France is sliding into a grave economic crisis and risks a full-blown “hurricane” as investors flee rocketing tax rates, the country’s business federation has warned. Francois Hollande is tightening fiscal policy by 2pc of GDP next year to meet EU… Read More ›
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Expenses scandal: MPs block details of new expenses
The Speaker of the House of Commons is attempting to block the publication of MPs’ expenses that are believed to show that some rent their taxpayer-funded homes to each other. David Laws was forced to resign and repay tens of… Read More ›
Mitt was correct to attack Obama over Libya killings after siding with President . . . as cameras catch Michelle breaking rules by clapping husband
Moderator said Romney was incorrect to question whether the President called the killing of the U.S. ambassador in Benghazi an ‘act of terror’ Crowley claimed she waded in over Libya to ‘bring clarity’ to debate Later backtracked and admitted Romney… Read More ›
Violent crime in U.S. rises for FIRST TIME since 1993 and is up 18% from last year
Violent crime increased 18% from last year First year-to-year increase in such crime since 1993 Household burglaries also on the rise from 3.2million last year to 3.6million this year By Beth Stebner PUBLISHED:13:49 EST, 17 October 2012| UPDATED:13:50 EST, 17… Read More ›
EXCLUSIVE: Secret Service director suspected of lying to Congress about prostitution scandal
By Jana Winter Published October 17, 2012 FoxNews.com An investigation for the agency that oversees the U.S. Secret Service suggests Director Mark Sullivan lied during his congressional testimony in the Colombia prostitution scandal that ensnared 13 of his agents, multiple… Read More ›
Probiotics may help ward off postpartum obesity
2009 study posted for filing Contact: Emma Ross rosswrite@mac.com 31-020-544-4125 International Association for the Study of Obesity Study in pregnant women suggests probiotics may help ward off obesity Amsterdam, the Netherlands: One year after giving birth, women were less likely… Read More ›
Why Antidepressants Don’t Live Up to the Hype
2009 report posted for filing By John Cloud Wednesday, May 06, 2009 In the ’90s, Americans grew fond of the idea that you can fix depression simply by taking a pill – most famously fluoxetine (better known as Prozac), though… Read More ›
Research find Extract of kava useful in treating anxiety and improving mood: safe and effective
2009 study posted for filing Contact: Joan Robinson joan.robinson@springer.com 49-622-148-78130 Springer Research finds kava safe and effective Researchers at the University of Queensland in Australia have found a traditional extract of Kava, a medicinal plant from the South Pacific, to… Read More ›
Chinese workers urged to puff up economy by smoking
2009 article posted for filing CLIFFORD COONAN in Beijing CHINESE STATE employees are being asked to do their patriotic duty to support the local economy – by lighting up a cigarette. And no butts. In Gongan county in Hubei province,… Read More ›
Popular diabetes treatment could trigger pancreatitis, pancreatic cancer
2009 study posted for filing Contact: Enrique Rivero erivero@mednet.ucla.edu 310-794-2273 University of California – Los Angeles Drug’s adverse effects negated when combined with older diabetes drug A drug widely used to treat Type 2 diabetes may have unintended effects on… Read More ›
White tea — the solution to the obesity epidemic?
2009 study posted for filing Contact: Graeme Baldwin graeme.baldwin@biomedcentral.com 44-078-774-11853 BioMed Central This release is available in Chinese. Possible anti-obesity effects of white tea have been demonstrated in a series of experiments on human fat cells (adipocytes). Researchers writing in… Read More ›
Hopkins Children’s study: Folic acid may help treat allergies, asthma
2009 study posted for filing Contact: Ekaterina Pesheva epeshev1@jhmi.edu 410-516-4996 Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions Folic acid, or vitamin B9, essential for red blood cell health and long known to reduce the risk of spinal birth defects, may also suppress allergic… Read More ›
56th Health Research Report 12 MAY 2009 – Reconstruction
Editors Top Five: 1. Hopkins Children’s study: Folic acid may help treat allergies, asthma 2. Research finds Kava safe and effective 3. Stronger backbone: DHEA hormone replacement increases bone density in older women 4. Why… Read More ›
Japan to overtake China as top US lender: Report
China held about $1.154 trillion of US debt as of August 2012, while Japan held about $1.122 trillion. Lizzy TomeiOctober 16, 2012 19:03 Japan is set to overtake China as the United States’ top creditor, Bloomberg News reported. “China… Read More ›
Richest Man in History of World was African King : #8 was Muammar Gaddafi (former Libyan leader, 1942-2011) $200 billion
Wednesday, 17 October 2012 When we think of the world’s all-time richest people, names like Bill Gates, Warren Buffet and John D Rockefeller immediately come to mind. But few would have thought, or even heard of, Mansa Musa I of… Read More ›
Young people driving epidemic of prescription drug abuse
Contact: David Kelly david.kelly@ucdenver.edu 303-315-6374 University of Colorado Denver Abuse of nonmedical analgesics up 40 percent DENVER (Oct. 16, 2012) – A new study by the University of Colorado Denver reveals that today’s adolescents are abusing prescription pain medications like… Read More ›
Cochrane Review finds no benefit from routine health checks
Contact: Jennifer Beal sciencenewsroom@wiley.com 44-012-437-70633 Wiley Carrying out general health checks does not reduce deaths overall or from serious diseases like cancer and heart disease, according to Cochrane researchers. The researchers, who carried out a systematic review on the subject… Read More ›
Link between creativity and mental illness confirmed
Simon Kyaga [PRESS RELEASE 16 October 2012] People in creative professions are treated more often for mental illness than the general population, there being a particularly salient connection between writing and schizophrenia. This according to researchers at Karolinska Institutet, whose… Read More ›
Eating lots of carbs, sugar may raise risk of cognitive impairment, Mayo Clinic study finds
Contact: Nick Hanson newsbureau@mayo.edu 507-284-5005 Mayo Clinic Those 70-plus who ate food high in fat and protein fared better cognitively, research showed ROCHESTER, Minn. — People 70 and older who eat food high in carbohydrates have nearly four times the… Read More ›
Obese Teen Boys Have Up to 50 Percent Less Testosterone than Lean Boys, UB Study Finds
Results send “grim message” that obese teen males may become impotent, infertile adults Release Date: October 12, 2012 BUFFALO, N.Y. — A study by the University at Buffalo shows for the first time that obese males ages 14 to 20… Read More ›
Viral alliances overcoming plant defenses: Could lead to new generation of viruses
Contact: Hanu Pappu hrp@wsu.edu 509-335-3752 Washington State University Could lead to new generation of viruses PULLMAN, Wash.— Washington State University researchers have found that viruses will join forces to overcome a plant’s defenses and cause more severe infections. “These findings… Read More ›
Children’s pirate Halloween costumes from China seized for having lead levels ELEVEN times the legal limit
By Snejana Farberov PUBLISHED:16:56 EST, 16 October 2012| UPDATED:17:10 EST, 16 October 2012 Tainted threads: Two shipments of girls’ pirate costumes worth $10,000 were seized for having lead levels 11 times the legal limit Federal agents seized nearly 1,400 Chinese-made… Read More ›
Germany shocks EU with fiscal overlord demand, to Counter the competition Tsar the arch-enforcer of the EU machine. After taking on contingent liabilities of €2 trillion
Germany has stated its exorbitant price for keeping Greece in the euro and agreeing to mass bond purchases by the European Central Bank. Finance minister Wolfgang Schaeuble dropped his bombshell in talks with German journalists on a flight from Asia…. Read More ›
Obama and Romney agree to cowardly debates: Moderator and audience will be censored
Published: 16 October, 2012, 20:02 Edited: 16 October, 2012, 20:50 US President Barack Obama and challenger Mitt Romney will face off for the second of three debates on Tuesday, but viewers awaiting the show-down shouldn’t expect anything out of… Read More ›
5 Crazy Ways the Colors Red and Blue Control Your Life
By: Monte Richard October 15, 2012 503,213 views Imagine that somewhere there is a huge button that will activate a doomsday device that will destroy the planet. Picture the button in your mind. What color is it? Approximately 100 percent… Read More ›
If FP ( foreign-policy ) nerds were ‘the public’: 15 questions for a more interesting debate
Posted By Joshua Keating Tuesday, October 16, 2012 – 11:37 AM Tonight’s presidential debate will be conducted in Town Hall format. Every election, we’re promised that this will make the event more “unpredictable,” but in reality, it means we’re likely to… Read More ›
UK Hacker who gained Pentagon UFO Access wins Extradition battle
Tuesday, 16 October 2012 UK Home Secretary Theresa May has announced that Gary McKinnon, who was accused of hacking into the Pentagon’s computer network, will not be extradited to the US. The move is due to the… Read More ›
People with depression often excluded from clinical studies of antidepressants?
2009 report posted for filing Contact: Clare Collins CollCX@upmc.edu 412-647-3555 University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences Are we cherry picking participants for studies of antidepressants? People with depression often excluded from clinical studies and tend not to fare… Read More ›
Type of vitamin B1 could treat common cause of blindness: benfotiamene – uveitis
Contact: Jim Kelly jpkelly@utmb.edu 409-772-8791 University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston GALVESTON, Texas — University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston researchers have discovered that a form of vitamin B1 could become a new and effective treatment for one… Read More ›
Charred meat may increase risk of pancreatic cancer : 60 – 70% Increase
Contact: Jeremy Moore Jeremy.moore@aacr.org 267-646-0557 American Association for Cancer Research DENVER – Meat cooked at high temperatures to the point of burning and charring may increase the risk of pancreatic cancer, according to data presented at the American Association for… Read More ›
Antioxidant found in berries, other foods prevents UV skin damage that leads to wrinkles: ellagic acid,
2009 study posted for filing Contact: Sylvia Wrobel ebpress@gmail.com 770-722-0155 Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology Using a topical application of the antioxidant ellagic acid, researchers at Hallym University in the Republic of Korea markedly prevented collagen destruction and… Read More ›
Fructose-sweetened but not glucose-sweetened beverages can adversely affect both sensitivity to the hormone insulin and how the body handles fats
Contact: Karen Honey press_releases@the-jci.org 215-573-1850 Journal of Clinical Investigation Too much sugar is bad, but which sugar is worse: Fructose or glucose? In 2005, the average American consumed 64kg of added sugar, a sizeable proportion of which came through drinking… Read More ›
Human lung tumors destroy anti-cancer hormone vitamin D, Pitt researchers find
2009 study posted for filing Contact: Courtney McCrimmon McCrimmonCP@upmc.edu 412-647-3555 University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences DENVER, Colo., April 20 – Human lung tumors have the ability to eliminate Vitamin D, a hormone with anti-cancer activity, a new… Read More ›
An herbal extract inhibits the development of pancreatic cancer
2009 study posted for filing *may of been duplicated Contact: Emily Shafer emily.shafer@jefferson.edu 215-955-5291 Thomas Jefferson University (PHILADELPHIA) An herb recently found to kill pancreatic cancer cells also appears to inhibit development of pancreatic cancer as a result of its… Read More ›
Oral Contraceptives Impair Muscle Gains In Young Women
New study looks at effect of oral contraceptive use in resistance exercise training NEW ORLEANS—Many active young women use oral contraceptives (OC) yet its effect on their body composition and exercise performance has not been thoroughly studied…. Read More ›
55th Health Research Report 28 APR 2009 – Reconstruction
Editors Top Five: (not enough this week to justify) In This Issue: 1. Could senna improve the quality of colonoscopy preparation with magnesium citrate? 2. Oral Contraceptives Impair Muscle Gains In Young Women 3. New human… Read More ›
Do sweeping election victories for Belgian separatists mean Belgium, Britain and Spain are headed for history’s scrap heap?
The Balkanization of Europe? Paul AmesOctober 16, 2012 06:15 Nationalist Bart De Wever votes on Sunday. The wave of separatist victories is being felt across Europe. (Mark Renders/Getty Images) What do you think? ANTWERP, Belgium — Europe’s rising tide of… Read More ›
China scrambles to censor novelist Mo Yan’s Nobel Prize
A leaked directive from the Chinese government shows censorship tactics towards dissidents. Benjamin CarlsonOctober 16, 2012 09:08 Mo Yan’s Nobel Prize win draws attention to the Chinese government’s censorship tactics. (Ed Jones/AFP/Getty Images) What do you think? HONG KONG —… Read More ›
7 Chinese Navy warships pass waters near Okinawa island
News On Japan via Mainichi — Oct 16 Seven Chinese Navy warships on Tuesday passed the contiguous zone, a band of water just outside Japan’s territorial waters, around an Okinawa island amid a dispute over the Japanese-controlled Senkaku Islands… Read More ›
The Stoner Arms Dealers: How Two American Kids Became Big-Time Weapons Traders
And how the Pentagon later turned on them by: Guy Lawson HIGH ON WAR: David Packouz (left) and Efraim Diveroli at a gun range near Miami (top). One of the illegal shipments of ammo they supplied to the Afghan… Read More ›
Indonesia’s “Frankentrees” turn cocoa dream into nightmare : somatic embryogenesis, or SE experiment disaster
By Lewa Pardomuan and Michael TaylorPosted 2012/10/15 at 7:50 pm EDT PINRANG/JAKARTA, Oct. 15, 2012 (Reuters) — Nurhaedah, a vivacious Indonesian cocoa trader, shakes her head in disappointment as she sifts through a pile of blackened, shriveled beans. Yet another… Read More ›
Switzerland arming in preparation for European meltdown?
Monday, 15 October 2012 The Swiss Army is preparing contingency plans for violent unrest across Europe. A nation mostly famous for its banks, watches and chocolate fears it may face a massive influx of European refugees in the near future…. Read More ›
Iran plotting to spill oil in Strait of Hormuz, magazine claims
Western intelligence agencies suspect Iran of planning a deliberate oil spill in the Strait of Hormuz, according to German magazine Der Spiegel. Jessica Phelan October 15, 2012 13:44 Iran is secretly planning to spill oil into the Strait of Hormuz… Read More ›
Life not improving for Europeans, says survey: 54 percent, are “struggling” and 10 percent are “suffering.”
Posted By Betsi Fores On 2:06 PM 10/15/2012 @ 2:06 PM In Daily Caller News Foundation,World The Nobel Peace Prize-winning European Union does not receive such rave reviews from its own residents, according to a new Gallup polls. “As the… Read More ›
Prebiotic may help patients with intestinal failure grow new and better gut
Contact: Phyllis Picklesimer p-pickle@illinois.edu 217-244-2827 University of Illinois College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences URBANA – Adding the right prebiotic to the diets of pediatric patients with intestinal failure could replace intravenous feeding, says a new University of Illinois… Read More ›
Social contact can ease pain related to nerve damage, animal study suggests
Contact: Adam Hinzey Adam.Hinzey@osumc.edu Ohio State University COLUMBUS, Ohio – Companionship has the potential to reduce pain linked to nerve damage, according to a new study. Mice that were paired with a cage-mate showed lower pain responses and fewer signs… Read More ›
Antibiotic contamination a threat to humans and the environment
Contact: Maria Granberg maria.granberg@bioenv.gu.se 46-766-229-534 University of Gothenburg Researchers from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, spend August in Sisimiut on the west coast of Greenland studying the prevalence of antibiotic resistance and the effects of antibiotic emissions on communities of… Read More ›
Ebola antibody treatment, produced in plants, protects monkeys from lethal disease: Even 48 hours after exposure
Contact: Caree Vander Linden caree.vanderlinden@us.army.mil US Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases A new Ebola virus study resulting from a widespread scientific collaboration has shown promising preliminary results, preventing disease in infected nonhuman primates using monoclonal antibodies. In… Read More ›
Woman who does not believe she has cancer must undergo operation a risky operation against her wishes: High risk of dying on operating table
Woman who does not believe she has cancer can undergo operation A schizophrenic woman who does not believe she has cancer can now undergo a risky operation against her wishes that could save her life, on the orders of a… Read More ›
Scotland to vote on leaving the Union as David Cameron agrees referendum
The Prime Minister and Scotland’s First Minister today sealed a deal to grant the government in Edinburgh the power to hold a referendum on independence. By Rosa Prince, Online Political Editor 2:04PM BST 15 Oct 2012 David Cameron and Alex… Read More ›
Engineering Evil 