This charming story about Jessica the Hippo is a bit disturbing. Jessica was saved from death by human intervention—we are the only species that do this constantly for species other than our own. And the game warden’s saving her life at the age of one day, represents our unique capacity . . . . Continue Reading »
Seven years ago, I wrote about the courageous campaign of New York Assemblywoman Nettie Mayersohn (D-Queens), who bucked her usual political allies to force the first “Baby AIDS” legislation in the country, requiring all infants to be routinely tested for HIV. The hell she was put . . . . Continue Reading »
This is the price paid when we reject human exceptionalism and its necessary corollary, universal human equality—in this case between females and males. From the awful story in the Telegraph:Thirty polythene bags stuffed with the remains of female foetuses and newly born babies have been found . . . . Continue Reading »
I once favored Canadian-style health care for the USA, but no more. Having visited that wonderful country frequently and paid much attention to its politics and culture, I reluctantly concluded that full nationalized funding—even with doctors remaining in the private sector—does not . . . . Continue Reading »
Actually, perhaps an effective drug treatment that can prevent the plaque from destroying areas of the brain. From the story:Biologists have developed a compound which has successfully prevented the disease killing brain cells, improving memory and learning ability that was already damaged.The . . . . Continue Reading »
This is an interesting story that demonstrates the astonishing adaptability of the body. A man was found with a brain only about 25% the usual size, and yet he is fully functional and not mentally impaired. From the story in the New Scientist:A man with an unusually tiny brain manages to live an . . . . Continue Reading »
Now with the Lake County (IL) Coroner supporting some murder/suicides of the elderly, it is worth looking at some of the professional literature on the subject. It isn’t merely another “choice,” but often is a result of spousal abuse and depression. This is from an abstract of a . . . . Continue Reading »
Lake County, Illinois Coroner Richard Keller, is apparently a fan of elderly couples engaging in suicide pacts or murder/suicide. From the story:“Murder-suicide of an elderly couple, is that such a bad way to go?” he wrote [in his blog]...Weeks after the Stanleys’ [a local . . . . Continue Reading »
They can’t blame Bush for this one: A Singapore company that made a big splash when it announced it would soon be offering ES cell therapies to human patients—has backed off. From the story in Science July 2007: Vol. 317. no. 5836, p. 305 (no link):In a sign that hopes for quick medical . . . . Continue Reading »
A young UK woman named Laura Price, age 30, has died waiting for a vital brain scan from the NHS. From the story:Laura Price...was found dead in her home just hours after she had been discharged from casualty. The evening before she died, Miss Price...had begged a junior A&E doctor for anti-seizure . . . . Continue Reading »
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