Imperial researchers suggest that cholesterol-lowering drugs could be provided alongside ketchup and salt. Imperial College is not responsible for the content of external internet sites National Heart and Lung Institute Faculty of Medicine Related news stories: One-a-day heart polypill to be tested in new international trial Stroke and heart disease trigger revealed in new research Imperial College London News Release For immediate release Thursday 12 August 2010 Fast food outlets could provide statin drugs free of charge so that customers can neutralise the heart disease dangers of fatty food, researchers at Imperial College London suggest in a new study published … Continue reading Free statins with fast food could neutralise heart risk

Contact: Emilee McStay emcstay@aasmnet.org 630-737-9700 American Academy of Sleep Medicine Fixing technical problems for a good night’s sleep as kids start a new school year Darien, Ill. – Getting a good night’s sleep often comes down to technique. Avoiding late-night technology use and keeping a regular sleep schedule are two important techniques to heed as kids head back to school. Recent studies found that adolescents used multiple forms of technology late into the night, including gaming systems, cell phones, and computers. As a result, they demonstrated difficulty staying awake and alert throughout the day. “Any factor that deteriorates the quality … Continue reading Fixing technical problems for a good night’s sleep as kids start a new school year

Speech Saudi Arabia: The End of Progress without Change Remarks to the Sarasota Institute for Lifetime Learning Chas W. Freeman, Jr., USFS (Ret.) I have been asked to speak to you about the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. This is a topic I have never before addressed to an American audience. Why bother? We Americans reserve the right to have strong opinions on the basis of little or no knowledge. There are few countries that better exemplify our assertive ignorance of foreign geography, history, and culture than Saudi Arabia. Most of us are convinced that Saudis are Muslim zealots, control the … Continue reading Saudi Arabia: The End of Progress without Change

Journal Essay Russian-Iranian Relations in the Obama Era Mark N. Katz The Obama administration came into office seeking to improve U.S. relations with both Iran and Russia. However, neither Tehran nor Moscow has responded favorably toward the new administration’s initiatives. Yet, while Tehran and Moscow continue to distrust Washington, they also distrust each other. This paper will focus on how Moscow and Tehran have regarded each other since the Obama administration took office in January 2009. In order to do this, though, something first must be said about how Russia and Iran have reacted toward the Obama administration’s overtures, since … Continue reading Russian-Iranian Relations in the Obama Era

Middle East Policy Council Journal Essay The Evolution of Bashar al-Asad David W. Lesch A U.S. official recently commented to me that in his government office the analysts had determined Syria to be more “diabolical” than Iran because Syrian President Bashar al-Asad “is ten times smarter than [Iranian President] Ahmadinejad.” My, how times have changed. It was not that long ago that iterations emanating from Washington and beyond regularly derided, even mocked, Bashar as incompetent, naïve and weak. Indeed, when Bashar came to power in 2000 following his father’s death, I pointed out in writing some of the similarities with … Continue reading The Evolution of Bashar al-Asad

By Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan “Information Clearing House” — Sha’ban 29, 1431 A.H, Wednesday, August 11, 2010 In the Name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful. With the Dutch troops’ pullout, Canada has reopened talks of quick Afghanistan withdrawal ahead of schedule as its nation strongly opposes the Afghan war and prefers a road to peace. To make the matter worse, the US’s closest ally country, Pakistan’s president was quoted in an interview published in France as saying” Coalition forces are losing war against Taliban in Afghanistan.” As things stand, there is a growing tendency among the mainstream … Continue reading Allies No Longer Willing To Cover Up Inevitable Defeat

Exhibit A By Glenn Greenwald “Salon” — – Jeffrey Goldberg, in the new cover story in The Atlantic, on an Israeli attack on Iran: Israel has twice before successfully attacked and destroyed an enemy’s nuclear program. In 1981, Israeli warplanes bombed the Iraqi reactor at Osirak, halting — forever, as it turned out — Saddam Hussein’s nuclear ambitions; and in 2007, Israeli planes destroyed a North Korean-built reactor in Syria.  An attack on Iran, then, would be unprecedented only in scope and complexity. Good news!  Israel can successfully end a country’s nuclear program by bombing them, as proven by its 1981 attack … Continue reading How Propagandists Function