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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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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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Sat Nov 07, 2015 5:47 pm
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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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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Fri Oct 16, 2015 1:31 pm
FWIW, Yelp reviews of Planned Parenthood clinics.

by sparks » Sat Oct 10, 2015 8:49 pm

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Nurses do not write prescriptions.

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Apes don't read philosophy!

--Otto

Yes they do, they just don't understand it!

--Wanda

--J.D.

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Sun Oct 11, 2015 10:33 am
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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Sun Oct 11, 2015 3:45 am
"Smart" menstrual cup

by Pyrrho » Sat Oct 10, 2015 8:56 pm

OBGYN says Fuggetaboutit!

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Sat Oct 10, 2015 8:56 pm
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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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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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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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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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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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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Fri Sep 11, 2015 8:47 pm
Study confirms: you can't force kids to eat their vegetables

by Anaxagoras » Tue Sep 08, 2015 2:18 am

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Thanks Obama!

School lunch study: Visual proof kids are tossing mandated fruits and veggies in trash

Less than a month before Congress votes on...

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Thanks, Reagan, for selling ketchup as a vegetable...

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Tue Sep 08, 2015 1:03 pm
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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Mon Sep 07, 2015 6:08 am
Kochtopus Blames Government for Alt-Med Upswing

by Doctor X » Sun Sep 06, 2015 7:00 am

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To my recollection it was two: Harkin and Hatch.

Nevertheless, this is a principle reason I never trusted Harkin.

--J.D.

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Hatch is a republican and still a sitting senator last I checked, so I guess that earns him a pass with the Kochtopus.

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Sun Sep 06, 2015 10:43 am
Orthorexia nervosa :)

by Rob Lister » Mon Aug 31, 2015 10:52 pm

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I . Have . Seen . That!

The desire to eat so healthy that nothing is good enough.

I saw it on some TV show ... trade your spouse ... or something....

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You like cork screws, wood, and rough bedding?

Bet you're gay!

--J. Not . . . That There is Anything . . . . D.

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Thu Sep 03, 2015 6:28 am
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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Wed Sep 02, 2015 9:53 am
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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Sat Aug 22, 2015 6:29 pm
Sounds like something out of a horror movie

by Anaxagoras » Sun Aug 09, 2015 11:02 pm

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A Woman Has Been Pregnant With A Calcified Fetus For Over 60 Years

:o

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Life is stranger than we can imagine

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Mon Aug 10, 2015 10:57 pm
Cancer related side effect to birth control pills

by ed » Thu Aug 06, 2015 2:28 pm

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Dammit and I was feeling feisty too!

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Yes. And shove it too.

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Thu Aug 06, 2015 6:32 pm
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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Sun Jul 26, 2015 8:41 pm
Woman eats world's largest gummy skull

by Pyrrho » Thu Jul 23, 2015 12:49 am

5 lbs, 7,000 calories.

:Hungry2:

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Thu Jul 23, 2015 12:49 am
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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Wed Jul 22, 2015 8:09 pm
Deodorant eater -- I am very very skeptical.

by Pyrrho » Sun Jul 19, 2015 7:44 pm

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These days anybody with a gimmick can go viral.

Good luck getting a job now, Nicole.

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She used WHAT as a dildo??!!

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Tue Jul 21, 2015 3:36 pm
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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Wed Jul 15, 2015 6:09 pm
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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Mon Jul 13, 2015 4:05 pm
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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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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Thu Jul 02, 2015 5:35 pm
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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Fri Jun 05, 2015 2:31 am
Jews Offering New Alternatives for Healing (JONAH)

by sparks » Mon Jun 01, 2015 9:36 pm

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Sick fucks. (If mine were the size of oranges, I'd be in porn...)

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So far, people cannot fly without mechanical assistance. So far.

Basing an ethical stance on the observation that science doesn't prove things and...

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Thu Jun 04, 2015 11:23 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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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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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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Sat May 02, 2015 12:32 pm
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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:

wVX43X8NpUg

--J. Sousa Phone! D.

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Wed Apr 15, 2015 5:35 am
Does kale allegedly cure cancer or something?

by Pyrrho » Sat Mar 28, 2015 9:07 pm

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Give me a k .

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The Umercan palate demands that all foods be cooked until completely dissolved........................

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Thu Apr 02, 2015 8:46 pm
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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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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Tue Mar 31, 2015 6:40 pm
The paranoids are out to get me. Evidences.

by Nyarlathotep » Mon Mar 30, 2015 7:48 pm

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Someone has been tampering with my anti-paranoia medication again...

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What? I thought we all were already checked by our smartphones! :shock:

Want my money back! :x

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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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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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Sat Mar 14, 2015 3:34 am

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