Learning to Just Say No

Comparing apples to oranges: just say no to N2O?

Submitted by admin on Mon, 09/08/2014 11:51am Title Comparing apples to oranges: just say no to N2O? Publication Type Journal Article Year of Publication 2013 Authors Vetter, TR, McGwin, G Journal Anesth Analg Volume 116 Issue 5 Pagination 959-61 Date Published 2013 May ISSN 1526-7598

Ray Kurzweil and Uploading: Just Say No!

There is a debate about the possibility of mind-uploading – a process that purportedly transfers human minds and therefore human identities into computers. This paper bypasses the debate about the metaphysics of mind-uploading to address the rationality of submitting yourself to it. I argue that an ineliminable risk that mind-uploading will fail makes it prudentially irrational for humans to un...

Can we just say NO to sickle cell anemia?

Just say no to poorly performing payor contracts.

For most practices, overhead costs are rising and reimbursements are decreasing. As a result, net revenue for the physicians is being eroded. Many physicians believe that it is difficult or impossible to change the reimbursements that they receive for their services. However, by reviewing your payor contracts on an annual basis and negotiating with payors from a position of strength, you can ha...

When it comes to opiates, just say NO.

Repeated use of opiate analgesic drugs such as morphine for the relief of chronic pain may result in the development of opiate tolerance and dependence, leading to a narrowing of the drug's therapeutic index and increased side effects. Previous preclinical work has shown that interruption of a signaling cascade involving the N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor and NO prevents morphine tolerance. In t...