Browsing Month June, 2012
Ladies and Gentlemen… The WiseQuacks
Can “Weak” Immune Systems Be Enhanced?
By wisequack at June 23, 2012 | 11:01 pm | 0 Comment
I collect license plates. A peculiar hobby to be sure, but I find it to be spine-tingling fun and very inexpensive. Requirements: one flashlight, one screwdriver, two good sneakers. I have been fascinated with plates since the day, with my mother leading me by the hand through a busy Sears parking lot, I came across a Hawaiian license plate. Certain things seem to more...
Macular Degenerates
By wisequack at June 23, 2012 | 10:58 pm | 0 Comment
I caught the Perseid meteor showers last summer, or at least I watched them, or at least I tried to. August's celestial showcase, performed on the northeast stage of heaven's amphitheatre, is an exercise in aggravation to many of us who would actually like to see this shooting star spectacle. Lying flat on the long grass with my young son, while dew, dirt and various more...
Depression Increases The Risk of Terminal Cancer
By wisequack at June 23, 2012 | 10:55 pm | 0 Comment
Did you know that people who have been diagnosed with depression and other mental disorders have the same overall incidence rate for developing cancer as the general population but are more likely to die from it? Research from Canada revealed that although the rate of cancer is almost equal among people with or without mental illness, the mortality incidence is 65% more...
People Who Dream In Color Have A Mental Illness
By wisequack at June 23, 2012 | 10:53 pm | 0 Comment
Although it is often said that people who dream in color may have a mental illness, this has proven to be a myth. Research reveals that about 75% of our dreams are in color but apparently it wasn’t always that way. According to studies in the middle of the 20th century developed by a fellow by the name of Dr. Sigmund Freud, most people dreamt only in black and white more...
What do I do about a drippy nose?
By wisequack at June 18, 2012 | 12:11 pm | 0 Comment
“Son,” I announced turning to my 12-year-old slumped in his seat in a when-will-we-get-there pose, “I want to stop in this next town and show you the greatest sign ever posted in sports arenas anywhere.” He probably thought I was losing my few remaining marbles when we pulled into the tiny dry gulch town of Ashcroft, BC. Having been impressed by this sign more...
Old People Smell
By wisequack at June 17, 2012 | 1:53 pm | 0 Comment
Despite how your grandfather’s knitted sweater smells it’s actually a myth that the person who wears it has an offensive odor. In fact, scientists have revealed that the older a person is, the less stinky their body parts become. In a study published earlier this year, it appears that young and middle-aged individuals are more likely to give off a noxious scent more...
Flies Get Restless Legs
By wisequack at June 17, 2012 | 1:52 pm | 0 Comment
Did you know that humans aren’t the only species that complain of restless legs? In fact, researchers have discovered that even fruit flies suffer fidgeting and sleep disturbances secondary to restless leg syndrome (RLS) much like many of us two legged creatures. Scientists at Emory University School of Medicine were able to prove that a gene called BTBD9 was more...
