I’ve had these two stories bookmarked to post here for a bit, so it seems past time for me to actually do it. The best new pain cures, with a focus on women Many women have a tough time finding…
7,000 deaths a year due to bad handwriting? Save yours!
Well, Time Magazine reports that the National Academies of Science’s Institute of Medicine says that’s the figure, anyway. Doctors’ sloppy handwriting kills more than 7,000 people annually. It’s a shocking statistic, and, according to a July 2006 report from the…
Researchers say pain from fibromyalgia is real
Not that it’s news to those of us who have it, but it’s good to be validated! Fibromyalgia often has been misdiagnosed as arthritis or even a psychological issue. Increasingly, though, the scientific knowledge about fibromyalgia is growing, and a…
Another article for the wacko file
I’m posting this specifically for leduck, who has gotten much amusement from other “Indigo Child” nonsense Alien-ated Youth Any sane person reading the article can tell that the parents of the “special” kids are full of fertilizer, but hey, they…
Welcome Aboard!
Courtesy of The Economist, a look at what truthful in-flight announcements might sound like. Your life-jacket can be found under your seat, but please do not remove it now. In fact, do not bother to look for it at all.…
Ford fattens computer models
According to http://ergoweb.com/, the models, which are used in the design of the passenger area of Ford’s vehicles, are “chunkier” than previous models, to allow for “a bigger belly and wider hips.” The company recognized it is harder to sit…
In Dallas? Wear your seat belt!
Being hauled out of school in handcuffs because of a $50 seat-belt ticket was bad enough for Lancaster High School music teacher Theresa Dobbs. She had no idea what was yet to come. That seat belt ticket — the only…
Baptist Church Votes Not to Accept Black Members
By way of Rebecca Blood’s blog, more bad news on the civil rights front. The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal reports that Fellowship Baptist Church in Saltillo voted on August 6 not to accept black members. In doing so, they rescinded…
Bus driver orders black children to give up seats to white children
I feel like I’m stuck in a time warp. How could this happen in 2006? From the Shreveport Times, dated August 24, 2006: COUSHATTA — Nine black children attending Red River Elementary School were directed last week to the back…
Personal updates from Israel
If you don’t normally read galileah, this is a good time to start. Current Mood: 🤔pensiveCurrent Location: home