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Dan Burton's last antivaccine hurrah?
Posted from MedWorm: Surgeons 23 days ago
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A couple of months ago, I couldn't help but rejoice when I learned that Indiana Representative Dan Burton had finally, after twenty years in the U.S. House of Representatives, decided to retire after the end of this term. I thought that anyone in the U.S. who supports science-based medicine should r... (original story)
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The annals of "I'm not anti-vaccine," part 10: Titanic, Oklahoma City, or the Holocaust?
Posted from MedWorm: Surgeons 23 days ago
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It's not infrequent that I come under fire from antivaccinationists for, ironically enough, calling them antivaccinationists. "Oh, no," they protest, "I'm not antivaccine. How dare you call me that? I'm actually a vaccine safety advocate." Of course, when you probe more closely and ask a few questio... (original story)
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Bodytite
Posted from plastic-surgeon « Wor... 23 days ago
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Dr. Gracia is participating in the Bodytite IRB study for body contouring. The Bodytite device is made by Invasix, a company bringing new technology to us designed to compete with Laser Lipolysis devices such as Smart Lipo and Slim Lipo. A key difference is the temperature regulation in the device t... (original story)
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NIA 24 Niacin-Powered Skin Therapy
Posted from plastic-surgeon « Wor... 23 days ago
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Skin Conditions Treated by NIA 24 Niacin-Powered Skin Therapy Moderate to Severe Sun Damage Hyperpigmentation Actinic Keratosis Atopic Skin Prone to Skin Problems Pre-, During and Post-Treatment to Skin Rejuvenation Therapies NIA 24 Niacin-Powered Skin Therapy consists of 4 products: ... (original story)
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"Eat the Sun": Sun-worshiping fantasy versus reality
Posted from MedWorm: Surgeons 23 days ago
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Almost exactly a year ago, I came across a bit of woo so incredible, so spectacularly stupid and unbelievable, that I dedicated one of the last segments I've done in a long time of Your Friday Dose of Woo to it. Basically, it was about a movie called Eat the Sun, which described a bunch of people wh... (original story)
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Update on California bill AB 2109: It moves on despite the antivaccine movement
Posted from MedWorm: Surgeons 32 days ago
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It just occurred to me that, even though there was news about it, I never mentioned what's happened recently with respect to California bill AB2109. As you might recall, I wrote about this bill about four weeks ago. In brief, this bill, if passed into law, would require that California parents seeki... (original story)
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Bioethics falls for the "tell both sides" trope
Posted from MedWorm: Surgeons 32 days ago
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I thought that a solid basic understanding of basic and clinical science was a prerequisite to be a bioethicist. AFter all, the prefix "bio" is in the word "bioethicist," which implies to me that bioethicists study the ethics of biology and medicine, which, of course, they do. Some bioethicists are ... (original story)
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A homeopath lectures scientists about anecdotal evidence
Posted from MedWorm: Surgeons 32 days ago
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If there's one difference between so-called "complementary and alternative medicine" (CAM) and science-based medicine (SBM), it's the role of anecdotes in each. CAM and SBM each take a very different view of anecdotes. In SBM, anecdotes are relegated to a very low rung on the evidence ladder. They a... (original story)
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Needle Fasciotomy
Posted from plastic-surgeon « Wor... 32 days ago
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Needle Fasciotomy Needle Fasciotomy, also known as needle aponeurotomy or percutaneous needle fasciotomy (PNF), is a minimally ivasive procedure that is done on an out-patient basis in the physician’s office to treat Dupuytren’s. This technique uses needles to cut through the contracted ... (original story)
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X Minus One for vaccination
Posted from MedWorm: Surgeons 32 days ago
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Yesterday was a bit of a rough patch; so today there won't be the usual Orac magnum opus to which you've all become accustomed. Instead, maybe I'll do a briefer post with semi-random thoughts. Of course, even Orac's shorter posts are longer than the average blog post; so you're still getting your mo... (original story)
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