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Update: January 28, 2010
GIDEON what's new: January 26 to January 28, 2010 Infectious Diseases - Diagnosis Country Updated < Worldwide > <Bioterrorism simulator > Afghanistan Albania Algeria American Samoa Andorra Angola Anguilla Antigua & Barbuda Argentina Armenia Aruba Australia Austria Azerbaijan Azores Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bermuda Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Brazil British Virgin Islands Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Canary Islands Cape Verde Cayman Islands Central African Republic Chad Chile China Christmas Island Colombia Comor...
Source: GIDEON blog - January 28, 2010 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Steve Berger Tags: What's New Source Type: blogs

Black Market Botox
Earlier today I listened to NPR’s broadcast of the Diane Rehm show: Implications of a Global Black Market for Botox. The guests were Col. Randall Larsen, executive director of the bi-partisan, Commission on the Prevention of Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferation and Terrorism and the founding director of The Institute for Homeland Security (2000-2003) Marina Voronova-Abrams, biosecurity or biothreat reduction expert, formerly based in Central Asia and Russia, now works for the nonprofit environmental group Global Green Dr. Tina Alster, clinical professor of dermatology at Georgetown University Medical...
Source: Suture for a Living - January 27, 2010 Category: Plastic Surgeons Tags: terrorism BOTOX black market Source Type: blogs

FDA Warns Researcher For Promoting A Drug
Clinical trial investigators better be careful about discussing a drug with the media now that the FDA has chastised a researcher for touting an anti-wrinkling compound. The agency’s Division of Drug Marketing, Advertising, and Communications sent a warning letter to Leslie Baumann for violating regs over comments she made about Ipsen Biopharm’s Dysport to two magazines and NBC’s Today show. Baumann conducted Phase III trials of the med, which was also known as Reloxin, for treating frown lines between the eyebrows. And she excitedly told Allure in an April 2007 article that the drug “will likely co...
Source: Pharmalot - January 27, 2010 Category: Pharma Commentators Authors: Ed Silverman Tags: Uncategorized Allergan Botox Clinical Trials Dysport FDA Ipsen Biopharm Leslie Baumann Reloxin Warning Letter Source Type: blogs

Update: January 26, 2010
GIDEON what's new: January 24 to January 26, 2010 Infectious Diseases - Outbreaks AnthraxScotlandDengueColombiaInfectious Diseases - Diseases AIDSItaly, Puerto Rico, TaiwanAdenovirus infectionJapan, United StatesAlkhurma hemorrhagic fever< Worldwide >Amoebic colitisNetherlands, TaiwanAnthrax<Bioterrorism simulator >, Scotland, United StatesAspergillosis< Worldwide >Bacillus cereus food poisoning< Worldwide >Bartonellosis - South AmericanPeruBotulismRussian Federation, United StatesCampylobacteriosisNetherlands, New ZealandCapillariasis - extraintestinalUnited StatesChikungunyaIndia, Taiwan, Thai...
Source: GIDEON blog - January 26, 2010 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Steve Berger Tags: What's New Source Type: blogs

UK Health News 01/26/2010
People use NHS ‘2,000 times each’ – The Guardian 26th January 2010 “People use the NHS more than 2,000 times on average during their lifetime, figures suggest. The average person is in contact with the health service once a fortnight (2,153 times up to the age of 80), while collecting an estimated 1,330 prescriptions.” tags: NHS, Demand, Statistical Data, Health, News, UHN, The Guardian British social attitudes survey results: how we feel about drugs, sex and big government – and how we compare to the rest of Europe – The Guardian 25th January 2010 “The results of the latest ...
Source: Fade Library - January 26, 2010 Category: Medical Librarians Authors: western4uk Tags: Another 15 Minutes ... Health News from Fade Mass Media Source Type: blogs

Breast Reconstruction Surgery Options After Mastectomy
Every woman has a right to breast reconstruction surgery after breast cancer. This has been a federal mandate for some time and insurance companies have to pay for breast reconstruction surgery by law. There is no age limitation for breast reconstruction and there are many different options available. "Immediate" breast reconstruction is performed at the same time as the mastectomy. Advantages include: preserving most of the patient's breast skin, a shorter/less obvious mastectomy scar and waking up with the new breast already in place (and avoiding the experience of a flat chest). It also generally provides the best cosm...
Source: Breast Cancer Reconstruction Blog - January 25, 2010 Category: Cancer Tags: alloderm tug flap breast reconstruction tissue expanders gap flap DIEP flap TRAM flap siea flap breast reconstruction surgery Source Type: blogs

Want a new easy way to write a medical knowledge article and have full control over it rather than use a wiki or personal website? Try a Google Knol.
Google has created a new knowledge-based system which allows experts (such as us), to write knowledge-oriented articles complete with images, multimedia and links which only the author can update. This may suit doctors who wish to help share knowledge but wish to still retain control and have all their articles linked in the one place. For instance, this US dermatologist has written articles on: molluscum contagiosum urticaria rosacea A wiki such as the Ozemedicine wiki is great for collaboration and keeping everything linked together and searchable without ending up getting lots of extraneous search results from the mil...
Source: Oz E Medicine - emergency medicine in Australia - January 25, 2010 Category: Emergency Medicine Doctors Authors: Gary Tags: General information information technology wiki Source Type: blogs

Ins and Outs
FDA Schedules Public Meeting on Premarket Clearance Process for Medical Devices... [FDA] MassMEDIC to Sen.-elect Brown: Put your money where your mouth was... [MassDevice] Obama on Health Bill: 'I Wish We Had Gotten It Done Faster...' [WSJ] From absurdity to reality: Medical device tax jolts Invacare CEO Malachi Mixon... [MedCityNews] Democrats May Table Big Health Goals ... [WSJ] Health at risk as climate aid spending increases, warns Bill Gates... [The Great Beyond] Can Miromatrix "regenerate" Minnesota's medical industry? [MassDevice] Healthy prions protect nerves... [Nature] Mixed-handed children more likely to have me...
Source: Medgadget - January 25, 2010 Category: Technology Consultants Authors: Michael Source Type: blogs

Extra Clean Toilets Causing Butt Problems
There’s not much that is more disgusting than walking into a public bathroom to use the toilet and finding it dirty. I’m not sure what it is about public bathrooms that makes some people act like they’ve never been out before, but sometimes, you really have to wonder if they’ve been taught basic courtesy. Wanting a clean toilet seat isn’t a lot to ask for. If nature is calling, it often calls quite loudly and women don’t have the option of standing like men do. At home, it’s not quite so bad (I hope) but we still want a clean toilet. So, a good cleaning however often you schedule i...
Source: Healthbolt - January 25, 2010 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: Marijke Durning, RN Tags: Morning News Fix plastic toilet seats toilet seat dermatitis wooden toilet seats Source Type: blogs

Neoumbilicoplasty
The umbilicus is perhaps the only scar that all of us want. The umbilicus forms after birth as a result of the placental cord being transected as the infant is “detached” from his/her mother. As the stump of the cord necroses, the scab falls away as the base heals leaving a scar: the umbilicus. The umbilicus has been described as a depressed scar surrounded by a natural skin fold that measures 1.5 to 2 cm in diameter and lies anatomically within the midline at the level of superior iliac crest. Neoumbilicoplasty in simple terms is the creation or reconstruction of a new umbilicus to replace the mis...
Source: Suture for a Living - January 25, 2010 Category: Plastic Surgeons Tags: reconstruction Umbilical reconstruction surgery scars umbilicus Source Type: blogs

Dr. Smith's Sunday report
Here are excerpts of an email report received yesterday from Dr. R. Malcolm Smith, Chief of the Orthopaedic Trauma Service at Massachusetts General Hospital, hard at work in Haiti with the team there and with support folks back in Boston. (Embedded links are mine.)Thank you everyone. We are all fine. No time to txt much.Things here working. Coming off critical triage mode but masses of work to do. Essentially started putting people back together again. You can't imagine the emotion that creates. Morale soared yesterday as patients were coming out of OR fixed. Then 2 deaths during evening rounds, one massive PE and one medi...
Source: Running a hospital - January 25, 2010 Category: Health Managers Source Type: blogs

Using the Emergency Room for Non-Emergencies
I was working in our after-hour clinic last night. Technically, we are the step before the emergency room, since most of our patients are classified as having "urgent" problems - things that need addressed now and cannot wait until morning. Emergency rooms are supposed to be used for serious and life-threatening problems, such as a heart attack, stroke, certain lacerations, serious head injuries, potential fractures, or injuries sustained motor vehicle accidents. Only two of the dozen patients that I saw last evening had urgent medical problems. Ten patients could have easily waited until the next day during normal office ...
Source: All Ears - January 21, 2010 Category: Physician Assistants Authors: Rod Moser_PA_PhD Source Type: blogs

Michelson's OCT Skin Scanner Gets Green Light in US
Michelson Diagnostics of London, UK has received FDA clearance to market the VivoSight optical coherence tomography (OCT) scanner in the US. The device, which uses a class I laser to shine light through tissue, is intended for use by dermatologists for analyzing skin tissue and lesions within the skin up to a depth of 2 millimeters. From a Michelson press release: VivoSight is a Multi-Beam Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) system indicated for use in the two-dimensional, cross-sectional, real-time imaging of external tissues of the human body. VivoSight is the first Fourier-Domain OCT scanner to receive FDA 510(k) cl...
Source: Medgadget - January 21, 2010 Category: Technology Consultants Authors: Michael Source Type: blogs

Medical Dangers of Jazz
In this second post about jazz and health we focus on the literature regarding somatic illness instead of mental illness. In the previous post we already mentioned drug use as one of the major hazards for jazz musicians. Drug use by jazz musicians can have all sorts of reasons such as the enhancement of creativity, boredom and isolation especially during long road trips or being on tour. According to a recent article in the Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology: The lost years: the impact of cirrhosis on the history of jazz, this drug and alcohol abuse is probably the reason why the prevalence of liver cirrhoses among jazz ...
Source: Dr Shock MD PhD - January 21, 2010 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: Dr Shock Tags: General Medicine cirrhosis jazz Source Type: blogs

Apothecarius Argentum, Volume 3: A Medical Annotation
Subtitle: Scott Talks About Aphrodisiacs Apothecarius Argentum is a manga series written by a trained pharmacist, so while the setting is a fairly generic medieval kingdom, the medical aspect is well done and based on both Eastern and Western medical traditions. Volume Three covers chapters 9 through 12 of the overall story. Volume One (part 1 and part 2) and Volume 2 annotations are also available. Beazol is a small prosperous kingdom ruled over by a wise but very stern king. His only child, the princess Primula, is slowly coming into her own as a leader. Her closest companion is Argent, the royal apothecary (healer). He...
Source: Polite Dissent - January 20, 2010 Category: Family Physicians Authors: Scott Tags: newtag Source Type: blogs

International Health News 01/19/2010
Take a break, it could save your life – The Independent 19th January 2010 “Office workers beware: long periods of sitting at your desk may be a killer. Scientists have identified a new threat from our sedentary lifestyles that they call “muscular inactivity”. Sitting still for long periods of time leads to the build up of substances in the blood that are harmful to health. And exercise alone won’t shift them. “ tags: Physical Activity, Health, News, IHN, The Independent, Heart Diseases, Diabetes Additional Story Sitting down for too long ’causes health problems – even if you exe...
Source: Fade Library - January 19, 2010 Category: Medical Librarians Authors: western4uk Tags: Another 15 Minutes ... Health News from Fade Mass Media Source Type: blogs

New Beauty Science Gadget Solves Saggy Skin
HAPPI magazine reports that Ulthera Inc., a Mesa, AZ company has gained Food and Drug Administration approval to market a new device that can help cure saggy skin. The device is already for sale to plastic surgeons and dermatologists for facial tightening and eyebrow lifting and the company claims to be developing a handheld version for consumers that will treat acne and rejuvenate skin. The dermatologist version sells for $89,000, so let’s hope the home version is just a tad cheaper. It will also be interesting to see how its anti-acne efficacy stacks up against other beauty gadgets like Thermaclear.
Source: thebeautybrains.com - January 19, 2010 Category: Physicians With Health Advice Authors: Mid Brain Tags: Beauty News beauty gadget saggy skin thermaclear Source Type: blogs

Boston --> Haiti play-by-play
Here's an example of the play-by-play over a few hours showing the coordination to get supplies to Haiti. We are mainly working with Partners in Health, but as you can see, there are also some individual efforts. I know the same thing is going on all over Boston and lots of other cities. It really shows people at their best.From: Kelly,Sean P. (BIDMC - Medical Education)Sent: Sunday, January 17, 2010 12:06 PMTo: Cherry,Robert (BIDMC Vice President - Support Services)Cc: Pyne,William (BIDMC - Support Services); Wolfe,Richard E.(Chief, BIDMC Emergency Medicine); Callaway,David W. (BIDMC -Emergency Medicine)Subject: Medical s...
Source: Running a hospital - January 17, 2010 Category: Health Managers Source Type: blogs

This Week in Mentalists (114)
This week we have tales from therapy, mythbusting, bipolar disorder for kids, fluoxetine for dogs….oh, and a wildcard courtesy of the people who make the BBC Speak You’re Branes site look rational. Marine Snow is starting therapy…. Her office is lovely, comfortable, but there was no suggestion that I might be more comfortable if I took my shoes off. There was a couch, but I wasn’t expected to lie on it. There were no crystals, no thumb screws, no scales, no bright lights and no desk. She didn’t try to get me to talk about trauma within 30 seconds of meeting me, in fact that was probably the oddest th...
Source: Mental Nurse - January 16, 2010 Category: Nurses Authors: zarathustra Tags: Work this week in mentalists Source Type: blogs

UK Health News 01/14/2010
Briefings axed as swine flu eases – The Guardian 14th January 2010 “The UK Government has abandoned its weekly swine flu briefings in another sign that the crisis has eased dramatically. New cases in the UK plunged over the past month prompting the Department of Health to abandon its regular media briefing.” tags: H1N1, Influenza, Pandemic, Mass Media, Health, News, UHN, The Guardian Additional Stories Government abandons swine flu briefings as crisis eases – Daily Telegraph 14th January 2010 Swine flu briefings scrapped as case numbers plunge – BBC Health News 14th January 2010 Alcohol cont...
Source: Fade Library - January 14, 2010 Category: Medical Librarians Authors: western4uk Tags: Another 15 Minutes ... Health News from Fade Mass Media Source Type: blogs

Safe Out in the Sun
The debate about our exposure to sunlight and what it does in terms on skin cancer has gone back and forth. Recently, a Boston professor of dermatology has been asked to resign because he advocates moderate exposure to sunlight. Michael F. Holick, MD, PhD, wrote a book describing the importance of being exposed to Vitamin D from the sun. But dermatologists have been telling us for years to stay out of the sun. So, is this doctor crazy? See the full story here: http://chetday.com/skincancersun.htm Truth is, no one is really sure the exact correlation of exposure to the sun to melanoma. Because another study noted that peop...
Source: Doctor Kalitenko antiaging blog - January 13, 2010 Category: Physicians With Health Advice Authors: Sergey Kalitenko MD Tags: Antiaging Do you know General health sun sun exposure Vitamin D Source Type: blogs

UK Health News 01/13/2010
Tories to axe alcohol units system – The Guardian 13th January 2010 “The Tories have pledged to ditch the “confusing” units system for labelling alcoholic drinks as part of plans to make Britain healthier. Instead, details will be given on what volume of alcohol beverages contain – as well as how many calories. The Conservatives are also unveiling proposals for tackling issues such as obesity, drug use and teenage pregnancy.” tags: Obesity, Drugs of Abuse, Young People, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Politics, Health, News, UHN, Health Education, The Guardian Additional Story Tories call to revamp...
Source: Fade Library - January 13, 2010 Category: Medical Librarians Authors: western4uk Tags: Another 15 Minutes ... Health News from Fade Mass Media Source Type: blogs

International Health News 01/13/2010
Blood pressure drugs can halve risk of dementia, say researchers – The Guardian 13th January 2010 “Study in British Medical Journal says angiotensin receptor blockers play key role in delaying symptoms” tags: Alzheimers Disease, Dementia, Health, News, IHN, Drug Therapy, The Guardian Additional Story Blood pressure drug offers fresh hope for dementia – BBC Health News 13th January 2010 Abortion doctor’s killer prepares to tell court that he was right – The Guardian 13th January 2010 “Supporters and opponents shocked by judge’s decision to allow the gunman to make an unprece...
Source: Fade Library - January 13, 2010 Category: Medical Librarians Authors: western4uk Tags: Another 15 Minutes ... Health News from Fade Mass Media Source Type: blogs

UK Health News 01/12/2010
99% of packed lunches sub-standard – The Guardian 12th January 2010 “Just one per cent of children’s packed lunches meet nutritional standards set for school meals, it has been revealed. Lunch boxes are being filled with crisps, sweets and sugary drinks instead of healthier food such as vegetables, fruit and dairy products, a University of Leeds study found.” tags: Diet, Nutrition, Children, Schools, Health, News, UHN, Parenting, The Guardian Additional Story Only one in 100 pupils’ packed lunches meets basic dietary standards, study says – The Times 12 January 2010 Healthy lunchboxes a...
Source: Fade Library - January 12, 2010 Category: Medical Librarians Authors: western4uk Tags: Another 15 Minutes ... Health News from Fade Mass Media Source Type: blogs

Lasting Side Effects from MS Meds
I can’t remember what I was doing the other day, but the way I moved my arm coupled with the angle of the light showed two very deep groves from the back of my hand, running serpentine around my forearm before they fade into the muscle near my elbow. I’ve seen these collapsed veins before; the result of treatment with Novantrone for my progressive multiple sclerosis. But that day, again in that certain light, they looked deeper, older and more prominent than I’ve seen in a while. As I made this morning’s coffee, I saw them again and I thought they (and other lasting side effects) might be a good topic for today�...
Source: Life with MS - January 11, 2010 Category: Other Conditions Authors: admin Tags: Lifestyle MS blog MS community MS treatment Multiple Sclerosis Novantrone Uncategorized avascular necrosis chemotherapy collapsed veins corticosteroid treatments Everyday Health lasting side effects Life with MS MS diagnosis Source Type: blogs

Archives of Dermatology 2009 (Vol. 145 No. 12)
Contents page Fade Fave: Incidence of and Risk Factors for Skin Cancer After Heart Transplant Fade Skinny: Solid organ transplant recipients are at increased risk for skin cancers. The degree of sun exposure correlates with skin cancer development. Patients living in regions of limited sun exposure, such as the Netherlands, have 10- and 20-year post transplant risks of skin cancer of 10% and 40%, respectively, and those living in areas of high sun exposure, such as Australia, have 11- and 20-year post transplant risks of skin cancer of 45% and 70%, respectively. Skin cancers have been shown to be a major factor in morbid...
Source: Fade Library - January 11, 2010 Category: Medical Librarians Authors: tracyjulia Tags: Athens Password Currently Watching E-Journals Cancer Current Awareness Heart Transplants Skin Cancer Transplantation Source Type: blogs

MDLinx
Towards the end of this past year I learned about MDLinx and signed up for the newsletter on Plastic Surgery related articles. I was very impressed this past week to get the “Top Read Articles of 2009.” I noticed many articles of interest which I had not read. Most were in journals I don’t have full access to: Canadian Journal of Plastic Surgery, Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery, European Journal of Plastic Surgery, etc. Here are five that caught my eye: 1. Decreasing expander breast infection: A new drain care protocol; The Canadian Journal of Plastic Surgery, Spring 2009, Volume 17 Issue 1: 17-21; JD...
Source: Suture for a Living - January 11, 2010 Category: Plastic Surgeons Tags: surgery plastic surgery MDLinx articles Source Type: blogs

UK Health News 01/11/2010
Letters: Dignity and nutrition for older people – The Guardian 11th January 2010 “The reported practice of forcing older people to have feeding tubes as a condition of admittance to a care or nursing home will be of great concern to those considering residential care, their families and staff (Care homes forcing elderly to have feeding tubes fitted, 6 January). It is unacceptable that an invasive clinical procedure should be a first line of care for those who find eating difficult.” tags: Diet, Nutrition, Older People, Residential Care, Ethics, Health, News, UHN, The Guardian Claims of sexism at Royal In...
Source: Fade Library - January 11, 2010 Category: Medical Librarians Authors: western4uk Tags: Another 15 Minutes ... Health News from Fade Mass Media Source Type: blogs

Update: January 10, 2010
GIDEON what's new: January 8 to January 10, 2010 Infectious Diseases - Outbreaks Cercarial dermatitisUnited Kingdom Escherichia coli diarrheaUnited States Gastroenteritis - viralNetherlands InfluenzaAfghanistan, Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Bermuda, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, British Virgin Islands, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Cayman Islands, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros...
Source: GIDEON blog - January 10, 2010 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Steve Berger Tags: What's New Source Type: blogs

The 2010 Skinnies Awards: Adam Lambert's Acne
This year's Skinnies Awards are now online at skinema.com! American Idol finalist Adam Lambert has won the "Celebrity Skin Secret" award for his acne and acne scarring. See all of the awards at skinema.com...
Source: Skinema, dermatology in the media blog - January 9, 2010 Category: Dermatologists Authors: vail reese Tags: Music Source Type: blogs

The 2010 Skinnies Awards: Katherine Heigl's Skin Cancer
This year's Skinnies Awards are now online at skinema.com! Katherine Heigl's character developed melanoma skin cancer on "Grey's Anatomy" earning her the "Life Saving Storyline" award. See all of the awards at skinema.com...
Source: Skinema, dermatology in the media blog - January 9, 2010 Category: Dermatologists Authors: vail reese Tags: Television Source Type: blogs

The 2010 Skinnies Awards: Lindsay Lohan's Sunless Tanner
This year's Skinnies Awards are now online at skinema.com! We celebrate Lilo's use of a sunless tanner with the "Better Late Than Never" nod. See all of the awards at skinema.com...
Source: Skinema, dermatology in the media blog - January 9, 2010 Category: Dermatologists Authors: vail reese Tags: Film Source Type: blogs

The 2010 Skinnies Awards: Chris Rock's "Good Hair"
This year's Skinnies Awards are now online at skinema.com! Comedian Chris Rock has bagged the "Derm Documentary" trophy for his hilarious study of African American style issues, "Good Hair." See all of the awards at skinema.com...
Source: Skinema, dermatology in the media blog - January 9, 2010 Category: Dermatologists Authors: vail reese Tags: Film Source Type: blogs

The 2010 Skinnies Awards: Scars in "Avatar"
This year's Skinnies Awards are now online at skinema.com! James Cameron's box office bonanza wins this year's "Deformed Evildoer" honor. See all of the awards at skinema.com...
Source: Skinema, dermatology in the media blog - January 9, 2010 Category: Dermatologists Authors: vail reese Tags: Film Source Type: blogs

The 2010 Skinnies Awards: Morgan Freeman's spots
This year's Skinnies Awards are now online at skinema.com! As Nelson Mandela in "Invictus," Morgan Freeman's facial spots are big enough to take the "Hollywood Exaggeration" title. See all of the awards at skinema.com...
Source: Skinema, dermatology in the media blog - January 9, 2010 Category: Dermatologists Authors: vail reese Tags: Film Source Type: blogs

The 2010 Skinnies Awards: Latisse eyelash treatment
This year's Skinnies Awards are now online at skinema.com! The effective eyelash stimulator Latisse has garnered the 2010 "Spoofable Product" award. "Skin-fection of the Year" goes to Lyme Disease. See all of the awards at skinema.com...
Source: Skinema, dermatology in the media blog - January 9, 2010 Category: Dermatologists Authors: vail reese Tags: Film Source Type: blogs

The 2010 Skinnies Awards: Katy Perry, Britney Spears and Will Ferrell
This year's Skinnies Awards are now online at skinema.com! With so much skin to go around, these runners-up should feel proud to be nominated. Also rans this year include Britney's tattoo removal, Perry's acne scars, Will Ferrell's mutant insect bite, "Sherlock Holmes," and Swine Flu. See all of the awards at skinema.com...
Source: Skinema, dermatology in the media blog - January 9, 2010 Category: Dermatologists Authors: vail reese Tags: Film Source Type: blogs

Lisa Kudrow: Dermatologist
"Friend's" Ratings Stunt: Lisa Kudrow is a Cougar's best bud. Years ago, kids aspired for careers of prestige and excitement. When asked, they wanted to be astronauts, fire fighters, even the US President. Now, those roles appear to have be supplanted by a certain medical specialty, at least according to TV comedies: Dermatologist. In the last year, at least three major television programs have featured skin doctors. On “30 Rock,” Tina Fey joins up with a group of women of leisure and gets treated by a NY derm.&...
Source: Skinema, dermatology in the media blog - January 9, 2010 Category: Dermatologists Authors: vail reese Tags: Television Source Type: blogs

UK Health News 01/06/2010
Care homes forcing elderly to have feeding tubes fitted – The Guardian 6th January 2010 “Thousands of elderly people are being forced to have tubes fitted so they can be artificially fed if they want to be admitted to a care home, a major report warns today. There is no evidence that tube feeding prolongs life, and it deprives patients of the pleasure and social contact involved in normal eating and drinking, says a Royal College of Physicians working group which recommends that artificial nutrition should only be used as a last resort.” tags: Residential Care, Diet, Nutrition, Older People, Dementia,...
Source: Fade Library - January 6, 2010 Category: Medical Librarians Authors: western4uk Tags: Another 15 Minutes ... Health News from Fade Mass Media Source Type: blogs

Conferences in January 2010
January 7 - 8, 2010 9th annual UK meeting on Genetics and Molecular Mechanisms in ArchaeaBirmingham, UK Further informationA chance to hear the most up to date research news from labs working on diverse aspects of the Archaea. Plenary lecture by Dr Sonja Albers from Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology, Marburg.Suggested reading: Archaea: New Models for Prokaryotic BiologyJanuary 11, 2010 SFAM Society for Applied Microbiology Winter Meeting 2010London, UK Further informationSociety for Applied Microbiology (SFAM) 2010 winter meeting focusing on Tuberculosis, BiocidesSuggested reading: Mycobacterium: Genomics a...
Source: Microbiology Blog: The weblog for microbiologists. - January 5, 2010 Category: Microbiology Tags: Microbiology Conferences January 2010 Source Type: blogs

Susan and the Terrible, Horrible Blah Blah Blah Day
One of the reasons I write this blog is that it gives me a medium for working crap out. Another reason is that I want people -- particularly autism parents -- to understand that autism is not the only challenging thing someone can face in this life. But rather than saying, "Hey, autism is not so bad," I'm saying sardonically or with a kind of wisely ironic cynical sneer, "Hah, there's so many things that are bad, why just pick on autism?"Sorry. A bad day for me. Stop reading right now. While many people are so glad to see their kids back in school, I am a bizarre weirdo who misses them when they go back. I like having them...
Source: Susan's Blog - January 4, 2010 Category: Autism Source Type: blogs

UK Health News 01/04/2010
Jobless youths ‘at risk from drugs’ – The Guardian 4th January 2010 “Unemployed young people face a lifetime of poorer health, with one in 10 claiming that being out of work drove them to drugs or alcohol, according to new research. A study of over 2,000 unemployed people aged between 16 and 25 also showed they were more likely to feel ashamed, rejected and unloved, which could become “permanent psychological scars”.” tags: Young People, Unemployment, Mental Health, Suicide, Alcohol, Drugs of Abuse, Health, News, UHN, Economics, The Guardian Additional Stories Recession will lead ...
Source: Fade Library - January 4, 2010 Category: Medical Librarians Authors: western4uk Tags: Another 15 Minutes ... Health News from Fade Mass Media Source Type: blogs

Cumbria and Lancashire Health News 01/04/2010
Free parking at FGH could be on its way – North West Evening Mail 2nd January 2010 “CAR parking charges for patients at Furness General Hospital could be scrapped under new government plans. Health Secretary Andy Burnham announced plans to introduce a fairer system for hospital car park costs across the NHS.” tags: NHS Estates, Financial Management, Health, News, CLHN, North West Evening Mail Free help offered to quit the smoking habit – North West Evening Mail 31st December 2009 “Smokers are four times more likely to quit with help. NHS Cumbria’s Stop Smoking Service and over half of the c...
Source: Fade Library - January 4, 2010 Category: Medical Librarians Authors: western4uk Tags: Another 15 Minutes ... Health News from Fade Mass Media Source Type: blogs

Malignant Melanoma, "FDR's Deadly Secret"
Earlier today I wrote a short article which resulted in correspondence with one of the authors of the new book, 'FDR's Deadly Secret' by Steven Lomazow and Eric Fettmann. Dr. Steven Lomazow sent me a copy of his Archives of Dermatology article with Dr. Bernard Ackerman, this photo, and a pdf of his book which I have spent the afternoon reading. The article goes through a series of photos of FDR from his younger days to his older ones, showing the progression and changes. From the article: The criteria currently touted for diagnosis of a slightly raised lesion of melanoma, a malignant neoplasm composed of abnormal melanoc...
Source: Suture for a Living - January 3, 2010 Category: Plastic Surgeons Tags: melanoma history medicine cancer skin Source Type: blogs

Update: December 30, 2009
GIDEON what's new: December 26 to December 30, 2009 Infectious Diseases - Outbreaks DengueEl Salvador Leishmaniasis - cutaneousIsrael Yellow feverIvory Coast Infectious Diseases - Diseases AIDSClinical Notes Anthrax<Bioterrorism simulator >, Russian Federation, United States, Zimbabwe AspergillosisUnited States Bolivian hemorrhagic fever< Worldwide >, Bolivia BotulismClinical Notes, Poland, United Kingdom Brucellosis< Worldwide >, Ethiopia, Poland, Spain, United States Campylobacteriosis< Worldwide >, Indonesia, Spain CandidiasisCanada, France ChikungunyaSudan Chlamydia infections, misc.Poland C...
Source: GIDEON blog - December 30, 2009 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Steve Berger Tags: What's New Source Type: blogs

Antipodean Pharmaceuticals and their Mitochondrially Targeted Antioxidant
You might recall the work of Skulachev's research group in producing an ingested antioxidant compound that targets the mitochondria and extends life span in mice. Similarly, mice genetically engineered to produce more naturally-occurring antioxidants in their mitochondria also live longer. By way of comparison, all other forms of antioxidant examined to date generally do nothing for life span, and may even harm your health and longevity. The plausible explanation for the effects of mitochondrially targeted antioxidants rests on the mitochondrial free radical theory of aging. In short, your mitochondria are powerplants, th...
Source: Fight Aging! - December 27, 2009 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: Reason Tags: Medicine, Biotech, Research Source Type: blogs

What Does A Steroid Injection Do For My Face?
Elle inquires…What exactly are steroid injections and where can I get them? The Right Brain Replies: Steroids are a hormone-like chemical that can reduce inflammation in the body. They’re in the news a lot, usually related to some kind of abuse in the sports world, because certain types of steroids can be used to increase muscle mass. If you’re interested, read this general discussion of what’s good and bad about steroids. In the beauty world, the hormone Triamcinolone has been used to treat scars to make them less visible. We’re assuming this is the type of steroid you’re interested in...
Source: thebeautybrains.com - December 27, 2009 Category: Physicians With Health Advice Authors: Right Brain Tags: Questions steroid injection Source Type: blogs

Update: December 26, 2009
GIDEON what's new: December 24 to December 26, 2009 Infectious Diseases - Outbreaks AnthraxScotland RubellaAustria, India Infectious Diseases - Diseases Adenovirus infectionBangladesh, Israel, United Kingdom Anthrax< Worldwide >, <Bioterrorism simulator >, Kenya, Russian Federation, Scotland BotulismGreenland BrucellosisPoland CampylobacteriosisUnited States ChancroidUnited States ChikungunyaReunion Chlamydia infections, misc.United States Cholera< Worldwide >, Bangladesh, Benin, India, Italy, Norway, Russian Federation, Switzerland ChromomycosisIndia Coccidioidomycosis< Worldwide >, United Stat...
Source: GIDEON blog - December 26, 2009 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Steve Berger Tags: What's New Source Type: blogs

Maggots’ Taste For Flesh May Cure Leg Ulcers
From ABCNews.go.com: With a worsening ulcer and the threat of losing a foot, Pam Mitchell was willing to try something drastic; she had live maggots put in her wound. “I didn’t have a choice, I didn’t have any options, I had to have [it] amputated,” she recalled. But she heard about maggot therapy from a friend who had seen it on The Learning Channel. While it took some convincing of her doctors, Mitchell said they agreed to try it before amputation. Her dermatologist, she recalled, said, “Why not, let’s try it.” The doctors sent off to a lab in California to have specially bred ma...
Source: Renegade Neurologist - A Blog by David Perlmutter, MD, FACN - December 25, 2009 Category: Neurologists Authors: Dr. Perlmutter Tags: Heads Up Source Type: blogs

Hand Rejuvenation
I took this photo when my mom was in the hospital earlier this year. My hand looks like I wash dishes for a living. Her hand shows many of the spots that come with age and sun exposure: actinic keratosis, liver spots, etc. There is a decent article that gives an overview of hand rejuvenation in the Sept/October issue of the Aesthetic Surgery Journal. The epidermis thins as we age. Lentigines, actinic keratoses and seborrheic keratoses, general dyschromia, and textural roughness appear. Capillary fragility may make bruising common. Fat atrophy may make tendons and bony prominences more noticeable and the veins appear to b...
Source: Suture for a Living - December 24, 2009 Category: Plastic Surgeons Tags: rejuvenation hand plastic surgery article review skin Source Type: blogs