Daily Archives: June 4, 2012

Salt: Not so bad?

Apparently that’s the case. One could still argue that all these people should reduce their salt intake to prevent hypertension, except for the fact that four of these studies — involving Type 1 diabetics, Type 2 diabetics, healthy Europeans and … Continue reading

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Recent Visitor: New York City Department of health and mental hygiene

My suggestion: find something useful to do with your life besides legislate the size of sugary soft drinks. Just sayin’

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1930s photos show Greenland glaciers retreating faster than today

Say it ain’t so. After the expedition returned the photographs were used to make maps and charts of the area, then placed in archives in Denmark where they lay forgotten for decades. Then, in recent years, international researchers trying to … Continue reading

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NRA and public Opinion

via The Volokh Conspiracy: In April, a Reuters/Ipsos poll found that the National Rifle Association was viewed favorably by 68% of Americans, and unfavorably by 32%. Unlike most polls, the Reuters poll apparently did not allow “unsure” or “undecided” as … Continue reading

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