Twitter is a microblogging service where people answer the question "What are you doing?" via 140-character messages from their cellphone, laptop or desktop. You can select the messages (called "tweets") that you find interesting, useful, amusing, or disagreeable. Here is the 56th edition of My Twitter Favorites (the oldest post is at the bottom, the newest at the top): Micro-blogging on Twitter is easy, fun and can be very useful and educational if you follow/subscribe to interesting people. You can read more here: A Doctor's Opinion: Why I Started Microblogging on Twitter and visit my account at Twitter/AllergyNotes.
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biz I just dropped my MacBook Air so it's a little dented but seems to function okay otherwise—it's more like me now 
jtopf I teach the difference btw relative and absolute risk by buying two lottery tickets: doubles chance of winning but you still lose. 
bencasnocha Doing push-ups in secluded gate area of Houston airport. You ask, "Why?" I ask, "Why not?" 
OFPC The 'Journal of Anecdotal Experience' seem to be the most widely cited reference when I talk with other docs! - OFPC Just did one of my two jobs at home: kill spiders (the other is lift heavy things)
lesmorgan @scanman Cheer up Vijay - insomnia is annoying but it's nothing to lose sleep over. 
hjluks Of the patients who knew what an EMR was, only 12% knew that PHRs were different techology. Most thought EMR=PHR. - hjluks Had two patients this week who found me via Twitter... Interesting.
Stammy dating a nurse is hard work.. she has night shift tonight and this weekend. boo - OFPC Just told a patient: 100 extra calories per day = 10 lbs. of weight gain per year (and the opposite is true: cut 100/d = 10 lbs loss)
sanjayguptaCNN been adding turmeric to my diet since returning from india. it is my #1 spice now. tasty and very good anti-oxidant. ever had it? try it!
spolley I'm a little sad everyone in the world is starting to join twitter... I liked the thought that it was just us smart ones. :) 
christophil The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits. - Albert Einstein 
shellen Reading about acts of violence against children and thinking of buying my own island. I'll never understand these crimes against innocents.
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