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• Phosphorus ‘tax’ could be huge if tropical farming intensifies

  By Ralph Turchiano on April 19, 2016

  Public Release: 18-Apr-2016   Brown University   IMAGE: A map showing where farms are, whether they are on phosphorus fixing soil (purple) or not (green), and how intensive farming is there (darkness of pixel). Credit: Roy et. al., Nature Plants…. Read More ›

• Vegetables irrigated with treated wastewater expose consumers to drugs

  By Ralph Turchiano on April 19, 2016

  Public Release: 18-Apr-2016   Hebrew University and Hadassah Medical Center researchers show the link between exposure to pharmaceutical contaminants and consumption of fresh produce grown in reclaimed wastewater-irrigated soil The Hebrew University of Jerusalem   IMAGE: Research showed that healthy… Read More ›

• Presidential elections: Electoral College increases ad spending in typical election

  By Ralph Turchiano on April 19, 2016

  Public Release: 18-Apr-2016   Different voting systems influence advertising strategies during presidential election campaigns Springer The advertising landscape during presidential elections could look a whole lot different if each American were to vote for his or her own preferred candidate,… Read More ›

• Vocal signals reveal intent to dominate or submit, study finds

  By Ralph Turchiano on April 19, 2016

  Public Release: 18-Apr-2016   University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — You may not win friends, but a new study finds that you can influence people simply by lowering the pitch of your voice in the first moments of… Read More ›

• Democrats Say New York Purged Them From Voting Rolls

  By Ralph Turchiano on April 19, 2016

    By NICK DIVITO       CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. (CN) — Fourteen Long Island Democrats filed a federal class action complaint late Monday claiming their mysteriously rejiggered party affiliations puts them in jeopardy of being disenfranchised in today’s primary.     New York… Read More ›

• 6% of Americans have trust in their Media

  By Ralph Turchiano on April 18, 2016 • ( 1 )

    Monday, 18 April 2016 You’d be hard pressed to find an American that trusts the media these days, citing skepticism, bias, and inaccuracy, though Democrats are more likely to believe than Republicans or Independents. Only 6% of those polled… Read More ›

• Top Health Headlines 18 APR 2016

  By Ralph Turchiano on April 18, 2016

  

  Links in Order 1. Breakthrough may stop multiple sclerosis in its tracks 2. Antihistamines affect exercise recovery, may or may not be a problem 3. Physicians’ knowledge about FDA approval standards for ‘breakthrough therapy’ Links 1.https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/04/160411112246.htm 2.https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/04/160414122009.htm 3.http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2016-04/tjnj-pka040816.php

• Americans are living longer but in poorer health, according to a new study.

  By Ralph Turchiano on April 18, 2016

  Public Release: 14-Apr-2016   The USC-led study findings challenge assumptions that increased longevity is a sign of good health University of Southern California   The USC-led study examined life expectancy trends and disability rates in a 40-year period, from 1970… Read More ›

• Pollutants in fish inhibit human’s natural defense system

  By Ralph Turchiano on April 18, 2016

  Public Release: 15-Apr-2016   Scripps researchers suggest risk assessment to protect human health University of California – San Diego   In a new study, environmental pollutants found in fish were shown to obstruct the human body’s natural defense system to… Read More ›

• Secret NATO manual accidentally sent to Scottish fishermen

  By Ralph Turchiano on April 18, 2016 • ( 1 )

    Monday, 18 April 2016 A NATO manual marked “restricted” and full of codewords, ciphers, coordinates, and radio frequencies for its war drills this month somehow made its way into the email inboxes of fishermen and ferry operators, according to… Read More ›

• New START Data Shows Russian Increases and US Decreases

  By Ralph Turchiano on April 17, 2016

    Posted on Apr.01, 2016 in Arms Control, Nuclear Weapons, Russia, United States by Hans M. Kristensen By Hans M. Kristensen [Updated April 3, 2016] Russia continues to increase the number of strategic warheads it deploys on its ballistic missiles… Read More ›

• Saudi Arabia Blackmails Washington on 9/11 Bill

  By Ralph Turchiano on April 17, 2016 • ( 1 )

    TEHRAN (FNA)- Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister purportedly informed the lawmakers during a trip to Washington that the country would be forced to sell a huge chunk of American financial assets on the world market, fearing the legislation could become… Read More ›

• Deleting QuickTime off Windows is advised: US

  By Ralph Turchiano on April 16, 2016

    AFPApril 17, 2016, 12:40 am TWN SAN FRANCISCO — A cyber security team at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is advising people to remove QuickTime media software from Windows computers to avoid being hacked. The U.S. Computer Security… Read More ›

• Insurers warn Obamacare is unsustainable and expect premiums to rise again

  By Ralph Turchiano on April 16, 2016 • ( 1 )

    Affordable Care Act is in third year of new insurance markets Anthem and UnitedHealth have complained about exchanges Some companies are talking about ditching their participation in the marketplace or dramatically increasing prices Affordable Care Act opened up new… Read More ›

• Angela Merkel bows to pressure from Turkey by agreeing to prosecute comedian who insulted President Recep Tayyip Erdogan

  By Ralph Turchiano on April 16, 2016

    The decision blew open a divide in her Christian Democratic-led government, with ministers among the junior partner Social Democrats dissenting. UPDATED : Saturday, 16 April, 2016, 7:57pm Chancellor Angela Merkel granted Turkey’s request to prosecute a German satirist who… Read More ›

• A US Air Force reconnaissance plane was intercepted by a Russian SU-27

  By Ralph Turchiano on April 16, 2016

  U.S. Air Force plane intercepted by Russian jet in ‘unsafe’ manner By AFP     51 mins ago in A US Air Force reconnaissance plane was intercepted by a Russian SU-27 jet in an “unsafe and unprofessional” manner while flying a routine… Read More ›

• Obama Sides with Saudis Bill Not to Release 9/11 Findings

  By Ralph Turchiano on April 16, 2016

    20:58 16.04.2016(updated 21:03 16.04.2016) Get short URL The Obama Administration has been lobbying Congress to block a bill that would allow Saudi Arabia’s government to be held accountable in American courts for any role it played in the 9/11… Read More ›

• Clinton’s Benghazi Phone Records -PDF via Judicial Watch

  By Ralph Turchiano on April 15, 2016

  

    PDF File Here Judicial Watch Source Here

• US military, which intends to provoke Russia in the Baltic Sea, was humiliated by its Russian counterpart instead

  By Ralph Turchiano on April 15, 2016

    Editors Note (Ralph Turchiano) – The original semi-inflammatory Op-Ed from the Global Times   Putin’s Russia defies simple interpretation Source:Global Times Published: 2016-4-15 0:18:01 Russian President Vladimir Putin has become the focus of global attention again Thursday by holding… Read More ›

• Pentagon chief to sail aircraft carrier through disputed South China Sea

  By Ralph Turchiano on April 15, 2016

    Published time: 15 Apr, 2016 05:41 China has accused the US of “sabotaging regional peace” after the Pentagon chief announced a military buildup in the Philippines, disputing Chinese territorial claims. Ash Carter said he will visit an aircraft carrier… Read More ›

• Small eruption on Mount Aso after earthquake

  By Ralph Turchiano on April 15, 2016

    NATIONAL APR. 16, 2016 – 09:55AM JST TOKYO — A small eruption occurred at Mt Aso in southern Japan on Saturday around 8:30 a.m., following a strong earthquake in the area, with smoke rising about 100 meters high, public… Read More ›

• World’s Largest, Fastest Vaccine Rollout Targets Polio’s ‘Final Strongholds’ – UN Initiative

  By Ralph Turchiano on April 15, 2016

  14 APRIL 2016 In a massive undertaking aimed at stamping out polio once and for all – dubbed ‘the switch’ – a United Nations-backed eradication initiative will next week begin the largest and fastest globally coordinated rollout of a vaccine… Read More ›

• Fast food may expose consumers to harmful chemicals called phthalates

  By Ralph Turchiano on April 15, 2016

  Public Release: 13-Apr-2016   George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health   WASHINGTON, DC (April 13, 2016) — People who reported consuming more fast food in a national survey were exposed to higher levels of potentially harmful chemicals… Read More ›

• Are humans the new supercomputer?

  By Ralph Turchiano on April 15, 2016

  Public Release: 13-Apr-2016   Today, people of all backgrounds can contribute to solving serious scientific problems by playing computer games. A Danish research group has extended the limits of quantum physics calculations and simultaneously blurred the boundaries between man and… Read More ›

• Kremlin spokesman claims US officials apologized to Putin before Panama Papers publication

  By Ralph Turchiano on April 14, 2016

    April 08, 12:56 UTC+3According to the Kremlin spokesman, the activity of Russian cellist Sergey Roldugin, whose name emerged in the massive data leak known as the Panama Papers, is his private affair Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov © Mikhail Metzel/TASS… Read More ›

• John Kerry: US Navy ship buzzed by Russian jets could have opened fire

  By Ralph Turchiano on April 14, 2016 • ( 1 )

  MILITARY   Secretary of State John Kerry has condemned the recent buzzing of a US Navy ship by Russian jets. Kerry warned the flyover “could have been a shoot-down” under the rules of engagement. The Navy ship buzzed earlier this… Read More ›

• US is all for democracy abroad, just not at Home

  By Ralph Turchiano on April 14, 2016

  Editors Note: (Ralph Turchiano) How some of the foreign press are now openly exploiting flaws in our election process. Thursday, 14 April 2016 In what can be described as third world election campaign marred by voting irregularities, absurd protests not… Read More ›

• Russia will be ready to invade Ukraine again by 2017

  By Ralph Turchiano on April 14, 2016

  Mauldin Economics Apr. 6, 2016, 10:13 AM When Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered his air force to withdraw from Syria last month, geopolitical expert George Friedman said it wasn’t about Syria at all. The move was part of an elaborate… Read More ›

• China punishes 357 officials over vaccine scandal

  By Ralph Turchiano on April 14, 2016

  Source: Xinhua | 2016-04-14 01:04:37 | Editor: huaxia BEIJING, April 13 (Xinhua) — The State Council has announced that 357 officials implicated in cases concerning the illegal sale of improperly stored vaccines would be penalized. They will face punishments including… Read More ›

• Three harmful food additives and Inflammatory bowel conditions

  By Ralph Turchiano on April 13, 2016

  

  Three harmful food additives and Inflammatory bowel conditions We review two studies that expose dangerous impact some very common food additives have for those with Inflammatory bowel conditions * Citations Titles – Crohn’s Disease-Associated Adherent-Invasive Escherichia coli Adhesion Is Enhanced… Read More ›

• Physicians Lack knowledge about FDA approval standards for ‘breakthrough therapy’

  By Ralph Turchiano on April 13, 2016

  73 percent incorrectly believed FDA approval meant comparable effectiveness to other approved drugs; 70 percent incorrectly believed approval required both a statistically significant and clinically important effect. Among the 3 breakthrough knowledge questions, 52 percent incorrectly believed that strong evidence… Read More ›

• Children of older mothers do better

  By Ralph Turchiano on April 13, 2016

  Public Release: 12-Apr-2016   The benefits associated with being born in a later year outweigh the biological risks associated with being born to an older mother Max-Planck-Gesellschaft Children of older mothers are healthier, taller and obtain more education than the… Read More ›

• Antibiotic resistance genes increasing, discovery of new antibiotics has nearly halted.

  By Ralph Turchiano on April 13, 2016

  Public Release: 12-Apr-2016   Michigan State University EAST LANSING, Mich. – Around the world, antibiotic use and resistance is increasing while the discovery of new antibiotics has nearly halted. In new research conducted by Michigan State University and published in… Read More ›

• 29 German soldiers joined ISIS

  By Ralph Turchiano on April 12, 2016 • ( 1 )

    “At present, only those joining sensitive areas of the military have had to undergo background checks, while ordinary soldiers have not had to go through any vetting process.” Tuesday, 12 April 2016 German counter-intelligence believes that at least 29… Read More ›

• Zika virus may now be tied to another brain disease

  By Ralph Turchiano on April 12, 2016

  Public Release: 10-Apr-2016   American Academy of Neurology   VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA – The Zika virus may be associated with an autoimmune disorder that attacks the brain’s myelin similar to multiple sclerosis, according to a small study that is being… Read More ›

• The brain on LSD revealed: First scans show how the drug affects the brain

  By Ralph Turchiano on April 12, 2016

  Public Release: 11-Apr-2016   Researchers from Imperial College London, working with the Beckley Foundation, have for the first time visualised the effects of LSD on the human brain. Imperial College London Researchers from Imperial College London, working with the Beckley… Read More ›

• Japan prepares for release of tritium from Fukushima plant

  By Ralph Turchiano on April 12, 2016

    By YURI KAGEYAMA NATIONAL APR. 12, 2016 – 04:55PM JST TOKYO — To dump or not to dump a little-discussed substance is the question brewing in Japan as it grapples with the aftermath of the nuclear catastrophe in Fukushima… Read More ›

• Government of the people, by the people, for the people ?

  By Ralph Turchiano on April 11, 2016

  “However, whether you like the guy or dislike the guy, are we now at a point where votes don’t matter in this country?” Folks asked. “Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas, third place finisher in the primary who was the big… Read More ›

• Weekly Health News for 11 APR 2016 ( Beta)

  By Ralph Turchiano on April 11, 2016

  

  Weekly Health News for 11 APR 2016 1. Is the painkiller acetaminophen hampering our ability to notice errors? 2. Scientists discover how Chinese medicinal plant makes anti-cancer compound 3. Canadian innovation for killing mosquito eggs could help Zika fight, the… Read More ›

• Americans will collectively spend more on taxes in 2016 than they will on food, clothing, and housing combined.

  By Ralph Turchiano on April 10, 2016

  

  Editors Note: (Ralph Turchiano) Key excerpts from Taxfoundation.org Key Findings This year, Tax Freedom Day falls on April 24, or 114 days into the year (excluding Leap Day). Americans will pay $3.3 trillion in federal taxes and $1.6 trillion in… Read More ›

• Curiosity leads us to seek out unpleasant, painful outcomes

  By Ralph Turchiano on April 10, 2016

  Public Release: 8-Apr-2016   Association for Psychological Science Curiosity is a powerful motivator, leading us to make important discoveries and explore the unknown. But new research shows that our curiosity is sometimes so powerful that it leads us to choose… Read More ›

• Is a popular painkiller hampering our ability to notice errors?

  By Ralph Turchiano on April 10, 2016

  Public Release: 8-Apr-2016   University of Toronto It’s been known for more than a century that acetaminophen is an effective painkiller, but according to a new U of T study it could also be impeding error-detection in the brain. The… Read More ›

• Six to 10 million years ago: Ice-free summers at the North Pole

  By Ralph Turchiano on April 10, 2016

  Public Release: 7-Apr-2016   Geoscientists are closing important knowledge gaps in the climate history of the Arctic Ocean Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research   An international team of scientists led by the Alfred Wegener Institute… Read More ›

• Traditional skin tests used to predict allergies to antibiotics are useless say Montreal researchers

  By Ralph Turchiano on April 10, 2016

  Public Release: 7-Apr-2016   McGill University Health Centre Montreal, April 7 2016– Skin tests traditionally used to predict allergies to amoxicillin, one of the most commonly prescribed antibiotics in children, are ineffective according to a new study led by a… Read More ›

• Common prostate cancer treatments suppress immune response and may promote relapse

  By Ralph Turchiano on April 10, 2016

  Public Release: 7-Apr-2016   UT Southwestern Medical Center DALLAS – April 7, 2016 – Prostate cancer patients and their doctors may want to think twice about the best timing for chemotherapy or radiation therapy in conjunction with a common nonsurgical… Read More ›

• LA County Must Keep Cross Off County Seal

  By Ralph Turchiano on April 9, 2016

          By BIANCA BRUNO LOS ANGELES (CN) – A handful of Southern California religious leaders won a victory Thursday to bar the LA County Board of Supervisors from putting a Latin cross back on the county seal.    … Read More ›

• What does ‘Planet Nine’ look like? Scientists model the planet’s size and temperature

  By Ralph Turchiano on April 8, 2016

    by Chuck Bednar Originally detected back in January, the mysterious object thought to be a ninth planet in the solar system has commanded a lot of attention in the scientific community, and now University of Bern astrophysicists have shed… Read More ›

• DPRK announces successful test of intercontinental ballistic rocket engine

  By Ralph Turchiano on April 8, 2016

    Source: Xinhua   2016-04-09 09:56:27 PYONGYANG, April 9 (Xinhua) — The top leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) Kim Jong Un has overseen a successful test of a heavy-lift engine of a new-type intercontinental ballistic rocket, the… Read More ›

• North Korea Reports Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Engine Test

  By Ralph Turchiano on April 8, 2016

      02:01 09.04.2016 North Korea claims it has successfully tested a new engine for an intercontinental ballistic missile, under direct supervision of leader Kim Jong Un. MOSCOW (Sputnik) – North Korean leader Kim Jong-un issued an order to conduct… Read More ›

• The 8 Assertions of Scientific Misconduct by the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation – Full 45 Page (FOIA) Document from the University of British Colombia’s Lucija Tomljenovic, PhD

  By Ralph Turchiano on April 8, 2016

  Editor’s Note (Ralph Turchiano) Requested Repost from March 2011 BSEM March 2011 The Health Hazards of Disease Prevention The vaccination policy and the Code of Practice of the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI): are they at odds? Lucija… Read More ›

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