Thinking literally

"The surprising ways that metaphors shape your world"

Antibacterial Soap Danger Still a Hot Topic

"Additionally when triclosan, the antibiotic used in these products, combines with chlorinated tap water, a super dioxin is formed."

Mental health nurse's comic about schizophrenia

""Daryl Cunningham (a student mental health nurse based in London) is working on a comic book called Psychiatric Tales, due out in early 2010. On his LJ he posts a chapter on schizophrenia." "

Quote of the Day

"A physician takes an oath to put his patient's interests ahead of his own. A corporation is legally bound to put its shareholders' interests first. And this is part of the inherent conflict between health care as a business, part of our economy, and health care as a public good and part of our society. Health care has become a growth industry. That means higher health care bills. That means more and more middle class people cannot afford health care in this country."

- Maggie Mahar, author of the book Money-Driven Medicine, appearing in the documentary film of the same name (shown on the PBS television program Bill Moyers Journal, 2009-08-28).

http://www.moneydrivenmedicine.org/
http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/08282009/watch.html

Why Cholesterol May Not Be the Cause Of Heart Disease

"Cholesterol is only one factor of many -- and not even the most important -- that contribute to your risk of getting heart disease."

9 Ways Marketing Weasels Will Try to Manipulate You

"This isn't just a 'gee-whiz' observation; understanding how and why we behave irrationally is important. If you don't understand how these irrational behaviors are triggered, the marketing weasels will use them against you."

What's the harm in going to a chiropractor?

"Here are 312 people who were harmed by someone not thinking critically."

Animator vs. Animation

Funny Flash video of an animation battling it out with the animator.

Learn how to protect yourself from identity theft

"... we talk with an expert and offer tips on what regular people can do to ensure their identities stick with them instead of other shady characters."

Turn down your car stereo

"Lorain City Council says yes to an officer removing a car stereo that's too noisy."

Skip "References Available Upon Request" and Other Resume Ink Wasters

Whatever Happened to Gary Cooper?

"As a society, we've become so addicted to militarism that we don't even notice the way it surrounds us or the spasms of societal 'roid rage that go with it. The fact is, we need a detox program."

Quote of the Day

"There is hardly anything in the world that someone cannot make a little worse and sell a little cheaper, and the people who consider price alone are that person's lawful prey."

John Ruskin (1819-1900)

How Safe Are Vaccines?

"Spurred by claims that vaccinations can be linked to autism, increasing numbers of parents are raising questions about whether vaccines, far from panaceas, are actually harmful to children."