Contact: Aileen Sheehy press.office@sanger.ac.uk 0044-012-234-96928 Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute C’est difficile In a new study out today, researchers used mice to identify a combination six naturally occurring bacteria that eradicate a highly contagious form of Clostridium difficile, an infectious bacterium… Read More ›
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Macular Degeneration drugs may do More harm than good ( anti-VEGF drugs )
Scripps Research Institute Study Suggests Caution and Further Studies on Drugs Used to Treat Macular Degeneration LA JOLLA, CA – October 24, 2012 – Millions of people with “wet” macular degeneration are prescribed a class of medication known as anti-VEGF… Read More ›
Mercyhurst study aims to identify sucralose levels in beach water
Oct 10, 2012 | Posted in News Releases Faculty and student researchers at Mercyhurst University continue to investigate the presence of potentially harmful chemicals in the beach waters of Presque Isle State Park and have added a new one to… Read More ›
New vitamin-based treatment that could reduce muscle degeneration in muscular dystrophy: Niacin pre-cursor NAD+
Contact: Bryan Ghosh bghosh@plos.org 44-122-344-2837 Public Library of Science Boosting the activity of a vitamin-sensitive cell adhesion pathway has the potential to counteract the muscle degeneration and reduced mobility caused by muscular dystrophies, according to a research team led by… Read More ›
Hacking the President’s DNA : Personalized Bioweapons
The U.S. government is surreptitiously collecting the DNA of world leaders, and is reportedly protecting that of Barack Obama. Decoded, these genetic blueprints could provide compromising information. In the not-too-distant future, they may provide something more as well—the basis for… Read More ›
France, Germany, Spain, Italy, and Switzerland now imposing partial ban on the Novartis Flu Vaccine
France halts sale of Novartis flu vaccine Fri, 26 Oct 2012 14:18 GMT Source: reuters (Adds comment from European Medicines Agency) PARIS, Oct 26 (Reuters) – France said it was halting sales of an influenza vaccine made by Swiss drugmaker… Read More ›
Nicholas Mockford’s job at ExxonMobil provides few clues as to a motive for his assassination-style killing. (Work was in alternatives to phthalate )
Nicholas Mockford’s ExxonMobil role provides few clues as to a motive Image 1 of 2 Nicholas Mockford Nicholas Mockford, in the blue coat, with his successful ExxonMobil sailing team after claiming victory in a Channel race last year By Emily… Read More ›
Silvio Berlusconi four-year sentence quickly cut to one year
Silvio Berlusconi, the former Italian prime minister, was sentenced to four years in prison for tax evasion, only for the prison term to be reduced swiftly to one year. Mr Berlusconi has been tried numerous times for his business dealings… Read More ›
Chinese patrol vessels test ‘authority’ near Senkakus: “replied via radio that the area “is China’s,” “
Friday, Oct. 26, 2012 Kyodo NAHA, Okinawa Pref. — Chinese surveillance vessels on Thursday entered Japan’s territorial waters around the Senkaku Islands for the first time in three weeks, the Japan Coast Guard said. The government lodged a “strong protest”… Read More ›
British ExxonMobil oil chief ‘assassinated’ in Brussels street
Update: Nicholas Mockford’s job at ExxonMobil provides few clues as to a motive for his assassination-style killing. (Work was in alternatives to phthalate ) A British executive for the oil company ExxonMobil has been shot dead in front of his… Read More ›
Chinese leader Wen Jiabao’s family accumulate billions during his time in office
The family of Wen Jiabao, the Chinese premier, has controlled assets worth at least $2.7 billion (£1.67 billion), according to a detailed review of company and regulatory filings. Family of Wen Jiabao control assets worth at least £1.67 bn according… Read More ›
Santa’s pipe put out in new edition of children’s classic: ” edited out a few words and lines that reference Santa smoking and removed the cover illustration of his pipe”
Fresh version of ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas sparks censorship ro) Santa smoking … a traditional image of Father Christmas. Photograph: Alamy/Beryl Peters Collection A new version of Clement C Moore’s classic festive poem A Vist from St Nicholas, better… Read More ›
Seen a threatening Tweet? Alert the Secret Service
By Laura J. NelsonOctober 24, 2012, 2:54 p.m. Twitter users sent more than 6.5 million Tweets during the third presidential debate Monday – and a few of them were death threats against President Obama and Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney…. Read More ›
Ted Turner says it’s ‘good’ U.S. soldiers are committing suicide in large numbers because it proves humans aren’t programmed to kill
A total of 247 U.S. army personnel are suspected to have taken their own lives between January and September This compares to 222 combat deaths in Afghanistan to October 22 CNN founder claims it’s time to put war and conflict… Read More ›
Report tries to minimize tuition increase that’s more than triple the rate of inflation
By Kay Steiger Thursday, October 25, 2012 16:15 EDT Topics: rate of inflation ♦ the College Board ♦ tuition increase A new report released Wednesday by the College Board finds that four-year college degrees have increased by an average 4.8… Read More ›
Officer Held in Plot to Cook Women and Eat Them
By JOSEPH GOLDSTEIN The police officer referred to the woman as Victim-1, recording details like her date of birth, height, weight and bra size. He made note of certain materials, like chloroform and rope. And then the officer, Gilberto… Read More ›
Chemotherapys False Expectations : 69 percent of patients with advanced lung cancer and 81 percent of patients with advanced colorectal cancer did not understand that the chemotherapy they were receiving was not at all likely to cure their disease
Advanced Cancer Patients Overoptimistic About Chemotherapy’s Ability to Cure, Study Finds ScienceDaily (Oct. 24, 2012) — Findings from a nationwide study led by researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute suggest that patients with advanced lung or colorectal cancer are frequently mistaken… Read More ›
Triclosan in (Anti-Bacterial Soap, Toothpaste etc..)– Harmful to Ecological Status of Rivers: Ranked sixth as one of the most particularly harmful substances in Europe
Triclosan — Harmful to Ecological Status of Rivers — Needs to Be Monitored, Researchers Say It is intended that the list of priority substances that have to be monitored by the authorities in Europe will be extended from its current… Read More ›
Islamist militants are banning music in northern Mali, a chilling proposition for a country where music is akin to mineral wealth
Mali: no rhythm or reason as militants declare war on music Andy Morgan guardian.co.uk, Tuesday 23 October 2012 12.29 EDT Musicians performing at the Crepissage festival in Timbuktu, Mali, in front of the Sankore mosque. Photograph: Alamy The pickup halted… Read More ›
A video rebuttal to the IOM’s recommendations of 20ng/ml of Vitamin D being adequate
A rebuttal to the IOM’s recommendations of 20ng/ml of vitamin D being adequate. Their report being titled ” Nearly 80 Million Americans Won’t Need vitamin D Supplements under new guidlines”
Ishihara: Unrepentant Japanese nationalist
Politics Oct. 26, 2012 – 06:51AM JST( 2 ) TOKYO — Shintaro Ishihara, who resigned as Tokyo governor on Thursday to return to national politics, is an unrepentant nationalist who relishes the chance to provoke the politically correct. The 80-year-old is… Read More ›
Tibetan self-immolations: China authorities offer rewards to stop protests
Authorities in China are offering financial rewards in the hope of preventing further self-immolations in Tibetan-inhabited areas of the country. Allison Jackson October 24, 2012 16:55 A woman attends an Amnesty International exhibition in Taipei on June 29, 2012 showing portraits… Read More ›
Amid foreign donations scandal, Chinese government blocks access to obama.com
Posted By Matthew Boyle On 12:59 PM 10/25/2012 @ 12:59 PM In DC Exclusives,DC Exclusives – Blurb,Politics,World | The Chinese government has blocked access to the obama.com Web domain in the wake of an investigation by the conservative Government Accountability… Read More ›
Spain regulator halts sale of some Novartis flu vaccines
Update #2 : France, Germany, Spain, Italy, and Switzerland now imposing partial ban on the Novartis Flu Vaccine Italy has banned them..Switzerland is now considering Thu, 25 Oct 2012 16:57 GMT Source: reuters MADRID, Oct 25 (Reuters) – Spain joined… Read More ›
BMJ and Daily Telegraph’s fake hip exposes failing European device regulation: EU Places Personal Profit over Safety
Contact: Stephanie Burns sburns@bmjgroup.com 44-020-738-36920 BMJ-British Medical Journal Responsible bodies more interested in attracting business than patient safety A joint investigation by the BMJ and Daily Telegraph has exposed the major flaws in the current EU system used for regulating… Read More ›
Merkel cell polyomavirus linked to Skin Cancer : Developed a mutation that causes it to integrate into host-cell DNA
2009 study posted for filing Study Links Virus To Some Cases Of Common Skin Cancer COLUMBUS, Ohio – A virus discovered last year in a rare form of skin cancer has also been found in people with the… Read More ›
SAMe ( S-adenosylmethionine ) is Effective in Preventing Formation of Primary Liver Cancer in Rats
2009 study posted for filing A new study investigated the effectiveness of S-adenosylmethionine (SAMe) in the prevention and treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) or primary liver cancer. SAMe, a widely available nutritional supplement, with little known side effects, was found… Read More ›
Zinc supplementation significantly increases activation of the cells (T cells) responsible for destroying viruses and bacteria
2009 study posted for filing Contact: Cody Mooneyhan cmooneyhan@faseb.org 301-634-7104 Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology Got zinc? New zinc research suggests novel therapeutic targets New report in the Journal of Leukocyte Biology suggests that zinc activates a key… Read More ›
Common household pesticides linked to childhood cancer cases in Washington area : acute lymphoblastic leukemia
2009 study posted for filing Contact: Karen Mallet km463@georgetown.edu 215-514-9751 Georgetown University Medical Center Researchers caution that the study doesn’t prove cause and effect Washington, DC – A new study by researchers at the Georgetown’s Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center finds… Read More ›
Common food dye may hold promise in treating spinal cord injury: stops the cascade of molecular events that cause secondary damage to the spinal cord
2009 study posted for filing Contact: Mark Michaud mark_michaud@urmc.rochester.edu 585-273-4790 University of Rochester Medical Center A common food additive that gives M&Ms and Gatorade their blue tint may offer promise for preventing the additional – and serious – secondary damage… Read More ›
A high omega-3 fatty acid diet reduces retinal lesions in a murine model of macular degeneration
2009 study posted for filing Contact: Angela Colmone acolmone@asip.org 301-634-7953 American Journal of Pathology The ‘see food’ diet Bethesda, MD — Current research suggests that a diet high in omega-3 fatty acids may help prevent one of the leading causes… Read More ›
62nd Health Research Report 04 AUG 2009 – Reconstruction
Editors top 5: Common household pesticides linked to childhood cancer cases in Washington area Got zinc? New zinc research suggests novel therapeutic targets Study Links Virus To Some Cases Of Common Skin Cancer Millions of US children low in… Read More ›
The amazing new treatment using COW’S MILK that could prevent HIV
Cows can’t catch HIV but they can produce antibodies against the virus Scientists injected cows with HIV protein, and collected resulting antibodies from the milk They plan to create a cream for women to prevent HIV transmission PUBLISHED:05:24 EST,… Read More ›
Designer baby warning as embryos are made using TWO women and one man by Oregon scientists
Procedure would swap the nucleus of a mother’s egg containing mutated genes into a donor’s The donor’s normal mitochondria replaces the mother’s defective mitochondria containing mutated DNA Donor’s genes would amount to 1 per cent of the embryo’s genes and… Read More ›
Secret Service officer charged with sexual assault of girl, 14
By Jana Winter Published October 24, 2012 FoxNews.com A Secret Service officer assigned to Vice President Joe Biden’s residence was arrested Monday for allegedly sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl in his custody. Hector Reynaldo Cuellar of Woodbridge, Va., was… Read More ›
Chinese ships enter waters around disputed islands
News On Japan via Japan Today — Oct 25 Four Chinese government ships entered territorial waters around disputed Tokyo-controlled islands early Thursday, the Japan Coast Guard said. Three maritime surveillance vessels entered the 12-nautical-mile zone around one of the islands… Read More ›
Climate scientist sues The National Review for defamation
By Suzanne Goldenberg, The Guardian Wednesday, October 24, 2012 22:20 EDT Topics: climate change ♦ jerry sandusky ♦ Sandusky Michael Mann, a scientist in the centre of the climate wars, has sued a rightwing thinktank and a magazine for comparing… Read More ›
‘Video message mocking homeless people screened at Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel’s lavish $6.5m wedding’
By Mike Larkin PUBLISHED:18:08 EST, 24 October 2012| UPDATED:18:12 EST, 24 October 2012 They are well known for spending much of their time championing charitable causes. But Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel’s reputation for goodwill may take a hit… Read More ›
Nearly 80 Million Americans Won’t Need Vitamin D Supplements Under New Guidelines
Engineering Evil: There is Absolutely No Current Solid Scientific Basis for the IOM’s recommendation: Current guidelines Normal: equal to or greater than 32 nanograms per milliliter (ng/mL) Insufficient: less than 32 ng/mL Deficient: less than 20 ng/mL When Vitamin D levels in… Read More ›
Russia increasingly worried about US ‘shale revolution’
Published: 24 October, 2012, 17:44 Reuters / Kacper Pempel Russia’s President Putin urged the country’s gas monopoly Gazprom to revise its export policy, as the “shale revolution” and the development of liquefied natural gas will seriously eat into the country’s… Read More ›
Russia Says Syria Rebels Have U.S.-Made Stinger Missiles
Oct. 24, 2012 – 01:24PM | By AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE | MOSCOW — The Syrian rebels battling the regime of President Bashar al-Assad have shoulder-launched missile systems, including Stingers made by the United States, Russia’s top general said on Oct…. Read More ›
Eleven questions for Israel’s legendary Efraim Halevy.
The Spymaster BY AARON DAVID MILLER |OCTOBER 24, 2012 In December 1998, then Secretary of State Madeleine Albright sent me to Israel and the West Bank to monitor the first phase of the recently concluded Wye River Memorandum, a soon-to-be-forgotten… Read More ›
INTERVIEW-Mali war plan to be ready within weeks, AU says
Wed, 24 Oct 2012 17:52 GMT Source: Reuters * African states, Western powers divided over intervention * U.N. set 6-week deadline for war plan, starting Oct. 12 * Door open to negotiation with rebels By Aaron Maasho ADDIS ABABA, Oct… Read More ›
Italy bans Novartis flu vaccines pending tests. Switzerland to also take precautionary steps.
Wed, 24 Oct 2012 17:14 GMT Source: reuters ROME/ZURICH, Oct 24 (Reuters) – Italy banned the sale and use of anti-influenza vaccines produced by Novartis on Wednesday pending tests for possible side effects, prompting authorities in Switzerland to also take… Read More ›
U.S. set to overtake Saudi Arabia as world’s biggest oil producer following boom in output
U.S. production to rise 7 per cent this year to nearly 11 million barrels a day Could reach 11.4 million barrels a day in 2013 – rivalling Saudi oil output Boom caused by high oil prices and new drilling techniques… Read More ›
Texas A.G. Threatens to Arrest European ( U.N. ) Election Observers
By DAVID LEE AUSTIN (CN) – The Texas attorney general warned the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe that its election observers could be arrested and criminally charged if they come within 100 feet of a polling place on… Read More ›
Challenging Parkinson’s dogma: May be more to due with the Loss of GABA than Dopamine
Contact: David Cameron david_cameron@hms.harvard.edu 617-432-0441 Harvard Medical School Scientists may have discovered why the standard treatment for Parkinson’s disease is often effective for only a limited period of time. Their research could lead to a better understanding of many brain… Read More ›
Pennsylvania may force workers to pay taxes to their employers
By Stephen C. Webster Wednesday, October 24, 2012 11:56 EDT Topics: pennsylvania ♦ Pennsylvania Gov ♦ Tom Corbett A bill that landed on Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett’s (R) desk this week would give companies that hire more than 250 new… Read More ›
The assassination of President John F Kennedy: the finger points to the KGB
Nearly 50 years on, a new book suggests that assassin Lee Harvey Oswald was guided by hardline Stalinist dissidents Death in Dallas: Jack and Jackie Kennedy moments before the President was shot Photo: AP By Neil Tweedie 6:50AM BST… Read More ›
Full-body or X-ray scanners used for airport security screening may affect the function of insulin pump or continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) devices
Contact: Kathryn Ruehle, 914-740-2100, kruehle@liebertpub.com Can Diabetes Devices be Damaged by Airport Security Scanners? New Rochelle, NY, October 24, 2012—Full-body or X-ray scanners used for airport security screening may affect the function of insulin pump or continuous glucose monitoring (CGM)… Read More ›
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