{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Standing In The Spotlight","description":"The Lost In PreMed Podcast "Standing In The Spotlight" Episode 0006  A Quick Look Back ~ Keep sending in you podcast suggestions            ~ I’m doing a podcast episode on good medical podcasts for premeds\n            ~ Send me a podcast you like or think premeds would find useful\n            \nA Quick Look Forward ~ Going to Review doctorberry’s book “Essential Advice For Pre-Meds” is still in the works ~ An interview with doctorberry has been recorded!\n~ The interview may end up spanning a few episodes                                                  \n~ The interview will be available in it’s entirety on the website\n~ PLEASE rate The Lost In PreMed Podcast in iTunes\n            ~ Written ratings help boost a podcast’s rank\n            ~ The higher the rank, the more premeds I can reach! \nMAIN TOPIC: An Interview With PreMedLife Magazine Student Spotlight Nominee \nMedical Term of the Day: Trichinosis Vs Trichomonas\n~ Trichomonas: An STD caused by a parasite\n            ~ One of the most common curable STDs\n            ~ 70% of the people with this disease have no symptoms\n            ~ More common in women then men\n~Trichinosis: A parasitic disease acquired from eating raw\/undercooked pork\n            ~ Pig MUST have parasite for transmission to occur\n            ~ Parasite can burrow into human flesh\/muscle\/brain to lay eggs\n                        ~ Once eggs hatch they calcify and the body can’t reabsorb them\n            ~ Can be treated with proper medications (Mintezol and Vermox)\n\nPt with a right knee x-ray that had an incidental finding of encysted larva eggs from Trichinosis\n\n\nStop by our website for news, updates and reviews: www.LostInPreMed.org Follow us on Twitter: @LostInPreMed Check Us Out on Facebook: www.Facebook.com\/LostInPreMed Email us: Will@LostInPreMed.org","author_name":"The Lost In PreMed Podcast","author_url":"http:\/\/www.lostinpremed.org","html":"