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Small profile avatar.jpg 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.

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April 29, 2007

Yes, the decimal point matters

Category: Pharmacy

This sad story harkens back to my days as a pharmacy prof when students would argue for points on an incorrect pharmaceutical calculations exam by saying, "well, only the decimal point was off." A pharmacy erroneously made a drug 10...

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April 26, 2007

Journal bullying of a grad student

Category: Scientific publishing

If publishing is not meant to disseminate scientific findings, then what is its purpose?

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April 25, 2007

More confusion about black cohosh extracts

Category: Botanical/Herbal Medicines

How can an herbal extract proven ineffective for menopausal symptoms still reduce the risk of breast cancer recurrence?

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April 23, 2007

Perversion of good science

Category: Alternative medicine

From the Canadian National Review of Medicine: Quacks pervert U of A doc's discovery - Desperate cancer patients clamour for untested DCA "cure"

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April 20, 2007

The Friday Fermentable: The Woody Creek Tavern for sale

Category: The Friday Fermentable

If you've been to Aspen, Colorado, for a scientific conference you have no doubt made the bike ride down valley to the venerable Woody Creek Tavern for margaritas and such. (The ride back to town is a wee bit more...

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Nobel laureate pushing supplements: good or bad?

Category: Non-herbal supplements

In the comment thread of my recent post about Herbalife, the multilevel supplement marketing company, I brought up the company's association with Dr Louis Ignarro who shared the 1998 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for the discovery of nitric...

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April 19, 2007

Multilevel dietary supplement marketing

Category: Non-herbal supplements

Nobel laureates and multi-level dietary supplement marketing: some play, some object.

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April 16, 2007

Why would there still be lead in kids' products?

Category: Toxicology

EPA agrees to cut lead in kids' products The lawsuit also followed the death of 4-year-old Jarnell Brown of Minneapolis, who died last year from acute lead poisoning by swallowing part of a heart-shaped charm bracelet distributed by Reebok International...

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April 15, 2007

Great science, great literature

Category: Books

The weekend version of the Wall Street Journal (sorry, sub reqd) included John Gribbins' list of influential science books that also make for good literature. Gribbin trained originally as an astrophysicist and recently finished writing his 100th book. The list:...

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April 13, 2007

Support for the Dunford family and all the troops

Category: Politics

Despite living in a state with a heavy military economy, the closest I've come to knowing the sacrifices of Iraq War service personnel is through my ScienceBlogs colleague, Mike Dunford, of The Questionable Authority. While his wife is delpoyed in...

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