PubMed, the on-line portal for scientific literature, holds some real gems. Starting today I’ll highlight a few exceptional studies that I’ve found over the years. Visit http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/ to gain access to the full articles. Just cut-and-paste the PubMed ID number into the Search box.
Picks of the day:
1. Lancet. 1998 Dec 19-26;352(9145):2010-1.
Jealousy and mutilation: nose-biting as retribution for adultery
PMID: 9872265
2. J Emerg Med. 1990 May-Jun;8(3):305-7.
Acute management of the zipper-entrapped penis.
Nolan JF, Stillwell TJ, Sands JP Jr
PMID: 2373840
Abstract
A zipper-entrapped penis is a painful predicament that can be made worse by overzealous intervention. Described is a simple, basic approach to release, that is the least traumatic to both patient and provider.
3. Child Psychiatry Hum Dev. 1994 Winter;25(2):67-84.
Encounter with reality: children’s reactions on discovering the Santa Claus myth.
PMID: 7842832
Abstract
Fifty-two children who no longer believed in Santa Claus were individually administered a structured interview on their reactions to discovering the truth. Their parents completed a questionnaire assessing their initial encouragement of the child to believe in Santa and rating their child’s reactions to discovering the truth as well as their own reactions to the child’s discovery. Parental encouragement for the child to believe was very strong. Children generally discovered the truth on their own at age seven. Children reported predominantly positive reactions on learning the truth. Parents, however, described themselves as predominantly sad in reaction to their child’s discovery.
Good Science Writing 