The accident occurred March 12 at the Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical
Medicine in Hamburg. Researchers swiftly dispatched a Canadian-made vaccine
devised from a live vesicular stomatitus virus engineered to carry an ebola
protein. And the researcher has developed no symptoms of the lethal disease,
which essentially dissolves organs in the body. …
Year: 2009
Calorie-Burning Fat? Studies Say You Have It (New York Times)
Thinner people appeared to have more brown fat than heavier people; younger
people more than older people; people with lower glucose levels, presumably
reflecting higher metabolic rates, had more than those whose metabolisms were
more sluggish; and women had more than men …
Johns Hopkins puts screws on industry (FiercePharma)
Taking effect July 1, the policy prohibits any pharma-funded gifts and
entertainment, no matter how small their value. Drug reps will be
restricted to no-patients-allowed parts of the teaching hospital and its
clinics–and will be allowed even in those areas only by invitation. And
beginning in 2010, the school will also bar free drug samples. …
75% DECREASE IN ANTIPSYCHOTIC DRUGGING OF YOUNG CHILDREN IN FLORIDA (Parents Against Teen-Screen)
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Engineered cells regrow movement-directing neurons (FiercePharma)
Scientists have been able to re-grow neurons before, but this is the first time
they have successfully tackled corticospinal motor axons in an animal study. The
neurons carry movement signals to the brain and are essential in repairing
spinal cord damage. …
Branded meds suffer two times over
Not only are generic meds prescribed much more often than branded products, but
more and more Americans are simply stuffing their scrips into their wallets
instead of handing them to a pharmacist for filling. …
Brown’s psych chair is latest to step aside (FiercePharma)
Top psychiatrists are dropping like flies these days. …
Monsanto’s Roundup Residues in GM Food Cause Cell Damage (Mercola.com)
The researchers studied toxicity mechanisms of four different Roundup
formulations in human cells. The formulations were diluted at minimal doses (up
to 100,000 times or more), but they still caused cell death within a few hours.
The researchers also noted membrane and DNA damages, and found the formulations
inhibit cell respiration.
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Warning: Never Swallow Regular Toothpaste (Mercola.com)
let’s make this point clear: fluoride
is NOT an essential nutrient. The fluoride added to your drinking water
is in fact a chemical waste product! It is NOT something you should use as a
supplement to your diet. …
Grassley Probes Financing of Advocacy Group for Mental Health (Bloomberg News)
The group identifies itself as the largest grassroots organization in the U.S.
for people with mental illness and their families. The group came under scrutiny
in 1999, when the magazine Mother Jones reported that 18 drug companies gave the
group $11.7 million from 1996 to mid-1999. …