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Bachelor’s degree boosts health

Written by The Sarcasmist on May 16, 2012 | Comments (2)

A new study by the Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention (CDC) found that those with a higher level of education are less likely to be obese, and suffer from chronic diseases, compared to those with only a high school education. “Highly educated people tend to have healthier behaviors, avoid unhealthy ones and have more ... Read More

Have your brain surgery Tweeted

Written by The Sarcasmist on May 9, 2012 | Comments (2)

Houston’s Memorial Hermann hospital has joined the technological revolution offering a live Twitter feed of a brain surgery being performed by Dr. Dong Kim. People can follow the surgery with step-by-step tweets, and twitpics and ask questions to the surgical team by following @houstonhospital and #MHbrain. The surgery started at 10:00am and will continue for ... Read More

Basements beat out helmets as the better defense against tornadoes

Written by The Sarcasmist on May 4, 2012 | Comments (1)

In recent news, helmets have been touted as a tool to help reduce the chance of suffering a head trauma during a tornado; however, there seems to be some confusion as to how effective a helmet can be. The Centers for Disease Control is finding it necessary to clarify that putting on a bike helmet ... Read More

Texas hospital stops the hiring of obese workers

Written by The Sarcasmist on April 6, 2012 | Comments (1)

The Citizens Medical Center in Victoria instituted a policy last year which requires potential employees to have a body mass index of no more than 35. To illustrate, that means that someone who is 5 feet, 5 inches tall and 210 pounds or heavier will not be able to work for the hospital. You are ... Read More

LSD may help treat alcohol addiction

Written by The Sarcasmist on March 13, 2012 | Comments (10)

Based on a study of data originally collected in the 1960s, the use of LSD can help people suffering from alcohol addiction quit or reduce their alcohol intake. “LSD had a significant beneficial effect on alcohol misuse at the first reported follow-up assessment,” write the authors of the new paper, published in the Journal of ... Read More

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