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Dr_D-R-E t1_jdbke3g wrote
Reply to Emergency Department Co-testing for Human Immunodeficiency Virus When Testing for Gonorrhea and Chlamydia: A Readily Available, Missed Opportunity for Targeted HIV Testing in Emergency Departments | American Journal of Clinical Pathology by needt9379876
Obgyn MD here:
This study seems kind of useless
It doesn’t talk about efficacy of screening for HIV or detection rates compared to targeted workups or number of new cases detected or any implication of results, it just says that they had a program which made the EDs test 30% more often, that’s all.
That’s an easy task: put a laminated sign on the computer, include a HIV testing prompt in the order set, make the HIV test auto populate with the gc/Ct order, send out a freaking email to ED staff: done
This article doesn’t discuss the effect on patient outcomes.
Brittainthecommie2 t1_jdbioum wrote
Reply to comment by debr1126 in Phase 1 study: New medicine extends terminally-ill cancer patients' lives. Seventy percent of the patients who tested the medicine were stable after six weeks. Twelve continued the medication and were stable for 18 weeks. One woman took the medication for 17 months, and was stable for over two years by Wagamaga
That is precisely what a lot of medications do.
ART Insulin Immunosuppressants The list goes on.
Golicwm t1_jdbe5wy wrote
Reply to comment by Various_Oil_5674 in Newly established mosquito in Florida identified as the little-known Culex lactator — other Culex species are known to transmit the West Nile and St. Louis Encephalitis viruses by marketrent
I was going to comment but yours is so much better.
Alert-Potato t1_jdbdi2c wrote
Reply to comment by bk15dcx in Dietary gluten worsens hepatic steatosis by increasing inflammation and oxidative stress in ApoE−/− mice fed a high-fat diet by Meatrition
Gluten isn't a carbohydrate, it's a protein. As a general rule the term gluten used by itself without mention of the source is referring specifically the gluten of wheat, rye, barley, or triticale which is the gluten that must be avoided by people with celiac disease, non-celiac gluten sensitivity, or anyone otherwise following a medically necessary gluten free diet. It wouldn't be overly difficult for researchers studying the effects of diet to devise a diet that swaps the gluten protein source for something else, without changing anything other aspect.
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Actual_Perception_33 t1_jdb9287 wrote
Reply to ‘Terminator zones’ on distant planets could harbor life, UC Irvine astronomers say by SnthesisInc
this subreddit is all talk
Wipedout89 t1_jdb6pcr wrote
Reply to comment by two_fish in Some trilobites had third, fourth and fifth eyes located in the middle of their forehead — with lenses not unlike human eyes by marketrent
Nothing wrong with not unlike. It means they aren't exactly the same, but there are a few similarities. Not unlike is a far easier way of saying ' that share some similarities to'
Mississimia t1_jdb27ni wrote
Reply to comment by bk15dcx in Dietary gluten worsens hepatic steatosis by increasing inflammation and oxidative stress in ApoE−/− mice fed a high-fat diet by Meatrition
>In this study, we investigated the effect of gluten consumption on inflammation and oxidative stress in the liver of mice with NAFLD. Male ApoE−/− mice were fed a gluten-free (GF-HFD) or gluten-containing (G-HFD) high-fat diet for 10 weeks.
I imagine the two diets contained the same macronutient ratios.
sirrealofpentacles t1_jdb1vuf wrote
Reply to comment by bk15dcx in Dietary gluten worsens hepatic steatosis by increasing inflammation and oxidative stress in ApoE−/− mice fed a high-fat diet by Meatrition
The study only listed gluten and fats in the diet.
SuppaCoup t1_jdb038n wrote
Reply to Phase 1 study: New medicine extends terminally-ill cancer patients' lives. Seventy percent of the patients who tested the medicine were stable after six weeks. Twelve continued the medication and were stable for 18 weeks. One woman took the medication for 17 months, and was stable for over two years by Wagamaga
interesting, any oncologists here who can speculate on where this could lead or how it would be used? My uneducated thoughts are that perhaps people with especially nasty cancers would get a stiff dose of chemo and then follow it up with regular infusions of this drug to make the cancer coming back much less likely, also perhaps this could allow a person a longer rest period between bouts of chemo?
guygeneric t1_jdazpju wrote
Reply to Newly established mosquito in Florida identified as the little-known Culex lactator — other Culex species are known to transmit the West Nile and St. Louis Encephalitis viruses by marketrent
The only good thing about living in Florida is the chance that something will put you out of the misery of living in Florida
UrafuckinNerd t1_jdazg6n wrote
Portalrules123 t1_jdayrfz wrote
Reply to comment by two_fish in Some trilobites had third, fourth and fifth eyes located in the middle of their forehead — with lenses not unlike human eyes by marketrent
Really? I’ve heard not unlike used all the Damn time. Pretty easy to grasp by now.
co-oper8 t1_jday2e0 wrote
Reply to Air pollutants have been confirmed to increase the risk of Alzheimer's dementia. Air pollutants enter the lungs through the respiratory tract and cause inflammation, which causes various diseases throughout the body, especially the inflammation of nerves when it reaches the brain. by Wagamaga
Oh so mowing the lawn does it
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Reply to comment by thelastestgunslinger in New research finds when small talk becomes awkward, we are more likely to blame ourselves by chrisdh79
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bk15dcx t1_jdaxltg wrote
Reply to Dietary gluten worsens hepatic steatosis by increasing inflammation and oxidative stress in ApoE−/− mice fed a high-fat diet by Meatrition
Is it really the gluten or the carbs?
RumoredReality t1_jdaxdvz wrote
Reply to Some trilobites had third, fourth and fifth eyes located in the middle of their forehead — with lenses not unlike human eyes by marketrent
Their bodies, backs, hands, wings, and wheels were covered with eyes.
DO NOT BE AFRAID
samiesamsams t1_jdawmlm wrote
Reply to New research finds when small talk becomes awkward, we are more likely to blame ourselves by chrisdh79
I thought it was just me
BuncleCurt t1_jdavtuh wrote
Reply to comment by dumbreddit in New research finds when small talk becomes awkward, we are more likely to blame ourselves by chrisdh79
Or you could say something like "this has become awkward and it's your fault".
Spore_monger t1_jdat1au wrote
Reply to Newly established mosquito in Florida identified as the little-known Culex lactator — other Culex species are known to transmit the West Nile and St. Louis Encephalitis viruses by marketrent
Reminds me of the Tomorrow People on 90s Nickelodeon. "Yes docta Culex."
SnooPuppers1978 t1_jdarj58 wrote
Reply to New research finds when small talk becomes awkward, we are more likely to blame ourselves by chrisdh79
> The research may have been limited by the self-report method for data collection.
Makes me wonder if people good at small talk were doing small talk and people poor at small talk or with social anxiety were doing the self reporting?
So they could be accurately "blaming" themselves, if they see that they are the common factor why the small talk frequently seems to fail and others handle it with ease.
It's one of those things that the more you try to improve at it, the more you worry and the more it can hinder your performance - instead of making the most out of the present moment, which people naturally good at it would do.
In the end it's also a matter of mindset whether you find something awkward, or how much you care about it in the first place.
IrisSmartAss t1_jdbkm2o wrote
Reply to Air pollutants have been confirmed to increase the risk of Alzheimer's dementia. Air pollutants enter the lungs through the respiratory tract and cause inflammation, which causes various diseases throughout the body, especially the inflammation of nerves when it reaches the brain. by Wagamaga
I'm sensitive to pollution (coughed when I read this) and live in the Atlanta area which has the worst air quality of any major city in the country. On days when my brain is filled with chemical pollutants, my brain is foggier and poorer concentration. When the air has cleared (not often) brain function returns. BTW I'm an accountant, so I really notice this.