I know that I have an eating disorder... I starve myself for weeks eating as little as possible, then stuff myself to the point where I am sick. I want to know where I can go, through e-mail or over the internet, to talk to someone anonymously. I am too embarrassed to tell anyone around me. I realize how bad this is because of how it is affecting my life and happiness. I am trying to reach out....

IMPORTANT NOTE: The smallest amount of contamination of DNA preparations by recombinant phages or plasmids can be disastrous. Many person-years have been wasted reisolating previously cloned sequences that contaminated preparations of DNA used to create recombinant DNA libraries and many researchers have been embarrassed to find that the “extra” genes they found on their Southern blots were act...

People who feel embarrassed are often motivated to avoid social contact--that is, to hide their face. At the same time, they may be motivated to restore the positive image that has been tarnished by the embarrassing event (or, in other words, to restore the face lost in the event). Individuals can symbolically employ these coping strategies by choosing commercial products that literally either ...

Vol. 5 (6D) n June 2005 BACKGROUND (CASE 1) A 41-year-old woman presented with no complaints of pain, but she was concerned about discoloration of her toenails. She has a black belt in karate and works as a karate teacher. She works out in her bare feet and is embarrassed by the condition of her toenails. She had approximately 25% to 30% distal involvement in her toenail, with no other nail inv...

Background Courses are developed to train on open communication. This study focuses speaking-up for scrub nurses. Method The scenario is implemented digital tablets, with vignettes involving problematic behaviours of a colleague the same or different status. nurses (N = 33) were asked whether they would point out error, be embarrassed, and how do it. Results Nurses expressed greater embarrassme...

I know that I have an eating disorder... I starve myself for weeks eating as little as possible, then stuff myself to the point where I am sick. I want to know where I can go, through e-mail or over the internet, to talk to someone anonymously. I am too embarrassed to tell anyone around me. I realize how bad this is because of how it is affecting my life and happiness. I am trying to reach out....

My previous young doctor host Walking quickly away Head down, embarrassed Scolded by a nurse—where was his mask? Too busy and careless, poor fool He still serves me well, dragging me into his wake. Here I go, following and fl oating A door nearby opens—negative pressure! In I go, but on a cancer ward, This should be positive pressure! To keep bugs out, not draw them in. I cannot complain All go...

I know that I have an eating disorder... I starve myself for weeks eating as little as possible, then stuff myself to the point where I am sick. I want to know where I can go, through e-mail or over the internet, to talk to someone anonymously. I am too embarrassed to tell anyone around me. I realize how bad this is because of how it is affecting my life and happiness. I am trying to reach out....

Rectal foreign bodies are a common presenting complaint in the emergency department. Anal eroticism is the major reason for the majority of cases of rectal foreign bodies. A high index of suspicion is required to accurately diagnose a rectal foreign body as patients are often embarrassed about their condition and may not present in a timely fashion to be evaluated or volunteer their history. Ex...