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One problem with studies that show disease x is more common with condition y is that it might be a marker rather than a cause of the disease.
One such "marker" was homocysteine with heart disease. You can lower homocystiene levels with high doses of B vitamins.

the bad news: They tried this and a 7 year study showed it didn't lower the rate of heart disease.

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The "good news" of the day:
Housework lowers the rate of breast cancer.

that's because housework is, uh, work...

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afghan law: controling women by jailing them for "bad behavior".
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Maternal child health money okedged at G8 falls below what NGO's wanted.
Of course, in the past, the pledges weren't given anyway...and I suspect a lot of it was diverted by corruption. Which is why Harper wanted a more modest goal than flooding in money.

But if you read the article you will find the "real" problem according to the elite funded NGO's: it doesn't push abortion enough for those who want fewer "poor" people being born.
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Welcome to socialized medicine!
NYTimes propaganda piece about "overtreating" Americans. I suspect we'll see a lot of this in the future.

Actually, I sort of agree, but the one sided ain't it awful piece ignores that some of those getting all this "overtreatment" actually recover and go home for months or years of fairly good life.
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European Union decides it's illegal to sell eggs by the dozen in the UK. You have to sell them by the Kilo.

Ever get the idea that some bureaucrats don't have enough to do?
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the mathematics of that mysterious Beatle's chord.