I’m going to tell you now – what you are seeing is confirmation bias. People are seeing what they want to see, just like I saw that the economy would drop twice as hard as it did (so far). I’m not sure what people are smoking, but it’s definitely some kind of hopium. Unemployment is…
Category: Outbreaks
The Shit is Really Hitting the Fan!
Wow. The stars are really lining up for massive change. Chaos at the Greek/Turkish border over the ‘catch and release’ of Syrian refugees into Europe from Turkey. Russia and Saudi Arabia getting into a gas price war that is going to screw American oil and shale extraction, North Korea launching something towards South Korea, –…
Be intimate! It's good for your health.
Feeling insecure in a relationship may take its toll on the immune system, Italian research suggests.A study of 61 healthy women, showed that those who struggled to form close, trusting relationships may have weaker immune function. Blood tests revealed that the women’s “natural killer” immune system cells did not function as well. However, the study…
8 Diseases That Give You Superhuman Powers
This is a fascinating article…enjoy! cd 8 Diseases That Give You Superhuman Powers
Fast condoms on sale in South Africa
It doesn’t need to be unwrapped? I can’t even imagine how that would work…. Condoms, which promoters say can be put on in just one second, are going on sale in South Africa this week.”Using an ordinary condom is a real pain,” says Pronto condom designer Willem van Rensburg. “By the time the condom is…
First U.S. lawmaker convicted in lobbying scandal
First U.S. lawmaker convicted in lobbying scandal WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Republican congressman pleaded guilty on Friday to accepting meals, drinks, gambling chips and other items worth tens of thousands of dollars, becoming the first lawmaker convicted in the Jack Abramoff political corruption scandal. Rep. Bob Ney (news, bio, voting record) of Ohio, who abandoned…
America: Rich and Stupid
Here is a great example of how incredibly stupid the U.S. has become. We are the equivalent to a bufoon who has inherited millions of dollars and over a short period becomes a penniless pauper…this is a fine example of what my country has become… cd WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States spends far more…
Nurturing nonchalance about condoms in Andhra Pradesh
A public health intervention that makes sense?? Can hardly believe it. Right on. A truck driver’s assistant blows up a condom during an AIDS awareness campaign organised by a non-governmental organisation in Guragon in the northern Indian state of Haryana Just how embarrassing is a condom? Nurturing nonchalance about condoms seems to have been a…
CNN.com – FDA approves viruses as food additive – Aug 18, 2006
Another hard hitting story from Lena… cd CNN.com – FDA approves viruses as food additive – Aug 18, 2006 WASHINGTON (AP) — A mix of bacteria-killing viruses can be safely sprayed on cold cuts, hot dogs and sausages to combat common microbes that kill hundreds of people a year, federal health officials said Friday in…
Drug 'treats depression in hours'
This is amazing. It takes weeks to feel the effect of currently-available antidepressants. The only thing that works faster is good old “electroshock therapy” (which might seem kind of primitive, but actually helps a lot of people who don’t respond to medication). Ketamine is primarily used in veterinary medicine in the US (and recreationally as…