by Jim Stitzel | Jun 24, 2010 | Asides
Whooping cough now an epidemic in California | Bad Astronomy | Discover Magazine. This… this just pisses me off. A completely preventable disease that we nearly had wiped out in the US, and now it’s making a resurgence because people aren’t getting...
by Jim Stitzel | Feb 16, 2010 | Asides
Purdue Newsroom — Protein study shows evolutionary link between plants, humans. This is wicked-cool science – a link between plants and humans that could prove significantly useful in cancer research. So bizarre, yet so awesome at the same time!
by Jim Stitzel | Feb 4, 2010 | Asides
Science-Based Medicine » Study shows antidepressants useless for mild to moderate depression? Not exactly. This is an excellent article on what happens when scientists report their findings irresponsibly, particularly when the study in question is poorly designed from...
by Jim Stitzel | Feb 25, 2008 | Science, Technology
I don’t generally do link roundups, but in this case, there are a handful of notables, and I don’t really have the time or energy to write about each one individually. “Antibiotics for Sinusitis”:http://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/?p=12...