Tuesday, October 06, 2009

"Somewhere on this globe, every ten seconds, there is a woman giving birth to a child. She must be found and stopped."

Brain Waves Surge Moments Before Death: Discovery News


Brain Waves Surge Moments Before Death: Discovery News: "Oct. 6, 2009 -- A study of seven terminally ill patients found identical surges in brain activity moments before death, providing what may be physiological evidence of 'out of body' experiences reported by people who survive near-death ordeals."

Idaho woman mistakes own hearing aid for a Milk Dud | Northwest Headlines - OregonLive.com

Idaho woman mistakes own hearing aid for a Milk Dud | Northwest Headlines - OregonLive.com: "Violet Bishop, 87, of Coeur d’Alene was tucked into bed with a box of Milk Duds, ready to watch� “Dancing With the Stars,” when something went horribly wrong. In her words:"

Debunking Canadian health care myths - The Denver Post

Debunking Canadian health care myths - The Denver Post: "As a Canadian living in the United States for the past 17 years, I am frequently asked by Americans and Canadians alike to declare one health care system as the better one."

Saturday, October 03, 2009

We Don’t Surrender Until We Have To - Happy Days Blog - NYTimes.com

We Don’t Surrender Until We Have To - Happy Days Blog - NYTimes.com: "More specifically, my job as a journalist required me to sit at a battered kitchen table in the middle of the Wind River Indian Reservation, swapping stories with a quadriplegic Northern Arapaho horse gentler and traditional healer named Stanford Addison."

Friday, October 02, 2009

Fossil Find Sheds Light on 'Early Evolutionary Steps' | Online NewsHour | October 1, 2009 | PBS

Fossil Find Sheds Light on 'Early Evolutionary Steps' | Online NewsHour | October 1, 2009 | PBS: "TIM WHITE: Well, the first thing you do when you find a time capsule like this with that kind of evidence is assemble a team, a team of experts. And this particular team, the announcement we're making tomorrow in Science, is 47 total people, specialists in everything from the soil isotopes to the plants to the shrews to the bats to the hominids."