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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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Report: Syrian Rebels Have New Anti-Aircraft Missiles
<!—-> Nov. 29, 2012 – 10:35AM | By AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE WASHINGTON — Syrian rebels have recently obtained up to 40 shoulder-fired anti-aircraft missiles, the Washington Post reported Nov. 29, citing Western and Middle Eastern intelligence officials. Some of the missiles… Read More ›
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Europe disintegrating into regions
Vlad Grinkevich Nov 30, 2012 18:12 Moscow Time © Collage “The Voice of Russia” The worsening economic situation in Europe may lead to the appearance of new states. The increasing integration of the Eurozone countries has triggered centrifugal trends inside… Read More ›
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Crooks inject malicious Java applet into FOREX trading website
VXers wouldn’t give a XXXX for anything else By John Leyden Posted in Security, 30th November 2012 07:29 GMT Free whitepaper – The Benefits of a Hybrid Security Architecture A FOREX trading website has been contaminated with a malicious Java… Read More ›
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Harvard approves student club dedicated to ‘kinky sex’
The group ‘Harvard College Munch,’ which relishes in conversations about erotic sex, has been officially recognized by the prestigious university The expected approval from the school’s student life board will entitle Munch to officially meet for on-campus meals, promote on… Read More ›
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Serbian village in panic after mayor warns of vampire on the loose
Thursday, 29 November 2012 Residents of the western Serbian village of Zarozje reportedly received a unique public health warning recently, when the town’s mayor cautioned that a vampire was on the loose. That is not a joke, and the people… Read More ›
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Blood-sugar lowering medications may increase risk for false positive results in cancer screenings
2010 study posted for filing Contact: Amy Shaw ashaw@snm.org 703-652-6773 Society of Nuclear Medicine New study suggests that medication used to control blood sugar levels can distort results of some molecular imaging screenings for cancer SALT LAKE CITY—A study presented… Read More ›
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Green tea extract appears to keep cancer in check in majority of CLL patients
2010 study posted for filing Contact: Karl Oestreich newsbureau@mayo.edu 507-284-5005 Mayo Clinic Mayo Clinic has conducted the first clinical studies of tea extract in cancer patients CHICAGO — ASCO Abstract Number: 6522 (http://abstract.asco.org/AbstView_74_47574.html). An extract of green tea appears to… Read More ›
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Key nutrient in maternal diet promises ‘dramatic’ improvements for people with Down syndrome ( Choline )
2010 study posted for filing Contact: John Carberry jjc338@cornell.edu 607-255-5353 Cornell University ITHACA, N.Y. – A nutrient found in egg yolks, liver and cauliflower taken by mothers during pregnancy and nursing may offer lifelong “dramatic” health benefits to people with… Read More ›
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New evidence that chili pepper ingredient fights fat
2010 study posted for filing Contact: Michael Bernstein m_bernstein@acs.org 202-872-6042 American Chemical Society Capsaicin, the stuff that gives chili peppers their kick, may cause weight loss and fight fat buildup by triggering certain beneficial protein changes in the body, according… Read More ›
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Peaches, plums induce deliciously promising death of breast cancer cells
2010 study posted for filing Contact: Kathleen Phillips ka-phillips@tamu.edu 979-845-2872 Texas A&M AgriLife Communications AUDIO: Breast cancer cells — even the most aggressive type — died after treatments with peach and plum extracts in lab tests at… Read More ›
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WHO and the pandemic flu “conspiracies” – FULL report from the BMJ and The Bureau of Investigative Journalism 2010
2010 report posted for filing Conflicts of Interest WHO and the pandemic flu “conspiracies” Deborah Cohen, features editor, BMJ, Philip Carter, journalist, The Bureau of Investigative Journalism, London dcohen@bmj.com Key scientists advising the World Health Organization on planning for an… Read More ›
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83rd Health Research Report 10 JUN 2010 – Reconstruction
In this Issue: 1. Conflicts of Interest 2. Antidepressants in pregnancy increase risk of miscarriage 3. New Cancer Guidelines: Exercise During and After Treatment is Now Encouraged, Says Penn Medicine-Led Panel 4. Aspirin recommendations changed for many younger diabetic patients… Read More ›
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Microsoft STALKS YOU even more than supermarkets do, says dev
Original URL: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/11/29/web_tracking/ Hey, get your tracker kit out of my trouser browser By John Leyden Posted in Security, 29th November 2012 12:57 GMT Free whitepaper – Gartner: Secure Web Gateway Malware Detection Techniques Web-tracking is rife on technology vendor websites,… Read More ›
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Antivirus biz’s founder unmasked as noted Chinese hacker
Original URL: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/11/29/anvisoft_chinese_intrigue/ Blackhat once attacked US Department of Defense By John Leyden Posted in Security, 29th November 2012 09:19 GMT Free whitepaper – Gartner: Secure Web Gateway Malware Detection Techniques Antivirus startup Anvisoft was founded by an infamous Chinese hacker… Read More ›
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Germany displaces China as US Treasury’s currency villain
The US Treasury has issued a damning criticism of Germany’s chronic trade surplus in its annual report on worldwide exchange rate abuse, although it stopped short of labelling the country a currency manipulator. The report said Germany’s current account surplus… Read More ›
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Family of Cold War bioweapons expert say he was drugged with LSD and pushed from window by CIA operatives as part of top-secret program
By Daily Mail Reporter and Associated Press PUBLISHED: 22:24 EST, 28 November 2012 | UPDATED: 22:24 EST, 28 November 2012 Murdered? Frank Olson was long through to have jumped to his death in 1959, but his sons now say he… Read More ›
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Pesticides claim one life and sickens 129 others as people desperate to get rid of bed bugs use the outdoor toxins in their BEDROOMS
By Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED: 20:58 EST, 28 November 2012 | UPDATED: 20:58 EST, 28 November 2012 No one likes bed bugs. But in recent years as the infestation rate explodes people are increasingly poisoning themselves in an attempt… Read More ›
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U.S. DoD’s Autonomous Weapons Directive Keeps Man in the Loop: ” Humans still must play an oversight role “
Nov. 27, 2012 – 01:43PM | By AARON MEHTA | The U.S. Defense Department has issued a new directive on the use of autonomous and semi-autonomous weapon systems, an attempt to regulate a technology that officials say could be years… Read More ›
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Chinese police plan to board vessels in disputed seas
From Jan 1, Hainan police will seize control of foreign ships which “illegally enter” Chinese waters. -Reuters Thu, Nov 29, 2012 Reuters CHINA – Police in the southern Chinese island province of Hainan will board and search ships which enter into what… Read More ›
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US software firm hacked for years after suing China
Original URL: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/11/29/solid_oak_china_hacked_three_years/ Solid Oak nearly went under after three years of persistent attack By Phil Muncaster Posted in Security, 29th November 2012 04:05 GMT Free whitepaper – Gartner: Secure Web Gateway Malware Detection Techniques A Californian software company which sued… Read More ›
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Sex for tuition fees anyone? Students being offered up to £15,000 a year to cover cost of studies, in exchange for having sex with strangers
Undercover investigation reveals shocking ‘sponsorship’ deals being offered to cash-strapped students Charlotte Philby, Jonathan Brown Wednesday, 28 November 2012 Students are being offered up to £15,000 a year to cover their university studies in exchange for having sex with a… Read More ›
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You have no natural right to food
2010 report posted for filing. The Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund (FTCLDF), an organization whose mission includes “defending the rights and broadening the freedoms of family farms and protecting consumer access to raw milk and nutrient dense foods”, recently filed… Read More ›
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Anti-aging supplements may be best taken not too late in life
2010 study posted for filing Contact: Czerne M. Reid czerne@ufl.edu 352-273-5810 University of Florida Anti-aging supplements made up of mixtures might be better than single compounds at preventing decline in physical function, according to researchers at the University of Florida’s… Read More ›
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Prenatal exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals linked to breast cancer
2010 study for filing Contact: Aaron Lohr alohr@endo-society.org 240-482-1380 The Endocrine Society A study in mice reveals that prenatal exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals, like bisphenol-A (BPA) and diethylstilbestrol (DES), may program a fetus for life. Therefore, adult women who were… Read More ›
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High-fat ketogenic diet effectively treats persistent childhood seizures
2010 study posted for filing Contact: Ekaterina Pesheva epeshev1@jhmi.edu 410-516-4996 Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions The high-fat ketogenic diet can dramatically reduce or completely eliminate debilitating seizures in most children with infantile spasms, whose seizures persist despite medication, according to a… Read More ›
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New evidence caffeine may slow Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias, restore cognitive function
2010 study posted fro filing Contact: Astrid Engelen a.engelen@iospress.nl 31-206-883-355 IOS Press Researchers explore potential benefits of caffeine in special supplement to the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease Amsterdam, The Netherlands, May 17, 2010 – Although caffeine is the most widely… Read More ›
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Most patients survive common thyroid cancer regardless of treatment
2010 study posted for filing Contact: David Corriveau David.A.Corriveau@Dartmouth.edu 603-653-0771 JAMA and Archives Journals Individuals with papillary thyroid cancer that has not spread beyond the thyroid gland appear to have favorable outcomes regardless of whether they receive treatment within the… Read More ›
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Eating processed meats, but not unprocessed red meats, may raise risk of heart disease and diabetes
2010 study posted for filing Contact: Todd Datz tdatz@hsph.harvard.edu 617-998-8819 Harvard School of Public Health Boston, MA – In a new study, researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) have found that eating processed meat, such as bacon,… Read More ›
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Long-term use of vitamin E may decrease COPD risk
2010 study posted for filing Contact: Keely Savoie ksavoie@thoracic.org 212-315-8620 American Thoracic Society ATS 2010, NEW ORLEANS— Long-term, regular use of vitamin E in women 45 years of age and older may help decrease the risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary… Read More ›
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82nd Health Research Report 31 MAY 2010 – Reconstruction
Health Research Report 82nd Issue 31 May 2010 Compiled By Ralph Turchiano http://www.healthresearchreport.me www.vit.bz http://www.youtube.com/vhfilm www.facebook.com/engineeringevil http://www.engineeringevil.com In this Issue: 1. Long-term use of vitamin E may decrease COPD risk 2. Eating processed meats, but not unprocessed red meats, may raise risk… Read More ›
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XSS vulnerability in 4shared and NATO Multimedia Library Exposed
Posted by Mohit Kumar on 11/28/2012 05:20:00 AM| Inj3ct0r Team found cross site scripting vulnerability in 4shared , a file sharing site. Vulnerability link is exposed in a note available at their website. In general, cross-site scripting refers to that hacking technique… Read More ›
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Hackers break into International Atomic Energy Agency servers
The UN nuclear watchdog has acknowledged one of its former computer servers had been hacked. The stolen information was contained in a statement by a group with an Iranian-sounding name calling for an inquiry into Israel’s nuclear activities. The International Atomic… Read More ›
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Swiss prosecutors say death of Russian whistle blower will not derail huge fraud investigation
Alexander Perepilichnyy, a 44-year-old businessman who left Russia three years ago, was found dead outside his luxury mansion on an exclusive private estate in Surrey two weeks ago Jerome Taylor Wednesday, 28 November 2012 Prosecutors in Switzerland say… Read More ›
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Egyptian high court on Wednesday sentenced to death US pastor Terry Jones for burning copies of the Koran
Egypt: Court sentences Terry Jones to death over burnt Koran Death penalty also for 6 Copts in U.S. over anti-Mohammed film 28 November, 14:01 (ANSAmed) – Cairo, November 28 – An Egyptian high court on Wednesday sentenced to death US… Read More ›
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Samsung printers have secret admin account
Original URL: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/11/28/samsung_printers_have_backdoor_admin_account/ Patch primed to prevent printer p0wnage By Simon Sharwood, APAC Editor Posted in Security, 28th November 2012 05:38 GMT Free whitepaper – IDC: Top Five Considerations for Cloud-Based Security Some Samsung printers, including models the Korean company made… Read More ›
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India’s poster boy for vegetarianism – he’s just fathered a child at 96
Andrew Buncombe Tuesday, 27 November 2012 The world’s oldest father has been recruited by activists in India who maintain lifelong vegetarians retain their “vigour” better than others. Ramajit Raghav, who shot to celebrity two years ago at the age of… Read More ›
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A $230 million fraud – and a trail of death that just keeps growing
Alexander Perepilichnyy is the fourth person connected to a murky tax case to have met a suspicious end Jerome Taylor Tuesday, 27 November 2012 With its sweeping vistas of the Persian Gulf and central location in the Middle… Read More ›
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Yahoo! email! hijack! exploit!… Yours! for! $700!
Cybercrook: It’s a bargain, guys… They usually cost way more By John Leyden • Get more from this author Posted in Security, 27th November 2012 10:58 GMT Free whitepaper – The Benefits of a Hybrid Security Architecture A cross-site scripting (XSS)… Read More ›
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Teen held after ham is thrown at mosque
Boy held after ham thrown at Crawley mosque Tom Pugh Tuesday 27 November 2012 A 16-year-old boy was arrested by police investigating a hate crime after pieces of ham were thrown at a mosque. The teenager was held on suspicion… Read More ›
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Egypt leader demands US aid, censorship, plus end to Israel ‘occupation’
Posted By Neil Munro On 5:55 PM 09/26/2012 @ 5:55 PM In DC Exclusives – Original Reporting,Featured,Politics Egypt’s new Islamist President Mohammed Morsi on Wednesday used his first speech at the United Nations to demand curbs on Western free speech… Read More ›
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Majority of British public wants to leave Europe
Conservatives and Ukip ‘at war’ as ComRes survey for The Independent finds 54 per cent want Britain to leave the EU provided it could keep its close trade relationship with the bloc Andrew Grice, Nigel Morris Monday, 26… Read More ›
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Plane loads of cash: Flight records reveal Russia flew 30 tonnes of bank notes to Syrian regime
The logs show that a cargo plane belonging to the Syrian Air Force made eight round trips between Moscow’s Vnukovo Airport and Damascus over three months this summer Shaun Walker Monday, 26 November 2012 According to newly released… Read More ›
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Goldman Sachs won’t do business with Southern Europe ” only a “small” probability that the euro area will stick together “
Monday, 26 November 2012 Goldman Sachs Group Inc., the No. 1 stock underwriter in Europe, turned down roles in offerings by banks in Spain and Italy this year, the only top U.S. securities firm not to take part in the… Read More ›
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Drugs giant Novartis warns jobs may go overseas: said bringing a drug to an NHS trust, securing clinical trials and getting approval, is inefficient and takes too long
The Government must tackle the red-tape and research hold-ups hampering Britain’s pharmaceutical industry or risk seeing jobs and investment disappear overseas, one of the industry’s leading companies has warned. Novartis global finance director Jon Symonds said that while the UK… Read More ›
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8 Things we learned from Stephen Hawking’s new book
Sunday, 25 November 2012 From the idea that our universe is one among many, to the revelation that mathematician Pythagoras didn’t actually invent the Pythagorean theorem, here are eight shocking things we learned from reading physicist Stephen Hawking’s new book,… Read More ›
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