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Female Viagra?
A new study suggest that the female version of Viagra might be....Viagra.
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The X-Files movie is being released this week
I've begun to think back on the reasons I loved the X-Files.
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T. Boone Pickens on oil
T. Boone Pickens is supporting a new plan to reduce America's dependence on foreign oil.
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How men and women react to temptation
Apparently all it takes to establish a new gender type is a study involving just 71 males and 58 females.
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Oil shale as the latest miracle solution to our energy crisis
Bush has been talking about this as a way to bring down gas prices for the average American and accuse Democrats of standing in the way of lower gas prices. But in reality, we wouldn't see an real effect from this until at least 2020, and there are still other questions about oil shale as an energy source. Bush has been talking about this as a way to bring down gas prices for the average American and accuse Democrats of standing in the wa... more
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A tough week for Obama and McCain
Obama got bashed this week for breaking a campaign promise and supporting a Bush administration bill that expanded government spying powers. But every time Obama has a bad week, McCain has a worse one. Obama got bashed this week for breaking a campaign promise and supporting a Bush administration bill that expanded government spying p... more
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The saddest story I've heard all week
This week the Associated Press reported on the final sentencing in the case of a group sexual assault on an 11 girl in Milwaukee.
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Wedding bells are ringing for Florida governor Charlie Crist
This is significant because Crist has been mentioned as a potential running mate for John McCain. He's also been rumored to be gay, something that hasn't been mentioned in the news coverage. This is significant because Crist has been mentioned as a potential running mate for John McCain. He's also been rumored to be gay, so... more
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The iPhone 3G goes on sale on Friday
This time, the lines might even be longer than the debut of the original iPhone, because Apple and AT&T are requiring customers to activate their iPhone in the store. This time, the lines might even be longer than the debut of the original iPhone, because Apple and AT&T are requiring customers to... more
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Deadly racism in healthcare
After conducting a series of experiments designed to discover what, if any, prejudice doctors hold towards their African-American patients, researchers have concluded that racism may not be the worst consequence blacks face in the emergency room.
Blacks are far less likely to have primary care physicians, leading to more visits to the emergency room, rushed medical care, and longer times spent sick, between symptoms and diagnoses.
"A 2000 study demonstrated that doctors rated black patients as less intelligent, less educated, more likely to abuse drugs and alcohol, more likely to fail to comply with medical advice, more likely to lack social support, and less likely to participate in cardiac rehabilitation than whites, even after income, education and personality characteristics were taken into account."
Worse still, studies suggest that while doctors may not overtly discriminate between black and white patients, more subtle forms of racism still exist which may very well threaten the lives of African-American patients:
"It turns out the doctors didn't harbor any overt bias or prejudice. But the results of the IAT and the outcome of the heart attack scenario told us something quite different: More doctors subconsciously attributed negative traits to blacks (thinking them "uncooperative" or "bad") than whites. Worse was the way these biases translated into clinical decisions. While doctors diagnosed more blacks with a heart attack, they ended up prescribing treatment for blacks and whites in essentially equal numbers, meaning that black patients having heart attacks were going untreated. Further, as the degree of bias toward blacks increased, so did their likelihood of not getting treated."
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Pork Week at Salon
It's our inaugural celebration of the pig, and I've been learning to make my own bacon.
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Copyright Prosecutions have gone too far
This week a judge ruled that Google must turn over a list of user activity from YouTube to Viacom.
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Gender and the Presidential elections
What would a feminist campaign look like?
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There's no time like the present for today's girls
A study by the N reveals that girls 13-24 say there's no time like today to be a girl. But it also reveals that a sexual double standard still exists. A study by the N reveals that girls 13-24 say there's no time like today to be a girl. But it also reveals that a sexual double standa... more
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Leave Bill Alone
I think it's time for somebody to do a 'leave Bill Clinton alone' video.
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Pro-life candidates and abortion
Recently, the ex-girlfriend of pro-life, abstinence only Congressional candidate Mike Erickson has claimed that he drove her to a clinic and gave her $300 for an abortion. Recently, the ex-girlfriend of pro-life, abstinence only Congressional candidate Mike Erickson has claimed that he drove her to a clin... more
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"Orgies" a more popular search than "apple pie"
In a court case, a pornographer used Google trends to argue that his work was mainstream, not obscene.
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Will Clinton supporters back Obama?
While tempers are high in the Democratic party right now, they will likely cool by November.
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Relief from rising gas prices?
Republicans have suggested that opening oil drilling in the US is the way to get relief from rising gas prices.
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McCain's Flip-Flop
McCain's racking up a number of flip-flops--this week he reversed his position on off-shore oil drilling.
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