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November 1, 2006
Last week, President Bush stated " href="http://freeinternetpress.com/story.php?sid=9005">absolutely, we're winning," referring to the situation in Iraq.  Now, he assures us that href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/01/AR2006110102555.html">Rumsfeld is doing a…
November 1, 2006
Jonah Lehrer, at href="http://scienceblogs.com/cortex/2006/10/depression_induces_bone_loss_1.php">The Frontal Cortex, points out a recent PNAS article (published online ahead of print) that indicates an unexpected finding.  Using a mouse model or depression, they find that the risk of…
October 31, 2006
The href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/29/AR2006102900628.html" rel="tag">Washington Post reports that there may be changes in Washington lobbying practices, if the Democrats take control of Congress. ...If Democrats gain the 15 seats they need to win control…
October 30, 2006
The Neurocritic has the latest edition of href="http://neurocritic.blogspot.com/2006/10/synapse-spooky-issue-10.html">The Synapse.  It's nicely done.  Info of the next one, and instruction for submission, are at Jake's place, href="http://scienceblogs.com/purepedantry/2006/10/…
October 30, 2006
The latest issue of href="http://www.fastcompany.com/subscr/110/index.html">Fast Company has an article about href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordon_Bell" rel="tag">Gordon Bell, who is running a project to digitize and record all of the information he generates and encounters in the…
October 30, 2006
This is a mother Tapir and her offspring, as photographed in the Hagenbeck Zoo, in Hamburg, Germany.  Ailton was four weeks old at the time.  The photo is from href="http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2006/10/photogalleries/pow-week1/photo5.html">National Geographic.
October 29, 2006
Art Z over at href="http://cheerfulcurmudgeon.com/2006/10/22/bacteria-use-radioactive-uranium-instead-of-energy-from-the-sun/">Cheerful Curmudgeon links to an interesting story about subterranean href="http://newsinfo.iu.edu/news/page/normal/4229.html">bacteria that derive energy from…
October 28, 2006
A while back, I wrote about the new treatment for href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ADHD" rel="tag">ADHD that is under development, href="http://www.nrpharma.com/products/NRP104.htm" rel="tag">NRP104.  The original post is href="http://trots.blogspot.com/2005_02_27_trots_archive.html"…
October 28, 2006
I knew the economic news was bad, but I did not know how bad, until I saw href="http://www.economist.com/business/displaystory.cfm?story_id=8079134">this article in The Economist, thanks to a href="http://delong.typepad.com/sdj/2006/10/the_economist_g.html">link from Brad DeLong.…
October 27, 2006
Just for kicks, in case anyone cares, and is not already familiar with these sites, here are a few that I use: class="inset" alt="" src="http://a248.e.akamai.net/7/248/430/20060421021059/www.merckmedicus.com/ppdocs/us/hcp/images/redesign/img_mm_logo.jpg" align="left" border="0" height="39"…
October 27, 2006
It is never easy to make decisions about the use of medication by women who are pregnant.  For the vast majority of drugs, the manufacturer's statement says something to like this: 'Product X should only be used if the benefit outweighs the risk.'  But there is never any specific guidance about how…
October 27, 2006
Shelled edamame (soy beans) can be found in all natural food stores, Asian grocery stores and the natural food sections of most supermarkets. rel="tag">Tahini is sesame paste and can be found in the same places. The crushed ice keeps the mixture cool while processing and allows less oil to be…
October 26, 2006
A bunch of others beat me to it ( href="http://scienceblogs.com/grrlscientist/2006/10/lush_rumball_an_ignoramus.php">1 href="http://scienceblogs.com/insolence/2006/10/despicable_rhetoric_from_rush_limbaugh_1.php">2 href="http://scienceblogs.com/bushwells/2006/10/…
October 25, 2006
I want a robot vacuum cleaner that goes around the room by itself, saying "Warning! Warning! Alien Approaching!"
October 25, 2006
Now, there is another element in the controversy.  What happens if a corporation essentially buys an undue degree of influence in the formulation of treatment guidelines? Treatment guidelines have always promoted controversy in medical practice.  Most physicians like the idea of a concise…
October 24, 2006
Nature News reports on a preliminary study href="http://www.chestnet.org/about/press/chest2006/briefing.php">presented at the annual meeting of the American College of Chest Physicians.  The study indicates that the cholesterol-lowering drugs in the statin family may protect against lung…
October 24, 2006
That's the title of href="http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/24/health/24cons.html?ex=1319342400&en=e370af46c3a1c13b&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss">an article in the New York times.  It is about clusters of illness that are discovered by people posting on the Internet.  The…
October 24, 2006
The British are famous for the clever turn of the phrase, and the headline writers at the BBC are among the best. href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6062688.stm"> Search for least-worst option in Iraq By Paul Reynolds World affairs correspondent, BBC News website A "helluva mess…
October 23, 2006
I just love this cover.  I haven't actually read the magazine in over 30 years, but this cover is a gem.
October 23, 2006
More headline comparisons: href="http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/living/health/15823690.htm" id="r-1_0">College kids add on pounds past 1st year San Jose Mercury News,  USA - 15 hours ago AP. BOSTON - The "Freshman 15" is more like 5 to 7, but it is followed by the "Sophomore…
October 22, 2006
Here are two headlines about the same subject: href="http://psychcentral.com/news/2006/10/17/meds-help-preschoolers-with-adhd/">Meds Help Preschoolers with ADHD Psych Central News Editor Tuesday, Oct, 17, 2006 href="http://www.fortwayne.com/mld/journalgazette/news/nation/15805876.htm"…
October 21, 2006
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October 20, 2006
One of the most hotly marketed supplements in the Complimentary/Alternative Medicine arena is href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DHEA" rel="tag">DHEA (dehydroepiandrosterone).  Just as a quick index, a Yahoo search for DHEA turns up over three million hits, and an impressive array of…
October 19, 2006
No, it is not the name of a new rock band.  It is a phenomenon that is increasing in frequency in the world's oceans.  The dead zones are areas with very low oxygen content, so low that nothing can live there.   Neil Barry Rincover, writing on href="http://rincover.blogstream.com/v1/pid/137945.…
October 18, 2006
There has been talk of this for a while.  At first, I did not think it would be feasible, but it appears that progress is being made: Doc at a Distance By Jacob Rosen and Blake Hannaford Robot surgeons promise to save lives in remote communities, war zones, and disaster-stricken areas On a…
October 17, 2006
Answer: They both look the other way. A recent article in Wired details how Kevin Poulsen caught a registered sex offender by scanning  MySpace profiles.   href="http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,71948-0.html?tw=wn_culture_5">MySpace Predator Caught by Code ...I've been invited here…
October 16, 2006
href="http://scienceblogs.com/grrlscientist/2006/10/poverty_and_nature.php">Hedwig's recent post got me to thinking.   Poverty, Nature and Progress Category: Cultural Observation • Environment • Ethics • Politics Posted on: October 15, 2006 1:56 PM, by "GrrlScientist" Wealth accumulated…
October 15, 2006
href="http://www.nasa.gov/centers/ames/news/releases/2004/subvocal/subvocal.html">NASA is working on a href="http://www.nasa.gov/centers/ames/news/releases/2004/subvocal/subvocal.html">new type of speech recognition.  Rather than analyzing sounds, it detects nerve impulses in the throat…
October 13, 2006
Look for even more pedestrian and bicycle accidents because of this: href="http://www.nydailynews.com/business/story/461093p-387919c.html">I can't hear you: Sony's new Walkman blocks out noise BY DANIEL DUNAIEF DAILY NEWS BUSINESS EDITOR Sony's new Walkman wants to bring in 'da music an…
October 13, 2006
I ran across a press release ( href="http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2006-10/uoa-ltf100606.php">1 href="http://www.brightsurf.com/news/headlines/26739/LSD_treatment_for_alcoholism_gets_new_look.html">2) pertaining to a journal article (‘Hitting Highs at Rock Bottom’: LSD Treatment…