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In a survey of high-achieving physician-scientists, nearly a third of women reported experiencing sexual harassment. “This is a sobering reminder that our society has a long way to go before we achieve gender equity,” says study author Reshma Jagsi, M.D., D.Phil., associate professor and deputy chair of radiation oncology at the University of Michigan Medical School. Researchers surveyed 1,066 men …
On “The Gary Null Show” today, Gary discusses these topics and provides the links for you to learn more and understand more. Enjoy:
Teens who eat lots of fruit may lower their breast cancer risk
Fruit discovery could provide new treatments for obesity, type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease
‘Sixth sense’ protects drivers except when texting
Working memory is better after a barefoot run
Cabbage may reduce cancer risk
Gary takes a quick music break and plays this classic: George Benson – Give Me The Night
VIDEO: Ishmahil, street orator, Speaking on Hip Hop & Black Youth Culture
The war in Afghanistan has turned a generation of children into heroin addicts
Hillary Clinton does not represent values that help women
In brief, the Global War on Terror sledgehammer strategy has spread jihadi terror from a tiny corner of Afghanistan to much of the world, from Africa through the Levant and South Asia to Southeast Asia. It has also incited attacks in Europe and the United States. The invasion of Iraq made a substantial contribution to this process, much as intelligence …
Towards the end of a town hall meeting in Philadelphia broadcast last Monday night over MSNBC, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders declared his support for the Obama administration’s program of assassination by drone-fired missiles and its steady build-up of US troop strength in Syria and Iraq. These statements underscore the unity across the bourgeois political spectrum, among all the presidential candidates …
In May 2012, in the warm Chicago sunshine, I sat with journalist Jim Foley who had just returned from Syria. Jim and I had come for a large demonstration against a meeting of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). War reporting in Afghanistan, Libya and Syria had not been easy on Jim, who was an easy-going man. “You can’t get …
In a trio of recent action-packed movies, good guys watch terrorists mingling with innocent women and children via real-time video feeds from halfway across the world. A clock ticks and we, the audience, are let in on the secret that mayhem is going to break loose. After much agonized soul-searching about possible collateral damage, the good guys call in a …
On “The Gary Null Show” today, Gary discussed these topics and had on special guest, Joseph Mangano. Click on the links to learn more about what Gary discussed and expand your brain.
Fast food may expose consumers to harmful chemicals called phthalates
Transfer of gut bacteria affects brain function, nerve fiber insulation
Can positive memories help treat mental health problems?
Fatty diets lead to daytime sleepiness, poor sleep
Sugar cravings can be treated — because sugar addiction is like any other drug addiction
Mushroom nutrition benefits: cancer fighters and cell renewers
Gary takes a quick music break and plays this great song: Jerry Butler – Only The Strong Survive
Obama went from condemning Saudis for abuses to arming them to the teeth
Saudi blockade threatens famine in Yemen
Tomgram: Engelhardt, Roads to nowhere, ghost soldiers, and a $43 million gas station in Afghanistan
Gary introduces his guest, Joseph Mangano. Here is his bio and some links to learn more about him and his organzation:
Joseph Mangano is the Executive Director of the Radiation and Public Health Project – a nonprofit organization founded by scientists and physicians to understand the relationships between low level nuclear radiation and public health and the risks of diseases such as cancer and damage to newborns. Joe has published numerous articles and letters in medical and other journals in addition to books, including Low Level Radiation and Immune System Disorders: An Atomic Era Legacy. There he examines the connection between radiation exposure and current widespread health problems. His website is Radiation.org
Gary added these facts about Fukushima while taking with Joseph Mangano: The Slow Bleed: Fukushima Five Years On
Lastly this video to end the show: Antidepressants found to be no more effective than a placebo pill
Bradley Birkenfeld is the most significant financial whistleblower of all time, so you might think he’d be cheering on the disclosures in the new Panama Papers leaks. But today, Birkenfeld is raising questions about the source of the information that is shaking political regimes around the world. “The CIA I’m sure is behind this, in my opinion,” Birkenfeld said. – …
KINCENTIAL SCIENCES, a company with an innovative line of cosmetic products marketed as a way to erase blemishes and soften skin, has caught the attention of beauty bloggers on YouTube, Oprah’s lifestyle magazine, and celebrity skin care professionals. Documents obtained by The Intercept reveal that the firm has also attracted interest and funding from In-Q-Tel, the venture capital arm of the Central Intelligence Agency. The previously undisclosed relationship with the CIA might …
BALTIMORE—When Rory Fanning, a burly veteran who served in the 2nd Army Ranger Battalion and was deployed in Afghanistan in 2002 and 2004, appeared at the Donald Trump rallyin Chicago last month he was wearing the top half of his combat fatigues. As he moved through the crowd, dozens of Trump supporters shouted greetings such as “Welcome home, brother” and “Thank …
