scientific study about incest?

[Paddy]

yeah that helps, although my grasp of immunology is rather basic

Although with finals on Monday perhaps it shouldn't be

[James_D]

Originally posted by Paddy
yeah that helps, although my grasp of immunology is rather basic

Although with finals on Monday perhaps it shouldn't be

Off topic: What are you studying??

Anything medicine related?


James..

Med student.

[Paddy]

yup Medicine

[James_D]

hehe hey a fellow med student..

Cool, at Leichester or?

I have my Neurophysiology exam at the 21, my own birthday, so if I pass I'm gonna get so shitfaced that I will forget all my Neuro,,


James.

[Paddy]

LOL You seem to know it in a lot of detail - I take it that you are early on in the course?

[az]

Originally posted by Paddy
As far as I understand, most deviations from the 'normal' provide only specific benefit at the expense of long term adverse consequences. Perhaps someone here can suggest a mutation that proves otherwise???

Paddy

Well.. if we believe Darwin, we are a product of many, many mutations

AZ

[Paddy]

aye, but do I consider you normal

[James_D]

Originally posted by Paddy
LOL You seem to know it in a lot of detail - I take it that you are early on in the course?

4th year, but have clinical immunology this semester.
And you, besides I'm studying in Hungary, which are very detail oriented on their exams.

And you?

James.

[Paddy]

ah Leicester is erm... very into it's social sciences. Meaning that we can all talk to patients, but i couldn't tell you where your arm is.

Perhaps i shouldn't say anything more until the exams are over

[James_D]

HEHE... Well the same with all the uni's in Norway, but down here they don't focus so much on the patient, which is also sad, but a bit more research oriented. But I work at the hospital in the summer time, so I get aquinted with the patients then..

Ah... well have to go back to my books... Only reason why I'm so much on here today, is that the temp outside is 36 degrees, and the computer room is the only one with aircondition..

James...

[Paddy]

yup i had better do some work too

[Brian Ellis]

Well, the long term adverse consequences of man having evolved from other apes by a series of mutations is that we're a helluva sight more efficient at knocking the bejabers out of each other, most usually in the name of a loving God or because we try to convince our own side that the other side don't see eye to eye with our own faulted philosophies.

[az]

Originally posted by Paddy
ah Leicester is erm... very into it's social sciences. Meaning that we can all talk to patients, but i couldn't tell you where your arm is.

IMHO this is a good thing. I mean, yeah, of course you should know your handiwork (is this word used right in this context?), but the absolute most important thing for a human being's health is the psyche - if you're happy, you're healthy (or at the very least, you'll die happy). I do not believe in esoterics, but I know that german hospitals make you sick, and I know that you can heal yourself MUCH better than most people realize. Medical knowledge is all good and well, and important, but don't lose focus. The most important thing is the patient's well-being (which includes both physical as well as mental health), and treating a patient like shit while giving him the right medicine might work, but.. you know .

Sorry for my little rant, it's just the year Samira has been at the hospital and the treatment she and we have received there, and my mother defeating her liver cancer herself, when several acclaimed doctors gave her but a few months. I still trust in modern school medicine, I just don't see it as the most important means to health anymore. You yourself (as patient) are, and it's the obligation of doctors and nurses to help yourself heal yourself. This works MUCH better than just giving the right medicine. (Backed up by personal experience, as well as stuff like the placebo effect, etc.).



AZ

[az]

Originally posted by Brian Ellis
Well, the long term adverse consequences of man having evolved from other apes by a series of mutations is that we're a helluva sight more efficient at knocking the bejabers out of each other, most usually in the name of a loving God or because we try to convince our own side that the other side don't see eye to eye with our own faulted philosophies.

In the real long term we will learn if we were just a random mutation that couldn't survive (maybe because we've killed our population ourselves), or we will evolve

AZ