Thursday, February 9, 2012

Sixteen Concerned Scientists: No Need to Panic About Global Warming - WSJ.com

These sixteen "scientists" signed this article in the WSJ which implies that global warming is not a problem.

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It is hard to believe that the WSJ could honestly consider publishing such an article -- such a blatant distortion of the truth. This article debunks it a bit: http://www.treehugger.com/climate-change/scientist-authors-no-need-panic-about-global-warming-op-ed-have-oil-industry-ties.html


Lenore Skenazy: The Importance of Child's Play - WSJ.com

This was a good article about how the changes in our culture have made kids much more sedentary. They are also going to be more "risk averse" due to not getting a chance to experiment

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They didn't mention playing with fire, fireworks, or mercury...all thing I did as a child.

Untangling the benefits, and hype, surrounding yoga - USATODAY.com

According to this USA Today article, Yoga isn't all that bad, but it isn't all that helpful either. There are probably other things we could do with out time to get a better, more helpful form of exercise.

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Saturday, January 7, 2012

Keeping Cold and Flu Germs Out - WSJ.com

Here are some products that could possibly protect people from colds and flu--but I'm skeptical that any of them could be commercially viable

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Wednesday, January 4, 2012

Prevnar 13 Approved for pneumonia immunization

This could be a big breakthrough! Pneumonia is what kills most people who have been weakened by other medical problems.

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Monday, January 2, 2012

Obesity-Induced Brain Changes May Be Reason Weight Control Is So Hard

This finding appears to explain why it is so difficult to keep weight off after losing it. I believe that if we can figure out exactly what happens, we may be able to develop an effective drug to help keep weight off.
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