EEV: Requested Post from the CNO site: Coenzyme Q10 helps veterans battle Gulf War illness symptoms – CoQ10 is a fat-soluble antioxidant made by the body to support basic cell functions, including directly assisting mitochondrial energy production. Over a course of three and a half months, the veterans […]
SAN DIEGO (CN) – A retired Navy lieutenant commander pleaded guilty to federal charges of overcharging the Navy for port services for U.S. ships and using some of the money “to treat Navy officials to lavish dinners, cocktails and entertainment,” federal prosecutors said. Edmond A. Aruffo, 45, who […]
By ANNIE YOUDERIAN – “that he wanted the next mayor to fire the chief of police and replace him with a person of Encinas’ choosing,” (CN) – A San Diego lobbyist conspired to funnel more than $500,000 from a wealthy Mexican businessman into political campaigns, according to a […]
San Diego street gang ran prostitution ring across 46 cities in 23 states Women and girls were promised a luxury life but instead treated like slaves 24 San Diego residents have been arrested, most in raids across U.S. By Associated Press and Daily Mail Reporter UPDATED: 12:40 EST, […]
Chicago – Michael H. Criqui, M.D., M.P.H., of the University of California, San Diego, and colleagues determined the independent associations of coronary artery calcium (CAC) volume and CAC density with cardiovascular disease events. An increasing body of evidence suggests that greater calcium density in plaques (measured by computed […]
Another US Navy officer suspended in widening corruption probe The US Navy said on Thursday it has suspended the deputy commander of a unit responsible for port and harbor security as a result of allegations in connection with a widening corruption probe involving Singapore-based Glenn Defense Marine (Asia).
SANTA ANA, Calif. (CN) – A jury Tuesday convicted a Southern California woman of defrauding an order of nuns of $285,000: promising to buy a house for elderly and ill nuns with it, but spending it on lingerie, manicures, a sports car and her failing business. […]
Vice-Admiral Ted Branch and Rear Admiral Bruce Loveless have also been cut off from access to classified material Reuters in Washington theguardian.com, Friday 8 November 2013 23.33 EST Michael Misiewicz, the first officer charged. Photograph: Heng Sinith/AP Two of the US navy’s top intelligence officials had their access […]
SAN DIEGO November 4, 2013 (AP) By JULIE WATSON Associated Press Nicknamed “Fat Leonard,” the gregarious Malaysian businessman is well known by U.S. Navy commanders in the Pacific, where his company has serviced warships for 25 years. But prosecutors in court papers say Leonard Francis worked his connections […]
Michael Lewis and his partner Lauren Taylor had their two young son taken from them by local welfare officials The official had determined that Lewis’ medical marijuana was a hazard A Gulf War vet he had been prescribed the drug to help alleviate migraines It took a year […]
EEV: Hmmm, Never seen a headline from a major paper quite like this. I am strongly patriotic, and do have issues posting this. Couple rescued after setting off for Kiribati in a small boat with two young children to flee ‘state control’ of religion Staff and agencies theguardian.com, Wednesday 14 […]
Reuters Wednesday, Jul 31, 2013 SAN DIEGO – A California university student who was left handcuffed in a federal holding cell for nearly 5 days without food or water has reached a US$4.1 million (S$5.2 million) settlement with the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), his lawyers said on […]
Saturday, 29 June 2013 You know things are not well when Ecaudor offers the US Government $25 million in Human Rights training. The US can sure use the money. A San Diego man could be found guilty of a series of misdemeanor charges that would land him in […]
A 15-year-old rape victim has been sentenced to 100 lashes for engaging in premarital sex, court officials said. The charges against the girl were brought against her last year after police investigated accusations that her stepfather had raped her and killed their baby. He is still to […]
February 19th, 2013 | by Charles Q. Choi Temporary electronic tattoos could soon help people fly drones with only thought and talk seemingly telepathically without speech over smartphones, researchers say. Commanding machines using the brain is no longer the stuff of science fiction. In recent years, brain […]
Press Groups Attack Public Access Shell Game by Court Bureaucrats By BILL GIRDNER California court administrators are trying to create a new definition for public documents that appears aimed at limiting press access. News and First Amendment groups submitted comments Friday calling the change […]
By BILL GIRDNER California court administrators are trying to create a new definition for public documents that appears aimed at limiting press access. News groups submitted comments Friday calling the change a “semantic sleight of hand” that undermines fundamental press and public freedoms. “It appears the true purpose […]
SAN DIEGO (CN) – San Diego-based Victory Pharma will pay $11.4 million in civil and criminal fines for paying kickbacks to doctors who prescribed its drugs, federal prosecutors said. Victory entered a deferred-prosecution agreement, agreed to pay a criminal forfeiture of $1.4 million and another […]
by Jill Harness – December 25, 2012 – 9:30 AM Sometime between when you went to bed last night and when the sun came up this morning, a fat man in a red suit shimmied down your chimney to leave presents (or, if you were naughty, […]
14 Dec 2012 | 20:53 GMT | Posted by Monya Baker | In a letter to employees, sequencing company Complete Genomics CEO Cliff Reid predicts that the acquisition of his company by Chinese sequencing giant BGI will win approval by national security regulators and be completed by the […]
Contact: Catherine Hockmuth chockmuth@ucsd.edu 858-822-1359 University of California – San Diego Findings may help explain development of fatal condition in premature infants IMAGE: This microscopic image of cells shows the effects of breast milk vs. infant formula digestion. Cells are alive and healthy after the […]
2010 study posted for filing Exposure to environmental levels of the industrial chemical bisphenol A, or BPA, in the womb and early life may cause long-lasting harm to testicular function, according to a new study conducted in animals. The results are being presented Monday at The Endocrine […]
Contact: Kim Edwards kedwards@ucsd.edu 619-543-6163 University of California – San Diego A study led by researchers from the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine has found a correlation between vitamin D3 serum levels and subsequent incidence of Type 1 diabetes. The six-year study of blood levels […]
Nov. 9, 2012 – 03:57PM | By ARAM ROSTON | The Navy appears to be ramping up its cyber war capabilities with a contract award that includes support for offensive cyber technology that could “destroy” enemy computer networks and perform cyber espionage. The Space and Naval Warfare […]
2009 study posted for filing Contact: Jennifer Stawarz jstawarz@chestnet.org 847-498-8306 American College of Chest Physicians Although statins are widely used to prevent heart attacks, strokes, and other cardiovascular disorders, new research shows that the class of drugs may actually have negative effects on some cardiac patients. A new […]
2009 study posted for filing Contact: Shari Leventhal sleventhal@asn-online.org 202-558-8423 American Society of Nephrology Elevated dietary fructose linked to high blood pressure A diet high in fructose increases the risk of developing high blood pressure (hypertension), according to a paper being presented at the American Society of Nephrology’s […]
2009 study posted for filing Contact: Matt Daigle newsroom@entnet.org 703-535-3754 American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery New research released at world’s largest ENT meeting San Diego, CA – Increased intakes of antioxidant vitamins have no bearing on whether or not a man will develop hearing […]
A former model jailed hours after claiming she enjoyed a “drunken fumble” with a naked Prince Harry in a Las Vegas hotel room has blamed the British secret service for her month-long stay in prison. Carrie Reichert, right, claims that she had spent 20 minutes alone with Prince […]
A group of chemicals known as pthalates are already thought to raise the risk of cancer, diabetes and obesity Researchers at Washington University, Missouri, believe they may also cause early menopause Chemicals are found in plastics, cosmetics, household products and food packaging By Sophie Borland PUBLISHED:18:06 EST, 23 […]
2008 study posted for filing Contact: Dr. Israel Barken drbarken@pcref.org 619-461-8181 MedInsight Research Institute Baltimore, MD — A study published today in the December issue of the European medical journal Anticancer Research demonstrates that an ingredient used in a common cough suppressant may be useful in treating advanced […]
2008 study posted for filing Contact: Claire Bowles claire.bowles@newscientist.com 44-207-611-1210 New Scientist A PREGNANT woman who knows her unborn child has Down’s syndrome might one day be able to prevent some symptoms before giving birth. That at least is the hope raised by experiments in mice. When fetal […]
2008 study posted for filing Contact: Heather Hare 585-273-2840 JAMA and Archives Journals Use of the influenza vaccine was not associated with preventing hospitalizations or reducing physician visits for the flu in children age 5 and younger during two recent seasons, perhaps because the strains of virus in […]
Sep. 17, 2012 – 03:18PM By GIDGET FUENTES Know how to stop the undead? An October exercise in California will pit military trainees against a horde of role-players exhibiting zombielike behavior. Here, participants in a “zombie walk” in Sweden show their stuff. (Jonathan Nackstrand / Agence France-Presse via […]
Repost from 2008 Contact: Donna Krupa dkrupa@the-aps.org 703-967-2751 American Physiological Society SAN DIEGO, CA — Green tea is high in the antioxidant EGCG (epigallocatechin-3- gallate) which helps prevent the body’s cells from becoming damaged and prematurely aged. Studies have suggested that the combination of green tea and EGCG […]
Contact: Debra Kain ddkain@ucsd.edu 619-543-6163 University of California – San Diego Modified protein developed by UC-San Diego researchers may lead to first cure for cirrhosis of the liver University of California, San Diego researchers have proven in animal studies that fibrosis in the liver can be not only […]
Contact: Debra Kain ddkain@ucsd.edu 619-543-6163 University of California – San Diego Breastfeeding may protect infants from HIV transmission An international team of researchers has found that certain bioactive components found in human milk are associated with a reduced risk of HIV transmission from an HIV infected mother to […]
LA JOLLA, Calif. — In 2008, roughly 14.3 million Americans were taking antipsychotics—typically prescribed for bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, or a number of other behavioral disorders—making them among the most prescribed drugs in the U.S. Almost all of these medications are known to cause the metabolic side effects of […]
Researchers at Yale School of Medicine now have a clearer understanding of why synthetic estrogens such as those found in many widely-used plastics have a detrimental effect on a developing fetus, cause fertility problems, as well as vaginal and breast cancers. Preliminary results of the study will be […]
