Archive for the 'Health' Category
USDA Received Pathogen Warning Before Deregulating GM Alfalfa
February 22nd, 2013Via: Activist Post: Following a 6 year approval battle, the USDA fully deregulated Monsanto’s Roundup Ready alfalfa in January 2011. A week later, they partially deregulated GM sugar beets. This occurred despite Secretary of Agriculture’s Tom Vilsack’s knowledge of a stark warning letter by Dr. Don M. Huber, Emeritus Professor of Plant Pathology, Purdue University […]
Zuckerberg, Brin Join Forces to Extend Life
February 21st, 2013Via: AFP: Famed founders of Internet rivals Google and Facebook joined forces on Wednesday to back big-money prizes for research aimed at extending human life. Sergey Brin and Mark Zuckerberg, along with their spouses, joined Russian venture capitalist Yuri Milner to award 11 scientists $3 million each to launch the Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences. […]
The First Bionic Hand that Can Feel
February 18th, 2013Via: Independent: The first bionic hand that allows an amputee to feel what they are touching will be transplanted later this year in a pioneering operation that could introduce a new generation of artificial limbs with sensory perception. The patient is an unnamed man in his 20s living in Rome who lost the lower part […]
Scientists Create ‘Sixth Sense’ Brain Implant to Detect Infrared Light
February 18th, 2013Via: Telegraph: Scientists have created a “sixth sense” by creating a brain implant through which infrared light can be detected. Although the light could not be seen lab rats were able to detect it via electrodes in the part of the brain responsible for their sense of touch. Similar devices have previously been used to […]
SARS-Like Virus May Have Spread Person-to-Person
February 14th, 2013Via: AP: British officials say a mysterious virus related to SARS may have spread between humans, as they confirmed the 11th case worldwide of the new coronavirus in a patient who they say probably caught it from a family member. The new virus was first identified last year in the Middle East and the 10 […]
Don’t Let Them Pull Out Your Teeth
February 2nd, 2013Via: DailyKos: A few years ago I was diagnosed with an advanced case of gum disease. I was showing pocket depths of 9s and 10s. Many of my teeth were actually loose. And it had become painful to eat certain foods. My periodontist told me that in order to stop it from getting worse, I […]
What to Do with Thousands of Tons of Radioactive Scrap Metal? Recycle It Into Consumer Goods
January 31st, 2013Via: Wall Street Journal: The Department of Energy is proposing to allow the sale of tons of scrap metal from government nuclear sites—an attempt to reduce waste that critics say could lead to radiation-tainted belt buckles, surgical implants and other consumer products. The department, in a document released last month, said the recycling proposal is […]
China’s Filthy Air Prompts Mask Rush and Sale of Fresh Air in Cans
January 30th, 2013Via: ABC: For the fourth time this year, a murky haze has descended over north China, leaving residents of Beijing choking on toxic smog. China’s air hasn’t been this bad since 1954, according to the state-run People’s Daily newspaper. In a remarkable record of dirty air, 24 out of January’s first 29 days this year […]
BPA Free: Experiments Show Bisphenol S Also Disrupts Hormone Activity
January 27th, 2013Via: ScienceDaily: The industry responded by creating “BPA-free” products, which were made from plastic containing a compound called bisphenol S. In addition to having similar names, BPA and BPS share a similar structure and versatility: BPS is now known to be used in everything from currency to thermal receipt paper, and widespread human exposure to […]
NYPD Will Begin Testing New Device That Scans People for Concealed Weapons
January 25th, 2013Via: New York Daily News: Get ready for scan-and-frisk. The NYPD will soon deploy new technology allowing police to detect guns carried by criminals without using the typical pat-down procedure, Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly said Wednesday. The department just received a machine that reads terahertz — the natural energy emitted by people and inanimate objects […]
