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PalMD is a practicing internist in the Great Lakes region of the U.S.. Aside from the great joy he finds in his family and his work, he likes communicating some of that joy to others. He has a special interest in the ways patients---and we are all patients at one time or another---are deceived by charlatans. He aims to change the world, one reader at a time. Previous writings can still be found here, and here. I also write twice a month for Science-Based Medicine
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June 30, 2009
Category: Medicine
Major depressive disorder (hereafter referred to as "depression") is a prevalent and disabling illness. According to the National Institute of Mental Health: Major Depressive Disorder is the leading cause of disability in the U.S. for ages 15-44...[and]...affects approximately 14.8 million...
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June 29, 2009
Category: Absurd medical claims
A long while back, at the original wordpress incarnation of this blog, I wrote a piece on the reasons that chiropractic is unscientific nonsense. Because it was popular, I moved it over here. Well, a chiropractor has come to bravely...
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June 28, 2009
Category: Medicine
(NB: as is usual with my more "science-y" posts, oversimplification is the rule. --PalMD) It's been a very long while since I've updated my series on cancer. I keep meaning to, but you know how things go. Lately, though, I've...
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June 27, 2009
Category: PalCast
PalCast 12 is up. Some relevant links: Anal Cancer HPV and cancer Simon Singh and chiroquacktic A blogospheric proposal Bad medical ideas Crazy new autism ideas...
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Category: meta-blag
We should probably mention that it isn't really your help, either....
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June 25, 2009
Category: Absurd medical claims
Medical science rarely undergoes revolutionary changes. Progress tends to be slow and steady, with new ideas undergoing extensive investigation before being implemented. This pace can be frustrating and every once in a while, someone comes along who thinks they have...
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June 24, 2009
Category: Medical ethics
Everyone who uses the internet leaves some sort of footprint, even if it's just a string of visited addresses. This presence is magnified if you've ever been in the news, been listed on a website (e.g., as faculty), or if...
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June 19, 2009
Category: Absurd medical claims
I've been a bit remiss in my coverage of the Simon Singh case, reviewed in detail by Phil Plait, among others. As many of my readers already know, respected science writer Simon Singh is being sued for libel in England...
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June 18, 2009
Category: Fatherhood
When I look at my daughter, what do I see? There is so much in every glance. Usually, she's moving too fast to pin down, running at me yelling, "Daddy!!!" I don't know how anyone even looks at their kids...
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June 17, 2009
I'd like to direct your attention toward an excellent discussion of today's news about the cold "remedy" Zicam. Dr. Novella and the commenters have hit on all the major points; I can't improve on it. I would, however, like to...
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