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Misinformation Common Among Women With Breast Cancer

Vaccines are getting American media attention now that Republicans are engaging in misinformation...

Even With Universal Health Care, Mothers Don't Go To Postnatal Check-Ups

For decades, health care costs have been a political topic in America. Advocates argue it is the...

Happy Twelfth Night - Or Divorce Day, Depending On How Your 2026 Is Going

Today is, in Christian observance, Twelfth Night, the end of The 12 Days of Christmas in that song...

Blood Pressure Medication Adherence May Not Be Cost, It May Be Annoyance At Defensive Medicine

High blood pressure is an important risk factor for developing cardiovascular disease and premature...

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Didn't Get A Nobel Prize This Year? Maybe You Should Sue Too

Didn't Get A Nobel Prize This Year? Maybe You Should Sue Too

Dec 12 2012 | comment(s)

In what is believed to be a historical first, someone named Dr. Rongxiang Xu has filed a lawsuit against the Nobel Assembly, citing libel and unfair competition.

New York City Voters Just Fine With Fracking - In Pennsylvania

New York City Voters Just Fine With Fracking - In Pennsylvania

Dec 10 2012 | comment(s)

I've often joked that residents of New York City have little knowledge of the culture and lifestyle of people beyond the Hudson River. Some seem to think the "Fallout" games are actually happening in all that land they fly over between Manhattan and San Francisco.
My Appearance On The Blaze Network

My Appearance On The Blaze Network

Dec 08 2012 | comment(s)

Last week I flew to Dallas, Texas to do a spot for a pilot program on The Blaze Network, started by conservative political commentator Glenn Beck.
Coffee And Why Good Morning America Is Not A Science Program

Coffee And Why Good Morning America Is Not A Science Program

Dec 05 2012 | comment(s)

Good Morning America is doing its part for scare journalism, this time telling us that if one computer prediction about global warming is correct, there won't be any wild coffee beans left.

Relax, GMA, your guy already won the election, you don't need to drum up hysteria any more.  With four more years in office, he can go back to ignoring climate change, just like every other politician and focus on important stuff in the upcoming holiday season, like taxing Christmas tree farmers so the government can promote Christmas trees.
Blaming Hurricane Sandy On Global Warming Was Good Politics - But Terrible Science

Blaming Hurricane Sandy On Global Warming Was Good Politics - But Terrible Science

Dec 04 2012 | comment(s)

Which esteemed body does not like any attribution of hurricanes to global warming?
Simpletons Amazed Pat Robertson Not A Young Earth Creationist

Simpletons Amazed Pat Robertson Not A Young Earth Creationist

Dec 03 2012 | comment(s)

One of the silliest tropes in the hyped-up 'controversy' over evolution is that all religious people should be conflated with 'Young Earth Creationists'.