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ArticlesApril 22, 2025
IRON DEFICIENCY IN OBESE MEXICAN WOMEN AND CHILDREN— ASSOCIATION WITH INFLAMMATION BUT NOT IRON INTAKE Another interesting link between inflammation and disease risk was reported in a recent paper. 1 The authors studied…
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The journey of a thousand miles begins by finding your shoes. — Lao-Tzu (first century BC) Advertisement: Stock up and save. Limit: one Sign in a Japanese amusement park: Those who suffer from high blood pressure,…
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Happy New Year to our fellow lovers of life and of freedom. Live long & prosper! Rise early. Work late. Strike oil. — J. Paul Getty Some people drink from the fountain of knowledge. Others just gargle. — Robert Anthony…
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“There are countless suns and countless earths all rotating around their suns in exactly the same way as the seven planets of our system. We see only the suns because they are the largest bodies and are luminous, but…
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A readers’ survey by Nature1 showed that one in five respondents already used some form of cognition-enhancing drug. 1. Maher, Nature 452:674-675 (2008). The following quote helps explain why the United States federal…
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What a glorious morning this is! — Samuel Adams, to John Hancock at the Battle of Lexington, Massachusetts, 1775 Advertisements ... contain the only truths to be relied on in a newspaper. — Thomas Jefferson to Nathaniel…
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A few good laughs from late night TV humor: The liberals are asking us to give Obama time. We agree ... and think 25 to life would be appropriate. — Jay Leno Q: Have you heard about McDonald’s new Obama Value Meal? A:…
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A loser is someone who won’t take “yes” for an answer. — Sandy Shaw Narcissurfing — Googling yourself to see where and how many times your name comes up. — from “The Buzzword Dictionary” Evils which are patiently…
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f those men who have overturned the liberties of republics, the greatest number have begun their career by paying an obsequious court to the people; commencing demagogues, and ending tyrants. — Alexander Hamilton,…
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Even as a youngster, though, I could not bring myself to believe that if knowledge presented danger, the solution was ignorance. To me, it always seemed that the solution had to be wisdom. You did not refuse to look at…
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pportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work. — Thomas Edison (from Dr. Julian Whitaker’s “Health & Healing”, March 2010) Yet, Freedom! yet thy banner, torn, but flying,…
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“Human Felicity is produced not so much by great Pieces of good Fortune that seldom happen, as by little Advantages that occur every Day.” — Benjamin Franklin, Autobiography, 1771 “I’m sure we can pull together, sir.”…
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Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known. —Blaise Pascal (1623-1662) Why should I? Everyone knows me there (upon being told by his wife to dress properly when going to the office) Why should I? No one…
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