The highest levels ever of DDT in breast milk have been measured in mothers living in malaria-stricken villages in South Africa. The values lie well over the limits set by the World Health Organization. DDT has been used for many… Read More ›
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Binding sites for LIN28 protein found in thousands of human genes
Contact: Debra Kain ddkain@ucsd.edu 619-543-6163 University of California – San Diego Protein expression also causes changes in gene splicing IMAGE:This is Gene Yeo, Ph.D. Click here for more information. A study led by researchers at the UC San Diego Stem… Read More ›
Christians should ‘leave their beliefs at home or get another job’:” such as wearing a cross, means they might have to resign and get another job, government lawyers have said”
Christians should leave their religious beliefs at home or accept that a personal expression of faith at work, such as wearing a cross, means they might have to resign and get another job, government lawyers have said. Nadia Eweida Photo:… Read More ›
Witch hunts targeted by grassroots women’s groups: Yes, Actual Witch Hunts ( India )
Contact: Andy Henion, Media Communications, Office: (517) 355-3294, Cell: (517) 281-6949, Andy.Henion@cabs.msu.edu; Soma Chaudhuri, Sociology, Office: (517) 353-0874, chaudh30@msu.edu Published: Sept. 04, 2012 EAST LANSING, Mich. — Witch hunts are common and sometimes deadly in the tea plantations… Read More ›
Smoking and natural disasters: Christchurch residents increase tobacco consumption post-earthquake
Contact: Lauren Anderson lauren.anderson@europeanlung.org European Lung Foundation Vienna, Austria: The prevalence of smoking in Christchurch, New Zealand, increased following the 2010 earthquake, according to a new study. The results of the study will be presented today (4 September 2012) at… Read More ›
Pheromone from the summer cypress Killed Mosquitoes (West Nile virus) in trials Everytime
*Reposted at Request, data known since 1999…. The government will not justify the expense in regards to human life and the environment…Engineering Evil Contact: Claire Bowles claire.bowles@rbi.co.uk 44-171-331-2751 New Scientist A burning bush could smite New York’s mosquitoes An ornamental bush… Read More ›
Type 2 Diabetics, May be Highly Susceptible to West Nile Virus
Impaired Virus Clearance, Compromised Immune Response and Increased Mortality in Type 2 Diabetic Mice Infected with West Nile Virus Abstract Clinicoepidemiological data suggest that type 2 diabetes is associated with increased risk of West Nile virus encephalitis (WNVE). However, no… Read More ›
EPA pesticide exposure test too short, overlooks long term effects: EPA only test Pesticides health effects over 4 days
Contact: Morgan Kelly mekelly@pitt.edu 412-624-4356 University of Pittsburgh Pitt research suggests EPA pesticide exposure test too short, overlooks long term effects PITTSBURGH—The four-day testing period the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) commonly uses to determine safe levels of pesticide exposure… Read More ›
Now TSA agents are testing drinks purchased INSIDE the airport
By Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED:23:18 EST, 3 September 2012| UPDATED:23:23 EST, 3 September 2012 Travelers’ angst is being taken up a notch now that TSA agents are adding yet another seemingly arbitrary security check at airports. The federal agency is… Read More ›
Outrage as top Democrat official compares Paul Ryan to Nazi propagandist Joseph Goebbels
By Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED:20:39 EST, 3 September 2012| UPDATED:20:43 EST, 3 September 2012 A top Democrat is taking heat after he likened GOP Vice Presidential candidate Paul Ryan (R-Wisc.) to a Nazi. The Chairman of the California Democratic Party,… Read More ›
Organic diets lower children’s exposure to two common pesticides
Contact: Tia McCollors tia.mccollors@emory.edu 404-727-5692 Emory University Health Sciences Center Organic diets lower children’s dietary exposure to two common pesticides used in U.S. agricultural production, according to a study by Emory University researcher Chensheng “Alex” Lu, PhD. The substitution of… Read More ›
Organic and sustainable foods have more polyphenolics linked to health benefits
Contact: Andy Fell ahfell@ucdavis.edu 530-752-4533 University of California – Davis Organically or sustainably grown berries and corn contain up to 58 percent more polyphenolics, natural antioxidants that are a natural defense for plants and may be good for our health,… Read More ›
Research at Great Lakes meeting shows more vitamin C in organic oranges than conventional oranges
MINNEAPOLIS, June 2 — Organically-grown oranges contain up to 30% more vitamin C than those grown conventionally, it was reported today at a Great Lakes Regional meeting of the American Chemical Society, the world’s largest scientific society. The Great Lakes… Read More ›
A new study by Newcastle University proves that organic farmers who let their cows graze as nature intended are producing better quality milk
Contact: Sarah Cossom press.office@ncl.ac.uk 01-912-226-067 Newcastle University UK’s organic cows are cream of the crop A new study by Newcastle University proves that organic farmers who let their cows graze as nature intended are producing better quality milk. The Nafferton… Read More ›
Scientists find organic farms have higher quality fruit, better soil, lower environmental impact
Contact: Jen Laloup jlaloup@plos.org 415-624-1220 Public Library of Science A press release from PLoS ONE Side-by-side comparisons of organic and conventional strawberry farms and their fruit found the organic farms produced more flavorful and nutritious berries while leaving the soil… Read More ›
State-sponsored cyber espionage projects now prevalent, say experts
Former military officer says every Middle Eastern country now has Stuxnet-like malware Pete Warren guardian.co.uk, Thursday 30 August 2012 06.54 EDT One expert compares the cyber-espionage programs to the Transformers franchise: they develop other functions when they get to where they… Read More ›
RJ Ellory: fake book reviews are rife on internet, authors warn
Fake book reviews are rife on the internet and readers should be aware of the “fraudulent” practices of some writers, a group of leading British authors warn tonight. Authors Ian Rankin, Lee Child and Val McDermid were among the 49… Read More ›
Elite SEALs taken off duty to deal with aftermath of Bin Laden book as whole command is ‘put on the bench’
By Daniel Bates PUBLISHED:13:18 EST, 3 September 2012| UPDATED:16:40 EST, 3 September 2012 Several Navy SEALs have been pulled off active duty and are ‘on the bench’ to deal with the fallout from the controversial book about the killing of… Read More ›
High doses of Vitamin D help tuberculosis patients recover more quickly: 23 days vs 36 days
Contact: Emma Mason e.mason@qmul.ac.uk Queen Mary, University of London For decades before antibiotics became generally available, sunshine was used to treat tuberculosis, with patients often being sent to Swiss clinics to soak up the sun’s healing rays. Now, for the… Read More ›
Study suggests possible association between cardiovascular disease, chemical exposure
Contact: Amy Johns johnsa@wvuhealthcare.com 304-293-1412 JAMA and Archives Journals CHICAGO – Exposure to perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), a manmade chemical used in the manufacture of some common household products, appears to be associated with cardiovascular disease and peripheral arterial disease in… Read More ›
La Jolla Institute unlocks mystery of potentially fatal reaction to smallpox vaccine
Contact: Bonnie Ward contact@liai.org 619-303-3160 La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology Research team is part of NIH network working toward new smallpox vaccine for eczema sufferers SAN DIEGO – (May 25, 2009) Researchers from the La Jolla Institute for… Read More ›
Study indicates that people may need more dietary choline than previously thought: 90%+ of U.S. Population don’t get enough daily
Reposted at Request- COI (Reader please be aware of Conflicts on Interest) Contact: Egg Nutrition Media Hotline info@eggnutrition.org 312-233-1211 Edelman Public Relations Eggs 1 of the best sources of the nutrient Washington, D.C. — A new study published in the… Read More ›
Even as the death sentence of the Mumbai massacre’s lone living perpetrator was affirmed last week, murderous politicians show how medieval justice in India remains. By Dilip D’Souza.
Mumbai Massacre Perpetrator’s Sentence Affirmed Sep 3, 2012 4:45 AM EDT In Mumbai on August 29, activists of the Shiv Sena party distributed sweets. Which is what you usually do when there’s been a birth in the family, or a… Read More ›
Doctors told to quiz five-year-olds about abuse
Doctors should talk to children as young as five alone if they suspect they are at risk of neglect or abuse, under new guidance. By Rebecca Smith, Medical Editor 7:00AM BST 03 Sep 2012 The General Medical Council has issued… Read More ›
Stroke patients get helping hand from ‘telepathic’ robot arm which can respond to your thoughts
By Eddie Wrenn PUBLISHED:06:24 EST, 3 September 2012| UPDATED:06:24 EST, 3 September 2012 Stroke patients who have lose the use of their arms could find a helping hand in the form of a robotic arm that can ‘telepathically’ respond… Read More ›
How Merrill Lynch ‘plans to send trucks full of cash into Greece’ as U.S. firms plan for country’s exit from the euro
Greece is on brink of financial collapse and is expected to leave Euro American banks with clients in the country are now preparing contingency plans for how to get money to employees if the country’s banks close By Daily Mail… Read More ›
Biden Secret Service U-Haul stolen in Detroit
Washington (CNN) – A U-Haul truck loaded with equipment for a Monday event featuring Vice President Joe Biden was stolen in Detroit Sunday, a spokesman for the U.S. Secret Service said. “A U-Haul that we were utilizing was stolen at… Read More ›
Wormwood ( Artemesia ) may hold key to non-toxic Cancer and Leukemia treatment
Reposted at Request from 26-Nov-2001 Contact: Rob Harrill rharrill@u.washington.edu 206-543-2580 University of Washington Two bioengineering researchers at the University of Washington have discovered a promising potential treatment for cancer among the ancient arts of Chinese folk medicine. Research Professor Henry… Read More ›
Princeton researchers find that high-fructose corn syrup prompts considerably more weight gain: rats became obese by drinking high-fructose corn syrup, but not by drinking sucrose
Contact: Kitta MacPherson kittamac@princeton.edu 609-258-5729 Princeton University A sweet problem IMAGE:A Princeton University research team, including (from left) undergraduate Elyse Powell, psychology professor Bart Hoebel, visiting research associate Nicole Avena and graduate student Miriam Bocarsly, has demonstrated that rats with…Click… Read More ›
Heat forms potentially harmful substance in high-fructose corn syrup: hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF),
Contact: Michael Woods m_woods@acs.org 202-872-6293 American Chemical Society Researchers have established the conditions that foster formation of potentially dangerous levels of a toxic substance in the high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) often fed to honey bees. Their study, which appears in… Read More ›
Prenatal exposure to flame-retardant compounds affects neurodevelopment ( IQ ) of young children: polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs)
Contact: Stephanie Berger sb2247@columbia.edu 212-305-4372 Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health January 19, 2010 — Prenatal exposure to ambient levels of flame retardant compounds called polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) is associated with adverse neurodevelopmental effects in young children, according… Read More ›
Natural compound ( Quercitin ) blocks hepatitis C infection
Finding may lead to a new treatment Researchers have identified two cellular proteins that are important factors in hepatitis C virus infection, a finding that may result in the approval of new and less toxic treatments for the disease, which… Read More ›
Bruce Willis fights to leave his iPod tunes to his family: Actor considering legal action against Apple in battle over who owns songs downloaded from iTunes: Bruce Willis fights to leave his iPod tunes to his family -You Don’t actually own the tracks but instead are ‘borrowing’ them under a licence
Since the First Release of this News Story a Second Story from the Guardian has been Published: No, Bruce Willis isn’t suing Apple over iTunes rights http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/blog/2012/sep/03/no-apple-bruce-willis * So there is an isuue between the Daily Mail and The Guardian as… Read More ›
How drug companies exaggerate research costs to justify absurd profits
The Make-Believe Billion By Timothy Noah|Posted Thursday, March 3, 2011, at 9:19 PM ET Reposted at Request March 3, 2011 Donald W. Light of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey For years the government has sought to… Read More ›
Obesity and metabolic syndrome associated with impaired brain function in adolescents
Contact: Jessica Guenzel Jessica.Guenzel@nyumc.org 212-404-3591 NYU Langone Medical Center / New York University School of Medicine NEW YORK, September 3, 2012 – A new study by researchers at NYU School of Medicine reveals for the first time that metabolic syndrome… Read More ›
Security rules for Democratic National Convention cause concern: Banned: handbags, backpacks, soda cans, drink coolers, scarves, bike helmets, baby strollers, and non-service animals” within the hundred-square-block event zone
By Muriel Kane Sunday, September 2, 2012 20:19 EDT A new ordinance for “extraordinary events” put in place by the city of Charlotte, North Carolina, which is hosting the Democratic National Convention this week, have left attendees as well as… Read More ›
Coconut oil could combat tooth decay
Contact: Laura Udakis l.udakis@sgm.ac.uk 44-079-908-26696 Society for General Microbiology Digested coconut oil is able to attack the bacteria that cause tooth decay. It is a natural antibiotic that could be incorporated into commercial dental care products, say scientists presenting their… Read More ›
Heavy drinking rewires brain, increasing susceptibility to anxiety problems
Contact: Tom Hughes tahughes@unch.unc.edu 919-966-6047 University of North Carolina Health Care IMAGE:Thomas Kash, Ph.D., assistant professor of pharmacology at the Bowles Center for Alcohol Studies in the University of North Carolina School of Medicine, is one of the study’s authors……. Read More ›
The era of cheap food may be over
By Larry Elliott, The Guardian Sunday, September 2, 2012 12:01 EDT The last decade saw the end of cheap oil, the magic growth ingredient for the global economy after the second world war. This summer’s increase in maize, wheat and… Read More ›
DEAD-box proteins function as recycling nanopistons when unwinding RNA: May be incorporated into artificial nanomachines
Contact: Daniel Oppenheimer daniel.oppenheimer@utexas.edu 512-745-3353 University of Texas at Austin Ancient enzymes function like nanopistons to unwind RNA AUSTIN, Texas—Molecular biologists at The University of Texas at Austin have solved one of the mysteries of how double-stranded RNA is remodeled… Read More ›
Debtors’ Prison Is Back — and Just as Cruel as Ever
By Ross Kenneth Urken Posted 12:25PM 08/30/12 –> To most of us, “debtors’ prison” sounds like an archaic institution, something straight out of a Dickens novel. But the idea of jailing people who can’t pay what they owe is alive… Read More ›
Keeping Your Site Alive
In Appreciation to our Friends at the EFF…Engineering Evil Denial of service (DoS) and distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks are increasingly common phenomena, used by a variety of actors—from activists to governments—to temporarily or indefinitely prevent a site from functioning efficiently. Often, the… Read More ›
Pakistani mullah ‘planted charred texts’ on girl accused of blasphemy
Hardline cleric deliberately framed Rimsha Masih, believed to be just 13, in order to ‘get rid of Christians’, court hears Jon Boone in Islamaba guardian.co.uk, Sunday 2 September 2012 05.48 EDT Pakistani policemen escort Islamic cleric Hafiz Mohammed… Read More ›
10 dead in Quebec Legionnaire’s disease outbreak
By Agence France-Presse Sunday, September 2, 2012 8:13 EDT Topics: disease outbreak ♦ health authorities ♦ Quebec Legionnaire A Legionnaire’s disease outbreak in Quebec City has killed 10 people since late July, health authorities in the francophone Canadian city said… Read More ›
Cinnamon is lethal weapon against E. coli O157:H7
Contact: Angela Dansby aldansby@ift.org 312-782-8424 x127 Institute of Food Technologists When cinnamon is in, Escherichia coli O157:H7 is out. That’s what researchers at Kansas State University discovered in laboratory tests with cinnamon and apple juice heavily tainted with the bacteria. … Read More ›
Study illuminates how the plague bacteria causes disease
Contact: Heidi Hardman hhardman@cell.com 617-397-2879 Cell Press The bacteria responsible for the plague and some forms of food poisoning “paralyze” the immune system of their hosts in an unexpected way, according to a new study in the September 8, 2006… Read More ›
30 per cent of drugs prescribed to under-18s – and up to 95 per cent of drugs given to babies in intensive care – have never been tested on children. (U.K.)
One third of junior drugs are not tested on children sparking demand for probe Official study calls for urgent investigation after ‘high number of drug errors’ 95 per cent of all hospital medicines for babies affected By Jo Macfarlane PUBLISHED:16:00… Read More ›
High-fructose corn syrup sugar makes maturing human fat cells fatter, less insulin-sensitive
Contact: Aaron Lohr alohr@endo-society.org 240-482-1380 The Endocrine Society Fructose, the sugar widely used as high-fructose corn syrup in soft drinks and processed foods, often gets some of the blame for the widespread rise in obesity. Now a laboratory study has… Read More ›
Pancreatic cancers use high fructose corn syrup (HFCS), common in the Western diet to fuel their growth
Contact: Kim Irwin kirwin@mednet.ucla.edu310-206-2805 University of California – Los Angeles Health Sciences Pancreatic cancers use the sugar fructose, very common in the Western diet, to activate a key cellular pathway that drives cell division, helping the cancer to grow more… Read More ›
Exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), Could Increase Asthma Symptoms
Exposure to Common Toxic Substances Could Increase Asthma Symptoms ScienceDaily (Aug. 31, 2012) — Children who are exposed to polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), which were commonly used in a range of industrial products, could be at risk of an increase in… Read More ›
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