Science 2.0: More publishing but less (legitimate) publishers?
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Clearing Misconceptions about Radiation Dose with CT Scans – Mayo Clinic Video
There have been a lot of misconceptions about the risks associated with radiation dosages and CT scans. Amy Hara, M.D., a radiologist at Mayo Clinic in Arizona, provides some real answers to questions surrounding radiation dose and when to have procedures such as a CT scan vs. MRI or other non-radiation tests.
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08 2010
Updates in Pediatrics
You can find this information on PubMed but this is a nice summary from UpToDate (only brief highlights are posted below, check the source link for
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08 2010
2010-2011 Webster Fellow
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08 2010
Glycated hemoglobin as a diagnostic test for diabetes predicts mortality more accurately than fasting glucose
Fasting glucose is the standard measure used to diagnose diabetes in the United States. Recently, glycated hemoglobin was also recommended for this purpose.
The glycated hemoglobin value at baseline was
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08 2010
People behaved more selfishly and dishonestly when working in a dimly lit room or when wearing sunglasses
Researchers found that people working in a dimly lit room were more likely to cheat about their own performance on a task in order to
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08 2010
98% of People Cannot Drive Safely Using Cell Phones According to a Study
Driving while talking on a cell phone is extremely hazardous for most people.
Only a tiny fraction of “supertaskers” can do both simultaneously without ill effect – 2.5% of people studied could successfully drive and use a cell phone at the same time.
It took most people 20% longer to hit the brakes and increased following distances 30%, meaning they failed to keep pace in the simulator with virtual traffic. Also, their memory performance dropped 11% and their ability
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08 2010
Sport Injuries: MRIs of hips of hockey players show abnormalities in 70% – are they clinically significant?
A study included M.R.I.’s of the hips of 21 professional hockey players and 21 college players. They showed abnormalities in 70 percent of the athletes, even though these hockey players had
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08 2010
People who “drink heavily every so often” are 45% more likely to develop coronary heart disease
Occasional heavy drinking was defined as having 5 or more standard drinks in a day at least 12 times per year. “Regular” heavy drinkers – those who averaged at least 5 drinks per day, were excluded from the
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08 2010
Blast from Europe’s medieval medical past: leeches
Another blast from Europe’s medieval medical past are medicinal leeches. Similar to bloodletting, leeches were utilized to draw out the “bad blood” that medieval physicians believed caused many of their patients’ ailments.
In modern medicine, however, leeches are used in reconstructive surgery to provide a vacuum effect that helps