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An Oxford graduate student by day and a scientific activist by night, Nick Anthis isn't letting his Ph.D. research in protein structure get in the way of defending scientific and social progress.

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Death of a Pioneer

Legendary heart surgeon Michael DeBakey passed away Friday night at the age of 99. From the Houston Chronicle: Medical statesman, chancellor emeritus of Baylor College of Medicine, and a surgeon at The Methodist Hospital since 1949, DeBakey trained thousands of...

Posted on July 12, 2008 6:08 AM • 2 Comments •

Do You Want to Be Able to Crap Gold?

That might not be possible, but ingesting isotopically-enriched food would make your waste even more valuable.

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Posted on April 25, 2008 7:37 AM • 1 Comments •

An Integrin Is Identified as a Co-Receptor for HIV

Scientists identify the alpha-4 beta-7 integrin as a co-receptor for HIV, offering a potential new drug target.

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Posted on February 11, 2008 8:23 PM • 3 Comments •

On Drugs, Circumcision, and John McCain

Antiretroviral drugs taken prophylactically protecting against HIV, some doubt about the effects of circumcision, and a blast from the past with John McCain

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Posted on February 5, 2008 7:20 AM • 16 Comments •

Stem Cells from Down Under

Awkward? Probably. But, menstrual blood stem cells show some early promise.

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Posted on November 29, 2007 7:45 AM • 3 Comments •

A Choice We Shouldn't Have to Make

Guess what... we all get to play doctor!

Posted on October 24, 2007 5:25 PM • 10 Comments •

Scientific Activism in the News

Drug safety advocate Dr. Steven E. Nissen

Posted on July 22, 2007 7:44 AM • 0 Comments •

California Releases Revised Lethal Injection Protocol, Physicians Still Complicit

On Tuesday, California offered the courts a revised capital punishment policy, and I was dismayed to learn that a physician had helped formulate the policy.

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Posted on May 18, 2007 6:11 PM • 5 Comments •

HPV Vaccination in the New England Journal of Medicine

It's a virtual smorgasbord!

Posted on May 11, 2007 5:18 PM • 14 Comments •

The NHS Improves Still Further by Decreasing Waiting Lists to Record Low

The UK's National Health Service (NHS) is a matter of British pride, despite some minor shortcomings. Strong on preventative and routine medical care, the NHS has on the other hand been criticized for its long waiting lists required for more...

Posted on January 5, 2007 8:12 PM • 1 Comments •

A Band-Aid for a Broken Health Care System?

When you live in the wealthiest nation in the world but can still claim over 40 million people without health insurance--despite spending more than twice as much per capita on health care as any other nation--you might have a problem....

Posted on October 26, 2006 7:08 PM • 4 Comments •

Nature Versus Nurturing the Death Penalty

Another reason to question the death penalty: lethal injections are a pretty nasty way to go.

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Posted on August 24, 2006 6:14 PM • 0 Comments •

Double Drug Jeopardy

I'll be honest with you: sometimes I really don't know what to think about drug companies. I'll give them some credit, since unlike many of their peers they produce a product that is useful to society and has important humanitarian implications. I want to like them--I really do--but when I read about things like this, it becomes pretty difficult.

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Posted on July 26, 2006 7:45 AM • 2 Comments •

No More Aspirin, Please

If Massachusetts were a physician, I'd have mixed feelings about visiting him or her. Sure, Dr. Massachusetts would be persistent and would try to make me feel better, but probably wouldn't do much to treat the underlying causes. Massachusetts would probably be an adept surgeon, but maybe not a great family doctor.

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Posted on July 25, 2006 7:45 AM • 7 Comments •

Universal Health Care, Duh!

I had a great hassle-free trip to the doctor the other day, and it wasn't because I live in some fantasy world. I live in England.

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Posted on July 24, 2006 7:45 AM • 7 Comments •

Fantastical Fridays: Are You Cool, Man?

If you know what I'm talking about, and if you are in fact "cool", then you might also be interested in these recent research findings about the surprising lack of negative health affects associated with marijuana.

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Posted on July 21, 2006 7:45 AM • 2 Comments •

Supreme Court Leaves Medical Marijuana Out in the Cold

Which of the following does not belong: (a) abortion, (b) medical marijuana, or (c) physician-assisted suicide? According the Supreme Court, the answer is (b) medical marijuana

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Posted on July 20, 2006 7:45 AM • 7 Comments •

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