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Merck’s Vioxx scandal widens: Drug maker knew Vioxx was deadly for years before risk was made public
The Vioxx scandal widened this week as new research published in the Archives of Internal Medicine reveals that Vioxx maker Merck held data for three years that proved Vioxx caused an alarming increase in the risk of heart attacks and strokes.
Read article...Government petition started in UK regarding CRU Climategate
This is for British citizens and expats only. Since George Monbiot called for Dr. Jones to resign, and for the data to be reanalysed, perhaps some UK readers can persuade him to sign.
Read article...Millions more than thought have already had swine flu, Government scientists say
One in five children have already had swine flu, many without even knowing it, scientists have said.
Read article...CRU’s Phil Jones: “Maybe because I’m in my 50s, but the language used in the forecasts seems a bit over the top re the cold.”
The Powerline blog has done an excellent job of summarizing the issues surrounding the Climatgate/CRUtape Letters in the past couple of days. Since they reference WUWT in the most recent article, it seems relevant to also post here.
Read article...Climategate: Scientists Would Rather Change Facts Than Their Theories
Former minister MP Peter Lilley discusses on RT the scandal dubbed Climategate, after the University of East Anglias Climate Research Unit (CRU) servers were hacked into, bringing to public attention many emails and documents from scientists that suggest data on climate change has been manipulated to suit the Global Warming “Theory”.
Read article...Pharmaceutical companies write their own drug information labels and leave out side effect information
Two doctors from the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice recently reported that many prescription drug labels do not contain accurate information about all side effects and the true severity of listed side effects, and they fail to mention that certain medicines are not truly effective.
Read article...British climate change scientists ‘conspired to keep sceptics in the dark’
Scientists at a British climate change research centre discussed ways of dodging Freedom of Information Act requests to release temperature data, it is claimed.
Read article...‘Black Lung’ Flu Sweeps Ukraine
Considering the massive sweep of news about swine flu, and swine flu vaccines, in the mainstream media, it seems absolutely remarkable the Ukraine Pandemic Flu Outbreak has received so little coverage in the Western mainstream media.
Read article...Antidepressant Drugs Put People Into “Drug-Induced States”
Contrary to the impression promoted by the psychiatric and drug industries, psychiatric drugs do not work by correcting a chemical imbalance in the brain, Joanna Moncrieff of University College London wrote recently in an opinion piece for the BBC.
Read article...Batch of H1N1 vaccine recalled for severe reactions
A batch of swine flu vaccine is being pulled back for investigation after it appeared to cause higher rates of severe allergic reactions than other lots.
Read article...Fox News Poll: Worries About Safety of Swine Flu Vaccine Persist
The H1N1 flu vaccine has been rolling out more slowly than many public health officials had hoped.
Read article...Signs That Swine Flu Has Peaked
Although federal health officials decline to use the word “peaked,” the current wave of swine flu appears to have done so in the United States.
Read article...Climategate: the final nail in the coffin of ‘Anthropogenic Global Warming’?
If you own any shares in alternative energy companies I should start dumping them NOW. The conspiracy behind the Anthropogenic Global Warming myth (aka AGW; aka ManBearPig) has been suddenly, brutally and quite deliciously exposed.
Read article...Hacked E Mails: Climate Scientists Discuss “Hiding Decline” In Temperatures
Some of the old emails from scientists made public apparently make references to things like “hid[ing] the decline,” referring to global temperature series and different ways to slice and dice climate data.
Read article...Climatologists Baffled by Global Warming Time-Out
Global warming appears to have stalled. Climatologists are puzzled as to why average global temperatures have stopped rising over the last 10 years. Some attribute the trend to a lack of sunspots, while others explain it through ocean currents.
Read article...Cap and Trade: A License Required for your Home
We encourage you to read the provisions of the Cap and Trade Bill that has passed the House of Representatives and being considered by the Senate. We are ready to join the next march on Washington!
Read article...Large Hadron Collider ready to restart this weekend
The world’s largest atom smasher – a giant scientific instrument that was designed to recreate the big bang but was broken by a piece of bread dropped by a passing bird.
Read article...CO2 still going up, but temperature not following the same trend
Here’s the latest global temperature plot from UAH.
Read article...“Ukraine swine flu ‘burns’ lungs”– source
British scientists suspect that swine flu virus has mutated in Ukraine. Some doctors say that flu in the country has shown unprecedented symptoms, creating the effect of “burnt” lungs, the Daily Mail reports.
Read article...The Struggle for Net Neutrality
During his 2008 campaign, Barack Obama promised to “Support the principle of network neutrality to preserve the benefits of open competition on the Internet.”
Read article...Genetically engineered hormones used by dairy industry promote cancer
An industry report claiming that the genetically-engineered hormone Recombinant Bovine Somatotropin (rBST) is safe has received criticism from the Cancer Prevention Coalition (CPC) for its dubious findings.
Read article...Scared Of Planet Nibiru? NASA Would Like To Help
According to numerous sources on the Internet, in 2012 a planet called Nibiru will collide with Earth, resulting in the extinction of the human race.
Read article...CERN’s particle collider could be re-launched this week
The European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) could re-start its Large Hadron Collider (LHC) this week, a year after an accident brought the project to a halt, CERN said.
Read article...Gore’s presentation on climate change draws 800 as 200 protestors gather outside
Confused Palm Beach County voters helped thwart Al Gore’s 2000 bid to become president of the United States, but he was introduced as “president of the planet” when he returned here Saturday night to deliver an environmental lecture.
Read article...Chemicals used in plastics feminise the brains of little boys ’so that they avoid rough and tumble games’
Chemicals used in plastics are ‘feminising’ the brains of baby boys, a disturbing study shows.
Read article...Chinese scientists create second artificial snowstorm in Beijing
CHINESE scientists have artificially induced the second major snowstorm to wreak havoc in Beijing this season, state media said today, reigniting debate over the practice of tinkering with Mother Nature.
Read article...7,000 buildings collapse in China under heaviest snow on record
Unusually early snowstorms in northern China have stranded tens of thousands of vehicles and motorists, led to the deaths of 38 people, forced the evacuation of 158,000 people, and forced delays or cancellation of hundreds of flights in several cities, including China’s capital city, Beijing.
Read article...Personal genome sequence is must-have accessory for billionaires, says Knome head
For $70,000 (£42,000), it may not seem like a very good deal: all you get is a polished silver box containing a USB drive on a black velvet tray.
Read article...Global warming is not our fault, say most voters in Times poll
Less than half the population believes that human activity is to blame for global warming, according to an exclusive poll for The Times.
Read article...NASA Confirms Water on Moon
In the wake of a recent crash test, NASA has confirmed that there in fact lies a significant amount of water underneath the Moon’s surface. Science and technology correspondent Daniel Sieberg reports.
Read article...Netherlands to levy ‘green’ road tax by the kilometre
The Dutch government said Friday it wants to introduce a “green” road tax by the kilometre from 2012 aimed at cutting carbon dioxide emissions by 10 percent and halving congestion.
Read article...Is Your Cell Phone Spying on You?
There’s a sneaky way somebody can listen to your cell phone conversations even if you keep your phone pressed to your ear and whisper.
Read article...H1N1 a ‘dud’ pandemic, Ont. health official says
The huge investments governments made in swine flu pandemic planning might not have been justified, an Ontario health official said Thursday.
Read article...No Warming for Fifteen Years?
The recent cooling shown in most global temperature datasets except GISS has been a spot of contention for the AGW believers.
Read article...Climate change study shows Earth is still absorbing carbon dioxide
The Earth has developed stores to absorb excessive levels of carbon dioxide, according to a study that challenges the conventional thinking on climate change.
Read article...Er… What was that about global warming? Rare iceberg is spotted off sunny Australia
Australia is known for sunny beaches, surfers, and blistering Outback heat.
So scientists were a bit taken aback when they spotted this giant iceberg floating near an island Down Under.
NCDC: October USA – temperature 3rd coldest on record, wettest ever on record
From the NOAA National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), State of the Climate, National Overview, October 2009.
Read article...Wireless Phones Can Affect The Brain, Swedish Study Suggests
A study at Örebro University in Sweden indicates that mobile phones and other cordless telephones have a biological effect on the brain.
Read article...World getting cooler, not warmer, insists Bellamy
WORLD-RENOWNED botanist and broadcaster Prof David Bellamy has predicted the world will get cooler over the next 30 years rather than warmer, as many climate scientists have predicted.
Read article...Conflicts of interest? Dr. Mehmet Oz owns 150,000 option shares in vaccine technology company
Dr. Mehmet Oz is a huge promoter of vaccines. He’s been on television reinforcing fear about H1N1 swine flu and telling everyone to get vaccinated.
Read article...Study: Antarctic ice melt actually slowing climate change
Global warming has been blamed for the alarming loss of ice shelves in Antarctica, but a new study says newly-exposed areas of sea are now soaking up some of the carbon gas that causes the problem.
Read article...Asteroid passes just 8,700miles from Earth – with only 15 hours warning
Although no one noticed at the time, the Earth was almost hit by an asteroid last Friday.
Read article...Scientists want debate on animals with human genes
A mouse that can speak? A monkey with Down’s Syndrome? Dogs with human hands or feet? British scientists want to know if such experiments are acceptable, or if they go too far in the name of medical research.
Read article...No link between global warming and melting glaciers: India
India’s environment minister said there was no scientific proof to support the idea that the melting of Himalayan glaciers was being caused by global warming, reports said Tuesday.
Read article...State to ’spy’ on every phone call, email and web search
Every phone call, text message, email and website visit made by private citizens is to be stored for a year and will be available for monitoring by government bodies.
Read article...Fox News chairman says he’ll ‘block Google’
Rupert Murdoch has a new approach to the Web: Screw you.
Read article...Australian PM Rudd warns skeptics ‘are too ‘dangerous to ignore’ and are ‘holding the world to ransom’ — Climate Depot Responds
Climate Depot has undertaken a point by point rebuttal to Rudd’s claims.
Read article...Side-effects alert for all statin users as drug is linked to depression and memory loss
New health warnings are to be issued over popular cholesterol-lowering drugs after evidence that thousands of users suffer side effects such as depression and sexual problems.
Read article...Clinton Connects Overpopulation to Climate Change
Recent comments made by Clinton reflect the mindset of the neo-Malthusian scientists currently occupying key positions in the Obama administration.
Read article...Dutch pull Pfizer vaccine batch after infants die
Dutch authorities say they have banned use of a batch of Pfizer’s Prevenar, or Prevnar, after three infants died within two weeks of receiving the anti-infection vaccination.
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