Archive for January, 2008:

Doctors with attitude

Wednesday 30 January 2008

According to the UK’s Daily Telegraph (Don’t treat the old and unhealthy, say doctors)

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Probiotics and supplements

Wednesday 30 January 2008

Probiotics such as non-digestible oligosaccharides are believed to enhance the occurrence time for certain beneficial micro organisms. Probiotics, which have the potential beneficial effect on the body, have to survive the time while they are going through the intestinal tract, attach to the intestinal cells and produce anti-bacterial substances … (Continue reading…)

Grand Rounds is up at Emergiblog

Tuesday 29 January 2008

Emergiblog hosts this week’s Grand Rounds.

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Man on Mars or Rock on Mars?

Tuesday 29 January 2008

Man on Mars



Some believe that the above magnified image from Nasa’s spacecraft Spirit is a man or creature on the planet Mars. (Continue reading…)

Medical tourism for doctors

Tuesday 29 January 2008

From the New York Times (In Pitches to Doctors, Promise of Big Payday)

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