Biology and Medicine

Criminal Behavior at UC Davis Med SchoolJ. Paul Muizelaar   Stuart Cohen         Claire Pomeroy      Allan Siefkin (Anna Orlowski, UCMed Lawyer)A federal lawsuit with ugly allegations is boiling over at UC Davis Medical School. Four physicians who hold top posts in the UC Davis Health System are being sued for allegedly retaliating against a young surgeon who attempted to call out the university for protecting an unlicensed department head. Named as defendants in the suit are (pictured...Read Full Story

I have Restless Leg Syndrome.I always knew it was something. It just didn't have a name until recently.From early childhood on, I've had a this itchy, crawly, need-to-move-my-legs-thingy that would occur at night. I was told it was "nothing" and the old stand-by that the symptoms were just "in my head".Despite being told that my symptoms were imagined, I always believed they had a neurobiological origin. I learned to cope with my "Jimmy Legs" (Seinfeld, 1997)and went on with life. But...Read Full Story

Ever since I was a young boy, ‘Lorenzo’s Oil’ was one of my favourite films, even though I did not understand the science behind his wretchd disease. As I grew I researched Lorenzo’s illness, Adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD), and I have managed to get a loose understanding of how the degenerative disease worked. I followed regularly updates from ‘The Myelin Project’, a project founded by Lorenzo’s parents, Augusto and Michaela and it is sad news to hear that a day after his 30th birthday Lorenzo...Read Full Story

As we all know, one of the most important aspects of any job or career is compensation. On average, in the US, a paramedic makes 36,970 $ Per year according to Salary.com. Some may say that is good money and others may look at it and laugh. More than likely you will begin laughing pretty soon. The average paramedic also works 24 hour shifts every third day. That equals out to 10 shifts per month. Before you say, "you only work 10 days a month" here me out. It's not all roses, actually there...Read Full Story

Thank you for visiting this blog and for joining in by sharing your perspectives, comments, criticisms, witticisms and random thoughts! I look forward to hearing from anyone and everyone who seeks - as do I - to identify promote, discuss and practice "good Science and good Medicine"...wherever it is to be found.About InTime TV (ITTV Network) and the medical talk show programs that I host:I have been presenting this medical television talk show (as the Host of the programs), since March '07...Read Full Story

I began volunteering at a local rescue squad at the ripe young age of 13 and became proficient in the art of ambulance washing very quickly. As I washed the one ambulance in our squad I listened to the over-inflated stories that became more gory and self gratifying the longer they were told. I was hooked, I wanted to start IV's and intubate and shock a dying heart. I couldn't wait to pull a person out of a burning car or hang from a cliff while dragging a bus load of bleeding hemophiliacs out...Read Full Story

Elizabethtown is known as one of the biology colleges on the East Coast. It's a small school located in Pennsylvania where the professors take a personal interest in each student's education.Etown's biology department offers an education in both theory and hands-on experience. Students have access to the newest technologies in the biology labs. As a biology major at Etown, you have the opportunity to pick up a concentration in: biology, pre-medical, secondary education, allied health...Read Full Story

The University of Oxford’s Centre for Medicine is an integral part of the Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine. We are looking for a Senior Clinical Research Program Manager having extensive experience in the overall management of significantly funded and complex health-related projects in the setting of developing nations. This position supports the Southeast Asian Influenza Clinical Research Network (SEAICRN). Knowledge of and experience in clinical trials research across range of...Read Full Story

"><$BlogItemPermalinkUrl$>"><$BlogItemPermalinkUrl$>" target="_blank">DiggIt!   &title="><$BlogItemPermalinkUrl$>=<$BlogItemTitle$>"><$BlogItemPermalinkUrl$>=<$BlogItemTitle$>" target="_blank">Del.icio.us  This story isn't from today, but is worth a look, or a second look if you have already heard about it.  Bayer admitted that they distributed a contaminated blood drug product called Factor VIII in the United States that was killing people.  When Bayer found out about it did they pull it...Read Full Story

For years people did not know the function of the appendix. It was theorized that it had a purpose in pre-industrial times but no one was sure about what it actually did. Today some scientist believe that the appendix actually helps cultivate good bacteria in your intestines which helps with digestion. Bookmark/Search this post with: | | | | | | | | | | | read moreRead Full Story