Ever had it before? Well you got it again.
FDA stops one-patient clinical trial
by Pyrrho » Thu Jun 02, 2016 1:05 am
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Oncologists at Massachusetts General Hospital told Neil, 20, that he had a rare and incurable form of cancer known as DIPG, or diffuse intrinsic...
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--J.D.
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Workplace nutrition, should I correct some random Schmoe in email form?
by specious_reasons » Wed Jun 01, 2016 10:13 pm
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At my work, they provide free drinks, coffee, tea, and various other soft drinks. This is pretty par for the course in most Seattle area businesses....
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should I correct some random Schmoe ?
Don't take it in bad part, but you recent threads tend to bring up this image in my mind:
:wink:
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Dr. Heimlich, age 96, performs his manoeuvre for first time
by Anaxagoras » Mon May 30, 2016 3:06 am
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This guy has already saved a lot of lives indirectly by inventing and educating the public about his technique.
Now he finally had an opportunity to...
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Students from a Less Fashionable and Renowned Medical School are at a bar. Then a priest walks in. No, wait, a woman starts to choke. One of the...
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The case of the $629 Band-Aid
by Anaxagoras » Mon May 16, 2016 5:13 am
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Personally I think this is the parents' fault for taking their daughter to the emergency room when they could have treated it at home. If you waste...
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The charge was for the evaluation and management code, probably a level 1, not the band-aid itself.
When you go to the ER you're automatically...
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Failing McDonalds
by Rob Lister » Fri Apr 24, 2015 5:34 pm
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An article about the topic title: Failing.
They keep losing money
and can't figure out why.
They decided that they're going to start serving the...
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Personally I always liked their breakfast menu better.
It can't hurt unless somehow it raises their costs.
I did see the fresh beef headline too,...
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PEMF and cancer
by Pyrrho » Thu Apr 28, 2016 10:44 pm
Received an email from someone asking for information on PEMF and treatment of tumors.
I advised them to consult with an oncologist.
In turn I was...
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Bon appétit !
by Witness » Thu Apr 21, 2016 3:50 am
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Never! :BlowChunks:
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↑ :shock: Small wonder !
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Good news for sufferers of inflammatory bowel disease!
by Anaxagoras » Fri Apr 15, 2016 3:07 pm
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Study: Worm infection counters inflammatory bowel disease
NEW YORK, April 15 (UPI) -- Worm infection may protect against inflammatory bowel...
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Kids always smell like sour milk and wear dirty clothes.
ftfy
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Robert De Niro Defends Screening of Anti-Vaccine Film at Tribeca Festival
by ed » Sat Mar 26, 2016 10:28 am
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In a decision that has dredged up the widely debunked link between vaccines and autism, the Tribeca Film Festival plans to screen a film by a...
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Weeeeeeeell shit.
Robert De Niro, who goes on about how vaccines are “dangerous” to certain people:
Nobody seems to want to address that, or...
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Raw Milk
by Anaxagoras » Thu Mar 10, 2016 5:03 am
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Lawmakers sick after drinking raw milk to celebrate legalizing raw milk
Awesome. :De_Bunk:
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Perfect.
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Last post by Ben Trovado Thu Mar 10, 2016 9:43 pm
Happy Rare Disease Day: Praise Jesus!
by Doctor X » Mon Feb 29, 2016 5:59 pm
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Take a moment to remember how much he loves the children!
It took the Torrances three years to get their youngest son Dylan, now 12, diagnosed with...
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And here all this time I thought it was simply bad animation technique...
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Last post by sparks Tue Mar 01, 2016 5:54 pm
Patient Zero simulator
by Pyrrho » Sat Feb 27, 2016 1:50 am
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See how long it takes for your disease to wipe out the world.
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Brought the infrastructure down in 17 days, then it jumps to 24 days.
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Last post by Pyrrho Sun Feb 28, 2016 12:10 am
Scottish tea
by Witness » Mon Feb 15, 2016 5:27 am
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Scotland’s Wee Tea Farm
Despite cold temperatures and a general belief that the location could not possibly be suitable for tea production, the Wee...
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What is it in real money?
--J.D.
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Last post by Doctor X Thu Feb 18, 2016 3:07 am
Divine punishment…
by Witness » Mon Feb 15, 2016 5:40 am
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… for your abominable practices!
Oral sex 'raises the risk of getting cancer by 22 times'
Oral sex dramatically increases the risk of head and...
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The phrase 'going South with the mouth' takes on a new meaning.
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Last post by sparks Mon Feb 15, 2016 9:22 pm
For profit hospitals
by Evolver » Sat Feb 13, 2016 1:57 am
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They suck.
I just had another cardiac catheterization yesterday, which meant another overnight stay in St Elizabeth's Hospital, just outside of...
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Some things should not be for profit. Health care is one of them. There is a built in conflict of interest between quality of care and profitability.
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Last post by sparks Sat Feb 13, 2016 6:45 am
"I've cured countries!"
by Pyrrho » Sun Jan 31, 2016 2:25 am
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Injected himself with Charlie Sheen's blood.
Or so he claims.
Last night’s Real Time with Bill Maher featured a segment ultimately suggesting...
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Wasn't Maher on some fluoride precious bodily fluids rant too?
Didn't know about that, but Google says yep:
Bill Maher discusses his views on...
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Last post by Anaxagoras Thu Feb 04, 2016 2:02 am
Rent-A-Noggin
by Pyrrho » Sat Jan 30, 2016 1:23 pm
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A Grosse Pointe Park couple is accused of renting out human heads that were infected with HIV and other diseases to clients who used the body parts...
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Body arbitrage.
Why do you hate capitalism, Rob?
I don't. I want a part of the future action before I sign.
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Head transplant update
by Pyrrho » Sun Jan 24, 2016 5:17 pm
Sergio Canavero said researchers led by Xiaoping Ren at Harbin Medical University, China, have carried out a head transplant on a monkey. They...
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Last post by Witness Mon Jan 25, 2016 4:14 am
Where's the BEEF?
by Pyrrho » Sun Jan 24, 2016 2:13 pm
Man Gets 20-Foot Tapeworm from Eating Raw Meat
A man in China who enjoyed eating raw beef became infected with a parasite — a 20-foot-long...
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Last post by Pyrrho Sun Jan 24, 2016 2:13 pm
Annual List of Insertions
by Pyrrho » Sat Dec 26, 2015 7:50 pm
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What Did We Get Stuck In Our Rectums Last Year?
It’s Christmas Day, and you know what that means: time to plumb the depths of the U.S. Consumer...
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“THINKS HE HAS TOOTHBRUSH CASE IN RECTUM, DOESN’T KNOW HOW B/C HE WAS DRUNK”
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Last post by Pyrrho Sun Dec 27, 2015 1:38 pm
Can too many energy drinks be deadly?
by Anaxagoras » Thu Dec 24, 2015 4:58 am
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What do you think of this story?
Japanese man dies after daily heavy consumption of caffeinated beverages
A Kyushu man in his 20s died last year...
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Don't know anything about the laws governing autopsies I'm afraid.
I know [From a Quincy episode.--Ed.] Hush! that there are very severe cultural...
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Last post by Doctor X Thu Dec 24, 2015 4:13 pm
Cardiologist gets 20 years
by Pyrrho » Sat Dec 19, 2015 12:38 am
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Dr. Harry Persaud, in speaking to the judge before learning his fate, was defiant and maintained that he did not willingly hurt anybody. In more than...
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Only in America do you pay for illegal immigrants, the uninsured, et cetera .
USA!USA!USA!
--J.D.
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Last post by Doctor X Sat Dec 19, 2015 9:26 pm
End of Pain
by Rob Lister » Mon Dec 07, 2015 11:04 am
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Revealing the Secret to a Pain Free Life
People born with a rare genetic mutation are unable to feel pain, but previous attempts to recreate this...
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Awesome!!!11!
Competent chemists(tm) will be needed in the 24th century after the hairless mutants take possession of Earth.
(But remember,...
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Last post by sparks Fri Dec 18, 2015 12:00 pm
Hormesis, Radioactive Waste, and You
by Pyrrho » Sun Dec 06, 2015 5:23 pm
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Why, sprinkle radioactive waste from aircraft. For good health.
After months of in-fighting, the beleaguered Oregon Republican Party elected a...
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Sad fact, intolerance to stupid gets worse with exposition. Must be an allergy…
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Last post by Witness Tue Dec 08, 2015 4:55 am
Scurvy
by Pyrrho » Fri Nov 27, 2015 7:39 pm
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“There is a population that is vulnerable to developing scurvy,” Meisel told STAT. “But it’s probably unrecognized.”
The condition is showing up in...
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124 mph top speed in the air?
Sign me up.
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Last post by Ben Trovado Thu Dec 03, 2015 8:33 pm
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10 most controversial psych studies
by Pyrrho » Sun Nov 29, 2015 1:35 pm
YMMV, etc.
It's a healthy sign therefore that psychology studies continue to generate great controversy. Often the heat is created by arguments...
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Last post by Pyrrho Sun Nov 29, 2015 1:35 pm
The post-antibotics era
by Pyrrho » Thu Nov 19, 2015 10:25 pm
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Prof Timothy Walsh, who collaborated on the study, from the University of Cardiff, told the BBC News website: All the key players are now in place to...
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You all need to look at the positives.
The economy will be sure to improve, and there will be plenty of jobs to go around.
Less trash and fuel...
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Last post by Bruce Thu Nov 26, 2015 12:09 am
AMA calls for ban on direct-to-consumer drug ads
by Pyrrho » Thu Nov 19, 2015 11:52 am
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Physicians cited concerns that a growing proliferation of ads is driving demand for expensive treatments despite the clinical effectiveness of less...
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us
Are you a doctor or a pharmacist?
No, I just play one whenever I get the chance.
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Last post by Ben Trovado Mon Nov 23, 2015 7:56 pm
Don't bogart that donut my friend...
by Pyrrho » Fri Nov 13, 2015 11:41 am
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But what the Sonnenburgs’ experiment suggests is that by failing to adequately nourish key microbes, the Western diet may also be starving them out...
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Fat, Drunk, Racist, Homophobic, and Stupid is no way to go through life Tinkerbell
--J.D.
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Last post by Doctor X Mon Nov 16, 2015 11:06 pm
PANDAS
by Pyrrho » Mon Nov 16, 2015 1:45 pm
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Yes, You Can Catch Insanity
A controversial disease revives the debate about the immune system and mental illness.
No time to post excerpt, sorry.
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Hey.
I thought this would be about the cute, cuddly panda bears. :(
Sounds awful.
I'm not surprised that you can catch a disease that can end...
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Last post by Anaxagoras Mon Nov 16, 2015 3:15 pm
Possible cure for cancer on the horizon: cell therapy
by Anaxagoras » Fri Nov 06, 2015 9:00 am
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Saw this in the New York Times:
A Cell Therapy Untested in Humans Saves a Baby With Cancer
This is not even at the early clinical trial stage, it...
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Purgatory is full of Good Intentions Gone Wild(tm).
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Ever had it before? Well you got it again.
by Pyrrho » Thu Oct 29, 2015 10:56 pm
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Online diagnosis tool.
I got the vapors and a fit of the ague plus various ill humours.
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Someone brought their child to work. Was running up and down the halls screaming. Hardly noticed the difference.
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Last post by Pyrrho Sat Oct 31, 2015 1:11 pm
W.H.O. says meat is probably carcinogenic?
by sparks » Mon Oct 26, 2015 9:01 pm
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Now, I'm in no position to say as I'm not a doctor nor do I play one on TV, but this just chaps my ass. I think the linkage they're seeing is...
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NOT THEON!!!!!
REEK!
Rhymes with meek!
--J.D.
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Last post by Doctor X Wed Oct 28, 2015 2:54 pm
Old but Interesting Article on HIV/AIDS Denialism
by Doctor X » Fri Oct 09, 2015 4:41 am
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The whole HIV does not cause t3h A1Dz!111 is rather old hat for me. I recall when Duesberg first vomited his Tinkerbell esque attempts to claim...
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One myth was especially hideous, that somehow normal white makes would become part of the epidemic. That group doesn't even show up in statistics...
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Young blood for the elderly
by Pyrrho » Sat Oct 10, 2015 5:41 pm
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Science discovers what vampires have known for millennia.
In June, Stanford biologist Tony Wyss-Coray took the TED stage to describe no less...
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Now, really, I'm deeply disappointed!
Seeing the thread title I of course concluded that the announced shipment of fresh NBLs had been delivered, at...
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FTC sues over anit-disparagement clause
by Pyrrho » Fri Sep 25, 2015 2:35 pm
From Popehat:
You may recall Roca Labs, the no surgery weight-loss food supplement company that really hates being criticized — so much so that...
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Last post by Pyrrho Fri Sep 25, 2015 2:35 pm
Drug treatment up from 13.50 to 750 per pop.
by the_ignored » Mon Sep 21, 2015 11:38 pm
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Nice fucking move, pal .
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My guess is Obamacare will pay for it.
In a more nearly free market, no.
Once the excessive deductible is met.
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Last post by hammegk Tue Sep 22, 2015 1:46 am
Myopetric Much?
by Rob Lister » Wed Dec 03, 2014 12:21 am
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This may require some serious debunking or, failing that, serious attention ...
In the early 1970s, about 25 percent of 12- to 54-year-old...
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Nicely done sir!
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Last post by sparks Fri Sep 18, 2015 7:38 pm
Homeopaths gone wild? Or dirty tricks by big pharma?
by Anaxagoras » Mon Sep 14, 2015 11:34 am
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Strange happenings in Germany:
Woman who discovered German homeopaths on hallucinogenic drug describes 'scene of horror'
The owner of a German...
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Big Pharma isn't that well organized.
Anyway...from the article...
Tests on their blood and urine revealed they had all taken hallucinogenic drug...
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Last post by Pyrrho Tue Sep 15, 2015 1:04 am
Politics + Woo = Alt Med
by Nyarlathotep » Wed Sep 09, 2015 12:12 am
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The Alternative Medicine Racket: How the Feds Fund Quacks
Pretty much what it says on the tin. An interesting little article on how (mostly thanks...
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--J.D.
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Last post by Doctor X Sun Sep 13, 2015 4:54 am
ICD-10
by DrMatt » Fri Nov 22, 2013 9:29 pm
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The link.
Summary: 2014-10-01, US health care providers will move on to the new international standard for coding diagnoses. There are some...
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It is important that we can bill you for it Lister .
--J.D.
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Will breathing night air kill you?
by SkepticalSemite » Sun Aug 30, 2015 7:51 pm
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Wikipedia said a guy in his early 20's in the 1800s killed himself by breathing the night air while it was July in Poland.
However Wikipedia fails...
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Ha! Evidence!
Evidences
Thanks.
J&D
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Cannabinoid hypermesis syndrome
by Rob Lister » Tue Sep 01, 2015 12:56 pm
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I'm going to say BS unless there is more evidence.
Rise of the bizarre 'cannabis vomiting syndrome': Heavy users suffer from severe nausea and...
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I don't believe you. Show me.
Harte
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