Engineering Evil

Public Release: 14-Mar-2016 University of Waterloo Dangerous nitrate levels in drinking water could persist for decades, increasing the risk for blue baby syndrome and other serious health concerns, according to a new study published by researchers at the University… Read More ›

1 in 4 seniors have superbugs on their hands after a hospital stay, new research finds

Public Release: 14-Mar-2016 Researcher: Opportunity to educate post-acute care facility patients on hand hygiene, infection control University of Michigan Health System One in four seniors is bringing along stowaways from the hospital to their next stop: superbugs on their… Read More ›

New SARS-like virus is poised to infect humans

Public Release: 14-Mar-2016 The new virus, known as WIV1-CoV, directly binds to the same human receptor as the SARS strain that infected thousands in 2002 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill The new virus, known as WIV1-CoV,… Read More ›

Judge Orders Bundy YouTuber Held in Jail

By Ralph Turchiano on March 14, 2016 • ( 1 )

By KARINA BROWN PORTLAND, Ore. (CN) – Radio host Pete Santilli will remain in jail pending his trial on charges related to the armed occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge and the 2014 standoff at Cliven… Read More ›

Health News for 14 MAR 2016

Health News for 14 MAR 2016 (Links are in order) 1. 57 different pesticides found in poisoned honeybees 2. Green tea and iron, bad combination 3. Blueberries, the well-known ‘super fruit,’ could help fight Alzheimer’s 1. http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2016-03/e-5dp031016.php 2. http://news.psu.edu/story/396431/2016/03/08/research/green-tea-and-iron-bad-combination 3…. Read More ›

‘Cadillac tax’ on health benefits will hit middle class hardest, while sparing the wealthy

By Ralph Turchiano on March 13, 2016

Public Release: 11-Mar-2016 ‘Cadillac tax’ on health benefits will hit middle class hardest: Study Affordable Care Act’s provision to tax employment-based health benefits will disproportionately harm families with incomes between $38,550 and $100,000, while sparing the wealthy Physicians for a… Read More ›

The Man who charged Trump at the Rally ” Not My Flag ” Video

By Ralph Turchiano on March 13, 2016 • ( 1 )

According to the Daily Mail Revealed: Man, 22, who left Trump visibly shaken after rushing the stage at his Ohio rally is a former child actor who caused uproar last year by standing on the American flag in anti-racism demo… Read More ›

U.S. FDA finds "no significant impact" on environment from Zika-fighting mosquitoes

By Ralph Turchiano on March 11, 2016

Source: Xinhua 2016-03-12 04:49:56 WASHINGTON, March 11 (Xinhua) — Genetically engineered mosquitoes, made by British biotech company Oxitec and currently being used in the fight against the Zika virus, will not result in a significant impact on the environment,… Read More ›

A Stunning Chart: What’s Uncle Sam’s Largest Asset? It’ll Haunt us for Years!

By Ralph Turchiano on March 11, 2016

Submitted by IWB, on March 11th, 2016 By Doug Short, Advisor Perspectives: Pop Quiz! Without recourse to your text, your notes or a Google search, what line item is the largest asset in Uncle Sam’s financial accounts? A) U.S…. Read More ›

India shuts down nuclear plant following leak

By Ralph Turchiano on March 11, 2016

Source: Xinhua 2016-03-11 23:18:58 NEW DELHI, March 11 (Xinhua) — Authorities in India’s western state of Gujarat Friday shut down a nuclear power plant and declared an emergency, following a heavy water leak in one of the reactors, officials… Read More ›

Americans endorsing Trump get in trouble, lose jobs…

By Ralph Turchiano on March 11, 2016 • ( 1 )

Friday, 11 March 2016 The US election race is heating up. There is an interesting cast of characters running for president. For the purposes of this article, we’ll pretend the GOP and Democrats are different political parties. Note: they… Read More ›

57 different pesticides found in poisoned honeybees

Public Release: 10-Mar-2016 A new method to detect a wide range of pesticides could help save bee populations Elsevier Amsterdam, February 10, 2016 – European honeybees are being poisoned with up to 57 different pesticides, according to new research… Read More ›

News coverage of Fukushima disaster found lacking

“It’s shocking to see how few articles discussed risk to the general population…” Public Release: 10-Mar-2016 American University sociologist’s new research finds few reports identified health risks to public American University (WASHINGTON, D.C.) March 10, 2016 — Five years… Read More ›

Turkish president’s wife believes woman’s place is in harem

Is a modern womans place in the harem? Mar 11, 2016 The wife of Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan sees the harem of the Ottoman sultans as having been a good place for females. Emine Erdogan offered that view a… Read More ›

Report: Russian Media Mogul was murdered in Washington DC Hotel

Thursday, 10 March 2016 Four months after the death of former Russian press minister and prominent media figure Mikhail Lesin in a DC hotel, Washington’s chief medical examiner has revealed forensic data indicating that Lesin died of injuries to… Read More ›

Antibacterial Soap can Kill a Workout ?

By Ralph Turchiano on March 9, 2016

Antibacterial Soap can Kill a Workout ? We review the study ” Chemical widely used in antibacterial hand soaps may impair muscle function ” in regard to impairing athletic potential as well as damage to overall health. * ( Citation… Read More ›

15 year old girl, gets $6 million birthday party

By Ralph Turchiano on March 9, 2016

Maya Henry, 15, from San Antonio, Texas, was thrown a $6 million party by her lawyer father Thomas J Henry Pitbull and Nick Jonas performed, Patrick Ta, who has worked with the Kardashians, did Maya’s make-up and her two… Read More ›

Banning words on Instagram doesn’t help — it makes it worse

By Ralph Turchiano on March 9, 2016

Public Release: 9-Mar-2016 Study finds that communities rally around censored terms and engage more Georgia Institute of Technology A new Georgia Tech study finds that Instagram’s decision to ban certain words commonly used by pro-eating disorder (pro-ED) communities has… Read More ›

Hillary Clinton Showed Support, Associates Profited from Ex-Im Bank Financing World’s Largest Coal Plants in South Africa

By Ralph Turchiano on March 8, 2016

This Is How Corruption Works: A Hillary Clinton Example Mar 8, 2016 Eric Zuesse Hillary Clinton approved the construction in South Africa of the world’s two largest coal-fired power-plants, and helped them get Export-Import Bank financing (U.S. taxpayer backing);… Read More ›

Voters prefer to be represented by extortioners

By Ralph Turchiano on March 8, 2016

Public Release: 8-Mar-2016 A climate game and a game theory model show that people prefer representatives who adopt an extortionate strategy in negotiations Max-Planck-Gesellschaft Participants in major political conferences could write a book about it: negotiations constantly fail due… Read More ›

First case of acute myelitis in a patient infected with Zika virus

By Ralph Turchiano on March 8, 2016

Public Release: 8-Mar-2016 INSERM (Institut national de la santé et de la recherche médicale) A first case of acute myelitis following infection with Zika virus has been reported for the first time by a research team from Inserm Unit… Read More ›

Top Health News for 07 MAR 2016

By Ralph Turchiano on March 7, 2016

Top Health News for 07 MAR 2016 1. Zika Outbreak: Study Finds Virus Could Attack Fetal Brain, Trigger Complication At Any Stage Of Pregnancy 2. Study: One in Two Americans Has A Costly Musculoskeletal Condition 3. Agricultural fertilizer could pose… Read More ›

UVA scientists use synthetic gene and magnets to alter behavior of mice, fish

By Ralph Turchiano on March 7, 2016

Public Release: 7-Mar-2016 University of Virginia University of Virginia scientists have demonstrated that neurons in the brain that have been supplemented with a synthetic gene can be remotely manipulated by a magnetic field. The finding has implications for possible… Read More ›

Scientists map roots of premeditated, violent ‘intent’ in animal brain

By Ralph Turchiano on March 7, 2016

“targeting this part of the human brain with treatments meant to curb aggression remains “only a distant possibility, even if related ethical and legal issues could be resolved,” Public Release: 7-Mar-2016 NYU Langone Medical Center / New York University… Read More ›

Turkey disputes Greek sovereignty via NATO patrols

By Ralph Turchiano on March 6, 2016

Turkey’s demands from the Alliance included replacing the term “Aegean air space” with “NATO air space” Turkey also disputed Greece’s 10-mile national air space and demanded permission to enter the Athens Flight Information Region (FIR) without submitting flight plans. It… Read More ›

Zika Outbreak: Study Finds Virus Could Attack Fetal Brain, Trigger Complication At Any Stage Of Pregnancy

By Ralph Turchiano on March 5, 2016

BY SUMAN VARANDANI @SUMAN09 ON 03/05/16 AT 12:32 AM A new study has found some evidence linking Zika to the birth defect microcephaly. In this photo, a worker uses an electronic microscope to observe mosquitoes at “Grupo Avance” (Advance… Read More ›

President Xi warns against "Taiwan independence" in any form

By Ralph Turchiano on March 5, 2016

Source: Xinhua | 2016-03-05 23:07:35 | Editor: huaxia BEIJING, March 5 (Xinhua) — President Xi Jinping on Saturday warned against “Taiwan independence,” saying that national secession should not be repeated. “We will resolutely contain ‘Taiwan independence’ secessionist activities in any… Read More ›

Agricultural fertilizer could pose serious risk to human fertility

By Ralph Turchiano on March 4, 2016

Public Release: 2-Mar-2016 University of Nottingham Eating meat from animals grazed on land treated with commonly-used agricultural fertilisers might have serious implications for pregnant women and the future reproductive health of their unborn children, according to a new study… Read More ›

Nearly half of American children living near poverty line

By Ralph Turchiano on March 4, 2016

Public Release: 2-Mar-2016 National Center for Children in Poverty’s Basic Facts about Low-Income Children Report illustrates severity of economic instability and disparity in the US Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health March 2, 2016 (NEW YORK CITY) —… Read More ›

Denied visa, US religious freedom body says India should have confidence to allow visit

By Ralph Turchiano on March 3, 2016

The Modi government has not issued visas to the US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) in time for a long planned trip to India. The goal of the Commission’s trip was to discuss and assess religious freedom conditions… Read More ›

A federal tax quirk could drive 8 million Americans into poverty because they have jobs

By Ralph Turchiano on March 3, 2016

Eric Pianin, The Fiscal Times As we enter another tax season, an estimated eight million low-income single adults without children are about to be hammered deeper into poverty by a federal tax system just as they’re digging their way out….. Read More ›

Can Daylight Saving Time Kill?

By Ralph Turchiano on March 3, 2016

Can Daylight Saving Time Kill? We review the study ” Does daylight saving time increase risk of stroke?” in which researchers discover that a disruption in circadian rhythm can increase stroke risk.

One in two Americans have a musculoskeletal condition

Public Release: 1-Mar-2016 New report outlines the prevalence, scope, cost and projected growth of musculoskeletal disorders in the U.S. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons An estimated 126.6 million Americans (one in two adults) are affected by a musculoskeletal condition–comparable… Read More ›

Around a third of workers fear for jobs and pay, research says

Public Release: 1-Mar-2016 SAGE The scale of workers’ insecurity since the economic crisis is revealed in research showing that 32% believed that there was a risk of losing their jobs and 38% were anxious that their pay would be… Read More ›

What you know can affect how you see

Public Release: 1-Mar-2016 Johns Hopkins University This chart groups letters based on how similar they looked to test participants who didn’t know Arabic and to test participants who were experts in the language. Johns Hopkins researchers found the two… Read More ›

Hey boss: Workers prefer consistent jerk to loose cannon

Public Release: 1-Mar-2016 Michigan State University EAST LANSING, Mich. — Is your boss always a jerk? You still may be better off than those workers whose supervisor is courteous one moment and rude the next. New research by a… Read More ›

Was author of famed ‘Gray’s Anatomy’ textbook a plagiarist?

Public Release: 1-Mar-2016 Wiley A new survey of historical evidence demonstrates that Henry Gray plagiarized parts of the first edition of his book, Gray’s Anatomy, the famed textbook of human anatomy that was initially published in 1858 and is… Read More ›

Bees ‘dumb down’ after ingesting tiny doses of the pesticide chlorpyrifos