Microbe Themed Comics and Cartoons #ASMicrobe #Microbiology
Posted a request to Twitter about microbe themed comics and cartoons and am posting some of the Tweets here.In association with#AsmMicrobe I am looking for everyone ’s favorite microbiology cartoons or comics - this is mine - Early Microbiologistspic.twitter.com/JqDm9HF68V— Jonathan Eisen (@phylogenomics)June 22, 2019From@RosemaryMoscopic.twitter.com/trUTjDKbvs— Reed Stubbendieck (@bactereedia)June 22, 2019pic.twitter.com/aPobtVoSco— Omri Finkel (@finkel_omri)June 22, 2019pic.twitter.com/rXl07PhrvE— Kristen DeAngelis, PhD (@kristenobacter)June 22, 2019pic.twitter.com/8xhNi3051m— Michele Bank...
Source: The Tree of Life - June 24, 2019 Category: Microbiology Authors: Jonathan Eisen Source Type: blogs
Streaming users
Digital goods – whether software, music and video files, images, documents – can all be transferred at almost zero cost between users provided they have the appropriate computer system and network connection. Unfortunately, for several industries that relied on copyright control for their profits. The ease with which digital goods can be shared means that once a copy has been unshackled from any copy protection (if one were available) it can be shared very quickly to as many users as wish to have the digital goods.
In the nineteenth century, the sheet music industry suffered a downturn in profits, as copying of...
Source: David Bradley Sciencebase - Songs, Snaps, Science - May 31, 2019 Category: Science Authors: David Bradley Tags: Music Technology Source Type: blogs
101 Good Morning Quotes to Help You to Start Your Day Right
Today I’d like to share 101 timeless quotes that will help you to have a good and motivated morning.
Because how you start your day tends to set the tone for the rest of the day.
If you start your day with negativity and in a hurried and stressed state then that'll likely continue for the rest of the day and impact your work, relationships and overall quality of life that day.
If you on the other hand start your day in a positive way with some uplifting reading or a fun conversation around the breakfast table and then get started with your most important task of your day as soon as you arrive at work then you’re setti...
Source: Practical Happiness and Awesomeness Advice That Works | The Positivity Blog - May 30, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Henrik Edberg Tags: Personal Development Source Type: blogs
Join Experts, Activists and Philanthropists in the Call for Mental Health: Time to Act
There is no happiness or health without mental health for all.
The International Foundation of Research and Education (iFred) and Founder Kathryn Goetzke, hosted ‘The Future of Health’ for the first ever World Happiness Virtual Agora. The event brought together leading scientists, educators, innovators, technologists, business leaders, entrepreneurs, and youth to share why and how mental health must be addressed today. The talks were compelling and full of action steps you, as someone who cares about mental health, can take now to create action and movement in your community.
Check out the latest statistics, trends, an...
Source: World of Psychology - May 26, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Kathryn Goetzke Tags: Inspiration & Hope Source Type: blogs
The Coming " Stimulant Crisis? "
Earlier this month the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR), reported that from 2015-2016 deaths from cocaine and psychostimulants (such as methamphetamine, Ritalin, dextroamphetamine) increased 52.4 percent and 33.3 percent respectively. In 2017, the CDC reported a total overdose rate of 70,237, and cocaine was involved in 19.8 percent of those deaths while other psychostimulants were involved in 14.7 percent. Opioids, primarily synthetic (fentanyl and fentanyl analogs), were found in 72.7 percent of the cocaine deaths and 50.4 percent of the other psychos...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - May 21, 2019 Category: American Health Authors: Jeffrey A. Singer Source Type: blogs
The Secret Safe Injection Facility That Is Saving American Lives
I have written here, here, and here about efforts by a nonprofit in Philadelphia named “Safehouse” to establish a Safe Injection Facility in the neighborhood of Kensington, where IV drug use is rampant and out in the open, and overdoses are soaring. That effort is being impeded by threats from the Department of Justice that it w ill enforce federal law prohibiting such sites. The specific law at issue is known as the “Crack House Statute, ” passed in the 1980s. Leaders in other major US cities who also want to set up Safe Injection Facilities, including Seattle, San Francisco, New York, and Boston, a...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - May 1, 2019 Category: American Health Authors: Jeffrey A. Singer Source Type: blogs
Jellybean 108 The Carnival Podcast
Dr Doug Lynch Jellybean 108 The Carnival Podcast
Jellybean 108. O primeiro podcast português sobre a vida na pista rápida. A podcast about free open access medical education in Brazil. (Source: Life in the Fast Lane)
Source: Life in the Fast Lane - April 23, 2019 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Dr Doug Lynch Tags: Conference JellyBean Podcast Brazil FOAMBR FOAMBRA FOAMedBRA Instagram Português Portuguese smacc2019 South America Source Type: blogs
Does Time Really Fly When You ’ re Having Fun?
If you’re a parent, chances are you might recall a long road trip with your family when you’ve been on the road maybe all of ten minutes, and you hear that dreaded question from the back seat: “Are we there yet?” Time passes slowly for children, especially when they’re anticipating something (as in their vacation destination), or when they’re bored. So you suggest that your child read a book or watch a video. Or you play travel games with them. You know, to make the time go by faster.
We know these activities don’t really speed up time, which is constant. But they sure can change our perception of how much ti...
Source: World of Psychology - April 12, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Janet Singer Tags: Happiness Memory and Perception Cognitive Psychology Dopamine Memory Formation Neuroscience Neurotransmitter Source Type: blogs
Elizabeth Warren's Economic Nationalism
Economic nationalism and pandering to farmers are two classic parts of presidential campaigning. In this post by Senator Elizabeth Warren, she does both at the same time:Advancing the Interests of American FarmersWashington has also bowed to powerful foreign interests instead of standing up for American farmers. Congress repealed mandatory country-of-origin labeling for beef and pork in 2015 after a series of World Trade Organization challenges from Canada and Mexico, and it hasn’t established a new rule to protect American farmers. The result is that beef and pork can be given a US origin label if it is proce...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - March 28, 2019 Category: American Health Authors: Simon Lester Source Type: blogs
10 Best Travel Destinations
With over 200 cases reported in 2018, it’s important to know the risks associated with Zika virus, not only in your area, but also in the places where you travel.
Zika Virus, spread mostly by the bite of an infected Aedes species mosquito, can also be transmitted through sex. The problem with Zika is that it can be passed from a pregnant woman to her fetus causing serious birth defects. Currently there is no vaccine or medicine for Zika. While Zika is a risk in many countries, we have compiled a list of 10 destinations that are Zika-free!
Bermuda
Looking for a quick flight? Bermuda, a British island territory, ...
Source: Cord Blood News - March 26, 2019 Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Maze Cord Blood Tags: parents pregnancy Source Type: blogs
10 Zika-Free Destinations
With over 200 cases reported in 2018, if you are pregnant or planning to become pregnant, you should know the risk associated with Zika virus, not only in your area, but also in the places where you travel.
Zika Virus, spread mostly by the bite of an infected Aedes species mosquito, can also be transmitted through sex. The problem with Zika is that it can be passed from a pregnant woman to her fetus causing serious birth defects. Currently there is no vaccine or medicine for Zika. While Zika is a risk in many countries, we have compiled a list of 10 destinations that are Zika-free!
Bermuda
Looking for a quick flight? Be...
Source: Cord Blood News - March 26, 2019 Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Maze Cord Blood Tags: parents pregnancy Source Type: blogs
Libertarians and Harm Reduction
Last week we held a day-long conference at the Cato Institute devoted to exploring the strategy known as “harm reduction” to address the rising rate of drug overdose deaths and the spread of infectious diseases, such as hepatitis and HIV. In my remarks at the beginning and at the conclusion of the conference, I pointed out that the harms afflicting the drug-using community and their intimate contacts are the direct result of drug prohibition. Cato ’s Jeffrey Miron emphasized that point in a key presentation and discussed the success Portugal has had in reducing overdose deaths, HIV, hepatitis, and the heroin add...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - March 26, 2019 Category: American Health Authors: Jeffrey A. Singer Source Type: blogs
3m Littmann Stethoscope Now with ECG, PCG Superpowers
Modern technologies allow clinicians to assess the heart in all sorts of ways (electrocardiography (ECG), ultrasound, phonocardiography (PCG)), and just about anywhere. Yet, this reality is nowhere near ubiquitous because of high costs, interoperability issues, legacy tools, and frequent dependence on performing exams in a clinical setting by trained professionals.
A team of clinicians and engineers at the IT – Instituto de Telecomunicações and Polytechnic Institute of Setúbal in Portugal have now modified an off-the-shelf electronic stethoscope to also perform ECG and PCG recording and auto analysis. The 3M Lit...
Source: Medgadget - March 22, 2019 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Editors Tags: Cardiology Informatics Medicine Pediatrics Source Type: blogs
Super Bowl Stuttering Slight Should Not Go Unnoticed
Super Bowl LIII opened with four and a half minutes of Peyton Manning plugging his creative genius—a scene featuring gladiators—to a room of executives who seem doubtful of his brilliant idea. He proceeds to tell them he’s already rented the Colosseum for the actual shoot. Then John Malkovich, standing in the middle of the Colosseum, enters via video call and begins talking about what a trite concept Manning is proposing.
Before Malkovich begins his rant, however, one of the executives exclaims in disbelief that John Malkovich is actually at the Roman Colosseum, Peyton Manning states condescendingly, “Of course ...
Source: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Press Releases - February 25, 2019 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Ana Paula Mumy Tags: Academia & Research Advocacy Health Care Private Practice Schools Slider Speech-Language Pathology Fluency Disorders Speech Disorders stuttering Source Type: blogs
