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- The iSteth
I had some free time on my hands these past few days so I decided to practice my photo-editing skills. A previous post inspired the fake ad below. Enjoy.
Introducing the next generation medical instrument. From the makers of the iPod and the Littman Electronic Stethoscope, now comes iSteth, an electronic stethoscope and mp3 player designed […]
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- Of Scutmonkeys and Sleep Deprivation
There are a lot of interesting links collected in this week’s Grand Rounds (hosted by codeblog: tales of a nurse). My favorite link leads to Michelle Au’s Scutmoney comic strips. Michelle uses the comic strip to chronicle her experiences as a medical student, and I’m glad to see that she hasn’t lost her sense of […]
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- Littman Electronic Stethoscope
Here’s my opportunity to do an engadget or gizmodo-like — but medicine-related — post. Last week, I was able to check out the Littman Electronic Stethoscope — a gadget freak-slash-doctor’s wet dream, if I ever so one. Not only can it electronically amplify difficult to hear sounds, it can also record them and beam the […]
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- State of the Union
I passed by one of the hospital billboards today and surprised to find out that the All UP Workers Union and its Manila chapter were using Blogger-powered weblogs (if you can call them that) to get their messages online. Because of the ever-increasing prices of basic commodities, the workers’ union is now fighting for a […]
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- COX 2 Brouhaha
A month ago, Merck announced that it was pulling out its product Vioxx (Rofecoxib) because data from the unpublished APPROVe (Adenomatous Polyp Prevention on VIOXX) trial pointed to an increased risk for cardiovascular events, such as heart attacks and strokes. Recently, Pfizer announced that a clinical trial involving patients who underwent bypass surgery also showed […]
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- Staying Home
From “Why stay?” I find myself asking “Why leave?” All things considered, it is not really that bad. For starters, the Philippines is a beautiful country. Move out of the city and into the countryside and see that we have as much, or even more than what other nations have. As for Filipinos, we do […]
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- Lessons From Grand Rounds 3
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the antifaust relaunch and I’ve decided to change my focus. I’ve been trying to be just a “regular Filipino blogger” all this time, but I realize now that I should be writing more from the perspective of a young doctor training in a Third World country. We already […]
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- Learning Of Another Death
After learning of Christopher Reeve’s death, I found out from the rowster’s blog that Jacques Derrida has also passed away.
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- The Death of Superman
Christopher Reeve, star of the immensely popular Superman movie franchise, died today at age 55. Reeve became an advocate for spinal cord research when a horsing accident in 1995 left him paralyzed from the neck down.
Related SitesChristopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation
Reeve-Irvine Spinal Cord Injury Research Center
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- Listening Booth
I am currently listening to Morrissey’s new album “You Are The Quarry” and it makes me want to dig into my old cassette tape collection for “Singles” (The Smiths) and “Viva Hate” so I can listen to some good old fashion non-digitial music. (It’s been a while since I cranked up my tape deck. I’d […]
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