Why Does a Salad Cost More than a Big Mac?
Posted on March 30th, 2010 by Sean Khozin, MD, MPH
Via GOOD Blog and John Goodman
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Doctors vs Lawyers
Posted on March 26th, 2010 by Sean Khozin, MD, MPH
Google search auto-complete is a very useful feature where after typing a few words into the search bar a menu of suggestions based on other users’ queries appears. It has become an interesting way of seeing trends about search topics. A simple visualization tool called Web Seer can compare Google auto-complete suggestions for two search [...]
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Don’t Settle for Snake Oil
Posted on March 25th, 2010 by Sean Khozin, MD, MPH
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Can Earthquakes Cause Premature Births?
Posted on March 25th, 2010 by Sean Khozin, MD, MPH
A new study of a 2005 earthquake in Chile supports the surprising hypothesis that pregnant women who experience earthquakes during the first trimester of their pregnancies have increased risk of premature birth and slightly smaller babies. Wired Science So the answer is yes. Earthquakes, like all other intensely stressful situations, have the potential to cause [...]
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