April 2012
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: College and Chronic Illness: Finals Week →
cranquis: chroniccurve: Things to remember during finals month when you are a chronically ill college student: Start early. Start at least a week before your finals week. Plan out small academic tasks to complete (or try to complete) each day. Splitting up your studying/workload will prevent cramming. You do not… You know, aside from the chronic-illness-specific tips #7-9, this list is...
Apr 20th
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The Guardian: 10 things not to say to someone when... →
guardian: Deborah Orr explains: When I was diagnosed with cancer, the support of my friends was invaluable – but I also learned that there are 10 things you should never, ever say to someone when they’re sick. “I feel so sorry for you” “If anyone can beat this, it’s you” “You’re looking…
Apr 20th
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Apr 15th
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Dr. Cranquis' Mumbled Gripes: Fun Fact: Tick heads →
cranquis: Fun Fact! If you’re pulling a tick out of your skin with tweezers (slowly and patiently, the proper way, without yanking) and the body tears off, leaving the head embedded in the skin, JUST LEAVE THE HEAD ALONE. Your body will expel it on its own, and your risk of infection (Lyme disease or…
Apr 14th
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April is Autism Awareness Month →
usagov: Learn about symptoms, identify myths about causes, and more.
Apr 9th
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“A person’s mere presence in a room can add 37 million bacteria to the air every...”
– With you in the room, bacteria counts spike A press release with a hilarious/gross intro (via hanjeanwat) I’ll just leave this here to terrify the bejeezus out of you. Thanks, Hannah! Really, I’m gonna go bathe in antiseptic gel now! And soak my house in it. Unless they’re friendly bacteria....
Apr 5th
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USA.gov: How To Improve Your Gas Mileage  →
usagov: With gas prices increasing, many people are looking for alternate forms of transportation. But if you have to use your car for transportation, there are lots of ways to improve your gas mileage and help lower travel costs. While you drive: Avoid idling. It gets you zero miles per gallon. Avoid…
Apr 3rd
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Sitting Too Long Boosts Death Risks →
teleological: Standing up more often may reduce your chances of dying within three years, even if you are already physically active, a study of more than 200,000 people published in Archives of Internal Medicine today shows. The study found that adults who sat 11 or more hours per day had a 40% increased risk of dying in the next three years compared with those who sat for fewer than four hours...
Apr 3rd
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March 2012
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Extremely Loud and Incredibly Unsafe - WSJ →
brooklynmutt: Noise is one of the great neglected health hazards of our time—the secondhand smoke of our ears Read: WSJ
Mar 30th
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