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"I would ordinarily sneer with contempt, but concerned about the frown lines and forehead wrinkles produced by reading MetaFilter over the years, I had Botox treatments and now can only blink my eyes, McCain-like, in disbelief...." [
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7 hours ago
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"When I was in medical school, I did my psychiatry rotation at Great Lakes Naval Base, which is main hub for recruits for the Navy. I can't begin to describe the array of psychopathology that we saw, primarily due to the fact that recruiters would..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by homunculus, GuyZero, tippiedog
8 days ago
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"(FYI: I'm a pediatric oncologist, but you should talk to yours in depth):
First, I'm sorry to hear that your niece was diagnosed with ALL (acute lymphoblastic leukemia). It's the most common childhood cancer, but fortunately, the most likely to..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by j, norabarnacl3
9 days ago
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"Tom and Ray are absolutely great guys ... I'll agree with god-like. I've been very lucky to have had a couple of brushes with them. Well, lucky with one, and not with the other.
It started with a very unlucky incident where I, um, obliterated..." [
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10 days ago
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"I suppose that you could lightly bread them and fry them up in a little olive oil ... truth be told, however, I enjoy them the most standing over the sink, eating them out of the tin with a small fork, while the cats stare at me with great envy...." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by sir_rubixalot, Samuel Farrow
3 weeks ago
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"Speaking as a physician, I have to say that if you're intelligent enough to turn to AskMeFi for advice, you're probably intelligent enough to know that the more you try to "coax" your physician, the more suspicious of your intent he/she..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by loiseau
3 weeks ago
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"Oh ... and before this is deleted ... go out and get yourself a copy of "The House of God". The bible of black humor when it comes to medicine...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by lukemeister
Last month
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"One of the more thought-provoking comments made during this story, and one that I think needs to be expanded upon, is that by monetizing education (in this case, meeting minimal education standards) draws a sharp distinction between those who learn..." [
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favorited 4 times, recently by the cydonian, RedEmma, pravit, Smart Dalek
3 months ago
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"... the whole "but kids should WANT to go to school!" thing seems like moralistic silliness. What matters is getting these children an education. If we have to pay them to do that, so be it.
And what happenes when the children want a..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Kadin2048
3 months ago
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"I, and most people I know, got paid to go to graduate school.
I'll take issue with this. You (and I, and most people I know as well) probably received a stipend (not a salary or hourly wage) as compensation for being teaching assistants or..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Pope Guilty
3 months ago
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"For what it is worth, I wouldn't really worry about exercise right now. In fact, if your symptoms are as you describe, I would really focus on finding a good cardiologist and getting a clear diagnosis as soon as possible. Really. Seriously. And..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by dejah420
5 months ago
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"In our 3br flat, we have two Abyssinian cats (the border collies of the cat world) who clearly do a fine job of keeping each other company and they're not too cramped. We don't spent anything extra (time/effort) in terms of cat waste, since you..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by srrh
5 months ago
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"As a pediatric oncologist and translational researcher, may I add my $0.02? drpynchon had it right when he said that many compounds can kill cells in a dish. And that may be the case for DCA. The medical literature is rife with reports of..." [
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favorited 14 times, recently by lalochezia
6 months ago
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"This is an interesting (if somewhat disjointed) thread, with a lot of issues being discussed simultaneously. My wife and I just returned from Kazakhstan a 5 days ago where we completed the adoption of our daughter (ok ... I have to do the proud new..." [
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6 months ago
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"FWIW, I'm a pediatrician, so I hope this helps.
Most of the answers above are spot-on.
Ideally, a transition would be best (e.g., mixing formula and breastmilk). However, if the mother is not interested in pumping to elaborate some breast..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by GaelFC, pomegranate
6 months ago
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"I think that we (as a people) should collectively drop everything we're doing and redirect all our efforts into a massive rescue mission. We need a fleet of interplanetary ships, crewed by hundreds of volunteers from all nations to embark, post haste,..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by Goofyy, grapefruitmoon
7 months ago
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"This is a terrific question. My father (a former pediatrician) used to come home around holidays with gift baskets galore, but this was 20-30 year ago. Needless-to-say, relationships between physicians and patients aren't the same, nor are the..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by Joh, oxford blue, Poolio
10 months ago
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"Using a bazooka on an anthill. Cute. Next Friday - IdiomFlash: a flash game about constructiong mountains for moles to live in." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by darkripper
Last year
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"As soon as I saw this I was reminded of the "clock drawing test" used to document neurological and neuropsychological decline, for example in patients with Alzheimer's disease, or patients who have suffered brain trauma such that they have..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by olecranon
Last year
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"My wife made me switch to an automatic transmission when I inadvertantly caused our VW Passat (manual transmission) to roll down a giant hill to its death [NB: Links to .mp3 file of my wife mocking me on CarTalk on NPR]. I did manage to get a little..." [
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Last year
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"Hands down: Danica McKellar. Ex-Wonder Years star, math geek, celebrity tutor." [
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