This. One of the unsung heros of the late 20th Century and beyond are the automobile engineers. Modern cars can take an enormous amount of impact energy and distribute it away from the passengers. It's actually unusual to see serious injuries in major car crashes - it certainly happens but not to the frequency it did previous to energy absorbing frames, airbags, active tensioners and the like.
No kaboom.. No earth shattering kaboom. But you can't have everything.
My local pharmacist carries these as well. I know them fairly well and this is a source of endless entertainment on my part (I'm a 'classic' MD). They do it for money. Plain and simple.
And, to be fair, the stuff is generally less dangerous than the stuff I prescribe which fails to work a distressingly high percentage of the time.
Homeopathic remedies are not 'prescription', if by that you mean an approval from a licensed Medical Doctor, Doctor of Osteopathy, Doctor of Medical Dentistry or Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (and some other practitioners depending on the state*.
Homeopathic remedies are approved by the FDA because some Congresscritter decided it was a good idea for the FDA to follow the manufacturing practices of these 'pharmacies'. And that is exactly what the FDA did. They found that the level of manufacturing quality was way substandard. So substandard that the 'clean' water that was used as a diluent was contaminated with enough fungi to produce a detectable level of penicillin.
So, in this respect, the system worked. Primum non nocere (first, do no harm).
If you believe in homeopathy, traces of antibiotics are a really bad idea
Traces of antibodies are a really bad idea, period. Exposing bacteria to something that doesn't kill them teaches them to become resistant.
This stuff isn't at a high enough concentration to alter the population dynamics of any bacteria in the gut (the most likely target, there should be few bacteria anywhere else but on the skin). But the concern it the dosage would be high enough to trigger an anaphylactoid response as that system comes with a nice group of biological amplifiers as standard equipment.
I'd rather get to the truth of the matter. Yes, we should not be going hog wild speculation until we have some real answers but that could take months or years and our current news cycle can't handle that scale of time. They can't even imagine it.
They have narrowed down the presumed crash site. TFA states that the Malaysian government takes this data as proof that the plane crashed near Australia. While important evidence, it's hardly proof - we will need actual debris.
The Malaysian government has been widely criticized about it's handling of this affair. They would like to wash their hands of it and go on to doing whatever it was they were doing out of the world's spotlight.
I'm sure it's going to happen - after all Alaskans are famous for using any advantage over the natural environment that they can get away with. It is telling that one of the most popular bumper stickers just says "Cut, Kill, Dig, Drill".
Not just before the hunt. In most western states that is specifically illegal. Timing varies, usually between 24 and 72 hours. Yes, it happens but most commercial bush pilots won't do it because they can get into trouble. So it's harder to do than if it were legal. Planes are easy to identify (those nice large numbers on the side). Lots of paperwork and other forensic clues. Not the smartest of ideas.
Not for bear or moose. You could do it, but it's not common - as opposed to deer. The latter often use the same trails day in and day out so parking yourself in one place that you know the animals traverse is a good strategy. Bear wander all over the place. Moose are sort of in the middle.
In Alaska, the big 'purisim' issue is black bear baiting. That's still legal - and blatant cheating IMHO. As would be using drones. In most western states it is illegal to use aircraft to spot game within 24 - 72 hours of the hunt (depends on the state). This would be just like that only easier to do. You can buy one of these for a couple of hours of air time.
That said, you'd have to have a pretty powerful drone to have the kind of range needed to be useful. Well within technological limits and getting closer to being easily affordable. Remember, bear hunting clients spend tens of thousands of dollars to get a brown bear. Perfectly insane, but that's human nature. Bear guides might want to use this sort of thing for an extra edge - you don't want your client to go home empty handed.
That would be an interesting test. I agree, 25 random volunteers really isn't all that high of a bar. Do the same with some experienced clinicians and see what happens.
Moreover, pain is a pretty complex issue - there is acute, nocioceptive (pain receptor) pain - as in the test. Chronic pain is quite a bit different. Visceral pain (from nerve fibers in the abdomen) is different still.
I think that a computer assisted study of emotions has the potential for improving human performance in decoding those emotions, but this is clearly in it's infancy. I don't think there will be an app for that in the near future (a real one, that is).
It might well be narrow and conservative (as in conservation) but it's very real. I you want to posit warp drives, generation ships and unlimited energy, go right ahead.
The rest of us will continue to imbibe caffeine rather than cannabis.
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Just remember - you need both a left wing and a right wing to make the turkey fly.
This. One of the unsung heros of the late 20th Century and beyond are the automobile engineers. Modern cars can take an enormous amount of impact energy and distribute it away from the passengers. It's actually unusual to see serious injuries in major car crashes - it certainly happens but not to the frequency it did previous to energy absorbing frames, airbags, active tensioners and the like.
No kaboom.. No earth shattering kaboom. But you can't have everything.
Hell with synthethol, we've got tomatoes cloned, we've got clam clones, we've got....
Clamato.
USA! USA!
My local pharmacist carries these as well. I know them fairly well and this is a source of endless entertainment on my part (I'm a 'classic' MD). They do it for money. Plain and simple.
And, to be fair, the stuff is generally less dangerous than the stuff I prescribe which fails to work a distressingly high percentage of the time.
would the FDA be concerned about the mouldy bread in my cupboard?
If you tried to sell it by stating it had medicinal properties, yes.
Homeopathic remedies are not 'prescription', if by that you mean an approval from a licensed Medical Doctor, Doctor of Osteopathy, Doctor of Medical Dentistry or Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (and some other practitioners depending on the state*.
Homeopathic remedies are approved by the FDA because some Congresscritter decided it was a good idea for the FDA to follow the manufacturing practices of these 'pharmacies'. And that is exactly what the FDA did. They found that the level of manufacturing quality was way substandard. So substandard that the 'clean' water that was used as a diluent was contaminated with enough fungi to produce a detectable level of penicillin.
So, in this respect, the system worked. Primum non nocere (first, do no harm).
* As always, US centric. YMMV.
Or both.
Question: How can a homeopath do it right?
If you believe in homeopathy, traces of antibiotics are a really bad idea
Traces of antibodies are a really bad idea, period. Exposing bacteria to something that doesn't kill them teaches them to become resistant.
This stuff isn't at a high enough concentration to alter the population dynamics of any bacteria in the gut (the most likely target, there should be few bacteria anywhere else but on the skin). But the concern it the dosage would be high enough to trigger an anaphylactoid response as that system comes with a nice group of biological amplifiers as standard equipment.
This is a tough crowd. You gotta do anything you can for a laugh.
Selling human beings, especially heroines is illegal and generally Frowned Upon. Sort of like selling heroin except worse.
To be fair, most information is biased, misleading, out of date, or just plain wrong. this is not an online only issue, and certainly not a new issue.
"Everything you know is wrong."
That's a pretty good first approximation for just about everybody.
I'd rather get to the truth of the matter. Yes, we should not be going hog wild speculation until we have some real answers but that could take months or years and our current news cycle can't handle that scale of time. They can't even imagine it.
You aren't going to get the the mechanism of the crash by staring at satellite photos ...
They have narrowed down the presumed crash site. TFA states that the Malaysian government takes this data as proof that the plane crashed near Australia. While important evidence, it's hardly proof - we will need actual debris.
The Malaysian government has been widely criticized about it's handling of this affair. They would like to wash their hands of it and go on to doing whatever it was they were doing out of the world's spotlight.
I'm sure it's going to happen - after all Alaskans are famous for using any advantage over the natural environment that they can get away with. It is telling that one of the most popular bumper stickers just says "Cut, Kill, Dig, Drill".
Rules. It is simply a societal choice to limit the effectiveness of recreational hunters vs. commercial activities.
Not just before the hunt. In most western states that is specifically illegal. Timing varies, usually between 24 and 72 hours. Yes, it happens but most commercial bush pilots won't do it because they can get into trouble. So it's harder to do than if it were legal. Planes are easy to identify (those nice large numbers on the side). Lots of paperwork and other forensic clues. Not the smartest of ideas.
Not for bear or moose. You could do it, but it's not common - as opposed to deer. The latter often use the same trails day in and day out so parking yourself in one place that you know the animals traverse is a good strategy. Bear wander all over the place. Moose are sort of in the middle.
In Alaska, the big 'purisim' issue is black bear baiting. That's still legal - and blatant cheating IMHO. As would be using drones. In most western states it is illegal to use aircraft to spot game within 24 - 72 hours of the hunt (depends on the state). This would be just like that only easier to do. You can buy one of these for a couple of hours of air time.
That said, you'd have to have a pretty powerful drone to have the kind of range needed to be useful. Well within technological limits and getting closer to being easily affordable. Remember, bear hunting clients spend tens of thousands of dollars to get a brown bear. Perfectly insane, but that's human nature. Bear guides might want to use this sort of thing for an extra edge - you don't want your client to go home empty handed.
You guys have it all wrong.
Iran needs a little bitty aircraft carrier to land it's little bitty aircraft..
Feel free to contribute !
That would be an interesting test. I agree, 25 random volunteers really isn't all that high of a bar. Do the same with some experienced clinicians and see what happens.
Moreover, pain is a pretty complex issue - there is acute, nocioceptive (pain receptor) pain - as in the test. Chronic pain is quite a bit different. Visceral pain (from nerve fibers in the abdomen) is different still.
I think that a computer assisted study of emotions has the potential for improving human performance in decoding those emotions, but this is clearly in it's infancy. I don't think there will be an app for that in the near future (a real one, that is).
Now this is a post that I never thought I'd see on Slashdot.
Somebody, in all seriousness, suggesting that someone wear makeup.
Would that Commander Taco see this.....
I suggest sending the Labrador Retriever to the interview.
It might well be narrow and conservative (as in conservation) but it's very real. I you want to posit warp drives, generation ships and unlimited energy, go right ahead.
The rest of us will continue to imbibe caffeine rather than cannabis.
Sailing is practically free transportation. The adjustment of the sails can be automated so a single human operator can run the whole ship.
Failing to exploit this is simply stupid.
States someone who obviously has never set foot on a sailboat.
Sailing is akin to standing in a cold shower and ripping up hundred dollar bills.