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Does the Weather / Jetstream Affect MS Rates in Scotland?

--Read More In: Disease | Signal | Thinking Out Loud | Vitamins/Supplements

Recently, I was reading that the small country of Scotland has the highest Per Capita Rate of Multiple Sclerosis in the world. It got me thinking about some potential causes.

On Wikipedia, it said MS has some relation to the vitamins that one normally gets as a result of exposure to solar radiation.

-Could the high latitude be working in concert with Scotland's

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Posted by Will on 10/10/06 | Comments (0) | Email to a friend |

New Health Hazard Discovered: Grenades and Sledgehammers

--Read More In: Noise | Stupid Health Tricks

A bit moldy yes, and -Strictly Speaking, their motivation Not health related -BUT the effects -> Definitely health related. An important lesson for all:

Apparently a man in Rio De Janeiro has discovered a new potentially lethal substance interaction involving steel, firing charge and PETN; --Rocket Propelled Grenade, meet Sledgehammer. A truer Biohazard

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Posted by Will on 10/ 9/06 | Comments (0) | Email to a friend |

Want to Lose Weight? Drink Water.

--Read More In: Nutrition | Popular | Signal | Weight/Fat Loss

In addition to improving all kinds of functions like cell metabolism, toxin-flushing and mental acuity, regular consumption of water has been proven to aid in yet another area. Weight Loss.

Dr. Jens Jordan and his 8 colleagues have proven the long-posited "Thermic Effect of Water". Drinking it increases metabolism because the body has to heat it up to 98.6.

In addition to every fad diet

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Posted by Will on 09/17/06 | Comments (0) | Email to a friend |

Thank You StumbleUpon!

--Read More In: Announcements

A little while ago, someone out there was nice enough to post mV on StumbleUpon, resulting in some traffic being sent our way and a nice little page for us. It was really great to see us on that list.

I've used SU several times in the past and this posting got me back into it. It's a really fun little service for finding cool sites in your area of interest. ***I keep finding new ones every week that would have been near impossible to find on my own; whether it's a whole site or

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Posted by Will on 09/16/06 | Comments (0) | Email to a friend |

WD-40 For Arthritis. ... Sure. Why Not?

--Read More In: Noise | Stupid Health Tricks

If the big pill companies are years behind a perfect solution, -improvise in the meantime with Absolutely anything!

Sure, this light penetrating oil lubricates everything else; --why not stuck joints, you LifeHacker.com/LifeHack.org blockheads?!

While you're at it, -How about Mobil 1 Full Synthetic Motor Oil for those damn knuckles that won't stop cracking?

(Also reported on more than

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Posted by Will on 08/23/06 | Comments (0) | Email to a friend |

Excessive Ultrasound May Harm Embryonic Neurons

--Read More In: Bio-Tech | Family | Mind/Brain | Popular | Signal

No more 'scan-your-noggin' booth at the kegger anymore, boys and girls! It'll rot your brains worse than TV!

Dr. Pasko Rakic and his colleagues from the Neurobiology department of the Yale School of medicine have shown that ultrasound use impedes some brain development in baby mice.

They are therefore recommending that though the distances are greater in humans, ultrasound for human babies

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Posted by Will on 08/10/06 | Comments (0) | Email to a friend |

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