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FBI director: Cellphone encryption has “very serious consequences” | Star Tribune

WASHINGTON — FBI Director James Comey warned in stark terms Thursday against the push by technology companies to encrypt smartphone data and operating systems, arguing that murder cases could be stalled, suspects could walk free and justice could be thwarted by a locked phone or an encrypted hard drive. Privacy advocates and technology experts called… Read More »

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How Much Salary Does A Doctor Make? – Business Insider

Medscape, a subsidiary of the medical information website WebMD, has released its 2014 Physician Compensation Report. The data in the report come from more than 24,000 doctors in 25 specialties, who responded to Medscape’s annual survey with information on their compensation for 2013.   The infographic below shows the average earnings for each surveyed specialty.… Read More »

Google Tests Out Feature To Protect You From Sketchy Online Diagnoses

You may soon be a Google search away from immediate access to professional medical advice. The search engine giant is testing a new feature that urges people Googling illnesses or symptoms to jump on a video call with a medical professional. The finding was reported on Friday by Reddit user jasonahoule. When he typed “knee… Read More »

How to Successfully Kickstart Your Crowdfunding Campaign

How to Successfully Kickstart Your Crowdfunding Campaign Get your project rolling with Kickstarter   Andrew Ward Sep 26th 2014 7:48AM   1232011   Facebook/Kickstarter Over time, countless entrepreneurs have had their endeavors thwarted by their inability to secure proper funding. In recent years crowdfunding, the practice of funding a project by a large number of… Read More »

The Average U.S. Work Week Is Nearly 6 Days

For many full-time employed adults, the weekly grind is feeling more like six days, rather than five. They aren’t wrong. That’s because a recent Gallup poll indicated half of America’s full-time staffers are working more than 40 hours per week, with four in ten stating they work 50 hours or more. Only 8 percent polled… Read More »

This Is the Real Story Behind Kill The Messenger | TIME

Investigative reporter Gary Webb linked the CIA to America’s introduction to crack cocaine   In a scene from the new movie Kill the Messenger, investigative reporter Gary Webb (played by Jeremy Renner) says that he doesn’t believe in conspiracy theories. He does, however, believe in real conspiracies: “If I believe it, there’s nothing ‘theory’ about… Read More »

Triglycerides Hike Prostate Cancer Recurrence

Having high triglycerides after radical prostatectomy raises the risk of cancer recurrence, researchers found. In a retrospective cohort study, risk of recurrence rose about 3% for every 10 mg/dL increase in triglyceride levels, Stephen J. Freedland, MD, of Duke University, and colleagues reported online in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention. Other lipid parameters — total… Read More »

Cancer Treatment: The 2nd Opinion That Is Saving Lives

The data has now become clear that after initial chemotherapy fails, as many as 95% of cancer patients will not respond to the next suggested drug by conventional methods. There are now new cancer diagnostic and treatment methods that may save your life or that of a loved one. Even the top cancer chemotherapy drugs… Read More »

Carlsbad woman who shot husband to death not guilty of 1st-degree murder | UTSanDiego.com

  VISTA — For two weeks, jurors heard a Carlsbad mother’s story of a dysfunctional marriage, abuse by her schoolteacher husband, and the fear she felt right before she shot him to death in their bedroom. On Wednesday, after two days of deliberating, the Vista jury found Julie Harper, 41, not guilty of first-degree murder… Read More »

How Much Money Does Your Doctor Get From Medical Companies? | TIME

How Much Money Does Your Doctor Get From Medical Companies?   Pratheek Rebala @pratheekrebala Chris Wilson @chriswilsondc 10:25 AM ET   Use this search tool to find out   Doctors received $3.5 billion from pharmaceutical companies and device makers over a five month period in 2013, according to figures the federal government released this week.… Read More »

Database shows $3.5 billion in industry ties to doctors, hospitals – LA Times

Pulling the curtain back on long-hidden industry relationships, the federal government revealed that U.S. doctors and teaching hospitals had $3.5 billion worth of financial ties with drug and medical-device makers in the last five months of 2013. The details published Tuesday in a new government databasehave been sought for years by consumer advocates and lawmakers… Read More »