How to regulate geo-engineering efforts to fight climate change? By: Tom Snee | 2012.12.19 | 09:22 AM ©istockphoto.com/Trifonov_Evgeniy With policymakers and political leaders increasingly unable to combat global climate change, more scientists are considering the use of manual manipulation of… Read More ›
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Foodborne Illness Could Have Sinister Causes : Medications being intentionally added
Contact: Angela Collom acollom@acponline.org 215-351-2653 American College of Physicians Observation Article: Foodborne Illness Could Have Sinister Causes Doctors should consider the intentional addition of medicine to food as a potential cause of foodborne disease outbreaks. The World Health Organization… Read More ›
Ten More Deaths Blamed on Plavix: ” Plavix plus aspirin (dual therapy) poses a 20 percent increased risk to the patient of suffering bleeding injuries, heart attacks, stroke and death”
By JACK BOUBOUSHIAN CHICAGO (CN) – Ten people died from the blockbuster blood-thinner Plavix, which is no better than aspirin against stroke but costs 100 times more, dozens of family members claim in two complaints…. Read More ›
World’s rich get richer – Top 100 by 241 Billion
Posted by: Usman Ahmed Posted date: January 02, 2013 NEW YORK: The combined assets of the world’s 100 richest people grew by $241 billion in 2012 to almost $1.9 trillion, according to the Bloomberg business news agency. The fastest… Read More ›
MontCo school suspends 6-year-old for pretend gunshot
December 29, 2012 | 8:00 pm Matt Connolly Examiner Staff Writer The Washington Examiner A Montgomery County elementary school student was suspended for a pretend gunshot a week after Adam Lanza killed 20 children and six adults at Sandy… Read More ›
Plans for the Privy Council to regulate Britain’s newspapers
It was set up in 1231 by Henry III. It met every day under Elizabeth I. But under Elizabeth II it hasn’t been convened for 25 years. So why does David Cameron think this centuries-old club can regulate the press?… Read More ›
Nicolas Sarkozy DID take $50 million of Muammar Gaddafi’s cash, French judge is told
John Lichfield Wednesday, 2 January 2013 Documentary proof exists that France’s former President Nicolas Sarkozy took more than €50m from the late Libyan dictator, Muammar Gaddafi, a French judge has been told. The claim, leaked today, was made just before… Read More ›
Egypt satirist faces probe for insulting president
By Tom PerryPosted 2013/01/01 at 1:43 pm EST CAIRO, Jan. 1, 2013 (Reuters) — An Egyptian satirist who made fun of President Mohamed Mursi on television will be investigated by prosecutors following an accusation that he undermined the leader’s standing,… Read More ›
Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood cell detained in UAE-paper
Tue, 1 Jan 2013 15:37 GMT Source: reuters // Reuters ABU DHABI, Jan 1 (Reuters) – The United Arab Emirates has arrested an “Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood cell” that trained local Islamists in how to overthrow Arab governments, a Sharjah-based newspaper… Read More ›
White House: Health law requires coverage for workers’ children: Not required to be affordable
White House: Health law requires coverage for workers’ children (via Raw Story ) The Affordable Care Act will require employers to offer health insurance that covers their workers’ children too, the Obama administration announced on Monday. While the decision sounds… Read More ›
‘US, Russia plunging into new Cold War’
Published: 29 December, 2012, 10:35 Edited: 30 December, 2012, 00:17 Tit-for-tat moves between Russia and the US are plunging the two nations into a new Cold War, says Russia expert Stephen Cohen. Washington’s longtime policy towards Moscow is to… Read More ›
Report: Russia Sends Landing Ships to Syria
<!—-> Dec. 30, 2012 – 11:39AM By AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MOSCOW— A Russian warship carrying a unit of marines has left its Black Sea port for Syria amid preparations for a possible evacuation of nationals living and working in the strife-torn… Read More ›
Population expected to post largest drop in 2012
Kyodo Japan’s population is expected to have shrunk by a record 212,000 people in 2012, the health ministry said Monday. According to estimates by the Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry, the number of newborns in 2012 was expected to… Read More ›
CVS Pharmacy Muscle
SAN FRANCISCO – CVS Caremark illegally swipes patient information from competing pharmacies and uses it to try to steal their customers, a class action claims in Federal Court. http://www.courthousenews.com/2012/12/31/53518.htm
Energy: Egypt still under blackout due to fuel shortage / 15 power stations shut down yesterday, half of country at risk
28 December, 18:37 (ANSAmed) – ROME, DECEMBER 28 – Over 15 power stations have not produced energy since yesterday due to a lack of fuel (diesel, natural gas and mazut), according to the Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company… Read More ›
Silent sub: Russian noiseless Borei class nuclear submarine immersed
Published: 30 December, 2012, 17:26 Edited: 30 December, 2012, 18:20 Super-modern, powerful and almost noiseless Russian nuclear submarine Vladimir Monomakh has been put in water to become the third ship of the Borei project. The cruiser is about to… Read More ›
‘Black Box’ or ‘Spy Box’? US regulators want to make car data recorders mandatory
Published: 29 December, 2012, 00:18 Edited: 29 December, 2012, 00:18 US regulators want to make event data recorders (EDRs), similar to “black boxes” used on planes, mandatory on all cars produced from September 2014. The move has sparked a… Read More ›
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 ›
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 ›
$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 ›
From UFOs to ‘tsunami bomb’: N.Z. archive secrets revealed
A new book has revealed rare historical gems buried in New Zealand’s national archives. -AFP Sun, Dec 30, 2012 WELLINGTON – A new book has revealed rare historical gems buried in New Zealand’s national archives, including a bizarre WWII plan… Read More ›
$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 ›
Egypt opposition says Islamists trying to stifle dissent: Gov’t Critics guilty of sedition, Leaving or entering with more than $10,000 cash is now banned.
Egypt’s opposition accused President Mohamed Mursi’s Islamist allies of trying to muzzle dissent on Friday after prosecutors decided to investigate whether prominent government critics were guilty of sedition. The probe, which comes a month after Mursi replaced the chief… Read More ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
‘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
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 ›
Satellite Wars: China unveils ‘cheaper’ answer to GPS
Published: 27 December, 2012, 22:33 Edited: 27 December, 2012, 22:33 China’s rapidly-expanding rival to GPS, called BeiDou, has become available to customers across Asia-Pacific for the first time. It aims to claim a fifth of the satellite services market… Read More ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
‘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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
Engineering Evil 