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Ear this!

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I want to keep you all abreast of the latest developments in the world of mental health, so I scour the newspapers and websites for important stories that'll make you think.

Yesterday evening, tired after a long day of doing nothing except being depressed, I surfaced and checked out the New York Times' Science section, and found the below story. For some reason, I'm mesmerized, maybe because my hearing is kind of bad. (And no, I don't have ear wax. Not that there's anything wrong with that.)

Does this mean the end to ear candling? Seems a shame, given this image from Wally's Natural. How will that little Amish girl bond with her mother?

Japanese Scientists Discover Ear Wax Gene

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Liz Spikol is senior contributing editor of Philadelphia Weekly. She writes the award-winning column The Trouble With Spikol, which began as a chronicle of her struggle with mental illness, and has since expanded into humorous musings on everything from graphic novels to how to use a mop. She also writes the paper's book review column, Lit Gloss. This blog -- named one of the Top 10 Bipolar Blogs of 2007 by PsychCentral -- is about mental illness policy, news, personal journeys and more.