So they truly are irresistible! The science behind why you just can’t stop eating nacho cheese Doritos Chemicals, cheese, and colors all add to the magic of Doritos science Frito-Lay made $5 billion on Doritos in 2010 When the developer… Read More ›
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‘Death doctor’ accused of misdiagnosing cancer patients to scam millions out of Medicare a ‘serious risk’ to flee the country
Dr. Farid Fata will remain behind bars until trial after $9m bond revoked The oncologist ‘systematically defrauded Medicare by submitting false claims for services that were medically unnecessary,’ authorities say Woman claims her mother died of kidney failure after too… Read More ›
Bill Gates: Microsoft investors reportedly call for co-founder to depart
Unnamed investors said to be lobbying the board for the departure of Microsoft’s co-founder Reuters in New York theguardian.com, Tuesday 1 October 2013 21.12 EDT Bill Gates: hints of pressure for him to step down. Photograph: Brendan McDermid/Reuters Three of… Read More ›
As More Americans Have Surgeries Overseas, US Companies Consider ‘Medical Tourism’ a Health Care Option
Sept. 30, 2013 By BYRON PITTS and NIKKI BATTISTE US Companies Look to ‘Medical Tourism’ to Cut Costs Joy Guion was boarding a plane for the first time to fly from her native North Carolina to Costa… Read More ›
Flouride Rule in Prescott, Ariz., Spurs Lawsuit ( was to accept each day up to 195,000 gallons of effluent which could contain fluoride of up to 100 mg/L )
By TIM HULL ShareThis (CN) – An Arizona town’s new fluoride standards for effluent could kill a local business that reclaims silicon wafers for the semiconductor industry, it claims in Federal Court. Pure Wafer says that the city of… Read More ›
Activists Want Toxic Shampoo Off the Shelves
By HEATHER JOHNSON ShareThis OAKLAND (CN) – Dozens of brand-name and store brand shampoos, liquid soaps and bubble baths contain toxic levels of cocamide DEA, a known carcinogen, environmentalists claim in court. The Center for Environmental Health sued retailers… Read More ›
Amnesty accuses Turkey of abuse on ‘massive scale’
Human rights widely violated in Gezi Park crackdown 02 October, 20:22 (ANSAmed) – ANKARA – Amnesty International released a report Wednesday accusing Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s government of turning a blind eye to killings, torture, sexual abuse and… Read More ›
Whooping Cough Vaccine is obsolete ” Bulk of the cases were in fully vaccinated children ” few cases among unvaccinated children
Why Whooping Cough Vaccines Are Wearing Off Doctors race to protect kids as whooping cough vaccines wear off By Maryn McKenna | Tuesday, October 1, 2013 By late summer 2010 an alarming number of children in California had developed pertussis,… Read More ›
MIT Scientist: UN Global Waming report is hilarious
Monday, 30 September 2013 Not all scientists are panicking about global warming — one of them finds the alarmism “hilarious.” A top climate scientist from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology lambasted a new report by the UN’s climate bureaucracy… Read More ›
Foreign diplomats gathered for UN General Assembly ‘pack Manhattan strip club’
By Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED: 10:56 EST, 29 September 2013 | UPDATED: 11:02 EST, 29 September 2013 After a long day of international peace-keeping, it’s important to let off some steam. According to a report in the New York… Read More ›
Saudi Arabian cleric says female drivers risk damaging ovaries ( Says “medical studies show” ) ?
Saudi Arabian cleric says female drivers risk damaging ovaries Conservative’s comments aimed at activists protesting against Islamic kingdom’s male-only driving rules Reuters in Riyadh theguardian.com, Sunday 29 September 2013 14.02 EDT A female Saudi motorist speaks to the media in 2011… Read More ›
Syria Christian church looted, ruined by rebels
Photo: RIA Novosti Three weeks after seizing the mostly Christian-populated town of Maaloula north of Damascus, Syrian rebels have ruined and looted the community’s church, destroying or stealing a lot of revered old icons. The 4th-century church of St Sergius… Read More ›
Chinese court tries man who planned Tiananmen protest
AFP Sunday, Sep 29, 2013 BEIJING – A man who planned a protest on the anniversary of China’s Tiananmen square crackdown went on trial Sunday for “inciting state subversion”, his lawyer said. Gu Yimin denied the charge at the hearing… Read More ›
Navy Vice Admiral Timothy Giardina is accused of using counterfeit poker chips at an Iowa casino
American nuclear chief investigated over casino cheating Tim Walker Sunday, 29 September 2013 Apparently, the US military would prefer the officers in charge of its nukes not be the gambling sort. Over the weekend it emerged that Navy Vice… Read More ›
Home Office: Drugs must remain illegal to ‘protect society’
Government clashes with one of England’s leading police officers who says Class A drugs should be decriminalised Charlie Cooper Sunday, 29 September 2013 Drugs are dangerous and must remain illegal to “protect society” the Government has insisted, after one of… Read More ›
Special report: The punishment was death by stoning. The crime? Having a mobile phone
This barbaric form of execution is on the rise, and campaigners are calling on the UN to act Emma Batha Sunday, 29 September 2013 Two months ago, a young mother of two was stoned to death by her relatives on… Read More ›
Glenn Greenwald working on new NSA revelations ( May release info on Washington’s assassination program )
Sunday Sep 29, 2013 | The Associated Press Journalist Greenwald, other top investigative reporter, team up for project on NSA RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Two American journalists known for their investigations of the U.S. government say they’ve teamed up… Read More ›
MS reversed in mice / Single dose ( Calcitriol ) Vitamin D followed by Vitamin D supplements
Contact: Colleen Hayes cehayes@wisc.edu 608-263-6387 University of Wisconsin-Madison Mouse studies reveal promising vitamin D-based treatment for MS MADISON — A diagnosis of multiple sclerosis (MS) is a hard lot. Patients typically get the diagnosis around age 30 after experiencing a… Read More ›
Folic acid deficiency can affect the health of great, great grandchildren
Contact: Genevieve Maul gm349@admin.cam.ac.uk 44-012-237-65542 University of Cambridge Deficiencies associated with spina bifida, heart defects and placental abnormalities Folic acid deficiency can cause severe health problems in offspring, including spina bifida, heart defects and placental abnormalities. A study out today… Read More ›
GMO Rice transfers the gene flow benefits to surrounding Weeds
9/23/13 Modifying Rice Crops to Resist Herbicide Prompts Weedy Neighbors’ Growth Spurt Study Shows One Method Gives Weeds Fitness Benefits Even Without Herbicide Trigger COLUMBUS, Ohio – Rice containing an overactive gene that makes it resistant to a common herbicide… Read More ›
No. 2 US nuke commander suspended amid probe
ROBERT BURNS 16 minutes ago . This image provided by the U.S. Navy shows Navy Vice Adm. Tim Giardina in a Nov. 11, 2011, photo. WASHINGTON (AP) — The No. 2 officer at the military command in charge of all… Read More ›
Reports ‘warned’ of Kenya mall attack
28 Sep 2013 Nairobi (AFP) Kenya’s government had been warned, including by Israel, of the high risk of an attack before the deadly assault on a Nairobi mall by Islamist gunmen, security sources said Saturday. Cabinet ministers and Kenya’s army… Read More ›
Greek police arrest leader, deputies of far-right Golden Dawn party
Source: Reuters – Sat, 28 Sep 2013 08:55 AM Author: Reuters By Renee Maltezou and Harry Papachristou ATHENS, Sept 28 (Reuters) – Greek police arrested the leader, two lawmakers and party members from the far-right Golden Dawn party on Saturday,… Read More ›
Stop lending money to the yakuza, FSA tells Mizuho
Criminals’ bank of choice: Pedestrians walk by a sign for Mizuho Bank in Tokyo. Financial regulators on Friday ordered the mega-bank to stop lending money to yakuza. | BLOOMBERG AFP-JIJI Sep 27, 2013 Online: Sep 27, 2013 Print: Sep 28,… Read More ›
Seymour Hersh on Obama, NSA and the ‘pathetic’ American media
Pulitzer Prize winner explains how to fix journalism, saying press should ‘fire 90% of editors and promote ones you can’t control’ Seymour Hersh exposed the My Lai massacre during the Vietnam war, for which he won the Pulitzer Prize…. Read More ›
Japan to raid Novartis over alleged data fabrication
27 Sep 2013 Tokyo (AFP) Japanese authorities are preparing to raid the local arm of Swiss pharmaceutical giant Novartis over data fabrication claims, reports said Friday. A health ministry panel of experts has concluded that Novartis Pharma KK should be held… Read More ›
First scoop of Mars soil contains 2 percent water: study
27 Sep 2013 Washington (AFP) The first scoop of Martian soil analyzed by NASA’s Curiosity rover held about two percent water, offering hope for hydrating humans who someday explore the Red Planet, scientists said Thursday. “We saw Mars as a very… Read More ›
Hormone disruptors are regenerating themselves in darkness / casting doubt on environmental risk assessments
Hormone disruptors rise from the dead Broken-down pollutants reform in the dark, casting doubt on environmental risk assessments. Mark Peplow 26 September 2013 The vast amounts of steroids that are fed to cattle in some countries end up in farm… Read More ›
Matchstick-sized sensor can record your private chats ( From far away )
26 September 2013 by Jim Nash Magazine issue 2936. A sensor previously used for military operations can now be tuned to secretly locate and record any single conversation on a busy street EVERYONE knows that to have a private… Read More ›
Militant Sunnis add Pakistani Christians to hit list
Deadly attack on church signals shift in fight against rival Muslims AP Sep 25, 2013 Article history Online: Sep 25, 2013 Print: Sep 26, 2013 Last Modified: Sep 25, 2013 ISLAMABAD – A Sunni militant group known for targeting rival… Read More ›
Cold War documents show NSA spied on US senators ( “Minaret ” )
26 Sep 2013 Washington (AFP) The National Security Agency eavesdropped on civil rights icon Martin Luther King and heavyweight boxer Muhammad Ali as well as other leading critics of the Vietnam War in a secret program later deemed “disreputable,” declassified documents revealed… Read More ›
Revealed: Qatar’s World Cup ‘slaves’
Exclusive: Abuse and exploitation of migrant workers preparing emirate for 2022 Pete Pattisson in Kathmandu and Doha The Guardian, Wednesday 25 September 2013 12.46 EDT Link to video: Qatar: the migrant workers forced to work for no… Read More ›
Why ARE so many people being labelled bipolar? More and more celebrities say they have it, but here a top psychiatrist warns the disorder is far too readily diagnosed, leaving many trapped on ‘zombie’ pills
What it means to be bipolar has undergone a transformation Once seen as rare and disabling, it now vaguely refers to ‘mood swings’ The drugs used to treat the condition are powerful, harmful – and profitable By Dr Joanna Moncrieff… Read More ›
Foot Cream Kills HIV by Tricking Cells to Commit Suicide
Ciclopirox is currently approved by the FDA as a topical antifungal cream (Credit: Fougera) A common drug that dermatologists turn to treat nail fungus appears to come with a not-so-tiny side effect: eradicating HIV . Ciclopirox is currently approved by… Read More ›
Google chiefs travel on YOUR tax dollars after NASA sell them cut price fuel for their private jets
Investigation finds firm owned by Google execs keeps jets at Nasa facility There it buys fuel at prices from a half to nearly a fifth of market rate Planes used to jet off to exotic locations across the planet Google… Read More ›
Warning of Potential Side Effects of a Product Can Increase Its Sales
Sep. 24, 2013 — Drug ads often warn of serious side effects, from nausea and bleeding to blindness, even death. New research suggests that, rather than scaring consumers away, these warnings can improve consumers’ opinions and increase product sales when… Read More ›
Barack Obama is political king of the fake Twitter followers, with more than 19.5 MILLION online fans who don’t really exist
By David Martosko, U.s. Political Editor PUBLISHED: 15:58 EST, 24 September 2013 | UPDATED: 20:57 EST, 24 September 2013 Fakest of the fake? Barack Obama’s Twitter following includes 19.5 million people who don’t exist, and the first lady has… Read More ›
American women’s wages won’t be equal to those of American men for another 45 years, says a recent study
Women earned 77 cents for every dollar men earned last year Most full-time employed women will be retired by the time wages are equal between women and men Stagnant wages may have to do with poor family and medical leave… Read More ›
Scientists find ‘black holes’ at sea: The ocean whirlpools from which nothing can ever escape – not even water
Eddies are so tightly surrounded by water paths that nothing can escape Scientists have found they are mathematically equivalent to black holes The findings may help explain the spread of pollution in the world’s oceans It could also help better… Read More ›
Factories ablaze as Bangladesh garment workers protest
23 Sep 2013 DHAKA (AFP) Angry Bangladeshi garment workers blocked roads, set factories alight and clashed with police for a third day on Monday as protests demanding a minimum monthly wage of $100 spread outside the capital Dhaka. Abdul Baten, police… Read More ›
Saudi Arabian women activists to get back behind the wheel / They will defy ban on driving October 26
23 September, 17:40 (ANSAmed) – DUBAI – Saudi women will once again be getting behind the wheel in the ultra-conservative, oil-rich kingdom in a month, in an act of defiance against the law that bans them from driving. The… Read More ›
Three American psychos join Islamic attack on Nairobi mall – VIDEO
EEV: Waiting 2nd Confirmation from another Independent source By Grae Stafford 5:19 PM 09/22/2013 According to CNN: “Three of the alleged attackers are from the United States, two are from Somalia and there is one each from Canada, Finland, Kenya… Read More ›
Three of alleged attackers at Nairobi mall are US citizens
EEV: Requesting 2nd Confirmation Photo: EPA Three of suspected attackers at Nairobi massacre are from US, reports CNN citing sources within terror group Al-Shabaab. 0There are 10 to 15 gunmen involved, official reports say. 0Sources within Al-Shabaab told CNN… Read More ›
Romania’s Powder Keg
Mine Project Launches Protest Movement By Luke Dale-Harris The Rosia Montana mine in Romania is currently one of Europe’s most controversial projects. Plans by Bucharest to push through approval for the large-scale mining that would eliminate an entire town have… Read More ›
Twin suicide bombing kills 78 at church service in Pakistan
More than 100 wounded, many critical, in the deadliest attack on Christians in Pakistan Monday, 23 September, 2013 [Updated: 2:47AM] Agence France-Presse in Peshawar, Pakistan Relatives try to comfort each other after the bombing attack at a church in… Read More ›
Power corrupts but it also plays with your mind: Lloyd George, Chamberlain and Thatcher all suffered from ‘hubris syndrome’
Ex-foreign secretary, Lord Owen, tells conference that condition leads to disastrous decision-making Alison Boulton Sunday, 22 September 2013 If we are to understand – and more crucially – prevent disasters such as the global financial crisis or escalation of conflict… Read More ›
How Discovering the Americas Transformed the World ( European colonists brought along with chickens, malaria and the common cold )
SPIEGEL ONLINE 09/20/2013 05:53 PM The ‘Columbian Exchange’ By Johann Grolle Columbus’ arrival in the Americas sparked the globalization of animals, plants and microbes. A recent book takes a closer look at how items from the New World, such as… Read More ›
Special forces sniper who claimed SAS assassinated Diana by shining light into her driver’s face ‘has fled Britain’
Solider N was due to be interviewed by Scotland Yard for new investigation Said to have left the country on Monday and Tuesday and maybe in the UAE Comes after his claims that the crash was a ‘hit’ ordered by… Read More ›
Suicide bombers kill 60 Christians outside Pakistan church
A pair of suicide bombers blew themselves up outside a 130-year-old church in Pakistan after Sunday Mass, killing at least 60 people in the deadliest attack on Christians in recent history. A Pakistani man carries an injured woman on her… Read More ›
Origins of Genomic ‘Dark Matter’ Discovered
A duo of scientists at Penn State University has achieved a major milestone in understanding genomic “dark matter” — called non-coding RNA. This “dark matter” is difficult to detect and no one knows exactly what it is doing or why… Read More ›
Engineering Evil 