Category Archives: Neurology

As well know, the iPad contains a touchscreen liquid crystal display that, like computer screens and television sets, emits light. Exposure to such abnormal light sources inhibits the body's secretion of melatonin.

All light-emitting devices, including cellphones, "tell the brain to stay alert." Because users hold those devices so close to their face, staring directly into the light, the effect is amplified compared with, for example, a TV across the room or a bedside lamp.

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From BMJ:

A case described 5 surgeons who were working in a hospital and using a similar technique to operate on their patients. Surgeon B left the academy after a while to work in the private sector. Surgeon A decided to write a manuscript about their experiences and was the first author. Surgeons C, D, and E were named in the byline of the manuscript, but surgeon B was excluded. The question is whether surgeon B can claim to be an author of the article as well.

Using the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) guideline without considering the ethical aspects of people’s contributions may lead to this guideline being abused, which is worse than not having any guideline at all.

References:

Behrooz Astaneh: Authorship criteria – use or abuse

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From NHS Choices YouTube channel:

Tips for managing stress:

- Take a few deep breaths
- Get plenty of exercise
- Socialize - don't stress alone, talk to someone and have a laugh
- Get out - go to the park

If nothing else helps, consider this: Chewing gum may reduce stress and improve memory

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Blogging helps you grow and meet wonderful people all over the world

"What have I learned as a blogger?", a 79-year-old blogger counts the ways:

1. Blogging gives me a focus

2. Blogging helps me stay young

3. Blogging helps me meet wonderful people all over the world

4. Blogging gives me an opportunity to grow

5. Blogging has the potential to create an income

It doesn’t matter if anyone reads it

From an interview of Seth Godin and Tom Peters:

"Blogging is free. It doesn’t matter if anyone reads it. What matters is the humility that comes from writing it. What matters is the metacognition of thinking about what you’re going to say. No single thing in the last 15 years professionally has been more important to my life than blogging. It has changed my life, it has changed my perspective, it has changed my intellectual outlook, it’s changed my emotional outlook. And it’s free."

Doctor, you can be a Twitter superstar in two easy steps

Here is how to start a medical blog today: For doctors: How to start using social media. Indeed, you can be a Twitter superstar in two easy steps.

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Is it Too Late to Start Blogging?

Why you should start blogging in 2011

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From NHS Choices YouTube channel: Alan was 55 when he was diagnosed with haemochromatosis or iron overload disorder, a condition where the body contains too much iron. In this video, he describes how he learned to manage the condition by changing is diet and having venesection treatment several times a year.

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