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Fighting Cancer [and Allergies & Asthma] with Filth

Seeded on Thu Jan 10, 2008 11:20 PM EST ()

Okay, first off, this is a members only article, so sorry about that. I just felt this was too important to not share at least a little of this with you guys. I have been preaching this "hygiene hypothesis" for some time now, even with upper management at my place of work.

cancer, health, healthy, bacteria, virus, sanitize, hygiene, sterilize

Desert Mystery Has Electrifying Answer

Seeded on Thu Jan 10, 2008 10:22 PM EST (Live Science)

Sweeping sands across the Sahara and other dune expanses are blown by more than just wind, scientists have discovered. Powerful electric fields spring up near the desert floor and propel sand grains into the air.

mars, science, desert, electricity, static-charge

Stressing the Hippocampus: Why It Matters

Seeded on Tue Jan 8, 2008 1:38 PM EST (Sciam)

The hippocampus is a brain area involved in memory that animal studies have shown to be sensitive to the effects of stress.

children, science, stress, memory, neuroscience, ptsd, cortisol, hippocampus

Internists Say They Prescribe Placebos on Occasion

Seeded on Mon Jan 7, 2008 1:14 AM EST (PhysOrg.com)

This study indicates a need for greater recognition of the use of placebos and unproven therapies and discussion about its implications ...

doctors, chicago, health, medicine, prescription, placebo, physician

Cooking Up Bigger Brains

Seeded on Sun Dec 16, 2007 11:01 PM EST (Sciam)

"What stimulated human evolution?"—he remembered the chimp food. "I realized what a ridiculously large difference cooking would make," Wrangham says.

evolution, human, science, brain, chimps, homo-sapiens, homo-erectus

America's Past, Present and Future [Non-Partisan]

Wed Dec 12, 2007 1:52 PM EST

America's future (maybe even the world's), in my opinion, will all boil down to who will be elected the next president of the United States. I strongly believe the world is watching and listening to what we are going to do with this constitutionally given elective power.

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elections, america, 2008, politics, president, obama, hillary, 9-11, paul, gulliani

Political ideology is tied to how the brain manages conflict.

Seeded on Mon Dec 10, 2007 11:23 PM EST (Sciam)

People who describe themselves as being politically liberal can better suppress a habitual response when faced with situations in which that response is incorrect, according to research that used a simple cognitive test to compare liberal and conservative thinkers.

science, conflict, liberal, conservative, left-brain, right-brain, reflex

Run Out of Neosporin for Your Wound? Try Honey Instead! -- PDF

Seeded on Mon Dec 10, 2007 7:18 PM EST (Nursing Standard)

Worried about drug resistant microbes? To cheap to buy Neosporin for that cut? Try honey instead! With the combination of its low pH, low water content and its production of hydrogen peroxide, honey makes a good antibiotic ointment when you run our of the pharmaceutical kind.

health, medicine, alternative-medicine, honey, wound, home-remedy

The CIA's Destroyed Interrogation Tapes and the Saudi-Pakistani 9/11 Connection

Seeded on Sat Dec 8, 2007 12:54 PM EST (The Huffington Post)

Several hours after he first fingered Prince Ahmed, his captors challenged the information, and said that since he had disparaged the Saudi royal family, he would be executed. It was at that point that some of the secrets of 9/11 came pouring out.

pakistan, cia, politics, saudi-arabia, destroyed, tapes, 9-11, conspiracy, royal-family, interrogation

Got Milk w/Hormones?

Seeded on Sat Dec 1, 2007 9:42 PM EST (Sciam)

Looks like the Pennsylvania dairy producers were able to bribe the state government (I think it is called lobbying, but it sounds like bribing to me) to pass a law that bars their hormone free competition from being able to label their milk "hormone free" or "Our cows are raised …

politics, dairy, milk, hormones, lobby, consumer-advocacy

Humans Carry More Bacterial Cells than Human Ones

Seeded on Sat Dec 1, 2007 12:09 AM EST (Sciam)

"You are more bacteria than you are you, according to the latest body census," says SciAm. A very interesting read.

science, bacteria, microbiology, digestion, microbial, sterile

Study: 1 Out of 4 Homeless Are Veterans

Seeded on Thu Nov 29, 2007 9:32 PM EST (The Huffington Post)

Veterans make up one in four homeless people in the United States, though they are only 11 percent of the general adult population, according to a report to be released Thursday.

afghanistan, politics, military, veterans, iraq-war, homelessness, armed-forces

What does Yawning and Autism Have in Common?

Sun Jun 24, 2007 7:24 PM EDT

Did you yawn just looking at the picture? Why are such common everyday actions so misunderstood and mysterious to us? Let's start with this very common action of yawning.

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social, science, autism, yawning, mirror-neurons, unconscience

Are Women Taught to be Leaders in Our Society?

Thu Jun 14, 2007 7:01 PM EDT

I have been recently contemplating my decade old realization that women are not taught to be leaders in today's society. Why? As someone who is all about empowerment, this simple, little question was bothering me.

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science, sexism, patriarchal, woman-leader, powerful-female, matriarchal, societal-standards

Fox News' GOP Debate & Controversial Ron Paul w/Video

Wed May 16, 2007 8:24 AM EDT

Here is my run-down of the Republican presidential debate hosted by Fox News on May, 15, 2007. I hope this will help you in your quest for finding the right candidate to support.

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2008, politics, gop, fox-news, conservative, ron-paul, republican-candidates, presidentail-debate

Windows vs. Mac: My All Night Quagmire with Microsoft

Wed May 16, 2007 3:15 AM EDT

I usually don't write about technical jargon or gadget reviews as it doesn't really interest me, but I recently purchased my new MacBook. And oh!, such an exciting experience! I have been an Apple user for more than 7 years.

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technology, microsoft, apple, windows, mac-os, anti-virus

Iraqi Parliament Voted — They Want Us Out!

Fri May 11, 2007 3:37 AM EDT

While we dicker back and forth in Congress about what to do about Iraq, and while Bush is digging in with veto after veto stating that if we leave chaos will follow, it was reported on AlterNet that the Iraqi parliament, for the first time, had a majority vote on a timetable for …

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politics, iraq-war, iraqi-parliament, voted, us-troop-withdraw

Results From Dems 2008 Presidential Candidate Debate

Sat May 5, 2007 12:23 AM EDT

Here is my results from the 2008 Presidential Democratic Debate. I also wrote results of the Republican Debate here.

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2008, politics, candidate, liberal, democratic-presidential-debate

Results From GOP 2008 Presidential Candidate Debate

Sat May 5, 2007 12:17 AM EDT

Here is my results from the 2008 GOP Presidential Debate. I also wrote results of the Democratic Debate here.

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2008, conservatives, politics, republicans, presidential-candidates, gop-presidential-debate

My Views (Real Life Story) on Abortion

Seeded on Tue Apr 24, 2007 10:49 PM EDT (Personal Blog)

This is the most real, riveting and personal story of a husband's/father's experience with abortion. A must read for anyone debating the politics of pro-choice/pro-life.

abortion, medical, politics, birth, pro-life, politicians, planned-parenthood, pro-choice

Pew Survey Finds Most Knowledgeable Americans Watch 'Daily Show' and 'Colbert'

Seeded on Mon Apr 16, 2007 3:15 PM EDT (Editor & Publisher)

Pew judged the levels of knowledgeability (correct answers) among those surveyed and found that those who scored the highest were regular watchers of Comedy Central's The Daily Show and Colbert Report.

politics, daily-show, awareness, comedy-centrals, political-knowledge

6 Things I Am Tired of Debating

Tue Apr 10, 2007 4:05 AM EDT

Here is my list of issues that should not even be debated since they are non-debatable. We continue to allow the media, the government and the republican party to allow distractions from what is actually the task at hand.

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debate, politics, liberal, republican, democrat, spin, conservative, facts

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The [Republican] Scandal Sheet

Seeded on Wed Mar 28, 2007 3:08 AM EDT ()

Now, I don't know how many of these are 100% factual, but just the fact that there are 34 of them is unreal, and this was written on Jan. 2005! It is sad that even if 1/4 of them are true, that would make Bush, and his gang, criminals.

bush, cheney, congress, senate, politics, republican-party, scandals, neocon

Video -- Bill Maher on Sacrifice

Seeded on Sun Mar 18, 2007 7:07 PM EDT (Crooks and Liars)

Bill Maher speaks out against the silent patriot. Conservatives always say the great thing Reagan did was make us feel good about America again. Well, do you feel good about America now?

constitution, patriots, democrats, politics, right, civil-rights, left, conservative, bill-maher

Syndrome X: Obese, Bad Acne, Sick and/or Infertile? Part Two

Thu Mar 15, 2007 7:59 PM EDT

Hopefully you have read Part One to this series, as the beginning to this article will only be a summarization of the former. Now that we are back after a nice Syndrome X vacation, it is time to get back into gear.

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health, weight-loss, diabetes, insulin-resistance, fat-loss, metabolic-syndrome, syndrome-x

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