The scammers responsible for Airborne are forced to cough up $23.3 million [Respectful Insolence]

Over at 3.14, The Seed Overlords Official Blog(tm), Ginny (The overlord herself - is there a feminine version of that? The overlady? meh… doesn’t have as good of a ring) wants to know whether teenagers can be scared away from drugs? D.A.R.E. is a complete and utter failure but there seems to be some evidence that the Len Bias cocaine OD scared a generation of kids away from the drug. meh…maybe? I don’t believe it though. On the other hand all that R... more

In 1986, 22-year-old Boston Celtics forward Len Bias died of a cocaine overdose. This week, DrugMonkey argued that Bias’ death—as opposed to educational programs like DARE—was the major reason why self-reported rates of cocaine use by 20-year-olds dropped from 20% in the mid-1980s to 7% in the early 1990s. We thought this would be a great topic to kick-off a new site feature, the Sb Reader Poll! Every week, we’ll post a fun question for Sb readers here on Pa... more

Almost everyone tries to lose weight at some point, but we are remarkably bad at it; most people quickly return to their original weight after cessation of exercise or resumption of a normal diet. A review article by Patterson & Levin elucidates the pathways for this effect, and in the process finds a special role for juvenile exercise in guarding against obesity throughout the lifespan. Read the rest of this post… | Read the comments on this post… ... more