New Scientist on Gulf war veterans have fertility problems: The largest ever survey of men who served in the 1990-1991 Gulf War has found that veterans are 40 to 50% […]
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Tag: Health and Medicine
If you think health care is expensive now, wait until you see what it costs when it’s free. – P.J. O’Rourke (1993)
Face Lift, Sort Of
James Randerson, writing for NewScientist.com on Face transplants feasible – but not yet: An influential report on the ethics and feasibility of face transplants has decided on a "wait and […]
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Hospitalized Troops Closer to Keeping BAS
Sandra Jontz of Stars and Stripes on Committee OKs bill to stop hospital meal charges: The Senate Appropriations Committee approved a bill Tuesday that would stop the Pentagon’s practice of […]
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Hell on Earth, Or At Least in St. Petersburg
Associated Press on New Law Passed to Block Concert Suicide: The St. Petersburg city council passed a law Monday designed to scuttle a rock group's plans to feature an onstage […]
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More ‘Support’
The Disabled Veterans of America are pissed, and rightly so: The House majority leadership has shown callous contempt for the sacrifices of America's defenders by attempting to impose overly restrictive […]
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DU Blues
ANTHONY CARDINALE of Buffalo News on Warning of toxic aftermath from uranium munitions: The American use of depleted uranium munitions in both Persian Gulf wars has unleashed a toxic disaster […]
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Testing the Force
The Sydney Morning Herald on US admits to 50 secret tests of bio weapons on troops: The Pentagon used potentially dangerous chemical and biological agents in 50 secret tests involving […]
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Organ Trading
Julian Sanchez of Reason has an interesting article on Whose Organs Are They, Anyway?: David Undis thought he had found a simple solution to a grave problem. In order to […]
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Possible Progress on Gulf War Syndrome
The Department of Veterans Affairs gets a little closer to possible root of Gulf War Syndrome. Warbloggers, ignore the following as it pertains to sick vets and ya'll don't really […]
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Allergy-Friendly Lawns
Rachel Nowak writing for New Scientist on Genetically modified grass snuffs out hayfever: A hypoallergenic grass genetically modified to lack two common hay-fever allergens is set to enter field trials […]
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