U.N. ‘tactical vehicles’ have been spotted in Virginia driving on interstate Motorists have been positing pictures online sparking debate about them One website asks if the U.N. is preparing for economic collapse in America By CHARLIE MOORE FOR MAILONLINE… Read More ›
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Convenient death: UN official set to testify against Clinton found dead
Sunday, 26 June 2016 The death of UN official John Ashe is likely to raise some eyebrows, but the US MSM has done its usual superb job downplaying or not reporting anything tied to the Clinton clan.Ashe — who… Read More ›
Scientists engineer bacteria to create sugar from the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide
Public Release: 23-Jun-2016 Eating air, making fuel Weizmann Institute of Science IMAGE: Weizmann Institute scientists engineer bacteria to create sugar from the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide. Credit: Weizmann Institute of Science All life on the planet relies, in… Read More ›
The World Health Organization may of caused thousands of unnecessary TB deaths
Public Release: 23-Jun-2016 WHO’S TB care advice violated standards, researchers say Poor countries told to follow cheaper, untested treatments Duke University DURHAM, N.C. — The World Health Organization (WHO) violated sound standards of medical care and human rights by nudging… Read More ›
Study: One-third of hospitals in developing world lack running water
Public Release: 22-Jun-2016 Absence of plumbing can lead to unsafe conditions, spread of disease Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health A study of 430 hospitals in the developing world found that more than one-third lacked running water,… Read More ›
Low doses of common cancer drug may promote cancer spread
Public Release: 22-Jun-2016 Wiley New research indicates that paclitaxel, which is the most commonly used chemotherapy for breast cancer, suppresses tumors when given at a certain dosage, but at low doses, it actually promotes cancer spread to the liver…. Read More ›
Study: Mandatory treatment not effective at reducing drug use, violates human rights
Public Release: 21-Jun-2016 Boston University Medical Center BOSTON – In an analysis recently published in BMJ, which coincided with the UN High Level Meeting on HIV in New York, Boston Medical Center (BMC) clinician researchers assessed current global evidence… Read More ›
Have hopes of time travel gone pear shaped? Researchers say discovery of fruit-shaped nuclei could make it impossible
Researchers confirmed the pear-shaped nuclei of isotope Barium-144 The pear shape goes against the accepted symmetry-based model Scientists say it may relate to the symmetry violation seen with antimatter And, they say shape points in direction that relates to… Read More ›
Hillary’s secret server aide invokes Fifth Amendment ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY FIVE times as he is questioned – and won’t even discuss his resume
He gave court-ordered testimony on Wednesday in the case, brought by conservative non-profit Judicial Watch The transcript isn’t out yet but the group’s president says Pagliano asserted his Constitutional right not to incriminate himself 125 times Lawsuit seeks to… Read More ›
Autism Symptom Reversed by Gut Bacteria that raises Oxytocin levels ( Animal Study)
We review the study ” A single species of gut bacteria can reverse autism-related social behavior in mice ” . In addition to this same bacteria being responsible for oxytocin levels. * Citation – Microbial reconstitution reverses maternal diet-induced social… Read More ›
Gamble on your opponent’s gaze if you want to win
Public Release: 21-Jun-2016 Study shows that eye movements reflect the numerical value of blackjack hands Springer Blackjack players who hold high-value cards tend to glance fleetingly to the right, whereas those with a lower-value hand do so spontaneously to… Read More ›
Third to half of UK population lives with chronic pain
Public Release: 20-Jun-2016 Proportion likely to rise as population ages; major cause of disability and distress BMJ Between a third and half (43%) of the UK population–roughly 28 million adults–lives with chronic pain, finds an analysis of the available… Read More ›
Russian warplanes clash with American fighter jets after bombing raid on US backed forces
AMERICAN fighters scrambled to intercept a pair of Russian bombers launching airstrikes against US sanctioned rebels in Syria. By Henry Holloway / Published 20th June 2016 The Kremlin backed bombing raid saw two Su-34 bombers – one of Moscow’s most… Read More ›
Top Health Headlines 20 JUN 2016
Top Health Headlines 20 JUN 2016 (links in order) 1. Overcome strength-training plateau with accentuated eccentric loading 2. A single species of gut bacteria can reverse autism-related social behavior in mice _ L. reuteri enhanced release of oxytocin 3. Pre… Read More ›
World’s Fastest Supercomputer: China Surpasses US With Homegrown Chips
In 2001, China had no presence on the list of the top 500 supercomputers in the world. Today, the world’s most populous country has the most supercomputers on the list, including the world’s fastest — and for the first time ever it… Read More ›
Indonesia navy fires on Chinese fishing boats
Publish Date: Sun, 19 Jun 2016 22:25:53 GMT Service: Iran China says Indonesia navy fired on its fishing boats China’s Foreign Ministry said Sunday an Indonesian naval vessel fired on Chinese fishing boats and injured at least one person…. Read More ›
Americans’ confidence in newspapers slides to a new low of 20%: poll
Americans’ confidence in newspapers slides to new low: poll Source: Xinhua 2016-06-20 01:27:22 WASHINGTON, June 19 (Xinhua) — Only 20 percent of Americans have high confidence in U.S. newspapers, hitting a all-time low since 1973, a latest Gallup poll found…. Read More ›
Russia Bombs US-Backed Rebels in Syria
VOA News Last updated on: June 17, 2016 5:13 PM Secretary of Defense Ash Carter has slammed Russia for bombing U.S.-backed opposition forces in southern Syria, calling the actions “problematic.” Speaking to reporters Friday at the Pentagon, Carter said… Read More ›
2018 Security Outlook Potential Risks and Threats – Nations planning for conflict
Clean PDF Here Occasional Papers 2016-06-03 This report is based on the views expressed during, and short papers contributed by speakers as part of, a series of presentations organised by the Canadian Security Intelligence Service under its academic outreach program…. Read More ›
Russia is preparing for WAR and could DEMOLISH Eastern Europe in 60 hours, report warns
RUSSIA “is mobilising for war” and could demolish the Baltic states “within 60 hours”, according to terrifying a new security report. By PATRICK CHRISTYS PUBLISHED: 05:32, Thu, Jun 16, 2016 | UPDATED: 05:42, Thu, Jun 16, 2016 Experts warn… Read More ›
Is Russia ‘mobilizing for war’ – shock warning
Society 16-06-2016 22:01 Vladimir Putin’s hardline regime is updating Russia’s military “on a large scale” in preparation for an apocalyptic showdown with NATO, Canada’s MI6 has warned. The Canadian Security Intelligence Service said the West’s economic embargo of Russia… Read More ›
New equation reveals how other people’s fortunes affect our happiness
Public Release: 14-Jun-2016 A new equation shows how our happiness depends not only on what happens to us but also how this compares to other people University College London Caption This is the updated equation to predict happiness,… Read More ›
Helping co-workers can wear you out
Public Release: 14-Jun-2016 Michigan State University EAST LANSING, Mich. — Helping your coworkers too often can lead to mental and emotional exhaustion and hurt your job performance, a new study suggests. Reporting in the Journal of Applied Psychology, Michigan… Read More ›
Revised UK ‘Eatwell Guide’ promotes industry wealth not public health, argues expert
Public Release: 13-Jun-2016 It lacks evidence base; high carb-low fat approach has parallelled rises in obesity and diabetes BMJ The revised UK ‘Eatwell Guide,’ which visually represents the government’s recommendations on food groups for a ‘healthy, balanced diet,’ is… Read More ›
Banks Accused of Funding ‘Christian Genocide’
By NICHOLAS IOVINO SAN FRANCISCO (CN) — A California nonprofit wants two Middle Eastern banks and a Kuwaiti sheikh to pay damages for claims they funded the Islamic State’s systematic murder and displacement of Christians in Iraq and… Read More ›
Saudi Arabia funded as much as 20 percent of Hillary Clintons Campaign ? Mystery over the published than deleted claim, most likely a hack
Editors Note ( Ralph Turchiano ) At this point it has a high probability of not being factual, yet not disproven. Saudi Arabia Key Funder of Hillary Clinton Campaign: Mohammed bin Salman The Saudi defense minister says Riyadh has funded… Read More ›
Health Headlines for 13 JUN 2016 ( Beta )
Health Headlines for 13 JUN 2016 (links in Order) 1. Pharma Firms may of got caught manipulating data resulting in agony and profit ? 2. The Lancet: Most antidepressant drugs ineffective for children and teens, according to study 3. Many… Read More ›
Statins ‘may be a waste of time for the over-60s’: Row over controversial report that says there is no link between ‘bad cholesterol’ and heart disease
Academics and cardiologists from 17 countries reviewed 19 previous studies, involving 68,000 people. For decades doctors have prescribed statins to reduce the risk of heart attacks and strokes caused by ‘bad’ cholesterol in the blood But now a team of… Read More ›
A single strain of plague bacteria sparked multiple historical and modern pandemics
Public Release: 8-Jun-2016 Cell Press IMAGE: This is a photo of a mass burial site in Ellwangen, Germany. Credit: Courtesy of Rainer Weiss. A single entry of the plague bacterium into Europe was responsible for the Black Plague of… Read More ›
The Lancet: Most antidepressant drugs ineffective for children and teens, according to study
Public Release: 8-Jun-2016 But authors warn that lack of available data from published and unpublished trials leads to great uncertainty around true effects The Lancet Most available antidepressants are ineffective, and some may be unsafe, for children and teenagers… Read More ›
Pharmaceuticals in streams may come from multiple sources
Public Release: 8-Jun-2016 American Chemical Society Pharmaceuticals in surface water such as lakes and streams are a growing concern. They can cause developmental and other health issues in aquatic life. Scientists have largely considered treated wastewater that’s released into… Read More ›
Saudis Extort UN: Threaten to Pull $500mn Over ‘Child Killer’ List
MIDDLE EAST 23:18 10.06.2016 Secretary General Ban ki-Moon went public with Saudi threats to divest from the United Nations and force other Arab states out of the international body if Saudi-led forces remained on the UN’s ‘child-killer’ list. On… Read More ›
Japan’s first ‘naked restaurant’ to ban overweight diners
JUN. 11, 2016 – 06:51AM JST Image from Amrita home page TOKYO — Japan’s first “naked restaurant” opens in Tokyo next month with draconian rules of entry—podgy prospective diners will be weighed and barred entry if found to be… Read More ›
Greek Scientists Call Antikythera Mechanism ‘World’s First Computer’
“What we do with computers today, it was done with the Antikythera Mechanism about 2000 years ago,” By Philip Chrysopoulos – Jun 10, 2016 The overall analysis of the inscriptions found inside the Antikythera Mechanism was presented on Thursday… Read More ›
Iranian football star banned for wearing Sponge Bob pants
Thursday, 09 June 2016 An Iranian soccer player has been banned for six months after photos surfaced online showing him wearing yellow ‘SpongeBob’ pants. Sosha Makani, who plays for the Tehran-based Persepolis club, was pictured wearing a blue shirt… Read More ›
Russia Proposes Mechanism To Avoid Conflict With U.S. Military
Thursday, June 09, 2016 Russia’s Defense Ministry says it has presented a proposal to the United States to develop a mechanism for preventing confrontations on the open sea and airspace above it. The Russian ministry said that during consultations… Read More ›
Fountain of youth? Dietary supplement may prevent and reverse severe damage to aging brain
We review the study ” Fountain of youth? Dietary supplement may prevent and reverse severe damage to aging brain ” in regard to reversing massive brain cell loss. * Citation: A multi-ingredient dietary supplement abolishes large-scale brain cell loss, improves… Read More ›
Chivalry is not dead when it comes to morality
Public Release: 8-Jun-2016 We’re more likely to protect women than we are men New York University We’re more likely to sacrifice a man than a woman when it comes to both saving the lives of others and in pursuing… Read More ›
Pharma Firms may of got caught manipulating data, resulting in agony and profit ?
“misleading marketing caused some lung-cancer patients “to die earlier and faster, with more pain.” “This settlement, however, allows the company to avoid the burden, disruption, cost and distraction of protracted civil litigation and to focus instead on our business of… Read More ›
Fish can recognize human faces, new research shows
Public Release: 7-Jun-2016 University of Oxford A species of tropical fish has been shown to be able to distinguish between human faces. It is the first time fish have demonstrated this ability. The research, carried out by a team… Read More ›
Residents concerned about use of genetically modified mosquitoes to curb insect population
Public Release: 6-Jun-2016 Small survey suggests reasons for lack of support for novel way to combat mosquito that carries Zika, dengue, chikungunya Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health A small survey of residents of a Florida Keys… Read More ›
Quaker Oats on list of tainted oatmeals in FDA inspection
By Christine Chou, The China PostMay 27, 2016, 12:27 am TWN TAIPEI, Taiwan — Oatmeal products from major food brand Quaker Oats were found to contain traces of a carcinogenic chemical called glyphosate, according to the results of an… Read More ›
Chinese fighter carries out ‘unsafe’ interception of American spy plane flying over the hotly contested South China Sea
Defense officials say RC-135 was intercepted by Chinese J-10 aircraft Chinese plane was ‘flying at high speed’ and at same altitude as RC-135 America carries out regular patrol missions over the South China Sea Chinese officials claim it is… Read More ›
‘Monster of Worcester’ who killed three children then impaled bodies on railings ‘being secretly prepared for prison release’
14:43, 6 JUN 2016 UPDATED 15:32, 6 JUN 2016 BY STEVE ROBSON , LAURA ELVIN David McGreavy, now 65, murdered Paul, Dawn and Samantha Ralph in 1973 in one of the most shocking crimes in British criminal history David… Read More ›
Top Health News 6 JUN 2016
Health News for 6 JUN 2016 1. Brief exposure to opioids may be a contributor to chronic pain 2. Fountain of youth? Dietary supplement may prevent and reverse severe damage to aging brain 3. Dietary Fiber Intake Tied to Successful… Read More ›
Psychopathy need not be a disadvantage
Public Release: 3-Jun-2016 Fearless and stress-resistant — yet still inconspicuous at work: How it works is shown in a study at the University of Bonn University of Bonn Persons with high psychopathy values are egotistic, scheming, and sabotage their… Read More ›
Philippine president-elect urges public to kill drug dealers
JUN. 05, 2016 – 03:45PM JST MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine president-elect has encouraged the public to help him in his war against crime and urged citizens with guns to shoot and kill drug dealers who would resist arrest… Read More ›
California Assembly votes to kill freedom of the press – Closing off public access to government records
” rendering the law powerless to override copyright claims by government agencies. “Citizens should not have to beg a state agency for access to government information.” Assembly Passes Bill Copyrighting Public Works SACRAMENTO (CN) — The California Assembly on Thursday… Read More ›
Russian to supply nuclear fuel to US nuclear reactors
Russia will supply nuclear fuel to the USA for operation of American nuclear power plants’ reactors. TVEL, a fuel division of Russian nuclear corporation Rosatom, and Global Nuclear Fuel-Americas (GNF-A), a subsidiary of the US based-GE Hitachi, signed an… Read More ›
California will vote to kill the First Amendment
First Amendment Advocates Attack CA Bill to Copyright Public Works “He pointed out that even speech — all forms of expression — can be copyrighted.” Wednesday, June 01, 2016 By NICK CAHILL SACRAMENTO (CN) — A bill giving California a… Read More ›