<feed version="0.3" xml:lang="en-us" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><generator>Plime/1</generator><title>Doctors fix spinal fluid leak with glue : ATOM 0.3</title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/plime-com/"/><tagline>Doctors fix spinal fluid leak with glue : ATOM 0.3</tagline><author><name>www.plime.com</name><email>plime@plime.com</email></author><copyright>2008, www.plime.com.</copyright><modified>2008-12-03T22:11:24+01:00</modified><entry><title><![CDATA[Doctors fix spinal fluid leak with glue]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/21498/1/" /><id>21498</id><summary><![CDATA[Doctors fix spinal fluid leak with glue]]></summary><issued>2007-05-26T14:21:20+01:00</issued><modified>2007-05-26T14:21:20+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[U.S. doctors injected a biosynthetic glue to seal off a spinal fluid leak and restore a comatose patient to consciousness.]]></content></entry><hr size='1' class='line' noshade/><div style='padding-top:20px;margin-bottom:-20px'><SCRIPT src="/ads/adsense.js" type=text/javascript></SCRIPT>
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<entry><title><![CDATA[Study: Many doctors lack empathy]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/43417/1/" /><id>43417</id><summary><![CDATA[Study: Many doctors lack empathy]]></summary><issued>2007-12-06T06:06:03+01:00</issued><modified>2007-12-06T06:06:03+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[There isn't much empathy in many doctors' exam rooms, a study of 100 doctors in the Rochester, N.Y., area found.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Scientists Restore Walking In Mice After Spinal Cord Injury]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/science/l/46327/1/" /><id>46327</id><summary><![CDATA[Scientists Restore Walking In Mice After Spinal Cord Injury]]></summary><issued>2008-01-07T23:41:20+01:00</issued><modified>2008-01-07T23:41:20+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[For the first time, a UCLA study shows that the central nervous system can reorganize itself and follow new pathways to restore the cellular communication required for movement after spinal cord injury.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Stem cells allows spinal cord to repair itself]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/10875/1/" /><id>10875</id><summary><![CDATA[Stem cells allows spinal cord to repair itself]]></summary><issued>2007-02-15T20:35:52+01:00</issued><modified>2007-02-15T20:35:52+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[U.S. scientists of John Hopkins University say they have disproved the long-held theory that the spinal cord is incapable of repairing itself. They say human nerve stem cells they transplanted into damaged spinal cords of rats have survived, grown and in some cases connected with the rats' own spinal cord cells.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[The Libby Liddy Leak]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/9878/1/" /><id>9878</id><summary><![CDATA[The Libby Liddy Leak]]></summary><issued>2007-02-01T13:11:44+01:00</issued><modified>2007-02-01T13:11:44+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[The perjury trial of Scooter Libby about the outing of Valerie Plame of the CIA becomes a reporting tongue twister.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Synthetic sea worm glue may mend shattered knee, face bones]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/science/l/82990/1/" /><id>82990</id><summary><![CDATA[Synthetic sea worm glue may mend shattered knee, face bones]]></summary><issued>2008-11-27T09:11:00+01:00</issued><modified>2008-11-27T09:11:00+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[Sandcastle worms live in intertidal surf, building sturdy tube-shaped homes from bits of sand and shell and their own natural glue. University of Utah bioengineers have made a synthetic version of this seaworthy superglue, and hope it will be used within several years to repair shattered bones in knees, other joints and the face.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Doctors lose man's false teeth in throat]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/37436/1/" /><id>37436</id><summary><![CDATA[Doctors lose man's false teeth in throat]]></summary><issued>2007-10-05T11:11:59+01:00</issued><modified>2007-10-05T11:11:59+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[Doctors in New Zealand lost a man's false teeth during his back surgery but found them four days later &#8212; stuck in his throat.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[A Pool Filled with Non-Newtonian Fluid]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/weird/l/39569/1/" /><id>39569</id><summary><![CDATA[A Pool Filled with Non-Newtonian Fluid]]></summary><issued>2007-10-25T15:38:00+01:00</issued><modified>2007-10-25T15:38:00+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[They filled a pool with a mix of cornstarch and water made on a concrete mixer truck. It becomes a non-newtonian fluid. When stress is applied to the liquid it exhibits properties of a solid. More info <a class="plime" href="/redir.p?http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non_Newtonian_fluid" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">here.</a> Recorded in Barcelona, Spain.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Non-Newtonian Fluid]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/6872/1/" /><id>6872</id><summary><![CDATA[Non-Newtonian Fluid]]></summary><issued>2006-12-03T19:08:05+01:00</issued><modified>2006-12-03T19:08:05+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[What happens when you mix cornstarch and water in a concrete mixer truck? It becomes a <a class="plime" href="/redir.p?http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non_Newtonian_fluid" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">non-newtonian fluid</a>. When stress is applied to the liquid it exhibits properties of a solid.<br/>Imaging what belly flopping onto that would do.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Doctors using Google]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/5502/1/" /><id>5502</id><summary><![CDATA[Doctors using Google]]></summary><issued>2006-11-10T06:40:41+01:00</issued><modified>2006-11-10T06:40:41+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[In the hands of amateurs Googling for symptoms could do more harm than good, but could the search engine be a useful tool for doctors?]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Malaysia doctors say neckties are a health hazard]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/18683/1/" /><id>18683</id><summary><![CDATA[Malaysia doctors say neckties are a health hazard]]></summary><issued>2007-05-02T00:23:05+01:00</issued><modified>2007-05-02T00:23:05+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[Malaysian doctors have declared neckties a health hazard and called on the heath ministry to stop insisting that physicians wear them.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Mock Metal Group Spinal Tap to Reunite]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/17849/1/" /><id>17849</id><summary><![CDATA[Mock Metal Group Spinal Tap to Reunite]]></summary><issued>2007-04-25T12:41:28+01:00</issued><modified>2007-04-25T12:41:28+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[Spinal Tap is back, and this time the band wants to help save the world from global warming.<br/><br/>I wonder what the playlist will be...]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Abortion crisis as doctors refuse to perform surgery ]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/16645/1/" /><id>16645</id><summary><![CDATA[Abortion crisis as doctors refuse to perform surgery ]]></summary><issued>2007-04-16T11:47:29+01:00</issued><modified>2007-04-16T11:47:29+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[Britain is facing an abortion crisis because an unprecedented number of doctors are refusing to be involved in carrying out the procedure.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[How frequently do doctors misdiagnose patients? Who prescribes antibiotics inappropriately?]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/79524/1/" /><id>79524</id><summary><![CDATA[How frequently do doctors misdiagnose patients? Who prescribes antibiotics inappropriately?]]></summary><issued>2008-10-15T09:49:44+01:00</issued><modified>2008-10-15T09:49:44+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[17 interesting facts about doctors and patients.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Glue with an On-and-Off Switch]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/science/l/30407/1/" /><id>30407</id><summary><![CDATA[Glue with an On-and-Off Switch]]></summary><issued>2007-08-06T08:42:59+01:00</issued><modified>2007-08-06T08:42:59+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[Researchers can make an adhesive either stick or come undone by changing its acidity.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Oregon judge refuses to allow abortion Dr. 'wanted' posters]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/78805/1/" /><id>78805</id><summary><![CDATA[Oregon judge refuses to allow abortion Dr. 'wanted' posters]]></summary><issued>2008-10-06T18:57:59+01:00</issued><modified>2008-10-06T18:57:59+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[Targeted abortion doctors said they feared for their lives. They testified they used disguises, bodyguards, wore bulletproof vests, and instructed their children to crouch in the bathtub if they heard gunfire.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Pranksters Glue School Locks]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/15658/1/" /><id>15658</id><summary><![CDATA[Pranksters Glue School Locks]]></summary><issued>2007-04-09T10:49:01+01:00</issued><modified>2007-04-09T10:49:01+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[With only a day to go before spring break, pranksters plugged locks on all the exterior gates and doors on campus with super-strength adhesive. Roughly 100 doors were sealed shut.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Funny moments for Doctors]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/42102/1/" /><id>42102</id><summary><![CDATA[Funny moments for Doctors]]></summary><issued>2007-11-20T10:58:24+01:00</issued><modified>2007-11-20T10:58:24+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[6. I was caring for a woman and asked, &quot;So how's your breakfast this morning?&quot; &quot;It's very good, except for the Kentucky Jelly. I can't seem to get used to the taste,&quot;. I then asked to see the jelly and the woman produced a foil packet labeled &quot;KY Jelly.&quot;]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[2 Doctors Cleared in John Ritter's Death]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/54387/1/" /><id>54387</id><summary><![CDATA[2 Doctors Cleared in John Ritter's Death]]></summary><issued>2008-03-14T17:18:34+01:00</issued><modified>2008-03-14T17:18:34+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[Hooray for the justice system..I hope this helps bring his family some degree of closure.<br/><br/>Follow-up to eljay's post, <a class="plime" href="/redir.p?http://www.plime.com/l/50328/1/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">here</a>]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[ Race is on to detect dark matter]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/science/l/31346/1/" /><id>31346</id><summary><![CDATA[ Race is on to detect dark matter]]></summary><issued>2007-08-13T05:42:24+01:00</issued><modified>2007-08-13T05:42:24+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[In deep underground laboratories around the globe, a high-tech race is on to spot dark matter, the invisible cosmic glue that&#8216;s believed to keep galaxies from spinning apart.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Eyes Bloodshot, Doctors Vent Their Discontent ]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/science/l/65695/1/" /><id>65695</id><summary><![CDATA[Eyes Bloodshot, Doctors Vent Their Discontent ]]></summary><issued>2008-06-17T14:10:31+01:00</issued><modified>2008-06-17T14:10:31+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[....&#8220;I&#8217;d write a prescription and then insurance companies would put restrictions on almost every medication. I&#8217;d get a call: &#8216;Drug not covered. Write a different prescription or get preauthorization.&#8217; If I ordered an M.R.I., I&#8217;d have to explain to a clerk why I wanted to do the test. I felt handcuffed. It was a big, big headache.&#8221;]]></content></entry></feed>