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Oh yes, my photo of Loch Lomond made it to the 2025 edition of Wild Onions! sites.psu.edu/wildonions/

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Some animals spotted on my drive home from work yesterday.

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I just came across a link to scholargps.com for the first time. Couldn't find it on wikipedia so I assume it is new. Is this a useful site, widely used, reliable?

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Everyone in the past was neurotypical, which is how we got things like this single-author, eight-volume encyclopedia of ferns

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80% if U.S. adults support a policy proposed by both the Trump (2016) and Biden (2020) administrations to lower the permissible nicotine content in cigarettes and cigars to non-addictive levels. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40199553/

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Bald eagle and herons above Swatara Creek, PA.

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When smokers with no plans to quit, try an ecig that can deliver nicotine almost like a cigarette, does this help them to quit cigarette smoking completely, as compared to trying to reduce without an ecig or with a placebo? Yes, as shown in this RCT: pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...

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When cigarette smokers try an ecig that can deliver nicotine almost like a cigarette, does this help them to reduce their cigarette consumption and toxicant exposure, as compared to trying to reduce without an ecig? Yes, as shown in this RCT: pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...

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Since it began in 1994, the Safe to Sleep campaign has contributed to a 50% decrease in Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). Having recently had a baby (2024), this one hits close to home and I can't think of a single reason to justify cutting this program. WE CAN GET THIS REVERSED.

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In a study of 9,856 mental health facilities and 14,620 substance use treatment facilities in USA, fewer than 45% of facilities offered tobacco cessation pharmacotherapy. More had vape-free policies than smoke-free policies! This was 2023! www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes...

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Were you aware that Blonde Roast Starbucks coffee contains the highest concentration of #caffeine ? www.caffeineinformer.com/the-complete...

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Approximately 13.8% of U.S. e-cigarette product sales in 2024 were authorised for sale by the FDA, as compared with 3.3% in 2023. tobaccocontrol.bmj.com/content/earl...

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SSRI affiliate Aleksandra Zgierska, Jeanne L. and Thomas L. Leaman at Penn State Hershey & colleagues at University of Wisconsin-Madison found that #mindfulness and #cognitivebehavioraltherapy may improve chronic low back pain. ➡️

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More placebo-controlled trials needed please.

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🍼It’s National Infant Immunization Week! Talking with parents about vaccines is crucial in promoting vaccine literacy. Get strategies & talking points from the CDC ➡️ bit.ly/3GkmwBC

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792 smokers were randomized to (a) placebo (b) 6 weeks cytisinicline or (c) 12 weeks cytisinicline. % abstinent from smoking for weeks 9-24 (and CO<10ppm) was (a) 4.2% (b) 12.2% and (c) 20.5%. Cytisinicline is safe and effective for smoking cessation. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40257755/

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If you are impressed by all those papers on youth substance use showing that X is associated with Y then you've got to read this paper, and consider the implications. pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...

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In every year 2013-19, nicotine absorption has been lower in exclusive ecig users than smokers. But maybe #ecigs are catching up? pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...

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In every year 2013-19, the concentration of the lung carcinogen NNK (as measured by its metabolite, NNAL in urine) has been over 95% lower in exclusive ecig users than smokers. Could ecigs be 95% less likely to cause lung cancer? pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...

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The most cited papers of the 21st century, including @vicclarke.bsky.social and @ginnybraun.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/d41... As they told us in this 2021 interview, 'thematic analysis has travelled to places we've never heard of'! www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...

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Past month substance use in people aged 12+ in USA, 2023. www.samhsa.gov/data/sites/d...

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Past month use of nicotine products in people aged 12+ in USA, 2023. www.samhsa.gov/data/sites/d...

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Look at which age-group is using nicotine vapes the least.... www.samhsa.gov/data/sites/d...

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A great quote that speaks the truth

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Although these products are not harmless and should not be used by people who do not smoke—they are significantly less harmful than combustible tobacco products and can help people quit smoking (Hartmann-Boyce et al. 2022; McNeill et al. 2022). www.appi.org/Products/Add...

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Time-course of nicotine withdrawal symptoms from the largest placebo-controlled analysis. Once you are through the first month it gets much easier. www.appi.org/Products/Add...

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THIS!!! "NIH is flouting its statutory responsibilities by terminating so many grants with a dwindling opportunity to reallocate them which will result in a substantial portion of Congress’s appropriation going unspent" on pg 71- i encourage all with stake in matter to read the entire lawsuit.

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Velo Nicotine Pouches had slower nicotine uptake and lower peak nicotine levels, support their potential as a lower-risk alternative to cigarettes. www.frontiersin.org/journals/pha...

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'We all make mistakes' says RFK as fired US health staff asked to return. (some) www.bbc.com/news/article...

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Supreme Court supports FDA -CTP actions rejecting e-cigs with flavors attractive to young people. www.msn.com/en-us/news/u...

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Just one example of the effects of the the work of CDC, FDA and NIH on the health of your family: Daily smoking among high school seniors went from 24.6% in 1997 to 1.6% in 2022.

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Economists are baffled as to why the US is gutting its unmatched scientific enterprise: “This is really killing the goose that lays the golden egg.” “It’s (science) like a machine, you put a dollar in and you get $5 back.” www.nytimes.com/2025/03/31/b...

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A letter signed by Trump invoked the “endless frontier” vision for science that has propelled US economic prosperity and tech development since World War II. But Nobel Prize winners and others warn that the Trump administration is dismantling that vision. 🧪 www.newscientist.com/article/2473...

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Despite fears that speaking out will make them targets, top researchers warn that the Trump administration’s “wholesale assault on U.S. science” will harm the nation. www.scientificamerican.com/article/top-...

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