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Archive for March, 2006
South Dakota Governor Signs Abortion Ban: “The law is in the forefront of an effort by opponents of abortion to force the Supreme Court to reconsider Roe v. Wade.”
(Via NYT > Home Page.)
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An interesting study on diet and anxiety from the thrilling Psychosomatics journal… wooohoo
A Case of the Re-Emergence of Panic and Anxiety Symptoms After Initiation of a High-Protein, Very Low Carbohydrate Diet — Ehrenreich 47 (2): 178 — Psychosomatics
Anxiety disorders are common and disabling. Many medical conditions and substances, including prescribed medications, precipitate anxiety symptoms,1 but there are no reported cases of a high-protein, low-carbohydrate diet initiating or exacerbating anxiety symptoms. This report describes a woman with well-controlled panic disorder who developed a return of her panic symptoms, despite previously adequate treatment, after starting a high-protein, very low carbohydrate diet (the Atkins diet).
Psychosomatics 47:178-179, April 2006
doi: 10.1176/appi.psy.47.2.178
The Grand List of Console Role Playing Game Cliches
There are few people who love a good console RPG more than I. Games like Final Fantasy, Grandia, and Skies of Arcadia set a standard of majesty and wonder and immersion that American game designers struggle, and usually fail, to match. And yet, as I play the latest masterpiece to come out of Japan I sometimes can’t help the feeling that, somehow, I’ve seen it all before… WARNING! There are spoilers in here for many popular CRPGs. I mean, duh.
hehe this is a hooot!
In Fire’s Wake, Logging Study Inflames Debate
Daniel Donato, lead author of a study that criticizes post-wildfire logging, was grilled last week at a House subcommittee hearing by members who favor easing procedures for such timbering. (By Blaine Harden — The Washington Post)
In what many experts are viewing as an unusual turn of events, an FDA advisory panel has voted to recommend that the agency order the inclusion of the most serious “black box” warning on all stimulant ADHD medications due to evidence of a potential risk of heart attacks, strokes, and sudden death. The drugs include amphetamines, such as Adderall, and methylphenidates, sold as Ritalin, Concerta, Methylin, and Metadate.
Nancy Riley’s research explores myths of gender in China
Nancy Riley’s research explores myths of gender in China
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