AFP Tuesday, Jan 22, 2013 WASHINGTON – The Library of Congress, repository of the world’s largest collection of books, has set for itself the enormous task of archiving something less weighty and far more ephemeral – Americans’ billions of tweets…. Read More ›
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N.Korea capable of building ICBM, says Seoul
Song Sang-ho The Korea Herald Publication Date : 22-01-2013 Debris also shows parts from four European countries North Korea has secured technologies to develop intercontinental ballistic missiles and key components with ranges of around 10,000… Read More ›
Japan talk of warning shots heats up China dispute
By Eric Talmadge Politics Jan. 22, 2013 – 12:40PM JST ( 5 ) TOKYO — Japan says it may fire warning shots and take other measures to keep foreign aircraft from violating its airspace in the latest verbal blast between… Read More ›
Russia to Ban US Politicians, Judges… from entering country
Sunday, 20 January 2013 Russia has prepared a “Guantanamo list” of U.S. officials who will be denied entry visas, officials in Moscow said Friday, the latest apparent retaliation for a U.S. law imposing sanctions on Russians over the death of… Read More ›
U.S. stands by Japan on island dispute with China
Politics Jan. 19, 2013 – 03:20PM JST U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida speak in Washington on Friday.AFP WASHINGTON — U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton issued a veiled warning Friday to China not… Read More ›
Paging Dr Evil: Philips medical device control kit ‘easily hacked’
Homeland Security ‘taking an interest’ By John Leyden Posted in Security, 18th January 2013 17:03 GMT Free whitepaper – Enabling Datacenter and Cloud Service Management for Mid-Tier Enterprises Researchers have discovered security problems in management systems used to control X-ray… Read More ›
Commonly prescribed medications for Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Can cause Heart Damage
Contact: Quinn Phillips quinn.phillips@ualberta.ca 780-399-7505 University of Alberta Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry New UAlberta research shows commonly prescribed medications could have adverse effects A research team with the Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry at the University of Alberta reported… Read More ›
Childhood obesity linked to more immediate health problems than previously thought
Contact: Amy Albin aalbin@mednet.ucla.edu 310-794-8672 University of California – Los Angeles Health Sciences While a great deal of research on childhood obesity has spotlighted the long-term health problems that emerge in adulthood, a new UCLA study focuses on the condition’s… Read More ›
Now, where did I put that Ebola? “pathogens were inadvertently released 639 times between 2004 and 2010”
18 Jan 2013 | 02:08 GMT | Posted by Helen Shen | In the first study of its kind, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) unveiled statistics on problems related to the handling of hazardous biological agents,… Read More ›
Washington police accused of ‘disturbing’ failures to investigate rape : “37% of reports of serious sexual assault and rape were not being followed up on”
Human Rights Watch to publish report that shows some victims experience fresh trauma from police neglect in rape cases Joanna Walters in New York guardian.co.uk, Thursday 17 January 2013 06.00 EST The Women’s Law Project said the situation is ‘a… Read More ›
David Cameron forced to delay key EU speech warning of Britain’s exit
ANDREW GRICE Thursday, 17 January 2013 David Cameron is to warn that the British people will “drift towards the exit” of the European Union unless the EU is reformed. The warning will be included in the speech on the UK’s… Read More ›
Washington warns N. Korea against ‘provocative steps
Cheng Guangjin China Daily Publication Date : 17-01-2013 The United States is pushing for tough sanctions against North Korea amid reports that the country is possibly preparing for a third nuclear test The United States is pushing for tough sanctions… Read More ›
CIA Vaccine Hoax Condemned By Public Health Deans
William McGuinness william.mcguinness@huffingtonpost.com Posted: 01/10/2013 5:41 pm EST | Updated: 01/10/2013 6:32 pm EST University public health schools’ deans say health workers should be off limits. Public health school deans from prominent colleges and universities across the country have signed a… Read More ›
Number of working poor families grows as wealth gap widens: nearly one-third of working families now struggle
By Susan HeaveyPosted 2013/01/15 at 12:02 am EST WASHINGTON, Jan. 15, 2013 (Reuters) — The number of U.S. families struggling with poverty despite parents being employed continued to grow in 2011 as more people returned to work but mostly at… Read More ›
Provocation against Russia being prepared in Syria
Alexei Lyakhov, Konstantin Garibov Jan 11, 2013 17:59 Moscow Time Photo: EPA In separate interviews with the Voice of Russia broadcast on Thursday, a host of experts mentioned a new round of information warfare against Bashar Assad and… Read More ›
Herbal treatments for postmenopausal symptoms can be recommended as an alternative to HRT
Contact: Rebecca Jones rjones@rcog.org.uk 020-777-26444 Wiley Herbal and complementary medicines could be recommended as an alternative to hormone replacement therapy (HRT) for treating postmenopausal symptoms says a new review published today in The Obstetrician and Gynaecologist (TOG). The review outlines… Read More ›
H. pylori isn’t a major cause of death and may protect against stroke and some cancers
Contact: Lorinda Klein lorindaann.klein@nyumc.org 212-404-3533 NYU Langone Medical Center / New York University School of Medicine Disappearing bacterium may protect against stroke New York (January 9, 2013) — A new study by NYU School of Medicine researchers reveals that an… Read More ›
BPA linked to potential adverse effects on heart and kidneys
Contact: Lorinda Klein lorindaann.klein@nyumc.org 212-404-3533 NYU Langone Medical Center / New York University School of Medicine NEW YORK (January 9, 2013) – Exposure to a chemical once used widely in plastic bottles and still found in aluminum cans appears to… Read More ›
Under the hood of recent DDoS Attack on U.S. Banks
Author : Wang Wei on 1/10/2013 02:48:00 AM Incapsula security study reveals how a simple neglect in managing the administrative password of a small UK site was quickly exploited by Botnet shepherds operating obscurely out of Turkey to hurl large… Read More ›
Third testing of China’s anti-satellite weapons?
Jan 10, 2013 18:23 Moscow Time Photo: EPA A number of US experts in the area of strategic arms based on the information received from the US intelligence community have announced that China is getting ready for the third testing… Read More ›
White House told to ‘butt out’ of debate over UK’s role in EU
Eurosceptics furious at senior US official’s call for Britain to stay a ‘strong’ member of Europe LAST UPDATED AT 11:26 ON Thu 10 Jan 2013 A SENIOR representative of the Obama administration who said Britain needs to remain a “strong… Read More ›
Syria must be defenseless for America to illegaly invade, Rated:XXX ” Russian troops are on the ground”
John Robles Jan 9, 2013 20:31 Moscow Time Photo: EPA Poised and ready to invade Syria and continue its plans for complete global military and political domination at any cost, the US is faltering and has yet to invade Syria…. Read More ›
The Irradiation Loophole
Posted By ANH-USA On January 8, 2013 @ 9:00 pm Is this the FDA’s idea of food safety? Action Alert! [1] The Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) became law in 2010. We, along with other consumer groups, were able to block some of… Read More ›
Sugary soft drinks may raise risk of depression – with diet versions causing the most harm
Four cans of pop a day raised depression risk 30% But drinking four cups of coffee decreased risk by 10% By Fiona Macrae PUBLISHED: 16:12 EST, 8 January 2013 | UPDATED: 20:46 EST, 8 January 2013 Cutting out sweetened diet… Read More ›
US nuke lab drops Chinese networking kit
Report says Los Alamos ditched H3C kit over security concerns By Simon Sharwood, APAC Editor Posted in Security, 8th January 2013 02:31 GMT Free whitepaper – The Definitive Guide to Dispersed Storage The Los Alamos National Laboratory, home of some… Read More ›
High Fructose Corn Syrup Direct Correlation with Autism in the U.S. – Clin Epigenetics. 2012
EEV: Highlights Although there are many potential causes. We chose to highlight HFCS, due to its toxin amplification. 1) Ca, Mg and Zn, or losses or displacement of any of these minerals from the consumption of HFCS 2) mercury (Hg)… Read More ›
John McAfee the Belize spymaster uncovers ‘ricin, terrorist plots’
Tycoon: I gave bigwigs laptops stuffed with surveillance malware By John Leyden Posted in Security, 7th January 2013 15:04 GMT Free whitepaper – A Vision for the Data Centre Infosec daredevil John McAfee claims he became a spymaster in Belize after… Read More ›
Biofuels cause pollution, not as green as thought – study: Will have small but significant effects on human mortality and crop yields
Sun, 6 Jan 2013 18:00 GMT Reuters * Trees could add to toxic ozone-Lancaster University * Could cause almost 1,400 premature deaths in Europe a year * Study shows biofuels not totally benign vs fossil fuels By Environment Correspondent Alister… Read More ›
Paradox of Vaccination: Is Vaccination Really Effective against Avian Flu Epidemics?
Abstract Background Although vaccination can be a useful tool for control of avian influenza epidemics, it might engender emergence of a vaccine-resistant strain. Field and experimental studies show that some avian influenza strains acquire resistance ability against vaccination. We investigated,… Read More ›
Indian troops raid Pakistani military post, killing one – Pakistani army
Sun, 6 Jan 2013 06:48 GMT Source: reuters By Mubasher Bukhari ISLAMABAD, Jan 6 (Reuters) – Indian troops raided a Pakistani military post on Sunday, killing one soldier and injuring another, the Pakistani military said, an incident that could… Read More ›
Workers making $30,000 will take a bigger hit on their pay than those earning $500,000 under new fiscal deal
By Hayley Peterson PUBLISHED: 00:00 EST, 3 January 2013 | UPDATED: 06:25 EST, 4 January 2013 Middle-class workers will take a bigger hit to their income proportionately than those earning between $200,000 and $500,000 under the new fiscal cliff… Read More ›
Why 2013 eerily looks like the world of 1913, on the cusp of the Great War.
Eve of Disaster Foreign Policy BY CHARLES EMMERSON | JANUARY 4, 2013 The leading power of the age is in relative decline, beset by political crisis at home and by steadily eroding economic prowess. Rising powers are jostling for… Read More ›
Saudi jets ‘join US strikes against al-Qaeda in Yemen’
Saudi Arabia said to have secretly joined America’s ‘undeclared aerial war’ against terrorists in Yemen LAST UPDATED AT 09:44 ON Fri 4 Jan 2013 JETS from the Saudi Arabian air force have joined US forces in missions designed to… Read More ›
Ten More Deaths Blamed on Plavix: ” Plavix plus aspirin (dual therapy) poses a 20 percent increased risk to the patient of suffering bleeding injuries, heart attacks, stroke and death”
By JACK BOUBOUSHIAN CHICAGO (CN) – Ten people died from the blockbuster blood-thinner Plavix, which is no better than aspirin against stroke but costs 100 times more, dozens of family members claim in two complaints…. Read More ›
State Department made “grievous mistake” over Benghazi: Senate report
By Tabassum Zakaria and Mark HosenballPosted 2013/01/01 at 9:26 am EST WASHINGTON, Jan. 1, 2013 (Reuters) — The State Department made a “grievous mistake” in keeping the U.S. mission in Benghazi open despite inadequate security and increasingly alarming threat assessments… Read More ›
‘US, Russia plunging into new Cold War’
Published: 29 December, 2012, 10:35 Edited: 30 December, 2012, 00:17 Tit-for-tat moves between Russia and the US are plunging the two nations into a new Cold War, says Russia expert Stephen Cohen. Washington’s longtime policy towards Moscow is to… Read More ›
Population expected to post largest drop in 2012
Kyodo Japan’s population is expected to have shrunk by a record 212,000 people in 2012, the health ministry said Monday. According to estimates by the Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry, the number of newborns in 2012 was expected to… Read More ›
US may have accidentally helped to start Falklands war by encouraging Argentinians to invade islands, admits ex-CIA chief
CIA boss William Casey voiced concerns over Argentina’s confidence in US Washington admitted they might have inadvertently encouraged Argentina By Brendan Carlin, Mail on Sunday Political Reporter PUBLISHED: 19:00 EST, 29 December 2012 | UPDATED: 19:00 EST, 29 December 2012… Read More ›
‘Black Box’ or ‘Spy Box’? US regulators want to make car data recorders mandatory
Published: 29 December, 2012, 00:18 Edited: 29 December, 2012, 00:18 US regulators want to make event data recorders (EDRs), similar to “black boxes” used on planes, mandatory on all cars produced from September 2014. The move has sparked a… Read More ›
145th Health Research Report 28 DEC 2012
Editors Top Five: Null…Only like have 5 articles. In this issue: Regular aspirin use 10 or more years ago associated with increased risk of type of age-related macular degeneration JAMA article discusses critical need for iodine supplements during pregnancy… Read More ›
Are GMOs “sterilizing” Serbia?
Timur Blokhin Dec 27, 2012 15:52 Moscow Time Photo: EPA It’s no time for joking in Serbia: the ban on GMOs currently in force could spoil the country’s relations with the United States, and close the doors of the WTO… Read More ›
News Corp. Hacked Computers in U.S. Ad Wars, Dial Soap Says: ” “Mr. Carlucci threatened to fire any News employee (‘concerned about doing the right thing’)”
DETROIT (CN) – Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp. used Al Capone’s tactics and computer hacking to monopolize the market for promotions in 40,000 retail stores, and coupon inserts in “scores of newspapers nationwide,” the maker of Dial Soap claims in a… Read More ›
92nd Health Research Report 23 OCT 2010 – Reconstruction
Editors Top Five: 1. So that’s why we’re allergic to sun creams 2. Too much light at night at night may lead to obesity, study finds 3. Fructose intolerance common in children with functional abdominal pain 4. No… Read More ›
Linguist in State Secrets Jam Gets House Arrest
By RYAN ABBOTT WASHINGTON (CN) – A federal judge ordered home arrest for an American linguist accused of stealing national security secrets while working at a U.S. Navy base in Bahrain. James Hitselberger, 56, is fluent in Arabic,… Read More ›
Ready to eat: the first GM fish for the dinner table
US decision after 17-year battle over fast-growing salmon could pave way for same step in Britain Steve Connor Monday, 24 December 2012 A GM salmon which grows twice as fast as ordinary fish could become the first genetically-modified animal in… Read More ›
90th Health Research Report 26 SEP 2010 – Reconstruction
Health Research Report 90th Issue 26 SEP 2010 Compiled By Ralph Turchiano http://www.vit.bz http://www.youtube.com/vhfilm http://www.facebook.com/engineeringevil http://www.engineeringevil.com http://www.healthresearchreport.me Editors Top Five: 1. Eating broccoli could guard against arthritis 2. Vitamin C rapidly improves emotional state of acutely hospitalized patients, say LDI… Read More ›
Sheldon Adelson Made Them Sterile, Security Guards Say
By NICK DIVITO LAS VEGAS (CN) – Two security guards for casino mogul Sheldon Adelson claim in court that they became sterile after being required to use an X-ray machine to inspect the billionaire’s daily mail. Vincent Burlingame… Read More ›
Mexican shootout that killed beauty queen linked to Fast and Furious
Another gun sent to Mexico under the White House’s “Fast and Furious” program has been found beside a murdered Mexican, just as the White House prepares to launch a large-scale political campaign built on the Dec. 14 massacre of 26 … Read More ›
Merck cholesterol drug fails; risks seen/ But yet approved in the European Union in since 2008
Thu, 20 Dec 2012 17:03 GMT Reuters * Cites increase in nonfatal side effects * Says it will not seek U.S. approval of high-profile drug * Failure is latest setback for HDL-raising drugs * Merck shares fall 2.5 percent (Adds… Read More ›
Regular aspirin use 10 or more years ago associated with increased risk of type of age-related macular degeneration
Contact: Susan Lampert Smith slsmith2@wisc.edu 608-262-7335 JAMA and Archives Journals CHICAGO ‑ Among nearly 5,000 study participants, regular aspirin use reported ten years prior was associated with a small but statistically significant increase in the risk of neovascular age‑related macular… Read More ›
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