My Personal Biomedical Research Feed – Ralph Turchiano, CEO Alchepharma
By Jon Boone, The Guardian Sunday, August 19, 2012 20:06 EDT An 11-year-old Christian Pakistani girl said to suffer from a mental disorder could face the death penalty under the…
* I will take the liberty to interject on this issue.... In my humble opinion even this doctor is wrong. While being lean and thin may be cosmetically desirable traits,…
By Agence France-Presse Sunday, August 19, 2012 11:09 EDT ISLAMABAD — A Christian girl with Down’s Syndrome has been arrested on blasphemy charges in Pakistan, accused of burning pages inscribed…
DENVER — American megachurches use stagecraft, sensory pageantry, charismatic leadership and an upbeat, unchallenging vision of Christianity to provide their congregants with a powerful emotional religious experience, according to research…
By Daniel Hannan PUBLISHED:17:04 EST, 14 August 2012| UPDATED:04:08 EST, 17 August 2012 Over 13 years as an MEP, Daniel Hannan has witnessed first hand how Brussels works. Now he …
LONDON (Reuters) - A British drug user has died from anthrax, health authorities said on Friday, triggering concerns a European outbreak of the rare infection among people who inject heroin…
Genetically screening our offspring to make them better people is just 'responsible parenting', claims an eminent Oxford academic By Richard Alleyne 3:33PM BST 16 Aug 2012 Professor Julian Savulescu said…
A woman in Chester Township, Pennsylvania has been warned that she could be fined as much as $600 a day if she continues to feed needy children in her community.…
By David Edwards Thursday, August 16, 2012 16:12 EDT Televangelist Pat Robertson on Thursday cautioned his viewers to think twice before adopting disadvantaged children that had been sexually abused or…
CQC whistleblower 'subjected to mental health assessment' The organisation’s chief executive Cynthia Bower stood down in February after a Government review endorsed Mrs Sheldon’s concerns about poor governance, poor leadership…
By Stephen C. Webster Wednesday, August 15, 2012 12:58 EDT The most commonly used drug testing methods for detecting marijuana exposure are unreliable when used on infant babies and “should…
Eric W. Dolan Tuesday, August 14, 2012 20:06 EDT The United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ruled Tuesday that police can use cell phone data obtained without…
Bureaucrats risk national security breaches Allen W. Dulles, former director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) wrote in "The Craft of Intelligence," "sex and hard-headed intelligence operations rarely mix well."…
Thousands of patients struggling to drive and even read are wrongly being denied sight-saving surgery, according to eye health professionals. By Richard Alleyne The Telegraph 5:30AM BST 13 Aug 2012 The…
* Want to leave a note before posting.. I can see both sides of the story here, but in the end I can forsee abuses by the governments involved. Terminally…
Contact: Sharon Theimer newsbureau@mayo.edu 507-284-5005 Mayo Clinic ROCHESTER, Minn. -- A sedentary lifestyle is a common cause of obesity (http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/obesity/DS00314), and excessive body weight and fat in turn are considered…
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY'S HAAS SCHOOL OF BUSINESS – Researchers have long known that people are very frequently overconfident – that they tend to believe they are more physically talented,…
Public release date: 12-Aug-2012 [ Contact: Bill Hathaway william.hathaway@yale.edu 203-432-1322 Yale University Yale team discovers how stress and depression can shrink the brain Major depression or chronic stress can cause…
Hospitals may be depriving elderly patients of food and drink to hasten their deaths as part of cost-cutting measures to free up bed space, leading doctors warn. By Stephen Adams,…
For every £1 spent on basic research a whopping £19 is spent on marketing, claim experts Current reward system discourages innovation, they add By Claire Bates PUBLISHED:10:13 EST, 8 August…
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