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Genetic variation in taste sensitivity
Written by Wellness Club on July 14, 2011 – 12:16 pm -By Nurse Mark There is much discussion in some scientific circles regarding the well-noted differences in taste perception among people of different ethnic backgrounds and indeed between individuals of similar ethnic heritage and genetic make-up. One group of researchers at Rutgers University published a paper detailing their findings in 2009, titled: “Genetic variation in […]
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Terminally Paraprosdokian
Written by Wellness Club on June 29, 2011 – 4:35 pm -A third and final installment in this look at paraprosdokians: A paraprosdokian is a figure of speech in which the latter part of a sentence or phrase is surprising or unexpected in a way that causes the reader or listener to reframe or reinterpret the first part. It is frequently used for humorous or […]
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Gender Differences Reexamined Using Diary Entry Analysis
Written by Wellness Club on June 13, 2011 – 6:19 pm -We recently looked at Gender Differences and Rates of Depression. We continue that scholarly look at this important subject with another oft-used tool of psychoanalysis in the hopes of generating a deeper understanding of the differences between men and women with a view to how we might learn to bridge what are sometimes vast […]
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Gender Differences In Rates Of Depression Explained
Written by Wellness Club on May 1, 2011 – 11:11 am -Modern medical science seems determined to spend fortunes on studies and research aimed at determining the cause for well-known differences in rates of clinical depression between men and women. Perhaps they should give it a rest and direct their attentions toward “proving” something more useful like, say, why a Ketogenic Diet is better for so […]
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Ewww… Another Case Of Paraprosdokian
Written by Wellness Club on April 7, 2011 – 3:52 pm -Ewww… Another Case Of Paraprosdokian By Nurse Mark Ok, Now that I have your attention… We examined the paraprosdokian with some examples in a recent issue of HealthBeat News, and it was a popular article – lots of folks got a chuckle from the article and wrote to say so. A paraprosdokian […]
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