161st Health Research Report 10 AUG 2013 – Synopsis
http://www.healthresearchreport.me In this issue: 1. Plant-Based Compound May Inhibit HIV Infection, Research Shows 2. Methamphetamine increases susceptibility to deadly fungal infection 3. Exercise May be the Best Medicine for Alzheimer’s 4. Study finds evidence of nerve damage in around half of fibromyalgia patients 5. Blocking sugar […]
They killed Bambi! 15 armed agents storm animal shelter to euthanize baby deer called Giggles because of local law that forbids keeping wildlife
By Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED: 11:16 EST, 2 August 2013 | UPDATED: 12:54 EST, 2 August 2013 Government agents swarmed an animal shelter and killed a baby deer named Giggles as Wisconsin law forbids keeping wildlife without the right permit. WISN 12 News reported on a military-style […]
Alcohol provides protective effect, reduces mortality substantial
Contact: Sherri McGinnis González smcginn@uic.edu 312-996-8277 University of Illinois at Chicago Injured patients were less likely to die in the hospital if they had alcohol in their blood, according to a study from the University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health — and the more alcohol, […]
These Mini-Bots Were Made for Walking: Cells Power Biological Machines: non-electronic biological machines
Miniature “bio-bots” developed at the University of Illinois are made of hydrogel and heart cells, but can walk on their own. (Credit: Elise A. Corbin) ScienceDaily (Nov. 15, 2012) — They’re soft, biocompatible, about 7 millimeters long — and, incredibly, able to walk by themselves. Miniature “bio-bots” developed […]
Brain waves reveal video game aptitude
Contact: Diana Yates diya@illinois.edu 217-333-5802 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Scientists report that they can predict who will improve most on an unfamiliar video game by looking at their brain waves. IMAGE:University of Illinois postdoctoral researcher Kyle Mathewson and his colleagues discovered that they […]
Walmart supply chain: warehouse staff agencies accused of wage theft
‘They prey on people living on the edge,’ claim workers, who are already among the most vulnerable and lowest-paid in America Paul Harris in Elwood, Illinois guardian.co.uk, Thursday 18 October 2012 16.23 EDT Walmart, which was not named in the class action suit, says it […]
Physical activity may strengthen children’s ability to pay attention
2009 study posted for filing Contact: Melissa Mitchell melissa@illinois.edu 217-333-5491 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — As school districts across the nation revamped curricula to meet requirements of the federal “No Child Left Behind” Act, opportunities for children to be physically active during the school […]
Workers beg Romney to stop latest Bain outsourcing ” US flag was taken down before the Chinese engineers arrived “
Engineering Evil: Is there any other credible confirmation of the US flag was taken down before the Chinese engineers arrived? By Agence France-Presse Monday, September 24, 2012 11:52 EDT Topics: bain capital ♦ romney Being told to train his replacement was humiliating and surreal, but Tom Gaulrapp said […]
GM corn loses its edge against pests
YOU can’t keep a bad pest down. Corn rootworms in the US may have developed resistance to a protective chemical made by a genetically modified corn. The US Environmental Protection Agency announced last week that it plans to investigate the pest’s resilience. Corn rootworms are one of the […]
Study of giant viruses shakes up tree of life: “spreaders of information,” Required for Life
Public release date: 13-Sep-2012 [ Contact: Diana Yates diya@illinois.edu 217-333-5802 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign IMAGE:Giant viruses should be included reconstructions of the tree of life, researchers report in a new study. The mimivirus, shown here (small black hexagons) infecting an amoeba, is as big… Click here for […]
Plastics chemical retards growth, function of adult reproductive cells
2009 re-post for filing Contact: Diana Yates diya@illinois.edu 217-333-5802 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign IMAGE:Veterinary biosciences professor Jodi Flaws and her colleagues found that mouse follicle cells that were exposed to bisphenol A, a chemical found in many plastics, produced lower levels of steroid… Click here for more […]
Debtors’ Prison Is Back — and Just as Cruel as Ever
By Ross Kenneth Urken Posted 12:25PM 08/30/12 –> To most of us, “debtors’ prison” sounds like an archaic institution, something straight out of a Dickens novel. But the idea of jailing people who can’t pay what they owe is alive and well in 21st-century America. According to a […]
Chicago Breaking Business ComEd confirms smart meters involved in ‘small fires’ (U.S.)
A traditional electric meter, left, sits next to the smart meters that ComEd began installing in Naperville in 2009. (Chuck Berman/Tribune / August 30, 2012) By Gregory Karp Tribune reporter1:05 p.m. CDT, August 30, 2012 Commonwealth Edison confirmed on Thursday that three of its smart meters, which […]
Anger grows in Illinois at Bain’s latest outsourcing plan: forced workers to train their overseas replacements
The Sensata plant in Freeport is profitable and competitive, but its majority owner, Bain Capital, has decided to ship jobs to China – and forced workers to train their overseas replacements Paul Harris in Freeport guardian.co.uk, Friday 10 August 2012 11.15 EDT The shock of losing a precious job […]
