An envelope came for me in the internal mail. From a drug company. It invited me to request starter packs for a medication that is not subsidised on the PBS. After some deliberation, I’ve decided against doing so, even though I am rather interested in the possibilities of this medication, and wonder if it might...
Happy New Year, first of all. The other day I happened upon a 2008 paper by Large, Nielssen, Ryan, and Hayes, entitled “The danger of dangerousness: why we must remove the dangerousness criterion from our mental health acts.” (J Med Ethics 2008;34:877-881). I won’t link to it, as it’s not freely available. However, I will...
This is just bloody terrible, and makes me want to get into the self-publishing business … Via Ben Goldacre I’ve read this morning about the copyright owners of the Folstein Mini Mental State Examination, and their efforts to extract money for its use (which in one sense is fair, but they’ve ignored their copyright for...
I now have a better appreciation for why my little son was so distressed when he got bitten by a mahoosive ant (about an inch long). I was gardening this morning, and picked up a handful of grass and clover I had pulled out. At first I thought something in the weeds must have had...
Merry Christmas (almost). Time for carols, perhaps… He watches when you’re sleeping He knows when you’re awake He knows if you’ve been bad or good So be good for goodness’ sake STOP!! In what universe can that be seen as being good “for goodness’ sake”? The song celebrates being good expressly for the sake of material reward, based on the...
