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I-Dosing (classic Daily Wail "science")

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I-Dosing: How teenagers are getting 'digitally high' from music they download from internet.

At last, vindication for those of us who suspect the Daily Wail's science reporting isn't all it's cracked up to be.

They've published a story about a phenomenon called I-Dosing, which they claim to be A Bad Thing TM.

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Guinness *IS* good for you!

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Well, it's good for dogs at least!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/3266819.stm

The Wisconsin team tested the health-giving properties of stout against lager by giving it to dogs who had narrowed arteries similar to those in heart disease.

They found that those given the Guinness had reduced clotting activity in their blood, but not those given lager.

So next time you go to the pub, order a pint of the black stuff for your pooch! :)

(Never mind the strange things some scientists choose to research - and the creatures they use in their research...)

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Chocolate causes depression?

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"You can prove anything you want with statistics!"

How true... especially when it comes to the Aztec ambrosia - chocolate.

In today's BBC news comes the revelation that chocolate lovers 'are more depressive', according to experts. Similarly...
29 Jul 2009: Calls to downsize chocolate bars
24 Dec 2007: Dark chocolate 'not so healthy'

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Latest Daily Wail research

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There is a school of thought which states that the Daily Mail is engaged in an ongoing project to classify every inanimate object into those which cause cancer, and those that prevent cancer.

Perhaps not quite as daft as Facebook increasing your risk of cancer (!), apparently turning on a light when you wake up to relieve yourself in the night can cause it...

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1265277/Cancer-dan...

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Chocolate CAN be good for you...

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...but before you start celebrating, there's a catch.

In the study, the benefits came to those consuming only one measly chunk per day, or one bar a week.

And then only if it's used to replace a similar number of calories of other snacks. Nutritionists are such spoilsports, aren't they?!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8593887.stm

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New research: Blondes more aggressive than darker haired women

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Women with fair hair are more aggressive and determined to get their own way than brunettes or redheads, according to a study by the University of California.

Researchers claim that blondes are more likely to display a “warlike” streak because they attract more attention than other women and are used to getting their own way – the so-called “princess effect”.

Even those who dye their hair blonde quickly take on these attributes, experts found.
Times: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/science/genetics/artic...

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Dancing confidence research

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A slightly bizzare bit of research carried out by the University of Hertfordshire in collaboration with Radio 4's Today programme has indicated that although men may be initially reluctant to get up and dance, once they hit the dancefloor they will generally be quite confident. For women it's more complicated...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/news/8412333.stm
(just excuse the lame headline)

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