February 2012
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January 2012
14 posts
Take Your Placebos, Or Die →
jtotheizzoe:
In a trial of drugs for heart disease, one group who took their drugs regularly, as directed were 40% less likely to die than those who did not.
The catch? Both of those groups were taking placebos. From NeuroSkeptic
What the placebo adherence effect demonstrates is that there may be confounds no-one has thought of. They might even be impossible to measure. And if these mystery...
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How sunlight, sex, and sneezes are all connected →
My Medical Blog: What humans really look like →
amedicalstudent:
We are all aware of the basic human form. And portraits have been drawn about its beauty and perfect symmetry.
But here is a deeper side to the story:
You have many systems in your body and perhaps the most fascinating and the least understood is the Nervous System which is divided into:
Lulz, “perfect symmetry”. We are full of shortcomings against our...
December 2011
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November 2011
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October 2011
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OCPD plus NPD: Aneurysms →
cladelainedisorder:
An aneurysm is a bulge or “ballooning” in the wall of an artery. Arteries are blood vessels that carry oxygen-rich blood from the heart to other parts of the body. If an aneurysm grows large, it can burst and cause dangerous bleeding or even death.
Most aneurysms occur in the aorta, the main…
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Watchzygoma:
alwaysscomingbackhometoyou:
“I was born deaf and 8 weeks ago I received a hearing implant. This is the video of them turning it on and me hearing myself for the first time :) Edit: For those of you who have asked the implant I received was Esteem offered by Envoy Medical”
sloanchurman
This is seriously amazing.
September 2011
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Scientists Disarm AIDS Virus’ Attack on Immune... →
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Anonymous asked: I don't know if you've ever heard of EChromi, it was a bacteria developed by Cambridge students and now its being used to detect diseases by making feces colorful. If you haven't heard about it i think you should look it up,because although it may be gross its also awesome. Btw i love your blog, I'm a freshman in college now studying biology and i cant wait to get into the more...
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Today...
someone approached me, looking very worried, and exposed a small rash on their arm to me.
“Look at this!”
Me: “What do you think this is?”
“I think… I think it might be small pox!”
Everyone in hearing range:
Me: “…I am impressed by your diagnostic prowess.”
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Sudden Death Syndrome
Sudden Death Syndrome is a catch-all, medical colloquial term for sudden heart failure. There are several, somewhat more specific sudden death syndromes such as Sudden Unexpected Death Syndrome, Sudden Adult Death Syndrome, Sudden Adolescent Death Syndrome, and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. Mostly however, many of these diagnosis are guesses or no idea what really causes a previously healthy...
Patient Referred To Physician Who Specializes In... →
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Ringworm
Not. A. Worm.
Yes, ladies and gentleman, sorry to say this is a misnomer. Ringworm, or Dermatophytosis, is a fungus rather than a parasite. Psych! It’s not even a specific kind, but a collection of fungi that feed on the keratin of the skin, hair, and/or nails. The same infection on the feet is Athlete’s Foot and of the nails can lead to Onychomycosis.
The distinctive red ring...
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Starvation III
So, you’ve burned all your fat and muscle or environmentally available protein/sugar. So then what? Does your brain just kinda send out all the other organs’ pink slips and everything just punches out all at once? It’s what happens when you bleed out so it’s not a ridiculous scenario, but not the case in starvation.
At this point, you begin to die. Please note that death...
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One of my favorite activities on Tumblr
Trolling through medical tags, finding something quality from an ‘unpopular’ tumblr and reblogging it to the hundreds of people who follow this tumblr. If it’s popular, and people subscribe to the source tumblr, I like to imagine it’s like Christmas morning for that person.
Bored, they log into tumblr. Find they have dozens of new followers. Priceless expression.
Sorry...
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