HEALTH AND SCIENCE HIGHLIGHTS

November 14, 2013 (San Diego’s East County) -- Our Health and Science Highlights provide cutting edge news each week that could impact your health and our future.

HEALTH

• No scientific consensus on GMO safety  (European Network of Scientists for Social and Environmental Responsibility)
• Wind turbine syndrome blamed for mysterious symptoms in Cape Cod town (Good Morning America)

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

• Cool Sci-Fi Future Is Nigh: Dad Builds Son 3-D Printed Prosthetic Hand for $10
• New invisibility cloak type designed (BBC)
• Teenagers say goodbye to Facebook and hello to messenger apps (Guardian)

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HEALTH

• No scientific consensus on GMO safety  (European Network of Scientists for Social and Environmental Responsibility)

As scientists, physicians, academics, and experts from disciplines relevant to the scientific, legal, social and safety assessment aspects of genetically modified organisms (GMOs),[1] we strongly reject claims by GM seed developers and some scientists, commentators, and journalists that there is a “scientific consensus” on GMO safety[2] [3] [4] and that the debate on this topic is “over”.[5]

• Wind turbine syndrome blamed for mysterious symptoms in Cape Cod town (Good Morning America)

Dozens of residents file lawsuits, claiming wind turbines cause illnesses.  In 2011, a doctor at Harvard Medical School diagnosed a resident with wind turbine syndrome, which is not currently recognized by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

• Cool Sci-Fi Future Is Nigh: Dad Builds Son 3-D Printed Prosthetic Hand for $10

Shirking $30,000 in medical fees for a traditional prosthetic hand, videographer Paul McCarthy built a multi-colored “Robohand” for his twelve-year-old son using a friend’s 3-D printer. McCarthy says he spent, “Five, maybe, ten bucks.” / The boy, 12-year-old Leon McCarthy, was born without fingers on his left hand. Once he turned ten, Paul started searching for an inexpensive and functional prosthetic alternative

• New invisibility cloak type designed (BBC)

A new "broadband" invisibility cloak which hides objects over a much wider range of frequencies has been devised by US scientists.

• Teenagers say goodbye to Facebook and hello to messenger apps (Guardian)

Gradual exodus of young people towards WhatsApp, WeChat and KakaoTalk is just as their mums and dads get the hang of social networking....