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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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Vaccine Bonus Quota Program
Editors Note: ( Ralph Turchiano ) The full information has been pulled from the Internet Archive Jun 21, 2016, and is posted for historical reference. The full PDF is stored on this site through the following link: Blue Cross Vaccine Bonus… Read More ›
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California Democrats hire Eric Holder in legal fight against Trump
Democratic leaders in the California legislature announced on Wednesday (4 January) that former US Attorney General Eric Holder has been hired as legal counselor ahead of potential legal fights with the incoming Trump administration. “Having the former attorney general of… Read More ›
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Colombia reacts to video of UN staffers partying with FARC guerrillas – Business Insider
Colombians are getting fired up over a New Year’s Eve video that shows two UN staffers partying with the Marxist FARC guerrillas at a remote rebel camp in the arid northern part of the country. The video, which was shot… Read More ›
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Blue light from the Sun needed for T-Cell activation
We review the study “Sunlight offers surprise benefit: It energizes infection fighting T cells ” This is a benefit independent of vitamin D .
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Greece Unleashes ‘Soft’ Cash Ban
Tuesday, 03 January 2017 The spread of global cash bans continues with Greece unveiling their so-called ‘soft’ approach by which taxpayers will only be granted tax-allowances or deductions when payments are made via credit or debit cards. As KeepTalkingGreeece… Read More ›
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Deeper than obesity: A majority of people is now overfat
Public Release: 3-Jan-2017 Researchers describe a new pandemic that has quietly overtaken the world, and argue for a change in global health efforts against chronic and metabolic diseases Frontiers IMAGE: Chart shows the estimated percentages and numbers of overfat… Read More ›
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Sugar-free and ‘diet’ drinks no better for healthy weight than full sugar drinks
Public Release: 3-Jan-2017 Imperial College London Sugar-free and “diet” drinks are often seen as the healthier option – but researchers from Imperial College London have argued that they are no more helpful for maintaining a healthy weight than their… Read More ›
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New study finds evolution of brain and tooth size were not linked in humans
Public Release: 2-Jan-2017 Research challenges prevalent views that brain enlargement and dental reduction co-evolved George Washington University IMAGE: This is a 3-D reconstruction of a modern human cranium showing the teeth and endocranial cast. Credit: George Washington University… Read More ›
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Think chicken — think intelligent, caring and complex
Public Release: 2-Jan-2017 Review looks at studies on chicken intelligence, social development and emotions Springer IMAGE: This study concludes that chickens are behaviorally, cognitively and emotionally complex individuals. Credit: Farm Sanctuary Chickens are not as clueless or “bird-brained”… Read More ›
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Pakistani city launches new polio campaign after rare strain…
QUETTA, Pakistan, Jan 2 (Reuters) – Pakistan began a special five-day polio immunisation campaign in the southwestern city of Quetta on Monday for children under five after a rare strain of the virus was found in sewage samples, officials said…. Read More ›
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Breakthrough Research 02 JAN 2017
1. Omega-3 supplements can prevent childhood asthma 2. Iron deficiency anemia associated with hearing loss 3. Your microbiota’s previous dining experiences may make new diets less effective
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Cannabis ingredient to be classed as medicine in UK
By Sarah Hajibagheri, Sky News Reporter Products that contain a cannabis-based ingredient called cannabidiol, or CBD, are to be classed as medicines by the UK medicines regulator from this year. The Medicines & Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) said it… Read More ›
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Chronology of Recent Interest in Exceptional Functions of the Human Body in the People’s Republic of China–Parapsychology CIA-RDP96-00792R000300410002-8
Original Clean PDF: Here Chronology of Recent Interest in Exceptional Functions of the Human Body in the People’s Republic of China 1978 First scientific research conducted on exceptional functions of the human body (EFHB) with Tang Yu, 1979 (March 11)… Read More ›
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Powerful inhibitor of Breast Cancer Cells discovered
We review the study ” Spicy molecule inhibits growth of breast cancer cells ” in regard to the treatment causing tumor cells to die in larger numbers in a cell culture.
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EU to boost border checks on cash, gold to tackle terrorism financing | Reuters
By Francesco Guarascio | BRUSSELS The European Commission proposed tightening controls on cash and precious metals transfers from outside the EU on Wednesday, in a bid to shut down one route for funding of militant attacks on the continent. The… Read More ›
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Europe Proposes Confiscating Gold In Crackdown On "Terrorist Financing"
Tuesday, 27 December 2016 Hot on the heels of China gold import restrictions, and India’s demonetization and gold confiscations, The European Commission proposed tightening controls on cash and precious metals transfers from outside the EU under the guise of… Read More ›
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Researchers use world’s smallest diamonds to make wires 3 atoms wide
Public Release: 26-Dec-2016 LEGO-style building method has potential for making 1-dimensional materials with extraordinary properties DOE/SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory Menlo Park, Calif. — Scientists at Stanford University and the Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory have discovered… Read More ›
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Affordable Care Act financial penalties work by turning patients away
Public Release: 26-Dec-2016 Study: Hospital readmission rates decrease after passage of ACA financial penalties Lowest performing hospitals — penalized the most under the law — achieved greatest reductions Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center BOSTON – The Affordable Care Act (ACA)… Read More ›
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Breakthrough Research for 26 DEC 2016
1.Gelatin supplements, good for your joints? 2.Spicy molecule inhibits growth of breast cancer cells 3.Commercial brand of mouthwash can help kill off gonorrhea in the mouth
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Artificial intelligence to generate new cancer drugs on demand
Public Release: 22-Dec-2016 Towards the cornucopia of meaningful leads: applying deep adversarial autoencoders for new molecule development in oncology InSilico Medicine, Inc. IMAGE: This is the Architecture of the Adversarial Autoencoder (AAE). Credit: Insilico Medicine Summary: Clinical trial… Read More ›
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Sunlight and an Artificial leaf as mini-factory for drugs
Public Release: 21-Dec-2016 Artificial leaf as mini-factory for drugs Eindhoven University of Technology Caption Even with the naked eye the amount of light captured by the ‘mini-factories’ is visible, lit up bright red. The ‘veins’ through the leaves are the… Read More ›
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Hillary’s Donors ask: What did you do with our $1.5 Billion?
Friday, 23 December 2016 Clinton’s fallout is interestingly causing an internal revolution among Hillary’s big donors. At her New York bash to “thank” her big donors of $1 million or more, she took no blame and pointed the finger… Read More ›
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Probiotics may hold key to treating autoimmune disease
We review the study ” Gut bacteria may hold key to treating autoimmune disease ” in regard to restoring T regulatory cells back to healthy levels. Lactobacillus reuteri
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High dietary processed meat intake linked to worsening asthma symptoms
Public Release: 20-Dec-2016 Four or more weekly servings seem to have greatest impact, findings suggest BMJ A high dietary intake of cured and processed meats, such as ham and salami, is linked to worsening asthma symptoms, reveals research… Read More ›
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Scientific ‘facts’ could be false
Public Release: 20-Dec-2016 University of Copenhagen – Niels Bohr Institute IMAGE: Silas Boye Nissen is a Ph.D. student in biophysics at the Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen. Credit: Credit: Ola Jakup Joensen. When is a scientific result true… Read More ›
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Traffic fatalities decline in states with medical marijuana laws
Public Release: 20-Dec-2016 Most affected are those between the ages of 25 and 44 Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health States that enacted medical marijuana laws, on average, experienced reductions in traffic fatalities, according to a study by… Read More ›
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The strange effects of thinking healthy food is costlier
Public Release: 19-Dec-2016 Price of food even influences what health issues we worry about Ohio State University COLUMBUS, Ohio – Consumers believe healthy food must be more expensive than cheap eats and that higher-priced food is healthier –… Read More ›
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Ancient Chinese malaria remedy fights TB
Public Release: 19-Dec-2016 Michigan State University Caption Robert Abramovitch, a Michigan State University microbiologist and TB expert, has found that a centuries-old herbal medicine, used to effectively treat malaria, has been found to potentially aid in the treatment of… Read More ›
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Saudi Arabia lobbies US to change controversial 9/11 law
Saudi Arabia has been lobbying US legislators to change a law allowing victims of the September 11, 2001 attacks to sue the kingdom, officials said on Sunday. Saudi foreign minister Adel al-Jubeir confirmed his recent trip to the United States… Read More ›
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French court convicts IMF chief Christine Lagarde on negligence charges | News | DW.COM | 19.12.2016
Christine Lagarde, head of the International Monetary Fund, was found guilty of negligence in an arbitration case on Monday but will remain at her post. The French Court of Justice of the Republic ruled she was guilty on charges of negligence,… Read More ›
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"METHOD-1" manned robot project by "Korea Future Technology" (주)한국미래기술 & Vitaly Bulgarov – 1
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Research Minute 19 DEC 2016
1. Lutein status is linked to cognitive performance across the lifespan 2. Longer use of pain relievers associated with hearing loss in women 3. Avoiding over-the-counter heartburn meds could save cancer patients’ lives
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Recep Erdogan: German fury as teachers banned from mentioning Christmas at Istanbul school | World | News | Daily Express
“According to Deutsche Welle, the email told teachers there must be “no sharing of Christmas traditions and Christian festivals in lessons, Christmas must not be treated as a subject and you must not sing Christmas songs”. GERMAN politicians have reacted… Read More ›
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Only 28 Americans applied for Canadian citizenship after Donald Trump was elected | Metro News
“The North American country has only said yes to two claims out of hundreds from the US in six years.” Remember all those people who said they would move to Canada if Donald Trump got elected United States president? It… Read More ›
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When horses are in trouble they ask humans for help
Public Release: 15-Dec-2016 Kobe University IMAGE: Horse with caretaker at the equestrian club. Credit: Kobe University Research Fellow Monamie RINGHOFER and Associate Professor Shinya YAMAMOTO (Kobe University Graduate School of Intercultural Studies) have proved that when horses face… Read More ›
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Bad bosses come in 2 forms: Dark or dysfunctional
Public Release: 15-Dec-2016 New framework of behaviors could help reduce stress for employees Binghamton University IMAGE: Seth M. Spain is an assistant professor of organizational behavior at Binghamton University, State University of New York. Credit: Jonathan Cohen/Binghamton University… Read More ›
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Medications for heartburn and gastric issues could lower possibility of survival and recovery for cancer patients
Public Release: 15-Dec-2016 Avoiding over-the-counter heartburn meds could save cancer patients’ lives University of Alberta Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry IMAGE: Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs), which are very common medications for heartburn and gastrointestinal bleeding, decrease effects of… Read More ›
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Longer use of pain relievers associated with hearing loss in women
Public Release: 14-Dec-2016 Women who used ibuprofen or acetaminophen for 6 years or more were at higher risk of hearing loss than those who used these medications for a year or less Brigham and Women’s Hospital Boston, MA —… Read More ›
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Switching to daylight saving time may lead to harsher legal sentences
Public Release: 14-Dec-2016 Association for Psychological Science Judges in the United States tend to give defendants longer sentences the day after switching to daylight saving time compared with other days of the year, according to research published in… Read More ›
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China raises the stakes, seizes U.S. military property in the South China Sea region.
Pentagon demands China return U.S. underwater drone | UNIAN “We call upon China to return our UUV immediately, and to comply with all of its obligations under international law,” Pentagon press secretary Peter Cook said in a statement, using the… Read More ›
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Facebook Is Turning To Fact-Checkers To Fight Fake News, Like Snopes – BuzzFeed News
*Fake News Checkers so Far: Associated Press, PolitiFact, FactCheck.org, Snopes, the Washington Post, and ABC News Facebook today announced several initiatives to help reduce the spread of fake news, and a major element involves giving fact-checking organizations unprecedented prominence in the… Read More ›
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Using Light to Treat Cancer, Breakthrough
We review the recent breakthrough ” Groundbreaking study sheds light on treating cancer “.Researchers do a major upgrade on Photodynamic Therapy using both infared light and iridium to penetrate deep into the body to treat cancer without damaging healthy tissue.
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Study dispels myth that Santa only visits children who are nice
Public Release: 14-Dec-2016 BMJ A study in the Christmas issue of The BMJ dispels the myth that Santa Claus rewards children based on how nice or naughty they have been in the previous year. Instead, the results suggest… Read More ›
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Mysteries of Father Christmas ‘solved’ by relativity theory
Public Release: 14-Dec-2016 Mystery of how Father Christmas fits down chimneys and can deliver presents without being seen or heard ‘solved’ by relativity theory University of Exeter The mystery of how Father Christmas can deliver presents to 700… Read More ›
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University of Minnesota research shows people can control a robotic arm with only their minds
Public Release: 14-Dec-2016 Groundbreaking study demonstrates potential to help millions of people with disabilities University of Minnesota IMAGE: Research subjects at the University of Minnesota fitted with a specialized noninvasive brain cap were able to move the robotic… Read More ›
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China Coast Guard vessels patrol Diaoyu Islands
Source:Xinhua Published: 2016/12/11 16:12:08 China Coast Guard (CCG) vessels conducted a patrol in the territorial waters of the Diaoyu Islands on Sunday, according to a statement issued by the State Oceanic Administration on its website. The vessels are CCG 2305,… Read More ›
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American death rate from drugs, alcohol, and mental disorders nearly triples since 1980
Public Release: 13-Dec-2016 American death rate from drugs, alcohol, and mental disorders nearly triples since 1980 Novel study examines mortality in over 3,100 US counties, revealing substantial geographic differences among many causes of death Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation… Read More ›
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Feeling grateful? No, thanks!
Public Release: 13-Dec-2016 New research by American University psychology professor reveals autonomous individuals dislike gratitude and explores connection to interpersonal relationships American University When you receive a gift from someone, do you have feelings of gratitude? Or do you feel… Read More ›
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High school football players, 1956-1970, did not have increase of neurodegenerative diseases
Public Release: 12-Dec-2016 Mayo Clinic ROCHESTER, Minn. – A Mayo Clinic study published online today in Mayo Clinic Proceedings found that varsity football players from 1956 to 1970 did not have an increased risk of degenerative brain diseases… Read More ›
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How many adults in the United States are taking psychiatric drugs?
Public Release: 12-Dec-2016 The JAMA Network Journals About 1 in 6 adults in the United States reported taking psychiatric drugs at least once during 2013, according to a new research letter published online by JAMA Internal Medicine. Thomas… Read More ›
Engineering Evil 