Famous Monks with Bad Breath, Porn Research, Icky Cutesy Research Review, Missing Pieces Research Review, Amorous Ostriches and Exposure at Sea, and The Plastic Pink Flamingo. In episode #210, Marc Abrahams shows some unfamiliar research studies to Jean Berko Gleason, Melissa Franklin, and Richard Baguley. Dramatic readings and reactions ensue. This episode was also aided and perhaps abetted by […]
Tag: Icky Cutesy Research Review
Cutesy: Post-Nasal Drip
A study for nasal aficionados: “Post-Nasal Drip Syndrome: A Symptom to be Sniffed At?” Alyn H. Morice [pictured here], Pulmonary Pharmacology and Therapeutics, vol. 17, no. 6, 2004, pp. 343–5. The author, at Castle Hill Hospital in Cottingham, UK, sniffs: “Post-nasal drip syndrome is a symptom masquerading as a syndrome. It varies widely across different societies and there […]
Icky: Tractor
A study for tractor fans of a certain inclination, but not for everyone: “Suicidal Decapitation Using a Tractor Loader: A Case Report and Review of the Literature,” Stéphanie Racette, Truong Tho Vo, and Anny Sauvageau, Journal of Forensic Sciences, vol. 52, no. 1, 2007, pp. 192–4. [AIR 16:2] The authors explain: The head was recovered […]
Icky: Superglue + eye
You may wish you had closed both eyes before you saw mention of this medical report about a patient who closed one eye. The monograph is: “Inadvertent Application of Superglue as Eye Ointment,” A. Mandal, D. Imran, and M.W. Erdmann, Irish Medical Journal, vol. 96, no. 10, 2003, pp. 310–1. [AIR 16:2]
Cutesy: The Return of the Prodigal Swine
Today’s cutesy research study: “The Return of the Prodigal Swine,” D. Yalden, The Biologist, vol. 48, no. 6, December 2001, pp. 259–62. [AIR 16:2]
ICKY: Enema with Garden Hose
“Kendi Kendine Lavman Uygulamasina Bağli Kolorektal Perforasyon” [Colorectal Perforation Due to Self Administered Retrograde Enema with Garden Hose], Tugba Topcul, Ulus Travma Acil Cerrahi Derg, 2003, vol. 9, no. 4, 2003, pp. 297–9. The author, at Akcakoca State Hospital, Duzce, reports [AIR 16:1]: We report a case of colorectal perforation due to self administered retrograde […]
CUTESY AND ICKY: Firm
“Magnesium-Induced Diarrhea: More Firm Data on Loose Stools,” W. Steinberg, American Journal of Gastroenterology, vol. 87, no. 5, May 1992, pp. 675–6. ] [AIR 16:1]
CUTESY AND ICKY: Tight
“Tighter Guidelines to Evaluate Loose Stools,” C. Surawicz, American Journal of Gastroenterology, vol. 92, no. 3, March 1997, pp. 535–6. [AIR 16:1]
I Have a Nail “Stuck” In My Hand
“I Have a Nail ‘Stuck’ in my Hand,” E.K. Anesti, C. Malic and S. Southern, Annals of Emergency Medicine, vol. 49, no. 2, February 2007, pp. 249–50 (http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.annemergmed.2006.08.038). (That’s an excerpt from the article “Icky Cutesy Research Review,” Published in AIR 15:3.)
Problems With Aging Equipment
“Vacuum Erection Device Use in Elderly Men: A Possible Severe Complication,” R.L. Bratton and H.D. Cassidy, Journal of the American Board of Family Practice, vol. 15, no. 6, November–December 2002, pp. 501–2. (Thanks to Ig Nobel Prize winner Richard Wassersug for bringing this to our attention.) The authors are at the Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida. […]