Genetically Modified Democracy: Monsanto and Congress Move to Stomp on Your Rights
Reliable sources in Washington D.C. have informed the Organic Consumers Association (OCA) that Monsanto has begun secretly lobbying its Congressional allies to attach one or more “Monsanto Riders” or amendments to the 2013 Farm Bill that would preempt or prohibit states from requiring labels on genetically engineered (GE) foods.Continue Reading
A New Biological Clock Measures Altered DNA, not Birthday Candles
Move over birthday candles, and step aside telomeres; there may be a new kind of biological clock in town. And this one may prove useful in predicting where age-related diseases such as cancer are most likely to strike..Continue Readyng
GAO Pushes for Removal of Social Security Numbers From Medicare IDs
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has been slow to act on data it has collected that could help it implement a technical solution for removing Social Security numbers from Medicare cards, a newly released Government Accountability Office report concluded. Continue Reading
Bacteria-eating Viruses Found That Fight C. diff 'Superbugs'
A potential new victory in the war against antibiotic-resistant "superbugs" lies in the discovery of specific viruses that eat bacteria - called bacteriophages. Researchers in the UK have isolated certain phages, which have been shown to target the infectious hospital bug Clostridium difficile. C. diff, as the superbug is known, is responsible for 250,000 infections in the US each year and results in 14,000 deaths, the researchers say. Unlike antibiotics, Dr. Clokie says phages "are specific in what they kill," noting that they usually infect only one specific species or strain of bacteria. By injecting their DNA into the bacterium, she notes that phages then replicate and cause the bacterial cell to "burst open." Once the dead bacterium is opened, the phages can then repeat the process on other host cells.Continue Reading
Taking Out the Brain's Trash: It May Be Why We Need Our Sleep
Among the many vital roles that sleep plays in our lives, our nightly rest may give us the chance to take out the cerebral trash, says a new study. No, we're not talking about some kind of Ambien-induced sleep-housework. We're talking about the process by which the brain refreshes itself by removing the build-up of mental metabolites such as beta-amyloid and tau -- the byproducts, if you will, of a day's cogitation.Continue Reading
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