News On Japan via CNN — Dec 14 Japan scrambled fighter jets after a Chinese plane was seen Thursday near small islands in the East China Sea that are claimed by both countries. This is the first time the dispute… Read More ›
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Central bankers gone wild
Central bankers rarely do radical, or even surprising, things. This week it happened twice. Hold on to your pinstripes. Thomas MuchaDecember 14, 2012 06:19 Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke holds a press conference following a Federal Open Market Committee meeting… Read More ›
Mistakes found in all radiation projections
Kyodo The Nuclear Regulation Authority said Thursday a thorough review of its mistake-plagued projections for the spread of radiation turned up errors in the data for every atomic power plant in Japan. The regulatory body examined the data in detail… Read More ›
Top ten signs that your authoritarian regime is in trouble
Posted By Daniel W. Drezner Thursday, December 13, 2012 – 2:01 PM Ellen Barry reports in the New York Times that the Russians see the handwriting on the wall in Syria: Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov, Russia’s top envoy… Read More ›
Jackie Chan: Hong Kong should restrict anti-China protests
Posted By Associated Press On 9:02 PM 12/13/2012 @ 9:02 PM In AP,Entertainment,World | HONG KONG (AP) — Jackie Chan suggests in a recent interview that protests should be restricted in the freewheeling Chinese city of Hong Kong. The action… Read More ›
Overeating now bigger global problem than lack of food
17:40 13 December 2012 by Jessica Hamzelou Not good for global health (Image: Peter Reali/Plainpicture) The largest ever study into the state of the world’s health has revealed that, for the first time, the number of years of healthy… Read More ›
Hacker ruined Australian military security in 3 Minutes
Author : Mohit Kumar on 12/12/2012 06:25:00 AM Some 22,300 purported student and staff records held by the Australian Defence Force Academy were stolen and published online last month. A member of the Anonymous group, known as Darwinaire, is claiming responsibility… Read More ›
MPs condemn Spanish ‘act of war’ over Gibraltar
Theo Usherwood Thursday, 13 December 2012 Spain was accused of an “act of war” today after its naval ships repeatedly entered the territorial waters of Gibraltar. Bob Stewart, Tory MP for Beckenham, said the British Government needed to “respond… Read More ›
For North Korea, next step is a nuclear test
Thu, 13 Dec 2012 04:09 GMT Reuters By David Chance SEOUL, Dec 13 (Reuters) – North Korea rattled the world on Wednesday by putting a satellite into orbit using the kind of technology that appears to demonstrate it can develop… Read More ›
Japan scrambles fighters after Chinese plane enters disputed airspace
Dec 13, 2012 10:21 Moscow Time Photo: EPA Japan scrambled fighter jets on Thursday after at least one Chinese state-owned aeroplane entered airspace over the islands at the centre of a dispute between Tokyo and Beijing. F-15 jets were mobilized… Read More ›
MPs: ‘Chilling’ new libel law will CENSOR THE TRUTH online
We’re not trolling, you can silence a site with an email By Kelly Fiveash, Networks Correspondent Posted in Law, 12th December 2012 13:57 GMT Free whitepaper – A Paradigm Shift in Digital Asset Storage A proposed overhaul to the UK’s… Read More ›
Nuclear submariner jailed for eight years for trying to pass on naval secrets to men he believed were Russian spies
Edward Devenney was told he had betrayed his country and his colleagues John Hall Wednesday, 12 December 2012 A nuclear submariner caught trying to pass on naval secrets to Russian spies has been jailed for eight years. Communications engineer Edward… Read More ›
Scotland Yard investigating allegations senior politicians abused children in the 1980s and used ‘connections’ to escape justice
Metropolitan Police’s child abuse investigation team have interviewed several adults who claim that they were sexually assaulted as children by MPs in a paedophile ring Martin Hickman Wednesday, 12 December 2012 Scotland Yard detectives are looking into allegations that senior… Read More ›
Liver defect likely cause of DHA deficiency in Alzheimer’s patients, UCI study finds
2010 study posted for filing Contact: Janet Wilson janethw@uci.edu 949-824-3969 University of California – Irvine Low levels of the omega-3 fatty acid may contribute to the neurodegenerative disease Irvine, Calif. — UC Irvine researchers have discovered that markedly depleted amounts… Read More ›
Dosing schedule of pneumococcal vaccine linked with increased risk of getting multiresistant strain
2010 study posted for filing Contact: Elisabeth A. M. Sanders, M.D., Ph.D. l.sanders@umcutrecht.nl JAMA and Archives Journals This release is also available in Chinese on EurekAlert! Chinese. Infants who received heptavalent pneumococcal conjugate vaccination (PCV-7) at 2, 4, and 11… Read More ›
Compounds in nonstick cookware and drinking water may be associated with elevated cholesterol in children and teens
2010 study posted for filing Contact: Kim Fetty fettyki@wvuh.com 304-293-7087 JAMA and Archives Journals Children and teens with higher blood levels of chemicals used in the production of non-stick cookware and waterproof fabrics appear more likely to have elevated total… Read More ›
Commercial organic farms have better fruit and soil, lower environmental impact: ozone-depleting methyl bromide, which is slated to be replaced by the highly toxic methyl iodide over the protests of health advocates and more than 50 Nobel laureates and members of the National Academy of Sciences.
2010 report posted for filing Contact: John Reganold reganold@wsu.edu 509-335-8856 Washington State University Study finds commercial organic farms have better fruit and soil, lower environmental impact Research team compared fields and fruits in heart of nation’s strawberry patch … Read More ›
Physical activity can reduce the genetic predisposition to obesity by 40 percent
2010 posted for filing Contact: Katie Hickling press@plos.org 44-122-346-3330 Public Library of Science Although the whole population can benefit from a physically active lifestyle, in part through reduced obesity risk, a new study shows that individuals with a genetic predisposition… Read More ›
Botox maker to pay $600M to resolve investigation
2010 report posted for filing Botox maker to pay $600M to resolve investigation By MATTHEW PERRONE, AP Health Writer Matthew Perrone, Ap Health Writer Thu Sep 2, 4:01 am ET WASHINGTON – Allergan Inc., the maker… Read More ›
89th Health Research Report 14 SEP 2010 – Reconstruction
Health Research Report 89th Issue 14 SEP 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. Ghostwritten articles overstate benefits of hormone replacement therapy and downplay harms 2. Journal editors question sale of diet pill Meridia 3…. Read More ›
Officials defend decision not to prosecute in money-laundering case despite HSBC’s ‘blatant failure’ to implement controls
EEV: So the Investors pay while the criminals once again go free HSBC’s record $1.9bn fine preferable to prosecution, US authorities insist Dominic Rushe in New York and Jill Treanor in London guardian.co.uk, Tuesday 11 December 2012 15.37 EST Assistant attorney general Lanny… Read More ›
Analysts: NASA needs other countries to explore final frontier
EEV: Nothing rings the warning bells of National decline, than the disintegration of its science programs. Nothing spells inadequate leadership more than leaders who spend more time looking down than up. I myself would of Chose NASA, over J.P. Morgan,… Read More ›
Hospital scanning ‘costs lives of healthy babies’
More than 200 women who discover they are expecting thanks to ultra-sensitive home testing kits are having their pregnancies ended by mistake because hospital scans cannot pick up the earliest signs of life, doctors warn. Home pregnancy test Photo: ALAMY By… Read More ›
Politician threatens the Daily Telegraph if it exposes political corruption
The minister and a warning to the Telegraph before expenses story Maria Miller’s advisers warned The Daily Telegraph to consider the minister’s role in implementing the Leveson Report before this newspaper published details of her expenses. Maria Miller Photo: EPA By… Read More ›
Plantain and broccoli fibers may block key stage in Crohn’s disease development
2010 study posted for filing Contact: Emma Dickinson edickinson@bmjgroup.com 44-207-383-6529 BMJ-British Medical Journal Translocation of Crohn’s disease Escherichia coli across M-cells: Contrasting effects of soluble plant fibers and emulsifiers Plantain and broccoli fibres may block a key stage in the… Read More ›
Exposure to low doses of BPA ( within 12 Hours ) alters gene expression in the fetal mouse ovary
Contact: Patricia A. Hunt pathunt@wsu.edu 509-335-4954 Society for the Study of Reproduction Significant changes in gene expression in the fetal ovary are evident in female mice whose mothers are exposed to low doses of bisphenol A A study posted today… Read More ›
Grapefruit’s bitter taste holds a sweet promise for diabetes therapy
2010 study posted for filing Contact: Jen Laloup jlaloup@plos.org 415-624-1220 Public Library of Science Naringenin, an antioxidant derived from the bitter flavor of grapefruits and other citrus fruits, may cause the liver to break down fat while increasing insulin sensitivity,… Read More ›
Atrazine (Herbicide) causes prostate inflammation in male rats and delays puberty
2010 study posted for filing Contact: Robin Mackar rmackar@niehs.nih.gov 919-541-0073 NIH/National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences A new study shows that male rats prenatally exposed to low doses of atrazine, a widely used herbicide, are more likely to develop prostate… Read More ›
Prenatal exposure to pesticides linked to attention problems
2010 study posted for filing Contact: Sarah Yang scyang@berkeley.edu 510-643-7741 University of California – Berkeley Berkeley — Children who were exposed to organophosphate pesticides while still in their mother’s womb were more likely to develop attention disorders years later, according… Read More ›
Pharmaceuticals: A market for producing ‘lemons’ and serious harm
2010 study posted for filing Contact: Daniel Fowler fowler@asanet.org 202-527-7885 American Sociological Association Incentives and protections for industry encourage development of many drugs with few new benefits over existing pharmaceuticals, but with risk of serious harm to users ATLANTA —… Read More ›
Amphetamine use increases risk of aortic tears in young adults, UT Southwestern researchers report
2010 study posted for filing Contact: LaKisha Ladson lakisha.ladson@utsouthwestern.edu 214-648-3404 UT Southwestern Medical Center DALLAS – Aug. 17, 2010 – Young adults who abuse amphetamines may be at greater risk of suffering a tear in the main artery leading from… Read More ›
88th Health Research Report 21 AUG 2010 – Reconstruction
Health Research Report 88th Issue 31 AUG 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. Women who drink beer more likely to develop psoriasis 2. Pharmaceuticals: A market for producing ‘lemons’ and serious harm… Read More ›
Insulting Facebook post by Seagate employee under investigation
EEV: ??? AsiaOne Tuesday, Dec 11, 2012 SINGAPORE – Seagate has posted a statement on its Facebook page saying that it will investigate a Facebook posting by one of its employees which allegedly labelled Singaporeans as ‘rotten’. The statement read:… Read More ›
GhostShell hackers release 1.6 million NASA, FBI, ESA accounts
Hacktivist crew signs off for Christmas By Iain Thomson in San Francisco Posted in Security, 11th December 2012 01:19 GMT Free whitepaper – Enabling Datacenter and Cloud Service Management for Mid-Tier Enterprises The hacking collecting GhostShell has announced it has finished… Read More ›
Hollande accused of interfering with partner’s defamation case
French President’s letter defending Valerie Trierweiler in ‘love triangle’ law suit sparks fury Anne Penketh Monday, 10 December 2012 Valérie Trierweiler, the journalist partner of the French President, François Hollande, was back in the headlines today when a libel suit… Read More ›
Xenical and Alli, inhibits a key enzyme that may lead to “severe toxicity of internal organs such as the liver and kidney.” The inhibition is irreversible and can be caused by a low level of the drug.
Contact: Dave Lavallee dlavallee@advance.uri.edu 401-874-5862 University of Rhode Island Pharmacy researcher finds most popular weight-loss drug strongly alters other drug therapies KINGSTON, R.I.— December 10, 2012 – A University of Rhode Island researcher has discovered that the weight-loss drug orlistat,… Read More ›
Saudi Aramco: Foreign hackers tried to cork our gas output
Worm outbreak targeted oil giant’s sensitive machinery By John Leyden Posted in Security, 10th December 2012 14:56 GMT Free whitepaper – A private Cloud-based approach Hackers who used the Shamoon worm to attack oil giant Saudi Aramco were bent on… Read More ›
Egypt: Morsi decree, security powers to military
(ANSAmed) – CAIRO – Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi has charged the armed forces with maintaining security and protecting state institutions until results of a referendum on a draft constitution scheduled on Saturday are announced. The army is also entitled to… Read More ›
In shift, Obama accepts corporate funding for inauguration: “access to donor receptions for $250,000 in individual donations or $1 million in institutional or corporate contributions.”
President Barack Obama’s inauguration committee is accepting corporate donations to help fund the parade and other events associated with his January 21 inauguration after tapped-out Democratic donors spent huge sums helping him get elected. The move is a shift… Read More ›
Personhood: Causality of Modern Medicine
John Geyman Professor Emeritus of Family Medicine at the University of Washington School of Medicine Posted: 12/06/2012 1:38 pm Even as we marvel at the latest advances in medical technology in this country, a dire and unacceptable consequence of these… Read More ›
How Michelle Obama is backing fashion queen ‘Ambassador’ Anna Wintour all the way – to Paris, NOT London (despite the fact she speaks little French)
By Sharon Churcher and Nick Pryer PUBLISHED: 20:35 EST, 8 December 2012 | UPDATED: 20:55 EST, 9 December 2012 Anyone doubting the veracity of Washington rumours that Anna Wintour, the famously icy fashion queen of New York City, will … Read More ›
Doctors too scared of getting sued to find cure for cancer, says Lord Saatchi
Doctors are too scared of getting sued to make any steps forward in finding a cure for cancer, Lord Saatchi said as he launched a Private Members’ Bill which will give legal defence for doctors who make medical innovations. Photo:… Read More ›
Genetically modified food should be grown and sold widely in Britain and consumer opposition to the technology is a “complete nonsense”, the Cabinet minister in charge of food and farming has said.
EEV: His Argument is based upon 100% absolutes of consumption, pesticide reduction, and fear. Please refer to just one simple article linked here: Aquatic Weed Killer Allowed on Cotton just listing 1 article as a counter to his open scientific ignorance…. Read More ›
China: 700 mountains to be levelled to make way for new town
Saturday, 08 December 2012 Chinese developers are planning to flatten 700 mountains to make way for a new town in the north-west of the country. The nation’s most ambitious “mountain moving” project is slated for a patch of desert the… Read More ›
India accuses Pakistan of breaking truce: Pakistani troops fired at forward Indian posts
News Desk Dawn Publication Date : 10-12-2012 Pakistani troops fired at forward Indian posts along the Line of Control (LoC) in the Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, but there was no loss of life or damage to property, the… Read More ›
Of bugs and brains: Caltech researchers discover that gut bacteria affect multiple sclerosis
Contact: Kathy Svitil ksvitil@caltech.edu 626-395-8022 California Institute of Technology IMAGE: In the absence of bacteria in the intestines, pro-inflammatory Th17 cells do not develop in either the gut or the central nervous system; and animals do not… Read More ›
Several studies support the role of choline in fetal development and throughout the lifespan – Only 10% of Population meet requirements
2010 study posted for filing Contact: Egg Nutrition News Bureau info@incredible-egg.org 312-233-1211 Egg Nutrition News Bureau Essential nutrient in eggs may reduce risk of infant heart defects A study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition found that a… Read More ›
86th Health Research Report 05 AUG 2010 – Reconstruction
Health Research Report 86th Issue 05 AUG 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 Picks; 1. Of bugs and brains: Caltech researchers discover that gut bacteria affect multiple sclerosis 2. Probiotic use in mothers limits eczema… Read More ›
Hackers Hit Former U.S. Military Chief
Author : Mohit Kumar on 12/07/2012 06:28:00 AM According to reports, the hackers targeted personal computers retired Admiral Mike Mullen, the former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. The FBI is hunting for foreign hackers. Mullen is currently teaching WWS 318:… Read More ›
Rebuttal to Dr. Oz’s article in regards to the “Anti-Snob Diet”
Rebuttal to Dr. Oz’s article in regards to the “Anti-Snob Diet” Remember Dr Oz. needs a chance to clarify. Until then though, these are my humble statements. And as always, I do 1 run, no editing…As you can plainly tell… Read More ›
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