Thursday, October 19, 2006

ö THC to prevent/help Alzheimer's? Far Out! [CNN]  CNN.com - Marijuana may stave off Alzheimer's - Oct 5, 2006 Good news for aging hippies: Smoking pot may stave off Alzheimer's disease. New research shows that the active ingredient in marijuana may prevent the progression of the disease by preserving levels of an important neurotransmitter that allows the brain to function. Researchers at the Scripps Research Institute in California found that marijuana's active ingredient, delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, can prevent the neurotransmitter acetylcholine from breaking down more effectively than commercially marketed drugs. THC is also more effective at blocking clumps of protein that can inhibit memory and cognition in Alzheimer's patients, the researchers reported in the journal Molecular Pharmaceutics. more   I was going to say something here. Hmmm. permanent link #     ^ TOP ^  what is this place?

ö How long can Olbermann still Habeus his Corpus? Keith Olbermann on the signing of the Military Commissions Act:  Crooks and Liars » Countdown Special Comment: Death of Habeas Corpus: "Your words are lies, Sir." By: John Amato Keith Olbermann has been calling it like it is. His "Special Comments" are indeed special because no other talking head outside of Cafferty is willing to step up to the plate and say what needs to be said on 24/7. "Your words are lies, Sir." They are lies, that imperil us all.' Sounds about right to me. full transcript and video  permanent link #     ^ TOP ^  what is this place?

ö Ask not at whom the chimp smirks - he smirks at you As usual there are some great pieces over at The Smirking Chimp - News And Commentary from the Vast Left-Wing Conspiracy:  Reflections on the Eve of Another Rigged Election The Bush administration can not allow the Democrats to take control of either house of Congress. And they are in a position to prevent it, regardless of the will of the American voters. These are the two controlling facts that make all other conditions of the coming election trivial in comparison, or even irrelevant. The failure of the media and even the Democratic Party to acknowledge and deal with these facts in no way diminishes their significance. Quite the contrary. George Bush Will Live in Infamy for What He Has Done to Iraq 161 dead. 83 dead. 53 dead. 16 tortured. 17 decapitated. Shiite doctors dumping the bodies of Sunni patients they have murdered. Burn marks. Executions. Torture chambers. Revenge killings. Family members shot in front of their wives and children. These are all the headlines from Iraq in just the last couple of days. If this isn't a civil war, what in the world is? Anywhere from 50,000-650,000 Iraqi civilians have been killed in the last three and half years. Let that sink in for a second. That's a gigantic number. The human toll in Iraq has been unspeakable. And none of it had to happen. This was a war of choice. And it has been one of the worst choices ever made by a world leader.  Oh, and along those rigged election lines, remember Ohio's Ken Blackwell in 2004? Check this: Daily Kos: ACTION ALERT: Blackwell purged Ohio Voter Rolls Oct 1st.- Vote Early. permanent link #     ^ TOP ^  what is this place?