May 2011
14 posts
Watch// Damn, I can’t believe I did not learn how to tie my shoe laces correctly… Watch and Learn!
via TED
Meet the World's First Solar Powered Study Lantern →
// “A World Bank study in Sudan found that “pass rates in an entire village increased from 57 to 100 percent after students were provided with bright solar lighting.” And, since many people without electricity end up using dangerous, air-polluting kerosene lanterns, which according to the 2007 Millenium Development Goals Report kill 1.5 million people a year—half of them kids under the age...
FDA clears first test for recent infection with... →
// “Women who become infected just before or during pregnancy may pass the parasite on to their unborn child, resulting in miscarriage, stillbirth, or an abnormally small or large head. Infection can also lead to vision loss, mental disability, seizures or other health problems later in life for the child.
Cats are most often associated with the parasite, but many other species of...
Eat more fruit
// “An explanation of why lack of fruit in our diet might be harming us comes form the work of Anthony Wright. Fruit contains flavonoids and MAO inhibitors which dampen down the action of sex hormones and protect the brain through anti-oxidant activity. They influence our development in the womb. They affect the pineal gland which in turn affects how we perceive the world. Since leaving the...
Sloan-Kettering asks for donations, pays CEO 4.4... →
// Wow, that seems a bit high. I like the following approach to “Non-Profit” companies:
// “The President of the United States of America earns $400,000 a year. Any “non-profit” organization that pays its CEO more than that should immediately lose its non-profit status. “
Scientists Cast Doubt on TSA Tests of Full-Body... →
// “There’s no real data on these machines, and in fact, the best guess of the dose is much, much higher than certainly what the public thinks,” said John Sedat, a professor emeritus in biochemistry and biophysics at UCSF and the primary author of the letter.”
// The controversy is NOT over!!!
Beta-Blocker Zaps Infant Hemangiomas →
“The news has energized pediatric dermatologists worldwide, many of whom are now trying propranolol on their tiny patients — with what they describe as remarkable success. Others are more cautious about the treatment, waiting for formal clinical trials before committing themselves. “
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Medical Humor – Hiding $100 →
inadvertentpremed:
orangus-hamstursaurus:
semperjeff:
How do you hide a $100 dollar bill from a general surgeon?
Put it in the patients’ charts.
How do you hide a $100 dollar bill from an orthopedic surgeon?
Put it in a textbook.
How do you hide a $100 bill from a radiologist?
Tape it to a patient.
How do you hide a $100 bill from an internist?
Hide it under a dressing.
How do yo...
Salt and Hypertension revisited. JAMA May 2011 →
// Link to Podcast to hear the author defend the study and address criticism.
“ In this population-based cohort, systolic blood pressure, but not diastolic pressure, changes over time aligned with change in sodium excretion, but this association did not translate into a higher risk of hypertension or CVD complications. Lower sodium excretion was associated with higher CVD mortality.”
