168 Health Research Report WHITE PAPER /ROUGH COPY 168th Issue Date 16 NOV 2013 Compiled By Ralph Turchiano http://www.vit.bz www.youtube.com/vhfilm http://www.engineeringevil.com http://www.healthresearchreport.me In this Issue: 1. The most commonly prescribed treatment for Colds and Sore Throats offers no benefit and… Read More ›
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Hacking firm hints at cybercrime’s professional elite ( Cyber-Mercenaries Hidden Lynx )
27 September 2013 by Hal Hodson Magazine issue 2936. Subscribe and save For similar stories, visit the Computer crime Topic Guide A new report has outed a shadowy organisation called Hidden Lynx – a 100-strong group of expert hackers who… Read More ›
New study discovers copper destroys highly infectious norovirus
Ref: 13/162 10 September 2013 Sarah Warnes and Professor Bill Keevil Scientists from the University of Southampton have discovered that copper and copper alloys rapidly destroy norovirus – the highly-infectious sickness bug. Worldwide, norovirus is responsible for more than… Read More ›
Watercress may ‘turn off’ breast cancer signal
2010 study posted for filing Contact: Sophie Docker S.Docker@soton.ac.uk 0044-023-805-98933 University of Southampton The research, unveiled at a press conference today (14 September 2010), shows that the watercress compound is able to interfere with the function of a protein which… Read More ›
Antibiotics no more effective at relieving coughs and colds than a sugar pill
Those taking antibiotics in study reported more side effects including rash, nausea and diarrhoea Jeremy Laurance Wednesday, 19 December 2012 The winter may be peak season for coughs and colds but there is no point… Read More ›
Nudge or Think: What works best for our society?
If approached in the right way, citizens are willing to change their behaviour and do more to help themselves and others, according to research funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC). 21 September 2012 If approached in the… Read More ›
New study supports claim that breast screening may be causing more harm than good
Requested Repost from Dec 2011 Research: Possible net harms of breast cancer screening: Updated modelling of Forrest report A new study published on bmj.com today supports the claim that the introduction of breast cancer screening in the UK may have… Read More ›