DNA tests for IQ are coming, but it might not be smart to take one Abstracted from MIT Technology Review, Antonio Regalado April 2, 2018 A year ago, no gene had ever been tied to performance on an IQ test. Since then, more than 500 have, thanks to gene studies involving more than 200,000 test [&hell[...]
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April 9th, 2021 - 10:52 pm § in Health
Americans got even more obese during the pandemic
The bad news: 42% of us gained weight gain “due to Covid,” with the average gain a whopping 29 lbs., according to the American Psychological Association. (Read story here.) Probably due to a combination of being shut in, closed gyms, stress, depression, and home cooking. The good news: L[...]
November 2nd, 2020 - 1:20 am § in Misc.
SUNDAY REVELATIONS: THE GARDEN OF EDEN WAS IN BOTSWANA
A paper in Nature claims to have pinpointed a fertile river valley in northern Botswana as the ancestral home of all human beings around 200,000 years ago. We have known for some time that modern humans … people who looked like us and could use tools … originated some time ago in Afric[...]
March 20th, 2020 - 6:02 pm § in Misc.
What coronavirus symptoms are, and when to seek help
A CNN article (read it here) seeks to provide reliable advice about how to identify a coronavirus infection and what to do in that case. Doctors believe symptoms typically begin to appear from 2 to 14 days after exposure. “‘We’re emphasizing fever plus a notable lower respiratory t[...]
February 20th, 2020 - 12:53 pm § in Hypocrisy
Bernies Sanders is NOT being honest about his heart!
WASHINGTON (AP) — Bernie Sanders says he doesn’t plan to divulge additional information about his health, “I think we have released a detailed medical report, and I’m comfortable on what we have done,” the 78-year-old Vermont senator said during a CNN town hall on Tuesday. This is bizarre [...]
February 15th, 2020 - 8:48 am § in Misc.
More Byram from FB
Alexandra W. Seattle, WA \10/17/2019 For Diabetic Patients: Do yourself a favor and do not work with this company unless it is your only option for CGM sensors, CGM transmitters and insulin pump supplies. I recommend you try to get these supplies through pharmacy benefits instead if you have the opt[...]
January 23rd, 2020 - 1:06 pm § in The Ave Scene
DIABETICS SHOULD AVOID BYRAM!
I may be a bit unusual as a diabetes patient. I am 78 year old, MD PhD and a Professor. I am also a type II diabetic who is grateful for my DEXCOM glucose monitor, But, in my state, Washington, that pretty much means having to buy the DEXCOM G6 from a “medical Device Provider” […][...]
July 16th, 2019 - 12:05 pm § in Misc.
ORIGINS of the NIH: July 16, 1798 US establishes the Public Health Service
Chronology of Events 1700 | 1800 | 1900 | 1910 | 1920 | 1930 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1970 | 1980 | 1990 | 2000 1700 1798 The Marine Hospital Service was established with the July 16 signing by President John Adams of an act for the relief of sick and disabled […][...]
Trump’s fetal tissue ban
“Promoting the dignity of human life from conception to natural death is one of the very top priorities of President Trump’s administration,” HHS (Axios, 6/6/2019, excerpted )The Trump administration announced yesterday that it will no longer fund medical research that uses fetal tissu[...]
May 7th, 2019 - 10:36 am § in Misc.
MAKE INSULIN CHEAP
Seven to eight million Americans take insulin. Current prices in the US are ten times higher than in Canada. It seems to me that insulin is a really good candidate for a socialist solution. For a few $$$, the government could offer an alternative source. The companies, faced with that, would ha[...]