Greetings Orac, I thought this might be of interest to you in particular because you seem quite up to date with the mercury/autism/naturalism noise that is circulating the internet. My name is John and I’m fairly new to blogging. I’m a big fan of http://scienceblogs.com particularly because there is so much skepticism of untested medical [...]
What is Celiac Disease? Celiac Disease is basically an intestinal condition caused by a negative auto-immune response to gluten, a protein that can be found in wheat, rye, and barley. This is distinct from an allergic reaction to wheat, but it is no less dangerous. The criteria for diagnosing Celiac is traditionally a small intestine [...]
As soon as my wisdom teeth popped up on the x-rays, we knew they were coming in completely wrong. Not quite horizontal, they pointed right at my other molars and threatened to disrupt the entire row. Luckily (I guess), they stopped moving for many many years. They just sat there. Maybe it was complications of [...]