Entries Tagged as ‘General Medicine’

March 17, 2009

Popular Wakefulness Drug May Be Addictive

Yeah. I remember hearing about the initial marketing of amphetamines, whereby “no side effects or addictive potential” were big selling points. Such seems to be true for most subsequent “uppers”.
From Wired News: Top Stories:
“Popular Wakefulness Drug May Be Addictive
A drug used to increase alertness and boost mental acuity may be addictive, according to a [...]

March 17, 2009

On The Nature and Causes of Navel Lint

Speechless.
From Medgadget:
“On The Nature and Causes of Navel Lint

Georg Steinhauser, a researcher at Vienna University of Technology has tackled a great mystery many of us encounter on a daily basis: navel lint. After three years of research and over 500 pieces of lint studied, Steinhauser believes that abdominal hair guides clothing fibers into the navel
The [...]