HEALTH AND SCIENCE HIGHLIGHTS

June 12, 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.

• Hey, Fellas, Olive Oil And Nuts Tied to Prostate Cancer Survival (NPR)
• Triple Threat: Middle East Respiratory Virus And 2 Bird Flus (NPR)
• Old Mars rover makes rock discovery (BBC)
  
  Raptors are attracted to wind turbines (Save the Eagles)
• Faces Of Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis (NPR)
• Plant and human gene modification goes past transgenics (UT San Diego)
• Thought-powered helicopter takes off (BBC)
• Few options for online users to avoid spying, experts say (Jewish World Review)

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Hey, Fellas, Olive Oil And Nuts Tied to Prostate Cancer Survival (NPR)

Replacing some dietary carbohydrates with vegetable fats may help keep prostate cancer from spreading. That's the word from a study of more than 4,500 men that looked at the effects of dietary changes after their initial diagnosis.

Triple Threat: Middle East Respiratory Virus And 2 Bird Flus (NPR)

Is the world on the verge of a pandemic? There are three reasons to think so. Two flu viruses are active, and a virus that bears a resemblance to SARS has cropped up in the Middle East. Each has devastating potential, but many early warnings of past pandemics have failed to materialize.

Old Mars rover makes rock discovery (BBC)

Nasa's ageing Opportunity rover on Mars continues to make significant discoveries with the observation of a rock rich in clay minerals - an indicator of ancient water activity.

Raptors are attracted to wind turbines (Save the Eagles)

Ornithologists hired by windfarm developers are misrepresenting the facts when they say that raptors “avoid” windfarms, or “are displaced” by them. The simple truth is that they are attracted, then KILLED by wind turbines.

Faces Of Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis (NPR)

New types of tuberculosis are emerging around the world that take years and thousands of dollars to cure. Patients fighting this disease are often isolated from their communities and suffer devastating drug side effects, such as permanent hearing loss and dizziness.

Plant and human gene modification goes past transgenics (UT San Diego)

Agricultural biotech companies have been trying to get around the GMO controversy with newer technology that modify genes in place, without transferring genes from other species. But even without the protests over the putative dangers of GMOs -- some ungrounded in science -- human gene therapy is moving in the same direction.

Thought-powered helicopter takes off (BBC)

The demonstration joins a growing number of attempts to translate the electrical patterns of thoughts into motions in the virtual and real world. / Applications range from assisting those with neurodegenerative disorders to novel modes of video game play.

Few options for online users to avoid spying, experts say (Jewish World Review)

The ACLU also supports a bill to create a "Do Not Track" option online that would require consumers to give explicit permission before their personal information could be collected by websites or apps. Such legislation has stalled in Congress for years.  Rather than retreating to a cabin in the wilderness, swearing off smart phones and saving up for encryption software, consumers can protect their privacy through old-fashioned political action, Calabrese said.