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2013-05-21T19:36:00.001-04:00

I suggest reading the whold article at the following link. http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2013/05/27/130527fa_fact_mayer?currentPage=all by Jane Mayer, newyorker.com May 27th 2013 Last fall, Alex Gibney, a documentary filmmaker who won an Academy Award in 2008 for an exposé of torture at a U.S. military base in Afghanistan, completed a film called “Park Avenue: Money, Power and the

More US babies die day they are born than any industrialized country, report shows

2013-05-18T21:32:00.001-04:00

http://vitals.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/04/30/17988462-more-us-babies-die-on-their-first-day-than-in-68-other-countries-report-shows?lite by Maggie Fox, vitals.nbcnews.com April 30, 2013 The US is a worse place for newborns than 68 other countries, including Egypt, Turkey and Peru, according to a report released Tuesday by Save the Children. A million babies every year die on the same say they

About Half of Adults Lacked Adequate Health Coverage in 2012

2013-05-18T21:25:00.001-04:00

http://bucks.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/05/06/about-half-of-adults-lacked-adequate-health-coverage-in-2012/?partner=MYWAY&ei=5065 by ANN CARRNS, bucks.blogs.nytimes.com May 6th 2013 About half of United States adults ages 19 to 64 didn’t have health insurance for at least part of last year or were underinsured, a new report from the Commonwealth Fund says. The fund, a private nonprofit

Agent Orange linked with aggressive prostate cancer

2013-05-18T21:22:00.001-04:00

http://vitals.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/05/13/18229954-agent-orange-linked-with-aggressive-prostate-cancer?lite by Genevra Pittm, vitals.nbcnews.com May 13, 2013 Men who were exposed to Agent Orange chemicals used during the Vietnam War are at higher risk for life-threatening prostate cancer than unexposed veterans, researchers have found. What's more, those who served where the herbicide was

the United States may be experiencing the lowest murder rate in over a century

2013-05-18T20:26:00.000-04:00

http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/political-animal-a/2013_05/good_news_the_united_states_ma044821.php May 18, 2013 4:38 PM Now for some good news: according to economic consultant Rick Nevin, this year, the U.S. in on track to experience the lowest murder rate in over 100 years. Nevin reports that, based on preliminary FBI data, the weighted average murder rate in 30 large localities nationwide

Are gadgets making us dumber?

2013-05-18T20:12:00.001-04:00

http://redtape.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/05/17/18322435-students-cant-resist-distraction-for-two-minutes-and-neither-can-you?lite By Bob Sullivan, Columnist, NBC News May 18, 2013 Are gadgets making us dumber? Two new studies suggest they might be. One found that people who are interrupted by technology score 20 percent lower on a standard cognition test. A second demonstrated that some students,

Four Presidents, Four Umbrellas

2013-05-18T19:19:00.002-04:00

I learned from Facebook that the Republican propaganda machine is criticizing President Obama because a marine held an umbrella for him, although they didn't mind when it was done for other presidents. And they don't want to fund adequate medical care for veteran's. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151591321012346&set=a.188100032345.127560.60447222345&type=1&ref=nf

Getting fit in middle age can reduce heart failure risk

2013-05-17T22:13:00.003-04:00

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-05/aha-gfi051013.php Public release date: 15-May-2013 Contact: Cathy Lewis American Heart Association Getting fit in middle age can reduce heart failure risk American Heart Association meeting report -- Abstract 156 Middle aged and out of shape? It's not too late to get fit — and reduce your risk for heart failure, according to research presented at

Unlocking the manipulation of mosquitoes by malaria parasites

2013-05-17T22:10:00.000-04:00

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-05/lsoh-utm051313.php Public release date: 15-May-2013 Contact: Katie Steels London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Scientists will attempt to find out how malaria parasites manipulate their mosquito hosts after discovering that smell could be a major factor. In a study published in PLOS ONE today, a team of researchers led by the London School

More sleep may decrease the risk of suicide in people with insomnia

2013-05-17T22:03:00.001-04:00

No surprise to me. I have found that if I don't get enough sleep, I am prone to depression when under stress that I can handle when I am more well-rested. http://www.aasmnet.org/articles.aspx?id=3880 American Academy of Sleep Medicine Wednesday, May 15, 2013 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Lynn Celmer DARIEN, IL – A new study found a relationship between sleep duration and suicidal thoughts

Jekyll into Hyde: Breathing auto emissions turns HDL cholesterol from 'good' to 'bad'

2013-05-17T21:54:00.002-04:00

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-05/uoc--jih051513.php Public release date: 15-May-2013 Contact: Rachel Champeau University of California - Los Angeles Health Sciences Academic researchers have found that breathing motor vehicle emissions triggers a change in high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol, altering its cardiovascular protective qualities so that it actually contributes

Depression linked to almost doubled stroke risk in middle-aged women

2013-05-17T21:51:00.001-04:00

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-05/aha-dlt051313.php Public release date: 16-May-2013 Contact: Carrie Thacker American Heart Association American Heart Association Rapid Access Journal Report Depressed middle-aged women have almost double the risk of having a stroke, according to research published in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association. -----

Work-related stress linked to increased blood fat levels

2013-05-17T21:46:00.001-04:00

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-05/f-sf-wsl051613.php Public release date: 16-May-2013 Contact: SINC FECYT - Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology An altered lipid profile is dangerous for the heart Spanish researchers have studied how job stress affects cardiovascular health. The results, published in the 'Scandinavian Journal of Public Health', link this situation to

Climate change 'will make hundreds of millions homeless'

2013-05-17T20:57:00.001-04:00

It is already causing or making worse things that are causing many, many deaths, directly from starvation from failed crops, or indirectly from social unrest from food shortages and their resulting high food prices - in Africa and the Middle East; fires in the U.S. and other countries. http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2013/may/12/climate-change-expert-stern-displacement Robin McKie,

Arctic waters growing alarmingly acidic

2013-05-17T20:45:00.002-04:00

http://sciencenordic.com/arctic-waters-growing-alarmingly-acidic May 11, 2013 The seas of the world are becoming increasingly acidic and the Arctic is hardest hit. Scientists think that by the year 2100 the Arctic Ocean will be twice as acidic as it is today. Today, after three years of studies, the results have been presented at the AMAP International Conference on Arctic Ocean Acidification

Study Finds 97% Consensus on Human-Caused Global Warming in the Peer-Reviewed Literature

2013-05-17T20:38:00.000-04:00

http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2013/05/15/2014211/study-finds-97-consensus-on-human-caused-global-warming-in-the-peer-reviewed-literature/ By Climate Guest Blogger on May 15, 2013 By Dana Nuccitelli and John Cook via Skeptical Science. A new survey of over 12,000 peer-reviewed climate science papers by our citizen science team at Skeptical Science has found a 97 percent consensus in the

GOP Sources Altered Benghazi E-Mails To Suggest A Cover-Up, Reporter Confirms

2013-05-17T20:24:00.000-04:00

http://thinkprogress.org/security/2013/05/17/2027861/gop-sources-altered-benghazi-e-mails-to-suggest-a-cover-up-reporter-confirms/ By Rebecca Leber posted from ThinkProgress Security on May 17, 2013 Since September, Republicans have claimed the Obama administration covered up the truth about the attack on the American consulate in Benghazi, Libya by altering the talking points Susan Rice used

Fitness protects you from cancer, even 20 years later

2013-05-17T20:05:00.002-04:00

http://www.nbcnews.com/id/51910901/ By Maggie Fox Senior Writer, NBC news updated 5/17/2013 Fitness can protect you from cancer -- even 20 or more years down the road, researchers report. And men who were the most fit in middle age were the least likely to die a quarter century later even if they were unlucky enough to get cancer, a new study finds. -----

Cancer increases bankruptcy risk, even for insured

2013-05-16T19:29:00.000-04:00

http://www.nbcnews.com/id/51893912/ns/health-cancer/ by Barbara Mantel, nbcnews.com May 15th 2013 4:29 AM Cancer patients are at much greater risk of bankruptcy than people without cancer, according to a large new study. And while the new health care law promises insurance coverage to more than 30 million Americans who lack it now, the high cost of cancer care can push many patients, especially

Head of Fort Campbell harassment program arrested

2013-05-16T19:16:00.001-04:00

http://customwire.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_ARMY_HARASSMENT_OFFICER_CHARGED?SITE=VARIT&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT May 16, 6:39 PM EDT FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. (AP) -- The manager of the sexual assault response program at Fort Campbell, Ky., was arrested in a domestic dispute and relieved of his post, authorities said Thursday. Lt. Col. Darin Haas (HAHZ') turned himself in to police in Clarksville, Tenn.,

Thousands of Georgia veterans could be left out of Medicaid

2013-05-16T18:45:00.001-04:00

In Georgia, a single person w/o children and not officially disabled is NOT eligible for Medicaid if they have income over $230/month. And that is not a typo. That's $2760/year! http://www.kaiserhealthnews.org/Daily-Report.aspx?reportdate=5-1-2013 Atlanta Journal Constitution: by Misty Williams April 30, 2013 Uninsured Georgia Veterans Could Remain Ineligible For Medicaid. Poor, uninsured

Flu in Pregnancy Is Linked to Bipolar Disorder

2013-05-16T14:34:00.002-04:00

http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/05/15/flu-in-pregnancy-is-linked-to-bipolar-disorder/?partner=MYWAY&ei=5065 by NICHOLAS BAKALAR, well.blogs.nytimes.com May 15th 2013 Flu infection during pregnancy may increase the risk for bipolar disorder in the child, according to a new report. Previous studies have found an association between flu infection and schizophrenia, but this one, published

A lot of competition in the music business

2013-05-16T13:16:00.001-04:00

http://www.npr.org/blogs/therecord/2013/05/14/183643357/when-the-right-one-comes-along-how-nashville-tells-stories-in-song May 13, 2013 With Nashville's first season about to wrap up — and a second one just ordered — the prime-time TV drama has found a niche audience on Wednesdays. The soundtrack has also enjoyed pop chart success. ----- But tracking down those songs is no easy thing. That

Tiny preemies get a boost from live music therapy

2013-05-16T12:00:00.000-04:00

http://apnews.myway.com/article/20130516/DA6A9BHG0.html May 16, 4:16 AM (ET) By LINDSEY TANNER (AP) Music therapist Elizabeth Klinger, right, quietly plays guitar and sings for Augustin as he grips... Full Image Google sponsored links Fuel Efficient Volkswagen - View a Volkswagen with More Power & Less Fuel. Explore a VW Now. www.VW.com 3 Early Signs of Dementia - Doctor: Know These 3

Fish Are Fleeing Climate-Warmed Waters And Heading For The Earth’s Poles

2013-05-16T11:06:00.001-04:00

http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2013/05/16/2020311/may-16-news-fish-are-fleeing-climate-warmed-waters-and-heading-for-the-earths-poles/ By Ryan Koronowski on May 16, 2013 For more than 30 years, ocean fish and mammals have migrated away from warming equatorial waters and toward the poles, providing more evidence climate change has already had broad global consequences. [Washington Post] -----