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  Thugs, Drugs and the War on Bugs Provides an Alternative Look at American Healthcare
  “Technically, anything that lives off of you can be considered a parasite…bacteria, yeast, fungi, viruses…and teenage children…” –Dr. Brad Case
  by missbobetier / on Jan 1, 2011

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “parasites”

 

• Sets Home Afire To Rid Of Bed Bugs!

  
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  There is a saying in Tamil ‘Setting Home afire to get rid of Bed Bugs’ to denote extreme measures to counter minor problem. I think some one has really done this. WOODBURY, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey house fire is being blamed on a homeowner’s battle against bedbugs. A county spokeswoman says the homeowner […]
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• Washington Post: If You Don’t Support Amnesty, It’s Cause You’re Scared

  
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  And probably a raaaaacist, too boot. So says Robert Kagen of the left leaning Brookings Institute Immigration reform can prove U.S. strength and security The debate over immigration will tell us a lot about the state of the national psyche. How do Americans feel about themselves and their nation? Are they ...
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• STD Testing Partnership – Happy Hump Day Podcasts

  
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  The STD Project Hi guys! Long time no podcast, huh? We’ve been working on a lot of revamping of the website and, most importantly, external outreach over the last few months; so, we had to take a break from our normal routine. It’s summer now, and we’re back to talking about STDs out loud – today, STD ...
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• Brain Parasite Has Potential to Unlock Neurobiology Secrets

  
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  Dr. Anita Koshy sees a common and typically harmless brain parasite as a potential key to unlocking secrets of neurobiology that can be used to intervene in diseases such as Alzheimer’s and multiple sclerosis. Koshy, a University of Arizona assistant professor of neurology and immunobiology, has developed new models ...
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• New Film ‘The Purge’ A Slam on NRA, Tea Party Movement

  
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  -By Warner Todd Huston The new Ethan Hawke thriller The Purge was number one at the box office during its opening weekend, but critics are slamming the film for its thinly veiled commentary against the National Rifle Association, Sarah Palin, and Tea Party groups. The plot brings moviegoers to the near future ...
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• Do parasites upset food web theory?

  
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  Parasites comprise a large proportion of the diversity of species in every ecosystem. Despite this, they are rarely included in analyses or models of food webs. If parasites play different roles from other predators and prey, however, their inclusion could fundamentally alter our understanding of how food webs are ...
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• Just what I needed to feel safe...

  
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• Security experts report about Zeus virus spreading on Facebook!

  
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  Facebook is one of the most popular social networks, so there is no doubt that it looks more than attractive for cyber criminals. We have already announced about several variants of Facebook virus that have been used by scammers for various illegal activities. However, it seems that there is a new threat, which has ...
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• Analogy of a Tic - Two Views of People Who Use You

  
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  “We’re a different sort of thief here, Lamora. Deception and misdirection are our tools. We don’t believe in hard work when a false face and a good line of bullshit can do so much more.” ― Scott Lynch , The Lies of Locke Lamora     "Yet the evil still increased, and, like the ...
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• Do you think Bed Bugs can infest your car?

  
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  Do you think Bed Bugs can infest your car?   One of the many things that we offer to residents in Arizona is that your car will probably be hot enough to kill Bed Bugs. We definitely don’t want you leaving pets in your car because temperatures can reach 150 to 200 degrees without a lot of effort here in sunny ...
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• Fish parasite inspires sticky surgical tissue patch

  
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  (c) Myotis Surgeons still find it tricky to quickly and reliably stick a wet, slippery organ back together during invasive procedures. The currently available selection of ‘stick-you-together’ products – staples and chemical glues – do a decent job, but make a bit of a mess of nearby nerves and blood ...
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• Parasitised fish pick sides

  
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  Fish with parasites attached to their heads have a stronger preference for left or right when facing a T-intersection, giving them an edge when it comes to escaping predators, research from The Australian National University (ANU) has revealed. A preference for one side is called lateralisation. Many human behaviours, ...
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• Gang Of 8 Amnesty Bill Runs Into Problems With Back Taxes, Border Security

  
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  Quick, when you think of the Marco Rubio radio commercials, constantly broadcast on talk radio and TV, does the phrase “pay back taxes” come to mind? It shouldn’t, because Amnestyites have dropped any sort of tough posture from the bill, and Rubio has moderated his language just to say “pay taxes” ( ...
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• The Sex Lives of Spoonworms: 10 marine animals with parasitic, dwarf, and otherwise reduced males

  
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  Earlier this week, Fox News commentator and all-around terrific guy* Erick Erickson, while discussing a recent Pew Study that revealed that women were the sole breadwinners in 40% of US households that contain children, had this to say: “I’m so used to liberals telling conservatives that they’re anti-science. ...
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• Who Will See To Our Needs?

  
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         While our millionaire political playboys keep re-assuring us that they are on the right track to economic recovery, the figures just dont stack up. In the 17 nation Euro Zone, unemployment has reached a new record high, in fact the highest since the EU statistics office started collecting data in 1995. ...
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• The Invaders Within

  
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  It is estimated that 85% of adults living in North America carry at least one type of parasite. These parasites are most likely to live in the intestinal tract where they are nurtured by typical industrialized eating habits that are void of actual nutrition. In other words our collective diets are not only ill suited ...
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• Toxic Chemicals In Chicken About to Multiply

  
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  In an article co-written by Bill Moyers,  a new study from Johns Hopkins showed elevated levels of arsenic — known to increase a person’s risk of cancer — in chicken meat. But besides being carcinogenic, chronic exposure to inorganic arsenic has been linked to heart disease, diabetes and declines in ...
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• EPISODE 259 – Colin not Cola

  
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  Hi listeners, Today we discuss the world’s greatest audio format apart from this one: Desert Island Discs . What would your luxury be? (If you’re a cheating cheater who wants to take a fully-stocked iPod, throw yourself into the sea.) Find out ours, along with myriad other important nuggets of information, in ...
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• Rogue Queens, Sex-Changing Fish, and Rain-Making Bacteria: Nature’s Weirdest Life Cycles

  
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  The word unnatural is often used to describe whats considered weird or unusual. But is anything weirder than nature? Biology abounds with creatures that change shape, change sex, change locations and in some cases cause other creatures to do these ...
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• Heartworm Treatment Decisions

  
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  Heres a note from Pat: Ive read so much I am sick.Rescued my shih tzu mix 7 months ago.  He was tested negative for heartworms by agencys vet. My vet did not retest (though he did health exam) until 6 months later, and he is positive. Vet gave me 2 options, suggesting we start with Heartguard. He has been on ...
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