I get mad at anti-vaccers. I get frustrated with extreme conservatives and overly religious people. Not necessarily because of their beliefs, but because of what their beliefs lead them to – like anti-abortion, anti-stem cell research and, in...
Topics: ethics, new years resolution, Uncategorized

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Image via WikipediaBIOpinionated is two years old today (7/12 2009). Will keep going !
Topics: Birthday, Uncategorized

{"title":"2 year anniversary :-)","post_url":"http:\/\/biopinionated.com\/2009\/12\/07\/2-year-anniversary\/","feed_url":"http:\/\/sciphu.wordpress.com\/feed\/","author":"sciphu","date":"2009-12-07 06:29:54","summary":"Image via WikipediaBIOpinionated is two years old today (7\/12 2009). Will keep going !"}

Image by psd via FlickrIn our lab we’re setting up the PCA3-test designed to aid prostate cancer diagnostics. The test is representative of many emerging diagnostic tests in that it is a) a supplement to existing testing and b) useful only in a...
Topics: cancer, Prostate cancer, Uncategorized

{"title":"Calculating your health predictions","post_url":"http:\/\/biopinionated.com\/2009\/12\/02\/calculating-your-health-predictions\/","feed_url":"http:\/\/sciphu.wordpress.com\/feed\/","author":"sciphu","date":"2009-12-02 07:01:13","summary":"Image by psd via FlickrIn our lab we’re setting up the PCA3-test designed to aid prostate cancer diagnostics. The test is representative of many emerging diagnostic tests in that it is a) a supplement to existing testing and b) useful only in a..."}

It is a sad truth, but we have lost the faculty of giving lovely names to things. Names are everything. I never quarrel with actions. My one quarrel is with words….The man who could call a spade a spade should be compelled to use one. It is the...
Topics: quote, Uncategorized

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Image via WikipediaHere’s how the flu season has played out in my own family (parents (38 and 40) and three kids, a daughter 10 years old, and twin boys  6 years old). I’ve added a couple of references for comparison with public health...
Topics: Influenza, Uncategorized, Vaccination

{"title":"Swine flu. A family history","post_url":"http:\/\/biopinionated.com\/2009\/11\/20\/swine-flu-a-family-history\/","feed_url":"http:\/\/sciphu.wordpress.com\/feed\/","author":"sciphu","date":"2009-11-20 03:30:09","summary":"Image via WikipediaHere’s how the flu season has played out in my own family (parents (38 and 40) and three kids, a daughter 10 years old, and twin boys"}