December 2008
No cancer risk reductions seen with antioxidants →
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In the large Women’s Antioxidant Cardiovascular Study, participants who took beta carotene, vitamin C, vitamin E, or a combination of supplements had no significant…
High vitamin C linked to lower BP in young women →
By Joene Hendry NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A study in young adult women links high blood levels of vitamin C with lower blood pressure. This ”strongly suggests that vitamin C is specifically…
Sharks have wimpy bites, study finds →
I’m sure this is reassuring to the family of the man taken by a Great White off the West Australian coast last week.
Many studies needed to tie genes to cancer: study →
By Michael Kahn LONDON (Reuters) - Many genes linked to various cancers do not appear to raise the risk of getting cancer after all, according to an analysis of hundreds of studies published on…
Police 'attacked' with flaming balls of fire -... →
Police respond with Magic Missile.
Researchers unlock secrets of 1918 flu pandemic →
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Researchers have found out what made the 1918 flu pandemic so deadly — a group of three genes that lets the virus invade the lungs and cause pneumonia. They mixed samples of…
Business booming for psychics - News- msnbc.com →
Yet another for the “Duh!” files.
Dictator Stalin voted third most popular Russian →
Really? Stalin? Not Lenin or Trotsky or Gorbachev? Stalin?
Men who live alone fall short on prostate... →
Well, my test was OK, so I guess I’m bucking the trend.
Metabolic syndrome predicts kidney disease →
Subtle brain deficits seen in lupus patients →
But, it’s never lupus!
Large waist size a good predictor of stroke risk →
Just what I needed to see on the day after Christmas.
Bees on Cocaine dance more →
While those on acid, just sit around staring at their antennae.
'Proto-spiders' made silk, but not webs →
Octopuses give eight thumbs up for high-def TV -... →
Not a fan of eating anything with more than 4 legs anyway, but it is scary just how smart octopus are.
Undersea cable breaks cut Internet in Mideast,... →
Once is happenstance, twice is coincidence, if this happens again…
U.S. scientists recreate nerve disease to study it →
By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. scientists have created the first human model for studying a devastating nerve disease, which allows them to watch how the disease develops and could…
Sea Shepherd discover Japanese "Research" vessel... →
Now can we shoot them?
Weather rocket kills man and blows up his body at... →
Now that is just plain unlucky.
'I've never seen anything like it,' doctor says of... →
This is kind of disgusting, really. But fascinating, nonetheless.
Great moments in parenting →
Really, what were they expecting? And the father just sounds *so* tolerant of other races. At least he’s OK if his son hangs out with black people.
Nude models brave cold to protest low pay →
How come the only protests I get stuck in involve old people who keep their clothes on?
Absolute leader's name dropped from anthem →
Poor old Saparmurat Niyazov. They’ll probably rename the month he named after his mother, too.
Brain-boosting drugs 'not to be feared' - health -... →
If they’re so safe and easy, why aren’t psychiatric medications? Or, for that matter, mood-altering recreational drugs?
Nude Virgin Mary cover prompts Playboy apology →
What marketing genius thought this one up?
Bruni sues over use of nude image on bags →
The question here is whether she is entitled to say how the image is used. I suspect she has no rights in respect the copyright of the image, and as such has no right to stop them using it.
The kiss of deaf - Chinese man ruptures... →
What was he doing, kissing her ears for?
Pay the obese to lose weight, says study →
I am now accepting offers…
Cold sore virus might cause Alzheimer's - health -... →
Oh-oh.
Life-saving lab made from paper and sticky tape -... →
Paging Doctor MacGyver…
Fertility drugs increase cancer risk - health - 10... →
This seems like another kind of obvious thing to me, but apparently the studies just haven’t been there until now.
Do intelligent men have better sperm? - Short... →
Did I mention I have an IQ over 150? Well, 130 at least, and that’s the average for Nobel Laureates.
Cleaner air to turn iconic buildings green -... →
The building I used to work in was a bare concrete structure (Artificial limestone) with lichen growing in some of the exposed areas. It wasn’t green. Or reddish brown, or even yellow. It was,…
Spanish Inquisition left genetic legacy in Iberia... →
Well, I certainly wasn’t expecting that…
Politicians may have to take breath test →
Really, does the New South Wales parliament really think that drunk legislating is their biggest problem?
Wanted: Twitchers to find Europe's rarest bird →
Get your anorak, your country needs you.
The Watkins Dictionary of Magic: Over 3,000... →
Watkins (2006), Paperback, 336 pages
Supernatural: Meetings with the Ancient Teachers... →
Century (2005), Edition: Airport / Export Ed, Paperback, 388 pages
The QI Annual 2008 by John Lloyd →
Faber and Faber (2007), Hardcover, 96 pages
The Book of Love by James McConnachie →
Atlantic Books (2007), Hardcover, 272 pages
The QI Annual 2009 2009 (Annual) by John... →
Faber and Faber (2008), Hardcover, 96 pages
Science Frontiers: 1946 to the Present (History of... →
Facts on File (2004), Edition: 2, Hardcover, 246 pages
Serenity, Vol. 2: Better Days by Joss Whedon →
Anome’s review: “I deliberately didn’t buy this in issues when it came out because the cover illustrations disturbed me. Sadly, they are preserved as chapter headings in the trade paperback. As…
Serenity, Vol. 2: Better Days by Joss Whedon →
Anome’s review: “I deliberately didn’t buy this in issues when it came out because the cover illustrations disturbed me. Sadly, they are preserved as chapter headings in the trade paperback. As…
First superconducting transistor promises PC... →
How practical is this? Who knows?
The secret sex signals in human sweat - life - 03... →
So if this is true, why do women move away from me when I’m all sweaty?
November 2008
Which virus will birds give us next? - health - 30... →
I knew there was a reason to not trust chickens. Or ducks. Pretty much any bird, really. They’re up to something.
Scanners avoid destructive tests on ancient... →