Medicine and Man

• Dietary modifications to prevent kidney stones http://j.mp/tfpzk #
• Elevated pre-op BNP is a predictor of cardiovascular events in first 30 days after non-cardiac surgery http://bit.ly/NxTjr #
• McDonald's has online math program for kids in Australia with the ad- "proudly provided by your local McDonald’s" http://bit.ly/8aHK0 #
• Google introduces search options for mobile browsers http://bit.ly/YUFnY #iphone #android #palm #
• The New Yorker: How different are dogfighting and football? http://bit.ly/1THpqS #
• The New Yorker Slideshow: This Is Your Brain On Football http://bit.ly/nFeiG #
• For doctors, less sleep is linked with more mistakes http://bit.ly/1TqGpL #
• In surgeries, mistakes were made nearly twice as often when the doctor had slept fewer than 6 hours http://bit.ly/1TqGpL #
• The most frequent complications during surgeries (by surgeons who did not sleep) were injured organs and bleeding http://bit.ly/1TqGpL #
• Google Wave already working on iphone and android http://bit.ly/yOelt #
• Annals patient page: Assessing the best way to prevent spread of influenza http://j.mp/z8IR4 #
• CNN video: 2-minute CPR lesson http://bit.ly/xKTZc (via @DrVes) #
• RT @DrVes: Phenotypic differences between male physicians, surgeons, and film stars: comparative study. BMJ http://bit.ly/1bVdKx #
• More MRI Scanners Lead to Excess Back Surgeries http://bit.ly/SQsVK #
• NPR: Debate Over H1N1 Vaccine? There Shouldn't Be One-More at http://bit.ly/13syBr #
• Report: Smoking bans protect nonsmokers' hearts http://bit.ly/3NhzHE #
• Studies: Some nursing home elderly get futile care http://bit.ly/3d6o7L #
• Video: iPhone App Remotely Drives a Chrysler Minivan http://j.mp/vwsmD #iphone #
• People Wash Their Hands More When They're Watched http://j.mp/Oe7W3 #
• FDA Warns of Unapproved and Illegal H1N1 Drug Products On the Internet http://j.mp/33Og6X #swine #flu #
• RT @AHAScience: World Stroke Day is Oct. 29. Learn what you can do to make a difference. http://tinyurl.com/yzf8ugg #
• Google Blog offers tips to manage your online reputation in search results http://bit.ly/2m7lY4 #
• 30 years of failure: the username/password combination – and we still use it! http://j.mp/BVpk7 #
• Tylenol reduces effectives of vaccines in children http://bit.ly/3LPbDp (Lancet) http://bit.ly/2Hfv3W (WebMD) #
• FDA Approves Gardasil to Prevent Genital Warts in Men and Boys
  http://j.mp/2l4G0b #
• RT @DrVes: WHO: New H1N1 flu is "strikingly different" from seasonal flu, kills younger people and often very fast http://bit.ly/1HDTDd #
• NPR: H1N1 #swine Flu Claiming A Rising Toll-More at http://bit.ly/3KhHdq #
• Popular Science: The Most Stunning Medical Images of 2009 http://j.mp/pX408 #

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