Thursday, 25 February 2016 New York Times columnist Ross Douthat caused outrage after he joked about how an assassination attempt could end Donald Trump’s presidential campaign. “Good news guys I’ve figured out how the Trump campaign ends,” Douthat tweeted… Read More ›
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Woman Who Used J&J Products Awarded $72M
By JOE HARRIS ST. LOUIS (CN) – An Alabama woman’s family was awarded $72 million by a St. Louis jury Monday night on her claims that she developed ovarian cancer through the longtime use of Johnson & Johnson… Read More ›
Cyprus orders probe into whether British bases influence the weather
“But this year, all of them failed in their predictions for February. Instead of rain, there has been unusually dry and hot weather “ The authorities of the British bases have maintained they are not engaged in any activity… Read More ›
Brazil to fight Zika by sterilizing mosquitoes with gamma rays
Brazil is planning to fight the Zika virus by zapping millions of male mosquitoes with gamma rays to sterilize them and stop the spread of the virus linked to thousands of birth defects. Posted 23 Feb 2016 07:25 Updated… Read More ›
WHO Says Rio Olympics Could Be Zika-Free ?
By SEAN DUFFY (CN) – The World Health Organization said Friday it expects the Zika virus will be “way down” by the start of the 2016 Summer Olympics, hosted by Brazil later this year. Brazil has been deeply… Read More ›
Experiencing financial stress may lead to physical pain
Public Release: 22-Feb-2016 Association for Psychological Science People who feel that their financial outlook is shaky may actually experience more physical pain than those who feel financially secure, according to new research in Psychological Science, a journal of the… Read More ›
Are big-city transportation systems too complex for human minds?
“navigating transport networks in major cities – including London – can come perilously close to exceeding humans’ cognitive powers” Public Release: 19-Feb-2016 University of Oxford Are big-city transportation systems too complex for human minds? Many of us know the… Read More ›
NATO Warns Turkey It Won’t Support Ankara in Conflict With Russia
As tensions escalate between Turkey and Russia, NATO has warned Ankara that it will not take part in a war provoked by the Turkish government. Last November, Turkey shot down a Russian jet flying through Syrian airspace. While… Read More ›
Turkey sends military in Syria, dig trenches
Thursday, 18 February 2016 City of Afrin Turkish military vehicles have crossed into a Kurdistani area in Syria, Afrin, just over the border, a Kurdish news agency reported adding that the troops started to dig a trench near Meidan… Read More ›
It’s easy to get people to do bad things — this might be why
Public Release: 18-Feb-2016 Cell Press In the 1960s, psychologist Stanley Milgram famously conducted experiments in a Yale University basement showing that people will apparently inflict pain on another person simply because someone in a position of authority told them… Read More ›
Releasing engineered genes into the wild
Public Release: 18-Feb-2016 Engineered gene drives and the future Entomologists review pros, cons and regulatory issues surrounding new technology that could help halt the spread of diseases such as Zika virus, dengue fever and malaria University of California – Riverside… Read More ›
Low-dose exposure of environmental contaminants can be harmful to the human brain
Public Release: 17-Feb-2016 Uppsala University Individuals subjected to chronic low-dose exposure to organochlorine pesticides show and increased risk to obtain a future diagnosis of cognitive impairment. This is shown in a study now published in Environmental International. Organochlorine pesticides… Read More ›
Seoul’s spy service says North Korea is preparing attacks ?
February 18, 2016 SEOUL–South Korea’s spy agency has told ruling party officials that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un recently ordered preparations for launching attacks on South Korea, in the latest sign of high tensions on the Korean Peninsula… Read More ›
Common antibiotics may be linked to temporary mental confusion
Public Release: 17-Feb-2016 American Academy of Neurology MINNEAPOLIS – Antibiotics may be linked to a serious disruption in brain function, called delirium, and other brain problems, more than previously thought, according to a “Views and Reviews” article published in… Read More ›
Half the world to be short-sighted by 2050
Public Release: 17-Feb-2016 One billion high myopes globally by 2050 Brien Holden Vision Institute 5 billion to be short-sighted (myopic) by the year 2050 One in ten at risk of blindness Myopia to become a leading cause of permanent blindness… Read More ›
China warns Australia over South China Sea dispute
China has urged Australia to take a “fair” stance over its activities in the South China Sea, ahead of high level talks. Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop had said she would ask China about its plans for reclaimed islands it… Read More ›
‘Hobbits’ found on Indonesian island of Flores weren’t human like us
New study claims that mystery ‘hobbits’ found on Indonesian island of Flores weren’t human like us PUBLISHED : Tuesday, 16 February, 2016, 6:44pm Diminutive humans that died out on an Indonesian island some 15,000 years ago were not Homo sapiens… Read More ›
Former Russian Health Chief Suggests U.S. Plotting Zika Attack
Gennady Onishchenko: “The Pentagon did not build a military biological base [in Tbilisi] to protect Georgian children from measles.” By Tom Balmforth February 16, 2016 MOSCOW — An outspoken former chief Russian sanitary inspector has suggested that the United… Read More ›
Health News for 15 FEB 2016
Health News for 15 FEB 2016 1. Vinegar could potentially help treat ulcerative colitis 2. Barley helps improve blood sugar levels and reduce appetite 3. Estrogen, antibiotics persisted in dairy farm waste after advanced treatment, research finds 1.http://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/pressroom/presspacs/2016/acs-presspac-february-10-2016/vinegar-could-potentially-help-treat-ulcerative-colitis.html 2. http://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/watch-barley-helps-improve-blood-sugar-levels-and-reduce-appetite… Read More ›
Proton pump inhibitors may be associated with a 44 percent increased of Dementia
Public Release: 15-Feb-2016 The JAMA Network Journals The use of proton pump inhibitors, the popular medications used to treat gastroesophageal reflux and peptic ulcers, may be associated with an increased risk of dementia in a study using data from… Read More ›
New study finds clear differences between organic and non-organic milk and meat
Public Release: 15-Feb-2016 Newcastle University Key findings: both organic milk and meat contain around 50% more beneficial omega-3 fatty acids than conventionally produced products organic meat had slightly lower concentrations of two saturated fats (myristic and palmitic acid) that… Read More ›
350 armed rebels enter northern Syria through Turkish border
Source: Xinhua 2016-02-14 22:36:29 DAMASCUS, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) — Turkey has allowed 350 armed rebels to enter, through its borders, into the northern province of Aleppo to take part in defending a key Syrian border town from the Syrian… Read More ›
"No Bashar Al Assad in the Future" Says Saudi Foreign Minister
“Saudi Arabia is sending fighter jets and soldiers to a military base in Turkey ahead of a ground assault on Syria, reports suggest” February 14, 2016 in World The remarks came after world actors convened on Thursday in Munich and… Read More ›
Turkey Shells Kurds in Syrian Border Village After Recapture
Turkey is attacking Kurdish groups in Syria who are not considered terrorists by the US or EU. By: Hana Levi Julian Published: February 13th, 2016 Over the weekend, Turkish forces shelled the Syrian village of Maranaz and the Menagh… Read More ›
Saudi Arabia moves troops to Turkey as ‘base for Syria invasion’
Lizzie Dearden | The Independent | Feb 13, 2016, 05.17 PM IST HIGHLIGHTS • Saudi Arabia offered to send ground troops in Syria to help rebels, fight ISIS• Riyadh is opposed to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad• West and Sunni… Read More ›
Turkey, Saudi Arabia Planning Joint Military Drills
By Burak Ege Bekdil, Defense News1:06 a.m. EST February 11, 2016 ANKARA — Turkey and Saudi Arabia plan to hold joint military drills, potentially fueling sectarian tensions along Sunni-Shiite lines in the Middle East. Turkish diplomats say the military… Read More ›
Russia warns of interminable or world war if Syria talks fail, U.S., Arab armies go in
“All sides must be compelled to sit at the negotiating table instead of unleashing a new world war.” REUTERS FEB 12, 2016 MUNICH, GERMANY – Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev raised the spectre of an interminable or a world… Read More ›
Saudi’s decision to send troops in Syria ‘final’
Saudi military spokesman Brig. Gen. Ahmed Al-Assiri said Riyadh’s decision to send troops to Syria is “irreversible.” (Al Arabiya) By Staff writer, Al Arabiya English Thursday, 11 February 2016 Saudi’s decision to send troops to Syria in an attempt… Read More ›
White House Must Give Think Tank Climate Docs
By REBEKAH KEARN (CN) – The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy must give a libertarian think tank five pages of a draft letter and unredacted emails relating to a “polar vortex” video posted on its… Read More ›
Study examines euthanasia, assisted suicide of patients with psychiatric disorders
Public Release: 10-Feb-2016 The JAMA Network Journals A review of euthanasia or assisted suicide (EAS) cases among patients with psychiatric disorders in the Netherlands found that most had chronic, severe conditions, with histories of attempted suicides and hospitalizations, and… Read More ›
Research finds new target in search for why statin drugs sometimes cause problems for some patients
Public Release: 10-Feb-2016 University of Warwick Research by the University of Warwick, the University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust (UHCW), and Tangent Reprofiling Limited, has discovered that statin drugs interact with a gap junction protein called GJC3 that… Read More ›
Estrogen, antibiotics persisted in dairy farm waste after advanced treatment, study finds
Public Release: 10-Feb-2016 The chemicals’ endurance may pose a threat to the environment and human health University at Buffalo BUFFALO, N.Y. — When University at Buffalo chemists began studying waste disposal at a dairy farm in New York State,… Read More ›
Breeding wildness back into our fruit and veg
Public Release: 9-Feb-2016 Newcastle University Wild tomatoes are better able to protect themselves against the destructive whitefly than our modern, commercial varieties, new research has shown. The study, published today in the academic journal Agronomy for Sustainable Development, shows… Read More ›
University of Leicester discovery identifies harmful bacterial molecules in processed foods
Public Release: 9-Feb-2016 Bacterial molecules discovered in processed foods could unlock key to healthier diets University of Leicester discovery identifies harmful bacterial molecules in processed foods and how to prevent them from arising University of Leicester IMAGE: This image… Read More ›
Findings suggest that a targeted round of vaccination among young people should instead be considered to limit local outbreaks of whooping cough
Public Release: 5-Feb-2016 “The strategy of routinely vaccinating adolescents to prevent future disease did not prevent the 2014 epidemic” Kaiser Permanente study finds effectiveness of routine Tdap booster wanes in adolescents Kaiser Permanente OAKLAND, Calif., February 5, 2016 —… Read More ›
US Admiral: Russia’s submarine activity in the North Atlantic is at Cold War levels — and we don’t know why
“According to a recent NATO report, Russia carried out a mock nuclear attack on Sweden in March of 2013.” ARMIN ROSEN YESTERDAY AT 8:17 AM 27 Russia’s submarine fleet is more active than it’s been in decades in a strategically… Read More ›
Spotlight: Possible Saudi military intervention in Syria reflects dismay over army progress
Source: Xinhua 2016-02-07 23:25:02 by Hummam Sheikh Ali DAMASCUS, Feb. 7 (Xinhua) — Saudi Arabia’s declared “readiness” to send ground troops into Syria to fight the Islamic State (IS) is seen by Damascus as a frustrated Saudi move to… Read More ›
Shock-Jock YouTuber Denied Bail in Oregon Militia Melee
“the judge based his decision on anti-government statements Santilli made on his YouTube talk show rather than on documented behavior that shows Santilli is a person who complies with orders from police.” By KARINA BROWN PORTLAND, Ore. (CN) –… Read More ›
Laboratory infection with Zika virus after vaccination against yellow fever (1973)
Editors Note ( Ralph Turchiano) _ A rare form of transmission of the Zika Virus – The 17D yellow fever vaccine is still in use today. ( This is just 2 of the 5 pages ) Archiv für die gesamte Virusforschung December… Read More ›
Organic agriculture key to feeding the world sustainably
Public Release: 3-Feb-2016 Study analyzes 40 years of science against 4 areas of sustainability Washington State University IMAGE: An assessment of organic farming relative to conventional farming illustrates that organic systems better balance the four areas of sustainability…. Read More ›
Investigating potential fetal exposure to antidepressants
“ two hours after administrating the drug, the fetuses had higher concentrations of the drug in their blood than their mothers “ Public Release: 3-Feb-2016 American Chemical Society Depression is a serious issue for expecting mothers. Left untreated, depression… Read More ›
Bee virus spread manmade and emanates from Europe
Public Release: 4-Feb-2016 The spread of a disease that is decimating global bee populations is manmade, and driven by European honeybee populations, new research has concluded University of Exeter The spread of a disease that is decimating global bee… Read More ›
High Fructose Diet in Pregnancy Leads to Fetal Programming of Hypertension, Insulin Resistance and Obesity in Adult Offspring
Public Release: 4-Feb-2016 Impact of high fructose on health of offspring Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine ATLANTA (Feb. 4, 2016)–In a study to be presented on Feb. 5 in the oral session at 1:15 p.m. EST, at the Society for Maternal-Fetal… Read More ›
Militia’s Lawyers Cry Foul Over Sealed Indictment
“Unfortunately, in a case like this, where many people mistrust the government to begin with, that you would begin with our clients not being in court, statements being made against them without them there and for the conspiracy theorists… Read More ›
Electromagnetic fields Amplify Pain
Cell Phone Tower’s Amplify Pain We review the recent study “ Energy from cellphone towers amplify pain in amputees “ in which researchers provide evidence that Radio-Frequency Electromagnetic Fields Elicit Neuropathic Pain. • Anthropogenic Radio-Frequency Electromagnetic Fields Elicit Neuropathic Pain… Read More ›
Study: Monsanto’s glyphosate now most heavily used weed-killer in history
“In 2014, enough glyphosate was sprayed to leave more than three-quarters of a pound of the active ingredient on every harvested acre of cropland in the U.S” Public Release: 2-Feb-2016 Nearly 75 percent of all glyphosate sprayed on crops… Read More ›
Doctor raises serious questions about medical awards system
Public Release: 2-Feb-2016 ‘Club culture’ in British medicine must be replaced, argues senior heart doctor BMJ The system that awards national and academic honors to doctors is called into question by a senior doctor writing in The BMJ this… Read More ›
Plant extract Cistus incanus may be effective against HIV, Ebola- and Marburg viruses
Public Release: 2-Feb-2016 Effects on HIV and Ebola Cell culture experiments reveal potent antiviral activity of Cistus incanus Helmholtz Zentrum München – German Research Center for Environmental Health Neuherberg, February 2, 2016. Scientists at the Helmholtz Zentrum München discover that… Read More ›
Narcolepsy boy wins £120k swine flu vaccine damages
A boy with a rare sleeping illness caused by a swine flu vaccine has won £120,000 in damages. Josh Hadfield, 10, from Frome in Somerset, developed narcolepsy after receiving the Pandremix vaccine six years ago. He was awarded the… Read More ›
A Clinton scandal from the 1990s is still relevant today — but it’s not the one you think
The Clinton era of the 1990s is remembered as a prosperous time punctuated by a series of scandals. Today, we tend to dismiss these scandals as irrelevant because they mostly involved sex, were exaggerated by partisan Republicans and were… Read More ›
Engineering Evil 