Category Archives: medicine

stop me before I post again

Posted on Thursday, 2003 March 06 by Anton

I dropped in to a computer store today to price flat monitors. They’ve come down more than I thought. I might even buy one this year – if I get a job. The houseguest said something about “a reasonable facsimile … Continue reading →

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health and hormones

Posted on Sunday, 2003 March 02 by Anton

Interesting article by Malcolm Gladwell on the creation of The Pill. (Link from Quare) 2020: That article is lost, but here is a newer one on the same subject.

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US v Rosenthal

Posted on Monday, 2003 February 03 by Anton

No surprise here: ‘Guru of Ganja’ Found Guilty of Federal Marijuana Charges. (Link from Rational Review.) Deliberating for a day, the 12-member jury concluded that Rosenthal, the self-described “Guru of Ganja,” was growing more than 1,000 plants, conspiring to cultivate … Continue reading →

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the competition is . . stiff

Posted on Thursday, 2003 January 30 by Anton

How can we remain competitive on the world stage without single payer health care?

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stoner’s dilemma

Posted on Thursday, 2003 January 23 by Anton

What do you do if you love (or need) marijuana brownies and go on an Atkins diet?

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the bathtub curve has two ends

Posted on Tuesday, 2003 January 07 by Anton

Average life expectancy for a population is normally given from birth; but it seems to me more useful to distinguish youth mortality (e.g. from birth-defects or malnutrition) from that of adulthood (violence, accidents) and age (heart disease &c). I’d like … Continue reading →

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puns for humanity

Posted on Wednesday, 2002 December 18 by Anton

Once again, a seaside resort restores a man’s health. For the first time, cancer has been treated by removing an organ from the body, giving it radiotherapy and then re-implanting it. The out-of-body operation allows doctors to administer high doses … Continue reading →

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