Ever had it before? Well you got it again.
Remember when margarine was supposed to be healthier than butter?
by Anaxagoras » Thu Aug 13, 2015 5:42 am
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Yeah, no. Turns out the opposite is true:
Butter unlikely to harm health, but margarine could be deadly
Saturated fat does not increase the risk...
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I'll just go a head and ship that to you now, before my increased sex power fuggin' kills me! :)
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Anti-vax is REALLY turning pro-disease
by Nyarlathotep » Mon Jul 27, 2015 7:16 pm
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I used to call anti-vaxxers pro-disease just as a snarky way of pointing out the consequences of their beliefs and actions. I am increasingly seeing...
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Yeah, but think of all of the Autism they have!
And why do you want Nigerians to lack the wonderful benefits of ignorant eugenics?
--J.D.
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Last post by Doctor X Wed Jul 29, 2015 5:03 am
Biomusic
by Pyrrho » Sun Jul 26, 2015 12:22 pm
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I dunno. I keep thinking of facilitated communication.
PubMed listing:
Full text listing:
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It is facilitated communication in all of its tragic innocence.
If you effectively decapitate a body--destroy the consciousness trigger of the brain...
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Being Poor Makes You Stupid
by Rob Lister » Tue Jul 21, 2015 8:29 pm
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Okay, maybe a little more nuanced than that.
Here's the short of it....
Brain Scans Reveal How Poverty Hurts Children's Brains
Children in...
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I've often thought that being stupid tends to make you poor (plenty of exceptions to this rule though of course; just on average). And not to imply...
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Why don't I get illnesses more when I am cold?
by SkepticalSemite » Thu Jul 09, 2015 10:32 am
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So I was always told by my parents to wear a jacket all the way up to the month of May because otherwise I'll catch ebola or something.
In high...
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Recent research has shown that the immune system is sluggish in cold tissues. Our noses double as radiators for our brains, and tend to be several...
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Crime Does Not Pay Thread
by Doctor X » Mon Jul 13, 2015 5:06 am
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From, of course, the often linked QuackWatch :
Cancer fraud doctor gets lengthy prison sentence
Farid Fata, M.D., a cancer specialist who...
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I remember hearing about this. Just horrid. If it wouldn't be a waste of money that should go to compensate the victims I'd say he should be forced...
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Lyme disease family tree
by Pyrrho » Sun Jul 12, 2015 1:29 pm
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Looks like bullshit to me, unless they're talking about lingering post-illness effects?
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Lyme disease family tree .
A thing of beauty.
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Last post by sparks Sun Jul 12, 2015 7:51 pm
Anti-vaxxer tears are sweet like candy
by Nyarlathotep » Fri Jun 26, 2015 12:24 am
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California's vaccine bill: Assembly passes SB 277 outlawing personal belief and religious exemptions
Predictably, there is a lot of WHAAARGARRBL!!...
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Jim Carrey Please Shut Up:
Jeffrey Kluger is Editor at Large for TIME.
The erstwhile Ace Ventura sounds off about vaccines. Spoiler alert: he's...
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FDA recommends 'female Viagra'
by Rob Lister » Fri Jun 05, 2015 12:19 am
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FDA advisory committee recommends approval of controversial 'female Viagra'
Good read but ... damn FDA, there is little upside to this.
My take...
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I'm relieved – feared efforts would have to be made! :D
(And where's my Krafft-Ebing ?)
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Last post by Witness Fri Jun 05, 2015 2:31 am
I'm SOMEBODY now!!!!!!
by Nyarlathotep » Sat May 16, 2015 9:44 pm
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WOOHOOO!!!!! I haven't felt this honored since the last time the new phonebook arrived
So apparently antivaxxers have been spreading some sort of...
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... chembeciles ...
Language award. :mrgreen:
Alas, I didn't invent that one. I just adopted it.
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Last post by Nyarlathotep Sat May 16, 2015 11:23 pm
Nasty Toxic Tampons
by Rob Lister » Fri May 01, 2015 12:23 pm
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... Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) recently introduced a bill that would require the National Institutes of Health to conduct research on the...
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NSFW images at the link.
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Last post by Pyrrho Sat May 02, 2015 7:46 pm
Hammertime
by Pyrrho » Fri May 01, 2015 10:51 pm
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H7_ETwD7zus
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Thanks, Pyrrho.
:BlowChunks:
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The Cure for Cancer: The Good Doctor Provides Help
by Doctor X » Thu Apr 30, 2015 12:46 am
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I am not one to advertise My Humble MagNIfIcence across Al Gore's Intertoobs, but I stumbl'd upon this declaration seeking for ways to maintain my...
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OTOH, Homeopathic accounting is a real thing; an account balance of 0 means you're exceedingly wealthy and can spend all you like.
The problem is...
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Last post by DrMatt Fri May 01, 2015 1:57 pm
Probiotics are not a panacea
by Anaxagoras » Sat Apr 25, 2015 6:32 am
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NEWSER) – Those who eat lots of yogurt because they think it's a health food might have to reassess things: A study out of Spain suggests that yogurt...
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!
--J.D.
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Last post by Doctor X Sat Apr 25, 2015 6:48 am
Woman's evil twin removed from brain
by Pyrrho » Thu Apr 23, 2015 12:39 am
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During a surgery to remove an apparent brain tumor in a 26-year-old woman, doctors in Los Angeles were shocked to discover an embryonic twin instead.
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I'd heard of people growing teeth in their lungs, for instance.
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Last post by DrMatt Sat Apr 25, 2015 1:40 am
FDA to require Homeopathic Medicine be safe and effective
by Rob Lister » Fri Apr 24, 2015 7:52 pm
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Safe is easy.
Effective is going to be tricky.
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Of course, the question is whether they will take a hard route like requiring homeopathic products to pass the same safety and efficacy tests as...
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Last post by Witness Fri Apr 24, 2015 8:39 pm
10 Doctors want Oz off the faculty
by Pyrrho » Sun Apr 19, 2015 8:14 pm
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Columbia University responds with academic freedom.
Dr. Oz is under fire again, this time from a group of 10 physicians who wrote a letter to...
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Oz whines that his freedom of speech is being trampled:
All of the arguments Dr. Oz made against his critics were wrong
Dr. Oz has come under...
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Last post by Anaxagoras Fri Apr 24, 2015 1:22 am
SIDS and inner ear damage
by SkepticalSemite » Sun Apr 12, 2015 11:17 pm
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What are your thoughts on this?
Ears important for breathing? I thought the medulla (brainstem) was the respiratory center in the brain, not the...
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His theory is inconsistent
In some articles he mentions a vague term of 'inner ear damage', while in others he mentions the vestibular system. In...
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Last post by SkepticalSemite Thu Apr 23, 2015 1:27 pm
Ant-vaxxers are people too...
by Nyarlathotep » Thu Feb 19, 2015 3:37 am
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I have been seeing a LOT of this type of thing lately
We’re Not Narcissists For Putting Our Children First
That't just the latest example, but I...
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That thread gets real scary!!!
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Last post by Witness Fri Apr 17, 2015 3:27 am
Head transplant? No way.
by Anaxagoras » Tue Apr 14, 2015 5:33 am
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30-year-old Russian man volunteers for world's first human head transplant
Dr. Sergio Canavero, of the Turin Advanced Neuromodulation Group (TANG)...
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I prefer:
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--J. Sousa Phone! D.
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Exploding head syndrome
by Pyrrho » Wed Apr 01, 2015 2:13 am
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For realz.
Assistant Professor Brian Sharpless equates the condition to shutting down a computer. But instead of all the parts of the brain...
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--J.D.
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Last post by Doctor X Wed Apr 01, 2015 3:17 am
Cure for cancer. Polio
by robinson » Mon Mar 30, 2015 6:23 pm
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No kidding. Duke Uni was on 60 minutes last night. They have been injecting live polio virus into the brain to cure cancer.
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Here (regarding the Vice story):
Reported 90% success rate using re-engineered HIV to attack blood cancers. Great news if true. In addition, the...
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Last post by Witness Mon Mar 30, 2015 8:52 pm
Herbal supplements don't even contain the herbs on the label
by Anaxagoras » Thu Feb 05, 2015 4:04 pm
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ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Bottles of Walmart-brand echinacea, an herb said to ward off colds, were found to contain no echinacea at all. GNC-brand bottles...
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Looks like the Attorney General fucked it up.
GNC Holdings Inc. and New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman said Monday that a test of the...
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Last post by Anaxagoras Mon Mar 30, 2015 12:30 pm
penis transplant
by jacks » Fri Mar 13, 2015 6:41 pm
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A South African university said Friday that it had performed a successful penis transplant.
The patient had his penis amputated three years ago...
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The particular elephant in the room is Islam.
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Mito or Munchausen's
by Anaxagoras » Wed Apr 02, 2014 3:22 pm
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Have you heard about this case?
Mitochondrial Disease or Medical Child Abuse?
It's kinda fascinating.
I feel sorry for the poor girl in either...
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Another case of Munchausen's by proxy?
Mommy Blogger Lacey Spears Arrested For Fatally Poisoning Son With Sodium: Cops
We first met Lacey Spears...
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'Superbug' was transmitted via endoscopes
by Anaxagoras » Fri Feb 20, 2015 1:10 am
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This is rather alarming because the hospital claims that they were cleaned following the manufacturer's instructions.
The other scary thing is just...
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This just in. A new virus has been discovered in Kentucky.
Bourbon virus belongs to a group of viruses called thogotoviruses. Viruses in this...
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Next thing, white people will be getting black blood
by whitefork » Tue Dec 23, 2014 7:19 pm
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File under it's about damn time
doesn't go far enough but it's a start.
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So TIL about Charles Drew, an African-American physician who did some very important work in developing the first blood banks. In fact, they even...
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Last post by Anaxagoras Tue Feb 10, 2015 12:13 pm
9 People Infected With Measles
by Rob Lister » Thu Jan 08, 2015 7:15 pm
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ANAHEIM (CBSLA.com) — At least nine people have contracted measles after visiting Disneyland parks in Orange County over the holidays, the state...
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Autistic girl/woman/someone wins Internet. Apparently.
Rawr, anti-vaxxers. Rawr.
Original post apparently here:
I dunno. Awesome if true.
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Last post by Pyrrho Tue Feb 03, 2015 2:20 am
We should, like, live in harmony with nature man
by Nyarlathotep » Sun Jan 25, 2015 9:02 pm
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Came across this gem of stupidity today...
viruse.jpg
I don't want to live on this planet anymore.
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Recent science indicates that something like 70% of the DNA in your body is viral, and another 25% is bacterial. We're already complex bundles of...
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Last post by DrMatt Tue Jan 27, 2015 9:22 pm
Verrrrry Interesting: Homeopathy Class Action Lawsuit
by Doctor X » Mon Jan 26, 2015 7:12 pm
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From Stephen Barrett's QuackWatch :
Court enables homeopathic class-action suit to proceed
A California federal judge has denied Hyland's Inc's....
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Very good. Let's join the class.
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Kenyan chips
by Witness » Wed Jan 21, 2015 1:16 am
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Thieves fry Kenya's power grid to cook fast food
The morning scene is increasingly routine for Kenyans. When it's time to start the day, the power...
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He does look like he has seen some shit.
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Last post by Grammatron Fri Jan 23, 2015 12:49 am
Interesting article about flu drugs
by Anaxagoras » Thu Jan 22, 2015 6:37 am
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Do they really work? And are they actually worth it?
Why The CDC And FDA Are Telling You Two Different Things About Flu Drugs
First, just an...
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I think the major problem is recognizing the signs and symptoms quickly enough for the drug to work.
Easy if you work in a major dispenser of such...
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Last post by Doctor X Thu Jan 22, 2015 6:49 am
AA
by DrMatt » Wed Jan 14, 2015 10:43 pm
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I have no dog directly in this race, though it affects some loved ones.
AA works no better than no care at all, about 5%
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I allowed myself to drink over Christmas week with some very strict rules and conditions and under Mrs. Camel's supervision. It wasn't a big deal to...
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Advancement in neural implants
by Tiosylanyl » Mon Jan 12, 2015 3:31 am
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Linkage.
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Really this is the way to go. To engage the reflexes to allow a patient to stand would greatly reduce the morbidities of paraplegia. They do not have...
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Last post by Doctor X Mon Jan 12, 2015 4:14 am
Think yourself fit!
by SkepticalSemite » Sat Jan 03, 2015 11:11 pm
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We've been doing it all wrong!
Screw the gym! There be a conspiracy.. aye! :cowbell:
And here I was thinking muscles could only grow from steroids or...
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I'm trying to wean myself by cutting it progressively with ethanol…
And when you're fit, you can start thinking:
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Executives Facing Life for Tainted Vaccines
by Doctor X » Thu Dec 18, 2014 8:56 am
Looking up information I stumbl'd upon a SHUT UP!! He was young . . . and . . . needed the money:
{At least Gronk gives good head to pussy! }...
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Annual thiomersal shot
by Pyrrho » Fri Oct 31, 2014 11:22 pm
I got mine. Conspiracy theorists claim that there are killed influenza viruses in it. Can't a person get mercury poisoning these days without all...
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Last post by Zombie Abdul Wed Dec 17, 2014 3:44 pm
You will accept ALL of the woo! Or Else!
by Nyarlathotep » Sat Dec 06, 2014 12:37 am
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ALL OF IT!!
Top Organic Marketing Trustees Resign Because A Member Ridicules Homeopathy
Pretty much what it says in the headline. Some guy who...
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True. Hadn't thought of it that way
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