Archive for the 'medicine' Category
A Bizarre And Unpleasant Side-Effect Of Global Warming
Posted on July 15, 2008 by andrew- Filed Under climate change, health scares, medicine | 11 Comments
I saw this on the Elevator News while getting my lunch and found it hard to believe, but there it was on the websites of several news organizations. Here’s Time’s version:
University of Texas researchers have laid out some of the most compelling science to date linking climate change with adverse public-health effects: scientists predict a [...]
But What About Snails?
Posted on July 1, 2008 by andrew- Filed Under medicine, science | Leave a Comment
Disgusting yet fascinating: Worms in your intestines could help to suppress allergies.
HRC Tries To Win Back My West Wing-Based Excitement
Posted on April 7, 2008 by andrew- Filed Under 2008 democratic primary, Hillary Clinton, The West Wing, cancer, medicine | Leave a Comment
From Ezra Klein’s inbox:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 7, 2008Contact: Press Office, 703-875-1271
press@hillaryclinton.com
Clinton Unveils Plan To Find Cure For Breast Cancer On The Ellen DeGeneres Show
It’s probably not great for Hillary to be reminding me of Bartlett’s desperate attempt to turn attention from his congressional censure (as opposed to Obama reminding me of calling God a [...]