Feb
4
Super Bowl Sunday and Domestic Violence
February 4, 2010 | Leave a Comment
For years it has been said that super bowl Sunday was the biggest day of domestic violence, but is there any truth to that?
Many people look forward to super bowl Sunday. Get the BBQ going, invite the friends, buy the beer and get ready to watch the most anticipated game on TV. Meanwhile, many fear it is the largest day for domestic violence. Is there any truth to it all?
Many people speculate it is a rumor. But how did it get started? In 1993 Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting (FAIR) had NBC Television run a public service announcement prior to the start of the Super Bowl broadcast. The announcement warned: “Domestic violence is a crime.”
Feb
4
Lancet Retracts Linking Autism to MMR Vaccine
February 4, 2010 | Leave a Comment
One of the most authoritative British medical Journals The Lancet fully retracts an early study about Autism and calls is “incorrect.” This morning the journal, reffering to a 1998 report linking Autism to MMR vaccines, issues a retraction writing that “the Early Report on ‘Ileal-lymphoid-nodular hyperplasia, non-specific colitis, and pervasive developmental disorder in children’ has been retracted, and a replacement is imminent.”
Feb
4
Do Pregnant women really glow?
February 4, 2010 | Leave a Comment
If a pregnant woman asks her husband, “Am I glowing?” there is only one answer: “Yes, dear.”
Don’t worry about lying; the pregnancy glow actually exists and has a biological basis. In pregnancy, blood volume increases by almost 50 percent. This increased blood volume causes the cheeks of women to take on a reddish blush. Pregnancy hormones also cause increased secretions from the oil glands, and this leaves the face nice and shiny. The end result…a beautiful glow.
Feb
4
Anorexics
February 4, 2010 | Leave a Comment
Anorexics don’t eat; but that doesn’t mean they lack an appetite. Indeed, anorexics often display an obsessive interest in food. A typical anorexic will read about food, shop for, cook, and constantly think about food, in fact, will do everything with food except eat it.
According to the American Psychiatric Association, from one-half to one percent of women between ages 15 and 30 suffer from anorexia. The number of cases appears to have increased in recent decades, although it is not clear whether this is due to an actual increase or better reporting. More deaths are attributed to anorexia than any other psychiatric disorder.
