Germany Victim of Massive Political Hacking
Contacts, private chats and financial details of Hundreds of German politicians, including Chancellor Angela Merkel,were put out on Twitter.Leak include every political party except the far-right AfD. Celebrities and journalists information were also leaked. According to Justice Minister Katarina Barley -“serious attack…The people behind this want to damage confidence in our democracy and institutions…” It was not immediately clear who was behind the leaks. Some reports suggested a lone leaker might have had access to sensitive data through their work.Twitter shut down an account on Friday.
Blood Pressure Medication Recalled Over Cancer Concerns
80 lots of Blood pressure medication has been recalled over concerns it could contain elements that can cause cancer. They contain a trace amount of N-nitrosodiethylamine OR NDEA. Here is the list – Amlodipine Valsartan Tablets USP, Valsartan HCTZ Tablets, USP and Valsartan Tablets USP. Medicine was developed by Aurobino Pharma USA, Inc. If you are taking any one of these drugs, then contact your physician soon as possible. Aurobino Pharma has not received any reports of adverse effects related to the drugs at this time. Last November 2018, 6 other blood pressure medications also have been recalled.
Breath Test to Detect Multiple Cancers Early Begins Large Trial
Researcher are using exhaled airborne molecules to detect cancer. For the last two years “Cancer Research UK” has been researching on this filed. Their research has created a device called “Breath Biopsy”. Patients need to breath into the device for 10 minutes. This way the device will collect sample. The collected sample will be later analyzed in Owlstone Medical’s laboratory in Cambridge. At lab the collected sample will be compared with samples collected from people who has no cancer. If the patients samples are different the good sample, then that will be an indication that the patients have OR may have cancer. Almost half of cancers are diagnosed at a late stage. Early detection will save life.