Category Archives: medicine

testing their faith

Posted on Wednesday, 2002 May 01 by Anton

CNN.com – Greek mystery virus spreads “It should be considered blasphemous, to say the least, to consider it possible that epidemic ailments could be transferred through holy communion and endanger human life,” the Athens diocese said in a statement released … Continue reading →

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it’s magnetism, darling

Posted on Thursday, 2002 March 21 by Anton

Couples go to the Magnetic Pole to conceive. (Bottom of the story.) It’s a funny old world.

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complete the sentence: Smoking marijuana is _______ than drinking beer.

Posted on Thursday, 2002 March 21 by Anton

Also from New Scientist, formal experiment confirms anecdotal reports: Alcohol impairs driving more than marijuana. One has heard it rumoured that, among the bicycle messengers in the Financial District of San Francisco, the only ones who have accidents are those … Continue reading →

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backward compatibility

Posted on Sunday, 2002 March 10 by Anton

BBC News | SCI/TECH | ‘Happy’ mice skew results

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√(-1) am not a number!

Posted on Friday, 2002 March 01 by Anton

For an introvert who hates confrontation, being a crank is hard on the nerves. Recently unemployed, I’m shopping around for medical insurance. I prefer not to continue with Aetna, because they put my So-called Social Security Number right on the … Continue reading →

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