BacterioFiles Micro Edition 3 – Icy Immunizations

by BacterioFiles on July 27, 2010

This episode: Using cold-loving genes to make vaccines!

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Nurse Review on Toxidromes This Week on the Nursing Show

by podmedic on July 27, 2010

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Patients coming in to the ED exhibiting symptoms of possible toxicological causes should be carefully assessed to determine which substance or chemical is responsible for toxicity. In this week’s episode of the Nursing Show, toxicology specialist Liza Booze does another tox segment on toxic syndromes otherwise know as toxidromes. Toxidromes are collections of symptoms which as a whole is reflective of a substance causing it. The discussion includes the types of toxidromes commonly seen and the signs and symptoms defining each toxidrome. The show also includes news for nurses and links to this week’s tip for a more comprehensive review.

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The Nursing Show is a weekly podcast for RNs and nursing students providing news, articles, reviews, interviews, tips and more.

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Lisa Booze on Toxic Syndromes This Week on the MedicCast

July 27, 2010

The MedicCast In suspecting toxicological cause for a patient’s illness, EMS providers often inspect the patient’s home for empty pill bottles or chemical containers to find the possible substance that might have been ingested. In cases where such evidence is unavailable, careful history taking and assessment of the signs and symptoms presented by the patient [...]

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What’s Your Poison?

July 26, 2010

“Aspirin and Old Lace?” Okay, you’d need a bottle of pills in a cup of elderberry wine, but aspirin can be deadly – hear why dose is key in toxicology.

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BacterioFiles Micro Edition 2 – Friendly Phages

July 25, 2010

This episode: Possibly friendly viruses in our intestines! Download Episode (3 MB, 3 minutes) Download Just the Story Show notes: News item/Journal paper Post questions or comments here or email to bacteriofiles at gmail dot com. Thanks for listening! Subscribe at iTunes

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This Week in Virology #92: Live at ASV in Bozeman

July 25, 2010

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Rich Condit, Karla Kirkegaard, and Marilyn Roosinck On episode #92 of the podcast This Week in Virology, Vincent, Rich, Karla, and Marilyn recorded TWiV at the 29th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Virology in Bozeman, where they discussed plant viruses and how they make plants resistant to adverse conditions, and [...]

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Adm. Mike Mullen on Analytics, Operations Research

July 23, 2010

Admiral Mike Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, discusses his training in operations research and the surprising contributions of applied math and the decision sciences to America’s national security in this comprehensive, exclusive interview. http://www.scienceofbetter.org/podcast

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BacterioFiles Micro Edition 1 – Bacteria Boost Buzzing Babies

July 22, 2010

Trying something new: Micro Edition! One story, put out when there is an interesting new item. This episode: Bacteria protect fruit flies from parasites! Download Episode (3.6 MB, 4 minutes) Download Just the Story Show notes: News item 1/News item 2/Journal paper Post questions or comments here or email to bacteriofiles at gmail dot com. [...]

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Science of Superheroes – The Hulk

July 21, 2010

The science of superheroes is taking a green and nasty turn this week as we discuss the largest superhero of them all, The Hulk. Join myself and our regular superhero expert Dr Boob as we delve into the science of how we might realise The Hulk in the lab. It was one of the more [...]

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scienceTASTIC Episode 048 – Punchin’ Puddin’

July 20, 2010

It’s podcast sweeps week, so we’re going to slip a few ratings-boosting plot points into this episode. Mark and guest star George Clooney introduce us to liquid armor, Mike’s story about the perils of light pollution has a surprise twist ending, and Joe demonstrates fibers that hear and sing with the help of two lovely [...]

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