The network is seriously compromising its journalism in the Gulf states by blurring the line between advertising and editorial • Report: why didn’t CNNi air its own ‘iRevolution’ documentary? Glenn Greenwald guardian.co.uk, Tuesday 4 September 2012 15.02 EDT CNN’s… Read More ›
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Older overweight children consume fewer calories than their healthy weight peers
Contact: Tom Hughes tahughes@unch.unc.edu 919-966-6047 University of North Carolina Health Care A study by UNC pediatrics researchers finds there is no such thing as a ‘1 size fits all’ explanation for childhood obesity IMAGE:Asheley Cockrell Skinner, Ph.D., assistant professor in… Read More ›
Frankenstein’s dream brought to life as scientists say electricity could be used to regrow limbs
Aberdeen University researchers observed flatworms using electricity to regrow a head Electric field tells growth cells where to migrate By Sam Shead PUBLISHED:12:51 EST, 9 September 2012| UPDATED:13:35 EST, 9 September 2012 Experiments with echoes of Frankenstein suggest electricity could… Read More ›
How do you contribute to modern day slavery of human trafficking?
By The Christian Science Monitor Sunday, September 9, 2012 20:46 EDT In this week’s Monitor cover story on the misunderstood scourge of human trafficking, some human rights advocates suggest that the global problem gets eclipsed by the issue of domestic… Read More ›
New rules to end secrecy over safety of medical implants
New rules to end the secrecy over the safety of devices such as hip replacements and breast implants are being drawn up after a series of scandals. The rules are being drawn up by the European Commission in the wake… Read More ›
Criminals to be caught by their tattoos: Recognition software will scan Facebook for incriminating markings
By Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED:13:30 EST, 9 September 2012| UPDATED:14:25 EST, 9 September 2012 Police may soon be able to catch criminals by the ink they are sporting. Computer scientists are developing a new program that will be able to… Read More ›
Stanford Is Building a Body-Cooling Glove That Might Work ‘Better Than Steroids’ for Athletes
One of the reasons professional athletes illegally use steroids is to help speed up their recovery time after a particularly grueling game or injury, thus making them fresh as spring chickens the next time they compete. But one of the… Read More ›
Shell criticized for limited testing of Alaska drilling containment equipment
By Terry Macalister, The Guardian Sunday, September 9, 2012 14:38 EDT Shell has been accused of “stock-car racing recklessness” after apparently undertaking only the most limited testing of a key piece of equipment aimed at preventing a Gulf of Mexico-style… Read More ›
Research finds novel airborne germ-killing oral spray effective in fighting colds and flu
Contact: Alicia Reale alicia.reale@uhhospitals.org University Hospitals Case Medical Center University Hospitals Case Medical Center researchers will present Halo findings at ICAAC University Hospitals Case Medical Center clinical researchers will present findings about a one-two punch to prevent colds and flu… Read More ›
France’s socialist president set to unveil unprecedented austerity plan: 75-percent tax on income exceeding one million euros
By Agence France-Presse Sunday, September 9, 2012 12:09 EDT PARIS — France’s Socialist President Francois Hollande was due to announce on Sunday unprecedented belt-tightening measures of billions of euros amid mounting discontent over the flagging economy and job cuts. Hollande,… Read More ›
France’s richest man applies to become Belgian to escape 75 per cent tax rate
By Peter Allen PUBLISHED:05:13 EST, 9 September 2012| UPDATED:09:50 EST, 9 September 2012 Bernard Arnault has applied for Belgian nationality France’s richest man has applied for Belgian nationality – as the Socialist government in his home country raises the tax… Read More ›
EU funding ‘Orwellian’ artificial intelligence plan to monitor public for “abnormal behaviour”: Project Indect
Repost for Filing 2009 The European Union is spending millions of pounds developing “Orwellian” technologies designed to scour the internet and CCTV images for “abnormal behaviour”. By Ian Johnston 9:08PM BST 19 Sep 2009 A five-year research programme, called Project… Read More ›
Evolution could explain the placebo effect: Human immune system has developed on-off mechanism to save energy
By Anthony Bond PUBLISHED:11:52 EST, 8 September 2012| UPDATED:11:52 EST, 8 September 2012 Scientists have discovered a possible evolutionary explanation for the placebo effect with new evidence suggesting the immune system has an on-off switch to save energy. People who… Read More ›
Georgia flouts federal order, withholds lunch ladies’ unemployment benefits
By The Christian Science Monitor Saturday, September 8, 2012 8:33 EDT Scott Marshall, top, of Calhoun, Ga., files for unemployment in Dalton, Ga., in this photo from last month. (David Goldman/AP/File) Georgia has set up a showdown with the Obama… Read More ›
Indian PM says social media could spark ethnic tensions
By Agence France-Presse Saturday, September 8, 2012 17:35 EDT Indian Premier Manmohan Singh warned Saturday over the use of social media to inflame ethnic tensions after online threats and text messages sparked a mass exodus of migrants from southern cities…. Read More ›
Miracle-Gro to pay big fine for fake pesticides, poison bird feed: Falsifying pesticide registration documents, distributing pesticides with misleading and unapproved labels and distributing unregistered pesticides.
By Agence France-Presse Saturday, September 8, 2012 9:13 EDT Lawn and garden products company Scotts Miracle-Gro will pay $12.5 million in fines for poisoning bird feed and violating pesticide laws, officials said Friday. Scotts will pay record criminal and civilian… Read More ›
Osteoporosis drug may be associated with irregular heartbeat: ” approximately 3 percent of new atrial fibrillation cases in this population may be attributed to alendronate use.”
Re-Post Filing 2008 Contact: Rebecca Hughes 206-287-2055 JAMA and Archives Journals Alendronate, a medication used to prevent fractures in women with osteoporosis, may be associated with an increased risk of atrial fibrillation, a type of abnormal heart rhythm, according to… Read More ›
Study shows common vitamin and other micronutrient supplements reduce risks of TB recurrence
Re-Post Filing 2008 Contact: Steve Baragona sbaragona@idsociety.org 703-299-0412 Infectious Diseases Society of America New findings show a link between micronutrient supplementation and reduced risk of recurrence during tuberculosis chemotherapy, according to a study published in the June 1 issue of… Read More ›
Researchers detail chemotherapy’s damage to the brain” Chemotherapy drugs used to treat a wide range of cancers were more toxic to healthy brain cells than the cancer cells they were intended to treat
Re-post from 2008: This is not the watered down Chemo brain article released 5 Sep 2012..4 years later contact: Mark Michaud mark_michaud@urmc.rochester.edu 585-273-4790 University of Rochester Medical Center A commonly used chemotherapy drug causes healthy brain cells to die off… Read More ›
Study reveals inaccuracies in studies of cancer treatment; i.e.Prostate Androgen Therapy had a Higher Death rate than Non
Repost for Filing 2008 Contact: David Sampson david.sampson@cancer.org American Cancer Society Certain biases may exist in observational studies that compare outcomes of different cancer therapies, making the results questionable. That is the conclusion of a new study published in the… Read More ›
Chemical exposure may increase risk of ALS: formaldehyde
Repost For Filing 2008 Contact: Rachel Seroka rseroka@aan.com 651-695-2738 American Academy of Neurology CHICAGO – Preliminary results show that a common environmental chemical may increase the risk of developing amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, according… Read More ›
Vitamin E may help Alzheimer’s patients live longer; 1000 I.U. 2x daily 26% less likely to die
Repost Filing 2008 Contact: Rachel Seroka rseroka@aan.com 651-695-2738 American Academy of Neurology CHICAGO – People with Alzheimer’s disease who take vitamin E appear to live longer than those who don’t take vitamin E, according to research that will be presented… Read More ›
Excess pneumonia deaths linked to engine exhaust
Repost File 2008 Contact: Rachael Davies rdavies@bma.org.uk 44-020-738-36529 BMJ-British Medical Journal Atmospheric pollutants and mortalities in English local authority areas Engine exhaust fumes are linked to excess deaths from pneumonia across England, suggests research published in the Journal of Epidemiology… Read More ›
29th Health Research Report 29 APR 2008 – Reconstruction
Editors Top Five: 1. High blood pressure may protect against migraine 2. Study shows pine bark naturally reduces osteoarthritis 3. Life expectancy worsening or stagnating for large segment of the US population 4. Study reveals inaccuracies in studies of cancer treatment 5. Study… Read More ›
Pakistan Christian ‘blasphemy’ girl freed from jail on Bail
A Christian girl accused of blasphemy in Pakistan was released from jail on Saturday, a minister said, in a case that has sparked an international outcry. Rimsha Masih was arrested on August 16 for allegedly burning pages containing verses from… Read More ›
Brain Parasites, California’s Hidden Health Problem: neurocysticercosis
By Mollie Bloudoff-Indelicato | Scientific American – Thu, Sep 6, 2012 Sara Alvarez was afraid. The doctors told her she needed surgery brain surgery. Operations on such a complex organ are never simple, but this procedure was exceptionally difficult. There… Read More ›
Frankincense oil — a wise man’s remedy for bladder cancer
Contact: Charlotte Webber charlotte.webber@biomedcentral.com 44-207-631-9980 BioMed Central Originating from Africa, India, and the Middle East, frankincense oil has been found to have many medicinal benefits. Now, an enriched extract of the Somalian Frankincense herb Boswellia carteri has been shown to… Read More ›
Supplement your stem cells
Contact: Graeme Baldwin graeme.baldwin@biomedcentral.com 44-020-319-22165 BioMed Central A nutritional supplement could stimulate the production of stem cells integral for repairing the body. Research published in BioMed Central’s open access Journal of Translational Medicine suggests that a commercially-available supplement can increase… Read More ›
Scientists develop fungus-fighting vaccine
Contact: Nickey Henry henryn@rockefeller.edu 212-327-8366 Journal of Experimental Medicine A group of scientists in Italy have developed a vaccine with the potential to protect against fungal pathogens that commonly infect humans, according to a study by Torosantucci and colleagues in… Read More ›
Whiter laundry and a surprising new treatment for kids’ eczema
Contact: Marla Paul Marla-Paul@northwestern.edu 312-503-8928 Northwestern University Bleach baths clear the rash and banish flare-ups of miserable skin disease CHICAGO— It’s best known for whitening a load of laundry. But now simple household bleach has a surprising new role: an… Read More ›
Smart drugs to ‘moral enhancement’: a chemical approach to transhumanism
By Olivia Solon 06 September 12 Steroids. Ritalin. Modafinil. Prozac. EPO. These are just a selection of drugs that could be described as boosting the cognitive or physical performance of human beings. As part of Wired.co.uk’s Transhuman Week, we take a… Read More ›
Health-care costs at end of life exceed total assets for 25 percent of Medicare population: does not cover co-payments, deductibles, homecare services, or non-rehabilitative nursing home care
Contact: Jeanne Bernard Jeanne.Bernard@mountsinai.org 212-241-9200 The Mount Sinai Hospital / Mount Sinai School of Medicine As many as a quarter of Medicare recipients spend more than the total value of their assets on out-of-pocket health care expenses during the last… Read More ›
137th Health Research Report 07 SEP 2008
Full Report at www.healthresearchreport.me Editors Top Five: 1. Study Finds How BPA Affects Gene Expression, Anxiety; Soy Mitigates Effects 2. Vitamin B3 may offer new tool in fight against ‘superbugs’ 3. Johns Hopkins team finds ICU misdiagnoses may account for… Read More ›
BPA Changes Gene Expression in the brain effecting oxytocin/vasopressin, elevating Anxiety: Soy may mitigate it.
For Immediate Release Matt Shipman | News Services | 919.515.6386 Dr. Heather Patisaul | 919.513.7567 Release Date: 09.07.2012 Filed under Releases New research led by researchers at North Carolina State University shows that exposure to the chemical bisphenol A (BPA)… Read More ›
Nutritional supplement offers promise in treatment of unique form of autism
Contact: Scott LaFee slafee@ucsd.edu 619-543-6163 University of California – San Diego In mice, added amino acid reduced associated epilepsy, eased neurobehavioral symptom An international team of researchers, led by scientists at the University of California, San Diego and Yale University… Read More ›
Scrap tuition fees for engineering students, urges James Dyson
British entrepreneur says grants for scientists and engineers to continue studies would be repaid in long-term exports Dan Milmo guardian.co.uk, Thursday 6 September 2012 14.31 EDT Sir James Dyson: ‘Engineers do not have much of an incentive to stay… Read More ›
Study reveals how green tea boosts brain cell production to aid memory
Contact: Ben Norman Sciencenewsroom@wiley.com 44-012-437-70375 Wiley Brainy beverage: Study reveals how green tea boosts brain cell production to aid memory It has long been believed that drinking green tea is good for the memory. Now researchers have discovered how the… Read More ›
Are restrictions to scientific research costing lives? ” doctors and researchers are denied full access “
Contact: Katie Baker katie.baker@sagepub.co.uk 020-732-48719 SAGE Publications Are restrictions to scientific research costing lives? London, UK (05 September 2012) – In ‘Censors on Campus’, Index on Censorship asks whether lives might be saved by making vital research freely available. As… Read More ›
Congressional Report: US Is Negotiating TPP as if Fast Track Authority Still Exists and its IP Provisions Go Beyond International Standards
September 7, 2012 | By Carolina Rossini On September 5th, the Congressional Research Service (CRS), a non-partisan governmental body that provides policy and legal analysis for all members and committees of US Congress, published a 55-page analysis of the Trans-Pacific… Read More ›
Copyright’s Robot Wars Heat Up as Algorithms Block Live-Streams First and Ask Questions Later
September 7, 2012 | By Kurt Opsahl and Parker Higgins Copyright’s robot wars have burst onto the scene of streaming video sites, silencing live feeds with bogus infringement accusations and no human oversight. Two examples from just the past week… Read More ›
Greeks stage mock hangings in protest at austerity measures as European Central Bank riles Germans with euro debt plan: With the Support of Greek Security Forces
Nearly 2,000 members of the Greek security forces attended rally in protest at austerity measures and proposed pay cuts Took place on same day as ECB launched new plan to save the euro by buying the debt of troubled eurozone… Read More ›
National Deficit Outlook Unchanged Under Obama: UMD Policy Analysis: Fault on all sides, and a Failure to Act
For Immediate Release September 6, 2012 Contacts: Jennifer Talhelm, 301-405-4390 or jtalhelm@umd.edu Public Policy’s Philip Joyce Offers Election Policy Fact Check COLLEGE PARK, Md. – From a public policy point of view, the national debt accumulation since President Obama took… Read More ›
Report: Strategies to prevent noise-induced hearing loss, tinnitus in soldiers
Contact: Krista Hopson khopson1@hfhs.org 313-874-7207 Henry Ford Health System IMAGE:Led by Michael Seidman, M.D., the research team is the first to identify how acoustic trauma from machinery and explosive devices damages the inner ear cells and breaks down cell… Click… Read More ›
Are America’s war vets ageing prematurely? Alarming study reveals how a young traumatized U.S. soldier can suffer same brain deterioration as a 70-year-old
Consortium in Boston is studying PTSD in young veterans and those exposed to traumatic brain injury In veterans no older than 30, brain imaging sometimes looks like that of a 70-year-old Current diagnosis includes self-reporting, but scientists hope to create… Read More ›
Family told ten rare Double Eagle gold coins worth $80 million obtained in ‘uncertain circumstances’ belong to the U.S. not them
By Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED:13:10 EST, 6 September 2012| UPDATED:15:47 EST, 6 September 2012 A judge has ruled that ten rare gold coins worth $80 million belong to the U.S. government and not to a family that had sued the… Read More ›
Samsung accused of exploiting younger workers in China
Workers barred from sitting during shifts and some suffer physical and verbal abuse, alleges China Labor Watch Charles Arthur and agencies guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 5 September 2012 11.04 EDT A Samsung production line in South Korea. The electronics company is… Read More ›
Homeopathic Cream calendula ointment, out performed those using the topical agent trolamine and placebo.
Reposted at request and open debate from 2009 Contact: Jennifer Beal wbnewseurope@wiley.com 44-124-377-0633 Wiley-Blackwell Homeopathic medicines: Can they help relieve side-effects of cancer therapy? Drugs and radiotherapy given for cancer can cause unpleasant side effects such as nausea and vomiting,… Read More ›
Homeopathic solutions for a global catastrophe: Arsenic remedy for arsenic poisoning?
Reposted at Request and debate 2003 Study Contact: Gemma Bradley press@biomedcentral.com 44-207-323-0323 BioMed Central Arsenic remedy for arsenic poisoning? A homeopathic remedy made from arsenic oxide could ease the suffering of the hundreds of millions of people at risk from… Read More ›
The memory of water is a reality, pseudoscience?
Repost from 2007 Contact: Tanya Wheatley t.wheatley@elsevier.com 44-186-584-3824 Elsevier The memory of water is a reality New issue of Homeopathy journal explores water memory effects Oxford, UK, 01 August 2007 – A special issue of the journal Homeopathy, journal of… Read More ›
BP executives sought to blame “blue collar rig workers”: U.S.: “”This was a decision designed to ensure that the public and legal lines of accountability would be focused exclusively on blue collar rig workers and other contractor/defendants – but at all cost, not upon BP management and the inexplicable behaviors that coursed through the pages” of the internal BP emails.”
By David IngramPosted 2012/09/06 at 7:25 pm EDT WASHINGTON, Sep. 6, 2012 (Reuters) — BP executives wanted to concentrate blame for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill disaster on “blue collar rig workers” in order to save themselves, U.S. government lawyers… Read More ›
Engineering Evil 