Monthly Archives: January 2007

What Basic Concepts Would You Like to Hear About?

Posted on January 16, 2007 by mikethemadbiologist

I’m a little under the weather, so I thought this would be a good time to talk about the ‘basic concepts’ idea floating around ScienceBlogs.
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One Meaning of Martin Luther King Day

Posted on January 15, 2007 by mikethemadbiologist

You’ll hear a lot today about Martin Luther King and race. But what you won’t hear nearly as much about, particularly from conservatives, is his views on economic justice.
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Posted in Economics, Hunger, Racism, Religion | 5 Comments

Some Sunday Links

Posted on January 14, 2007 by mikethemadbiologist

Here are some links for you. First, SCIENCE:
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Afghanistan: U.S. Soldiers Left In Lurch By ‘Surge’

Posted on January 14, 2007 by mikethemadbiologist

The frustration of the soldiers in Afghanistan must have just ‘surged.’ Why? Because, as part of the Bush-McCain surge, soldiers in Afghanistan will be withdrawn and sent to Iraq just in time for a Taliban offensive:
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Posted in Conservatives, Fucking Morons, Iraq, John "Snuggles" McCain, Little Lord Pontchartrain, Middle East, Military | 7 Comments

A Breakthrough In Treating Pneumonia With Antibiotics

Posted on January 13, 2007 by mikethemadbiologist

The most common hospital-acquired infections in intensive care units are ventilator-associated pneumonias (‘VAP’), which have mortality rates between 20-50 percent. The more quickly the appropriate antibiotic can be given to the patient, the more likely the patient is to survive. Researchers in Spain have developed a rapid technique for determining which antibiotic (or antibiotics) to use.
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Posted in Antibiotics, Healthcare, Microbiology, Public Health | 7 Comments

Bush Can Just Make You Crazy

Posted on January 12, 2007 by mikethemadbiologist

By way of Litbrit at Shakespeare’s Sister, I came across a Greg Palast article about possible motivations for a troop increase in Iraq. Palast writes (bold in original; italics mine):
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Posted in Fucking Morons, Iraq, Middle East, Oil | 6 Comments

Iraq: It Was the Coffee

Posted on January 11, 2007 by mikethemadbiologist

Right-wing dorkball* Michael Ledeen has discovered why Iraq has not gone exactly as planned:
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Posted in Conservatives, Fucking Morons, Iraq, Middle East | 3 Comments

Massachusetts to Act on Nosocomial Infections

Posted on January 11, 2007 by mikethemadbiologist

Massachusetts is trying to tackle the problem of hospital-acquired (‘nosocomial’) infections by adding $1 million dollars in funding to track and monitor hospital compliance with infection control measures. As I’ve discussed before, nosocomial infections are a huge problem, and may account for roughly a quarter of all hospital costs.
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Posted in Funding, Healthcare, Microbiology, Public Health | 1 Comment