Awakened from summer hibernation

Well... it's been a while since my last post. I've decided to back away from the more "essay" oriented posts and instead go for more of a "interesting news summary" focus. This should make my posts more sustainable for me to be a continuous blogger...

Without further ado, a little run down of some interesting stories in the todays news:

Hillary Clinton unveils a new health plan... upon a very brief inspection it looks similar to the Massachusetts mandated health insurance plan:

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/17/washington/17cnd-clinton.html?ex=1347681600&en=a2c0a241b56c9921&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss

Green chemistry to make more environmentally friendly drugs (uk)

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/82521.php

The middle ages again? A new study looks at using hookworms to treat asthma:

http://www.news-medical.net/?id=29901

Bicycling in the UK could save them $1 billion a year...in both transport and health costs/benefits... maybe we could learn something?

http://politics.guardian.co.uk/publicservices/story/0,,2170849,00.html

Oprah talks about hypOthyroidism...an affliction common to many millions of American women (and men)

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/health/331752_condor17.html?source=rss

Boston Globe: Bird Brains shaking up science - a neat overview of the intelligence of birds: