From a medical point of view, not all religious practices are always 100% risk free. See, for example, a recent Improbable article : ‘Official word: The body of Christ is not and cannot be gluten-free.’ But gluten intolerance is not the only area for concern – what about Holy Water in hospital chapels for example […]
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Chin Up, Testicularly
Body parts can be rearranged and/or augmented, in some cases. Here is such a case: “Testicular Augmentation Using Chin Implants,” Fernando Ugarte y Romano [pictured here] and Adolfo González Serrano, Journal of Sexual Medicine, epub October 22, 2012. The authors, at Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, México, report: “Aim. To describe an unprecedented testicular […]
New-fangled Orodispersible Tablets
News about new-fangled orodispersible tablets: “Orodispersible Tablets: New-fangled Drug Delivery System – A Review,” S. A. Sreenivas, P. M. Dandagi, A. P. Gadad, A. M. Godbole, S. P. Hiremath, V.S.Mastiholimath and S. T. Bhagawati, Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, 39(4) Oct – Dec. 2005, pp. 177 f. The authors, at K. L. E. S’s […]
They do not suffer disease-mongering gladly
The PLoS Medicine Disease Mongering Collection has for been available for downloading since it was published in 2006. Its makers explain: To mark the first academic meeting on disease mongering (the “selling of sickness” in order to promote drug sales), which was held in Newcastle, Australia in April 2006, and to help provoke and inform a […]