Update: looks like Ted Kennedy is out of surgery and doing relatively well.

Quoted: Surgeons on Monday performed brain surgery on Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, and his doctor said the procedure to treat his cancerous brain tumor “was successful and accomplished our goals.”

I really hope Ted Kennedy's brain surgery goes well. Sounds like he's at one of the leading medical institutions in the world for this type of procedure...

Quoted: Sen. Edward M. Kennedy was at Duke University Medical Center on Monday for a risky six-hour surgery for his cancerous brain tumor, and faces chemotherapy and radiation treatment following the procedure.

I hadn't realized that Mark McEwen (CBS morning weatherman) had a stroke. Glad he's doing better.

Quoted: A Conversation with CBS' Mark McEwen on life after a stroke, battling the bulge and his second act.

Haha we all have an inner Homer Simpson. For example, it took every ounce of energy this morning to overcome my impulse to eat the free donut (which would make me feel crappy later) and have healthy cereal. Mmmmm, free donut.

Quoted: The real trick to understanding how to approach Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness, the new book by Cass R. Sunstein and Richard H. Thaler, lies in recognizing the limitations of your inner Homer Simpson and opting out of your own stupid choices.

Really well-researched article on how (and why) teenage girls are suffering from a disproportionate number of sports injuries compared to boys...

Quoted: Everyone wants girls to have as many opportunities in sports as boys. But can we live with the greater rate of injuries they suffer?

Um, I can't believe these e-cards are for real. Still, all in all, not a bad idea...

Quoted: Got laid. Was happy. Got tested. Wasn't healthy. Better get your own Chlamydia checkup soon.

Holy crap, this is incredible. This woman's organs were outside her body for 90 minutes!

Quoted: Taking out stomach, pancreas, liver, spleen, small intestine and large intestine led to lifesaving operation.

An interesting (and inadvertant) companion piece to the Atlantic Monthly story I just faved. It's a controversial viewpoint, but the writer argues that out-of-wedlock births are creating wider economic gaps between races (and genders). So does this back up the Atlantic's story that for women who want to have children, settling for 'Mr. Good Enough' is better than being a single mother? Personally, I think it's too complex to simplify in the way...

Quoted: According to the most recent statistics from the Centers for Disease Control, teenagers account for only 23 percent of current out-of-wedlock births. That means the vast majority of unwed mothers are old enough to know what they're doing: Unwed births are surging among women ages 25 to 29.