What are those floaty things in your eye? Muscae volitantes
Sometimes, against a uniform, bright background such as a clear sky or a blank computer screen, you might see things floating across your field of vision. What are these moving objects, and how are you seeing them? Michael Mauser explains the visual phenomenon that is floaters.Eye floaters are called muscae volitantes, Latin for “hovering flies". Floaters are visible because of the shadows they cast on the retina. View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-are-those-floaty-things-in-your-eye-michael-mauser Posted at Clinical Cases and Images. Stay updated and subscribe, follow us on Twitter and connect on Faceb...
Source: Clinical Cases and Images - December 22, 2014 Category: Journals (General) Tags: Ophthalmology TED Talks Source Type: news

Top 10 cutest animal stories in science in 2014 - Nature video
From TV-watching marmosets to pretend baby penguins, this is Nature’s pick of the cutest animal stories in science this year: Posted at Clinical Cases and Images. Stay updated and subscribe, follow us on Twitter and connect on Facebook. (Source: Clinical Cases and Images)
Source: Clinical Cases and Images - December 19, 2014 Category: Journals (General) Tags: Animals Nature Source Type: news

Walking While Texting - National Geographic video
Texting shrinks peripheral vision to only 10%. "Cell phone use is on the rise and our eyes keep looking down. Try looking up and see what you've been missing." Posted at Clinical Cases and Images. Stay updated and subscribe, follow us on Twitter and connect on Facebook. (Source: Clinical Cases and Images)
Source: Clinical Cases and Images - December 18, 2014 Category: Journals (General) Tags: National Geographic Trauma Source Type: news

The language of lying - TED-Ed video
We hear anywhere from 10 to 200 lies a day. And although we’ve spent much of our history coming up with ways to detect these lies by tracking physiological changes in their tellers, these methods have proved unreliable. Is there a more direct approach? Noah Zandan uses some famous examples of lying to illustrate how we might use communications science to analyze the lies themselves.Lesson by Noah Zandan, animation by The Moving Company Animation Studio.View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-language-of-lying-noah-zandan Posted at Clinical Cases and Images. Stay updated and subscribe, follow us on Twitter and...
Source: Clinical Cases and Images - December 15, 2014 Category: Journals (General) Tags: Psychology TED Talks Source Type: news

New way to lose weight - color everything blue to suppress appetite?
The color blue suppresses appetite more than any other color. Apart from blueberries and plums, which are mostly purple, there are few naturally blue foods. The hypothesis is that in the remote past, when humans foraged for food, blue was a warning of spoilage or danger.The Buffet Blues by National Geographic: Everyone loves an all you can eat buffet, but controlling our appetites can be a bit of a struggle. We’re testing to see if a simple change of scenery can impact peoples’ portion sizes. Posted at Clinical Cases and Images. Stay updated and subscribe, follow us on Twitter and connect on Facebook. (Source: Clin...
Source: Clinical Cases and Images - December 14, 2014 Category: Journals (General) Tags: Food Psychology Source Type: news

How do lungs and liver work? TED-Ed videos
How do the lungs work? TED-Ed videoWhen you breathe, you transport oxygen to the body’s cells to keep them working, while also clearing your system of the carbon dioxide that this work generates. How do we accomplish this crucial and complex task without even thinking about it? Emma Bryce takes us into the lungs to investigate how they help keep us alive.Lesson by Emma Bryce, animation by Andrew Zimbelman for The Foreign Correspondents' Club.Read the full lesson here: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-do-the-lungs-do-emma-bryceWhat does the liver do?There’s a factory inside you that weighs about 1.4 kilograms and runs for...
Source: Clinical Cases and Images - December 3, 2014 Category: Journals (General) Tags: TED Talks Video Source Type: news

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Clinical Cases by Organ System. Click on the menu buttons above to explore the cases.After a few weeks of clinical practice, medical students and residents realize that patients are often different from the classic disease descriptions in the textbooks. One experienced physician summarized this by saying: " his asthma did not read the book. " How to bridge this gap between theory and practice? Our answer was to create this free case-based curriculum of clinical medicine.ClinicalCases.org was featured in theBritish Medical Journal andMedscape.com, and wasreferenced several times in the medical education literature. The proj...
Source: Clinical Cases and Images - December 2, 2014 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news

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Clinical Cases by Organ System. Click on the menu buttons above to explore the cases.After a few weeks of clinical practice, medical students and residents realize that patients are often different from the classic disease descriptions in the textbooks. One experienced physician summarized this by saying: " his asthma did not read the book. " How to bridge this gap between theory and practice? Our answer was to create this free case-based curriculum of clinical medicine.ClinicalCases.org was featured in theBritish Medical Journal andMedscape.com, and wasreferenced several times in the medical education literature. The proj...
Source: Clinical Cases and Images - December 2, 2014 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news

Reviving Penmanship: "Ink is forever"
From DW: "Handwritten texts are experiencing a boom. A Berlin startup offers invitations, cards and love letters written by hand: it's more personal and original. And calligraphers who copy famous people's handwriting or important documents are more in demand than ever." Posted at Clinical Cases and Images. Stay updated and subscribe, follow us on Twitter and connect on Facebook. (Source: Clinical Cases and Images)
Source: Clinical Cases and Images - November 29, 2014 Category: Journals (General) Tags: Psychology Source Type: news

Top medicine articles for November 2014
A collection of some interesting medical articles published recently:'To Burn Off Calories in This Soda, Walk 5 Miles' - new label http://buff.ly/1vzbCKHTwo new medications for IPF: Pirfenidone (Esbriet) affects scarring, Nintedanib (Ofev) is a kinase inhibitor http://buff.ly/1psam6m80% of people have at least 1 distressing symptom in a given month, yet fewer than 1 in 4 persons sees a doctor. At least one third of common symptoms do not have a clear-cut, disease-based explanation. History and physical examination alone contribute 73% to 94% of the diagnostic information. The patient's history alone yields 75% of the diagn...
Source: Clinical Cases and Images - November 17, 2014 Category: Journals (General) Tags: Health News of the Day Source Type: news

How to Teach Teens to Drive Safely - WSJ video
Along with parking and steering, parents also need to teach teenagers how to spot crash hazards. WSJ's Sue Shellenbarger and Tanya Rivero discuss some tips. Posted at Clinical Cases and Images. Stay updated and subscribe, follow us on Twitter and connect on Facebook. (Source: Clinical Cases and Images)
Source: Clinical Cases and Images - November 13, 2014 Category: Journals (General) Tags: Pediatrics Trauma WSJ Source Type: news

Adrenal insufficiency - 2014 Lancet review
Adrenal insufficiency is the deficient production or action of glucocorticoids, with or without deficiency also in mineralocorticoids and adrenal androgens. It is a life-threatening disorder that can result from:- primary adrenal failure- secondary adrenal disease due to impairment of the hypothalamic—pituitary axis Prompt diagnosis and management are essential. The clinical manifestations of primary adrenal insufficiency result from deficiency of all adrenocortical hormones, but they can also include signs of other concurrent autoimmune conditions. In secondary or tertiary adrenal insufficiency, the clinical picture res...
Source: Clinical Cases and Images - November 12, 2014 Category: Journals (General) Tags: Endocrinology Lancet Source Type: news

Why use Twitter - tips from Mayo Clinic's social media director
In this video, Dr. Timimi discusses the quiet revolution of Twitter in healthcare, including how it can be used in practice and in education. Of time spent online in the US, one in six minutes is spent in a social network. Of the popular social networks, Twitter is one of the best introductory platforms, with one in five adult Internet users in the United States maintaining a presence on Twitter. Posted at Clinical Cases and Images. Stay updated and subscribe, follow us on Twitter and connect on Facebook. (Source: Clinical Cases and Images)
Source: Clinical Cases and Images - November 7, 2014 Category: Journals (General) Tags: #HCSM Mayo Clinic Twitter Source Type: news

Understanding Drug Resistance - video by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Resistance to antimicrobial drugs is a growing public health concern. Watch this NIAID video to learn more about how antimicrobial resistance develops and what scientists are doing to fight it. Posted at Clinical Cases and Images. Stay updated and subscribe, follow us on Twitter and connect on Facebook. (Source: Clinical Cases and Images)
Source: Clinical Cases and Images - November 7, 2014 Category: Journals (General) Tags: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news

Trying to Walk After the New York City Marathon (video)
After completing the 2014 New York City Marathon, participants fight through fatigue and physical exhaustion on the streets of Manhattan. Produced by: Deborah Acosta for The New York Times. Posted at Clinical Cases and Images. Stay updated and subscribe, follow us on Twitter and connect on Facebook. (Source: Clinical Cases and Images)
Source: Clinical Cases and Images - November 4, 2014 Category: Journals (General) Tags: NYTimes Sports Trauma Video Source Type: news