Public Release: 10-Nov-2015 Institut Pasteur Scientists at the Institut Pasteur in Cambodia, the Institut Pasteur in Paris and the CNRS provided proof that people infected by dengue virus but showing no clinical symptoms can actually infect mosquitoes that bite them…. Read More ›
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Judge OKs Controversial Drug in Animal Feed
“Studies of direct human consumption of ractopamine linked it to tachycardia (fast heartbeat), tremors and raised blood pressure.” By NICHOLAS IOVINO SAN FRANCISCO (CN) – A federal judge dismissed two lawsuits claiming the U.S. Food and Drug Administration unlawfully… Read More ›
Wealthiest — not sickest — patients may have edge in organ transplants
Public Release: 9-Nov-2015 American Heart Association Meeting Report Abstract 15991 (Poster M 4293 Hall A2) American Heart Association ORLANDO, Florida, Nov. 9, 2015 — Registering with more than one organ transplant center appears to give an edge to wealthy… Read More ›
Common antibiotics increase risk of cardiac arrhythmias, cardiac death
Public Release: 9-Nov-2015 Meta-analysis examines link between macrolide antibiotics and cardiovascular risk American College of Cardiology WASHINGTON (Nov. 9, 2015) – Macrolides–a group of commonly used antibiotics for bacterial infections like pneumonia, bronchitis, and some sexually transmitted diseases–are associated… Read More ›
Vanilla yogurt makes us feel happy, suggests research
Public Release: 9-Nov-2015 Foods that are more — or less — delicious than we expect can also cause mood changes Elsevier Amsterdam, November 9, 2015 – We all know what it’s like to take a bite of something expecting… Read More ›
44 Reasons to Ban or Label GMOs
By Gary Null Progressive Radio Network, November 6, 2015 http://prn.fm/44-reasons-to-ban-or-label-gmos/ For twenty years the federal government, through the USDA and FDA, has stated unequivocally that genetically-modified organisms (GMOs) are safe and can help feed the world and save lives. However,… Read More ›
Textbook view of how blood is made “doesn’t actually even exist”
“when the team isolated a human blood stem cell in its purest form – as a single stem cell capable of regenerating the entire blood system. “ Public Release: 5-Nov-2015 Stem-cell scientists redefine how blood is made Toppling conventional ‘textbook’… Read More ›
Adults’ happiness on the decline
Public Release: 5-Nov-2015 Researchers found adults over age 30 are not as happy as they used to be, but teens and young adults are happier than ever San Diego State University Are you less happy than your parents were… Read More ›
Quiet ‘epidemic’ has killed half a million middle-aged white Americans
Public Release: 2-Nov-2015 A long established pattern of mortality decline has reversed, due to drugs, alcohol and suicide “All-cause mortality rose by 22 percent for this least-educated group” Princeton University, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs Share… Read More ›
Quarter of Londoners diagnosed with cancer at A&E are dead within two months
Public Release: 2-Nov-2015 Cancer Research UK A quarter of patients diagnosed with cancer after going to London A&E departments will have died within two months, according to research presented at the National Cancer Research Institute (NCRI) Cancer Conference in Liverpool… Read More ›
Death rates, health problems, rise among middle-aged white Americans
Public Release: 2-Nov-2015 Suicide, drug and alcohol poisoning, liver diseases are top causes of death NIH/National Institute on Aging Deaths among white U.S. men and women aged 45-54 rose significantly between 1999 and 2013, according to a new analysis. This… Read More ›
CU researchers find one in five pediatricians dismiss families for refusing vaccines
Public Release: 2-Nov-2015 University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus AURORA, Colo. (Nov. 2, 2015) – One in five pediatricians dismiss families who refuse to vaccinate their children, according to findings published today in the journal Pediatrics and based on research… Read More ›
Engineered Viruses released into the wild may be the next generation vaccine
Public Release: 1-Nov-2015 Could self-disseminating vaccines cut off emerging infectious diseases at source? University of Plymouth The 2014/2015 Ebola outbreak in West Africa shone the spotlight not only on the unpreparedness of local health services and science to deal with… Read More ›
Lufthansa , Air France and Emirates Airline halt flights over Sinai after Russian flight crash
Emirates Airline halts flights over Sinai after Russian flight crash English.news.cn 2015-11-01 19:09:48 DUBAI, Nov. 1 (Xinhua) — Emirates Airline, the state-owned carrier of the emirate of Dubai, said on Sunday it will halt flights above Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula until… Read More ›
USA was seconds away from striking nuclear blow on USSR
29.10.2015 Source: Fotodom/Rex Features The United States has declassified information about the officer, who prevented the start of a nuclear war during the Cuban missile crisis. The information was exposed in an interview with the Bulletin of the Atomic… Read More ›
Chinese Importers Must Face Fake Coin Claims
By ROSE BOUBOUSHIAN (CN) – Chinese scrap metal importers must face claims that they sent counterfeit mutilated coins to the United States Mint for over a decade, reaping over $47 million in legitimate currency in return, a federal… Read More ›
U.S. jets intercept Russian bombers flying near U.S. aircraft carrier: White House
English.news.cn 2015-10-30 05:45:36 WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) — The White House confirmed Thursday that U.S. and South Korean fighter jets had intercepted Russian bombers flying near the U.S. aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan in the Sea of Japan earlier… Read More ›
Studies raise questions about impact of statins on flu vaccination in seniors
Public Release: 29-Oct-2015 Findings suggest statin use may hinder immune response, vaccine effectiveness Infectious Diseases Society of America A new pair of studies suggests that statins, drugs widely used to reduce cholesterol, may have a detrimental effect on the immune… Read More ›
Warships sent, US ambassador called in as China bolsters Navy presence in disputed Spratly islands, after US sail-by rattles Beijing’s sovereignty claims
Vessels sail out to warn American trespasser in disputed waters, but experts say neither side will let incident escalate beyond control PUBLISHED : Tuesday, 27 October, 2015, 9:24am UPDATED : Wednesday, 28 October, 2015, 10:00am Minnie Chan minnie.chan@scmp.com and… Read More ›
Chinese warships gave warnings to US navy ship
English.news.cn 2015-10-28 07:49:25 BEIJING, Oct. 28 (Xinhuanet) — Chinese Defense Ministry has also slammed US over its warship patrol near Zhubi Reef. It says two Chinese warships, Lanzhou guided missile destroyer and Taizhou patrol ship, gave warnings to US… Read More ›
China warns U.S. of "eventualities" in South China Sea
English.news.cn | 2015-10-27 22:22:03 | Editor: huaxia BEIJING, Oct. 27 (Xinhua) — The Chinese navy has warned that further forays by the U.S. naval vessel into the waters claimed by China in the South China Sea may “trigger eventualities.” Chinese… Read More ›
Class Sues Apple Over Data-Eating IPhone App
By NICHOLAS IOVINO SAN FRANCISCO (CN) – Apple didn’t warn that its new Wi-Fi Assist app automatically switches iPhones from wireless to cellular data, causing some users to exceed data limits and pay higher phone bills, customers claim in… Read More ›
Lower doses of common product ingredient might increase breast cancer risk
Public Release: 27-Oct-2015 Safety tests may be underestimating chemicals’ potency Silent Spring Institute Estrogen-mimicking chemicals called parabens, which are commonly found in an array of personal care products, may be more dangerous at lower doses than previously thought, according to… Read More ›
Mammoths might have survived except for bad ‘mineral diet’
Public Release: 27-Oct-2015 National Research Tomsk State University IMAGE: This image shows a fragment of the calf scull. Credit: ©TSU At the end of the Pleistocene mammoths of Northern Eurasia used to experience chronic mineral hunger. As a result… Read More ›
Russian submarines and spy ships are aggressively operating near the vital undersea cables that carry almost all global Internet communications
Russia could snap global net, fears US NYT News Service | Oct 27, 2015, 06.59 AM IST WASHINGTON: Russian submarines and spy ships are aggressively operating near the vital undersea cables that carry almost all global Internet communications, raising concerns… Read More ›
Too much, too late: Doctors should cut back on some medicines in seniors, studies suggest
Public Release: 26-Oct-2015 Overtreatment for blood pressure & blood sugar can be dangerous for some University of Michigan Health System ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Anyone who takes medicine to get their blood sugar or blood pressure down – or both… Read More ›
York U researchers list products expectant mothers should avoid during first trimester
Public Release: 26-Oct-2015 The list is long and includes cleaning solvents, pesticides, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs York University TORONTO, October 26, 2015 — Expectant mothers in their first trimester should avoid certain cosmetics, cleaning agents and medicines, to protect the… Read More ›
Study finds medication errors, adverse drug events in 1 out of 2 surgeries studied
Public Release: 25-Oct-2015 “Overall, it was determined that 124 of the 277 observed operations included at least one medication error or adverse drug event” Massachusetts General Hospital The first study to measure the incidence of medication errors and adverse drug… Read More ›
Birth tourism in the United States delivers complex medical cases in neonatal units
“Although all the babies in the birth tourism group were uninsured upon delivery” Public Release: 23-Oct-2015 Babies born to mothers who traveled to the United States intending to give birth have significant medical, social and financial challenges American Academy of… Read More ›
Crash Strands Users of Prepaid ‘RushCard’
“plaintiffs say card users who have regained access to their accounts have found discrepancies in their account balances, including some balances being completely wiped out” By JOE HARRIS MANHATTAN (CN) – A computer glitch with a prepaid Visa card… Read More ›
Obamacare secretly gave a private entity legislative authority, overriding the constitution
States Sue Feds Over Hidden Obamacare Fee By DAVID LEE DALLAS (CN) – Obamacare regulations that force states to pay a health insurance providers fee or risk losing Medicaid funding impose a coercive and unconstitutional tax, three states claim in… Read More ›
Yakuza cancel Halloween trick-or-treat event for kids
CRIME OCT. 23, 2015 – 06:59AM JST Japan’s largest yakuza crime syndicate has cancelled its annual Halloween trick-or-treat event with a grovelling apology to children hoping to score a fistful of candies. A recent high-profile split of the powerful… Read More ›
Plague in humans ‘twice as old’ but didn’t begin as flea-borne, ancient DNA reveals
Public Release: 22-Oct-2015 University of Cambridge New research using ancient DNA has revealed that plague has been endemic in human populations for more than twice as long as previously thought, and that the ancestral plague would have been predominantly spread… Read More ›
Historic Delft Experiments tests Einstein’s ‘God does not play dice’ using quantum ‘dice’ made in Barcelona
Public Release: 21-Oct-2015 “Delft experiment gives a nearly perfect disproof of Einstein’s world-view, in which “nothing travels faster than light” and “God does not play dice.” At least one of these statements must be wrong. The laws that govern the… Read More ›
Algae virus can jump to mammalian cells may contribute to cognitive deficits
Public Release: 21-Oct-2015 New study: Algae virus can jump to mammalian cells Verdict still out on whether virus causes slower cognition University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln, Neb., Oct. 21, 2015 — New research led by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln has provided… Read More ›
Discrepancies are common between reported medical outcomes and trial registry data
Public Release: 20-Oct-2015 “From 2005 to 2014, we found that only 26 percent of randomized trials published in core headache journals were compliant with trial registration requirements, and that 38 percent of registered trials published results that did not match… Read More ›
Being rich in the Middle Ages led to an unhealthy life
Public Release: 20-Oct-2015 University of Southern Denmark In the Middle Ages only wealthy town people could afford to eat and drink from beautiful, colored glazed cups and plates. But the glazing was made of lead, which found its way… Read More ›
Seizures from solving sudoku puzzles
Public Release: 19-Oct-2015 The JAMA Network Journals The JAMA Neurology feature “Images in Neurology” features the case of a 25-year-old right-handed physical education student who was buried by an avalanche during a ski tour and endured 15 minutes of… Read More ›
Centre for the Study of Existential Risk is delighted to announce four new postdoctoral positions to begin in January 2016–Deadline 12 NOV 2015
Editors Note: ( Ralph Turchiano ) A great Job Posting for those qualified from the CSER Would you like to join the team at CSER? (Or do you know someone that might?) The Centre for the Study of Existential Risk… Read More ›
Alleged Iraqi Documents from Clinton Servers
Editors Note ( Ralph Turchiano ) : Validation of documents although appear authentic needs second source
Widely used Cancer anemia treatment leads to tumor growth
Public Release: 15-Oct-2015 Study reveals why cancer anemia treatment leads to tumor growth EphB4 receptor identified as ‘trigger’ for breast and ovarian tumor stimulation University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center Credit: MD Anderson Cancer Center Scientists have shown… Read More ›
Sexual transmission of Ebola possible after more than 179 days of disease onset
Public Release: 15-Oct-2015 Sexual transmission of Ebola virus in Liberia confirmed using genomic analysis US Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases A suspected case of sexual transmission of Ebola virus disease (EVD) in Liberia was confirmed using genomic analysis,… Read More ›
Big Pharma Succeeds Against Price Controls
Friday, October 16, 2015 By LORRAINE BAILEY (CN) – A federal judge invalidated price controls imposed on so-called “orphan drugs” used to treat conditions other than those for which the drug was created. An orphan drug is a pharmaceutical… Read More ›
Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom Pushes for Gun Control in California
By NICK CAHILL SAN FRANCISCO (CN) – Inspired by more than 150 school shootings since 2012, California Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a sweeping gun-control ballot measure Thursday that would require background checks for ammunition purchases and strengthen… Read More ›
Chapman University’s second annual Survey of American Fears released
Public Release: 14-Oct-2015 What Americans fear most in 2015 Chapman University IMAGE: Chapman University Survey of American Fears — top 10 fears. Credit: Chapman University Chapman University recently completed its second annual Chapman University Survey of American Fears… Read More ›
Processed Fructose bad for the Brain TBI
Processed Fructose from corn ( as in HFCS) – The sweetener interfered with the ability of neurons to communicate with each other, rewire connections after injury, record memories and produce enough energy to fuel basic functions. We review the study… Read More ›
Magnetism and Thought Control ?
Public Release: 14-Oct-2015 “people in whom the targeted brain region was temporarily shut down reported 32.8% less belief in God, angels, or heaven. They were also 28.5% more positive in their feelings toward an immigrant who criticised their country.” Research… Read More ›
China’s Middle Class Overtakes US as World’s Largest
China’s middle class has surpassed that of the United States to become the world’s largest, according to the 2015 Credit Suisse Global Wealth Report. The Swiss Bank also predicted that Asia will be the site of the greatest expansion… Read More ›
Sixth sense: How do we sense electric fields?
Public Release: 12-Oct-2015 University of California – Davis A variety of animals are able to sense and react to electric fields, and living human cells will move along an electric field, for example in wound healing. Now a team… Read More ›
Anticancer effects of drugs overestimated by as much as 45 percent in animal models
They found evidence that studies that reported little or no anti-cancer effect were simply not published, leading anticancer effects of the drug to be overestimated by as much as 45%. The findings do not raise any concerns about the clinical… Read More ›
Engineering Evil 