'p Have been there, marathons is not for sissies, so take care and do enough training, be prepared but most of all listen to your body during training. Nevertheless keep in mind that exercise and running are good for your physical and mental health. Pushing yourself through a marathon isn’t good for your heart, but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t run Related posts: What do drug addiction and running have in common? Free Running Depression and Coronary Heart Disease in Women ..read more »

Can't get enough of this beautiful autumn.Related posts: Autumn Songs 2011 My Favorite Autumn Songs Another Autumn Song from YouTube Play ..read more »

In medical education these days a lot has improved in the formal curriculum. The CanMeds and intensive evaluations were put into formal education programs. Moreover, courses on communication skills, ethics, professionalism etc. were introduced. Unfortunately some research show an erosion of communication skills and attitudes during clinical internship. This has been attributed to the "hidden curriculum" to which these young medical students are exposed during clinical rounds. The hidden curriculum sometimes also called the culture in medical schools or medical departments is all about individuals sharing the same set of premises that are taken for granted. Examples of these premises .....read more »

I am reading a new book by Nancy Duarte: Resonate ( link to amazon.com). This is her next book after Slide:ology, the art and science of creating great presentations which a reviewed a while back. This new book is all about telling a story during your presentation. That's the new hype in books on presentations. Wanted to review this new book but many were much faster than me. The author, Nancy Duarte blogged about one of the reviews in her blogpost: Two Years of Research, Forty-Six Words. The conclusion of that review is: The conclusions are: Don’t be too cerebral. Tell .....read more »

We already discussed Narcissism on Facebook for adults, this research is a bout a more vulnerable group of facebook users: adolescents. This study examined the personality traits extraversion and narcissism as manifested in certain features of adolescents' Facebook profiles. These features were profile picture rating (rating of their physical appearance in profile picture), facebook status updates per week, and the number of Facebook friends. When taking into account the personality trait extraversion which often coincide with narcissism, results indicate in this research that narcissism predicts a higher self rating of Facebook profile picture, it also predicts a higher frequency of updating .....read more »

A lot his been written on this blog about medical professionalism and online social networks such as Facebook. There's a lack of policies on Internet use for many med schools. In short, on social networking sites patients may learn information about their doctors or medical students that compromises the professional relationship. Threats to patient confidentiality is another danger of Facebook and other social networking sites. But how do these medical students see these worries? What is their perspective on online professionalism, how do they define unprofessional content and how do they think med schools should handle these issues? In six focus groups .....read more »

The TransEnterix SPIDER Surgical System is a laporoscopic surgical instrument that allows for easy tool-swapping without withdrawing the device from the patient. Thanks BoingBoingRelated posts: Spider named after Neil Young Surgical Residents more health complaints than other employees Potential surgical targets for deep brain stimulation in treatment-resistant depression ..read more »

Followed the advice of The Geek, The Hedonist, The Absurdist & The Would-Be Visionary to visit ZDoggMD and Dr. Harry. Amongst other nice videos found this excellent video, talented guys in more than one way.Related posts: Another Autumn Song from YouTube Play How to Write a Love Song A Hard Doc’s Life Rap ..read more »

Nice video with the use of humans and technology, is that neuroscience? Neurosonics Audiomedical Laboratory footage. Kingdom of the unreal but also a higher state of being, ultimately free of the limitations of the material world through the agency of science, technology, and imagination. Related posts: The New York Times I Hope They Had The Time of Their Live Population Growth and Living Standards ..read more »

AUTUMN STORY - chalkboard animation Music from Firekites' album 'The Bowery', song 'Autumn Story'. Video co-directed by Yanni Kronenberg and Lucinda Schreiber. This video has been shortlisted for YouTube Play. See the shortlist at youtube.com/play . A biennial of creative videos made possible by YouTube and the Guggenheim Museum New York. Related posts: Autumn Songs 2011 My Favorite Autumn Songs Ask a Stanford Cardiologist via YouTube and Moderator ..read more »