The Fount of Useless Information
Your place for useless information that just might possibly be interesting.
American Dinosaurs: What’s the Matter With Health Care and Education?
Welcome to America’s biggest long-term challenge: Our medical and education industries are a two-headed hydra of economic inefficiency, over-eating our resources and under-serving our needy
http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2012/05/american-dinosaurs-whats-the-matter-with-health-care-and-education/256807/#
A very interesting article …
Measles cases reached 15-year high in 2011
http://thechart.blogs.cnn.com/2012/04/19/measles-cases-reached-15-year-high-in-2011/?hpt=hp_bn12
This is why it is important that the sheeple NOT get their information from idiots who are constitutionally incapable of understanding science, cause and effect and experimental controls. Of course, being sheeple …
Green coffee beans show potential for losing weight
In a limited trial, 16 overweight young adults taking various doses of green coffee bean extract lost an average of 17.5 pounds and 16% in body fat in 22 weeks. But questions …
Personhood, the undead movement, marches on
It failed to restrict women’s rights in Mississippi and Colorado, but Personhood USA won’t quit. Next up: Oklahoma
http://www.salon.com/2012/03/27/personhood_the_undead_movement_marches_on/singleton/
First, a caveat: I am ‘pro-abortion’ because I am ‘anti-human’ and attach little value to …
Do Statins Make It Tough to Exercise?
http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/03/14/do-statins-make-it-tough-to-exercise/
A number of years ago after a Doctor’s visit my doctor prescribed statins for me (I think the actual prescription was for Lipotor, not that it matters). While I am not a …
Outsourcing conservatism
Arizona’s new contraception law shows how the private sphere often leads the way for reactionary policies
http://www.salon.com/2012/03/15/outsourcing_conservatism/singleton/
What can’t be accomplished from within the government gets done anyway. Using the Constitution to shield un-Constitutional activities, picking and choosing …
Reasons That Vitamin D May Matter
http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/03/12/reasons-to-place-a-bet-on-vitamin-d/
I started to become a believer in the ‘power’ of vitamin D a couple of winters ago. Through a somewhat unusual confluence of events I pretty much spent no time outside exposed to …
Will red meat kill you?
More bad news for bacon lovers — a Harvard study offers urgent reasons to eat less
http://www.salon.com/2012/03/13/will_red_meat_kill_you/singleton/
My wife, someone who eschews beef, pork, chicken (except eggs) in favor of veggies and sea food was …
Why an MRI costs $1,080 in America and $280 in France
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/ezra-klein/post/why-an-mri-costs-1080-in-america-and-280-in-france/2011/08/25/gIQAVHztoR_blog.html
I was surprised to see that health insurance companies made so little profit, but I am a bit suspect on how the numbers were calculated because the author …
How Exercise Can Change Your DNA
Scientists discover that physical activity leads to beneficial changes in gene activity, even after a single workout.
http://healthland.time.com/2012/03/07/how-exercise-can-change-your-dna/
More bla bla bla exercise or die horribly from preventable diseases bla bla bla. I was …