal Justice office: (517) 353-9554 zeoli@msu.edu Homicide moves through a city in a process similar to infectious disease, according to a new study that may give… Read More ›
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Potentially toxic flame retardants found in many US couches
Contact: Tim Lucas tdlucas@duke.edu 919-613-8084 Duke University DURHAM, N.C. — More than half of all couches tested in a Duke University-led study contained potentially toxic or untested chemical flame retardants that may pose risks to human health. Among the chemicals… Read More ›
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New study: Many flame retardants in house dust — unsafe levels: study finds chemicals linked to cancer, learning problems, hormone disruption
Contact: Kathryn Rodgers rodgers@silentspring.org 617-332-4288 x225 Silent Spring Institute Peer-reviewed study finds chemicals linked to cancer, learning problems, hormone disruption A peer-reviewed study of the largest number of flame retardants ever tested in homes found that most houses had levels… Read More ›
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Compound found in rosemary protects against macular degeneration in laboratory model
Contact: Heather Buschman, Ph.D. hbuschman@sanfordburnham.org 858-795-5343 Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute Sanford-Burnham researchers discover that carnosic acid, a component of the herb rosemary, promotes eye health in rodents—providing a possible new approach for treating conditions such as age-related macular degeneration … Read More ›
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Man’s best friend: Common canine virus may lead to new vaccines for deadly human diseases
Public Affairs News Service Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2012 Writer: James E. Hataway, 706/542-5222, jhataway@uga.edu Contact: Biao He, 706/542-2855, bhe@uga.edu Athens, Ga. – Researchers at the University of Georgia have discovered that a virus commonly found in dogs may serve as… Read More ›
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Heart failure drug less effective in real world; aldosterone antagonists
Contact: Sarah Avery sarah.avery@duke.edu 919-660-1306 Duke University Medical Center DURHAM, N.C. – A large study addressing the effectiveness and safety of aldosterone antagonist therapy for older heart failure patients has found notable differences between the drug’s results in clinical trial… Read More ›
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4 common antipsychotic drugs found to lack safety and effectiveness in older adults: aripiprazole (Abilify), olanzapine (Zyprexa), quetiapine (Seroquel), and risperidone (Risperdal)
Contact: Debra Kain ddkain@ucsd.edu 619-543-6163 University of California – San Diego In older adults, antipsychotic drugs are commonly prescribed off-label for a number of disorders outside of their Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved indications – schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. The… Read More ›
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Release all Tamiflu data as promised, argue researchers
Contact: Emma Dickinson edickinson@bmjgroup.com 44-020-738-36529 BMJ-British Medical Journal Company plans to set up review board, but researchers want it to keep its promise The latest correspondence is posted online today as part of the BMJ‘s open data campaign, aimed at… Read More ›
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Bothered by Negative, Unwanted Thoughts? Just Throw Them Away
11/26/12 COLUMBUS, Ohio — If you want to get rid of unwanted, negative thoughts, try just ripping them up and tossing them in the trash. In a new study, researchers found that when people wrote down their thoughts on a … Read More ›
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Eurozone unemployment hits record high of 11.7pc
Recession in the eurozone forced a further 173,000 people out of work during October and pushed the unemployment rate to a record high of 11.7pc. By Matthew Sparkes 2:09PM GMT 30 Nov 2012 Almost 26m people across Europe are now… Read More ›
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Warning Graphic: This is who Hague set Free
Friday, 30 November 2012 19 Witnesses, all Albanians who were suppose to testify against Ramush Haradinaj were brutally executed during a 7 year time frame. The rest of the witness who were pretty much as good as dead refused to… Read More ›
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