Is Homeopathy Really As Implausible As It Sounds?
• http://www.popsci.com, By Emily ElertWe look into the mathematics of alternative medicine.
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French doctors: Half of all prescribed medicines are ‘useless or dangerous’
• http://www.rawstory.com, By Kim WillsherHalf of all medicines being prescribed by doctors in France are either useless or potentially dangerous for patients, according to two eminent medical specialists.
Why Are We Being Kept in the Dark Over GMOs?
• http://zen-haven.dk, By Dr. MercolaYou may already be fully aware of the fight surrounding the latest California GMO labeling legislation known as Prop 37, a bill which I have been very passionate about supporting over the past few months.
What Pulling An All-Nighter Does To Your Body
• http://www.businessinsider.com, Linette LopezEspecially in your early years as an analyst, all Wall Streeters can expect to pull all-nighters.
Letter Re: Fasting and Starvation
• http://www.survivalblog.comDear Editor: I am a practitioner of fasting. Having learned how it feels to go without food I feel it necessary to let others know.
Modern-day wheat is a 'chronic poison,' says doctor
• http://www.dailypaul.com, legalizelibertyUsing wheat-based pasta instead of regular spaghetti noodles tonight because you've been told wheat-based foods are better for you? Not so fast, says one doctor.
Pirate Bay Founder Arrested for Alleged Hack
• David Kravets via WIRED.comIt turns out that last week’s arrest of The Pirate Bay co-founder Gottfrid Svartholm seems to be unrelated to his pending one-year prison sentence for running Sweden’s and the world’s most notorious and illicit file-sharing service.
Heart-Focused Breathing
• http://www.heartmath.orgWhen the Institute of HeartMath recommends that I do heart-focused breathing, what exactly is that? You can’t actually breathe with your heart. Right?
Heavy Metal Toxicity Raises Your Risk of Electromagnetic Sensitivity by Dr. Mercola
•Electomagnetic fields (EMFs) are all around us, no matter where you live these days. They emanate from power lines, televisions, household electrical wiring, appliances and microwaves.
This Is What Adderall Does To Your Body
• http://www.businessinsider.com, Linette LopezThe word on Wall Street is, cocaine is over, and everyone is taking Adderall to survive the all-nighters, the tedious work, and the hangovers from one-too-many the night before.
Q&A: Parasites, Modern Life and Immune Systems Gone Haywire
• http://www.wired.com, By Brandon KeimMoises Velasquez-Manoff was on the road to Tijuana, where he’d meet a man who would infect him with hookworms.
New smartphones could test for AIDS in rural Africa
• The RawStory.comSouth African and South Korean researchers are working on making a smartphone capable of doing AIDS tests in rural parts of Africa that are the worst hit by the disease, a researcher said Friday.
17 Things That Make You Dumber
• http://www.businessinsider.com, Shlomo SprungWith all the talk about self-improvement these days, people don't pay enough attention to self-worsening.
Hookah Effects as Harmful as Cigarettes, Study Finds
• http://www.bio-medicine.org, HealthDay NewsSmoking through a hookah or bong is as harmful to the lungs as smoking cigarettes, a new study finds.
Hantavirus Deaths in Yosemite: More Mice May Be to Blame
• http://www.livescience.com, Susan E. MatthewsTwo people have died from the rodent-borne disease called hantavirus after staying in Yosemite National Park, suggesting that the California park hosts many rodents, especially mice, infected with the virus.
TSA Denies Stonewalling Nude Body-Scanner Court Order
• David Kravets via WIRED.comThe Transportation Security Administration denied it was stonewalling a federal appeals court’s year-old decision demanding the agency hold public hearings concerning the so-called nude body scanners installed in U.S. airport security checkpoints
South African Scientists Claim Breakthrough Drug Cures All Strains of Malaria
• Rebecca Boyle via PopSci.comMalaria is the scourge of tropical nations, crippling its victims with symptoms like debilitating fever, convulsions and nausea, and killing half a million people annually.
A Body-Cooling Glove Could Give Athletes a Better Boost Than Steroids
• Colin Lecher via PopSci.comAlmost all mammals have a network of veins near a hairless part of their skin that controls rapid temperature management--and it's no different for people.
Students Who Stay Awake to Study Do Worse in School the Next Day
• Garth Sundem via WIRED.comStudents who average more study hours do better in school. But a study published last week shows that students who stay awake to study more than their average up their odds of failing a test or having difficulty understanding instruction the next day
Experimental Low-Calorie Diet Gets Puzzling Results in Monkeys
• Brandon Keim via WIRED.comThe science of calorie restriction just got a lot more complicated.
Body Scans Junked? DHS, Darpa Look for New Airport Sensors
• Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai via WIRED.comTwo years ago, the Department of Homeland Security stepped up its campaign to install controversial body scanners at airports nationwide. At the time, the agency claimed the machines could spot all sorts of hidden weapons and contraband.
Lentils: The Super Food of the Prepper, by Brad H.
• http://www.survivalblog.com, Brad H.This article is about a food that I have become familiar with just recently. The nutritionist at my chiropractor’s office has me on a detoxification program.
U.S. approves new once-a-day pill to treat HIV
• The RawStory.comA new pill to treat HIV infection — combining two previously approved drugs plus two new ones — has been approved for adults living with the virus that causes AIDS, US regulators said Monday.
Slow Drug Release From Cellular Automaton Pills
• The Physics arXiv Blog via TechnologyReview.comModelling pills as if they were cellular automaton could change the way tablets are designed and made
Cyborg Tissue Monitors Cells
• Megan Scudellari via TechnologyReview.comNanoelectronic scaffolding supports living tissue
Study Suggests Less Is More for Exercise and Weight Loss
• Chuck Squatriglia via WIRED.comIf you’re looking to shape up, researchers at the University of Copenhagen say 30 minutes of rigorous exercise can be as effective as an hour when it comes to shedding weight.
Teens Beware: Using Marijuana Could Make You Dumber
• Tanya Lewis via WIRED.comMarijuana is the world’s most widely used illicit drug. But smoke too many joints too soon, and you might lose IQ points: A new study suggests extensive marijuana use starting as a teenager could lead to cognitive decline.
Biocompatible Transistors Wired Into Living Human Tissue
• Rebecca Boyle via PopSci.comA new material developed at Harvard and MIT adds a distinctly cybernetic element to the science of tissue engineering. The 3-D mesh of transistors and cells, which can support tissue growth while monitoring its health and progress
Scientists warn food shortages could turn us all into vegetarians
• John Vidal, The GuardianLeading water scientists have issued one of the sternest warnings yet about global food supplies, saying that the world’s population may have to switch almost completely to a vegetarian diet over the next 40 years to avoid catastrophic shortages.
Study: Troops suffer concussions during combat training
• Pro Publica via The RawStory.comA new military study has found that almost 6 percent of soldiers who took hand-to-hand combat courses at a Texas Army base were struck in the suffered symptoms the Pentagon says are consistent with concussions, also mild traumatic brain injuries
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