BMJ, Medical myths: “Physicians understand that practicing good medicine requires the constant acquisition of new knowledge, though they often assume their existing medical beliefs do not need re-examination. These medical myths are a light hearted reminder that we can be wrong and need to question what other falsehoods we unwittingly propagate as we practice medicine. [...]
Entries Tagged as 'health'
Is Atomic Radiation as Dangerous as We Thought?
November 25th, 2007
Der Spiegel, Is Atomic Radiation as Dangerous as We Thought? “The findings hardly jive with the popular image of the atom as evil incarnate. Nightmarish scenarios of lingering illness and birth defects on an apocalyptic scale populate nightmares. In West Germany, the moral and political self-image of an entire generation arose from its battle against [...]
Tags: atomic radiation · health · nuclear energy
What’s wrong with homeopathy?
November 20th, 2007
Ben Goldacre, What’s wrong with homeopathy: “And there is the rub. Because Winterson tries to tell us – like every other homeopathy fan – that for some mystical reason, which is never made entirely clear, the healing powers of homeopathic pills are special, and so their benefits cannot be tested like every other pill. This [...]
Tags: health · homeopathy · science
Doctors of the World, Netherlands: Perspective
October 31st, 2007
Number of inhabitants per doctor. Doctors of the World, Netherlands: Perspective
Tags: advertising · health · infoporn · map
Illnesses Whose Victims May Not Be Safely Eaten
October 30th, 2007
McSweeney’s Internet Tendency, Thirty illnesses, sorted according to whether or not you can eat the victims (Via o.a. Anarchaia.)
HIV’s Path Out Of Africa: Haiti, The US Then The World
October 30th, 2007
ScienceDaily: “The AIDS virus entered the United States via Haiti, probably arriving in just one person in about 1969, earlier than previously believed, according to new research.”
Psychiatrists are the least religious of all physicians
September 4th, 2007
Physorg.com: “The study, published in the September 2007 issue of Psychiatric Services, also found that religious physicians, especially Protestants, are less likely to refer patients to psychiatrists, and more likely to send them to members of the clergy or to a religious counselor.”
Tags: atheism · health · psychiatry · religion
What is Fitness?
June 20th, 2007
MetaFilter: ““What is fitness?”(large PDF) is an essay by the leaders of the CrossFit movement. (…) Develop the capacity of a novice 800-meter track athlete, gymnast, and weightlifter and you’ll be fitter than any world-class runner, gymnast, or weightlifter.””
Tags: crosstraining · fitness · health · sport