Best Tweets - Selection of Twitter Favorites

"As a scientist, my glass is always 100% full -- with water and air." - Taylor Wilson (17yo nuclear scientist!) at #TED
— June Cohen (@junecohen) March 1, 2012

We registered our 25,000th patient in the practice today (over 12 years). As long as they don't all come back on the same day.— Dr. Ronan Kavanagh (@RonanTKavanagh) March 1, 2012

Syphilis and gonhorrhea: Serious doctor with serious finger, 1940s poster. twitpic.com/8vsnrg
— ToasterPastry MD (@Toaster_Pastry) March 13, 2012

Just sent a 1 minute @Vsnap to my colleague @hjluks . A lot faster than typing!
— Dr. Ronan Kavanagh (@RonanTKavanagh) March 7, 2012

RT @RyanMadanickMD Wouldn't it be nice to have a Tweet button attached to abstracts @ncbi_pubmed? #meded #hcsm #altmetrics— Vinny Arora (@FutureDocs) March 9, 2012

Tablet>Textbook? We're embracing the #iPad as a way to replace bulky textbooks for residents (& entertain patients!) bit.ly/AeArXn— U-M Health System (@UMHealthSystem) March 7, 2012

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Best Tweets - Selection of Twitter Favorites

The general point is this: "humans are biologically programmed for narrative." So tell stories, don't just publish papers.

— richard horton (@richardhorton1) February 14, 2012

Thanks to all who sent congrats on mother's 103 rd bray.Long way to go,I hope!

— Rupert Murdoch(@rupertmurdoch) February 15, 2012

It's my only free time RT @MrJaredBarnes: doesn't working out at night give you so much energy that you can't go to sleep?

— Anderson Cooper (@andersoncooper) February 15, 2012

Nothing like being on the Code Team to help put your life in perspective.

— Jonathan,DO,MS,NCC (@DrJonathan) February 13, 2012

Thanks for chatting @PracticalWisdom continued to be impressed how rich conversations in 140 character length can be!

— Farris Timimi, MD (@FarrisTimimi) February 13, 2012

Seven people offered to help me in five minutes when I asked for help here. I could write a book on how wonderful twitterville is.

— shel israel (@shelisrael) February 11, 2012

Watch a T-cell attack and kill a cancer cell. Beautiful and magnificent. bit.ly/wShGPY

— ben goldacre (@bengoldacre) February 12, 2012

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Best Tweets - Selection of Twitter Favorites

Because of a tendency for hands to be near mouths, we recommend #glutenfree hand lotions for celiacs.

— Celiac Disease Ctr (@CureCeliac) February 7, 2012

Btw, is it usual for the receptionist to read out the blood results of a patient in front of the entire waiting room? The poor man!

— richard horton (@richardhorton1) February 7, 2012

When the receptionist read out the cholesterol and blood glucose, the man asked: "Are they normal?" To which she said "Probably."

— richard horton (@richardhorton1) February 7, 2012

Researching a topic is much easier than writing about it...

— Dr. Ronan Kavanagh (@RonanTKavanagh) February 7, 2012

A new paper looks to decipher the ailments tied to eating gluten. More importantly, there's a journal called "Gut" on.wsj.com/AorvDJ

— UChicago Medicine (@UChicagoMed) February 7, 2012

Just did my first #rheumatology Skype consultation with a patient of mine who's temporarily in middle east. Went very well. #rheum

— Dr. Ronan Kavanagh (@RonanTKavanagh) February 3, 2012

Pt just told me she has full faith in me because she has read my blog.

— Bongi (@Bongi1) February 3, 2012

Wow. Crazy pressure! RT @Bongi1: Pt just told me she has full faith in me because she has read my blog.

— GruntDoc (@gruntdoc) February 3, 2012

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Selection of My Twitter Favorites, Edition 72

Twitter is a microblogging service where people answer the question "What are you doing?" via 140-character messages from their cellphone, laptop or desktop. You can select the messages (called "tweets") that you find interesting, useful, amusing, or disagreeable. Here is the 72nd edition of My Twitter Favorites.

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   Stammy "Happiness equals reality minus expectation." - Tom Magliozzi 3:01 AM Jun 25th from Tweetie
   
   
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   Stammy how am i supposed to make an educated decision about where to order my Chinese food if all 3 places nearby are "Best Food in Town" 10:32 AM Jun 24th from Tweetie
   
   
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   AllergyNotes When I use EMR (Cleveland Clinic, VA, etc.), I always try to engage the patient - "write the note together" - esp. assessment and plan. 12:21 AM Jun 24th from web
   
   
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   AllergyNotes Health Data Rights http://bit.ly/yWZXa - I'll say it again - if you use EMR, print your note for your patient - it's their note too. 12:08 AM Jun 24th from TweetDeck
   
   
   
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   davewiner My netbook costs as much as one night at a hotel in Berlin. To put things in perspective. 3:33 PM Jun 23rd from web
   
   
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   DrGSHenderson Drinking a cold beer on the deck of the ferry to Crete; watching the sun set over Piraeus and considering never coming back. 12:59 PM Jun 23rd from Tweetie
   
   
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   medpedshosp If you have surgery - the least thing you want is to bleed and be transfused - tell your doctor all the over-the-counter stuff you take! 12:32 PM Jun 23rd from TweetDeck
   
   
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   Zorg20 Wooot ; important question answered within 30 minutes by DM in Twitter in 4 different global timezones. Twitter rocks 11:05 AM Jun 23rd from Tweetie
   
   
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   colinsegovis and I am procrastinating from writing the grant by surfing the web (its research...right?) 10:00 PM Jun 22nd from Seesmic Desktop
   
   
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    colinsegovis I am procrastinating from studying by writing a grant.... 9:59 PM Jun 22nd from Seesmic Desktop

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Selection of My Twitter Favorites, Edition 71

Twitter is a microblogging service where people answer the question "What are you doing?" via 140-character messages from their cellphone, laptop or desktop. You can select the messages (called "tweets") that you find interesting, useful, amusing, or disagreeable. Here is the 71st edition of My Twitter Favorites.

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   bgaustin Forget the past. No one becomes successful in the past. 2:16 PM Jun 22nd from Tweetie
   
   
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   DrGSHenderson Admiring the geometric sunburn pattern on my feet and using the Pythagorean theorum 2 calculate my insole http://twitpic.com/845hc12:51 PM Jun 22nd from Tweetie
   
   
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   scanman If the moustache goes, you go! ☜ Direct quote from my wife, @dermdoc9:44 PM Jun 21st from Power Twitter
   
   
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   loic this coffee is so strong I am jumping all around the place but still happy I have found it 1:16 AM Jun 21st from Seesmic_
   
   
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   Pogue Love the new Shredded Wheat TV ad, pointing out no recipe changes in 100 years: "We put the NO in innovation!" 11:44 AM Jun 20th from TweetDeck
   
   
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   NaseemMiller Working on a story about aging pop. To control cost, one doc says a 99 y.o. shouldn't have cataract surgery. What if the patient wants it? 10:39 AM Jun 20th from web
   
   
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   pierre Today learned benefit of wearing a tie: dribbled coffee all over myself, tie caught it all, and dried itself in minutes. 5:56 PM Jun 19th from Twitterrific
   
   
8. jeffjarvis Forbes: "Skip this welcome screen...." Why aren't they just honest and call it an ad? They need ads. I get that. I need no welcome, though. 5:35 PM Jun 19th from Tweetie
   
   
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   bencasnocha"In retrospect, all revolutions seem inevitable. Beforehand, all revolutions seem impossible.” - Michael McFaul, democracy expert on the NSC 3:03 PM Jun 19th from web
   
   
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    Pogue TONIGHT'S MEDITATION: I used to work in a blanket factory, but it folded. 1:27 PM Jun 19th from TweetDeck
    
    
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    pkedrosky I am convinced the prolific @pogue 's #1 productivity tip is always overlooked: "I work from home. That's 2-3 hours more time each day ..." 12:40 AM Jun 19th from twhirl
    
    
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    AllergyNotes I believe we had the first ever Journal Club on Twitter on Dec 11, 2008 http://bit.ly/ZkDn0 - please reply @JRBtrip to expand the idea 6:07 PM Jun 18th from TweetDeck
    

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Selection of My Twitter Favorites, Edition 70

Twitter is a microblogging service where people answer the question "What are you doing?" via 140-character messages from their cellphone, laptop or desktop. You can select the messages (called "tweets") that you find interesting, useful, amusing, or disagreeable. Here is the 70th edition of My Twitter Favorites.

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   HowardKurtz Just got a webcam at work to share my many media thoughts on video. Downside: having to comb my hair. 10:21 AM Jun 18th from web
   
   
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   JRBtrip Gr8 quote - Murdoch summed up success in the digital age: "Big will not beat small any more - it will be the fast beating the slow." 5:49 AM Jun 18th from TweetDeck
   
   
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   davewiner A smiley basically says "I'm a nice person, my mother loves me, please don't hit me." :-) 12:18 PM Jun 17th from web
   
   
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   davewiner Liberal use of smileys helps avoid misunderstandings. :-) 12:18 PM Jun 17th from web
   
   
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   kidney_boy @dwmoskowitz why did docs lose curiosity? Three letters: IRB. The bureaucratic overhead to curiosity breaks the back of busy clinicians. 10:36 AM Jun 17th from Tweetie in reply to dwmoskowitz
   
   
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   schroncd I don't care for hiking. The longest hike I ever made was trying to find the car in a WalMart parking lot 8:47 AM Jun 17th from web
   
   
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   gruntdoc Our EMR is very dedicated: Even when it crashes: (it says “Cannot Quit”). http://tinyurl.com/nxp5to9:12 PM Jun 16th from twitterfeed
   
   
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   zappos Twittering is like hugging. Just because it's hard to measure the return on investment doesn't mean there isn't value there. 3:22 PM Jun 16th from txt
   
   
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   davewiner Twitter forces the whole web through a 140-character window. 7:12 AM Jun 16th from web
   
   
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    drscottgberg residency orientation is officially scaring me. 4:59 PM Jun 15th from web
    
    
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    timoreilly Jeff Immelt: "My job at GE is to look 20 years ahead....And every time I go to China, I get a headache." #wiredlive 4:05 PM Jun 15th from Seesmic Desktop
    
    

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Selection of My Twitter Favorites, Edition 69

Twitter is a microblogging service where people answer the question "What are you doing?" via 140-character messages from their cellphone, laptop or desktop. You can select the messages (called "tweets") that you find interesting, useful, amusing, or disagreeable. Here is the 69th edition of My Twitter Favorites.

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   pkedrosky I hate when this happens: Just minding my own robotic business, and attacked by an eagle http://bit.ly/cNHvt (via @zefrank)3:48 PM Jun 15th from twhirl
   
   
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   Stammy i was wondering how this healthy choice meal is only 230 calories.. then i tasted it. apparently removing flavor also removes calories. 3:42 PM Jun 15th from Tweetie
   
   
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   doc_rob Frustrated. Just substitute Google for a doctor, then. I know docs have dropped the ball, but don't punish those who haven't. 1:33 PM Jun 15th from Tweetie
   
   
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   doc_rob Patients' job is to make decisions based on GOOD information. Docs job is to make sure information is good. 1:28 PM Jun 15th from Tweetie
   
   
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   davewiner Was asked today what mobile devices I carry. 1. iPhone 3G. 2. EeePC 1000HA. 3. Sprint/Novatel MiFi. 12:58 PM Jun 15th from web
   
   
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   ConsultantLive Precept #69 Don't throw away your clinical findings when they conflict with technology. 11:40 AM Jun 15th from web
   
   
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   kidney_boy Doctor bloggers what do you do when someone asks for medical advice in the comments of your blog? See http://xrl.in/2h348:46 AM Jun 15th from web
   
   
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   scanman Have you ever noticed? Anybody going slower than you is an idiot, and anyone going faster than you is a maniac. - George Carlen #quote 11:24 PM Jun 14th from Power Twitter
   
   
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   loic my 8 years old just asked me how you say Cinnamon in French. We have been here only 1.5 years. Scary. 8:50 PM Jun 13th from Seesmic Desktop
   
   
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    texmed RT @HobbsOBG: Nielsen " Medical decisions should be kept between physician and patient. We will fight to keep this." #AMAAnnual 4:39 PM Jun 13th from UberTwitter
    
    
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    Doctor_V I'm predicting that the AMA is going to grow to regain the power it had in recent generations 4:19 PM Jun 13th from TweetDeck
    
    
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    HobbsOBG Nielsen "Our profession should take ownership of health decisions. Not government, Not health plans." #AMAAnnual 4:12 PM Jun 13th from TweetDeck

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Selection of My Twitter Favorites, Edition 68

Twitter is a microblogging service where people answer the question "What are you doing?" via 140-character messages from their cellphone, laptop or desktop. You can select the messages (called "tweets") that you find interesting, useful, amusing, or disagreeable. Here is the 68th edition of My Twitter Favorites (the oldest post is at the bottom, the newest at the top): Micro-blogging on Twitter is easy, fun and can be very useful and educational if you follow/subscribe to interesting people. You can read more here: A Doctor's Opinion: Why I Started Microblogging on Twitter and visit my account at Twitter/AllergyNotes.

1. Pogue Just saw "Up" with the kids. A masterpiece. What other studio would dare make a 70-year-old-man the main character? We laughed, we cried. about 7 hours ago from TweetDeck
   
   
2. Doctor_V I believe I'm the world's only pediatric gastroenterologist on Twitter about 8 hours ago from Twittelator
   
   
3. doc_rob @Doctor_V Don't get the association. I am just getting old and fat and want to at least fix one of those. about 14 hours ago from Nambu in reply to Doctor_V
   
   
4. HowardKurtz So now I've got facebook.com/howardkurtz, and my life doesn't seem to have improved. about 15 hours ago from web
   
   
5. martlayton got vanity url on facebook: facebook.com/martin.layton now whole world can see how few friends I have about 20 hours ago from web
   
   
6. pkedrosky The Alzheimer's phrase of "amyloid plaques and neurofibrillary tangles" is sad and lyrical, like something Lester Bangs might write. 7:24 PM Jun 12th from twhirl
   
   
7. HowardKurtz 1st painting you see in British ambassador's residence: King George III. Or as an aide put it: "The last king of America." 8:23 PM Jun 11th from web
   
   
8. OslerdoesEM Thank God for iPhone Skype and hijacked wifi from VIP airline club in airport. The interior of China feels like the other side of the world 10:33 PM Jun 10th from TwitterFon
   
   
9. steverubel Traveling laptopless again and loving it. All I have is an iPhone and my Mifi router. 9:59 PM Jun 10th from Tweetie
   
   
10. zappos Thought all day about running, finally did it. Concluded that thinking about running is more enjoyable than actually running. 9:28 PM Jun 10th from web
    
    
11. EdBennett BIG storms passing through - thunder, lightnng, the works. My brave little dogs have had enough. http://twitpic.com/2s675 5:50 PM Jun 9th from web
    
    
12. Pogue (Pranks, RT @carechiang:) HS senior prank - Let 4 greased pigs loose in school numbered 1, 2, 3 and 5. They hunted #4 for hours! 12:22 PM Jun 9th from TweetDeck
    
    

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