Lice go to the head of the class
Head lice, with pics and videoPosted on August 17, 2008 3:56 PM • 16 Comments •
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The Editors of Effect Measure are senior public health scientists and practitioners. Paul Revere was a member of the first local Board of Health in the United States (Boston, 1799). The Editors sign their posts "Revere" to recognize the public service of a professional forerunner better known for other things.
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Clinical:
No nose is good nose (or, how to improve penile tactile sensation)
Hey, numb nuts!Posted on August 16, 2008 7:59 AM • 27 Comments •
Do flu vaccines really work in the elderly?
We take a detailed look at a new study in The Lancet.Posted on August 2, 2008 7:56 AM • 12 Comments •
Hospital hazards, "Holy Crap" Department
The possibly lethal effects of RFID in the hospital.Posted on June 29, 2008 3:20 PM • 14 Comments •
A new way to skin the CAT (scan)
Using video cards to do CAT scans.Posted on May 31, 2008 9:21 AM • 2 Comments •
"Doctor, I think I have a code." "It's just some bug ."
Getting debugged in Second Life.Posted on May 13, 2008 1:50 PM • 3 Comments •
There's more bird flu than we thought. That's good news.
Missed cases are found. I'm glad.Posted on January 25, 2008 6:45 AM • 53 Comments •
Feverish preps for bird flu
You know what you can do with that rectal thermometer.Posted on January 19, 2008 7:36 AM • 38 Comments •
New prostate test. No thanks.
$300 for little of value.Posted on January 18, 2008 5:35 PM • 9 Comments •
The clinical bird flu picture so far as reviewed in the New England Journal
Who dies and of what?Posted on January 18, 2008 7:45 AM • 11 Comments •
Honey, cough and caution
Infants under a year shouldn't have honey.Posted on January 10, 2008 3:57 PM • 14 Comments •
The new CPR: half as hard and more aesthetic
Don't worry about mouth-to-mouth. Just push.Posted on December 28, 2007 4:49 PM • 7 Comments •
