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Some Librarian points us to a 2006 article in Singapore's Annals of the Academy of Medicine entitled Interesting In- and Outpatient Attendances at Hogwarts Infirmary and St Mungo's Hospital For Magical Maladies.
PubMed's abstract says
"Ailments afflicting wizarding folk are underreported in the muggle world. The recent integration of muggles and magical folk with the return of You-Know-Who (aka He Who Must Not Be Named) may result in a similar affliction of inhabitants of both worlds. We describe interesting maladies afflicting muggles and wizarding folk alike, arising from the use and misuse of magic. We also provide a basic glossary of magical ailments, and describe their muggle corollaries. Further studies will hopefully result in the development of immunity against the unforgivable curses."
And you can read the full article at the journal's web site.
For More Information
* Lim EC, Pomfrey PM, Quek AM, Seet RC. Interesting In- and Outpatient Attendances at Hogwarts Infirmary and St. Mungo's Hospital For Magical Maladies (pdf). Annals of the Academy of Medicine (Singapore). 2006 Feb; 35(2):127-9.
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Some Librarian points us to a 2006 article in Singapore's Annals of the Academy of Medicine entitled Interesting In- and Outpatient Attendances at Hogwarts Infirmary and St Mungo's Hospital For Magical Maladies.
PubMed's abstract says
"Ailments afflicting wizarding folk are underreported in the muggle world. The recent integration of muggles and magical folk with the return of You-Know-Who (aka He Who Must Not Be Named) may result in a similar affliction of inhabitants of both worlds. We describe interesting maladies afflicting muggles and wizarding folk alike, arising from the use and misuse of magic. We also provide a basic glossary of magical ailments, and describe their muggle corollaries. Further studies will hopefully result in the development of immunity against the unforgivable curses."
And you can read the full article at the journal's web site.
For More Information
* Lim EC, Pomfrey PM, Quek AM, Seet RC. Interesting In- and Outpatient Attendances at Hogwarts Infirmary and St. Mungo's Hospital For Magical Maladies (pdf). Annals of the Academy of Medicine (Singapore). 2006 Feb; 35(2):127-9.
- The Register Critical Of "diagnosis-by-google"
There's a wonderfully snarky article by Andrew Orlowski in The Register that criticizes a recent publication appearing in the esteemed British Medical National Enquirer, er, Journal. First Mr. Orlowski: Googling yourself fitter? Medical study needs...
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I will be learning to see with quiet eyes next week at the John Campbell Folk School in Brasstown, NC. I can't wait to spend a whole week immersed in photography -- all day, every day. I hope to learn new skills, and yes, to improve how I see the...
- A Musical Interlude
NPR.org/music has some terrific musical material! They have interviews with musical acts of all stripes: rock/pop/folk; classical; jazz & blues; world; and urban. I've mostly explored the first category, which has featured: Moby -- All Things...
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Another terrific medical article by Atul Gawande in the New Yorker. This one is about doctors using checklists to decrease the amount of infections in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). I read it when it came out in December and didn't plan on blogging...
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