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Walk Raises $58,000 to Fight Lupus
Region: United States
By Chaneé Patterson RICHMOND, Va. – Pouring rain didn’t discourage hundreds of walkers who came out recently to Richmond International Raceway to raise money and awareness for lupus patients. Lupus is an immune-system disease that attacks the skin, joints and major organs. An estimated 1.5 million Americans, including 40,000 Virginians, have a form of lupus. The Richmond Walk for Lupus Now ’... more
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Do latest studies show niacin may work better than prescription drugs at lowering cholesterol?
Region: United States
Latest studies have reviewed the data and the effects, and found that the simplest solution, natural niacin is still the best way to lower your LDL (bad) cholesterol that signifies calcification, and raise your HDL (good) cholesterol that removes the (bad) cholesterol before it calcifies your arteries and organs. One example would be Niacin-Time, among other brands of niacin, with cholesterol lowering abilities. You c... more
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J&K Govt enhances stipend, remuneration of PG students, House Surgeons
Region: India
Jammu, November 16 (Vijay Kumar) -–, Jammu and Kashmir government on Monday accorded sanction to enhancement in the monthly stipend of Post graduate students of Government Medical and Dental Colleges with effect from July 01, 2009. With this, the Government has fulfilled its commitment to redress the grievances of the junior doctors with r... more
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Sir Alex Ferguson has been banned for insulting the referee 4 games a fine of ￡ 20,000
Region: BotswanaAs in last month's game using insulting language to criticize when the value of refereeuggs Yilunweili, Manchester United coach Sir Alex Ferguson on the 12th FA was fined ￡ 20,000, suspended for four games of the punishment, ban may be suspended for two of them to the Executive before the end of next season. ???? On the same day a hearing held by the British Football Association, now 67-year-old Ugg Bailey Butt... more
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How does the flu in pregnant moms change the brains and genes of unborn babies?
Region: United StatesCan having any mutation of the flu change or damage the brains of unborn babies? If the flu itself damages the hippocampus, the result could be linked to autism, Alzheimer’s and schizophrenia. Let's take a logical look at one of the original studies, published in the medical journal, European Neuropsychopharmacology. Scientists published their report in the medical journal, European Neuropsychopharmacology... more
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Aldo Leopold: An early environmental activist
Region: United States
Aldo Leopold was a visionary ecologist of the first half of the twentieth century. I’m reading his classic A Sand County Almanac (Oxford University Press, 1949), a then-radical view of the imbalance between human activity and the needs of the environment, as considered by a scientist, hunter, and deeply thoughtful observer of his surroundings. It’s a book of love and grief. It was written in the 1940s, wh... more
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Psychiatrist Was Paid $500Kto Promote Antipsychotic Drug, Despite Doubts
Region: United States
Chanile Hayes came under Dr. Michael Reinstein's care after suffering a nervous breakdown. Hayes went from 140 pounds to nearly 300 in two years after taking Seroquel, a drug that Reinstein was paid to promote by its manufacturer, AstraZeneca. (Abel Uribe/Chicago Tribune) This story was co-published with the Chicago Tribune [1]. Executives inside pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca faced a high-stakes dilemma.... more
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Healthier ice cream with fiber and antioxidants is being researched by food chemistry scientists
Region: United StatesNovember 10 - Food scientists at the University of Missouri-Columbia are finally making a healthier ice cream to be used as a functional food (whole food). What the researchers are doing is adding dietary fiber, antioxidants, and probiotics (gut bacteria that support a healthy digestive system) to regular ice cream that's at least 16 percent butterfat and sweetened with sugar. The antioxidants are put in to catch free... more
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This is diabetes awareness month - Is type 1 in US and European children also increasing?
Region: United States
Nov. 8 - Will anyone be trained to manage your child's diabetes during school hours? See the Parade Magazine's November 8, 2009 article, "A Troubling Trend in Diabetes," by Dr. Ranit Mishori. The article reports that the incidence of new cases of type 1 diabetes (juvenile diabetes) in those under age 5, is expected to double by 2020, according to the authors of the new new study published in The Lancet, a Bri... more
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Trees give off internal electricity that's now being tapped
Region: United States
According to the articles, "Electrical Circuit Runs Entirely Off Power in Trees," published Sept. 9, 2009 in ScienceDaily, and "Preventing Forest Fires with Tree Power," published Sept. 23,2008, in M.I.T. news. Plants generate electricity internally. Scientists at the University of Washington have created nano circuits that use such a tiny bit of electrical power that they can run on the small voltages that trees ... more
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