Monday, November 30, 2015

New Diabetes Cases, at Long Last, Begin to Fall in the United States


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Seeking a Cancer-Free World


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Blood Pressure, a Reading With a Habit of Straying


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Loneliness May Warp Our Genes, And Our Immune Systems


Loneliness May Warp Our Genes, And Our Immune Systems
Loneliness has been linked to everything from heart disease to Alzheimer's disease. Depression is common among the lonely. Cancers tear through their bodies more rapidly, and viruses hit them harder and more frequently. A study suggests that's the pain of loneliness activates the immune pattern of fight or flight.

November 30, 2015 at 01:45PM
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Over-the-Counter Medicines’ Benefits and Dangers


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⤴︎ Gynecology

GYNECOLOGY Gynecology is the medical practice dealing with the health of the female reproductive sys

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A Book Signing for "Appetizers" at the Fairfield University Bookstore

Today is "Cyber Monday" - one of the biggest online shopping days of the year. And, if you're looking for a great gift, order my “Appetizers” book. It’s [&hellip...

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Sunday, November 29, 2015

Pump it up!

One of those strange fantasies that I have, that theoretically at least is possible, is forced lactation. Yes, I know, have a baby (too old now anyway), let him suckle, and you will produce milk. Thing is, thats not the way my kink plays out! No, what I fancy is being milked by a machine, just like a cow. Literally ideally, though given my physical health, it might be easier if my ‘udders’ could be connected up to said milking machine while being sat up, rather than having to do it on hands and knees. Even with padding, I’m not sure how long my knees would take being in that position anyway.

The big snag with the concept, is the fact that milking machines are designed for cow udders, and the human nipple is a lot smaller, to put it mildly! I guess putting the whole breast in a milking cup might work, though how efficient that would be at producing milk, I have no idea? Maybe someone would like to tell me. Having my nipples, err, modified to fit into those milking machines might be an interesting experience lol! But yes, I’d love it!

This is the one fantasy of mine that I have no idea where it originated from, honest. Hey, I’ve never even seen a cow milked other than on film/TV! But all the same, the idea, of being pumped, and producing milk, yes, it appeals greatly. There are various drugs/herbs that can be used to induce milk, but I have no idea how effective they are, but I’d love to find out! Probably only once, probably not for too long, but all the same…

Whether I would also produce, err, cream, might be another issue!

But if anyone wants to give me the chance, or I guess, adapt one of the more standard human milking machines, to produce the more powerful suction effect, then let me know, I’d love to get connected up, and see if I could produce any milk. And fine, if I can’t, we can always try for a while at least lol! ;)

Christmas present, oh, I wouldnt say no!

The video, its in the title!



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Not Criminally Responsible


Not Criminally Responsible
The case for forensic psychiatry in reintegrating people with mental illnesses.

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Saturday, November 28, 2015

Do you remember the ancient history of HIV/AIDS?


Do you remember the ancient history of HIV/AIDS?
As a gay man born in 1970, I’m too young to have been swept up in the early plague years, let alone the exuberant sexual culture of the 1970s. But I’m also too old for HIV to have always been a permanent feature of our political, cultural, biomedical and, yes, sexual landscape.

November 28, 2015 at 11:03PM
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White Chocolate Chips with Macadamia Nuts and Cranberry lactation cookies

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Out comes something new from the oven. After much research, I’m pleased to say these cookies now pack more punch to help produce more milk. :)

Other then the usual milk producing ingredients that I used to add into my muffins, these cookies have added lactogenic ingredients like black sesame seeds and macadamia nuts to help boost milk production more.

Quite happy to know that these actually helped friends further, taking these as snacks on top of my muffins, and to top it all they are really yummy. These are not your usual cakey soft cookies. They are crunchy and crisp, so they store really well. Major love for this new find.



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The Weekly Health Quiz: Bites, Lights and Cranberries


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Friday, November 27, 2015

Breakfast Cereal's Last Gasp


Breakfast Cereal's Last Gasp
Better-informed consumers are ditching the bowls of sugar that were once a triumph of 20th-century marketing.

November 27, 2015 at 04:11PM
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Smoking high-strength cannabis may damage nerve fibres in brain


Smoking high-strength cannabis may damage nerve fibres in brain
Study suggests high levels of skunk use may affect the brain’s white matter, making communication between the right and left hemispheres less efficient.

November 27, 2015 at 11:39AM
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Ask Well: How Many Miles a Week Should I Run?


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Thursday, November 26, 2015

Pharma Company Breaks Promise To Lower Price Of Expensive, Lifesaving Drug


Pharma Company Breaks Promise To Lower Price Of Expensive, Lifesaving Drug
But don't worry, poor people, hospitals will get a price cut.

November 27, 2015 at 02:24AM
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The Tryptophan Epidemic of 1989


The Tryptophan Epidemic of 1989
In 1989, 1,536 people were hospitalized with a rare disease that stemmed from a batch of over-the-counter tryptophan supplements. Was it a result of genetic engineering gone bad, or was the amino acid itself to blame?

November 26, 2015 at 11:00AM
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A Doctor Revisits His Own Trauma


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A Thanksgiving Facebook Chat About Pies

Happy Thanksgiving to all of you. I hope you were able to catch my LIVE holiday chat on Facebook, yesterday. I had such a wonderful time talking about [&hellip...

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Progesterone May Not Help Women With History of Miscarriages, Study Finds


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Many Doctors Unaware of Truvada, Drug for Preventing H.I.V.


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Wednesday, November 25, 2015

No, Kissing Bugs Are Not a New Scourge


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The Doctor the NFL Tried to Silence


The Doctor the NFL Tried to Silence
League physicians sought to discredit Bennet Omalu’s autopsy study showing widespread brain damage in former Steelers star Mike Webster.

November 25, 2015 at 08:28PM
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For Thanksgiving, can you stretch your stomach to eat more?


For Thanksgiving, can you stretch your stomach to eat more?
It’s a popular notion that dieting shrinks your stomach, so that, eventually, you feel less hungry and get fuller faster. But does that concept work in reverse?

November 25, 2015 at 04:21PM
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How a viral video of a unicorn is changing the way we poop


How a viral video of a unicorn is changing the way we poop
Squatty Potty is probably the least sexy product you can image, and yet, it is taking over the Internet.

November 25, 2015 at 02:23PM
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Counting Your Bites for Weight Loss


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Ask Well: Do Cranberries Offer Health Benefits?


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Is Double-Dipping A Food Safety Problem Or Just A Nasty Habit?


Is Double-Dipping A Food Safety Problem Or Just A Nasty Habit?
Can the bacteria in your mouth make it onto the chip then into the dip? Is this habit simply bad manners, or are you actively contaminating communal snacks with your particular germs?

November 25, 2015 at 10:19AM
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Light Treatment May Work on Nonseasonal Depression, Study Finds


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A Holiday Chat on Facebook and John Boy's Outpost

It’s the day before Thanksgiving, and I have been very busy getting ready for America’s most important meal. Today, I am hosting another LIVE Facebook chat from my [&hellip...

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Vegetarian Thanksgiving: Stuffed Portobello Mushrooms


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Tuesday, November 24, 2015

Coke’s Chief Scientist, Who Orchestrated Obesity Research, Is Leaving


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Rise in Early Cervical Cancer Detection Is Linked to Affordable Care Act


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The Best Drug for Quitting Smoking Can't Shake Its Suicide Stigma


The Best Drug for Quitting Smoking Can't Shake Its Suicide Stigma
Testimonies from former Chantix users make it difficult to come to any conclusion other than that Chantix caused them to have suicidal thoughts. But a review of the scientific literature has the exact opposite effect.

November 24, 2015 at 04:32PM
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These Tattoos Know Your Blood Pressure And Heart Rate


These Tattoos Know Your Blood Pressure And Heart Rate
Chaotic Moon is working on building a computerized tattoo that can read your vital signs while looking awesome.

November 24, 2015 at 02:50PM
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Photographing Veterans Back From War


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What Happens to Your Body When You Stay Up For More Than 24 Hours?


What Happens to Your Body When You Stay Up For More Than 24 Hours?
Spoiler: It's not good.

November 24, 2015 at 01:37PM
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Ask Well: Essential Tremor


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Vegetarian Thanksgiving: Roasted Pumpkin Wedges With Chili Pesto


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Vegetarian Thanksgiving: Artichoke Torte


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The Case For Testing Drugs On Pregnant Women


The Case For Testing Drugs On Pregnant Women
Traditionally, expectant mothers have been excluded from clinical trials, but could this practice be doing more harm than good?

November 24, 2015 at 07:35AM
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A Step Closer to the Defeat of Polio


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Behind the Scenes of a Macy's Black Friday Commercial

It’s two days before Thanksgiving, and the start to another festive and busy holiday season. Earlier this fall, I spent a day at the Macy's at Willowbrook Mall [&hellip...

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Monday, November 23, 2015

Video Game Is Built to Be Prescribed to Children With A.D.H.D.


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Breast-Feeding Is Good for Mothers, Not Just Babies, Studies Suggest


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Beet Juice Is the Future of Dental Care


Beet Juice Is the Future of Dental Care
Tooth decay is a common problem in the industrialized world, but a simple solution may be around the corner after the recent discovery that beet juice was powerful at preventing oral issues.

November 23, 2015 at 05:45PM
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Engineered Mosquitoes Could Eliminate Deadly Malaria Strain


Engineered Mosquitoes Could Eliminate Deadly Malaria Strain
Scientists now have all the pieces in place to release mosquitoes into the wild with traits that would could eliminate them as vectors for Plasmodium falciparum, the parasite that causes malaria.

November 23, 2015 at 05:45PM
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Performance Art Robot Drinks Coke Until It Dies


Performance Art Robot Drinks Coke Until It Dies
This robot is trying to make some kind of statement about soda being bad for you. It made us very sad to watch. But we're probably going to keep eating garbage.

November 23, 2015 at 05:13PM
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The Surgeons Who Operate On More Than One Person At Once


The Surgeons Who Operate On More Than One Person At Once
Boston Globe reporters Jenn Abelson and Liz Kowalczyk talk to ProPublica’s Marshall Allen about their investigation into the hospital practice of booking two surgeries at the same time.

November 23, 2015 at 01:54PM
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Why you always get sick over the holidays


Why you always get sick over the holidays
Lucky are the few who haven’t gone on a much-needed vacation only to spend it hugging a box of tissues in a bed-bound Theraflu blur. What's the method behind the universe's madness?

November 23, 2015 at 01:40PM
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Thousands of drug users are rescuing each other with antidote naloxone


Thousands of drug users are rescuing each other with antidote naloxone
As the opioid epidemic has exploded in small towns and suburbs in recent years, officials have scrambled to put naloxone in the hands of drug users’ families and friends, and to make it more widely available by equipping police officers with the drug.

November 23, 2015 at 12:37PM
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A Prescription for Sticker Shock Caused by Drug Costs


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Why Buffalo Don't Lead To Plagues


Why Buffalo Don't Lead To Plagues
When Europeans landed in the Americas, countless native inhabitants contracted (and died from) plagues like smallpox. But why weren't there similar extant diseases that spread to Europeans? CGP Grey Explains.

November 23, 2015 at 09:45AM
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A Business Trip to Spain, Part 3

More from my trip to the picturesque regions of Spain. By midweek, we traveled to Pazo de Rubianes in Pontevedra, which includes an historic manor house, a garden [&hellip...

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Generation meds: the US children who grow up on prescription drugs


Generation meds: the US children who grow up on prescription drugs
Millions of US children are on medication for behavioral problems and depression — but what are the long-term effects? The Guardian follows 6 kids to find out.

November 23, 2015 at 07:12AM
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Sunday, November 22, 2015

States Lead Effort to Let Pharmacists Prescribe Birth Control


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Saturday, November 21, 2015

Could micronaps be the ultimate productivity tool for our sleep-deprived age?


Could micronaps be the ultimate productivity tool for our sleep-deprived age?
Today, sleep is increasingly squeezed. It may have become trite to point it out, but it's true. So the sleep we get is of worse quality, too. So what now?

November 21, 2015 at 03:01PM
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