Munich, 10/12/2012 Powdered turmeric has been used for centuries to treat osteoarthritis and other illnesses. Its active ingredient, curcumin, inhibits inflammatory reactions. A new study now shows that it can also inhibit formation of metastases. Prostate cancer is one of… Read More ›
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Diverse intestinal viruses may play a role in AIDS progression
Contact: Elisabeth Lyons elyons@cell.com 617-386-2121 Cell Press In monkeys and humans with AIDS, damage to the gastrointestinal tract is common, contributing to activation of the immune system, progressive immune deficiency, and ultimately advanced AIDS. How this gastric damage occurs has… Read More ›
Study exposes the negative effects of increasing computerized surveillance
04.10.2012 Researchers at the Helsinki Institute for Information Technology HIIT finish the first longitudinal study on the effects of ubiquitous surveillance in the home. To understand the effects of continuous computerized surveillance on individuals, researchers at HIIT instrumented ten Finnish… Read More ›
Exclusive: EU insurers strip cover from ships storing Iran oil
By Luke Pachymuthu and Randy FabiPosted 2012/10/12 at 1:17 am EDT SINGAPORE, Oct. 12, 2012 (Reuters) — Two European insurers have withdrawn cover for tankers involved in the Iranian oil trade, the first such move since tough new sanctions were… Read More ›
Anonymous vows revenge after WikiLeaks launches ‘filthy’ paywall
By Stephen C. Webster Friday, October 12, 2012 10:13 EDT Topics: Anonymous ♦ julian assange ♦ Wikileaks Nameless hackers with the online protest movement “Anonymous” have turned on longtime ally WikiLeaks for deploying a paywall on its website that blocks… Read More ›
Activists leaping to the defense of online ‘trolls’ in the UK
By Agence France-Presse Friday, October 12, 2012 10:48 EDT Topics: facebook ♦ social media For many they are the scourge of the Internet, but rights campaigners in Britain are increasingly leaping to the defence of online “trolls” amid a string… Read More ›
More Parody: Nobel Peace Prize goes to European Union!?
Friday, 12 October 2012 The Nobel Peace Prize has seemingly the same value as Taco Bell Employee of the Month! The parody continues… First Al Gore, then Obama, now this came from the… Read More ›
Japan sees U.S. as deterrent to China in islands dispute
Politics Oct. 12, 2012 – 04:10PM JST Ichiro Fujisaki, Japan’s ambassador to WashingtonAFP WASHINGTON — Japan said Thursday that its alliance with the United States has served as a deterrent in a territorial dispute between Tokyo and a rising China as… Read More ›
EU wins Nobel Peace Prize for ‘advancing peace in Europe’ (Huh ?)
The European Union (EU) has won the 2012 Nobel Peace Prize for helping to transform Europe “from a continent of war to a continent of peace.” News Desk October 12, 2012 05:57 A photo taken on September 4, 2012 in… Read More ›
Cancer institute tackles sloppy data
Funder demands better evidence for biomarkers in clinical trials. Monya Baker 12 October 2012 Biologists combing through massive patient data sets often find potential biomarkers of certain diseases, but many of these signals turn out to be false. To weed… Read More ›
U.S. energy companies victims of potentially destructive cyber intrusions: The secretary said that a coordinated attack on enough critical infrastructure could be a “cyber Pearl Harbor”
Posted By John ReedThursday, October 11, 2012 – 8:56 PM Foreign actors are probing the networks of key American companies in an attempt to gain control of industrial facilities and transportation systems, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta revealed tonight. “We know… Read More ›
Facebook ‘immoral’ for paying tax bill of £238,000
Facebook has been accused of “immoral” behaviour after accounts showed that the social media giant paid a corporate tax bill of just over £238,000 last year, despite estimated revenues of £175m. Facebook’s accounts also showed that the social networking group’s… Read More ›
Let all European migrants claim benefits, insists Brussels
European immigrants should be able to claim handouts and pensions without first having to pass a test proving that they have settled in Britain, the European Union has said. László Andor, left, has now accused Mr Duncan Smith, right, of… Read More ›
Harvard’s annual ‘IncestFest’ party where students ‘are encouraged to hook up with each other’ branded ‘offensive and insensitive’
By Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED:16:50 EST, 11 October 2012| UPDATED:16:50 EST, 11 October 2012 Students at Harvard University have lambasted one of its halls of residence for naming a party ‘IncestFest’ – at which students are reportedly encouraged to make… Read More ›
Climate war looms over US coal exports to China: There is a Glut of Coal and Natural Gas in the U.S.
PLANS for mega exports of US coal are poised to become the next flashpoint in the battle over climate change. The industry wants to massively increase shipments of coal to China and other energy-hungry Asian nations. Such a… Read More ›
BP to export U.S. crude to Canada, Shell seeks permit: U.S. domestic production at the highest level since 1995
8:01pm EDT By David Sheppard and Chris Baltimore NEW YORK/HOUSTON (Reuters) – Oil major BP Plc has secured U.S. government permission to ship U.S. crude oil to Canada, and Royal Dutch Shell has applied for an export license, as rising… Read More ›
Greece’s Biggest Company Quits Country
Friday, 12 October 2012 Greece’s biggest company is leaving the country, drinks bottler Coca Cola Hellenic (CCH) said on Thursday in announcing it will move to Switzerland and list its shares in London, dealing a blow to the debt-crippled Greek… Read More ›
Russia not renewing weapons agreement with US
Thursday, 11 October 2012 Russia will not renew a decades-old agreement with Washington on dismantling nuclear and chemical weapons when it expires next year, Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov was quoted as saying on Wednesday. The death of the 1991… Read More ›
The Big Bang Theory of Education
Authoritarian countries don’t seem to be doing well at the knowledge business. That’s probably no accident. BY CHRISTIAN CARYL |OCTOBER 11, 2012 China just doesn’t manufacture more stuff than the rest of us — it’s also about to dominate the… Read More ›
Brutal ad hits White House on Libya timeline contradictions [VIDEO]
It has been a month since an attack in Libya took the lives of Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans, and the Obama administration is still revising its story. A video from the Heritage Foundation documents the evolution of… Read More ›
Study suggests salt might be ‘nature’s antidepressant’
Contact: Nicole Riehl nicole-riehl@uiowa.edu 319-384-0070 University of Iowa Most people consume far too much salt, and a University of Iowa researcher has discovered one potential reason we crave it: it might put us in a better mood. UI psychologist Kim… Read More ›
Vitamin C intake associated with lower risk of gout in men
Contact: Gina DiGravio gina.digravio@bmc.org 617-638-8491 JAMA and Archives Journals Men with higher vitamin C intake appear less likely to develop gout, a painful type of arthritis, according to a report in the March 9 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine,… Read More ›
May supplementation of docosahexaenoic acid suppress colon tumor cell growth?
2009 study posted for filing Contact: Lin Tian wjg@wjgnet.com 0086-105-908-0039 World Journal of Gastroenterology Colon cancer is one of the leading causes of death in Western countries. The role of n-3 and n-6 PUFAs in colorectal carcinoma cell growth has… Read More ›
Support for adjunctive vitamin C treatment in cancer
2009 study posted for filing Contact: Amy Gleason Quarshie agleason@liebertpub.com 914-740-2149 Mary Ann Liebert, Inc./Genetic Engineering News New Rochelle, NY, March 5, 2009—Serious flaws in a recent study, which concluded that high doses of vitamin C reduce the effectiveness of… Read More ›
Not so sweet: Over-consumption of sugar linked to aging
2009 study posted for filing Contact: Sylvain-Jacques Desjardins sylvain-jacques.desjardins@umontreal.ca 514-343-7593 University of Montreal University of Montreal scientists explain how sugar shortens lifespan in PLoS Genetics This release is available in French. From left to right: Antoine Roux, Pascal Chartrand, Gerardo… Read More ›
Average radiation exposure of the US population requires perspective and caution: 6 fold Increase since 1980
2009 study posted for filing Contact: Jason Bardi jbardi@aip.org 301-209-3091 American Institute of Physics NCRP Report No. 160 on increased average radiation exposure of the US population COLLEGE PARK, MD (March 3, 2009) — Scientists at the American Association of… Read More ›
52nd Health Research Report 17 MAR 2009 – Reconstruction
Editors top five: 1. NCRP Report No. 160 on increased average radiation exposure of the US population 2. Grape Extracts May be Effective Against Harmful Gut Bacteria 3. Not so sweet: Over-consumption of sugar linked to aging 4. Support… Read More ›
ABC News scrambles to downplay Obama’s attendance at VP debate moderator’s wedding: Obama appointed her husband as head of the FCC
Posted By Josh Peterson On 12:10 AM 10/10/2012 @ 12:10 AM In DC Exclusives,DC Exclusives – Original Reporting,Elections,Politics | No Comments President Barack Obama was a guest at the 1991 wedding of ABC senior foreign correspondent and vice presidential debate… Read More ›
Revealed: How Facebook ‘gave officials inflated estimates of the number of its users’ just a week before disastrous IPO
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission had to fight Facebook on 92 queries it had regarding plans for its May 2012 IPO which it filed on February 1st Correspondence between the SEC and Facebook show that Facebook was unable or unwilling… Read More ›
Brazilian city council candidate passes out cocaine in exchange for votes
Posted By Annie Z. Yu On 1:54 AM 10/10/2012 @ 1:54 AM A woman running for a city council position in Brazil, the world’s second-largest consumer of cocaine, was arrested on Sunday — election day — after allegedly handing out… Read More ›
A spy accused of sexually assaulting a female colleague is to stand trial under an assumed name because it is feared he could be killed if his identity is revealed.
Spy accused of sexual assault is granted anonymity for trial The MI6 secret service headquarters at Vauxhall Cross in central London Photo: PA By Martin Evans, Crime Correspondent 4:59PM BST 10 Oct 2012 The man, who is believed to work… Read More ›
U.S. Government warns ‘tens of thousands of car owners’ could be affected by counterfeit airbags from China that either fail to deploy, or explode with metal shrapnel
Feds downplay number of vehicles affected, while reports says number is much higher Dozens of vehicle makes and models on list of cars with counterfeit air bags By John Clarke PUBLISHED:15:48 EST, 10 October 2012| UPDATED:17:37 EST, 10 October 2012… Read More ›
Florida governor accidentally gives out PHONE SEX number instead of meningitis hotline… as death toll rises to 12
By Daily Mail Reporter and Reuters Reporter PUBLISHED:17:14 EST, 10 October 2012| UPDATED:17:15 EST, 10 October 2012 Oops: Florida Gov Rick Scott accidentally gave out phone sex number instead of the state’s meningitis hotline Florida Gov Rock Scott sent thousands… Read More ›
Official chided for Senkaku remarks
Enginnering Evil: This Rebukes the prior statement on the compromise with China… https://engineeringevil.com/2012/10/09/japan-may-acknowledge-chinas-claim-to-islets-to-calm-tension/ Kyodo The government has taken a lawmaker in the Cabinet to task for making controversial remarks on the Senkaku Islands, Chief Cabinet Secretary Osamu Fujimura said Wednesday…. Read More ›
Detroit homeowner and baby daughter forced to share their house with SQUATTER who moved in while they were away during home repairs
Squatter moved in, changed locks, reworked plumbing and replaced appliances Filed a report with the city stating the house was abandoned Placed a $8,500 lien the house By John Clarke PUBLISHED:14:23 EST, 10 October 2012| UPDATED:17:37 EST, 10 October 2012… Read More ›
Walmart worker strikes go viral, hitting 28 stores in 12 states
By Stephen C. Webster Wednesday, October 10, 2012 14:16 EDT Topics: Walmart ♦ walmart stores ♦ workers Walmart workers who recently went on strike in Illinois and California appear to have inspired some of their fellow big box employees, and… Read More ›
Spain’s credit rating downgraded to near junk
S&P downgrades Spain’s credit rating Rating agency Standard & Poor’s has downgraded Spain’s credit rating by two notches, warning that the deepening economic recession is limiting the government’s options. <!– remove the whitespace added by escenic before end of tag… Read More ›
Should we decide which breed of humans to create?
by: JULIAN SAVULESCU From: News Limited Network October 09, 201212:58PM Does chance need a helping hand when it comes to our children? Source: Supplied Today it is possible to create designer babies either by testing embryos, using pre-implantation… Read More ›
Fast-Acting Cyanide Antidote Discovered: thiocyanate
Posted for filing 2008 study A tailings pond containing cyanide-laden wastes covers acres at a gold mine near Elko, Nevada. Cyanide poisoning is a risk for anyone who is exposed to the chemical. A new antidote that can be taken… Read More ›
‘Hacking’ alleged ahead of Bumi showdown
Indonesian backers behind the FTSE 250’s troubled coal group Bumi have stoked tensions prior to Thursday’s board meeting by alleging phones and emails have been hacked. Bumi is investigating ‘potential financial irregularities’ at Bumi Resources By Emma Rowley 5:46PM BST… Read More ›
Chinese nationalists covet Okinawa
By Kelly Olsen National Oct. 10, 2012 – 04:15PM JST BEIJING — In a glass case at Beijing’s Imperial College, an 18th century book with a yellowed title page in bold, black characters is evidence—some Chinese say—that a swathe of modern-day… Read More ›
Francois Hollande ‘shared’ his mistress Valerie Trierweiler with Sarkozy minister
Francois Hollande “shared” his mistress Valerie Trierweiler with a minister from Nicolas Sarkozy’s government in a Jules et Jim-style relationship, a new biography on France’s first lady claims. Supposedly Mr Devedjian hesitated so much that Trierweiler let herself to be… Read More ›
Turkey ‘forces Syrian plane to land in Ankara’
Turkey has forced a Syrian passenger plane to land at Ankara airport, according to state media. Photo: ALAMY 7:22PM BST 10 Oct 2012 State-run TRT television said an Airbus A320 coming from Moscow was intercepted by F16 jets as it… Read More ›
FBI destroyed part of Hunter S. Thompson’s file
By Stephen C. Webster Tuesday, October 9, 2012 16:18 EDT Topics: FBI ♦ Hunter S. Thompson The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) admitted this week that portions of a detailed file on legendary outlaw journalist Hunter S. Thompson were destroyed… Read More ›
Is there a savant inside all of us?
Savants have almost super-human abilities in art, music or memory – and not all are born that way. But is severe head trauma the only way to become a ‘sudden savant’? <!– remove the whitespace added by escenic before end… Read More ›
Cholesterol-reducing drugs may lessen brain function, says ISU researcher
2009 study posted for filing Contact: Yeon-Kyun Shin colishin@iastate.edu 515-294-2530 Iowa State University AMES, Iowa — Research by an Iowa State University scientist suggests that cholesterol-reducing drugs known as statins may lessen brain function. Yeon-Kyun Shin, a biophysics professor in… Read More ›
No longer a gray area: Our hair bleaches itself as we grow older
Contact: Cody Mooneyhan cmooneyhan@faseb.org 301-634-7104 Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology New research report in the FASEB Journal gets to the roots of gray hair Wash away your gray? Maybe. A team of European scientists have finally solved a… Read More ›
Questions of ethics and quality cloud globalization of clinical trials: Same drug in different populations could produce markedly different results
2009 study posted for filing Contact: Michelle Gailiun michelle.gailiun@duke.edu 919-724-5343 Duke University Medical Center DURHAM, N.C. – Top-tier U.S.-based pharmaceutical companies are moving their clinical trials overseas at warp speed, raising questions about ethics, quality control, and even the scientific… Read More ›
Vitamin supplements may protect against noise-induced hearing loss
2009 study posted for filing Contact: Jill Pease jpease@phhp.ufl.edu 352-273-5816 University of Florida GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Vitamin supplements can prevent hearing loss in laboratory animals, according to two new studies, bringing investigators one step closer to the development of a… Read More ›
51st Health Research Report 03 MAR 2009 – Reconstructed
Editors Top Five: 1. No longer a gray area: Our hair bleaches itself as we grow older 2. Vitamin supplements may protect against noise-induced hearing loss 3. Vitamin B and folic acid may reduce risk of age-related vision loss… Read More ›
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