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Why Economic Inequality is Killing Us [Afternoon Reading]
Even in decidedly “wealthy” countries, human health is not always guaranteed. In fact, studies show that the best indicator of a country’s health is not its overall wealth, but how that wealth is distributed. Time Magazine’s Maia Szalavitz reports:
Im… Continue reading
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Tagged Afternoon reading, Ecology, evolution, Maia Szalavitz, medicine, science, syndicated
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Massive 15-year study finds no link between cell phones, cancer
Despite numerous studies indicating that cell phones pose no health risk to their users, a few studies have been released that suggest prolonged use might contribute to brain cancer. For the World Health Organization, th… Continue reading
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Tagged Cancer, cellphones, epidemiology, Gadgets, medicine, News, science, syndicated
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10 Stubborn Food Myths That Just Won’t Die, Debunked by Science [Nutrition]
Every other week, new research claims one food is better than another, or that some ingredient yields incredible new health benefits. Couple that with a few old wives’ tales passed down from your pare… Continue reading
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded posthumously for the first time in history [Medicine]
Earlier today, the 2011 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded to Bruce A. Beutler and Jules A. Hoffmann (pictured left and center, respectively) “for their discoveries concerning the activation of innate immunity;” and to Ralph M. Steinman … Continue reading
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Tagged Bruce beutler, Cancer, immunology, Jules hoffman, medicine, Medicine or physiology, Nobel assembly, nobel prize, Pancreatic Cancer, Ralph steinman, science, syndicated
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Yawning Cools Your Brain, Keeps You Alert [Brain Hacks]
Yawning is typically linked to tiredness, but a group of researchers from Princeton and the University of Arizona have found it may simply be a means to regulate brain temperature. More »
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Tagged Brain hacks, Medical, research, science, Sleep, syndicated, Top
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What’s so bad about sugar? [Debunkery]
We blame sugar for adding extra calories to almost anything we purchase in the grocery store, and call sugary snacks “junk food.” But is sugar really junk? Let’s take a look at some common myths about sugar, and find out why there are good reasons for… Continue reading
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Tagged biology, Debunkery, medicine, science, Sugar, syndicated, Top
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Quackwatch
“Your Guide to Quackery, Health Fraud, and Intelligent Decisions” Continue reading
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Tagged bookmark, Fraud, medicine, Scams, science, skepticism, syndicated
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"Super-Toxic" E.Coli Strain Kills 18 In Europe
A virulent strain of antibiotic-resistant E.coli has left 18 dead in Europe, left over 1,800 sick, and touched off a continent-wide scare against all produce, suspected to be the source of the infection.
Europeans are so anti-salad… Continue reading
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Tagged cucumbers, ecoli, europe, FDA, germany, Recalls and Safety, safety, syndicated, usda
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47% Of Supermarket Meat Tainted With Staph
47% of supermarket meat tested around the country in a recent survey had evidence of being tainted by Staphylococcus aureus, which causes most staph infections in humans, including food poisoning and skin infections.
The research w… Continue reading
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Tagged food, Recalls and Safety, safety, staph, syndicated, whatsinthemeat
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Science proves that staring at a screen all day is bad for you [Dangerous Habits]
Proving the words of countless mothers across countless nations, new research shows that spending all day staring at computers and TVs actually is bad for kids, giving them heart problems later in life.
Scientists say that kids who spend many hours i… Continue reading
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Tagged biology, Dangerous habits, science, syndicated, Top
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Electronic Eyeglasses for Those Aging in the Digital Age
If you’re one of the many who wear prescription eyeglasses with bifocal or progressive lenses, your life could soon become much simpler thanks to a company called PixelOptics.
In June, the Roanoke, Va., company will start selling … Continue reading
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Tagged correctedvision, digitaleyeware, electroniceyeglasses, hightechfoureyes, syndicated
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2011 Nonfiction Pulitzer: A Biography of Cancer
Yesterday, the 2011 Pulitzer Prize winners were announced and, as always, we were most fascinated by the highly contested nonfiction category, which is as much a measure of good writing as it is a reflection of the era’s cultural concerns. This year?… Continue reading
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Tagged PICKED, science, syndicated
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Lawsuit: Campbell's "Regular" And "25% Less Sodium" Tomato Soup Both Contain 480mg Of Sodium
Here’s a trick question: How much sodium does Campbell’s “25% less sodium” tomato soup contain compared to regular Campbell’s tomato soup? Would you believe that both contain 480 mg? And that the first one costs more? Four NJ housew… Continue reading
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Tagged campbell, campbellssoup, classactionlawsuits, food, lawsuits, salt, shopping, sodium, soup, Supermarkets, syndicated, truthinlabeling
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Study: 25% Of Meat Sold In Groceries Contains Drug-Resistant Bacteria
A new study claims that not only does half the meat sold in groceries harbor a nasty little bacteria called Staphylococcus aureus, but a full quarter of the beef, chicken, pork and turkey carries a drug-resistant strain of the bug.
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Tagged Bacteria, foodsafety, grocerystores, Supermarkets, syndicated, whatliesbeneath
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First-person account from surgeon who removed his own appendix
From The Atlantic’s archives, a harrowing 1961 account of a Soviet surgeon on a primitive Antarctic base who had to remove his own appendix, stopping frequently as he battled vertigo and blood loss:
I worked without gloves. It was hard to see. T… Continue reading
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Tagged antarctica, gross, science, soviet, syndicated
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Daylight Saving Time can be (mildly) hazardous to your health [Daylight Saving Time]
Today, clocks throughout the United States jump forward an hour to mark the beginning of Daylight Saving Time. The economic and energy benefits of DST have been hotly debated for nearly a century, but does it pose a health risk?
All our American reade… Continue reading
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Tagged Body Clock, Daylight Saving Time, Depression, Dst, Fb, Heart Disease, medicine, science, Sleep, syndicated, Time, Top
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What happens when you stick your head in a particle accelerator
Here’s the fascinating story of Anatoli Petrovich Bugorski, the only person to have stuck his head into a particle accelerator. His head accidentally strayed into the path of the proton beam at the Institute for High Energy Physics in Protvino in 1978,… Continue reading
Documenting the evolution of fair tests
"The James Lind Library has been created to help people understand fair tests of treatments in health care. The principles of fair tests are explained in essays containing many examples." Continue reading
Access to Knowledge in the Age of Intellectual Property: understanding the state of play in global knowledge politics
Access to Knowledge in the Age of Intellectual Property is a book and free download from MIT press:
What might “terminator” seeds, access to medicines, free software, and free culture have to do with one another? Do the global attempts to push back… Continue reading
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Tagged Action, book, Business, copyfight, creativecommons, foss, genome, patent, syndicated, wipo
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Coughs, colds, and the “appealing but mistaken concept of boosting the immune system”
I came down with a nasty cold before the holidays – so bad that I briefly thought I had the flu, and was cursing myself for having waited so long to get the flu shot, which I’d received just before the symptoms began.
Amidst all the sniffling and g… Continue reading
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Tagged Alternative Medicine, cold, Cold FX, cough, Diet and Nutrition, featured, flu, flu shield, ginseng, immune boosting, immune system, influenza, Medical Conditions, Medicinal Advertising, Oscillococcinum, skepticism, syndicated, vaccination, Vaccines
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