So.
Hope you all had a wonderful thanksgiving dinner. By now, perhaps the pumpkin pie has been consumed and everyone is getting a little drowsy after the big meal.
But why?
Well, there are people who claim that consuming lots of turkey, as…
My friend was reading the news during class. I glanced over because the term ADHD caught my eye, and I read a most disturbing title.
“A.D.H.D Drugs Linked to Higher Test Scores”
I have no problem with the article or with the scientists who conducted the study the article discusses. It simply states that children with ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) who are being treated with medication are shown to have higher test scores than those who are not.
As a journalism major, my teachers have stressed the need for word choice and critical thinking. A title like that is very disturbing to me, someone who suffers from ADHD. It makes it sounds like people with ADHD who are medicated somehow have a better chance in school. In my mind it is like its implying that ADHD drugs are to students as steroids are to athletes.
As we left the theater after watching Star Trek (which, by the way, was awesome), two friends of mine got into an argument about how realistic it was for the Centurian Slug (similar to the eel parasite from Ceti Alpha 5) to secrete a toxin that would affect the brain of Captain Christopher Pike and make him give up Starfleet secrets.
The blood-brain barrier does restrict many substances from reaching the brain and microscopic materials, such as bacteria. In general, most things cannot pass through it and must be changed in order to pass through the barrier.
I apologize… Its not like anyone wants to hear anything more about this subject, but I had to put my two cents in.
THIS POST IS AN UPDATE OF APRIL 6, 2008 ARTICLE: SCIENCE UPDATE
Ever noticed a burning sensation in your muscles during a power-intensive workout?
Its amusing how we always pick something to blame. In this case, we have blamed lactic acid (C3H6O3)…
-Patella Femoral Pain Syndrome
Translation? Patella means kneecap, Femoral refers the Femur, a bone in your leg, and the rest is self explanetory. So all it this really says s that you have pain in your kneecap.
Not a diagnosis, its more…
EDIT: The science in this article is faulty, representing a long held misconception. For an update view on muscle burn and lactic acid, please see a current post. Hey, even the New York Times prints retractions!
Our bodies produce hundreds of…
I was thinking that exercise would perhaps just force the cold out of my body, make me well faster, even if I was killing my lungs with my coughing. So I raced Saturday and Sunday and spent sunday night and monday morning completely miserable. I’m still getting over my cold, so perhaps my idea didn’t work.
Was I helping or harming myself? According to an article in American Fitness, “New research shows you can put as much effort into a workout when you have a cold as when you are healthy.” However, it warns against exercising if you have a fever.
Kallen is currently pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Biology and Journalism at the University of Oregon and, of course, writing a blog.