Do you know the origin of mandatory blood tests before getting your marriage license?
I had no idea, until I read in The Globe and Mail today that the primary reason was syphilis. My first thought was “that seems reasonable”, but then I thought back and tried to remember if Paul and I had one before we got married. I couldn’t recall, so I asked him – apparently, we didn’t.
“Now, very few states still require a blood test,” she writes. “This testing has been phased out because syphilis was considered virtually eradicated.” It was also thought to be a burden on …read more

A couple of weeks ago, I wrote encouraging you to listen to a podcast about CFS on ABC National Radio. If you had a chance to listen to it, then you won’t be surprised by this post.
Scientists in Australia have identified 35 genes linked to Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. What this means, is that the focus on researching a cure has narrowed tremendously (this is a good thing). In order to find a cure, we need to know what causes it.
Researchers at the University of New South Wales in Sydney screened 30,000 genes in blood samples from 15 …read more