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• Study suggests medical errors now third leading cause of death in the US

  By Ralph Turchiano on May 4, 2016

  Public Release: 3-May-2016   Physicians advocate for changes in how deaths are reported to better reflect reality Johns Hopkins Medicine Analyzing medical death rate data over an eight-year period, Johns Hopkins patient safety experts have calculated that more than 250,000… Read More ›

• New research from Yale and MIT describes bioreactor to support whole lung regeneration

  By Ralph Turchiano on May 4, 2016

  Public Release: 3-May-2016   Mary Ann Liebert, Inc./Genetic Engineering News New Rochelle, NY, May 3, 2016–An innovative mechanical system that mimics the ventilation and blood flow in the chest cavity, housed in a specialized, sterile bioreactor, can support the growth… Read More ›

• 10% of Canadian Females in ER after getting HPV Vaccine

  By Ralph Turchiano on May 3, 2016

    Wednesday, 04 May 2016 A shocking new science study funded by the Alberta Ministry of Health and published in the VACCINE science journal has found that nearly 10 percent of Canadian females end up in emergency rooms (the “Emergency… Read More ›

• Seven of the 10 most outrageously profitable hospitals in the United States were nonprofits ?

  By Ralph Turchiano on May 3, 2016

  Public Release: 2-May-2016 Nonprofit hospitals earn substantial profits Seven of top 10 most profitable US hospitals are nonprofit Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health Seven of the 10 most profitable hospitals in the United States in 2013 –… Read More ›

• Acid reflux misdiagnosed 90% of the time in babies

  By Ralph Turchiano on May 3, 2016

  Public Release: 2-May-2016 Even doctors get confused about reflux disease in babies New study shows that clinical symptoms are only rarely validated by the gold-standard reflux test Thomas Jefferson University (PHILADELPHIA) – Millions of Americans currently use medication for their… Read More ›

• Current cancer drug discovery method flawed: Study

  By Ralph Turchiano on May 3, 2016

  “findings cast doubt on methods used by the entire scientific enterprise and pharmaceutical industry to discover new cancer drugs. “ Public Release: 2-May-2016   Vanderbilt researchers develop new approach to assess drug sensitivity in cells Vanderbilt University Medical Center The… Read More ›

• Health News for 02 MAY 2016

  By Ralph Turchiano on May 3, 2016

  

  Health News for 02 MAY 2016 1. A vitamin that stops the aging process of organs 2. Rosemary aroma may help you remember to do things 3. Aerial spraying to combat mosquitos linked to increased risk of autism in children

• Muslim Woman Suing Long Beach Police For Forcibly Removing Her Hijab, Complaint Says

  By Ralph Turchiano on May 2, 2016

    BY JULIA WICK IN NEWS ON MAY 2, 2016 5:57 PM A Muslim woman has filed a lawsuit against the City of Long Beach and the Long Beach Police Chief, alleging that police forcibly removed her hijab (a religious… Read More ›

• Chinese police to patrol Rome and Milan

  By Ralph Turchiano on May 2, 2016

  “first phase of this particular China-Italy defense cooperation.”   Beijing Police Will Roam Italy, Serves as Bridge to Chinese People By Mia Ren | Apr 30, 2016 10:08 AM EDT Policemen ride segways patrol on the Tiananmen Square during the… Read More ›

• Aerial spraying to combat mosquitos linked to increased risk of autism in children

  By Ralph Turchiano on May 2, 2016

  Public Release: 30-Apr-2016   New study finds a community’s use of airplanes to spread pesticide each summer may pose a greater risk of autism spectrum disorder and developmental disorders among children born in the area American Academy of Pediatrics BALTIMORE,… Read More ›

• Gov. Mary Fallin vetoes vaccination bill requiring Doctors to inform patients of possible side effects

  By Ralph Turchiano on May 1, 2016

  “critics said could have led to confusion among parents and reduced the immunization rate.”   Gov. Mary Fallin vetoes vaccination bill She heeds advice about hurting the immunization rate. Posted: Saturday, April 30, 2016 6:30 am | Updated: 3:38 pm,… Read More ›

• 127 MILLION people with visa-free travel to Europe in EU plans for Turkey and Ukraine

  By Ralph Turchiano on May 1, 2016

    AROUND 127 million people from Turkey, Ukraine, Georgia and Kosovo are set to gain visa-free travel to Europe as European Union (EU) bureaucrats prepare to sign off the plans this week. By SELINA SYKES PUBLISHED: 20:40, Sun, May 1,… Read More ›

• Political chaos erupts in Iraq amid ceaseless military havoc

  By Ralph Turchiano on May 1, 2016

    Source: Xinhua   2016-05-01 21:43:08 CAIRO, May 1 (Xinhua) — Ceaseless warfare has been wrecking Iraq for years, leaving the country more fragile to a recent political chaos after an attempted reform. Thousands of followers of Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr… Read More ›

• Russia’s, China’s Real Hypersonic Gliders Able to Break US THAAD System

  By Ralph Turchiano on May 1, 2016

  13:39 30.04.2016(updated 13:40 30.04.2016) Both Russia and China have recently successfully tested their offset hypersonic gliders, capable of breaching the American THAAD system (Terminal High Altitude Area Defense), which it plans to deploy in South Korea; the test comes as… Read More ›

• ‘A pretend scientist in a bow tie’: Climate-change denying Weather Channel founder SLAMS Bill Nye for criticizing skeptical film ‘Climate Hustle’

  By Ralph Turchiano on April 30, 2016

  A pretend scientist in a bow tie’: Climate-change denying Weather Channel founder SLAMS Bill Nye for criticizing skeptical film ‘Climate Hustle’ John Coleman, Weather Channel founder, attacked TV star Nye Friday Nye had criticized ‘Climate Hustle,’ which denies man-made climate… Read More ›

• A MILITARY police unit have carried out European Union-funded special training, ready to be deployed in the event of civil unrest or war

  By Ralph Turchiano on April 30, 2016

  “Colonel Richard Kemp claimed Brussels’ “ultimate plan” was to bring the national armies of the bloc’s 28 member states under one umbrella.”   EU military police carry out ‘extremely WORRYING’ civil unrest crisis training By VINCENT WOOD PUBLISHED: 06:24, Sat,… Read More ›

• ISIS hackers release hit list of 3,600 ordinary New Yorkers and urge terrorists to target them

  By Ralph Turchiano on April 29, 2016 • ( 1 )

    UPDATED 20:41, 29 APR 2016 BY GEMMA MULLIN Individuals are being contacted about the threat from Caliphate Cyber Army, which includes leaks of their names, home and email addresses ISIS-linked hackers Caliphate Cyber Army have leaked the information of… Read More ›

• China blocks US Aircraft Carrier access to Hong Kong port

  By Ralph Turchiano on April 29, 2016

    Friday, 29 April 2016 China has denied a US request for an aircraft carrier group led by USS John C. Stennis to make a port visit to Hong Kong, the US State Department said on Friday, confirming earlier media… Read More ›

• Virginia ex-governor plans to argue to the Supreme Court that buying political access is a constitutional right

  By Ralph Turchiano on April 29, 2016

  At issue is a federal law that bars public officials from accepting money or gifts in exchange for “official acts.” Justices Hear McDonnell Appeal of Corruption Case 4/27/2016 11:42:00 AM, CHARLY HIMMEL WASHINGTON (CN) — Hearing its final case of… Read More ›

• Class Says Starbucks’ Iced Drinks Stiff Consumers

  By Ralph Turchiano on April 29, 2016

  Friday, April 29, 2016 By JACK BOUBOUSHIAN       CHICAGO (CN) — A consumer class claims Starbucks’ cold drinks are almost half ice and the coffee chain misrepresents the fluid ounces of its popular, and profitable, iced coffee and tea beverages.    … Read More ›

• Are we alone? Setting some limits to our uniqueness

  By Ralph Turchiano on April 28, 2016

  

  “Our results imply that our evolution has not been unique and has probably happened many times before. The other cases are likely to include many energy intensive civilizations dealing with their feedbacks onto their planets as their civilizations grow. “… Read More ›

• Prenatal exposure to some antidepressants associated with adolescent offspring depression

  By Ralph Turchiano on April 28, 2016

  Public Release: 28-Apr-2016 Gestational exposure to type of antidepressants associated with adolescent depression   Elsevier Washington, D.C., April 28, 2016 — A study to be published in the May 2016 issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Child… Read More ›

• Consumers’ trust in online user ratings misplaced, says CU-Boulder study

  By Ralph Turchiano on April 28, 2016

  Public Release: 28-Apr-2016   University of Colorado at Boulder The belief that online user ratings are good indicators of product quality is largely an illusion, according to a new University of Colorado Boulder study. Yet almost all retailers provide user… Read More ›

• Emotion detector

  By Ralph Turchiano on April 28, 2016

  Public Release: 27-Apr-2016   Facial expression recognition to improve learning, gaming Inderscience Publishers A computer algorithm that can tell whether you are happy or sad, angry or expressing almost any other emotion would be a boon to the games industry…. Read More ›

• 1,000 quakes recorded in southwest Japan in 2 weeks since initial disaster

  By Ralph Turchiano on April 28, 2016

    APR. 28, 2016 – 03:36PM JST KUMAMOTO — More than 1,000 seismic events had been recorded in Kumamoto and Oita prefectures by Thursday in the two weeks since a magnitude-6.5 earthquake struck southwestern Japan, while over 30,000 people remain… Read More ›

• Communists ask Putin to deploy missiles to Cuba in reply to Pentagon’s Turkey expansion

  By Ralph Turchiano on April 27, 2016 • ( 2 )

    Published time: 27 Apr, 2016 12:16 Two senior lawmakers representing the Communist Party propose to deploy missile systems to Cuba and resume the work of the Lourdes spy base in reply to US plans that could threaten Russia and… Read More ›

• EU favors Spanish Fishermen over Italian Fishermen

  By Ralph Turchiano on April 27, 2016 • ( 1 )

  Italian Fishers Lose Spat Over Early Season End By WILLIAM DOTINGA (CN) — Italian fishermen whose bluefin tuna fishing season ended a week earlier than Spanish fishermen did not experience disproportionate discrimination for which the EU can be held liable,… Read More ›

• Nuclear regulator says fault below Shika reactor may be active

  By Ralph Turchiano on April 27, 2016

    N APR. 27, 2016 – 04:22PM JST ( 14 ) TOKYO — The nuclear safety body said Wednesday it has accepted the conclusion by geological experts that a fault below a reactor at Hokuriku Electric Power Co’s Shika nuclear… Read More ›

• Carbon dioxide fertilization greening Earth, study finds

  By Ralph Turchiano on April 26, 2016

    NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center   IMAGE: This image shows the change in leaf area across the globe from 1982-2015. Credit: Credits: Boston University/R. Myneni From a quarter to half of Earth’s vegetated lands has shown significant greening over the… Read More ›

• Mystery foreign warships in formation off Gwynedd

  By Ralph Turchiano on April 26, 2016

    UPDATED 14:50, 26 APR 2016 BY ERYL CRUMP Two warships from Belgium are in coastal waters , but coastguard haven’t been told what they’re doing Two Belgian naval ships have been sighted off the Gwynedd coast this morning. The… Read More ›

• Hungary PM: Islamization is Banned by the Constitution

  By Ralph Turchiano on April 26, 2016

    Tuesday, 26 April 2016 Hungary’s constitution bans “Islamization” because the document is there to protect Hungarian language and culture, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said Monday. Orban also said the constitution forces the government to oppose any kind of mass… Read More ›

• The United States absorbed carbon dioxide despite a drought

  By Ralph Turchiano on April 25, 2016

  Public Release: 25-Apr-2016 “The researchers found that the warm spring caused trees, grasses and crops to start growing earlier in the year. The ecosystems thus absorbed more carbon from the air than during a «normal» spring.” ETH Zurich In the… Read More ›

• The first happiness genes have been located

  By Ralph Turchiano on April 25, 2016

  Public Release: 25-Apr-2016   Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam scientists have found a genetic overlap between happiness and depression   For the first time in history, researchers have isolated the parts of the human genome that could explain the differences in how… Read More ›

• Health News for 25 APR 2016:

  By Ralph Turchiano on April 25, 2016

  

  Health News for 25 APR 2016: 1. Transfer of gut bacteria can make you depressed 2. Fructose alters hundreds of brain genes, which can lead to a wide range of diseases (HFCS) 3. Watercress extract detoxifies carcinogens in smokers, clinical… Read More ›

• Yakuza quick to mount rescue operations in Kyushu

  By Ralph Turchiano on April 25, 2016

    KUCHIKOMI APR. 25, 2016 – 05:00AM JST TOKYO — In the wake of the powerful earthquake and hundreds of aftershocks centered in Kumamoto Prefecture from the 14th of this month, it was not only the Japan Self Defense Force… Read More ›

• EU declaration for a Federal Union of States: Rome 14 September 2015

  By Ralph Turchiano on April 24, 2016

  Source: Chamber of Deputies of the Italian Parliament. PDF Link Here: “GREATER EUROPEAN INTEGRATION: THE WAY FORWARD” ROME, 14 SEPTEMBER DECLARATION We, the Presidents of the Camera dei Deputati of Italy, of the Assemblée nationale of France, of the Bundestag… Read More ›

• REVEALED: EU members draw up plans for United States of Europe behind Britain’s back

  By Ralph Turchiano on April 24, 2016 • ( 1 )

    “where those countries in the eurozone move towards having a single government” PLANS for a United States of Europe have been drawn up in a bid to give Brussels bureaucrats an iron grip over the continent, it has been… Read More ›

• SECRET PLOT EXPOSED: EU in stealth plan to set up ARMY by merging German and Dutch forces

  By Ralph Turchiano on April 24, 2016

    AN EU armed forces is being set up “by stealth” with the merger of the German and Dutch armies and navies, it has emerged. By DAVID MADDOX PUBLISHED: 03:37, Wed, Apr 20, 2016 | UPDATED: 07:17, Wed, Apr 20,… Read More ›

• German Politician arrested for insulting the Turkish President

  By Ralph Turchiano on April 23, 2016 • ( 1 )

  Berlin Pirate Party Leader Arrested for Erdogan Insult Published 23 April 2016 Bruno Kramm was arrested while protesting against a German law allowing the prosecution of citizens for insulting foreign leaders. The head of Berlin’s Pirate Party branch has been… Read More ›

• New synthetic opiate W-18 hits street-drug market and is TEN THOUSAND times stronger than morphine

  By Ralph Turchiano on April 23, 2016 • ( 1 )

    W-18 produces a heroin-like high but is 100 times more powerful than fentanyl and 10,000 times more powerful than morphine High quantities of the drug have been seized in Canada although it not yet a prohibited substance A Florida… Read More ›

• Obama Bows to Turkish Genocide Denial as Erdogan Calls for War on Armenia

  By Ralph Turchiano on April 22, 2016

      23:42 22.04.2016(updated 03:21 23.04.2016) Get short URL President Obama broke a campaign promise in refusing to honor the genocide of 1.5 million Armenians so as not to anger Erdogan, his dictatorial, terror sponsoring counterpart. On Friday, US President… Read More ›

• Obama threatens Britain if they leave the EU

  By Ralph Turchiano on April 22, 2016 • ( 1 )

  Obama’s “back of the queue” warning to Britain infuriates Brexit campaignersSource: Xinhua | 2016-04-23 05:50:29 | Editor: huaxia LONDON, April 22 (Xinhua) — Visiting U.S. President Barack Obama set the EU referendum debate alight on Friday with a warning that… Read More ›

• Fructose alters hundreds of brain genes, which can lead to a wide range of diseases

  By Ralph Turchiano on April 22, 2016

  Public Release: 22-Apr-2016   UCLA scientists report that diet rich in omega-3 fatty acids can reverse the damage University of California – Los Angeles A range of diseases — from diabetes to cardiovascular disease, and from Alzheimer’s disease to attention… Read More ›

• First gene therapy successful against human aging

  By Ralph Turchiano on April 22, 2016

  Public Release: 21-Apr-2016   American woman gets biologically younger after gene therapies Biogerontology Research Foundation In September 2015, then 44 year-old CEO of BioViva USA Inc. Elizabeth Parrish received two of her own company’s experimental gene therapies: one to protect… Read More ›

• Transfer of gut bacteria can induce social withdrawal behaviors

  By Ralph Turchiano on April 22, 2016

  Public Release: 20-Apr-2016 Transfer of gut bacteria affects brain function and nerve fiber insulation Researchers transferred fecal bacteria from the gut of depressed mice to genetically distinct mice exhibiting non-depressed behavior. The study showed that the transfer of microbiota was… Read More ›

• Mexican researchers observe natural insect control without pesticides

  By Ralph Turchiano on April 22, 2016

  Public Release: 20-Apr-2016   Entomological Society of America Scale insects known as cochineals are major pests of prickly pear in Mexico, and pesticides are often used to control them. However, one prickly pear farmer has been controlling them without the… Read More ›

• Consuming too much fructose during pregnancy raises the child’s risk for heart disease

  By Ralph Turchiano on April 22, 2016

  Public Release: 20-Apr-2016   The study could have worldwide implications for people because a large proportion of processed foods and carbonated beverages contain high-fructose syrup and other fructose-based sweeteners University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston   The negative health… Read More ›

• Turkey seizes Christian churches; Declares ‘state property’

  By Ralph Turchiano on April 21, 2016

    Thursday, 21 April 2016 President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has taken control of six churches in the war-torn southeastern city of Diyarbakir in his latest move to squash freedom of speech and religious movement.The state-sanctioned seizure is just the latest… Read More ›

• British Schools tell 4 year olds to Choose Gender

  By Ralph Turchiano on April 20, 2016

    Wednesday, 20 April 2016 ANGRY parents have blasted a council that wants kids as young as four to choose the gender “they most identify with” before starting school.It wrote to parents urging them to support their child’s choice of… Read More ›

• 500 migrants feared dead in Mediterranean tragedy: UN refugee agency

  By Ralph Turchiano on April 20, 2016

    Source: Xinhua   2016-04-20 23:41:37 GENEVA, April 20 (Xinhua) — As many as 500 people may have lost their lives when a large ship went down in the Mediterranean Sea at an unknown location between Libya and Italy this weekend,… Read More ›

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