Doubts about abdominal ultrasonography in dogs with diarrhoea are discussed in Lamb‘s new treatise: “How Useful is Abdominal Ultrasonography in Dogs With Diarrhoea?” Emma K. Mapletoft, Karin Allenspach, and Chris R. Lamb [pictured here], Journal of Small Animal Practice, epub November 2017. The authors, at the Royal Veterinary College, UK, report: “Abdominal ultrasonography had moderate utility […]
Comes the revolution in disposing of chewed gum in restaurants
An invention gives restaurant diners a possibly elegant way to dispose of their chewed chewing gum, and gives restaurants a new means of advertising themselves or anything else. The invention was marketed under the name “Gumvelope.” A patent application tells how Gumvelope works: “Chewing gum disposal system,” US patent application US20090294321A1, Rebeca Craig, filed June […]
Towards standard measurement scales for crispy, crackly and crunchy foods
Those involved in the field of ‘Texture Studies’ (with regard to food) often find a need to measure and categorize crispness, crackliness and crunchiness of various foodstuffs (* see example below). For such measurements to be meaningful, however, the methods and terms need to be accurately defined first. In 2008 considerable steps towards definitions of […]
Mediastinal Emphysema After a Sax Orgy
Saxophone players lead hazardous lives, if this one is typical: “Mediastinal Emphysema After a Sax Orgy,” Richard W. Snyder, Henry S. Mishel, and G. Chris Christensen, New England Journal of Medicine, vol. 123, 1990; pp. 758-759. The authors, at Abington Pulmonary Associates, Ltd., Abington, Pennsylvania, report: “We recently cared for a 24-year-old man admitted to […]