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 'deaths'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 01:53:46 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5182333&cid=t_106571_151_f&fid=36896&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSuboxoneTalkZone%2F%7E3%2FTuIBpEDapBQ%2F I would like to add a couple things to my pages about opioid dependence.  For those not familiar with the sites already included, you can find most of them through links at a home page called Addiction Remission.  I have ‘bupe tube’, a collection of educational videos;  bupe news, a site that has news releases related to opioid dependence and buprenorphine, and a page that has items for purchase– including my book, and even underwear with the ‘talk zone’ insignia!  Nobody has purchased a pair yet, for some reason…. Ideally, I would like to drop the ‘subox’ part of the name to the blog and forum, and replace it with ‘bupe’ or with ‘opioid’.  I’m worried about losing readers, of course, and losing the little b... Suboxone Talk Zone blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5182333 Fri, 02 Sep 2011 04:17:50 +0100 5182333 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5159655&cid=t_106571_136_f&fid=36032&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Flife-with-breast-cancer%2Fbattle-breast-cancer-with-the-best-research-medicine-and-doctors%2F In my family there are a number of people who are interested in and who have pursued alternative medicine. Sister knows a lot about it, and I have an aunt who has devoted her career and most of her life to exploring health food and alternative medicine and treatments. For my part, I research it extensively. While I am not professing to be an expert or even extremely knowledgeable, I am wary of any claims to curing or successfully treating cancer outside of conventional medicine. These methods are best considered as complementary treatments, and there may be excellent benefits to pursue healthful options during conventional treatment, but not by foregoing tried-and-true Western medicine. With regards to invasive breast cancer, I just do not know anyone who has been truly cured or successful... Life with Breast Cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5159655 Mon, 22 Aug 2011 20:11:25 +0100 5159655 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5107476&cid=t_106571_87_f&fid=35060&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthnewsblog.com%2Fblog%2F806111 The blistering heat wave continues in the U.S. The heat this summer has been particularly harsh in Texas, which is also suffering an extreme drought. Heat-related death tolls are in the double digits in many states. A Google news search returns many news articles about news stories of people perishing because of the heat. A woman in Texas died after her air conditioner was stolen. Two high school football players died in Georgia from the heat. The CDC has a guide available about preventing heat-related deaths. Be sure to drink plenty of fluids and limit your outdoor activity on hot days. Take a look: Permalink | Facebook | Twitter | Recent Headlines | News Feeds (Source: HealthNewsBlog.com) HealthNewsBlog.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5107476 Sun, 07 Aug 2011 02:00:00 +0100 5107476 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5062422&cid=t_106571_131_f&fid=34989&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FGeneticsHealth%2F%7E3%2FREDMdqdqAGM%2F In just two days, much has been written about Amy Winehouse and her sudden death. The 27-year-old British singer-songwriter made no secret of her battle with drugs, alcohol and depression over the course of her short career. But amidst the speculation of how exactly she died—although many would say an overdose seems like the obvious culprit—some are now asking a bigger question: Who’s to blame? The five-time Grammy winner may be remembered best for her hit song “Rehab” where she sang: They tried to make me go to rehab, I said, ‘No, no, no.’ In a previous interview on the British TV show, The Album Chart Show, Winehouse admitted she had a problem and that song represented a plea from family and friends to seek help: I do drink a lot. I think it’s symp... Genetics and Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5062422 Mon, 25 Jul 2011 16:55:46 +0100 5062422 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5008550&cid=t_106571_136_f&fid=36032&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Flife-with-breast-cancer%2Fthe-best-evidence-says-mammograms-should-begin-at-age-forty%2F There was much hoopla a few years ago over recommendations by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force to limit mammography screening to women ages 50 to 74 every other year. But there is less fanfare over new findings coming out of a study in Sweden, which suggests that regular mammograms in women ages 40 to 49 (the age group excluded by the new task force guidelines) prevented up to 30 percent of deaths from breast cancer. People, this is significant! The task force ignored studies like these ongoing in Sweden and Canada for their model, which was based on statistical data. The Swedish mammogram study spanned 29 years and included over 130,000 women. The task force’s answer to recent studies has been to recommend a baseline mammogram for women in their forties to look at breast density,... Life with Breast Cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5008550 Fri, 08 Jul 2011 14:39:24 +0100 5008550 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4975793&cid=t_106571_87_f&fid=34765&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhcrenewal.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F06%2Fbabys-death-spotlights-safety-risks.html Two tragic cases.Case #1. See Baby's death spotlights safety risks linked to computerized systems by Judith Graham and Cynthia Dizikes in the Chicago Tribune.A baby died at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital due to an intravenous solution containing a massive overdose of sodium chloride — more than 60 times the amount ordered by the physician. The authors write:Although a series of other errors contributed to the tragedy, its origin — a piece of data entered inaccurately into a computer program — throws a spotlight on safety risks associated with medicine's advance into the information age, a trend being pushed aggressively under health reform.One wonders - what happened to the alerting features, for the tens or hundreds of millions of dollars the hospital spent on health IT?I've als... Health Care Renewal blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4975793 Mon, 27 Jun 2011 15:26:00 +0100 4975793 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4622246&cid=t_106571_87_f&fid=39261&url=http%3A%2F%2Fvactruth.com%2F2011%2F03%2F21%2Fchildren-die-minutes-after-measles-vaccine-in-india%2F Reports are coming in of four infants under the age of one dying minutes after the measles vaccine. The vaccination programme has been suspended and the batch has been sent for testing. The children all from a slum colony in Adipur town in the Kutch district died soon after being given vaccines by the district health department. The bodies of the four infants have been sent for post mortem to determine the exact cause of death and a high level inquiry has began. If any negligence is found Narendra Modi the Chief Minister has promised to take strong action. The chief added that if any staff member is found to be guilty they would be ‘severely punished’. (http://www.zeenews.com/news693699.html) and (http://www.sify.com/news/4-gujarat-children-die…) // Sadly, these are n... vactruth.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4622246 Mon, 21 Mar 2011 22:25:19 +0100 4622246 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4577904&cid=t_106571_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fmore-women-die-of-heart-attack-than-men-do%2F2011.03.12 Several studies have shown that women have a higher mortality rate than men if they have a heart attack. A study published in the American Heart Journal helps to explain why. The researchers looked at data from 2,542 women who had a heart attack. Compared to men, the women were older, less likely to be white, and less likely to smoke. They also had more serious health conditions than the men. They had diabetes, high blood pressure (hypertension), congestive heart failure, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). We’ve known for a long time that women are about 10 years older than men at the time of their first heart attack. The authors believe that the reason women are more likely to die is because of these other conditions that are present. Women in the study were also m... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4577904 Sat, 12 Mar 2011 21:00:00 +0100 4577904 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4495249&cid=t_106571_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F02%2F18%2Fnegatively-oriented-therapy-vs-fun-theory%2F “Misery loves company and our company loves misery.” –I.M. Kidding, NOT founder Nothing should ever change.  We have been doing things inefficiently and ineffectively for eons.  Why stop now?  Fun theory is the latest effort of a business endeavoring to make changes in the world that are uniquely fun, proactive, and effective.  Each of their innovations has produced a positive change in the environment, or in people’s behavior for the better. Their motto? “Fun is the easiest way to change people’s behaviour for the better.” Our competing motto is: “It is easier to do nothing and give up.” The people at TheFunTheory are having a contest. It would be overwhelming for me to discuss all of their entries, but let me review the top four.  This has had the side benefit of ... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4495249 Fri, 18 Feb 2011 17:43:56 +0100 4495249 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4489923&cid=t_106571_136_f&fid=36032&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Flife-with-breast-cancer%2Fpink-wristbands-to-remember-a-life%2F My son, the Big Guy, has a new girlfriend. She is adorable and not just because she only comes up to his waist. She is beautiful with big dark eyes and is refreshingly direct and witty. We had the opportunity to meet her at Christmas when the Big Guy brought her by for a visit. Since then we’ve got to know her a little bit and are as taken with her as he is. When I met her, the one thing I noticed right away was the pink band she wore around her wrist. She explained that it was in memory of her dance teacher. A woman who had been a big part of her life had not only been diagnosed with breast cancer, but had died from it. It had impacted this special young woman and gave her a reason to become part of the fight against the disease. I am always surprised by people’s connection to breast... Life with Breast Cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4489923 Wed, 16 Feb 2011 21:04:37 +0100 4489923 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4813627&cid=t_106571_136_f&fid=37856&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FThePeacefulLiberal%2F%7E3%2F6Iwy-sggE7U%2Fhealth-care-coverage-for-all-hard.html BEWARE: this post might be incredibly offensive to many but that's not my intention at all!  I'm venting here!   My mode of thinking might be a bit extreme for most.I'm actually in shock and awe as I see what some crazy people are willing to do in order to get rid of someone else's business; another person's body that they would like more control over.    I was completely shocked that the extreme right (wrong) would like to redefine "RAPE" and limit one's access to the morning after pill and an abortion?  Limiting abortion is what they are touting this as.  It's still very, very, evil.  Any kind of rape is wrong and are they somehow siding with rapists? I am against any woman who is held against her will, beaten, and/or violated completely.&nbsp... ShoppingKharma: What comes around goes around blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4813627 Thu, 03 Feb 2011 01:09:00 +0100 4813627 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4355719&cid=t_106571_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Ffive-dead-babies-a-lesson-in-prenatal-politics%2F2011.01.16 When the Nebraska lawmakers voted to end Medicaid prenatal care for approximately 1,500 women, their unborn babies paid the ultimate price. Any labor room hospitalist who is responsible for the care of unassigned pregnant women will tell you that it is far easier to take care of pregnant women who have had prenatal care than it is to take care of women who haven’t. The recent vigil of the Equality Nebraska Coalition in front of their state capitol to honor five dead babies whose death can be related to the lack of access to prenatal care speaks volumes. On or about February of 2010, Nebraska expectant mothers received a “Dear John” letter from Nebraska’s Health and Human Services stating that their pregnancies were no longer covered under Medicaid. It appeared that the rationale fo... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4355719 Sun, 16 Jan 2011 14:00:17 +0100 4355719 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4343127&cid=t_106571_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Finfluenza-its-not-just-the-flu%2F2011.01.13 One of our readers suggested that I review the book The Great Influenza: The Epic Story of the Deadliest Plague in History, by John M. Barry. It’s not a new book (it was published in 2004) but it is very pertinent to several of the issues that we have been discussing on this blog, especially in regards to the current anti-vaccine movement. It’s well worth reading for its historical insights, for its illumination of the scientific method, and for its accurate reporting of what science has learned about influenza. In the great flu epidemic of 1918, influenza killed as many people in 24 weeks as AIDS has killed in 24 years. It’s hard to even imagine what that must have been like, but this book helps us imagine it. It tells horror stories: Children found alone and starving beside the cor... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4343127 Thu, 13 Jan 2011 20:00:51 +0100 4343127 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4275285&cid=t_106571_83_f&fid=34856&url=http%3A%2F%2Finsidesurgery.com%2F2010%2F12%2Faudit-shows-5700-surgery-deaths-year-australia%2F A newly released audit is reporting that 5700 patients per year die in hospitals while under the care of surgeons in Australia. Professor Guy Maddern comments. (Source: Inside Surgery) Inside Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4275285 Tue, 21 Dec 2010 01:00:37 +0100 4275285 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4183298&cid=t_106571_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Feverybody-hurts-powerful-gripping-emotionally-charged-piece-about-drinking-and-driving%2F2010.11.19 A gripping piece by the Transport Accident Commission (TAC) in Victoria about  drinking and driving and the use of illicit drugs. Words cannot depict this powerful and graphic piece. Take a look: TAC Campaign: 20-Year Anniversary Retrospective Montage “Everybody Hurts” “On December 10, 1989 the first TAC commercial went to air. That year the road toll was 776. Twenty years on it has fallen to 303. There is still a long way to go.” You’ll find more TAC Victoria videos HERE. Your turn We would love to hear from you. Did this video move you in any way? Did it increase your awareness? We would love for you to share your insightful thoughts. As always, thank you for your time. *This blog post was originally published at Health in 30* (Source: Better Health) Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4183298 Fri, 19 Nov 2010 13:00:18 +0100 4183298 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4179311&cid=t_106571_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FsrZu8MkomN4%2F By David BoazThe National Transportation Safety Board is calling on states to require motorcycle riders to wear federally approved helmets. “Too many lives are lost in motorcycle accidents,” Christopher A. Hart, NTSB vice chairman, said in announcing that helmets had been added to the board’s annual “most-wanted list” of safety improvements. “It’s a public health issue.” No, it’s not. Motorcycle deaths are not a public health problem. If motorcyclist A doesn’t wear a helmet, that has no impact on cyclist B. Riding a motorcycle without a helmet may be a bad idea, but it is an individual and non-contagious problem. The meaning of “public health” has sprawled out lazily over the decades. Once, it referred to the projec... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4179311 Thu, 18 Nov 2010 14:17:15 +0100 4179311 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4031247&cid=t_106571_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2FDqluhCx1h_M%2F Case Study: Its 2am, your shift is going smoothly when the triage nurse calls to say an ambulance and 4 police cars have just arrived!!!. You head out to triage area were your confronted with a 28year old male, on a stretcher with 7 police officer trying to hold him down. In between the patient screaming [...] (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4031247 Tue, 05 Oct 2010 01:56:50 +0100 4031247 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3987008&cid=t_106571_86_f&fid=34445&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwomenshealthnews.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F09%2F20%2Frecent-obos-posts-on-maternal-deaths-breastfeeding-henrietta-lacks-cesarean-and-older-womens-health%2F Ha, that was a mouthful. Here are a few posts I’ve done recently at Our Bodies Our Blog that I’ve neglected to link up here: Quick Hit: WHO Releases New Report on Worldwide Maternal Deaths – The World Health Organization, with UNICEF, UNFPA and The World Bank, has released a new report on trends in global maternal mortality from 1990-2008. CDC Releases Breastfeeding Report Card: Initiation is Up, but Continuation is Stagnant – The CDC released a new breastfeeding report card, reporting that 3 out of 4 new mothers in the now U.S. start out breastfeeding, meeting the Healthy People 2010 national objective for breastfeeding initiation for the first time. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks – report from my attending a talk by author Rebecca Skloot, and a bit ab... Women's Health News blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3987008 Mon, 20 Sep 2010 13:19:36 +0100 3987008 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3895891&cid=t_106571_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fthe-global-cost-of-fighting-cancer%2F2010.08.23 Cancer is the world’s costliest disease, sapping the equivalent of 1.5 percent of the global gross domestic product through disability and loss of life, according to the American Cancer Society (ACS). Cancer cost $895 billion in 2008, and that’s before factoring in the cost of treating cancer. Cancer and other chronic diseases cost more than infectious diseases and even AIDS, according to a report the ACS [presented last] week. While chronic diseases are 60 percent of all deaths globally, they receive only 3 percent of private and public research funding. The organization is calling for a new look at priorities by the United Nations and the World Health Organization. (Associated Press) *This blog post was originally published at ACP Internist* (Source: Better Health) Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3895891 Mon, 23 Aug 2010 12:00:00 +0100 3895891 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3876654&cid=t_106571_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fwater-safety-a-drowning-child-doesnt-scream%2F2010.08.17 This summer I learned a couple of very important lessons. Drowning kids don’t scream. Mothers have a sixth sense even when it’s not their own child. On a beautiful warm sunny day in San Diego, my family and our good friends were enjoying a well-deserved vacation. My five-year-old daughter was splashing around with her friends as their father and I observed them from the pool. Though he had to watch three kids, one was already on a swim team and the two younger children had followed their big sister in swim class. He also had some help. His wife was watching the kids from her chair.  The scene was certainly picturesque, serene, and unassuming. Children playing happily in the pool. Adults relaxing and talking. It was a great day to be away from home and work. Who would realize ... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3876654 Tue, 17 Aug 2010 14:00:00 +0100 3876654 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3762903&cid=t_106571_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fwill-science-succeed-with-an-anti-aging-revolution%2F2010.07.17 Wouldn’t it be great if we could find a way to prolong our lives and to keep us healthy right up to the end? Ponce de León never found that Fountain of Youth, but science is still looking. What are the chances science will succeed? How’s it doing so far? In his new book The Youth Pill: Scientists at the Brink of an Anti-Aging Revolution, David Stipp tries to answer those questions. From the title of the book, I expected hype about resveratrol or some other miracle pill, but instead it is a nuanced, levelheaded, entertaining, informative account of the history and current state of longevity research. It makes that research come alive by telling stories about the people involved, the failures and setbacks, and the agonizingly slow process of teasing out the truth with a series of experi... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3762903 Sat, 17 Jul 2010 12:00:59 +0100 3762903 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3714187&cid=t_106571_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fpreventive-health-tip-get-vaccinated-for-whooping-cough%2F2010.06.30 California recently declared an epidemic of whooping cough (pertussis) which resulted in the death of five infants under the age of 3 months. The pertussis vaccine, which is already given routinely to infants, is first given at 2 months of age, then 4 months and 6 months of age, with an additional booster at 15 to 18 months of age, and then again at 4 to 6 years old. The vaccines for Bortella pertussis bacteria, which causes whooping cough, does not confer lifelong immunity. In other words, fully-vaccinated children who then become teenagers and then adults lose immunity, can acquire the infection and then spread it. Should babies acquire pertussis, as the public has discovered, it can be deadly. The persistent cough tires the baby, causes difficulty breathing, and can make them turn blue ... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3714187 Wed, 30 Jun 2010 14:00:00 +0100 3714187 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3662605&cid=t_106571_83_f&fid=34856&url=http%3A%2F%2Finsidesurgery.com%2F2010%2F06%2Fwidely-drug-tranexamic-acid-shown-decrease-hemorrhage-trauma-deaths%2F British epidemiologist Dr. Ian Roberts of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine is reporting that the use of tranexamic acid (TXA), a cheap, widely available drug used to stop hemorrhage can decrease deaths by 15% if given to trauma patients. (Source: Inside Surgery) Inside Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3662605 Tue, 15 Jun 2010 03:02:53 +0100 3662605 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3621641&cid=t_106571_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2F180523%2F Global Cancer Deaths to Double by 2030: The International Agency for Research on Cancer predicts that by 2030, there will be 13.2 million cancer deaths a year. (via MSNBC) Post from: BlissTree (Source: Breastfeeding 1-2-3) Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3621641 Tue, 01 Jun 2010 19:41:37 +0100 3621641 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3611909&cid=t_106571_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fcan-we-stop-aging%2F2010.05.29 Dr. Aubrey de Grey, a contemporary popularizer of the very old idea that biological aging can be put on hold, gave this talk at TEDMED 2009: *This blog post was originally published at Medgadget* (Source: Better Health) Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3611909 Sat, 29 May 2010 16:00:21 +0100 3611909 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3611910&cid=t_106571_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fremembrance-and-rules-for-cyclists-and-motorists%2F2010.05.29 This third installment of “Cycling Wednesdays” comes as a guest post from Rachel Fagerburg. Rachel is a dear friend, mother of two young children, fellow cyclist, and wife of a teammate. She is famous in this area for her talent as a race announcer. I am grateful for her words: On May 19, my husband and I joined thousands across the globe to honor cyclists who have been injured or killed while cycling on public roadways. With 1,000 participants at the first ride in 2003, the Ride of Silence has grown to a worldwide event raising awareness of the tragedies that can occur between motorists and cyclists. My husband and I rode in honor of two people we were privileged to call “friend.” (more…) *This blog post was originally published at Dr John M* (Source... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3611910 Sat, 29 May 2010 12:00:00 +0100 3611910 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3610328&cid=t_106571_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fsafety-rules-of-the-road-for-cyclists-and-motorists%2F2010.05.29 This third installment of “Cycling Wednesdays” comes as a guest post from Rachel Fagerburg. Rachel is a dear friend, mother of two young children, fellow cyclist, and wife of a teammate. She is famous in this area for her talent as a race announcer. I am grateful for her words: On May 19, my husband and I joined thousands across the globe to honor cyclists who have been injured or killed while cycling on public roadways. With 1,000 participants at the first ride in 2003, the Ride of Silence has grown to a worldwide event raising awareness of the tragedies that can occur between motorists and cyclists. My husband and I rode in honor of two people we were privileged to call “friend.” (more…) *This blog post was originally published at Dr John M* (Source... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3610328 Sat, 29 May 2010 12:00:00 +0100 3610328 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3556067&cid=t_106571_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F4zNe_Da5boE%2F By David BoazHo-hum. Another administration, another “comprehensive plan to combat drug abuse, putting the focus on prevention and treatment strategies.” This one “calls for a 15 percent reduction in youth drug use, a 10 percent decrease in drugged driving, and a 15 percent reduction in overall drug-related deaths by 2015.” It involves more central planning — “ the creation of a community-based national prevention system” – more taxpayers’ money — “an expanded array of intervention-oriented treatment programs” — and more nannyism — “a push to screen patients early for signs of substance abuse, even during routine appointments, and the expansion of prescription-drug monitoring programs.” And d... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3556067 Wed, 12 May 2010 14:52:58 +0100 3556067 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3487001&cid=t_106571_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Ffeel%2F175098%2F Death by Prescription in Florida: TIME magazine reports that there are more pain clinics than McDonald’s in south Florida’s Broward County, and judging by the rate of oxycodine prescriptions and overdose-caused deaths, they’re handing out prescription drugs almost as easily as Big Macs. Post from: BlissTree (Source: Healthbolt) Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3487001 Mon, 19 Apr 2010 13:25:54 +0100 3487001 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3124577&cid=t_106571_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F12%2F28%2Fthe-power-of-the-will-to-live%2F Last year, we delved into the psychology of New Year’s resolutions, describing what little research has been done on why and how people make New Year’s resolutions. So here’s the good news from this year’s research tidbit — if you’re getting old and thinking that death is on your door, the week is yours to live and enjoy. Chances are good that you’ll make it to New Year’s day. Shimizu & Pelham (2008) looked at death records for millions of people using Social Security Death Index (SSDI) records. This database contains more than 70 million records of people who died in the U.S. in the past 65 years, according to the researchers. They wanted to determine whether people died more often before a major holiday (Thanksgiving, Christmas, or New ... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3124577 Mon, 28 Dec 2009 13:03:53 +0100 3124577 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3003715&cid=t_106571_87_f&fid=35060&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthnewsblog.com%2Fblog%2F1115091 The CDC has greatly increased its estimate of the number of U.S. residents who have died from the H1N1 swine flu virus. The number of deaths have increased from 1,200 to 3,900. The CDC claims it is really an accounting issue and not a situation where the virus is getting more deadly. The H1N1 numbers are clearly showing the youngest are hardest hit. With H1N1 90% of the deaths have been in people 65 and under. That is very different from seasonal flu when 90% of the deaths are in people 65 and older. 38,000 children under 18 have been hospitalized and 540 have died. Take a look: Permalink | Recent Headlines | News Feeds (Source: HealthNewsBlog.com) HealthNewsBlog.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3003715 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 02:00:00 +0100 3003715 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2992827&cid=t_106571_137_f&fid=35426&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FTheAlzheimersReadingRoom%2F%7E3%2FnilEuhunJaY%2Fh1n1-22-million-ill-3900-deaths.html In children under 18, we estimate 8 million children have been ill with influenza, 36,000 hospitalized, and 540 children have died from this pandemic influenza. From the Weekly CDC H1N1 Flu Media Briefing -- November 12, 2009 We estimate the 22 million people have become ill from pandemic influenza We estimate 98,000 people have been hospitalized so far through October 17 We estimate that 3,900 people have died so far in the first six months of the pandemic from this virus In children under 18, we estimate 8 million children have been ill with influenza, 36,000 hospitalized, and 540 children have died from this pandemic influenza In the first six months of the pandemic for adults 18 to 64 years of age, we estimate 12 million cases, 53,000 hospitalizations, and 2900 deaths For people 65 a... Alzheimer's Reading Room, The blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2992827 Sat, 14 Nov 2009 06:39:21 +0100 2992827 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3016934&cid=t_106571_139_f&fid=38879&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FVirologyBlog%2F%7E3%2FPvi3vGFCJRI%2F The World Health Organization recently convened a meeting of 100 clinicians, scientists, and public health professionals to discuss the clinical features of pandemic influenza. They concluded that the vast majority of infections with the 2009 H1N1 influenza virus were uncomplicated and are followed by full recovery within 7 days. However, some patients, including children, develop severe, progressive fatal pneumonia. Should we be worried about this pattern of infection? According to WHO: Concern is now focused on the clinical course and management of small subsets of patients who rapidly develop very severe progressive pneumonia. Treatment of these patients is difficult and demanding, strongly suggesting that emergency rooms and intensive care units will experience the heaviest burden of ... virology blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3016934 Wed, 21 Oct 2009 12:00:09 +0100 3016934 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2890617&cid=t_106571_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2Fi0W33AuT26k%2F Two figures that say it all. Death Rates (deaths per 1,000 population), New York City, c. 1800-2007. Source: NYC Department of Health & Mental Hygiene. Summary of Vital Statistics (2008). H/T to William Briggs for making me aware of this figure. Infant Mortality Rate (deaths per 1,000 live births), New York City, 1898-2007. In 1898 IMR was estimated to be 140.9 Because of incomplete reporting of early neonatal deaths, this is almost certainly an underestimate. In 2007 IMR was 5.4 deaths per 1,000 live births. Source: NYC Department of Health & Mental Hygiene. Summary of Vital Statistics (2008) (Source: Cato-at-liberty) Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2890617 Wed, 14 Oct 2009 12:50:37 +0100 2890617 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2796517&cid=t_106571_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2FXySHIgaM-xE%2F Beloved star Patrick Swayze has died of pancreatic cancer. He has been fighting the disease for the last 20 months. Swayze was the star of Dirty Dancing, Ghost, and many other film roles. He was only 57 years old. He was no stranger to health issues. He “broke both legs in 1997 while making the film “Letters From a Killer,” and went into rehab for a drinking problem.” In 2000 he was flying a plan when it depressurized and landed in a housing development. His last acting role was as part of A&E’s The Beast. The show took 12 hours and a day and included Swayze doing his own stunts. He said it was exhausting but was happy he was continuing his life’s work of acting. The show was cancelled in June after Swayze found out the cancer had spread in his bo... A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2796517 Tue, 15 Sep 2009 13:00:29 +0100 2796517 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2730160&cid=t_106571_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2F3e-9AycxFgg%2F News came down today that Michael Jackson officially died from an overdose of propofol. This wasn’t a huge surprise, but now that more information from the autopsy has been released, it does confirm what officials had originally believed. It also gives them more incentive to talk to Michael Jackson’s doctor, Conrad Murray. Murray gave a statement that confirmed he had been giving Jackson medication to help with insomnia for as long as six weeks prior to the singer’s death. He said “each night he gave Jackson 50 mg of propofol, also known as Diprivan, diluted with the anesthetic lidocaine via an intravenous drip.” He was concerned that Jackson was becoming addicted to the drug, and tried to wean him off of it by combining the drug with different types of medic... A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2730160 Mon, 24 Aug 2009 21:45:37 +0100 2730160 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2727189&cid=t_106571_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2F9QS27idY65Q%2F Although the population in the United States is aging, it seems that deaths due to cancer are dropping, say researchers. This decline has been occurring over the past 50 years. A study published recently in the journal Cancer Research said: Age-specific cancer mortality rates have been steadily declining in the United States since the early 1950s, beginning with children and young adults and now including all age groups. During the second half of the 20th century, each successive decade of births from 1925 to 1995 experienced a lower risk of cancer death than its predecessor at virtually every age for which such a comparison can be made. A major decline in cancer mortality has been occurring in the United States for the past 50 years, affecting birth cohorts born as long as 80 years ago. T... A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2727189 Sun, 23 Aug 2009 15:46:07 +0100 2727189 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2712179&cid=t_106571_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2FNdmOCO0JM2M%2F After fighting a malignant brain tumor for a year, Robert Novak has died. He was 78 years old and spent 25 years at CNN. He was also a columnist and the cohost of CNN’s “Crossfire” program. In addition to “Crossfire,” he also hosted and appeared on “The Capital Gang” and “The McLaughlin Group.” In 2003 he published a column that revealed the name of a CIA agent, which then led to the “Scooter Libby” scandal. He was a sports fan and also started skydiving in his early 70s. He died at home. Image: Zuma Press Post from: Blisstree “Crossfire” Cohost Robert Novak Dead at 78 (Source: A Hearty Life) A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2712179 Tue, 18 Aug 2009 21:18:19 +0100 2712179 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2703868&cid=t_106571_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2F9NMnRQm3hts%2F The story of 48-year old Andy Kessler really caught my attention this week. He died of an allergic reaction to an insect bite. Apparently “at least 40 people in the United States die each year as the result of insect stings,” and while that number may not sound huge right now, I can tell you that if it’s your loved one you would wonder why modern medicine can’t do something about a severe allergic reaction. Many people have the potential to have an allergic reaction but either avoid insects to the extend they can, or get lucky. Some don’t ever know they are allergic until it’s too late. People will generally have redness or shortness of breath when a reaction occurs. But I can already tell you from having an allergic reaction once myself, doctors DO NOT... A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2703868 Sat, 15 Aug 2009 20:54:36 +0100 2703868 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2678694&cid=t_106571_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2F_1fuHTZxNIw%2F It seems we’ve had a rash of Hollywood folks passing away far too young. Here’s another talented man that went too soon: John Hughes. He died today while taking a walk in New York. He was there to visit family, and went out in the morning for a stroll when he suffered a fatal heart attack. If you’re my age, you know every one of his movies: The Breakfast Club, Pretty in Pink, Sixtenn Candles, and Ferris Bueller’s Day Off. No other information is available at this time. One thing is certain, he will be missed. Image: Zuma Press Share and Enjoy: Post from: Blisstree Director John Hughes Dead at 59 (Source: A Hearty Life) A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2678694 Thu, 06 Aug 2009 21:11:11 +0100 2678694 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2674244&cid=t_106571_87_f&fid=35060&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthnewsblog.com%2Fblog%2F804091 The WHO reports that global death toll from H1N1 swine flu is 1154. As of 31 of July 2009, 168 countries and overseas territories/communities have reported at least one laboratory confirmed case of pandemic (H1N1) 09. All continents are affected by the pandemic. The countries and overseas territories/communities that have newly reported their first pandemic (H1N1) 2009 confirmed case(s) since the last web update (27 July 2009) as of 31 July 2009 are: Azerbaijan, Gabon, Grenada, Kazakhstan, Moldova, Monaco, Nauru, Swaziland, Suriname The report also says there have been 162,380 cases but the actual total is supected to be much higher. Permalink | Recent Headlines | News Feeds (Source: HealthNewsBlog.com) HealthNewsBlog.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2674244 Wed, 05 Aug 2009 02:00:00 +0100 2674244 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2657716&cid=t_106571_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F07%2F31%2Fdepression-increases-the-risk-of-major-diseases-and-illnesses%2F It’s fairly known that depression can occur after a heart attack and can increase the likelihood of a second heart attack. But did you know that the flip side is also true? That depression itself can increase a person’s risk for cardiovascular disease. A recent Johns Hopkins Health Alert reports: Prospective studies show that people who had no CHD [coronary heart disease] but were depressed when the studies began were more likely to develop or die of heart disease. Depression also aggravates chronic illnesses such as diabetes, arthritis, back problems, and asthma, leading to more work absences, disability, and doctor visits. Now results from a large Norwegian study suggests that depression increases the risk of death from most other major diseases, including stroke, respiratory... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2657716 Fri, 31 Jul 2009 10:04:17 +0100 2657716 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2593132&cid=t_106571_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2FlwfeHtNKKr4%2F The swine flu, like Brett Favre, is a subject that just won’t go away. Despite the fact that we all wish we didn’t have to hear about it, it still makes news. The latest bit is that researchers believe there is a link between the disease and obesity. While anyone (obese or not) can still get the swine flu, there is some question as to how well a patient can recover from the disease if they are obese. Apparently “health officials in the U.S. and Europe said, after a report showed a “striking” prevalence of obesity among patients hospitalized in Michigan.” The report indicated that when the obese were hit with swine flu, they became “severely ill” even if they didn’t have any other health problems. Image: sxc.hu. Share and Enjoy: ... A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2593132 Sat, 11 Jul 2009 23:10:29 +0100 2593132 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2576576&cid=t_106571_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blisstree.com%2Fhealthbolt%2Fa-virtual-cemetery-in-your-pocket%2F Everything and I mean everything seems to be virtual and wireless these days - including, thanks to this iPhone application,  even cemeteries. I’m not too sure what to make of it really. The Pocket Cemetery lets you create virtual memories using cusomizable tombstones and cemetery plots with pictures, bios, and favorite memories. And it doesn’t have to be just for your family. You can memorialize anyone, including celebrities and pets. You can even put virtual flowers and personalized messages can be placed on graves. Given that family members are often spread around the world and can‘t always get home, this might not be such a bad idea. . According to creator Wayne Perry, fans of Michael Jackson also think it’s a good idea. He’s received numerous requests for pre-release versi... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2576576 Mon, 06 Jul 2009 21:40:19 +0100 2576576 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2553187&cid=t_106571_131_f&fid=34989&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FGeneticsHealth%2F%7E3%2FekCXdg_7bG8%2F The 27,000 Americans confirmed to have the swine flu is just the tip of the iceberg, the CDC revealed this weekend. Instead, more than one million Americans have already been infected with the A (H1N1) influenza virus, or swine flu. And it’s not letting up just yet. One million Americans infected with (H1N1) swine flu virus. “The novel H1N1 influenza is continuing to spread here in the United States and around the globe.  What we’re seeing is varying by region in the United States and in different countries.  The key point is that this new infectious disease is not going away.  In the U.S., we’re still experiencing a steady increase in the number of reported cases. (CDC) Of the reported 27,717 lab-defined cases, 127 have died. Most of those who have gotten sick were peo... Genetics and Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2553187 Mon, 29 Jun 2009 10:34:12 +0100 2553187 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2550258&cid=t_106571_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2F-h1BLSpBwS8%2F Alcohol is becoming known for increasing death rates across the world. According to new statistics, 1 in 25 deaths across the world can be linked to consumption of alcohol, including violence, injury, as well as disease. According to the medical journal, the Lancet , “The net effect of alcohol consumption on health is detrimental, with an estimated 3·8% of all global deaths and 4·6% of global disability-adjusted life-years attributable to alcohol. Disease burden is closely related to average volume of alcohol consumption” And, of course, it goes without saying that it’s the poor and the marginalized of the world who are hardest hit by the effects of alcohol. What makes these numbers astounding is that statistics show that there are more people in the world who abstain ... A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2550258 Sun, 28 Jun 2009 15:56:53 +0100 2550258 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2517278&cid=t_106571_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2FmhdoV4-JQz8%2F Several news reports have confirmed that Michael Jackson had died. The pop star had been taken to the hospital, where he remained in a coma. He suffered cardiac arrest and passed away. He was only 50. Jackson was with the pop group the Jackson Five as a kid, and then went on to become one of the most popular recording acts of all time. He is survived by his large extended family and three children. Image: Bauer-Griffin Share and Enjoy: Post from: Blisstree Michael Jackson Dead of Cardiac Arrest (Source: A Hearty Life) A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2517278 Thu, 25 Jun 2009 23:15:47 +0100 2517278 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2441254&cid=t_106571_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blisstree.com%2Fhealthbolt%2Ftyson-tragedy-highlights-treadmill-dangers%2F The sad news of the death of four-year-old Exodus Tyson who died as a result of strangulation from a treadmill cord offers a somber reminder to parents everywhere of the dangers of treadmills. Treadmills and other home gym equipment is great for keeping adults fit but are a definite danger to children. In fact, the Australian Office of Fair Trading has become so concerned the increase in reports of treadmill injuries to children that they issued a public education campaign in 2008. Called  Treadmills and Kids Don’t Mix, this campaign highlights the dangers of treadmills for children, especially how a treadmill’s moving belt can cause friction injuries and entrap fingers, hands, hair, and clothing.   The campaign made the following safety tips for treadmill owners and users…  I... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2441254 Wed, 27 May 2009 07:31:52 +0100 2441254 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2389970&cid=t_106571_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2F4-k1UafxBMs%2F Dom DeLuise, who had been struggling with cancer for a year, has died. He was 75. He also admitted to have a problem with food. On the Larry King show in 1991 he said, “I finally became powerless over food,” he told King. “You know, anybody who’s an alcoholic or cocaine or something, that’s what food was to me.” DeLuise made millions laugh in such films as Blazing Saddles, Silent Movie, and The Cannonball Run. He was “surrounded by family when he died in a Santa Monica, California, hospital Monday.” Image: Bauer-Griffin Share and Enjoy: Post from: Blisstree Dom DeLuise Dead at 75 (Source: A Hearty Life) A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2389970 Thu, 07 May 2009 09:26:00 +0100 2389970 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2307020&cid=t_106571_87_f&fid=34595&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnhsblogdoc.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F04%2Fthrowing-junior-doctor-to-lions.html Remember “Watership Down”? Gosh, that was a while ago, wasn’t it? When rabbits ran across a road and were caught in car headlights, they used to freeze in terror. Richard Adams called this going “tharn.”As a junior hospital doctor, I never did a formal anaesthetics (anaesthesiology for those in the colonies) job. Never fancied it. 98% boredom, 2% abject panic for the whole of your working life. But I did a lot of paediatrics and was, for a year, on-call for the labour ward. So I did my fair share of intubating and, after about three months, was not too troubled by it. I stand to be corrected by a real anaesthetist but I reckon the easiest mistake to make when you are inexperienced is putting a tube into the oesophagus rather than into the trachea. Anyone who says they have not do... NHS Blog Doctor blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2307020 Wed, 01 Apr 2009 23:11:00 +0100 2307020 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2284450&cid=t_106571_87_f&fid=34825&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wesleyjsmith.com%2Fblog%2F2009%2F03%2Fnhs-meltdown-appalling-hospital.html The collapse of the NHS is a horror to behold. Now, stories are coming out of what can only be described as appalling conditions in one hospital. From the story:The full extent of the horrific conditions at an NHS hospital where hundreds may have died because of 'appalling' care was laid bare yesterday. Dehydrated patients were forced to drink out of flower vases, while others were left in soiled linen on filthy wards. Relatives of patients who died at Staffordshire General Hospital told how they were so worried by the standard of care they slept in chairs on the wards. The 'shocking' catalogue of failures was released yesterday after an independent investigation by the Healthcare Commission...Among the findings of the report were:-- Receptionists carrying out initial checks on patients;--... Secondhand Smoke blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2284450 Tue, 17 Mar 2009 23:55:00 +0100 2284450 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2137960&cid=t_106571_154_f&fid=36333&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.enotes.com%2Fblogs%2Fnews-blog%2F2009-01%2Fauthor-john-updike-has-died%2F A modern master of the novel and a two-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize, John Updike died today at the age of 76. His many popular works include Rabbit, Run, The Witches of Eastwick, and “A&P.” For more about his life and extended critical reviews of his work, see the following pages here on eNotes: John Updike biography, critical survey of long fiction, and contemporary literary criticism. (Source: eNotes News Blog) eNotes News Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2137960 Tue, 27 Jan 2009 20:08:01 +0100 2137960 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2083911&cid=t_106571_87_f&fid=34825&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wesleyjsmith.com%2Fblog%2F2009%2F01%2Fnhs-meltdown-deaths-caused-by-hospital.html I ran this cartoon yesterday in an edition of SHS Funnies. But it is apt here, and not in a humorous vein. Tragically, it isn't healthy to go to the hospital under the NHS. In the last two years--think about how short a time that is--hospital-caused deaths are up a whopping 60%. From the story: NHS records show that 3,645 people died as a result of "patient safety incidents"--including botched operations and the outbreak of infections - between April 2007 and March 2008. The figure was 1,370 higher than two years earlier. Patient groups have warned that the true toll is likely to be higher because some hospitals do not record all incidents.We have the problem here too, of course. But such a soaring rate in such a very short period of time, reflects deep problems within the NHS. (Source: Se... Secondhand Smoke blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2083911 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 17:46:00 +0100 2083911 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1996757&cid=t_106571_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F466170324%2F A local drugmaker based in Lagos was shuttered after contaminated teething syrup killed 25 infants and hospitalized at least 10 more, Reuters reports. The National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says tests show the chemical diethylene glycol, a poisonous substance normally used in engine coolant, had triggered kidney failure in the infants. The children died at three hospitals across Africa’s most populous nation - the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), the UCH hospital in the southwestern town of Ibadan and the ABUTH hospital in the northern town of Zaria. “In all the recorded cases at ABUTH, UCH and LUTH the drug common to all the patients was My Pikin baby teething mixture,” NAFDAC said in a statement. Symptoms included diarrhea, vomi... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1996757 Wed, 26 Nov 2008 13:19:34 +0100 1996757 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1918638&cid=t_106571_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsandnsurf.medbrains.net%2F2008%2F10%2F30%2Fthere-can-only-be-not-enough-beds%2F There cannot be not enough patients, There can only be not enough beds. There can be no access block, There can only be not enough beds. There can be no waiting room deaths, There can only be not enough beds. There cannot be too many beds, There can only be not enough beds.   parody of ‘there can only be not enough vodka‘ (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1918638 Thu, 30 Oct 2008 04:14:58 +0100 1918638 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1850971&cid=t_106571_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthbolt.net%2F2008%2F10%2F02%2Fwarning-voting-could-be-hazardous-to-your-health%2F Voting, or to be more exact, the act of getting to the polling booth, could be hazardous to your health according to a new study published in today’s Journal of the American Medical Association. The study, looking at election day traffic deaths since 1976 (winner: Jimmy Carter), found that ‘…on average, 24 more people died in car crashes during voting hours on presidential election days than on other October and November Tuesdays.’ Although the data used in this study doesn’t indicate where drivers were going when crashes occurred, the fact that there was such an increase (18%) suggests that most of the deaths were voting-related. Does this mean we shouldn’t be getting out and voting? Absolutely not. Just use common sense and be careful. (source) Tags: Healt... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1850971 Thu, 02 Oct 2008 09:08:00 +0100 1850971 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1763877&cid=t_106571_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2008%2F09%2F04%2Fis-mental-illness-relevant-in-reporting-a-crime%2F Liz Spikol comments on the media’s reporting of a horrible and tragic shooting in Alger, Washington on Tuesday by 28-year-old Isaac Zamora. Philip chimes in over at Furious Seasons. Both suggest that mental illness is a relevant fact to the story, because it helps explain the criminal activity. I say “Bollocks!” A person’s mental illness no more “explains” someone’s criminal activity than someone who has no such history of an illness. Spikol says, for instance: If that’s what made him [the murderer] go on a rampage–a disconnect from reality–that’s information. It sure is. But what kind of information? Most people who have a disconnect from reality (virtually anyone diagnosed with schizophrenia or a psychotic disorder) ... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1763877 Thu, 04 Sep 2008 18:50:19 +0100 1763877 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1622242&cid=t_106571_136_f&fid=35300&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.metastaticlivercancer.org%2F2008-07-15-cancer-treatment%2Fhow-do-you-prevent-liver-cancer%2F Since there is no miracle liver cancer treatment, you better read our answers about how do your prevent liver cancer. Liver cancer is the most common cancer in the world. It is also the third leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide. You might enjoy the stories of cancer survivors, but reality is bitter. The prognosis for HCC is never good with a liver cancer survival rate of less than a year. It may be impossible to prevent metastatic liver cancer, but there are possibilities of reducing the risks of getting primary liver cancer… or so says the medical world:   Maintaining a healthy lifestyle and getting the Hepatitis B vaccine is the most effective way of preventing liver cancer   There are 2 parties involved in maintaining a healthy lifestyle:   your per... Metastatic liver cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1622242 Tue, 15 Jul 2008 09:05:11 +0100 1622242 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1527173&cid=t_106571_136_f&fid=36162&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.myelomablog.com%2F2008%2F06%2F18%2Fnews-about-stan-winston%2F The news has been filled with reports about the death of Stan Winston from myeloma the last few days. I didn’t know who he was, but I saw many of the films on which he worked. As a myeloma patient though, I was more interested in his disease than his work.  I wanted to know what treatments he had tried and how aggressive his cancer was. Where was he treated?  Did he have a stem cell transplant?  Did he have any remissions during that seven years? None of my questions was answered. I think he may have been treated at the IMBCR, because I saw that listed as one of the preferred recipients of donations to be made in his memory. (Source: beth's myeloma blog) beth's myeloma blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1527173 Wed, 18 Jun 2008 14:01:52 +0100 1527173 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1334579&cid=t_106571_136_f&fid=36051&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FCancerCommentary%2F%7E3%2F259712289%2F According to the Breast Cancer Campaign, thousands of women still die from breast cancer yearly — because current treatments are not always effective and in some cases fail to kill the root of the disease. In a comprehensive review of breast cancer research published today, 56 of the UK’s most influential breast cancer experts have identified the key research gaps and priorities for the greatest potential impact on patients. Breast cancer treatment has improved over the past few decades and led to increased survival rates and better quality of life, the report highlights. However over 44,000 women in the UK are diagnosed with breast cancer each year and around 12,500 will die. Unfortunately, not enough is known about why treatments don’t work for some patients or why brea... Cancer Commentary blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1334579 Fri, 28 Mar 2008 16:00:50 +0100 1334579 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1062915&cid=t_106571_10_f&fid=35345&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gideononline.com%2Fblog%2F2007%2F11%2F30%2Ffun-challenge-using-gideon-to-speculate-about-undiagnosed-deaths-in-zambia%2F Marjorie Pollack, an editor at ProMED, recently speculated about the cause of deaths in Zambia using GIDEON: Speculation on a differential diagnosis with the symptoms given above — vomiting and backache — is a “fun” challenge. Checking the possible list of infectious agents that would produce the clinical spectrum of a cluster of severe, fatal infections associated with vomiting and backache in Zambia using the GIDEON (Global infectious disease and epidemiology network) database, comes up with a list of the following possible diagnoses (and probability of occurrence) — which includes viral, bacterial, and parasitic diseases: Rift Valley fever (30.8 percent probability), leptospirosis (27.5 percent), influenza (2.4 percent), malaria (11.5 percent), meningitis &... GIDEON blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1062915 Fri, 30 Nov 2007 16:41:58 +0100 1062915 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1002844&cid=t_106571_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2F179631435%2F Cocaine isn’t the only illegal drug out there that can cause a heart attack. Ecstasy or “XTC” as it is known has been making a comeback in the younger population. The emergencies rooms across the world are seeing more and more heart attacks and untimely deaths from this nasty little drug. Oh boy, I feel like I want to lock my daughters in their rooms until hey are 30! Physicians in the emergency department should become familiar with this drug because of its emerging trend toward its use, advise the case report’s authors. Although it was once thought that the drug does not cause dependency and adverse side effects, this belief has been overturned by many reports of side effects in recent literature, the report further explains. via Science Daily Share This (Source... A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1002844 Sun, 04 Nov 2007 15:57:38 +0100 1002844 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1002770&cid=t_106571_117_f&fid=34612&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thedoctorweighsin.com%2Fjournal%2F2007%2F11%2F4%2Fbye-bye-daylight-savings-time-its-time-to-be-careful-out-the.html Well, we all got an extra hour of sleep last night -- that was a good thing.  And, it will be light in the morning when we wake up.  I found it a bit disturbing recently to have it still be dark at 7 am.  But, there is a reason to be careful out there now that we are back on Standard Time.It turns out that the end of Daylight Savings Time (DST) is associated with an increase in pedestrian deaths.  Folks walking during the evening rush hour, dusk to dark, are almost three times more likely to be struck and killed by cars compared to before the time change - this is according to an Associated Press report that appeared recently.  Pedestrian death rates peak in November, the month after the time change, and then fall off as the year progresses.  The per... The Doctor Weighs In blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1002770 Sun, 04 Nov 2007 09:24:03 +0100 1002770 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=536615&cid=t_106571_87_f&fid=34865&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecancerblog.com%2F2007%2F04%2F11%2Fthought-for-the-day-breast-cancer-rates-down-in-2007%2F Filed under: Brain Cancer, Thought for the DayIt didn't register right away. But not long after I finished doing some research yesterday on breast cancer screening tools did I realize the statistics on breast cancer incidence have changed for 2007. Not only did they change -- they're moving in exactly the right direction.Think about this:The American Cancer Society reports that 178,480 new cases of invasive breast cancer will be diagnosed in American women in 2007. This number was 212,920 in 2006. Deaths by breast cancer -- there were 40,970 in 2006 -- will number 40,910 this year.Just as it had become second nature for me to rattle off 200,000 as the general number of women diagnosed with breast cancer each year, I must learn a new number. I love it.Read | Permalink | ... The Cancer Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=536615 Wed, 11 Apr 2007 04:00:00 +0100 536615 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=495999&cid=t_106571_136_f&fid=35292&url=http%3A%2F%2Fprostate-help.blogs.com%2Ffamous%2F2005%2F02%2Factor_heath_lam.html Link: Actor Heath Lamberts dies - 2005.Toronto-born veteran comedic actor Heath Lamberts died early Tuesday in a Pittsburgh hospital from complications caused by cancer. (Source: The Famous and Prostate Cancer) The Famous and Prostate Cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=495999 Wed, 23 Feb 2005 16:05:02 +0100 495999 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=496006&cid=t_106571_136_f&fid=35292&url=http%3A%2F%2Fprostate-help.blogs.com%2Ffamous%2F2005%2F01%2Feditor_who_revi.html Link: Dennis Flanagan - Editor who revived Scientific American dies at 85.Dennis Flanagan, 85, a major force behind the revival of Scientific American, died of prostate cancer Jan. 14 at home in New York. (Source: The Famous and Prostate Cancer) The Famous and Prostate Cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=496006 Sun, 23 Jan 2005 17:27:37 +0100 496006 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=496008&cid=t_106571_136_f&fid=35292&url=http%3A%2F%2Fprostate-help.blogs.com%2Ffamous%2F2005%2F01%2Ffamous_people.html Link: Famous people.Famous people who died from prostate cancer (Source: The Famous and Prostate Cancer) The Famous and Prostate Cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=496008 Mon, 17 Jan 2005 02:19:02 +0100 496008 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=496016&cid=t_106571_136_f&fid=35292&url=http%3A%2F%2Fprostate-help.blogs.com%2Ffamous%2F2005%2F01%2Fjerry_orbach_de.html Link: Jerry Orbach dead at 69 - Dec 29, 2004.Actor Jerry Orbach, best known for his long-running role as New York police detective Lennie Briscoe on "Law & Order," has died. He was 69. Orbach died of prostate cancer Tuesday night, a spokesman for the program confirmed Wednesday. (Source: The Famous and Prostate Cancer) The Famous and Prostate Cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=496016 Fri, 14 Jan 2005 20:03:26 +0100 496016