The new Parkinson's disease treatment, entacapone, can cause iron deficiency and disrupt gut microflora, promoting harmful bacteria such as E coli.
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Japan is a case study. Despite economic stagnation, the country is doing OK and it still is a nice place to live. It suffers from a population that is producing less and less, and has a lot of "zombie companies". But thanks to its culture and low crime, society doesn't suffer.
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Private equity tied to 21% of healthcare bankruptcies. When private equity takes over a hospital (such as Optum in Eugene, OR), there are more bankruptcies. This makes sense, because they want profit. I hate when profit mongers get between the doctor and the patient. That's why healthcare is so expensive. It's bad enough with pharmacy benefit managers setting the price of drugs. Insurance is a necessary evil. Oh how I wish I could revamp healthcare!
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The datacenter in The Dalles is using up way more water than they're letting on. The fact that they want to hide it from the public is disturbing. And now Amazon wants to build a datacenter in Arlington.
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Mira Murati is starting an OpenAI competitor, called ThinkingMachines. Competition is good.
From an Amazon delivery driver: Don't put your deliveries on the countertop or bed. They're filthy.
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