Friday, January 13, 2017

"new unfreedom"

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The Man Against Everything Mark Greif has no use for health, youth, or happiness By Jon Baskin  This discussion contributes to the boo...

After the DNR: Surrogates Who Persist in Requesting Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

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Hastings Cent Rep.  2017 Jan;47(1):10-19. doi: 10.1002/hast.664. After the DNR: Surrogates Who Persist in Requesting Cardiopulmonary Resu...

Obesity, diabetes prevalent in Arab American communities

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Obesity, diabetes prevalent in Arab American communities By Julia Kassem | " Much of the Arab world is following in the same tra...
Thursday, January 12, 2017

Exercise … it Does a Body Good: 20 Minutes Can Act as Anti-Inflammatory

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Exercise … it Does a Body Good: 20 Minutes Can Act as Anti-Inflammatory One moderate exercise session has a cellular response that may ...

The Evolving Role of Pathology in New Developments, Classification, Terminology, and Diagnosis of Pancreatobiliary Neoplasms

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Michelle D. Reid ,  Melinda M. Lewis ,  Field F. Willingham , and  Volkan Adsay  (2017) The Evolving Role of Pathology in New Developments,...

Why drinking alcohol makes us hungry

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Why drinking alcohol makes us hungry Ever come home from a night of drinking and desperately craved French fries or pizza? Researchers sa...
Monday, January 9, 2017

Biomarker Testing in Lung Carcinoma Cytology Specimens: A Perspective From Members of the Pulmonary Pathology Society

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Arch Pathol Lab Med.  2016 Apr 15. [Epub ahead of print] Biomarker Testing in Lung Carcinoma Cytology Specimens: A Perspective From Membe...

Yes. Nannystate slippery slope.

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What's next? A tax on cheese or pepperoni? - PennLive letters "The soda tax could be just the beginning. How about a tax on the...

The world is gaining weight at a shocking rate

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The world is gaining weight at a shocking rate "This is worrisome when you think of the health complications that accompany obesit...
Sunday, January 8, 2017

The Fightin' Texas Aggie Band

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The Fightin' Texas Aggie Band

"...the fortunes of the sciences were rising in academia, and the fortunes of the humanities were declining. So to have a scientist sign on to poststructuralism was such a coup..."

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Bait and Switch How the physicist Alan Sokal hoodwinked a group of humanists and why, 20 years later, it still matters. An oral history...

The good news: "Gastric bypass surgery is safe and effective..." The bad news: "...for obese teenagers."

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Gastric bypass surgery is safe and effective for obese teenagers "The rates of teen diabetes dropped from 16 to 2 percent, while h...

From Yasmeen Butt, Anna Kurdowska, and me: Acute Lung Injury: A Clinical and Molecular Review

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Arch Pathol Lab Med.  2016 Apr;140(4):345-50. doi: 10.5858/arpa.2015-0519-RA. Acute Lung Injury: A Clinical and Molecular Review. Butt ...
Saturday, January 7, 2017

"Do those killjoys think we don’t know cakes aren’t the healthiest snack option?"

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Roxanne Sorooshian – Cakes: the unkindest cut of all "The Royal College of Surgeons' Faculty of Dental Surgery said eating cak...

Waist circumference is a stronger predictor of heart disease in diabetics than either overall body weight or BMI

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Waist circumference is a stronger predictor of heart disease in diabetics than either overall body weight or BMI "Although any for...

Zombie allusions: They just keep on coming™: "One approach would be liquidation..."

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China’s Zombie Companies and Japan’s Lost Two Decades Japan’s experience is instructive for China economy watchers. By  Kai Kajitan...

Socialized Medicine: Red Cross declares NHS ‘humanitarian crisis’

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Jeremy Hunt accused of ‘hiding’ as Red Cross declares NHS ‘humanitarian crisis’ Opposition parties have rounded on the Health Secretary ...

Michelle Obama delivers final remarks as First Lady

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Michelle Obama delivers final remarks as First Lady “Being your first lady has been the greatest honor of my life and I hope I’ve m...

Liquid Biopsy in Lung Cancer: A Perspective From Members of the Pulmonary Pathology Society

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Arch Pathol Lab Med.  2016 Aug;140(8):825-9. doi: 10.5858/arpa.2016-0163-SA. Epub 2016 May 19. Liquid Biopsy in Lung Cancer: A Perspectiv...
Thursday, January 5, 2017

Obesity "...has quietly overtaken the world..."

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Nearly 76 per cent of world population is overfat "With nearly 76 per cent of the world's population becoming 'overfat...

"Plato would be alarmed by the lack of shame online. He thought that shame was a crucial emotion, indispensable for doing philosophy and acting morally."

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Shame on you Unburdening ourselves online can feel radical and liberating. But is baring and sharing all as emancipatory as it seems? ...

"...39.4 percent of Wisconsin adults are obese. The state’s obesity rate is 4.5 percent higher than the national average..."

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Obesity rates annouced as New Year’s resolutions begin "Obesity rates among Wisconsin adults are higher than previously reported f...
Wednesday, January 4, 2017

Diagnostic Management Team (DMT) Conference - February 7-8 - Galveston Texas

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Diagnostic Management Team (DMT) Conference Diagnostic Management Team (DMT) consultation services have been endorsed by the National Aca...
Tuesday, January 3, 2017

Transbronchial Lung Cryobiopsy for Interstitial Lung Disease Diagnosis: A Perspective From Members of the Pulmonary Pathology Society

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Arch Pathol Lab Med.  2016 Jul 21. [Epub ahead of print] Transbronchial Lung Cryobiopsy for Interstitial Lung Disease Diagnosis: A Perspe...

Parents’ Obesity May Slow Child Development

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Parents’ Obesity May Slow Child Development By  Rick Nauert PhD "New findings from the National Institutes of Health sugge...
Wednesday, December 28, 2016

Impact of industry collaboration on randomised controlled trials in oncology

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Eur J Cancer.  2016 Dec 24;72:71-77. doi: 10.1016/j.ejca.2016.11.005. [Epub ahead of print] Impact of industry collaboration on randomise...

Most middle aged adults living unhealthy lives, say experts

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Most middle aged adults living unhealthy lives, say experts "Officials said that nine in 10 men (87%) and eight in 10 women (79%) ar...

The Demise Of The Part B Demo: Doom For Value-Based Payment?

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The Demise Of The Part B Demo: Doom For Value-Based Payment? Rachel Dolan December 27, 2016 "CMMI has piloted a number of de...

"...they’re both interested in the same thing: smooth operations at any cost. Often that cost is the mission of the university itself."

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Low Definition in Higher Education When college students are told what to think and what not to say, who suffers in the end? By Lyell ...

Or not: "When it comes to combating health problems like obesity or diabetes, most people think it’s the responsibility of doctors and nutritionists."

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The Key To Healthier Living In North Texas Might Be Better Urban Planning By   STEPHANIE KUO "When it comes to combating health pr...

From Jun Fukuoka and colleagues: Interobserver Agreement of Usual Interstitial Pneumonia Diagnosis Correlated With Patient Outcome

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Mikiko Hashisako ,  Tomonori Tanaka ,  Yasuhiro Terasaki ,  Toshimasa Uekusa ,  Rosane D. Achcar ,  Bassam I. Aswad ,  Hanaa S. Bamefleh , ...