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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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Japan protests as Chinese ships enter Japanese territorial waters
1:25am EDT By Kiyoshi Takenaka and Antoni Slodkowski TOKYO | Mon Sep 24, 2012 1:25am EDT TOKYO (Reuters) – Three Chinese ships entered what Japan considers its territorial waters near disputed islands in the East China Sea on Monday,… Read More ›
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Higher urinary levels of commonly used chemical, BPA, linked with cardiovascular disease, diabetes
2008 post for filing Contact: David Melzer, M.B., Ph.D. david.melzer@pms.ac.uk JAMA and Archives Journals Higher levels of urinary Bisphenol A (BPA), a chemical compound commonly used in plastic packaging for food and beverages, is associated with cardiovascular disease, type 2… Read More ›
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Common bronchodilator linked to increased deaths
2008 Post for filing Contact: Marla Paul Marla-Paul@northwestern.edu 312-503-8928 Northwestern University CHICAGO — A common bronchodilator drug which has been used for more than a decade by patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has been linked to a one-third… Read More ›
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Drinking chamomile tea daily with meals may help prevent the complications of diabetes, which include loss of vision, nerve damage, and kidney damage
2008 Post for filing Drinking chamomile tea may help fight complications of diabetes Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry Drinking chamomile tea daily with meals may help prevent the complications of diabetes, which include loss of vision, nerve damage, and… Read More ›
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Sulforaphane, which occurs naturally in broccoli restores certain functions in COPD
2008 Post for filing Contact: Keely Savoie ksavoie@thoracic.org 212-315-8620 American Thoracic Society COPD? Eat your veggies You know it’s good for you in other ways, but could eating your broccoli also help patients with chronic lung disease? It just might…. Read More ›
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Diet may eliminate spasms for infants with epilepsy: Low Carbohydrate Diet
2008 re-post for filing Contact: Sean Wagner swagner@wiley.com 781-388-8550 Wiley-Blackwell Treatment shown to be effective without side effects in children before trying drugs Baltimore, Md. – September 08, 2008 – Infantile spasms are a severe and potentially devastating epilepsy condition… Read More ›
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Oxidative stress: Mechanism of cell death clarified: ” this cell death could be completely prevented by Vitamin E, but not by water-soluble antioxidants”
2008 Posted for filing Contact: Heinz-Jörg Haury presse@helmholtz-muenchen.de 49-893-187-2460 Helmholtz Zentrum München – German Research Center for Environmental Health Life processes in cells require a reducing environment that needs to be sustained with the help of a large number of… Read More ›
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39th Health Research Report 16 SEP 2008 – Reconstruction
Editors Top Five: 1. Substance found in fruits and vegetables reduces likelihood of the flu 2. New study will make criminals sweat 3. Common bronchodilator linked to increased deaths 4. Higher urinary levels of commonly used chemical, BPA, linked with… Read More ›
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New Study of Political Defections Identifies ‘Personality Type’ Prone to Switch Sides
ScienceDaily (Sep. 24, 2012) — A new study on political defections from the University of Leicester has identified an ‘archetype’ for someone who is likely to break political ranks. The research, published in the week following Lord Stevens’ defection to… Read More ›
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Iran claims Siemens sold it sabotaged nuclear equipment: Wired with Explosives
By Agence France-Presse Sunday, September 23, 2012 17:00 EDT Topics: Aladin Borujerdi ♦ nuclear activities ♦ Siemens A prominent MP, Aladin Borujerdi, has accused German firm Siemens of having sold Iran equipment for its nuclear activities laced with mini-explosives, which… Read More ›
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Gary Johnson files anti-trust lawsuit to appear in presidential debates
By Jonathan Terbush Sunday, September 23, 2012 13:17 EDT Topics: gary johnson ♦ presidential debates ♦ the White House Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson filed an anti-trust lawsuit suit in federal court Friday alleging that the Democratic and Republican parties… Read More ›
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China surveillance ships enter waters near disputed islands: In Japanese territorial waters
TOKYO | Sun Sep 23, 2012 8:35pm EDT TOKYO (Reuters) – Two Chinese marine surveillance ships entered what Japan considers its territorial waters near disputed islands in the East China Sea on Monday, the Japanese Coast Guard said, a move… Read More ›
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World Health Organisation says has found new SARS-like virus
6:13pm EDT By Kate Kelland LONDON (Reuters) – A new virus belonging to the same family as the SARS virus that killed 800 people in 2002 has been identified in Britain in a man who had recently been in Saudi… Read More ›
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White House, DHS, FBI Drafting Executive Order on Cybersecurity
Sep. 21, 2012 – 09:28AM | By NICOLE BLAKE JOHNSON Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano told a Senate committee that that an executive order dealing with cybersecurity threats will be less effective than legislation. (Jim Watson / AFP via… Read More ›
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China Navy Takes Delivery of 1st Aircraft Carrier: Report
Sep. 23, 2012 – 12:28PM | By AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE | China’s first aircraft carrier berthed at Dalian port is seen Sept. 5. (AFP) BEIJING — China’s first aircraft carrier was handed over to the navy of the People’s Liberation… Read More ›
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So that’s why children love burger and chips: Fast-food logos are ‘branded’ on their brains, claims study
Appetite and pleasure centres light up when shown advertising images ‘Majority of foods marketed to children are unhealthy’ says scientist By Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED:10:00 EST, 23 September 2012| UPDATED:11:05 EST, 23 September 2012 Parents have long suspected their… Read More ›
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Wild parrots name their babies | video | : Rival Human Language
Wild green-rumped parrotlet parents give their babies their own individual names Wild pair of green-rumped parrotlets, Forpus passerinus, photographed in Venezuela. Male (left) and female (right). Image: screengrab. . People who live with parrots know that they can mimic their… Read More ›
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‘They’re selling time bombs’: Scientists reveal how baths sends users crazy with ingredient ingredient that is ten times stronger than cocaine
By Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED:10:35 EST, 23 September 2012| UPDATED:11:26 EST, 23 September 2012 As lethal bath salts continue to take young lives, researchers have discovered the shocking strength of a key ingredient that leaves users struggling with the… Read More ›
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From shopping to warfare, why maps shape our minds as well as our planet
Apple’s new mapping software is under intense scrutiny – but a series of new books and an exhibition demonstrate that cartography is a huge and growing influence A world map based on the writings of Claudius Ptolemy, the first… Read More ›
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China cancel diplomatic events with Japan amid islands row
Sino-Japanese ties hit lowest point in years as territorial dispute over Senkaku/Diaoyu isles continues to simmer Associated Press guardian.co.uk, Sunday 23 September 2012 10.06 EDT A rally in Tokyo opposing China’s claim on the disputed islands, called Senkaku in Japan… Read More ›
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More than 1,000 pastors plan to challenge IRS by endorsing presidential candidate
By Eric W. Dolan Sunday, September 23, 2012 11:10 EDT Topics: conservative Christian group Alliance Defending Freedom ♦ IRS rule ♦ presidential candidate More than 1,000 pastors plan to openly defy the IRS by telling their congregation on October 7… Read More ›
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Discovery: Humans hunted for meat 1.6 million years earlier than previously thought
By Robin McKie, The Observer Sunday, September 23, 2012 1:29 EDT Topics: Ancient humans ♦ human hunting Evidence from ancient butchery site in Tanzania shows early man was capable of ambushing herds up to 1.6 million years earlier than previously… Read More ›
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Are prisoners better fed than our children? Students and inmates eat almost identical lunches, but jailhouse cuisine is healthier
Sunday, Sep 23 2012 By Laura Cox PUBLISHED:13:02 EST, 22 September 2012| UPDATED:13:02 EST, 22 September 2012 Few can say they had a good school lunch experience. Stereotypically sloppy and greasy and served up with greying mashed potatoes, canteen… Read More ›
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Sifting Social Media for Early Signs of Adverse Drug Reactions
ScienceDaily (Sep. 21, 2012) — The National Science Foundation has awarded a $130,000 grant to a team co-led by University of Virginia professor Ahmed Abbasi to fund research that will analyze social media, including tweets and online discussion forums, to… Read More ›
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In shark-infested waters, resolve of two giants is tested
SENKAKU/DIAOYU ISLANDS – The voyage to these remote islands at the center of one of Asia’s most heated territorial disputes is a bone-jarring seven-hour boat ride from one of Japan’s southernmost ports, a long enough journey that the fishermen who… Read More ›
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PRESS CONFERENCE on the threat of CSIRO’s GM Wheat
Expert scientists warn that genetically modified wheat may cause Glycogen Storage Disease IV, resulting in an enlarged liver, cirrhosis of the liver, and failure to thrive. Children born with this disease usually die at about the age of 5. Australia… Read More ›
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Fifteen Billion Online Devices by 2015
The internet of things is coming, and it’s not just the CIA who are excited. Last week Intel, the chip manufacturer, predicted that by 2015 there will be more than 15 billion internet-connected devices and one third of these… Read More ›
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China delays approval of working visas
Firms made to wait as Beijing retaliates amid Senkakus flare-up Kyodo Sunday, Sep. 23, 2012 BEIJING — Japanese companies are experiencing delays in obtaining working visas for their employees from Chinese authorities due to the Senkaku Islands row, domestic business… Read More ›
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Anderson Cooper admits that CNN found slain American ambassador’s journal inside U.S. consulate in Libya and ‘secretly’ used it in reporting
CNN found Ambassador Christopher Stevens’ personal journal on the floor at the U.S. consulate in Benghazi Journal consisted of seven handwritten pages in a hard-bound book Network says it notified Stevens’ family at once and handed over the journal By… Read More ›
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German bishops get tough on Catholics who opt out of church tax
Fri, Sep 21 2012 By Tom Heneghan, Religion Editor PARIS (Reuters)- Germany’s Roman Catholic bishops have decreed that people who opt out of a “church tax” should not be given sacraments and religious burials, getting tougher on worshippers who choose… Read More ›
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Pacemakers Vulnerable to Hackers: Malicious hackers can kill
2008 posted for filing Contact: Claire Bowles claire.bowles@newscientist.com 44-207-611-1210 New Scientist How to stop a new type of heart attack PACEMAKERS are supposed to protect people from heart attacks. But to do that they have to provide digital as well… Read More ›
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Arsenic exposure may be associated with type 2 diabetes
2008 posted for filing Contact: Natalie Wood-Wright 410-614-6029 JAMA and Archives Journals In a study involving a representative sample of U.S. adults, higher levels of arsenic in the urine appear to be associated with increased prevalence of type 2 diabetes,… Read More ›
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Higher anaphylaxis rates after HPV vaccination: ” significantly higher – 5 to 20 fold – than that identified in comparable school-based vaccination program”
2008 study posted for filing Contact: Kim Barnhardt kim.barnhardt@cma.ca 613-731-8610 x2224 Canadian Medical Association Journal Despite higher rates, HPV vaccine safe for use OTTAWA, ONTARIO, CANADA – The estimated rate of anaphylaxis in young women after human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination… Read More ›
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Heart attack patients who stop statin risk death, say McGill researchers
2008 post for filing Contact: Mark Shainblum mark.shainblum@mcgill.ca 514-398-2189 McGill University Study finds doubled mortality risk if treatment is discontinued This release is available in French. Patients discontinuing statin medication following an acute myocardial infarction (AMI) increase their risk of… Read More ›
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Low cholesterol associated with cancer in diabetics
2008 posted for filing Contact: Janet Chow janetchow@cuhk.edu.hk Canadian Medical Association Journal Low levels of LDL cholesterol as well as high levels are associated with cancer in patients with type 2 diabetes, found a prospective cohort study http://www.cmaj.ca/press/pg427.pdf published in… Read More ›
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New research suggests diabetes transmitted from parents to children
2008 posted for filing Contact: Nick Zagorski nzagorski@asbmb.org 301-634-7366 American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology An unusual form of inheritance may have a role in the rising rate of diabetes, especially in children and young adults, in the United… Read More ›
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Flu shot does not reduce risk of death
2008 Study posted for filing Contact: Keely Savoie ksavoie@thoracic.org 212-315-8620 American Thoracic Society The widely-held perception that the influenza vaccination reduces overall mortality risk in the elderly does not withstand careful scrutiny, according to researchers in Alberta. The vaccine does… Read More ›
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38th Health Research Report 02 SEP 2008 – Reconstruction
Editors Top Five: 1. How to stop a new type of heart attack 2. Flu shot does not cut risk of death in elderly 3. Scientists discover leptin can also aid type 1 diabetics 4. Killer carbs — Monash scientist finds the key… Read More ›
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China warns Canada “Business is business. It should not be politicized,” in China’s Takeover over of Canadian Oil
China envoy warns Canada against politicizing Nexen deal Posted 2012/09/22 at 11:26 am EDT TORONTO, Sep. 22, 2012 (Reuters) — China’s ambassador to Canada warned in remarks published on Saturday against allowing domestic politics to drive the Canadian government’s decision… Read More ›
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Swine flu vaccine linked to child narcolepsy: EU Confirmation
By Agence France-Presse Saturday, September 22, 2012 1:15 EDT Topics: narcolepsy ♦ Sweden and Finland ♦ Swine flu vaccine A swine flu vaccine used in 2009-10 is linked to a higher risk of the sleeping disorder narcolepsy in children and… Read More ›
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The drugs don’t work: a modern medical scandal
The doctors prescribing the drugs don’t know they don’t do what they’re meant to. Nor do their patients. The manufacturers know full well, but they’re not telling. Ben Goldacre The Guardian, Friday 21 September 2012 18.00 EDT Drugs are tested by… Read More ›
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Taxman’s ‘underhand’ ploy to charge larger fines (UK)
The taxman is “cynically” delaying informing businesses that they have been late to file their Pay As You Earn (PAYE) tax submissions in order to increase the size of penalty payments, according to an accountancy firm. HMRC said penalties are… Read More ›
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Iranian hackers target Bank of America, JPMorgan, Citi
Iranian hackers target Bank of America, JPMorgan, Citi By Jim Finkle and Rick RothackerPosted 2012/09/21 at 5:40 pm EDT Sep. 21, 2012 (Reuters) — Iranian hackers have repeatedly attacked Bank of America Corp, JPMorgan Chase & Co and Citigroup Inc… Read More ›
Engineering Evil 