"My back is killing me"

Killing Me Unsoftly

The aorta, as the major conduit artery of the human body, is primarily thought of as a blood vessel that provides a low-resistance path for blood flow directed from the heart to peripheral organs and tissues. However, the aorta has another central hemodynamic function, whereby the elastic nature of the aortic wall provides a significant biomechanical buffering capacity complementing the pulsati...

ME and My Shadow

Everyone Exposed to Methyleugenol Whether you intend to or not, chances are you will consume approximately 6 micro-grams of methyleugenol (ME) today, according to a report in this month's issue by Dana B. Barr and colleagues of a study designed to measure ME in human blood _ serum [EHP 108:323-328]. ME is a compound that occurs naturally in a variety of spices and herbs, including clove oil, nu...

This Is My (Post) Truth, Tell Me Yours

This is a commentary on the article 'The rise of post-truth populism in pluralist liberal democracies: challenges for health policy.' It critically examines two of its key concepts: populism and 'post truth.' This commentary argues that there are different types of populism, with unclear links to impacts, and that in some ways, 'post-truth' has resonances with arguments advanced in the period a...

Colorectal polyp characterization: Is my computer better than me?

Is my model right? Let me ask the expert

Defining a domain model is a costly and error-prone process. It requires that the knowledge possessed by domain experts be suitably captured by modeling experts. Eliciting what is in the domain expert’s mind and expressing it using a modeling language involve substantial human effort. In the process, conceptual errors may be introduced that are hard to detect without a suitable validation metho...