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News Mash: Check out these gas masks...No, seriously, thanks to Science? DO!

anguishedrepose wrote 21 hours ago: Today? Yup… I find THIS (below) S U P E R interesting: [via io9] An Illustrated History Of Gas … more →

Tags: Did you know?, News Mash, Science, animated gif, Chinese researchers create deadly virus, coronavirus, Everybody Panic animated gif, global pandemic, H7N9

News Mash: Scientific research has a money problem, and humanity? Has a scientific research problem!

anguishedrepose wrote 21 hours ago: Vicious circle. The biggest problem with Science today? Money. And by “money” we are not … more →

Tags: Did you know?, Is It Just Me?, News Mash, Science, EXISTENTIAL RISK PREVENTION AS GLOBAL PRIORITY, grant research, Medical Science, Open Science, Oxford University's Future of Humanity Institute

Let us eat salt15 comments

Lion of the Blogosphere wrote 3 days ago: Good news from the NY Times. Salt is not bad for you. Another study, published in 2011, followed 28, … more →

I can walk (okay, not on water but in water) and why I am glad my knees hurt.2 comments

Amy Allara wrote 3 days ago: For anyone interested in the mysterious and fascinating machine otherwise known as the human body yo … more →

Tags: Miscellaneous

News Mash: Adventure shapes the individual, but to what end?11 comments

anguishedrepose wrote 6 days ago: Homebodies, take note… Adventure IS important! After all… It helps shape who you ARE as … more →

Tags: Nature&Environment, News Mash, adventure shapes the individual, deadly animal bites, funnel web spider, homebodies, Medical Science, Nature, Neurodegenerative diseases

News Mash: Animals can stave off death, in their owners...Ok, um, maybe not ALL of them!1 comment

anguishedrepose wrote 6 days ago: Animals are good for your health. So what is THIS (below) article telling you? Simply this… Ge … more →

Tags: Nature&Environment, News Mash, American Heart Association (AHA), Animal Assisted Therapy, Avian Influenza, calming effects of pets, Cardiovascular Risk, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), H7N9

For your weekend browsing

philebersole wrote 1 week ago: Here are links to articles that I thought were interesting and that I hope you might find interestin … more →

Tags: Browsing, China, democracy, mental illness, Marriage, Mali

News Mash: What's better for you, eating GMO corn or boogers? Hmmm...Don't ask!2 comments

anguishedrepose wrote 1 week ago: We live in an extremely odd world, these days… A world where? Huh… Eating corn is actual … more →

Tags: Food, News Mash, biochemist, Food/Cooking, formaldehyde in food, Glyphosate, GMO corn, Medical Science, Nature

News Mash: Trust your instincts? Or risk your self-destruction!4 comments

anguishedrepose wrote 1 week ago: Have you ever second-guessed yourself? Everybody has. Ever wonder why you do it? Thanks to io9, you … more →

Tags: Did you know?, News Mash, Blood Games - Click, instinct, Medical Science, Popcorn Horror, Psychology, Science, Second Guessing

The Year I Spent Lying Down: Part One

Amy Allara wrote 2 weeks ago: How can standing be a nemesis? And by standing, I mean standing up, with two feet on the ground and … more →

Tags: doctors

News Mash: Belief in God, ever controversial with its discoveries, boosts treatment of mental illness!

anguishedrepose wrote 2 weeks ago: Ironic. Though those with a strong scientific foundation, often attribute the belief in God to … more →

Tags: Inspirational, archaeology, News Mash, belief in God, Religion, Psychiatry, Psychology, Medical Science, Inspiratiional

News Mash: We need stress in our lives, but just not too much...So kiss me!!!5 comments

anguishedrepose wrote 2 weeks ago: Living a COMPLETELY stress free life! As good as that sounds… Truth is? We ALL benefit from a … more →

Tags: Did you know?, News Mash, chronic stress, Science, Psychology, Medical Science, Philematology, The scientific study of kissing is "philematology", Positive Stress

Some good news, finally. Well, sort of. (Thank you Hippocrates and Galen.)5 comments

Amy Allara wrote 2 weeks ago: I just received a letter this afternoon (on left)— Did I win the award? No. Was I a finalist? … more →

Tags: Philosophy, Literature

A Cinderella Condition: Really?2 comments

Amy Allara wrote 2 weeks ago: As I was doing research yesterday on my medical condition I came across some very useful information … more →

Tags: doctors

News Mash: Where has all the "true grit" and guts gone, in today's youth?

anguishedrepose wrote 2 weeks ago: JC hits the nail on the head with THIS (below) quote… Cause living? Is all about “guts … more →

Tags: Is It Just Me?, News Mash, Science, Psychology, The Joseph Campbell Foundation, Is it just me, True Grit, Bill Moyers

The Third Opinion: It's yours. Part One

Amy Allara wrote 2 weeks ago: Going back to the beginning, where this blog started—a place to discuss medicine, medications, … more →

Tags: doctors, The third opinion

News Mash: H7N9, 500 malfunctioning jail locks & shortage of pizza-makers...Priorities, people!2 comments

anguishedrepose wrote 2 weeks ago: Must say? THIS (below) deal… With the H7N9 virus? Getting pretty scary! [via France24]US healt … more →

Tags: Crime, Food, News Mash, technology, World Health Organization, Science & Technology, Influenza viruses, H5N1, Medical Science

News Mash: We feel empathy for robots. And those that don't...Are missing something important?

anguishedrepose wrote 2 weeks ago: Riddle yourself this… Could you feel empathy for non-sentient objects? Science says… You … more →

Tags: Crime, Technology, News Mash, functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), technology, Ted Bundy, robot overlords, amygdala, Science

An ounce of action is worth a ton of theory1 comment

Amy Allara wrote 3 weeks ago: I ended yesterday’s post with this Emerson quote not quite sure how it fit into the topics at … more →

Tags: Philosophy


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