MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'adhesive'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:21:24 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3965431&cid=t_132885_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2F26pHukZ1Q20%2F For the first time, we're also featuring EBMedicine‘s latest Pediatric Emergency Medicine Practice review on LITFL. Just like our sneak peeks at each issue of Emergency Medicine Practice for 'big people' this is going to become a monthly diversion. First up we've got: Agrawal P, Brown CA (2010). Management Of Wounds In The Pediatric Emergency Department. Pediatric Emergency Medicine Practice, 12(9). (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3965431 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 00:00:55 +0100 3965431 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3092878&cid=t_132885_134_f&fid=35187&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDiabetesDaily%2F%7E3%2FEJhScqEfm9I%2Fhelp-my-dexcom-isnt-sticking.php I have been wearing my Dexcom 7+ for about 2 months or so.  Since then, I have had a great number of successes, and a few issues.  The best thing about the Dexcom is the accuracy.  I look at my Dexcom, and test my blood sugar, and it's within 15 points most of the time.  It does a fantastic job about telling me how quickly I'm rising and falling.  And, it's super easy to put on and use.  Unfortunately, I have some problems with it, but that is to be expected with any piece of equipment.  My main complaint is that I have an almost impossible time getting the sensors to stick.  I've tried alcohol, which does nothing.  I've tried IV Prep, which doesn't do much either.  Finally, after losing 2 sensors in one day, I got extremely frustrated and ... Diabetes Daily blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3092878 Wed, 16 Dec 2009 12:00:00 +0100 3092878 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2415609&cid=t_132885_130_f&fid=34938&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FEvidenceInMotion%2F%7E3%2FsuLVTj8CHXY%2Fultrasound-yes-no.html Okay, before you grab the ultrasound machine.. before you squirt the gel... before you reach for that ultrasound head... ask yourself why?Why are you choosing to use ultrasound for someone with adhesive capsulitis of the shoulder?a)  The deep heating properties of ultrasound will increase the extensibility of the joint capsule.b)  You learned in your graduate or post-graduate program about modalities; ultrasound to the axillary fossa was deemed an acceptable intervention in your classroom scenarios.c)  Everyone else uses it.d)  You need to maintain your productivity units.e)  You just want to sit down, have a break and chat with your patient as you move the magic wand.f)  You really don't care about your patient and want to really jinx the likelihood of a favorable outcome.You could ... MyPhysicalTherapySpace.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2415609 Sun, 17 May 2009 19:10:22 +0100 2415609 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2053209&cid=t_132885_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F488585785%2F Yes, the drugmaker will spend $75 million upfront and up to $410 million to buy the rights from Auxilium Pharmaceuticals to develop an experimental med for combating Peyronie’s disease, in which the buildup of collagen on the shaft of the penis reduces flexibility and makes intercourse uncomfortable. This afflicts an estimated 1 percent of men, according to the National Institutes of Health. The injectable drug, known as Xiaflex, is also being investigated to treat Dupuytren’s contracture, which is the growth of collagen in the palm of the hand impairs the use of the fingers and is found in an estimated an 3 percent of whites, often of Northern European ancestry. The drug is also being tested for Frozen Shoulder syndrome, or Adhesive Capsulitis (see statement). (Source: Pharmal... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2053209 Thu, 18 Dec 2008 11:46:01 +0100 2053209 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=867339&cid=t_132885_134_f&fid=35137&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdiabetesupdate.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F09%2Fbeware-cortisone.html Today's e-mailbag brought a letter from someone who reported that their blood sugar deteriorated significantly after a single shot of cortisone administered by an orthopedic doctor and that, even two months later, it has not returned to the level it was before the shot.I wish this were an isolated, oddball occurrence, but sadly, it is not. Years ago when I posted a question on the old alt.support.diabetes newsgroup about the events leading up to a Type 2 diabetes diagnosis, I heard from several people who said that their blood sugars, which had been marginal before a cortisone treatment, became fully diabetic afterwards. It was only then that I connected my own diabetes diagnosis with the ten day long course of prednisone I'd been given the previous year and and realized that it was only a... Diabetes Update blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=867339 Wed, 12 Sep 2007 13:26:00 +0100 867339 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=743357&cid=t_132885_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F135133800%2F “Geckel” is a new adhesive material that combines elements of gecko and mussel adhesion: While geckos are notable for being able to move up vertical surfaces and to keep moving upside down, their adhesive ability lessens in water—-which is precisely where mussels show off their sticking power. Geckel is said to function “like a sticky note and exhibit[s] strong yet reversible adhesion in both air and water.” Notes the July 18th Science Daily about research by two Northwestern University biomedical engineers that appears in the July 19th Nature: “The geckel material should be useful for reversible attachment to a variety of surfaces in any environment,” said Phillip B. Messersmith, professor of biomedical engineering at Northwestern’s McCormic... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=743357 Thu, 19 Jul 2007 12:46:53 +0100 743357