The Thursday night before the Michigan game — rain or shine, cold or warm — Ohio State students leap into Mirror Lake, which is really a small, shallow pond. The Lantern tells the story of how the tradition purportedly came to be. I think it is of much more recent vintage — but who am [...]
Archive for November 19th, 2009
The Mirror Lake Jump
Posted in College, sports, tagged College, Michigan vs. Ohio State, Michigan-Ohio State, Mirror Lake, Mirror Lake Jump, Ohio State, Ohio State vs. Michigan, Ohio State-Michigan, sports, The Ohio State University on November 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
To Your Health
Posted in Science, tagged Alcohol, Health, Heart disease, Science on November 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A Spanish study has found that drinking alcohol lowers the risk of heart disease among men, and by significant percentages. Not surprisingly, its findings are controversial, and experts caution that drinking too much alcohol obviously raises the risk of other, non-heart-related health problems. The study also was based on self-reporting, which may not be an [...]
Eat Like An Egyptian
Posted in Food, Science, tagged Egypt, Food, Heart disease, Public Health, Science on November 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Scientists have performed x-rays and other scans on Egyptian mummies and have determined that ancient Egyptians experienced clogged arteries and heart disease, just like modern Americans do. The mummies that were examined as part of the study were of upper-class social status, which meant they ate meat and had richer than normal diets that were [...]
