Posts tagged “health”
Organ Donation Mandatory
Experts Argue for Mandatory Organ-Donor System
tsetse
Every now and then I get a referral from The International Atomic Energy Agency. Sadly, though, I can never find a link on their site to mine. They have articles on radiation leaks in Georgia and upgrading nuclear security, but nothing about the atomic structure of Gagne. I’ll have to assume that one of my
Got Sleep?
Sleep hogs beware. A new study suggests that individuals who sleep eight hours or more a night actually have an increased death rate compared to those who average fewer hours. Study subjects who slept seven hours a night had the best survival rates. Those sleeping eight hours a night were 12 percent more likely to
Marijuana
“You don’t see the severe acute consequences you get with alcohol or cocaine,” Dr. Budney said. “People don’t embarrass themselves. They don’t wreck the car. They don’t spend all their money on a binge. “That doesn’t mean it’s not addictive. It can be insidious. It gets into your lifestyle and then you can’t get it
sick
I have a cold. bah.
Alcohol
I found a great feature at the New Scientist on alcohol: Everything you ever wanted to know about the stuff but were too drunk to ask. link via Looka!
Run = Smart
From the news desk: Jogging May Make You Smarter link via adampsyche
Whales
On whales and working out
Drug Cocktail
I have a little drug cocktail now. It’s a combination of Flonase, Allegra, and the generic version of something called Duratuss. There’s no generic version of Allegra or Flonase, so it costs about $50 (after insurance) for the three for about a two-month supply. But it’s wonderful. Pharmaceuticals rock my world. I can – for