Editor’s Selections: Othello, Organic Food, Masturbation, Marijuana, and Constipation
October 6th, 2010 Editor's Selections No Comments
Each week, Dr. Peter Janiszewski selects several notable posts from Health and Clinical Research. He blogs at Obesity Panacea.
Here are some of the past week’s most intriguing discussions:
- The Neurocritic discusses the Othello syndrome, a fascinating condition characterized by delusions about a partner’s infidelity.
- There’s been no shortage of debate between the potential effects of conventional versus organic foods on health. Colby Vorland discusses a recent meta-analysis looking at this question over at BioFortified.
- From turtle, to horse, to man – masturbation is all too common. Ever wondered why? Torah Kachur of Science in Seconds looks at a new study which suggests spanking the monkey may reduce the amount of accumulated DNA damage in sperm.
- Dirk Hanson of Addiction Inbox suggests that potential memory loss associated with smoking marijuana depends on the strain. In essense, if memory loss is a personal concern, you should stop buying the cheap stuff.
- Scicurious of Neurotic Physiology finally answers the age old question: does wearing a poorly-fitted bra make one constipated?
Check back next week for some more riveting discussions of health and clinical research!
Peter
