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Highly carcinogenic alpha emitter that used to be used as a contrast agent
thorium  med  risks  cancer 
october 2010 by maciej
Worm Therapy: Helminth-Induced Immune Modulation
"After you have made an appointment with our doctor you will be given some instructions to prepare you for your trip. We will meet you in Mexico and escort you to our clinic"
med  what 
june 2010 by maciej
Sailors' scurvy before and after James Lind – a reassessment
Fantastic survey paper on the state of knowledge before and after Lind, and his exact role. Uses a nice question/answer format.
pdf  baron  scurvy  lind  nutrition  med  hist 
february 2010 by maciej
The Experience of Schizophrenia
interesting first-person account of schizophrenia
illness  mental  schizophrenia  reference  memoir  med 
october 2006 by maciej
WPI News & Events - Student Gulps Into Medical Literature
"What's not mentioned in the story is that once the upper valve to the stomach freezes, there is only one way for the gas to work itself of out the digestive tract." Kids, do not swallow liquid nitrogen.
idiot  cryo  ha  ow  med  BOOM  chem  stunt 
august 2006 by maciej
The Loom : A Dead Dog Lives On (Inside New Dogs)
dog tumor propagates its way into immortality, other dogs
bio  med  weird_science  cancer  cool 
august 2006 by maciej
Are Dead Bodies Dangerous? David Plotz
disease risk from decomposing corpses is actually negligible. Someone should tell New Orleans' mayor
disaster  med  risk 
august 2005 by maciej
CIDRAP >> Raw-milk cheese implicated in 35 TB cases
a bunch of people in new york got sick from eating unpasteurized mexican cheese. Olé!
nyc  med  disease  cheese  food 
august 2005 by maciej
Prion Diseases (Book List)
more on prion diseases, with book links
bio  med  grocklebar 
october 2004 by maciej
Prion Diseases
list of various fun prion diseases in humans
bio  disaster  med 
october 2004 by maciej

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