The end of another busy week…….
Eating Less Salt May Not Cut Risks Of Heart Disease
A study published online this week in the American Journal of Hypertension has rubbed salt in the wounds of the old belief that excessive salt intake contributes to the development of cardiovascular disease A group of researchers from the University of Exeter in England analyzed the results of seven clinical…
Post-Hip Fracture Mortality
The hip is one of the most common fracture sites in people, with hip fractures most frequently occurring in elderly patients, representing an extremely serious outcome of osteoporosis. In younger patients, hip fractures typically occur as a result of high impact injuries, such as those associated with a traffic accident….
Step 2: Get Yourself Out There!
Time for Step 2 of the “Beginner’s Medical Writing” series – a step-by-step guide to getting yourself started in freelance medical writing. Remember – this is not a “get rich quick” guide, but merely an extremely basic guide for those of you who are pondering branching into medical writing, but…
Minutemen, Militia and Medicine
Hippocrates, the Father of Medicine, once said: “If you want to study medicine, go to war”. In 1776 there were only 3,500 physicians in the colonies. These men clearly played a disproportionate role during the Revolutionary War, with around 1,300 of them serving as military surgeons at this time. During…
Step 1: Breaking & Entering
A couple of days ago I talked about my guest post Anne Wayman’s great freelance writing site where you’ll find a wealth of advice for writers of any genre. I was astounded by the response. In addition to a few people dropping in on Anne’s site with comments & questions about how to further…
A Special New Wordcloud
I received an unexpected email a couple of days ago from Dan Hinckley – he’d come across my site here & noticed my addiction to wordclouds, and had very kindly composed a very special one for my site: I think it’s fabulous! I was very touched – thanks again Dan,…
Guest Post
Another special thanks goes to Anne Wayman who invited me to write a guest post on medical writing for her site – you’ll find it here. For those of you who are freelance writers, please check out the rest of her site for all kinds of advice, from starting up your business, to…
This Week In Words
Well I’m not sure whether to thank Cathy Miller or not, but she has now helped to get me hooked on www.tagxedo.com/! I think this one might be completely addictive. But before you rush off to make your own wordcloud, please check out Cathy’s website http://simplystatedbusiness.com/ or catch her on Twitter @millercathy
Marriage Improves Odds of Surviving Colon Cancer
A recent study indicates that being married might actually improve the likelihood of survival for patients with colon cancer. Researchers studied the medical records of 127, 753 patients and determined that married people with colon cancer were 14% less likely to die than unmarried patients with the disease. Interestingly, the benefit of marriage was almost…