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TWiV 233: We’re surrounded by Vincent Racaniello On episode #233 of the science show This Week in Virology, Vincent, Rich, Alan and Kathy review aerosol transmission studies of influenza H1N1 x H5N1 reassortants, H7N9 i ... Read on »
Butter versus Olive Oil by Matt M. Patient Expert While I’m on the subject of butter, I thought I would point out a new study showing the effects of olive oil and argan oil versus butter in young men.  Subjects consu ... Read on »
Less Bad Is Still Not Good by Matt M. Patient Expert Following up on previous posts, I wanted to point out how sometimes a food is positioned as being positive when it really is just “less bad” than other foods. For ... Read on »
Bullying of Kids With Disabilities - Part I by Jim Gerl Patient Expert English: this is my own version of what bullying looks like (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) We are rep ... Read on »
Illinois Senate Approves Medical Marijuana Bill by Lena Butler llinois is inching its way into the list of states that legalize medical marijuana. Only a month after House Bill 0001 cleared the House, Illinois state senators approved th ... Read on »
Hide and seek Mr graft by Bitter_Angel It's part midnight and all around me are snoring. I'm tired yet I can't sleep. This week has been tough already. My tube came out as planned on Wednesday and within an ... Read on »
Skeptical about health screenings? Me, too by David W. Patient Expert Hospitals and health systems are always looking to boost brand awareness and attract new patients, so it’s not surprising that some sponsor high-profile medical screening ... Read on »
Stem Cells in Ophthalmology Update 25: ACT Patient in Dry AMD Trial Goes from 20/400 to 20/40! by Irv Arons Healthy Living Professional The story started innocently enough. On Wednesday, May 15th, the journal Cell reported on a study that claimed biologists had finally created human stem cells by the same te ... Read on »
Physicians, let your caring show by Tony - Hospital Impact Healthy Living Professional by Carla Rotering In 1979, my young son came home from school with pictures of what his parents did for a living. Mine was an entire page covered in circles and whe ... Read on »
Give patients an honest view of health reform by Tony - Hospital Impact Healthy Living Professional by Raymond Hino I focus a lot of my blog posts on community engagement and maintaining open lines of communication between our community hospitals and the people th ... Read on »