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January 31, 2007
Category: Personal
We've lost one of the great journalists of our time: Molly Ivins. She died after her third round of treatment for breast cancer. The photo above is from The Nation, one of our premier progressive publications. I Remember Molly...
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January 30, 2007
Category: Bioethics
And what an unflattering light it is. It occurs to me that often, when I write about the pharmaceutical industry, I have something negative to say. Really, my thoughts are not all negative. It's just that it is easier to...
Posted by Joseph j7uy5 at 8:07 AM • 1 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
January 27, 2007
Category: Politics
...the USA has not gotten all of its highly-enriched uranium back. As reported in a special report in the Chicago Tribune, the USA had a program in the '50's and 60's called "Atoms for Peace." Initially, we supplied low-grade uranium...
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January 26, 2007
Category: Medicine
In response to a question, where can I sign up for a clinical trial on...? The answer is: go to www.clinicaltrials.gov, to find out. For example, if you search on "Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation", you get 16 results. However, no...
Posted by Joseph j7uy5 at 11:03 PM • 1 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Social Commentary
I tend to be skeptical of causes or organizations that include the word "truth," as in Swiftboat Veterans for Truth. But I suppose that if one side does it, the other can, too; so, here goes: "Truth"....
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Category: Medicine
Fibromyalgia is a disorder of chronic generalized muscle pain and joint stiffness with the presence on physical exam of at least 11/18 designated tender points. (The formal definition is a bit more involved.) Interestingly, the term was not accepted by...
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January 25, 2007
Category: Energy
Remember geothermal energy? It was a popular topic back in the 1960's, particularly among those who were stridently opposed to the massive investments in nuclear power. Somehow, though, it was never pursued very aggressively. Now, there is a massive report...
Posted by Joseph j7uy5 at 9:24 AM • 2 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
January 24, 2007
Category: Armchair Musings
Two different news organizations chose two different photos to illustrate the same event: Jimmy Carter speaking at Brandeis University, in response to criticism of his boook: Palestine Peace Not Apartheid. The top photo is from the New York Times, At...
Posted by Joseph j7uy5 at 7:30 PM • 1 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Social Commentary
Great idea: create a "volunteer civilian corps" that would give Americans the opportunity to contribute their valuable skills, to take the stress off the regular military. Translation: let's hire mercenaries, who'll think they're getting a good deal, making $100,000 a...
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January 20, 2007
Category: Politics
Under-the-Radar Politics I sure hope this doesn't sound too alarmist, gevalt, over-the-top, whatever, but I noticed a post on Integrity of Science that woke me up a little bit - before my coffee was finished brewing. (The coffee, by the...
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