<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sat, 02 May 2026 12:39:31 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@medhead/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Science Photo Challenge #2: Beans Beans Are Good For Your Heart...You Know the Rest]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you're an American, you almost certainly sang the rhyming song about beans as a kid. While I'm not sure how true it is that beans are good for your heart, and cholesterol levels don't even seem to be]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/science/@medhead/science-photo-challenge-2-beans-are-good-for-your-heart-you-know-the-rest</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/science/@medhead/science-photo-challenge-2-beans-are-good-for-your-heart-you-know-the-rest</guid><category><![CDATA[science]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[medhead]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jan 2018 05:00:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2bP4pJr4wVimqCWjYimXJe2cnCgn9fW5puxsmnyj2PQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Food: Science Picture Challenge #2 Yeah! Toast!]]></title><description><![CDATA[This post isn't really about toast, it's about gjetost, a type of Norwegian 'cheese' made from a combination of cow's and goat's milk. Gjetost is pronounced something like yaytoast, although I'm not Norwegian]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/science/@medhead/food-science-picture-challenge-2-yeah-toast</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/science/@medhead/food-science-picture-challenge-2-yeah-toast</guid><category><![CDATA[science]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[medhead]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jan 2018 22:49:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2bP4pJr4wVimqCWjYimXJe2cnCgnLN9w3cU87rRPYx6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[What's the Difference Between Sterile and Disinfected?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sterile is a term we use a lot in the hospital, and there is a lot of confusion around it when we talk about the difference between sterile and disinfected. When you clean something in the hospital, it]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/science/@medhead/what-s-the-difference-between-sterile-and-disinfected</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/science/@medhead/what-s-the-difference-between-sterile-and-disinfected</guid><category><![CDATA[science]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[medhead]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jan 2018 23:26:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2bP4pJr4wVimqCWjYimXJe2cnCgn5BmvuVpWptjDSFQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[How the Culture and Sensitivity Test Helps Diagnose Infections]]></title><description><![CDATA[When someone is sick with an infection and they go to the doctor and get antibiotics, they rarely think about how the doctor determines which antibiotic to use. That is where the culture and sensitivity]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/science/@medhead/how-the-culture-and-sensitivity-test-helps-diagnose-infections</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/science/@medhead/how-the-culture-and-sensitivity-test-helps-diagnose-infections</guid><category><![CDATA[science]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[medhead]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jan 2018 21:59:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2bP4pJr4wVimqCWjYimXJe2cnCgnCB8Ft2XMK1s8DTU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Nose Knows. Could Humans Be Trained to Diagnose Infection Based on Smell?]]></title><description><![CDATA[As a hospital nurse, one of the things we are always hyperacutely watching for is infection. 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