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What's new in male contraception research?
An organization called the International Male Contraception Coalition makes a strong case for male contraceptives on its website. Some of the obvious reasons
Decline and Fall - Skyjacking Edition - 7/8/13
It appears that someone in Washington called several government officials in Europe to force the landing of a jet carrying the President of ...Tropical Spring! One million hit the streets across Brazil
Sparked by a public transportation fare increase in Sao Paolo a week ago, an estimated one million people showed up in cities across ...Aleppo, Istanbul, and London
The war in Syria went from a seeming quagmire to a conflict that may reach a dramatic climax with the coming battle for ...-
Tropical Spring! One million hit the streets across Brazil
Sparked by a public transportation fare increase in Sao Paolo a week ago, an estimated one million people showed up in cities across -
What's new in male contraception research?
An organization called the International Male Contraception Coalition makes a strong case for male contraceptives on its website. Some of the obvious reasons
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Progress in Health: Trending Treatments for Rare Diseases
by Jon Dawson People suffering from rare diseases often find themselves up against a wall when it comes to treatments for their conditions. The National Institutes
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Injured photographer uses YouTube to request evacuation from Syria
Paul Conway, a photographer for the Sunday Times who was injured in a rocket attack in the Baba Amr district of Homs, Syria, on Feb.
Virginia is for Misogynists
By Michael Collins The Virginia legislature is about to enact a law that requires a transvaginal ultrasound procedure for all women who have abortions (except in
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The Pennsylvania Sexual Assault Scandal, the Second Mile Foundation, and Penn State
By Michael Collins The current focus on Pennsylvania State University, its football program, and former coach Joe Paterno will be replaced by a more
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Michael Collins: Gaddafi Jihadist Rehab Program Spawns Rebel Military Leaders
Monday was the day we heard that the "US believes al-Qa'ida is on the verge of defeat after deputy leader's death" as The Independent headlined -
The War on You
Let the word go forth from Washington! The corporate rulers occupying our nation's capital have declared war on just about every citizen. Have no doubt: -
Congressional Criminal Conspiracy! Defaulting when you don't need to is a crime
If we defaulted on our debt when we were perfectly capable of paying it, we would be be prosecuted for fraud. But when Running Rupert to Ground – Vox Populi, Vox Dei
By Michael Collins How will they get rid of Rupert Murdoch and his toxic enterprises? July 4, 2011 may turn into the people's Independence Day. On-
Is News Corp Finished - Senator Rockefeller Tells Feds to Investigate Fox Hacking of 9/11 Victims
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Michael Collins: The Wisdom of the People - the Populist Rationale
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The Edwards Prosecution - They have better things to do
Michael Collins We can draw several clear conclusions from the indictment of John Edwards. The case is a joke, quite literally. It mocks justice. The cast of -
Beyond ForeclosureGate - It Gets Uglier
by Michael Collins The ForeclosureGate scandal poses a threat to Wall Street, the big banks, and the political establishment. If the public ever Killing Us Quickly - Ryan's Medicare Proposal
Michael Collins House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) proposed a Medicare plan that combines Social Darwinism and a bailout for health insurance carriers,
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Researchers continue to demonstrate that fish "feel" pain
When a fish is hooked and it fights being hauled into your boat, it’s not just playing with you. It’s more likely reacting to pain
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Egypt’s interim government accepts “Desert Development Corridor” plan
Egypt’s interim government has adopted a plan for developing a 1,200 kilometer stretch of desert along the Nile River Valley and delta developed by Boston
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Concerns rise as robust flavor of India black tea falls
For millions of people around the planet a morning without the strong wake-up call of India black tea is like a day without a smile. Climate
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Weather and volcanic eruptions could eclipse tonight's rare lunar event
Tonight and into the wee hours of Tuesday morning, sky watchers will have their first opportunity in 456 years to see a total lunar eclipse
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Fed Judge: Mandatory Health Insurance Unconstitutional
U.S. District Judge Henry Hudson ruled Monday that a central requirement in the health care reform law is unconstitutional. Hudson ruled that requiring people to
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Call for global ban on asbestos intensifies
There should be a total ban on asbestos across the globe in favor of safer synthetic alternatives, according to scientists at the Collegium Ramazzini, an
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Vitamin D and Calcium Recommendations Updated
The Institute of Medicine released new guidelines for vitamin D and calcium intake today, specifying slightly higher recommended dietary allowances by age and sex, and set Not Even Children are Immune from TSA Scan or Grope Policies
Last week John Tyner was evicted from San Diego International Airport and threatened with a fine after telling TSA staff “Don’t touch my junk.”
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Tributes to Aaron Swartz
The Truth about Aaron Swartz’s “Crime” by Alex Stamos I did not know Aaron Swartz, unless you count having copies of a person’s entire digital
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Teaching Torture
Michael Collins Texas School District(s) Allow Male Administrators to Paddle Female Students Sometimes keeping up with our societal decline becomes a bit too much. For example: SPRINGTOWN, -
Iceland shows leadership again with Wikileaks decision
Is Iceland the only country that is not a corporatacracy? When the global financial crisis hit in 2008, Iceland faced what Greece, Italy, Spain and
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Rebekah Brooks, Witness for the Prosecution
By Michael Collins Criminal charges against Rupert Murdoch insider and favorite Rebekah Brooks may be a prelude to looming charges arising out of Stealing Ideas
Reading about Aaron Swartz’s most recent run-in with the law dredged up all kinds of feelings. I’m a long-time admirer of his work and was obviously
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Reaction to Osama bin Laden's death runs deeper than celebration videos
Video of Americans' first reaction to the news that Osama bin Laden had been killed in Abbottabad, Pakistan, on May 1, depict young men and
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Tea Party Crashes: The Most Unpatriotic Act
by Susan Lindauer I confess that since November I've been holding my breath, watching the clock for how long Tea Party newcomers could hold out against
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Revolutions Know No Color
By Michael Collins The legitimate demands of the people everywhere have no color, nor do their revolutions. These are not the revolutions arising
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5 reasons Mubarak can’t silence Egyptian democracy demonstrations
1. An army captain joins the protesters in Cairo on Saturday, Jan. 29: Robert Fisk: Egypt: Death throes of a dictatorship 2. YouTube: “We will not be silenced.
Saturn accused of 'murder' and other violent acts
Ya gotta love press release writers, especially those of the astronomical science persuasion. I’d say they are frustrated fiction novelists, but I think their
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Memo to Sarah Palin: There are Death Panels, they’re called health insurance companies
K. J. Lansing Make no mistake. There are Death Panels. This is what the American public gets when it listens to craven, whacked-out tea baggers: A Republican -
Happy New Year!
Sending our best wishes for the coming year. Thank you for stopping by Flesh & Stone to read and comment. Glad to have you and hope
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Decline and Fall (Maybe) January 1, 2010
The Happy New Year Edition (with some good news about 2011) Michael Collins The best thing about 2010 is that it's over. It was a year -
Winnie the Spoof: Presidental Executive Order Renames Black Friday
In a stunning announcement from the White House, President Barack Obama issued an executive order banning all future references to the day after Thanksgiving as
Despicable Them: Fewer Buses, Higher Fares, Subway-to-Sea Do Not Make a Transit System
Los Angeles -- One million trees, greenest city in America, 12-2 building permit process, they all have one thing in common: They are all empty
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Kill for Peace - US and EU Deny Medicine to the Critically Ill
Michael Collins United States and European Union sanctions against Iran prevent much needed medical care for the Iranian people. Those with cancer, for -
Companies Rushed Special Dividend Payments Before Tax Increase
With the fiscal cliff here and higher taxes looming, many corporations, including pharmaceutical companies, are issuing dividend checks to investors early in order
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American Psychiatric Association Approves DSM-5
The American Psychiatric Association (APA) board of trustees met Saturday to vote on a controversial new version of the Diagnostic and Statistical
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Swedish Anonymous activists embark on bold trip to Syria
by Jeff Johnston, with additional reporting by Kathlyn Stone Activists within the Anonymous culture in Sweden headed to Syria this week amidst the chaos and inhumanity
JSTOR drops charges against Swartz; US government will pursue
In July, Aaron Swartz, an internet freedom activist and former Harvard Ethics fellow, was arrested and charged with data theft for downloading millions of academic
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Piercing the Veil, More Drug Companies Reveal Payments to Doctors
by Charles Ornstein, Tracy Weber and Dan Nguyen, ProPublica Eight pharmaceutical companies, including the nation's three largest, doled out more than $220 million last year
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Forces Behind the Egyptian Revolution
By Michael Collins (Washington, DC) -- Two critical forces behind the Egyptian Revolution are missing from the front pages, or any pages, of
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Oxfam Report: Pakistan flooding crisis could worsen
Malnutrition and homelessness are a continuing threat to victims of the July 2010 floods that stuck Pakistan. The flooding covered one-fifth of the country and
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The Plot to Destroy Social Security
Michael Collins (Washington, Dec 10) Bill Clinton showed up at the White House for an "impromptu" press conference to discuss the president's tax compromise Status of legal challenges to the health insurance reform law
The ink used to sign the Affordable Care Act into law was barely dry before opponents – from state legislators and religious groups to anti-abortion
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Mayo Clinic launches social media training hub for health care providers
With yesterday’s public launch of its Center for Social Media, the Mayo Clinic is embarking on a new project to advance its own online social -
A global public health policy based on science, not demagoguery
by Bonnie Bricker and Adil E. Shamoo. Edited by Erik Leaver As the swine flu threat level grew at the end of April, World Health Organization
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Green Power: Here if you can afford It
Green power is a government-endorsed, but not mandated, source of electricity for homes, businesses, automobiles, machinery and all kinds of appliances. The term “green power”
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The facts behind Israel's "Gourmet Gaza" claims
The IMEU offers the following facts and figures on Israel's blockade and how, after more than 1,000 days, it has affected life for the roughly
Center for Constitutional Rights files suit over “social isolation” experiments in prisons; prisoners keep arriving
The Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) has filed a federal suit (Aref, et al. v. Holder, et al, pdf) challenging social isolation policies at two
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Less than 3 years after airport scanner buying spree, TSA removes them
It seems like only yesterday that the U.S. government rushed headlong into an airport scanner spending spree. It was 2010. Airport scammers or scanners? Now we
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Turkey Plays Lee Harvey for NATO Plotters
Michael Collins (Washington, DC 10/6) The United States and European Union are setting the stage for a Syrian invasion. (Image) Turkey is the fall guy. The Turkish -
Is Iran Preparing to Strike Back?
By Brian M. Downing These attacks are almost certainly directed by Israeli, Saudi, and US intelligence services. They may also be acts of war. "This business will -
IMF Rates Up Dictatorships Just Before Revolutions
By Michael Collins The International Monetary Fund (IMF) made an embarrassing error just two days before the start of the Libyan people's revolution on
IAVA calls SOTU statements on VA electronic medical records system ‘misleading’
Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA) says a statement made by President Obama during his second State of the Union address on January 25-
Deadbeats Bush and Gingrich Say "States Better Off Bankrupt"
Michael Collins Not if a state owes you money! Jeb Bush and Newt Gingrich just published an OpEd in the Los Angeles Times arguing that states would -
The Hornet's Nest Kicked Back - A Review of Susan Lindauer's Extreme Prejudice
Michael Collins Fiction delivers justice that reality rarely approaches. Victims endure suffering and emerge as victors after overcoming incredible challenges. Stieg Larsson's -
Feds wage cupcake wars on moms with school age kids
The Feds thought it would be a ‘piece of cake’ to slip some vague rules and regulations into the child nutrition bill that Preudent Obama
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Moms, dads pull 'parent trigger' to shoot down a California school
Compton, California -- The Wall Street Journal suggested it could be the "shot heard 'round the world." The New York Times called it L.A.'s mayor is all wet when it comes to reforming the water and power department
Los Angeles -- Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, presumably after deep soul-searching, suddenly decided Tuesday afternoon to make a stand for good government -- his-
California rivals Alaska with a $4.15 billion train to nowhere
Ever hear of Borden or Corcoran, two tiny cities in California’s Central Valley? No? Well neither have most people who live in the state. -
The politics of dancing
Bristol Palin lost her bid to win on Dancing With the Stars. It turned out that fans of Mom couldn’t fix the results by jamming
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Charter School Renamed in Honor of California's Governor
Los Angeles, California -- Tucked away in a cozy corner of greater Los Angeles is the suburban community of Woodland Hills. Its claim to fame
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Scanners – The Prequel
by Michael Collins How did we get to the point of full body scans at airports, the massive personal intrusion that represents, and the tens
Goldman Sachs Investor Buffett Thanks "Uncle Sam" for Bailout
The peoples' oligarch Warren Buffett just wrote a thank you letter to "Uncle Sam" published in the New York Times. It is the height of cynicism.
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Decline and Fall - Skyjacking Edition - 7/8/13
It appears that someone in Washington called several government officials in Europe to force the landing of a jet carrying the President of -
Aleppo, Istanbul, and London
The war in Syria went from a seeming quagmire to a conflict that may reach a dramatic climax with the coming battle for -
She makes you sick, takes your money, then bumps you off
That's what Blythe Masters of JPMorgan does based on evidence from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and JPMorgan's recent history. (Image: UCS) Coal power is -
Harry "the rat" Reid Torpedoes the Hagel Nomination
Michael Collins Hagel's confirmation has become a memorable battle, in part because many of his opponents are strongly pro-war while always having "It is about time to stop lying to us and treating people like imbeciles."
Speech by Laurent Louis - Posted by Michael Collins "It is about time to stop lying to us and treating people like imbeciles." Tearing Down the-
Goldman CEO Says Forget Medicare-Social Secuity Until 70
Michael Collins (Washington, DC 1/21) A long standing Money Party front, the Business Roundtable, wants you to wait until you're 70 years old -
Goldman, Other Welfare Queens Tell Us Forget Social Security-Medicare Until 70
by Michael Collins (Washington, DC 1/21) A long standing Money Party front, the Business Roundtable, wants you to wait until you're 70 years old -
Liar's Poker - Obama and Cameron on Syrian WMD
Michael Collins (Washington, DC, 12/9) Here we go again. On, December 3, President Barack Obama warned the Syrian government against using chemical weapons against, among others, -
What Did Petraeus Know and When Did He Know It?
Michael Collins Creative Commons (Washington, DC, 11/15) The bitterness of the neocons knows no limit. They're still having tantrums after being denied the Election Fraud, November 6 - Watch for Vote Flipping and Fixed Exit Polls
Michael Collins (Washington, DC) Our elections are officially privatized. They are hidden from our view by design. On November 6, your votes will be cast and-
Part II - Rigged Elections for Romney?
Michael Collins Part I of this series suggested that there may well have been massive vote flipping for candidate Mitt Romney in the -
Rigged Elections for Romney?
By Michael Collins A group of independent researchers caught a pattern of apparent vote flipping during the 2012 Republican primaries that consistently favored -
Organic Food Debunker was Tobacco Institute Researcher in 1976
By Michael Collins A widely publicized study claiming that there is no demonstrated difference in nutritional value between organically and conventionally grown
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What happens when they start killing Christians?
Michael Collins What really scandalizes us is that the Western world is encouraging this rise of sectarian violence just to topple the [al-Assad] Romney's Albatross
Michael Collins The public is just beginning to pay attention to the key issues of the 2012 presidential campaign. Even at this early
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The only public comment needed to reject Keystone XL
Creative Commons Any project that increases greenhouse gasses above expectations at this moment in history, particularly a substantial increase, must be determined an -
The Genetically Engineered Food Protection Act
Not many people like the messes Congress makes but everybody should see how they're made. This article takes a close look at the legislation just -
Killer Keystone XL Spiked by the People in Washington, DC
(Washington, DC 1/17) The nation's capital hosted over 40,000 citizens assembled to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. The crowd urged -
Respect urged for Japan's tsunami flotsam landing on U.S. coastlines
A floating black 55-gallon drum was found by a cleaning crew on a beach at the northwest tip of Washington state recently. What's interesting about
Japan Earthquake Update (12 March 2011 2110 CET)
by International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Saturday, March 12, 2011 at 12:07pm Japanese authorities have informed the IAEA that the explosion at Unit 1-
Japan awaits word on possible nuclear reactor leak
Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan has issued an emergency decree regarding the possibility of leaking radiation from the damaged Tokyo Electric Power Company’s (TEPCo) multi-reactor
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Dangerous High-Level Nuclear Waste with Nowhere to Go
The Blue Ribbon Commission on America’s Nuclear Future is meeting January 26-28 in Atlanta, Georgia By Celia Sampol, DC Bureau Many nuclear power advocates appeared in front -
Who Owns Wild Rice?
by Jeff Nygaard, Nygaard Notes Whenever we look at the world from an indigenous perspective the issues of ownership and wealth come up almost immediately. In
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The test behind our water pollution program failures
by Peter Maier, PhD, PE Sewage contains carbonaceous (fecal) waste and nitrogenous (urine and protein) waste, which both are used by two different types of bacteria.
World going nuts over California almonds
Bakersfield, Calif. -- California almond growers announced a record 1.65- billion-pound production of almonds for local consumption and export in a recent harvest. Reflecting a
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Grain importers pestered by beetle larvae arriving in rice shipments
Port of Los Angeles, Calif. -- For the fourth time since November 2010 U. S. Customs and Border Protection Agency (CBP) agriculture specialists have seized
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Federal Protection of Wilderness Study Areas Reinstated
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar today restored a policy allowing the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), which he oversees, to recommend undeveloped lands for federal protection
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Kimberly-Clark on a roll to eliminate toilet paper tubes
Kimberly-Clark plans to help save the environment by introducing tubeless toilet paper rolls, therefore reducing landfill use by eliminating billions of paper tubes from being
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California men float their visions of changing current agriculture methods
Greenhouses no longer rule in the Pajaro Valley in California’s Central Coast. Once the home to blooming cut-flower businesses, it’s now dotted with empty nurseries.
It’s not your imagination, this may be hottest summer on record
With 43 days into summer and 51 to go, this is shaping up to be the hottest summer since records have been kept, and not
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Dalai Lama helps scientists understand meditation's affect on health
The Dalai Lama joins neuroscientist Richard Davidson in a public dialogue on the intersection of science, meditation and health on Sunday, May 16, at the
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Thai diet a good step toward balanced health
Many people are aware of the health benefits of the Mediterranean diet but how many have considered the healthy aspects of the Thai diet? The authentic Thai
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Dalai Lama and Archbishop Tutu honored for modeling compassion
“Given the political and social climate in the United States and around the world, a little more compassion and forgiveness could go a long way
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Boundryless Energy
Boundryless Energy Warren Grossman Look at the “white space” surrounding an image. See background, not picture. When others have pain or despair, See beyond symptoms. See
Beyond the Campfire
By making us stop for a moment, poetry gives us an opportunity to think about ourselves as human beings on this planet and what we
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May 3 is the international day for laughter
Laughter is good for you. The old saying, “Laughter is the best medicine,” has now been backed up by scientific and unscientific research. So many people
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Nuns see upsurge in free health clinic visits
The Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondolet have operated St. Mary’s Health Clinics with a network of nine neighborhood clinics throughout the "twin cities" of
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Public embraces holistic healing, conventional medicine follows
Ruth Ann Plourde suddenly interrupted the workshop as her class was trying to recreate the graceful but agonizingly slow T’ai Chi forms she’d taught moments
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A relationship journey to wholeness
Image: CC DerrikT "Relationships are work because they relate to creating a third entity and they are not about personal benefits." -- Bernie Siegel MD Pam
Heal your body by giving voice to your soul: An interview with John Fox
John Fox is a certified poetry therapist, an adjunct associate professor at the California Institute of Integral Studies in San Francisco, and author of two
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PBS to air 'Healing Words: Poetry & Medicine' this summer
A growing body of medical studies, including one recently published in The Oncologist journal, demonstrate that writing helps patients change their thoughts about their illness
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Divine Will
Our snow white cat, Will, drops his leather mouse at my feet, begging me to throw it so he can do the chase, and return
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Energy healer David Nelson explains Qigong to a novice
Back in 1984, Minnesota medical device and technology companies, health plans and insurance companies, hospitals and consultants of all kinds, formed a trade association, named it
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Wiley launches new open access journal: Brain and Behavior
Wiley & Sons will begin publishing Brain and Behavior, an open access journal, this spring. Brain and Behavior is a peer-reviewed, interdisciplinary journal, providing
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Botox irons out the wrinkles for some Parkinson's patients
Botox is no longer just for looking beautiful; it's for feeling beautiful, too. Botox is the commercial name for a medication containing Clostridium botulinum, a bacteria
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Seniors scoring better on intelligence tests
It’s not just children who are scoring higher on intelligence tests compared with decades past. Researchers in Sweden say that today’s 70-year-olds score far better
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Neurology at the movies
Through “Neuro Movie Nights” the Montreal Neurological Institute at McGill University has found a unique way of sharing its fascination with the brain with
Report: New mothers gain brain volume in areas responsible for nurturing behaviors
A small study of women in their mid-30s suggests that there’s more at work than instinct when a woman becomes a mother. A Yale
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Tips for finding the best hospital for neurology treatment
The most important factor to consider when seeking neurology treatment at a hospital is whether it specializes in the disease for which you seek treatment.
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Monitoring neurological effects of H1N1 vaccine and other neurology news
AAN collaborating with CDC on H1N1 vaccine safety monitoring The American Academy of Neurology and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are asking neurologists to report
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Researcher says brain replica feasible in 10 years and other neurology news
Professor and neuroscientist Henry Markram of the Brain Mind Institute in Switzerland believes scientists could have a brain model that replicates the functions of the
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Neuro Scans
Women, pregnancy and epilepsy About 500,000 U.S. women of childbearing age have epilepsy and many of them take medications to control seizures. An analysis of several
Neuro Scans
Stem cell ban lifted but researchers must remain vigilant to protect scientific integrity Earlier this month, President Obama through executive order lifted the ban on federal-
Neurology Scans
The Society for Neuroscience (SfN) urges Senate to include $10 billion for NIH in economic recovery plan Support increased federal funding for scientific research? The SfN says
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Neurology Scans - a new Flesh & Stone feature
The field of neurology intersects with so many aspects of research, culture, business and politics that it seems important to pass along some of the interesting finds that might not
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The funniest man on wheels
This story begins as a nightmare. Brian Shaughnessy walked in for surgery on his spine when he was 24 years old. He never dreamed, nor
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Artist takes life-affirming action after cancer
Connie Allen was 43 when she discovered a latent talent. “I woke up one morning and did a portrait,” said Allen. No one was more
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Farewell, Mikael the Mime
Mikael Rudolph, a mime, actor, dancer, teacher and political activist, passed away Fri., Feb. 26, at his home in Minneapolis. He was 51. I first met
The Cane Mutiny
I was reluctant to use my cane even after I bought it. I figured I might need one eventually so I chose a plain black
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Art competition seeks artists touched by cancer
Adult artists touched by cancer are invited to take part in the 2010 Oncology On CanvasSM Expressions of a Cancer Journey competition and exhibition sponsored
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Illuminating Health Care for All
“Jeff's right that when it comes to our health care grid, America resembles a developing country,” commented George Trone, PhD, managing editor at The Yale
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Poem: Pre-existing Conditions -- Jeff McCallum
Pre-existing Conditions Cultures where the aged and dying, The toothless and slow wander off, Trek as purposefully as their unstable gait allows Toward the wilderness, the elephant burial ground To
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Jesse Springer returns as Science Idol
Jesse Springer, graphic designer and part-time editorial cartoonist in Eugene, OR, took the honors in this year's Science Idol contest. Springer won with
H1N1 (swine flu): 'Menace or media hype?'
Now that the country has mostly moved beyond H1N1 stage 4 or 5 alerts from the WHO, nonstop breaking news flashes, knee jerk outbursts from politicians (er, scratch
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Mime uses humor to put cancer in its place
When the brother traveled to Italy to bolster his sister after she was hospitalized with a stroke, it seemed inconceivable that they’d soon both be
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Embrace the Wheel - poems by Roy M. Nuzzo, MD
Embrace the Wheel On the grit of mortality It is heavy. Lightened by goodness You float. Empty hands let it roll. Break for innocence. Renewed as a child. Embrace the wheel, but make it sing
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Where do Minnesota robins go in the winter?
I was surprised to look out my window this morning and see a flock of six or seven robins on my step. Why? Well, first,
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Gum chewing leads to teens’ higher math scores?
Researchers at the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas, recruited more than 100 eighth grade charter school students (all 14 years old) to participate
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Chimps beat college students in memory test
In a recent study a Japanese researcher used short-term memory tests to compare the cognitive abilities between chimps and college students. The chimps won. (video) Tetsuro
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Lipofat probably not what alternative fuels advocates had in mind
Those innovative Californians. Until recently, Beverly Hills liposuction doctor Craig Alan Bittner kept his and his girlfriends’ SUVs running on fat sucked out of his
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New York’s Medical Schools Urge Congress to Preserve Federal Funding for Scientific Research & Workforce Development
The Associated Medical Schools of New York (AMSNY) today directed a letter to the New York State Congressional Delegation calling on them to -
Amsterdam physicists' perfect chrystals experiment enroute to International Space Center
The Soyuz space rocket that departed for the International Space Station (ISS) on Sept. 10 is carrying an experiment developed by physicists at -
Rectal cancer rates are rising in young individuals
A new analysis has found that while colon cancer rates have remained steady over the past several decades among people under the age -
Tired teens prone to depression
Sleep-deprived high school students are three times more at-risk for depression compared to their peers. Researchers report most teens in the U.S. do not get Gulf Coast oysters unsafe (but not for the reason you think)
Gulf coast politicians are tripping over themselves to assure consumers that seafood from the Gulf is safe to eat. And to be sure, some shrimp-
A message from Seize BP about the Obama administration's new position on BP
The Obama administration has just announced a major shift in its handling of BP and the disaster in the Gulf of Mexico. For six weeks the
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Study confirms link between depression, abdominal obesity
A new study at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) confirms the relationship between depression and abdominal obesity, which has been linked -
Israel attacks on aid ships called aggression
RICHARD FALK Falk is professor of international law emeritus, Princeton University and Special Rapporteur on Occupied Palestinian Territories for the United Nations Human -
Study sheds light on how marine animals survive stress
For marine iguanas living in the Galapagos Islands, an El Niño can be deadly. Some die from starvation while others survive. Scientists have
Empathy: College students don't have as much as they used to
AUDIO: Research shows that today's college students are less empathic than students were before 2000. Click here for more informati Today's college students are not-
And the Envelope, Please: The 2010 Xtreme Eating Awards Go To…
Nutrition Action Healthletter Exposes 9 Caloric Heavyweights WASHINGTON—Would you top a Pizza Hut Personal Pan Pepperoni Pizza with six Taco Bell Crunchy beef Tacos? -
It’s official: Twin Cities nurses authorize largest strike in U.S. history
ST. PAUL (May 19, 2010) – Twin Cities nurses made history Wednesday by voting to authorize the largest nursing strike in U.S. history,
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Aggressive approach to childhood cancer worth risks, review finds
Neuroblastoma is among the most common of childhood cancers and fortunately, some children will get better spontaneously. Yet for children with high-risk disease -
New campaign: Estrogen Therapy I.Q. (ETIQ) kicks off to improve access to credible facts about menopause and advances in estrogen therapy
The National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women’s Health (NPWH) announced the launch of Estrogen Therapy I.Q. (ETIQ), a campaign devoted to improving access to Physical activity reduces the effect of the obesity gene in adolescents
The FTO gene is obesity's main ally. Several studies are now attempting to reveal the factors that play a key role in fighting against it.
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