The mysteries of kisses (New Scientist)
Review of The Science of Kissing: What Our Lips Are Telling Us
Virginia to seek expedited Supreme Court review of suit over health-care law (Wash Post)
In a rare legal request to bypass appeals and get early intervention, Virginia attorney general asks Supreme Court for immediate review.
A Workout Ate My Marriage (WSJ)
When one partner is devoted to year-long marathon training, how does the other half cope? Family therapist notes: “Exercise is getting more and more couples into my office.”
The Virus of Hysteria (City Journal)
Review of “Deadly Choices: How the Anti-Vaccine Movement Threatens Us All.” Many people are highly suspicious of the triumph of preventive medicine. It’s as if they’ve lost all historical memory that things were ever any different. We are now so safe that all hazard appears anomalous to us, a deviation from nature’s normal course. It must be someone’s fault.
Violence is symptom of health care dysfunction (USA Today)
Dr. Kevin Pho discusses violence in emergency rooms, psychiatric facilities, and waiting rooms. Almost 60% of assaults in the workplace occur in a health care setting.
Public belief in climate change weathers storm, poll shows (Guardian)
In the UK at least, public’s belief that climate change is a current or imminent danger has not been affected by Climate-gate or cold winters. Number remains at 83%. Deniers mostly male, over 65, and vote Conservative.
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