Western diet changes gut bacteria and triggers colitis in those at risk

In CategoryDiet, Other Human Health Conditions
ByRuss Bianchi

It’s The Food & Beverage Chain, Loaded With High Fructose Corn Syrup, Stupid*!

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~ Uncle Russ

*UCLA published an empirical and irrefutable study recently, and posted on this blog, that any consumption of HFCS LOWERS your IQ.

Certain saturated fats that are common in the modern Western diet can initiate a chain of events leading to complex immune disorders such as inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) in people with a genetic predisposition, according to a study to be published early online in the journal Nature.

Western diet changes gut bacteria and triggers colitis in those at risk

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Alabama Restricting Cold, Allergy Medicines

In CategoryAllergies, Drugs and Drug Companies
ByRuss Bianchi

The Alabama Legislature has passed a bill designed to fight the illegal manufacture of methamphetamine by restricting where cold and allergy medicine containing ephedrine or pseudoephedrine may be sold.

Alabama Restricting Cold, Allergy Medicines

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Cell phones that can see through walls?

In CategoryMusic, Television, Technology, Etc
ByRuss Bianchi

Comic book hero superpowers may be one step closer to reality after the latest technological feats made by researchers at University of Texas at Dallas (UT Dallas). They have designed an imager chip that could turn mobile phones into devices that can see through walls, wood, plastics, paper, and other objects.

Cell phones that can see through walls?

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Cancer’s next magic bullet may be magic shotgun

In CategoryCancer, Drugs and Drug Companies
ByRuss Bianchi

Who needs shot guns, “magic” or otherwise, when you have real thermonuclear warheads with perfect first strike capabilities against illness for all?!

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~ Uncle Russ

A new approach to drug design, pioneered by a group of researchers at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) and Mt. Sinai, New York, promises to help identify future drugs to fight cancer and other diseases that will be more effective and have fewer side effects.

Cancer’s next magic bullet may be magic shotgun

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