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International Health News 02/26/2009
Diets that count calories work just as well as Atkins, shows research - The Telegraph 26th February 2009 Low carbohydrate diets, such as Atkins, do not work any better than old fashioned calorie counting, researchers have found. tags: IHN, Health, News, Diet, Nutrition, The Telegraph, Obesity Gene Find Offers Hope For Cystic Fibrosis Treatment - The Telegraph 25th February 2009 A gene discovery could pave the way to new treatments for cystic fibrosis, scientists have said. tags: IHN, Cystic Fibrosis, Gentics, Health, News, The Telegraph Additional Story Gene modifies lung disease impact - BBC Health News 26th February 2009...
Source: Fade Library - February 26, 2009 Category: Medical Librarians Authors: western4uk Tags: Mass Media Source Type: blogs

Dr. Rashid Buttar Granted New Disciplinary Hearing [2]
In an abundance of caution, the North Carolina Medical Board has ordered a new hearing in the disciplinary action against Dr. Rashid Buttar, D.O., a practitioner of “integrative medicine” well known for his promotion of chelation and other unproven therapies for autism, cancer, chronic fatigue syndrome and other conditions. Charges were filed against Dr. Buttar in November 2007. The original complaint described his testing and treatment of four cancer patients according to an “indistinguishable or arbitrary protocol” having “no recognized scientific evidence of any validity whatsoever”...
Source: neurodiversity weblog - February 25, 2009 Category: Autism Authors: Kathleen Seidel Source Type: blogs

Prevention and Management of Complications of Rhinoplasty – an Article Review
This article is a CME (continuing medical education) article. As such it is a review of complications of rhinoplasty. It is a good review and worth reading. Complications of rhinoplasty can be classified into hemorrhagic, infectious, traumatic, functional, or aesthetic problems. Here is a summary of the article. Hemorrhagic Complications Postoperative bleeding is one of the most common complications following nasal surgery. Epistaxis -- The most common causes of mild epistaxis are bleeding from the incision sites and traumatized mucosa. For mild to moderate epistaxis b...
Source: Suture for a Living - February 25, 2009 Category: Plastic Surgeons Tags: learning plastic surgery article review nose Source Type: blogs

UK Health News 02/25/2009
A pioneering initiative to offer medical check-ups to fans at Premiership football grounds - The Guardian 25th February 2009 A pioneering initiative to offer medical check-ups to fans at Premiership football grounds launches today. Denis Campbell meets the driving force behind the game plan - the world’s first professor of men’s health tags: Health, Health Promotion, Mens Health, News, UHN, The Guardian, Diagnosis Public sector accused over low pay - The Guardian 25th February 2009 Lecture highlights poor treatment of ‘reserve army’ of cheap contract workers in key services tags: Employment, Ethics,...
Source: Fade Library - February 25, 2009 Category: Medical Librarians Authors: western4uk Tags: Mass Media Source Type: blogs

Dr. Rashid Buttar Granted New Disciplinary Hearing [1]
In an abundance of caution, the North Carolina Medical Board has ordered a new hearing in the disciplinary action against Dr. Rashid Buttar, D.O., a practitioner of “integrative medicine” well known for his promotion of chelation and other unproven therapies for autism, cancer, chronic fatigue syndrome and other conditions. Charges were filed against Dr. Buttar in November 2007. The original complaint described his testing and treatment of four cancer patients according to an “indistinguishable or arbitrary protocol” having “no recognized scientific evidence of any validity whatsoever”...
Source: neurodiversity weblog - February 24, 2009 Category: Autism Authors: Kathleen Seidel Source Type: blogs

Highest Paid College Employees: Mostly M.D.s
In the fiscal year that ended in June of ‘07, three of the top four (and eight of the top 10) highest-paid college employees in the nation were M.D.s, according to a list published by the Chronicle of Higher Education. A college football coach, U.S.C.’s Pete Carroll, holds the top spot with a salary of $4.4 million. The leading place of docs on the list is a reminder of just how much money flows through medical schools and academic medical centers, both in the form of reimbursements for patient care and federal research dollars. Here are the next three people on the list, all M.D.s, with the titles they held a...
Source: WSJ.com: Health Blog - February 23, 2009 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: Jacob Goldstein Tags: Doctors Medical Education Source Type: blogs

UK Health News 02/23/2009
New deal urged for blood scandal victims - The Guardian 23rd February 2009 The government will today come under pressure to forge a new compensation deal for thousands of people with haemophilia who were given blood tainted with HIV and hepatitis C, as a long-awaited report from an independent inquiry into the scandal is published. More than a quarter of those infected as a result of blood transfusions have died in what Robert Winston described as “the worst treatment disaster in the history of the NHS”. Many are terminally ill. The inquiry heard that widows and children have suffered as a result of a financial...
Source: Fade Library - February 23, 2009 Category: Medical Librarians Authors: western4uk Tags: Mass Media Source Type: blogs

Dentist Anxiety and Children with ASDs
I was particularly interested in this study, as I am also a recovering dental phobic! Dr. Michele Shapiro of the Issie Shapiro Educational Center and colleagues from Hebrew University in Israel studied the effects of the sensory environment on a child's anxiety levels during two separate routine cleaning visits to the dentist. The researchers observed 35 children between the ages of 6-11 years, 16 of whom were developmentally disabled. They measured the anxiety levels of the children during each visit using a behavior checklist and monitored each child's electro-dermal activity, an objective measure of arousal. The two co...
Source: Everyone's Blog Posts - Asperger's Syndrome - February 22, 2009 Category: Autism Authors: ariane321 Source Type: blogs

Useful and Interesting Health IT Links from the Last Week – 22/02/2009.
Again, in the last week, I have come across a few news items which are worth passing on. First we have: CCHIT Firms Up Expansion February 19, 2009 The Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology will launch six new software certification programs in 2010 and four in 2011. The Chicago-based commission, which began its work certifying general electronic health records, next year will launch efforts to certify applications for clinical research, dermatology, advanced interoperability, advanced health care quality, behavioral health and long-term care. In 2011, it will add projects for eye care, oncology, a...
Source: Australian Health Information Technology - February 22, 2009 Category: Technology Consultants Authors: Aus HIT Man Source Type: blogs

UK Health News 02/21/2009
Doctor, doctor - The Guardian 21st February 2009 I read that all we need to do to stay fit and healthy is to cycle or run up stairs as fast as we can for 30 seconds, four times in four minutes, twice a week. What do you think? tags: Physical Activity, Health, News, UHN, The Guardian Editorial: Who ate all the pies? How the state controls what we eat - The Guardian 21st February 2009 The villagers of Denby Dale did not pause for official advice in 1815 when they baked a Victory Pie to mark Waterloo containing “two sheep, 20 fowls and a half a peck of flour for the crust”. Nor did they hesitate in 1887 before the...
Source: Fade Library - February 21, 2009 Category: Medical Librarians Authors: western4uk Tags: Mass Media Source Type: blogs

UK Health News 02/20/2009
Cure for killer nut allergies moves a step closer - The Guardian 20th February 2009 Scientists are one step closer to curing severe nut allergies that affect thousands of people across the UK, according to research published today. Doctors at Addenbrooke’s hospital in Cambridge said they had developed a successful desensitisation programme which builds up tolerance in patients by slowly exposing them to tiny doses of peanut. tags: Health, News, UHN, The Guardian, Hypersensitivity, Children Additional Stories Children cured of peanut allergy - The Independent 20th February 2009 Peanut allegy hope after children ̵...
Source: Fade Library - February 20, 2009 Category: Medical Librarians Authors: western4uk Tags: Mass Media Source Type: blogs

Beauty Skepticism Part 4 - Be Suspicious of Authorities
Continuing with our Beauty Skepticism series, today we’re going to talk about the “argument from authority fallacy” and how it can lead you astray. What is it? Argument from authority is the idea that you automatically believe something just because some source you respect says it’s true. We see it in our comments section or in advertisements all the time for example… “My stylist tells me that Pantene puts wax on my hair” “My dermatologist said that I should stay away from parabens” “My naturapath says this homeopathic remedy will cure acne.” But a person’s background does not make ...
Source: thebeautybrains.com - February 19, 2009 Category: Physicians With Health Advice Authors: thebeautybrains Tags: Beauty Busting beauty skepticism Source Type: blogs

Beauty Skepticism - Be Suspicious of Authorities
Continuing with our Beauty Skepticism series, today we’re going to talk about the “argument from authority fallacy” and how it can lead you astray. What is it? Argument from authority is the idea that you automatically believe something just because some source you respect says it’s true. We see it in our comments section or in advertisements all the time for example… “My stylist tells me that Pantene puts wax on my hair” “My dermatologist said that I should stay away from parabens” “My naturapath says this homeopathic remedy will cure acne.” But a person’s background does not make ...
Source: thebeautybrains.com - February 19, 2009 Category: Physicians With Health Advice Authors: thebeautybrains Tags: Beauty Busting beauty skepticism Source Type: blogs

UK Health News 02/18/2009
Man dies after contracting vCJD from clotting agent - The Guardian 18th February 2009 The first case of an NHS patient contracting the human form of BSE after being treated with infected blood products was confirmed yesterday by the Health Protection Agency (HPA). It released details about an unnamed man with haemophilia who was injected with a blood-clotting agent made from an infected donor’s plasma. tags: Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease, Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease, Health, News, UHN, The Guardian, Blood Transfusion Services, Mortality Additional Stories Haemophiliac caught CJD from plasma donor - The Guardian 17...
Source: Fade Library - February 18, 2009 Category: Medical Librarians Authors: western4uk Tags: Mass Media Source Type: blogs

Cheshire and Merseyside Health News 02/18/2009
Roy Castle charity warns of reality of lung cancer figures - Liverpool Daily Post 18th February 2009 A LIVERPOOL cancer charity has warned that lung cancer cases are still on the rise, despite an announce-ment that rates of the disease will fall by 20pc in the next 20 years. Cancer Research UK (CRUK) has highlighted that a lower number of smokers will reduce the rate of the disease per 100,000 people. tags: Cancer, Lung Cancer, Lung Diseases, Epidemiology, Health, News, CMHN, Liverpool Daily Post Blood unit expands at the royal - Liverpool Echo 17th February 2009 MERSEYSIDE’S biggest hospital has expanded its blood dise...
Source: Fade Library - February 18, 2009 Category: Medical Librarians Authors: western4uk Tags: Mass Media Source Type: blogs

It's been a month...,
an eventful month.After taking Step 1, I spent a couple of days in London (complete with an unplanned dash into Toronto to see the opera, thanks to free tickets from a friend who was singing in the chorus). I then flew out to Vancouver to spend time with my brother and sister-in-law. That was nice, but complicated by the fact that we were getting ready for my grandmother's funeral. My parents flew out for that, so instead of a quiet week with my brother, I had a week with family, and the funeral at the end. Which was good in its own way, though not the week I had planned.Aside from a few family dramas as we planned the fun...
Source: Anatomy on the Beach - February 18, 2009 Category: Medical Students Source Type: blogs

UK Health News 02/17/2009
Cancer tests go up after Goody diagnosis - The Guardian 17th February 2009 Cervical cancer specialists are putting a rise in demand for screening down to a “Jade Goody effect” after the reality television star revealed at the weekend that she was terminally ill with the disease. University Hospital Lewisham, in south-east London, has carried out 21% more tests in the months since Goody was diagnosed with cervical cancer last August compared with the same period in 2007. “We have definitely seen an increase in uptake due to Jade Goody,” said Robert Music, director of the cervical cancer organisation,...
Source: Fade Library - February 17, 2009 Category: Medical Librarians Authors: western4uk Tags: Mass Media Source Type: blogs

The 2009 Zagat's Guide to Doctors
According to the NY Times:The ubiquitous Zagat guides are known for an assortment of mostly leisure-related topics including hotels, spas, golf courses, movies and nightlife. Now the editors are asking people covered by one of the country’s largest commercial insurers to post reviews of their doctors and rate them in categories like trust and communication. As in other Zagat guides, the responses are summarized and presented as scores that, in this case, are edited by the insurance company WellPoint. They can be viewed only by WellPoint customers. The reviews are being introduced online to millions of WellPoint’s Blue ...
Source: Buckeye Surgeon - February 16, 2009 Category: Surgeons Source Type: blogs

Answer to Case 57
Good job everyone! All the comments I heard were correct. The most specific was submitted by BW in VT who wrote in "Dermatobia hominis. Very handsome."However, I'd like to give special mention to the other comments I got as well, including:"buggy bot fly larvae. better than science fiction" from pr"looks like the Bot fly Larvae" from anonymousand finally, "Im freaked out, LOL." from anonymous.All very good responses.These are indeed larvae of Dermatobia hominis, the human botfly.The characteristic features of this case include the overall "teardrop" or "pear" shape of these organisms, the prominent spines on their bodies, ...
Source: Creepy Dreadful Wonderful Parasites - February 16, 2009 Category: Pathologists Source Type: blogs

Radiology and Radiologist Job Markets - Forecast and Advice for Tough Times - An Editorial by Jennifer
radRounds (NEW YORK) -- With talk of the stimulus package, banks going into bankruptcy, job losses daily, and jobmuch more doom and gloom in the headlines for our economy... made me wonder. Are we safe in healthcare? For that matter, is radiology safe? What does the downturn in the economy mean for radiology and radiologists? For this article, I talked with residents, fellows, and attending level radiologists (in private and academic practices) and one thing is clear -- there is much more anxiety among radiologists about the job market and salaries. Academic practices are battening down the hatches and private practices a...
Source: radRounds - February 15, 2009 Category: Radiologists Authors: radRounds Team Source Type: blogs

Is The Goody Copper Brush Good For Dandruff?
Mark is curious about copper… I bought the Goody Copper Bristle brush today and I did have a thought and a question, since copper is being used on brushes now, would gluing copper pennies to my pillow (underneath the pillow sheets of course) help or would that be harmful? I just thought of this after thinking about those people who wear a copper penny on a bracelet and wondered if the same concept could apply here? The Left Brain gives Mark a penny for his thoughts: It’s surprising how many questions we get about dandruff. I’ve blogged about using copper as a cure before and didn’t find much to ...
Source: thebeautybrains.com - February 15, 2009 Category: Physicians With Health Advice Authors: Left Brain Tags: Dandruff Questions Source Type: blogs

Cosmetic Surgery vs. Plastic Surgery – The Facts
Cosmetic surgery is a term used interchangeably with plastic surgery. This is one of the biggest misconceptions surrounding the cosmetic surgery industry. We need a Public Service Announcement to clear up this confusion.There is a distinct difference between plastic surgery and cosmetic surgery and the two specialties should not be interchanged. The American Medical Association recognizes cosmetic surgery as a separate and equal specialty to plastic surgery. Cosmetic surgery is a subspecialty of medicine and surgery that uniquely restricts itself to the enhancement of appearance through surgical and medical techniques. It ...
Source: The Cosmetic Surgery Beat - February 11, 2009 Category: Plastic Surgeons Tags: patient safety cosmetic surgery plastic surgery Source Type: blogs

Sulfonamide Associated Hepatic Failure
First off, let me say I have never seen this complication of sulfonamides. I was only vaguely aware that it existed. A patient came in to discuss a cosmetic procedure. Like always, I was going through the allergy section. She had marked yes on the sulfa drugs. I asked what kind of reaction. I want to know if it was a true problem or just an unwelcome side effect. She then told me about her son who died of acute hepatic failure from a reaction to Bactrim (Sulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim), and how a few years after his death she got very ill after taking Bactrim. So now their fam...
Source: Suture for a Living - February 11, 2009 Category: Plastic Surgeons Tags: Drugs learning Patient Safety medicine Source Type: blogs

Are Snail Creams Good For Your Skin?
Melia muses….There is alot of hype going on about snail creams where I live. I have friends who have used them for scar reduction/healing for acne and thought that they really did work (they got the tip from their dermatologist). I’ve just watched the millionth infomercial about one of these creams and am wondering if they really live up to the claims. The Left Brain leaves a slimy trail: When I initially heard about snail extract being used in cosmetics my BS detector kicked into over drive. After doing a little bit of research I’m still skeptical but at least I was able to find SOME scientific basis ...
Source: thebeautybrains.com - February 10, 2009 Category: Physicians With Health Advice Authors: Left Brain Tags: Anti-aging Natural Questions Source Type: blogs

UK Health News 02/07-09/2009
Act Fast to save stroke victims, campaign urges - The Guardian 9th February 2009 Thousands of deaths could be averted and disability avoided if people recognised the symptoms of stroke and called an ambulance immediately, the government says today. A campaign, involving television and print adverts, is being launched to try to make stroke as recognisable to the public as a heart attack. Most people realise that somebody suffering chest pains must get to hospital quickly, but all too often the onset of a stroke is seen as a temporary illness which may get better overnight. tags: Stroke, Health, News, UHN, The Guardian, Mort...
Source: Fade Library - February 9, 2009 Category: Medical Librarians Authors: western4uk Tags: Mass Media Source Type: blogs

Diet and acne
Q. Do you know of any research that relates diet and acne? There's a large variety of opinions on this topic, but I've seen very little convincing evidence. A. You're right: Some of the most widely held opinions have very little evidence to back them up! When I was younger, the conventional wisdom was that greasy foods and chocolate would make acne worse. Today, most dermatologists will tell you that this is simply a myth. In fact, there appears to be very little solid evidence EITHER WAY. A review of the scientific literature in 2005 found that, while there was little evidence to support the pu...
Source: The ND Blog: Notes from the Nutritionista by Monica Reinagel, L.D.N., C.N.S. - February 6, 2009 Category: Nutritionists and Food Scientists Authors: Monica Reinagel Tags: Ask Monica: Nutrition Questions Answered Source Type: blogs

Meet Dermatology Physician Assistant Abby Jacobson
The American Academy of Physician Assistants recently posted a leadership profile of Pennsylvania dermatology PA Abby Jacobson. Jacobson is involved with the Pennsylvania Society of PAs and the Society of Dermatology PAs and is also a frequent contributor to ADVANCE for PAs. Link
Source: ADVANCE Blog for PAs - February 3, 2009 Category: Physician Assistants Authors: Stephen Cornell Tags: Physician Assistants AAPA Source Type: blogs

CCHIT Certification Thoughts
I just came upon a blog post on the TempDev blog that talks about the expansion of CCHIT certification into a number of new specialty categories. It’s really interesting to look at the list of new categories: Behavioral Health Clinical Research Dermatology Oncology Advanced Interoperability Advanced Quality (in reference to Quality Measures) Advanced Clinical Decision Support Long Term Care OB/GYN As noted by Ben, these are in addition to the HIE and PHR categories added for 2009. Well, I never back away from a discussion about CCHIT. I just wonder why the Senate hasn’t called me up to a hearing to talk about...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - February 3, 2009 Category: Technology Consultants Authors: EMR and HIPAA Tags: EMR Advanced Clinical Decision Support Advanced Interoperability Advanced Quality Behavior Health CCHIT CCHIT Certification Clinical Research Dermatology EHR GYN HIE Long Term Care OB Oncology PHR TempDev Source Type: blogs

CCHIT Looks to Expand Further into Sub-Categories
CCHIT has been the target of many smaller EMR companies of late because of frustration around the expense of the certification process and questions about the independence of the commission. I am going to wait until a future blog by one of our guest posters before passing judgement, except to say that for better or worse CCHIT is a powerful driver in the EHR marketplace. On January 15th, CCHIT released a draft expansion roadmap and requested comments. The areas the commission is looking into expand into are: Behavioral Health Clinical Research Dermatology Oncology Advanced Interoperability Advanced Quality (in reference t...
Source: Implementing EMRs - February 2, 2009 Category: Technology Consultants Authors: Ben Tags: EMR Industry CCHIT certification Source Type: blogs

Cheshire and Merseyside Health News 02/02/2009
Why the war on obesity is vital for kids - Liverpool Echo 2nd February 2009 CHILDHOOD obesity is now a serious problem affecting the whole of Merseyside. Doctors are seeing more children suffering from disorders and complications associated with their weight coming into hospital. Nearly one-quarter of children in some parts of Liverpool are obese, putting them at risk of diseases such as heart disease, diabetes and cancer. tags: Obesity, Health, News, CMHN, Health Promotion, Liverpool Echo, Children Parents warned of rise in meningococcal cases - Liverpool Echo - Liverpool Echo 2nd February 2009 MERSEYSIDE parents are bei...
Source: Fade Library - February 2, 2009 Category: Medical Librarians Authors: western4uk Tags: Mass Media Source Type: blogs

What does pain tell us?
1. Introduction: My problem-based learning objective for this week is to find out how to differentiate between different types of pain. How are we supposed to do that? My general experience of occupational therapists is that if a patient complains of pain they go and get a doctor or nurse. As occupational therapists are trained in anatomy and physiology it would be great to see occupational therapists investigating pain themselves (at least on a superficial level) before reporting to other multidisciplinary team members. Hence I thought it might be worth sharing my work this week, which is intended for first-year students....
Source: meta-ot blogs - February 2, 2009 Category: Occupational Therapists Authors: Venth Tags: objective examination Subjective examination Source Type: blogs

Is Eating Meat Bad For Your Skin?
Laurie longs to learn…Is there any science behind this Mayo Clinic article? I thought there wasn’t a link between food, acne, and/or the appearance of your skin (i.e., meat = wrinkles). The Beauty Brains respond: We’re thrilled to have a new voice on the Beauty Brains to answer your question, Laurie. Meet BeautyScientist, a cosmetic chemist from the UK. Here’s what he has to say… Forget the war in Iraq, forget PC versus Mac, forget atheism – if you really want to get into a heated argument try talking about the pros and cons of a vegetarian diet. While most people are happy to accept moral...
Source: thebeautybrains.com - February 2, 2009 Category: Physicians With Health Advice Authors: thebeautybrains Tags: Questions Source Type: blogs

Nail Fungus Remedies: Simple and Effective Treatments
Nail fungus is a disease caused by fungi call dermatophytes. Some people believe that it is contagious that you can contact it from saloons that are not hygienic where...Content Producer: Austin OdeonPublished: Jan 29, 2009
Source: Most Recent Health Wellness - Associated Content - January 29, 2009 Category: Other Conditions Source Type: blogs

UK Health News 01/29/2009
Hospitals with mixed-sex wards to face fines - The Guardian 28th January 2009 Government measure aims to stop men and women being treated together in the NHS Hospitals face financial penalties if they continue to treat patients in mixed-sex accommodation, the health secretary announced today. Alan Johnson unveiled a tough package of measures aimed at eliminating mixed-sex accommodation in the NHS except in exceptional circumstances. tags: Hospitals, NHS Estates, Organisational Design, Health, News, UHN, The Guardian Additional Stories Fine threat over mixed sex wards - The Independent 29th January 2009 Clampdown on mixed-...
Source: Fade Library - January 29, 2009 Category: Medical Librarians Authors: western4uk Tags: Mass Media Source Type: blogs

UK Health News 01/23 - 28/2009
Doner kebabs contain up to three times recommended daily limit of fat and salt, finds study - The Guardian 27th January 2009 Doner kebabs were never likely to be cornerstones of a calorie-controlled diet, but just reading the contents in samples of the Turkish dish that became a staple of British takeaways may be enough to give you a heart attack. Food standards officers who analysed nearly 500 kebabs to check meat content, labelling and nutritional value found “shocking” levels of fat and salt, inaccurate labelling of meat and, on average, en tags: Diet, Nutrition, Health, News, UHN, The Guardian Additional St...
Source: Fade Library - January 28, 2009 Category: Medical Librarians Authors: western4uk Tags: Mass Media Source Type: blogs

Greater Manchester Health News 01/23-28/2009
Adults drinking at danger levels - The Bolton News 27th January 2009 MORE than a third of people in Bolton drink above the recommended alcohol levels, according to the biggest survey on drinking in the North-west. Health bosses say they face a “huge challenge” in tackling problem drinking. tags: The Bolton News, Health, News, GMHN, Alcohol Boss defends sacking top nurse - Manchester Evening News 26th January 2009 THE former boss of Manchester’s mental health services has defended her decision to sack a senior nurse. Sheila Foley, who was in charge of the city’s psychiatric care between April 2007 and July l...
Source: Fade Library - January 28, 2009 Category: Medical Librarians Authors: western4uk Tags: Mass Media Source Type: blogs

Is Avon’s Anew Hiding Hyaluronic Acid?
Gracie asks about Anew…I am trying to decipher an ingredient list for Avon’s new product ” Anew Clinical Derma-Full X3 Facial Filling Serum.” It is described as ” injectable-grade hyaluronic acid — the same proven facial-filing ingredient injected by dermatologists–is now available in an at-home topical serum & cream.” The sodium hylauronate (hyaluronic acid ?) is 8th. After reading your “How to read an ingredient list” article, it doesn’t look like the hyaluronic acid is a main player in the ingredient list…unless it is disguised as another n...
Source: thebeautybrains.com - January 28, 2009 Category: Physicians With Health Advice Authors: Right Brain Tags: Moisturizers Questions Source Type: blogs

Skin Cancer Nose No Boundaries
Australia has the highest incidence of skin cancer in the world, with over 1600 deaths reported in 2008. The number of similar deaths around the world, plus the fact that the numbers are on the increase globally, is also saddening. “Only through adequate protection from a tender age and early detection can this heart wrenching figure be lowered.” With ongoing skin cancer awareness for all, especially our young, perhaps one day our children’s children’s children will be free of this insidious disease and only learn of it through their grandparents and the Net. “Not yet a grandparent, this is one of my s...
Source: St Vincent's Hospital Darlinghurst - Male Nurses - January 28, 2009 Category: Nurses Authors: Peter Source Type: blogs

My beef with infomercials
Over the holidays I watched television or listened to the radio at odd times. And lately I’ve run into a run of infomercials. I’ve tried to watch with a critical eye. I’ve given up on the ones with the rows of smiling, buff, dancing exercise enthusiasts. I know our increasingly obese American population likes watching the tight bodies but makes no effort – with new gizmos of not – to exercise themselves. It’s just eye candy and another way to blow money on a New Year’s resolution almost no one follows for very long. But beyond the 30-minute exercise-equipment commercials are the more medical ones. Jane Seymou...
Source: Andrew at Large - January 27, 2009 Category: Cancer Authors: admin Tags: Health news Healthcare Lifestyle Media Patient advocacy bogus colon cleanse diabetes Dr. Z exercise scams FDA Hugh Downs infomercials jane seymour master cleanse master cleanse debate master scam medical money pharmac Source Type: blogs

A Cautionary Tale: Blood Clots and the Pill.
It’s something that we all know is possible. It’s also something that we all think won’t happen to us. So here’s a cautionary tale from a University of Alabama student to remind us that although developing a blood clot is a rare side effect of taking birth control, it is one that can occur. Birth Control Has Side Effects: I Should Know by Caitlin from the University of Alabama As college students, we pretty much think of ourselves as invincible, I know I certainly have. Until recently that is. I’ve been in car accidents, including one where my car hydroplaned off a cliff. I’ve drank myself to t...
Source: Healthbolt - January 27, 2009 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: Liz Tags: Exposed! Health Healthcare Medicine Prevention Sex Womens Health Birth Control birth control and blood clots blood clots and birth control blood clots and contraceptives contraceptives and blood clots Source Type: blogs

The Top 100 Beauty Twitter Friends
Twitter is a new kind of Internet social networking that allows people to send short (only 140 characters) messages to their “followers”. We here at the Beauty Brains have been experimenting with twitter and if you’re interested, you can follow us by clicking on the picture below. Why Use Twitter? What are the benefits of following? Good question. Here are a few reasons from our collective tweeting Beauty Brains. 1. Source of beauty news that might not make the blog. 2. Take a peek at the daily lives of the Brains 3. Learn who the Beauty Brains learn from 4. Get sneak peeks to the Beauty Science ...
Source: thebeautybrains.com - January 26, 2009 Category: Physicians With Health Advice Authors: thebeautybrains Tags: Beauty Industry beauty blogs social networking twitter Source Type: blogs

The Maldistribution of Healthcare in America
Two posts from my Google Reader today illustrate the problem we have in distribution of healthcare here in America -Paul Levy writes how partners Healthcare is building an ambulatory center within 8 miles of the much smaller Norwood Hospital, duplicating services almost exactly and presenting unnecessary competition for patient business....the new center is 75,000 square feet and will offer the following specialties: Primary Care, General Surgery, Plastic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery, Cardiology, Cardiac Diagnostics, Dermatology, Diagnostic Imaging, Women’s Health, Rheumatology, Rehabilitation Services including Cardiac ...
Source: The Blog That Ate Manhattan - January 26, 2009 Category: Family Physicians Authors: Margaret Polaneczky, MD (aka TBTAM) Source Type: blogs

PA salaries by specialty
One of the most visited pages on this site is the one I compiled some time ago about how much Physician Assistants really got paid. If you are interested in reading that story follow this link… HOW MUCH PAs MAKE To take it a step further; my friends over at advaceweb.com have compiled and analyzed PA specialty salaries for 2008-2009. In other words they have looked at how much a PA working in Dermatology makes, how much a PA in Cardiology makes…and so on… According to the article at advaceweb (http://physician-assistant.advanceweb.com/editorial/content/editorial.aspx?CC=188720 “In its 2008 c...
Source: Life Of A PA - A Day In The Life Of A Physician Assistant - January 25, 2009 Category: Physician Assistants Authors: Dave Tags: General Talk Source Type: blogs

Feeling small
I write this post with a bit of temerity that it will prompt all kinds of defensive reactions, but I am not doing it to criticize the protagonists -- rather to give an example of the kinds of market forces at work here in eastern Massachusetts. I am actually not sure as to whether the moral of the story is "That's life. Get used to it" or "This is an unsustainable situation." I let you be the judge and offer comments.For the last several months, I have been hearing from friends at Norwood Hospital, a small community hospital south of Boston affiliated with the Caritas Christi system, that they were really afraid of a new a...
Source: Running a hospital - January 25, 2009 Category: Health Managers Source Type: blogs

Saying Goodbye to Surgery Scars
If you’re planning to have cancer surgery in the near future or recently had surgery, your thoughts undoubtedly move to how you can minimize the trauma and scarring associated with treatment and speed the healing process. Healing wounds whether from accidental injury or surgical intervention requires a delicate interplay of multiple cell types, nutritional factors, immune processes and growth factors. Proper planning and prompt attention can promote normalization in appearance. Healing -From the Inside Out Wound healing is a stepwise process involving hemostasis, inflammation, and remodeling. During hemostasis, blood pla...
Source: Dr. Donna, MedicineWoman - January 25, 2009 Category: Medical Scientists Authors: Dr. Donna Tags: Personal Health healing scars supplements surgery wound healing Source Type: blogs

How online support groups help patients with psoriasis
Patients with dermatological disease often find it difficult to participate in patient support groups.Online support options may be particularly helpful in these cases.MedPage Today reports a small study that looked at patients, mostly with moderate-to-severe psoriasis, who participated in an online support group. Almost half reported an improvement in quality of life, with those who were most involved benefiting the most.With the prevalence of suicidal ideation being as high as 10 percent in patients with this degree of psoriasis, having the necessary support, whether online or not, can help them better cope with the psyc...
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - January 25, 2009 Category: Family Physicians Source Type: blogs

Do Skin Moisturizers Cause Cancer?
Mid Brain muses: Here’s a cosmetic news story that I really didn’t want to hear - common skin moisturizers may be linked to a higher cancer risk. Here’s the scoop: Of mice and moisturizers According to CosmeticsDesign.com there’s a controversy raging in the beauty industry about a recent study suggesting that moisturizers may increase tumor formation. The research, which appears in the January issue of the Journal of Investigative Dermatology, concluded that several commercially available skin creams (including Dermabase, Dermovan, Eucerin and Vanicream) increased the rate of tumor formation...
Source: thebeautybrains.com - January 24, 2009 Category: Physicians With Health Advice Authors: Mid Brain Tags: Beauty Research Moisturizers Source Type: blogs

Sunlight and Vitamin D
Being in the outdoors has traditionally meant significant exposure to sunlight, and therefore to ultraviolet radiation, forms of which cause sunburn and skin cancers. It has long been taught that exposure to sunlight is necessary to maintain an adequate amount of vitamin D in the body. This concept has recently been challenged. In November of 2008, the American Academy of Dermatology recommended...
Source: Medicine for the Outdoors - January 24, 2009 Category: Physicians With Health Advice Authors: Paul Auerbach, M.D. Source Type: blogs

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