The Fount of Useless Information
Your place for useless information that just might possibly be interesting.
Is sitting bad for you?
On your feet! Evidence suggests that long hours in office chairs or sitting watching TV will shorten your life
http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2012/oct/21/is-sitting-bad-for-you
See! It isn’t my fault that I am a fat ass! It is my job’s …
Elevated carbon dioxide may impair reasoning
Insufficient ventilation allows exhaled gas to build up indoors, diminishing decision-making abilities
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/345791/title/Elevated_carbon_dioxide_may_impair_reasoning
This is really quite amazing to me. It makes me want to get a CO2 monitor and check things out. Even …
Conservatives’ HPV vaccine dilemma: are they anti-cancer, or just anti-sex?
Proof that vaccinating girls against the HPV virus does not cause promiscuity puts culture warriors in a spot
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/oct/16/conservatives-hpv-vaccine-dilemma
I find this bit so amusing I am including it verbatim:…
‘Melt in the body’ electronics devised
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-19737125
If they could control the dissolve time electronically then I think they would have a great winner. It seems to me that it should be possible to do something like that, have some …
Man’s recurring tumors may change cancer care
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-204_162-57521385/mans-recurring-tumors-may-change-cancer-care/
This is a great idea and likely one that will (should it be proven) turn out to be a huge boon to cancer treatment, possibly in as little as a half decade. …
Acupuncture works, one way or another
http://www.cnn.com/2012/09/11/health/health-acupuncture/index.html?hpt=hp_bn12
I have had bad feet for quite a few months this year (plantar fasciitis) and was persuaded to go to an acupuncturist after my wife had successful results treating her shoulders (after nearly …
Hospital agrees to cut woman’s $83,046 bill
Anti-venom that sells for $100 in Mexico cost her almost $40,000 a dose in Arizona
http://www.news-leader.com/article/20120907/NEWS07/309070043/Hospital-agrees-to-cut-woman-s-83-046-bill?nclick_check=1
Get this:
…Tennessee-based Rare Disease Therapeutics sold the drug to a distributor for $3,500 a dose. The
I first read this post by Scott Adams:
Quantifying Gullibility
http://dilbert.com/blog/entry/quantifying_gullibility/
Which lead me to read the article he referenced:
Research Pinpoints Brain’s ‘Gullibility’ Center
Changes in this region could explain why seniors, children are less doubting
http://health.usnews.com/health-news/news/articles/2012/08/24/research-pinpoints-brains-gullibility-center
I admit …
The Panic Over Fukushima
Japan’s nuclear accident was a great human tragedy, but its long-term health effects have been exaggerated—and the virtues of nuclear power remain.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390444772404577589270444059332.html
I have trouble explaining this topic to friends and family, I post this …
Can weight training prevent diabetes?
http://www.boston.com/dailydose/2012/08/07/can-weight-training-prevent-diabetes/u8dBg9XLWx85FUXpsru2nL/story.html
…That’s what Harvard School of Public Health researchers found when they followed more than 32,000 men for nearly two decades: Those who reported doing 30 minutes a day of resistance training at the beginning