Jeremy wrote:
] From the Scout Report: This fascinating collection of
] social hygiene posters (designed to inculcate certain social
] practices regarding hygiene, friendship, prostitution, and
] mental health) is culled from the fine holdings of the Social
] Welfare History Archives at the University of Minnesota
] Libraries.
]
] There are some gems to be found here, and the collection is
] easily browsed. Consider "Beware of Chance Acquaintances" and
] "Danger in Familiarities".

[These rock...thanks Jeremy....good find:) - Nano]

RE: American Social Hygiene Posters, ca. 1910-1970

i'm all for that!

New method could aid in prostate and breast cancer diagnosis

] The medical instrument that most symbolizes a doctor, the
] stethoscope, may be nearing its end as new technology
] makes the rounds in the medical field.

I had a heart ultrasound once....it was so rad to watch...I am so easily amused though:)

CNN.com - Ultrasound may mean end to classic stethoscope - Aug. 27, 2003

] It took a year of testing and tasting to create the
] concoction.
]
] The Nicotini -- in regular and menthol -- was ready for
] routine consumption just as the smoking ban went into
] effect.
]
] "We made an announcement, picked up all the ashtrays and
] said: 'Sorry there's no more smoking, but we have this.'
] And [we] bought everybody in the house a drink," Wald
] said.
]
] The Nicotini is made by soaking tobacco leaves in vodka
] and then adding five different liqueurs to tame the
] tobacco flavor.

OMG......Nicotine AND alcohol? wow. Sounds like a party to me.

TheWBALChannel.com - Health Alert - Florida Bar Concocts Nicotine Drink

] The Tennessee Department of Health announced Thursday the
] first suspected case of severe acute respiratory
] syndrome, or SARS, in a Tennessee resident.

KnoxNews: SARS in Tennessee

] A Hong Kong mobile phone company is launching a service
] that lets customers know which nearby buildings have
] housed carriers of the deadly SARS virus.
]
] "With the dial of a few digits, subscribers can quickly
] get the peace of mind the need to go about their everyday
] lives," said Bruce Hicks, managing director of Sunday
] Communicatons Ltd, among the smaller of Hong Kong's six
] fiercely competitive cellular carriers.

Yahoo! News (AP) - Mobile Carrier Launches SARS Location Service

"Montana's Libertarian candidate for Senate has turned blue from drinking a silver solution that he believed would protect him from disease.
Stan Jones,a 63-year-old business consultant and part-time college instructor, said he started taking colloidal silver in 1999 for fear that Y2K disruptions might lead to a shortage of antibiotics. "

Hmmm...would you elect this guy to the Senate? I think not. - Nano

CNN.com - Candidate turned himself blue - Oct. 1, 2002