31 October 2010

Ten uses for your body after you die

CNN.com

Patients Group Communication on Facebook a Good Idea?

Dr Shock MD PhD

neuropeptide regulation of photic and nonphotic signaling within the circadian clock

Dormivigilia

Public attitudes towards corporate manslaughter reveal desire for moral accountability and more meaningful regulation

http://sageinsight.wordpress.com/2010/10/28/public-attitudes-towards-corporate-manslaughter-reveal-desire-for-moral-accountability-and-more-meaningful-regulation/

Biomedical Informatics Techniques for Processing and Analyzing Web Blogs of Military Service Members

Journal of Medical Internet Research

The 1911 Coca-Cola brain poison trial

Mind Hacks

The Female—And Extreme-Female—Brain

Big Think

The outer limits of psychiatric genetics

Mind Hacks

Time Tree rocks

Pleiotropy

The Absolute Minimum Every Scientist with Data Absolutely, Positively Must Know About Unicode and Character Sets (No Excuses!)

petermr’s blog

04 October 2010

Want to avoid weight gain? Stay single!

Obesity Panacea

Fear/Anxiety/Avoidance – treatments review!

HealthSkills Weblog

Michigan medical board keeps physician’s misdeeds under cover

Doctors Behaving Badly

For sufferers of an early-onset dementia, career choice may determine location of disease in brain

Press Release

How Your Brain Connects the Future to the Past

Harvard Business Review

Down And Out In Academia

Science 2.0

Are Pets the New Phone Chargers?

Wonderland

Migraine causes English woman to develop French-sounding accent

BostonHerald.com

When Possessions Lead to Paralysis

NYTimes.com

29 July 2010

14 June 2010

Hawaii psychiatrist hides from sex abuse troubles with “mahalo” from state

Doctors Behaving Badly: Hawaii psychiatrist hides from sex abuse troubles with “mahalo” from state | Reporting on Health

ACP Hospitalist: Medical news of the obvious

ACP Hospitalist: Medical news of the obvious

The Aging LGBT Community

Running a hospital: The Aging LGBT Community

Mind Hacks: Fag hags and fairy queens

Mind Hacks: Fag hags and fairy queens

Pelvic Bone with Fetal Heads!

Simulaids - Pelvic Bone with Fetal Heads on Stand

Music and the Mind

Dana Foundation Blog: Music and the mind

What is it like to be a woman?

What is it like to be a woman

19 May 2010

Dean Ornish and Deepak Chopra

Dean Ornish and Deepak Chopra at TEDMED 2009

Louisville Man Pleads Guilty to Distributing 2CE

May 17, 2010: Louisville Man Pleads Guilty to Distributing 2CE

Harmful Drinks in America

Harmful Drinks in America World Of Mysteries

Caught in the act: Juveniles sentenced to Shakespeare

Caught in the act: Juveniles sentenced to Shakespeare - The Boston Globe

How To Put Art And Brain Together

How To Put Art And Brain Together « Changizi Blog

Der Mensch als Industriepalast [Man as Industrial Palace]

Der Mensch als Industriepalast [Man as Industrial Palace] on Vimeo

DC anesthesiologist was caught with painkillers meant for babies

Doctors Behaving Badly: DC anesthesiologist was caught with painkillers meant for babies Reporting on Health

Panic Attacks as a Problem of pH

Panic Attacks as a Problem of pH: Scientific American

Going Mad The American Way

Going Mad The American Way PRI's The World: Science

Curing Malaria with Lasers

Movin' Meat: Curing Malaria with Fricking Lasers

I hope the laser squirrels are there when I need them!

The circadian prison

The Autism Crisis: The circadian prison

14 May 2010

Warned about doctor's dungeon, hospital shrugged

Doctors Behaving Badly: Warned about doctor's dungeon, hospital shrugged Reporting on Health

Transparency

Transparency: The Most Prescribed Psychiatric Drugs - Transparency - GOOD

Attack of the Clones

Attack of the clones « Gulliver Turtle's Blog

Low Dose Naltrexone

Science-Based Medicine » Low Dose Naltrexone – Bogus or Cutting Edge Science?

I Don’t Feel Your Pain

NeuroLogica Blog » I Don’t Feel Your Pain

Prescription Drug Fraud Conspiracy

May 13, 2010: York Man Federally Sentenced for Prescription Drug Fraud Conspiracy

Greek authorities have started naming and shaming doctors alleged to have avoided paying taxes

PharmaGossip: Greek authorities have started naming and shaming doctors alleged to have avoided paying taxes.

Worst Emergency Patient Occupations

Worst Emergency Patient Occupations Life in the Fast Lane

Hypnotized by Charisma

NeuroLogica Blog » Hypnotized by Charisma

Darwin was inbred

Study confirms what we all knew already--Darwin was inbred The Lay Scientist

Ravens!

PLoS ONE: Do Ravens Show Consolation? Responses to Distressed Others

Really???

Quarter of U.S. women ambivalent toward pregnancy - CNN.com

‘Bad Ad Program’

FDA: ‘Bad Ad Program’ to Help Health Care Providers Detect, Report Misleading Drug Ads

06 April 2010

Not news, but still interesting

The Shadow Practice, Part 6: Doctors sell their souls, and their licenses, on the cheap Reporting on Health

Medics Remove Unexploded Ordnance From Patient

MHS News Bagram Medics Remove Unexploded Ordnance From Patient

Spy Action

Drugmakers, FDA Officials And Private Eyes // Pharmalot

The Fat Debate

Dr. Phil is joined by a panel of experts to debate the treatment of overweight people in America. Jillian Michaels, trainer for the hit TV show The Biggest Loser; MeMe Roth, president of the anti-fat organization National Action Against Obesity; Michael Karolchyk, owner of the Anti-Gym; Peggy Howell from the National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance; Marianne Kirby, author of Lessons from the Fat-O-Sphere; Erica Watson, comedienne and star of the one-woman show "Fat Bitch" and Kelly Osbourne, Dr. Phil contributor and author, who says she can relate to both sides of the issue, engage in a heated discussion about the stigmas and stereotypes associated with obesity.



Dr. Phil.com - Shows - The Fat Debate

Creativity-psychosis Reading

Creativity-psychosis linkage via reduced white matter /myelination The Mouse Trap

Schizophrenia and Autism: The Two Cultures. The Mouse Trap

05 April 2010

Graphic Novel Helps Mitigate Stress

MHS News Graphic Novel Helps Mitigate Stress

You'll never change!

I’m sorry. I’ll change. I promise. - Wray Herbert - Full Frontal Psychology - True/Slant

More Criminal Activity

Federal Government Seizes Dozens of Misbranded Drug Products

Stay away from the salad bar...

NY Gourmet Salads Inc. Recalls Chick Pea Salad Because of Possible Health Risk

Remember Stalkernet?

New Pills Send Messages When Swallowed

Counterproductivity

http://www.lamebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/monpho3.png

Criminal of the Moment

Doctors Behaving Badly: Eye doctor prescribed drugs to patients, sight unseen Reporting on Health

29 March 2010

Criminal of the Moment

March 22, 2010: Obstetrics Manager Convicted of Tampering with Patient's Narcotics Medicines at White Salmon Hospital

Awesome!

Pillbox: Pill Identification System « ScienceRoll

To Be Continued...

Why Are So Many Soldiers On Antipsychotics? // Pharmalot

The Correct Answer is NO

The Last Psychiatrist: Will You Ever Be Happy?

More Monday Fluff

bookofjoe: Pimp my tomato: Bling food spray

I thought they already do this...

bookofjoe: BehindTheMedspeak: Should doctors Google their patients?

Monday Fluff

Tracking ‘Portion Distortion’ Through Paintings of the Last Supper - Health Blog - WSJ

24 March 2010

DSM-V Debate Continues

PharmaGossip: DSM-V - If accepted, will fan the flames of false positive diagnoses

Access to Care?

Nursing Homes Chafe Under Drug-Prescribing Rules - Health Blog - WSJ

Some specialist nurses paid higher salaries than family doctors

GruntDoc » Blog Archive » Specialist nurses paid higher salaries than family doctors – Mar. 11, 2010

Database of Bad Doctors Blocks Public From Seeing Names

The Health Care Blog: Database of Bad Doctors Blocks Public From Seeing Names

Another Criminal

FORMER NEW HAMPSHIRE REGISTERED NURSE IS SENTENCED FOR TAMPERING WITH SYRINGES AT SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE MEDICAL CENTER

Pew Internet and American Life Project: Chronic Disease and the Internet

http://www.fdasm.com/docs/PIP_Chronic_Disease.pdf

Psychiatrist drew the sex abuse line at coworkers

Doctors Behaving Badly: Psychiatrist drew the sex abuse line at coworkers Reporting on Health

Picture of the Day

PharmaGossip: Science vs Religion

Like hatchlings needed yet another substance/excuse...

Synthetic marijuana a growing trend among teens, authorities say - CNN.com

19 March 2010

We see this every day!

Scientists with ties to industry more likely to write nice things about drugs - Winnipeg Free Press

I wonder how many times this has happened...

Cocaine-Induced Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy : Clinical Nuclear Medicine

Finally!

Seeking support: An interpretative phenomenologica... [Psychol Health. 2009] - PubMed result

How much are we worth?

Putting a Dollar Figure on a Doctor’s Worth to a Hospital - Health Blog - WSJ

FDA Warning Letter to S. Florida Psychiatrist

http://pharmagossip.blogspot.com/2010/03/fda-warns-psychiatrist-who-treated-dead.html

Snake Oil Medicine?

http://pharmagossip.blogspot.com/2010/03/snake-oil.html


* Updated link 03.24.10: Wonderful dataviz shows which dietary supplements are "worth it" : Collective Imagination: http://scienceblogs.com/collectiveimagination/2010/03/wonderful_dataviz_which_health.php? *

Man Emerges From Coma a Compulsive Artist

Man Emerges From Coma a Compulsive Artist - The Early Show - CBS News

15 March 2010

Yoga

Considering the number I've almost hurt myself with a variety of terrible yoga instructors, I must disagree with this!

Yoga Licensing Rebellion in New York on the Verge of Victory - NYTimes.com

10 March 2010

I Love This Blog!

Doctors Behaving Badly: Drug researcher was addicted to falsehoods

Bridging the Divide between Science and Journalism

Bridging the divide between science and journalism

Laura Van Eperen , Francesco M Marincola and Jennifer Strohm
Journal of Translational Medicine 2010, 8:25doi:10.1186/1479-5876-8-25

Published: 10 March 2010

Abstract (provisional)

There are countless reasons nearly every scientist should learn how to communicate effectively with the media, including increased understanding of critical research findings to attract or sustain funding and build new professional partnerships that will further propel forward research. But where do scientists begin? Bridging the Divide between Science and Journalism offers practical tips for any scientist looking to work with the media. Given the traditional and internet-based sources for medical research and healthcare-related news now available, it is imperative that scientists know how to communicate their latest findings through the appropriate channels. The credible media channels are managed by working journalists, so learning how to package vast, technical research in a form that is appetizing and "bite-sized" in order to get their attention, is an art. Reducing years of research into a headline can be extremely difficult and certainly doesn't come naturally to every scientist, so this article provides suggestions on how to work with the media to communicate your findings.

Click here to read more

PhRMA Statement About Accessing Online Health Information

PhRMA Statement About Accessing Online Health Information

Orphan Drug Update

FDA Pushes for Cures for Rare Diseases - WSJ.com

05 March 2010

Which one are you?

The 10 Types of Crappy Interviewees - The Oatmeal

Unnecessary Research

You will often see in this blog mentions of 'unnecessary research,' most often having to do with the NIH or a speech linking K. Sebelius with Elmo. Here's an example:

Red Deer Advocate - Eye fatigue

Oh No! Not the Potatoes!

Fury as EU Approves GM Potatoe

Interesting Nursing Stats

Salary Stats: National on ADVANCE for Nurses

Couple nurture their virtual child... and let their real daughter starve to death

Couple nurture their virtual child... and let their real daughter starve to death Mail Online

FDA Set to Ramp Up Criminal Prosecutions of Executives

FDA Set to Ramp Up Criminal Prosecutions of Executives - Health Blog - WSJ

Evelyn Pringle does some ghostbusting!

PharmaGossip: GSK - Paxil: Evelyn Pringle does some ghostbusting!

FDA Warning Letters

Always a source of amusement, some great FDA Warning Letters can usually be found here.

Brain Art

Susan Aldworth Gallery

Welcome to Crazytown

Population: Nameless, Infinite, and Amused

In an effort to stop abusing my Google Buzz, I've started this blog to document some of the crazy, amusing, interesting, or ridiculous pieces we come across here in the Cage.

Enjoy!


Postscript: For former craziness, see my Buzz.