Frank and Louie are an extremely rare type of cat known as a Janus cat. Born with two faces, he (they) are the longest living Janus cat in existence.Watch video he...
Friday, 30 September 2011
Cigarettes are known to cause cancer...But we now know there's another reason why... they contain radioactive material, specifically polonium-210!Tobacco companies also have known about it since 1959. As reported in ABC, historical documents reveal tobacco companies not only knew about the radioactive substance, but studied it, then refused to do anything about it!They figured out that:1) It caused "cancerous growths" in the lungs of smokers,2) Calculated...
In one of the stranger research projects I've encountered in awhile, French scientists reported on why in the sport of discus throwing, athletes tend to feel more dizzy than those who hammer throw.Whether discus or hammer throwing, both require spinning on part of the athlete before letting the discus/hammer go for long distances.59% report dizziness with discus throwing, but none with hammer throwing. Why?This occurred even among athletes who did...
Tuesday, 27 September 2011
There is a widespread mistaken belief that HIPAA prohibits physicians from communicating with patients using regular un-encrypted email as well as with other physicians about patient care.HIPAA, for those who don't know, is a law that requires patient information to be kept private with safeguards. Email (such as yahoo, gmail, aol, etc) is not considered a secure form of communication.However, HIPAA does allow for such un-secured email communication...
Researchers at Johns Hopkins published a study that reports that MRI scans CAN cause feelings of dizziness induced by magnetic fields causing motion of the electrically charged fluid of the inner ear.In both ears, there is a "gyroscope" called the labyrinth. Whenever the head turns or a force like gravity is exerted on this system, fluid moves within which tells the brain that motion has occurred. It's much like looking into a glass of water and...
Sunday, 25 September 2011
For a good physical exam, physicians use their senses (eyes, ears, nose) to detect disease processes that may not necessarily be obvious to a lay person. Beyond these obvious senses, fingers and hands are also utilized to feel for unusual bumps or masses that may not be obvious to the naked eye.Take a neck mass for example. Neck masses may not be necessarily visible, but by feeling the neck, may become obvious. To use an analogy, a bowling ball under...
Saturday, 24 September 2011
The Wall Street Journal on Sept 23, 2011 reported that the United Kingdom will scrap the entire electronic medical records (EMR) initiative that has been 9 years in the making with nearly 6.4 billion pounds already spent.That action was hinted at back in August 2011 after a scathing parliamentary report stating the initiative to be wasteful and incapable of delivery.I'm not surprised...It's hard enough to get a group of doctors in one hospital to...
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