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. […]
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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; […]
Computer Gaming, Rickets, and Hype
News reports about a new medical study trumpet headlines such as these: “Video gaming leads to surge in rickets“ “Prolonged gaming blamed for rickets rise — Is it time to stop the poop-socking?“ But the study itself does not mention games or gaming or computers. See for yourself (though you’ll need a subscription to get […]
Televised warning about TV and death
Does watching a televised media briefing about a study that asks “Is sitting in front of the TV shortening your life?” shorten your life? Watch a televised media briefing by the Australian Science Media Centre, and maybe you’ll find out. Their press release says: MEDIA BRIEFING: TV time may cut life short Is sitting in […]
Animal bias at BMJ?
Marmot. “Bit of an animal”. Hawkes. What seems a strange animal bias is evident the past two weeks in the features section of BMJ, the publication known until a few years ago as the British Medical Journal. Here are two screen captures from the BMJ web site:
Ministry of Clowns
Angelika Richter and Lori Zonner have a funny way of captivating readers. In a study called Clowning – An Opportunity for Ministry they write: “Experiences over five years interacting with patients as the clown Jingles and the experiment and experience of one afternoon as the clown Hairie in a hospital led the authors to reflect […]
Uncertainty and principles (and swine flu)
Nice essay (by Shannon Brownlee and Jeanne Lenzer, in The Atlantic magazine) on the uncertainty — pro and con — in using a new medicine before there are good studies that reveal whether it is effective: … All of which leaves open the question of what people should do when faced with a decision about whether […]
Cow-urine manufacturing considerations
Necessary information for making cow urine medicine is given so that they can be made at home. For information regarding described subjects in this book, write to the address given below: Dr. Narendra kumar Sharma, (B.A. M.S.) Mantri, Sri Balkrishna baheti Gaushala samiti, Ratlai, District: Jhalawad (Raj). Pin-326 024 Tel: 91- 07432 – 284489 So […]