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Tag Archives: health
Excuse me a sec while I step outside; I need to go work on my blood pressure
I visited Yahoo! News this afternoon, and was greeted with this fabulous headline: The Stink in Farts Controls Blood Pressure I didn’t bother to read the article, but I’m pretty sure it says that the key to a longer, healthier … Continue reading
A Love Story
I will seek and find you. I shall take you to bed and have my way with you. I will make you ache, shake & sweat until you moan & groan. I will make you beg for mercy, beg for … Continue reading
Abs-O-E at work
From the SacBee: Almost 40 percent of Sacramento County's teens and young adults carry a sexually transmitted disease, the third-highest rate in the state, according to a study from the Public Health Institute released Tuesday. The study included STD estimates … Continue reading
Overweight kids are teased
Yet another news story from the Department of Derrrrrrr, this one reporting that overweight kids face widespread stigma: Overweight children are stigmatized by their peers as early as age 3 and even face bias from their parents and teachers, giving … Continue reading
Finding one’s voice
Wow, what an awesome story. I was unaware of this, but apparently 1.5 years ago, Scott Adams, the creator of the Dilbert comic strip, permanently lost his voice due to a condition called Spasmodic Dysphonia. Ever the optimist, he tried … Continue reading
Because Americans just aren’t fat enough
With the adult obesity rate in the U.S. hovering somewhere above 60%, this is exactly what we need: Fried Coke Abel Gonzales, 36, a computer analyst from Dallas, tried about 15 different varieties before coming up with his perfect recipe … Continue reading
Making the case for stem cell research
You need look no further than this article to see why stem cell research should be fully supported by the U.S. government: Nerve cells grown from human embryonic stem cells and injected into the brains of rats with a syndrome … Continue reading