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Unconscionable Drugging of Our Children |
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Children are being prescribed powerful antipsychotic medicines with few precautions, and federal drug experts warned that regulators must do more to inform doctors of their substantial risks.
More than 389,000 children and teenagers were treated last ...
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How Drug Companies Keep Prices High |
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EU antitrust regulators say that European patients had to pay some 3 billion euro (about 3.87 billion dollars) more for medicines in between 2000 and 2007 because pharmaceutical companies deliberately stalled the sale of cheaper generic versions.
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Some Brains are Wired for Change |
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People who welcome new experiences have stronger connections between their memory and reward brain centers, according to new research.
People who actively seek lifestyle changes may have a more developed connection between two brain areas -- the hippocampus, ...
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Acupuncture is Just as Effective Without Needles |
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While acupuncture works, it appears to work equally well with or without needle penetration. This conclusion was drawn from a treatment study involving cancer patients suffering from nausea during radiotherapy.
In an acupuncture study of more than 200 ...
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It's a Wonderful Life |
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How and what you eat has radically changed over the past few decades with the all-consuming rise of the supermarket. But what price are you paying for this homogenized, cheap and convenient food? This video investigates how supermarkets have affected ...
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New Solution for Colon Cancer |
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Vitamin D can affect a colon cancer cell by adjusting everything from its gene expression to its cytoskeleton. Recent research shows that one pathway governs the vitamin's diverse effects, a result which helps to clarify the actions of a molecule that ...
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December 02, 2008 |
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The Joys of Microscope Photography |
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Microscopic creatures live in enchanting world -- and they can even sometimes look very cute. Photographers keep discovering new angles and frontiers of the microcosm. ...
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December 02, 2008 |
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Is This the Future of the Human Race? |
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Ray Kurzweil believes that humanity is standing on the threshold of the most profound and transformative event in humanity, the “Singularity.”
The Singularity, according to Kurzweil is a future period during which the pace of technological change becomes ...
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December 02, 2008 |
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Chemical in Your Body Might Fight Obesity |
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Researchers have discovered a fatty substance made in the stomach that sends signals to your brain, announcing when it is time to stop eating.
Scientists conducted experiments on mice and rats, which showed that the chemical called NAPE regulated the ...
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December 02, 2008 |
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Does Fast Food Lead to Alzheimer's? |
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Mice fed junk food for nine months showed signs of developing Alzheimer's disease.
The findings, which come from a series of published papers by a researcher at Sweden's Karolinska Institute, show that a diet rich in fat, sugar and cholesterol could ...
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December 02, 2008 |
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An Important Hypertension Study Ignored by Conventional Medicine |
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In December of 2002, a large study showed that generic pills for high blood pressure, which had been in use since the 1950’s and cost only pennies a day, worked better than newer drugs that were up to 20 times as expensive.
Six years later, the use of ...
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December 02, 2008 |
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FDA Scientists Revolt Against Corrupt Officials |
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A group of scientists working in the FDA’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health division has revolted against the managers of their own department. According to these scientists, "There is extensive documentary evidence that managers at CDRH have ...
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December 02, 2008 |
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Financial Bailout Balloons to the Trillions |
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The U.S. government's financial bailout will be the most expensive single expenditure in American history. It could potentially cost around $7.5 trillion, which is roughly half the value of all the goods and services produced in the United States last ...
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December 01, 2008 |
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What Company Will Pay Nearly $100 Million for Deceiving You? |
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Medical conglomerate Bayer will pay $97.5 million to settle U.S. government allegations that it paid kickbacks to medical suppliers to boost sales of its diabetes products.
The settlement will resolve an investigation into whether Bayer bribed 11 diabetic ...
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December 01, 2008 |
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Top 10 Amazing Animal Videos |
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The unique behavior and amazing abilities of animals are the impetus for fascinating research. And who doesn't love a good animal video? ...
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December 01, 2008 |
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