No, the Nobel Prize does not validate naturopathy or herbalism. Science-based medicine
Source: sciencebasedmedicine.org
Breathing training before surgery for reducing lung complications after surgery in adults undergoing heart and major abdominal surgery | Cochrane
Source: cochrane.org
Oral nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) for neuropathic pain in adults | Cochrane
Source: cochrane.org
Doom gets ported to the Apple Watch, to our utter horror (and fascination) | ExtremeTech: Doom on an Apple Watch -- which is possibly the best use of the Apple Watch we've seen to date, as far as we're concerned.
Source: extremetech.com
Our book "Urban myths about learning and education" summarized on one page: Yesterday I discovered this one-page summary of our book by Oliver Cavigliol and it looks great (note to myself, be careful with the Coca Cola...). This is a new updated version, including my 2 co-...
Source: theeconomyofmeaning.com
Australians' experiences with access to health care in 2013–14. "Nearly 10% ... avoided seeing a GP due to cost" in some parts of Australia.
(Sample sizes are not quoted in the release but, from another report, it looks like the original survey was of 36,000 Australians aged 15 and over.)
The...
Source: myhealthycommunities.gov.au
Although heavy going at times I attended an interesting update on Vitamin D at Truro today. Basically Vitamin D seems ... well ... vital not only for bones but for soft tissues as well(1). It would be interesting to explore the relationship with diabetes, Type 1 in particular, in more detail. I had been...