Archive for November 12th, 2007

November 12th, 2007

Is It Really Working?

Consumer Reports corrects “restless leg” drug TV ad – Boing Boing
Consumer Reports explains that Requip reduces symptoms in up to 73% of people (with scary potential side effects) , while a placebo is effective on 57% of people with RLS (“restless leg syndrome”).
That doesn’t seem like that great of a success rate. More than [...]

November 12th, 2007

The Incredible Shrinking Bar

Mouse Print»Blog Archive » Dial Soap: The Incredible Shrinking Bar
Once upon a time “bath size” bars of soap were all five ounces. Most have now been downsized to 4.5 ounces.
The latest move, however, is to go even smaller. Dial for Men is a prime example.
Its smaller, but now it has new GRIP features carved [...]

November 12th, 2007

hands burning

How do I get my hands to stop burning ??? (Archived thread) -
Ouch. Rubbing alcohol is supposed to cut the oil, then follow that with a lotion or ointment
I cut up a bunch of peppers from the garden (i finally decided it was too cold and they weren’t going to grow anymore) today to freeze.  [...]