Corso Integrato di Inglese Medico-Scientifico
a.a.2012/2013
II semestre
(I. Brancaleone – J. Daer)

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2nd semester texts (Groups C1 and C2)

NEWS vs PROFESSIONAL TEXTS

Haves and Have-nots (Newsweek, 9 Dec 1996)
and World AIDS day aims to combat complacence (Lancet 1996; 348:1578)

MEDICAL TEXTBOOK
DOCTOR-PATIENT COMMUNICATION

Taking a History (Oxford Handbook Clinical Medicine)

The Bedside Manner (Oxford Handbook Clinical Medicine)

Asking Questions (Oxford Handbook Clinical Medicine)

MEDICAL TEXTBOOK - HIV

The human immunodeficiency syndrome (Oxford Handbook Clinical Medicine)

INTRODUCTION TO MEDICAL RESEARCH [all: C1, C2]
Overview - Guide to study design - EBM pyramid

CASE REPORTS

How to write a case report (Student BMJ vol. 12, Feb 2004) [all: C1, C2]

A stewardess with puzzling diarrhoea (Lancet 1996; 348: 1488)

A swallowed toothbrush (Lancet 2001; 357:1012)

A man with a massive uvula (Lancet 2002; 359: 429)

When chewing gum is more than just a bad habit (Lancet 2009; 373: 1918)

CASE REPORTS AS LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Transmission of HIV-1 by human bite (Lancet 1996; 347: 1488)

Parkinsonism after taking ecstasy (NEJM v. 340, n. 18, 1443)

Thalidomide and congenital abnormalities (Lancet Dec. 16 1961: 1358)
and How thalidomide works in the body

Another sniffer dog for the clinic? (Lancet, vol. 358, September 15,2001)

EDITORIALS & REVIEWS

Radical surgery for mesothelioma (BMJ 2004;328:237-9) and MARS trial
and Asbestos FAQs and graphs

Comparing cannabis with tobacco (BMJ 2003; 326:942-3) and Comment 1 and Comment 2
and Assessment and management of cannabis use disorders in primary care (BMJ 2010;340:c1571)

Thalidomide – a regret of the past, but a hope for the future? (Student BMJ 1999; 7:368-369)

CLINICAL TRIALS (from Cancer Research UK)

What is a trial?

Understanding clinical trials: Phase 1,2,3 trials

Understanding clinical trials: About randomised trials

ABSTRACTS

The art of writing abstracts (Student BMJ, vol 14, Feb 2006) [all: C1, C2]

Do smokers want to quit? (Aus NZ J Public Health 1996;20(4):426-427)

Effects of acupuncture on smoking cessation or reduction (Prev Med 1997;26(2):208-214)

RESEARCH PAPERS

Writing a research paper (International Journal of Quality in Health Care 2004,16:191-192) [all: C1, C2]

Introducing a placebo needle into acupuncture research (Lancet, vol 352, August 1, 1998)

Olfactory detection of human bladder cancer by dogs: proof of principle study (BMJ 2004; 329:712-714)
and
Paper plus: How well does your dog smell? (Student BMJ vol. 12, Dec 2004)
and watch a BMJ video on another use of sniffer dogs

Preventing childhood obesity by reducing consumption of carbonated drinks: cluster randomised controlled trial (BMJ 2004;328;1237-1239)
and Paper plus: Childhood obesity and fizzy drinks (Student BMJ vol. 12, Oct 2004)

Tea Drinking Habits and Risk of Oesophageal Cancer in a High-Risk Area in Northern Iran (BMJ 2009;338:929)
and Hot tea and increased risk of oesophageal cancer (Editorial). BMJ 2009 Mar 26;338:b610
and
watch the BMJ video (the transcript is here)

COMPUTER ROOM LESSON

Internet for ELT and for Medical Students

How to prepare your glossary

Woman gives herself a Caesarean (BBC News, March 2004)

Self-inflicted Cesarean with maternal and fetal survival (Int J Gynec Obs 2004; 84: 287-290)

Pubmed for beginners (Student BMJ 2004; 12:62)