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Specificity of amyloid precursor-like protein 2 interactions with MHC class I molecules 1 Comment
Source: Immunogenetics Category: Genetics & Stem Cells
Latest Comment by Crisspy - May 6, 2008: Interesting article, showing role of member of APP superfamily, APLP2 in regulating surface expression of receptors involved in presenting foreign antigens to immune cells. I guess this paper can give us a clue on how immune system works in brain.

Cyberonics, Inc - VNS System Leads - Class 2 Recall 1 Comment
Source: Medical Device Recalls since July 07, 2006 Category: Medical Equipment
Latest Comment by Very Concerned - April 29, 2008: My mother had VNS therapy device implanted back in 2002. I was recently on the internet and saw a recall on the devices. I am trying to find out if my mother has one of these devices in question. La'Angela Martin

A rare incidental finding in a case of painless jaundice. 1 Comment
Source: The American Journal of Emergency Medicine Category: Emergency Medicine
Latest Comment by Bunto - April 25, 2008: how it happens?

Fibronectin/integrin system is involved in P2X4 receptor upregulation in the spinal cord and neuropathic pain after nerve injury 1 Comment
Source: Glia Category: Neurology
Latest Comment by Poubeau Pierre - April 24, 2008: Can Takahiro Masuda send me his E-mail adress ? My E-mail is p.poubeau@experts-judiciaires.org

Chief Dental Officer issues letter in response to NICE Guidance on antibiotic prophylaxis against infective endocarditis 1 Comment
Source: NeLM Headline News Category: Drugs & Pharmacology
Latest Comment by Dr David Shanson - April 23, 2008: The risk of fatal anaphylaxis after amoxicillin has probably been overestimated and there is a lack of good data on amoxicillin compared with anaphylaxis after penicillin or ampicillin.A survey in the UK showed no evidence of reports of fatal anaphylaxis after amoxicillin prophylaxis of endocarditis : Lee P and Shanson D Results of a UK survey of fatal anaphylaxis after oral amoxicillin J Antimicrob Chemother 2007; 60: 1172-1173 The American Heart Association(AHA) 2007 guidelines aso stated amoxicillin is a safe drug without reports of fatal anaphylaxis associated with the prophylaxis of endocarditis. The cost effectiv...

Imperforate anus: long- and short-term outcome. 1 Comment
Source: Seminars in Pediatric Surgery Category: Pediatrics
Latest Comment by FARID - April 22, 2008: Dear Colleague i would like to now from the experts in the field of anorectal malformation more about treatment of urologich associated anomalies and timming of intervention ,also about teenage in female operated for cloacal anomalies. thanks

An alternative therapy for graves' disease. 1 Comment
Source: Biol Pharm Bull Category: Drugs & Pharmacology
Latest Comment by GayE - April 21, 2008: This is very interesting BUT I can't find any references for Ahnjeonbaekho-tang. So cannot compare without side effects, availability, administration, etc details.

Common Factor of Cancer and the Metabolic Syndrome may be Low DHEA. 1 Comment
Source: Annals of Epidemiology Category: Epidemiology
Latest Comment by JR - April 20, 2008: This is not an "article" but a half page letter to the editor expressing an opinion!

Agfa exhibit health IT solutions 1 Comment
Source: Hospital IT Europe Category: Information Technology
Latest Comment by Lonesome Dave - April 19, 2008: Does anyone know when/where/how to get signed up for APUG at SIIM this year?

Methanolysis of tetraphenylborate (BPh4-) as a reaction unit in halotris(2,4-pentadianato) complexes of Zr(iv) and Hf(iv) 1 Comment
Source: RSC - Chem. Commun. latest articles Category: Chemistry
Latest Comment by tpm - April 17, 2008: Great work. Very wonderful chemistry.

Varicella-zoster virus in cerebrospinal fluid at relapses of multiple sclerosis 1 Comment
Source: Annals of Neurology Category: Neurology
Latest Comment by Rose - April 5, 2008: Once the causes for deterioration in MS have been pinpointed as the lack of production of this chemical (mielina) has been concluded, is there any possibility that they can be controlled, somehow, let's say, by encouraging the producton of mieline (mielina, I read the article in Spanish), or in any other way?

Sad secondary liver cancer news, please give your support! 1 Comment
Source: Metastatic liver cancer Category: Cancer
Latest Comment by kim - March 30, 2008: Dear Pammy, I have just found this site and don't know if you are still updating on your sisters battle. If you are, I would love to hear from you. My father was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer September 2005. Now diagnosed with metastatic liver cancer. He has started chemo again and also taking Tarceva. I will pray for your sister and your entire family. Please let me know how everyone is doing.

Management of Low Grade Gliomas: Current Strategies and Dilemmas: T24. 1 Comment
Source: Neurosurgery Category: Neurosurgery
Latest Comment by Paulo Boente - March 29, 2008: Chemoradiation as first option?

[Neuroscience] Hemopressin is an inverse agonist of CB1 cannabinoid receptors 1 Comment
Source: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Category: Science
Latest Comment by Hemopressin - March 20, 2008: I was wondering whether there is any species differences in biological activity of Hemopressin.

Former Pfizer District Sales Manager Indicted 1 Comment
Source: Pharmalot Category: Pharma Commentators
Latest Comment by charles roemer - March 19, 2008: I appreciate fact that medworm is the only place I could find the name of drug and drug company on the web. Thanks

Prednisone and insomnia 1 Comment
Source: Life with Crohn's Category: Other Conditions
Latest Comment by sunyata - March 18, 2008: Wow - five hours of sleep! The 50 mgs of Prednisone I am on completely obliterate 100 of sleep time for me. I am literally up all night! I have been advised to take 25 mgs in the morning, 25 in the evening but everyne suggest taking it all in the evening? Comments?

Unilateral conjunctival chemosis as a unique symptom of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug intolerance. 1 Comment
Source: Journal of Investigational Allergology & Clinical Immunology Category: Allergy & Immunology
Latest Comment by Libby - March 17, 2008: I too have the same issue. It is to all NSAIDS I have tried. I have been trying to find information on this and there isn't much out there. I am most interested in knowing how dangerous it is. My Dr. said that I shouldn't take it at all anymore since I am devolping a sensitivity. I don't know what to take for back pain. Any help or info would be greatly appreciated. Thank you

Might statins be associated with increased risk of ALS? 2 Comments
Source: NeLM Headline News Category: Drugs & Pharmacology
Latest Comment by Frankie Dolan - March 14, 2008: Sorry to hear about your sad loss David. Thank-you for sharing this information.

Might statins be associated with increased risk of ALS? 2 Comments
Source: NeLM Headline News Category: Drugs & Pharmacology
Latest Comment by David McM, Glasgow - March 14, 2008: My wife Pauline McMurtrie [aged 74] who died six weeks ago from effects of MND - diagnosed in Glasgow in December, 2005, by Dr Richard Petty, Southern General, Glasgow, and confirmed in London by Prof. Nigel Leigh, at King's College Hospital - firmly contended her use of statins [after heart attack] from 1995 to 2004 contributed to the onset of MND. It began with muscle spasms and cramps in legs, which reduced and almost ceased when statins were withdrawn. No medical opinion confirmed she was correct in her suspicions, with the answer being this was unlikely. Her worry, and mine, if this is not the case is that the MND co...

On the origin of the decrease in stability of the DNA hairpin d(GCGAAGC) on complexation with aromatic drugs. 1 Comment
Source: Biophysical Chemistry Category: Chemistry
Latest Comment by Starik - March 14, 2008: I read this abstract. It is very interesting...

Pro Se Plaintiff Seeks Compensation To Appear As His Own Expert 1 Comment
Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Baycol Legal News Category: Medical Law
Latest Comment by bonnie lou - March 12, 2008: I am a Plaintiff Pro Se. I gave my deposition FREE but the docor who had written a favorable paper that he received $400from my then attorneys for on how Baycol caused my illness wanted $400 and hour for a deposition and $800 an hour if it went to court.

Counsel Reaches Impasse With Plaintiff, Withdraws 1 Comment
Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Baycol Legal News Category: Medical Law
Latest Comment by bonnie lou - March 12, 2008: How and where can I get more info on the Purpose of the plaintiff's steering Commitee? I am a plaintiff and I just NOW heard of the plaitiff's Steering Commitee.I have read all I can find but still don't have a clear picture of what they do.

Ciliatamides A−C, Bioactive Lipopeptides from the Deep-Sea Sponge Aaptos ciliata 1 Comment
Source: Journal of Natural Products Category: Biochemistry
Latest Comment by sagar - March 12, 2008: a) Ciliatamide 1 and 3 have difference in cyclic amides, 1 (7 member ring) 3(6 member ring) and report says 1 is active and 3 is not, so can you say that caprolactam ring is active part of molecule? b) is any synthesis of these molecules are known?

Otosyphilis in HIV-Coinfected Individuals: A Case Series From Toronto, Canada 1 Comment
Source: AIDS Patient Care and STDs Category: Infectious Diseases
Latest Comment by faith_71031 - March 11, 2008: I would like answers to a few questions. 1. What questions does the paper address? 2. What are the main conclusions of the paper? 3. What evidence supports those conclusions? 4. Do the data actually support teh conclusions? 5. What is the quality fo the evidence? 6. Why are the conclusions important? If anyone can, please answer these 6 questions for me, I would really appreciate it. Thanks for your time.

Psychologists 'prove' antidepressants are worthless - again 1 Comment
Source: Latest entries from www.anxietyinsights.info Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists
Latest Comment by chandelier2 - March 2, 2008: Its quite funny how alot of the antidepressants prescribed over the patients were placebos. It shows how easy it is to trick the mid. I trully dont think that antidepressants work but, some people could quite possibly really need them. The only thing about it is that doctors are prescribing pills for everyday unhappiness not a true diagnosed problem. We need more studies with it to show that depression is all in the mind.

Herpes Medication Does Not Reduce Risk Of HIV Infection In Individuals With HSV-2, Study Finds 1 Comment
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines Category: Consumer Health News
Latest Comment by Herpesdating - February 25, 2008: Yes, recently there are many news on this topic. It is a little bad to many people living with Herpes. They are discusst it on a herpes community, if you are interested, you can have a browse: http://www.stdpal.com

Shoppers Drug Mart / Wal Mart Introduce New Acne Rosacea Breakthrough 2 Comments
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals Category: Pharmaceuticals
Latest Comment by Frankie Dolan - February 18, 2008: Many thanks for rightly pointing out the questionable credibility of the article here, but it is not actually from a medical journal - if you look at the 'Source Type' in MedWorm you can see it is listed as 'News', not 'Journals'. If you want to find results just from medical journals you can do so in MedWorm by ensuring that just the 'Journals' option box is selected when searching. MedWorm includes many sources from medical journals, but also news releases (which this one is), organisational reports, information from respected health websites, etc, to give you an overview of what is being said about any medical topic on ...

Shoppers Drug Mart / Wal Mart Introduce New Acne Rosacea Breakthrough 2 Comments
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals Category: Pharmaceuticals
Latest Comment by ricardo11 - February 18, 2008: You have got to be kidding? How can an article about Walmart selling a SOAP that targets the Demodex mite, be headlined in a medical journal as a breakthrough? Especially since the Demodex mite has been discredited amongst dermatologists as being the cause of Rosacea.

Medical Students Forum :: Cool lecture notes and audio lectures 1 Comment
Source: Med Student Guide Category: Medical Students
Latest Comment by anesthesia - February 16, 2008: very informative site which i recommend to all

Autistic-spectrum disorders in down syndrome: Further delineation and distinction from other behavioral abnormalities 1 Comment
Source: American Journal of Medical Genetics Part B: Neuropsychiatric Genetics Category: Genetics & Stem Cells
Latest Comment by smutsvil - February 13, 2008: I would like to know what medications should a child take for this condition. My daughter is DS-ASD and I just want to know if she is take the right kind because it really seems not working well

Class Counsel Says Settlement Echo Criteria Were Chosen As Generous 1 Comment
Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Fen-Phen/Redux Legal News Category: Medical Law
Latest Comment by mr. "C" - February 12, 2008: Blind Study of regurgitation methodologies proves Class Counsel damaged AHP Diet Drug Users Settlement Claims Introduction In early December, 2007 Cardiologist expert Dr Dean Karalis M.D., F.A.C.C. was asked to perform a blind study read on the AHP Settlement qualifying echoes of claimants Jemiifer Ferguson , Nicholas Napora and Sonia Howell. Dr Karalis was asked to assess the claimants’ highest level of mitral regurgitation using the same methodology that would be used in a normal clinical setting. The results of that study would be compared to the results that the Trust Auditors had found using the Court Approv...

Search in this OMICS age 1 Comment
Source: The Omics world Category: Bioinformaticians
Latest Comment by drsujata - February 8, 2008: i want all recent omics existing at presnt

Efficiency assessment of a swift method to enhance substandard viability ram ejaculates. 1 Comment
Source: Reproduction in Domestic Animals Category: Reproduction Medicine
Latest Comment by Piperelis Savvas - February 3, 2008: I would like to hear any comments or arguments on the method that is described in this article...

IRS, U.S. Small Business Administration and Peace Corps Join AARP National Employer Team 1 Comment
Source: AARP.org News Category: American Health
Latest Comment by Dec - January 31, 2008: Peace Corps is partnering with AARP to keep older PCVs, volunteers, at the agency. The PCV attrition rate is high for older PCVs. Basically, PCVs leave the agency after training and months after service begins. They tend to leave and join other groups in country. The goal of the partnering program is keep the PCVs at the agency for the two years and possibly longer after mandatory termination for more tours. AARP is a recruiting and support for older PCVs. AARP may want to watch the PCVs to see how they do and what the problems are at the agency once the PCV goes through training and begins service. Small busin...

ABC Transporters during Epilepsy and Mechanisms Underlying Multidrug Resistance in Refractory Epilepsy 1 Comment
Source: Epilepsia Category: Neurology
Latest Comment by Nadia - January 25, 2008: It is a new concept of the potential role for ABC transporters (particularly P-gp) not only in the refractory phenotype to drugs treatment, but to the epileptogenicity for thier effects on the potential membrane morifications on neurons

Brachial Plexus Impingement: An Unusual Complication of Bilateral Breast Augmentation 1 Comment
Source: Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Category: Cosmetic Surgery
Latest Comment by karrina7@gmail.com - January 22, 2008: Anyone out there know about saline implants put in thru nipple causing impingement on lower brachial plexus, pulling on pectoralis minor? Have Thoracic outlet syndrome and surgeries plus the implants had scar/hardening contracture requiring 2nd surgery. Considering removal, any comments? Dr's think ongoing TOS may be from implants.

Direct Intra-arterial Chemotherapy Successful for Advanced Retinoblastoma 1 Comment
Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines Category: Cancer & Oncology
Latest Comment by DgillonG@aol.com - January 15, 2008: Any other center with such experience.Also what were the dermographics of the children in this study? Any significant safety concerns of procedure or technique.

Wound Healing in the Rabbit Cornea After Corneal Collagen Cross-Linking With Riboflavin and UVA. 1 Comment
Source: Cornea Category: Opthalmology
Latest Comment by Marina - January 15, 2008: I am wondered why no immunos are performed for the assessment of cell proliferation

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy without visible scar: combined transvaginal and transumbilical approach 1 Comment
Source: Endoscopy Category: Gastroenterology
Latest Comment by LaserGYN@aol.com - January 13, 2008: Gallbladder removed through the vagina was done in 1993 by Dr. Delveaux of Belgium. Operation and removal through the vagina was done in 1999 in the USA under the name of Culdolaparoscopy. www.culdoscopy.com

Zyprexa MDL Denies Motion To Inquire Why Some Plaintiffs Won't Take Lilly's Settlement 1 Comment
Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Emerging Drugs & Devices Legal News Category: Medical Law
Latest Comment by madandhurt - January 12, 2008: Today is January 12,2008. I don't know why 2 plaintiffs chose not to accept the settlement offered. $33,000.00 was my sttlement offer from Eli Lilly. And they feel they are giving that out of the "goodness" of their "hearts". They are telling victims their cases are weak, and to sign this paper, accept this lttle money, and "shut Up"! Eli Lilly cannot force a spouse to accept this amount for the death and murder of an innocent mate! So, I rejected that settlement offer!!!

Extra specialist staff for tackling hospital infections 1 Comment
Source: NHS Networks Category: UK Health
Latest Comment by Alice - January 11, 2008: I want to share some information regarding the MRSA and C. difficile infection concerns. The chemical chlorine dioxide has been proven to kill 10 out of 10 in chemical analysis lab trials and growth of the challenge organism eliminated bacteriostasis as a cause for the negative results. We have the only patented formula that is safe and non-toxic. This is not a sales pitch, but more of a sharing of information. I understand your great concern to eradicate this organism in your health care facilities. I only ask that you take a moment to respond to this blog so I can put you in contact with the owner of the patented form...

First New Opioid Dependence Treatment in More Than 30 years 1 Comment
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News Category: Pharmaceuticals
Latest Comment by Advocate - December 22, 2007: It pleases me to know that there is an alternative to methadone. Are there any active trials in the Vancouver area for the suboxone/buprenorphine treatment?

Morphometric analysis of untreated adult skulls in syndromic and nonsyndromic craniosynostosis 1 Comment
Source: Urosurgical Review Category: Urology & Nephrology
Latest Comment by deboraweksler@yahoo.com - December 20, 2007: (PLEASE EXCUSS ANY SPELLING ERRORS... I AM SORRY I HAVE NO TIME TO PROOF READ FOR ERRORS.) I am a massage therapist with a 60+yo, male, 6'3+ tall, client who has been diagnosed with Ankilosing Spondolosis/Spondoliothiasis but he is not only extremly kyphotic in the thorasic spine with a srait lumbar and severly lordodic cervical spine which began causing pain at an early age. He also presents with a flat posterior skull (semetricly). I am wondering if the two skeletal issuse that I have mentioned are related. I can not find any information about because it seems that the patients with plagiocephaly and the patients wit...

Some Patients Stop Needing Antidepressant Medication After Having Plastic Surgery 2 Comments
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines Category: Consumer Health News
Latest Comment by jazz - December 15, 2007: It would be difficult because we cannot change our soul.Many peoples want to change our face & women want to increase their breasts but they also facing other problems also. One of them is Bowl problem. Eg: If you feel you are suffering from bowel syndrome, be sure to look out for these bowel symptoms. You feel discomfort and pain in your abdomen. You need to strain when you open your bowels. you pass hard, compacted stools

Avandia And Actos Linked To Heart Risks 1 Comment
Source: Pharmalot Category: Pharma Commentators
Latest Comment by bayzo - December 13, 2007: does it mean that actose has been ban and should not be used by doctors.

Banned Scientist Now Works At Schering-Plough 1 Comment
Source: Pharmalot Category: Pharma Commentators
Latest Comment by dd - December 4, 2007: This is a total railroad case by the Seattle Times. Seems they didn't get much for spending legal money for this story. The news agencies just got sucked and just copied the information to fill space. Should do your own investigating but then I guess it is easier to copy and paste. Think about it the University of Washington spent 16 months pouring through this guys info. for his 8yrs of work and UW did have not one paper retracted and not one grant was given back? Why? Read Research Misconduct at the ORI.hhs.gov site. Institutions are supposed to spend 60 days for inquiry and 120 to investigate NOT 16 MONTHS. How m...

Immunohistochemistry of Choriocarcinoma: An Aid in Differential Diagnosis and in Elucidating Pathogenesis. 1 Comment
Source: The American Journal of Surgical Pathology Category: Pathology
Latest Comment by javaice - December 4, 2007: Today, we had slides from a hysterectomy specimen that had a mostly necrotic/hemorrhagic lesion in the uterine fundus invading the wall and a similar satellite nodule in the cervix. On evaluation we could hardly find any trophoblastic cells in the sections. We decided to get a detailed history which unfortunately had not been provided by the gynecology/oncology unit of BSMMU. This is a common occurence in poor countries' lack of interdepartmental communications. The patient was cooperative and said that she had molar pregnancy three/four times which was evacuated by curettage and was reported as decidual tissue with ...

A systematic review of secondary thromboprophylaxis in patients with antiphospholipid antibodies 1 Comment
Source: Arthritis Care and Research Category: Rheumatology
Latest Comment by Edward Bulfin - December 4, 2007: The comments contained within this review, use the assumption that patients with Antiphospholipid Syndrome will have positive results showing disease activity. The assumption is then made that if there is no recurrent activity, then a lower INR can be maintained. Many APS patients have repeated flares and clotting events at times when their blood tests are normal (or negative as some laboratories like to describe it). How can this be? Surely a blood test for antibody activity is merely a photograph of the activity at the precise moment of the blood draw, and not of the possible activity 12 hours later. This reliance on...

Peyronie's Disease. 1 Comment
Source: The Urologic Clinics of North America Category: Urology & Nephrology
Latest Comment by ohjb1 - November 29, 2007: Is there any reliable data available as to the incidence of peyronie's in the US. I have seem data published by Medicare, but this conditions usually begins prior to age 65.

Urologist Practice Patterns in the Management of Peyronie's Disease: A Nationwide Survey 1 Comment
Source: The Journal of Sexual Medicine Category: Sexual Medicine
Latest Comment by ohjb1 - November 29, 2007: the urologists recommend vit E. Is there any study that confirms that Vit E is effective? I have peyronie's. Is there any foundation or research center we can contribute to that supports research in this area? I have started my own website in hopes that we can get some reserach activity started - url is below

[NEWS FOCUS] SCIENCE AND COMMERCE: Who Owns Glycobiology? 1 Comment
Source: Science: This Week Category: Science
Latest Comment by lljames - November 24, 2007: Its clear that integrative medicine will snowball these two petty MD's who cut off their noses despite their faces with mis information that is soon to be revealed to the world. They claim to be leading authorities on glycobiology, when they are not! - Who died and made them king of glycobiology? Look at all the other MD's who are light years from them in in comprehension and study of glycobiology around the world who would understand and support Mannatech at the drop of a hat, because indeed, integrative medicine is a need - not an option. Viva the Wellness Revolution, there is nothing to stop it.

Judge Approves Common Fund Assessment Reallocation 1 Comment
Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Ephedra & PPA Legal News Category: Medical Law
Latest Comment by cp1 - November 21, 2007: Anyone out there ever received a dime from Ephedra MDL?

Synthesis of new polymetallic iron(iii) clusters containing polycarboxylate ligands based on cavity-blocked cyclen 2 Comments
Source: RSC - Dalton Trans. latest articles Category: Chemistry
Latest Comment by Romir signi - November 19, 2007: I think the auther Abd-Alhakeem H. Abu-Nawwas is the best one who worked in the macrocyclic-coordination chemistry, his artical is very intresting to change the solid system(blocked cavity of cyclen) to easiy system (polycarboxylate)

Synthesis of new polymetallic iron(iii) clusters containing polycarboxylate ligands based on cavity-blocked cyclen 2 Comments
Source: RSC - Dalton Trans. latest articles Category: Chemistry
Latest Comment by Nadin Bascal - November 18, 2007: this artical is very important, becuase it contains very cleaver chemistry with non-conventional matter by changing the system from cyclic system to open system.

More seek plastic surgery for work 1 Comment
Source: CSN - Cosmetic Surgery News Category: Cosmetic Surgery
Latest Comment by Chas12 - November 2, 2007: I wrote an article, Men Embracing Cosmetic and Plastic Surgery" and came across a 40-year-old guy who sold everything and set out to become a professional golfer even through he still had three children at home. He had to lose weight but when he did, he was left with a lot of skin on his stomach; it interferred with his golf swing. Plastic surgery took off the skin and he advanced his golf game. Check it out at: http://www.cosmeticsurgery.com/articles/archive/an~214/

Some Patients Stop Needing Antidepressant Medication After Having Plastic Surgery 2 Comments
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines Category: Consumer Health News
Latest Comment by Chas12 - November 2, 2007: For a longer look at plastic surgery and depression, take a gander at the article I wrote, "Can Plastic Surgery Cure the Blues?" at http://www.cosmeticsurgery.com/articles/archive/an~238/

[Anatomy and Pathology] Morphological Classification of Parvalbumin-Containing Retinal Ganglion Cells in Mouse: Single-Cell Injection after Immunocytochemistry 1 Comment
Source: Investigative Ophthalmology Category: Opthalmology
Latest Comment by Nazrul - November 1, 2007: It is a nice journal. Nazrul Islam

Evaluation of Newcastle disease virus chimeras expressing the Hemagglutinin-Neuraminidase protein of velogenic strains in the context of a mesogenic recombinant virus backbone. 1 Comment
Source: Virus Research Category: Virology
Latest Comment by rajiv - October 26, 2007: Is really "V" protein affect the pathogenicity and adaptability of NDV in vitro?

The woman who won't be allowed to keep her baby - just in case she harms it 1 Comment
Source: the Mail online | Health Category: Consumer Health News
Latest Comment by Frankie Dolan - October 19, 2007: I wouldn't normally comment on a sketchy newspaper article that doesn't give all the facts behind a case, but I can't help myself in this instance. This really does seem like something out of the dark ages. I like to think that the British have moved on from their days of gross injustice but I fear not. To remove a child from its mother, and a mother from her child, without her consent, to me is a most terrible thing that should only be done in extreme circumstances, when there is no other option to keep the child from harm. I don't know anything about this lady's past, but whatever she has done to herself or others can su...

Pancreatic cancer stage iv survivors 2 Comments
Source: Metastatic liver cancer Category: Cancer
Latest Comment by Frankie Dolan - October 13, 2007: Dear Sandie, I'm sorry to hear this sad news. You must be experiencing a very difficult time at the moment. As I am not a doctor, I am not qualified to give you any advice, but I can point you in the direction of some pages on MedWorm that may be of use to you. If you click on Cancers on the above toolbar, and then click on Pancreatic Cancer in the list that follows, you will see all the latest news and research on Pancreatic Cancer. However, this may be a little 'heavy' for you, since it includes professional medical literature. But if you then click on the Filter tab and choose 'Consumer Health News' you will see only th...

People Just Like You 2 Comments
Source: This Week in Diabetes Category: Consumer Health Advice
Latest Comment by Frankie Dolan - October 12, 2007: Have you had a look at the diabetes blog section of MedWorm? It may help give you an insight into what life is like for a diabetic and help put you to get in touch with the people that you are looking to talk to. Just click on Blog Directory above and then click on the Diabetes category to see all the latest diabetes blog postings.

Asthma and allergies linked to reduced risk of brain cancer 2 Comments
Source: MedWire News - Consumer Health Category: Consumer Health News
Latest Comment by Frankie Dolan - October 12, 2007: I'm happy that you are finding information you like via MedWorm. This certainly is an interesting article. Nice to see that there is at least one advantage for people who suffer from allergies or asthma - hopefully this information will prove to be useful to those in research, in either the fight against brain cancer or the understanding about asthma/allergies.

Asthma and allergies linked to reduced risk of brain cancer 2 Comments
Source: MedWire News - Consumer Health Category: Consumer Health News
Latest Comment by IT Outsourcing - October 12, 2007: I like the information Best Regards :)

Pancreatic cancer stage iv survivors 2 Comments
Source: Metastatic liver cancer Category: Cancer
Latest Comment by SANDIEKAY - October 10, 2007: MY SISTER HAS PANCREATIC CANCER IT HAS SPREAD TO HER LIVER, THE DR TOLD HER YESTEREDAY THAT SHE IS JUNDICE, WHAT DOES THIS MEAN?

Cancer Survivors - Forgotten? 2 Comments
Source: Frankie Speaking Frankly Category: Technology Consultants
Latest Comment by Frankie Dolan - October 9, 2007: Thanks for introducing yourself! I noticed that you have an RSS feed on your site, but that it is not actually being populated (it has just one entry dated July). Maybe you might start to use it to keep everyone up to date with news from your worthy organisation? If you do, please let me know so that I can add it to the MedWorm directory.

Cancer Survivors - Forgotten? 2 Comments
Source: Frankie Speaking Frankly Category: Technology Consultants
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MTAS online recruitment portal to be dropped 1 Comment
Source: E-Health-Insider Category: Information Technology
Latest Comment by Frankie Dolan - October 8, 2007: Surely this is a major step backwards? From what I understand, the problem with the centralised system was that the questions were poor and doctors were not given sufficient room to put down all their experience, both problems that could have been easily rectified for the next time around. There were also some problems in accessing the server, due to heavy traffic, which I am also sure could have been rectified. In addition, it was considered that the selection process was unfair, and that doctors should have been able to apply for as many positions as they wanted – both of which were not problems with the system. Now th...

High failure rate of the interspinous distraction device (X-Stop) for the treatment of lumbar spinal stenosis caused by degenerative spondylolisthesis 1 Comment
Source: European Spine Journal Category: Orthopaedics
Latest Comment by Kai Lee - October 6, 2007: I have 2 comments:
1. 6 out of 8 patients in a small personal series were more than one levels. May be some of the failed patients require the x-stop in more than one level.
2. The abstract did not mention the outcome with the decompression and fusion nor the complication rate. Assuming the result is 100% successful, the author was still able to prevent the need for decompression and fusion in 5 out of 12 patients. It would be helpful if we can compare x-stop with the results of decompression and fusion.

Telithromycin Detrimental in Myasthenia Gravis Patients 1 Comment
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines Category: Consumer Health News
Latest Comment by cindy - October 5, 2007: nice information

People Just Like You 2 Comments
Source: This Week in Diabetes Category: Consumer Health Advice
Latest Comment by crucial - October 5, 2007: i would love to know how people of diabetes survive and what changes in their lives!

Mechanistic studies on oxidation of l-ascorbic acid by an oxo-bridged diiron complex in aqueous acidic media 1 Comment
Source: RSC - Dalton Trans. latest articles Category: Chemistry
Latest Comment by subrata - October 2, 2007: I want to know the detail about the metabolism of ascorbic acid.

Occupational exposures in farming and industry may be linked to death from autoimmune disease 2 Comments
Source: News-Medical News Feed Category: Consumer Health News
Latest Comment by Frankie Dolan - October 1, 2007: Hi Medicalmind! I'm interested in your use of the term 'Debilitating Immunopathic Relapsing Encephalomyelitis' since a search on this in both MedWorm and PubMed returned no results. There were just 9 results on this term in Google, referring I think to a book title. Is this the same as 'myalgic encephalomyelitis'?

Occupational exposures in farming and industry may be linked to death from autoimmune disease 2 Comments
Source: News-Medical News Feed Category: Consumer Health News
Latest Comment by medicalmind - October 1, 2007: This is not a new idea! It's been known for at least two decades that Debilitating Immunopathic Relapsing Encephalomyelitis (DIRE)-- incorrectly and pejoratively named "Chronic Fatigue Syndrome" -- probably has a toxic (read "pesticide") etiology. Enlightened sufferers and some conscientious and/or affected medical colleagues are certain that DIRE IS A NEUROIMMUNE DISORDER TRIGGERED BY AN EXCESSIVELY ACTIVATED IMMUNE SYSTEM WHICH THEN CANNOT SHUT ITSELF OFF. (Some have attributed DIRE to Epstein-Barr and other viruses or to certain bacterial infections. But the preponderance of sufferers I know about have had some toxic...

[Web Exclusives] The Santa Barbara County Care Data Exchange: What Happened? 2 Comments
Source: Health Affairs Category: Global & Universal
Latest Comment by Frankie Dolan - September 29, 2007: I agree Mark. I think you may see the same thing happening with a lot of high profile internet sites where huge amounts of money have been thrown at projects early on, before a business model has had time to develop. The very fact that MedWorm has no funding I think is the reason it is likely to succeed - it just has a huge amount of personal investment, and its growth (additional servers as traffic increases, for example) depends on my ability to ensure it is covering its own costs from early on. If I can get the site working well when it is small, I deal with any issues early on, ensuring I have a product that people rea...

Medical Professionals Convene To Discuss Challenges, Benefits Of Home Health Care Technology 1 Comment
Source: Rehabilitation News From Medical News Today Category: Rehabilitation
Latest Comment by marksingh - September 28, 2007: Telemedicine will have a role to play in preventing needless hospitalizations as well as ensuring a safe discharge to home from a hospitalization. The value of telemedicine will come from the cost savings generated by reducing medical expenditures related to more timely and appropriate medical interventions. Mark Singh MD www.clinicore.blogspot.com

[Web Exclusives] The Santa Barbara County Care Data Exchange: What Happened? 2 Comments
Source: Health Affairs Category: Global & Universal
Latest Comment by marksingh - September 28, 2007: I think when you start off with $10M in funding to start a RHIO, you start looking for ways to spend the money first and look for a sustainable business model later. This is the problem with funding organizations that do not have enough faith in their own model to fund it themselves. If communities see value in a RHIO, they need to at least invest some of their own funding, rather then wait for someone else to lay down the capital. Mark Singh MD www.clinicore.blogspot.com

Induced Labor Has Some Benefits in Cases of Premature Water Break 1 Comment
Source: Health Behavior News Service Category: Consumer Health News
Latest Comment by Jennifer M. Mendoza - September 25, 2007: research only

Intestinal Obstruction: Assessment of Intestinal Obstruction 1 Comment
Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines Category: Surgery
Latest Comment by gv - September 17, 2007: please show me radiographs of different types of intestinal obstructions

10 Places to Use RSS in Medicine 5 Comments
Source: Frankie Speaking Frankly Category: Technology Consultants
Latest Comment by Frankie Dolan - September 13, 2007: I guess what health professionals should be thinking of is all the places where communications need to go out to a group of people, and then need to think whether RSS might be the way to send out that message. I have been thinking of a tool whereby several people within the group have access to publishing. I guess there's nothing that new in the technology - think of a newsgroup or listserv with RSS feed for example, and then there is loopnote.com, which does something similar. But I would like to see such a tool easily accessible and widely used in the field of medicine. I can see it would be useful when doctors start to ...

10 Places to Use RSS in Medicine 5 Comments
Source: Frankie Speaking Frankly Category: Technology Consultants
Latest Comment by psychsplash - September 12, 2007: I can imagine RSS feeds being used in a closed system between practitioners. 100 local practitioners (across multiple fields) join up. They keep a professional log (e.g., appt times, specialty areas, new developments, etc) and the other professionals "subscribe" to these logs (RSS) to keep up with what is happening with their colleagues.

10 Places to Use RSS in Medicine 5 Comments
Source: Frankie Speaking Frankly Category: Technology Consultants
Latest Comment by Frankie Dolan - September 12, 2007: Hi Psychsplash, I love the idea of using RSS to announce new members. I guess it would act as a kind of 'latest appointments' notice board. Talking of getting connected to people that offer particular services, you could also use RSS to advertise the latest services that you offer as well. I'm not exactly sure how this would work in the health services, but I'm thinking for example, say a dentist could detail new dental treatments that they offer as they become available. I guess you could think of a list of types of therapies a psychiatric practice offers. A radiology department in a hospital could list the types of scans...

10 Places to Use RSS in Medicine 5 Comments
Source: Frankie Speaking Frankly Category: Technology Consultants
Latest Comment by psychsplash - September 12, 2007: I reckon an RSS feed of new members to an organization might also be a great way to introduce new members and improve networking. It might also be a great way of providing referrals. General Practitioners could subscribe to RSS feeds of people in their local area that provide specific allied health/ specialist services.

Emerging Bipolar Therapies 1 Comment
Source: Psych Central Category: Psychiatry & Psychology
Latest Comment by psychsplash - September 12, 2007: Bipolar disorder is certainly the "golden-child" disorder at the moment. I am certainly not surprised to see these developments in adults. What I am curious about is whether or not there will be a parallel development of treatments for pediatric bipolar disorder. BPD has the potential to become the next big money spinner for pharmaceutical companies.

Deodorant 'may be linked to breast cancer' 1 Comment
Source: the Mail online | Health Category: Consumer Health News
Latest Comment by Frankie Dolan - September 7, 2007: I'm a big fan or preventative medicine and figure that if I can make it through life without getting some form of cancer I have done well (or been incredibly lucky) so I am always looking for ways to reduce my risks, by avoiding the bad and trying to get lots of the good. I thought I was low risk for getting breast cancer: I don’t drink, I don’t smoke, I had children young and spent a good few years breastfeeding, I drink green tea and am partial to very dark chocolate, and there’s no family history. So this article came as a disappointment to me – really not news that I wanted to hear. My husband is one of t...

Video from CNN Money: Sermo and PatientsLikeMe 2 Comments
Source: davidrothman.net Category: Medical Librarians
Latest Comment by Frankie Dolan - September 4, 2007: I'm sorry, I have to disagree - yeh the video is ok - social networks for healthcare blah blah blah - but that Rothman guy - no way is he a doofus!

Video from CNN Money: Sermo and PatientsLikeMe 2 Comments
Source: davidrothman.net Category: Medical Librarians
Latest Comment by David - September 4, 2007: The video is good, but this Rothman guy is a doofus. ;)

10 Places to Use RSS in Medicine 5 Comments
Source: Frankie Speaking Frankly Category: Technology Consultants
Latest Comment by Frankie Dolan - September 1, 2007: I've just released this new commenting/discussion functionality on MedWorm. Thought it only appropriate that I kick the comments off - and what better a place to start than a posting on my own blog? This item is a simple list to encourage all those people running medically related websites to have a good look at their information and to see if they couldn't add some RSS feeds somewhere. Whilst RSS is now quite widely utilised to distribute medical journal TOCs, it is still a long way from reaching its full potential. Have a look at this list and you might think of a way RSS could be used on your website. And if yo...

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