Doug Powell‘s Barfblog highlighted an unappetizing study (by Powell and colleagues) about the food safety practices visible on TV cooking shows: “Spot the Mistake: Television Cooking Shows as a Source of Food Safety Information,” Mathiasen, L.A., Chapman, B.J., Lacroix, B.J. and Powell, D.A., Food Protection Trends, vol. 24, no. 5, May 1, 2004, pp. 328-334. […]
Tag: medicine
Marbury on medicine: Vaseline
Professional basketball player Stephon Marbury recommends — and demonstrates — his treatment for a sore throat: eat Vaseline. (Found via Charlie Pierce.)
Stroke Doesn’t Always Cure Depression
People who are subject to depression will, if they have a stoke, likely then still be prone to depression. That seems to be one of the discoveries in the study: “Does Prestroke Depression Impact Poststroke Depression and Treatment?” Ried, L Douglas Ph.D.; Jia, Huanguang Ph.D.; Cameon, Randi M.P.H., PA-C; Feng, Hua M.S.; Wang, Xinping Ph.D.; […]
TV: Inside the operating room: Live!
Paul Raeburn writes, in the Knight Science Journalism Tracker: It’s gripping TV, there’s no question about it. The Today Show, with its new medical correspondent, Dr. Nancy Snyderman, launched a week-long series Monday showing patients undergoing surgical procedures live on television. In the first episode, Dr. Nancy (as [Today Show host] Meredith Viera calls her; […]