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In addition, there are parents in the U.S. who do not want their kids vaccinated against an STD, papillomavirus (HPV), for "religious" reasons, not necessarily part of the Anti-Vaccers wing-nuts.

This is true. This is a different brand of wing-nuts with different, though equally harmful reasoning regarding vaccines.

Apparently, allowing your kid to get cancer because of this virus is for a "religious" reason, as if rape and incest doesn't occur.

Who needs rape or incest? You just need a partner who previously slept with someone else already infected. Approximately 80% of people are infected with some strain of the virus during their lifetime. Evidently their "logic" is that they think horny teenagers will be scared off from having sex because of the modest risk of contracting cancer someday in the distant future and that if they provide the vaccine they are somehow condoning having unapproved sex. These are the same morons by and large that think teaching abstinence will somehow be an effective means to convince young people to not have sex.

And an unborn fetus has fewer neurons, less brain power, is less 'aware' than a mouse for many, many months after conception.

Being generous,

months = 2 or more
many months = 3 or more
many, many months = 4 or more

http://www.babies.sutterhealth...
"Baby is developing reflexes, such as sucking and swallowing, and may begin sucking thumb"

I think your claim is bullshit.

Q:
What is the average weight of a mouse?
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An average adult house mouse weighs between 17 and 25 grams, or .03 to .05 pounds. They are about 169 millimeters or a little over 6.5 inches in length. Continue Reading

https://www.reference.com/pets...

Month 4

Your baby's heartbeat may now be audible through an instrument called a doppler. The fingers and toes are well-defined. Eyelids, eyebrows, eyelashes, nails, and hair are formed. Teeth and bones become denser. Your baby can even suck his or her thumb, yawn, stretch, and make faces.

The nervous system is starting to function. The reproductive organs and genitalia are now fully developed, and your doctor can see on ultrasound if you are having a boy or a girl.

By the end of the fourth month, your baby is about 6 inches long and weighs about 4 ounces.

https://my.clevelandclinic.org...

4 oz Fetus = 0.25 lbs Fetus which is about 6x bigger than a mouse at ".03 to .05 pounds".

Six times bigger, reflexes, thumbsucking. Seriously, your claim is full of shit.

Dr Hyman's "The Blood Sugar Solution" book mentioned earlier (in a Dr. Fuhrman comment):
http://bloodsugarsolution.com/

One of several books he wrote:
https://www.amazon.com/Mark-Hy...

A review on his very latest book"Eat Fat, Get Thin: Why the Fat We Eat Is the Key to Sustained Weight Loss and Vibrant Health":
https://www.amazon.com/Eat-Fat...
"I was a member of Dr. Hyman's beta test group for this book and my results were miraculous. I was an insulin dependent type 2 diabetic with high blood pressure. I have been off all of my medications and have lost about 50 pounds. I have no more heartburn, no more stiff joints and feel like I am 30 years younger. It is truly an amazing book. Words are not enough to express my gratitude to Dr. Hyman for giving me back a healthy life."

His bio:
http://drhyman.com/about-2/abo...

He is director of the Cleveland Clinic for Functional Medicine:
http://my.clevelandclinic.org/...

A related medical practice in MA (great video overview there of the big picture):
http://www.ultrawellnesscenter...

A movie he is in about the societal problem:
http://fedupmovie.com/#/page/h...

Good luck! One thing Dr. Hyman points out is that it helps to get well as part of a community -- it is tough to go it alone. If you can find a buddy or support group to make the health shift with, you are twice as likely to succeed.

So long as it's cooked to an internal temperature of 160F chicken is okay to eat.

Oh, and by the way, cholesterol isn't harmful in the amount you get from chicken or beef. But you should minimize the amount of processed sugar and flour in your diet.

Eh, not so sure about the cholesterol..

http://articles.mercola.com/si...
http://chriskresser.com/the-di...
https://health.clevelandclinic...

I know these sites are not the leading authority on such matters - but my own anecdotal evidence suggests that the common idea of "healthy" eating is ... wrong.

Real food is good and healthy.

Real Food = (unprocessed): fruit, veg, meat, dairy, nuts, etc

Processed sugars (or any processed carbohydrates) = the bad guy

Eat natural food, you'll feel more full, for longer, and be healthier.

To be more specific (FDIA is another name for the condition): Link

What are the complications of factitious disorder imposed on another?

This disorder can lead to serious short- and long-term complications, including continued abuse, multiple hospitalizations, and the death of the victim. (Research suggests that the death rate for victims of FDIA is about 10 percent.) In some cases, a child victim of FDIA learns to associate getting attention to being sick and develops factitious disorder imposed on self. Considered a form of child abuse, FDIA is a criminal offense.

What is the prognosis (outlook) for people with factitious disorder imposed on another?

Generally, FDIA is a very difficult disorder to treat and often requires years of therapy and support. Social services, law enforcement, children's protective services, and physicians must function as a team to stop the behavior.

Yes, good points about the importance of good nutrition for recovery (although now might not be the best time to focus on cleaning out sequestered toxins, although a good long-term goal). Most mainstream medicine pays at best lip service to nutrition. Omega 3 fatty acids might help rebuild the brain, given the brain is mostly fat. Eggs have some as you say, but there are probably better choices. This is worthy of lot of further research to learn all that is needed. Don't count on a typical MD including even a brain specialist to know much about this.

Bear in mind there are different kinds of strokes which might need somewhat different nutrition depending on the causes and other complications. Specifically, clogged arteries causing one kind of stroke probably need a somewhat different approach than rebuilding damaged arteries that caused a different kind of bleeding stroke, since there is a balance of processes going on to strengthen or tear down the walls of arteries. But in either case, the body can't do the right thing without the needed building blocks and the control of inflammation caused by poor nutrition.

Places to start from my searching just now, but do a lot of research yourself (a long path for most US Americans to learn about eating healthy despite all the misinformaiton out there...):
http://my.clevelandclinic.org/...
(Different stroke type, but maybe some overlap:) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pu...
http://www.stroke.org/site/Doc...
http://www.strokeassociation.o...

Other things can help too to reduce inflammation and then physical therapy: http://healyourbrain.wordpress...

Check her vitamin D level regularly as that is involved with inflammation management. Here is a good standard to work towards:
http://www.grassrootshealth.ne...

I've posted lots of other general nutrition links in the past, especially by Dr. Fuhrman. But again do your own research on what is best since a lot of his general diet advice is more for people with clogged arteries and at risk of ischemic stroke than for those with weakened arteries as he focuses on salt-restriction instead to minimize the risk of hemorrhagic stroke. There are processes in the body that both tear down and build up arteries, and they probably must be kept in balance to avoid both kinds of strokes, even though most US Americans are far more at risk of strokes from clogged arteries of the building up process going too far (from both inflammation and bad fats). Links about stroke from him though:
http://www.drfuhrman.com/disea...
http://www.diseaseproof.com/ar...
http://www.diseaseproof.com/ar...

I see a whole bunch of books on Amazon on "Stroke Recovery". Probably all sorts of good stuff there.

I agree with Richo's comment here that it is too soon to focus on fancy communications gear and you need to focus on just the basics (like yes. no, pain, thirsty, etc.):
http://ask.slashdot.org/commen...

That said, here is what Hawking uses:
http://www.hawking.org.uk/the-...

Also other tools discussed previously on Slashdot may be helpful in the long term:

Everyone agrees that there is something wrong with the child.

The problem is that the parents are fixated on a specific disease which clinical tests do not support. So instead of trying to find out what's really wrong with her, the parents went looking for another doctor who would give them the diagnosis they want. Think about that.

Just came back to this. I'm curious, do you know of anyone who's published such tests? I'd be really interested to see something like that.

http://www.expertfoods.com/FAQ/labelaccuracy.php
http://www.inspection.gc.ca/food/action-plan/food-safety-regulatory-forum/presentations/discussion-paper/eng/1369936679236/1369936805623
http://www.cspinet.org/foodlabeling/
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fn-an/label-etiquet/nutrition/res-rech/index-eng.php
http://www.healthline.com/health-blogs/diet-diva/are-food-labels-accurate
http://my.clevelandclinic.org/heart/prevention/nutrition/news/study_food_labels.aspx
http://www.livescience.com/26799-calorie-counts-inaccurate.html

Most of this is about the misrepresentation of calorie counts, but there are links to other studies and references to other nutritional discrepancies too. The amazing thing is that these studies have been going on since 1998, have been published, and yet nothing seems to be improving yet.

That is by far the worst possible thing that can happen to any man. http://my.clevelandclinic.org/disorders/priapism/hic_priapism.aspx

Funny you should say that about Bill. I never thought of it before but it could be true:
http://www.clevelandclinic.org/health/health-info/docs/3000/3046.asp?index=10731
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5906976/ (in case someone didn't know)

Speaking as a former UNIX Admin who ended up leaving the field because of sleep-related issues, I just wanted to add a hearty "What, you've just noticed this now?"

To be clear, I never fell asleep at my desk. My employer was actually smart enough to let us just work from home on the days following middle-of-the-night work or emergency calls. Regardless, I'm here to tell you that I was utterly worthless every day after a late-night page or unscheduled evening work. My productivity dropped into the sewers, and I felt like crap, too. I was sick to my stomach and felt guilty that I wasn't able to provide more to my firm. (I worked for a great team and a good company, so I actually wanted to do good work for them.)

After suffering through this for over nine years, I finally left the field voluntarily. Took a cut in pay and became a Tech Writer. I eventually got diagnosed with Sleep Apnea, and a nifty thing called Shift Work Sleep Disorder. The diagnosis both explained why I'd felt so bad, and left me unable to go back to the field even if I'd wanted to.

If I was suffering from an undiagnosed sleep condition, how many others in IT are dealing with something similar?

In my case, though I miss the IT field, treating my problem (both with a CPAP mask, weight loss, exercise, and finally just sticking to a normal diurnal schedule) turned my life around. I feel ten years younger, and regret the time I lost. And yes, it does feel like lost time. Those years are all one big gray blur to me. That's time with my wife and kids I'll never get back.

My advice: If you feel excessively sleepy after being on-call or doing evening work, go see a sleep specialist. You'll be happy that you did.

To the industry I say this: I you expect your people to be up in the middle of the night, no-notice, you officially have no room to complain if they fall alseep at their desk the next day. Learn to deal with it.

Wisdom is what happened.

There is a big difference between what seems scientifically implausible and what happens in a complex biological system. Many, many scientific theories that "seem right" are then proven wrong. A classic case study in medicine regarding this is the CAST study. Here, the drugs that suppress arrhythmias after somebody has a heart attack were found to kill them! Suppress life-threatening arrhythmias seems good, and logical. However, the end result was not what was expected at all. This was HUGE news and changed practice dramatically.

http://general-medicine.jwatch.org/cgi/content/full/1991/322/1

Now, what you are asking is slightly different -- we should discount "scientifically bogus" therapies. Well, it is difficult. Without going into too much detail, there are numerous therapies that sound like total bunk, and work. Take, for instance, counterpulsation therapy:

http://www.clevelandclinic.org/heartcenter/pub/guide/disease/cad/eecp.htm

strapping on a G-suit and inflating it rapidly? Huh? Yet, there is a wealth of data supporting its effect.

Before anybody gets angry -- I don't believe in magic, and am not "tolerant" of magical thinking -- I firmly believe that each one of these therapies has a scientific, logical, demonstrable basis (counterpulsation likely releases vasoactive substances from vascular endothelium that have a positive effect, many yet to be discovered...) but it is not as easy as you would think to take a defiant stance.

Often, strong opinions are for weak minds.

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Why not just forget about time zones, day light savings and create a new universal global time.

Because that would be incredibly dumb.

First, the vast majority of people the world during daylight hours (only 20% work during night in industrialized countries, and no one works at night in pre-industrial nations.), so your "outgrowing" observation is wrong.

Second, you're talking about arbitrarily making half the world's population nocturnal. In case you haven't noticed, but humans are not nocturnal creatures. Human circadian rhythms are linked to the length of daylight. Humans become depressed when not exposed to sunlight. Humans require sunlight to manufacture vitamin D in the skin. Humans like to be able to see, and we can't see too well at night. (That's why we have a primeval fear of the dark.)

There are no doubt many other biological reasons. These are just the ones off the top of my head.

More info about Corpus Callosotomy. I am kind of surprised that this is a thing that actually helps some people and that they can go back to their normal lifes. What exactly is the corpus callosum used for ? I didn't think the brain halfes was that independent of each other that they still could function without communication.

People with this exact MEF2A mutation have essentially a 100-percent chance of having a heart attack or developing coronary artery disease [...] For people without a genetic predisposition, they must make it their responsibility to take care of themselves to prevent heart disease from developing.

This is the same mechanism of action as the Complement System used by your Immune System. Antibodies recognize and bind to a bacteria and recruit the first part of the system, which inserts itself into the cell membrane. The first part of the system recruits other proteins, which recruit other proteins, etc., until a ring of proteins is made in the cell membrane. Since the concentration of salt, protein, sugar, and everything else is higher inside the cell than outside, water rushes in through the tiny hole and the cell membrane ruptures from the rapid expansion of volume.

Here's a brief link or two