A Purdue University study revealed some not so good news for Tiger salamanders. The poor little creatures are losing limbs and digits (and others are gaining extras). For a long time, we blamed the deformities on the inbreeding and genetics of the creatures, but now, research is questioning whether the deformities are evidence of our [...]
I recently came across an interesting article in the NY Times about the use of placebos in medicine. The article stated, “Half of all American doctors responding to a nationwide survey say they regularly prescribe placebos to patients.”
Hmmmm… it continues:
The most common placebos the American doctors reported using were headache pills and vitamins, but a [...]
If you’ve never perused the website for the Institute of Noetic Sciences then now is the time. I look it up every now and again to see what kinds of funky, out-of-the-box topics they’re discussing. I absolutely love the way the Institute describes their work:
“[The Institute] conducts and sponsors leading-edge research into the potentials and [...]
Michael Pollan was recently on the Leonard Lopate show to talk more about food policy issues. It’s absolutely fascinating to hear how complex these issues are and how important it is that we start paying attention to “the future of food”. Click here to listen to Pollan and comment back on what you think…
If you [...]
After the last presidential debate, I was surprised how little I actually knew about the candidate positions on the key healthcare issues. I didn’t want to just trust that my chosen candidate was right on these important issues. While digging for more information, I came across these sites:
The Kaiser Family Foundation has a helpful tool on [...]
Apparently, bananas are flying off the shelves in Japan. The banana diet craze has hit Japan so hard that by early afternoon it’s nearly impossible to buy a banana in any of the grocery stores. Here’s the magic formula for the diet:
Breakfast: Eat as many bananas as you want with one glass of warm water
Lunch: Anything [...]
Imagine this saying wriggling around on a little onesie– how cute! For those attending a baby shower soon– here’s a great gift idea (if you live in MN, pair it with a Sweet Cheeks gift certificate and you’ll make mama and baby very, very happy).
Katie Holley, designer and owner of Swami Baby offers these wonderful onesies and the most adorable [...]
When I was a trick-or-treater, there were two “must visit” treat stops; the first was a grey house at the top of our street that gave full-size candy bars and the second stop was the “doll house” (as we named it) where Shasta sodas were handed out. I can just imagine us kids running wildly from [...]
Last week, I read an interesting article in the NY Times that discussed the lack of research for complementary therapies. I especially liked the cliché quote in the article (often used by critics of complementary therapies):
“Now the federal government is working hard to raise the standards of evidence, seeking to distinguish between what is effective, [...]
Yikes. What a mess our healthcare system is. Even Walgreens, the giant drug store chain, successfully deceived the system. Apparently, the retail giant raked in some extra profits, millions actually, by engaging in some Medicaid fraud. Neil Thompson, a Walgreens pharmacist ended up busting his employer. Here’s a bit from the story:
Late last month, the secret lawsuit that [...]
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