Source: 2015: a year of fake outrage and the backlash that made us feel better – Vox
The real question is does any of this crap matter? If you’re truly outraged or deeply outraged by an outrage you just read on your phone, did you change anything?
Work towards fixing problems and not just adding to the noise.
Also unclear is whether heavy drinking during a person’s teens and 20s, when important brain connections are still forming, has a lasting effect on brain function in later life.
Source: The Effects of Chronic Heavy Drinking on Brain Function Are Underdiagnosed – WSJ
I’m screwed.
The liberal arts school in Ohio found itself defending some cafeteria culinary options for students this fall.
Source: Food fight at Oberlin College: Is bad Asian food ‘cultural appropriation’? – CSMonitor.com
WTF ???
This article is a must read. Bad Asian food is simply bad food.
Why protest? Just don’t eat the stuff.
Arrogance fuels risk.
Sting
F. Perry Wilson, MD, takes a hard look at the happiness data
Source: Happiness and Longevity: What’s Up With That? | Medpage Today
Unfortunately the study was not a puppy based clinical trial.
Following a relative plateau around 16,000 deaths per year, prescription opioid overdose deaths shot up 16% in 1 year to 18,893 deaths in 2014, Rose Rudd, MSPH, of the CDC, and colleagues reported in Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report. Heroin deaths also continued to jump, reaching 10,574 that year, up from about 8,000 in 2013. The latest rate is nearly three times the heroin overdose rate in 2010, the CDC said.
Source: Opioid Overdose Deaths Keep Rising | Medpage Today
These supplements have been linked to dozens adverse health events reported to the FDA such as increased blood pressure, racing heart, liver damage, stroke, seizure and death. During 2014, the agency issued seven recalls and more than 30 public notifications about these products. It also maintains an online list of tainted weight-loss products.
Source: Justice Department Slaps Supplement Maker With Criminal Charges
“Sorry, this dude’s not Preferred.”
“But he’s a good friend, healthy, works out all the time>”
“Does he pump iron?”
“Yeah, why?”
“Does he take any supplements?”
“I don’t know, why?”
“Because his liver enzymes are abnormal and if he’s taking anything tell him to stop.”
“Do you think…”
“I’m not a doctor.”
Source: Search Livertox Database
Three recent cases of fatal reactions to low-dose oral methotrexate due to interactions and dosing errors highlight the need to improve safety.
Source: 10 Ways to Avoid Fatal Methotrexate Errors | Rheumatology Network
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