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Online Health in the Developing World
Following on from Monday’s post about health information on twitter , it seemed a nice coincidence that I came across a research paper focusing on healthcare information available in the developing world.
The web is still relatively young and...
Health and Medicine on Twitter
My good friend Jo Brodie who works at DiabetesUK and twitters as @JoBrodie was crucial in helping publicise my recent scientists on twitter page. She recently gave the list a shout out on the PSCI-COM science communicators discussion group and...
Rx Reviews Redux
A new(ish) website has launched that aims to provide unbiased patient-generated data on the benefits of 7000 prescription medications and their side-effects.
Rateadrug.com hopes to do for pharma products what dooyoo and ciao do for gadgets by...
Obama vs. McCain on Health Issues
A recent poll shows that a majority of Americans believe that Obama is the better candidate when it comes to health care issues. According to Newswise Medical News, the...
Sunbathing, Frozen Fleas, and Heavy Metal
I’ve got a whole new clutch of science news in my latest column on spectroscopy NOW for you this week:
Magnetic insights - A new MRI technique has been developed to allow physicists to see deep within tiny magnets. The technique could improve...
Giving Obesity the CHOP
I am once again drawn to research from a team at the University of Westminster, a renowned institution that doles out so-called science degrees in homeopathy. This time the paper in question, published in the inaugural issue of the International...
Alcohol Causes Cancer
It’s quite illuminating that the following study has not yet reached the wider media. Without wishing to be too cynical, I do wonder whether that’s because the journal in which the work is published does not use a highly aggressive press...
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