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Points of Interest 11/18/2014

Wednesday, 19 November 2014

MarkCrislip

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Pain. 2014 Apr;155(4):666-73. doi: 10.1016/j.pain.2013.11.021. Epub 2013 Dec 6. Seeing facial expressions enhances placebo analgesia.
Emotional modulation of placebo analgesia
Juiced frog fad may be the death of this strange species. "An endangered amphibian, the world’s largest fully aquatic frog, is being used in Peru for quackery. It looks like a stupid human fad may be the end of it."
A Resurrected Vaccine Fear Puts Kenyan Infants At Risk

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Mark Crislip aka sbmsdictator. The 'nym is an attempt at ironic humor. Not everyone sees it as such.

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