November 2007
14 posts
Illuminatus! the Unabridged Audiobook →
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Stunning temples secretly carved below ground by... →
But the ‘Temples of Damanhur’ are not the great legacy of some long-lost civilisation, they are the work of a 57-year-old former insurance broker from northern Italy who, inspired by a childhood vision, began digging into the rock.
Eighth wonder of the world? The stunning temples secretly carved out below ground by ‘paranormal’ eccentric | the Daily Mail
23andMe - Open Letter to the Medical Community →
To the Medical Community: At 23andMe our mission is to help our customers understand their own genetic information and how the current biomedical literature pertains to it. Our service combines genotyping with a set of tools and features that depict each customer’s personal information clearly, yet without distorting or misrepresenting our current understanding of how genes combine with...
Home Hemodialysis →
Hemodialysis is a process of cleaning and filtering the blood using a dialysis machine (a “man made kidney”). For people with renal failure, dialysis is lifesaving. (This posting will only discuss hemodialysis. Peritoneal dialysis is another form of dialysis that works equally well.) Previously, hemodialysis was only performed in dialysis centers. Typically, dialysis centers are large...
ACP Foundation HEALTH TiPS →
HEALTH TiPS is a new program offered to ACP physicians from the ACP Foundation. HEALTH TiPS are two sided 4”x 6” sheets that contain important information that patients need to know to manage their chronic conditions.
ACP Foundation HEALTH TiPS
Health Loves a Second Life, from the Second Life... →
A top official at the National Institute of Health (NIH) says Second Life has huge potential for bringing the science profession together.J.P. Boucher, a contractor with the NIH says, “I (and the people I work with) see tremendous potential in this medium for communicating and interacting for medical and scientific purposes.” The NIH is a global organization that provides funding and...
Recommended Adult Immunization Schedule --- United... →
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) annually reviews the recommended Adult Immunization Schedule to ensure that the schedule reflects current recommendations for the licensed vaccines. In June 2007, ACIP approved the Adult Immunization Schedule for October 2007—September 2008. Additional information is available as follows: schedule (in English and Spanish) at...
"Emotional Support Animals" →
Writing a letter for a patient. Everything you need to know is here: http://tinyurl.com/yf859eName of Professional (therapist, physician, psychiatrist, rehabilitation counselor) XXX Road City, State Zip Dear [Housing Authority/Landlord]: [Full Name of Tenant] is my patient, and has been under my care since [date]. I am intimately familiar with his/her history and with the functional limitations...
Parenting Advice from Merlin Mann via Twitter →
(Totally relate.)
"My iPod, My Cell, My Insulin Pump" →
Tom Baldwin, a 43-year-old flight attendant, wears two sleek gadgets strapped to his belt. One is an iPhone and the other is a compact insulin pump and glucose monitor called the Paradigm Real-Time (PRT) System made by medical device giant Medtronic (MDT ). It features user-friendly control buttons and a screen that displays Baldwin’s glucose levels, measured up to 288 times a day, from a...
What Infections Can You Get From Your Pets? →
Human contact with cats, dogs, and other pets results in several million infections each year in the United States, ranging from self-limited skin conditions to life-threatening systemic illnesses. Toxoplasmosis is one of the most common pet-related parasitic infections. Although toxoplasmosis is usually asymptomatic or mild, it may cause serious congenital infection if a woman is exposed during...
Hilarious Journal Articles #89: Visualizing... →
An out-of-body experience was repeatedly elicited during stimulation of the posterior part of the superior temporal gyrus on the right side in a patient in whom electrodes had been implanted to suppress tinnitus. Positron-emission tomographic scanning showed brain activation at the temporoparietal junction — more specifically, at the angular–supramarginal gyrus junction and the superior temporal...
Halloween Postmortem →
Halloween Parade, New York 2007, from Rocketboom:
Testing Flock →
Posting with Flock 1.0, a “social web browser.”