| Shock tactics
Hundreds of children no other school wants — from the autistic to the merely troubled — attend a centre in America where electric shocks are administered for even the smallest misdemeanour. Forced to wear 10lb backpacks with electrodes attached to their skin, they never know when their teachers will deliver this ‘behaviour-modification’ therapy. Why hasn’t the school been closed down? .
Pet doctor -- Heartworm disease in cats easily prevented
Recently the Sun Herald carried a column by a California veterinarian who wrote on the topic of heartworm disease and heartworm prevention. In his piece, he mentioned that heartworm prevention may be optional for your cat. While that may be true in some parts of the world, it certainly isn't for the Southeastern United States. We fully realize that Your Pet's Doctor is distributed worldwide, but our home base is on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. We don't want any cats getting heartworms, here or anywhere else, either. Let's look at the reasons in favor of using monthly heartworm preventive for your kitty: • Heartworm disease is deadly in cats. It is a very treatable disease in dogs, but there is no treatment for cats, only prevention.
Preview Calendar
Editor's note: The deadline for Preview Calendar items is noon Monday the week before the event takes place. Items submitted after the noon deadline will not be printed in the Preview Calendar. Ongoing Charleston's Holiday Market: The sights, sounds, aromas and textures of the holiday season will come together under one roof at Charleston's Holiday Market. Aisles of specialty boutiques with items to fulfill every holiday need or wish, visits and photos with Santa, gourmet foods, fine art in a variety of media, original crafts, plus seasonal decorating, feasting and entertaining ideas galore. $6 for adults and $1 for children 6-12. 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Nov. 9; 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Nov. 10; 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Nov. 11. N. Charleston Coliseum Convention Center, 5001 Coliseum Drive. Call 336-282-5550 or visit www.holidaymarket.com.
You silly boys: blondes make men act dumb
WHEN men meet fair-haired women they really do have a "blonde moment". Scientists have found that their mental performance drops, apparently because they believe they are dealing with someone less intelligent. Researchers discovered what might be called the "bimbo delusion" by studying men’s ability to complete general knowledge tests after exposure to different women. The academics found that men’s scores fell after they were shown pictures of blondes. Further analysis convinced the team that, rather than simply being distracted by the flaxen hair, those who performed poorly had been unconsciously driven by social stereotypes to "think blonde". "This proves that people confronted with stereotypes generally behave in line with them," said Thierry Meyer, joint author of the study and professor of social psychology at the University of Paris X-Nanterre.
illumistream Launches Video Health Platform: Good Health Isn't Boring Anymore
The illumistream video health platform, which launched earlier this week, profoundly rejects the premise that medical videos have to be painful to watch. Instead, illumistream offers videos that are dynamically visual, incorporating 20 to 30 powerful animations, diagrams, and images in every three minute video. This compelling presentation enables our world class physicians, like PGA Tour Doctor Dr. Vijay Vad and Stanford Epilepsy specialist Robert Fisher, to explain complex medical issues in a clear, easy-to-understand format which is accessible and interesting. .
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