Tetra-GX Behind the Scenes This gives you a brief glimpse of some of the thoughts and obstacles that we had with product development. This is Part 1 of a short series of how we came up with the original idea…. Read More ›
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Just completed our new Intro for our Youtube and Clinical News sites
Just completed our new Intro for our Youtube and Clinical News sites….This time went the fun route
Opioid Painkillers Carry High Risk of Death
50 percent of patients taking opioids for at least three months are still on opioids five years later AAN: Risks of opioids outweigh benefits for headache, low back pain, other conditions PUBLIC RELEASE DATE: 29-Sep-2014 MINNEAPOLIS – According to a… Read More ›
Study: Link between vitamin D and dementia risk confirmed
“People with lower levels of vitamin D were nearly 70 percent more likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease and those who had severe deficiency were over 120 percent more likely to develop the disease.” MINNEAPOLIS – In the largest study of… Read More ›
Fresh avocado enhances absorption of essential nutrients and conversion of carotenoids to an active form of vitamin A
New research: Fresh avocado enhances absorption of essential nutrients for healthy living Study explores improvements in the absorption of vitamin A when avocados are eaten with tomatoes or carrots IRVINE, Calif. (July 10, 2014) – Consuming a whole fresh avocado… Read More ›
Brisk walking may improve symptoms of Parkinson’s
MINNEAPOLIS – People with mild to moderate Parkinson’s disease who regularly walk for exercise may improve their motor function, mood, tiredness, fitness and some aspects of thinking abilities, according to a study published in the July 2, 2014, online… Read More ›
Is glaucoma a brain disease?
PUBLIC RELEASE DATE: 5-Jun-2014 Scientists find that jigsaw effect in glaucoma patients proves it is Rockville, Md. — Findings from a new study published in Translational Vision Science & Technology (TVST) show the brain, not the eye, controls the cellular… Read More ›
Brain may never fully recover from exposure to paint, glue, degreasers
PUBLIC RELEASE DATE: 12-May-2014 MINNEAPOLIS – People who are exposed to paint, glue or degreaser fumes at work may experience memory and thinking problems in retirement, decades after their exposure, according to a study published in the May 13, 2014,… Read More ›
The Strangler: The chemistry behind the Game of Thrones poison (video)
IMAGE: Game of Thrones gave us a shock with the Purple Wedding and now everyone is asking: “Who poisoned King Joffrey? ” While the search for the killer continues, the American Chemical…
Older people with faster decline in memory/thinking skills may have lower risk of cancer death
PUBLIC RELEASE DATE: 9-Apr-2014 MINNEAPOLIS – Older people who are starting to have memory and thinking problems, but do not yet have dementia may have a lower risk of dying from cancer than people who have no memory and thinking… Read More ›
Can fish oil help preserve brain cells?
– Those with twice as high levels of fatty acids (7.5 vs. 3.4 percent) had a 0.7 percent larger brain volume. MINNEAPOLIS – People with higher levels of the omega-3 fatty acids found in fish oil may also have… Read More ›
Mystery traffic redirection attack pulls net traffic through Belarus, Iceland
There’s something happening here. What it is ain’t exactly clear. By John Leyden Posted in Security, 22nd November 2013 13:58 GMT Tons of internet traffic is being deliberately diverted through locations including Belarus and Iceland, and intercepted by crooks or worse,… Read More ›
U.S. Media Consumption to Rise to 15.5 Hours a Day – Per Person – by 2015
New study issued by SDSC researcher with USC Marshall School of Business A new study by a researcher at the San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC) at the University of California, San Diego, says that by 2015, the sum of media… Read More ›
Russian News Agency Shut Due to Swears
By Benjamin Bidder Russia’s media watchdog agency has forced the closure of the Rosbalt news organization because of two YouTube videos containing swear words. Russian journalists are furious, calling it the latest attack on freedom of the press. Russia’s media… Read More ›
Coffee consumption reduces risk of liver cancer / By over 40%
Contact: Aimee Frank media@gastro.org 301-941-2620 American Gastroenterological Association Bethesda, MD (Oct. 22, 2013) — Coffee consumption reduces risk of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), the most common type of liver cancer, by about 40 percent, according to an up-to-date meta-analysis published in… Read More ›
Japan readies huge island war games amid YouTube PR push – Senkaku islands / Diaoyus ( Major Escalation )
By Shigemi Sato National Oct. 24, 2013 – 05:20PM JST TOKYO — Destroyers, fighter jets and 34,000 troops will take part in a huge exercise aimed at bolstering Japan’s ability to protect its remote islands, the government said Thursday, amid… Read More ›
Saudi blogger detained for filming woman drive
Detained Saudi blogger sees momentum for women drivers Doug Stanglin, USA TODAY 12:26 p.m. EDT October 14, 2013 Saudi women plan a rolling protest through Riyadh and other cities Oct. 26 in defiance of a ban on women… Read More ›
UK bankers prep for cyberwar: Will simulate ATTACK on system
One-day op will test stock market, payment bods’ resistance to hackers By John Leyden Posted in Security, 8th October 2013 07:27 GMT UK banks, the stock market and payment providers will undergo extensive stress tests in November that are designed… Read More ›
Does Obama know he’s fighting on al-Qa’ida’s side?
Robert Fisk Tuesday 27 August 2013 ‘All for one and one for all’ should be the battle cry if the West goes to war against Assad’s Syrian regime Getty Images If Barack Obama decides to attack the Syrian regime, he… Read More ›
Obama math: under new Common Core, 3 x 4 = 11 [VIDEO]
– Quick: what’s 3 x 4? – If you said 11 — or, hell, if you said 7, pi, or infinity squared — that’s just fine under the Common Core, the new national curriculum that the Obama administration will impose… Read More ›