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European Medicines Agency Starts Review of Combined Use Of Drugs That Block The Renin-Angiotensin System
The European Medicines Agency said last week that it was initiating a review of the combined use of agents that block the renin-angiotensin system (RAS). The three classes of RAS-blocking drugs (ACE inhibitors, ARBs, and direct renin inhibitors) are used to treat hypertension and congestive heart failure. The EMA said that the review was being performed to address concerns that combined RAS-blocking drugs could increase the risk for hyperkalemia, hypotension, and kidney failure when compared with a single agent. A recent meta-analysis of 33 clinical studies published in the British Medical Journal concluded that ...
Source: CardioBrief - May 20, 2013 Category: Cardiology Authors: Larry Husten Tags: Heart Failure People, Places & Events Policy & Ethics Prevention, Epidemiology & Outcomes ace inhibitor Angiotensin II receptor antagonist European Medicines Agency food and drug administration hypertension Source Type: blogs

Tower of Brains
It may be a pure coincidence, but at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art they're displaying a tower of brains during APA week. Meanwhile, the DSM5 is officially out: And if that weren't enough chaos for you, we have the obligatory APA protesters. (Do urologists get protesters at their conventions?) I'm looking forward to meeting with Roy and our longsuffering Clinical Psychiatry News editor for dinner tonight.----- Listen to our latest podcast at mythreeshrinks.com or subscribe to our rss feed. Email us at mythreeshrinks at gmail dot com Our book is out now. (Source: Shrink Rap)
Source: Shrink Rap - May 19, 2013 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: ClinkShrink Source Type: blogs

Let your stomach do the talking
Janzo posted this interesting perspective on diabetes and blood sugar: I have pre-diabetes, and have tried EVERY popular “change your diet” book published in the last 10 years, with little results: I still fought my lifelong sweet-tooth and cravings for carbs. Last September I got an official diagnosis of diabetes (A1C was 8.2% or something), and reluctantly put myself back on a low-carb program–AGAIN. No grains except “healthy whole wheat bread” and some crackers, no fruit. I quickly became depressed, my body was tense and ached. Life was miserable. And my fasting glucose readings were still 160 [mg/...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - May 18, 2013 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Diabetes Wheat-elimination success stories Source Type: blogs

Daring Fireball: All the Mashed Potatoes
: The drum I’m trying to bang here is not that Google is a greedy competitor, but rather that Google is a greedy competitor that presents itself as anything but — as a sort of peaceful, whimsical, happy-go-lucky techno-futurist corporate utopian — and that rather than see this pose as absurd, many people, Googlers and Google users alike, buy it. Posted on infosnack. (Source: Kidney Notes)
Source: Kidney Notes - May 17, 2013 Category: Urologists and Nephrologists Authors: Joshua Schwimmer Source Type: blogs

The world’s tallest building will be in the middle of an empty...
The world’s tallest building will be in the middle of an empty field in China Lily Kuo, qz.com A Chinese firm best known for building air conditioning units is constructing a vertical city. Broad Sustainable Construction (BSB) said this week that next month it will finally break ground on its the tower that will not only be th… Posted on infosnack. (Source: Kidney Notes)
Source: Kidney Notes - May 17, 2013 Category: Urologists and Nephrologists Authors: Joshua Schwimmer Source Type: blogs

Day 5: The Other Medical Condition
Just like in the movie, today we’re doing a swap. If you could switch chronic diseases, which one would you choose to deal with instead of diabetes? And while we’re considering other chronic conditions, do you think your participation in the DOC has affected how you treat friends and acquaintances with other medical conditions? (Thanks to Jane of Jane K. Dickinson, RN, PhD, CDE and Bob of T Minus Two for this topic suggestion.) I was going to write an entirely different post then the one I'm writing today. But this morning, I checked my facebook,checking on a friend that I haven't talked to in some time...and the condo...
Source: The D-Log Cabin - May 17, 2013 Category: Diabetes Authors: HVS Source Type: blogs

C R Bard Settles Allegations of Kickbacks to Promote Radiation Treatment for Prostate Cancer
Screening for and aggressive treatment of prostate cancer has become an enormously lucrative business, if not necessarily a life-saving medical strategy. The minimal media coverage of a recent settlement suggests that at least to some degree, it has been fueled by some questionable practices.The CR Bard SettlementAs reported by the Atlanta Journal Constitution,A medical device company on Monday agreed to pay a $48.2 million settlement to resolve claims by a Georgia employee that it paid kickbacks to doctors and customers who bought radiation treatment for prostate cancer.C.R. Bard Inc., which is headquartered in New ...
Source: Health Care Renewal - May 16, 2013 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Tags: kickbacks impunity C R Bard prostate cancer whistle-blowers legal settlements deferred prosecution agreement Source Type: blogs

Goodbye, nephrotic syndrome!
Joanna posted this intriguing and wonderful tale of nephrotic syndrome reversed with wheat elimination: No more nephrotic syndrome since starting Wheat Belly–this is MASSIVE. I need to share my story Dr Davis. I’m 30, I had heavy proteinuria [protein loss in the urine] for years. I went strictly wheat-free in July, 2012, and today I discovered its down to 0.5 g [per day]. No meds, just my interest in nutrition, in particular my 10 months on Wheat Belly. I’ve lost 20 kg [44 pounds], I weigh 54 kg [118.8 pounds] now, zero fluid retention, and the receptionist at the doctor’s office didn’t recogn...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - May 16, 2013 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Wheat-elimination success stories Source Type: blogs

Self-Managing Cholesterol
By David Spero As a recent study indicates, reducing LDL (“bad" cholesterol) can help prevent complications in most people with diabetes. Why is LDL cholesterol a bad thing, and how do you get to a healthy level? First, what is cholesterol? Discovered in 1769 by analyzing gallstones, cholesterol is a fat-like organic chemical that is an essential part of animal cell membranes. Without it, cells won't function properly. Cholesterol is made into bile, which is needed for digesting fats. It is also helps produce the body's natural steroids, including our sex hormones and the vital stress hormone cortisol. Cholesterol ...
Source: Diabetes Self-Management - May 15, 2013 Category: Diabetes Authors: David Spero Source Type: blogs

"It turns out that we are only 10 percent human: for every human cell that is intrinsic to our body,..."
“It turns out that we are only 10 percent human: for every human cell that is intrinsic to our body, there are about 10 resident microbes — including commensals (generally harmless freeloaders) and mutualists (favor traders) and, in only a tiny number of cases, pathogens.” - Some of My Best Friends Are GermsPosted on infosnack. (Source: Kidney Notes)
Source: Kidney Notes - May 15, 2013 Category: Urologists and Nephrologists Authors: Joshua Schwimmer Source Type: blogs

(via Grisly Killings in Syrian Towns Dim Hopes for Peace Talks -...
(via Grisly Killings in Syrian Towns Dim Hopes for Peace Talks - NYTimes.com) Posted on infosnack. (Source: Kidney Notes)
Source: Kidney Notes - May 15, 2013 Category: Urologists and Nephrologists Authors: Joshua Schwimmer Source Type: blogs

Doximity Physician Network Now Available for Apple...
Doximity Physician Network Now Available for Apple iPads Editors, medgadget.com Doximity, self-described as the “largest online physician network”, has now made its app available on the Apple iPad. The system allows secure communication between doctors including HIPAA compliant faxing with a complimentary fax number fo… Posted on infosnack. (Source: Kidney Notes)
Source: Kidney Notes - May 15, 2013 Category: Urologists and Nephrologists Authors: Joshua Schwimmer Source Type: blogs

Photos of the Mesmerizing Sun Halo that Appeared Over New York...
Photos of the Mesmerizing Sun Halo that Appeared Over New York Today DL Cade, petapixel.com Earlier today, residents of New York and the surrounding area were privy to a really amazing celestial treat; it’s called a Sun Halo, and one spent some time today hovering over the greatest city on Earth and making people wonder if Martians were… Posted on infosnack. (Source: Kidney Notes)
Source: Kidney Notes - May 15, 2013 Category: Urologists and Nephrologists Authors: Joshua Schwimmer Source Type: blogs

Sun emits 2013′s first two X-class solar flares Brittany Hillen,...
Sun emits 2013′s first two X-class solar flares Brittany Hillen, slashgear.com The Sun has emitted its first two X-class solar flares of 2013, the first having happened on Sunday May 12, and the second yesterday. Both were relatively small in size, neither coming close to the record breaking X-flares of 2011 and 2012, yet we… Posted on infosnack. (Source: Kidney Notes)
Source: Kidney Notes - May 15, 2013 Category: Urologists and Nephrologists Authors: Joshua Schwimmer Source Type: blogs

Prescribe Insulin? Nah! Too Much Trouble
By Jan Chait Taking insulin is too much of a burden for people with Type 2 diabetes, say 66% of primary care doctors surveyed at one hospital in Pennsylvania. People with Type 2 diabetes believe taking insulin means they've failed to manage their condition, 69% of primary care docs opined. Glycemic control is better with insulin than with oral drugs (88%) and beginning insulin earlier rather than later can prevent diabetic complications (75%). But wait! There are all these different insulin products: It's confusing (53%) to prescribe. The regimen is too complicated (60%) for people with Type 2 to understand. Insulin is too...
Source: Diabetes Self-Management - May 14, 2013 Category: Diabetes Authors: Jan Chait Source Type: blogs

Science is Hard
Yes it is. Or it certainly can be. Back in Flexner's time and right through mid-Century, obviously, even though we didn't have any high quality randomized trials going on, doctors were doing stuff. Some of it was probably helpful much of the time. For example, they knew to amputate severely injured limbs, especially if there were signs of putrescence. If there's an accessible tumor, cutting it out can be helpful. It it isn't malignant, it's curative. Digitalis was used for heart disease since the 18th Century, and it is indeed helpful. There were other so-called empirical remedies back then as well, by which we mean remedi...
Source: Stayin' Alive - May 14, 2013 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Source Type: blogs

Should Men and Women Eat Differently?
There are many factors that can affect nutrient requirements for both men and women. Every person is different, and factors such as body size, muscle mass, physical activity level and illnesses that change nutrient requirements can all change the amount of different nutrients that need to be consumed as part of our daily diets. It follows that men and women, being very different physically, can also have very different nutrient requirements and thus may need to follow quite different diets to achieve optimum nutrition. As men are in general larger than women, in general they have higher requirements for a lot of nutri...
Source: PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement - May 14, 2013 Category: Life Coaches Authors: Alex Chris Tags: Community Posts diet health self improvement Source Type: blogs

Membrane Pacemaker Hypothesis and Ames Dwarf Mice
Ames dwarf mice lack growth hormone and as a consequence live much longer than their peers. Here the biochemistry of this lineage is considered in light of the membrane pacemaker hypothesis of aging, which suggests that the degree of resistance to oxidative damage in cell membranes is a driving factor in determining longevity. Thus similar species with different proportions of more resistant and less resistant molecules making up their cell membranes have different life spans. Is it possible that this can happen within a species thanks to genetic engineering of the sort that produced the Ames dwarf mouse lineage? Membrane...
Source: Fight Aging! - May 14, 2013 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: Reason Tags: Daily News Source Type: blogs

On Methionine Restriction
Levels of the essential amino acid methionine in the diet appear to be involved in generating the beneficial effects of calorie restriction on health and longevity. Some portion of the resulting changes in the operation of metabolism is based on sensing low levels of methionine. It is thus possible that humans might obtain benefits comparable to those generated by calorie restriction from a sensibly constructed low-methionine diet with a normal calorie intake. The research in support of this supposition is still sparse in comparison to that for calorie restriction, however. It was first reported in 1993 that rats subjecte...
Source: Fight Aging! - May 14, 2013 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: Reason Tags: Daily News Source Type: blogs

NEJM Article: Massachusetts Payment to Physicians Sites Old Statistics to Support Anti Industry Bias
Over the last several years, we have covered the Massachusetts Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Manufacturer Code of Conduct (PCOC), enacted in 2009. Subsequently, the Massachusetts legislature rolled back some of the reporting requirements last fall. And we recently noted that Massachusetts saw a 3% drop in payments to physicians in 2011. Consequently, several researchers—led by Aaron S. Kesselheim, M.D., J.D., M.P.H.—recently published a viewpoints article in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) analyzing the distribution of industry payments to Massachusetts physicians. The authors maintain that �...
Source: Policy and Medicine - May 14, 2013 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: Thomas Sullivan Source Type: blogs

Philips Hue smart LED bulbs just got a little smarter with...
Philips Hue smart LED bulbs just got a little smarter with latest iOS update Richard Devine, imore.com Philips Hue, the smart LED light bulbs for your home, just got a little bit smarter alongside the latest update to the iOS app pushing out now through the App Store. Top of the order is the new Geofencing feature, which can activate a scene… Posted on infosnack. (Source: Kidney Notes)
Source: Kidney Notes - May 14, 2013 Category: Urologists and Nephrologists Authors: Joshua Schwimmer Source Type: blogs

The grass is always greener
Pearl's new kittens. They remind me how much I don't miss nursing my babies!Have you ever looked on in someone else's life, sighed, and thought to yourself, "It seems so much easier than mine!" Have you then given yourself the grace to truly acknowledge that their life really might be simpler than yours...along with a quick soul-check to make sure you're not envious?Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a difficult experience to live through. For many, it involves being surrounded - at random times of day - with auditory, visual, tactile, and sensory hallucinations. In addition, there is an extraordinary incre...
Source: Turquoise Gates - May 13, 2013 Category: Cancer Tags: radical acceptance mental illness depression mothering with PTSD hope anxiety validation living your own life Source Type: blogs

The bitcoin network is now more powerful than the top 500...
The bitcoin network is now more powerful than the top 500 supercomputers, combined Christopher Mims, qz.com Add up the combined computing power of the 500 fastest supercomputers in the world—that’s billions upon billions of dollars worth of hardware—and stack it up against to the raw processing power of every computer currently produci… Posted on infosnack. (Source: Kidney Notes)
Source: Kidney Notes - May 13, 2013 Category: Urologists and Nephrologists Authors: Joshua Schwimmer Source Type: blogs

What tests are MORE important than cholesterol?
In the conventional practice of early heart disease prevention, cholesterol testing takes center stage. Rarely does it go any further, aside from questions about family history and obvious sources of modifiable risk such as smoking and sedentary lifestyle. So standard practice is to usually look at your LDL cholesterol, the value that is calculated, not measured, then–almost without fail–prescribe a statin drug. While there are indeed useful values in the standard cholesterol panel–HDL cholesterol and triglycerides–they are typically ignored or prompt no specific action. But a genuine effort at he...
Source: Track Your Plaque Blog - May 12, 2013 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Lipoprotein testing Omega-3 fatty acids Omega-3 index Thyroid health vitamin D Source Type: blogs

How one urologist approaches PSA testing
Prostate cancer is the most commonly diagnosed non–skin cancer among U.S. men. It can be life-threatening, and many men have cancer without knowing it. For those reasons, doctors sometimes look for prostate cancer in healthy men (screen for cancer) by measuring blood levels of prostate-specific antigen (PSA), a protein secreted by the prostate gland. High PSA levels can be caused by cancer and may lead a doctor to take a sample of prostate tissue to see whether cancer is present (biopsy). Most prostate cancer grows very slowly, however, and many men with prostate cancer die of other causes. Neither PSA testing nor prosta...
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - May 12, 2013 Category: Family Physicians Tags: Conditions Cancer Source Type: blogs

Shigatoxin associated hemolytic uremic syndrome (D+ HUS)
(Source: Notes from Dr. RW)
Source: Notes from Dr. RW - May 12, 2013 Category: Internists and Doctors of Medicine Tags: gastroenterology infectious disease hematology nephrology Source Type: blogs

Fight Aging! Newsletter, May 13th 2013
In this study we used the hMTH1-Tg mouse model to investigate how oxidative damage to nucleic acids affects aging. hMTH1-Tg mice express high levels of the hMTH1 hydrolase that degrades 8-oxodGTP and 8-oxoGTP and excludes 8-oxoguanine from both DNA and RNA. Compared to wild-type animals, hMTH1-overexpressing mice have significantly lower steady-state levels of 8-oxoguanine in both nuclear and mitochondrial DNA of several organs, including the brain. hMTH1 overexpression prevents the age-dependent accumulation of DNA 8-oxoguanine that occurs in wild-type mice. These lower levels of oxidized guanines are associated with in...
Source: Fight Aging! - May 12, 2013 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: Reason Tags: Newsletters Source Type: blogs

4 tips to better communicate with patients
: I was listening to CBS This Morning recently as they were interviewing Alan Alda. He was discussing his acting career and being the host of Scientific American’s Frontiers (airs on PBS stations). Alan Alda relayed a personal story of his, having an intestinal blockage while he was filming an episode in Chile. As he relayed this incident, he spoke of the physician who told him that he was going to remove the involved portion of his intestine. He said he didn’t understand why he needed the surgery until the surgeon told him he was “going to cut out the bad part of his intestine and then sew the two ends ...
Source: Kidney Notes - May 12, 2013 Category: Urologists and Nephrologists Authors: Joshua Schwimmer Source Type: blogs

iBlueButton® Professional for iPad on the iTunes App Store
iBlueButton® Professional for iPad on the iTunes App Store: The iBlueButton® Apps are award winning applications (U.S Department of Health and Human Services ONC Investing in Innovation Challenge winner in December, 2011). The Federal Government Blue Button® Initiative provides Americans with the ability to download and easily review their online health summary records from Blue Button enabled patient portals such as My HealtheVet, TRICARE Online and MyMedicare.gov as well as private portals such as those of health insurance companies. Blue Button records are a rich source of crucial and often otherwise unavai...
Source: Kidney Notes - May 12, 2013 Category: Urologists and Nephrologists Authors: Joshua Schwimmer Source Type: blogs

All the World’s Diseases Come to Elmhurst Hospital
All the World’s Diseases Come to Elmhurst HospitalPosted on infosnack. (Source: Kidney Notes)
Source: Kidney Notes - May 12, 2013 Category: Urologists and Nephrologists Authors: Joshua Schwimmer Source Type: blogs

Conor Is Home From the Hospital!
Above Conor, and Mom, in the bottom pic, on the way home. Conor's Mom stayed at the hospital with him 24/7, for 2 weeks Dad spelled her off at times and the nursing students also sat with Conor and gave Mom some breaks once he was moved from the Intensive Care Unit to a room in Pediatrics. In the grainy pic below (taken in dark lighting) Conor rests at home on one of our living room cozy couches. Conor is home! After 2 weeks in the hospital, including 6 days in intensive care, it feels great to have our buddy home with us. Yesterday I told Conor I would be back at 8 am this morning to take him home...
Source: Facing Autism in New Brunswick - May 11, 2013 Category: Autism Authors: H L Doherty Source Type: blogs

1 wtc standing at full height for the first time By Jason Pierce...
1 wtc standing at full height for the first time By Jason Pierce Photography, flickr.com Posted on infosnack. (Source: Kidney Notes)
Source: Kidney Notes - May 11, 2013 Category: Urologists and Nephrologists Authors: Joshua Schwimmer Source Type: blogs

medicalschool: The Human Brain in cross section (near the...
medicalschool: The Human Brain in cross section (near the midline) The following structures can be located here: Cerebellum, 4th ventricle, Superior colliculus, Inferior colliculus, Periaqueductal gray, Pons, Dorsal funiculus, MLF, Medial lemniscus, Red nucleus, Mammillary body, Pineal body, Posterior commissure, Anterior commissure, Thalamus, and Fornix. Posted on infosnack. (Source: Kidney Notes)
Source: Kidney Notes - May 11, 2013 Category: Urologists and Nephrologists Authors: Joshua Schwimmer Source Type: blogs

The 150 Things the World's Smartest People Are Afraid Of
Posted on infosnack. (Source: Kidney Notes)
Source: Kidney Notes - May 11, 2013 Category: Urologists and Nephrologists Authors: Joshua Schwimmer Source Type: blogs

Signos RT, or Sonimage P3, Handheld Ultrasound Receives FDA Approval
Signostics (Thebarton, South Australia) has received FDA 510(k) clearance to market its Signos RT handheld ultrasound device in the United States, where it will be sold as the Sonimage P3. The Signos RT is a handheld self-contained portable ultrasound imager with an attached probe, and is one of the smallest ultrasound devices available. The RT is the successor to the the original Signos device which has been on the market since 2009. The new device has already been available in Europe and Australia for some months.The Signos RT offers real-time B-Mode, M-Mode and PW (pulsed wave) Doppler imaging and volume measurements....
Source: Medgadget - May 10, 2013 Category: Technology Consultants Authors: Wouter Stomp Tags: Anesthesiology Cardiology Critical Care Emergency Medicine Ob/Gyn Radiology Urology Vascular Surgery Source Type: blogs

Podcast interview with Cancer Treatment Centers of America CEO Steve Bonner (transcript)
This is the transcript of my recent interview with Cancer Treatment Centers of America CEO Steve Bonner. David Williams: This is David E. Williams from the Health Business Group. I’m speaking today with Steve Bonner, CEO of Cancer Treatment Centers of America. Steve, thanks for joining me today. Steve Bonner: You’re very welcome, David. It’s great to speak with you again. David Williams: What is Cancer Treatment Centers of America and how does it differ from other well-known cancer centers? Steve Bonner: Cancer Treatment Centers of America is a growing chain of hospitals that s...
Source: Health Business Blog - May 10, 2013 Category: Health Managers Authors: David E. Williams of the Health business blog Tags: Hospitals Patients Podcast Source Type: blogs

The State of Electromechanical and Bioartifical Organs
An article on the development of prosthetic organs, a field that continues to provide competition for regenerative medicine: Proponents of biological organ replacements have recently been encouraged by the development of 3D tissue printing, which offers the tantalising possibility that we might build organs mechanically, layer by layer - a much faster process than growing them in the lab. But printing complex internal organs like the liver or heart is still some way off, and the technology will face similar issues to traditional tissue engineering when it comes to implanting. In the meantime, some scientists are pursuing ...
Source: Fight Aging! - May 10, 2013 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: Reason Tags: Daily News Source Type: blogs

Here Is the Magnificence of One World Trade Center — All 1,776...
Here Is the Magnificence of One World Trade Center — All 1,776 Feet of It Alexander Abad-Santos, theatlanticwire.com Friday morning, after a week-and-a-half delay due to bad weather — and many more delays before that — the spire on top of One World Trade Center was permanently installed, enabling the magnificent building to achieve its full height and… Posted on infosnack. (Source: Kidney Notes)
Source: Kidney Notes - May 10, 2013 Category: Urologists and Nephrologists Authors: Joshua Schwimmer Source Type: blogs

Guest Post: A Physician Rebels Against Micromanagement by "'Leadership-Trained' Management Extenders"
Health Care Renewal presents a guest post by Dr Howard Brody, John P McGovern Centennial Chair of Family Medicine, Director of the Institute for Medical Humanities at University of Texas - Medical Branch at Galveston, and blogger at Hooked: Ethics, Medicine and Pharma. I recently heard from a physician whom I knew well in an earlier stage of her training—I’ll call her Pauline. She completed her training at one of the top children’s hospitals in the US, and served in several capacities in academic medical centers before her most recent job with a physician-owned for-profit practice. She called me to express her frustr...
Source: Health Care Renewal - May 9, 2013 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Tags: generic managers corporate physician mission-hostile management financialization Source Type: blogs

The milk-alkali syndrome's remarkable comeback
(Source: Notes from Dr. RW)
Source: Notes from Dr. RW - May 9, 2013 Category: Internists and Doctors of Medicine Tags: nephrology endocrinology Source Type: blogs

Another Drug for Alzheimer's Flops
Another promising treatment for Alzheimer's has failed to provide any evidence that it reduces cognitive decline and preserves functional abilities in patients with mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease. +Alzheimer's Reading Room Another Phase 3 clinical trial for the purpose of finding a treatment for Alzheimer's has failed and ended. Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) failed to stop Alzheimer's in patients with mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease. This is just another round of dissapointing and disconcerting news for the entire Alzheimer's community worldwide. According to the World Health Organization (WHO) someon...
Source: Alzheimer's Reading Room, The - May 9, 2013 Category: Dementia Authors: Bob DeMarco Source Type: blogs

14-Year-Old Discovers iPad Smart Cover Magnets Can Shut Off...
14-Year-Old Discovers iPad Smart Cover Magnets Can Shut Off Implanted Defibrillators by Jordan Golson, macrumors.com A fourteen-year-old has discovered that the tiny magnets inside the iPad can inadvertently shut off implanted defibrillators if the device is left on the chest, such as might happen if the user falls asleep with the iPad lying on… Posted on infosnack. (Source: Kidney Notes)
Source: Kidney Notes - May 9, 2013 Category: Urologists and Nephrologists Authors: Joshua Schwimmer Source Type: blogs

The right way to share teaching materials online
: Joel Topf, pbfluids.com A couple of months ago, Jeff Zonder was stroking my ego telling me how much he loved PBFluids and how it inspired him to begin blogging (check out his blog, Amyloid Planet). One of the aspects of PBFluids that he liked was how I freely shared my… Posted on infosnack. (Source: Kidney Notes)
Source: Kidney Notes - May 9, 2013 Category: Urologists and Nephrologists Authors: Joshua Schwimmer Source Type: blogs

Guatemala: Why We Cannot Turn Away Xeni Jardin,...
Guatemala: Why We Cannot Turn Away Xeni Jardin, boingboing.net GUATEMALA CITY — When the trial of Guatemalan General and former de facto head of state José Efraín Ríos Montt and his then chief of intelligence José Mauricio Rodriguez Sanchez began on March 19, 2013, I was in Washington D.C., working… Posted on infosnack. (Source: Kidney Notes)
Source: Kidney Notes - May 9, 2013 Category: Urologists and Nephrologists Authors: Joshua Schwimmer Source Type: blogs

The medical patient at risk: recognition and care of the seriously ill or deteriorating medical patient
This toolkit recommends that patients admitted as emergencies should only transfer out of the acute medical unit to a ward area that has facilities to meet their clinical needs. It makes recommendations for the use of the National Early Warning Score (NEWS), launched by the RCP in 2012, in order to rapidly identify patients who are severely ill or at risk of sudden deterioration. Toolkit NEWS Outline clinical response to NEWS triggers Systemic inflammatory response syndrome, sepsis and shock Factors increasing a patient's risk of acute kidney injury Royal College of Physicians - news (Source: Health Manage...
Source: Health Management Specialist Library - May 9, 2013 Category: UK Health Authors: The King's Fund Information & Library Service Tags: Quality of care and clinical outcomes Source Type: blogs

Does Genomic Health Have Another Winner with Oncotype DX Prostate Cancer Test?
Oncotype DX definitely produced a winner with its Breast Cancer Assay. Here are the results of the test according to the company web site: 33% [of tested patients] switched from chemotherapy + hormone therapy to hormone therapy alone based on a low Recurrence Score result 4% [of tested patients] switched from hormonal therapy only to chemotherapy + hormonal therapy based on a high Recurrence Score result The company is now introducing a new assay for assessing the risk of biopsied prostate cancer (see: New Test Improves Assessment of Prostate Cancer Risk, Study Says). Here's an excerpt from a ...
Source: Lab Soft News - May 8, 2013 Category: Pathologists Authors: Bruce Friedman Tags: Clinical Lab Industry News Clinical Lab Testing Healthcare Business Laboratory Industry Trends Medical Research Surgical Pathology Source Type: blogs

Philips ClearVue 650 Ultrasound with Auto Face Reveal, Fetal STIC (w/video)
Philips has released the ClearVue 650, a small footprint ultrasound for general purpose applications that also includes some advanced technologies specifically for Ob/Gyn.It provides all the standard 2D and 3D/4D/Doppler capabilities, but also includes Auto Face Reveal and Fetal STIC (Spatio-Temporal Imaging Correlation) for doing cool 3D reconstructions as seen in the image.Read More (Source: Medgadget)
Source: Medgadget - May 8, 2013 Category: Technology Consultants Authors: Editors Tags: Anesthesiology Cardiology Critical Care Emergency Medicine Ob/Gyn Surgery Urology Source Type: blogs

Things I Won't Work With: Dimethylcadmium
Cadmium is bad news. Lead and mercury get all the press, but cadmium is just as foul, even if far fewer people encounter it. Never in my career have I had any occasion to use any, and I like it that way. There was an organocadmium reaction in my textbook when I took sophomore organic chemistry, but it was already becoming obsolete, and good riddance, because this one of those metals that's best avoided for life. It has acute toxic effects, chronic toxic effects, and if there are any effects in between those it probably has them, too. Fortunately, cadmium is not well absorbed from the gut, and even more fortunately, no one...
Source: In the Pipeline - May 8, 2013 Category: Chemists Tags: Things I Won ' t Work With Source Type: blogs

Chris Christie Lap Band Surgery
We are following with interest the news reports today of the Chris Christie lap band surgery. Although we are not participating in his care, some general information on what lap band or laparoscopic gastric banding and typical clinical issues to be considered is detailed below. Lap band surgery is a commonly performed surgical operation done for the control of morbid obesity. It is best performed by experienced bariatric surgeons and is sometimes referred to as the “mini” weight loss surgery. However, while the surgery is not as extensive as the roux-en-Y reconfiguring of the gi tract, it is a operation that i...
Source: Inside Surgery - May 7, 2013 Category: Surgeons Authors: Editor Tags: Medical News Wire Chris Christie gastric surgery lap band surgery weight loss surgery Source Type: blogs

Disruptor Profile: Jayne Mackta
I can’t remember how or when I met Jayne Mackta, but I’ve always been grateful I did and I hope you’ll agree when I introduce her to you today. Jayne is an entrepreneur, pursuing the kinds of niche needs that – at their core – are the underpinnings of the discoveries in biomedicine that we depend upon to heal us when we’re ill. She’s one of many, I’m sure, but is one of the best (I’m sure of that, too). She not only works in the ‘trenches,’ but often goes there first and digs them herself to support the many others who will come later. Her most recent effort, Curious Young Writers, is the latest of h...
Source: Disruptive Women in Health Care - May 7, 2013 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: dw at disruptivewomen.net Tags: Uncategorized biomedical research Genetic Alliance Source Type: blogs