Internet Subversion

Internet Subversion:

In addition to turning the Internet into a worldwide surveillance platform, the NSA has surreptitiously weakened the products, protocols, and standards we all use to protect ourselves. By doing so, it has destroyed the trust that underlies the Internet. We need that trust back. via Pocket

The War on Cancer: Big Pharma Is Keeping Us From Developing Low-Cost Treatments

The War on Cancer: Big Pharma Is Keeping Us From Developing Low-Cost Treatments:

Big Pharma’s focus on blockbuster cancer drugs squeezes out research into potential treatments that are more affordable. Says one researcher: “What is scientific and sexy is driven by what can be monetized.” Michael Retsky awoke from surgery to bad news. via Pocket

"What happens to the Congressional Budget Office if a party that has learned that lying about numbers..."

“What happens to the Congressional Budget Office if a party that has learned that lying about numbers works takes full control of Congress?”

- Inventing a Failure - NYTimes.com

The other downside of antibiotics: Killing the useful bacteria

The other downside of antibiotics: Killing the useful bacteria:

Everyone has a pet theory to explain the rise of modern scourges, things that our forbears rarely had to contend with during their short, brutish lives: obesity, diabetes, celiac disease, autism, asthma, allergies, esophageal cancer, etc. via Pocket

WHO: Without urgent action, world headed toward 'post-antibiotic era'

WHO: Without urgent action, world headed toward 'post-antibiotic era':

This content is made possible by the generous sponsorship support of UCare. via Pocket