Traveler's diarrhea in a nutshell.
November 30, 2009
October 03, 2009
Whats the real deal with H1N1 vaccine?
Conspiracy theorizes can go on as long as they want but at the end of the day clinicians and researchers will only go by the recommendations of these institutes and organizations.
WHO: World Health Organization
Full coverage of H1n1 pandemic
http://www.who.int/csr/disease/swineflu/en/index.html
H1N1 Vaccince
http://www.who.int/csr/disease/swineflu/notes/pandemic_influenza_vaccines_20090924/en/index.html
CDC: Center of Disease Control
H1n1 full coverage
http://www.cdc.gov/H1N1FLU/
H1n1 Vaccine
http://www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/vaccination/public/vaccination_qa_pub.htm
H1N1 Vaccine and Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS)
http://www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/vaccination/gbs_qa.htm
FDA: Food and Drug Administration
H1N1 full coverage
http://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/PublicHealthFocus/ucm150305.htm
AMA: American Medical Association
H1N1 Vaccine
http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/h1n1/vaccination-information.shtml
NIH: National Institute of Health
2009 H1N1 Influenza Vaccine Works Like Seasonal Flu Vaccine
http://www.nih.gov/news/health/sep2009/niaid-21.htm
Flu Dot Gov (for everything flu!)
http://www.flu.gov/individualfamily/about/index.html
NIAID: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
H1N1
http://www3.niaid.nih.gov/topics/Flu/H1N1/
Live well!![]()
October 02, 2009
Do Vaccines Cause Autism? Correlation vs. Causation
When we make risky decisions about our health, it's always good to be in possession of all the facts, to let our brains, and not our hearts, make the decision. Your child is thousands of times more likely to die from a preventable disease you didn't vaccinate them against than to develop autism from a vaccine you did give them. The case for autism and vaccines is solely based on weak correlations and emotional responses.
Part 2:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Tl3tUQng9Q![]()
October 01, 2009
September 30, 2009
Does Evolution Explain Human Nature?
June 28, 2009
Is Homosexuality an Illness? Mental Disorder? a Disease?
Homosexuality refers to sexual attraction or sexual behavior between people of the same sex, or to a sexual orientation. As an orientation, homosexuality refers to "an enduring pattern of or disposition to experience sexual, affectional, or romantic attractions primarily to" people of the same sex; "it also refers to an individual’s sense of personal and social identity based on those attractions, behaviors expressing them, and membership in a community of others who share them."
Homosexuality is one of the three main categories of sexual orientation, along with bisexuality and heterosexuality, within the heterosexual-homosexual continuum. The number of people who identify as homosexual — and the proportion of people who have same-sex sexual experiences — are difficult for researchers to estimate reliably for a variety of reasons. In the modern West, major studies indicate a prevalence of 2% to 13% of the population.
A 2006 study suggested that 20% of the population anonymously reported some homosexual feelings, although relatively few participants in the study identified themselves as homosexual.
Psychology was one of the first disciplines to study homosexuality as a discrete phenomenon. In the late 19th and throughout most of the 20th centuries, pathological models of homosexuality were standard. On December 15, 1973, the American Psychiatric Association, removed homosexuality from its official list of mental disorders. The American Psychological Association Council of Representatives adopted the same measure on January 24-26, 1975.
The first attempts to classify homosexuality as a disease were made by the fledgling European sexologist movement in the late 19th century. In 1886 noted sexologist Richard von Krafft-Ebing listed homosexuality along with 200 other case studies of deviant sexual practices in his definitive work, Psychopathia Sexualis. Krafft-Ebing proposed that homosexuality was caused by either "congenital [during birth] inversion" or an "acquired inversion".
There is no consensus among scientists about the exact reasons that an individual develops a heterosexual, bisexual, gay, or lesbian orientation. The main reasons cited include genetic and environmental factors, likely in combination. Other factors that may play a role include prenatal hormone exposure, where hormones play a role in determining sexual orientation as they do with sex differentiation; and prenatal stress on the mother.The American Academy of Pediatrics has stated that "sexual orientation probably is not determined by any one factor but by a combination of genetic, hormonal, and environmental influences".
No, homosexuality is not an illness, a mental disorder, or a disease.
June 27, 2009
Most Memorable Songs
In no particular order ...
Rolling Stones --- Paint it Black
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DP2VyquMAaM
Michael Jackson --- We Are The World
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WmxT21uFRwM
Queen --- We Will Rock You
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iikKzQwgBJc
Dolly Parton -- Jolene
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1plvBR02wDs
Eminem - Lose Yourself
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFYQQPAOz7Y
Evanescence --- Bring Me To Life
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HSS8qeOFJw
U2 --- With or Without You
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Ye8GLPUVsM
Michael Jackson --- Black or White
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWOBHVPvi-s
R.E.M. --- Losing My Religion
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_XFMCgeI7c
Linkin Park --- Numb
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WIaXYIEQivk
Cher - Believe
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B5xsiKBJGW4
Yolanda Adams - I Believe I Can Fly
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBPBfNlCHio
Metallica --- Sandman
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1QP-SIW6iKY
Michael Jackson - Beat It
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZkGOiS75Lwk
Hope you enjoyed. What are your favorites?![]()
June 26, 2009
Tribute To Michael Jackson
June 19, 2009
Surgery's Past, Present and Robotic Future
June 14, 2009
Trans Fats - A Podcast
In this interview with Sharon Boston, Ms. Sodus also explains how trans fats were first developed and the hydrogenation process, which is used to create trans fats.
About the Expert:
Mary Beth Sodus is a nutritionist for the Center for Weight Management and Wellness at the University of Maryland Medical Center.
