Depleted Uranium - Northern Ireland professor gives evidence in Gulf War case -- The death of a 39-year-old ex-soldier from cancer was caused by his exposure to depleted uranium during the 1991 Gulf War, an inquest jury has ruled after hearing from an Ulster expert. Read More...
Routine Consumption of Aspirin to Prevent Heart Attacks and Strokes "A Big Lie" -- Taking an aspirin a day appears to increase a person's risk of dangerous gastric bleeding as much as it decreases their risk of heart attack or stroke, researchers have found. "We don't have good evidence that, for healthy people, the benefits of long-term aspirin exceed the risks by an appropriate margin," said lead researcher Colin Baigent, of the Clinical Trial Service Unit at Oxford University.
Swine flu everywhere (map) -- This map and the data behind it were compiled by Dr. Henry Niman, a biomedical researcher in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, using technology provided by Rhiza Labs and Google. The map is compiled using data from official sources, news reports and user-contributions and updated multiple times per day.
Eli Lilly to axe 5,000 jobs -- US pharmaceutical group Eli Lilly will trim more than 5,000 jobs worldwide by the end of 2011 as part of a broad restructuring plan that also aims to speed up development of key medicines.
Monsanto Seed company to lay off over 1700 -- Monsanto Co., the world's biggest seed maker, said Thursday it plans to make deeper work force cuts than previously announced, saying it will reduce its staff by about 8 percent to cut costs.
Winner of best sign award from The March On Washington D.C.
NASA rocket to create clouds Tuesday -- Be sure to read the comment section!
Federal program uses syringes to deter drunk driving-want to have a cop take your blood at a DUI checkpoint? -- officers in Idaho and Texas have received training in recent months to draw blood from those suspected of drunken or drugged driving.
German man injured by swine flu trial shot speaks out -- A participant in the German H1N1 vaccine trials reports serious adverse reactions, including coughing up blood, but the lead researcher blows it off. Yet another story of problems in vaccine safety studies that are ignored.
The great swine flu cover up -- Mexico has been considered the laboratory of globalization since it initiated the North American Free Trade Agreement in 1994. In April of 2009 a deadly virus germinated in that laboratory, finding ideal conditions to move quickly into a global pandemic.
Swine flu shots to start in 3 weeks as cases spread -- Swine flu vaccinations may begin in three weeks, earlier than previously anticipated, after the first U.S. tests found a single shot to be effective in eight to 10 days, U.S. health officials said.
School located vaccination info & templates from the CDC -- These documents were designed to provide information for planning and conducting school-located 2009 H1N1 influenza vaccination clinics that target school-aged children enrolled in school and potentially other groups in the community.
Study reveals serious risks with HPV vaccines -- Word from the JAMA report says that the HPV vaccine has unexpectedly caused episodes of fainting and life-threatening blood clots. In fact, in a statement to the media, these events were called "disproportional" -- meaning these side effects are anything but rare. What's more, among the 12,424 adverse reaction reports about the HPV vaccine, 772 (6.2 percent) were serious and included 32 reports of death.
2000 young girls in Britain suffer serious side effects from Gardisil vaccine -- Thousands of schoolgirls have suffered suspected adverse reactions to a controversial cervical cancer vaccine introduced by the Government.
Artichokes contain amazing power -- Artichokes, which can be eaten or taken as artichoke leaf extract, have been shown to improve various digestive health disorders. They significantly lower blood cholesterol levels, prevent heart disease and atherosclerosis, enhance detoxification reactions, as well as protect the liver from damage.
Elite soldier's tell all book "compromises national security)...government tries to stop publication. -- Military blocks the publication of a book containing confidential information and may take author to court.
Mafia sank boat with radioactive waste -- Italian authorities have discovered a ship that was sunk by the mafia off the coast of southern Italy with 120 barrels of radioactive waste on board, a local prosecutor said Monday.
First trail over FEMA trailer fumes opens in LA -- For the first time since Hurricane Katrina left tens of thousands of families living in FEMA trailers, a federal jury heard allegations Monday that the government-issued shelters exposed Gulf Coast storm victims to hazardous formaldehyde fumes.
1.2 million displaced by China's Three Gorges Dam project -- China has relocated 1.27 million people to make way for the controversial Three Gorges dam development, the world's largest hydroelectric project, state media reported.
Ingredients found in experimental H1N1 vaccine include cleaners, cosmetics along with thimerosal & squalene -- Read More...
I expect a currency crisis or semi-crisis: Jim Rogers -- The worst of the economic crisis is not over and a currency crisis can happen this year or the next year, because the problem of too much debt in the system has not been solved, legendary investor Jim Rogers told CNBC Monday.
Development of chipless RFID tatoo for animals...humans next? -- SOMARK is developing a patented chipless RFID tattoo for animal identification system. Applications include lab animals to improve drug development processes and cattle for food supply safety. SOMARK will open an R&D facility in San Diego in addition to its St. Louis location at the Center for Emerging Technologies.
Routine Consumption of Aspirin to Prevent Heart Attacks and Strokes "A Big Lie" -- Taking an aspirin a day appears to increase a person's risk of dangerous gastric bleeding as much as it decreases their risk of heart attack or stroke, researchers have found. "We don't have good evidence that, for healthy people, the benefits of long-term aspirin exceed the risks by an appropriate margin," said lead researcher Colin Baigent, of the Clinical Trial Service Unit at Oxford University.
Swine flu everywhere (map) -- This map and the data behind it were compiled by Dr. Henry Niman, a biomedical researcher in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, using technology provided by Rhiza Labs and Google. The map is compiled using data from official sources, news reports and user-contributions and updated multiple times per day.
Eli Lilly to axe 5,000 jobs -- US pharmaceutical group Eli Lilly will trim more than 5,000 jobs worldwide by the end of 2011 as part of a broad restructuring plan that also aims to speed up development of key medicines.
Monsanto Seed company to lay off over 1700 -- Monsanto Co., the world's biggest seed maker, said Thursday it plans to make deeper work force cuts than previously announced, saying it will reduce its staff by about 8 percent to cut costs.
Winner of best sign award from The March On Washington D.C.
NASA rocket to create clouds Tuesday -- Be sure to read the comment section!
Federal program uses syringes to deter drunk driving-want to have a cop take your blood at a DUI checkpoint? -- officers in Idaho and Texas have received training in recent months to draw blood from those suspected of drunken or drugged driving.
German man injured by swine flu trial shot speaks out -- A participant in the German H1N1 vaccine trials reports serious adverse reactions, including coughing up blood, but the lead researcher blows it off. Yet another story of problems in vaccine safety studies that are ignored.
The great swine flu cover up -- Mexico has been considered the laboratory of globalization since it initiated the North American Free Trade Agreement in 1994. In April of 2009 a deadly virus germinated in that laboratory, finding ideal conditions to move quickly into a global pandemic.
Swine flu shots to start in 3 weeks as cases spread -- Swine flu vaccinations may begin in three weeks, earlier than previously anticipated, after the first U.S. tests found a single shot to be effective in eight to 10 days, U.S. health officials said.
School located vaccination info & templates from the CDC -- These documents were designed to provide information for planning and conducting school-located 2009 H1N1 influenza vaccination clinics that target school-aged children enrolled in school and potentially other groups in the community.
Study reveals serious risks with HPV vaccines -- Word from the JAMA report says that the HPV vaccine has unexpectedly caused episodes of fainting and life-threatening blood clots. In fact, in a statement to the media, these events were called "disproportional" -- meaning these side effects are anything but rare. What's more, among the 12,424 adverse reaction reports about the HPV vaccine, 772 (6.2 percent) were serious and included 32 reports of death.
2000 young girls in Britain suffer serious side effects from Gardisil vaccine -- Thousands of schoolgirls have suffered suspected adverse reactions to a controversial cervical cancer vaccine introduced by the Government.
Artichokes contain amazing power -- Artichokes, which can be eaten or taken as artichoke leaf extract, have been shown to improve various digestive health disorders. They significantly lower blood cholesterol levels, prevent heart disease and atherosclerosis, enhance detoxification reactions, as well as protect the liver from damage.
Elite soldier's tell all book "compromises national security)...government tries to stop publication. -- Military blocks the publication of a book containing confidential information and may take author to court.
Mafia sank boat with radioactive waste -- Italian authorities have discovered a ship that was sunk by the mafia off the coast of southern Italy with 120 barrels of radioactive waste on board, a local prosecutor said Monday.
First trail over FEMA trailer fumes opens in LA -- For the first time since Hurricane Katrina left tens of thousands of families living in FEMA trailers, a federal jury heard allegations Monday that the government-issued shelters exposed Gulf Coast storm victims to hazardous formaldehyde fumes.
1.2 million displaced by China's Three Gorges Dam project -- China has relocated 1.27 million people to make way for the controversial Three Gorges dam development, the world's largest hydroelectric project, state media reported.
Ingredients found in experimental H1N1 vaccine include cleaners, cosmetics along with thimerosal & squalene -- Read More...
I expect a currency crisis or semi-crisis: Jim Rogers -- The worst of the economic crisis is not over and a currency crisis can happen this year or the next year, because the problem of too much debt in the system has not been solved, legendary investor Jim Rogers told CNBC Monday.
Development of chipless RFID tatoo for animals...humans next? -- SOMARK is developing a patented chipless RFID tattoo for animal identification system. Applications include lab animals to improve drug development processes and cattle for food supply safety. SOMARK will open an R&D facility in San Diego in addition to its St. Louis location at the Center for Emerging Technologies.
