by Harumi Ozawa AFP-JIJI In a cramped and dark venue in a sleazy Tokyo district, dozens of middle-aged men cheer at a performer on stage: The object of their adoration is a 6-year-old girl. Decked out in makeup with ribbons in her hair, Ai is dressed like an adult but still looks very much a… Read More »
Reuters Feb 22, 2018 Article history PRINT SHARE LONDON – A vast study that sought to settle a long-standing debate about whether or not antidepressant drugs really work has found they are indeed effective in relieving acute depression in adults. The international study — a meta-analysis pooling results of 522 trials covering 21 commonly used… Read More »
Drinking could help you live longer—that’s the good news for happy-hour enthusiasts from a study presented last week at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. According to the study, people who live to 90 or older often drink moderately. Neurologist Claudia Kawas and her team at the University of California, Irvine, have… Read More »
Debtors’ prison: ACLU report details ‘criminalization of private debt’ by Jon Schuppe Americans’ reliance on household debt ─ and poor people’s struggles to pay it off ─ has fueled a collection industry that forces many of them into jail, a practice that critics call a misuse of the criminal justice system. The accusation is documented… Read More »
A man has been “cured” of prostate cancer using an experimental therapy that shocks tumours to death with the sex hormone testosterone. A man has been “cured” of prostate cancer using an experimental therapy that shocks tumours to death with the sex hormone testosterone. The disease was at an advanced stage and had failed to… Read More »
A Houston OB-GYN’s Facebook post is going viral after she recounted the dismissive racism she encountered on a Delta flight, where a flight attendant refused to believe that she was a doctor and refused to let her aid a man who had become unresponsive.“I’m sure many of my fellow young, corporate America working women of… Read More »
by Gregg Prescott, M.S. Editor, In5D.com Silently, the Vatican is releasing information about Nibiru entering our solar system and extraterrestrial neighbors who have already met with Vatican offic… Pope Pius XII launched Servizio Informazioni del Vaticano(SIV), an agency at cross purposes with Majestic-12: FOR HE WHO IS NOT AGAINST US IS FOR US In Februari… Read More »
The Pope Is To Declare “The Aliens Are Coming” (Apparently)The Pope Is To Declare “The Aliens Are Coming”(Apparently) It has been said many times before that the Vatican is preparing to declare to the world that they are going to start preparing for Alien contact….And the evidence is building up to this being a very… Read More »
The heart can only take so much — and a new study suggests that the combination of strenuous exercise and high emotions may be too much for it to bear.In the study, working out while angry or emotionally upset was linked to a more than threefold greater risk of having a heart attack within the… Read More »
Elysium isn’t the only pterostilbene vendor. In fact, ChromaDex also offers pterostilbene for supplements separately from Niagen. How excited should we be about all this? If I were a middle-aged mouse, I’d be ready to spend some of the nickels and dimes I’d dragged off the sidewalk to try NR supplements. Even before Sinclair’s paper,… Read More »
The other clowns in the news need to both defeated by a libertarian when even the church is publishing that they both suck! Catholics who can’t in good conscience vote for either major presidential candidate are well within their rights to pick a third option, says Bishop James Conley of Lincoln, Nebraska. Source: Bishop Conley:… Read More »
Methionine- Restricted Diet… Who needs it?By Brenda Davis | Articles, Diet and Disease, General Nutrition | 27 November 2015image_print Methionine is an essential amino acid — one of the building blocks of protein that cannot be produced by the human body so must come from our food. It is one of two sulfur-containing amino acids… Read More »
a 1989 study of chronic users showed a maximum detection window of 25 days at a sensitivity of 20 ng/mL. Yet he points out that only one subject tested positive after 14 days, and it took an average of just 9.8 days before cannabinoid levels were no longer detectible. And while a 1984 study testing… Read More »
When Comey, the director of the FBI decided not to charge Hillary Clinton, it looks like it had more to do with money than motive. Source: New Scandal: Hillary Caught Paying Off FBI Director? – Liberty News Now
Source: Next Big Future: Stem cells delivered via Skin gun can reduce second degree burn treatment from 3 to 4 weeks to days
Source: Next Big Future: New Alloy Is As Light As Aluminum, As Strong as Titanium Alloys
Source: Next Big Future: Titanium-gold alloy that is four times harder than most steels
Source: Next Big Future: Transparent Spinel aluminum for transparent armor, next generation lasers, ruggedized smart phones and tablets
Source: Next Big Future: US Army says Ground Warfare is on the cusp of being fundamentally transformed to become intensely lethal
Source: Next Big Future: Towards pills that can mimick many of the benefits of exercise
A hangover-free future is once again being promised, this time courtesy of a controversial former drug czar. The Independent reports David Nutt—who was fired by the British government after claiming horse riding was more dangerous than ecstasy—developed about 90 compounds of something he’s calling “alcosynth” and is testing out two for wide-scale alcohol replacement, which… Read More »
Do you remember how we got work done before we had to deal with 100 emails a day? I do. We were empowered to make decisions and those decisions were implicitly backed up by our managers. Source: Most Work Emails Not Important [STUDY]
The White House and federal regulatory agencies need to unsnarl the tangle they’ve created around Zika prevention. We need a clear and reasonable roadmap for the testing and approval of the critical new biological control agents for mosquitoes. Source: Why Are The Feds Blocking Technologies To Control The Mosquitoes That Spread Zika Virus?
A roundup of news from around the country. Source: S.C. officer who fatally shot unarmed teen a year ago will be fired – The Washington Post
Richard Jenkins created Saildrone’s autonomous boats to assess fish populations, study the oceans and more, but his grander vision concerns climate change. Source: No Sailors Needed: Robot Sailboats Scour the Oceans for Data
Black Americans still live more of their older years with disability than white Americans, according to a new study. Source: Gaps in active life expectancy remain between black, white Americans | Fox News
brain-eating” amoeba is Naegleria fowleri , Source: Whitewater center to reopen after Westerville teen contracted deadly brain-eating amoeba | NBC4i.com
Blacks are shot and killed by police at 2.5 times the rate of whites. Source: Aren’t more white people than black people killed by police? Yes, but no. – The Washington Post
The union said the deal brings workers in line with Delta and United. Source: 30,000 American Airlines workers to get 22% pay hikes
Results from the Large Hadron Collider show that a “bump” in the machine’s data, previously rumoured to represent a new particle, has gone away. Source: New particle hopes fade as LHC data ‘bump’ disappears – BBC News
Sunflowers have circadian rhythms, scientists say — and a growth trick that helps them keep their faces toward the sun. Source: Watch a sunflower dance in the sun: Now scientists know how it’s done – The Washington Post
First Generic Version of Tamiflu Approved by FDA Source: First Generic Version of Tamiflu Approved by FDA
Investigators identify the bad lines of genetic code that may lead to the disease Source: New Clues to Depression Spotted in the Genome | TIME
Source: Meat-eaters may have a higher risk of death, and here’s why – CNN.com
Source: Vaping Puts Potentially Cancerous Chemicals In User’s Bodies
The gluten-free craze has proven to be one of the more controversial dietary movements in recent memory. While there are those who diagnosably suffer from celiac disease and must avoid gluten or face a variety of horrible symptoms, there are also those who pursue a gluten-free diet for vague “health” reasons despite not experiencing any… Read More »
XMRV virus Source: Infection as One Possible Cause of Fibromyalgia
XMRV virus Source: Infection as One Possible Cause of Fibromyalgia
Researchers at the Whittemore Peterson Institute in United States have discovered an infectious virus in a significant percentage of people with Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. The virus, known as Xenotropic murine leukemia virus-related virus (XMRV) is a retrovirus, which means it inserts its DNA right into your cell’s genetic makeup. Once infected, the virus… Read More »
Source: No Xenotropic Murine Leukemia Virus–related Virus Detected in Fibromyalgia Patients
fibromyalgia, Source: New-Found Virus XMRV
The prevalence of oral health problems and cognitive decline are both higher among older adults, but are they linked? A new study suggests they may be, but calls for more research. Source: Oral health and cognitive decline may be related – Medical News Today
Studies show social anxiety is often linked to an overactive amygdala, a part of the brain which is commonly overstimulated in patients with chronic Lyme disease. When the amygdala is overstimulated, emotional responses to external situations completely bypass the neo-cortex of the brain and go straight from the thalamus to the amygdala [1]. Typically, emotional… Read More »
Lyme disease survivor and book author Shelley White shares about the link between social anxiety and Lyme disease, along with some remedies for reducing anxiety. – ProHealth.com Source: Herbal Remedies for Lyme-Induced Social Anxiety
Source: Kolasa: Using turmeric for inflammation – Daily Reflector
Source: Is Fibromyalgia Syndrome a Myth? No, But It Just Might Be a Sleep Disorder
Source: One Of The World’s Top Aging Researchers Has A Pill To Keep You Feeling Young | Co.Exist | ideas + impact
Read about a Canadian study reporting that two current fibromyalgia drugs, when used in combination, offer superior relief to patients. Source: 2 Fibromyalgia Therapies Better Used Combo Treatments, Study Says
Did you know that eliminating certain foods from your diet might help ease pain? A pain management specialist answers some key questions about how it works. Source: Should You Switch to an Elimination Diet to Fight Chronic Pain?
Research suggests it’s a disease of the central nervous system Source: Fibromyalgia: Maligned, Misunderstood and (Finally) Treatable – Scientific American