jimray + medicine   15

New drug may help relieve some of the stress of bad memories
Doesn't seem to "delete" bad memories, as the sensationalist headline implies, but disrupts the biochemical pathways in the brain that allow for recall or associate a memory with trauma.
medicine  psychology  science  tumbl 
july 2007 by jimray
Doctors' beliefs hinder patient care
When you choose a career based in science, you have to check your inane religious superstitions at the door.
dumb  religion  politics  medicine 
june 2007 by jimray
Patenting Life
Michael Chricton's impressively lucid critique of gene patents. After all that global warming inanity, good to see him making sense again.
genetics  legal  patents  medicine  science 
february 2007 by jimray
Frist didn’t meet medical license condition
Possibly lied about continuing education requirement. "The Senate's only doctor" may well not be.
dumb  politics  medicine 
august 2006 by jimray
Placebo's power goes beyond the mind
"New research shows that belief in a dummy treatment leads to changes in brain chemistry."
medicine 
august 2006 by jimray
Are Smart People Grumpier?
"Neuroticism didn't appear linked to intelligence test scores at any age."
psychology  science  medicine 
august 2006 by jimray
The Medical Malpractice Myth
It seems the legal system works pretty well at getting rid of frivolous lawsuits. Now it's time for the medical and insurance industries to do their part to make healthcare more reasonable.
healthcare  politics  medicine  law 
july 2006 by jimray
Frank is dead!
David Dingman-Grover, who nicknamed his tumor Frank, is now cancer free
medicine  cancer 
february 2005 by jimray
Medical bills make up half of bankruptcies
Maybe all this talk about medical malpractice reform is looking in the wrong direction? Maybe the health insurance industry is in need of some reform.
medicine  insurance  politics  finances 
february 2005 by jimray
Why did Chiron Flu Crisis Affect USA more than England?
"In a nutshell, one country that was 14% dependent did something early on while another that was 48% dependent did nothing."
dumb  medicine  politics 
october 2004 by jimray

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