Change I Can Believe In

"Those of us who work in health care may have to look past our fear of change to accept needed reform for the entire country's good. We can be among those who promote positive changes, not those who resist them. If we do so, health care can avoid going the way of Detroit. We can be part of the solution to our nation's broken economy. And we can help the many people who are left out of the health-care system."

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Some Things Never Change . . .

I don't know whether it's a good thing that I can identify with the mind that created this 35,000 years ago.

Update: Read up on the significance here.

Where Are the Morlocks?

H.G Wells was right! So were some of his contemporaries . . .

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Just Another Nonagenarian

When I grow up, I want to live in a blue zone.

Wine vs. Beer

A new study finds wine is better for you than beer. The real story, in my opinion, is that on average people who consume moderate amounts of either beer or wine live longer than those who do not. Cheers.

The Pig Ache

Mike is already on top of this. The whole article is worth a read, especially if you are feeling a sudden urge to go buy all the surgical masks you can find.

"The swine virus does appear able to spread easily among humans, which persuaded the WHO to boost its influenza pandemic alert level to phase 5, indicating that a worldwide outbreak of infection is very likely. And the CDC reported on its website that "a pattern of more severe illness associated with the virus may be emerging in the United States . . . But certainly nothing that would dwarf a typical flu season. In the U.S., between 5% and 20% of the population becomes ill and 36,000 people die — a mortality rate of between 0.24% and 0.96%."

Phew . . .

I don't dig on pork either.

Another Pig-Headed Move by the GOP?

Karl Rove and other Republican heavyweights ridiculed stimulus funding aimed at increasing the country's ability to deal with a flu pandemic. Seems about as stupid as volcano monitoring . . .

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Just Say No

Mike is on to something here.

See You Yesterday

The Diomede Islands epitomize the limitations and inherent paradoxes of modern life and science. The two islands are about two kilometers apart from one another, yet straddle the international dateline. Therefore, it takes a day to get from one isle to the other. You have to love that.

(thanks Sasha)