What is diamorphine?
Diamorphine is another name for heroin.
(5a,6a)-7,8-didehydro-4,5-epoxy-17-methylmorphinan-3,6-diol diacetate.
Other synonyms diacetylmorphine, morphine diacetate, street names: H, smack, junk, horse, and brown.
Diamorphine is made by the chemical acetylation of morphine, which is derived from natural opium sources. The word morphine was coined by German apothecary Friedrich Sertürner around 1816 alluding to Morpheus Ovid’s name for the god of dreams (origin Greek “morphe” meaning form, shape, beauty. The word heroin was also coined in Germany, in 1898, as trademark for the morphine substitute invented ...
Source: David Bradley Sciencebase - Songs, Snaps, Science - June 20, 2018 Category: Science Authors: David Bradley Tags: Science Source Type: blogs
More on the amazing word " physaliferous "
Since my post this past Wednesday about the etymology of the word " physaliferous " which designates the characteristic cells comprising chordomas, the illustriousDr. Maria Martinez-Lage (neuropathologist atMassachusetts General Hospital), tweeted about another word which derives from the same Greek root. Here is Dr. Martinez-Lage ' s tweet:Physaliferous cells resemble the fruit of the physalis plant, an edible berry that is round and surrounded by a delicate lacy husk. It goes by many names: Golden berry, cape gooseberry, edible Chinese lantern. Delicious! (Source: neuropathology blog)
Source: neuropathology blog - June 15, 2018 Category: Radiology Tags: neoplasms Source Type: blogs
Understanding and Creating Calculators for Medical Diagnoses: Exclusive Interview with MDCalc
MDCalc is a 13-year-old medical reference started by two practicing emergency medicine physicians, Dr. Joe Habboushe and Dr. Graham Walker. A recent survey by EB Medicine has shown that MDCalc’s 370+ tools are now used weekly by 65% of U.S. attending physicians and nearly 80% of U.S. residents, which may make it the most broadly used medical reference. It is still owned and run by the physicians who started it, without outside investment or outside corporate influence (just like Medgadget).
To better understand how new medical calculators are created and to gain more insight into what MDCalc has achieved, we are ...
Source: Medgadget - June 15, 2018 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Alice Ferng Tags: Cardiology Critical Care Emergency Medicine Exclusive Neurology Pediatrics Public Health Source Type: blogs
Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 241
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Just when you thought your brain could unwind on a Friday, you realise that it would rather be challenged with some good old fashioned medical trivia FFFF…introducing Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 241.
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Question 1
Which family shares 4 Nobel prizes? A Nobel prize between wife and husband, followed by a second prize for the wife and a later prize to their daughter.
Reveal Answer
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Source: Life in the Fast Lane - June 14, 2018 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Neil Long Tags: Frivolous Friday Five battle of troy burkholderia mallei cannabis cirrhosis CPR greek soldiers irene joliot-curie kiss of life marie curie moroccan fishermen nobel prize peter safar pierre curie pseudomonas mallei Rene Laenne Source Type: blogs
What If We All Lived Beyond 130 Years?
Life expectancy is continuously growing but how far could it be stretched? Could you imagine that the average person lived beyond 130 years of age? How would longevity transform societies and our ways of life?
Based on the book, My Health: Upgraded.
The quest for immortality
Humanity has been yearning for the secret of immortality since the first temple for the ever-living Gods was built, which might have been 12,000 years ago in Gobekli Tepe, according to the current state of archeology. The ancient legends and myths are full of tales about how men on Earth wanted to join the community of immortals. However, sometimes t...
Source: The Medical Futurist - June 9, 2018 Category: Information Technology Authors: nora Tags: Future of Medicine aging digital innovation Healthcare immortality longevity Personalized medicine society technology Source Type: blogs
