By David Martosko In Washington PUBLISHED: 18:00 EST, 12 September 2013 | UPDATED: 18:18 EST, 12 September 2013 Emails released this week by congressional investigators show that an embattled former IRS manager was directly involved in targeting conservative nonprofit… Read More ›
Cincinnati
IRS agent in charge of Cincinnati Exempt Organizations during tax exemptions scandal has been promoted
Cindy Thomas has been promoted to the senior technical team for the Director of Exempt Organizations Thomas was in charge of the Exempt Organizations Office in Cincinnati when political groups were targeted for extra scrutiny Thomas is filling a role… Read More ›
IRS lawyer says scandal was overseen by D.C., names names
Posted By Patrick Howley On 9:32 PM 07/17/2013 In Politics Top IRS officials in Washington, D.C. planned and oversaw the agency’s improper targeting of conservative groups, according to the 72-year old retiring IRS lawyer who will testify Thursday before the… Read More ›
Top IRS official will invoke the Fifth Amendment in congressional hearing about tea party targeting program
By David Martosko PUBLISHED: 16:14 EST, 21 May 2013 | UPDATED: 16:51 EST, 21 May 2013 The Los Angeles Times reported Tuesday afternoon that Lois Lerner, who heads up the Internal Revenue Service’s tax-exempt division, plans to invoke the… Read More ›
Childhood lead exposure causes permanent brain damage
2009 study posted for filing Contact: Linda Brooks lbrooks@rsna.org 630-590-7762 Radiological Society of North America CHICAGO – A study using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to evaluate brain function revealed that adults who were exposed to lead as children incur… Read More ›
Fructose-sweetened but not glucose-sweetened beverages can adversely affect both sensitivity to the hormone insulin and how the body handles fats
Contact: Karen Honey press_releases@the-jci.org 215-573-1850 Journal of Clinical Investigation Too much sugar is bad, but which sugar is worse: Fructose or glucose? In 2005, the average American consumed 64kg of added sugar, a sizeable proportion of which came through drinking… Read More ›
Childhood lead exposure associated with criminal behavior in adulthood
2008 Re-post fro filing Contact: Amanda Harper amanda.harper@uc.edu 513-558-4657 University of Cincinnati IMAGE:Kim Dietrich, Ph.D., is a professor of environmental health at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. He is prinicpal investigator of the Cincinnati lead cohort study. Click… Read More ›
Thalidomide – Lies, Greed, Fabricated Data, Brainwashed Doctors, Lazy Press, and Smugness of profits made on the horrific horrors inflicted on children
Still no shame for thalidomide cover-up Victims of the drug scandal have been offered an apology, but Harold Evans, who was in charge of the Sunday Times and broke the story, says there is still no proper recompens Harold Evans… Read More ›
N-acetyl glucosamine and niacinamide, significantly reduced the amount and appearance of hyperpigmentation, age spots and uneven melanin distribution
Contact: Shirley Johnson shirley.johnson@mslpr.com 212-468-3292 Manning Selvage & Lee Science finds new fix for UV-damaged skin in arthritis treatment IMAGE:Researchers found that the topical application of a N-acetyl glucosamine (4 percent) and niacinamide (2 percent) complex produced visible improvement in… Read More ›