Word needs te get out, that secret service organizations have started to see this behavior of criminals as a threat to national security / national interests.

When MI5 / CIA / FSB people start making people wake up with their testicles in a glass on the nightstand, the willingness of talented hackers to go for the "easy" money will decrease. Till then, every talented guy living in a shithole in eastern Uzbekistan will see this method as a way out of his shitty live.

In the old days the kidney recipiant would also receive a bloodtransfusion during transplantation. Because it causes a significant immunological depressing effect, limiting rejection.

Why on earth would repetitive immunological hits be good for you? More likely cause more cancer and infections.

There are several reasons doctors are very cautious in giving transfusions. Only when there is a clear benefit, it weighs up to the ' costs/risks'.

He bought 2 pizza's

Yet to read the study ( I intend to). And no, i don't consider myself to be part of the "older" physician group ;-)

The problem with all these large sample studies is the confounding factors and the quality of the data.
Sure, the said the "corrected for" but did they correct enough for all??? We'll never know. Not until randomized controlled studies are performed, and they'll never will.

So there is 22.000 patients entered in the analysis. with only 5% in the interesting group, where the "magic" happens leading to this conclusion.

How complete was the data? is there a confounding factor in incomplete data. (like older physicians not willing to enter certain data out of laziness / disobedience / wisdom?)

Maybe older physicians are more willing to enter a "palliative / supportive" path rather than trying to rescue this 93 year old lady from imminent death, Maybe some younger doctor blindly does what he/she was taught, and carries her last remaining miserable quality of live days over this 30 day analysis window.

Be very careful making claims from these kind of studies. Maybe they generate more noise than actual improvement in healthcare.

Now you know why everybody thought you guys played like shit

Mind the number of PCI lanes to the Thunderbolt 3!! Manufacturers tend to use just 2, not enough for decent external graphics.

does it run Linux?

Only really relevant question here

I'm no stomach specialist, but to my knowledge GERD is caused by mechanical malfunction of the LES. This sphincter is not designed to close for 100%. Some reflux is physiologic. Some patients are extremely sensitive for this reflux and develop symptoms.

So maybe it is more the local reaction to the small amount of acid than the volume of acid content.
Much debate concerning the pathophysiology to my knowledge.

Also the enormous difference worldwide in the incidence. Most likely caused by diet and posture. It is not that the Romans complained that 25% of the adult population suffered from heartburn. (excluding those Bachus worshipers).

First:
It is unwise to immediately and completely change ones medications or prescription habits just based on one study. These large observational multivariate studies are always hindered by bias, though trying hard to compensate for them.

On the other hand, these kind of findings should not be ignored.

Proton pump inhibitors are already known for a long time to cause trouble. The article already mentions several, like the bacteria get a change of growing in the changed environment of the stomach, a defensive barrier is removed, certain vitamins and drugs need the acidity to get absorbed etc etc. Kidney issues are also not news. Other weird side effects, like I'll never forget a patient with an extreme hypomagnesia, like 0.10 mmol/l or so. She did not feel well.

But not forget the number of patients who have gained significant quality of life and the reduction of severe gastric bleeding. Remember the time where Bilroth gastrectomies were as common as cholecystectomies. The two week maximum advise for the over the counter drugs is because of the risk of patients masking a serious condition like malignancies.

But there is no denying that most people at some point start their PPI for some discomfort, and continue to swallow them for the rest of their lives. (Ideal drug for pharmaceutical companies.) The majority should just quit them, change their food habits and posture and get on with their lives.

The use of these drugs should be reserved for those who really need them. Right now it is prescribed more or less as a luxury drug

The president elect had been formally elected by the electoral college.

Testing him now will not change that.

Whats up with those dumb editors on slashdot. Can't they just explain what this stuff is??
Not everybody around here just happens to know what this "Flash" is (catchy name BTW)

According to wikipedia it is some type of programming language mostly used for animations and online games.
Apparently it was quickly abused by millions of hackers and douchy advertising lowlifes so it quickly became obsolete for a large part of western civilization.

Good to see all those bright people sticking with their dream to make something great and still updating this old stuff.

With the phone on your belly, i assume you'll measure the pressure wave through the abdominal aorta.

For the heart, i would suggest a specific spot on the thoracic wall, where an "Ictus Cordis'" can be felt.
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apex_beat)

A while ago, i stumbled on this ad.
Its for micro usb, but surely it could be made for usb-c as well. Thier target is phone chargers, so weight inertia shouldn;t be an issue.

http://www.dx.com/p/wsken-micr...

themselves,

Would you feel comfortable if the White House, Wallstreet, DOD, DOJ, Police, Universities and Congress ran a complete Chinese software stack? Chinese routers, OS, Firewalls, Office, Mail, antivirus, etc etc.?