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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: Iran
Iran Amok
The ongoing political unrest in Iran appears unlikely to resolve itself soon; unfortunately, the Ahmadinejad Administration and its backers appear to be ramping up the violence, which makes fighting back a difficult decision for the people on the ground. It’s … Continue reading
Post-Election Violence In Iran
People have been protesting in Iran in at least four or five cities: Tehran, Shiraz, Rasht, Mashhad and Tabtiz (which is now under some kind of lockdown). There is just too much going to follow in any coherent way right … Continue reading
Posted in International issues, Iran
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Ahmadinejad Declared Victor In Iran's Elections…
…but Moussavi is protesting and charging fraud, the NY Times reports. I don’t have much to say about this right now, except the obvious, and that my heart goes out to those, inside Iran and out, who were hoping this … Continue reading
Posted in In the news, Iran
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Great Pictures of the Elections Going on In Iran
Check out this photo essay on The Boston Globe’s website. Great pictures. It’s an exciting time over there, and a tense one. A lot hangs on this election.
Posted in In the news, Iran
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In Iran, One Young Man's Protest on International Women's Day: Death to Patriarchy!
On March 8th, which was International Women’s Day, the young man in the two pictures below could be seen walking through the streets of Tehran. His tee shirt reads–and excuse my perhaps awkward transliteration of the Persian–Marg bar Mardsalari, which … Continue reading
Posted in Feminism, sexism, etc, Iran
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Obama's Nowruz Message to Iran: The Poetry of the Politics and the Politics in the Poetry
So I thought I was going to start my series on classical Iranian poetry with Shahnameh, Iran’s national epic, because it is what I am working on right now, but President Obama’s videotaped Nowruz message to Iran, in which he … Continue reading
Posted in Iran, literature
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And Now For Something Completely Different: Classical Iranian Poetry
From antisemitism to condoms to….classical Iranian poetry. I was all set to finish the third part of my Thinking About Condoms series (here and here), which I do still plan to complete, when I realized that giving time to that … Continue reading
Posted in Iran, literature, Recommended Reading
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Corso, what caught my eye was: The doctor was worried about my kidneys with what I’m on, and I get…