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North Sea cod back on the menu, marine body says - BBC News: North Sea cod is taken off the Marine Conservation Society's

North Sea cod back on the menu, marine body says - BBC News: North Sea cod is taken off the Marine Conservation Society's list of fish to avoid eating, although it should be only an "occasional treat", it says.
Source: bbc.co.uk

Maths helps prepare for new diseases - BBC News: Researchers develop a mathematical model that can help determine the surveillance

Maths helps prepare for new diseases - BBC News: Researchers develop a mathematical model that can help determine the surveillance effort required to detect the arrival of costly invasive pathogens.
Source: bbc.co.uk

State Gun Law Environment and Youth Gun Carrying in the United States: This observational study determined that more restrictive

State Gun Law Environment and Youth Gun Carrying in the United States: This observational study determined that more restrictive overall gun control policies are associated with a reduced likelihood of youth gun carrying; these findings are relevant to gun policy debates about the critical importance...
Source: jamanetwork.com

Completely paralyzed man voluntarily moves his legs, UCLA scientists report | KurzweilAI

Completely paralyzed man voluntarily moves his legs, UCLA scientists report | KurzweilAI
Source: kurzweilai.net

Gliptins and Cardiovascular Outcomes: A Comparative and Critical Analysis after TECOS: The issue related to macrovascular

Gliptins and Cardiovascular Outcomes: A Comparative and Critical Analysis after TECOS: The issue related to macrovascular outcomes and intensive glycemic control was hotly debated after the publication of landmark trials like ACCORD, ADVANCE, and VADT. The only benefits seem to come from intervening...
Source: hindawi.com

Mozilla fixes 14-year old Firefox bug, turbocharges Adblock Plus | ExtremeTech: Firefox patched an ancient bug today --

Mozilla fixes 14-year old Firefox bug, turbocharges Adblock Plus | ExtremeTech: Firefox patched an ancient bug today -- and fixed a major problem with Adblock Plus in the process.
Source: extremetech.com

Life expectancy climbs worldwide but people spend more years living with illness and disability | KurzweilAI

Life expectancy climbs worldwide but people spend more years living with illness and disability | KurzweilAI
Source: kurzweilai.net

Junior doctor contracts are threat to NHS, warn Royal Colleges: Medical specialism colleges tell Jeremy Hunt that ‘punitive

Junior doctor contracts are threat to NHS, warn Royal Colleges: Medical specialism colleges tell Jeremy Hunt that ‘punitive terms’ will damage staff numbers, morale and patient safety
Source: theguardian.com

BlaBlaCar, a French Ride-Sharing Start-Up, Is Valued at $1.6 Billion - NYTimes.com

BlaBlaCar, a French Ride-Sharing Start-Up, Is Valued at $1.6 Billion - NYTimes.com
Source: nytimes.com

The coming fuel cell revolution: What you need to know | ExtremeTech: Thanks to changes in enabling technology and stricter

The coming fuel cell revolution: What you need to know | ExtremeTech: Thanks to changes in enabling technology and stricter environmental regulations, fuel cells are poised become a leading power source across the globe.
Source: extremetech.com

Can Living In Total Darkness For 5 Days "Reset" the Visual System? - Slashdot

Can Living In Total Darkness For 5 Days "Reset" the Visual System? - Slashdot
Source: slashdot.org

Machine Learning Could Solve Economists' Math Problem - Slashdot

Machine Learning Could Solve Economists' Math Problem - Slashdot
Source: slashdot.org

Clinton proposes $250 monthly cap on prescription drug costs

Clinton proposes $250 monthly cap on prescription drug costs
Source: reuters.com

32,000 year old porridge found in cave

32,000 year old porridge found in cave
Source: telegraph.co.uk

Can Apple pull off an electric car by 2019? (The biggest challenges may not be technical.) | ExtremeTech

Can Apple pull off an electric car by 2019? (The biggest challenges may not be technical.) | ExtremeTech
Source: extremetech.com

McDonald's cage-free egg pledge pressures farmers, squeezes supply: This month's pledge by McDonald's Corp to phase out

McDonald's cage-free egg pledge pressures farmers, squeezes supply: This month's pledge by McDonald's Corp to phase out eggs laid by caged hens in its North American restaurants will increase competition for limited supplies of cage-free eggs.
Source: reuters.com

Exclusive: Americans overpaying hugely for cancer drugs - study

Exclusive: Americans overpaying hugely for cancer drugs - study
Source: reuters.com

IBM Adapts Bitcoin Technology for Smart Contracts

IBM Adapts Bitcoin Technology for Smart Contracts
Source: wsj.com

Pierre Louis and the "numerical method"

The French doctor who analysed the use of blood letting in pneumonia and settled the argument about whether it was helpful or harmful. Numbers trump even the most strongly voiced opinions. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre_Charles_Alexandre_Louis "Pierre-Charles-Alexandre Louis (14 April 1787...
Source: wikipedia.org

Day 246 - #thecrapartist - Sketches in Venice Some sketches this morning in the drizzle. Stood on one of those classic

blog post image Day 246 - #thecrapartist - Sketches in Venice Some sketches this morning in the drizzle. Stood on one of those classic Venetian bridges over a canal trying to ignore the complexities of passing Gondolas and tourists with suitcases. The buildings are all at different angles and festooned with windows...