Here is a widely shared commercial from Thailand that is a part of a series of related videos on YouTube http://buff.ly/T8EoO8:
Top medicine articles for December 2012
Here are my suggestions for some of the top articles in medicine for December 2012:Unlock the value of medical case reports: Search 17,507 cases from 167 journals http://buff.ly/RVN3qb
Routine Antibiotics Before Dental Procedures Not Recommended for Those with Implants (new ortho guidelines) http://buff.ly/UZBJ93
Stand-Up Desks (and recumbent bikes) Gaining Favor in the Workplace http://buff.ly/VdpYdY
Adderall, a Drug of Increased Focus for N.F.L. Players http://buff.ly/VdqecV
A color-coded map of the world’s most and least emotional countries http://bit.ly/Ytxx6B
Is There a Relationship Between Chronic Periodontitis and Erectile Dysfunction? http://buff.ly/YNgYCH
Internal Medicine Residents Are Reluctant to Pursue Primary Care Careers - JAMA http://buff.ly/Vjm6YV
Life expectancy rises as fine particle air pollution drops http://buff.ly/YNhsZD
Within 2 years of retiring, 3 out of 4 NFL players will be one or more of the following: alcohol or drug addicted; divorced; financially distressed/bankrupt. Suicide rate for men who have played in the N.F.L. is nearly 6 times the national average. http://buff.ly/YNhDUH
Not only are men more likely to be diagnosed with cancer, they have a higher chance of dying from the disease http://buff.ly/VpbDuU
As doctors grow older, hospitals begin requiring them to prove they’re still fit - Wa Post http://buff.ly/S3uobS
50% of UK's white population, up to 90% of black and Asian population may have vitamin D deficiency - BBC http://buff.ly/ZnMck0
Only 10% of a person's recommended daily vitamind D amount is found naturally in food. Eating more fish and getting out in the sun a bit more won't make much of a difference to your vitamin D levels - BBC http://buff.ly/12oF71C
Cleveland Clinic Diagnoses Health-Care Act - WSJ http://buff.ly/Ucs8hQ
The articles were selected from my Twitter and Google Reader streams. Please feel free to send suggestions for articles to clinicalcases@gmail.com and you will receive acknowledgement in the next edition of this publication.
"We had a very simple idea, that's to see the warmth"
This ad was created for a Belgian natural gas company. The purpose was to show the TV audience what "warm looks like", says director Olivier Babinet.
"The idea of the film is simple. How to visualize the warmth of natural gas? By the use of the stop motion technic, we see how warmth spreads through the house as knitted wool."
Here is how they did it, carefully attaching yards of yarn to walls, radiators, and pipes, 40 people working 4 days and nights:
References:
It's December. Brrrr. Is My House Shivering? Krulwich Wonders. NPR http://n.pr/Y97YmJ
A house that knits itself | Colossal http://bit.ly/Y98xNl
Top medicine articles for December 2012
Here are my suggestions for some of the top articles in medicine for December 2012:50- 75% of human pathogens, including the modern day scourges malaria and HIV, are zoonotic in origin http://buff.ly/VbEQJO -- Prediction and prevention of the next pandemic zoonosis http://buff.ly/YzMIek -- More than 60% of human infectious diseases are caused by pathogens shared with wild or domestic animals http://buff.ly/YzMOmn -- A journey of zoonotic discovery http://buff.ly/YzMZxX
Ticks and Turkey - Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) http://buff.ly/YzN5pe
New treatment for head lice effective with one dose and no combing (ivermectin) http://buff.ly/SMb8hG -- Topical 0.5% Ivermectin Lotion for Treatment of Head Lice — NEJM http://buff.ly/SMdOvE -- Topical Ivermectin Lotion for Head Lice - NEJM blog http://buff.ly/SL40PS
Hunting Down Huntingtin - first disease with gene mapped to a chromosome, and yet 30 yrs later, treatments don't exist http://buff.ly/SMdZHb
The Most Important Article in NEJM History - “Insensibility during Surgical Operations Produced by Inhalation” http://buff.ly/SMewcj
Sugary drinks linked to higher stroke risk in women - 83% higher risk, according to Reuters http://buff.ly/SPWAO6
Retail clinics may cut into primary care - convenient, but may take a bite out of the traditional Dr-Pt relationship http://buff.ly/SRSrqr
Eating in restaurants tied to higher calorie intake | Reuters http://buff.ly/SPX3zH
Multivitamin Use Does Not Reduce Cardiovascular Risk in Men http://buff.ly/SPX6vm
Patients beginning diabetes treatment with sulfonylureas carry 20% greater risk for cardiovascular events vs. metformin http://buff.ly/SRT3fC
With the new PCSK9 inhibitors and statin, "you can get virtually everyone to the cholesterol goal” - NYTimes http://buff.ly/SSB6NO
Dealing With Doctors Who Accept Only Cash - NYTimes http://buff.ly/UYEZQv
Where a baby might be luckiest to be born in 2013? After crunching numbers, Switzerland is comfortably in the top spot http://buff.ly/V0Yat8
Natural family planning - effectiveness of typical use is 76%, according to AFP http://buff.ly/V9mtoS
Diagnosis and management of gonococcal infections - 2012 AFP update http://buff.ly/YvJUyW
Diagnosis of deep venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism - 2012 AFP update http://buff.ly/V9mzN3
Antibiotic use in acute upper respiratory tract infections. http://buff.ly/YvKixg
'Chemo Brain' Real, Not Just Patient’s Imagination (study) http://buff.ly/V9n6P5
US children (8 months to 8 years) are exposed to nearly 4 hours of background television on a typical day http://buff.ly/V9oxx8
Doctors describe growing pressure to meet the financial goals of their new hospital employers by performing unnecessary tests and procedures. Today, 39% of doctors nationwide are independent, down from 57% in 2000 http://buff.ly/YBjbRy
Role of the QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube assay in screening new immigrants for tuberculosis infection http://buff.ly/VcF0Rc
The articles were selected from my Twitter and Google Reader streams. Please feel free to send suggestions for articles to clinicalcases@gmail.com and you will receive acknowledgement in the next edition of this publication.
A Best Friend Will Always Wait for You
Julian Burrett: "Watson the dog stands by while the boy does a quick assessment of the puddle situation. Could this be the cutest video ever? FAQs: Watson is a 12 year old Shar Pei." http://buff.ly/X2Jpr9
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