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Against the backdrop of a rapid decline of California whites into the minority, and with a California Democrat asserting that the Arizona immigration law was fueled by white supremacists, and the New York Times reporting that the California G.O.P. governor’s race will be defined by immigration, the battle lines seemed to have hardened on this […] The BBC reports that Indian men have smaller penises. Smaller than international condom standards, that is. A two-year study in India of 1,200 men, measuring the length and breadth of their penises, found that 60% of men had penises that were between 3 and 5 centimeters smaller than international condom standards. There were already studies […] It’s the time of year when spring cleaning actually seems attractive. The sun is sparkling, the windows beg to be opened. But what if you’ve got so much stuff the whole idea just makes your stomach knot up? What if you’d love to wipe down those walls, but you know you would have to […] Randomly we hear in the news about a person who steps forward – often when others don’t – to take a heroic step of altruism. It was a shock to me to discover that my brother, this week, was that person. Dan, a teacher, was driving my young nephew after school when he saw a […] Here’s an unfiltered, honest-to-God report from an amazing woman. Cheryl is an occupational therapist who was a part of my Haiti team when we went in February. She was so moved by what she saw that she came back, immediately organized her own team (this time of all volunteer occupational/physical therapists), and headed right back […] With Dr. Oz being feted at a gala, and Sanjay Gupta, a neurosurgeon, weighing in on lactose intolerance, I got to thinking. Why the surgical media-monopoly? Don’t believe me? Line ’em up and take a count: Mehmet Oz, Nancy Snyderman, Manny Alvarez, Atul Gawande, and Sanjay Gupta (surgeon, surgeon, surgeon, surgeon, and…oh wait, what a […] |
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