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Tattoos may be tomorrow’s vaccines
Posted Fri Feb 8, 2008 11:29am AEDT
German scientists say that work on mice showed that tattooing was a more effective way to deliver a new generation of experimental DNA vaccines than standard injections into muscle.

Right on! I knew my tattoos were good for something. Uhhhh, that is what I […]

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Finnish patient gets new jaw from own stem cells
Fri Feb 1, 2008 1:46pm EST
HELSINKI (Reuters) - Scientists in Finland said they had replaced a 65-year-old patient’s upper jaw with a bone transplant cultivated from stem cells isolated from his own fatty tissue and grown inside his abdomen.
Researchers said on Friday the breakthrough opened up new […]

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Jan 29, 5:14 PM EST
New Flu Vaccine May Not Need Needles

Placing a couple of drops of liquid under the tongue gets the vaccine directly to mucus membranes and prompts a response both in mucus tissues throughout the body as well as in the immune system itself, the researchers said.
“These studies provide a basis for further […]

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B.J., this one is for you—–
As the running joke regarding the hypothalamus is carried on, I found a link at Medgadget to this post at The Independent:
Scientists discover way to reverse loss of memory
The accidental breakthrough came during an experiment originally intended to suppress the obese man’s appetite, using the increasingly successful technique of deep-brain […]

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While bouncing ideas off of Dr. Mark today, he showed me the site EM:RAP and I was instantly intrigued:
EM:RAP is a truly unique monthly audio program designed to give listeners an in-depth review of a specific EM-related topic in a format especially designed for easy listening.
And they have video.
The great part is that the producers […]

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Just a reminder that the 2007 Medgadget Medblog Awards will be the live broadcast soup of the day over at Doctor Anonymous.  Hopefully I won’t be logging in late tonight and will hopefully see you all there!

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Just came across Alex’s stuff over at I am a Student Nurse. He has, I believe, single handedly created a student nurse online community and is keeping a blog as well.
Even more impressive is that he is maintaining these while in nursing school (and getting married in May)!
The community, and his blog, are […]

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Having been in the Ortho-Trauma world, and a nurse in the Army, this guy goes on my list of awesome. Sucks that he cannot compete officially, but what an inspiration to the new generation of amputees coming out of Iraq, Afghanistan and my helicopter from motorcycle accidents . . .
Legless Athlete Too Fast for […]

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Codeine painkillers spark health, addiction fears
Posted Wed Jan 9, 2008 12:18pm AEDT
Apparently, in Australia, you can get a combo of Codeine and Ibuprofen OTC.
“Currently, we are quite comfortable with the level of care and protection that consumers have with these range of products,” he said.
“Although, like any products, whether they are a prescription product, illicit […]

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Coming Out of Anesthesia Not Mirror Image of Going Under
By Michael Smith, North American Correspondent, MedPage Today
Published: January 11, 2008
This is an interesting CME/CE post from my Alma Mater UPenn. For those of you who don’t know, MedPage Today, is a great resource for FREE, FAST credits.

Ben looking official

As I have my […]

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