A federal advisory panel voted 20-17 to recommend a ban on the prescription pain killers Percocet and Vicodin because both narcotics are combined with acetaminophen in their formulation. Acetaminophen, an ingredient in Tylenol and many commonly used over the counter products, is known to cause liver damage with prolonged usage.

Bernie Madoff has been sentenced to 150 years. Unless Madoff has Nicholas Flamel as one of his co-conspirators, that’s going to be a life sentence.

Target Ovarian Cancer, a UK charity group, surveyed 400 GPs (general practitioners) and 1,000 women about their knowledge of ovarian cancer. The results were not promising. Of the GPs polled, only 51% identified “increased abdominal size” as the “most important symptom” and a scant 2% identified “difficulty eating” or “feeling full” (other common symptoms). 93% of the GPs acknowledged that diagnosis is often delayed.

Where does one go with cigarette advertising as…

Dina Goldstein’s photo project “Fallen Princesses” was inspired by the Disney Princess obsession the artist saw in her young daughter and her friends. Goldstein decided to take the characters back to their more Grimm roots by setting the cheerfully garbed characters in darker modern scenarios. Snow White (above) has children and a lazy Prince Charming. Cinderella is drinking alone in a bar. Belle from Beauty and the Beast is undergoing plastic surgery. Rapunzel is undergoing chemo. Sleeping Beauty is in a retirement home with her prince. Jasmine from Aladdin is involved in Middle Eastern warfare.

Gwen at Sociological Images (courtesy of contexts) has brought this graph to my attention.

In the wake of Friday’s Iranian Presidential election, in which Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (hater of neckties and basic logic) claimed victory, reports of voter fraud are thick in the air and protests which broke out over the weekend have reportedly turned lethal. Follow inside for news resources.

I’m not uploading it here because it is quite wide and best seen in its natural environment, but the BBC has an excellent flow chart and accompanying information detailing how Iran is ruled. The chart is in honor of today’s elections and shows which positions are elected and unelected and who, like the Guardian Council, bridge the gap.

This “I should move to Canada or the U.K.” moment is sponsored by Sebastian of Obsidian Wings:

A shooter enetered the Holocaust Museum earlier and opened fire. It looks right now as if the shooter and security guard were severely injured, while a third person may have been injured in the firefight.