Comment Up next: Apple Sues NASA... (Score 3, Funny) 26
for violating its patents.
Comment Re:Would most people be better off undiagnosed? (Score 1) 329
Would most people be better off undiagnosed? When it comes to mental "illness", often the only (or at least the best) treatments are behavioral therapy, in which the "illness" is trained away.
I'm sure you posted the above in good faith so I've deleted my original knee-jerk response to your comment. Instead, let it suffice to say that behavioral therapy is only appropriate, suitable or relevant for a very small percentage of patients that fall under the encompassing umbrella-term of 'mental illness'. One does not train away the illness of what we currently label as Schizophrenia, Major Depression or Bipolar Disorder.
Comment Re:What do you get mugged? (Score 4, Informative) 272
This is beyond a 'lost art'. This is shameful. Slashdot has reached a new low.
Comment Re:Stupid Parents (Score 2) 121
OK, How many of you misread the title as Stupid Parents?
Bows head in shame... Seriously though, it sounded plausible enough at the moment.
Comment God I hope... (Score 1) 242
they anonymize it better than the government does... Foiled by Ctl+C
Feed Protecting Infants From Viral Infections May Prevent Later Asthma (sciencedaily.com)
Protecting infants from viral infections may prevent the development of asthma late in childhood, according to new research.
Feed Could A Heart Defect Cause Certain Migraines? (sciencedaily.com)
Researchers of the heart and headaches at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital are combining efforts to determine if a common heart defect may be the cause of some forms of migraine headaches.
Feed Robot, Yeast Combo May Mean More Ethanol (sciencedaily.com)
Scientists with the Agricultural Research Service, are excited about the latest member to join their team: a one-armed robot. They expect it to speed studies aimed at harnessing the power of proteins for industrial uses, such as making fuel ethanol from fibrous corn stover.
Feed Eat Your Fruits And Vegetables: One Extra Serving Per Day May Lower Your Risk Of (sciencedaily.com)
A new study among AARP members shows that just one additional serving of fruit and vegetables per day may lower your risk of head and neck cancer, but the data suggest that you may not want to stop at just one, according to researchers from the National Cancer Institute.
Bookmark DNS Hole Puts E-Mail at Risk (pcworld.com)
Submission + - Student Database Misused?
pin_gween writes: The Washington Post reports on the probable abuse of a government (go figure) database: the National Student Loan Data System. The database was created in 1993 to help determine which students are eligible for for financial aid. Students' Social Security numbers, e-mail addresses, phone numbers, birth dates and sensitive financial information such as loan balances are in the database, which contains 60 million student records and is covered by federal privacy laws.
Advocates worry that businesses are trolling for marketing data they can use to bombard students with mass mailings or other solicitations. "We are just in shock that student data could be compromised like this," said Nancy Hoover, director of financial aid at Denison University in Ohio.
The department has spent over $650,000 in the past four years protecting the data. However, some senior education officials are advocating a temporary shutdown of access to the database until tighter security measures can be put in place.
Advocates worry that businesses are trolling for marketing data they can use to bombard students with mass mailings or other solicitations. "We are just in shock that student data could be compromised like this," said Nancy Hoover, director of financial aid at Denison University in Ohio.
The department has spent over $650,000 in the past four years protecting the data. However, some senior education officials are advocating a temporary shutdown of access to the database until tighter security measures can be put in place.
Feed Enhancing Chemotherapy's Efficacy: New Agent Has Synergistic Effect With Standar (sciencedaily.com)
Integrating the use of drugs targeted to specific cancer proteins into current chemotherapy regimens to improve the efficacy of systemic treatment is an important clinical goal. A new chemical agent, MCP110, has been found to have a synergistic effect both in vitro and in vivo when used with current chemotherapy drugs such as taxanes (Taxol and Taxotere) and vinca-alkaloid compounds such as vincristine.
Comment Yeah and the moon is made out of green cheese. (Score 5, Informative) 450
What the hell kind of ignorant, 6th grade, piss-ant research article is this?
Of course, this comes from the same man (Varun Dubey) who said:
"XP is such a joy when it comes to simply connecting a device and watching the pretty little bubble detecting it and saying "its installed and ready for use" makes the slightly high price absolutely worth it. In Linux, you have to recompile a kernel if you want to so much as change your modem! Give me a break guys, Linux is light years behind Windows XP and I am sure it will be further back biting the dust when Longhorn (now Vista) comes out."
Dumbass.
Of course, this comes from the same man (Varun Dubey) who said:
"XP is such a joy when it comes to simply connecting a device and watching the pretty little bubble detecting it and saying "its installed and ready for use" makes the slightly high price absolutely worth it. In Linux, you have to recompile a kernel if you want to so much as change your modem! Give me a break guys, Linux is light years behind Windows XP and I am sure it will be further back biting the dust when Longhorn (now Vista) comes out."
Dumbass.
