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Abel Pharmboy is the nom de plume of David J Kroll, a US state university educator and cancer researcher who holds a PhD in Pharmacology and Therapeutics and BS in Toxicology. He writes on natural product drugs and dietary supplements, issues of under-represented groups in the STEMM disciplines, science and medical journalism, the science and culture of North Carolina, Florida, and Colorado, making and listening to music and, with the help of his colleague, Erleichda, wine appreciation.
"Why Terra Sigillata?" will tell you more about the origin of the blog name.
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For the record, this is a personal blog and any content or opinions expressed are solely the author's and do not reflect those of his university employer or funding agencies. He does get a bit ornery from time to time.
December 28, 2006
Category: Botany
President Ford and his family have a special place in the heart of Coloradans, in part for helping to popularize the Vail Valley ski resorts - the "Western White House," as it was then known. Little-appreciated outside Colorado is that...
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December 27, 2006
Category: Religion
A pediatric nurse and professor publishes, "When Parents Say No: Religious and Cultural Influences on Pediatric Healthcare Treatment."
Posted by Abel Pharmboy at 9:07 AM • 6 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
December 25, 2006
Category: Personal
To all of our readers, near and far, please accept our warmest best wishes for peace and happiness today and in the upcoming new year. If the other end of this internet connection finds you in a warm home and/or...
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December 23, 2006
Category: Botanical/Herbal Medicines
But guess where?
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December 22, 2006
Category: Botanical/Herbal Medicines
The Wall Street Journal's Science Journal correspondent today "bestows holiday gifts" (sub req'd) on researchers, drugs, and other approaches that have advanced health and medicine, or set it back. Given yesterday's discussion of the failed efficacy trial for black cohosh,...
Posted by Abel Pharmboy at 11:25 AM • 1 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
December 21, 2006
Category: Botanical/Herbal Medicines
Flash: the continued failure of botanical therapies return medicine and patients to weighing the risks and benefits of using treatments that actually work.
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December 20, 2006
Category: Blogging community
Hearty congratulations go out to fellow ScienceBloggers Orac (Respectful Insolence) and PZ Myers (Pharyngula, like I needed to tell you) for their respective wins in the categories of Best Medical/Health Issues Blog and Best Science Blog, respectively, of The 2006...
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December 19, 2006
Category: Botanical/Herbal Medicines
Here is the NIH press release of a study published in today's Annals of Internal Medicine. I'll have to take a closer look at the specific formulations of the supplements tested (two of which contained black cohosh extracts) and study...
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Category: Justice
Terrible news this morning, but not entirely unexpected given the complete ignorance of science in the case of medical personnel charged with intentionally infecting children with HIV in a Libyan hospital. The defendants have again been sentenced to death. Luc...
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December 18, 2006
Category: Biology
A great interview in Discover by our own Carl Zimmer.
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