What might you be doing at 92?
Harriette Thompson is running a marathon. An activity she didn’t begin till she was 76.
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Here’s an amazing young woman
She has a host of other videos dedicated to explaining blindness and how she copes (including some that show her applying makeup with an expert touch). I haven’t watched most of them, but her attitude and ability to articulate her … Continue reading →
Freddie Gray’s cause of death
I have been trying to find some very specific information on what the medical report on Freddie Gray actually said. But other than that there was a neck fracture, that he had a head injury that may have been caused … Continue reading →
My brain made me do it!
Everyone who diets knows how hard it can be. Here’s another discovery that, if true, shows one of the many reasons why: He explains that these [specialized AGRP] neurons read circulating signals in the blood to detect when an animal … Continue reading →
How did Freddie Gray sustain a severe neck injury?
Freddie Gray died of a very severe spinal cord injury. But how he sustained that injury is unknown, and that is an all-important question. Like many of the men in recent incidents where police treatment of black men have gotten … Continue reading →
I’ve got a theory about what happened on Skywest Airlines Flight 5622
There were some awfully mysterious doings on Skywest 5622: SkyWest Airlines and the Federal Aviation Administration appeared to give conflicting explanations for why three people passed out mid-flight Wednesday, forcing a plane to make an emergency landing. With nearly 80 … Continue reading →
Milk-alkali syndrome is making a comeback
Our drive to be healthy can backfire. Witness the return—after a lengthy period of absence—of milk-alkali syndrome, now also known as calcium-alkali syndrome. In the past the ingestion of too much milk was part of its etiology, whereas now it’s … Continue reading →
Obamacare’s other unintended consequences
Apparently as a consequence of Obamacare, the mentally ill are finding it more difficult to get treatment. And it makes sense why it should be that way, as you’ll find out if you read the article. [NOTE: I’ve written about … Continue reading →
Pregnant again—at 65
Annegret Raunigk of Berlin, Germany is sixty-five, and she decided that having a baby would be just the thing. It’s not that Raunigk lacked for children; she’s got thirteen (by five different fathers), and the youngest is nine. Not to … Continue reading →
Feelin’ the Gompertz Law
What’s the Gompertz Law?: What do you think are the odds that you will die during the next year? Try to put a number to it ”” 1 in 100? 1 in 10,000? Whatever it is, it will be twice … Continue reading →
You learn something new every day
Sometimes several things, actually. For instance, I’ve learned quite a bit already today from this article. Let’s see if I can summarize: (1) The Hill has taken to calling unaccompanied children who have arrived in this country illegally “unaccompanied immigrant … Continue reading →
Further thoughts on the Germanwings co-pilot
The motivations behind the extraordinarily destructive act of Germanwings co-pilot Andreas Lubitz remain a mystery. We know a little more about him, though—the most salient fact so far being that investigators found a torn-up “doctor’s note that called for him … Continue reading →