Some random interesting readings around the web…

• How do people die? To Treat the Dead: new research into how people actually die with a very (very!) surprising discovery. I’ll research this a bit more and hopefully blog about it properly in due course.
• Learn from the best! How Drug Reps Influence Doctors: in the ‘too easy’ department, a critical look at how pharmaceutical companies’ reps influence the behavior of doctors to make them prescribe their drugs. Scientific American has some more commentary.
• Still with the industry theme, another paper asks Does Industry Sponsorship Undermine the Integrity of Nutrition Research?. A very good question and an excellent read.
• How long can a scientific experiment run for? Get the scoop on decades-long work.
• Finally, psychologists talk about the art of the mentally ill.

Till next time…