Twenty-one per cent say the last time they were physically active was at school, college and university The typical Brit has given up doing any form of exercise by the age of 56 Report carried out by charity British Heart … Read More ›
United States
Florida hit by “tsunami” of tax identity fraud: ” file fraudulent tax returns on Turbo Tax “
By David Adams | Reuters – 9 hrs ago View PhotoReuters/Reuters – Seized fraudulent tax mailings are displayed during a news conference in Tampa, Florida, in this undated police handout photo. Tax identity theft skyrocketed to more than 1.2 million cases …more … Read More ›
Russian nuclear bombers intercepted over Guam
Bear Bombers Over Guam Russian nuclear bombers circle Guam Russian Tu-95 Bear long rang bomber aircraft / AP BY: Bill Gertz February 15, 2013 4:04 pm Two Russian nuclear-armed bombers circled the western Pacific island of Guam this week… Read More ›
Wal-mart sales a ‘total disaster’ ” Where are all the customers? And where’s their money?”
Wal-mart sales a ‘total disaster’, say leaked emails Wal-Mart has said sales this month have been a “total disaster”, according to leaked internal emails. Shares in Wal-Mart fell 2.1pc on Friday, marking their biggest fall since mid-December Photo: Alamy By… Read More ›
North Korea seen preparing for rocket launch
Song Sang-ho The Korea Herald Publication Date : 16-02-2013 Seoul, Washington, Tokyo speed up talk on anti-Pyongyang sanctions North Korea appeared to be preparing for another long-range rocket launch at its northeastern Musudan-ri… Read More ›
Building healthy bones takes guts : Lactobacillus reuteri, significant increase in bone density after four weeks
Building healthy bones takes guts Contact(s): Andy McGlashen Media Communications office: (517) 355-5158 cell: (517) 420-1908 andy.mcglashen@cabs.msu.edu, Laura McCabe Physiology and Radiology office: (517) 884-5152 mccabel@msu.edu In what could be an early step toward new treatments for people with osteoporosis,… Read More ›
Yale study links common chemicals to osteoarthritis : perfluorinated chemicals
Contact: Michelle Bell michelle.bell@yale.edu 203-432-9869 Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies New Haven, Conn. – A new study has linked exposure to two common perfluorinated chemicals (PFCs) with osteoarthritis. PFCs are used in more than 200 industrial processes and… Read More ›
North Korea may stage two more nuclear tests this year, source says
Fourth test would be much larger than third, staged this week, and there could also be another rocket launch Reuters in Beijing guardian.co.uk, Friday 15 February 2013 09.37 EST North Korean soldiers and civilians in Pyongyang celebrate the success… Read More ›
Europe and US pledge to create world’s biggest trading bloc
The European Union and America are to open negotiations with the aim of creating the world’s biggest free trade area worth €86bn (£75bn) within two years. David Cameron pledged that Britain, which currently chairs the G8 group of countries, would… Read More ›
Folic acid supplements early in pregnancy may reduce child’s risk of autism by 40 percent
Contact: Timothy S. Paul tp2111@columbia.edu 212-305-2676 Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health Large study in Norway finds early timing of supplements is critical Prenatal folic acid supplements appear to reduce the risk for autistic spectrum disorders, according to a… Read More ›
State Department must explain the secrecy surrounding its plans to give Mexican nationals Social Security benefits
Mexican Social Security Deal Gets Another Look By DAN MCCUE (CN) – The State Department must explain the secrecy surrounding its plans to give Mexican nationals Social Security benefits, a federal judge ruled, siding with a group of senior citizens…. Read More ›
North Korea carries out third atomic test
AP Tuesday, 12 February 2013 North Korea said today it had tested a “miniaturised” nuclear device, defying the United Nations’ orders to stop building atomic weapons. The underground explosion could take North Korea a big step closer to its… Read More ›
North Korea nuclear test suspected: Live Report !! “artificial earthquake” at North Korea’s nuclear test site !!
HONG KONG (AFP) 0337 GMT: An “artificial earthquake of 5.1 magnitude” has been detected in Kilju county, where the Punggye-ri test site is located, according to Yonhap news agency. The US Geological Survey measured it as a 4.9-magnitude quake at… Read More ›
ADHD symptoms persist for most young children despite treatment
Contact: Ekaterina Pesheva epeshv1@jhmi.edu 410-502-9433 Johns Hopkins Medicine Nine out of 10 young children with moderate to severe attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) continue to experience serious, often severe symptoms and impairment long after their original diagnoses and, in many cases,… Read More ›
Navy SEAL who killed bin Laden left in poverty with no pension, healthcare or protection
Published: 11 February, 2013, 21:38 Edited: 11 February, 2013, 21:38 The US Navy SEAL who personally shot to death former al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden says he has been neglected by the US government. The poverty-stricken ex-commando is now… Read More ›
Software that tracks people on social media created by defence firm
Exclusive: Raytheon’s Riot program mines social network data like a ‘Google for spies’, drawing ire from civil rights groups Ryan Gallagher The Guardian, Sunday 10 February 2013 10.20 EST Link to video: How Raytheon software tracks you online A multinational… Read More ›
Intel Firm Paid CIA Nominee Well As He Left for White House
<!—->EEV: Reposted per request: Feb. 4, 2013 – 01:14PM | Last Updated: Feb. 4, 2013 – 05:29PM | By ARAM ROSTON | President Barack Obama has nominated John Brennan (above) as CIA director. Financial disclosures related to Brennan’s years in the… Read More ›
FAA Releases New Drone List—Is Your Town on the Map?
View EFF’s updated Map of Domestic Drone Authorizations in a larger window. (Clicking this link will serve content from Google.) The Federal Aviation Administration has finally released a new drone authorization list. This list, released in response to EFF’s Freedom… Read More ›
Egypt bans YouTube over Innocence of Muslims video
Published: 9 February, 2013, 20:01 Edited: 9 February, 2013, 20:01 An Egyptian court has ruled to ban video sharing portal YouTube for one month among the other websites hosting the controversial film trailer that mocked Islam and Prophet Mohammed…. Read More ›
UAB researchers cure type 1 diabetes in dogs
Contact: Octavi López Coronado octavi.lopez@uab.cat 34935813301 Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona Introducing a ‘glucose sensor’ by gene therapy eliminates the symptoms of the disease Researchers from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), led by Fàtima Bosch, have shown for the first… Read More ›
Zinc helps against infection by tapping brakes in immune response
Contact: Daren Knoell Daren.Knoell@osumc.edu 614-292-0075 Ohio State University COLUMBUS, Ohio – New research suggests that zinc helps control infections by gently tapping the brakes on the immune response in a way that prevents out-of-control inflammation that can be damaging and… Read More ›
Breast Milk Reduces Risk of Sepsis and Intensive Care Costs in Very-Low-Birth-Weight Infants
(CHICAGO) — Feeding human breast milk to very-low-birth-weight infants greatly reduces risk for sepsis and significantly lowers associated neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) costs, according to a study by Rush University Medical Center researchers. The study, published Jan. 31 in… Read More ›
Frequently prescribed drug used in concerning ways with harmful side effects: i.e. Death – benzodiazepines
Contact: Kate Taylor TaylorKa@smh.ca 647-393-7527 St. Michael’s Hospital TORONTO, Feb. 6, 2013—A popular class of drugs commonly used to treat sleep and mood symptoms continues to be frequently prescribed despite being known to have potentially life-threatening side effects. Previous studies… Read More ›
Widely used nanoparticles enter soybean plants from farm soil
Contact: Michael Bernstein m_bernstein@acs.org 202-872-6042 American Chemical Society Two of the most widely used nanoparticles (NPs) accumulate in soybeans — second only to corn as a key food crop in the United States — in ways previously shown to have… Read More ›
Low vitamin D levels may increase risk of Type 1 diabetes: Up to 50%
Contact: Marge Dwyer mhdwyer@hsph.harvard.edu 617-432-8416 Harvard School of Public Health Boston, MA – Having adequate levels of vitamin D during young adulthood may reduce the risk of adult-onset type 1 diabetes by as much as 50%, according to researchers at… Read More ›
Sunlight may help ward off rheumatoid arthritis in women ( UVB light )
Contact: Stephanie Burns sburns@bmjgroup.com 44-020-738-36920 BMJ-British Medical Journal Use of sunblock could lessen protective effects, suggest authors [Exposure to ultraviolet-B and risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis among women in the Nurses’ Health Study Online First doi 10.1136/annrheumdis-2012-202302] Regular exposure to… Read More ›
Is China expanding its infrastructure to keep an eye on US activities in Iran?
Vasily Kashin Feb 7, 2013 17:58 Moscow Time © Collage “The Voice of Russia” According to the Western media, Iran has signed an agreement with China on cooperation in creating systems of electronic reconnaissance. Such agreements are top secret and… Read More ›
Nobel-peace-prize-winning “Assassination Incorporated”: White Paper justifies the killings of US citizens
John Robles Feb 6, 2013 12:03 Moscow Time Photo: AFP A US Department of Justice white paper, justifying the killing US citizens is currently in the spotlight worldwide. However the paper does more, it gives “high-level officials” the right to… Read More ›
Seoul ready for preemptive strike on N. Korea if it attacks – military commander
Feb 6, 2013 16:19 Moscow Time © Collage “The Voice of Russia” South Korea’s top military commander Gen. Jung Seung-jo has hinted at a possible “preemptive strike” against North Korea if Pyongyang shows signs of preparing to attack the South… Read More ›
Fed confirms but downplays Anonymous Superbowl banker hack
Sod that, Beyoncé is a member of the ILLUMINATI By John Leyden Posted in Security, 6th February 2013 16:03 GMT The US Federal Reserve has admitted that its systems were hacked during Sunday’s Superbowl, a breach that led to the leaking… Read More ›
North Korea release video showing US city in flames
‘9/11 style’ clip posted on YouTube by rogue state shows ‘the nest of wickedness’ ablaze LAST UPDATED AT 15:33 ON Tue 5 Feb 2013 NORTH KOREA has posted a YouTube video showing a sleeping youth dreaming of an unidentified American… Read More ›
Ex-soldier suspected of the murder of top US Navy sniper at gun range
Man charged with shooting top US Navy sniper at gun range Ex-soldier suspected of the murder of the Navy Seal, author of American Sniper, and another man Nikhil Kumar Sunday, 3 February 2013 A man has been charged with… Read More ›
‘Most lethal sniper in US history’: Chris Kyle shot dead on Texas gun range
Former Navy SEAL had a bounty put on his head by Iraqi insurgents, who dubbed him ‘The Devil of Ramadi’ James Legge Sunday, 3 February 2013 A famous American marksman and author was shot dead yesterday on a Texas rifle… Read More ›
Secret Service Director to resign after 30 years with agency and less than a year after Colombian prostitution scandal that involved a dozen agents
By Hayley Peterson PUBLISHED: 00:00 EST, 1 February 2013 | UPDATED: 18:51 EST, 1 February 2013 Secret Service Director Mark Sullivan is retiring this month after 30 years with the agency. Sullivan is stepping down less than a year … Read More ›
Iran has revealed its brand-new domestic stealth fighter— the Qaher 313.
Iran unveils its new stealth fighter Feb 2, 2013 19:38 Moscow Time Photo: AFP The country’s Defense Ministry said the new single-seat bomber can use short runways for take-off and landing. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who addressed the unveiling ceremony,… Read More ›
Class Claims X-Box Soaks Parents Through Kids
By KEVIN KOENINGER BROWNSVILLE, Texas (CN) – “Too bad, so sad,” Microsoft tells parents after defrauding them by letting their children run up massive charges for add-ons to play X-Box Live games online, parents claim in a federal… Read More ›
‘Food waste is probably one of the worst things for global warming’ – expert: “almost half of the world’s food production is thrown away”
Eva Bertrand Feb 1, 2013 16:00 Moscow Time © Photo: ru.wikipedia.org/ Pittaya Sroilong/cc-by More than a third of the world’s entire food production is lost or wasted annually. Both the European Union and the United Nations have, separately and unanimously… Read More ›
A ‘neurosteroid’ found to prevent brain injury caused by HIV/AIDS : DHEA-S
Contact: Cody Mooneyhan cmooneyhan@faseb.org 301-634-7104 Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology New research in The FASEB Journal suggests that a network of steroid molecules found in the brain is disrupted during HIV infection, and treatment with the steroid DHEA-S… Read More ›
Study: Husbands who do more traditionally female housework have less sex
Contact: Daniel Fowler pubinfo@asanet.org 202-527-7885 American Sociological Association WASHINGTON, DC, January 24, 2013 — Married men who spend more time doing traditionally female household tasks—including cooking, cleaning, and shopping—report having less sex than husbands who don’t do as much, according… Read More ›
Skin, soft tissue infections succumb to blue light : 100% Survival of Infections Vs. 18%
Contact: Jim Sliwa jsliwa@asmusa.org 202-942-9297 American Society for Microbiology Blue light can selectively eradicate Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections of the skin and soft tissues, while preserving the outermost layer of skin, according to a proof-of-principle study led by Michael R. Hamblin… Read More ›
A woman accused of helping the U.S. government infect hundreds of Guatemalans with syphilis has full immunity from a class action
Guatemala Experiment Case Suffers New Setback By BARBARA LEONARD WASHINGTON (CN) – A woman accused of helping the U.S. government infect hundreds of Guatemalans with syphilis has full immunity from a class action, a federal judge ruled. During the 40… Read More ›
Greek economic crisis has cleared the air
25 January 2013 by Michael Marshall Magazine issue 2901. Subscribe and save EVEN the darkest cloud may have a silver lining. The sharp drop in air pollution that accompanied Greece’s economic crisis could be a boon to the nation’s health…. Read More ›
Senators’ secret plan to give Amgen half a billion in fiscal cliff deal reveals Capitol Hill’s ‘sordid swamp’
By Bill Moyers and Michael Winship Friday, January 25, 2013 12:55 EST The inauguration of a president is one of those spectacles of democracy that can make us remember we’re part of something big and enduring. So for a… Read More ›
Davos 2013: world leaders to discuss aliens, super-humans, and immortals
Yulia Zamanskaya Jan 25, 2013 15:01 Moscow Time © Colalge “The Voice of Russia” This year, apart from the traditional economic concerns, the program of the World Economic Forum in Davos is scheduled to address a number of highly controversial… Read More ›
Beta carotene may protect people with common genetic risk factor for type-2 diabetes
Contact: Bruce Goldman goldmanb@stanford.edu 650-725-2106 Stanford University Medical Center STANFORD, Calif. — Stanford University School of Medicine investigators have found that for people harboring a genetic predisposition that is prevalent among Americans, beta carotene, which the body converts to a… Read More ›
North Korea says plans nuclear test aimed at US
AFP Thursday, Jan 24, 2013 SEOUL – North Korea said Thursday it planned to carry out a third nuclear test and more rocket launches aimed at its “arch-enemy” the United States in response to tightened UN sanctions, but offered no… Read More ›
On the day of his death, US ambassador to Libya warned that he was in danger
Published: 23 January, 2013, 00:55 Edited: 23 January, 2013, 00:55 Hours before US Ambassador Christopher Stevens died in a terrorist attack in Libya, he sent Secretary of State Hillary Clinton a cable warning that local militias were threatening to… Read More ›
Say it ain’t so! The Times of London and other outlets are reporting that Beyonce lip-synced the “Star-Spangled Banner.”
Beyonce rumored to have lip-synced anthem at inauguration US singer Beyonce performs the National Anthem to conclude the 57th Presidential Inauguration ceremonial swearing-in of US President Barack Obama at the US Capitol on January 21, 2013 in Washington, DC. (Stan… Read More ›
N.Korea says will boost nuclear deterrent after UN rebuke
Wed, 23 Jan 2013 03:22 GMT Reuters * North Korea space agency will now be blacklisted * Council warns North against new nuclear test * China says sanctions alone don’t work, more diplomacy needed * Pyongyang continues work on… Read More ›
Insight: Evidence grows for narcolepsy link to GSK swine flu shot : Doctors are fearful of having their reputations ruined by reporting possible links
By Kate Kelland, Health and Science Correspondent | Reuters – 8 mins ago STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Emelie is plagued by hallucinations and nightmares. When she wakes up, she’s often paralyzed, unable to breathe properly or call for help. During the day she… Read More ›
Engineering Evil 