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Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:34:27 GMT

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Subjects remembered the story, but without any emotional depth.

Such findings suggest an obvious potential therapeutic benefit: If people who have just experienced a traumatic event could be given a memory-dampening drug like propranolol, they might avoid suffering later psychic damage, such as post-traumatic stress disorder or PTSD.

Two subsequent studies reinforce the potential efficacy of using beta blockers to blunt memory. In a 2002 pilot study, Roger Pitman, a professor of psychiatry at Harvard University, recruited 31 people from the emergency room of Massachusetts General Hospital who had just been involved in a traumatic event, typically an automobile accident.

Some of the study volunteers were treated with propranolol for 10 days after the trauma; some received a placebo. Evaluated one month later, none of the subjects treated with propranolol had a stressful physical reaction to re-creations of their traumatic event, while six of the 14 subjects treated with a placebo did.

A very special lecture on Ethics

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:48:07 GMT

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clipper's remarks: rest:

But when it comes to violating fundamental ethical principles, Spitzer has left prostitution behind in favor of mass theft and economic slavery:

[Spitzer's] lecture is about the basis for government intervention in the private economy. The title of the lecture is: "From Ayn Rand to Ken Feinberg — How Quickly the Paradigm Shifts. What Should Be the Rationale for Government Participation in the Market?"

The answer: the only rationale for Demonrats like Spitzer to seize control of the economy is that they think they can get away with it.

Clip Source: www.moonbattery.com

Our degenerate liberal elite rulers are redefining the term "self-parody":

Former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer will give a lecture Thursday afternoon at Harvard University's ethics center, raising a few questions over what the prostitute-visiting ex-official has to say on the topic.

The engagement drew an objection from the former madam whose escort service provided Spitzer with high-end hookers.

According to The New York Post, Kristin Davis, who reportedly repeatedly supplied Spitzer with an escort, wrote a protest letter to the Edmond J. Safra Foundation Center for Ethics calling Spitzer a "man without ethics."

"I am greatly intrigued as to what Mr. Spitzer could contribute to an ethical discussion when as Chief Executive Law Enforcement Officer of NY he broke numerous laws for which he has yet to be punished," she wrote, according to the newspaper. "As Attorney General he went around arresting and making examples out of the same escort agencies he was frequenting."

Tags: elliot spitzer, harvard ethics, fun with liberals

Lack of health care killed 2,266 US veterans last year: study

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 03:32:48 GMT

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Clip Source: www.google.com

Lack of health care killed 2,266 US veterans last year: study

WASHINGTON — The number of US veterans who died in 2008 because they lacked health insurance was 14 times higher than the US military death toll in Afghanistan that year, according to a new study.

The analysis produced by two Harvard medical researchers estimates that 2,266 US military veterans under the age of 65 died in 2008 because they lacked health coverage and had reduced access to medical care.

That figure is more than 14 times higher than the 155 US troop deaths in Afghanistan in 2008, the study says.

Released as the United States commemorates fallen soldiers on Veterans Day, the study warns that even health care provided by the Veterans Health Administration (VA) leaves many veterans without coverage.

Happy Veterans' Day

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 01:17:39 GMT

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clipper's remarks: And don't let the door hit you on your way out.

Don't they deserve better?

Clip Source: www.truthout.org

More than 2,200 veterans under the age of 65 died last year due to lack of health insurance, according to a study out of Harvard Medical School released today. This number - 2,266 in one year - is more than 14 times the number of US troops who died in Afghanistan in 2008.

The researchers also found that, in 2008, 1,461,615 veterans between the ages of 18 and 64 lacked insurance.

Steffie Woolhandler, one of the study's authors, pointed out that most uninsured veterans fall into a common coverage gap: they aren't poor enough to qualify for Medicaid or special VA benefits, but earn too little to pay for health care on their own.

Many veterans cannot receive care from the VA, even if they've been through combat, according to Woolhandler. Generally, VA facilities only treat medical problems or disabilities specifically acquired during military service.

The Harvard researchers stressed that the health care bill that recently passed the House would do little to address veterans' health care woes

Lack of health insurance kills 2,000 vets each year

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:40:55 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Four times as many as die in Afghanistan and Iraq.

Clip Source: www.newser.com

(Newser) – Some 2,266 US veterans under 65 died last year because they didn't have health insurance, a team from Harvard Medical School estimates. Although most vets get medical care through the VA, there are about a million and a half, under 65, who were not wounded and are "too poor to afford private coverage but not poor enough to qualify for Medicaid or means-tested VA care," one professor says.

Being uninsured ups your odds of dying by 40%, the researchers note. Hence the result: "Six preventable deaths a day," says a study co-author. "On this Veterans Day we should not only honor the nearly 500 soldiers who have died this year in Iraq and Afghanistan, but also the more than 2,200 veterans who were killed by our broken health insurance system," the associate professor says, according to ThinkProgress.

Tags: healthcare

DOG (Death of God) Movement

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 07:31:32 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Clips giving an overview of the DOG movement.

Clip Source: www.answers.com

Death of God Theology

In the 1960s, DOG, or "Death of God," theology became a buzzword. Completely missing the point of Harvard University's Harvey Cox in his popular book The Secular City, people jumped on the idea that DOG theology meant that what would come to be called "secular humanism" had triumphed. Conservative clergy heaped great scorn on those who even tried to understand what the so-called "DOG scholars" were trying to say.

Time magazine brought the issue to the front burner of public opinion when they placed Thomas Altizer of Emory University squarely in the hot seat. The bold cover story with the words "Is God Dead?" made Altizer a household name.

Most scholars who contributed to Death of God theology were trying to make an important point.

the crucifixion symbolized the end of the historical idea that God was just "out there" somewhere, uninvolved.

The phrase "death of God" represented more a new understanding of God, or of the concept of God, than the destruction thereof.

Tags: god, theology, modern, liberal, altizer

Medical Translation: Low Testosterone Increases The Metabolic Syndrome

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 06:24:07 GMT

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clipper's remarks: In a study conducted at Harvard University, low testosterone was found to be a key indicator of poor metabolic health. The Researcher and Medical Translation professionals went on to conclude that low testosterone levels increase the risk of Metabolic Syndrome.

Clip Source: fitnessee.com

In a study conducted at Harvard University, low testosterone was found to be a key indicator of poor metabolic health. The Researcher and Medical Translation professionals went on to conclude that low testosterone levels increase the risk of Metabolic Syndrome. People diagnosed with the metabolic syndrome have been shown to have increased risk for coronary heart disease and other diseases related to plaque buildup in artery walls. Some diseases include stroke,

Bush or Obama: The Quiz

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 02:42:55 GMT

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clipper's remarks: 5. While Obama criticized Bush for "a doubling of the national debt," the federal debt held by the public went from 35.1% of GDP in 2000 to 40.8% of GDP in 2008 -- an increase of 16% as of fraction of GDP. What is it expected to be in 2016 under Obama's budget plan?

6. Obama criticized Bush for Guantanamo, military tribunals, wiretaps, troops in Iraq and Afghanistan, and "signing statements." Which one of these Bush practices has Obama ended?

Clip Source: www.americanthinker.com

1. President Bush was famous for lacking "intellectual curiosity," while President Obama has been called "the smartest guy ever to become President." Who reads more books: Bush or Obama?

2. Bush was often considered to be in the grip of Big Oil. In contrast, Obama is a Harvard-educated lawyer. Which industry contributed more than five times as much as the other to politicians: the oil & gas industry, or lawyers/law firms?

3. Bush's Christian faith was at the core of his political identity, and he was considered to be in the grip of the "religious right," while Obama is considered more open-minded. In fact, Obama has said, "my faith is one that admits some doubt." Which one refers to Jesus more in public speeches?

4. Bush was criticized for excessive federal spending and running up huge deficits. Bush's deficit in 2008 was the largest in history.

Whose deficit was more than triple the size of the other's: Bush's in 2008 or Obama's in 2009?

How come we seldom get it right?

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 23:36:53 GMT

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clipper's remarks: This excellent list of recommendations will ALSO be ignored, unfortunately.

Clip Source: www.huffingtonpost.com

Marcia Angell, M.D.

Physician, Author, Senior Lecturer, Harvard Medical School

Posted: November 8, 2009 08:02 PM

Is the House Health Care Bill Better than Nothing?

Is the House bill better than nothing? I don't think so. It simply throws more money into a dysfunctional and unsustainable system, with only a few improvements at the edges, and it augments the central role of the investor-owned insurance industry. The danger is that as costs continue to rise and coverage becomes less comprehensive, people will conclude that we've tried health reform and it didn't work. But the real problem will be that we didn't really try it. I would rather see us do nothing now, and have a better chance of trying again later and then doing it right.

Here is my program for real reform:

Recommendation #1: Drop the Medicare eligibility age from 65 to 55.

Recommendation #2: Increase Medicare fees for primary care doctors and reduce them for procedure-oriented specialists.

Tags: health care

listening tips

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:39:59 GMT

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clipper's remarks: from harvard businesss

Clip Source: blogs.harvardbusiness.org

The listener thinks ahead of the talker, trying to anticipate what the oral discourse is leading to and what conclusions will be drawn from the words spoken at the moment.

The listener weighs the evidence used by the talker to support the points that he makes. "Is this evidence valid?" the listener asks himself. "Is it the complete evidence?"

Periodically the listener reviews and mentally summarizes the points of the talk completed thus far.

Throughout the talk, the listener "listens between the lines" in search of meaning that is not necessarily put into spoken words. He pays attention to nonverbal communication (facial expressions, gestures, tone of voice) to see if it adds meaning to the spoken words. He asks himself, "Is the talker purposely skirting some area of the subject? Why is he doing so?"

Tags: listen

Happiness and the Ripples it can Cause.

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:33:46 GMT

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clipper's remarks: "Can you feel it...?

Clip Source: www.dawnpugh.com

Happiness and the Ripples it can Cause.

How to find happiness? is a common question, so is How to be happy?

According to researchers in Harvard Medical School, Happines is infectious and can ripple through society into social groups. If for instance you have a friend who has health and happiness and they live less than a mile away, then this can increase the likelihood of you feeling the ripple effect by 25%. Resulting in you living a happiness life.

it’s official: happiness is contagious

increased probability of happiness for the friend of a friend is 15.3% and 9.8% for the friend of a friend of a friend. the diagrams in this post show the ripple effect of happiness. wow. examination of this same group of people shows …

The Ripple Effect

Let me know how this information affected you.

Tags: happines, happiness and, happiness health, happiness life, health and happiness, how happiness, how to find happiness, ripple, ripple effect

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:45:44 GMT

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clipper's remarks: November 6, 2009

Clip Source: www.insidehighered.com

That is what Lawrence Lessig, the Harvard University law professor and renowned open-access advocate, told a theater of higher ed technologists Thursday at the 2009 Educause Conference here. In his talk, Lessig described how digital and Web technology has exploded the conditions under which copyright law had been written.

“If copyright law, at its core, regulates something called ‘copies,’ then in the analog world… many uses of culture were copyright-free,” he explained. “They didn’t trigger copyright law, because no copy was made. But in the digital world, very few uses are copyright-free because in the digital world … all uses produce a copy.”

The paradigm for copyright law enforcement emerged out of this "analog world" as a way of ensuring authors were remunerated for their contributions to culture, thereby creating an incentive to make further contributions and drive the progress on human art and discovery forward, he said.

Could Meditation Help Prevent Swine Flu?

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:27:51 GMT

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clipper's remarks: An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure

Clip Source: www.prlog.org

Amongst all the recent concern generated by the WHO ( World Health Organization) recent statement that “the H1N1 influenza virus pandemic is still some cause for concern due to its unpredictable nature”, we can take some comfort in the promising results of some research into a more empowering approach at disease prevention.

In a 2003 study at the University of Wisconsin and Harvard University performed an eight week study where employees were given training in mindfulness meditation and encouraged to meditate for 1 hour per day. At the end of the eight weeks, both a control group and the meditating group were given a flu vaccination.

During tests conducted four months after the vaccinations the meditating group was shown to have reproduced significantly more flu virus antibodies than the control group which did not meditate.

Tags: meditation, meditations, how to meditate, healing meditation, spiritual meditation, meditate, relaxation meditation

Corrupted doctors

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:01:15 GMT

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clipper's remarks: When you lied once at least, who will trust you further?

Striking example of our totally corrupted medicine and health care. Corrupted by whom? Who corrupt society and its institutions? How we calling those who perform the corruption and their accomplices? If these organized individuals do corrupt our society, how can we expect any benefits for our health and well being from them, their actions?

Lie cannot last forever and in the end the truth will find its way out. Who will resist to make it happen?

Clip Source: news.yahoo.com

Family doctors group loses members over Coke deal

CHICAGO – Advice about soft drinks and health from one of the nation's largest doctors groups will soon be brought to you by Coke.

The American Academy of Family Physicians has prompted outcry and lost members over its new six-figure alliance with the Coca-Cola Co. The deal will fund educational materials about soft drinks for the academy's consumer health and wellness Web site, http://www.FamilyDoctor.org.

"Coca-Cola, like other sodas, causes enormous suffering and premature death by increasing the risks of obesity, diabetes, heart attacks, gout, and cavities," Harvard University nutrition expert Dr. Walter Willett said in an e-mail.

Walker has been a member of the academy for 25 years but quit last week. He said 20 other doctors who work with his local medical practice also quit because of the Coke deal.

Tags: american academy of family physicians, coca-cola co, corrupt society, medicine, health care, soft drinks

Woman Hospitalized With Head Injuries After Accident

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 03:39:53 GMT

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clipper's remarks: woman that was struck by a vehicle was hospitalized after the accident with head injuries.

Clip Source: www.ehlinelaw.com

Woman Hospitalized With Head Injuries After Accident

November 4, 2009 (by Horatio Algren) According to reports a woman that was struck by a vehicle was hospitalized after the accident with head injuries.

The accident according to authorities occurred prior to 10:00 p.m. in the vicinity the intersection at Harvard Avenue and Irvine Center Drive, while the woman was crossing Irvine Center Drive.

The pedestrian was transported to the hospital with head injuries and her condition has not been released at this time.

Tags: accident, brain damage, brain injury, head injury, injuries

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A very special lecture on Ethics

Lack of health care killed 2,266 US veterans last year: study

Happy Veterans' Day

Lack of health insurance kills 2,000 vets each year

DOG (Death of God) Movement

Medical Translation: Low Testosterone Increases The Metabolic Syndrome

Bush or Obama: The Quiz

How come we seldom get it right?

Marcia Angell, M.D.

Is the House Health Care Bill Better than Nothing?

listening tips

Happiness and the Ripples it can Cause.

Happiness and the Ripples it can Cause.

A Call for Copyright Rebellion November 6, 2009

Could Meditation Help Prevent Swine Flu?

Corrupted doctors

Family doctors group loses members over Coke deal

Woman Hospitalized With Head Injuries After Accident

Woman Hospitalized With Head Injuries After Accident