8 days ago by Connor Bamford

Typical mumps swelling. I've written about this a lot - which isn't all that surprising given that our lab is one of a handful working on the virus - but mumps has struck again, this time raising it's head in Scotland. Here's a nice article. The University of Glasgow has experienced more than the us ...

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20 days ago by Jeremy Richter

Many moons ago I picked up a 1912 copy of Arnold and Beatrice Gesell's book The Normal Child and Primary Education. I wasn't particularly interested in the content (though it did contain this gem: "Mumps disfigures a child's behavior long before it does his face.") so much as I found the cover very ...

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51 days ago by Lyle

A somewhat recurring theme in life seems to be where its still OK to write software in M/MUMPS. Discussion here in an open LinkedIn group: http://tinyurl.com/7ew8aje Maybe this is really for my technical journal, but its really about bad questions and business decisions. Lyle Schofield • The origina ...

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58 days ago by Alan

There should not be many people in the world who are not somewhat familiar with Edward Jenner. Even if they do not know what he is famous for, they should know the product he created and that was the world’s first small pox vaccine. With this discovery, a world of health solutions opened up for huma ...

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67 days ago by Connor

A trojan horse (dendritic cell) filled with virus Inspired by a recent journal club article: A number of pathogens infect via one organ but are able to move to another. Think of the likes of the initial HIV infection of cells within the reproductive tract followed by its transfer to the immune syste ...

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81 days ago by Anne

Hey, everyone This is a topic that really made me want to start a blog. It is an intense one, so prepare yourself. The thought and/or the concern of aborted human cells in immunizations, never crossed my mind till this past year. In March, I went to Nepal for 10 days and before I went I had to get m ...

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85 days ago by jdc325

Recently, I wrote about the zombie Daily Mail article on MMR. I made a complaint to the PCC about the article in question, and have now received notice of their decision. Commission’s decision in the case of Cole v The Mail on Sunday The complainant considered that the article was misleading and dis ...

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90 days ago by jdc325

A guest blog post from a UK Doctor New revelations and implications about Andrew Wakefield’s research work. For anyone who doesn’t know about the ramifications of the Andrew Wakefield saga, here is a brief recap. In 1998 he published a paper in the Lancet journal along with 11 colleagues, detailing ...

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92 days ago by John

Jeremy Bikman from KATALUS Advisors wrote this interesting comment on a LinkedIn discussion I was participating in: Perhaps there is a place for MUMPS but only if healthcare continues to thumb its nose at the prevailing technology trends. It’s hard for me to envision healthcare to continue to embrac ...

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92 days ago by healthcare-guru

Causes For Mumps Like measles, mumps is caused by a paramyxovirus which is easily spread from person to person through saliva droplets. These droplets can be breathed in after an infected individual sneezes coughs, yawns or the saliva can be transferred to objects such as eating utensils or cups. Be ...

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