No big surprise here, tragically. The way we treat our veterans is a disgrace.

Quoted: Sgt. X had no idea that the little machine in his pocket was about to capture recorded evidence of something wounded soldiers and their advocates have long suspected -- that the military does not want Iraq veterans to be diagnosed with PTSD, a condition that obligates the military to provide expensive, intensive long-term care, including the possibility of lifetime disability payments. And, as Salon will explore in a second article Thursday, after the Army became aware of the tape, the Senate Armed Services Committee declined to investigate its implications, despite prodding from a senator who is not on the committee. The Army then conducted its own internal investigation -- and cleared itself of any wrongdoing.

Excellent analysis of Dontrelle Willis' anxiety-related trip to the DL.

Quoted: It may well be something quite different from depression (anxiety disorders and depression are sometimes, but NOT always, concomitant), but it sounds like Dontrelle thinks there's a chemical or something in his blood that's making him sick, when the stuff in his blood is actually just a symptom.

Quoted: I'm only going into detail at all here because I've seen a lot of comments about this story elsewhere on the internet today, many of them ranging from the confused and curious to the willfully ignorant to the downright cruel and small-minded.

Quoted: REALLY LONG STORY SHORT: our pitching staff is screwed.

Once again we see the medical profession involved in gross impositions and horrible acts against the population. Kudos to Sen. Grassley for outing these charlatans. The specific instances of on-air favors in this case are ridiculous.

Quoted: An influential psychiatrist who served as the host of public radio’s popular “The Infinite Mind” program earned at least $1.3 million between 2000 and 2007 giving marketing lectures for drug makers, income not mentioned on the program.

Quoted: “The extensive body of scientific research now available consistently indicates that ’Gulf War illness’ is real, that it is the result of neurotoxic exposures during Gulf War deployment, and that few veterans have recovered or substantially improved with time,” said the report, being released Monday by a panel of scientists and veterans.

A public health crisis at Hope. You don't say.

Quoted: HOLLAND, Mich. — Hope College in Holland will remain closed a day longer because of a suspected norovirus outbreak.

Sad news. Liz and I were dining with spry 80-90 year old Mediterraneans last night and hoping that if we ate like them for life we could pull it off too.

Quoted: The fact is that the Mediterranean diet, which has been associated with longer life spans and lower rates of heart disease and cancer, is in retreat in its home region. Today it is more likely to be found in the upscale restaurants of London and New York than among the young generation in places like Greece, where two-thirds of children are now overweight and the health effects are mounting, health officials say.

A redot from Mel I am very proud to share with those who didn't catch it already.

Quoted: Dianne Slager, a nurse practitioner who has taught at Calvin for three years, will use the Nagel funds to travel to Liberia in late May of 2008 to assess knowledge and attitudes about HIV/AIDS among church leaders and to evaluate the HIV/AIDS information programs they offer.

Oh great. This just happened to my friends upstairs. If anyone notices me shrinking away from water in the future, drive a steak through my heart asap.

Quoted: In fact, Ingham County leads the entire state for positive cases, which means the community could be at risk. "The one that we're really concerned with is if they wake up, and it's in a bedroom," Barry-Eaton District Health Department's Steve Tackitt explains. "So they have no idea if they've been bitten or not, because, a bat bite, they have very small teeth."

That's no good.

Quoted: Tests on sushi bought in Manhattan revealed mercury levels that exceed accepted safety standards.

Quoted: Although the samples were gathered in New York City, experts believe similar results would be observed elsewhere.

Quoted: Sushi from 5 of the 20 places had mercury levels so high that the Food and Drug Administration could take legal action to remove the fish from the market.