This is not a drill

The 2003 ABA presidential address: 9/11...this is not a drill!

I am humbled by the honor bestowed upon me to serve as the President of the American Burn Association (ABA). For me, it is the ultimate achievement in a career that started, as with most burn doctors of my generation, as a matter of circumstance and opportunity rather than a matter of choice. Having fallen into the field, however, I must state that I am fortunate and proud to have had the pleas...

Neuroscience: This Is Not a Spider

Long-term memories of fear have been notoriously difficult to alter. A new study finds access through the window of reconsolidation.

No, This is not a Circle

A curve, also shown in introductory maths textbooks, seems like a circle. But it is actually a different curve. This paper discusses some easy approaches to classify the result, including a GeoGebra applet construction.

This Is Not Your Grandfather's Emergency Department.

Why this is not multiple sclerosis: a case based approach.

OBJECTIVE To present a case series of patients previously diagnosed as multiple sclerosis (MS) which were later confirmed as an alternative diagnosis, and describe the clinical and paraclinical signs that led to this change. METHOD Nine patients are described. We reviewed the patient's clinical chart, magnetic resonance images (MRI) and cerebrospinal fluid. RESULTS There was a mean of three...