Previous studies had shown cholesterol-lowering drugs can reduce the risk of certain cancers Research had only looked at women on drugs for less than five years Experts say drugs could affect hormone regulation which could lead to breast cancer By … Read More ›
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Report: Senate immigration bill includes nearly $300 million in slush funds for immigrants’ rights groups, in language drafted by the former policy chief for one such organization
The National Council of La Raza is likely to benefit from grant money set aside in an immigration bill drafted by its former policy director Legislation passed in the Senate would exclude three-time DUI offenders from a path to citizenship,… Read More ›
Never-before-seen GIANT virus found that’s so unusual it may have come from Mars
The Pandoravirus is one micrometre big – ten times the size of other viruses It is found underwater but is not considered a threat to humans The virus has been spotted off the coast of Chile and in an Australian … Read More ›
Exclusive: New blue-chip dirty tricks scandal revealed after 12 years of silence
Unpublished official report shows industrial-scale ‘blagging’ on behalf of insurance, financial services and legal companies Ian Burrell Saturday, 20 July 2013 The vast scale on which private investigation agencies have been used by the financial services sector to illegally raid… Read More ›
GlaxoSmithKline finance head banned from leaving China
The BBC’s Martin Patience in Beijing: “Business leaders say foreign companies operating in China have never faced a tougher time” Related Stories China media: GSK case Chinese GSK executive ‘confesses’ Peston: GSK’s Chinese lesson Chinese authorities looking into alleged bribery… Read More ›
Uncovering a Healthier Remedy for Chronic Pain – DHA Omega -3 from fish oil
July 17, 2013 — Physicians and patients who are wary of addiction to pain medication and opioids may soon have a healthier and more natural alternative. A Duke University study revealed that a derivative of DHA (docosahexaenoic acid), a main… Read More ›
CIA spooks investigate geoengineering to fix climate
12:26 19 July 2013 by Peter Aldhous For similar stories, visit the Climate Change and US national issues Topic Guides You could say the US National Academy of Sciences (NAS) is late to the geoengineering party – at least… Read More ›
Frankenstein food firm ‘quits’ Europe: U.S. giant surrenders in face of public suspicion over its pesticide-resistant GM crops
Only a quarter of Britons support the introduction of GM crops But the Government has thrown its weight behind their use By Fiona Macrae PUBLISHED: 17:45 EST, 18 July 2013 | UPDATED: 17:45 EST, 18 July 2013 GM giant… Read More ›
Japan to deploy ships after China detected drilling in disputed waters – report
Published time: July 18, 2013 16:50 An aerial view shows a Chinese facility under construction (top R) for natural gas exploration and a large crane ship are seen near what Tokyo claims to be the median line between the… Read More ›
Scandal for American justice: FBI could be at fault in 27 death row cases
Unprecedented federal review rules that the FBI may have exaggerated forensics in case of Willie Jerome Manning – a decision that puts other convictions in doubt Spencer S Hsu Thursday, 18 July 2013 An unprecedented federal review of old criminal… Read More ›
Putin’s Biggest Critic Convicted
By Benjamin Bidder in Moscow Alexei Navalny, an anti-corruption blogger and one of the leaders of the Russian opposition, was sentenced to five years in prison after a trial that has troubled observers. Alexei Navalny was no longer expecting an… Read More ›
Jimmy Carter: ‘America no longer has a functioning democracy’
Posted By Katie McHugh On 8:56 PM 07/17/2013 In Politics Former president Jimmy Carter condemned the effect U.S. intelligence programs had on U.S. moral authority in the wake of NSA revelations brought to light by leaker Edward Snowden, Der Spiegel… Read More ›
IRS lawyer says scandal was overseen by D.C., names names
Posted By Patrick Howley On 9:32 PM 07/17/2013 In Politics Top IRS officials in Washington, D.C. planned and oversaw the agency’s improper targeting of conservative groups, according to the 72-year old retiring IRS lawyer who will testify Thursday before the… Read More ›
Vitamins and Minerals Can Boost Energy and Enhance Mood
July 16, 2013 — Vitamin and mineral supplements can enhance mental energy and well-being not only for healthy adults but for those prone to anxiety and depression, according to a July 15 panel discussion at the 2013 Institute of Food… Read More ›
BPA and Chlorine Means Bad News: Modified Forms of Bisphenol A Found to Alter Hormone Signaling in New, Disturbing Ways
The ubiquity of the endocrine-disrupting chemical bisphenol A led researchers to ask what it might be doing in publicly supplied, chlorinated drinking water. The answer: Chlorinated BPA has different, but no less profound effects on cell-signaling networks than unmodified BPA…. Read More ›
At least 22 Indian children killed and 25 are ill after eating school dinner ‘made from unwashed ingredients covered in insecticide’
Sick children taken to hospital in Patna, capital of Bihar state in India Deaths spark violent protests, with four police cars burned Probe finds food had traces of insecticide used on rice and wheat crops By Mark Duell PUBLISHED: 01:35… Read More ›
Suspected drug smuggler has been deported back to Mexico ELEVEN times in the last 3 years
By Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED: 14:35 EST, 17 July 2013 | UPDATED: 15:05 EST, 17 July 2013 An alleged drug smuggler who was recently busted with more than 220 pounds of marijuana in his car will likely be deported … Read More ›
First Vatican envoy to Malaysia sparks Muslim anger over ‘Allah’ / state government would not allow the word Allah to be used by non-Muslims in their holy books
The Vatican’s first envoy to Malaysia has opened a storm of controversy by apparently supporting the use of the word “Allah” by Christians, prompting a rebuke from the government and condemnation from nationalist Malay groups in the majority-Muslim… Read More ›
N.Korea has everything in place for new atom test: US expert
N.Korea needs more tests to “miniaturise” bomb, an expert said. -Reuters Wed, Jul 17, 2013 Reuters VIENNA – North Korea has strong technical reasons to carry out another nuclear test but may be hesitating because it would anger China, a prominent… Read More ›
Revealed: The great outsourcing scandal as firms ‘cut corners’ to cream profits off public
Private firms ‘gaming’ £100bn of government services, says think-tank Oliver Wright Thursday, 18 July 2013 Private companies providing public services are routinely “gaming the system” to make money for their shareholders at the expense of the taxpayer, a major new… Read More ›
The natural world, photographed by Sebastião Salgado – sponsored by one of the world’s worst polluters
Natural History Museum under fire for accepting cash from mining giant Gavin Haines Wednesday, 17 July 2013 The acclaimed photographer Sebastião Salgado says his images currently on display at the Natural History Museum seek to depict the “stunning mosaic of… Read More ›
Revealed: Serious Fraud Office chief who worked at home spent £100,000 on travel costs
Phillippa Williamson was allowed to run up bill in deal criticised as ‘quite astounding’ by MPs Nigel Morris Wednesday, 17 July 2013 Taxpayers spent £100,000 in travel and hotel costs for the former head of the Serious Fraud Office (SFO)… Read More ›
Free school meals kill Indian children / May be related to not washing the pesticides off the food
At least 20 dead and dozens taken to hospital after eating midday meal at primary school in village of Masrakh Associated Press in Patna guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 17 July 2013 01.09 EDT Children eat school meals at a New… Read More ›
Malaysian couple told to surrender for uploading on their Facebook page a picture depicting them eating bak kut teh, or pork rib soup during Ramadhan
Malaysian sex blog couple told to surrender The Star/Asia News Network Tuesday, Jul 16, 2013 PETALING JAYA – Malaysia’s Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar has asked a pair of controversial sex bloggers to surrender themselves to the… Read More ›
Revealed: Ordinary laboratory animals are outnumbered by GM counterparts for first time
‘These represent the next generation of tools to understand complex conditions’ says one researcher Steve Connor Tuesday, 16 July 2013 The number of genetically modified (GM) animals used in scientific research in Britain has exceeded the number of ordinary laboratory… Read More ›
U.S. foreign propaganda to be directed at Americans
Collage: Voice of Russia The United States has enacted a law on the modernization of the Smith-Mundt Act, which for the first time in 65 years gives American media outlets legal access to content and foreign directed propaganda that is… Read More ›
World’s oldest calendar dating back more than 10,000 years discovered in Scotland
The monument is made up of 12 pits that appear to mimic moon phases This would have made it possible for residents to track lunar months It was discovered in Warren Field near Crathes Castle in Aberdeenshire The discovery predates… Read More ›
Pricing scandal sees NHS pay £89 for cod-liver oil capsules
Taxpayers are being charged up to 40 times the usual cost for common over-the-counter products being prescribed by NHS doctors, The Telegraph can disclose. The NHS confirmed that inflated prices were being paid by taxpayers and announced the situation was… Read More ›
Greek MPs vote in favour of charging ex-minister over tax-cheat list
Source: Reuters – Tue, 16 Jul 2013 12:51 AM Author: Reuters ATHENS, July 16 (Reuters) – Greek lawmakers voted early on Tuesday in favour of pressing criminal charges against former finance minister George Papaconstantinou in a scandal over a list… Read More ›
Glaxo used travel agencies for China bribes – police / Over $489 million
Source: Reuters – Mon, 15 Jul 2013 12:39 PM Author: Reuters A Chinese national flag is seen in front of a GlaxoSmithKline office building in Shanghai, July 12, 2013 REUTERS/Aly Song * GSK used travel agencies to funnel bribes… Read More ›
Japan mulls nationalising unclaimed islands
National Jul. 16, 2013 – 06:52AM JST ( 32 ) A Taiwan fishing boat is blocked by the Japan Coast Guard near the disputed Diaoyu / Senkaku islands, September 2012AFP TOKYO — Japan may nationalise any unclaimed remote islands in… Read More ›
Japan seeks to ‘nationalize’ islands
With an Upper House election looming this weekend, the Japanese cabinet plans to strengthen territorial claims on hundreds of remote islands in the East China Sea. -China Daily/ANN Tue, Jul 16, 2013 China Daily/Asia News Network With an Upper House… Read More ›
RT source: Israeli strike on Syria was carried out from Turkish base
Published time: July 15, 2013 04:00 Edited time: July 15, 2013 13:00 Israel used a Turkish military base to launch one of its recent airstrikes against Syria from the sea, a reliable source told RT. Israel has been under… Read More ›
Dad’s obesity could be inherited by multiple generations
Contact: Dr. Tod Fullston tod.fullston@adelaide.edu.au 61-883-138-188 University of Adelaide The sperm of obese fathers could increase the risk of both their children and their grandchildren inheriting obesity, according to new research from University of Adelaide. In laboratory studies, researchers from… Read More ›
Neurotoxicity of chemotherapy drugs / triggers changes in ion channels on dorsal root ganglia and dorsal horn neurons
Contact: Meng Zhao eic@nrren.org 86-138-049-98773 Neural Regeneration Research Chemotherapy is one of the primary treatments for cancer. However, one of the most disturbing findings of recent studies of cancer survivors is the apparent prevalence of chemotherapy-associated adverse neurological effects, including… Read More ›
New theory uncovers cancer’s deep evolutionary roots / Cancer is realated to embryo development
Contact: Skip Derra skip.derra@asu.edu 480-965-4823 Arizona State University Tracing cancer back to the dawn of multicellularity could explain its mysterious properties and transform therapy TEMPE, Ariz. — A new way to look at cancer — by tracing its deep… Read More ›
The dark side of artificial sweeteners
Contact: Mary Beth O’Leary moleary@cell.com 617-397-2802 Cell Press More and more Americans are consuming artificial sweeteners as an alternative to sugar, but whether this translates into better health has been heavily debated. An opinion article published by Cell Press on… Read More ›
Outdated practice of annual cervical-cancer screenings may cause more harm than good
Tuesday, July 09, 2013 For decades, women between the ages of 21 and 69 were advised to get annual screening exams for cervical cancer. In 2009, however, accumulating scientific evidence led major guideline groups to agree on a new… Read More ›
UC Davis MIND Institute researchers find exposure to maternal antibodies affects behavior
Contact: Phyllis Brown phyllis.brown@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu 916-734-9023 University of California – Davis Health System Researchers identify risk factor for autism in a subset of children: Maternal Antibody-Related autism Researchers with the UC Davis MIND Institute have found that prenatal exposure to specific… Read More ›
NHS hit for millions by overcharging ‘scam’
Drug companies exploit loophole in the law to hike prices by as much as 2,000 per cent Sanchez Manning Sunday, 14 July 2013 Drugs companies have been accused of “highway robbery” of the NHS by using a legal loophole to… Read More ›
Greenwald: Snowden has enough information to cause US govt ‘worst damage in history’
Published time: July 13, 2013 20:09 Edited time: July 14, 2013 13:33 AFP Photo / Vasily Maximov Former NSA contractor and whistleblower Edward Snowden possesses dangerous information which could potentially lead to America’s “worst nightmare” if it is revealed, according… Read More ›
Unemployed Spaniards head to Morocco for work
Spain and Morocco have traditionally held close ties. Spain has the second largest Moroccan community in the world, while presence of Spanish entrepreneurs on Moroccan soil is not new. But the severe crisis in the Spanish economy has resulted… Read More ›
Israel attacks Syria to destroy Russian-made ‘Yakhont’ anti-ship missiles
Photo: RIA Novosti It is for the first time that Israel has used its state -of-the art submarine fleet to hit a facility on Syria’s territory. According to today’s issue of “The Sunday Times” of London, in the early hours… Read More ›
Zimmerman whistle-blower who claimed prosecutors didn’t give defense team all the evidence from Trayvon Martin’s cell phone is fired
In his termination letter Ben Kruidbos was accused of violating state attorney office policies and procedures He had informed the defense team that they hadn’t received all the images and text messages retrieved from Trayvon Martin’s cell phone The missing… Read More ›
Chinese court executes man for fraud and illegal fundraising without telling family: media
AFP Sunday, Jul 14, 2013 BEIJING – A Chinese court executed a man on death row without notifying his family and then defended its actions, sparking anger online, local media reported Sunday. Businessman Zeng Chengjie was executed on Friday after… Read More ›
Obama White House does not disclose presidential directives even when they are unclassified.
Presidential Directives Mostly Withheld by White House : If one is looking for a copy of a Presidential Policy Directive issued by President Obama, the last place to turn is the White House website. In most cases, the Obama White… Read More ›
Homeland Security secretary Napolitano resigns for senior post at CU
Janet Napolitano, the U.S. secretary of Homeland Security and former governor of Arizona, is being named as the next president of the University of California system, in an unusual choice that brings a national-level politician to a position usually held… Read More ›
Entire government of Luxembourg resigns after spying and corruption scandal forces its prime minister to quit
Jean-Claude Juncker was Europe’s longest-serving leader, with 18 years as prime minister He was secretly record by his own spy chief, Marco Mille By Associated Press Reporter PUBLISHED: 11:20 EST, 11 July 2013 | UPDATED: 11:27 EST, 11 July 2013… Read More ›
China says GlaxoSmithKline execs confess to bribery and tax crimes
Source: Reuters – Thu, 11 Jul 2013 04:32 PM Author: Reuters * Biggest graft case involving foreign firm for years * GSK says it is cooperating fully with authorities * Lawyer says too early to say what punishment might be… Read More ›
Equalities minister sees no need for law against caste discrimination
Her leaked letter urges Hindus to submit evidence to help get legislation scrapped Emily Dugan Thursday, 11 July 2013 Landmark legislation to ban caste discrimination in Britain is being deliberately scuppered by the Conservative equalities ministers in charge… Read More ›
Engineering Evil 