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• Low-dose exposure of environmental contaminants can be harmful to the human brain

  By Ralph Turchiano on February 18, 2016

  Public Release: 17-Feb-2016   Uppsala University Individuals subjected to chronic low-dose exposure to organochlorine pesticides show and increased risk to obtain a future diagnosis of cognitive impairment. This is shown in a study now published in Environmental International. Organochlorine pesticides… Read More ›

• Seoul’s spy service says North Korea is preparing attacks ?

  By Ralph Turchiano on February 18, 2016

    February 18, 2016 SEOUL–South Korea’s spy agency has told ruling party officials that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un recently ordered preparations for launching attacks on South Korea, in the latest sign of high tensions on the Korean Peninsula… Read More ›

• Official Explains Why Scalia Got No Autopsy

  By Ralph Turchiano on February 17, 2016

    By DAVID LEE       MARFA, Texas (CN) – The West Texas official who was criticized for not ordering an autopsy for Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, but declared him dead of natural causes without seeing the body, has explained… Read More ›

• Common antibiotics may be linked to temporary mental confusion

  By Ralph Turchiano on February 17, 2016

  Public Release: 17-Feb-2016   American Academy of Neurology MINNEAPOLIS – Antibiotics may be linked to a serious disruption in brain function, called delirium, and other brain problems, more than previously thought, according to a “Views and Reviews” article published in… Read More ›

• Half the world to be short-sighted by 2050

  By Ralph Turchiano on February 17, 2016

  Public Release: 17-Feb-2016 One billion high myopes globally by 2050 Brien Holden Vision Institute 5 billion to be short-sighted (myopic) by the year 2050 One in ten at risk of blindness Myopia to become a leading cause of permanent blindness… Read More ›

• Eternal 5D data storage could record the history of humankind

  By Ralph Turchiano on February 16, 2016

  Public Release: 15-Feb-2016   University of Southampton Scientists at the University of Southampton have made a major step forward in the development of digital data storage that is capable of surviving for billions of years. Using nanostructured glass, scientists from… Read More ›

• China warns Australia over South China Sea dispute

  By Ralph Turchiano on February 16, 2016

  

  China has urged Australia to take a “fair” stance over its activities in the South China Sea, ahead of high level talks. Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop had said she would ask China about its plans for reclaimed islands it… Read More ›

• ‘Hobbits’ found on Indonesian island of Flores weren’t human like us

  By Ralph Turchiano on February 16, 2016

  New study claims that mystery ‘hobbits’ found on Indonesian island of Flores weren’t human like us PUBLISHED : Tuesday, 16 February, 2016, 6:44pm Diminutive humans that died out on an Indonesian island some 15,000 years ago were not Homo sapiens… Read More ›

• Former Russian Health Chief Suggests U.S. Plotting Zika Attack

  By Ralph Turchiano on February 16, 2016

    Gennady Onishchenko: “The Pentagon did not build a military biological base [in Tbilisi] to protect Georgian children from measles.” By Tom Balmforth February 16, 2016 MOSCOW — An outspoken former chief Russian sanitary inspector has suggested that the United… Read More ›

• Details in Flux in Death of Justice Scalia

  By Ralph Turchiano on February 15, 2016

  To tidy up that loose end, the Los Angeles Times is now reporting the following: “A gray hearse arrived Saturday — a decoy, Van Etten said, to distract the news media. It wasn’t until about midnight that a van arrived… Read More ›

• Health News for 15 FEB 2016

  By Ralph Turchiano on February 15, 2016

  

  Health News for 15 FEB 2016 1. Vinegar could potentially help treat ulcerative colitis 2. Barley helps improve blood sugar levels and reduce appetite 3. Estrogen, antibiotics persisted in dairy farm waste after advanced treatment, research finds 1.http://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/pressroom/presspacs/2016/acs-presspac-february-10-2016/vinegar-could-potentially-help-treat-ulcerative-colitis.html 2. http://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/watch-barley-helps-improve-blood-sugar-levels-and-reduce-appetite… Read More ›

• Proton pump inhibitors may be associated with a 44 percent increased of Dementia

  By Ralph Turchiano on February 15, 2016

  Public Release: 15-Feb-2016   The JAMA Network Journals The use of proton pump inhibitors, the popular medications used to treat gastroesophageal reflux and peptic ulcers, may be associated with an increased risk of dementia in a study using data from… Read More ›

• New study finds clear differences between organic and non-organic milk and meat

  By Ralph Turchiano on February 15, 2016

  Public Release: 15-Feb-2016   Newcastle University Key findings: both organic milk and meat contain around 50% more beneficial omega-3 fatty acids than conventionally produced products organic meat had slightly lower concentrations of two saturated fats (myristic and palmitic acid) that… Read More ›

• 350 armed rebels enter northern Syria through Turkish border

  By Ralph Turchiano on February 14, 2016

    Source: Xinhua   2016-02-14 22:36:29 DAMASCUS, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) — Turkey has allowed 350 armed rebels to enter, through its borders, into the northern province of Aleppo to take part in defending a key Syrian border town from the Syrian… Read More ›

• Cibolo Creek Ranch owner recalls Scalia’s last hours in Texas

  By Ralph Turchiano on February 14, 2016

  “We discovered the judge in bed, a pillow over his head. His bed clothes were unwrinkled,” said Poindexter. By John MacCormack Updated 2:40 pm, Sunday, February 14, 2016 MARFA — A first-time guest to the Cibolo Creek Creek Ranch, U.S…. Read More ›

• "No Bashar Al Assad in the Future" Says Saudi Foreign Minister

  By Ralph Turchiano on February 13, 2016

  “Saudi Arabia is sending fighter jets and soldiers to a military base in Turkey ahead of a ground assault on Syria, reports suggest” February 14, 2016 in World The remarks came after world actors convened on Thursday in Munich and… Read More ›

• When machines can do any job, what will humans do?

  By Ralph Turchiano on February 13, 2016

  Public Release: 13-Feb-2016 Human labor may be obsolete by 2045 Rice computer scientist Moshe Vardi: Human labor may be obsolete by 2045 Rice University HOUSTON — (Feb. 13, 2016) — Rice University computer scientist Moshe Vardi expects that within 30… Read More ›

• Turkey Shells Kurds in Syrian Border Village After Recapture

  By Ralph Turchiano on February 13, 2016

    Turkey is attacking Kurdish groups in Syria who are not considered terrorists by the US or EU. By: Hana Levi Julian Published: February 13th, 2016 Over the weekend, Turkish forces shelled the Syrian village of Maranaz and the Menagh… Read More ›

• Saudi Arabia moves troops to Turkey as ‘base for Syria invasion’

  By Ralph Turchiano on February 13, 2016

    Lizzie Dearden | The Independent | Feb 13, 2016, 05.17 PM IST HIGHLIGHTS • Saudi Arabia offered to send ground troops in Syria to help rebels, fight ISIS• Riyadh is opposed to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad• West and Sunni… Read More ›

• Using stories to teach human values to artificial intelligence

  By Ralph Turchiano on February 13, 2016

  Public Release: 12-Feb-2016   Georgia Institute of Technology Caption The Quixote system by researchers Mark Riedl and Brent Harrison teaches robots how to behave like the protagonist when interacting with humans and is as part of a larger effort to… Read More ›

• Big Bang 2.0, the Fake Gravity Waves

  By Ralph Turchiano on February 12, 2016

    Friday, 12 February 2016 Every model of the universe has a hard swallow, a place where an argument cannot hide the fact that there is something fishy. The hard swallow built into science was the business about the “Big… Read More ›

• Turkey, Saudi Arabia Planning Joint Military Drills

  By Ralph Turchiano on February 11, 2016

    By Burak Ege Bekdil, Defense News1:06 a.m. EST February 11, 2016 ANKARA — Turkey and Saudi Arabia plan to hold joint military drills, potentially fueling sectarian tensions along Sunni-Shiite lines in the Middle East. Turkish diplomats say the military… Read More ›

• Russia warns of interminable or world war if Syria talks fail, U.S., Arab armies go in

  By Ralph Turchiano on February 11, 2016

    “All sides must be compelled to sit at the negotiating table instead of unleashing a new world war.” REUTERS FEB 12, 2016 MUNICH, GERMANY – Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev raised the spectre of an interminable or a world… Read More ›

• Saudi’s decision to send troops in Syria ‘final’

  By Ralph Turchiano on February 11, 2016

    Saudi military spokesman Brig. Gen. Ahmed Al-Assiri said Riyadh’s decision to send troops to Syria is “irreversible.” (Al Arabiya) By Staff writer, Al Arabiya English Thursday, 11 February 2016 Saudi’s decision to send troops to Syria in an attempt… Read More ›

• White House Must Give Think Tank Climate Docs

  By Ralph Turchiano on February 11, 2016

    By REBEKAH KEARN       (CN) – The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy must give a libertarian think tank five pages of a draft letter and unredacted emails relating to a “polar vortex” video posted on its… Read More ›

• Study examines euthanasia, assisted suicide of patients with psychiatric disorders

  By Ralph Turchiano on February 10, 2016

  Public Release: 10-Feb-2016   The JAMA Network Journals A review of euthanasia or assisted suicide (EAS) cases among patients with psychiatric disorders in the Netherlands found that most had chronic, severe conditions, with histories of attempted suicides and hospitalizations, and… Read More ›

• Research finds new target in search for why statin drugs sometimes cause problems for some patients

  By Ralph Turchiano on February 10, 2016

  Public Release: 10-Feb-2016   University of Warwick Research by the University of Warwick, the University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust (UHCW), and Tangent Reprofiling Limited, has discovered that statin drugs interact with a gap junction protein called GJC3 that… Read More ›

• Estrogen, antibiotics persisted in dairy farm waste after advanced treatment, study finds

  By Ralph Turchiano on February 10, 2016

  Public Release: 10-Feb-2016   The chemicals’ endurance may pose a threat to the environment and human health University at Buffalo BUFFALO, N.Y. — When University at Buffalo chemists began studying waste disposal at a dairy farm in New York State,… Read More ›

• FBI officials STILL can’t unlock San Bernardino killer’s phone – TWO MONTHS after massacre

  By Ralph Turchiano on February 9, 2016

    OFFICIALS are still unable to unlock a phone owned by one of the terrorists behind December’s terror attacks in San Bernardino. By TOM PARFITT PUBLISHED: 03:22, Wed, Feb 10, 2016 | UPDATED: 03:48, Wed, Feb 10, 2016 HANDOUT Syed… Read More ›

• Breeding wildness back into our fruit and veg

  By Ralph Turchiano on February 9, 2016

  Public Release: 9-Feb-2016   Newcastle University Wild tomatoes are better able to protect themselves against the destructive whitefly than our modern, commercial varieties, new research has shown. The study, published today in the academic journal Agronomy for Sustainable Development, shows… Read More ›

• University of Leicester discovery identifies harmful bacterial molecules in processed foods

  By Ralph Turchiano on February 9, 2016

  Public Release: 9-Feb-2016 Bacterial molecules discovered in processed foods could unlock key to healthier diets University of Leicester discovery identifies harmful bacterial molecules in processed foods and how to prevent them from arising University of Leicester   IMAGE: This image… Read More ›

• Americans recognize ‘past presidents’ who never were, study finds

  By Ralph Turchiano on February 9, 2016

  Public Release: 9-Feb-2016 Washington University in St. Louis   Ask Americans to name the former U.S. president whose face currently graces the U.S. $10 dollar bill and most will be quick to answer Alexander Hamilton. Sure, it’s a trick question…. Read More ›

• Health News for 8 FEB 2016 (Beta)

  By Ralph Turchiano on February 8, 2016

  

  Health News for 8 FEB 2016:1.Organic agriculture key to feeding the world sustainably2.Why your muscles get less sore as you stick with your gym routine3.Cell culture experiments reveal potent antiviral activity of Cistus incanus extracts against HIV and Ebola 1.http://cahnrs.wsu.edu/news-release/2016/02/03/organic-agriculture-is-key-to-feeding-the-world-sustainably/2.http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/02/160208095900.htm3.http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/02/160202091053.htm

• Is it possible for humans to regenerate limbs?

  By Ralph Turchiano on February 8, 2016

  Public Release: 8-Feb-2016   Mary Ann Liebert, Inc./Genetic Engineering News   New Rochelle, NY, February 8, 2016–Unlocking the complex biological and regenerative processes that would enable humans to regrow digits and limbs “would radically change the prognosis and quality of… Read More ›

• Findings suggest that a targeted round of vaccination among young people should instead be considered to limit local outbreaks of whooping cough

  By Ralph Turchiano on February 8, 2016

  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 ›

• US Admiral: Russia’s submarine activity in the North Atlantic is at Cold War levels — and we don’t know why

  By Ralph Turchiano on February 7, 2016 • ( 1 )

  “According to a recent NATO report, Russia carried out a mock nuclear attack on Sweden in March of 2013.” ARMIN ROSEN YESTERDAY AT 8:17 AM 27 Russia’s submarine fleet is more active than it’s been in decades in a strategically… Read More ›

• Spotlight: Possible Saudi military intervention in Syria reflects dismay over army progress

  By Ralph Turchiano on February 7, 2016

    Source: Xinhua   2016-02-07 23:25:02 by Hummam Sheikh Ali DAMASCUS, Feb. 7 (Xinhua) — Saudi Arabia’s declared “readiness” to send ground troops into Syria to fight the Islamic State (IS) is seen by Damascus as a frustrated Saudi move to… Read More ›

• Guarded from terrorists by Royal Navy sub and 50 commandos…the UK ghost ships with enough nuclear fuel for 80 missiles

  By Ralph Turchiano on February 6, 2016

  ‘This is bomb-grade nuclear material and a terror group or rogue state would want to intercept it.’ Pacific Heron and Pacific Egret ships will sail to Japan for plutonium Precious 331kg load could make an incredible 80 nuclear warheads Vessels… Read More ›

• Iowa’s Democratic Party may of Changed a Precinct’s Results

  By Ralph Turchiano on February 6, 2016

  U.S. Election trouble: Dems rigged Iowa so Hillary can Win Saturday, 06 February 2016 In the Iowa Democratic party’s chaotic attempt to report caucus results on Monday night, the results in at least one precinct were unilaterally changed by the… Read More ›

• The Subversion of Medicine and Public Health by International Security Prerogatives ( Human Population Erosion) ?

  By Ralph Turchiano on February 5, 2016

  

  Editors Note: ( Ralph Turchiano) – Very controversial and hypothetical,  yet confirmed as a high impact published study. There are two links here to the study, one being the PDF file here and the other to the the study in the Journal Epidemiology:… Read More ›

• Shock-Jock YouTuber Denied Bail in Oregon Militia Melee

  By Ralph Turchiano on February 5, 2016

  “the judge based his decision on anti-government statements Santilli made on his YouTube talk show rather than on documented behavior that shows Santilli is a person who complies with orders from police.” By KARINA BROWN       PORTLAND, Ore. (CN) –… Read More ›

• Laboratory infection with Zika virus after vaccination against yellow fever (1973)

  By Ralph Turchiano on February 4, 2016

  

  Editors Note ( Ralph Turchiano) _  A rare form of transmission of the Zika Virus – The 17D yellow fever vaccine is still in use today. ( This is just 2 of the 5 pages ) Archiv für die gesamte Virusforschung December… Read More ›

• Organic agriculture key to feeding the world sustainably

  By Ralph Turchiano on February 4, 2016

  Public Release: 3-Feb-2016   Study analyzes 40 years of science against 4 areas of sustainability Washington State University   IMAGE: An assessment of organic farming relative to conventional farming illustrates that organic systems better balance the four areas of sustainability…. Read More ›

• Investigating potential fetal exposure to antidepressants

  By Ralph Turchiano on February 4, 2016

  “ 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

  By Ralph Turchiano on February 4, 2016 • ( 1 )

  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 ›

• High Fructose Diet in Pregnancy Leads to Fetal Programming of Hypertension, Insulin Resistance and Obesity in Adult Offspring

  By Ralph Turchiano on February 4, 2016

  Public Release: 4-Feb-2016 Impact of high fructose on health of offspring Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine ATLANTA (Feb. 4, 2016)–In a study to be presented on Feb. 5 in the oral session at 1:15 p.m. EST, at the Society for Maternal-Fetal… Read More ›

• Militia’s Lawyers Cry Foul Over Sealed Indictment

  By Ralph Turchiano on February 3, 2016

      “Unfortunately, in a case like this, where many people mistrust the government to begin with, that you would begin with our clients not being in court, statements being made against them without them there and for the conspiracy theorists… Read More ›

• Electromagnetic fields Amplify Pain

  By Ralph Turchiano on February 3, 2016

  

  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 ›

• Study: Monsanto’s glyphosate now most heavily used weed-killer in history

  By Ralph Turchiano on February 2, 2016

  “In 2014, enough glyphosate was sprayed to leave more than three-quarters of a pound of the active ingredient on every harvested acre of cropland in the U.S” Public Release: 2-Feb-2016   Nearly 75 percent of all glyphosate sprayed on crops… Read More ›

• Doctor raises serious questions about medical awards system

  By Ralph Turchiano on February 2, 2016

  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 ›

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