Is store brand mouthwash as good as name brands? Episode 153
This study was published in Cell Regeneration Journal and it shows that stem cells from urine could be grown into tiny tooth-like structures. The researchers are from China and hope that someday their technique could be used to replace lost teeth. Of course not everyone agrees with this approach. One stem cell researcher noted that that “that goal faces many challenges.” No kidding. But seriously, there are other, richer, sources of stem cells than urine so this seems like an odd choice. Regardless, just in case this catches on I’ve begun designing companion products to go with urine teeth the first product I’ll be...
Source: thebeautybrains.com - October 4, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Randy Schueller Tags: Podcast Source Type: blogs
Where Do K-1 Visa Holders Come From?
Syed Farook and Tashfeen Malik were killed last week in a gun battle with police after they committed a mass shooting in San Bernardino, California. Malik entered the U.S. on a K-1 visa, known as the fiancé visa, accompanied by Farook. Their attack is the first perpetrated by somebody on the K-1 visa - igniting a debate over increasing visa security.
The government issued approximately 262,162 K-1 visas from 2005 to 2013 – 3177 or 1.21 percent of the total to Pakistani citizens.
Senator Rand Paul’s (R-KY) SECURE Act identifies 34 countries as particularly terror-prone. There were 32,363 K-1 visa, 12.34 pe...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - December 7, 2015 Category: American Health Authors: Alex Nowrasteh Source Type: blogs
With 10 Health Care Executives on it Board, US Chamber of Commerce Defends Big Tobacco Abroad
DiscussionUS health care is increasingly dominated by large organizations. Most of these organizations like to portray themselves as warm and fuzzy supporters of individual and population health. For example, Pfizer has a statement of responsibility which beginsAs a member of today’s rapidly changing global community, we are striving to adapt to the evolving needs of society and contribute to the overall health and wellness of our world.Anthem's statement includesAnthem is dedicated to delivering better care to our members, providing greater value to our customers and helping improve the health of our communi...
Source: Health Care Renewal - August 17, 2015 Category: Health Management Tags: Abbott Celgene mission-hostile management Pfizer Sanofi-Aventis Steward Health Care tobacco US Chamber of Commerce WellPoint Source Type: blogs
Congress Quietly Passes Ukraine Bill
Emma Ashford
While Washington focused yesterday on the prospect of yet another government shutdown, both House and Senate quickly and quietly passed bills which increase sanctions on Russia and authorize the sale of defensive arms to Ukraine. S.2828 passed mid-afternoon by voice vote, while H.R. 5859 was passed without objection at 10:25pm last night, on a largely empty House floor. Indeed, the House resolution had been introduced only that day, giving members no time to review or debate the merits of a bill which has major foreign policy implications.
The bill requires the imposition of further sanctions on Russia,...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - December 12, 2014 Category: American Health Authors: Emma Ashford Source Type: blogs
Ukraine Crisis Reminds Americans Why NATO Should Not Expand
Doug Bandow
The bitter conflict in Ukraine drags on. Russia continues to destabilize Kiev and NATO remains divided on how to respond.
Washington has taken the lead against Moscow even though America has little at stake in Russia’s misbehavior. In fact, the crisis has generated a spate of U.S. proposals to take military action and expand NATO.
For instance, Sen. John McCain urged adding Ukraine to the “transatlantic” alliance. Former UN ambassador John Bolton suggested including Georgia and Ukraine. Other proposed candidates for the alliance include Armenia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Finland, Kosovo...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - July 30, 2014 Category: American Health Authors: Doug Bandow Source Type: blogs
Not Just Another Friday in Brussels
Dalibor Rohac
While a typical summer Friday in the capital of the European Union might sound like a rather dull affair, today brought two significant events–one of them good, the other one less so.
First, the good news. Today, Ukraine, Moldova, and Georgia signed their association agreements with the European Union (EU). The treaties consist of, in part, free trade agreements between the EU and the three countries, and also a roadmap toward a prospective EU membership. Given the economic and political shape these countries find themselves in, the latter will likely take a long time and will not be without hurdl...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - June 27, 2014 Category: American Health Authors: Dalibor Rohac Source Type: blogs
The 2013 Geoffrey Beene Global Neurodiscovery Challenge
The Foundation for the National Institutes of Health, in association with the Geoffrey Beene Foundation Alzheimer’s Initiative, announce preliminary winner, finalist for the awards, and open voting to the public.
+Alzheimer's Reading Room
Online Voting begins on November 1
and ends of November 5
From November 1 – 5, 2013 the public will have the opportunity to vote for the grand prize winning entry. Click the image above for details.
The grand prize winner will receive an additional $50,000 award to continue research specifically in the area of male/female differences in Alzheimer’s disease.
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Source: Alzheimer's Reading Room, The - October 29, 2013 Category: Dementia Authors: Bob DeMarco Source Type: blogs
Why Is European Unemployment So High?
Simon Lester
The issue of unemployment is a complex one for economists. There are many factors involved. I’m a lawyer, not an economist, so I’m not the best person to spell out a comprehensive plan to deal with the problem. But in the particular context of high European unemployment, I was struck by this Economist article about the Italian fashion industry, which notes that there are lots of jobs available:
With youth unemployment running at 35% in Italy and annual net pay for a young leather-cutter starting at around €18,000 ($24,000), fashion firms ought to have applicants beating do...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - June 27, 2013 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: Simon Lester Source Type: blogs
Elizabeth Kolbert: The Science of Sleeplessness : The New Yorker
Nathaniel Kleitman, known as the "father of modern sleep research," was born in 1895 in Bessarabia—now Moldova—and spent much of his youth on the run. First, pogroms drove him to Palestine; then the First World War chased him to the United States. At the age of twenty, he landed in New York penniless; by twenty-eight, he'd worked his way through City College and earned a Ph.D. from the University of Chicago. Soon after, he joined the faculty there. An early sponsor of Kleitman's sleep research was the Wander Company, which manufactured Ovaltine and hoped to promote it as a remedy for insomnia.
Until ...
Source: Psychology of Pain - March 8, 2013 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Source Type: blogs
Sunlight Before Signing in Obama's First Term
Jim Harper
“Sunlight Before Signing” was President Obama’s 2008 campaign promise to put all bills Congress sent him online for five days before signing them. It was a measurable promise that I’ve monitored here since the beginning of his first term, and I will continue to do so in his second.
It was the president’s first broken promise, and in the first year he broke it again with almost every new law, giving just six of the first 124 bills he signed the exposure he promised.
With his first term concluded last month, we can now assess how well the president did with Sunlight Before Signing. Complianc...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - February 12, 2013 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: Jim Harper Source Type: blogs
