Social Media Related Tweets and Insights

From my Twitter account:

Teaching With Twitter: Not for the Faint of Heart http://bit.ly/4DuguL and http://bit.ly/x1q5G

Google Reader adds favicon support for RSS subscriptions http://bit.ly/8X1KLo - It looks good, give it a try.

Amazon announces firmware upgrade with better battery life and native PDF support for Kindle2 http://bit.ly/8qrmiL and http://bit.ly/12a7Jw -- Kindle support for PDF and screen rotation work very well - you can carry a full course/subject review with 100-200 presentations or more.

Are you a natural-born blogger? http://bit.ly/8RMpkv

Starting early: Discussing Blog Design in 5th Grade http://bit.ly/57Unf7)

For most blogs, the label "Classic Post" is really a misnomer... :)

@paulocoelho: "Difficulty" is the name of an ancient tool created to define who we are.

@TheTeacherPage: "If you think education is expensive, try ignorance." Attributed to both Andy McIntyre and Derek Bok

Recipe correction: http://bit.ly/4XcaGK

Tweets are not research articles - they are 140-character messages - please always go to the original source, links, etc. Tweets and links do not represent endorsement, approval or support. Image source: OpenClipArt.org, public domain.

Health News of the Day

Health News of the Day is a daily summary made from the selected links I post on Twitter. It is in a bullet points format with links to the original sources which include 350 RSS feeds that produce about 2,500 items per day:

Cigarettes are "widely contaminated" with hundreds of different types of bacteria - as many as there are chemicals http://bit.ly/5ITL1p

Urinary adiponectin is a novel marker for vasculopathy in DM2 http://bit.ly/50gyUT

Confirmed: High salt intake is associated with increased risk of stroke and total cardiovascular disease. http://bit.ly/9267Ev -- The case for population-wide salt reduction to prevent cardiovascular disease gets stronger http://bit.ly/6sBdsw

The Cost of Obesity in the United States (Graphic) http://bit.ly/6xlaxM

Medical news tweets are not research articles - they are 140-character messages - please always go to the original source, links, etc. Tweets and links do not represent endorsement, approval or support. Image source: OpenClipArt.org, public domain.

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Michael Jordan: I’ve failed over and over again. And that’s why I succeed

Video: Michael Jordan "Failure" Nike Commercial. "I’ve missed 9000 shots. I’ve lost 399 games. I’ve failed over and over again. And that’s why I succeed".

Social Media Related Tweets and Insights

From my Twitter account:

People aren't buying $300 netbook computers with the expectation of running Photoshop (which costs $700) on them http://bit.ly/7UNnf6

"Top 40 Creative Ads Made to Stop You Smoking" http://bit.ly/80gz4W

Scoble: "Twitter has changed and has become a very powerful RSS reader, full-text isn’t as important" http://bit.ly/5rWdyd -- I don't think so. Full text is what you need to make a rational conclusion.

Volunteers Log Off as Wikipedia Ages - WSJ.com http://bit.ly/5Slt4y -- "Wikipedia volunteers dropping like flies: the site lost 49,000 editors during the first 3 months of the year" http://bit.ly/5f2uZ6 -- @LanceUlanoff " http://bit.ly/5rwlhK Without updates Wikipedia is like my old Britannica, without the accuracy."

Nephrologist Joel Topf: The complete Fluid, Electrolyte and Acid-Base e-Book Available for Free http://bit.ly/5jz0qO

Depressed Woman Loses Health Benefits for Happy Pics on Facebook http://bit.ly/5q2SBU

"New" trend among people on Twitter: repost the same update several times during the day or week to make sure it's read in several time zones. I don't think this is a good idea from my limited perspective as a reader.

3 Steps to Joining or Leading a Twitter Chat by Social Media University, Global http://bit.ly/4oCW6N

From Australia: @BiteTheDust: "It's getting to be the season. Don't forget to check your shoes for spiders and scorpions befoe you put them on. Found one of each today."

Tweets are not research articles - they are 140-character messages - please always go to the original source, links, etc. Tweets and links do not represent endorsement, approval or support. Image source: OpenClipArt.org, public domain.

Health News of the Day

Health News of the Day is a daily summary made from the selected links I post on Twitter. It is in a bullet points format with links to the original sources which include 350 RSS feeds that produce about 2,500 items per day:

"Bacteria Key to Healthy Skin" http://bit.ly/8ylDMF

Study: 1 in 4 teen girls has a sexually transmitted infection (STI) http://bit.ly/6027wa

Stifled Anger at Work May Double Men's Risk for Heart Attack http://bit.ly/6AIBk9

Studies of mice show that only 4% of lean animals infected with the flu virus die compared to 40-60% for obese mice. The Flu Fighters - in Your Food: Contradictory Advice http://bit.ly/7ZMVor -- What is tougher - diet or exercise? Lolcats version: http://bit.ly/7FdGYs

David Beckham has had asthma since he was a child http://bit.ly/61Vfwd and http://bit.ly/7kDm96. This information is important to prove that asthma does not prevent one to excel in sports. http://is.gd/52zq7

CNN: A car crash victim who was misdiagnosed as being in a coma for 23 years was conscious the whole time http://j.mp/5mL71A

9% of Surgeons Have Made ‘Major’ Errors Recently - WSJ. Surgeons' survey: 40% of responders were “burned out” and 30% showed symptoms of depression http://bit.ly/6qhyC8

Genetic Testing Reveals Devastating Illness: Huntington's disease - NPR http://bit.ly/4uaVw1

Comparison of Caffeine Content of Coffee, Tea, Coca Cola/Pepsi, and Dark Chocolate http://bit.ly/07NBx3X

"Flying with the flu? Some may be tempted" - CNN http://bit.ly/4LtNQD

Road deaths are 3 times higher in poorer European countries - BMJ http://bit.ly/5s0K2l

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Risk of HIV transmission with different modes of exposure

Occupational Exposure

The rate of HIV transmission through percutaneous inoculation (i.e., a needle or other instrument that pierces the skin) is 0.3%.

Splashes of infectious material to mucous membranes (e.g., conjunctivae or oral mucosa) or broken skin may transmit HIV infection in 0.09% of the cases.

Nonoccupational Exposure

The per-contact risk of HIV transmission from sexual exposure varies according to the nature of the exposure:

- 1-30% with receptive anal intercourse
- 0.1-10.0% with insertive anal intercourse and receptive vaginal intercourse
- 0.1-1.0% with insertive vaginal intercourse

Oral intercourse is considered to pose a lower risk of HIV transmission but there are case reports of HIV infections in persons in whom the only reported risk factor was oral intercourse.

The risk of transmission associated with sharing needles for injection-drug use is 0.67% per needle-sharing contact.

References:
Postexposure Prophylaxis for HIV Infection. Raphael J. Landovitz, M.D., and Judith S. Currier, M.D. NEJM, Volume 361:1768-1775 October 29, 2009 Number 18.
Image source: Diagram of HIV. Image source: Wikipedia.

Social Media Related Tweets and Insights

From my Twitter account:

"Clinical judgment is the foundation of good medical decision-making. But you won’t find it on the Internet." http://bit.ly/4xLs4Y

China has leaped to second spot worldwide in academic science, as measured by papers produced http://bit.ly/5hAnsb

Video: How to get people to chose the stairs instead of the escalator: Happy people on piano stairs http://bit.ly/DNg5U

In-Tweet advertising thoughts from Scoble http://bit.ly/8LSe11 and NYT http://bit.ly/5Dh3uQ

Google Suggestions for the search query "Doctors are..." http://bit.ly/4KQtlI - Unbelievable.

Is this real? Laptop Steering Wheel Desk http://bit.ly/5vr0HL - GruntDoc's comment of choice: http://bit.ly/6zJV3z - others are similar

Nephrology Oral History Project http://bit.ly/90FFsn and http://bit.ly/6VShnL

Gmail Creator Thinks Email Will Last Forever. And Hasn’t Tried Google Wave http://bit.ly/5RahKt - I have. Does anybody use it in real life?

Tweets are not research articles - they are 140-character messages - please always go to the original source, links, etc. Tweets and links do not represent endorsement, approval or support. Image source: OpenClipArt.org, public domain.

Erectile Dysfunction Treatment: Alternatives to Pills

From the NYTimes:

30 million men in U.S. experience erectile dysfunction (ED), 30% of men in their 50s, more than 50% of those in their 60s.

One Viagra pill, the most common way to treat erection problems, costs about $15. Viagra, Cialis and Levitra do not work for about half of the men with ED.

After 2 years of significant lifestyle changes (and no meds), 58% of the men with ED had normal erectile function.

Self-administered injections of alprostadil for ED cost $35; a "cocktail" of alprostadil, papaverine, phentolamine.

References:
For Common Male Problem, Hope Beyond a Pill. NYTimes.
Erectile Dysfunction Medications Related to Transient Amnesia, FDA Warns
Image source: Viagra (sildenafil), Wikipedia, GNU Free Documentation License.

Health News of the Day

Health News of the Day is a daily summary made from the selected links I post on Twitter. It is in a bullet points format with links to the original sources which include 350 RSS feeds that produce about 2,500 items per day:

Photo of a Loved One Reduces Pain - a Pain Relief Technique That Doesn't Require Drugs http://bit.ly/4rOo0t

Green Tea May Prevent Kidney Stones, nephrolithiasis affects 5% of the world population http://bit.ly/5neqOp

Eating fruits and vegetables, and drinking tea and red wine may offer some protection from colon cancer http://bit.ly/8i2GKX

Seasonal Flu Vaccine May Cut Swine Flu Risk by 45% For Some People http://bit.ly/6CuBlL

Using Cell Phones, Internet to Battle Eating Disorders: Online/text messages may be more helpful than therapy for some -- 0.6% of adults develop anorexia nervosa in their lives, and 1% develop bulimia nervosa, binge-eating affects 3% http://bit.ly/6hjvJs

Deadliest drugs - visualization of real-life data vs. news reports http://bit.ly/LFMBm

Formaldehyde May Endanger Funeral Workers: Leukemia risk may increase with longer exposure to embalming fluids http://bit.ly/5N7Hvs

The Henry Ford of Heart Surgery: In India, a Factory Model for Hospitals Is Cutting Costs and Yielding Profits - WSJ http://bit.ly/6fNSOq

Medical news tweets are not research articles - they are 140-character messages - please always go to the original source, links, etc. Tweets and links do not represent endorsement, approval or support. Image source: OpenClipArt.org, public domain.

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Health News of the Day

Health News of the Day is a daily summary made from the selected links I post on Twitter. It is in a bullet points format with links to the original sources which include 350 RSS feeds that produce about 2,500 items per day:

"The brains of human beings seem built to process stories better than other forms of input. Without numbers, stories are just anecdotes, but without stories, numbers are just dry statistics" http://bit.ly/4u93VJ

How Much Do Doctors in Other Countries Make? NYT - http://bit.ly/3DDrz5 - Contrary to expectations, the U.S. doesn't top the list for specialists.

75% of Italian and Canadian doctors report patients wait a long time to see specialists, 28% in the U.S. http://bit.ly/2tzz8x

Movie Theater Popcorn a Calorie Bomb: A large popcorn tub packs more fat and calories than 2 Big Macs http://bit.ly/2GBIsi

People who smoke or who have high blood pressure or diabetes in middle age are more likely to develop dementia http://bit.ly/3ZeMyE)

Hospitalist Blogs selected by the Society of Hospital Medicine http://bit.ly/1jTjsF - 2 are parked domains/spam now - the others are useful.

Historic photos: Famine in Uganda http://bit.ly/1BmSxj

Pediatric growth charts and growth percentile calculators http://bit.ly/1dYHYt and http://bit.ly/3eeJXp

Forensic science: Using insects to help solve crimes - CNN http://bit.ly/134wFw

Medical news tweets are not research articles - they are 140-character messages - please always go to the original source, links, etc. Tweets and links do not represent endorsement, approval or support. Image source: OpenClipArt.org, public domain.

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