Sunday, September 22, 2013 – 10:36 Reuters BOSTON – Harvard, the richest university in the United States, said on Saturday it would seek to raise some $6.5 billion in donations to fund new academic initiatives and bolster its financial aid… Read More ›
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Could dog food additive prevent disabling chemotherapy side effect?
Contact: Stephanie Desmon sdesmon1@jhmi.edu 410-955-8665 Johns Hopkins Medicine Johns Hopkins researchers find, in mice, that common preservative may thwart pain and damage of peripheral neuropathy Working with cells in test tubes and in mice, researchers at Johns Hopkins have discovered… Read More ›
Disarming HIV With a “Pop”
PHILADELPHIA, September 19, 2013 The DAVEI molecule is comprised of two main pieces: Membrane Proximal External Region (MPER), which attaches to the viral membranes, and cyanovarin (CVN), which binds to the sugar coating of the virus’s protein spike. Pinning down… Read More ›
Can vitamin B supplements help stave off stroke? ( 7% reduction in 6 months )
Contact: Rachel Seroka rseroka@aan.com 612-928-6129 American Academy of Neurology MINNEAPOLIS – New evidence suggests that taking vitamin B supplements may help reduce the risk of stroke. The research appears in the September 18, 2013, online issue of Neurology®, the medical… Read More ›
Young breast cancer patients often overestimate benefit of having healthy breast removed (unlikely to improve their chance of survival )
Contact: Robbin Ray robbin_ray@dfci.harvard.edu 617-632-4090 Dana-Farber Cancer Institute BOSTON — Young women with breast cancer often overestimate the odds that cancer will occur in their other, healthy breast, and decide to have the healthy breast surgically removed, a survey conducted… Read More ›
Obese stomachs tell us diets are doomed to fail
Public release date: 16-Sep-2013 [ Contact: Amanda Page amanda.page@adelaide.edu.au 61-882-225-644 University of Adelaide The way the stomach detects and tells our brains how full we are becomes damaged in obese people but does not return to normal once they lose… Read More ›
‘It’ll be anarchy’: Gordon Brown discussed putting troops on the streets as banking crisis worsened, former spin doctor Damian McBride reveals
Heather Saul Saturday, 21 September 2013 Gordon Brown considered putting troops onto the streets and enforcing a curfew as the severity of the banking crisis began to sink in, his former spin doctor has revealed. Mr Brown’s fears… Read More ›
French carbon tax to yield 4 bln euros in 2016 – PM
Source: Reuters – Sat, 21 Sep 2013 03:53 PM * French PM says carbon tax to be ramped up after 2014 start * Ayrault says zero impact on households from fuel in 2014 * PM also flags nuclear power levy… Read More ›
Turkey: blasphemy; pianist Fazil Say sentenced to 10 months
20 September, 12:26 (ANSAmed) – ISTANBUL – World-renowned Turkish pianist Fazil Say, who was sentenced to 10 months in prison for blasphemy in April, was again sentenced to 10 months by an Istanbul court today in a retrial, Hurriyet online… Read More ›
Russian Muslim clerics warn of unrest over ban of translation of Koran
Source: Reuters – Fri, 20 Sep 2013 09:13 PM Author: Reuters * Local court rules Russian translation of Koran should be outlawed * Muftis’ Council sound alarm in letter to Putin, say will appeal decision * Experts say case illustrates… Read More ›
How Many Die from Medical Mistakes in U.S. Hospitals? ( between 210,000 and 440,000 patients each year )
An updated estimate says it could be at least 210,000 patients a year, more than twice the number in a frequently quoted Institute of Medicine report By Marshall Allen and ProPublica | Friday, September 20, 2013 | ULTIMATE MALPRACTICE: An updated… Read More ›
Golden Rice Not So Golden for Tufts / Study Irregularities
2013-09-18 17:15 Golden Rice Humanitarian Board Worth its weight in gold? Golden rice (right) protects against vitamin A deficiency in children. A study in which Chinese children were fed a small amount of genetically modified rice violated university and U.S…. Read More ›
Individuals have a right to participate in risky research trials, which might harm their health or even kill them
Patient participation in high-risk research could benefit novel drug trials Published on September 19, 2013 at 2:47 AM · Individuals have a right to participate in risky research trials, which might harm their health or even kill them, and institutional… Read More ›
Teenager becomes first victim of China’s new ‘anti-gossip’ law after blog
Boy publicly questioned police investigation into death of local businessman Internet censors have ordered bloggers to ‘keep social order’ By Anna Edwards PUBLISHED: 04:16 EST, 20 September 2013 | UPDATED: 06:07 EST, 20 September 2013 A draconian measure… Read More ›
Non-Muslim teachers ‘forced to wear veil’ at faith school / Derbyshire
Female teachers at a state funded Muslim school have been ordered to cover their heads with Islamic scarves during school hours even if they are not Muslim, it has been claimed. Staff at Al-Madinah School, Derbyshire, claim they have been… Read More ›
Designer Molecule Causes AIDS Virus to Destroy Itself
A scanning electron micrograph shows HIV particles infecting a colorized human H9 T cell. (Credit: NIAID) FILE PHOTO by Jessica Berman Researchers have designed a synthetic molecule that tricks the AIDS virus into destroying itself. The compound, called DAVEI, was… Read More ›
Halliburton pleads guilty to destroying Gulf spill evidence
Thursday Sep 19, 2013 | Reuters Aerial photograph shows continuing preparations to drill a relief well at the Macondo oil spill site in the Gulf of Mexico Credit: Staff Photographer / Reuters/Reuters NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) – Halliburton Co pleaded guilty… Read More ›
Mysterious bursts of activity in flatlining brain
17:09 19 September 2013 by Andy Coghlan Parts of the brain may still be alive after a person’s brain activity is said to have flatlined. When someone is in a deep coma, their brain activity can go silent. An electroencephalogram… Read More ›
Science: the religion that must not be questioned
It’s time for the priesthood to be taken to task – and journalists aren’t up to the job ‘Come back and take your MMR jabs, you bloody peasants.’ Image: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs, via Wikimedia Commons – –… Read More ›
The Russian government is asking for ‘planet hacking’ to be included in the climate science report, leaked documents show
Russia urges UN climate report to include geoengineering Martin Lukacs, Suzanne Goldenberg and Adam Vaughan The Guardian, Thursday 19 September 2013 12.00 EDT Documents seen by the Guardian show Russia is asking for a conclusion of the report to recommend… Read More ›
Banks to block internet porn sites
Websites which fail to stop children accessing pornography will have payments to them blocked by banks and credit card companies as part of a government plan to help clean up the internet, The Telegraph has learnt. Restricting children’s access to… Read More ›
World’s top climate scientists told to ‘cover up’ the fact that the Earth’s temperature hasn’t risen for the last 15 years
Leaked United Nations report reveals the world’s temperature hasn’t risen for the last 15 years Politicians have raised concerns about the final draft Fears that the findings will encourage deniers of man-made climate change By Tamara Cohen, Political Correspondent PUBLISHED:… Read More ›
Turkey shuts Syria crossing after Qaeda group storms border town
Source: Reuters – Thu, 19 Sep 2013 02:17 PM Author: Reuters * Official says gate closed amid confusion on Syrian side * Clashes now stopped, mediation under way * Fighting shows deep divisions between rebel factions (Adds comments from… Read More ›
Healthy living can turn our cells’ clock back / telomeres regrow
00:01 17 September 2013 by Andy Coghlan Healthy living can reverse the telltale signs of ageing in your cells. The finding relates to telomeres, the caps that protect the tips of chromosomes when cells divide. With each cell division… Read More ›
CIA Special Research Project Bluebird 1952
EEV: Re-Post July 29, 2012 in Central Intelligence Agency The following formerly classified document from 1952 on the CIA’s Project BLUEBIRD, an offshoot of Project MKULTRA which focused on hypnosis and behavior modification as a means of preventing Agency… Read More ›
Congressman: CIA Employee Who Refused to Sign Non-Disclosure on Benghazi Suspended
Rep. Wolf: Employee forced to hire legal counsel U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya / AP BY: Adam Kredo September 17, 2013 5:00 am A CIA employee who refused to sign a non-disclosure agreement barring him from discussing the Sept. 11,… Read More ›
Japanese media declare ‘dark times’ are on us
Grim discovery: Investigators gather at a crime scene in Kure, Hiroshima Prefecture, after the body of a 16-year-old girl was discovered. | KYODO <!– –> by Michael Hoffman Special To The Japan Times <!– Meta –> Sep 14, 2013 Online:… Read More ›
The deadly network: Revealed – guns for sale on Facebook
As Libya’s Prime Minister asks Britain for help in ridding his country of weapons, The Independent discovers a flourishing online arms market Omar Kibrisli Tripoli Tuesday 17 September 2013 Libyan rebels celebrate taking Tripoli in 2011 AP… Read More ›
How did killer get security pass?
Washington Navy Yard shootings: US facing tough questions over security The US Navy is facing tough questions after it emerged that the gunman who killed 12 people in the W ashington Navy Yard was given a security clearance despite a… Read More ›
Julian Assange’s ( Wikileaks ) Recived grants from NSA and DARPA to fund his graduate Crypto Reserach?
US Gov’t Funded Julian Assange’s Crypto Research… Then Pulled The Plug from the it-all-comes-back-around dept PandoDaily has a fascinating story from Peiter Zatko who had known Julian Assange way back in the day, and last ran into him at Chaos… Read More ›
Russian Mediterranean fleet to be expanded to 11 warships
Published time: September 16, 2013 18:23 Edited time: September 17, 2013 03:19 The Russian naval presence in the Mediterranean Sea will be boosted by another military vessel till the end of September, according to the country’s… Read More ›
Brain-eating amoeba found in water supply of New Orleans suburb
The amoeba was found in the water supply in four separate locations Testing was done after a four-year-old boy died after contracted the deadly organism on a slip and slide Despite being filled with deadly amoebas, the water is safe… Read More ›
Employment gap between America’s rich and poor at widest level on record – with lowest earners at same jobless rate as the Great Depression
By Associated Press and Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED: 09:28 EST, 16 September 2013 | UPDATED: 09:32 EST, 16 September 2013 The gap in employment rates between America’s highest- and lowest-income families has stretched to its widest levels since officials… Read More ›
The mega rich are mega richer •Total worth of 400 people on the list is $2 trillion, their highest total ever
Bill Gates crowned America’s wealthiest person for the 20th-straight year with $72 BILLION fortune… and elite are now worth a combined $2 TRILLION Microsoft co-founder is once again richest man in U.S. with $72 billion Total worth of 400 people… Read More ›
Security at Washington Navy Yard was lax because of budget cuts, official report written weeks before shooting
Federal security assessment conducted over the past year pointed out that contractors were given too much access at the Navy Yards The report will be released in full within the next month but early excerpts were leaked today following shooting … Read More ›
Syria: nearly half rebel fighters are jihadists or hardline Islamists, says IHS Jane’s report
Nearly half the rebel fighters in Syria are now aligned to jihadist or hardline Islamist groups according to a new analysis of factions in the country’s civil war. Opposition forces have fragmented into as many as 1,000 bands Photo: Rex Features… Read More ›
Current Nuclear Weapon Stockpile and Warhead Estimates:
Current Nuclear Weapon Stockpile and Warhead Estimates: http://bos.sagepub.com/content/69/5/75.full
Fusion Center Study Finds 79% of Recent Mass Shootings Attributable to History of Mental Illness
August 21, 2013 in Featured A chart from a Central Florida Intelligence Exchange (CFIX) study released in July shows cases of mass shootings believed to be attributable to mental illness. Public Intelligence Analysis conducted by the Central Florida Intelligence Exchange… Read More ›
Russian FM ( including 12 former Pentagon and CIA officials) says alleged chemical attack outside Damascus was plotted
Photo EPA/STR MOSCOW, September 14 (Itar-Tass) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said the alleged chemical attack in one of the suburbs of the Syrian capital of Damascus on August 21 had been plotted. “There is a wide variety of… Read More ›
Egypt detains Turkish citizen on charges of espionage -report
Source: Reuters – Sat, 14 Sep 2013 03:45 PM Author: Reuters CAIRO, Sept 14 (Reuters) – Egypt has detained a Turkish citizen on suspicion of spying and collusion with the Muslim Brotherhood, the state news agency MENA said on Saturday…. Read More ›
Report: 15 US ‘journalists’ now work for Obama
Saturday, 14 September 2013 According to the Atlantic, Time managing editor Rick Stengel’s decision to join the Obama administration is just the latest example of a new trend among mainstream media journalists who are making it official by joining… Read More ›
Supporters demand billionaire activist’s release following ‘black Friday’ of multiple arrests
Saturday, 14 September, 2013, 1:05pm Amy Li chunxiao.li@scmp.com Wang Gongquan was detained on Friday. Photo: screenshot via Weibo In a statement published on early Saturday morning, hundreds supporters of China’s New Citizen Movement called on the Chinese government to… Read More ›
Codeine could increase users’ sensitivity to pain
Contact: Paul Rolan paul.rolan@adelaide.edu.au 61-883-134-102 University of Adelaide Using large and frequent doses of the pain-killer codeine may actually produce heightened sensitivity to pain, without the same level of relief offered by morphine, according to new research from the University… Read More ›
New study discovers copper destroys highly infectious norovirus
Ref: 13/162 10 September 2013 Sarah Warnes and Professor Bill Keevil Scientists from the University of Southampton have discovered that copper and copper alloys rapidly destroy norovirus – the highly-infectious sickness bug. Worldwide, norovirus is responsible for more than… Read More ›
5-fold increase in ADHD medication use in children and adolescents
Contact: Vicki Cohn vcohn@liebertpub.com 914-740-2100 Mary Ann Liebert, Inc./Genetic Engineering News New Rochelle, NY, September 10, 2013—Use of stimulant medications to treat Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in children and adolescents has increased significantly over the past several years. This trend… Read More ›
Statins being overprescribed for growing number of kidney disease patients / But may Kill faster
09/10/2013 PORTLAND, Ore. – A new analysis concludes that large numbers of patients in advanced stages of kidney disease are inappropriately being prescribed statins to lower their cholesterol – drugs that offer them no benefit and may increase other health… Read More ›
Unearthed emails show embattled IRS official knew her agency was secretly targeting conservative groups
By David Martosko In Washington PUBLISHED: 18:00 EST, 12 September 2013 | UPDATED: 18:18 EST, 12 September 2013 Emails released this week by congressional investigators show that an embattled former IRS manager was directly involved in targeting conservative nonprofit… Read More ›
Muslim defendant allowed to wear face veil in the dock
A Muslim woman has been permitted to wear a full face veil while appearing in the dock at Crown Court, in what is thought to be the first such case of its kind. Rebekah Dawson Photo: REX FEATURES By By… Read More ›
Money Talks: ‘Monstanto Protection Act’ quietly passed by US Congress
Thursday, 12 September 2013 A budget provision protecting genetically-modified seeds from litigation in the face of health risks was extended for three months in an approved US House of Representatives’ spending bill on Tuesday evening. Called “The Monsanto Protection… Read More ›
North Korea suspected of restarting Yongbyon nuclear reactor
Satellite imagery shows reactor capable of producing plutonium for weapons is likely to be operating, says US research institute Tania Branigan in Beijing theguardian.com, Thursday 12 September 2013 05.09 EDT North Korea’s Yongbyon nuclear complex seen in a… Read More ›
Engineering Evil 