The event is reported to have started several decades ago to mark the summer solstice. July 2, 2013 BEIJING (AFP) – A festival dedicated to dog meat in southern China has been targeted by protesting animal lovers, who have won… Read More ›
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Cop Says School Covered Up Fatal Shooting
By MEGAN GALLEGOS OAKLAND, Calif. (CN) – The Oakland Unified School District threatened a police officer with jail and economic ruin if he did not change his testimony about a fellow officer he saw shoot a man to… Read More ›
Mursi not consulted by army, says plans own path
Source: Reuters – Tue, 2 Jul 2013 12:13 AM CAIRO, July 2 (Reuters) – Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi believes a statement by the head of the armed forces setting a deadline for politicians to forge a consensus risks causing… Read More ›
Egypt’s powerful armed forces declare the nation is ‘in danger’ and issue 48-hour ultimatum to President Morsi
Feuding politicians must realise the demands of the people, or the armed forces will announce ‘a road-map for the future’ Heather Saul Monday, 1 July 2013 In a dramatic statement broadcast on state television, Egypt’s military declared the nation was… Read More ›
Monsanto’s unapproved GMO wheat, which made its way onto an Oregon field and is feared to have contaminated US wheat supplies, was stored at a US government-controlled facility until at least late 2011.
Monsanto unapproved GMO wheat govt-stored up to 2011 Published time: June 30, 2013 10:40 AFP Photo / Jean-Francois Monier Monsanto’s unapproved GMO wheat, which made its way onto an Oregon field and is feared to have contaminated US… Read More ›
Arrested Vatican monsignor felt he could act with impunity-judge
Source: Reuters – Sun, 30 Jun 2013 01:19 PM Author: Reuters A Swiss guard walks in a hall leading to the Pope’s library at the Vatican May 6, 2013. REUTERS/Tony Gentile * Scarano had vast amounts of money… Read More ›
Europe Furious over NSA Spying on EU Facilities : ” The US, he added, once the land of the free, “is suffering from a security syndrome,”
‘Out of Control’ By Claus Hecking and Stefan Schultz Senior European Union officials are outraged by revelations that the US spied on EU representations in Washington and New York. Some have called for a suspension of talks on the trans-Atlantic… Read More ›
China’s troubled Xinjiang hit by more violence-state media ( So far 35 reported casualties )
Source: Reuters – Sat, 29 Jun 2013 04:56 AM Author: Reuters BEIJING, June 29 (Reuters) – More than a hundred people, riding motorobikes and wielding knifes, attacked a police station in China’s ethnically divided western region of Xinjiang, state media… Read More ›
U.S. approves a horse slaughterhouse, sees two more plants
Source: Reuters – Sat, 29 Jun 2013 12:08 AM Author: Reuters * Animal welfare groups say they will sue to prevent slaughter * Congress may vote soon on whether to reinstate slaughter ban WASHINGTON, June 28 (Reuters) – A… Read More ›
U.S. evacuate staff of embassy in Cairo
© Photo: «Voice of Russia» American authorities have advised their citizens not to visit Egypt, and are evacuating the staff of the U.S. embassy in Cairo. Earlier, it was reported that an American citizen – a stringer, who worked for… Read More ›
UT study: Chemical in antibacterial soaps may harm nursing babies
Contact: Lola Alapo lalapo@utk.edu 865-974-3993 University of Tennessee at Knoxville KNOXVILLE—A mother’s prolonged use of antibacterial soaps containing the chemical triclocarban may harm nursing babies, according to a recent study from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. The study, which was… Read More ›
Link shown between Crohn’s disease and virus : 100% of Crohn’s disease had an enterovirus
Contact: Alkwin Wanders alkwin.wanders@igp.uu.se 46-076-226-9430 Uppsala University A new study reveals that all children with Crohn’s disease that were examined had a commonly occurring virus – an enterovirus – in their intestines. This link has previously not been shown for… Read More ›
Study appears to overturn prevailing view of how the brain is wired
New research in rats shows how brain layers work NEW YORK, NY (June 27, 2013) — A series of studies conducted by Randy Bruno, PhD, and Christine Constantinople, PhD, of Columbia University’s Department of Neuroscience, topples convention by showing that… Read More ›
Study finds dramatic increase in hospitalization of US children with inflammatory bowel disease
Contact: Alicia Reale alicia.reale@uhhospitals.org 216-844-5158 University Hospitals Case Medical Center Researchers from UH Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital report reasons behind the increase are unclear The largest investigation to date has found a dramatic increase in the number of hospitalizations… Read More ›
Switzerland charges man with selling bank’s client data to Germany
Source: Fri, 28 Jun 2013 02:17 PM Author: Reuters By Emma Thomasson ZURICH, June 28 (Reuters) – Swiss prosecutors have charged a German IT expert with selling client data from private bank Julius Baer BAER.VX in Zurich to the German… Read More ›
Top prelate, spy, broker arrested in Vatican bank probe
IOR woes continue, Vatican will collaborate ‘fully’ with judges 28 June, 13:15 (ANSAmed) – ROME – Italian police on Friday arrested a prelate in charge of Vatican accounts, a member of Italy’s domestic intelligence service and a… Read More ›
The UK Bans Two Prominent American Bloggers From Entering the Country
Jun. 26, 2013 11:59pm Mike Opelka (This story has been updated.) On Wednesday, two American citizens were told that their opinions were a danger to the UK and as such, they were banned from visiting the country. Pamela Geller and… Read More ›
Turkish PM’s treason claims against BBC reporter chills other journalists
Turkish journalists see Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s attack on presenter for BBC’s Turkish service as a warning to them all Constanze Letsch in Istanbul guardian.co.uk, Thursday 27 June 2013 14.00 EDT Erdogan took offence at the BBC’s coverage of anti-government protests…. Read More ›
Monsato GMO crops damage red blood cells, organs
Photo: EPA Studies are now showing that Monsanto crops damage red blood cells which are responsible for delivering oxygen to the body. And without functioning red blood cells, our bodies are in critical condition — desperate for life support. The bad… Read More ›
Hold the Medicinal Lettuce / GMO food may turn off Human Genes ?
June 26, 2013 — In 2011 and 2012, research from China’s Nanjing University made international headlines with reports that after mice ate, bits of genetic material from the plants they’d ingested could make it into their bloodstreams intact and turn… Read More ›
Genetic medicine hints at bloodletting and vitamins for astronauts
26 June 2013 by Jacob Aron Magazine issue 2923. Subscribe and save For similar stories, visit the Space flight and Genetics Topic Guides BLOODLETTING and vitamin pills are the future for astronaut health regimes. So hints a provocative proposal… Read More ›
US Senators Warn of Soviet Revival, Want ‘Consequences’ Over Snowden
Jun. 25, 2013 – 06:00AM | By JOHN T. BENNETT | WASHINGTON — Senators from both US political parties on Tuesday urged the Obama administration to take steps forcing Moscow to suffer “consequences” for refusing to hand over NSA leaker… Read More ›
New Bill Gives Gov. Jerry Brown Power for Secret Talks ( under the guise of public security )
By WILLIAM DOTINGA SACRAMENTO, Calif. (CN) – Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill that adds his name to the list of people with whom local governments can talk secretly, under the guise of public security. Typically, the public… Read More ›
27 killed as rioting hits Xinjiang
Knife-wielding mobs attacked police stations, the local government building and a construction site, stabbing people and setting fire to police cars. -China Daily/ANN Cui Jia, Wang Xiaodong Thu, Jun 27, 2013 China Daily/Asia News Network XINJIANG – Riots left 27… Read More ›
New and newly updated reports from the Congressional Research Service that Congress has withheld from online distribution include the following
EEV: Links are still operational as of 26 JUN 2013 – From the FAS.ORG Science and Technology in the 113th Congress, and More from CRS New and newly updated reports from the Congressional Research Service that Congress has withheld… Read More ›
Feds Cracking Down on Classified Gatekeepers / federal contractor pleaded guilty to lying about conducting background checks on government employees
By ADAM KLASFELD WASHINGTON (CN) – A federal contractor pleaded guilty to lying about conducting background checks on government employees – a crime that prosecutors say is becoming increasingly common. The U.S. government had indicted Ramon Davila in 2011 for… Read More ›
Satellite images show tunnelling at N. Korea test site
AFP Wednesday, Jun 26, 2013 SEOUL – Satellite imagery has revealed new tunnelling work at North Korea’s nuclear test site, but nothing that points to an imminent detonation, a US research institute said Wednesday. The activity appears to have begun… Read More ›
Exclusive: Met supergrass scandal – corrupt private investigators infiltrate witness-protection programme
Police officers knew for years about the crucial security breach – but did nothing Tom Harper Tuesday, 25 June 2013 Scotland Yard is embroiled in a new corruption crisis after it emerged that senior officers knew for years that criminal… Read More ›
‘I feel like a trapped animal’: U.S. executive is held HOSTAGE by staff at Beijing medical supply plant in dispute over pay
Chip Starnes, 42, said he was being kept captive by scores of workers He said they were demanding severance packages The workers were expecting wire transfers by Tuesday said Mr Starnes By Jill Reilly PUBLISHED: 07:20 EST, 24 June 2013… Read More ›
Obama’s Africa trip will cost taxpayers $100 mln
Published time: June 24, 2013 18:53 U.S. President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama.(Reuters / Kevin Lamarque) President Barack Obama’s trip to Africa is estimated to cost American taxpayers $100 million – a hefty travel expense that… Read More ›
Dozens dead as Syrian war spreads to Sidon in Lebanon
Snipers out on the streets as Lebanese army scours city for anti-Hezbollah cleric Richard Hall Monday, 24 June 2013 Sniper fire echoed across the Lebanese city of Sidon last night as violence fuelled by the civil war in neighbouring Syria… Read More ›
It pays to use slave labour, says watchdog
Gangmasters Licensing Authority is dismayed at tiny fines levied on unscrupulous employers Emily Dugan Sunday, 23 June 2013 Sentences for criminal bosses who use forced labour are “unduly lenient” and do not deter modern slavery, the head of Britain’s worker… Read More ›
Elevated Gluten Antibodies Found in Children with Autism
But No Link to Celiac Disease June 20, 2013 Posted in: Autoimmune diseases, Clinical Research, Gastroenterology, Nutrition, Pediatrics NEW YORK—Researchers have found elevated antibodies to gluten proteins of wheat in children with autism in comparison to those without autism. The… Read More ›
Dietary fructose causes liver damage in animal model, study finds
Contact: Marguerite Beck marbeck@wakehealth.edu 336-716-2415 Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – June 19, 2013 – The role of dietary fructose in the development of obesity and fatty liver diseases remains controversial, with previous studies indicating that the problems… Read More ›
Nearly 7 in 10 Americans Take Prescription Drugs, Mayo Clinic, Olmsted Medical Center Find
Germ fighters, antidepressants, opioids top list; women, elderly likelier to have prescriptions Wednesday, June 19, 2013 CORRECTION: Corrects fourth most commonly prescribed drugs to drugs used to lower lipids rather than drugs to control blood pressure, and adds Olmsted Medical… Read More ›
Herbal extract boosts fruit fly lifespan by nearly 25 percent, UCI study finds
Rhodiola rosea promotes longevity separately from dietary restriction Irvine, Calif., June 18, 2013 — The herbal extract of a yellow-flowered mountain plant long used for stress relief was found to increase the lifespan of fruit fly populations by an average… Read More ›
US Department of Agriculture probes Oregon Monsanto GM wheat mystery
Company cries foul over appearance of genetically modified wheat plants but scientist who found it doubts claim of sabotage Suzanne Goldenberg in Pendleton, Oregon guardian.co.uk, Saturday 22 June 2013 13.35 EDT The Department of Agriculture is investigating the presence… Read More ›
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie orders flags at half-mast for funeral of ‘Sopranos’ star James Gandolfini
EEV: All life is valuable; However, Chris Christie is misunderstanding why we the lower the flags of this country at half-mast. He should apologize to the many who die in service to this country and his kind. Gandolfini’s cause of… Read More ›
‘YOU WORTHLESS LITTLE S***’: Photographer blasted as ‘poor, miserable social climber’ by wealthy Chilean couple who kept nanny ‘as slave’ after he requested payment for his work
Email came from Micky Hurley, 35 – a New York socialite from a prominent Chilean families who called the photographer ‘lower class’ By Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED: 23:31 EST, 21 June 2013 | UPDATED: 23:31 EST, 21 June 2013 … Read More ›
Mysterious privacy board touted by Obama has deep government ties – Even worse may all be a Lie
Privacy & Civil Liberties Board at the heart of Obama’s effort to address NSA surveillance scandal is itself a Washington enigma Dan Roberts in Washington guardian.co.uk, Friday 21 June 2013 13.33 EDT A security guard at 2100 K Street in… Read More ›
Facebook removes pic of Syrian rebel smiling with beheaded Christian
Posted By Josh Peterson On 5:48 PM 06/21/2013 In World | Facebook stumbled into the heated debate over Syrian intervention after it removed a graphic photo depicting a Syrian rebel holding the decapitated head of a Christian man over a… Read More ›
Artificial Sweetener ( Mannitol ) a Potential Treatment for Parkinson’s Disease
Monday, June 17, 2013 TAU researcher says mannitol could prevent aggregation of toxic proteins in the brain Mannitol, a sugar alcohol produced by fungi, bacteria, and algae, is a common component of sugar-free gum and candy. The sweetener is also… Read More ›
Infections increase risk of mood disorders
Contact: Michael Eriksen Benrós benros@ncrr.dk 45-26-25-52-39 Aarhus University New research shows that every third person who is diagnosed for the first time with a mood disorder has been admitted to hospital with an infection prior to the diagnosis New research… Read More ›
Chemical in antibacterial soap fed to nursing rats harms offspring
Contact: Jenni Glenn Gingery jgingery@endocrine.org 301-941-0240 The Endocrine Society SAN FRANCISCO—- A mother’s exposure to triclocarban, a common antibacterial chemical, while nursing her babies shortens the life of her female offspring, a new study in rats finds. The results… Read More ›
Prenatal exposure to BPA affects fat tissues in sheep
Contact: Jenni Glenn Gingery jgingery@endocrine.org 301-941-0240 The Endocrine Society SAN FRANCISCO-— New research suggests that fetal exposure to the common environmental chemical bisphenol A, or BPA, causes increased inflammation in fat tissues after birth, which can lead to obesity… Read More ›
BPA linked to a common birth defect in boys
Contact: Jenni Glenn Gingery jgingery@endocrine.org 301-941-0240 The Endocrine Society SAN FRANCISCO– A new study links fetal exposure to a common chemical pollutant, bisphenol A (BPA), to defects of a testicular hormone in newborn boys with undescended testicles. The results, which… Read More ›
Vitamin D supplementation may delay precocious puberty in girls
Contact: Jenni Glenn Gingery jgingery@endocrine.org 301-941-0240 The Endocrine Society SAN FRANCISCO– Vitamin D supplementation may help delay early onset of puberty in girls, a new clinical study finds. The results were presented Monday at The Endocrine Society’s 95th Annual Meeting… Read More ›
Exposure to BPA in developing prostate increases risk of later cancer
Contact: Sharon Parmet sparmet@uic.edu 312-413-2695 University of Illinois at Chicago Ubiquitous plasticisers could have long term health effects Early exposure to BPA (bisphenol A) – an additive commonly found in plastic water bottles and soup can liners – causes an… Read More ›
Short-term antidepressant use, stress, high-fat diet linked to long-term weight gain
Contact: Jenni Glenn Gingery jgingery@endocrine.org 301-941-0240 The Endocrine Society SAN FRANCISCO—- Short-term use of antidepressants, combined with stress and a high-fat diet, is associated with long-term increases in body weight, a new animal study finds. The results were presented Sunday… Read More ›
The shocking list of foods readily available in US grocery stores that are BANNED in other countries for containing dangerous chemicals
In Singapore, you can get sentenced to 15 years in prison and a $500,000 fine for using a chemical in food products that’s common in frozen dinners Mtn Dew and products used to keep carpets from catching on fire are… Read More ›
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