I got the fever...

(or at least developing its antibodies) after receiving a vaccination for yellow fever last Friday in preparation for upcoming international travel.  Turns out my prior Hep A immunization is good, but I also received a typhoid booster.

Feels like somebody slugged me hard in my left arm, but that's a minor price to pay for the high adventure that comes with traveling in the developing world.

Not quite Soylent Green...

but nearly as creepy:  Test tube hamburgers to be served this year.  As yucky as the process sounds, culturing strips of meat from stem cells in laboratories, at least animals aren't being slaughtered so it's "ethical" meat.  (I sure hope the burgers taste like bacon.)

NOTE:  If you're a young person and don't get the title reference for this post, then click here.  It's a sci-fi classic.

Toilet texting...

on the rise, which probably explains this.

Um, just for the record, not me.

It's always the last place...

you look: Working Pen Removed From Woman’s Stomach After 25 Years.

European Union bans claim...

that water can prevent dehydration.  Seriously.

Yeah, and breathing air doesn't forestall asphyxiation.

Is there anything...

it can't do?

Coffee Linked With Decreased Risk For Skin Cancer

Settled science...

• WHO: Cell Phone Use Can Increase Possible Cancer Risk
• Cell Phones Don't Raise Brain Cancer Risk, Study Says

And you put that thing...

near your mouth: Fecal Matter Lurks On 1 In 6 Mobile Phones.  Eww.

I'm putting mine in the dishwasher tonight.

The most common mistakes...

people make in the desert, from the survival guru at Outside.

And don't forget to carry a sharp knife.

The new addiction...

People deprived of the Internet feel 'upset and lonely' and find going offline as hard as quitting smoking or drinking.

The CDC provides guidance...

for the next public health crisis: Preparedness 101: Zombie Apocalypse.  Really.  No joke.

UPDATE:  There's even a book for kids now: That's Not Your Mommy Anymore: A Zombie Tale.

Coffee vs. tea...

in an infographic.

Much to my students' chagrin, I'm a java man. Try to keep up.

Words of wisdom...

from the world's oldest man.  Seems like good advice to me.

Sounds about right...

Radon in Spokane Homes More of a Risk Than Milk.

RELATED: Minimal levels of radiation detected in area milk during federal testing.

The most complex cocktail...

is the Bloody Mary.  Don't believe it?  Here's some guidance from the American Chemical Society.

Hmm.  Who knew?  I'll have to give this some serious attention, and one shouldn't overlook the health benefits.  Better living through chemistry!

Orders of magnitude...

Japan's earthquake death toll set to hit 25,000 as it emerges ANOTHER town has 10,000 people missing

Give your thumbs a break...

at least once every 48 hours: Chinese Online Gamer Dies After Three-Day Session.  Apparently this isn't the first time this has happened.

Hat tip: the Bu bro.

Tough old dude...

Anthem man, 84, talks about being stranded in desert for 5 days.

And resourceful, too.  Glad he's well.

Perhaps the most interesting argument...

in favor of legalizing marijuana in Washington state:

Legalization will take the “cool” factor out of marijuana, Goodman insisted: “If grandma’s using it for cancer (treatment) it’s not cool anymore.”

I'll drink to that...

Warning: Alcohol may increase your life expectancy and reduce dementia.