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The conventional wisdom for years has been that if you want to stay healthy you should take vitamin supplements every day, but a growing body of evidence is showing that, not only is it not necessary, it could be damaging to your health: More Evidence Against Vitamin Use – NYTimes.com. “You go back 15 or 20 . . . → Read More: Two more studies suggest that taking vitamin supplements may do more harm than good. Well this just fucking sucks: Epidemiologists from the School of Medicine at The University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio reported data showing that diet soft drink consumption is associated with increased waist circumference in humans, and a second study that found aspartame raised fasting glucose (blood sugar) in diabetes-prone mice. “Data from this . . . → Read More: New research suggests artificial sweeteners no help in battle against obesity. 
Sometimes this is all it takes. I love my doctor because she’s willing to just lay the truth out for me without beating around the bush. I had to see her on Monday for a checkup because the folks at Blue Care Network, the medical insurance company Anne gets through her job, have decided . . . → Read More: Just face it: The Universe is out to kill you. Here’s a headline that’s sure to rile up the Religious Right: BBC News – Religion may become extinct in nine nations, study says. A study using census data from nine countries shows that religion there is set for extinction, say researchers. The study found a steady rise in those claiming no religious affiliation. . . . → Read More: New study suggests religion is dieing out in 9 countries. Cue Religious Right freakout in 3… 2… 
Have a diet coke and a stroke! Yeah, probably not the best advertising slogan. Well this is just fucking great: Just as you were starting to feel virtuous for having switched from sugary sodas to low- or no-calorie substitutes, a new study comes along suggesting that diet sodas might be bad for your head . . . → Read More: New research suggests daily diet soda intake might lead to heart attacks or strokes. A new study suggest that too much CO2 in the blood during heart attacks is the likely cause of the so-called Near-Death Experience: In the new study, researchers investigated whether different levels of oxygen and carbon dioxide—the main blood gases—play a role in the mysterious phenomenon. The team studied 52 heart attack patients who had . . . → Read More: New study suggest Near Death Experiences likely caused by CO2. Susan B. Anthony said in 1896: I distrust those people who know so well what God wants them to do because I notice it always coincides with their own desires. The above is not news to anyone who is paying attention. Ask most Believers what they feel God’s stance is on a particular moral question . . . → Read More: Study suggests people attribute their own views to God. How many times have you had someone tell you to avoid drinking milk or consuming other dairy products when you’ve got a cold? It’s one of those bits of conventional wisdom that everyone seems to know, but how accurate is it? For centuries, milk has been blamed for increased mucus production – and in turn . . . → Read More: Research says milk does not increase mucus production. This is another news item that’s been out for awhile and I’ve been meaning to mention it because it deals with a topic near and dear to me: Swearing. For the longest time it was assumed that swearing was a maladaptive response that increased the perception of pain. Then a couple of researchers decided to . . . → Read More: Swearing appears to lower perceptions of pain. (#Blogathon) The folks over at LaptopMag.com have an interview with MSI’s Director of U.S. Sales Andy Tung about the new MSI Wind Netbook that’s been selling like crazy. One of the topics touched on is the high return rate of the MSI Wind and what the cause happens to be: You mention the return rates being . . . → Read More: Linux may be the better desktop, but the public doesn’t want to learn it. |
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