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Chemicals Found in Plastics Linked to ADHD

Seeded on Fri Nov 20, 2009 9:36 AM EST (Psych Central)

A new study warns that phthalates, a family of chemical substances used primarily to make polyvinyl chloride (PVC) soft and flexible, may be associated with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.

health, adhd, pediatrics, phthalates, causes-of-attention-deficit-disorder

Spores in Mastodon Dung Suggest Humans Didn't Kill Off Ancient Mammals

Seeded on Fri Nov 20, 2009 9:31 AM EST (discovermagazine.com)

A fungus found within ancient mammoth dung is providing scientists with clues about how the large ancient mammals collectively known as megafauna went extinct.

science, extinction, ancient-life, prehistoric-mammals

Living Life with Purpose

Seeded on Thu Nov 19, 2009 10:13 AM EST (Positively Present)

"I think the purpose of life is to be useful, to be responsible, to be honorable, to be compassionate. It is, after all, to matter: to count, to stand for something, to have made some difference that you lived at all." ~~Leo Rosten

home-garden, purpose-of-life, personal-growth, positive-thinking, living-a-good-life

It's Oh So Easy to Forget the Pioneers in Women's Rights

Seeded on Tue Nov 17, 2009 12:23 PM EST (History News Network)

In light of the recently released Shriver Report ("A Woman's Nation Changes Everything") which examines the status of American women today, we should not ignore the enormous debt owed to nineteenth-century women who initiated the fight for women's rights.

history, womens-rights, human-rights, suffrage, american-women

Wayne Dyer Reveals That He Has Leukemia

Seeded on Tue Nov 17, 2009 8:54 AM EST ()

Dyer stated that he has "Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia" (CLL) which he says is "not life threatening" for him. While many people would certainly fear this type of news, Dr. Dyer appears nonplussed, stating that he is "totally confident and at peace with it."

religion, wayne-dyer, motivational-teachers, celebrities

Fellowship of the Whales ; Video

Seeded on Mon Nov 16, 2009 12:51 PM EST (PBS)

Follow a baby humpback whale as she travels from her birthplace in Hawaii, to feeding grounds off Alaska's coast. Escorted by her mother, this newborn will learn many things along the way.

entertainment, full-episode-videos, whales, humpback-whales, nature-videos, ocean-life

Metro Nashville will tap Earth's crust to help keep homes comfy

Seeded on Mon Nov 16, 2009 11:26 AM EST (The Nashville Tennessean)

Nashville has its share of temperature swings, with wintertime lows below freezing and summertime highs in the triple digits.

us-news, energy-resources, geothermal-energy, heating-costs, saving-money-in-urban-areas

Techie Holy water and geeky bishops

Seeded on Mon Nov 16, 2009 11:11 AM EST ()

An enterprising Italian inventor has patented an automatic holy water dispenser for use in Catholic churches.

religion, holy-water, religious-technology, catholic-church, inventions

Japan plans to beam down solar energy from outerspace

Seeded on Mon Nov 16, 2009 11:05 AM EST (Ecosalon)

Energy, that is. With few energy resources of its own, Japan is literally reaching for the stars in its attempt to turn unlimited clean energy into reality by 2030.

technology, solar-power, japan, clean-energy, global-issues

Why Will Won't Pledge

Seeded on Sat Nov 14, 2009 10:38 PM EST (Arkansas Times)

Will Phillips isn't like other boys his age. For one thing, he's smart. Scary smart. A student in the West Fork School District in Washington County, he skipped a grade this year, going directly from the third to the fifth.

us-news, gay-and-lesbian-rights, human-rights, pledging-allegiance, will-phillips

Divorce Risk Higher When Wife Gets Sick - [The Gingrich Effect]

Seeded on Thu Nov 12, 2009 12:22 PM EST (The New York Times)

When Dr. Marc Chamberlain, a Seattle oncologist, was treating his brain cancer patients, he noticed an alarming pattern. His male patients were typically receiving much-needed support from their wives.

health, divorce-and-health, relationships, cancer, gender-issues

New Method to Regrow Breasts After Surgery

Seeded on Thu Nov 12, 2009 12:12 PM EST (Live Science)

Women who have undergone a mastectomy may be able to regrow their breasts in the future with a new stem-cell approach, the Guardian reported today.

health, growing-breasts, stem-cell-research, breast-cancer, womens-health-issues

Robert Rines: The Death of a Monster Hunter

Seeded on Thu Nov 12, 2009 12:06 PM EST (The Huffington Post)

If there is a Loch Ness monster, she's feeling pretty good about herself right now. Robert H. Rines, the man who came closer than anyone to proving the existence of the fabled serpent, died last week at the age of 87.

world-news, loch-ness, nessie-hunters, robert-rines, cryptozoology, monsters

Vanderbilt UMC bears brunt of uncompensated care burden

Seeded on Thu Nov 12, 2009 9:38 AM EST (Vanderbilt University News)

Vanderbilt University Medical Center continues to lead the way in providing uncompensated care in Middle Tennessee, according to figures recently released by the Tennessee Department of Health in its most recent Joint Annual Report of Hospitals (JAR).

health, health-care, tennessee, vanderbilt

21 Simple Ways to Be Healthy

Seeded on Wed Nov 11, 2009 12:39 PM EST (Beliefnet)

What does "healthy" mean to you? Perhaps it means freedom from illness, or the best possible performance of your body.

health, healthy-living, body-and-mind-health, tips-for-health

Judging A Book By Its Odor

Seeded on Wed Nov 11, 2009 12:36 PM EST ()

A study in the journal Analytical Chemistry identifies various organic compounds that old books give off and that can be analyzed noninvasively, offering important clues to an historic work's condition and prognosis. Steve Mirsky reports

odd-news, books, odors, book-lovers, chemistry-of-books

New evidence that dark chocolate helps ease emotional stress

Seeded on Wed Nov 11, 2009 12:34 PM EST ()

The "chocolate cure" for emotional stress is getting new support from a clinical trial published online in ACS' Journal of Proteome Research.

home-garden, chocolate, stress, eating, good-news-wednesday

t r u t h o u t | "Everything You Thought You Knew Is Wrong"

Seeded on Wed Nov 11, 2009 12:22 PM EST (t r u t h o u t)

Investigative reporter Russ Baker has braved that risk and spent over five years of his life researching critical events of the last sixty years in "Family of Secrets," an inquiry into "the Bush dynasty, the powerful forces that put it in the White House, and what their influence …

politics, book-reviews, bush-family, political-secrets, russ-baker

A Three-Way View Of the Center Of the Galaxy

Seeded on Wed Nov 11, 2009 12:13 PM EST (Popular Science - )

Celebrating the four centuries of astronomical advancement since Galileo took his first telescopic view of the heavens, NASA today unveiled this unique view of the heart of our galaxy as captured by the Hubble Space Telescope, the Spitzer Space Telescope and the Chandra X-Ray Obs …

science, nasa, hubble-space-telescope, astrophotography

Vatican Ponders the Existence Of Alien Life

Seeded on Wed Nov 11, 2009 12:12 PM EST (Popular Science - )

After years of lagging behind in the acceptance of scientific fact, the Vatican has not only caught up, but, with a conference this week, moved far past the boundaries of modern science.

science, alien-life, vatican, conferences

Quick fact: Washington Times claims "official" "price tag" for House health care bill is $1.1 trillion | Media Matters for America

Seeded on Tue Nov 10, 2009 12:24 PM EST (Media Matters for America)

In a story about "fuzzy math" on "unfunded programs" in the House health care bill, The Washington Times said the "official" "price tag" of the bill is $1.1 trillion.

us-news, media-matters, truth-in-the-news, skewing-facts

ThinkGeek :: Game Dr. Game Timer

Seeded on Tue Nov 10, 2009 12:18 PM EST ()

Back in the day, our parents tried to keep us away from our beloved consoles. They hid our controllers, took our favorite game cartridges to work with them, left us with the Duck Hunt gun but no Duck Hunt... it was awful, it was.

technology, game-timer, parenting, video-games

The Braves' Tommy Hanson wins the SBN NL Rookie of the Year

Seeded on Tue Nov 10, 2009 12:14 PM EST ()

Every year the bloggers and members of the SBN baseball blog community get together and do our own BWAA-style voting for all of the major awards. This year they have chosen the Atlanta Braves rookie starting pitcher Tommy Hanson as the SBN NL Rookie of the Year.

sports, atlanta-braves, baseball, tommy-hanson, rookie-of-the-year

Mess on the Motorway: 15 Weird Truck Spills

Seeded on Mon Nov 9, 2009 3:50 PM EST (weburbanist.com)

Live penguins, dead alligators, sausage, doughnut glaze and fake blood: these are just a few examples of the bizarre cargo that has been spilled onto America's highways during accidents involving tractor-trailers.

odd-news, truck-spills, messes-on-the-highway, weird-stuff

What Head (and Other) Lice Tell Us About Evolution

Seeded on Mon Nov 9, 2009 3:47 PM EST (discovermagazine.com)

The second episode of NOVA's big evolution special "Becoming Human" premieres tomorrow night at 8 PM ET/PT on PBS.

science, human-evolution, homo-erectus, pbs-shows, turkana-boy

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Chemicals Found in Plastics Linked to ADHD
Source: Psych Central
A new study warns that phthalates, a family of chemical substances used primarily to make polyvinyl chloride (PVC) soft and flexible, may be associated with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
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Spores in Mastodon Dung Suggest Humans Didn't Kill Off Ancient Mammals
Source: discovermagazine.com
A fungus found within ancient mammoth dung is providing scientists with clues about how the large ancient mammals collectively known as megafauna went extinct.
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Living Life with Purpose
Source: Positively Present
"I think the purpose of life is to be useful, to be responsible, to be honorable, to be compassionate. It is, after all, to matter: to count, to stand for something, to have made some difference that you lived at all." ~~Leo Rosten
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Son who resides in our hearts, made love tangible. He produced joy forevermore.
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It's Oh So Easy to Forget the Pioneers in Women's Rights
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In light of the recently released Shriver Report ("A Woman's Nation Changes Everything") which examines the status of American women today, we should not ignore the enormous debt owed to nineteenth-century women who initiated the fight for women's rights.
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