Pinboard: bookmarks for ignatz tagged 'medicine'

A nurse claims the chairman of a hospital's surgery department injected her with "truth serum" during a job interview, then "pulled his pants down ... and injected himself in the groin area"

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january 2011 by ignatz

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Paro Therapeutic Robot

Animatronic stuffed harp seal bot intended to make demented old people feel nice.

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june 2010 by ignatz

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Stanford Hospital's Pneumatic Tube Messaging System

Huge pneumatic tube system, I had no idea.

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february 2010 by ignatz

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The Americanization of Mental Illness - NYTimes.com
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january 2010 by ignatz

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Docs are healing wounds with manufactured skin - CNN.com

"In some cases, we can get four football fields of skin out of one baby foreskin," said Dr. James McGuire.

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november 2009 by ignatz

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The Lessons of Lindsay
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august 2009 by ignatz

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The cost of body parts around the world | Life and style | The Guardian

So what else are people around the world harvesting from their body for cash – and how much can they expect to earn?

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july 2009 by ignatz

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Max Barry: Memory blockers for pediatric medicine

We decided to have you forget the pain rather than removing it. You win!

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june 2009 by ignatz

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The Kadir-Buxton Method

The Kadir-Buxton Method is done by making a fist of both hands, and striking both ears of the patient at exactly the same time and pressure with the soft part of the inner hand which is where the thumb joins the hand.

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may 2009 by ignatz

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Common Surgeries and Charges Comparison

Compare costs for common surgeries in the State of California, a web tool.

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may 2009 by ignatz

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Vioxx maker Merck and Co drew up doctor hit list | The Australian

AN international drug company made a hit list of doctors who had to be "neutralised" or discredited because they criticised the anti-arthritis drug the pharmaceutical giant produced.

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april 2009 by ignatz

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What Happens To Fake Studies?

What, you think they go back and fix them? The problem of bad science staying in the record.

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march 2009 by ignatz

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Costly Online Organ-Transplant Scam Results in Death, Arrest

"After seeing Feldman's online site, liver4you.org, the pair wired $70,000 to a New York bank account for Feldman last year."

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march 2009 by ignatz

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Researchers Worldwide Rally to Help Scientist Exposed to Ebola : ScienceInsider

Worst needle stick accident ever.

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march 2009 by ignatz

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Academic Claims to Find Sensitive Medical Info Exposed on Peer-to-Peer Networks | Threat Level from Wired.com

Among about 160 files that Johnson claims contained sensitive data (.pdf) were two spreadsheets containing information on 20,000 patients, which identified four patients being treated for HIV-AIDS, 326 patients being treated for cancer, 201 being treated for mental illnesses and thousands afflicted with various other diseases.

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march 2009 by ignatz

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BBC NEWS | Health | Gene could allow lab-grown teeth

Scientists believe they have found a way to grow teeth in the laboratory, a discovery that could put an end to fillings and dentures.

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february 2009 by ignatz

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A special court rejects autism-vaccine theories. - By Arthur Allen - Slate Magazine

I have no doubt, he wrote, "that the Cedillo parents and relatives are sincere in their belief that the MMR vaccine played a role in causing Michelle's devastating disorders. Unfortunately, the Cedillos have been misled by physicians who are guilty, in my view, of gross medical misjudgment."

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february 2009 by ignatz

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MMR doctor Andrew Wakefield fixed data on autism - Times Online

THE doctor who sparked the scare over the safety of the MMR vaccine for children changed and misreported results in his research, creating the appearance of a possible link with autism, a Sunday Times investigation has found.

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february 2009 by ignatz

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Europe's 'Medicinal Cannibalism': The Healing Power of Death - SPIEGEL ONLINE - News - International

"In 1492, when Pope Innocent VIII was on his deathbed, his doctors bled three boys and had the pope drink their blood. The boys died, and so did the pope."

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february 2009 by ignatz

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Dead athletes' brains show damage from concussions - CNN.com

What my NFB practitioner was saying all along: long-term sequelae of "minor" head injuries are scary.

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january 2009 by ignatz

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Drug Companies & Doctors: A Story of Corruption - The New York Review of Books

Collusion between pharm companies and influential doctors is way worse than I thought even.

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january 2009 by ignatz

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Scientist at Work - Rodolfo Llinás - In a Host of Ailments, Seeing a Brain Out of Rhythm - Biography - NYTimes.com

Brain rhythms may be at the root of some neurological disorders and may be treatable with deep brain electrical stimulation.

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december 2008 by ignatz

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New drugs against MRSA, other superbugs still lacking | Science Blog

antibiotic development is lagging behind new bug development

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december 2008 by ignatz

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Whatever you do, don't panic: The drama of a call to the emergency services | Society | The Guardian

transcripts of six emergency help phone calls, annotated

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november 2008 by ignatz

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Stem cells and organ transplants | Breathe in deeply, please | The Economist

A successful bronchial transplant avoids immune issues with stem cell engineering

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november 2008 by ignatz

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Dominic Wilcox: One a Day Calendar

A calendar made with cod liver oil tablets. Pop out a tablet every day for a healthy life.

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november 2008 by ignatz

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Anaheim man guilty of cadaver thefts

UCLA's willed body parts guy sold the body parts. "He was originally brought in to clean up the program after the school was accused of mixing medical waste and animal remains with the ashes of human donors."

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october 2008 by ignatz

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News: Disabled vets falls and no one will help him up

Man can't make it home from the doctor and ends up lying on the street half conscious for four hours. Cops, 911 dispatch, CHP, bystanders do nothing. Go O.C.!

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september 2008 by ignatz

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Annals of Medicine: The Checklist: Reporting & Essays: The New Yorker

if you have checklists people die less often

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may 2008 by ignatz

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INSIDE TERRORISM | X-RAYPROJECT

x-rays of people injured by terrorist attacks, mostly improvised bombs

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april 2008 by ignatz

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Morbid Anatomy

history, anatomy, art, science, DEAD THINGS

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march 2008 by ignatz

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Prosty the Spokesgland

THE LOVABLE CARTOON PROSTATE GLAND WILL NOW SING TO YOU

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february 2008 by ignatz

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California Influenza Surveillance Project
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february 2008 by ignatz

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Home | Unexplained Dermopathy

I can't believe they're even studying this.

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january 2008 by ignatz

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Electromyography (EMG)
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january 2008 by ignatz

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Natalie Portman, neuroscientist

She's on research papers as an undergrad, it seems. Neat brain stuff, and yet another reason for nerdboys to love her.

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january 2008 by ignatz

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Antique Medical and Surgical Instruments - Phisick

antique medical instruments. God I love modernity.

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january 2008 by ignatz

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Neurosurgical Set German 19th C - Medical Antique

early 19th century neurosurgery instruments. ow

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january 2008 by ignatz

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Brain freeze - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

the ice cream headache (wikipedia)

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january 2008 by ignatz

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Cyber Museum of Neurosurgery
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december 2007 by ignatz

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substitute: Not in the stars, but in ourselves

Please don't be prescientific; you'll die.

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december 2007 by ignatz

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The Cheerful Oncologist : "You're a Liar! Do You Hear Me? A Liar!"

Euthanasia by paperwork from your local "Senior Cancellation Specialist."

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november 2007 by ignatz

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The Willard Suitcase Exhibit Online

the suitcases of mental patients from an old hospital

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october 2007 by ignatz

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pictures of an abandoned russian scientific center of brain research

warning: horror movie quality stuff, here

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september 2007 by ignatz

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Undifferentiated Spondyloarthritis

another one I hope I don't have!

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september 2007 by ignatz

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Resusci Anne

The classic CPR mannequin made from the face of L'inconnue de la Seine

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august 2007 by ignatz

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jamaican ginger extract, a prohibition-era patent medicine full of neurotoxin

unintended consequence of prohibition: neurotoxic death tonic!

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august 2007 by ignatz

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C. Philip O'Carroll, M.D.

Physician and researcher with specialties in headaches, electrophysiology, botox uses in medicine.

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april 2007 by ignatz

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Fibromyalgia, Chronic Fatigue, and Adult ADD

connections among ADD, CFS/CFIDS, and fibromyalgia

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february 2007 by ignatz

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Avoid "blackberry hand"

pdf from physical therapists on how to avoid pda related rsi

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january 2007 by ignatz

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Capsaicin and its Therapeutic Potential

summary of the medical uses of the active ingredient in chili powder

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january 2007 by ignatz

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Upper Trapezius Stretch
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january 2007 by ignatz

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N C H S - National Death Index Home Page

Also it's the best new band name.

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november 2006 by ignatz

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DEA, Drug Scheduling

The "Schedules" of drug regulation in the US

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october 2006 by ignatz

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Dr. Anyes Van Volkenburgh ~ Veterinarian ~ Intuitive ~ Energy Healer ~ Welcome ~ www.dranyes.com

Psychic vet.

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october 2006 by ignatz

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Medical matters from Three Men in a Boat
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october 2006 by ignatz

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Crazy Meds! The Good, The Bad & The Funny of Neurological Medications

Well-run DIY/self help site about head pills

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september 2006 by ignatz

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Deconstructing the evidence-based discourse in health sciences: truth, power and fascism

Demanding evidence for the success of medical procedures is FASCISM 'n' stuff!

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august 2006 by ignatz

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Unenumerated: Patent goo: self-replicating Paxil

Paxil patent panic! Patterns prionically plexing!

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may 2006 by ignatz

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Essays, skepticism, skeptics, alternative medicine, buddhism

reasoned skepticism

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may 2006 by ignatz

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Eyeglasses Through the Ages

online exhibit of spectacles

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april 2006 by ignatz

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LASIK@Home

Do not blink

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april 2006 by ignatz

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Aetiology: Emerging infections and zoonoses #3--Bushmeat

How eating miscellaneous animals in parts of Africa causes new and exciting diseases to spread

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march 2006 by ignatz

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Create Your Own Disease, Disorder, or Syndrome. Diseases & Disorders
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march 2006 by ignatz

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Jackson Gastroenterology Web Site

good general information site about gastroenterology

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march 2006 by ignatz

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Student Doctor Network Forums - Things I Learn From My Patients

black humor gold from the nation's emergency rooms

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february 2006 by ignatz

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"Menstrual Synchrony and Suppression" by Martha McClintock at the Museum of Menstruation

women have their periods in synch when living together; historic article from 1971

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january 2006 by ignatz

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Minor Traumatic Brain Injury

description of effects of MTBI and detection/treatment

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december 2005 by ignatz

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eBMJ -- How to read a paper

how to analyze medical research and other scientific publications

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december 2005 by ignatz

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Adventures with an Ice Pick

A history of the frontal lobotomy (prefrontal leucotomy) and Walter Freeman

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november 2005 by ignatz

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Prosopagnosia ( Face Blindness )

Personal page and resources from someone who has prosopagnosia

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november 2005 by ignatz

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a cup of neuropsychology?
neuroscience psychology medicine reference brain
november 2005 by ignatz

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