May 4, 2008
Super-Size Me: Fast Food’s Effects on Your Liver; Exercise, Weight & Coronary Artery Disease; Contamination of Surgical Instruments in the Operating Room
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SUPER-SIZE ME: FAST FOOD’S EFFECTS ON YOUR LIVER
Obesity is an epidemic in America, [...]
April 28, 2008
Former Defense Secretary Rumsfeld Viewed as Innovative by Chinese Military
As if taking a page out of former US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld’s playbook, the Chinese military has decreased troop levels by more than 200,000 men and women, the official newspaper of the People’s Liberation Army announced last week.
While liberals, Democrats and members of the news media openly showed distain for Rumsfeld when he [...]
April 27, 2008
Stents vs. Bypass Surgery for Coronary Artery Disease; The “DASH” Hypertension Diet & Cardiovascular Disease Prevention; Testosterone Therapy for Women with Decreased Sexual Desire & Function
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STENTS VS. BYPASS SURGERY FOR CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE
Over the past 5 years or [...]
April 20, 2008
BRCA Breast Cancer Mutations & MRI Scans; Bladder Cancer Prevention with Broccoli?; Diabetes: Risk of Death Due to Heart Attack & Stroke
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BRCA BREAST CANCER MUTATIONS & MRI SCANS
An estimated 5-10% of all breast cancer [...]
April 13, 2008
Breast Cancer Recurrence & Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT); Carotid Artery Disease: Surgery vs. Stents?; Statin Drugs & Cancer Prevention
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BREAST CANCER RECURRENCE & HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY (HRT)
Regular readers of this column are [...]
April 6, 2008
Human Papilloma Virus (HPV), Pap Smear Results & Cervical Cancer; Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) Infection & Oral Cancer; Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) & the Risk of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disorder (GERD)
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HUMAN PAPILLOMA VIRUS (HPV) INFECTION, PAP SMEAR RESULTS & CERVICAL CANCER
An estimated 11,000 [...]
April 1, 2008
Defense Department Bigwig Pleads Guilty on Behalf of China
Gregg William Bergersen, residing in Alexandria, Virginia, pled guilty on Monday to a one-count of conspiracy to disclose national defense information to persons not entitled to receive it. Bergersen was arrested on February 11, 2008 on a criminal complaint charging this same offense.
Justice Department and Federal Bureau of Investigation officials made the announcement after [...]
March 30, 2008
Abdominal Obesity & the Risk of Death in Women; Folic Acid Pretreatment & Heart Attacks; Pancreatic Cancer Regression after Injections of Bacteria
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ABDOMINAL OBESITY & RISK OF DEATH IN WOMEN
There is increasing evidence that “abdominal [...]
March 25, 2008
Security Problems Persist at Los Alamos National Laboratory
The Los Alamos National Laboratory, which is operated by the National Nuclear Security Administration, is responsible for, among other things, designing nuclear weapons.
Over the past decade, security personnel documented numerous security, safety, and project management weaknesses at NNSA’s nuclear weapons complex, including LANL. In particular, during the Clinton Administration LANL had experienced a series [...]
March 18, 2008
Businessman Supplies India with US Missile and Fighter Jet Technology
The owner of an international electronics business has pled guilty to one-count arising from a conspiracy to illegally export controlled microprocessors and electronic components to government entities in India that participate in the development of ballistic missiles, space launch vehicles, and fighter jets.
The guilty plea was announced on Tuesday by Kenneth L. Wainstein, Assistant Attorney [...]