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New Definition of Addiction
In 1956, the American Medical Association declared alcoholism a "disease." More than half a century later, the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) has proclaimed addiction, including alcoholism and "process" addictions like gambling, to be the same. According to the ASAM's definition, published on the group's website on Monday, addiction is a "primary, chronic disease of brain reward, motivation, memory and related circuitry." This clarification, which was based on consultations with more than 80 experts, is aimed in part at de-st... mais »
Black Blood Must Not Contaminate White Folks
From Bernard Lown Blog Posted: 03 Sep 2011 06:17 PM PDT Essay 25 Bernard Lown In the mid-20th century the Johns Hopkins Medical School was at the apogee for training doctors in the US. My matriculating there was a fluke. Every other medical school I had applied to rejected me. It …Continue reading →Black blood Must Not Contaminate White Folks
Metyl Iodide: A Nasty Pesticide Explained
*E os nossos moranguinhos como estarão?!...*The bad science behind the stuff sprayed on strawberry crops and its impact on the people who pick them. By Tom Philpott on Fri. September 2, 2011 1:56 PM PDT Nasty stuff: methyl iodide applied to a California farm field. Photo: Brad Hanson Pesticides usually do their bug killing away from public view. But one such poison, a fumigant called methyl iodide, has been making headlines. Activists have been staging elaborate protests outside the San Francisco offices of its maker, Arysta Lifescience, *Grist*reports. And newly released documents re... mais »
ACHUTTI – Projeto Percurso do Artista (UFRGS)
À guisa de resenha de um livro raro.* * *(...)**“**Coisa terrível é um homem louco de ressurreições”. (...)* * (...) Que o meu coração* * cavando ao pé do Grande Mistério,* * em m... mais »
This Nose Knows Heart Failure
PARIS -- A novel computerized sensor that analyzes body order appears to be able to identify the scent of heart failure and to differentiate it from the scent of a healthy person, Swiss researchers said here. Full story
Food and American Identity at the National Archives
By KATY STEINMETZ A fascinating exhibit shows what Minnie Mouse, "vitamin donuts" and Richard Nixon's last White House meal can tell us about the relationship between our government and our grub
All-TIME 100 Best Nonfiction Books
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50 ANOS DESTA NOITE: A LEGALIDADE
Ontem na Assembléia legislativa tivemos encontro feliz com Eduardo que autografava seu livro e mais outros AMICOR, entre os quais Carlos Henrique Klein que nos fotografou. "Memórias de um estudante de medicina em tempos de luta pela legalidade democrática".
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