Soapbox topic of the day: Miscarriage ( Read more... )

For eirias. They're all links to the PubMed entries...... ( cut for those not into public health research or long reference lists )

someone asked about citations for my last post, and I have to admit, there aren't that many. Here's what I wrote back to them, in case you want to see my thought process as well. Now that I've calmed down from my initial frustration, I do admit - any barrier is better than no barrier. But that's a pretty large gray area of risk, really ( Read more... )

For the 2% of lesbians who use dental dams in the world (no data on heterosexuals, and none on M+M oral sex, of course) a public service announcement:

Despite what the internet and many books say, even if they're otherwise reputable sources, YOU CANNOT USE SARAN WRAP AS A DENTAL DAM

And you most certainly cannot use "Cling wrap" as stated in a ( Read more... )

I dug into a little for you, but I'm afraid it won't really help you decide ( Read more... )

or: why I like Obama's health plan more then Clinton's. In medicine, it is my moral obligation to advocate for patients in the larger arena - it's part of my code as a doctor, and as a person. Health care reform is perhaps the biggest area I could try and tackle, but why not? It's important.

( cut for length and possible disinterest on your part )

I have a friend who's going to be presenting at an upcoming conference (CROI: the Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections ( Read more... )

courtesy of kelly, who I will blame if I fail the exams.

Free Rice: Pet your ego by testing your vocabulary and feeding rice to the starving.

Yes, I know you only get 10 grains of rice per word, but it's not hard to fill up a bowl, given how nerdy I know all of you are.

Anyone remember "Guinea Pig Kids," and/or "The House That AIDS Built" from a few years ago? The former was a BBC "investigative" documentary, the latter a book by HIV "dissident" Liam Scheff (who ironically rants bout the overblown media attention bird flu has gotten). Both were about the purported removal of HIV+ children from their homes so ( Read more... )

I'm sitting by the giant glass windos of the library, studying for tomorrow's 3-subject 4-hour exam.

It's 86 degrees F outside. It's overly air-conditoned inside.

The heat vents are on.

hmmph.