World-first discovery harnesses mRNA in the search for an HIV cure - Doherty Institute
https://www.doherty.edu.au/articles/world-first-discovery-harnesses-mrna-in-search-for-hiv-cure/
Australian researchers have made a major breakthrough in HIV research by repurposing the same mRNA delivery system used in COVID-19 vaccines, not to prevent infection, but as a potential strategy to find a cure.
Psychology says the rarest mental strength today isn't resilience or grit - it's the ability to sit with uncertainty without immediately seeking distraction, explanation, or someone else's opinion about what you should feel
https://geediting.com/gen-a-psychology-says-the-rarest-mental-strength-today-isnt-resilience-or-grit-its-the-ability-to-sit-with-uncertainty-without-immediately-seeking-distraction-explanation-or-someone-elses-opinion/
The research over the past two decades has made something clear that caught even specialists off guard: intolerance of uncertainty isn’t a feature of one disorder. It’s a transdiagnostic vulnerability — a shared foundation beneath anxiety, depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder, eating disorders, and a wide range of emotional disturbances
One vaccine may provide broad protection against many respiratory infections and allergens
https://med.stanford.edu/news/all-news/2026/02/universal-vaccine.html
“Imagine getting a nasal spray in the fall months that protects you from all respiratory viruses including COVID-19, influenza, respiratory syncytial virus and the common cold, as well as bacterial pneumonia and early spring allergens,” Pulendran said. “That would transform medical practice.”
Why Vampires Live Forever | Machiel Reyneke
https://machielreyneke.com/blog/vampires-longevity/
The one thing the longevity-vampire community has not yet learned from Dracula is operational security.
Dracula operated in silence for centuries. He didn’t have a podcast. He didn’t track his erection quality on a public dashboard. He didn’t appear on Netflix. He understood that the fundamental rule of being a vampire is: don’t talk about being a vampire.
Walking Pad Maintenance & Repair
https://ocdevel.com/walk/guide/maintenance
Walking pads require maintenance. This includes de-dusting the motor chamber, lubricating the belt and deck, adjusting belt tightness and alignment, cleaning and eventually replacing the drive belt. Failure to keep up results in loud noises, jerky motion, and burning smells.
mRNA COVID vaccines may be helping some cancer patients fight tumors, researchers say | PBS News
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/mrna-covid-vaccines-may-be-helping-some-cancer-patients-fight-tumors-researchers-say
The vaccine “acts like a siren to activate immune cells throughout the body,” said lead researcher Dr. Adam Grippin of MD Anderson. “We’re sensitizing immune-resistant tumors to immune therapy.”
OTC nasal spray seemed to cut COVID infections by 67% in mid-sized trial - Ars Technica
https://arstechnica.com/health/2025/09/otc-nasal-spray-seemed-to-cut-covid-infections-by-67-in-mid-sized-trial/?comments-page=1#comments
Still, with the previous studies, the trial offers some hope that this accessible nasal spray could be used as a viral prophylactic for respiratory seasons in the future. And the results land at a time when access to COVID-19 vaccines—which have firmly proven to be safe and highly effective—has been severely restricted in the US by health secretary and anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Sleep apnea pill shows striking success in large clinical trial | Science | AAAS
https://www.science.org/content/article/sleep-apnea-pill-shows-striking-success-large-clinical-trial
Drug combination targeting lax airways is nearing an FDA submission
Why Are People Wearing Masks in 2025?
https://misfitmentalhealth.substack.com/p/why-are-people-wearing-masks-in-2025?triedRedirect=true
most of the people still masking are among the strongest, most self-assured people I’ve known. They are the least concerned about other’s perceptions, the most concerned about others/our collective well-being, are embodying self-care by protecting their health (and mental health), willing to interrogate their choices and motivations, and are committed to accepting and integrating data and new information - even when they want desperately to be wrong about what they learn. They are also among the most alienated, judged, ignored, harassed, invisibilized, and forgotten.
ADHD Didn't Break Me—My Parents Did - by Ahmed Soliman
https://claimingattention.substack.com/p/adhd-did-not-break-me-my-parents-did
In this landscape, you can feel broken. But the most important truth is that your mind is not. It is a vibrant ecosystem with its own patterns, its own seasons, and its own hard-won beauty. It may never fit self-referential systems, but it was never meant to. Instead, it offers an unconventional, exciting path—one lined with subtle possibilities forming as you read this. And even if no one else can see them, remember that your world is your own. And that's enough.
My favourite computer ergonomics hack
https://blog.jacobvosmaer.nl/0036-beeper/
The Beeper consitst of three parts: the hardware, the firmware runnning on the hardware, and software running on my work computer. If my computer screen is unlocked for too long, the Beeper starts beeping and because it is situated away from my desk I must get up to silence it. Mission accomplished: I stopped sitting still.
ADHD | Brad Frost
https://bradfrost.com/blog/post/adhd/
I woke up this morning, took a pill, and proceeded to have one of the most productive writing days I’ve had in perhaps years. The day prior, a doctor diagnosed me with Adult ADHD.
“Big Pharma” & Privilege: Or Why I Wish Allies Would Stop Using This Phrase | Foxglove & Firmitas
http://camillalaurentine.com/2015/04/22/big-pharma-privilege-or-why-i-wish-allies-would-stop-using-this-phrase/
I am sick of being nice about this shit, and I’m horrified that those fighting in the social justice realm are constantly ignoring what disabled people are telling them about their experiences.
“Big Pharma” & Privilege: Or Why I Wish Allies Would Stop Using This Phrase | Foxglove & Firmitas
http://camillalaurentine.com/2015/04/22/big-pharma-privilege-or-why-i-wish-allies-would-stop-using-this-phrase
I am sick of being nice about this shit, and I’m horrified that those fighting in the social justice realm are constantly ignoring what disabled people are telling them about their experiences.
Growing up unvaccinated: A healthy lifestyle couldn’t prevent many childhood illnesses.
http://www.slate.com/articles/life/family/2014/01/growing_up_unvaccinated_a_healthy_lifestyle_couldn_t_prevent_many_childhood.html
So the anti-vaccine advocates’ fears of having the “natural immunity sterilized out of us” just doesn’t cut it for me. How could I, with my idyllic childhood and my amazing health food, get so freaking ill all the time?
Killing a Patient to Save His Life - NYTimes.com
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/10/health/a-chilling-medical-trial.html
Surgeons will drain their blood and replace it with freezing saltwater. Without heartbeat and brain activity, the patients will be clinically dead.
And then the surgeons will try to save their lives.
Science Says: Cocktails Could Protect You From Getting Sick | Mother Jones
http://www.motherjones.com/blue-marble/2013/12/alcohol-immune-common-cold
With the onslaught of holiday parties upon us, a bad case of the sniffles could threaten your merrymaking. Luckily science has swooped in with the jolliest solution of all: You can boost your immune system, a new study claims, by drinking that spiked eggnog.
Caffeine + alcohol keeps your chromosomes just right | Ars Technica
http://arstechnica.com/science/2013/12/caffeine-alcohol-keeps-your-chromosomes-just-right/
Some telomeres are too long, and some are too short. Perhaps striking the right balance of caffeine and alcohol is the key to keeping them just right—as if you needed an excuse to have another hot toddy.
Caffeine + alcohol keeps your chromosomes just right | Ars Technica
http://arstechnica.com/science/2013/12/caffeine-alcohol-keeps-your-chromosomes-just-right
Some telomeres are too long, and some are too short. Perhaps striking the right balance of caffeine and alcohol is the key to keeping them just right—as if you needed an excuse to have another hot toddy.
Auto-Brewery Syndrome: Apparently, You Can Make Beer In Your Gut : The Salt : NPR
http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2013/09/17/223345977/auto-brewery-syndrome-apparently-you-can-make-beer-in-your-gut?ft=1&f=1001
The patient had an infection with , Cordell says. So when he ate or drank a bunch of starch — a bagel, pasta or even a soda — the yeast fermented the sugars into ethanol, and he would get drunk. Essentially, he was brewing beer in his own gut. Cordell and McCarthy the case of "auto-brewery syndrome" a few months ago in the International Journal of Clinical Medicine.
Auto-Brewery Syndrome: Apparently, You Can Make Beer In Your Gut : The Salt : NPR
http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2013/09/17/223345977/auto-brewery-syndrome-apparently-you-can-make-beer-in-your-gut?f=1001&ft=1
The patient had an infection with , Cordell says. So when he ate or drank a bunch of starch — a bagel, pasta or even a soda — the yeast fermented the sugars into ethanol, and he would get drunk. Essentially, he was brewing beer in his own gut. Cordell and McCarthy the case of "auto-brewery syndrome" a few months ago in the International Journal of Clinical Medicine.
Measles outbreak tied to Texas megachurch sickens 21 - NBC News.com
http://www.nbcnews.com/health/measles-outbreak-tied-texas-megachurch-sickens-21-8C11009315
An outbreak of measles tied to a Texas megachurch where ministers have questioned vaccination has sickened at least 21 people, including a 4-month-old infant -- and it’s expected to grow, state and federal health officials said.
The rich really are different: Their bodies contain unique chemical pollutants - Quartz
http://qz.com/111834/the-rich-are-different-from-you-and-me-their-bodies-contain-unique-chemical-pollutants/
“Tell me what kinds of toxins are in your body, and I’ll tell you how much you’re worth,” could be the new motto of doctors everywhere.
The rich really are different: Their bodies contain unique chemical pollutants - Quartz
http://qz.com/111834/the-rich-are-different-from-you-and-me-their-bodies-contain-unique-chemical-pollutants
“Tell me what kinds of toxins are in your body, and I’ll tell you how much you’re worth,” could be the new motto of doctors everywhere.
New Study Confirms Obamacare's Birth Control Mandate Will Reduce Abortion Rate | ThinkProgress
http://thinkprogress.org/health/2012/10/05/966121/obamacare-birth-control-abortion/
A new study focusing on low-income women in St. Louis, MO concludes that expanding access to free contraception — just as the health care reform law does through its provision to provide birth control without a co-pay — leads to significantly lower rates of unintended teen pregnancy and abortion. Researchers found that when women weren’t prohibited by cost, they chose more effective, long-lasting forms of birth control and experienced many fewer unintended pregnancies as a result.
New Study Confirms Obamacare's Birth Control Mandate Will Reduce Abortion Rate | ThinkProgress
http://thinkprogress.org/health/2012/10/05/966121/obamacare-birth-control-abortion
A new study focusing on low-income women in St. Louis, MO concludes that expanding access to free contraception — just as the health care reform law does through its provision to provide birth control without a co-pay — leads to significantly lower rates of unintended teen pregnancy and abortion. Researchers found that when women weren’t prohibited by cost, they chose more effective, long-lasting forms of birth control and experienced many fewer unintended pregnancies as a result.
Elizabeth Smart: Abstinence Education Teaches Rape Victims They're Worthless, Dirty, And Filthy | ThinkProgress
http://thinkprogress.org/health/2013/05/06/1967591/elizabeth-smart-abstinence-ed/
abstinence-only education programs have a long history of imparting harmful messages that shame youth about their sexuality instead of teaching them the facts they need to safeguard their health
Elizabeth Smart: Abstinence Education Teaches Rape Victims They're Worthless, Dirty, And Filthy | ThinkProgress
http://thinkprogress.org/health/2013/05/06/1967591/elizabeth-smart-abstinence-ed
abstinence-only education programs have a long history of imparting harmful messages that shame youth about their sexuality instead of teaching them the facts they need to safeguard their health
Michael Moore Helps His Biggest Nemesis | /Film
http://www.slashfilm.com/michael-moore-help-his-biggest-nemesis/
"Talk about being ungrateful. Talk about turning a nice gesture into a media opp for yourself and your agenda."
Michael Moore Helps His Biggest Nemesis | /Film
http://www.slashfilm.com/michael-moore-help-his-biggest-nemesis
"Talk about being ungrateful. Talk about turning a nice gesture into a media opp for yourself and your agenda."
Bring back the 40-hour work week - Salon.com
http://www.salon.com/2012/03/14/bring_back_the_40_hour_work_week/singleton/
Robinson writes: “If they came to work that drunk, we’d fire them — we’d rightly see them as a manifest risk to our enterprise, our data, our capital equipment, us and themselves. But we don’t think twice about making an equivalent level of sleep deprivation a condition of continued employment.”
Bring back the 40-hour work week - Salon.com
http://www.salon.com/2012/03/14/bring_back_the_40_hour_work_week/singleton
Robinson writes: “If they came to work that drunk, we’d fire them — we’d rightly see them as a manifest risk to our enterprise, our data, our capital equipment, us and themselves. But we don’t think twice about making an equivalent level of sleep deprivation a condition of continued employment.”
Abortion saved my life - Abortion - Salon.com
http://www.salon.com/2011/05/26/abortion_saved_my_life/
My two kids at home almost lost their mother because someone decided that my life was worth less than that of a fetus that was going to die anyway. My husband had told them exactly what my regular doctor said, and the ER doctor had already warned us what would have to happen. Yet none of this mattered when confronted by the idea that no one needs an abortion. You shouldn’t need to know the details of why a woman aborts to trust her to make the best decision for herself. I don’t regret my abortion, but I would also never use my situation to suggest that the only time another woman should have the procedure is when her life is at stake. After my family found out I’d had an abortion, I got a phone call from a cousin who felt the need to tell me I was wrong to have interfered with God’s plan. And in that moment I understood exactly what kind of people judge a woman’s reproductive choices.
Abortion saved my life - Abortion - Salon.com
http://www.salon.com/2011/05/26/abortion_saved_my_life
My two kids at home almost lost their mother because someone decided that my life was worth less than that of a fetus that was going to die anyway. My husband had told them exactly what my regular doctor said, and the ER doctor had already warned us what would have to happen. Yet none of this mattered when confronted by the idea that no one needs an abortion. You shouldn’t need to know the details of why a woman aborts to trust her to make the best decision for herself. I don’t regret my abortion, but I would also never use my situation to suggest that the only time another woman should have the procedure is when her life is at stake. After my family found out I’d had an abortion, I got a phone call from a cousin who felt the need to tell me I was wrong to have interfered with God’s plan. And in that moment I understood exactly what kind of people judge a woman’s reproductive choices.
Why do women menstruate? | Pharyngula
http://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2011/12/21/why-do-women-menstruate
I suppose we could blame The Curse on The Fall, but then this phylogeny would suggest that Adam and Eve were part of a population of squirrel-like proto-primates living in the early Paleocene. That’s rather unbiblical, though, and what did the bats and elephant shrews do to deserve this?
The Bomb Buried In Obamacare Explodes Today-Hallelujah! - Forbes
http://www.forbes.com/sites/rickungar/2011/12/02/the-bomb-buried-in-obamacare-explodes-today-halleluja
This is the true ‘bomb’ contained in Obamacare and the one item that will have more impact on the future of how medical care is paid for in this country than anything we’ve seen in quite some time. Indeed, it is this aspect of the law that represents the true ‘death panel’ found in Obamacare—but not one that is going to lead to the death of American consumers. Rather, the medical loss ratio will, ultimately, lead to the death of large parts of the private, for-profit health insurance industry.
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If you believe that the end of private, for-profit health insurance is some type of nefarious step towards a socialist society, then you might want to attend church this Sunday to mourn the loss of health insurers being able to worm out of covering the bills of a cancer patient because she forgot to write down on her application that she had skin acne for three months when she was a teenager.
Monogamy Helps Geese Reduce Stress | Wired Science | Wired.com
http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2011/11/goose-monogamy
“It seems to be one advantage of monogamy: If you have a long-term relationship, that helps you cope with stress. It’s a good thing to do compared to systems where you always have to find a new partner and have no support in such situations,” said Claudia Wascher, an ethologist at Austria’s Konrad Lorenz Research Station.
Moderate beer drinking could have the same health benefits as wine
http://io9.com/5859827/moderate-beer-drinking-could-have-the-same-health-benefits-as-wine
Tests Show Most Store Honey Isn't Honey
http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2011/11/tests-show-most-store-honey-isnt-honey
Ultra filtering is a high-tech procedure where honey is heated, sometimes watered down and then forced at high pressure through extremely small filters to remove pollen, which is the only foolproof sign identifying the source of the honey. It is a spin-off of a technique refined by the Chinese, who have illegally dumped tons of their honey - some containing illegal antibiotics - on the U.S. market for years.
Buy Local Honey to Make Sure You're Really Getting Honey, and Support Local Beekeepers
http://lifehacker.com/5857800/buy-local-honey-to-make-sure-youre-really-getting-honey-and-support-local-beekeepers
Chickenpox Lollipops, Chickenpox Parties « WebMD Newsroom
http://blogs.webmd.com/breaking-news/2011/11/chickenpox-lollipops-chickenpox-parties.html
Chickenpox lollipops? According to media reports, parents who fear the chickenpox vaccine can try to infect their kids the “natural” way by sending off for lollipops licked by kids who have the disease. Apparently, the infected kids’ spit is also available.
U.S. Government Glossed Over Cancer Concerns As It Rolled Out Airport X-Ray Scanners - ProPublica
http://www.propublica.org/article/u.s.-government-glossed-over-cancer-concerns-as-it-rolled-out-airport-x-ray
A ProPublica/PBS NewsHour investigation of how this decision was made shows that in post-9/11 America, security issues can trump even long-established medical conventions. The final call to deploy the X-ray machines was made not by the FDA, which regulates drugs and medical devices, but by the TSA, an agency whose primary mission is to prevent terrorist attacks.
Coffee: An antidepressant and religion preventative?
http://boingboing.net/2011/10/25/coffee-still-not.html
The Seven Lifestyle Changes That Can Add a Decade to Your Life [Health]
http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/lifehacker/full/~3/AYs2iO-bc5Q/the-seven-lifestyle-changes-that-can-add-a-decade-to-your-life
Man intentionally eats high-carb junk food to gain weight before trying to lose it again
http://boingboing.net/2011/10/19/man-intentionally-eats-high-carb-junk-food-to-gain-weight-before-trying-to-lose-it-again.html
A random bacterium could help defeat colon cancer [Medical Breakthroughs]
http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/io9/vip/~3/njMSD8vyvqs/a-random-bacterium-could-help-defeat-colon-cancer
California Medical Assn. calls for legalization of marijuana (Anthony York/Los Angeles Times)
http://www.memeorandum.com/111016/p14#a111016p14
BBC NEWS | Health | Feeling grumpy 'is good for you'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/8339647.stm
Brain training reverses age-related cognitive decline « KurzweilAI
http://www.kurzweilai.net/brain-training-reverses-age-related-cognitive-decline
"Intense auditory brain training targeted at the regions of a rat’s brain that process sound reversed many aspects of normal, age-related cognitive decline and improved the health of the brain cells, according to a new study from researchers at University of California, San Francisco."
CPAP.com - Is Sleep Apnea Hereditary?
http://www.cpap.com/DisplayNewsletter/113
"A study evaluating twenty participants with Sleep Apnea and forty of their undiagnosed relatives showed the disorder to be more prevalent among the group of relatives than within the general population"
OutpatientSurgery.net News After Death in the GI Suite, Patient's Family Sues CRNA (May, 2010)
http://www.outpatientsurgery.net/news/2010/05/12
"The family of a man with sleep apnea who died during a routine colonoscopy is suing the nurse anesthetist who cared for the patient."
Getting To The Root Of The Great Cilantro Divide : NPR
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=98695984
"This, it turns out, is the real problem. My whole life I've been unable to pick up on the scent that is so overwhelmingly good for cilantro lovers that it trumps any possible bad. I come to a disappointing realization: I am not an X-Man with superkeen sensory abilities. I am a sensory dud who's missing the true nature of cilantro."
Bleeding purple blood? - Yahoo! Answers
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20081219092720AAgOK1e
Injury, or a normal condition of working at Yahoo!? "I got a piece of glass out of my foot this morning and it started bleeding but the blood was purple! Not dark red, it was actually purple! After I cleaned it and put pressure on it it marblized into a bluish colour then went back to red. What just happened?"
Why markets can’t cure healthcare - Paul Krugman Blog - NYTimes.com
http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/07/25/why-markets-cant-cure-healthcare
"This problem is made worse by the fact that actually paying for your health care is a loss from an insurers’ point of view — they actually refer to it as “medical costs.” This means both that insurers try to deny as many claims as possible, and that they try to avoid covering people who are actually likely to need care. Both of these strategies use a lot of resources, which is why private insurance has much higher administrative costs than single-payer systems. And since there’s a widespread sense that our fellow citizens should get the care we need — not everyone agrees, but most do — this means that private insurance basically spends a lot of money on socially destructive activities."
Jaws Wired Shut
http://jawswiredshut.tumblr.com
Why the #$%! Do We Swear? For Pain Relief: Scientific American
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=why-do-we-swear
"Dropping the F-bomb or other expletives may not only be an expression of agony, but also a means to alleviate it"
FiveThirtyEight: Politics Done Right: George F. Will Admits Public Option Will Cut Costs
http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/2009/06/george-f-will-admits-public-option-will.html
Study Finds High-Fructose Corn Syrup Contains Mercury - washingtonpost.com
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/26/AR2009012601831.html
"The use of mercury-contaminated caustic soda in the production of HFCS is common. The contamination occurs when mercury cells are used to produce caustic soda. "
Patient adherence to CPAP therapy elusive despite new methods | Clinical Psychiatry News | Find Articles at BNET
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb4345/is_/ai_n29281369
Video: What LASIK Really Feels Like
http://gizmodo.com/5051492/video-what-lasik-really-feels-like
Still somewhat freaked out by the whole concept of Lasik surgery, yet intrigued by the opportunity for enhancement. "Once my corneas were cut open and I experienced that initial pain, I was definitely frightened, and escaped to a corner of my mind where I would not think too much about all the things they were doing to my eyes and what my life would be like if I happened to be the "less than 1%" of patients with vision-reducing complications.None of this bothers me much, save the fact that newer, better, safer technology will come around sooner or later, and my eyes may end up as out-of-date as back-to-school iPods. And I do not know if my eyes will be forward-compatible, having already been sliced. Still, for now I remain top-of-the-line, and I would gladly endure 10 times the (mostly imaginary) pain of LASIK to gain the quality of eyesight found in elite Major League Baseball pitchers."
Fitbit - Automatically Track Your Fitness and Sleep
http://www.fitbit.com
"Did I get enough exercise today? How many calories did I burn? Am I getting good quality sleep? How many steps and miles did I walk today? The Fitbit Tracker helps you answer these questions. "
Scientists may have cured cancer last week - more on DCA
http://www.healthsalon.org/94/scientists-m...ek-more-on-dca
Pints for Prostates » About
http://www.lyke2drink.com/pints?page_id=2
BBC NEWS | Health | Broccoli may undo diabetes damage
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7541639.stm
"Our study suggests that compounds such as sulforaphane from broccoli may help counter processes linked to the development of vascular disease in diabetes"
Lab-grown tendons gradually fade to bone - tech - 11 August 2008 - New Scientist Tech
http://technology.newscientist.com/channel/tech/dn14512-labgrown-tendons-gradually-fade-to-bone.html?feedId=online-news_rss20
"In the body, gradients like this strengthen the ends of tendons that attach to bones. Currently, lab-grown tendons put into the body often fail at the attachment end because they lack this property, says García. ... His new technique should lead to more lifelike artificially-grown tendons, and better treatments for injuries like ruptured Achilles tendons."
BBC NEWS | Health | Daily caffeine 'protects brain'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7326839.stm
"Coffee may cut the risk of dementia by blocking the damage cholesterol can inflict on the body, research suggests."
10 Tips to Change Yourself From a Dedicated Couch-Potato to a Gym Enthusiast | LifeRemix Blog
http://blog.liferemix.net/10-tips-change-yourself-dedicated-couch-potato-gym-enthusiast
"These ten strategies helped me stick to my routine"
Finding May Solve Riddle of Fatigue in Muscles - New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/12/health/research/12musc.html?_r=2&oref=slogin&oref=slogin
"One of the great unanswered questions in physiology is why muscles get tired. The experience is universal, common to creatures that have muscles, but the answer has been elusive until now."
Why I am an abortion doctor
http://www.nationalpost.com/opinion/story.html?id=283931&p=1
"I can take a woman, in the biggest trouble she has ever experienced in her life, and by performing a five-minute operation, in comfort and dignity, I can give her back her life"
Reversal Of Alzheimer's Symptoms Within Minutes In Human Study
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/01/080109091102.htm
"An extraordinary new scientific study, which for the first time documents marked improvement in Alzheimer’s disease within minutes of administration of a therapeutic molecule, has just been published in the Journal of Neuroinflammation."
Brain-Eating Amoeba Kills Arizona Boy - Local News Story - KPHO Phoenix
http://www.kpho.com/news/14214579/detail.html
""This is a heat-loving amoeba. As water temperatures go up, it does better," Beach said. "In future decades, as temperatures rise, we'd expect to see more cases.""
BBC NEWS | Health | Woman sees own heart on display
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/6977399.stm
"A woman has seen her own heart on display at a medical exhibition."
His Heart Whirs Anew - washingtonpost.com
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/11/AR2007081101390_pf.html
"If you find yourself embodied in a different way, your perceptions and awareness of the world would be changed."
MichaelMoore.com : An Open Letter to CNN from Michael Moore
http://www.michaelmoore.com/words/message/index.php?id=216
"Well, the week is over -- and still no apology, no retraction, no correction of your glaring mistakes."
Accident-prone people do exist - being-human - 16 May 2007 - New Scientist
http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?feedId=online-news_rss20&id=mg19426034.600
"Some people have all the bad luck. Whether you call them accident-prone, or just unfortunate, there's a group of people who really do have more mishaps than others."
Yes, coffee really is good for you - More Health News - MSNBC.com
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18419044/from/RS.4
"Drinking coffee can help ward off type 2 diabetes and may even help prevent certain cancers, according to panelists discussing the benefits — and risks — of the beverage at a scientific meeting."
Docs Change the Way They Think About Death - Newsweek Health - MSNBC.com
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18368186/site/newsweek
"once the cells have been without oxygen for more than five minutes, they die when their oxygen supply is resumed."
Reversing cancer cells to normal cells
http://physorg.com/news97070876.html
"A Northwestern University scientist describes new research that used an innovative experimental approach to provide unique insights into how scientists can change human metastatic melanoma cells back to normal-like skin cells -- by exposing the tumor cel
If the patient says spider bite, think MRSA, says Assembly speaker -- FP Report
http://www.aafp.org/fpr/20041100/10.html
"Spiders are getting a bad rap. Get a culture because what you are seeing is probably community-acquired MRSA (methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus)"
Blood types A, B converted to type O | Science & Health | Reuters
http://uk.reuters.com/article/healthNews/idUKCOL26905720070402
"In a report released Sunday, researchers describe the use of newly discovered enzymes to convert blood types A, B, and AB into O, the universal donor type."
Marijuana, the wonder drug - International Herald Tribune
http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/03/01/opinion/edgrinspoon.php
"A new study in the journal Neurology is being hailed as unassailable proof that marijuana is a valuable medicine."
Unhappy Meals - Michael Pollan - New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/28/magazine/28nutritionism.t.html?ei=5090&emc=rss&en=a18a7f35515014c7&ex=1327640400&partner=rssuserland
"Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants."
Anil Dash: Getting By
http://www.dashes.com/anil/2007/01/02/getting_by
"A good friend of mine asked for some tips the other day on dealing with minor depression."
Independent Online Edition Americas
http://news.independent.co.uk/world/americas/article2119116.ece
"Mrs Bishop, who is co-pastor at a 4,000-congregation Ohio church, also claims that prayer cured her of breast cancer."
Universal Health Care Run by Psychotics - MyDD :: Direct Democracy for People-Powered Politics
http://www.mydd.com/story/2007/1/1/131055/9172
"So anyway, to recap, we already have universal health care, it's just run by psychos."
Does cracking your knuckles really give you arthritis
http://www.faqfarm.com/Q/Does_cracking_your_knuckles_really_give_you_arthritis
"No, there is no evidence that cracking your knuckles leads to arthritis."
Reality check: 95 percent of Americans had premarital sex - CNN.com
http://www.cnn.com/2006/HEALTH/12/19/premarital.sex.ap
"More than nine out of 10 Americans, men and women alike, have had premarital sex, according to a new study. The high rates extend even to women born in the 1940s, challenging perceptions that people were more chaste in the past."
Mirage Swift Mask Parts
http://www.cpapplus.com/CPAP_Mask_Parts/Mirage_Swift/Mirage_Swift_Parts.html
I need me a new nasal barrel sleeve.
Slashing your smoking may not help your health - health - 28 November 2006 - New Scientist
http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?feedId=online-news_rss20&id=dn10672
"Smokers who believe they can avoid fatal disease by slashing the number of cigarettes they smoke each day are sorely mistaken, according to a new study which suggests the only safe way to escape the risk is to quit."
A Wii Workout: When Videogames Hurt - WSJ.com
http://online.wsj.com/public/article/SB116441076273232312-3nPirhZn20_L2P7m_ROtFUkh6yA_20071124.html
Wimps.
How to Give a Cat an Injection - WikiHow
http://www.wikihow.com/Give-a-Cat-an-Injection
"Ever had to give a cat an injection at home, for feline diabetes, maybe? Here's how to do it painlessly... both for you and the cat!"
NOMASK.COM
http://www.nomask.com
Looks like an interesting CPAP interface. "No annoying cpap mask straps or cpap headgear for sleep apnea cpap patients. End the nightly torture of CPAP with our exclusive 'no mask' headgear."
ABC News: Michael J. Fox Fires Back at Critics
http://abcnews.go.com/ThisWeek/story?id=2613377&page=1
"Actor Michael J. Fox jokes that he may be short in stature, but he's still enough of a "big boy" to withstand criticism over his backing of embryonic stem cell research"
Where Faith Abides, Employees Have Few Rights - New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/09/business/09religious.html?ei=5090&emc=rss&en=2daaf5a55c943b8c&ex=1318046400&partner=rssuserland
"His client was a middle-aged novice training to become a nun in a Roman Catholic religious order in Toledo. She said she had been dismissed by the order after she became seriously ill — including a diagnosis of breast cancer."
The pro-life case for contraception. By William Saletan - Slate Magazine
http://www.slate.com/id/2150557/fr/rss
"From a pro-life standpoint, trading contraception for abstinence and a "culture of life" was a net loss."
Den of the Biting Beaver: Morality clauses, EC, and broken condoms
http://bitingbeaver.blogspot.com/2006/09/morality-clauses-ec-and-broken-condoms.html
"I live in rural Ohio and I have been denied EC. "
9/11 Toxic Dust Whistleblower Raided By SWAT Team
http://www.prisonplanet.com/articles/september2006/150906whistleblowerraided.htm
"Ground zero hero Major Mike McCormack says he was deliberately targeted for helping release documents on EPA government cover-up, says 75% of police, firemen believe 9/11 cover-up"
The True Face of Abortion Opponents | Needlenose
http://www.needlenose.com/node/view/3300
"So thanks Dr. Science, for driving a nice little wedge between these people and their nasty little judgemental causes and ripping away their thinly-veiled morality facade (oops, did I say veiled?) I don't like abortions either. Nobody does. I wish they c
Dental "grills" hard on the teeth and gums - Yahoo! News
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060712/hl_nm/dental_grills_dc
"Dental grills may bring a lot of "bling" to a smile, but wearing these devices can cause lasting damage"
Science Fiction - What pro-lifers are missing in the stem-cell debate. By Michael Kinsley
http://www.slate.com/id/2145168/fr/rss
"The vast majority of people who oppose stem-cell research either haven't thought it through, or have thought it through and don't care."
Knuckles Toes Ankles Neck Spine Joint Cracking Community
http://www.jointcrackers.com
"Do you regularly feel pressure rising in your knuckle, toe, ankle, spine, neck or other joints and just cannot stand not to release it by cracking / creaking / clicking / popping the joint? "
Scientists sideline Bush opposition to stem cell research | The Register
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/06/07/harvard_stem_cel_projects
"While we understand and respect the sincerely held beliefs of those who oppose this research, we are equally sincere in our belief that the life-and-death medical needs of countless suffering children and adults justifies moving forward with this researc
If steroids are cheating, why isn't LASIK? By William Saletan
http://slate.com/id/2116858
"If the andro that helped McGwire hit 70 home runs in 1998 was an unnatural, game-altering enhancement, what about his high-powered contact lenses?"
What Happens When There Is No Plan B?
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/06/02/AR2006060201405.html?sub=AR
"The conservative politics of the Bush administration forced me to have an abortion I didn't want."
ABC News: Botox Nation: How One Drug Fixes So Many Problems
http://abcnews.go.com/Health/Cosmetic/story?CMP=OTC-RSSFeeds0312&id=2003833&page=1
"Botox comes from the botulinum toxin produced by the Clostridium botulinum bacteria."
Toward Immortality: The Social Burden of Longer Lives - Yahoo! News
http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/20060522/sc_space/towardimmortalitythesocialburdenoflongerlives
"Notions about marriage, family and work will change in fundamental ways, they say, as will attitudes toward the young and the old."
Boing Boing: Trephanation kit on eBay
http://www.boingboing.net/2006/05/10/trephanation_kit_on_.html
"Trephination is an ancient surgical procedure where a hole is drilled in the skull."
LOST Magazine - Gray Area: Thinking With a Damaged Brain
http://lostmag.com/issue3/grayarea.php
"My entire brain, the organ by which my very consciousness is controlled, was reorganized one day ten years ago."
Mind Hacks: Thinking with a damaged brain
http://www.mindhacks.com/blog/2006/03/thinking_with_a_dama.html
"It's rare to find such a carefully considered and well-informed account of brain damage from someone who has suffered the consequences."
The Impact of Emerging Technologies: Big Brain Thinking - Technology Review
http://www.technologyreview.com/BioTech-Devices/wtr_16325,306,p1.html
"Stanford neuroscientist Bill Newsome wants to implant an electrode in his brain to better understand human consciousness."
Mind Hacks: Erasing the need for sleep
http://www.mindhacks.com/blog/2006/02/erasing_the_need_for.html
"Although perhaps we can be a bit suspicious of the claim that they have "few, if any, ill effects", as the history of new drugs shows that major effects are often not discovered until several years after the marketing claims them to be virtually side-eff
globeandmail.com : Better living through video games?
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20060209.wxbrains09/BNStory/Science/home
"Canadian researchers are finding evidence that the high-speed, multitasking of the young and wireless can help protect their brains from aging."
All in the Mind: 4 February 2006 - The Other End of Shyness
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/science/mind/stories/s1558866.htm
"Social phobia is the third most common mental illness after depression and substance abuse."
Three Decades After Roe, a War We Can All Support - New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/22/opinion/22saletan.html?ei=5090&emc=rss&en=226e8bc4245f24a5&ex=1295586000&pagewanted=all&partner=rssuserland
"What we need is an explicit pro-choice war on the abortion rate, coupled with a political message that anyone who stands in the way, yammering about chastity or a "culture of life," is not just anti-choice, but pro-abortion. "
Cervical Cancer Vaccine Gets Injected With a Social Issue
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/10/30/AR2005103000747.html?nav=rss_health
Really getting tired of these religious whackos getting a say in public health issues.
Mental declines can be reversed | Science Blog
http://www.scienceblog.com/cms/mental_declines_can_be_reversed_8913
"a researcher at the University of Alberta says most people have the ability to reverse the mental declines that come with aging."
Science News Article | Reuters.com
http://today.reuters.com/news/newsarticle.aspx?storyid=2005-08-16T050539Z_01_DIT618322_RTRIDST_0_SCIENCE-AUSTRALIA-CROCODILE-DC.XML&summit=&type=scienceNews
"The crocodile has an immune system which attaches to bacteria and tears it apart and it explodes. It's like putting a gun to the head of the bacteria and pulling the trigger"
Java Joy: Study Touts Coffee's Benefits - Yahoo! News
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20050828/ap_on_he_me/fit_health_coffee
"Coffee not only helps clear the mind and perk up the energy, it also provides more healthful antioxidants than any other food or beverage in the American diet, according to a study released Sunday."
Long-term aspirin use reduces risk for colorectal cancer | Science Blog
http://www.scienceblog.com/cms/node/8758
"A new report from the Nurse's Health Study finds that regular, long-term aspirin use can significantly reduce the risk of colorectal cancer, as suggested by several earlier studies."
BBC NEWS | Health | US people getting fatter, fast
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/4183086.stm
"Americans are getting fatter at a rate never seen before, a report shows."
New Scientist News - Baby comes with brain repair kit for mum
http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=mg18725134.300
"Stray stem cells from a growing fetus can colonise the brains of mothers during pregnancy, at least in mice."
Mindfulness In Plain English
http://www.urbandharma.org/udharma4/mpe.html
"This is a meditation manual, a nuts-and-bolts, step-by-step guide to Insight meditation. It is meant to be practical. It is meant for use."
Erowid Caffeine Vault : Dosage
http://www.erowid.org/chemicals/caffeine/caffeine_dose.shtml
"It is estimated that fatal doses for humans are between 1 and 4 grams of caffeine, depending on body weight and tolerance."