tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post7426909740157958985..comments2024-03-18T09:00:31.992-04:00Comments on Doctor Grumpy in the House: Breaking Medical NewsGrumpy, M.D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/09858110332436246760noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-44823034169109396802010-01-31T17:21:03.581-05:002010-01-31T17:21:03.581-05:00Wow, what a racket! And we, the taxpayers are pro...Wow, what a racket! And we, the taxpayers are probably funding a lot of this...<br /><br />my word is "slyphers". Sounds appropriate, somehow.lbparkernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-29259326747759665462010-01-31T13:46:47.698-05:002010-01-31T13:46:47.698-05:00Old MD Girl- Believe me, I've been there. Some...Old MD Girl- Believe me, I've been there. Somewhere out there is a pissy study with my name on it that I was forced to write and publish by my chairman a long time ago.Grumpy, M.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09858110332436246760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-31098155591691370912010-01-31T12:31:23.296-05:002010-01-31T12:31:23.296-05:00Aw! Don't hate on the painfully self evident ...Aw! Don't hate on the painfully self evident clinical research! I have to feed myself somehow!OMDGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17937425894428802591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-42032644347641583702010-01-31T10:25:08.561-05:002010-01-31T10:25:08.561-05:00Speaking as a librarian I'd like to remind the...Speaking as a librarian I'd like to remind the reading public that academic library subscriptions to journals like that sometimes cost as much as $20,000 per year, AND often the authors (or for whomever they're doing the research, realistically) have to pay a fee to get the work published in said journals in the first place.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-44669194021980309852010-01-31T08:25:14.393-05:002010-01-31T08:25:14.393-05:00wow...i can't think of anything witty to say t...wow...i can't think of anything witty to say to this...it's just that stupid. lolUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14878419613296817145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-51718819542976857452010-01-31T08:22:27.591-05:002010-01-31T08:22:27.591-05:00Sounds just like the studies conducted on "ne...Sounds just like the studies conducted on "new" drugs when the reps come around to hawk them..."People taking drug X saw a decrease in symptoms as compared to placebo"....I CERTAINLY HOPE YOUR NEW EXPENSIVE TOTALLY REDUNDANT DRUG WORKS BETTER THAN A SUGAR PILL!!!!!!!The RPhnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-60991180483985241382010-01-31T07:35:04.521-05:002010-01-31T07:35:04.521-05:00Did you at least get some CE credits at the end?Did you at least get some CE credits at the end?Dymphnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14751980570558831531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-41542508255611064122010-01-31T02:20:59.803-05:002010-01-31T02:20:59.803-05:00Reading that, I want to break something but it'...Reading that, I want to break something but it's not news.Kimbra Kaschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16955657301998255029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-58354562297833218572010-01-31T01:24:29.841-05:002010-01-31T01:24:29.841-05:00I think it's a damn good thing I found your bl...I think it's a damn good thing I found your blog, or how would I ever learn this complicated stuff?terri chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09398808840234914275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-44640996872013205742010-01-31T01:07:21.834-05:002010-01-31T01:07:21.834-05:00hope the hot tub was better than the quality of yo...hope the hot tub was better than the quality of your reading material :)Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06506274310934059070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-82262788677593009482010-01-30T23:50:06.146-05:002010-01-30T23:50:06.146-05:00Thank god you're keeping up with the latest re...Thank god you're keeping up with the latest research! I shudder to think what shape I'd be in if I had to see a neurologist who doesn't keep up.Scritches.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00888201072541904299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-15938429694598044752010-01-30T23:30:41.629-05:002010-01-30T23:30:41.629-05:00Makes me feel marginally better about my research ...Makes me feel marginally better about my research project now, at least you can't count on common sense telling you the answer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-69393104828931667952010-01-30T22:13:18.683-05:002010-01-30T22:13:18.683-05:00It amazes me just how much money is spent on stuff...It amazes me just how much money is spent on stuff like this...a couple of years ago, CNN ran a story about a study that concluded that people who consumed large quantities of fried potatoes had a higher rate of cancer. My husband who is an engineer alarmed me with the level of his interest in the study. Apparently, there is a chemical formed that is thought to have caused the high cancer rate. It's stupid...if you're stuffing your face with chips and french fries, wheather it's cancer or heart disease/ diabetes/ complications from obesity, you're gonna be seeing the big cheese sooner than had you been stuffing your mouth with salad and tofu!! We have people dying because they can't afford to see the doc and yet someone's funding these meaningless studies...it's downright depressing!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-58153320532928507492010-01-30T22:03:39.647-05:002010-01-30T22:03:39.647-05:00Damn.....and how much money was spent on those stu...Damn.....and how much money was spent on those studies??? Why cant I find something so damned obvious and get published???<br />God bless the lawyers of the USA....without them, so many of those studies (i.e. HOT boiling coffee is hot and BURNS) would never have been completed!daniellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04460011312097894940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-81532061423943371152010-01-30T21:38:54.891-05:002010-01-30T21:38:54.891-05:00wow. & i'm here slaving over a biochemist...wow. & i'm here slaving over a biochemistry exam because....?<br /><br />how on earth do they get crap like that funded?!student dr. blazehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17307156914515136574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-11545282121493795402010-01-30T20:52:08.640-05:002010-01-30T20:52:08.640-05:00all of those ailments can be cured through the use...all of those ailments can be cured through the use of leeches and a little eye-of newt...<br /><br />...I was Googling in my hot tub today.Ronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11609041651482395857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-25612926379017456052010-01-30T20:19:19.797-05:002010-01-30T20:19:19.797-05:00People in hot tubs are more at risk of orthostatic...People in hot tubs are more at risk of orthostatic hypotension then those not in hot tubs, so you're also at risk of falling moreso than those who are not dizzy when they stand up.Nurse Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06408755992926959084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-30257938101998362762010-01-30T20:00:04.685-05:002010-01-30T20:00:04.685-05:00According to first semester physics classes, accel...According to first semester physics classes, acceleration from the force of gravity affects objects (probably--to hedge my bets about changes in physical laws in the last 50 years) in the same sort of way no matter if there's an inner ear or not. Although, some of us might experience acceleration from the force gravity differently than others. Guess we could leave a scientific discourse on special gravitational forces for Annals of Enquiry as quarterly supplement to The Enquirer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-27790287530731411362010-01-30T19:48:58.013-05:002010-01-30T19:48:58.013-05:00Sounds like the kind of crap we get in nursing jou...Sounds like the kind of crap we get in nursing journals, too!bobbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14353836074794786357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-53193126845460533402010-01-30T19:39:54.224-05:002010-01-30T19:39:54.224-05:00I found this one today heres the link as well:
ti...I found this one today heres the link as well:<br /><br />title: Too Much Alcohol Impairs Seniors' Thinking<br /><br />http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_94612.html<br /><br />and this is what the nih is funding ?<br /><br />and my wor verification is shyttewellillbenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-60020901923865428952010-01-30T19:20:00.519-05:002010-01-30T19:20:00.519-05:00I'm so gland I chose to go to medical school s...I'm so gland I chose to go to medical school so I can understand these complexities involved in cutting edge medical research!StudentDochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02830536301077719899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-65207551530720281372010-01-30T19:14:13.775-05:002010-01-30T19:14:13.775-05:00FYI - Smoking is not healthy.FYI - Smoking is not healthy.C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17677555290950815409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-66898231248348964982010-01-30T19:10:41.113-05:002010-01-30T19:10:41.113-05:00I'm actually going to defend the authors of th...I'm actually going to defend the authors of these articles because they have to say these things because so many doctors actually have no common sense. Knives are sharp, fire is hot, and people with inner ear problems are more affected by gravity.Mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847716951917412035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-10459696494219125352010-01-30T18:45:36.872-05:002010-01-30T18:45:36.872-05:00Well, DUH. You're reading stuff that's cl...Well, DUH. You're reading stuff that's close to a year old! :)<br /><br />This just in: studies have shown that common sense cannot be taught, and that people will do a study to prove something obvious just so they can say that they've proved something.Stephanienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-21243668186660943542010-01-30T18:40:17.528-05:002010-01-30T18:40:17.528-05:00...this stands boldly in the face of everything th......this stands boldly in the face of everything that I thought I knew.Josiah O. Morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03008853460815824883noreply@blogger.com