Queen Elisabeth II has her own channel on YouTube. On her or is it Her channel I saw her first appearance on television in 1957. In this broad cast she already announced that she will adapt modern developments, better late than never. The Christmas Broadcast or 'Queen's Speech' for 2007 will appear on this channel at approximately 3pm GMT on Christmas Day.There is a lot of old and new material. A day in the life of Charles (The Prince of Wales), Garden Parties, State Banquets. Embedding alas disabled.Couldn't resist. An elderly going with the times, always good news. What .....read more »

Regularly I discuss recent articles about different subjects related to medicine, psychiatry and education among other subjects. The choice of articles is completely biased. It is because I think the subject is interesting, the research design is elegant or creative, the research question is relevant, or the results are important or any combination of these characteristics. Sometimes, also to my own surprise, these articles are written by Dutch authors. This blog now exists for 9 months and it is almost the end of the year. Time to look back on these articles written by Dutch authors and to select the .....read more »

This blog is nominated for Best New Medical Weblog (established in 2007) on MedGadget.comI am very honored by this.Related posts: The 2007 Medical Weblog Awards Good News and Bad News about The Medical Weblog Award 2009 Dr Shock is number 13 of 25 medblogs ..read more »

Dark chocolate has the most flavonoids. This is the substance that improves blood flow and vascular function and diminishes clotting as discussed recently in a post on this blog: Dark Chocolate is good for the Heart.A typical bar of dark chocolate contains an average of 53.5 milligrams of flavonoids. A milk chocolate bar contains less than 14 milligrams, while white chocolate doesn’t have anyConfectionery makers often take out the flavanols, stripping the chocolate of its main health-promoting properties because flavonols also makes the chocolate taste bitter.Flavonols are also found in tea, red wine and some fruits and vegetables, foods also .....read more »

A step by step how to for finding documents on the site of the FDA.This cheat sheet should help you find briefing documents - the reams of supporting paperwork submitted by a drugmaker when seeking FDA approval for its med. It was compiled by a professor and students at the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine’s School of Pharmacy and recently published in the letters section of The Annals of Pharmacotherapy.On Pharmalot:How To Find Documents On The FDA SiteRelated posts: ScienceDaily: Mice On Prozac Help Scientists Find Better Depression Treatments New Health Site for Consumers Why Can’t We find a Gene for Depression? ..read more »

Ever wondered whether reading in dim light damages your eye sight, or drinking 8 http://www.blogger.com/img/gl.link.gifglasses of water is good for your health, shaving legs causes hair to grow back thicker, and you only use 10% of your brain?Read about these myths in the BMJRelated posts: 10 myths about training your brain demistified 2 Myths About the Brain Top Ten Myths About The Brain ..read more »

Research by the University of Southampton found strong links between binge drinking and unsafe sex.The poll of 520 people attending sexual health clinics found 76% said they had unprotected sex due to drinking.And this is the proposed solution:Free condoms should be given away in pubs, clubs and taxis to reduce the levels of unwanted pregnancies and sex infections, experts say.Read about this research on BBC NewsWhat do you think?No related posts. ..read more »

On trauma.org you can learn when a bullet should be removed. On this site you can even practice your ER skills with a moulage.A moulage is a practice scenario, where you have a patient to assess and manage appropriately. There are case presentations and lots of images, a wealth of information.Related posts: ECT An Update ..read more »

On this website: The Brain from Top to Bottomthere is a lot of information about the anatomy and functions of the brain. You can browse the website in several different ways:By topic, like a wanderer with your knapsack of knowledge on your back. Enter whatever topic interests you and amble around. Sometimes you may feel a little lost, but you may also make some amazing discoveries.By level of explanation, like a seasoned traveller exploring one of the world’s great cities from top to bottom. Since you will want to see and know everything about the topic you have chosen, you .....read more »

On this photo are all the gifts a Malaysian general practitioner received in a span of 5 weeks from 17 hours of promoted related interactions with drug sales representatives.16 multinational pharmaceutical companies and 9 local generic companies and distributors approached Dr Ibrahim. Drug companies shift their marketing efforts to markets in the developing countries since strict regulations in developed countries prohibit most marketing strategies.Our research shows that poor government regulation, weak industry self regulation and major health challenges of irrational drug use, significantly compound the impact of irresponsible drug marketing on the poorest consumers in emerging markets.Due to lack of .....read more »