Physicians were found to consistently view women’s (but not men’s) symptom reports as caused by emotional factors, even in the presence of positive clinical tests. From The girl who cried pain: a bias against women in the treatment of pain. … Continue reading →

Neil deGrasse Tyson: How the Moon May Have Formed How was the Moon formed, and why doesn’t it have more iron or heavy metals? Neil deGrasse Tyson explains to Eugene Mirman how a collision with a Mars-sized object during the formation of the Earth may have led to the creation of the Moon. Enjoy this “Behind the Scenes video” from StarTalk Radio. via Star Talk Radio. newsletter: http://bit.ly/VppKWL iTunes Podcasts - http://bit.ly/SOHDg6 Twitter - […]

Every year I look forward to the Magnolia trees blooming in my neighborhood. This year was no different than any other year however this year it seemed like they were blooming later than they have been over the past couple of years. But I could be wrong about that because these may not be the first blooms of the year in this area -- but they are to me.  I must admit that I've been out of town a lot lately going up to Ohio and Mississippi.  Since I've been gone I've been walking […]

I’ve played this game of dog blogging for several years now, and I can tell you that there are three ways to play the game: The first is to be the milquetoast. Write nothing but blog posts in which controversial facts are not revealed.  This game can only be played successfully if you have a […]

Again and again. Do you have to take a stupid pill every day to be a reporter? Or are reporters like this one speaking down to their audience. Either way, it’s shocking.