Thursday, September 18, 2008

Magpies and Cows

http://features.csmonitor.com/innovation/2008/09/17/strange-discoveries-cow-magnetism-and-magpie-self-identity/ has the "weird science news" of the week at link...

Magpies recognize themselves....
Cows line up with the magnetic field of the earth...
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These two come from Medscape (reg required so no links posted).

Latest medical advice: If you are over 75, don't bother with screening for prostate cancer...you probably will die of something else even if you have the cancer...and the treatment makes the quality of life worse...
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And yes, now plastic bottles not only can affect your kids brains but they might cause you to be fat, diabetic, and get heart attacks (i.e. metabolic syndrome).

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