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Statement on BP shareholder vote | Blog | High Pay Centre

Statement on BP shareholder vote | Blog | High Pay Centre
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Re-evaluation of the traditional diet-heart hypothesis: analysis of recovered data from Minnesota Coronary Experiment (1968-73)

Re-evaluation of the traditional diet-heart hypothesis: analysis of recovered data from Minnesota Coronary Experiment (1968-73) Christopher E Ramsden. Daisy Zamora. Sharon Majchrzak-Hong. Keturah R Faurot. Steven K Broste. Robert P Frantz. John M Davis. Amit Ringel. Chirayath M Suchindran. Joseph R Hibbeln....
Source: bmj.com

Pickering leaky dams flood prevention scheme 'a success' - BBC News: A natural flood management scheme saved the North Yorkshire

Pickering leaky dams flood prevention scheme 'a success' - BBC News: A natural flood management scheme saved the North Yorkshire town of Pickering from floods at Christmas, a report says.
Source: bbc.com

Watch the world’s first 360° VR surgery live stream on Thursday: VR operations: it’s all about stitch ‘em up, not

Watch the world’s first 360° VR surgery live stream on Thursday: VR operations: it’s all about stitch ‘em up, not shoot ’em up. "On May 22 2014, Mr Shafi Ahmed, consultant general colorectal, and laparoscopic surgeon at Barts NHS trust was in the news for bringing his craft a good deal...
Source: arstechnica.com


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Moderately Obese Patients Benefit from Vagal Nerve Blockade Using vBloc Neurometabolic Therapy |: Medgadget previously reported

Moderately Obese Patients Benefit from Vagal Nerve Blockade Using vBloc Neurometabolic Therapy |: Medgadget previously reported on the first U.S. implantation of the vBloc Neurometabolic Therapy system, an FDA-approved medical device for treating obesit
Source: medgadget.com

Document Moved

Document Moved
Source: sciencebasedmedicine.org

Brexit is necessary to protect NHS from TTIP, says David Owen - Hospital Dr

Brexit is necessary to protect NHS from TTIP, says David Owen - Hospital Dr
Source: hospitaldr.co.uk

No excuse for doctors who refuse to treat transgender people: Society is making strides but doctors are still far behind

No excuse for doctors who refuse to treat transgender people: Society is making strides but doctors are still far behind when it comes to giving trans people the treatment they ask for and the respect they deserve, says Jessica Hamzelou
Source: newscientist.com

AI helps answer thousands of health queries in Zambia via SMS: UNICEF is testing a machine learning system to boost the

AI helps answer thousands of health queries in Zambia via SMS: UNICEF is testing a machine learning system to boost the quantity and quality of health advice provided via a popular text-based service in Zambia and Uganda
Source: newscientist.com

Cost of Insulin Has Nearly Tripled: By Kelly Young Edited by David G. Fairchild, MD, MPH The price of insulin nearly

Cost of Insulin Has Nearly Tripled: By Kelly Young Edited by David G. Fairchild, MD, MPH The price of insulin nearly tripled over the course of a decade, according to a JAMA research letter. Researchers surveyed 28,000 … NEJM Journal Watch.
Source: jwatch.org

Chemistry department to reopen at Swansea University | Chemistry World

Chemistry department to reopen at Swansea University | Chemistry World
Source: rsc.org

Biologists start sharing unpublished work—oh, the horror!: Bemused physicists watch biologists start biorXiv, party likes

Biologists start sharing unpublished work—oh, the horror!: Bemused physicists watch biologists start biorXiv, party likes it's 1991.
Source: arstechnica.com

Annual Peak of Arctic Sea Ice Hit a Record Low : Image of the Day: The Arctic ice cap grew less this winter than at any

Annual Peak of Arctic Sea Ice Hit a Record Low : Image of the Day: The Arctic ice cap grew less this winter than at any time since satellites have measured it.
Source: nasa.gov

Birds measure magnetic fields using long-lived quantum coherence - physicsworld.com

Birds measure magnetic fields using long-lived quantum coherence - physicsworld.com
Source: physicsworld.com

nuTonomy to Test World's First Fully Autonomous Taxi Service in Singapore This Year: MIT startup could be the first company

nuTonomy to Test World's First Fully Autonomous Taxi Service in Singapore This Year: MIT startup could be the first company in the world to deploy fully autonomous urban vehicles that you can ride in
Source: ieee.org

Vegetarian Dietary Patterns and the Risk of Colorectal Cancers: Colorectal cancers are a leading cause of cancer mortality,

Vegetarian Dietary Patterns and the Risk of Colorectal Cancers: Colorectal cancers are a leading cause of cancer mortality, and their primary prevention by diet is highly desirable. The relationship of vegetarian dietary patterns to colorectal cancer risk is not well established.To evaluate the association...
Source: nih.gov

The Drugs That Built a Super Soldier: During the Vietnam War, the U.S. military plied its servicemen with speed, steroids,

The Drugs That Built a Super Soldier: During the Vietnam War, the U.S. military plied its servicemen with speed, steroids, and painkillers to help them handle extended combat.
Source: theatlantic.com

Press Announcements - FDA approves first leadless pacemaker to treat heart rhythm disorders: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration

Press Announcements - FDA approves first leadless pacemaker to treat heart rhythm disorders: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved the first pacemaker that does not require the use of wired leads to provide an electrical connection between the pulse-generating device and the heart. While...
Source: fda.gov

Meet the 25-Year-Old Behind the World's First Online School for Refugees | VICE | United States: Markus Kressler and his

Meet the 25-Year-Old Behind the World's First Online School for Refugees | VICE | United States: Markus Kressler and his partner Vincent Zimmer are the founders of Kiron—a non-governmental, nonprofit organization providing a way for refugees to integrate into society.
Source: vice.com