Potatoes are a good food…
…although they sometimes get a bad press. But are they actually a great food, especially when served cold? Pass the potato salad, please.
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China’s population decline
Many people probably remember the Chinese policy that limited births per family to one. It officially ended just a few years ago, but the damage was done, as Austin Bay notes: China’s fertility rate in 2010 dropped to 1.5 children … Continue reading →
Pot use, pot abuse, and legalization
Pot’s illegality hasn’t stopped it from being used with great frequency in recent years by a great deal of the American public. So why not legalize it? Well, one reason might be that it would result in even higher use: … Continue reading →
Another study on low-carb diets…
…comes up with some interesting results that might disturb advocates of low-carb diets: In a large cohort of adults living in four diverse US communities, with more than two decades of follow-up, mid-life dietary patterns marked by both low carbohydrate … Continue reading →
I’ve heard rumors like this for decades
This one may even be true: Two completely drug-resistant versions of the venereal disease [gonorrhoea] have been found and identified – with fears rampant unprotected sex could rigger an epidemic. Doctors have been unable to treat patients with antibiotic ceftriaxone … Continue reading →
Ruth Bader Ginsburg trolls the right
The right’s been going crazy about this statement by RBG: I’m now 85,” Ginsburg said Sunday, according to CNN. “My senior colleague, Justice John Paul Stevens, he stepped down when he was 90, so think I have about at least … Continue reading →
Talking to doctors about pain
Here’s an article at NPR that gives advice on talking to doctors about pain. It questions the usefulness of the old tried-and-true 1-10 pain scale and comes down in favor of more descriptive words. It’s not that I disagree entirely; … Continue reading →
Here’s another promising piece of medical news
The power of a mitochondria injection: In animal studies at Boston Children’s Hospital and elsewhere, mitochondrial transplants revived heart muscle that was stunned from a heart attack but not yet dead, and revived injured lungs and kidneys. Infusions of mitochondria … Continue reading →
Is a vaccine for AIDS…
…finally in the works after all these years and many false hopes? Drug treatment has reduced the mortality of AIDS, particularly in countries where people (and insurers) can afford the treatment. Even in Africa, the continent hardest hit, progress has … Continue reading →
The trouble with talking about the uptick in suicides as a reflection of trouble in our culture
Let me get a couple of things straight: the first is that there has been a recent uptick in suicide rates in the US, as I wrote about yesterday. The second is that there have been plenty of things about … Continue reading →
More sad news: Charles Krauthammer is dying
This news is not completely unexpected. I was thinking about Krauthammer the other day, who has had undisclosed but obviously serious health problems for almost a year, and wondering how he might be and when we might be hearing from … Continue reading →
More sad news: Charles Krauthammer is dying
This news is not completely unexpected. I was thinking about Krauthammer the other day, who has had undisclosed but obviously serious health problems for almost a year, and wondering how he might be and when we might be hearing from … Continue reading →