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Astronaut Edgar Mitchell Claims Alien Cover-up

Dr. Edgar Mitchell is a veteran of the Apollo 14 mission and he was the sixth man to walk on the Moon. Dr. Mitchell also insists that aliens have visited Earth and that governments are actively covering it up. "I happen to have been privileged enough to be in on the fact that we've been visited on this planet and the UFO phenomena is real," Dr Mitchell said. "It's been well covered up by all our governments for the last 60 years or so, but slowly it's leaked out and some of us have been privileged to have been briefed on some of it. "I've been in military and intelligence circles, who know that beneath the surface of what has been public knowledge, yes - we have been visited. Reading the papers recently, it's been happening quite a bit." Dr Mitchell, who has a Bachelor of Science degree in aeronautical engineering and a Doctor of Science degree in Aeronautics and Astronautics claimed Roswell was real and similar alien visits continue to be investigated. He told the astonished Kerrang! radio host Nick Margerrison: "This is really starting to open up. I think we're headed for real disclosure and some serious organisations are moving in that direction." NASA issued a quick denial. In a statement, a spokesman said: "NASA does not track UFOs. NASA is not involved in any sort of cover up about alien life on this planet or anywhere in the universe. "Dr Mitchell is a great American, but we do not share his opinions on this issue." If Dr. Mitchell is correct about a cover-up than this is exactly the type of denial one would expect NASA to make. You can listen to the interview with Dr. Mitchell where he discusses the UFO phenomena here. Permalink | Recent Headlines | News Feeds Read more…

Improving The Assessment Of Coronary Heart Disease Risk In Chinese

12.10.2007 08:21 Science - Source: ScienceDaily Headlines

Science Daily — Scientists report that the concentration of a compound called apolipoprotein B in the blood is better at predicting whether Chinese have coronary heart disease -- in which fatty deposits clog arteries that supply blood and oxygen to the heart -- than other substances such as blood cholesterol levels. This finding could help improve the diagnostic and treatment of coronary heart disease in Chinese and maybe in other populations as well.

To diagnose the early stages of coronary heart disease, physicians usually measure levels of substances present in the blood, such as high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), total cholesterol, and apolipoprotein B, which act as "markers" of the disease. But these markers are not very accurate and whether some of them are better at predicting the onset of the disease is not clear yet.

Kuo-Liong Chien, Yuan-Teh Lee and colleagues compared the levels of the markers in over 3,500 participants who did not have the disease at the time of recruitment but some of whom (122 individuals) developed the disease 13 years later. The scientists then compared which of the three substances would have best predicted the onset of the disease and found that the risk of developing coronary heart disease was more than three times as high in participants with the highest values of both apolipoprotein B and the ratio of the total cholesterol over HDL-C than patients who did not have the disease.

The scientists conclude that apolipoprotein B is more strongly associated than LDL-C with the risk of developing coronary heart disease. They add that non-HDL cholesterol is an important predictive factor for CHD among Chinese, more so than LDL cholesterol and that the ratio of total cholesterol over HDL cholesterol can strongly predict coronary heart disease.

Based on these results, the researchers recommend that apolipoprotein B should be included in the comprehensive evaluation of risk for this disease in Asian populations.

Article: "Apoliporotein B and non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol and risk of coronary heart disease in Chinese," by Kuo-Liong Chien, Hsiu-Ching Hsu, Ta-Chen Su, Ming-Fong Chen, Yuan-Teh Lee, and Frank B. HuNovember 2007 issue of the Journal of Lipid Research (Vol. 48, No. 11)

Note: This story has been adapted from material provided by American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.