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Woman, 67, having twins - to emotionally use and abuse

Talk about selfish. This woman is having twins - at 67, and so, will leave their upbringing to someone else. One has to wonder just how self-centered a person has to be to do something like this: have children when you are old enough to be their grandparent, then leave them within a few years (abandon them is actually the correct term).

ABC News: Drug Maker Withheld Paxil Study Data

Why... what a shocker! A drug manufacturer hiding the fact that the drug can harm people? No!

They knew as far back as 1997 that the drug was dangerous, but with GWB in the White House, they felt confident enough that in 2001 they issued a statement about how great this drug is. (not mentioning how profitable, but the article has a link to the business plan)

Of course, all the FDA has done is had the company put warnings on the bottle. So what if no amount of warnings is going to prevent teenagers from commiting suicide or anyone taking it having withdrawal symptoms when they quit.

Doctors are, by and large, complete idiots. I knew back in the early 90's that SSRI's cause withdrawal, and I'm not a doctor, I just used to work in a drug crisis center. When a friend called me about her mom, who has just quit another SSRI, becoming suicidal because she felt 'crazy', I suggested that her mom contact the doc and go back on the SSRI, with a gradual reduction plan over 6 months. Things worked out great. But the fact is, most doctors did, and still do, say, "Well, you don't need this anymore.", so they cold-turkey you, or - more likely - you lose your job and your insurance and are forced into withdrawal because you can't afford the doctor visits and the drugs. There is no one to watch out for those thousands and thousands of people who suffer - or die - because of that scenario.

Certainly not the heartless Bush Bunch.

ABC News: Doctors Debate the Safety of Celebrex

Here's a news flash: another COX-2 drug increases the risk of heart attacks, like one could not draw that inference from the Vioxx case.

And now they say that the doctors are 'debating' it. The only thing they're debating is how badly it will hurt the maker.

If you don't think that this drug is coming off of the market - and soon - then you've got a really different view of this - not that you are definitely wrong; who knows? But history would indicate that this is just a stall to reap more money, but that the drug, like Vioxx, will disappear.

Remember, Vioxx went through the same, "Well, let's evaluate this.", long after it was already obvious that it was a killer.

BBC NEWS | Health | Ten odours 'help spot dementia'

Who knew that memory is measured in smell? Well, I guess I've said in the past my memory was weak, though I'm not sure - because, sometimes, my memory is weak. It's an interesting concept, though.

This is how Bush does 'science'

The researchers in this country hid the fact that the drug that Bush as pushing for Africans with Aids was actually a pretty dangerous drug.

Now comes this article, giving some substance and detail to just how Bush does 'science'. It may not be good science, but it's good profit for the drug company.

Study linking soda drinking in kids with liver damage

I never understood why parents fed kids drinks with lots of sugar (a setup for diabetes) and caffeine, but this study links soda drinks and liver damage.

Puff in; IQ out. Puff in; IQ out

Interesting. A study that tracked people from age 11 that shows that smoking reduces your intellect. Well... duh!

Laptops cause fertility problems. Don't tell Republicans, OK?

New car smell linked to cancer

Pollutant 'damages bone marrow'

New report shows 1 in a million parts of benzene harms the bone marrow. That is WAY below the U.S. maximum allowed. Naturally.

ABC News: Study: First Impressions Really Matter

ABC News: Study: First Impressions Really Matter

Drought is actually the norm in the West

You think there's a drought in the West? You ain't seen nothin' yet!

BBC: Red meat link to arthritis risk

Maybe the reason dinosaurs died it is that they were all finally paralyzed by arthritis! ;).