What it's like to study medicine at Cambridge (video)

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What is "the favorite" for medical students in the UK at the moment? Going into General Practice (at minute 2:45 of the video). They are also "very keen into going into a specialty such as pediatrics". This is a night and day difference compared to their counterparts in the U.S.

From Cambridge University YouTube channel: "At Cambridge, we offer two medicine courses - the Standard Course and the Graduate Course. With both, our aim is to educate students to become compassionate, thoughtful, skilled members - and leaders - of the medical profession.

Success in medicine requires application and hard work, both while studying and when in practice. However, it brings great rewards in terms of job satisfaction, involving as it does a combination of science and human interactions, and numerous career opportunities."

To find out more about Medicine at Cambridge, see http://study.cam.ac.uk/undergraduate/courses/medicine

Comments from Twitter:

Nick Bennett @peds_id_doc: Best medical school in the world. Seriously.

Medical School Life in Cambridge and Debrecen - @Berci compares the promotional videos http://goo.gl/BZm2w

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Top articles in medicine in may 2012

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Here are my suggestions for some of the top articles in medicine in May 2012 so far:

Point-of-care genetic testing for personalisation of antiplatelet treatment is effective http://goo.gl/ZWLvz

Patient empowerment - who empowers whom? Virtually all people are patients at some point in their lives http://goo.gl/4YKjq

Doctors' love-hate relationship with EHRs http://goo.gl/wd74F

Why U.S. spends more on healthcare than other developed countries: Higher prices, readily accessible technology, obesity http://goo.gl/cid6S

Austerely law transforms Spain’s health system from universal access to one based on employment | BMJ http://goo.gl/36u4C

Bevacizumab (Avastin) is as effective as ranibizumab (Lucentis) for wet AMD and could save NHS millions - NHS http://goo.gl/JJ8uV

Having 'Type D' Personality - a distressed and pessimistic outlook on life - May Affect Your Health http://goo.gl/kFbpA

New Cautions About Bisphosphonate Use - NYTimes http://goo.gl/PYiKy

How to Create Your Own Website using Blogger - Step-by-Step Guide for Physicians http://goo.gl/tCd37

Truvada (Emtriva + Viread), first drug to prevent HIV infection in healthy people at high risk (MSM, partners of HIV+) http://goo.gl/e1MJM

Can mobile phones give you brain cancer? The verdict's still on hold http://goo.gl/gI6Ta

Drink Water to Improve Test Scores http://goo.gl/MNB6k and http://goo.gl/EO12p

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Top articles in medicine in May 2012

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Here are my suggestions for some of the top articles in medicine in May 2012 so far:

Point-of-care genetic testing for personalisation of antiplatelet treatment is effective http://goo.gl/ZWLvz

Patient empowerment - who empowers whom? Virtually all people are patients at some point in their lives http://goo.gl/4YKjq

Doctors' love-hate relationship with EHRs http://goo.gl/wd74F

Why U.S. spends more on healthcare than other developed countries: Higher prices, readily accessible technology, obesity http://goo.gl/cid6S

Austerely law transforms Spain’s health system from universal access to one based on employment | BMJ http://goo.gl/36u4C

Bevacizumab (Avastin) is as effective as ranibizumab (Lucentis) for wet AMD and could save NHS millions - NHS http://goo.gl/JJ8uV

Having 'Type D' Personality - a distressed and pessimistic outlook on life - May Affect Your Health http://goo.gl/kFbpA

New Cautions About Bisphosphonate Use - NYTimes http://goo.gl/PYiKy

How to Create Your Own Website using Blogger - Step-by-Step Guide for Physicians http://goo.gl/tCd37

Truvada (Emtriva + Viread), first drug to prevent HIV infection in healthy people at high risk (MSM, partners of HIV+) http://goo.gl/e1MJM

Can mobile phones give you brain cancer? The verdict's still on hold http://goo.gl/gI6Ta

Drink Water to Improve Test Scores http://goo.gl/MNB6k and http://goo.gl/EO12p

The articles were selected from my Twitter and Google Reader streams.

View the original article here

Top articles in medicine in June 2012

Here are my top tips for some articles in medicine in June 2012:

Fatty acids in formula does not make children smarter http://goo.gl/FYyVX -polyunsaturated fatty acids, long chain http://goo.gl/1WVjY

Electronic health records linked to worse diabetes care compared to old-fashioned paper records (studio) http://goo.gl/vm2mR

Be sleepy behind the wheel is almost as bad as drinking and driving (studio) http://goo.gl/Ub9hu

Study: seniors have special smell, but it is not unpleasant as stereotype implies http://goo.gl/7bHfv

If we're going to think of exercise as a therapeutic intervention, as all the speeches there will be adverse effects http://goo.gl/unjJS

DrotAA in septic Shock-graph clearly shows the lack of benefit from rh activated drotrecogin alfa protein C, http://goo.gl/bCktn

The emerging threat of incurable gonococcal infection-what to do if allergic to PCN, cephalosporins? NEJM http://goo.gl/fwFq3

Gallup tracks the mood of the United States every day, only 41% were happy on June 7, 2012 http://goo.gl/Pn0lz

Drowning-free review of current concepts, NEJM 2012 http://goo.gl/xSqLu

Intensive enough? Intensive care unit (ICU) began in the 1950s, staffing models continue to be controversial http://goo.gl/2rZNk

Men vs. women: whose offices are Germier? The study confirms the suspicion: men are "major" source of bacteria compared to women http://goo.gl/JkzF5

Reply residents must now standards: 41% reported worse education-NEJM http://goo.gl/leaC4

Articles were selected from my streams of Twitter and Google Reader. Feel free to send suggestions for articles to clinicalcases@gmail.com and you will receive the confirmation in the next edition of this publication.

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Top articles in medicine in may 2012

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Here are my suggestions for some of the top articles in medicine in May 2012 so far:

Point-of-care genetic testing for personalisation of antiplatelet treatment is effective http://goo.gl/ZWLvz

Patient empowerment - who empowers whom? Virtually all people are patients at some point in their lives http://goo.gl/4YKjq

Doctors' love-hate relationship with EHRs http://goo.gl/wd74F

Why U.S. spends more on healthcare than other developed countries: Higher prices, readily accessible technology, obesity http://goo.gl/cid6S

Austerely law transforms Spain’s health system from universal access to one based on employment | BMJ http://goo.gl/36u4C

Bevacizumab (Avastin) is as effective as ranibizumab (Lucentis) for wet AMD and could save NHS millions - NHS http://goo.gl/JJ8uV

Having 'Type D' Personality - a distressed and pessimistic outlook on life - May Affect Your Health http://goo.gl/kFbpA

New Cautions About Bisphosphonate Use - NYTimes http://goo.gl/PYiKy

How to Create Your Own Website using Blogger - Step-by-Step Guide for Physicians http://goo.gl/tCd37

Truvada (Emtriva + Viread), first drug to prevent HIV infection in healthy people at high risk (MSM, partners of HIV+) http://goo.gl/e1MJM

Can mobile phones give you brain cancer? The verdict's still on hold http://goo.gl/gI6Ta

Drink Water to Improve Test Scores http://goo.gl/MNB6k and http://goo.gl/EO12p

The articles were selected from my Twitter and Google Reader streams.

View the original article here

Top articles in medicine in May 2012

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Here are my suggestions for some of the top articles in medicine in May 2012 so far:

Point-of-care genetic testing for personalisation of antiplatelet treatment is effective http://goo.gl/ZWLvz

Patient empowerment - who empowers whom? Virtually all people are patients at some point in their lives http://goo.gl/4YKjq

Doctors' love-hate relationship with EHRs http://goo.gl/wd74F

Why U.S. spends more on healthcare than other developed countries: Higher prices, readily accessible technology, obesity http://goo.gl/cid6S

Austerely law transforms Spain’s health system from universal access to one based on employment | BMJ http://goo.gl/36u4C

Bevacizumab (Avastin) is as effective as ranibizumab (Lucentis) for wet AMD and could save NHS millions - NHS http://goo.gl/JJ8uV

Having 'Type D' Personality - a distressed and pessimistic outlook on life - May Affect Your Health http://goo.gl/kFbpA

New Cautions About Bisphosphonate Use - NYTimes http://goo.gl/PYiKy

How to Create Your Own Website using Blogger - Step-by-Step Guide for Physicians http://goo.gl/tCd37

Truvada (Emtriva + Viread), first drug to prevent HIV infection in healthy people at high risk (MSM, partners of HIV+) http://goo.gl/e1MJM

Can mobile phones give you brain cancer? The verdict's still on hold http://goo.gl/gI6Ta

Drink Water to Improve Test Scores http://goo.gl/MNB6k and http://goo.gl/EO12p

The articles were selected from my Twitter and Google Reader streams.

View the original article here

Top articles in medicine in June 2012

Here are my top tips for some articles in medicine in June 2012:

Fatty acids in formula does not make children smarter http://goo.gl/FYyVX -polyunsaturated fatty acids, long chain http://goo.gl/1WVjY

Electronic health records linked to worse diabetes care compared to old-fashioned paper records (studio) http://goo.gl/vm2mR

Be sleepy behind the wheel is almost as bad as drinking and driving (studio) http://goo.gl/Ub9hu

Study: seniors have special smell, but it is not unpleasant as stereotype implies http://goo.gl/7bHfv

If we're going to think of exercise as a therapeutic intervention, as all the speeches there will be adverse effects http://goo.gl/unjJS

DrotAA in septic Shock-graph clearly shows the lack of benefit from rh activated drotrecogin alfa protein C, http://goo.gl/bCktn

The emerging threat of incurable gonococcal infection-what to do if allergic to PCN, cephalosporins? NEJM http://goo.gl/fwFq3

Gallup tracks the mood of the United States every day, only 41% were happy on June 7, 2012 http://goo.gl/Pn0lz

Drowning-free review of current concepts, NEJM 2012 http://goo.gl/xSqLu

Intensive enough? Intensive care unit (ICU) began in the 1950s, staffing models continue to be controversial http://goo.gl/2rZNk

Men vs. women: whose offices are Germier? The study confirms the suspicion: men are "major" source of bacteria compared to women http://goo.gl/JkzF5

Reply residents must now standards: 41% reported worse education-NEJM http://goo.gl/leaC4

Articles were selected from my streams of Twitter and Google Reader. Feel free to send suggestions for articles to clinicalcases@gmail.com and you will receive the confirmation in the next edition of this publication.

View the original article here

The National Library of Medicine releases free iPad App, "Native Voices: the Native peoples ' concepts of health and disease"

To give those who cannot travel to Bethesda, Maryland to see him personally lively experience of virtual, National Library Medicine (NLM) announces new iPad app, free, which captures the contents of its popular exhibitions, Native Voices: the native inhabitants of the concepts of health and disease (http://www.nlm.nih.gov/nativevoices/index.html), currently on display. NLM is the world's largest medical library and component of the National Institutes of Health.

The application allows users to explore video chat with members of the tribal elders, tribal healers and other prominent people practice traditional medicine, Western medicine, or a combination of both. Experience the unique and the prospects they weave tapestry vibrant and diverse cultures and ways of medicine practiced by the Natives of Alaska, native Americans and native Hawaiians. Other clips video provides an overview of the exhibition and the stresses of travel 4,400-mile had ordered a totem of specially crafted for exhibition from Washington State to the NIH campus in Bethesda, Maryland.

App NLM Native Voices works on all iPads with iOS 4.2 and higher. To download the free app, go to the Apple iTunes store (www.apple.com/iTunes) and type in "NLM Native Voices."

In addition to the content of the native Voices: the native inhabitants of the concepts of health and disease, the application contains a function "of the NLM", which allows the public to obtain information on the National Library of Medicine, and also learn how to "visit the NLM" and "Connect with NLM" through social media outlets.

On the welcome page of the app NLM Native Voices shows the logo of the exhibition and of the four featured interview subjects.

NLM Director Dr. Donald A.B. Lindberg (left top) provides an overview of the Native Voices: the native inhabitants of the concepts of health and disease, this exhibition home users and applications, you can also examine the rich content on five main topics: individual, Community, tradition, healing and nature.

Interviews on app NLM Native Voices can be searched by key words, respondent name or, as shown here, the topic. The speakers presented to talk about the importance of taking responsibility for their own health and the health of their Communities.

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The evolution of evolutionary molecular medicine

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This article introduces a special issue of the Journal of Molecular Medicine on Evolutionary Molecular Medicine. The first paragraphs are below.

New technologies have always been the driving forces for major developments in science. Medicine is no exception. New sequencing technologies have enabled us to begin understanding the genomic and molecular origins of life and the reasons for disease; they are also transforming evolutionary biology into a new, precise, molecular science that has enormous promise for advancing medicine and public health [1]. This issue of the Journal of Molecular Medicine has invited papers to discuss this exciting development.

Evolution comes to medicine, genomics comes to evolution Medical doctors are trained to taking a detailed history from their patients, their personal history, a family history (and tree if indicated), and the time course symptoms and laboratory tests. Now we look back into the history of mankind and to the origins of life 3.5 billion years ago to understand why we get sick. The history-taking process has thus been extended from the individual to his phylogenetic ancestors. The transformation of medicine by genomics will eventually be recognized among the most significant in a long history of innovations. The beginnings of modern medicine were made…(see article for more)

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New look, new collections of the National Library medicine at IndexCat ™ database

National Library of Medicine, the world's largest medical library and component of the National Institutes of Health, and the History of Medicine Division are pleased to announce the launch of the new user interface for database IndexCat, together with two new collections covering the medieval texts of scientific English and Latin.

Using software developed by Ex Libris, Inc., the new interface IndexCat offers enhanced viewing capabilities and new layouts search results and displays the record.

IndexCat is available online, free of charge, at: http://indexcat.nlm.nih.gov.

By providing access to digital versions of print, 61-volume index-catalogue of the library of the Office of Surgeon General, IndexCat contains over 4.5 million bibliographical references elements more than 3.7 million dating from more than five centuries, covering the fields of basic sciences, research, civil and military medicine, public health and hospital administration. The language is international with quotations in European languages and Slavic, Greek script and the titles of Chinese and Japanese – some of the English translations. A wide range of materials can be discovered IndexCat, including books, articles, press releases, doktorskie, flyers, reports, Newspaper clippings, case studies, Obituary notices, letters, portraits, as well as a rare books and manuscripts.

For more information about the original index catalogue, see: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/hmd/indexcat/abouticatalogue.html.

Two new collections now available through IndexCat are part of the project supported the NLM in conjunction with the University of Missouri-Kansas City. Collections historical landmark, are developed with enriched electronic database and Catalogue of Incipits of mediaeval scientific Writings in Latin (Rev.), Lynn Thorndike and Pearl Kibre (eTK) and the updated and expanded version of the electronic scientific and medical Writings in old and Middle English: an electronic reference (eVK2), edited by Linda Ehrsam Voigts and Patricia Deery Kurtz. Opening up new research historical, these measures include more than 42 000 records of incipits or words beginning 6th or early printed books. IndexCat users can search the incipit manuscript, library, author, title, subject, date, and other information.

For more information about IndexCat, visit page IndexCat on: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/hmd/indexcat/ichome.html.

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The National Library of Medicine releases free iPad App, "Native Voices: the Native peoples ' concepts of health and disease"

To give those who cannot travel to Bethesda, Maryland to see him personally lively experience of virtual, National Library Medicine (NLM) announces new iPad app, free, which captures the contents of its popular exhibitions, Native Voices: the native inhabitants of the concepts of health and disease (http://www.nlm.nih.gov/nativevoices/index.html), currently on display. NLM is the world's largest medical library and component of the National Institutes of Health.

The application allows users to explore video chat with members of the tribal elders, tribal healers and other prominent people practice traditional medicine, Western medicine, or a combination of both. Experience the unique and the prospects they weave tapestry vibrant and diverse cultures and ways of medicine practiced by the Natives of Alaska, native Americans and native Hawaiians. Other clips video provides an overview of the exhibition and the stresses of travel 4,400-mile had ordered a totem of specially crafted for exhibition from Washington State to the NIH campus in Bethesda, Maryland.

App NLM Native Voices works on all iPads with iOS 4.2 and higher. To download the free app, go to the Apple iTunes store (www.apple.com/iTunes) and type in "NLM Native Voices."

In addition to the content of the native Voices: the native inhabitants of the concepts of health and disease, the application contains a function "of the NLM", which allows the public to obtain information on the National Library of Medicine, and also learn how to "visit the NLM" and "Connect with NLM" through social media outlets.

On the welcome page of the app NLM Native Voices shows the logo of the exhibition and of the four featured interview subjects.

NLM Director Dr. Donald A.B. Lindberg (left top) provides an overview of the Native Voices: the native inhabitants of the concepts of health and disease, this exhibition home users and applications, you can also examine the rich content on five main topics: individual, Community, tradition, healing and nature.

Interviews on app NLM Native Voices can be searched by key words, respondent name or, as shown here, the topic. The speakers presented to talk about the importance of taking responsibility for their own health and the health of their Communities.

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Evolutionary Medicine Conference Tue May 8 at Stanford

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New Opportunities at the Intersection of Evolution and Medicine
A gathering of scientists and entrepreneurs

8:00 – 8:30 Coffee and Registration

8:30 – 8:50 Welcome
Charles Cho, MD, Associate Professor Neurology and Neurological Sciences, Stanford University
Introductory Remarks by Joon Yun, MD, Palo Alto Investors and David Sloan Wilson, Binghamton University

8:50 – 9:30 Keynote Address
Evolutionary Medicine: Envisioning the Opportunities
Keynote Address by Randolph M. Nesse, MD, University of Michigan

9:30 – 10:10 Session One: Infectious Disease
Evolution Proof Pharmaceuticals?
Andrew F. Read, Penn State

Panel discussion to follow moderated by David Sloan Wilson, Binghamton University
Panelists include James Holland Jones, Stanford University, and Nina Kjellson, Interwest

10:10 – 10:40 Break

10:40 – 11:45 Session Two: Cancer
Why Evolution Holds the Key to Curing and Preventing Cancer
Carlo C Maley, University of California at San Francisco

The Evolution and Ecology of Metastasis: Can we Control Cancer by Targeting Dispersal Evolution?
Athena Aktipis, Arizona State University, UCSF Center for Evolution and Cancer

Panel discussion to follow moderated by Randolph M. Nesse
Panelists include Daniel S. Fisher, Stanford University

11:45 – 12:30 Session Three: Application of a Specific Theory
Using Drugs to Induce Adaptation
Introduced and moderated by Joon Yun, MD, Palo Alto Investors

Panelists include Ray Onders, Synapse; Lorenzo DiCarlo, Proteus Biomedical; Richard A. Bond, University of Houston; Kari Nadeau, Stanford University

12:30 – 1:30 Lunch

1:30 – 2:15 Session Four: Behavior
Improving Health by Changing Behavior: Evolution Science Shows How
Steven C. Hayes, University of Nevada

Panel discussion to follow moderated by David Sloan Wilson
Panelists include William H. Durham, Stanford University, and Camille Samuels, Versant Ventures

2:15 – 3:00 Session Five: Genetics and Mental Disorders
Where Darwin meets Freud: Psychiatric Conditions and Therapies at the Dawn of Evolutionary Genomics.
Bernie Crespi, Simon Fraser University

Panel discussion to follow moderated by Randolph M. Nesse
Panelists include Charles Cho, MD, Associate Professor Neurology and Neurological Sciences, Stanford University

3:00 – 3:30 Break

3:30 – 4:15 Session Six: Diet
What did Humans Evolve to Eat? Evolutionary Perspectives on Human Nutritional Health
William R. Leonard, Northwestern University

Panel discussion to follow moderated by David Sloan Wilson
Panelists include Dr. John Morton, Stanford University, and Scott Wolf, Aerin Medical

4:15 – 5:00 Session Seven: Aging
Can we Have it All? What Evolutionary Biology Says about Medically Slowing Aging.
Steven Austad, University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio

Panel discussion to follow moderated by Joon Yun, MD, Palo Alto Investors
Panelists include Jim Glasheen, Technology Partner

5:00 – 5:15 Wrap

5:30 – 6:30 Cocktails & Networking

Full information available here

 

Evolutionary Molecular Medicine

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Abstract

Evolution has long provided a foundation for population genetics, but some major advances in evolutionary biology from the twentieth century that provide foundations for evolutionary medicine are only now being applied in molecular medicine. They include the need for both proximate and evolutionary explanations, kin selection, evolutionary models for cooperation, competition between alleles, co-evolution, and new strategies for tracing phylogenies and identifying signals of selection. Recent advances in genomics are transforming evolutionary biology in ways that create even more opportunities for progress at its interfaces with genetics, medicine, and public health. This article reviews 15 evolutionary principles and their applications in molecular medicine in hopes that readers will use them and related principles to speed the development of evolutionary molecular medicine.

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Top articles in medicine in April 2012 (part 3)

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Top articles in medicine in April 2012

Here are my suggestions for some of the best articles in medicine in April 2012 so far:

Dr. Breslow, who tied up good habits for longevity, dies at 97-NYTimes http://goo.gl/ftRDR-probably worked for him. Its recommendations: do not smoke; drink with moderation; sleep seven to eight hours; exercise at least moderately; eat regular meals; maintain a moderate weight; eat breakfast. Dr. Breslow found that a 60-year-old who followed the recommended seven healthy behaviors would like a 30-year-old who followed in less than three.

Activation of free fatty acid receptor 1 (FFAR1) by TAK-875 experimental drug Offers hope as new diabetes therapy j.mp/IQTDnd

Vitamin D doesn't improve academic performance in children http://j.mp/ICZpyu (studio)-also does not help patients with pneumonia

Phthalates can double risk diabetes-phthalates are chemicals found in cosmetics, scented candles, plastics http://j.mp/ICZ5j7

Endangered species, found in Chinese herbal medicines ... http://j.mp/HF001J

Google began Google Scholar http://j.mp/HBGIez--utilizzando magazines ranking metrics for http://j.mp/HBGK6f. Google top 100 magazines and NEJM is no longer the "top dog" http://j.mp/HBGYKB according to the metric g scholar publications. The most cited NEJM article is "vitamin D deficiency" followed by "CT-An increasing source of radiation exposure" http://j.mp/HBHsAi

NEJM has now 17 interactive medical cases-http://j.mp/Hw5F59 free online full-text

12-Word Social Media policy from Mayo Clinic: Don't Lie, don't pry, don't Cheat, you cannot delete, do not steal, do not reveal http://bit.ly/Hr8c1E

Chinese herbal medicines made from plants may be responsible for Aristolochia urinary tract cancer-BMJ http://j.mp/I1pCD5

5 Futures for academic medicine. "Drivers of change in academic medicine:" Great fame "asking buyers to healthcare"-PLoS Medicine http://j.mp/Hw07t4

FDA approves "PET Scan Alzheimer" by Eli Lilly-radioactive agent florbetapir Tags sticky clumps of amyloid in the brain http://goo.gl/VbQi7

Articles were selected from my streams of Twitter and Google Reader.

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Top articles in medicine in April-May 2012

Here are my suggestions for some of the best articles in medicine in April-May 2012:

Always advocate for the patient. When in a bind, ask yourself, "Self, what is best for my patient?" You can see only one patient at a time. The patient is the patient in front of only you. http://bit.ly/HGJcU8

Adolescence is evolving: the age of onset of puberty is falling, the age at which you obtain social roles is growing http://goo.gl/dshDG mature

Pilot sends aircraft into a dive after mistaking Venus for incoming aircraft http://bit.ly/INqXjw-"happened to most of us," begins the CNN ... North American-based pilots flying eastward at night to Europe are at increased risk of fatigue-related performance issues http://bit.ly/INqXjw

We are ready to recommend aspirin for cancer prevention? Http://goo.gl/oytIK and http://goo.gl/WyRXY lancet

The first time in 1967, Kawasaki disease is now the leading cause of acquired heart disease in developed countries http://goo.gl/ShL00--aggiunta of prednisolone to standard treatment with IVIG improves coronary artery results in severe Kawasaki disease http://j.mp/JdUbTl

Bullying, victimization is associated with a myriad of emotional and behavioural problems throughout adolescence http://goo.gl/VzBrf

Thoughts for new medical students http://goo.gl/cr5k3-advice from the editor BMJ in 2003, still mostly relevant.

Consumer expectations for Healthcare Social Media http://goo.gl/REXqV

Women are much more reactive than men of the time, and the satisfaction of life decreases with rain http://goo.gl/gp5KE (studio)

Use of Social Media by Western European hospitals: longitudinal study shows that some awareness grows http://goo.gl/l41tz

2012: update of Geriatrics as part of our practice to change, what do you think of CCJM-http://goo.gl/rvH9O

Family history: still relevant in the genomic era CCJM-http://goo.gl/ty5vG

Articles were selected from my streams of Twitter and Google Reader.

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Top articles in medicine in April 2012

Here are my suggestions for some of the best articles in medicine in April 2012 so far:

Dr. Breslow, who tied up good habits for longevity, dies at 97-NYTimes http://goo.gl/ftRDR-probably worked for him. Its recommendations: do not smoke; drink with moderation; sleep seven to eight hours; exercise at least moderately; eat regular meals; maintain a moderate weight; eat breakfast. Dr. Breslow found that a 60-year-old who followed the recommended seven healthy behaviors would like a 30-year-old who followed in less than three.

Activation of free fatty acid receptor 1 (FFAR1) by TAK-875 experimental drug Offers hope as new diabetes therapy j.mp/IQTDnd

Vitamin D doesn't improve academic performance in children http://j.mp/ICZpyu (studio)-also does not help patients with pneumonia

Phthalates can double risk diabetes-phthalates are chemicals found in cosmetics, scented candles, plastics http://j.mp/ICZ5j7

Endangered species, found in Chinese herbal medicines ... http://j.mp/HF001J

Google began Google Scholar http://j.mp/HBGIez--utilizzando magazines ranking metrics for http://j.mp/HBGK6f. Google top 100 magazines and NEJM is no longer the "top dog" http://j.mp/HBGYKB according to the metric g scholar publications. The most cited NEJM article is "vitamin D deficiency" followed by "CT-An increasing source of radiation exposure" http://j.mp/HBHsAi

NEJM has now 17 interactive medical cases-http://j.mp/Hw5F59 free online full-text

12-Word Social Media policy from Mayo Clinic: Don't Lie, don't pry, don't Cheat, you cannot delete, do not steal, do not reveal http://bit.ly/Hr8c1E

Chinese herbal medicines made from plants may be responsible for Aristolochia urinary tract cancer-BMJ http://j.mp/I1pCD5

5 Futures for academic medicine. "Drivers of change in academic medicine:" Great fame "asking buyers to healthcare"-PLoS Medicine http://j.mp/Hw07t4

FDA approves "PET Scan Alzheimer" by Eli Lilly-radioactive agent florbetapir Tags sticky clumps of amyloid in the brain http://goo.gl/VbQi7

Articles were selected from my streams of Twitter and Google Reader.

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Top articles in medicine in April 2012 (part 3)

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Offitt on the offense against National Center for Complementary & Alternative Medicine budget

The Los Angeles Times wrote about an essay in this week’s Journal of the American Medical Association, stating:

“…many studies funded by NCCAM lack a sound biological underpinning, which should be an important requirement for funding. For example, NCCAM officials have spent $374 000 to find that inhaling lemon and lavender scents does not promote wound healing; $750 000 to find that prayer does not cure AIDS or hasten recovery from breast-reconstruction surgery; $390 000 to find that ancient Indian remedies do not control type 2 diabetes; $700 000 to find that magnets do not treat arthritis, carpal tunnel syndrome, or migraine headaches; and $406 000 to find that coffee enemas do not cure pancreatic cancer. Additionally, NCCAM has funded studies of acupuncture and therapeutic touch. Using rigorously controlled studies, none of these therapies have been shown to work better than placebo. Some complementary and alternative practitioners argue reasonably that although their therapies might not work better than placebos, placebos may still work for some conditions.

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Although evaluating the research portfolio of any institute at the NIH is difficult, social and political pressures may influence area-of-interest funding, and decisions should be based on science. For complementary and alternative medicine, it seems that some people believe what they want to believe, arguing that it does not matter what the data show; they know what works for them. Because negative studies do not appear to change behavior and because studies performed without a sound biological basis have little to no chance of success, it would make sense for NCCAM to either refrain from funding studies of therapies that border on mysticism such as distance healing, purgings, and prayer; redefine its mission to include a better understanding of the physiology of the placebo response; or shift its resources to other NIH institutes.”

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