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Steven M. Belknap, MD PGY42

@StevenMBelknap

Internal Medicine & Clinical Pharmacology

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TikTok Policy The Center for Countering Digital Hate sez TikTok amplifies self-harm—telling cutters to cut, anorexics to starve, LGBTQ+ to get dangerous surgery & take dangerous drugs & sad folks to kill themselves.

This isn’t free speech; it’s a ChiCom algorithm harming Americans on purpose.

@TikTokPolicy The Center for Countering Digital Hate sez TikTok amplifies self-harm—telling cutters to cut, anorexics to starve, LGBTQ+ to get dangerous surgery & take dangerous drugs & sad folks to kill themselves. This isn’t free speech; it’s a ChiCom algorithm harming Americans on purpose.
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We’re going to talk about Darwinian evolution today on DorkHorse. 11:30am Pacific. What’s wrong with our model, and what’s right with it—and why so many people are confused.

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'The inertia of the human mind and its resistance to innovation are most clearly demonstrated not, as one might expect, by the ignorant mass... but by professionals with a vested interest in tradition and in the monopoly of learning.'
-- Arthur Koestler
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With this insight into the implications of the Randle cycle, Birthday Cake & Ice Cream sure hits different.

Have a big plateful of sugar & fat and reduce your vigor, your health & total birthdays you will celebrate…

With this insight into the implications of the Randle cycle, Birthday Cake & Ice Cream sure hits different. Have a big plateful of sugar & fat and reduce your vigor, your health & total birthdays you will celebrate…
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Cabbage & other cruciferous vegetables synthesize glucosinolates in their leaves for the purpose of injuring those who try to eat them. When the cabbage plant is damaged by hail or chewed on by an insect, it releases myrosinase, an enzyme that converts glucosinolates into…

Cabbage & other cruciferous vegetables synthesize glucosinolates in their leaves for the purpose of injuring those who try to eat them. When the cabbage plant is damaged by hail or chewed on by an insect, it releases myrosinase, an enzyme that converts glucosinolates into…
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Don't worry about the tiny, tiny krill eyes staring out at you from your dinner bowl of krill meat.
It's the arsenolipids & inorganic arsenic in marine-sourced foods & supplements that'll kill you!
DOI 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.133930

Don't worry about the tiny, tiny krill eyes staring out at you from your dinner bowl of krill meat. It's the arsenolipids & inorganic arsenic in marine-sourced foods & supplements that'll kill you! DOI 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.133930
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April is . An NCI Behavior Science (BRP) study found most Americans are unaware of the association between alcohol and cancer risk. Alcoholic drinks contain ethanol, a known carcinogen, and there are several ways in which it may cause cancer. bit.ly/3ktrcu2

April is #AlcoholAwarenessMonth. An @NCIBehaviors study found most Americans are unaware of the association between alcohol and cancer risk. Alcoholic drinks contain ethanol, a known carcinogen, and there are several ways in which it may cause cancer. bit.ly/3ktrcu2
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No maximal safe dose of ethanol during pregnancy has been established.

Extent of harm from ethanol during pregnancy depends on dose, duration & timing/bingeing of exposure; concomitant toxins, nutrition & genetics+epigenetics of mother & fetus.

DOI 10.1038/s41572-023-00420-x

No maximal safe dose of ethanol during pregnancy has been established. Extent of harm from ethanol during pregnancy depends on dose, duration & timing/bingeing of exposure; concomitant toxins, nutrition & genetics+epigenetics of mother & fetus. DOI 10.1038/s41572-023-00420-x
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Mandibular advancement devices are oft-touted in patients who have both high blood pressure & obstructive sleep apnea.

RCTs show these devices don’t seem to offer much benefit. They may also cause harm to the the skeletal structure of the jaw.
DOI 10.1007/s11325-023-02984-0

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There has been no Chicago warming since Mrs O’Leary’s cow kicked over that lantern.

Using NOAA/NWS data, I graphed annual temps in Chicago (KORD) from 1972 to 2023.

Plus, rising CO2 is fertilizer & greens the planet.
10.1016/j.gecco.2023.e02791

Climate hysteria is unwarranted.

There has been no Chicago warming since Mrs O’Leary’s cow kicked over that lantern. Using NOAA/NWS data, I graphed annual temps in Chicago (KORD) from 1972 to 2023. Plus, rising CO2 is fertilizer & greens the planet. 10.1016/j.gecco.2023.e02791 Climate hysteria is unwarranted.
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FISA grants the government warrantless surveillance powers. Isn’t that the issue that James Otis was so exercised about on those Writs of Assistance in Colonial America? Isn’t this why the Fourth Amendment was included in the Bill oF Rights?

I don’t get it.

IV. “The right of…

FISA grants the government warrantless surveillance powers. Isn’t that the issue that James Otis was so exercised about on those Writs of Assistance in Colonial America? Isn’t this why the Fourth Amendment was included in the Bill oF Rights? I don’t get it. IV. “The right of…
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