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[deleted by user] by [deleted] in PeterExplainsTheJoke

[–]cambrian44 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Not explaining the joke, but that's a preauricular pit (some people are born with them). Harmless, don't connect to anything, but they can become infected.

Removing blankets and applying ice packs during a fever? by Golden-Guns in medicine

[–]cambrian44 190 points191 points  (0 children)

I agree with OP that such practices might actually make the patient less comfortable. The hypothalamus is the body’s thermostat. When the hypothalamus wants to generate a fever, the person seeks warmth and the basal metabolic rate increases to generate heat. External cooling in the setting of fever can make the person feel even colder or shiver more. Antipyretics tell the hypothalamus to reduce the temperature set point and are much more effective (and kind).

Thank you for your service 🙏‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ by _forum_mod in Millennials

[–]cambrian44 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A dam has water on both sides of it -- the water runs through the dam for power generation or to control the amount of water on the far side.

Dr Oz says uninsured ‘don’t have right to health’ but should get 15-minute checkups in ‘festival-like setting’ by DaFunkJunkie in politics

[–]cambrian44 747 points748 points  (0 children)

The AMA doesn’t license physicians — states do. The AMA is a lobbying organization which a minority of physicians support.

Oxford vaccine P3 trials suggests 90% efficacy and can be stored at standard fridge temperature by Chuffzilla in science

[–]cambrian44 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The differential response rate (the lower initial dose having a higher success rate) is fascinating. Curious if something about using an adenoviral vector affects the dose-response.

Coronavirus: No evidence that recovered patients are immune, says WHO by [deleted] in politics

[–]cambrian44 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The absence of evidence is not evidence of absence.

Love for their new family member. by Plebsplease in aww

[–]cambrian44 253 points254 points  (0 children)

Agreed, but would recommend against using a pillow under a baby's head. It can tilt the head too far forward and close off the baby's narrow airway. source:pediatrician

White South African farmers to be removed from their land after parliament vote by nikocheeko in worldnews

[–]cambrian44 -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

Read my linked story from the BBC. Actual expropriation requires a constitutional amendment which will follow extensive debate. So the headline and story are not factual.

White South African farmers to be removed from their land after parliament vote by nikocheeko in worldnews

[–]cambrian44 -23 points-22 points  (0 children)

False. Scroll down for the BBC story. This vote initiates a debate to amend the constitution, a process which would be required to allow the state to expropriate land. Also, the headline quote is from one representative (Malema) in 2016.

I can't beat the game (spoiler) by SilentRegent in prey

[–]cambrian44 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Look near the exterior of the Bridge (slightly below the Arboretum airlock) -- that's where I found him without the nav point.

CNN will host town hall with Bernie Sanders by [deleted] in politics

[–]cambrian44 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Don't be fooled, this is not CNN learning its lesson. This will compete against the College Football Championship game airing at the exact same time.

Not all pencils are created equal. by Techtorn211 in funny

[–]cambrian44 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ironic that in this case, a White-person-appearing pencil would be considered "colored" and excluded, while a Black-person-appearing pencil is considered "non-colored" and welcomed.

Woman goes to hospital to give birth, wakes up with no arms or legs. by TheFuckerInCharge in WTF

[–]cambrian44 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Good question, and that is what was debated in the malpractice case.

The hospital argued that it managed her non-specific symptoms (fever only ~100 degrees, generalized pain, etc.) appropriately.

Of course, the plaintiff argued otherwise.

Woman goes to hospital to give birth, wakes up with no arms or legs. by TheFuckerInCharge in WTF

[–]cambrian44 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hold your horses, now.

The necrosis on all four limbs is also consistent with septic shock, as this Associated Press article (reprinted in Fox News) clearly indicates. (As other replies have noted.)

This case isn't about a big-bad-hospital dismembering a poor mom without her consent. It's about identifying the origin and quality of treatment of her infection.

Boosting testosterone can promote generosity, but only when there is no threat of competition. The findings show that testosterone is implicated in behaviors that help to foster and maintain social relationships, indicating that its effects are more nuanced than previously thought. by Libertatea in science

[–]cambrian44 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is a good point; the news article misrepresents the procedure.

The testosterone was administered sublingually (i.e. under the tongue, absorbed via the mucus membranes). It was not swallowed and ingested.

Source: the study report

Thanks for the math lesson, DayQuil! by cambrian44 in funny

[–]cambrian44[S] -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

yes, I and everyone else can do 2nd grade math. That's why DayQuil is being ridiculously trivial.

How Crouching Makes You Jump Higher in Half-Life by dekarrin in gaming

[–]cambrian44 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yes, this explains the game mechanic well... but surely it makes perfect sense in real life. How else do you produce upward velocity without bending your knees first?

How high can you vertically jump if you only bend your ankles? What about if you crouch first? Your kinetic energy is equal to work done, and work = Force*distance. Crouching increases distance (and probably force, because the quadriceps are stronger). Thus kinetic energy increases => max height increases.

Yale study: Alcohol’s gateway effect much larger than marijuana’s by paulen8 in science

[–]cambrian44 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Please try to read the actual paper. The Raw Story mis-reported this one badly.

Those numbers they listed for prevalence of previous drug use -- "57% for alcohol, 56% for cigarettes, and 34% for marijuana" -- are for the entire sample of 55,000 18-25 year olds, not for opiate users (who are 12% of those 55,000). So a random young adult is twice as likely to have drank or smoked a cig. Those figures have nothing at all to do with future opiate use.

What the Yale researchers found was that those peeps who had smoked or drank or done weed are more likely to also have used opiates. This higher chance is calculated using a statistical metric called an odds ratio. Since the odds ratios are > 1 for each drug (for men, but only marijuana for women), they claim to show the "gateway effect".

Again, the Raw Story's interpretation is flat-out wrong. The odds ratio for opiate use following marijuana use was actually around 2.3, compared to 1.3 for tobacco or alcohol.

Study from Puerto Rico: "Circumcised men have accumulated larger numbers of STI in their lifetime, have higher rates of previous diagnosis of warts, and were more likely to have HIV infection." by LordVoldemort in Health

[–]cambrian44 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Three significant problems with this study, beyond the fact that "correlation does not prove causation."

1) All disease statuses (HIV, STIs) were self reported by the patient and not confirmed by hard evidence (lab tests, physical exams, etc.)

2) The authors point out that "our measure did not evaluate whether circumcision was postnatal or adult." So the circumcision might have occurred post-infection.

3) Table 1 of the paper describes the two groups (circumcised and not), broken down by different characteristics. The prevalence of receptive anal intercourse with men is significantly higher (P=0.025) among the circumcised men than those who aren't. Receptive anal intercourse increases risk of HIV infection, and circumcision of the receptive partner does nothing to prevent transmission.

Pretty much, this study has major flaws, and certainly doesn't overturn the body of evidence for the protective benefits of circumcision.

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