If you admire alliteration, we give you Rossela Rinaldi (et al.)’s Parasites in Pollen from the Pits of the Piazza of Parma: “The Significance of Intestinal Parasite Remains in Pollen Samples from Medieval Pits in the Piazza Garibaldi of Parma, Emilia Romagna, Northern Italy,” Assunta Florenzano, Anna Maria Mercuri, Aurora Pederzoli, Paola Torri, Giovanna Bosi, […]
Year: 2012
Dr. Skeptic’s 1-2-3…to-100% factoids about medicine
The Dr. Skeptic blog lists 100 factoids about medicine, each drawn from medical reports — one factoid for each percentage in the range 1% to 100%, with a link to the source of that factoid. Here, below, are some items plucked from the entire list: 1% of population account for 1/5 of healthcare spending. 2% prevalence of […]
The Remains of the Day or So: What’s in a Stool
A new study looks into a stool sample, to see whether the whole is indicative of the parts. The study’s title perhaps marks the start of a new era for medical journals. It uses plain, clear words: “An In-Depth Analysis of a Piece of Shit: Distribution of Schistosoma mansoni and Hookworm Eggs in Human Stool,” […]
Twisty Tape in a Tube, in Confab
Today’s twisty tale is a study about twisted tape in tubes: “Heat Transfer Enhancement Through The Round Tube By Twisted Tape,” Shambhu Kumar, Pitambar Gadhave, V.N. Kapatkar, Mechanica Confab, vol. 1. no. 2, November 2012, pp. pp. 11-17. Thanks to Retraction Watch for alerting us to the existence of CONFAB, the journal’s publisher, and for […]