CHICAGO, Illinois (AP) -- Contrary to some research, frequent sexual activity does not increase the risk of developing prostate cancer and might even reduce the danger, a study of nearly 30,000 men found.

I'm laminating this study and carrying it around with me.

Study finds frequent sex may cut cancer risk

] The first clue to his particular misery comes in the
] title of his documentary, which has become the darling of
] this year's Sundance Film Festival. It is called Super
] Size Me: A Film of Epic Portions

yikes.

Film records effects of eating only McDonald's for a month

] After three years of holding the title as America's
] fattest city, Houston shed the weight of the title.
]
] The city dropped to No. 2 on the Men's Fitness list
] of "fattest cities" in America. Detroit moved
] to the top spot.

ah yeah...

Detroit tops fattest city list

] Alkermes Inc. Monday said its experimental treatment for
] alcoholism reduced the rate of drinking in men by as much
] as 48 percent in a late-stage clinical trial. It did not
] work in women.

get ready to throw away the Big Book!

Alkermes drug cuts drinking in alcoholic men

] What is undoubtedly true is that memory, like everything
] else in biology, is an evolved, functional response. If
] individuals tend to be better off by not remembering
] certain things, natural selection will tend to construct
] their brains that way. Indeed, the existence of
] post-traumatic stress disorder suggests that individuals
] are better off without those memories. And in fact, most
] people do come out of trauma with their psyches intact,
] so it is possible that what has happened to PTSD
] sufferers is that the memory-prevention mechanism has
] gone wrong.

Memory and emotion

] In 2002, 80 percent of streams sampled by the U.S.
] Geological Survey showed evidence of drugs, hormones,
] steroids and personal care products such as soaps and
] perfumes. The U.S.G.S. tested 139 rivers in 30 states.

We're fucked.

Frogs, fish and pharmaceuticals a troubling brew

] Colt 45 Malt Liquor
]
] I feel hopeful and really good about life, you know. That
] slogan "It works every time!" Man, that works every time.
] That's a promise they are gonna keep. It works every
] time. Billy Dee Williams won't lie to you and I can't
] either.
]
]
] Rating: Tasty.

a great review of several 'classic' brews.

THE BIG OL' BLACK TABLE BEER RUN

] As remarkable as the cat-drawing lesson was, it was just
] a hint of Snyder's work and its implications for the
] study of cognition. He has used TMS dozens of times on
] university students, measuring its effect on their
] ability to draw, to proofread and to perform difficult
] mathematical functions like identifying prime numbers by
] sight. Hooked up to the machine, 40 percent of test
] subjects exhibited extraordinary, and newfound, mental
] skills. That Snyder was able to induce these remarkable
] feats in a controlled, repeatable experiment is more than
] just a great party trick; it's a breakthrough that may
] lead to a revolution in the way we understand the limits
] of our own intelligence -- and the functioning of the
] human brain in general.

and to think I've been taking drugs to actually try and STOP this kind of behavior.

Savant for a Day

May 6, 2003 -- Exactly how a person’s eyes respond to low levels of light is even more crucial than doctors have thought in deciding who is and who isn’t a good candidate to have laser vision correction surgery, according to results announced today at the annual meeting of the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology in Ft. Lauderdale. The findings should help doctors choose patients who are likely to fare well with the surgery, and to forego recommending treatment for others.

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I'm glad I read this. I have been considering getting this done for a while now.

ScienceDaily News Release: Doctors Focus On Pupil Size For Safety Of Laser Vision Correction:

] "A woman in Santa Monica, California, is attempting to
] lose weight in a manner others may not be able to stomach
] -- an all-semen diet.
]
] Starting December 1, a plump porn star named Kim Kelly
] hopes to lose between 10 and 20 pounds by spending 30
] days on a diet consisting largely of semen -- or as she
] prefers, "man juice.""

Those crazy Californian's and their crazy diets. :D

Woman Attempts All-`Man-Juice' Diet