Chinese ‘tough guy’ saws off his own leg to avoid hospital fees
Tom Mendelsohn Friday, 11 October 2013 A Chinese man has amputated his own leg using nothing more than a saw and a fruit knife, after doctors told him an…
Some baby formulas ‘contain up to 100 times more aluminium than breast milk’
Friday 11 October 2013 EXPERTS are calling on the Government to take action after new research showed some types of baby formula contain 100 times more aluminium than breast milk.…
Using Brainwaves to Test Prices
Is Your Coffee too Cheap? By Frank Thadeusz A German scientist is developing a new way of testing prices by measuring brain waves. Some marketing critics are horrified by the…
Krokodil the flesh-eating drug spreads to Chicago suburbs with three cases in a week
Krokodil, which is considered more addictive that heroin, originated in Russia Rob Williams Thursday, 10 October 2013 Use of a a flesh-eating heroin substitute that rots the skin of addicts…
Neuro-enhancement in the military: far-fetched or an inevitable future?
As the science of brain stimulation forges ahead, neuroscientists and psychologists face tough ethical decisions The military has a genuine interest in brain stimulation research. Photograph: Alamy About five years…
Drug companies paid big bucks to attend FDA painkiller meetings
Article by: Peter Whoriskey Washington Post October 6, 2013 - 11:15 PM WASHINGTON – A scientific panel that shaped the federal government’s policy for testing the safety and effectiveness…
X Factor producers are deliberately creating crueller twists because viewers are becoming ‘immune to the sob stories’, claims psychologist
By Anna Hodgekiss PUBLISHED: 11:29 EST, 8 October 2013 | UPDATED: 14:03 EST, 8 October 2013 The X Factor producers are forced to create cruel twists to the competition…
U.S. Women Are Dying Younger Than Their Mothers, and No One Knows Why
While advancements in medicine and technology have prolonged life expectancy and decreased premature deaths overall, women in parts of the country have been left behind. Grace WylerOct 7 2013, 9:10…
Get richer, die younger: study
08 Oct 2013 Paris (AFP) We all live longer when times are good, right? Not so, according to a new study which says that in developed countries, the elderly have…
Thinking of calling in sick? The doctor will pop by to see you, under Belgian crackdown
Charlotte Mcdonald-Gibson Sunday, 6 October 2013 Calling in sick with a hangover or to enjoy unexpected good weather may soon be more difficult in Belgium – the government has…
Twitter pays just £5,000 to tackle images of child abuse online – and is unhappy about being asked to contribute more
Industry-funded charity Internet Watch Foundation is raising the fees paid by members, but have met resistance from the social media giant Adam Withnall Sunday, 6 October 2013 As Twitter prepares…
The average chicken nuggets is only HALF meat.. and the rest is fat, bone and nerve endings
Researchers in Mississippi examined chicken nuggets at two different fast food chains and found that only about half of the nuggets were made of muscle meat The rest of the…
165th Health Research Report 5 OCT 2013
Health Research Report 165th Issue Date 5 OCT 2013 Compiled By Ralph Turchiano www.vit.bz www.youtube.com/vhfilm www.facebook.com/engineeringevil www.healthresearchreport.me In This…
Brain stimulation affects compliance with social norms
Contact: Christian Ruff vchristian.ruff@econ.uzh.ch 41-446-345-067 University of Zurich How does the human brain control compliance with social norms? The biological mechanisms that underlie norm compliance are still poorly understood. In…
Component of citrus fruits found to block the formation of kidney cysts
Contact: Tanya Gubbay tanya.gubbay@rhul.ac.uk 01-784-443-552 Royal Holloway, University of London A new study published today in British Journal of Pharmacology has identified that a component of grapefruit and other citrus…
Component of citrus fruits found to block the formation of kidney cysts
Contact: Tanya Gubbay tanya.gubbay@rhul.ac.uk 01-784-443-552 Royal Holloway, University of London A new study published today in British Journal of Pharmacology has identified that a component of grapefruit and other citrus…
Bad luck? Knocking on wood can undo jinx: study
Knocking on wood is the most common superstition in Western culture used to reverse bad fortune or undo a "jinx." Other cultures maintain similar practices, like spitting or throwing salt,…
Organized screening for prostate cancer does more harm than good
Contact: Kay Roche kay@rochewriting.com ECCO-the European CanCer Organisation Prostate cancer screening using the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test is widely used in France despite a lack of evidence showing that it…
Organized screening for prostate cancer does more harm than good
Contact: Kay Roche kay@rochewriting.com ECCO-the European CanCer Organisation Prostate cancer screening using the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test is widely used in France despite a lack of evidence showing that it…
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