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Antidepresseants Cause More Harm
Than Good? Weighing the Real Risks of Antidepressants
A new Canadian research paper suggests
use of commonly prescribed antidepressants may do more
harm than good. Investigators believe knowledge of the
negative effects of the medications may reduce their use.
“We need to be much more cautious
about the widespread use of these drugs,” says Dr.
Paul Andrews, an evolutionary biologist at McMaster University
and lead author of the article.
“It’s important because millions
of people are prescribed antidepressants each year, and
the conventional wisdom about these drugs is that they’re
safe and effective.” Read
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Eating More Berries May Reduce
Cognitive Decline in the Elderly
ScienceDaily (Apr. 26, 2012) —
Blueberries and strawberries, which are high in flavonoids,
appear to reduce cognitive decline in older adults according
to a new study recently published in Annals of Neurology,
a journal of the American Neurological Association and
Child Neurology Society. The study results suggest that
cognitive aging could be delayed by up to 2.5 years in
elderly who consume greater amounts of the flavonoid-rich
berries. Read
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Lab-Made Neurons Allow Scientists
To Study A Genetic Cause Of Parkinson's
By reverse engineering human skin cells
to become induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) and then
coaxing them to become neural dopamine cells, scientists
in the US have developed a way to study a genetic cause
of Parkinson's disease in lab-made neurons.
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Standing Out From the Crowd
Education is important, but remember that
there are other factors to consider when marketing yourself
for a position to a company. Considerations include experience,
soft skills, attitude, overall presence, and how well you
are prepared. Remember that you are a complete package with
many dimensions. By Dianne Irene for West Orlando News Online
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Chemical
Spills Harm Human Life
Did chemical spill from 1970 train crash cause
high school Tourette's-like outbreak?
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Around 30,000 gallons of TCE were
dumped into the ground during the train crash
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Total of 19 cases, including one
adult, in the town of LeRoy Site in state of disrepair
and neglect with more than 200 drums of hazardous waste
rusting outdoors
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EPA admits they do not know what
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Why
is “Hot Chemo” an Acceptable Cancer Treatment—But
IV Vitamin C is “Too Far Out There”?
Patients liken hot chemotherapy to “being
filleted, disemboweled, and then bathed in hot poison.”
Best patient care, or merely the biggest moneymaker? So
why is this dangerous, scientifically unsound, and outrageously
expensive procedure considered a viable treatment option
for cancer patients, when intravenous vitamin C—safe,
effective, and far less expensive—is questioned as
an adjunct therapy? Why is this common vitamin, administered
in high doses intravenously, labeled an unapproved drug
by the FDA? Read
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Fuel
Cells
Ballard's hydrogen fuel cell products have
put thousands of clean energy solutions to work worldwide...
A groundbreaking U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) study
validates technological and commercial progress made to
date by developers of fuel cell technology, recommending
that the DoD proactively evaluate and acquire fuel cell
systems. Read
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Tropical Species
Washes Up at Margate Following Odd Winter Weather
Anglers fishing off the coast of Margate
are used to catching a range of species including the chip
shop favourite cod. But the latest animal to wash up on
the beach at the Kent seaside resort is something a little
more exotic.
The ocean sunfish, a tropical species usually
found in much warmer waters, was found on the town's beach
last week. Read
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'Doomsday'
Clock a Minute Closer to the End
Not to be confused with biblical prophecy
or the Mayan calendar, the so-called Doomsday Clock owes
its existence to scientists and engineers, or at least those
who've been affiliated with the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists.
Bulletin authors today nudged the clock a minute closer
to midnight (5 minutes to midnight), after moving it a little
further from the end of humanity in 2010. "Two years
ago, it appeared that world leaders might address the truly
global threats that we face. In many cases, that trend has
not continued or been reversed," according to the bulletin
website. "For that reason, the Bulletin of the Atomic
Scientists is moving the clock hand one minute closer to
midnight, back to its time in 2007."
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Why
Oil Is Bad for People
and Wildlife
By the Audubon Society
Learn why oil and oil spills are a bad
idea for humanity. The Audubon Society has written an interesting
article targeted to children, but perhaps we adults should
be paying more attention. Scientists and government officials
are worried about the health of the oceans, the beaches,
and the wetlands. They are concerned about the impact on
all living things—from tiny plankton in the ocean
to sea turtles and birds. This of course finds it way back
to humans. When will be move beyond oil?Read
more here.
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Nebuchadnezzar's tower-Among
the finds is a haunting, albeit partly lost, inscription
in the words of King Nebuchadnezzar II, a ruler of Babylon
who built a great ziggurat — massive pyramidlike towers
built in ancient Mesopotamia — dedicated to the god
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Archaeologists
Decode 5,000-Year-Old Bar Tab
A trove of newly translated texts from
the ancient Middle East are revealing accounts of war, the
building of pyramidlike structures called ziggurats and
even the people's use of beer tabs at local taverns.
The 107 cuneiform texts, most of them previously
unpublished, are from the collection of Martin Schøyen,
a businessman from Norway who has a collection of antiquities.
The texts date from the dawn of written
history, about 5,000 years ago, to a time about 2,400 years
ago when the Achaemenid Empire (based in Persia) ruled much
of the Middle East. Read
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