Monday, October 3, 2016

A Few More for You

Outrageous EpiPen prices lead some people to make their own
The EpiPencil, which costs less than $35, requires just a few parts which someone can easily get themselves, including an auto injector and a syringe. 

Japan's Cliffside Suicide Vigilante
How one man patrols the notorious Tojinbo Cliffs to stop people from jumping to their deaths.

The Breast Has Its Own Microbiome--and the Mix of Bacteria Could Prevent or Encourage Cancer

The pill is linked to depression – and doctors can no longer ignore it 
I am including this article because it details another egregious example of doctors telling women they are imagining things.
Personally though, progestin contraceptives alleviated my cyclical moodiness.  It's one of my favorite drugs...
I am guessing it was because my blood sugar metabolism didn't fluctuate weekly.

The Families That Launch Their Own Autism Studies
Historically, science has scorned single-subject trials, but parents’ at-home experiments with their kids may drive autism research forward.

Thanks to Jamie for this-

Fungus identified as key cause in Crohn's disease
Researchers at Case Western Reserve University found the fungus works with two types of bacteria to cause symptoms of the disease.

I'm telling ya, interactions between infections are going to explain almost everything...