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@Corso: Viagra is only approved for use in erectile dysfunction. Other uses, including pulmonary hypertension, are off label. (I also…
Ron, Respectfully... Are you saying these things because you actually have an ideological opposition to any use of off-label prescriptions,…
Which leads one to ask how many studies showed the breast growth effect of Spironolactone and what their quality was.…
I am reluctant to take any supplement in the US, even the relatively benign ones like vitamins, because who knows…
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Category Archives: Mind-blowing Miscellania and other Neat Stuff
It's Alive! It's ALIVE! (Woolly mammoth edition)
Science fiction becoming fact, from the New York Times (and via Lawyers Guns and Money): Scientists are talking for the first time about the old idea of resurrecting extinct species as if this staple of science fiction is a realistic … Continue reading
The Pause That Refreshes
I’ve been a space geek since I was roughly four, and while we don’t have the moon bases, space habitats, and manned Mars missions I was promised back in 1978, we’ve finally started making some nice incremental improvements in space … Continue reading
The Hand Scanner Of The Beast
Longtime “Alas” community member Jake Squid sent me this. Jake’s workplace recently installed hand scanners, which replace the old punch-card system for workers checking in and out of work. (The advantage for the company is, you can’t ask a friend … Continue reading
One Day More
This made my day. Thanks to Charles for pointing it out to me. EDITED TO ADD: Nice voice.
John Hodgeman On Aliens Among Us And Falling In Love
I really enjoyed this, much more than I’ve enjoyed most of his bits on the Daily Show.
The Machine Is Us/ing Us
An enjoyably clever video explaining (touting) web 2.0 in “just under five minutes”. Thanks, Bean!
Damn, this is cool.
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Open Link & Comment Thread: Annie Ross Is Cooler Than You Are Edition
Use this thread to post whatever you’d like; self-linking is encouraged. Meanwhile, here’s Annie Ross singing “Twisted”: Although I love this clip because Ross does such a great job with gesture and expression, I wonder if she had a cold … Continue reading
Open Thread: Having A Stroke Feels Blissful
Please use this thread to say whatever you’d like to say, or to share any links you’d like to share. Self-linking is encouraged. * * * As a Harvard-trained neuroanatomist, Jill Bolte Taylor has always known more about brains than … Continue reading
Corso, what caught my eye was: The doctor was worried about my kidneys with what I’m on, and I get…