Take two placebos and call me in the morning.
By mw | Related entries in Drugs, Health Care, SciencePlacebos are getting stronger and more effective against a wide range of ailments.
Placebos are getting stronger and more effective against a wide range of ailments.
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“We’ve debunked about a dozen myths so far — from the outlandish ‘Death Panel’ claims to the idea that we’re eliminating Medicare benefits. But the biggest myth of all is that our health insurance system is just fine, that there is no serious need for reform. I heard one opponent of reform in congress say [...]
Independent voters Unrest among voters has implications for midterm elections; Watch those polls – but watch those polls carefully! Obama Caught Up in the Washington Blame Game-The rancorous atmosphere in Washington has spread to healthcare town hall meetings (By Kenneth T. Walsh, US News & World Report) There is a real danger here for the [...]
” I think the interrogations were in violation of the Geneva Convention against torture that we ratified under President Reagan. I think that these interrogations, once publicized, helped al Qaeda recruit. I got that from an al Qaeda operative in a prison camp in Iraq who told me that. I think that the ability of [...]
Poli-Tea author Damon Eris, independent political blogger, talks with The Hankster about independent and third party politics, the rise of independent voters in the face of an entrenched political duopoly, and what it all means to American politics circa 2009 and beyond. Click here to sign in to the show. You’ll be able to access [...]
Equal parts touching, sad and inspiring. Definitely worth a watch. And here’s the text… Mrs. Kennedy, Kara, Edward, Patrick, Curran, Caroline, members of the Kennedy family, distinguished guests, and fellow citizens: Today we say goodbye to the youngest child of Rose and Joseph Kennedy. The world will long remember their son Edward as the heir [...]
General Tony Zinna was on The Leonard Lopate Show Tuesday promoting his new book Leading the Charge. Now, there’s a haircut you can set your watch to. The man is thoughtful and well-spoken. He says what he means and means what he says – Orwell would be proud. Listening to him was a pleasure. Particularly [...]
Everybody’s abuzz about the new Wash Post story today that starts off with the idea that Khalid Sheik Mohammed (KSM) was turned into some type of “terrorist professor” because he was waterboarded. And away we go… The debate over the effectiveness of subjecting detainees to psychological and physical pressure is in some ways irresolvable, because [...]
Yes, he’s a man of many words…but he needed a few more this time… And yet this will become the highest rated show on cable television. Guaranteed. *sigh* Updated: Some folks in the comment section have told me that he was just playing a joke, misspelled it on purpose, etc. Yeah, that’s why in the [...]