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February 9, 2010
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Swing and a miss: Yet another HIV-1 downer Acyclovir treatment in HIV-1, HSV-2 positive patients doesnt decrease HIV-1 transmission.
Framing Science
AU School of Communication Teams with PBS Frontline to Examine The Safety of Regional Air Carriers A joint project between Frontline and American University....
Mike the Mad Biologist
Very Cool Staphylococcus aureus Interactive Surveillance Site We actually now have a strategy for limiting or even stopping the spread of MRSA in Europe: this is why surveillance matters.
Terra Sigillata
Chronic illness discussion continues with Dave Munger on living with AIDS An unexpected outpouring of comments on living with chronic illnesses brings me to recommend Dave Munger's thoughtful new project, The Daily Monthly
A Blog Around The Clock
ScienceOnline2010 session videos - Privacy, ethics, and disasters: how being online as a doctor changes everything Part 2 Privacy, ethics, and disasters: how being online as a doctor changes everything Saturday, January 16 at 10:15 - 11:20am E. Privacy, ethics, and disasters: how being online as a doctor changes everything - Pal MD and Val Jones. Description:...
Respectful Insolence
Differences between CAM practice and primary care practice If there is one aspect of "complementary and alternative" medicine (CAM) that can puzzle advocates of science-based medicine, it's why, given how nonsensical much of it is given that some of it actually goes against the laws of physics (think...
February 8, 2010
On Becoming a Domestic and Laboratory Goddess
How I Know the Universe is Screwing With Me... I know that Mama has been mildly absent, little muffins. Things here have just been so scientifically busy. Now I am convinced that the science universe is screwing with me. Allow me to explain how... Dr. Isis is a smoking...
White Coat Underground
A travesty in Texas There's a prosecution going on in Texas that sounds so corrupt, and could have such a chilling influence on the pursuit of quackery nationwide, that it cannot be ignored. I urge you to read the story in the Times, but...
Mike the Mad Biologist
Obama to CDC Efforts in Antimicrobial Resistance: Drop Dead The Obama Administration has decided to massively cut the funding for the CDC's antimicrobial resistance and vaccination efforts. I thought this was the kind of anti-science bullshit that the Bush Administration did.
A Blog Around The Clock
ScienceOnline2010 session videos - Privacy, ethics, and disasters: how being online as a doctor changes everything Part 1 Privacy, ethics, and disasters: how being online as a doctor changes everything Saturday, January 16 at 10:15 - 11:20am E. Privacy, ethics, and disasters: how being online as a doctor changes everything - Pal MD and Val Jones. Description:...
Respectful Insolence
Best. Conspiracy. Theory. Ever. Jenny McCarthy and Jim Carrey surpass even themselves in conspiracy mongering about vaccines.
Respectful Insolence
Report a bad doctor to the authorities, go to jail? It might really happen for Anne Mitchell, RN in Winkler County, Texas A trio of good ol' boys tries to send an uppity nurse to jail because she had the temerity to report a bad doctor to the Texas Medical Board.
February 7, 2010
Effect Measure
The dangers of weed Nothing like a healthy stew.
Terra Sigillata
Meditations on those with chronic illnesses I find it remarkable that an illness having nothing to do with the CNS can wreak such havoc on cognition, concentration, and motivation.
A Blog Around The Clock
Interview with Michael Specter at ScienceOnline2010 (video) Part 2 Sabine Vollmer interviews Keynote Speaker Michael Specter for Science In The Triangle Blog....
Respectful Insolence
Egomaniacal Sunday morning basking in glory My adopted alter ego may be nothing but a computer played by a box of colored blinking lights, but those few who are actually familiar with the 30 year old British SF TV show that featured Orac beginning in the...
February 6, 2010
On Becoming a Domestic and Laboratory Goddess
How Dr. Isis Got Stuck By an Arterial Catheter Instead of Mr. Isis...(A Repost) Dr. Isis has been working on some invasive human studies lately. As I promised, I will take pictures of our construction exploits on Monday. I think we've finally got things right and I think you will be very impressed by...
February 5, 2010
Respectful Insolence
"Building bridges" to the leaders of the anti-vaccine movement? Thanks to Andrew Wakefield, it's been pretty much vaccine week for me. Well, mostly anyway, I did manage to have some fun with Mike Adams and the immune system, but otherwise it's been all vaccines all the time this week....
Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted)
Who Will Read Your Excellent Medical Blog Writing? Scientia Pro Publica (Science for the People) is a blog carnival devoted to sharing the best science, medical and nature writing with the public, and it is seeking submissions and hosts!
A Blog Around The Clock
New and Exciting in PLoS ONE There are 26 new articles in PLoS ONE today. As always, you should rate the articles, post notes and comments and send trackbacks when you blog about the papers. You can now also easily place articles on various social services...
Effect Measure
Random thoughts on CDC's swine flu effort: epidemiology and surveillance Taking stock
Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted)
TEDTalks: Jamie Heywood and The Big Idea His Brother Inspired When Jamie Heywood's brother was diagnosed with ALS, he devoted his life to fighting the disease as well. The Heywood brothers built an ingenious website where people share and track data on their illnesses -- and they discovered that the collective data had enormous power to comfort, explain and predict
February 4, 2010
Respectful Insolence
How not to report science and medical news, vaccine edition (addendum) Yet another FAIL when it comes to reporting on vaccines, thanks to CNN.
White Coat Underground
More on narcotic contracts I recently raised some questions about narcotic therapy contracts and my readers raised even more issues. Some of these questions deserve further discussion. First, despite the examples I gave, when I'm speaking about narcotic contracts I am talking about people...
White Coat Underground
Nursing students dressed in white Medicine has traditionally been full of hierarchies. Employees' uniforms make their role easy to identify: one color for radiology techs, another for secretaries, etc. When I was a resident, medical students wore short white coats, residents long blue coats, and...
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