Statins benefits underestimated, review says – BBC News
The benefits of the cholesterol-reducing drug statins are underestimated and the harms exaggerated, a major review suggests.
Source: Statins benefits underestimated, review says - BBC News
The Dalton Camp Award – $10,000 prize
The Dalton Camp Award will go to the winner or winners of an essay competition on the link between democracy and the media in Canada. This year there will be one Award, open to all eligible entrants, consisting of a prize of $10,000, as well as a bronze cast medal by the late Canadian sculptress Dora de Pédèry-Hunt.
North Korea’s ‘biggest’ nuclear test sparks global outrage – BBC News
World leaders condemn North Korea after its fifth and reportedly biggest nuclear test, with the South calling it "maniacal recklessness".
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BBC – Future – What would happen if all animals were as smart as us
If every species on the planet were suddenly equally intelligent, would we cooperate or fight? Rachel Nuwer explores this hypothetical survival of the fittest scenario.
Source: BBC - Future - What would happen if all animals were as smart as us
Is it true that periods synchronise when women live together? – BBC News
There are many who believe that women's periods sync together when they live in close proximity. But could it just be down to chance?
Source: Is it true that periods synchronise when women live together? - BBC News
Obama Unlikely to Vow No First Use of Nuclear Weapons – The New York Times
Aides have told the president that such a guarantee would undermine allies and embolden Russia and China.
Source: Obama Unlikely to Vow No First Use of Nuclear Weapons - The New York Times
Water Wells & Ground Water Supplies in Ontario. Ont. Ministry of Environment & Energy (circa 1994) – water_wells94.pdf
Hillary Clinton Gets Gored – The New York Times
Will innuendo in the presidential race bring on apocalypse?
A George Carlin Special Too Raw After Sept. 11 Resurfaces Now – The New York Times
In a newly released hour of commentary made in 2001 called “I Kinda Like It When a Lotta People Die,” the comedian delights in picturing the end of the world.
Source: A George Carlin Special Too Raw After Sept. 11 Resurfaces Now - The New York Times
Bed bugs await Montreal university students | Toronto Star
September is particularly bad because the pests have had the hot summer to multiply and have been transported around on Montreal’s big moving day, July 1.
Source: Bed bugs await Montreal university students | Toronto Star