Pilgrim Medicine- November 23, 2007 Thanksgiving Remembrance: Mayflower Medicine.http://medpundit.blogspot.com/2007/11/pilgrim-medicine.html Genetic Prejudice- November 13, 2007 Any Excuse Will Do: Any excuse to justifying prejudice, or to stir up fear mongering of what may come: At the same time, genetic information is slipping out of the laboratory and into everyday life, carrying with it the inescapable message that people of different races have different DNA. Ancestry tests tell customers what percentage of their genes are from Asia, Europe, Africa and the Americas. The heart-disease drug BiDil is marketed exclusively to African-Americans, who seem genetically...http://medpundit.blogspot.com/2007/11/genetic-prejudice.html Veteran's Day Remembrance- November 11, 2007 In Remembrance: Winged VictoryVeteran's Day movie recommendation - Wooden Crosses.Veteran's Day medical reading - the influence of World War I on heart surgery.http://medpundit.blogspot.com/2007/11/in-remembrance-winged-victory-veterans.html A Word About MRSA- November 5, 2007 A Word About MRSA: I've been fielding a lot of doorknob questions about MRSA lately. (Doorknob questions= questions thrown out just as my hand reaches the doorknob to leave the room.) Little wonder. It's been in the news again and again, and has even prompted the closing of schools and cancelling of football games. Despite what some editorialists say, it is being framed as a threat to our children. Here's an example of the typical coverage: A 16-year-old Springfield High School junior remained..http://medpundit.blogspot.com/2007/11/word-about-mrsa.html Trusty Dentist- November 3, 2007 Trusty Dentist: Not so trusty with music and a drill.http://medpundit.blogspot.com/2007/11/trusty-dentist.html All Saints Medical- November 2, 2007 All Saints' Day: A list of medical saints - albeit an incomplete one.http://medpundit.blogspot.com/2007/11/all-saints-medical.html Lipo-Etching- November 2, 2007 Forever Young, Forever Firm: Lipo-etching- maybe not all it's cracked up to be.http://medpundit.blogspot.com/2007/11/lipo-etching.html Statistics, Politics, and Medicine- November 2, 2007 Lies, Damned Lies, and, Well, You Know: The New York Times is parsing Rudy Guiliani's prostate cancer statitistics:"I had prostate cancer five, six years ago," Mr. Giuliani, a Republican presidential candidate, said in a speech that has been turned into the radio commercial. "My chance of surviving prostate cancer and, thank God, I was cured of it in the United States Eighty-two percent. My chance of surviving prostate cancer in England Only 44 percent under socialized medicine.".... The...http://medpundit.blogspot.com/2007/11/statistics-politics-and-medicine.html |