Gabapentin toxicity in chronic kidney disease
—is common and under-recognized. Gabapentin is excreted exlusively by the kidney.
Chairman Howard Berman is criticized heavily for his inaction on H.R. 4645
Howard Berman, Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, has been criticized heavily for canceling a mark-up discussion and vote on H.R. 4645. The criticism is strongly deserved. Sarah Stephens of the Center for Democracy in the Americas said that “I think it’s a shame that when real economic and political changes are taking place [...]
Krugman: Don’t Blame Me
Paul Krugman, whom The Atlantic considers the most influential pundit in America, blames global food inflation and the subsequent popular insurrections on the weather. So what’s behind the price spike? American right-wingers (and the Chinese) blame easy-money policies at the Federal Reserve, with at least one commentator declaring that there is “blood on Bernanke’s hands.” [...]
Spend Five Minutes With Nicola Roxon To Understand How the Patient Controlled EHR will Work.
Delimiter.com.au has just posted a video of Ms Roxon explaining the PCEHR.The link to the article is just below the introduction and the video is there.Here is the introduction provided:How will Australia’s e-health record work?Written by Renai LeMay on Tuesday, June 29, 2010 12:22Federal Health Minister Nicola Roxon yesterday provided further details on how the [...]
Vegas casino develops technique for unobtrusive radiofrequency ablation of the amygdala
Figure 1. Schematic diagram of the radiofrequency ablation device, adapted from surgical oncology procedures to apply a focal high frequency alternating current to the region of the amygdala. Alternatively, a gamma knife-like TMS application, slyly incorporated into a metal detector, temporarily deactivates the amygdala when each customer enters the casino. Figure 2. Adjustable transcranial magnetic [...]
