Depression therapies overrated
by curious2
on 1 Oct 2015
19 comments, latest 9 years ago
"Medical literature has overstated the benefits of talk therapy for depression, in part because studies with poor results have rarely made it into journals, researchers reported Wednesday. *** Doctors ...
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CBO: Repealing Individual Mandate Would Save $30B/yr
by curious2 on 16 Sep 2015 19 comments, latest 9 years ago
"[E]liminating the requirement that individuals purchase health insurance and associated penalties established by the Affordable Care Act...would reduce the deficit by about $305 billion over the 2015-2025 period. That ...
by curious2 on 16 Sep 2015 19 comments, latest 9 years ago
"[E]liminating the requirement that individuals purchase health insurance and associated penalties established by the Affordable Care Act...would reduce the deficit by about $305 billion over the 2015-2025 period. That ...
UnLike/UnDislike feature
by curious2 on 19 Apr 2013 12 comments, latest 9 years ago
At some sites, if you click "Like" or "Dislike" by mistake, you can click it again to "undo" the first click. The suggestion has been made occasionally that PatNet ...
by curious2 on 19 Apr 2013 12 comments, latest 9 years ago
At some sites, if you click "Like" or "Dislike" by mistake, you can click it again to "undo" the first click. The suggestion has been made occasionally that PatNet ...
Science Friday: parasites might inspire biotech
by curious2 on 7 Aug 2015 Posted 9 years ago
"Will the Zombie-Makers of Today Yield the Neuroscience and Drug Discoveries of Tomorrow?" http://www.smithsonianmag.com/ #scitech
by curious2 on 7 Aug 2015 Posted 9 years ago
"Will the Zombie-Makers of Today Yield the Neuroscience and Drug Discoveries of Tomorrow?" http://www.smithsonianmag.com/ #scitech
North America wins marriage equality
by curious2 on 16 Jun 2015 68 comments, latest 9 years ago
Update June 26: "Gay Marriage Backers Win [USA] Supreme Court Victory." You can read the full decision online via the SCOTUS website. "Mexican Supreme Court Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage" "How ...
by curious2 on 16 Jun 2015 68 comments, latest 9 years ago
Update June 26: "Gay Marriage Backers Win [USA] Supreme Court Victory." You can read the full decision online via the SCOTUS website. "Mexican Supreme Court Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage" "How ...
Maybe they're simply depressed?
by curious2 on 17 Jun 2015 6 comments, latest 10 years ago
Last month, the Vatican said humanity had been defeated. This month, they say the whole planet is ruined. I wonder if the "celibate" clergy are simply feeling depressed, now ...
by curious2 on 17 Jun 2015 6 comments, latest 10 years ago
Last month, the Vatican said humanity had been defeated. This month, they say the whole planet is ruined. I wonder if the "celibate" clergy are simply feeling depressed, now ...
Germanwings 9525
by curious2 on 28 Mar 2015 4 comments, latest 10 years ago
"The co-pilot suspected of deliberately crashing an airliner, killing 150 people, had told his girlfriend he was planning a spectacular gesture so "everyone will know my name", a German ...
by curious2 on 28 Mar 2015 4 comments, latest 10 years ago
"The co-pilot suspected of deliberately crashing an airliner, killing 150 people, had told his girlfriend he was planning a spectacular gesture so "everyone will know my name", a German ...
Ronnie Gilbert, 1926-2015
by curious2 on 9 Jun 2015 Posted 10 years ago
"Folk music fans are mourning the death of singer Ronnie Gilbert, one of four founding members of the Weavers, who helped popularize folk music and bring its message of ...
by curious2 on 9 Jun 2015 Posted 10 years ago
"Folk music fans are mourning the death of singer Ronnie Gilbert, one of four founding members of the Weavers, who helped popularize folk music and bring its message of ...
Hawaii ends Obamneycare Connector
by curious2 on 6 Jun 2015 Posted 10 years ago
The state invested $130 million in the Connector, but the exchange has been plagued by low enrollment numbers and technological issues, making it noncompliant with the federal requirements... “It ...
by curious2 on 6 Jun 2015 Posted 10 years ago
The state invested $130 million in the Connector, but the exchange has been plagued by low enrollment numbers and technological issues, making it noncompliant with the federal requirements... “It ...
app as effective at testing eyesight as optician's clinic
by curious2 on 28 May 2015 Posted 10 years ago
"A smartphone app is as effective at testing eyesight as an optician's clinic, a trial suggests." I have commented elsewhere that you can get a complete pair of generic ...
by curious2 on 28 May 2015 Posted 10 years ago
"A smartphone app is as effective at testing eyesight as an optician's clinic, a trial suggests." I have commented elsewhere that you can get a complete pair of generic ...
57-story skyscraper in 19 days
by curious2 on 30 Apr 2015 5 comments, latest 10 years ago
"A Chinese construction company is claiming to be the world's fastest builder after erecting a 57-story skyscraper in 19 working days in central China... Such modular approaches have been ...
by curious2 on 30 Apr 2015 5 comments, latest 10 years ago
"A Chinese construction company is claiming to be the world's fastest builder after erecting a 57-story skyscraper in 19 working days in central China... Such modular approaches have been ...
Smartphones start getting Infrared - at long last
by curious2 on 17 Apr 2013 15 comments, latest 10 years ago
At least three smartphones this year will have infrared capabilities so they can work as remote controls, a capability that PDAs had in the days of IrDA but that ...
by curious2 on 17 Apr 2013 15 comments, latest 10 years ago
At least three smartphones this year will have infrared capabilities so they can work as remote controls, a capability that PDAs had in the days of IrDA but that ...
Labs settle unnecessary testing claims
by curious2 on 10 Apr 2015 3 comments, latest 10 years ago
"The government alleged that the lab companies gave doctors referral fees of between $10 and 17 per patient, and waived patient co-pays and deductibles to get their business, according ...
by curious2 on 10 Apr 2015 3 comments, latest 10 years ago
"The government alleged that the lab companies gave doctors referral fees of between $10 and 17 per patient, and waived patient co-pays and deductibles to get their business, according ...
airborne antibiotic resistant bacteria
by curious2 on 2 Apr 2015 6 comments, latest 10 years ago
"Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria From Texan Cattle Yards Are Now Airborne... capable of "traveling for long distances"...creating a new pathway by which such bacteria can potentially spread to humans and hinder ...
by curious2 on 2 Apr 2015 6 comments, latest 10 years ago
"Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria From Texan Cattle Yards Are Now Airborne... capable of "traveling for long distances"...creating a new pathway by which such bacteria can potentially spread to humans and hinder ...
Danny "The News Dissector" Schechter, 1942-2015
by curious2 on 20 Mar 2015 1 comment, latest 10 years ago
"Acclaimed author, filmmaker and human rights activist Danny Schechter died Thursday of pancreatic cancer in New York."
by curious2 on 20 Mar 2015 1 comment, latest 10 years ago
"Acclaimed author, filmmaker and human rights activist Danny Schechter died Thursday of pancreatic cancer in New York."
Buy a jet for Patrick
by curious2 on 18 Mar 2015 6 comments, latest 10 years ago
"Pastor Creflo Dollar has spoken to God, and God wants him to buy a $65 million private jet. His congregation, thus far, has obliged his every whim." If that ...
by curious2 on 18 Mar 2015 6 comments, latest 10 years ago
"Pastor Creflo Dollar has spoken to God, and God wants him to buy a $65 million private jet. His congregation, thus far, has obliged his every whim." If that ...
New HPV vaccine more effective
by curious2 on 21 Feb 2015 2 comments, latest 10 years ago
"Gardasil-9 provided the same protection against HPV-6, 11, 16 and 18 as Gardasil, and increased protection against the five additional strains. Overall, the researchers report, the 9-valent vaccine could ...
by curious2 on 21 Feb 2015 2 comments, latest 10 years ago
"Gardasil-9 provided the same protection against HPV-6, 11, 16 and 18 as Gardasil, and increased protection against the five additional strains. Overall, the researchers report, the 9-valent vaccine could ...
900,000 get wrong tax info in latest Obamneycare snafu
by curious2 on 20 Feb 2015 3 comments, latest 10 years ago
"Healthcare.gov [has] been targeted by hackers and shared personal information with marketing companies in the past six months, and now it's trying to clean up a mess for the ...
by curious2 on 20 Feb 2015 3 comments, latest 10 years ago
"Healthcare.gov [has] been targeted by hackers and shared personal information with marketing companies in the past six months, and now it's trying to clean up a mess for the ...
Question about ISIL vs Japan
by curious2 on 1 Feb 2015 12 comments, latest 10 years ago
Recently, very sadly, two Japanese journalists were abducted and murdered by ISIL. You have probably read all about it, because it became a lead news story worldwide, and the ...
by curious2 on 1 Feb 2015 12 comments, latest 10 years ago
Recently, very sadly, two Japanese journalists were abducted and murdered by ISIL. You have probably read all about it, because it became a lead news story worldwide, and the ...
Genentech, 23andme
by curious2 on 1 Feb 2015 Posted 10 years ago
"Genentech, 23andMe ink $60 million Parkinson's disease research deal *** The deal, announced Tuesday, will tap whole genome sequencing data for about 3,000 people in 23andMe's database, including those ...
by curious2 on 1 Feb 2015 Posted 10 years ago
"Genentech, 23andMe ink $60 million Parkinson's disease research deal *** The deal, announced Tuesday, will tap whole genome sequencing data for about 3,000 people in 23andMe's database, including those ...
% of SFBA buyers are international
by curious2 on 30 Nov 2014 Posted 10 years ago
The article below includes two estimates and some data: “Maybe 20 percent of the deals in San Francisco and the Peninsula are cash overseas buyers....†The Lumina, a 656-unit ...
by curious2 on 30 Nov 2014 Posted 10 years ago
The article below includes two estimates and some data: “Maybe 20 percent of the deals in San Francisco and the Peninsula are cash overseas buyers....†The Lumina, a 656-unit ...
Robin Williams, 1951-2014
by curious2 on 12 Aug 2014 4 comments, latest 10 years ago
""To those he touched who are sending kind words, know that one of his favorite things in the world was to make you all laugh," [daughter] Zelda said. "Dad ...
by curious2 on 12 Aug 2014 4 comments, latest 10 years ago
""To those he touched who are sending kind words, know that one of his favorite things in the world was to make you all laugh," [daughter] Zelda said. "Dad ...
SF Cloudflare offers free SSL
by curious2 on 29 Sep 2014 Posted 10 years ago
http://arstechnica.com/informa In a bid to secure even more of the Internet's websites through the use of secure connections, San Francisco-based content delivery network and Internet security provider CloudFlare has ...
by curious2 on 29 Sep 2014 Posted 10 years ago
http://arstechnica.com/informa In a bid to secure even more of the Internet's websites through the use of secure connections, San Francisco-based content delivery network and Internet security provider CloudFlare has ...
Science Wednesday: sailing stones of Death Valley
by curious2 on 27 Aug 2014 1 comment, latest 10 years ago
For the first time, humans have observed the movement of the mysterious sailing stones of Death Valley's Racetrack Playa -- and caught them on camera. *** As it turns ...
by curious2 on 27 Aug 2014 1 comment, latest 10 years ago
For the first time, humans have observed the movement of the mysterious sailing stones of Death Valley's Racetrack Playa -- and caught them on camera. *** As it turns ...
SFBA median up 12%, SF up 14%, YoY
by curious2 on 11 Sep 2014 Posted 10 years ago
"The median price paid for a Bay Area [shack] that closed in August was $607,000. That was down 1.6 percent from July but up 12.4 percent from last August, ...
by curious2 on 11 Sep 2014 Posted 10 years ago
"The median price paid for a Bay Area [shack] that closed in August was $607,000. That was down 1.6 percent from July but up 12.4 percent from last August, ...
S. Truett Cathy, 1921-2014
by curious2 on 8 Sep 2014 14 comments, latest 10 years ago
"Fifty years after he created the sandwich that launched America's top chicken restaurant chain, Georgia businessman Samuel Truett Cathy died early Monday... Starting life in poverty, Cathy opened a ...
by curious2 on 8 Sep 2014 14 comments, latest 10 years ago
"Fifty years after he created the sandwich that launched America's top chicken restaurant chain, Georgia businessman Samuel Truett Cathy died early Monday... Starting life in poverty, Cathy opened a ...
Is there a creativity deficit in science?
by curious2 on 3 Sep 2014 1 comment, latest 10 years ago
"If so, the current funding system shares much of the blame. *** Nobel Laureate Richard Feynman once said, "Science is the belief in the ignorance of experts." Today, however, ...
by curious2 on 3 Sep 2014 1 comment, latest 10 years ago
"If so, the current funding system shares much of the blame. *** Nobel Laureate Richard Feynman once said, "Science is the belief in the ignorance of experts." Today, however, ...
Disk drive duopoly reducing supply to inflate prices
by curious2 on 4 Feb 2013 16 comments, latest 10 years ago
Having bought out most of their competitors, Seagate and Western Digital have controlled 90% of the hard disk market since 2012Q1. Thailand flooding provided an excuse to raise prices, ...
by curious2 on 4 Feb 2013 16 comments, latest 10 years ago
Having bought out most of their competitors, Seagate and Western Digital have controlled 90% of the hard disk market since 2012Q1. Thailand flooding provided an excuse to raise prices, ...
Oregon gives up on troubled Obamneycare exchange, joins U.S. site
by curious2 on 25 Apr 2014 21 comments, latest 10 years ago
"The progressive state's ambitious vision for its exchange, its colossal multimillion-dollar failure, and the inability to fix the glitch-filled site illustrate the...challenges for states that decided to build their ...
by curious2 on 25 Apr 2014 21 comments, latest 10 years ago
"The progressive state's ambitious vision for its exchange, its colossal multimillion-dollar failure, and the inability to fix the glitch-filled site illustrate the...challenges for states that decided to build their ...
1/4 of CA foster kids on psychotropic Rx drugs
by curious2 on 24 Aug 2014 3 comments, latest 10 years ago
"With alarming frequency, foster and health care providers are turning to a risky but convenient remedy to control the behavior of thousands of troubled kids: numbing them with psychiatric ...
by curious2 on 24 Aug 2014 3 comments, latest 10 years ago
"With alarming frequency, foster and health care providers are turning to a risky but convenient remedy to control the behavior of thousands of troubled kids: numbing them with psychiatric ...
Hackers steal millions' data via hospital computers
by curious2 on 18 Aug 2014 1 comment, latest 10 years ago
The latest reported breach stole data from more than 4 million patients treated within a large hospital chain over the last 5 years, and there's much more: "US hospital ...
by curious2 on 18 Aug 2014 1 comment, latest 10 years ago
The latest reported breach stole data from more than 4 million patients treated within a large hospital chain over the last 5 years, and there's much more: "US hospital ...
Drought: Feds cut water to Central Valley farmers
by curious2 on 22 Feb 2014 81 comments, latest 10 years ago
"growers in a region with the country's most productive soil said the loss of one of their chief water supplies won't be their problem alone: Consumers will be hit ...
by curious2 on 22 Feb 2014 81 comments, latest 10 years ago
"growers in a region with the country's most productive soil said the loss of one of their chief water supplies won't be their problem alone: Consumers will be hit ...
Religious ritual spreads herpes to newborns
by curious2 on 2 Aug 2014 16 comments, latest 10 years ago
"Officials suspect two new cases of herpes in newborns are the result of a ritual practiced by some ultra-Orthodox Jews. During the ritual, the circumciser, or mohel, cuts the ...
by curious2 on 2 Aug 2014 16 comments, latest 10 years ago
"Officials suspect two new cases of herpes in newborns are the result of a ritual practiced by some ultra-Orthodox Jews. During the ritual, the circumciser, or mohel, cuts the ...
Value of S.F. property rose 6% YoY to $180 billion
by curious2 on 9 Jul 2014 Posted 10 years ago
"Commercial and residential properties accounted for $168 billion of the tax rolls for fiscal 2014-15, with business machinery and equipment comprising the remaining $12 billion."
by curious2 on 9 Jul 2014 Posted 10 years ago
"Commercial and residential properties accounted for $168 billion of the tax rolls for fiscal 2014-15, with business machinery and equipment comprising the remaining $12 billion."
by curious2 on 6 Jul 2014 6 comments, latest 10 years ago
"A company called Kite Bricks is out to disrupt the construction business starting with the humble brick. Kite Bricks has developed "Smart Bricks" (S-Bricks) made out of high-strength concrete ...
Maya Angelou, 1928-2014
by curious2 on 28 May 2014 Posted 11 years ago
“People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.â€
by curious2 on 28 May 2014 Posted 11 years ago
“People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.â€
Sugar is 8x more addictive than cocaine
by curious2 on 22 May 2014 26 comments, latest 11 years ago
"UCSF's Dr. Robert Lustig explains: "In the (brain's) reward center, sugar stimulates the neurotransmitter dopamine, and dopamine drives reward. But dopamine also down-regulates its own receptor (which generates the ...
by curious2 on 22 May 2014 26 comments, latest 11 years ago
"UCSF's Dr. Robert Lustig explains: "In the (brain's) reward center, sugar stimulates the neurotransmitter dopamine, and dopamine drives reward. But dopamine also down-regulates its own receptor (which generates the ...
MLS vs off-market sales
by curious2 on 15 May 2014 Posted 11 years ago
"A rare look at off-market sales"
by curious2 on 15 May 2014 Posted 11 years ago
"A rare look at off-market sales"
Gentrification: history repeats, or rhymes
by curious2 on 13 May 2014 1 comment, latest 11 years ago
"The Oldfield family found out about gentrification 1930s style when the landlord raised the rent for a flat at the top of Telegraph Hill from $10 to $12 a ...
by curious2 on 13 May 2014 1 comment, latest 11 years ago
"The Oldfield family found out about gentrification 1930s style when the landlord raised the rent for a flat at the top of Telegraph Hill from $10 to $12 a ...
Scientology recruiter bought Premium on PatNet
by curious2 on 12 May 2014 13 comments, latest 11 years ago
A Scientology recruiter has bought a Premium membership to create a thread on PatNet. His first comment links to his Craig's List ad in Hong Kong (of all places). ...
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by curious2 on 12 May 2014 13 comments, latest 11 years ago
A Scientology recruiter has bought a Premium membership to create a thread on PatNet. His first comment links to his Craig's List ad in Hong Kong (of all places). ...
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