Slow down, you move too fast …

   Is the fast pace of your life getting you down? Are you looking for ways to s-l-o-w   d-o-w-n?  Well, look no further.  Here are a couple of suggestions:
You can watch Wedginald ripen. Wedginald is a large cheddar cheese, living and ripening at a cheese place in England, courtesy of  West Country Farmhouse Cheesemakers.
You can [...]

If you feed them, they will come [to medical grand rounds]

  Everyone knows that if you feed students, they are more likely to attend your event. Does this also apply to physicians? Apparently, yes, according to a group of  Mayo Clinic researchers who just published in BMC Medical Education this study of attendees at medical grand rounds [free full text]:
Segovis CM, Mueller PS, Rethlefsen ML, Larusso NF, [...]

Micronations: What on earth are they?

  What is a micronation? According to Wikipedia, micronations, sometimes also referred to as a cybernations, fantasy countries, model countries, and new country projects — are entities that resemble independent nations or states but which are unrecognized by world governments or major international organisations. These nations usually exist only on paper, on the Internet, or [...]

AMEE Medical Education Guides

This page last updated December 28, 2007. 
This Association of Medical Education in Europe (AMEE) is producing a series of medical education guides on key topics in medical education. Below are entries for all but #1-3, which are out of print and temporarily (I hope) unlocatable by yours truly.
The Higher Education Academy Subject Centre for Medicine, Dentistry [...]

The evolving science of translating research evidence into clinical practice

This editorial was published in the February 2007 issue of Evidence Based Medicine, and again in the May/June 2007 issue of ACP Journal Club. It presents a good overview of evidence dissemination, looking at six models.
Scott IA. The evolving science of translating research evidence into clinical practice. ACP J Club 2007 May-Jun;146(3):A8-11. [subscription required]
Excerpt: Practicing [...]

Adverse effects of spinal manipulation: a systematic review

Here is another systematic review from E. Ernst, just published in the July 2007 issue of the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine:
Ernst E. Adverse effects of spinal manipulation: a systematic review. J R Soc Med 2007; 100(7):330-338.
Objective: To identify adverse effects of spinal manipulation.
Design: Systematic review of papers published since 2001.
Setting: Six electronic [...]

Writing for Chiropractic Journals

  Here is a selection of articles on writing, taken from the chiropractic literature. Included are links to the Index to Chiropractic Literature, as well as links to PubMed, journal records or DOIs.  See also Where should I publish my article?
Green BN, Johnson CD. How to write a case report for publication. J Chiropr Med 2006; [...]

Chiropractic care for nonmusculoskeletal conditions: a systematic review with implications for whole systems research

Here is a new systematic review, just published in the June 2007 issue of the Journal of Alternative & Complementary Medicine (subscription required).
Hawk CF, Khorsan RF, Lisi AJ, Ferrance R, Evans MW. Chiropractic care for nonmusculoskeletal conditions: a systematic review with implications for whole systems research. J Altern Complement Med 2007; 13(5):491-512.     PubMed Record
Objectives:
(1) To [...]