Within BDSM there is a sense of acceptance that you just do not get in the vanilla world. Being overweight is okay, and sometimes can lead to obsession or fetishes.

Social networking with an illness/disability/ailment spin. Get help for your disorder, find out what treatments have helped others, etc. [via techcrunch]

Health care interpreters and providers working together to overcome linguistic and cultural barriers to high-quality care.

A guy ate nothing but monkey chow for a week to see if it was fit for human subsistence. A scientific journal reported on this, using the phrase "monkey chow" because that's what the guy used...and Purina got their panties in a bunch!

Audio diary of Thembi Ngubane, a South African woman with AIDS. Premiered on NPR's All Things Considered; she is also touring the United States for lectures.

Everything you wanted to know about circumcision, and probably more that you didn't want to know. Pictures make this very NSFW. I can't imagine being this obsessed about your circumcision. [via metafilter]

Prescription drug information. Not sure how much of this is accurate. [via shanni]

Input all of the medications you take (prescription and over the counter) and see how they interact. Site is AIDSmeds.com but it has just about every drug you could think of.

Pinky ring reportedly uses acupressure to stop snoring. [via strange new products]