Travel Ban Is Based on Executive Whim, Not Objective Criteria
ConclusionFor countries on the list, and for any country wishing to remain off the list, it is vitally important that they understand which factors led to their inclusion or exclusion. If the United States is acting in good faith —seeking to change behavior as opposed to looking for an excuse to ban people—its criteria should be clearly explained and understood. The Iran nuclear deal, for example, hasvery precise requirements for Iran to avoid sanctions, down to the exact percentage of purity for its enriched uranium. This is very far from the case here.No consistent combination of factors or mitigating factors trigger...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - October 9, 2017 Category: American Health Authors: David Bier Source Type: blogs
It was nice to see it sail over the rope
‘It was nice to see it sail over the rope’ – what they said England’s Liam Plunkett, who made 22 not out off 11 balls, on Test Match Special: “I’m just thinking, I’m going to back myself to hit it straight. “I managed to get a bit of wood on it and it was 1xbet nice to see it sail over the rope.” England captain Eoin Morgan: “Three special mentions from me – Jos Buttler, Chris Woakes and Liam Plunkett got us out of a very sticky situation. “Chris Woakes played out of his skin to put us in a position where it looked like we were going to win the game.&#...
Source: All Kidney News - August 6, 2016 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: admin Tags: Foods & Culinary Source Type: blogs
Meet a Globe-Trotting Chemist and Builder of “Smart Molecules”
Jayawickramarajah taking a “selfie” with “The Bean,” a large, highly reflective sculpture in Chicago
Credit: Janarthanan Jayawickramarajah
Janarthanan Jayawickramarajah
Born in: Kandy, Sri Lanka
Job site: Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana
Alternate career choice: Anthropologist
Favorite sports teams: Sri Lanka national cricket team, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Tar Heels basketball, New Orleans Saints football
Favorite weekend activity: Strolling through parks with his wife and two kids and stopping for coffee and beignets (a New Orleans treat, a lot like a doughnut covered in powdered sugar...
Source: Biomedical Beat Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - January 7, 2016 Category: Research Authors: Srivalli Subbaramaiah Tags: Being a Scientist Chemistry and Biochemistry Profiles Smart Molecule Source Type: blogs
Yes!
WHO calls for increased transparency in medical researchNote for the media14 April 201514 APRIL | 2015 GENEVA - WHO today issued a public statement calling for the disclosure of results from clinical trials for medical products, whatever the result. The move aims to ensure that decisions related to the safety and efficacy of vaccines, drugs and medical devices for use by populations are supported by the best available evidence.“Our intention is to promote the sharing of scientific knowledge in order to advance public health,” said Dr. Marie-Paule Kieny, WHO Assistant Director General for Health Systems and Innovat...
Source: PharmaGossip - April 14, 2015 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: insider Source Type: blogs
In Sri Lanka, Elections Could Signal New Opportunities
With the inauguration of President Maithripala Sirisena in Sri Lanka, both the United States and India have an opportunity to influence reconciliation between the country's Tamils and Sinhalese. But if that influence is used unwisely, the result may be the same sort of aggressive Sinhalese nationalism that propelled Mahinda Rajapaksa to power a decade ago. (Source: The RAND Blog)
Source: The RAND Blog - January 27, 2015 Category: Health Management Authors: RAND Corporation Source Type: blogs
Mary O.
I’ve heard many responses from folks who have read Grain Brain, but to know that I brought tears to someone’s eyes is incredibly humbling. – Dr. Perlmutter
I live in Australia and, by chance, came across Grain Brain whilst browsing iBooks for a good summer read. Once I got over the shock of the scientific revelations of your findings, I did three things:
I cried with relief: I finally had some answers as to why my health was deteriorating in recent years (I am a 50 year old who exercises and followed a low fat/carb diet).
I collected all my statins and hypertensive medication and threw them in the bi...
Source: Renegade Neurologist - A Blog by David Perlmutter, MD, FACN - February 22, 2014 Category: Neurologists Authors: gbadmin Tags: Success eneergy Hypertension Medication Sleep Statins sugar weight loss wheat Source Type: blogs
How long is your QT? Find out at TAPNA 2014
In your busy critical-care life, have you ever asked yourself:
…What is the deal with prolonged QT? Does it matter?
…Would closing the pub earlier have an effect on street assaults?
…Does Red-back Spider anti-venom do anything other than satisfy my need to ‘do something’?
These questions and more will be part of the Toxicology smorgasbord that is TAPNA 2014 (April 30 to May 3 2014). A conference held for doctors, nurses, pharmacists and other health care professionals with an interest in Clinical Toxicology and Poisons Information, TAPNA (Toxicology and Poisons Networks Australasia) is in its second year follo...
Source: Life in the Fast Lane - February 22, 2014 Category: Emergency Medicine Doctors Authors: Joe Rotella Tags: Conference Featured Toxicology 2014 joe rotella TAPNA Toxicology and Poisons Networks Australasia Source Type: blogs
India has been free of polio for three years
Image credit: Jason Roberts
Three years ago today, on 13 January 2011, the last case of poliomyelitis was reported in India. This achievement represents a remarkable turnaround for a country where control of the disease had for years been extremely difficult. As recently as 2009 there were 741 confirmed cases of polio caused by wild-type virus in India. Being polio-free for three years is certainly a cause for celebration, but not for becoming complacent. Immunization efforts in India must not decline, because wild-type and vaccine-derived polioviruses continue to circulate and pose a threat to any unimmunized individual.
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Source: virology blog - January 13, 2014 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Tags: Basic virology Information eradication India poliomyelitis poliovirus Sabin vaccine Salk vaccine vaccine-derived poliovirus viral world health organization Source Type: blogs
Dawson on Organophosphates: Tox Asian Style
Clinical Toxicologist Andrew Dawson (@lankatox) lived and worked in Sri Lanka for many years. At SMACC he called on this experience with the South Asian Clinical Toxicology Research Collaboration (SACTRC) and his unparalleled knowledge of organophosphate poisoning to tell us all we need to know about ‘Tox Asian Style: Organophosphate Poisoning’.
Listen to the audio by clicking here and view the slides:
One of Andrew’s projects is the FOAM resource WikiTox, check out the entry on Organophosphates.
Here are some suggested further readings:
Abedin MJ, Sayeed AA, Basher A, Maude RJ, Hoque G, Faiz MA. Ope...
Source: Life in the Fast Lane - November 7, 2013 Category: Emergency Medicine Doctors Authors: Chris Nickson Tags: Featured SMACC Toxicology andrew dawson organophosphate poisoning Source Type: blogs
The Co-Production Of Autism In The Film, Wretches & Jabberers
THE CO-PRODUCTION OF AUTISM IN THE FILM,
WRETCHES & JABBERERS
By:
ESTÉE KLAR-WOLFOND
SUPERVISOR: NANCY VIVA DAVIS HALIFAX
ADVISOR: BETH HALLER
A Research Paper submitted to the Graduate Program in Critical Disability Studies in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of
Master of Arts
Graduate Program in Critical Disability Studies
York University
Toronto, Ontario M3J 1P3
Master of Arts
September, 2013.
Abstract:
This paper asks why the autistic subjects in the film, Wretches and Jabberers, feel they must prove their intelligence. I examine the words of the film’s subjects, Larry Bissonnette, Tracy...
Source: The Autism Acceptance Project - September 30, 2013 Category: Autism Authors: TAAP Admin Tags: News Source Type: blogs
AllTrials Update - Iain Chalmers writes
Trial registration is now required as a condition of ethical approval. The recently published report of the House of Commons Science and Technology Committee is the latest of numerous calls for the registration of clinical trials.1 Nearly three decades ago, oncologist John Simes showed how prospective trial registration could help to detect and take account of biased under-reporting of clinical trials.2 Other academics then showed how under-reporting of clinical research can harm patients,3characterising it as a form of scientific misconduct.4In the mid-1990s, the publisher Current Controlled Trials offered trial...
Source: PharmaGossip - September 25, 2013 Category: Pharma Commentators Authors: insider Source Type: blogs
Up And Down The Ladder... Job Changes
Hired someone new and exciting? Promoted a rising star? Finally solved that hard-to-fill spot? Share the news with us and we’ll share with it others. That’s right. Send us your announcements and we’ll find a home for them. Don’t be shy. Everyone wants to know who is coming and going, especially with all the layoffs. Despite the downsizing, there is movement. Here are some of the latest changes. Recognize anyone?
And here is our regular feature. Send us a photo and we will spotlight a different person each week. This time around, we note that Alliqua hired Brian Posner as chief financial officer. Most recently, he ...
Source: Pharmalot - September 13, 2013 Category: Pharma Commentators Authors: esilverman Source Type: blogs
Saudi Witch-hunts
Ryan Jacobs, Atlantic: In a country where public observance of any religion besides Islam is strictly forbidden, foreign domestic workers who bring unfamiliar traditional religious or folk customs from Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Africa, or elsewhere can make especially vulnerable and easy targets. "If they see these [folk practices or items] they immediately assume they're some kind of sorcery or witchcraft," he said.[...] By 2011, the [police witchcraft division in Riyadh] had created a total of nine witchcraft-fighting bureaus in cities... (Source: Dr. X's Free Associations)
Source: Dr. X's Free Associations - August 19, 2013 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: DrX Tags: Front Page Source Type: blogs
International Day of Peace Manipulated to Promote Vaccinations in Developing Countries
Conclusion
I have demonstrated three stories from around the world, reporting on children either dying or suffering from severe adverse reactions after they have received vaccinations included the vaccination schedule. Yet despite the many continuing stories such as these, governments from around the world, hand-in-hand with medical agencies, continue to line up small children to vaccinate them with dangerous, pre-licensed vaccines.
While they do this, they allow organizations like Peace One Day to use International Day of Peace as an excuse to promote these vaccinations, over world peace. In my opinion the exploitation of...
Source: vactruth.com - July 27, 2013 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: Christina England Tags: Christina England Top Stories Adverse Events International Day of Peace propaganda Vaccine Death Source Type: blogs
The Real Consequences of Raising Tariffs for Bangladesh
K. William Watson
As I noted yesterday, the Obama administration has suspended Bangladesh from the list of poor countries that receive preferential tariff treatment in the United States, citing concerns over workplace safety and inadequate labor laws. The vast majority of imports from Bangladesh will not be affected because apparel goods were already exempt from the program. But some tariffs will go up and the human cost of these new taxes is very real.
The Wall Street Journal’s coverage of yesterday’s announcement includes this anecdote:
Higher porcelain duties will put a strain on the business of Ian Zucke...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - June 28, 2013 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: K. William Watson Source Type: blogs
