MIT Engineers Develop RNA Vaccine for Mice
by curious2
on 4 Jul 2016
3 comments, latest 8 years ago
"MIT engineers have developed a new type of easily customizable vaccine that can be manufactured in one week, allowing it to be rapidly deployed in response to disease outbreaks. ...
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Rx-Free Health
by curious2 on 3 Jul 2016 Posted 8 years ago
"A Prescription-Free Way to Affordable Health One of America's largest doctor groups recently issued a stunning recommendation. The American College of Physicians (ACP) is urging its 140,000 members to ...
by curious2 on 3 Jul 2016 Posted 8 years ago
"A Prescription-Free Way to Affordable Health One of America's largest doctor groups recently issued a stunning recommendation. The American College of Physicians (ACP) is urging its 140,000 members to ...
CDC panel against FluMist for 2016-17
by curious2 on 25 Jun 2016 2 comments, latest 8 years ago
"A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advisory committee recommended on Wednesday that FluMist, the nasal spray influenza vaccine, should not be used during the upcoming flu season. "To ...
by curious2 on 25 Jun 2016 2 comments, latest 8 years ago
"A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advisory committee recommended on Wednesday that FluMist, the nasal spray influenza vaccine, should not be used during the upcoming flu season. "To ...
Ralph Stanley, 1927-2016
by curious2 on 24 Jun 2016 3 comments, latest 8 years ago
"One of the early leaders of bluegrass music, Ralph Stanley, has died at age 89. His death was announced by his grandson Nathan Stanley; Stanley's publicist said in a ...
by curious2 on 24 Jun 2016 3 comments, latest 8 years ago
"One of the early leaders of bluegrass music, Ralph Stanley, has died at age 89. His death was announced by his grandson Nathan Stanley; Stanley's publicist said in a ...
Pizza for Pills
by curious2 on 20 Jun 2016 6 comments, latest 8 years ago
"Rx Pizza: 1 Free Meal Can Sway Doctor Prescribing" For example, the 20x markup for Oxycontin, compared to morphine tablets, can buy a lot of pizza. Ditto the markups ...
by curious2 on 20 Jun 2016 6 comments, latest 8 years ago
"Rx Pizza: 1 Free Meal Can Sway Doctor Prescribing" For example, the 20x markup for Oxycontin, compared to morphine tablets, can buy a lot of pizza. Ditto the markups ...
Oakland
by curious2 on 18 Jun 2016 6 comments, latest 8 years ago
"Oakland lost its third police chief in eight days Friday as it struggles with allegations that a number of officers had sex with a teenage prostitute and exchanged racist ...
by curious2 on 18 Jun 2016 6 comments, latest 8 years ago
"Oakland lost its third police chief in eight days Friday as it struggles with allegations that a number of officers had sex with a teenage prostitute and exchanged racist ...
Texas GOP Called Most Texans Gay
by curious2 on 20 May 2016 Posted 8 years ago
Continuing their longstanding obsessions with homosexuality and religion, the Texas Republican party wrote it into their 2016 platform: "Homosexuality is a chosen behavior that is...shared by the majority of ...
by curious2 on 20 May 2016 Posted 8 years ago
Continuing their longstanding obsessions with homosexuality and religion, the Texas Republican party wrote it into their 2016 platform: "Homosexuality is a chosen behavior that is...shared by the majority of ...
common meds linked to brain changes
by curious2 on 21 Apr 2016 3 comments, latest 8 years ago
"Commonly used drugs for problems like colds, allergies, depression, high blood pressure and heart disease have long been linked to cognitive impairment and dementia. Now researchers have some fresh ...
by curious2 on 21 Apr 2016 3 comments, latest 8 years ago
"Commonly used drugs for problems like colds, allergies, depression, high blood pressure and heart disease have long been linked to cognitive impairment and dementia. Now researchers have some fresh ...
by curious2 on 20 Apr 2016 16 comments, latest 8 years ago
Full article here. For at least three years, America has endured flattening life expectancy while increasing spending. "Life expectancy in the United States has stalled for three straight years.... ...
The Green Papers and 538
by curious2 on 10 Apr 2016 1 comment, latest 8 years ago
The Green Papers tracks how many delegates and voters each candidate has accumulated. As of April 9, the site reports the vote counts are: 1) Hillary Clinton, 9 million ...
by curious2 on 10 Apr 2016 1 comment, latest 8 years ago
The Green Papers tracks how many delegates and voters each candidate has accumulated. As of April 9, the site reports the vote counts are: 1) Hillary Clinton, 9 million ...
MSFT AI Tay: bots say the darndest things
by curious2 on 24 Mar 2016 3 comments, latest 8 years ago
"It took less than 24 hours for Twitter to corrupt an innocent AI chatbot. Yesterday, Microsoft unveiled Tay — a Twitter bot that the company described as an experiment ...
by curious2 on 24 Mar 2016 3 comments, latest 8 years ago
"It took less than 24 hours for Twitter to corrupt an innocent AI chatbot. Yesterday, Microsoft unveiled Tay — a Twitter bot that the company described as an experiment ...
Andy Grove, 1936-2016
by curious2 on 24 Mar 2016 11 comments, latest 8 years ago
"Born Andras Grof in Budapest, Hungary, on Sept. 2, 1936 -- the only child in a Jewish family of decidedly modest means -- he endured the repressive Nazis and ...
by curious2 on 24 Mar 2016 11 comments, latest 8 years ago
"Born Andras Grof in Budapest, Hungary, on Sept. 2, 1936 -- the only child in a Jewish family of decidedly modest means -- he endured the repressive Nazis and ...
National Popular Vote Interstate Compact (NPVIC)
by curious2 on 21 Mar 2016 57 comments, latest 5 years ago
The National Popular Vote Interstate Compact has achieved 61% of the electoral votes necessary to overcome the Electoral College. All of the enactments have come from "blue" (Democratic) states. ...
by curious2 on 21 Mar 2016 57 comments, latest 5 years ago
The National Popular Vote Interstate Compact has achieved 61% of the electoral votes necessary to overcome the Electoral College. All of the enactments have come from "blue" (Democratic) states. ...
CPI
by curious2 on 20 Feb 2016 1 comment, latest 8 years ago
"U.S. consumer prices were unchanged in January, as the rising costs of housing and health care were largely offset by cheaper oil." Does anyone else notice a pattern here? ...
by curious2 on 20 Feb 2016 1 comment, latest 8 years ago
"U.S. consumer prices were unchanged in January, as the rising costs of housing and health care were largely offset by cheaper oil." Does anyone else notice a pattern here? ...
Google Tango?
by curious2 on 12 Jan 2016 Posted 8 years ago
Google has announced a project Tango smartphone. Google's Play Store has already a free app called Tango, offering free calls paid by "interest-based" advertising. The developer website doesn't seem ...
by curious2 on 12 Jan 2016 Posted 8 years ago
Google has announced a project Tango smartphone. Google's Play Store has already a free app called Tango, offering free calls paid by "interest-based" advertising. The developer website doesn't seem ...
Scott Weiland, 1967-2015
by curious2 on 4 Dec 2015 16 comments, latest 8 years ago
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by curious2 on 4 Dec 2015 16 comments, latest 8 years ago
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massive prescription price hikes
by curious2 on 25 Nov 2015 6 comments, latest 6 years ago
"New study highlights massive prescription price hikes *** The paper, which involved a survey of 19 dermatology products, found they had increased an average of 401% between 2009 and ...
by curious2 on 25 Nov 2015 6 comments, latest 6 years ago
"New study highlights massive prescription price hikes *** The paper, which involved a survey of 19 dermatology products, found they had increased an average of 401% between 2009 and ...
AMA calls for drug advertising ban
by curious2 on 18 Nov 2015 19 comments, latest 9 years ago
"Drug companies should stop advertising directly to consumers, a major U.S. doctors group said Tuesday, declaring that the ads often push patients to more expensive treatments and inflate demand ...
by curious2 on 18 Nov 2015 19 comments, latest 9 years ago
"Drug companies should stop advertising directly to consumers, a major U.S. doctors group said Tuesday, declaring that the ads often push patients to more expensive treatments and inflate demand ...
Cutting Sugar Boosts Kids' Health Immediately
by curious2 on 27 Oct 2015 7 comments, latest 9 years ago
"Though calories remained same, obese children saw better blood pressure, cholesterol, blood sugar levels" @errc has been saying something like this for years.
by curious2 on 27 Oct 2015 7 comments, latest 9 years ago
"Though calories remained same, obese children saw better blood pressure, cholesterol, blood sugar levels" @errc has been saying something like this for years.
meat causes cancer
by curious2 on 26 Oct 2015 48 comments, latest 8 years ago
"CNN: If meat causes cancer, what can we eat? *** The Mediterranean diet -- one heavy on veggies, nuts and fruit, with limits on meat and dairy -- is ...
by curious2 on 26 Oct 2015 48 comments, latest 8 years ago
"CNN: If meat causes cancer, what can we eat? *** The Mediterranean diet -- one heavy on veggies, nuts and fruit, with limits on meat and dairy -- is ...
Good Deflation in Switzerland
by curious2 on 23 Oct 2015 Posted 9 years ago
"Its economy is expected to expand this year and next, albeit slowly, in the 1% to 1.5% range. Unemployment was just 3.4% in September. Government debt is low. *** ...
by curious2 on 23 Oct 2015 Posted 9 years ago
"Its economy is expected to expand this year and next, albeit slowly, in the 1% to 1.5% range. Unemployment was just 3.4% in September. Government debt is low. *** ...
Carbon Nanotubes in Human Lungs
by curious2 on 21 Oct 2015 3 comments, latest 9 years ago
"Researchers studying the lungs of young Parisian asthma patients have found evidence that man-made carbon nanotubes are becoming a common air pollutant. Carbon nanotubes are deliberately manufactured in several ...
by curious2 on 21 Oct 2015 3 comments, latest 9 years ago
"Researchers studying the lungs of young Parisian asthma patients have found evidence that man-made carbon nanotubes are becoming a common air pollutant. Carbon nanotubes are deliberately manufactured in several ...
WDC acquires SNDK
by curious2 on 21 Oct 2015 12 comments, latest 9 years ago
"Western Digital to buy SanDisk for $19 billion *** In a deal that underscores the dramatic shift from traditional computers to handheld devices, Irvine-based hard-drive maker Western Digital Corp. ...
by curious2 on 21 Oct 2015 12 comments, latest 9 years ago
"Western Digital to buy SanDisk for $19 billion *** In a deal that underscores the dramatic shift from traditional computers to handheld devices, Irvine-based hard-drive maker Western Digital Corp. ...
methane plumes
by curious2 on 15 Oct 2015 10 comments, latest 9 years ago
"New University of Washington research suggests that subsurface warming could be causing more methane gas to bubble up off the Washington and Oregon coast. The study, to appear in ...
by curious2 on 15 Oct 2015 10 comments, latest 9 years ago
"New University of Washington research suggests that subsurface warming could be causing more methane gas to bubble up off the Washington and Oregon coast. The study, to appear in ...
Recycling
by curious2 on 7 Oct 2015 6 comments, latest 2 years ago
The national rate of recycling rose during the 1990s to 25 percent, meeting the goal set by an E.P.A. official, J. Winston Porter. He advised state officials that no ...
by curious2 on 7 Oct 2015 6 comments, latest 2 years ago
The national rate of recycling rose during the 1990s to 25 percent, meeting the goal set by an E.P.A. official, J. Winston Porter. He advised state officials that no ...
Depression therapies overrated
by curious2 on 1 Oct 2015 19 comments, latest 9 years ago
"Medical literature has overstated the benefits of talk therapy for depression, in part because studies with poor results have rarely made it into journals, researchers reported Wednesday. *** Doctors ...
by curious2 on 1 Oct 2015 19 comments, latest 9 years ago
"Medical literature has overstated the benefits of talk therapy for depression, in part because studies with poor results have rarely made it into journals, researchers reported Wednesday. *** Doctors ...
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by curious2 on 22 Sep 2015 183 comments, latest 5 years ago
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by curious2 on 22 Sep 2015 183 comments, latest 5 years ago
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CBO: Repealing Individual Mandate Would Save $30B/yr
by curious2 on 16 Sep 2015 19 comments, latest 9 years ago
"[E]liminating the requirement that individuals purchase health insurance and associated penalties established by the Affordable Care Act...would reduce the deficit by about $305 billion over the 2015-2025 period. That ...
by curious2 on 16 Sep 2015 19 comments, latest 9 years ago
"[E]liminating the requirement that individuals purchase health insurance and associated penalties established by the Affordable Care Act...would reduce the deficit by about $305 billion over the 2015-2025 period. That ...
Science Friday: Bangladesh bloggers getting murdered
by curious2 on 7 Aug 2015 33 comments, latest 6 years ago
"A Bangladeshi blogger known for his atheist views has been hacked to death by a gang armed with machetes in the capital Dhaka, police say. Niloy Neel was attacked ...
by curious2 on 7 Aug 2015 33 comments, latest 6 years ago
"A Bangladeshi blogger known for his atheist views has been hacked to death by a gang armed with machetes in the capital Dhaka, police say. Niloy Neel was attacked ...
Science Friday: parasites might inspire biotech
by curious2 on 7 Aug 2015 Posted 9 years ago
"Will the Zombie-Makers of Today Yield the Neuroscience and Drug Discoveries of Tomorrow?" http://www.smithsonianmag.com/ #scitech
by curious2 on 7 Aug 2015 Posted 9 years ago
"Will the Zombie-Makers of Today Yield the Neuroscience and Drug Discoveries of Tomorrow?" http://www.smithsonianmag.com/ #scitech
Maybe they're simply depressed?
by curious2 on 17 Jun 2015 6 comments, latest 9 years ago
Last month, the Vatican said humanity had been defeated. This month, they say the whole planet is ruined. I wonder if the "celibate" clergy are simply feeling depressed, now ...
by curious2 on 17 Jun 2015 6 comments, latest 9 years ago
Last month, the Vatican said humanity had been defeated. This month, they say the whole planet is ruined. I wonder if the "celibate" clergy are simply feeling depressed, now ...
North America wins marriage equality
by curious2 on 16 Jun 2015 68 comments, latest 9 years ago
Update June 26: "Gay Marriage Backers Win [USA] Supreme Court Victory." You can read the full decision online via the SCOTUS website. "Mexican Supreme Court Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage" "How ...
by curious2 on 16 Jun 2015 68 comments, latest 9 years ago
Update June 26: "Gay Marriage Backers Win [USA] Supreme Court Victory." You can read the full decision online via the SCOTUS website. "Mexican Supreme Court Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage" "How ...
FDA to ban most trans fat, after 48 years of warnings
by curious2 on 16 Jun 2015 35 comments, latest 7 years ago
"FDA orders food manufacturers to stop using trans fat within three years... The government agency said it has made a preliminary determination that a major source of trans fats ...
by curious2 on 16 Jun 2015 35 comments, latest 7 years ago
"FDA orders food manufacturers to stop using trans fat within three years... The government agency said it has made a preliminary determination that a major source of trans fats ...
Ronnie Gilbert, 1926-2015
by curious2 on 9 Jun 2015 Posted 9 years ago
"Folk music fans are mourning the death of singer Ronnie Gilbert, one of four founding members of the Weavers, who helped popularize folk music and bring its message of ...
by curious2 on 9 Jun 2015 Posted 9 years ago
"Folk music fans are mourning the death of singer Ronnie Gilbert, one of four founding members of the Weavers, who helped popularize folk music and bring its message of ...
Hawaii ends Obamneycare Connector
by curious2 on 6 Jun 2015 Posted 9 years ago
The state invested $130 million in the Connector, but the exchange has been plagued by low enrollment numbers and technological issues, making it noncompliant with the federal requirements... “It ...
by curious2 on 6 Jun 2015 Posted 9 years ago
The state invested $130 million in the Connector, but the exchange has been plagued by low enrollment numbers and technological issues, making it noncompliant with the federal requirements... “It ...
app as effective at testing eyesight as optician's clinic
by curious2 on 28 May 2015 Posted 9 years ago
"A smartphone app is as effective at testing eyesight as an optician's clinic, a trial suggests." I have commented elsewhere that you can get a complete pair of generic ...
by curious2 on 28 May 2015 Posted 9 years ago
"A smartphone app is as effective at testing eyesight as an optician's clinic, a trial suggests." I have commented elsewhere that you can get a complete pair of generic ...
Avoid American Hospitals especially in July
by curious2 on 18 May 2015 22 comments, latest 7 years ago
Every year in teaching hospitals at the start of July, medical students become interns, interns become residents and each successive class of residents moves up a level. These new ...
by curious2 on 18 May 2015 22 comments, latest 7 years ago
Every year in teaching hospitals at the start of July, medical students become interns, interns become residents and each successive class of residents moves up a level. These new ...
57-story skyscraper in 19 days
by curious2 on 30 Apr 2015 5 comments, latest 9 years ago
"A Chinese construction company is claiming to be the world's fastest builder after erecting a 57-story skyscraper in 19 working days in central China... Such modular approaches have been ...
by curious2 on 30 Apr 2015 5 comments, latest 9 years ago
"A Chinese construction company is claiming to be the world's fastest builder after erecting a 57-story skyscraper in 19 working days in central China... Such modular approaches have been ...
Labs settle unnecessary testing claims
by curious2 on 10 Apr 2015 3 comments, latest 9 years ago
"The government alleged that the lab companies gave doctors referral fees of between $10 and 17 per patient, and waived patient co-pays and deductibles to get their business, according ...
by curious2 on 10 Apr 2015 3 comments, latest 9 years ago
"The government alleged that the lab companies gave doctors referral fees of between $10 and 17 per patient, and waived patient co-pays and deductibles to get their business, according ...
airborne antibiotic resistant bacteria
by curious2 on 2 Apr 2015 6 comments, latest 9 years ago
"Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria From Texan Cattle Yards Are Now Airborne... capable of "traveling for long distances"...creating a new pathway by which such bacteria can potentially spread to humans and hinder ...
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by curious2 on 2 Apr 2015 6 comments, latest 9 years ago
"Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria From Texan Cattle Yards Are Now Airborne... capable of "traveling for long distances"...creating a new pathway by which such bacteria can potentially spread to humans and hinder ...
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