May 6th, 2010 by DrRob in Better Health Network, Opinion, Quackery Exposed, Research, True Stories
Tags: Amazing, Bad Science, Belief, Beyond Expectation, Consumer-Provider Relationship, Contradictions, Crazy, Doctor-Patient Connection, Evidence-Based, Faith Healers, Health and Medicine, Immeasurable, Irrational, Magical, Medical Research, Miracles, Miraculous, Patient-Doctor Relationship, Perception, Proven Theories, Science Based Medicine, Science-Based Evidence, Scientific, Scientific Facts, Scientific Studies, Technology
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I was recently listening to an audiobook about diet, written and read by a “famous” doctor who gets people healthy through dietary changes.
Since my podcast pushes me a little into the mainstream (more than this blog does), I thought it would be good to hear what the “average” person is reading about health. Plus, I am not exactly the most compliant patient when it comes to diet, so I thought I could possibly get something out of it personally.
I did my best to listen with an open mind, ignoring what I thought were gimmicks and trying to glean the valuable information from what this doctor was saying.
I had to stop, however, before finishing the book. It wasn’t the content so much that gave me cause to feel the desire to smash my iPod, it was the hype. The author was constantly using words like “amazing,” “magical,” and “miraculous.” Read more »
*This blog post was originally published at Musings of a Distractible Mind*
May 6th, 2010 by RamonaBatesMD in Better Health Network, Opinion, Research
Tags: Alexis Carrel, Allogenic, Anticoagulation, Autogenous, Cosmetic Surgery, Dr. Susumu Tamai, End-To-End Anastomosis, Face Transplant, Free Flap, Hand Replant, Heparin, History of Microsurgery, Japan, Microvascular Surgery, Operating Microscope, Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Regenerative Medicine, Transplantation
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Facial transplants, hand replants, and free flaps are only possible in large part due to microsurgery.
I finally got around to reading the “History of Microsurgery.” The article is good reading for anyone interested in the history of microsurgery.
The article, written by Susumu Tamai, M.D., Ph.D., (Japan) was received for publication in Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery on June 14, 2007.
Microsurgery is relatively young, and Dr. Tamai breaks down the history into four periods. Read more »
*This blog post was originally published at Suture for a Living*
May 6th, 2010 by Jonathan Foulds, Ph.D. in Better Health Network, Health Policy, Health Tips, News, Opinion, Research
Tags: Accessible to Children, Accidental Ingestion, Addiction Medicine, Addiction Therapy, Awareness, Camel Orbs, Cardboard Boxes, Child Safety, Childproof Containers, Cigarettes, Cigars, Flip-Top Containers, Greg Connolly, Harvard University, nicotine, Nicotine Addiction, Poison Control, Poisoning In Kids, Poisonous To Children, Prevention, Preventive Health, Smokeless Tobacco, Snus, Sticks and Strips, Tobacco Candy, Tobacco Control, Tobacco Mints, Tobacco Products, Tobacco Users
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A number of colleagues recently mentioned to me that they’ve heard that new smokeless tobacco products are very dangerous because they cause a lot of poisonings to children.
When I checked the Internet, sure enough — there were plenty of news headlines along the lines of “Tobacco mints tied to poisoning in kids” and “Tobacco candy poisoning kids, study shows.” I thought this looked interesting, particularly as I was unaware of any “tobacco candy.” Read more »
This post, Why Tobacco Should Be Childproof, was originally published on
Healthine.com by Jonathan Foulds, Ph.D..
May 6th, 2010 by PhilBaumannRN in Better Health Network, Health Policy, Opinion, Research
Tags: 23 And Me, Biology, Chromosomes, Complete Genomics, Controlled Substance, Digital Media, DNA Day, DNA Sequencing, Facebook, FamilyTreeDNA, Gene Pool, Genes, Genetic Counseling, Genetic Databases, Genetic Information, Genetic Retweet, Genetic Testing, Genetics, Genomic Information, Genomic Services, Genomics, Google, Human Genome, Meme-Machine, Narcissus, Navigenics, Raw Genomic Data, Replication, RNA, Social Networks, Transmission, Twitter
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As the costs of sequencing our DNA shrink and the roles of digital media in our lives expand, we will need to understand who (or what) controls the ownership, access and use of our genomic information.
From state regulation to Google to Facebook, who controls the acquisition, transmission and replication of our genomic information and material will become an important battle in the 21st century. Read more »
*This blog post was originally published at Phil Baumann*
May 6th, 2010 by David H. Gorski, M.D., Ph.D. in Better Health Network, Health Policy, Opinion, Quackery Exposed, Research, True Stories
Tags: AACR, American Association for Cancer Research, American Society for Clinical Oncology, Anoikis, Apoptosis, ASCO, Barrett's Esophagus, CAM, Carcinoma, Cell Biology, Cell Death, Chemotherapy, Chronic Inflammation, Complicated, Complimentary and Alternative Medicine, Cure for Cancer, Douglas Adams, Dr. Allan Balmain, Dr. Joan Brugge, Dr. Lisa Coussens, Dr. Sean Morrison, Eradication of Cancer, Evidence-Based, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease, Genetic Network, Genetics, GERD, Harvard Medical School, Hulda Clark, Malignant, Medical Quackery, Metabolic Derangements, Metabolism, Metastasize, NECSS, Nicholas Gonzalez, Northeast Conference of Science and Skepticism, Oncogenes, Pancreatic Cancer, President Richard Nixon, Quackademic Medicine, Robert O. Young, Science Based Medicine, stem cells, TCGA, The Cancer Genome Atlas, The Complexity of Cancer, Tumor Angiogenesis, Tumor Cell Anchorage, Tumor Suppressor Genes, UCSF, University of Michigan, Unscientific Medicine, War On Cancer, Warburg Effect
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[Recently] I participated in a panel discussion at the Northeast Conference of Science and Skepticism (NECSS) with John Snyder, Kimball Atwood, and Steve Novella, who also reported on the conference. What I mentioned to some of the attendees is that I had managed to combine NECSS with a yearly ritual that I seldom miss, namely the yearly meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) meeting.
There are two huge cancer meetings every year — AACR and the annual meeting of the American Society for Clinical Oncology (ASCO). AACR is the meeting dedicated to basic and translational research. ASCO, as the word “clinical” in its name implies, is devoted mainly to clinical research.
Personally, being a translational researcher myself and a surgeon, I tend to prefer the AACR meeting over ASCO, not because ASCO isn’t valuable, but mainly because ASCO tends to be devoted mostly to medical oncology and chemotherapy, which are not what I do as a surgeon. Each meeting draws between 10,000 to 15,000 or even more clinicians and researchers dedicated to the eradication of cancer. Read more »
*This blog post was originally published at Science-Based Medicine*
