Public Release: 5-Feb-2016 “The strategy of routinely vaccinating adolescents to prevent future disease did not prevent the 2014 epidemic” Kaiser Permanente study finds effectiveness of routine Tdap booster wanes in adolescents Kaiser Permanente OAKLAND, Calif., February 5, 2016 —… Read More ›
Pharmaceutical – Medical Devices
What those guys are doing to make Universal Culling, oh excuse me Health Care a more efficient process….
Investigating potential fetal exposure to antidepressants
“ two hours after administrating the drug, the fetuses had higher concentrations of the drug in their blood than their mothers “ Public Release: 3-Feb-2016 American Chemical Society Depression is a serious issue for expecting mothers. Left untreated, depression… Read More ›
Bee virus spread manmade and emanates from Europe
Public Release: 4-Feb-2016 The spread of a disease that is decimating global bee populations is manmade, and driven by European honeybee populations, new research has concluded University of Exeter The spread of a disease that is decimating global bee… Read More ›
Electromagnetic fields Amplify Pain
Cell Phone Tower’s Amplify Pain We review the recent study “ Energy from cellphone towers amplify pain in amputees “ in which researchers provide evidence that Radio-Frequency Electromagnetic Fields Elicit Neuropathic Pain. • Anthropogenic Radio-Frequency Electromagnetic Fields Elicit Neuropathic Pain… Read More ›
Doctor raises serious questions about medical awards system
Public Release: 2-Feb-2016 ‘Club culture’ in British medicine must be replaced, argues senior heart doctor BMJ The system that awards national and academic honors to doctors is called into question by a senior doctor writing in The BMJ this… Read More ›
Plant extract Cistus incanus may be effective against HIV, Ebola- and Marburg viruses
Public Release: 2-Feb-2016 Effects on HIV and Ebola Cell culture experiments reveal potent antiviral activity of Cistus incanus Helmholtz Zentrum München – German Research Center for Environmental Health Neuherberg, February 2, 2016. Scientists at the Helmholtz Zentrum München discover that… Read More ›
Narcolepsy boy wins £120k swine flu vaccine damages
A boy with a rare sleeping illness caused by a swine flu vaccine has won £120,000 in damages. Josh Hadfield, 10, from Frome in Somerset, developed narcolepsy after receiving the Pandremix vaccine six years ago. He was awarded the… Read More ›
The human brain uses several frequency bands for the flow of information between lower and higher areas
Public Release: 28-Jan-2016 The brain communicates on several channels Max-Planck-Gesellschaft Caption The human brain ‘fires’ on different channels: nerve cells are active in alpha, beta and gamma channels with different frequencies. This ensures that information can be exchanged between differing… Read More ›
Experts: High drug price trend has ‘infected’ generics
“as companies value profit at the expense of long-term utility to society” Public Release: 27-Jan-2016 Authors highlight concern that pharmaceutical companies use strategies to delay patient access to affordable generic drugs American Society of Hematology (WASHINGTON, January 27, 2016)… Read More ›
Antidepressants double the risk of aggression and suicide in children
Public Release: 27-Jan-2016 BMJ Children and adolescents have a doubled risk of aggression and suicide when taking one of the five most commonly prescribed antidepressants, according to findings of a study published in The BMJ today. However, the true… Read More ›
Toxic exposures caused illness in gulf war veterans, new report says
“These “toxic wounds” resulted in damage to veterans’ nervous systems and immune systems, including neuroendocrine and immune dysregulation, autonomic nervous system irregularities, and reduced white and gray matter in veterans’ brains” Public Release: 26-Jan-2016 Boston University Medical Center Twenty-five… Read More ›
Allegations of Scientific Misconduct by GACVS/WHO/CDC Representatives et al
An open-letter of complaint to the Director-General of the World Health Organization, Dr. Margaret Chan chanm@who.int Cc: The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, Japan, www-admin@nhlw.go.jp Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare, Japan, shiozaki@y-shiozaki.or.jp Thomas Frieden,… Read More ›
Flashing lights and music turn rats into problem gamblers
Public Release: 20-Jan-2016 University of British Columbia Credit: University of British Columbia Adding flashing lights and music to gambling encourages risky decision-making — even if you’re a rat. In research published today in the Journal of Neuroscience, scientists at UBC… Read More ›
Chickenpox, shingles vaccine may cause corneal inflammation in some patients
PUBLIC RELEASE: 20-JAN-2016 “ For adults, symptoms of keratitis developed within 24 days of vaccination. For pediatric patients, symptoms of inflammation developed within 14 days.” Primary care physicians should be aware of possible vision side effect for susceptible patients UNIVERSITY… Read More ›
Parents accused of shaking their baby to death by ‘medic who branded herself TV’s Dr House’ clear their name and now file lawsuit against hospital for ‘series of fatal blunders’
Sara and Padraig Keenan claim daughter Lana died after ‘medical errors’ Couple were then wrongly accused of child abuse leading to her death Doctor branded herself as TV’s Dr House claimed they’d shaken infant Parents were barred from seeing daughter… Read More ›
Volunteer left brain dead as six men fall ill after botched drug test
“It was a based on a natural brain compound similar to the active ingredient in marijuana.” PUBLISHED15/01/2016 One man is brain dead and three others are facing possible permanent brain damage after volunteering to take part in a… Read More ›
Brain waves may be spread by weak electrical field
Public Release: 14-Jan-2016 Mechanism tied to waves associated with epilepsy Case Western Reserve University Researchers at Case Western Reserve University may have found a new way information is communicated throughout the brain. Their discovery could lead to identifying possible… Read More ›
Low-fiber diet may cause irreversible depletion of gut bacteria over generations
“Once an entire population has experienced the extinction of key bacterial species, simply “eating right” may no longer be enough to restore these lost species to the guts of individuals in that population” Public Release: 13-Jan-2016 Stanford University Medical Center… Read More ›
Antacid associated with risk of chronic kidney disease
Public Release: 11-Jan-2016 Proton pump inhibitors associated with risk of chronic kidney disease The JAMA Network Journals Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs), which are commonly used drugs to reduce acid in the stomach, appear to be associated with an increased risk… Read More ›
Blood products and vaccine manufacturer maker Kaketsuken covered up irregularities for 40 years
NATIONAL JAN. 09, 2016 – 02:51PM JST TOKYO — Blood products and vaccine manufacturer Kaketsuken on Friday was ordered by the state to suspend business for 110 days, the longest penalty ever handed down under Japan’s pharmaceutical law, as… Read More ›
Cancer screening has never been shown to ‘save lives,’ argue experts
Public Release: 6-Jan-2016 Harms of screening are certain, but benefits in overall mortality are not BMJ Cancer screening has never been shown to “save lives” as advocates claim, argue experts in The BMJ today. This assertion rests on reductions in… Read More ›
Antidepressant drug linked with increased risk of birth defects when taken in early pregnancy
Public Release: 5-Jan-2016 “Compared with no use of paroxetine, first trimester use of paroxetine was associated with a 23 percent increased risk of any major congenital malformations and a 28 percent increased risk of major cardiac malformations in newborns”… Read More ›
US emergency departments face serious drug shortages
Public Release: 4-Jan-2016 Wiley A new study reveals that drug shortages affecting emergency care have skyrocketed in the United States in recent years. While the prevalence of such shortages fell from 2002 to 2007; the number of shortages sharply… Read More ›
Circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus – Myanmar
“The genetic changes of the isolates detected in April and October suggest that the cVDPV2 may have been circulating for more than one year.” Disease outbreak news21 December 2015 The National IHR Focal Point of Myanmar has notified WHO of… Read More ›
US Intercepts Cyanide-Laced Chinese Pharmaceuticals – FDA
04:51 23.12.2015 The United States blocked the import of two shipments of pharmaceuticals from a Chinese company after detecting the deadly poison hydrogen cyanide, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced in a news release. WASHINGTON (Sputnik) —… Read More ›
Scary movies can curdle blood
Public Release: 16-Dec-2015 BMJ Watching horror, or ‘bloodcurdling,’ movies is associated with an increase in the clotting protein, blood coagulant factor VIII, finds a small study in The BMJ Christmas issue this week. The results suggest that using the… Read More ›
Flu vaccine may cause inflammation in the elderly
“Within one week of flu vaccination, young individuals showed high levels of antibody-producing B cells, whereas the elderly showed high levels of immune cells called monocytes, which elicit inflammatory responses in the body.” Public Release: 15-Dec-2015 Why the flu vaccine… Read More ›
Altered microbiome burns fewer calories
Public Release: 14-Dec-2015 . “It would be 29 pounds of fat gained every year for an average human.” Study links changes in gut bacteria to lower resting metabolic rate and weight gain in mice University of Iowa Health Care… Read More ›
Gut damage identified as cause of vaccine failure, malnutrition
“to eradicate polio has been the relative ineffectiveness of the oral vaccine in developing countries, sometimes necessitating upwards of 10 doses to be effective. “ Public Release: 14-Dec-2015 Discovery offers new strategy to improve nutrition of infants University of… Read More ›
Vaccine and blood product maker Kaketsuken raided over decades of alleged faked records, illegal additives
“the panel said that the institute added substances not authorized by the government to flu vaccines and blood products for hemophilia patients” KYODO DEC 3, 2015 The health ministry inspected the premises of a major manufacturer of blood products… Read More ›
Is chemical exposure in mothers, babies, linked to poor vaccine response?
Public Release: 9-Dec-2015 University of Rochester Medical Center Early life exposures to toxic chemicals such as PCBs and DDT dampen an infant’s response to the tuberculosis vaccine, according to a new study from the University of Rochester Environmental Health… Read More ›
Cannabis increases the noise in your brain ( delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol )
Public Release: 3-Dec-2015 New findings published in Biological Psychiatry Elsevier Philadelphia, PA, December 3, 2015 – Several studies have demonstrated that the primary active constituent of cannabis, delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (?9-THC), induces transient psychosis-like effects in healthy subjects similar to those… Read More ›
Concern over drug industry involvement at India’s ‘health camps’
Public Release: 2-Dec-2015 Unchecked screening and conflict of interests have experts worried, says report BMJ Pharmaceutical sales representatives are screening people in India in return for prescriptions for their products, finds a special report published by The BMJ today…. Read More ›
Chemotherapy can cause tumor evolution
Public Release: 1-Dec-2015 National Research Tomsk State University Russian scientists have found that neoadjuvant chemotherapy in patients with breast cancer can stimulate evolution of the tumor. The results of the research conducted by Nicholay Litvyakov, D.Sc. at Cancer Research… Read More ›
Skin cancer drugs increase an average of 1,240% in price over 6 years
Public Release: 25-Nov-2015 Changes in retail prices for prescription dermatologic drugs from 2009-2015 The JAMA Network Journals Prices among 19 brand-name prescription dermatologic drugs increased rapidly between 2009 and 2015, with prices for topical antineoplastic drugs to prevent the spread… Read More ›
Cooking with chloraminated water and salt could create toxic molecules
Public Release: 24-Nov-2015 Researchers identify several new molecules, and suggest ways to avoid their formation Elsevier IMAGE: Iodinated disinfection byproducts in cooking with chlor(am)innate tap water and iodized table salt. view more Credit: Water Research: Elsevier Amsterdam, November 24,… Read More ›
Prevalence of lifetime drug use disorders nearly 10 percent in US
Public Release: 18-Nov-2015 The JAMA Network Journals A large national survey of U.S. adults in 2012-2013 suggests that nearly 10 percent of Americans, or more than 23.3 million people, have lifetime drug use disorder diagnoses arising from drug use… Read More ›
Big pharma inconsistent with disclosure of information on clinical trials, new study finds
Public Release: 12-Nov-2015 ‘Good Pharma Scorecard’ ranks drugs based on their transparency and ethical practices NYU Langone Medical Center / New York University School of Medicine Despite legal and ethical requirements, information on clinical trials for drugs approved by… Read More ›
Psychiatric assessments for predicting violence are ineffective
Public Release: 12-Nov-2015 Standard approaches for investigating risk of violence in psychiatric patients and prisoners are inaccurate and should be abandoned in all future studies, according to researchers from Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) Queen Mary, University of… Read More ›
Feeding at-risk infants gluten increases risk of developing celiac disease
Public Release: 12-Nov-2015 American Gastroenterological Association Bethesda, MD (Nov. 12, 2015) — Intake of gluten up until two years of age increases risk of celiac disease at least two-fold in children with genetic risk factors for this disease, according… Read More ›
COX-2 drugs may also worsen hypertension and edema
Public Release: 12-Nov-2015 Vanderbilt University Medical Center study sheds light on side effects of COX-2 drugs Vanderbilt University Medical Center It’s been about a decade since the promise of COX-2 inhibitors — drugs that relieve arthritis pain and inflammation without… Read More ›
MRSA with certain antibiotics can potentially make patients sicker
PUBLIC RELEASE: 11-NOV-2015 New research raises questions about using certain antibiotics to treat ‘superbug’ MRSA New research in Cell Host & Microbe indicates commonly prescribed antibiotic could potentially worsen methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus CEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL CENTER LOS ANGELES (Nov. 11, 2015)… Read More ›
Over half of scientific studies have problems being duplicated due to incomplete data
UBLIC RELEASE: 11-NOV-2015 Simple errors limit scientific scrutiny Found more than half of the public data-sets provided with scientific papers are incomplete AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY Researchers have found more than half of the public datasets provided with scientific papers are… Read More ›
First, do no harm: Hospital patients given anti-heartburn drugs have higher risk of dying
Public Release: 10-Nov-2015 U-M/VA computer model suggests that common use of acid-reducing medicine to prevent stomach bleeding increases mortality from infections University of Michigan Health System ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Right now, in any American hospital, about half of… Read More ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
Engineering Evil 