February 9, 2014
ABOUT MIDDLE-AGE MEMORY: The good news – A University of California-Irvine study of 160 non-coffee drinkers found that one daily cup of coffee with 200-milligrams of caffeine “sharpened memory recognition of pattern separation” in pictures viewed five minutes later. Interestingly,... Continue
Weekly Report 14-06
February 2, 2014
ANOTHER PERSPECTIVE ON ECONOMIC ‘RECOVERY.’ “Companies around the world held almost $7 trillion of cash and equivalents at the end of 2013, more than double the level of ten years ago… and assumption has been that as the economic fog lifts, this... Continue
Weekly Report 14-05
January 26, 2014
BEWARE: MEDICAL MISINFORMATION PROLIFERATES. A fake study about cancer treatment with obvious mistakes (made up by a reporter) found 157 scientific journals willing to publish it. And three of every four members of “panels that define diseases and determine how... Continue
Weekly Report 14-04
January 19, 2014
AMERICA’S ECONOMY IS “NOT SUFFERING PNEUMONIA, but is still being worn down by a persistent flu… as credit suppression and growth-crushing levels of taxation and regulation keep us from enjoying vigorous, sustainable growth.” With the cost of money so convoluted... Continue
Weekly Report 14-03
January 12, 2014
IF YOU’RE AMONG THE 50 MILLION AMERICANS WHO CURRENTLY SUFFER FROM SEASONAL ALLERGIES, prepare to suffer worse over the next few decades. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the impacts of global warming include the thriving of “super potent”... Continue