The Rule of Twenties
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Heard from a local independent gerontologist tonight who does not accept
Medicare or other insurance payments in our state:
*"When it comes to geriatrics,...
Peer reviewed? Not quite . . .
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An email from Nebraska to our research librarians. I love this! The blog
takes precedence over medical journals.
From:
Sent: Thursday, December 17, 2009 3:...
Whiplash injury: 2% are permanently disabled
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Whiplash and whiplash-associated disorders (WAD) represent a range of
injuries to the neck caused by or related to a sudden distortion of the
neck. Whiplas...
Bacteria Turn Microgears for Micropower Production
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Researchers from Northwestern University, Princeton, and Argonne National
Laboratory used bacteria swimming in liquid to turn tiny gears suspended in
th...
Why I don't (usually) use Windows
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December 11th, 2pm So in late November, I cracked and bought a Vaio P11Z/B as a travel typing machine. (Half price, two year extended warranty thrown in &mda...
Show 134 Wrap-up
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Show 134 was a "Saturday Night with Dr. A" show. I talked about just a few
medical/health related news stories. Then, I went into some "not so serious"
n...
Sleepwalking
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Today the NY Times printed a piece pokes fun at, and highlights the dangers
of, the new habit of texting-while-walking:
This summer, the American College o...
Coming to Terms with a Potentially Fatal Disease
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The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) recently published a
case about a 66 year-old man with heart disease and an enlarging abdominal
aort...
Plugging away at a thesis
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I have continued to have a lot of work to do on my PhD thesis, which is
finally at revision stage. I have written a post on my personal blog
explaining in ...
Dude Fest!
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I'm attending a complete dude fest, also known as the annual American
Urological Association (AUA) meeting. It's held in the illustrious city of
Chicago th...
Who Needs the Flu Vaccine?
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Based on global surveillance of influenza strains, all 3 strains in the 2008
to 2009 influenza vaccines are different from the 2007 to 2008 vaccine
strains...
The Medscape Nephrology RSS Feed Has Moved
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