- FDA approval for use for weight loss. Previously this was off-label use - adoption of GLPs into diabetes treatment guidelines
I think about this every time I clean out the dryer lint filter and a plume of lint dust comes off of it. I try to avoid breathing it in but it’s likely some is making it into my airways.
The article briefly mentions non-lethal methods and that they are underfunded. I worked with a grad student who was doing research (supported by the USDA IIRC) on different dog breeds for use as guard dogs. Ironically,…
I also use it daily. One of my favorite functions is being able to boost certain domains and block or downgrade results from other domains. So I boost results from domains I trust which significantly improves my…
I feel like RSS feeds made it to easy for me to follow lots of blogs to the point where the amount of content was too much. Being forced to manually review blogs for updates works as a filter in that I only go through…
I believe they confirmed it was xylitol with LC-MS to validate it: > Subsequent stable isotope dilution LC-MS/MS analyses (validation cohort) specific for xylitol (and not its structural isomers) confirmed its…
The entire existence of labor laws is because businesses tend to not do what is best for their workers and workers need and deserve protections. Not all workers are in unions. And even if they are, that shouldn't mean…
Heat related deaths are not uncommon. And likely undercounted[1]. It's one thing to not put in place protections. It's another to actively prevent protections from being put in place. Truly shows lack of compassion for…
These are the over-diagnosis bias and the lead-time bias for anyone interested in learning more. The book Risk Savvy by Gerd Gigerenzer has a chapter that does a good job of covering these. The entire book is worth a…
No, fraud would be if Uber asked for your battery level to determine price and you (or your browser perhaps) lied. Not wanting someone selling you something to know you are desperate -- in this case because your battery…
> if every time you have a cold, you get antibiotics and they make you feel better, it is placebo. Not necessarily. Azithromycin, a common antibiotic used for upper respiratory infections, has anti-inflammatory effects…
That's insane. Luckily in the US this can't happen (post 1986) as EDs cannot deny care to anyone under EMTALA.
How do you feel about the lack of security updates? I miss the smaller size of the 3a bit upgraded since they stopped shipping software updates. I'm hoping you can talk me in to resurrecting it.
This is correct. Now recommended for boys and girls. [1] [1]: https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/schedules/easy-to-read/adolesce...
I don't really think it's a contradiction. I think the idea, rather, is to focus on expanding the depth of your life (abundance), knowing you have little control over the length of it (scarce).
I'm not arguing that they don't, but the fact is - the American Cancer Society didn't start promoting cervical cancer screening until the 1960s [1] - mammography was first recommended officialy in 1976 [1] Screening was…
> An illness like diabetes presents very specific symptoms and doctors have been aware of diabetes for a very long time. The same is true for many kinds of cancer You can have diabetes and high blood pressure and cancer…
Cancer rates skyrocketed because we started screening for cancer. It's that simple.
Z-pak (azithromycin) is not the recommended antibiotic for bacterial sinus infections nor pneumonia (common bacterial infections associated with upper respiratory infections) per most guidelines. Interestingly though,…
I also recommend his mailing list, "The Imperfectionist". He only sends out an essay maybe once a month but they aren't posted anywhere so you have to subscribe.
I wonder how much of this reflects more screening? See Gigerenzer 2013[1] for issues with 5-year survival rates. I would be more interested in how mortality rates compare. EDIT: This[2] suggests US cancer mortality rate…
As someone who is 6' 4", I agree. Not that I'm complaining, but given the choice to pick my height, I'd opt for 6' 2". For pretty much all the reasons you mentioned but also because the world is built for people closer…
This is my concern. I use my old pixel (3a) as an always-on Syncthing node but worry about the security implications. But I haven't been able to find good info on what exactly the implications are. If I'm not worried…
That's true. According to my notes (using Obsidian), there was not support for linking to other notes which was a deal breaker for me. I'm curious if this has changed, but not curious enough to install it.
Nice! I've been wanting something to take notes on in the shower and this looks perfect. Are you able to share your thoughts on how well it worked? I don't trust Amazon reviews.
- FDA approval for use for weight loss. Previously this was off-label use - adoption of GLPs into diabetes treatment guidelines
I think about this every time I clean out the dryer lint filter and a plume of lint dust comes off of it. I try to avoid breathing it in but it’s likely some is making it into my airways.
The article briefly mentions non-lethal methods and that they are underfunded. I worked with a grad student who was doing research (supported by the USDA IIRC) on different dog breeds for use as guard dogs. Ironically,…
I also use it daily. One of my favorite functions is being able to boost certain domains and block or downgrade results from other domains. So I boost results from domains I trust which significantly improves my…
I feel like RSS feeds made it to easy for me to follow lots of blogs to the point where the amount of content was too much. Being forced to manually review blogs for updates works as a filter in that I only go through…
I believe they confirmed it was xylitol with LC-MS to validate it: > Subsequent stable isotope dilution LC-MS/MS analyses (validation cohort) specific for xylitol (and not its structural isomers) confirmed its…
The entire existence of labor laws is because businesses tend to not do what is best for their workers and workers need and deserve protections. Not all workers are in unions. And even if they are, that shouldn't mean…
Heat related deaths are not uncommon. And likely undercounted[1]. It's one thing to not put in place protections. It's another to actively prevent protections from being put in place. Truly shows lack of compassion for…
These are the over-diagnosis bias and the lead-time bias for anyone interested in learning more. The book Risk Savvy by Gerd Gigerenzer has a chapter that does a good job of covering these. The entire book is worth a…
No, fraud would be if Uber asked for your battery level to determine price and you (or your browser perhaps) lied. Not wanting someone selling you something to know you are desperate -- in this case because your battery…
> if every time you have a cold, you get antibiotics and they make you feel better, it is placebo. Not necessarily. Azithromycin, a common antibiotic used for upper respiratory infections, has anti-inflammatory effects…
That's insane. Luckily in the US this can't happen (post 1986) as EDs cannot deny care to anyone under EMTALA.
How do you feel about the lack of security updates? I miss the smaller size of the 3a bit upgraded since they stopped shipping software updates. I'm hoping you can talk me in to resurrecting it.
This is correct. Now recommended for boys and girls. [1] [1]: https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/schedules/easy-to-read/adolesce...
I don't really think it's a contradiction. I think the idea, rather, is to focus on expanding the depth of your life (abundance), knowing you have little control over the length of it (scarce).
I'm not arguing that they don't, but the fact is - the American Cancer Society didn't start promoting cervical cancer screening until the 1960s [1] - mammography was first recommended officialy in 1976 [1] Screening was…
> An illness like diabetes presents very specific symptoms and doctors have been aware of diabetes for a very long time. The same is true for many kinds of cancer You can have diabetes and high blood pressure and cancer…
Cancer rates skyrocketed because we started screening for cancer. It's that simple.
Z-pak (azithromycin) is not the recommended antibiotic for bacterial sinus infections nor pneumonia (common bacterial infections associated with upper respiratory infections) per most guidelines. Interestingly though,…
I also recommend his mailing list, "The Imperfectionist". He only sends out an essay maybe once a month but they aren't posted anywhere so you have to subscribe.
I wonder how much of this reflects more screening? See Gigerenzer 2013[1] for issues with 5-year survival rates. I would be more interested in how mortality rates compare. EDIT: This[2] suggests US cancer mortality rate…
As someone who is 6' 4", I agree. Not that I'm complaining, but given the choice to pick my height, I'd opt for 6' 2". For pretty much all the reasons you mentioned but also because the world is built for people closer…
This is my concern. I use my old pixel (3a) as an always-on Syncthing node but worry about the security implications. But I haven't been able to find good info on what exactly the implications are. If I'm not worried…
That's true. According to my notes (using Obsidian), there was not support for linking to other notes which was a deal breaker for me. I'm curious if this has changed, but not curious enough to install it.
Nice! I've been wanting something to take notes on in the shower and this looks perfect. Are you able to share your thoughts on how well it worked? I don't trust Amazon reviews.