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This image from 1949 shows students consulting objects in the...

sarahlibrarina — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 09:43:00 +1200

This image from 1949 shows students consulting objects in the Anatomy Museum.

Hocken Snapshop has a wonderful collection of historic photographs of the Medical School, the University and wider Dunedin. The Anatomy Museum continues to be used in teaching.

Image source: Hocken Collections

Pots and Pieces : The Anatomy Museum of the Otago Medical School and how it came to be

sarahlibrarina — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 09:35:08 +1200

Pots and Pieces : The Anatomy Museum of the Otago Medical School and how it came to be

Kronic now banned

sarahlibrarina — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 20:47:44 +1200

Kronic now banned

The buzz on tinnitus

sarahlibrarina — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 20:00:19 +1200

The buzz on tinnitus

Alternative therapies for depression

sarahlibrarina — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 19:58:38 +1200

Alternative therapies for depression

When Dave deBronkart learned he had a rare and terminal cancer,...

sarahlibrarina — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 17:04:40 +1200

When Dave deBronkart learned he had a rare and terminal cancer, he turned to a group of fellow patients online — and found the medical treatment that saved his life. Now he calls on all patients to talk with one another, know their own health data, and make health care better one e-Patient at a time.

Pharmacist prescribing course plan - ODT 18.08.11

sarahlibrarina — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 10:51:33 +1200

Pharmacist prescribing course plan - ODT 18.08.11

Experimental Philosophy: Old and New

sarahlibrarina — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 12:30:08 +1200

Experimental Philosophy: Old and New :

Combining classics from the past and cutting-edge works of the present day, this exhibition brings together books on philosophy, science, literature and medicine. Together they illustrate the theme of Experimental Philosophy as it was understood and practised 350 years ago and as it is understood today. More …

Woods’ great peppermint cure, for coughs, colds and...

sarahlibrarina — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 18:40:13 +1200

Woods’ great peppermint cure, for coughs, colds and influenza. [1930 - 1950].

Source: Timeframes

Vintage drug stores - a slide show

sarahlibrarina — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 18:10:11 +1200

Twitter conference has grads tweeting #OUTwecon

sarahlibrarina — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 08:47:35 +1200

Twitter conference has grads tweeting #OUTwecon

Down on the farm : depression and mental health in the rural south

sarahlibrarina — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 13:38:56 +1200

Down on the farm : depression and mental health in the rural south

New drug could cure nearly any viral infection

sarahlibrarina — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 10:22:30 +1200

New drug could cure nearly any viral infection

#OUTweCon - Otago university's inaugural post graduate Twitter conference

sarahlibrarina — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 10:14:00 +1200

#OUTweCon - Otago university's inaugural post graduate Twitter conference :

I’m snowed in at home in Roslyn, which has been a blessing in disguise as I can enjoying observing the fabulous Twitter conference organised by Claire Gallop of Graduate Research Services. The aim of the game is to describe your thesis in 6 tweets.

Some great health science theses being represented too.

@adywirawan 1. Potential Role of Coronary Artery Calcium Score (CACS) in Cardiovascular Risk Stratification among Airline Pilots.#OUTweCon

@osmanhahmed 1. The development of a Facebook (FB) management intervention for young persons with concussion- can Facebook help the recovery? #OUTweCon

@gregorytarr 1. Can circulating blood markers tell us when heart attacks will occur?. #OUTweCon

@kittenypentland 1. Rehabilitating Autonomy in Bioethics: The Next Stage in Doctor-Patient Relations #OUTweCon

@kathrynbrad 1. The effect of fortifying the New Zealand food supply with folate #OUTweCon
@mcpeddie 2. People who break up their sitting time are healthier than people who sit for prolonged periods continuously#OUTweCon

@mirandabuhler 1. Detection of changes in collagen fibre alignment and density post penetrating trauma of the digital flexor tendons. #OUTweCon

Electronic 'tattoos' to monitor vital signs

sarahlibrarina — Sun, 14 Aug 2011 09:12:09 +1200

Electronic 'tattoos' to monitor vital signs

Rural Maori not getting antibiotics

sarahlibrarina — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 20:32:26 +1200

Rural Maori not getting antibiotics

Man sacked for washing himself with own urine

sarahlibrarina — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 18:18:12 +1200

Man sacked for washing himself with own urine

Doctors and public health researchers say shocking diabetes rates can be reduced

sarahlibrarina — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 18:12:15 +1200

Doctors and public health researchers say shocking diabetes rates can be reduced

Micronutrients reduce stress, anxiety - study / The Press

sarahlibrarina — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 22:28:00 +1200

Micronutrients reduce stress, anxiety - study / The Press

Graduate School Opposed

sarahlibrarina — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 20:15:30 +1200

Graduate School Opposed