Author: Tom Patriot

Sarah Silverman Posted a Photo of Her Naked Breasts to Instagram to Make a Critical Point About Female Nudity

Tom Patriot

Note: The following post contains images of (100% natural and normal) female nudity. It’s 2019, and for some frustrating reason nipples on female-presenting bodies are still seen as inherently sexual. This attitude makes it more difficult to breastfeed in public or to share a natural, topless selfie even in a nonsexual context. And recently, comedian Sarah Silverman called this ridiculous double standard out after Instagram flagged one of her photos. In a May 9th tweet, Silverman shared a photo in which she stands topless in front of her bathroom mirror. She wrote that Instagram had removed the…

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From the overuse of antibiotics to anti-vaxxers, why we need to work together to create a stronger culture of public health

Tom Patriot

Whenever I talk about my research on how parents come to decide to reject vaccines for their children, my explanations are met with a range of reactions, but I almost always hear the same questions. What is wrong with those parents? Are they anti-science? Are they anti-expert? Are they simply ignorant or selfish? Are they crazy? The year is not half over, and the number of measles cases has now exceeded highs not seen since the U.S. was declared measles-free in 2000. Given the indisputably large role unvaccinated individuals are playing in it, parents…

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Stock Market Falls as Trade War Between the U.S. and China Gets Nastier by the Day

Tom Patriot

The U.S. Purchasing Managers Index (PMI), which measures business activity in the manufacturing and service sectors, fell to its lowest level in nine years this month. At a reading of 50.6, the PMI suggests the economy may currently be close to flat. Interest rates and the price of oil plunged on the weak economic news. So did stock prices. The major indexes were all down sharply with the Nasdaq Composite index falling 1.58 percent. The Entrepreneur Index™ closed the day with a loss of 1.69 percent. Technology stocks were once again hammered…

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Exercise may improve memory in heart failure patients

Tom Patriot

Two-thirds of patients with heart failure have cognitive problems, according to research presented today at EuroHeartCare 2019, a scientific congress of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC).1 Heart failure patients who walked further in a six-minute test, which shows better fitness, as well as those who were younger and more highly educated, were significantly less likely to have cognitive impairment. The results suggest that fitter patients have healthier brain function. Study author Professor Ercole Vellone, of the University of Rome “Tor Vergata,” Italy, said: “The message for patients with heart…

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People with benign skin condition willing to trade time, money to cure disorder

Tom Patriot

People with benign hyper-pigmentation (the darkening or increase in the natural color of the skin), are willing to pay (WTP) nearly 14 percent of their monthly income and approximately 90 minutes a day to cure their condition. The study involved 85 adults with skin hyper-pigmentation who were surveyed on the number of hours per day they would be willing to give up as well as how much money they were willing to spend to potentially be cured of a condition. “Our findings highlight the substantial effect that benign hyper-pigmentation has…

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