By Laura Cox PUBLISHED:20:13 EST, 28 September 2012| UPDATED:01:12 EST, 29 September 2012 It was a scandal that rocked the nation – a New York Transport Security Agency security officer found guilty of stealing close to $1million worth of belongings… Read More ›
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Trial starts for Pope’s butler who ‘stole and leaked’ papal letters to expose ‘evil and corruption’ in Roman Catholic church
By Ruth Whitehead PUBLISHED:11:11 EST, 29 September 2012| UPDATED:11:11 EST, 29 September 2012 The Vatican today opened the trial of the Pope’s butler for allegedly stealing and leaking papal correspondence to a journalist, the worst security breach to occur in… Read More ›
Revealed: Army scientists secretly sprayed St Louis with ‘radioactive’ particles for YEARS to test chemical warfare technology
By Emily Anne Epstein PUBLISHED:09:16 EST, 29 September 2012| UPDATED:11:21 EST, 29 September 2012 The United States Military conducted top secret experiments on the citizens of St. Louis, Missouri, for years, exposing them to radioactive compounds, a researcher has claimed…. Read More ›
Iran sees cyber attacks as greater threat than actual war
Customers use computers at an internet cafe in Tehran May 9, 2011. Credit: Reuters/Raheb Homavandi DUBAI | Tue Sep 25, 2012 8:48am EDT DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran is prepared to defend itself in case of a “cyber war” which could… Read More ›
Images Provide Clues to China’s Naval Might
Sep. 29, 2012 – 01:52PM | By WENDELL MINNICK China’s first aircraft carrier berthed at Dalian port is seen Sept. 5. (AFP) TAIPEI — As China celebrated the launch of its first aircraft carrier last week, images and video… Read More ›
China State television on Saturday reported that the country’s navy and air forces conducted joint military exercises with live fire targeting a small island in the East China Sea.
China’s lines around islands suggest more conflict LOUISE WATT – Associated Press (AP) Posted September 29, 2012 at 4:08 a.m BEIJING (AP) — One of the hottest items in bookstores across China is a map for a place that… Read More ›
China to UN: Japan ‘stole’ islands
Chinese foreign minister Yang Jiechi, leading China’s delegation at the UN General Assembly, spoke Thursday, a day after a speech in which the Japanese prime minister, Yoshihiko Noda, didn’t mention the Diaoyu Islands. Yang said Beijing will “continue to take… Read More ›
Senior Government minister has accused the EU of squandering Britain’s international aid budget on schemes that often have nothing to do with alleviating world poverty.
Senior Tory accuses EU of “squandering” Britain’s aid budget Alan Duncan has accused the EU of “squandering” Britain’s international aid budget. Photo: Justin Sutcliffe Robert Mendick and Andrew Gilligan 9:00PM BST 29 Sep 2012 Alan Duncan, the minister of state… Read More ›
Vitamin D, may protect us from background radiation and could be used as a safe protective agent before or after a low-level nuclear incident
2008 study re-posted for filing Contact: Daniel Hayes dhayes@health.nyc.gov Inderscience Publishers Could vitamin D save us from radiation? Radiological health expert Daniel Hayes, Ph.D., of the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene suggests that a form of… Read More ›
UC Davis researchers discover Achilles’ heel in pancreatic cancer
2008 study posted for filing Contact: Karen Finney karen.finney@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu 916-734-9064 University of California – Davis Health System Starving cancer cells of arginine cuts proliferation in half UC Davis Cancer Center researchers have discovered a metabolic deficiency in pancreatic cancer cells… Read More ›
Vitamin B3 reduces Alzheimer’s symptoms, lesions
2008 study posted for filing Contact: Jennifer Fitzenberger jfitzen@uci.edu 949-824-3969 University of California – Irvine UC Irvine starts clinical trial on nicotinamide effect in Alzheimer’s patients Irvine, Calif. — An over-the-counter vitamin in high doses prevented memory loss in mice… Read More ›
The combination of vitamins A, C and E, plus magnesium blocked about 80 percent of noise-induced hearing impairment.
Contact: Katie Vloet kgazella@umich.edu 734-764-2220 University of Michigan Health System Can vitamins and minerals prevent hearing loss? IMAGE:Glenn Green of the University of Michigan examines a patient’s hearing.Click here for more information. ANN ARBOR, Mich. — About 10 million people… Read More ›
How did glycine significantly decrease liver injury?:Protected both the lung and liver against lethal doses of endotoxins
2008 study posted for filing Contact: Lin-Lin Xiao wjg@wjgnet.com 86-105-908-0039 World Journal of Gastroenterology The nonessential amino acid glycine has been shown to be anti-inflammatory in several animal injury models. Recent studies demonstrated that dietary glycine protected both the lung… Read More ›
43rd Health Research Report 11 NOV 2008 – Reconstruction
Editors Top Five: 1. Optimal Dose of Vitamin E Maximizes Benefits, Minimizes Risk 2. Study shows pine bark reduces jetlag 3. Vitamin B3 reduces Alzheimer’s symptoms, lesions 4. The upside… Read More ›
Rectal vitamin E induced remission in patients with mild to moderate ulcerative colitis?
2008 study posted for filing Contact: Lin-Lin Xiao wjg@wjgnet.com 86-105-908-0039 World Journal of Gastroenterology Can rectal vitamin E induce remission in patients with mild to moderate ulcerative colitis? It is believed that the generation of an exaggerated intestinal immune response… Read More ›
Optimal Dose of Vitamin E Maximizes Benefits, Minimizes Risk: 24% fewer deaths from heart disease
2008 Study Posted for filing Corvallis, Oregon – October 29, 2008 — Vitamin E has been heralded for its ability to reduce the risk of blood clots, heart attack, and sudden death. Yet in some people, vitamin E causes… Read More ›
The upside to allergies: cancer prevention
Contact: Kevin Stacey kstacey@uchicago.edu 773-834-0386 University of Chicago Press Journals The upside to allergies: cancer prevention A new article in the December issue of The Quarterly Review of Biology provides strong evidence that allergies are much more than just an… Read More ›
Non-human molecules absorbed by eating red meat increase risk of food poisoning in humans: Neu5Gc
Contact: Debra Kain ddkain@ucsd.edu 619-543-6163 University of California – San Diego Eating red meat sets up target for disease-causing bacteria Non-human molecules absorbed by eating red meat increase risk of food poisoning in humans Offering another reason why eating red… Read More ›
Horphag’s Prelox provides over-the-counter solution: Erectile dysfunction (ED)
2007 Study Posted For filing…This study has a COI, but is published data Contact: Melanie Nimrodi mnimrodi@mww.com 312-546-3508 MWW Group Horphag’s Prelox provides over-the-counter solution Research shows men experienced almost 100% increase of overall satisfaction IMAGE:Prelox logo. Click here for… Read More ›
Dementia risk from sleeping tablets: Increases risk to Seniors by 50%
Dementia risk from sleeping tablets: Pensioners on pills taken by 1.5m are 50% more likely to be hit, warns Harvard study Academics say side effects could be so harmful doctors should avoid prescribing them Scientists believe sleeping pills may interfere… Read More ›
China may have made a new geopolitical foe due to its talks with Fiji: Australia.
Adam Taylor, Business Insider September 28, 2012 16:40 Last week China sent its top legislator, Wu Bangguo, to the tiny Pacific nation of Fiji. During the trip, Fiji Prime Minister Josaia Voreqe Bainimarama and Wu signed three economic pacts. According… Read More ›
Common cancer treatments may create dangerous cancer stem cells
By Charles Q. Choi Published September 27, 2012| MyHealthNewsDaily Radiation therapy and chemotherapy aimed at killing cancer cells may have the undesirable effect of helping to create cancer stem cells, which are thought to be particularly adept at generating… Read More ›
The moment Boston state chemist is arrested for faking criminal drug test results casting doubt on 34,000 convictions
Annie Dookhan tested more than 60,000 drug samples involving 34,000 defendants during her nine years at the lab Admitted identifying narcotics simply ‘by looking at them’ Dozens of drug defendants already back on the street because of her misconduct Dookhan… Read More ›
Now even Democrats demand that Barack Obama comes clean over al-Qaeda and Middle East attacks
By Toby Harnden In Washington PUBLISHED:14:39 EST, 28 September 2012| UPDATED:17:03 EST, 28 September 2012 Democrats, including Senator John Kerry, a possible Secretary of State if Barack Obama wins a second term, have joined Republicans in demanding answers as to… Read More ›
Canada won’t say if China involved in hacking incident : KrebsOnSecurity.com cited experts who said digital fingerprints left during the attack pointed to Chinese hackers
2:48pm EDT By David Ljunggren OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canada said it was aware hackers had breached security at a domestic manufacturer of software used by big energy companies, but declined to comment on a report that a Chinese group could… Read More ›
U.S. intelligence now says Benghazi attack “deliberate and organized”
6:25pm EDT By Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The top U.S. intelligence authority issued an unusual public statement on Friday declaring it now believed the September 11 attack on U.S. diplomatic facilities in Benghazi, Libya, was a “deliberate and organized… Read More ›
Italian unions strike against Monti, close Colosseum 1 of 7. A protester covers himself with a CGIL union flag during a rally in downtown Rome September 28, 2012. Two of Italy’s biggest unions marched through Rome on Friday to protest… Read More ›
Ex-IRS examiner charged with naming whistleblower and interfering with the audit of an international bank
Ex-IRS examiner charged with naming whistleblower Posted 2012/09/28 at 10:20 am EDT WASHINGTON, Sep. 28, 2012 (Reuters) — A former U.S. Internal Revenue Service examiner was arrested on Thursday and charged with exposing an IRS whistleblower and interfering with the… Read More ›
Bullet sent to Chinese embassy in Japan
CrimeSep. 29, 2012 – 06:15AM JST( 5 ) TOKYO — The Chinese embassy in Tokyo has received a bullet in the post, with the sender giving their name as the Japanese prime minister, police and reports said Friday, amid a… Read More ›
US urges calm in China-Japan and Japan-Korea islands disputes, but won’t serve as mediator
Article by: BRADLEY KLAPPER , Associated Press Updated: September 28, 2012 – 1:38 PM NEW YORK – The Obama administration on Friday pressed U.S. allies Japan and South Korea to continue their cooperation on North Korea and other key issues,… Read More ›
France and Germany revive plan to tax financial markets
By Agence France-Presse Friday, September 28, 2012 13:26 EDT Topics: financial transaction ♦ France and Germany ♦ FTT France and Germany are bidding to revive a controversial financial transactions tax (FTT), seeking support from the European Commission and enough EU… Read More ›
Study: Exposure to herbicide may increase risk of rare disorder: atrazine / choanal atresia
Contact: Dana Benson benson@bcm.edu 713-798-4710 Baylor College of Medicine HOUSTON – (Sept. 28, 2012) – A common herbicide used in the United States may be linked to an increased risk of a congenital abnormality of the nasal cavity known as… Read More ›
Cholesterol Drugs ( Statins ) may contribute to Atherosclerosis
Engineering Evil Note: “Statins inhibit the action of HMGCoA reductase, the rate limiting enzyme of the cholesterol synthesis pathway. Plasma levels of markers of cholesterol synthesis (desmosterol, lathosterol) will be reduced by statins” Contact: Scott LaFee slafee@ucsd.edu 619-543-6163 University of… Read More ›
Plastic additive ( BPA) damages chromosomes, disrupts egg development
Contact: Patricia Hunt pathunt@wsu.edu 509-335-4954 Washington State University Primate study adds to evidence of BPA harming human reproduction PULLMAN, Wash.—A Washington State University researcher has found new evidence that the plastic additive BPA can disrupt women’s reproductive systems, causing chromosome… Read More ›
Syrian rebels defect to Government forces
Syrian rebels defect Thursday, 27 September 2012 A group of Syrian rebels from the Free Syrian Army (FSA) defected and joined pro-government forces on Wednesday. The troops’ commander announced that “the road is open,” and called on to other rebels… Read More ›
Spain’s rising debt costs eat up austerity gains: separatist crises in Catalonia and the Basque region that threaten to break the country apart.
Spain has pushed through €40bn of fresh austerity measures in the teeth of recession, despite violent protests across the country and separatist crises in Catalonia and the Basque region that threaten to break the country apart. Spanish PM Mariano Rajoy… Read More ›
World’s smallest state, Vatican holds one-of-a-kind trial of Pope’s former butler
By Agence France-Presse Friday, September 28, 2012 8:03 EDT Topics: Paolo Gabriele ♦ vatican The trial of Pope Benedict XVI’s former butler and a Vatican computer technician for leaking secret papers starting on Saturday has no precedent since the Holy… Read More ›
Obamas outspent UK Royal Family by $1.35 Billion last year
Thursday, 27 September 2012 Taxpayers spent $1.4 billion dollars on everything from staffing, housing, flying and entertaining President Obama and his family last year, according to the author of a new book on taxpayer-funded presidential perks. In comparison, British taxpayers… Read More ›
‘Worst copyright law in history:’ Panama set to crack down on piracy
Published: 28 September, 2012, 06:43 Edited: 28 September, 2012, 06:43 Panama’s legislature has approved a draconian file sharing law that gives law enforcements free hand to pursue and punish file sharers directly, and grants officials bonuses based on fines levied…. Read More ›
Dioxin Causes Disease and Reproductive Problems Across Generations, Study Finds
Even if all the dioxin were eliminated from the planet, researchers say its legacy will live on in the way it turns genes on and off in the descendants of people exposed over the past half century. (Credit: iStockphoto/Dmitry Oshchepkov)… Read More ›
Spain must leave the euro: ” Spain is damned if it leaves, but damned for eternity if it stays”
Mario Draghi’s promise to do “whatever it takes” to save the euro never did look like inducing any more than a temporary lull in the storm; still less did the German Constitutional Court’s thumbs up to the European bail-out fund… Read More ›
Air Force Chief Admits to Cyber Slowness: ” Hostile intrusions into government, private and academic networks are causing the loss of “the equivalent of the Library of Congress” every year”
Sep. 25, 2012 – 03:17PM | By BRIAN EVERSTINE The new head of the Air Force said he “isn’t exactly sure” what the Air Force is doing in cyberwarfare, and he will wait to invest in cybersecurity until the… Read More ›
Japan ‘stole’ our islands, Chinese foreign minister tells U.N.
PoliticsSep. 28, 2012 – 11:35AM JST UNITED NATIONS — China took a bitter territorial dispute with Japan to the U.N. General Assembly on Thursday, with Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi accusing Tokyo of stealing disputed islands. The Japanese government’s purchase of… Read More ›
Help! Pop music really is slower and sadder than when the Beatles and Abba ruled the charts
Researchers say modern music has lost the ‘feelgood factor’ Claim the only artist to have carried on the tradition of ‘pure pop’ is Lady Gaga By Fiona Macrae Science Correspondent PUBLISHED:10:58 EST, 27 September 2012| UPDATED:11:00 EST, 27 September 2012… Read More ›
Genetic sleuthing uncovers deadly new virus in Africa: ‘Bas-Congo’ virus
Contact: Jason Socrates Bardi jason.bardi@ucsf.edu 415-502-4608 University of California – San Francisco Global research effort identifies ‘Bas-Congo’ virus as the cause of small, isolated outbreak in 2009 IMAGE:Charles Chiu, MD, PhD Click here for more information. An isolated outbreak of… Read More ›
Organized crime behind the $100 billion illegal logging industry decimating worldwide forests
By Agence France-Presse Thursday, September 27, 2012 17:00 EDT Topics: illegal logging ♦ Interpol Organised crime is now a big player in illegal logging, which accounts for up to 30 percent of all wood traded globally, the UN and Interpol… Read More ›
Military conflict ‘looms’ between China and Japan: Speculation already taking place into what role the U.S. will play in the War
War between China and Japan looms, with neither power willing to back down over a disputed chain of islands, expert warns. Yan Xuetong who has warned that unless one side backs down, there could be a repeat of the Falklands… Read More ›
Teachers suspected of abuse given anonymity
Maths teacher Jeremy Forrest, who disappeared with one of his 15-year-old pupils, might not have been identified to the public under controversial laws that come into force next week. Megan Stammers, left, and hand in hand with Jeremy Forrest on… Read More ›
More than 1,000 Nigerian women stranded for fifth straight day at Saudi airport because they were not accompanied by men
By Agence France-Presse Thursday, September 27, 2012 7:13 EDT Topics: Nigerian officials ♦ Nigerian President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan ♦ Nigerian women More than 1,000 Nigerian women pilgrims remained stranded at a Saudi airport for a fifth straight day Thursday after… Read More ›
Wang Xuemei casts doubt on theory British businessman was murdered with cyanide by wife of ousted leader Bo Xilai
Heywood conviction unsafe, warns top Chinese forensic scientist Tania Branigan in Shanghai guardian.co.uk, Thursday 27 September 2012 13.54 EDT Neil Heywood and Gu Kailai, wife of Bo Xilai. Photograph: Reuters A leading Chinese forensic scientist working for the government has… Read More ›
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