Archives for November 2006

Like I relay every month, here are some of the stories you just have to hear, but that may not warrant a full expose in the Daily Dose. As promised, a few of these relate to recent elections. Enjoy, lament, or just shake your head in amazement…

Ten full hours worth of the epidural medication, which is given via an automatic pump, was injected in just 1 hour – because the device was mis-programmed by her anesthesiologist!

According to a recent article in the UK Daily News, a 25-year-old American man paralyzed in an accident five years ago can now use e-mail, operate a TV, and move objects with a robotic arm – controlled only by his thoughts!

Ten full hours worth of the epidural medication, which is given via an automatic pump, was injected in just 1 hour – because the device was mis-programmed by her anesthesiologist!

In the desert sands of Saddam’s former kingdom, advanced robotic technologies are getting a much-needed torture test – and succeeding phenomenally well, if battlefield reports are any indication.

An investigation conducted by Britain’s Prescription Medicines Code of Practice Authority found the company – called Merck, Sharpe, and Dohme, Ltd. (MSD) – in violation of drug sales and promotion ethics rules in several key ways

All told, including reimbursement for Spitzer’s costs of prosecution, the drug maker could possibly be on the hook for as much as $70 million or so

The credible-sounding group claims that samples of grilled chicken from each of these restaurants tested positive for a chemical called PhIPm, one of a group of cancer-causing compounds called HCAs.

When strange, intense, and sometimes debilitating symptoms ensue when people try to cease their usage of a class of drug, that means they’re addictive, even if only psychologically

As a scientist, I respect the potential of cloning (when done right, of course) to standardize the quality of meats, or to refine things like protein/fat ratios, etc