Calling on the Susan G. Komen Foundation to stop using research donations to pay spokesperson Hadassah Lieberman, pharmaceutical lobbyist and wife of Joe Lieberman."According to Breast Cancer Action, the rate of breast cancer incidence among women was 1 in 22 in the 1940s. In 2007, it was 1 in 8. Despite the obvious questions this raises about the ( Read more... )

Some hospitals making a change to openly admitting fault & apologizing for mistakes. And patients then tend not to sue. Yay honesty, good customer relations, and the ability to fix procedural problems instead of conceal them! Thanks for the link, meowse.

Speaking of that sort of quality control improvement, Here's an article on the Toyota Production ( Read more... )

Sleeping pills can wake some people...out of comas. Link via gramina.

UW researchers have identified several genes associated with autism, with differences between girls & boys.