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New Society of Dermatology Physician Assistants Podcasts
The Society of Dermatology Physician Assistants has two new audio podcasts available on its Dermcast.tv Web site. On one, SDPA immediate past president Robert Higham interviews New Jersey derm PA Casey Croes about the society's Distance Learning Initiative for experienced PAs. On the other is an education sessing about coding in dermatology with PA CaSondra Soto. Link
Source: ADVANCE Blog for PAs - January 23, 2009 Category: Physician Assistants Authors: Stephen Cornell Tags: Physician Assistants General Health Care PA Education Specialties Source Type: blogs

New and updated resources
A great new resource from Scotland has been brought to my attention - Hands on Scotland - and we've added to TRIP patient information. The site reports:"The HandsOnScotland Toolkit is an online resource for anybody working with children and young people.This website is designed to help you make a difference to children and young people's lives, by giving you tools to respond helpfully when they are troubled.It is a one-stop shop for practical information and techniques on how to respond helpfully to children and young people's troubling behaviour, build up their self-esteem and promote their positive mental wellbeing."Also...
Source: Liberating the literature - January 23, 2009 Category: Technology Consultants Source Type: blogs

Online communities helped psoriasis sufferers
This study...
Source: The Health Care Blog - January 22, 2009 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: Matthew Tags: Health 2.0 Source Type: blogs

Scars and Their Therapy – an Article Review
As I continue to catch up on my journal reading, I thought I would review and share this (full reference below) article with you on scars and current therapies. The article begins by touching on the three stages of wound healing: inflammation, proliferation, and matrix remodeling/scar formation. Then goes on to discuss first the emerging scar-reducing therapies and then the currently available therapies. The list and discuss the following as emerging scar-reducing therapies: TGF-β Superfamily-- TGF-β has been studied as a potential scar-reducing agent since the 1980s. TGF-β1, TGF-β2, an...
Source: Suture for a Living - January 21, 2009 Category: Plastic Surgeons Tags: learning plastic surgery article review skin Source Type: blogs

UK Health News 01/21/2009
NHS constitution ends era of ‘doctor knows best’ - The Guardian 21st January 2009 A legally binding NHS constitution that is designed to end the era of “doctor knows best” will be unveiled today by Alan Johnson, the health secretary. In a Guardian interview, he said patients will gain a new legal right to information about the options available for free treatment on the NHS in England. tags: NHS Constitution, Health, News, UHN, NHS, Quality, Rights, The Guardian Additional Stories Rights and responsibilities under the NHS constitution - The Guardian 21st January 2009 Alan Johnson promises ‘br...
Source: Fade Library - January 21, 2009 Category: Medical Librarians Authors: western4uk Tags: Mass Media Source Type: blogs

UK Health News 01/20/2009
MPs criticise science adviser for defending homeopathy policy - The Guardian 20th January 2009 Professor John Beddington has failed to challenge the government on its alternative medicine and drug classification policies, says science select committee tags: Homeopathy, Complementary Therapies, Health, News, UHN, The Guardian Premature twins stable after RAF Hercules airlift - The Guardian 20th January 2009 Two tiny premature babies are recovering in hospital after an RAF Hercules made a 1,000-mile flight to airlift them from a stormbound Scottish island. The four-engined workhorse, normally used to carry troops and equipme...
Source: Fade Library - January 20, 2009 Category: Medical Librarians Authors: western4uk Tags: Mass Media Source Type: blogs

UK Health News 01/19/2009
NHS starts inquiry into deaths of patients with learning difficulties - The Guardian 19th January 2009 An official investigation is to examine why people with serious learning difficulties have died while under NHS care, after alleged neglect led to at least six fatalities, ministers will reveal today. The health secretary, Alan Johnson, is setting up an inquiry which will look at whether the quality of treatment that doctors, nurses and other health service staff gave to such vulnerable patients contributed to their dying unnecessarily early. tags: Mortality, Learning Disabilities, Health, News, UHN, The Guardian Addition...
Source: Fade Library - January 19, 2009 Category: Medical Librarians Authors: western4uk Tags: Mass Media Source Type: blogs

It's BOTOX Obama-nation - the left will now have have fewest wrinkles of any administration
Apparently, there is a rush on regional practices in the Washington D.C. area on politicians, celebs, high-society, and the media to get BOTOX done before next weeks inauguration.From USA-Today:Washington, D.C.-area cosmetic dermatologists, and skin experts in other major cities, say despite the sagging economy, requests for quickie cosmetic fixes, such as Botox and microdermabrasion, have picked up during the last few weeks as people pretty-up for inaugural fetes."We have been absolutely swamped since the election with people desiring rejuvenation procedures for the upcoming inauguration," says Washington, D.C., cosmetic ...
Source: Plastic Surgery 101 - January 18, 2009 Category: Plastic Surgeons Authors: Dr. Rob Oliver Jr. Source Type: blogs

Email From Mother
Meet Dr. Diapers. Isn’t he a cutie? Dr. Diapers had better enjoy his childhood now because he isn’t going to be very happy when he grows up. He and the rest of his generation are going to be paying off the bill for the national bailout package until the day they die. Thank you, Congress. My mom sent me an email about doctors’ opinions about the financial bailout package. Enjoy. The Allergists voted to scratch it, and the Dermatologists advised not to make any rash moves. The Gastroenterologists had sort of a gut feeling about it, but the Neurologists thought the Administration had a lot of nerve, and th...
Source: Nurse Ratched's Place - January 16, 2009 Category: Nurses Authors: Mother Jones, RN Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: blogs

Appointment'd Out.
What a freaking long week, with a doctor's appointment every day and way too much medical analysis. This week is a very personal Friday Six, and here it is:1. On Monday, I had my A1C drawn. I've been to this specific lab before, and the same woman has drawn my blood before, so I didn't have a lot of anticipatory nerves. But when the lab technician said, "Okay, you have lost all of your color - put your head down, Mrs. Sparling," I knew I wasn't as badass as I wished to be. (And I also winced when I pulled off the cotton ball she had taped to my inner arm ... I'm such a wuss.) B...
Source: Six Until Me. - January 16, 2009 Category: Diabetes Tags: The Friday Six Source Type: blogs

An Invitation to Attend a Postgraduate Medical Course
Yes, I know, dear readers, I’ve failed to update this health blog. And I know you already know my reason for that. Hopefully, in the coming weeks, I would have been able to adjust to the new life I’m having and be able to share more medical insights. But for now, I’d like to invite you, dear readers, to attend our institution’s first Postgraduate course for the year. VICTOR R. POTENCIANO MEDICAL CENTER DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE POSTGRADUATE COURSE “PRACTICAL APPROACH TO COMMON MEDICAL DISORDERS” featuring the First Dr. Conrado S. Dayrit Memorial Lecture (to be given by Dr. Adolf B. Be...
Source: Prudence, M.D. - January 16, 2009 Category: Family Physicians Authors: Prudence Tags: Events Philippine Healthcare Postgraduate course Postgraduate Medical Course Victor R. Potenciano Medical Center VRPMC VRPMC Postgraduate course Source Type: blogs

New content on TRIP
As part of our monthly update of TRIP we have just added 587 new articles.In addition we have 'refreshed' the content of the following providers due to URL changes:British Association of Dermatologists.Crest (from Northern Ireland) has merged with another organisation - new URLs and new name GAIN.European Society of Cardiology.
Source: Liberating the literature - January 16, 2009 Category: Technology Consultants Source Type: blogs

What should you have in your medicine cabinet?
Here's what an emergency physician would recommend.In addition to everyday things like gauze, alcohol wipes, bandages, and select over the counter medications, some of the non-traditional items include hemostats and trauma shears (both available online), as well as Krazy Glue.Why Krazy Glue? Dermabond, liquid bandage that's often used in the emergency department, has the same active ingredient that's found in Krazy Glue.
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - January 15, 2009 Category: Family Physicians Source Type: blogs

Sarah Jessica Parker's Chin Mole: The 2009 Skinnies Awards
This year's Skinnies Awards are now online at skinema.com! Actress, producer and fashion icon Sara Jessica Parker wins the "Missing Hollywood Landmark" award for the chin mole she recently had removed. See all of the awards at skinema.com...
Source: Skinema, dermatology in the media blog - January 14, 2009 Category: Dermatologists Authors: vail reese Tags: Film Source Type: blogs

Mickey Rourke plastic surgery: The 2009 Skinnies Awards
This year's Skinnies Awards are now online at skinema.com! Out of nowhere, Mickey Rourke steps up to win the "Least Likely Leading Man" award for his brave work in "The Wrestler." See all of the awards at skinema.com...
Source: Skinema, dermatology in the media blog - January 14, 2009 Category: Dermatologists Authors: vail reese Tags: Film Source Type: blogs

Barack Obama and John McCain: The 2009 Skinnies Awards
This year's Skinnies Awards are now online at skinema.com! Barack Obama and John McCain won the "Most Skinematic Presidential Race" for the skin issues that arose during their campaigns. Sarah Palin and Joseph Biden are included at no extra charge. See all of the awards at skinema.com...
Source: Skinema, dermatology in the media blog - January 14, 2009 Category: Dermatologists Authors: vail reese Tags: Current Affairs Source Type: blogs

Tina Fey's Scar: The 2009 Skinnies Awards
This year's Skinnies Awards are now online at skinema.com! Tina Fey caps a big year by winning the award for "Celeb Skin Secret Revealed." We give the skinny why Fey has a large scar on her cheek. See all of the awards at skinema.com...
Source: Skinema, dermatology in the media blog - January 14, 2009 Category: Dermatologists Authors: vail reese Tags: Television Source Type: blogs

Robert Pattinson and Kristin Stewart of "Twilight": The 2009 Skinnies Awards
This year's Skinnies Awards are now online at skinema.com! The cast of the film "Twilight" scored an award for "Sunscreened Teens," narrowly beating Miley Cyrus. See all of the awards at skinema.com...
Source: Skinema, dermatology in the media blog - January 14, 2009 Category: Dermatologists Authors: vail reese Tags: Film Source Type: blogs

Brad Pitt's Skin: The 2009 Skinnies Awards
This year's Skinnies Awards are now online at skinema.com! Brad Pitt is welcomed to dias again, this time for the "Rarest skin condition to inspire a Hollywood blockbuster." See all of the awards at skinema.com...
Source: Skinema, dermatology in the media blog - January 14, 2009 Category: Dermatologists Authors: vail reese Tags: Film Source Type: blogs

Amy Winehouse Skin Infection: The 2009 Skinnies Awards
This year's Skinnies Awards are now online at skinema.com! The controversial Brit singer Amy Winehouse is recognized as part of the "Skin-Enemy" award: The Staph bacteria that likely caused her facial skin infection. See all of the awards at skinema.com...
Source: Skinema, dermatology in the media blog - January 14, 2009 Category: Dermatologists Authors: vail reese Tags: Music Source Type: blogs

Pipe down
Health Business Blog readers know I’m amused when right-wing critics of the US health care system start pointing out problems in other countries to argue against reform in the US. There’s a classic example from right-wing blowhard Sally Pipes in last weekend’s Examiner. The headline: Obama-Daschle “reform” will cripple American health care tells you pretty clearly where she’s coming from. Here’s a little taste: Government reimbursement rates already discourage doctors from accepting patients with government coverage. As the government program slowly becomes the only game in town, what then...
Source: Health Business Blog - January 13, 2009 Category: Health Managers Authors: David E. Williams of the Health business blog Tags: Policy and politics Source Type: blogs

UK Health News 01/13/2009
Baby born two days after mother died- The Guardian 13th January 2009 A former British champion ice skater who collapsed and died from a brain haemorrhage gave birth to a baby girl two days later. Jayne Soliman, 41, was declared brain-dead at Oxford’s John Radcliffe hospital but doctors managed to keep her heart beating long enough to deliver Aya Jayne by caesarean section. Ms Soliman was 25 weeks’ pregnant when she collapsed in her bedroom last Wednesday after suffering a headache. She was airlifted to the hospital but was pronounced dead at 8pm. tags: Brain Haemorrhage, Obstetrics, Health, News, UHN, The Guard...
Source: Fade Library - January 13, 2009 Category: Medical Librarians Authors: western4uk Tags: Mass Media Source Type: blogs

Exfoliation Nation - Can you peel too much
SMG Writes…I am a scientist, and would like to know the truth about the face creams that say they are rejuvenating because they remove dead cells and stimulate the new cell layers underneath to divide. This sounds downright dangerous- I was taught that skin cells only have a finite number of divisions they can undergo (natural aging) so if you use them up sooner - does this mean no skin for the last 20 years of your life? And stimulating cells to divide is one step in making cells into cancer cells. Aren’t dermatologists concerned? Left Brian’s Exfoliating Elucidation SMG, you raise some interesting quest...
Source: thebeautybrains.com - January 12, 2009 Category: Physicians With Health Advice Authors: Left Brain Tags: Questions chemical peel Exfoliation skin products Source Type: blogs

Q&As in Dermatology
This post starts with an apology to Douglas and Hywel at the Centre for Evidence Based Dermatology up at Nottingham, UK. Our analysis of dermatology Q&As should have been finished early last year. No excuses really, other than my inability to write papers!Regular readers of the blog will know I'm very interested in better ways of procuring research, be it primary research (e.g. clinical trials) or secondary research (e.g. systematic reviews). In answering real questions from front-line clinicians the ideal is to offer good solid research. Unfortunately, all too often, the evidence is either not there or of poor quality...
Source: Liberating the literature - January 12, 2009 Category: Technology Consultants Source Type: blogs

UK Health News 01/12/2009
New research brings autism screening closer to reality - The Guardian 12th January 2009 Call for ethics debate as tests in womb could allow termination of pregnancies New research published today will bring prenatal testing for autism significantly closer, prompting experts to call for a national debate about the consequences of screening for the disorder in the womb and allowing women to terminate babies with the condition. tags: Autism, Diagnosis, Obstetrics, Mass Screening, Health, News, UHN, The Guardian, Ethics Additional Stories Autism: A mother’s story - The Guardian 12th January 2009 Disorder linked to high ...
Source: Fade Library - January 12, 2009 Category: Medical Librarians Authors: western4uk Tags: Mass Media Source Type: blogs

The Harriet Lane continued
This is a continuation of the previous post , The Skyscape platform works really well on the Harriet Lane Here’s how it looks on the Windows Mobile screen The pages are appropriately cross linked with a wonderful algorithms that guide us step by step to find pediatric answers at the bedside. The combination of Skyscape and Harriet Lane makes for a fantastic bedside pediatric PDA tool that is powerful, practical, with trusted content. The price for all of the platforms is $55 except for the iPhone it’s 41 yearly subscription [here's the Skyscape purchase page] and here’s how it looks like on the iPhon...
Source: The Pediatric PDA Blog - January 9, 2009 Category: Pediatricians Authors: info at pda4peds.com Tags: All All-in-one Applications Harriet Lane iphone skyscape Source Type: blogs

It's those practitioners again
Some years ago, a 71 year old patient of mine, who we will call Bob, presented with an acute urinary tract infection. (UTI) Bob is a retired physics teacher, so he is far from stupid, and knows a thing of two about science. He does not have much in the way of a medical history, which is just as well, as he gets very anxious about seeing doctors.I sent an MSU off, and treated his UTI with trimethoprim, and two days later he was better. He was a bit bemused (frightened) that I wanted to do some tests. I explained that we needed to make sure he did not have diabetes, and also we needed to check out his prostate. His blood sug...
Source: NHS Blog Doctor - January 9, 2009 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Tags: The Ferret Fancier taking responsiblity the end of medical care practitioners Source Type: blogs

What's in the news: Jan. 8 -- Kidney stone or baby?
A Newfoundland woman went into the hospital to pass a kidney stone and came out of it with a newborn. "When I went back to emerg, the doctor was waiting for me and he said, 'It's no kidney stone.' He said, 'You've got a baby ready to be born,'" Juanita Stead said. "I said, 'No, that can't happen'... I told him he had the wrong X-ray file." No later than six minutes after that exchange, reported the Canadian Press, out come baby Nicholas. "Honest to God, I just don't have words to explain it," said her husband. What's more, this is her second child -- and the second child whose birth caught her unawares. "People have been s...
Source: Canadian Medicine - January 8, 2009 Category: Medical Publishers Source Type: blogs

Blastomycosis Symptoms and Treatment
Blastomycosis is an infection caused by fungi and it starts in the lungs. It appears when a person inhales some spores from the fungus species blastomyces dermatitidis.Content Producer: Meiru TeslaPublished: Jan 08, 2009
Source: Most Recent Health Wellness - Associated Content - January 8, 2009 Category: Other Conditions Source Type: blogs

The Shadow
We have a shadowing program in place with the local college. Pre-meds who are interested in emergency medicine — or who need to buff up their med school applications — show up in the ER from time to time to follow us around. Since I’m a “young doctor” and relatively easy going they come during my shift a lot which is great except that I hate it. No offense aspiring doctors but I didn’t go into academics for a reason. These shadows with their constant presence and questions imploring me to explain every little thing I do while I try to simultaneously run a busy ER makes me want to...
Source: Ten out of Ten - January 8, 2009 Category: Emergency Medicine Doctors Authors: Ten out of Ten Tags: ER Life Medicine Source Type: blogs

Small Enhancements to Regeneration
Continuing investigation into the mechanisms of regeneration is producing a steady stream of minor improvements and practical learnings. For example, the potential for scar-free regeneration of damaged skin by mimicking aspects of the process of embryonic development: Scarring in the skin after trauma, surgery, burn or sports injury is a major medical problem, often resulting in adverse aesthetics, loss of function, restriction of tissue movement and/or growth and adverse psychological effects. Current treatments are empirical and unpredictable, and there are no prescription drugs for the prevention or treatment of dermal...
Source: Fight Aging! - January 8, 2009 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: Reason Tags: Medicine, Biotech, Research Source Type: blogs

FDA Approves New Surgical Adhesive: SurgiSeal
Dermabond, watch out! Wyomissing, Pennsylvania firm Adhezion Biomedical is reporting that its highly differentiated cyanoacrylate based surgical sealant has been approved for marketing by the FDA. In addition to surgical sealant applications, the company seems to be working on incorporating its technology for other indications, such as wound management and infection prevention. But for now, surgical sealant it is. From the product page and press release: SurgiSeal™ is a topical skin adhesive that provides the optimal balance between strength and flexibility. SurgiSeal can replace sutures that are 5-0 or smaller in...
Source: Medgadget - January 8, 2009 Category: Technology Consultants Authors: Michael Source Type: blogs

UK Health News 01/07/2009
Simon Jenkins: Who will cure ministers of illiberal headline addiction? - The Guardian 7th January 2009 Whether it is ecstasy or knife crime, barely a week passes without some new statistical mendacity to sustain a dud policy tags: Statistical Data, Ethics, Health, News, UHN, NHS, Quality, The Guardian Additional Story Watchdog to vet figures covering childhood obesity, NHS waiting times and house prices - The Telegraph 6th January 2009 Benylin advert accepts it’s fine to take a sick day - The Guardian 7th January 2009 Benylin has shown itself close to the pulse of the nation with an advert that accepts it’s ...
Source: Fade Library - January 7, 2009 Category: Medical Librarians Authors: western4uk Tags: Mass Media Source Type: blogs

Infrared Pathogen Killing Device Wins Approval Expansion from FDA
Nomir Medical Technologies of Waltham, Mass. has received FDA clearance for the company's Noveon® Dual-Wavelength Device to be used in "procedures of the skin, subcutaneous tissues and nasal passages, for applications in podiatry, dermatology, plastic surgery, and otolaryngology." Using two near-infrared low energy light beams, the device can kill MRSA, toe nail fungus, and other common pathogens. From the press release: President and CEO Richard Burtt commented, “The granting of this 510(k) approval is another significant milestone in Nomir’s regulatory process, which we have been pursuing rigorously, an...
Source: Medgadget - January 7, 2009 Category: Technology Consultants Authors: Michael Source Type: blogs

UK Health News 01/06/2009
Hadley Freeman: Toxins are all in the mind - The Guardian 6th January 2009 Whatever Gwyneth or Beyoncé do, cutting out major food groups can be very bad for your health tags: Health, News, Complementary Therapies, UHN, The Guardian, Evidence Based Practice The reluctant dieter by Kira Cochrane - The Guardian 6th January 2009 When it comes to dieting, there is something very interesting - and actually quite satisfying - about the Christmas and new year period, containing, as it does, the binge and purge impulse in microcosm. First comes Christmas, its table heaving with gustatory delights - the mince pies, cheap chocolate...
Source: Fade Library - January 6, 2009 Category: Medical Librarians Authors: western4uk Tags: Mass Media Source Type: blogs

Breast Reconstruction Surgery - Part I - Tissue Expanders, Breast Implants and Alloderm
This posting is the first of a 3-part series on breast reconstructive surgery discussing the reconstructive options available to women facing mastectomy for breast cancer.Every woman has a right to breast reconstruction. This has now actually become a federal mandate and insurance companies are required to pay for all types of breast reconstruction by law. Having said that it is also important to remember that it’s not up to the health insuranc carrier to decide which reconstruction a patient receives. That’s determined by the patient and her surgeons.Breast reconstruction is not a form of cosmetic surgery – it rest...
Source: Breast Cancer Reconstruction Blog - January 4, 2009 Category: Cancer Tags: tissue expander alloderm breast reconstruction reconstructive breast surgery breast implants breast reconstruction blog breast reconstructive surgery Source Type: blogs

Out On the Prairie, General Surgeons Grow Scarce
If you make it through med school and a grueling, five-year residency program, you might not rush to take a job that has long, unpredictable hours and pays $185,000 a year — half of what doctors often make in high-paid specialties with more predictable schedules. That, basically, explains why the number of general surgeons per capita has declined for the past few decades in this country. Specialties with predictable hours, such as emergency medicine and dermatology, are wildly popular. And, as we noted last year, the percentage of surgeons choosing going into surgical subspecialties — which offer better pay an...
Source: WSJ.com: Health Blog - January 3, 2009 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: Jacob Goldstein Tags: Surgery Doctors Source Type: blogs

How the general surgeon shortage affects patients
General surgeons are the primary care doctors of proceduralists.As the current generation of physicians are placing a priority on controlled hours and emphasis on lifestyle, general surgery is taking a hit.Medical students are gravitating towards specialties like dermatology or radiology, with comparable incomes but less grueling hours, and young surgeons are specializing "in fields such as transplant surgery or plastic surgery, in which they can make more money and don't have to face (usually alone) the wide range of problems a generalist faces."Regular readers of this blog know that the trend away from generalists isn't ...
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - January 2, 2009 Category: Family Physicians Source Type: blogs

The Edge Annual Question and Thoughs on Engineered Longevity
This year's Edge annual question is: What game-changing scientific ideas and developments do you expect to live to see? With that lead-in, it's perhaps not surprising to see a range of thoughts on engineered longevity in amongst a range of less relevant but still interesting responses: Gregory Benford: Live to 150: I expect to see this happen, because I'll be living longer. Maybe even to 150, about 30 more years than any human is known to have lived. I expect this because I've worked on it, seen the consequences of genomics when applied to the complex problem of our aging. Emanuel Derman: The biggest game-changer loo...
Source: Fight Aging! - January 1, 2009 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: Reason Tags: Healthy Life Extension Community Source Type: blogs

12 Physician Assistant Moments for 2008
This is the 448th and final post to the ADVANCE Blog for PAs in 2008. Check back on Jan. 2 for the first blog post of 2009. Until then, here's a quick look back at some of the notable PA stories of the last year. *** JanuaryAnnals of Family Medicine publishes a study that concludes, “Family practices employing NPs performed better than those with physicians only and those employing PAs.”Link FebruaryBill Leinweber officially joins the AAPA as its CEO and executive vice president.Link MarchFor the first time, ARC-PA grants accreditation to two clinical postgraduate PA programs: the MD ...
Source: ADVANCE Blog for PAs - December 31, 2008 Category: Physician Assistants Authors: Stephen Cornell Tags: Physician Assistants PAs in the News Recertification AAPA PANRE NCCPA General Health Care PA Education Degrees Nurse Practitioner Conference ARC-PA Specialties Source Type: blogs

Should You Get LED Therapy From A Salon?
Mary Muses..Mine is not a cosmetic questions as I know there are no cremes that will actually firm sagging skin. I want to know if LED light therapy works on reducing wrinkles and stimulating collagen growth as some spas claim. Also I want to know if the Titan skin tightening procedure works. Thanks! The Right Brain’s Reply: I checked out some info over at the American Academy of Dermatology and found that indeed dermatologists say that LED can improve fine wrinkling and skin discoloration. However, I wouldn’t have this done at a Spa! This is a medical procedure that can only effectively be done by a doctor. An...
Source: thebeautybrains.com - December 30, 2008 Category: Physicians With Health Advice Authors: Right Brain Tags: Skin Anti-aging wrinkles Source Type: blogs

Treating Warts: A True Balancing Act.
Treating penile warts presents several problems to the patient and to the treating physician. The ideal treatment would be non-invasive, non disfiguring, quick, painless and it would eliminate the risk of any wart recurrence. The ideal treatment does not exist. Most treatments offer some sort of balance between expedience, invasiveness, and recurrence. The correct treatment really depends on patient preferences, patient medical history, and the doctor’s experience. Treatment options include: Imiquimod: This is a form of immunotherapy. Is not invasive and non-disfiguring but requires 16 weeks of therapy. Der...
Source: War On Warts - December 29, 2008 Category: Dermatologists Authors: Dr. S Tags: Penile Warts Vaginal Warts aldara condylox cryotherapy wart treatment Source Type: blogs

Every woman has a right to breast reconstruction
This article is the first of a 3-part series on breast reconstruction surgery introducing the reconstructive options available to women facing mastectomy for breast cancer. Breast Reconstruction Surgery: What Every Woman Needs To Know – Part I By Minas Chrysopoulo, MD Every woman has a right to breast reconstruction. This has now actually become a federal mandate and insurance companies have to cover all types of breast reconstruction by law. Having said that, it’s also important to remember that it’s not up to the health insurance to decide which reconstruction a woman receives. That’s determined by the woman ...
Source: Cancer Commentary - December 27, 2008 Category: Cancer Authors: Marijke Tags: Breast cancer Source Type: blogs

FDA Roundup: Drugs for Depression, Diabetes and Psoriasis
In spite of that big broken water main, the FDA managed to make a bit of news before everything shuts down for the holiday. Three key items: 1. The agency isn’t ready to approve AstraZeneca’s drug Seroquel XR for major depressive disorder, the company said. The drug — an extended release version of the company’s blockbuster — has already been approved for bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. But the agency issued a complete response letter asking for more information before making a final decision on whether the drug should be approved for the newest indication. The original version of Seroque...
Source: WSJ.com: Health Blog - December 26, 2008 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: Jacob Goldstein Tags: Mental Health Diabetes Drugs FDA Source Type: blogs

What is DO schools?
by blooteeth (Posted Thu Dec 25, 2008 6:27 pm)Right now, there is still difference b/w a MD and a DO. They both have the same responsibilities and rights and make the exact same salary. The entrance requirements for DO schools are a little lower than for MD schools so some premeds regard a DO degree as less prestigious. However, most doctors and patients won't care whether you have DO or MD behind your name. DO has nothing to do with bones. There are DO neurosurgeons, dermatologists, internists, etc. just as there are MD neurosurgeons, dermatologists, and internists.Read Main Topic
Source: Med Student Guide - December 25, 2008 Category: Medical Students Source Type: blogs

Another Reason to Keep Your Socks On
Here's the latest salvo in the NP vs. MD wars:Patient sees a GYN nurse practitioner for her annual GYN exam. Got that? A gynecological checkup which, last time I checked, involved a problem focused history and a physical exam limited to the thyroid, breasts, abdomen and a pelvic exam. This is actually one of the narrowly defined areas where I happen to believe physician extenders can be useful; but not in this case.What this NP noticed was something on the patient's little toe that she "didn't like the looks of." Okay; I guess that's not unreasonable. I'm not saying that an NP should ignore a blatant abnormality that she m...
Source: Musings of a Dinosaur - December 24, 2008 Category: Family Physicians Source Type: blogs

Economy Be Damned: I’m Getting My Botox
Patients may be cutting back on some treatments amid the recession, but they’re not letting slimmer pocketbooks take their Botox away from them. “It’s like comfort food,” says Maralyn Burr of Omaha, Neb., who in June lost her job as a district sales manager for Borders bookstores. With $140,000 in debt from her 22-year-old daughter’s musical education, Burr told the WSJ she’s slashed spending and all but stopped eating out. But she hasn’t given up her Restylane and Botox injections. She’s not alone. Nearly three-quarters of plastic surgeons responding to a survey this fall sa...
Source: WSJ.com: Health Blog - December 24, 2008 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: Sarah Rubenstein Tags: Financial Crisis Cosmetic medicine Health costs Drugs Source Type: blogs

Cosmetic surgery industry adapts to the depression
Not every industry fared badly during the Great Depression and not everyone will suffer this time around either. One business that could go either way is cosmetic surgery. The expensive facelift, nice-to-have boob job or just-for-the-heck of it revirginization may be out. On the other hand, the Botox or Restylane treatment to better compete with the 20 and 30 somethings suddenly becomes a must-do career investment rather than an indulgence. According to the Wall Street Journal (Keeping Up Appearances In a Downturn), the cosmetic industry is quickly catching on: Wendy Lewis, a plastic-surgery consultant who sees clients i...
Source: Health Business Blog - December 23, 2008 Category: Health Managers Authors: David E. Williams of the Health business blog Tags: Physicians Patients Entrepreneurs Source Type: blogs