In December of 1993, Scott Allen, a journalist at the Boston Globe, uncovered documents showing years of ethically dubious experiments conducted on Fernald Center youth.
Monthly Archives: August 2019
J&J Shares Rise as Oklahoma Opioid Award Less Than Expected
Johnson & Johnson shares rose as much as 5% after an Oklahoma judge ordered the company to pay far less than some investors expected in the first trial by a state seeking compensation for the public-health crisis spawned by opioid painkillers.
Hibiscus flower extract selectively induces apoptosis in breast cancer cells and positively interacts with common chemotherapeutics
Background
Current therapeutic approaches to treat metastatic breast cancer, although effective, have shown many inadvertent side effects such as genotoxicity due to a lack of selectivity.
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Study Links Fluoridated Water During Pregnancy to Lower IQs
An influential medical journal published a study Monday that links fluoride consumption during pregnancy with lower childhood IQs—a finding that could undermine decades of public-health messaging, fire up conspiracy theorists, and alarm mothers-to-be.
Are Near-Death Experiences Just Comforting Illusions?
We all know the classic features of the near-death experience: floating above one’s body, moving through a tunnel toward a bright light, seeing a review of the events of one’s life, meeting the souls of deceased loved ones and possibly even a divine figure, and, in the end, suddenly being thrust back into one’s body.
REPORT: MONSANTO PAID GOOGLE TO BURY UNFAVORABLE NEWS
Damage Control
Monsanto, the agrochemical company that’s attained notoriety for its agricultural pesticides and genetically modified organisms, reportedly worked overtime to discredit investigative journalists criticizing the company — and even paid the search giant Google to suppress the findings.
New Evidence in Animals Shows Whole Body Vibration Actually Changes The Microbiome
It’s the star of a thousand late-night infomercials: vibration platforms that promise all the hard-won benefits of exercise while you simply stand there and jiggle.
New York just banned cat declawing. It’s the first state to outlaw the procedure
The Last Druid – Documentary on Ben McBrady of The Old Gaelic Order
Documentary describing the life of the late Irish druid, Ben McBrady.
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