Engineering-MD

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by Engineering-MD 8y ago
While you are correct, it’s not normally seen as an indicator of high blood pressure. The larger concern would be an arrhythmia or a form of heart block. These are definitely dangerous, but usually concern is only raised if symptomatic or t
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by Engineering-MD 8y ago
> fail to see how my basic health data like HR, weight etc is going to be used against me except for bad marketing practices. I actually looked into this in some (limited) detail, although for a slightly expanded definition of all data a
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by Engineering-MD 8y ago
Once again DRM is the root cause here. There are many great pdf readers that support Annotations with the Apple Pencil, but it is not possible to import the book. And unfortunately (especially for non fiction) there is a lack of services wh
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by Engineering-MD 8y ago
I think the analogy holds if you assume he means shared books, like in a library.
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by Engineering-MD 8y ago
As do I. I always like old industrial cities in the north of the UK for the unusual character they have due to the black buildings. I’m sure some buildings look better cleaned, but I hope they don’t get carried away and remove the unique ch
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by Engineering-MD 8y ago
Your point is, of course correct: slow growth is growth. However, it worth clarifying that population growth in much of Europe is driven by immigration rather than natural growth, and therefore does demonstrate population decline which is o
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by Engineering-MD 8y ago
This is generally true for most of these studies. They rarely look at low alcohol consumption, and then extrapolate to it being true for all levels. They also tend to quite heavily correct for morbidity among those who drink no alcohol. It’
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by Engineering-MD 8y ago
Personally, I think the optimal aim is agelessness. There are issues with immortality, as there is with any unlimited concept. I think what most people fear is a fixed time limit. I want to be the master of my own destiny, and not have bio
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by Engineering-MD 8y ago
I find it summarises the important international political/economic changes with some critical analysis. I prefer this type of journalism rather than constant updates, although I do use both.
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by Engineering-MD 8y ago
That would be because “doing it right” is completely over the top. You are suppose to wash your hands before and after each patient interaction, which includes touching their notes, or coming into a patient environment without touching anyt
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by Engineering-MD 8y ago
I’m not sure how well this works with lungs, but for less vital tissues (ligaments, cartilage for instance) it allows animal tissues to be used in humans. Instead of needing a human organ, you could potentially remove the cells from a pig o
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by Engineering-MD 8y ago
I would say it is. By not being hypothesis driven, you are producing too many degrees of freedom by de facto testing every comparison. This is a huge problem in science too. I have regularly been told to just see what happens and come up w
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by Engineering-MD 8y ago
These articles on Chinese trade and barriers often mention forced technology transfer and IP theft. Can someone more knowledgeable than me explain the reality of this? It seems that it is such a large imposition I’m surprised anyone does bu
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by Engineering-MD 8y ago
Definitely. You could spend twice the amount India does on military, and they have an army of 1.4 million
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by Engineering-MD 8y ago
I practice in the UK. The system is far from perfect, but does to a certain extent work in the idealistic system you propose. It is not true for all GPs, and some don’t practice holistic medicine, but the system is created to allow (and enc
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by Engineering-MD 8y ago
I did read the article. In future, please refrain from insinuating someone has not read the article, it is against the guidelines for comments: >Please don't insinuate that someone hasn't read an article. "Did you even rea
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by Engineering-MD 8y ago
I was not belittling the pharmacist’s qualification, they often helped advise me and fit a specific role in the health care system. They are however trained for a different role (at least in the uk where I am based). General practioners are
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by Engineering-MD 8y ago
I am based in the UK, and as such my opinions are based towards a national health service free at the point of use. I am against a system lacking free health care for reasons such as this.
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by Engineering-MD 8y ago
I’m not I agree. The first reason is that many medications carry significant risks. For instance you mention insulin. For someone already prescribed insulin, yes it should be easy to access in case they should be able to get more (and that
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by Engineering-MD 8y ago
Interesting idea for a measurement! That amount of money can certainly buy an army, but doesn’t account for equipment, logistics etc. Comparing it directly to military expenditure by states is interesting [1,2]: If spent over a single year
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by Engineering-MD 8y ago
In clinical trials, pure placebos are very rarely used (only in mild conditions or where no treatment exists). Commonly novel therapies are compared against the current treatment of choice.