Karl Popper’s Philosophical Breakthrough*

Karl Marx Economic and Philosophical Manuscripts of 1844

Wages are determined by the fierce struggle between capitalist and worker. The capitalist inevitably wins. The capitalist can live longer without the worker than the worker can live without him. Combination among capitalists is habitual and effective, while combination among the workers is forbidden and has painful consequences for them. In addition to that, the landowner and the capitalist can...

Poppers-associated retinal toxicity.

n engl j med 363;16 nejm.org october 14, 201

Karl Popper Memorial Lecture; LSE November 2007 The philosophical surgeon: in defence of evidence- based medicine

Poppers: legal highs with questionable contents? A case series of poppers maculopathy.

BACKGROUND Poppers are volatile alkyl nitrite compounds that are inhaled to enhance sexual experience and for their psychoactive effects. A less well-known side effect is foveal maculopathy, which has emerged following changes in their chemical composition. It is unclear if certain individuals are more susceptible to retinal damage or if there is a relationship between pattern of inhalation and...

Poppers Compound Risk for Hiv Infection

Dax EM, et al. “Amyl nitrite alters human in vitro immune function.” Immunopharmacology and Immunotoxicity 1991;13(4):557-587. PMID: 1685501. “The changes in lymphocyte function observed in this study suggest that volatile nitrite inhalation results in a cycle of modest immunosuppression followed by gradual recovery after cessation of drug. NK (natural killer) activity was most noticeably effec...