Parkinson drugs turned headmaster into paedophile

A headmaster with thousands of indecent pictures of children on his computer has been aquited after a judge ruled that the drugs he was taking to combat Parkinson's disease turned him into a paedophile."A former headmaster who amassed thousands of indecent images of children...

Mediterranean diet is recipe for long life

This is exactly the kind of study I love to hear about: veggies, fish, olive oil and wine are some of the key ingredients to healthy living.  While the Mediterranean diet has long been examined for its...

Scientists stop ageing in mice

There's been some amazing scientific discoveries reported this week. First, scientists in California have come up with substances that may prove instrumental in developing invisible cloaking technology, and now...

Michael J. Fox Returns to Television

Michael J. Fox, star of Family Ties, Back to the Future, and Spin City, retired from acting after being diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, but is set to return to television on the hit Denis Leary show "Rescue...

How 'Reynolds EZ Slide' helped Parkinson's patient in her daily life

Comments to my short stories come in many flavors!A recent one from Linda touched me by reminding me that in our age of disposable products, mundane ones such as the now discontinued Reynolds EZ Slide plastic wrap can actually if not change the life of people affected by an...

New Hope for Parkinsons Cure

There has been some amazing new research in the Parkinsons arena lately. Parkinsons is a neurological condition in which the mid-brain substantia nigra ceases to produce adequate amounts of the neurotransmitter dopamine to control motor function. The result is manifested in...

Iconic Canadian painter Norval Morrisseau dies at 75

A former roommate of mine re-introduced me to the work of the great Aboriginal artist Norval Morrisseau. One of his paintings was hung prominently in our apartment and I spent many hours lost in contemplation of...

Being a little chunky ain't so bad, after all

OpinionBarry ARtiste, Now Public ContributorAs I have reported so many times on Now Public about Junk Science, Researchers who rely on public money for their livlihood have differing opinions, most researchers...

Ground Zero Pharmaceuticals announces expands regulatory consulting services ...

"Therapeutic areas covered by GZP's services include cancers of both hard and soft tissues, AIDS, antiinfectives and antivirals, medical imaging, dermatological disorders such as psoriasis, acne, rosacea, erythema and herpes, anti-inflammatory/analgesics for rheumatoid...

Guilt free java

A cup of joe does more good than harm  - "If you enjoy reading your morning paper while sipping a cup (or two) of coffee, it seems there's no reason to stop. Mounting evidence suggests that, for most...

Study finds smoking wards off Parkinson's disease

"CHICAGO (Reuters) - There is more evidence to back up a long-standing theory that smokers are less likely to develop Parkinson's disease than people who do not use tobacco products, researchers reported on...

Breakthrough in Parkinson's Disease on Horizon

This week, there have been two potential breakthroughs in the treatment of Parkinson's Disease. Gene Therapy The first set of clinical trials for a new treatment of Parkinson's Disease, the...

Parkinsons and pesticides

"Research Studies show Parkinson's and pesticides link US scientists have uncovered more evidence that pesticides can cause Parkinson's disease. One study shows that farm workers who used the common weedkiller paraquat had two to three times the normal risk of Parkinson's, a...

U.F.O. Reported

                   U.F.O.  Reported Click mp3 audio to hear this story and more, in stereo.   Twas a very...

City Hall & Politics

Please click on the mp3.  After you have herd the 6 minute report, ask yourself, 'what secretes are being kept.'  what else is being kept from you?   something to think about eh?

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