Long-term depression, especially if it goes untreated, may be associated with accelerated immune cell aging and predispose patients to certain types of physical disease, according …
Month: April 2011
Study shows prescribing higher doses of pain meds may increase risk of overdose
Drug overdose death rates in the United States have risen steadily since 1970 and recent data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggests …
Q&A with Renal Fellow Network deputy editor: Part 2
This is the second installment of a three-part Q&A series with Stanford Nephrology Fellow and Renal Fellow Network (RFN) deputy editor Graham Abra, MD. In …
Research!America chairman discusses research funding in the U.S.
Spoonful of Medicine has an excellent Q&A with John Porter, a former Republican representative from Illinois and chairman of Research!America, discussing why it's important to …
USCF professor: Radiation risk from airport scanners "extremely low"
Late last year, I wrote about four faculty from UC San Francisco who expressed "serious concerns about the potential health risks of the recently adopted …
New guidelines for kids' participation in organized sports
Just in time for the start of your kids' spring sports, the April issue of the journal Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine contains new …
Everything you ever wanted to know about hand hygiene
Anyone who knows me well also knows that I love a good hand washing as much as the next "germaphobe." Sometimes, when I'm feeling bored, …
Q&A series with Renal Fellow Network deputy editor: Using social media to foster medical conversations
There has been a fair amount of discussion about the benefits of researchers, physicians and health-care providers using blogs and other online tools to share …
Booze, food more enjoyable to some, possibly predicting risky behavior
The Archives of General Psychiatry served up a pair of interesting studies today that you might consider over dinner today, or perhaps at "happy hour."
The Archives of General Psychiatry served up a pair of interesting studies today that you might consider over dinner today, or perhaps at "happy hour."
What happens when people witness violence and death?
In the light of murders, drug wars and other recent acts of violence, Keith Humphreys, PhD, has written an incredibly compelling post discussing what happens …
Quora launches medical disclaimer feature
Quora announced a new feature today that allows physicians (and attorneys too) to place a disclaimer at the bottom of their answers on the social …
An invitation from Larry Chu to attend Medicine 2.0
Although spring has barely begun, I'm already thinking about September and the Medicine 2.0 Congress. The international conference will be held at Stanford Sept. 16-18 …
Image of the Week: Woodblock "pharmaceutical" advertisement
Ever wondered what a Japanese "pharmaceutical" advertisement looked like in 1880? Look no further. Courtesy of the amazing UCSF Japanese Woodblock Print Collection, behold this …
Grand Roundup: Top posts for the week of Mar. 23
The five most-read posts on Scope this week were: A beautiful blood clot: A colorized scanning electron micrograph of a blood clot. The image comes …
Hope for basal cell carcinoma prevention?
People with a genetic condition called basal cell nevus syndrome develop hundreds or even thousands of skin cancers, or basal cell carcinomas, each year. Now …
Anti-plaque bacteria: Coming soon to your toothpaste?
A just-published study in the journal Applied and Environmental Microbiology by Japanese researchers has identified a bacterial species S. Salivarus, found on your tongue and …