Remember the Ginkgo Biloba to Limit Stroke-Related Brain Damage
Ginkgo biloba has been touted as a memory-saving herbal remedy for years, but new studies suggest an additional benefit. If you can remember to take your ginkgo biloba, you may also be limiting the brain damage that can be caused by a stroke, according to the medical journal, Stroke, as reported in today’s NY Times blog. [...]
Divorce, Cambodian Style
A couple in Cambodia has given new, and quite literal meaning to the concept of dividing up marital property, according to today’s on-line BBC NEWS. After 40 years of marriage, an argument prompted the couple to take their splitting up into their own hands, in order to avoid the high costs and lengthy waits involved in court [...]
Text Messaging: Bane or Boon
Text messaging is a lot like like rock and roll music. Young folks love it, and their parents find it irritating. It is, at this stage, primarily an aspect of youth culture, and with its odd abbreviations, used apparently to avoid exhausting the thumb muscles, it can seem impenetrable. For example, “I see you” [...]