Linkety-linkety

[moominmuppet]

An estimated 125,000 women die each year of severe bleeding after childbirth. But a new device--first developed to treat wounded American soldiers in the Vietnam War--promises to lower those deaths, concentrated in low-income countries.

Doing a school presentation on Harvey Milk is apparently "sex ed" that needs special permission from all parents *grrrrr* (from wldrose)

What the DOE doesn't want you reading -- an illuminating look into the problems of censorware in public schools

A good discussion about the proposed ban on Vicodin and Percocet as it relates to those of us already dealing with chronic pain

Rediscovering Secular America

Oh, Operation Rescue... Classy as always: Operation Rescue Founder Launches 'Defeat Sotomayor' Tour, Including Press Conference at Dr. Tiller Clinic

Case of autistic Marine brings recruiting problems to the forefront

NPR: Top Ten Reasons Why the BMI Is Totally Bogus

Wow. Talk about getting it wrong when writing about scientific research (and in a potentially very harmful way, given the ubiquity of victim-blaming around sexual assault)

I Must Go Home to Iran Again Op-ed by the author of Persepolis

http://thereifixedit.com/ -- cute and funny, and a bit too close to my own life for comfort (from findingthegirl)

OK, I think that's all for now.

Comments

[sylvanfae]

That anti-shock garment is awesome!

I reposted the BMI thing to my Facebook, and I commented on the censorware thing with links to PeaceFire and Advocates for Youth.

[moominmuppet.livejournal.com]

Cool; thanks!

[calialleykat.livejournal.com]

the Percocet/vicodin thang is just another way for the AMA to make narcotics less available. Not to the 99% of people who actually need and use them correctly, but for the 1% who fuck it all up. I have a whole rant on pain meds and the AMA courtesy of my ex boss a pain practitioner(one of the only ones left in the state of OH)but i won't bore you with it here.
Good stuff, maynard.

[moominmuppet.livejournal.com]

Oh, I'd be ranting right along with you...