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 'health medical'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 01:57:51 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5130755&cid=t_284601_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2F2f35u3XOAFo%2F New rappers on the medical rap scene The Bougie Foundation, rap out their door-to-gangsta-times on LITFL. (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5130755 Tue, 16 Aug 2011 06:00:42 +0100 5130755 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4997533&cid=t_284601_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2FkIUxHYA-kTM%2F LITFL gives a shout-out to new emergency blog - EM Literature of Note. (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4997533 Tue, 28 Jun 2011 07:49:58 +0100 4997533 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4847964&cid=t_284601_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2FFNQVKM-g3iQ%2F The mystery of chronic pain highlights an inspiring TED talk by paediatric anaesthesiologist and chronic pain specialist Elliot Krane. (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4847964 Fri, 20 May 2011 02:52:32 +0100 4847964 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4828889&cid=t_284601_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2FSS9WGdbMWKw%2F The generic standard of mediocrity underpinning the Emergency Musical Interlude series has just taken a giant step forward with "Not Enough Perfusion" b y Manik, M.D.M.C. (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4828889 Tue, 17 May 2011 09:27:42 +0100 4828889 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4610817&cid=t_284601_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2FN_s6ruYJNmc%2F Travelling with fit, well hydrated, socially capable, phototropic, extrovert athletes in a Westward direction (to South Africa) should, in theory, be a fairly straight forward exercise... (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4610817 Fri, 18 Mar 2011 07:45:46 +0100 4610817 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4626836&cid=t_284601_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2Fs7QfG5Ekrek%2F Studies show that 73.2% of people start to develop FFFF withdrawal symptoms 168 hours after receiving the previous dose. Thus it would be inhumane to delay any longer... Bring on the funtabulous frivolity! (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4626836 Fri, 18 Mar 2011 00:00:01 +0100 4626836 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4622253&cid=t_284601_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2FtAxlbgxpFe4%2F Studies show that 73.2% of people start to develop FFFF withdrawal symptoms 168 hours after receiving the previous dose. Thus it would be inhumane to delay any longer... Bring on the funtabulous frivolity! (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4622253 Fri, 18 Mar 2011 00:00:01 +0100 4622253 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4605833&cid=t_284601_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2FOBBO3euA5t4%2F Studies show that 73.2% of people start to develop FFFF withdrawal symptoms 168 hours after receiving the previous dose. Thus it would be inhumane to delay any longer... Bring on the funtabulous frivolity! (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4605833 Fri, 18 Mar 2011 00:00:01 +0100 4605833 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4450298&cid=t_284601_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2FPwZbVEdu5o4%2F I have taken on a new challenge as team doctor for the Emirates Western Force (EWF) Super XV Rugby Union Team in Perth, Western Australia (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4450298 Tue, 08 Feb 2011 09:37:26 +0100 4450298 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4424239&cid=t_284601_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2FVwkHirwnKXU%2F Is the Utopian College of Emergency for Medicine about to ditch 'Life in the Fast Lane' and take their online presence elsewhere? Find out here... (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4424239 Wed, 02 Feb 2011 00:00:33 +0100 4424239 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4337950&cid=t_284601_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2FBLj9cqpflZ8%2F Egerton Y Davis IV unveils the latest guidelines to be produced by UCEM, the much anticipated Guidelines for Orthopedic Surgery. (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4337950 Wed, 12 Jan 2011 01:00:52 +0100 4337950 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4324796&cid=t_284601_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2FuvZfcmFgLy4%2F Perhaps the greatest documentary ever made is 'King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters'. It tells the incredible story of video game newbie Steve Wiebe's quixotic quest to break the 25 year-old Donkey Kong world record score held by the greatest gamer of all time, Billy Mitchell. It is also a brilliant depiction of psychopathology. (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4324796 Sat, 08 Jan 2011 09:00:47 +0100 4324796 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4309615&cid=t_284601_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2FIsi26R-nk64%2F UCEM’s new Defibritazer BP50KV device promises to revolutionise the way we practice medicine in the Waiting Room. Interest in the device has reached fever ... (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4309615 Wed, 05 Jan 2011 00:00:16 +0100 4309615 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4294638&cid=t_284601_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2FoS-uDNzJSP4%2F Methylhexaneamine C7H17N was originally intended to be used as a nasal decongestant but in recent times it has found its way into dietary supplements marketed with thermogenic or stimulant properties. It can certainly be a tricky substance to locate in the 'ingredients' section of over the counter (OTC) energy products and while it is banned in sport, it is still legal in dietary supplements - making it even more tricky to monitor (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4294638 Wed, 29 Dec 2010 04:35:18 +0100 4294638 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4287491&cid=t_284601_112_f&fid=34971&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdoctorandpatient.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F12%2Fpatients-appear-to-be-problem-in-modern.html " Patients appear to be the problem in modern high-tech health care: they areuninformed, anxious, noncompliant folk with unhealthy lifestyles. They de-mand drugs advertised by celebrities on television, insist on unnecessary butexpensive computer tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)scans, and may eventually turn into plaintiffs. Patients’ lack of health literacyand the resulting costs and harms have received much attention."Please read this very thought-provoking article called The Century of the Patient, which talks about how we can help patients to become better informed ! (Source: The Patient's Doctor) The Patient's Doctor blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4287491 Fri, 24 Dec 2010 10:23:00 +0100 4287491 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4285205&cid=t_284601_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2FePrt59j-GPg%2F Santa lives... again. Is he a euletide Schrodinger's cat? Read how he survived zombification, reaped the benefits of the ME and ELF health plan and instituted new work practices to ensure that the Christmas show goes on. (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4285205 Fri, 24 Dec 2010 00:00:04 +0100 4285205 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4277835&cid=t_284601_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2FN12ivICcXcI%2F William Osler's Australian connections and his Australian legacy is discussed in the Medical Journal of Australia. (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4277835 Wed, 22 Dec 2010 00:00:03 +0100 4277835 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4272298&cid=t_284601_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2FbanMhS0zZWo%2F Disturbing news is coming from Enlightenment Boulevard where the UCEM Council Executive has recently received reports of the death of Santa Claus. (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4272298 Mon, 20 Dec 2010 00:00:54 +0100 4272298 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4265751&cid=t_284601_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2FjJYX2zyOuH8%2F It is tradition for doctors to descend into a state of inane infatuation with esoteric in-jokes, trifling trivia and medical mockery as seasonal silliness reaches its Christmas crescendo. Nowhere is this more evident than the annual hospital Christmas Quiz, an institution perpetuated throughout the anglocentric medical world, or the 'Christmas issues' of the British Medical Journal and the Medical Journal of Australia. (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4265751 Sat, 18 Dec 2010 00:00:33 +0100 4265751 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4233190&cid=t_284601_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2FGUJs-Fc_dus%2F UCEM's Prof Staghorn investigates the unexplained disappearances of members of the Society for the Prevention of Surgery and follows his nose to the operating theatre toilets. eels that he needs a stick as big as Prof Stickler's carrot. (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4233190 Mon, 06 Dec 2010 00:00:36 +0100 4233190 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4207291&cid=t_284601_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2FTPeWdb8SOA0%2F We shine the spotlight on Men's Health as the month formerly known as November comes to a close, and ask: can a real man eat yogurt? (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4207291 Mon, 29 Nov 2010 10:59:13 +0100 4207291 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4190162&cid=t_284601_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2FyUfiO-wWAuU%2F Community Acquired Pneumonia EBM Review (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4190162 Mon, 22 Nov 2010 02:00:00 +0100 4190162 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4190163&cid=t_284601_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2FYWCGzBtegIM%2F Spontaneous Pneumothorax in the Emergency Department an EBM Review (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4190163 Sun, 21 Nov 2010 02:00:42 +0100 4190163 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4179326&cid=t_284601_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2FgROxfIp6PKo%2F Evidence based review of acute severe asthma including clinical recognition and management (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4179326 Thu, 18 Nov 2010 02:00:08 +0100 4179326 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4175698&cid=t_284601_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2FWDCNx39-hnc%2F EBM review of Oesophagogastric Varices assessment and management in the emergency department (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4175698 Wed, 17 Nov 2010 02:00:14 +0100 4175698 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4164527&cid=t_284601_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2F45wJy3zDE5Q%2F Upper GI Haemorrhage EBM Review. Commonest causes: peptic ulcer (35-50%); oesophagitis (20-30%); duodenitis/gastritis/erosions (10-20%); varices (5-12%); Mallory-Weiss tear (2-5%); tumour (2-5%); angiodysplasia (2-3%); aorto-enteric fistula (<1%). (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4164527 Mon, 15 Nov 2010 02:00:49 +0100 4164527 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4155236&cid=t_284601_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2F4XPYG3zxKIE%2F Review of EBM for the assessment and management of Diabetic Ketoacidosis in the emergency department (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4155236 Thu, 11 Nov 2010 02:00:41 +0100 4155236 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4151801&cid=t_284601_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2FJpXUFw0cdjw%2F Review of EBM surrounding the assessment and management of Subarachnoid Haemorrhage in the emergency department (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4151801 Wed, 10 Nov 2010 02:00:52 +0100 4151801 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4142755&cid=t_284601_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2FIzw9vme6a3Q%2F Evidence based review of venous thromboembolism, DVT and pulmonary embolism (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4142755 Mon, 08 Nov 2010 02:00:50 +0100 4142755 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4133719&cid=t_284601_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2Fr4rSIn5CGpo%2F Acute heart failure syndrome (AHFS) spectrum can be divided into 5 groups as regards therapeutic management (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4133719 Thu, 04 Nov 2010 02:00:32 +0100 4133719 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4133721&cid=t_284601_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2FiHTLu6zqsHk%2F Migraine without aura (‘common’ migraine). 66-75% of migraineurs; must have had at least five attacks. Attacks lasting 4-72 hours untreated. At least 2 of headache characteristics: unilateral, pulsating or throbbing, moderate to severe, aggravated by movement. At least 1 associated symptom during headache: nausea and/or vomiting, photophobia and phonophobia. (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4133721 Wed, 03 Nov 2010 09:00:49 +0100 4133721 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4125013&cid=t_284601_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2FVw7FbQmplsc%2F EBM review of Chest Pain Adjunctive Therapies including adjunctive anticoagulant therapy, adjunctive anti-thrombotic therapy and other therapeutic agents (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4125013 Tue, 02 Nov 2010 00:43:24 +0100 4125013 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4125014&cid=t_284601_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2F8OQ_fLkq61Q%2F including early Management of STEMI or NSTEACS, reperfusion strategies, percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and thrombolysis (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4125014 Tue, 02 Nov 2010 00:41:19 +0100 4125014 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4125015&cid=t_284601_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2Fgj2Lssai_Kw%2F Chest Pain and risk stratification - EBM Review. Coronary heart disease single largest cause of death (16% or 27,000) in 2007 in Australia, but down from 22% in 1998. (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4125015 Tue, 02 Nov 2010 00:40:25 +0100 4125015 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4121862&cid=t_284601_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2FpsB0ayXygsc%2F Status Epilepticus: Synonyms: overt, geneneralised tonic-clinic, major motor SE. Defined as a seizure lasting over 5 mins, or two or more seizures without recovery in between. (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4121862 Sun, 31 Oct 2010 02:00:27 +0100 4121862 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4118942&cid=t_284601_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2F3jRtI6VX55k%2F Pedagogical disambiguation: Emergency Medicine Lecture Notes and Evidence Based emergency medicine principles from Professor A.F.T Brown and Life in the Fast Lane team. Latest Guidelines International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation (ILCOR). 2010 International Consensus on CPR and ECC Science with Treatment Recommendations (CoSTR). Circulation 2010; 122 (Suppl 2):S250-S581. (12 papers) European Resuscitation Council Guidelines for Resuscitation [...] (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4118942 Fri, 29 Oct 2010 14:23:58 +0100 4118942 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4105816&cid=t_284601_114_f&fid=34648&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FHealthBlawg%2F%7E3%2FoWmt5JQ5BeI%2Fconnected-health-symposium-2010.html I attended the Connected Health Symposium last week in Boston. I enjoyed many of the sessions (sometimes wished I could have attended two simultaneously, though the livetweeting helped on that front), and as usual enjoyed the hallway and exhibit floor conversations too.  As is often the case at conferences these days, I had the opportunity to meet several on-line connections in real life for the first time.  (I will not attempt to give a comprehensive report of the symposium here; please see the livetweeting archive linked to above and other reports to get a sense of the rest of the event.) This year's exhibit floor included a diverse mix of distance health tools.  Most striking from my perspective was the fact that most of these tools do one of two things: Enable patient-clinician vi... HealthBlawg :: David Harlow's Health Care Law Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4105816 Mon, 25 Oct 2010 16:41:01 +0100 4105816 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4023036&cid=t_284601_125_f&fid=37825&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbibbynews.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F10%2F01%2Foctober-is-national-medical-libraries-month%2F The Medical Library Association designates October as National Medical Librarians Month. Aside from the occasional dish of candy, we don’t have much to give away; however, here is a sampling of the services and resources Bibby library can provide for you: Access to scholarly journal articles in dentistry, available in print and electronic formats Access [...] (Source: Bibby Library News and Tips) Bibby Library News and Tips blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4023036 Fri, 01 Oct 2010 18:52:48 +0100 4023036 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4018291&cid=t_284601_122_f&fid=36582&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSharpBrains%2F%7E3%2FB3wDggl8JTU%2F We’re hosting here at SharpBrains the October 5th edition of Grand Rounds blog carnival, the weekly collection of best health/ medical blog posts. You can submit posts until end of Sunday: alvaro at sharpbrains dot com, indicating Grand Rounds in the subject line. And don’t forget to come back on Tuesday! (Source: SharpBrains) SharpBrains blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4018291 Thu, 30 Sep 2010 07:41:46 +0100 4018291 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4013192&cid=t_284601_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2Fzandy3AuT54%2F The LITFL team have heard through the grape vine that Professor Inglebert Struvite Staghorn, at the bequest of the Society for the Prevention of Surgery, has been investigating an unfortunate episode currantly referred to as the 'Sultana-related Sentinel Event'. (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4013192 Wed, 29 Sep 2010 00:00:57 +0100 4013192 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3993922&cid=t_284601_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2FWqkh2EcpPFA%2F A 4 year-old boy has been brought to the emergency department by his worried parents. He has had fevers for the past 6 days. They are concerned because he is not getting better despite repeated visits to a number of doctors. Each time they were told he had a viral illness. Can you kickstart this diagnosis? (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3993922 Wed, 22 Sep 2010 00:00:56 +0100 3993922 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3983396&cid=t_284601_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2F7uihryaeO4o%2F Molvania will play host of the first UCEM conference of Waiting Room Medicine. The hectic schedule and workshops has been developed to provide experienced practitioners with an up-to-date, eminence-based, yet practical, overview of important and controversial topics in Waiting Room Medicine. Keep up with the latest literature and strategies focused on optimizing clinical practice, minimising law-suits and if time permits...improving patient outcomes. (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3983396 Mon, 20 Sep 2010 06:54:26 +0100 3983396 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3965424&cid=t_284601_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2FIeSz-_gVAM4%2F An interesting take on Yoda and the Pirates of the Caribbean Med Schools from ZDoggMD reviewing two interesting articles from the New York Times (Touch Matters and Foreign Born Docs Give Equal Care). Looks like ZDoggMD is embracing the Utopian College philosophy... (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3965424 Sun, 12 Sep 2010 04:42:29 +0100 3965424 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3776591&cid=t_284601_140_f&fid=35433&url=http%3A%2F%2F4thavenueblues.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F07%2Fadventures-in-psychiatry-and-end-of.html I had most of the morning off from work to go see my new psychiatrist.  I only worked two short hours coming in very early to get the carts caught up from overnight and I was on my way to Auburn.  She has a busy practice and I had to wait in the brightly colored and sunny waiting room for quite awhile to be seen.  I spent my time reading old Southern Living magazines.  I noticed all the plants in the waiting room needed watering, but I resisted the urge to tell the receptionist not wanting to be a busybody.  “Andrew? You can come on back now,” the receptionist finally said. I sighed with relief.  The most unpleasant part of psychiatry is the incessant waiting around to see the doctor as is just about the case with any doctor these days. My new doctor was r... The 4th Avenue Blues blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3776591 Wed, 21 Jul 2010 16:02:00 +0100 3776591 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3764203&cid=t_284601_109_f&fid=38950&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.shockmd.com%2F2010%2F07%2F19%2Fsurgical-residents-more-health-complaints-than-other-employees%2F In this study the 5 most mentioned health complaints were: tiredness and lack of rest (both 73%), feeling drowsy or dull (35%), headache (34%) and back pain (28%). Other main findings of this study were: social support by supervisors strongly predicted health men and senior residents were healthier than women and junior residents, a high level of support by colleagues predicted health in female residents, low job related autonomy and less support by consultants predicted prolonged stress-related health complaints Residents working in university hospitals experienced lower levels of job-related autonomy and less support from colleagues in comparison with those working in general teaching hospitals Emotional support from the consultant was of eminent importance for the well being of resid... Dr Shock MD PhD blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3764203 Mon, 19 Jul 2010 06:15:03 +0100 3764203 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3758081&cid=t_284601_140_f&fid=35433&url=http%3A%2F%2F4thavenueblues.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F07%2Fits-something-to-think-about.html “There’s going to be an opening soon in electronics,” the androgynous Derrick told me this morning. “You would be perfect for the job with what you know.” I thanked Derrick for the insider info, but I think I will stay at pulling in shopping carts.  That way I don’t have to deal with the public much which will be easier on my anxiety.  Also, I would hate to cause my supervisor distress.  She has a hard time finding people to do my job at the rate it pays, the hours, and with the heat of summer.  She has been so nice and accommodating to me and my disability I would hate to let her down. Work was very slow again today.  I have come to realize this is the norm.  Those busy days when I first starting working were a fluke.  I am content to spend t... The 4th Avenue Blues blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3758081 Thu, 15 Jul 2010 17:06:00 +0100 3758081 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3629584&cid=t_284601_86_f&fid=38272&url=http%3A%2F%2Flaikaspoetnik.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F06%2F04%2Fmedlibs-round-update-call-for-submissions-june-2010%2F In the past months we had some excellent hosts of the round, really “la crème de la crème” of the medical information/libarary blogosphere: 2010 was heralded by Dr Shock MD PhD, followed by Emerging Technologies Librarian (@pfanderson) The Krafty Librarian (@krafty) and @Eagledawg (Nikki Dettmar). Nikki  hosted the round for a second time, but now on her [...] (Source: Laika's MedLibLog) Laika's MedLibLog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3629584 Fri, 04 Jun 2010 07:21:19 +0100 3629584 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3614500&cid=t_284601_86_f&fid=34445&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwomenshealthnews.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F05%2F30%2Fposts-from-the-medical-library-association-2010-conference%2F I served as an official blogger again this year for the Medical Library Association annual conference (in Washington, DC – in addition to doing two presentations myself!). Here’s a list of the posts I’ve done, which generally include some good online resources related to the topics at hand. Various posts may be of interest to other med librarians, individuals with NIH-funded or other federally funded research grants, anatomy instructors, those interested in HIV/AIDS or vaccines, community outreach on health, PubMed searchers, and others: Section Program: Vaccine Information – speakers from the CDC, a university, and a public health librarian on vaccine safety and information on communication, myths and misperceptions, outreach efforts related to the HPV vaccine, an... Women's Health News blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3614500 Sun, 30 May 2010 17:11:42 +0100 3614500 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3331571&cid=t_284601_140_f&fid=35433&url=http%3A%2F%2F4thavenueblues.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F03%2Fthoughts-for-day_03.html Give Me a Shot of Viagra, Doc! I watched as my psychiatrist pulled out his iPhone and calculated my ideal weight this morning.   “You’re at 180. Your ideal weight for your height,” he said, smiling broadly.  “On your last visit, you weighed 167.” I could hear dad breathe a deep sigh of relief.  My weight has been an all encompassing obsession with him lately. “Are you having any side effects?” Dr. Kern asked as he began to write out my prescriptions.  I asked dad to leave the room at that moment.  I wanted some privacy and one on one time with my doctor.  Dad reluctantly agreed and left to go sit in the waiting room. “I am effectively castrated by my medications,” I said. “Do you think Viagra will help?” A quizzical look drew acr... The 4th Avenue Blues blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3331571 Wed, 03 Mar 2010 18:14:00 +0100 3331571 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3322569&cid=t_284601_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2010%2F03%2F2010-design-challenge-get-your-posters-here.html More on the 2010 DiabetesMine Design Challenge today —in part because I can’t think about much else this week I almost forgot to mention the beautiful and very official contest fliers/posters we’ve prepared. They’re available for downloading and distributing in PDF format here, as you like. For interested universities and other organizations – we can [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3322569 Tue, 02 Mar 2010 13:00:05 +0100 3322569 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3149298&cid=t_284601_140_f&fid=35433&url=http%3A%2F%2F4thavenueblues.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F01%2Fparallels.html If someone had cancer, would you berate them for their lot in life?  Would you laugh and cajole when they couldn’t get out of the bed or feed themselves properly?   Would you write them disparaging comments when they could no longer handle the daily tasks of life all of us take for granted?  You would be shamed into submission by your peers.  Why is this not true for mental illness?  My negative anonymous comments are an example of this.  They probably wouldn’t get on a blog written by a lung cancer patient and write, just go ahead and die already! Thus is the stigma of mental illness.  Many times mental illness is seen as a defect of character.  Oh, he’s just lazy, or he’s just willfully dependent on his parents.  He’s got it eas... The 4th Avenue Blues blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3149298 Wed, 06 Jan 2010 11:56:00 +0100 3149298 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3139020&cid=t_284601_87_f&fid=34935&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmedicine.com.my%2Fwp%2F%3Fp%3D8186 Dr. David Quek has posted some insightful comments on the Government’s 1Malaysia Clinics plan by senior members of the MMA. There are also some hints at what went on in the planning of the 1Malaysia Clinics programme. On paper it all sounds noble but I am not sure if we can emulate the paramedical clinic services conducted in western countries where highly trained nurses (often degree holders) are given extra training for specific tasks only and given strict protocols to adhere to when conducting such “clinics”. Will there be enough of such properly trained paramedical staff in the first place? There is already a shortage of nurses in hospitals as the better experienced ones are flocking to other countries abroad where the pay is higher. I suppose at the end of the day t... Malaysian Medical Resources blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3139020 Mon, 04 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3139020 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3129631&cid=t_284601_131_f&fid=35008&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceroll.com%2F2009%2F12%2F30%2Fhuman-body-as-a-machine-video%2F Fritz Kahn, a German gynaecologist born in 1888, was a real genius of medical illustrations.  More than a hundred years later Henning Lederer, audiovisual artist, paid tribute to this genius by creating the video below based on Kahn’s work. Enjoy: (Hat tip: Advertising and Health) (Source: ScienceRoll) ScienceRoll blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3129631 Wed, 30 Dec 2009 14:23:19 +0100 3129631 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2838882&cid=t_284601_86_f&fid=38272&url=http%3A%2F%2Flaikaspoetnik.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F09%2F27%2Fmedlibs-round-1-6%2F Welcome to the sixth edition of MedLib’s Round, a blog carnival of “excellent blog posts in the field of medical librarianship”. First I have to apologize for the postponement in publication. There were so few submissions (5, including one on this blog), that I needed more time to find some material myself. Time that I [...] (Source: Laika's MedLibLog) Laika's MedLibLog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2838882 Sun, 27 Sep 2009 22:39:38 +0100 2838882 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2715890&cid=t_284601_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F08%2F19%2Frecent-health-related-statutory-instruments-11%2F SI 2009 No. 2200 (C. 95) Health Care And Associated Professions. Doctors. The Medical Profession (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2008 (Commencement No. 2) Order of Council 2009 SI 2009 No. 2191. Clean Air, England. The Smoke Control Areas (Authorised Fuels) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2009 SI 2009 No. 2190. Clean Air, England. The Smoke Control Areas (Exempted Fireplaces) (England) (No.2) Order 2009 Posted in Legislation, Statutory Instruments Tagged: Environmental Health, Legislation, Medical Staff, Professional Discipline, Public Health, Statutory Instruments (Source: Fade Library) Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2715890 Wed, 19 Aug 2009 13:54:41 +0100 2715890 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2699670&cid=t_284601_109_f&fid=34504&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blacktriangle.org%2Fblog%2F%3Fp%3D2016 Some people in the US seem to think Obama is Hitler, because he wants to reform their healthcare. If only Hitler had stuck to being a healthcare reformer, instead of annexing the Sudetenland… The majority of US citizens think US health care is the best in the world. Therefore it is understandable that they would be [...] (Source: Black Triangle) Black Triangle blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2699670 Thu, 13 Aug 2009 20:50:56 +0100 2699670 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2556282&cid=t_284601_129_f&fid=36038&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Ftrevis-life-with-multiple-sclerosis-ms%2Fis-it-multiple-sclerosis-or-something-else%2F It is not only those newly diagnosed (or awaiting confirmation of diagnosis) who wonder if the things happening to their bodies are really caused by multiple sclerosis.  I’ll admit to a time, now and again, when I wonder, aloud sometimes, “Do I really have MS?” My medical team assures me. I’m not saying that I/we don’t battle our symptoms daily.  I’m not trying to minimize the effects this disease can/does have on us.  I’m just saying… It wasn’t that long ago when MS was almost totally a “diagnosis of omissions,” meaning that if it wasn’t A, B, C…X, Y or Z; it must be MS.  Many of us spent several years with on-again-off-again symptoms which were misdiagnosed or ignored by ourselves.  Unless we had persisten... Life with MS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2556282 Mon, 29 Jun 2009 18:08:48 +0100 2556282 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2405657&cid=t_284601_117_f&fid=34696&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.straightfromthedoc.com%2F50226711%2Fnew_heart_studies_with_focus_on_prevention_and_early_diagnosis.php The new studies that will be released by Medtronic this week could help improve cancer and arthritis diagnosis in heart patients. The groundbreaking research includes data on the world's first pa... (Source: Straightfromthedoc) Straightfromthedoc blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2405657 Thu, 14 May 2009 00:00:00 +0100 2405657 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2398680&cid=t_284601_93_f&fid=36982&url=http%3A%2F%2Fprep4md.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F05%2Fdo-you-think-this-is-excusable.html A 911 operator hangs up on a teenager several times because she is using the F word while her father is having a heart attack.Thanks for reading :) ... http://prep4md.blogspot.com/ (Source: My M.D. Journey!) My M.D. Journey! blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2398680 Fri, 08 May 2009 11:48:00 +0100 2398680 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2389765&cid=t_284601_90_f&fid=34499&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcalifmedicineman.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F05%2Fprotecting-lowly-pedestrian.html This article mentioned by the instapundit caught my eye. Apparently, Cranfield University in England has prototyped a novel airbag technology to protect pedestrians hit by cars. From the photograph, it looks to have a somewhat Rube Goldberg flavor to it. To my unpracticed eye, it also looks to be somewhat expensive although a spokesman for the project reassures us that, "it would add little to the cost of the vehicle." Why does this seem unlikely to me?There is essentially no limit to the features that can be added to automobiles to make them safer. The problem is of course figuring out how to pay for them. There is also obviously a difference between technologies designed to protect innocent third parties (e.g. pedestrians or people driving other cars) and the cars' occupants. This is why... California Medicine Man blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2389765 Tue, 05 May 2009 19:06:00 +0100 2389765 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2270315&cid=t_284601_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blisstree.com%2Fhealthbolt%2Fscientists-as-guinea-pigs%2F How far would you go to find the answers to a medical mystery? Would you go as far as Stubbins Ffirth, a 19th century doctor who smeared himself with vomit and other bodily fluids from yellow-fever suffers to prove it wasn’t a contagious disease? Or tape a sample of radium salts to your arm for 10 hours as Pierre Cuire did in his desire to find out how radiation might help in the treatment of cancer? Probably not. Read more about these and other extraordinary scientists who put their lives on the line for the sake of knowledge at New Scientist’s fascinating (and somewhat gross) article Eight scientists who became their own guinea pigs. (image by Gaetan Lee) (Source: Healthbolt) Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2270315 Tue, 17 Mar 2009 01:11:30 +0100 2270315 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2671092&cid=t_284601_147_f&fid=38831&url=http%3A%2F%2Frenshaw01.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F02%2F04%2Fhot-off-the-press-from-the-royal-college-of-physicians%2F The RCP has just issued a press release calling for patients to put be at the heart of pharmaceutical innovation. See here for the full press release. I understand this so far, pharmaceuticals should try to make patients better. Other parts of the press release are less clear. I think the press release acknowledges that innovations in medicine do sometimes arise from the pharma industry but it also recognises “a failure of trust between the NHS and the pharmaceutical industry”. Patients have also lost trust in the medical profession who they believe are too close to the pharmaceutical companies. But it is alright because medical professionals will just adopt the Nolan principles and patient confidence will be regained. According to the press release, there is to be more collabo... Medical Communicating blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2671092 Wed, 04 Feb 2009 18:20:09 +0100 2671092 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2090474&cid=t_284601_93_f&fid=36982&url=http%3A%2F%2Fprep4md.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F01%2Fis-masturbation-bad-for-you.html Regardless of how silly, stupid, commonsense, naive, or out-of-the-question, this question might be to some, it is not so to others. As a medial student, I have been asked this question several times in separate occasions. I had some spare time tonight so I thought I should get an end for this taboo topic.I did some searching and googling and found the following articles:According to wikipedia:"The physical benefits of masturbation and having an orgasm or ejaculating creates heightened arousal while epinephrine courses through the body, producing the flushed face, shallow breath and post-climactic euphoria. It is held in many mental health circles that masturbation can relieve depression, stress and lead to a higher sense of self-worth. Masturbation can also be particularly useful in relat... My M.D. Journey! blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2090474 Thu, 08 Jan 2009 22:48:00 +0100 2090474 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2005879&cid=t_284601_131_f&fid=35008&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceroll.com%2F2008%2F12%2F01%2Fwhat%25e2%2580%2599s-on-the-web-1-december-2008-top-10-medical-innovations-for-2009%2F Top 10 Medical Innovations for 2009 (Digital Pathology Blog): For the third year in a row, Cleveland Clinic doctors and consultants have picked the medical innovations they think will rise to the top next year. MetaCarnival: Volume One, Number 2 (Emergiblog): The blog carnival of all the biomedical blog carnivals is up. Web 2.0 … Health 2.0 … Research 2.0? You don’t nor need to own your data (liako.biz) Vadlo: Vadlo is brought to you by two biology scientists who wish to make it easier to locate biology research related information on the web. Vadlo search engine caters to all branches of life sciences. VADLO allows users to search within five categories: Protocols, Online Tools, Seminars, Databases and Software.        (Source:... ScienceRoll blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2005879 Mon, 01 Dec 2008 19:37:49 +0100 2005879 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1844783&cid=t_284601_131_f&fid=35008&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceroll.com%2F2008%2F10%2F01%2Fscienceroll-personalized-medical-search-updates%2F Scienceroll Search is a personalized medical search engine powered by Polymeta.com. You can choose which databases to search in and which one to exclude from your list. It works with well-known medical search engines and databases and we’re totally open to add new ones or remove those you don’t really like. The newest addition to the database is MD Consult, one of the most comprehensive clinical information service online provided by The National Institutes of Health Library. And another improvement is about MeSH terms. If you do a search for heart attack, it will let you know you should also consider myocardial infarction (a MeSH synonym). We hope you will like it and if you know a good medical database, just let us know. Further reading: Personalized Medical Search Engine: New Dat... ScienceRoll blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1844783 Wed, 01 Oct 2008 18:12:27 +0100 1844783 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1812819&cid=t_284601_131_f&fid=35008&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceroll.com%2F2008%2F09%2F21%2Fmedical-education-evolution-the-database%2F Medical Education Evolution is a community for those who are passionate about changing medical education with web 2.0 tools. We are working on a concept about how to implement web 2.0 tools into medical education. That’s why we started to construct a database of medicine 2.0-related links. If you have suggestions how to improve the database, feel free to drop me an e-mail so I can invite you to edit the page. Ted Eytan, one of the founders, had some comments about it as well. The first medicine 2.0 course at a medical school (University of Debrecen) will start next Thursday (26. 09.) and I will start with defining web 2.0’s role in medicine and healthcare. I hope this class can be an experimental one and we can see whether students like the concept or not.    &n... ScienceRoll blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1812819 Sun, 21 Sep 2008 16:56:45 +0100 1812819 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1785995&cid=t_284601_131_f&fid=35008&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceroll.com%2F2008%2F09%2F11%2Fnew-youtube-channels%2F I wanted to share two new, medicine-related Youtube channels with you. The first one is managed by the Detroit Medical Center and focuses on medical animations, educational materials. The second one was launched by Mark Senak, the blogger of Eye on FDA and focuses on: The eyeonfda channel is an extension of my Weblog www.eyeonfda.com and is designed to collect video of interest to the pharmaceutical, biotech and public health communities and meant to aggregate health care videos along disease and issue specific lines. (Source: ScienceRoll) ScienceRoll blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1785995 Thu, 11 Sep 2008 18:43:10 +0100 1785995 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1759784&cid=t_284601_125_f&fid=34820&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dentalblogs.com%2Farchives%2Fadministrator%2Fvizilite-velscope-oral-cancer-self-exam%2F For many years, oral cancer awareness has fallen by the wayside, but with the recent development of early detection systems, the disease is getting more press. Rightfully so. A quick visit to the facts page at www.oralcancerfoundation.org tells us that: “More than 34,000 Americans will be diagnosed with oral or pharyngeal cancer this year.” (Many more go undiagnosed.) 8000 will die – that’s one every hour, all day and all night. Only half of the 34,000 diagnosed will live 5 years. Oral cancer deaths outnumber those from cervical cancer, Hodgkin’s, testes, endocrine system, and skin cancer. Early detection improves survival potential by 50-70%. If it were your health, or your loved ones’, you’d want those odds in your favor. You may hav... dental blog for dentists about dentistry blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1759784 Wed, 03 Sep 2008 13:52:21 +0100 1759784 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1754758&cid=t_284601_131_f&fid=35008&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceroll.com%2F2008%2F09%2F03%2Fpubsurg-and-healthmash%2F PubSurg is a dynamic Pubmed link collection for minimal invasive surgery created by Attila Dubecz, a surgeon currently working at University of Rochester. HealthMash will be a medical metasearch engine: “The mission of HealthMash Health Knowledge Base is to promote health and well being in the world by providing personally relevant information of high quality from trusted health sources on the Web.” HealthMash will be powered by an innovative Health Knowledge Base that captures the expertise of medical professionals as well as the wisdom of people everywhere practicing the art of living and healing. HealthMash will combine sophisticated Web 2.0 universal search and discovery technology with Semantic Web concepts in a simple yet highly informative user interface. (Source: Scien... ScienceRoll blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1754758 Wed, 03 Sep 2008 07:50:19 +0100 1754758 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1677027&cid=t_284601_87_f&fid=34935&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmedicine.com.my%2Fwp%2F%3Fp%3D3932 The very obese may not be able to get that hourly exercise they need a day in order to lose weight. The interesting news is that in the future, a pill might help them do just that. The “exercise pill” would be a couch potato’s dream come true. Literally it will help one reap benefits of exercise without working up a sweat! CNN reports: Scientists reported Thursday that there is such a drug — if you happen to be a mouse. Sedentary mice that took the drug for four weeks burned more calories and had less fat than untreated mice. And when tested on a treadmill, they could run about 44 percent farther and 23 percent longer than untreated mice. Just how well those results might translate to people is an open question. But, researchers say, such a drug might help treat ob... Malaysian Medical Resources blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1677027 Sun, 03 Aug 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1677027 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1652297&cid=t_284601_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthbolt.net%2F2008%2F07%2F25%2Fmedical-museums-usa%2F From stomach sized hairballs to a giant hamster wheel for energetic patients, medical museums offer a chance to explore medicines colorful history and discover the bizarre, the offbeat, and the extreme treatments of days gone by. So if you’re on the road this summer and don’t mind a little ’shock and gore’, stop by a medical museum or two. You’ll be amazed (and relieved) by how far the practice of medicine has come. Here’s four medical museums definitely worth visiting: The Mutter Museum in Philadelphia was orginally established as a place for trainee doctors to go and learn about anatomy and human anomalies. It’s those anomalies - such as the preserved body of the ‘Soap Lady’ and a cancerous growth removed from President Grover Clevela... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1652297 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 07:46:32 +0100 1652297 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1642723&cid=t_284601_133_f&fid=35128&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthiswayoflife.org%2Fblog%2F%3Fp%3D330 As happened in my most recent post, lots of people assume that a social model of disability is incompatible with the idea that there are ways of helping people interact with the world as a whole, without necessarily changing the entire world. I believe this this was expressed by telling me that I only believe in “being nice to [autistics] and bringing [autistics] comfortable surroundings” - a common, but wrong, view of what the social model of disability says. I’ll mention a few things that can help many autistic people - really help, not just act as a placebo for a parent or, worse, cause harm. I won’t be mentioning things that require 40 hours of work for a child or any therapy intended to counter “toxicity”, as these have plenty of scientific and eth... NTs Are Weird blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1642723 Mon, 21 Jul 2008 13:59:53 +0100 1642723 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1522038&cid=t_284601_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthbolt.net%2F2008%2F06%2F15%2Fthe-sunday-sidebar-15%2F Wait. I’m Not Dead! This guy in France has created renewed debate about when is a person really dead. Seems that his heart stopped for an hour and a half, giving doctors cause to believe he was dead. But just before they started the prep to remove his organs for transplants, his breathing and heartbeat resumed and he began regaining consciousness. Going Bald for Charity Can Cause Loss of Job A kind hearted waitress recently discovered that doing a good deed doesn’t always pay. Wanting to raise money for a cancer research charity, Stacey Fearnall donated her hair. But her boss isn’t keen on having bald service people, so has told her not to come back to work until her hair grows back (or she wears a wig). The Real Bionic Woman A 49 year old woman who suffers from severe r... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1522038 Sun, 15 Jun 2008 11:43:27 +0100 1522038 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1500511&cid=t_284601_87_f&fid=36224&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdownload-fp2.rbn.com%2Fshareholder%2Fshareholder%2Fdownload%2FjnjSneed_12.mp3 With stents and anemia drugs under pressure, Johnson & Johnson is looking for growth wherever it can find it. Are your kids ready for contact lenses? J&J’s Vistakon division sure thinks so. J&J thinks she’d look better in contacts (Getty Images) A recent company-sponsored study showed that kids as young as 8 can wear and properly care for their contacts, said Michael Sneed, the head of J&J’s vision unit, during a J&J review of its medical devices, diagnostics and consumer health businesses yesterday in New Brunswick, N.J. The typical bespectacled kid who switches to contacts does so around 15, Sneed said. “Our goal is to get contact lens wearers in earlier and staying longer,” he said. “In the future we believe contact len... WSJ.com: Health Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1500511 Sat, 07 Jun 2008 22:23:11 +0100 1500511 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1472445&cid=t_284601_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthbolt.net%2F2008%2F05%2F27%2Fwhats-that-in-your-head%2F It must have been some hit to force a paintbrush, bristles first, into a man’s head. Stranger still, the victim didn’t even realise it was there. Seems he turned up at the emergency room some 6 hours after the assault complaining of a headache and left cheek and eye soreness. Even the medics couldn’t see the paintbrush. All that was evident at the time was a 5 cm cut below his left eye. But a CT scan painted a fuller picture, showing a cylindrical foreign body positioned from the left orbit to the right thalamus. Everyone assumed it was a piece of wood. Imagine the surgeon’s surprise when it turned out to be a paintbrush. And prehaps more amazing was that the patient suffered no neurological symptoms or side effects. If you want to see what the CT looked like head o... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1472445 Tue, 27 May 2008 10:39:09 +0100 1472445 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1467134&cid=t_284601_93_f&fid=36982&url=http%3A%2F%2Fprep4md.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F05%2Fmedical-schools-in-egypt-by-insider.html Yesterday I came across a series of articles written by a fellow blogger which opened up my wounds. If I had some spare time right now I would have gave him a hand with writing and helped him expand the list of disappointments. I'll probably do that later on. Anyhow, In this article he points out some annoying phenomenons in the Egyptian medical school systems. Have a look at it and let me know what you think.I've been learning at one of the big public universities in Egypt for like 3 years now (medical school), and sadly, all what I've been seeing is corruption. Let's put these in points to be clear — '10' is enough for now:The number of students in a year (i.e course or grade) is not less than 800! Need I say more?! How would such a huge quantity leave any chance for serious or useful ... My M.D. Journey! blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1467134 Sat, 24 May 2008 16:07:00 +0100 1467134 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1434411&cid=t_284601_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthbolt.net%2F2008%2F05%2F11%2Fthe-sunday-sidebardealing-with-the-dead%2F There are only two things that are guaranteed in this world - you are born and you will die. Just how long you have between the two events depends on a multitude of factors. Longevity is possible, and for most of us highly probable (so says the Vitality Compass). Death and dealing with the dead might seem like a morbid topic but apparently it’s also a very popular one. After all, how many of you were hooked on Six Feet Under? Top 10 Weird Ways We Deal with the Dead. This is a fascinating list of what happened to the dead throughout history. From ‘towers of silence’ and ‘tree burials’ to ‘plascination’ and ‘cyronics’, humankind has always looked at different ways to bury the dead and honor the spirits. A New Twist to the Burial at Sea Fo... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1434411 Sun, 11 May 2008 11:42:55 +0100 1434411 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1433951&cid=t_284601_158_f&fid=36018&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcaregiversbeacon.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F05%2Fsafe-caregiving-and-home-health.html These five pieces of home health equipment can make a big difference for people with mobility challenges and for their caregivers. Of course, before using them consult with your doctor to see if they are appropriate for the condition.1. LIGHTER WEIGHT WHEELCHAIRS - Lighter than the 40 or 50 pound heavy wheelchairs, these are easier for a caregiver to lift into and out of a car, helping to avoid caregiver injuries.Search the internet and you'll see there are wheelchairs weighing closer to 30 pounds or even less. There are ultralight weight folding wheelchairs with removable backs and legs. When you take them apart it only takes a few seconds and is easier to lift. They are also easier to push either by a caregiver or by self-propulsion.They are often more expensive, but used wheelchairs or... The Caregiver's Beacon - Resources, Links, Ideas, News blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1433951 Sat, 10 May 2008 07:32:00 +0100 1433951 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1455448&cid=t_284601_93_f&fid=36982&url=http%3A%2F%2Fprep4md.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F05%2Fgarbage-crisis.html For sometime, I have been reluctant to share some pictures I took, near where I live, of trash accumulating in the area. I thought it would be of no interest to anyone other than it being gross in the first place! But today after hearing about the garbage crisis in Naples Italy on the news, I thought we must put the problem in the spot light. Here are a few pictures from the ones that I took.Now here are a couple pictures from Naples, Italy. They are not my own. I found them on Google Images and they are published on several blogs. (Source: My M.D. Journey!) My M.D. Journey! blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1455448 Tue, 06 May 2008 18:01:00 +0100 1455448 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1420477&cid=t_284601_131_f&fid=35008&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceroll.com%2F2008%2F05%2F05%2F4-in-1-video-podcast-photo-and-pubmed%2F There are nearly 25 sites and services focusing on medical videos and animations on my list I’ve been working on for months. Here is the newest addition, The DAVE Project - Gastroenterology: The DAVE Project, an acronym for the Digital Atlas of Video Education, is a collection of teaching tools. The project consists of a gastrointestinal endoscopy video atlas and medical lectures and presentations. The most recent additions to the collection are displayed below. Physicians are encouraged to submit material, for consideration, new entries to enrich and expand the atlas. We can watch the videos or download them; listen to the podcast; see some related photos or do a Pubmed search in that specific field of interest. DAVE stands for Digital Atlas of Video Education Gastroenterolog... ScienceRoll blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1420477 Mon, 05 May 2008 12:50:24 +0100 1420477 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1416217&cid=t_284601_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthbolt.net%2F2008%2F05%2F02%2Fa-visit-to-the-anatomical-theatre%2F Some people photograph landscapes. Others like cityscapes. And still others like to photograph wildlife. But New York based photographer Joanna Ebenstein likes to photograph medical artifacts. She took a month long pilgrimage to famed medical museums of the Western World, photographing everything from real human remains to wax, ivory, and paper mâché models. According to Ebenstein, the “…artifacts were created to teach medical and surgical students in a time when cadavers were difficult or illegal to come by. These preserved objects—be they skeletal, actual human remains, or depictions of the body in various forms of media—were invaluable teaching aids—portable, durable and easy to understand.” The result of Ebenstein’s pilgrimage is Anatomical Theatre, a photog... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1416217 Fri, 02 May 2008 11:15:07 +0100 1416217 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1392492&cid=t_284601_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthbolt.net%2F2008%2F04%2F22%2Fcan-our-earth-support-us-as-we-age%2F Image details: Question mark with the Earth as a dot served by picapp.com Happy Earth Day, everyone! We’ve been reminded quite a bit today about being green and caring for our Earth. So here’s my question: Can the Earth continue to care for us?!? Over the weekend, Edna Parker of Illinois (the oldest known currently-living person) celebrated her 115th birthday. Also recently, Barbara Walters did a special on living to be 150. While this is fascinating and the idea of living past 100 sounds intriguing, when it comes right down to it, how will our world be able to support such an aging population? Here are some issues: 1. As it is, we have a dire nursing shortage. And we all know that living long doesn’t always equal living well. We would need more health care professionals ... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1392492 Wed, 23 Apr 2008 03:04:47 +0100 1392492 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1380551&cid=t_284601_131_f&fid=35008&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceroll.com%2F2008%2F04%2F18%2Fpersonalized-genetics-are-we-ready%2F As me and others have already stated for several times before, we are not. It was so good to read the opinion of Joel Burrill as I felt like we’re on the right way. Some excerpts from the interview made by Wired: Currently there are some major barriers that need attention before companies like 23andMe will be incredibly successful. An incredibly steep barrier that needs immediate attention is the education of doctors. For doctors to actually use this type of information they need to understand the concepts and the principles that are at the heart of this type of technology, but currently the amount of education they receive in medical school is slim to none. As for the nature of predictive medicine and companies that will offer predictive tests, I think it is a good idea, but there i... ScienceRoll blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1380551 Fri, 18 Apr 2008 07:52:25 +0100 1380551 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1376690&cid=t_284601_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthbolt.net%2F2008%2F04%2F16%2Fhistoric-health-plague-in-gotham-cholera-in-19th-century-nyc%2F “…one may take a walk up & down Broadway & scare meet a soul.” Almost impossible to imagine these days but apparently that was the way it was back in 1832 when New York City was in the middle of a cholera epidemic. By the time it had ended, over 3000 people had died out a population of 250,000. A dreadful time. And the worst of it - the medical profession didn’t know what caused it. It seemed to be a mystery. Those who could afford to escaped the city. The New York Evening Post reported “The roads, in all directions, were lined with well-filled stagecoaches, livery coaches, private vehicles, and equestrians, all panic-struck, fleeing the city, as we may suppose the inhabitants of Pompeii fled when the red lava showered down upon their houses.” Th... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1376690 Wed, 16 Apr 2008 10:33:05 +0100 1376690 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1329953&cid=t_284601_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthbolt.net%2F2008%2F03%2F27%2Fviagra-turns-10%2F The ‘little blue pill’ turns 10 this month. In fact, it was on this day in 1998 that Viagra was approved for use in erectile dysfunction by the Food and Drug Administration, making it the first anti-impotence pill to be approved for use in the United States. So to mark it’s birthday I thought I’d dig out 10 interesting Viagra related articles from the past ten years. 1999 Flaccid Flowers Bloom on Viagra (Wired) writes “An Israeli scientist has found a way to defer the droop in daisies and firm up flaccid freesia. He feeds them Viagra.” 2000 Drug firm is creating fast-acting, inhaled Viagra (The Independent) finds “The maker of the anti-impotence drug Viagra has started work on an inhalable version that should hit the spot - so to speak - much faste... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1329953 Thu, 27 Mar 2008 10:05:25 +0100 1329953 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1322015&cid=t_284601_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthbolt.net%2F2008%2F03%2F23%2Fthe-sunday-sidebar-the-brain%2F The brain is my topic of choice this week. I had the chance to view a couple of really interestng videos relating to the brain and thought I’d share them with the Healthbolt readers. First up is an amazing talk by neuroanatomist Jill Bolte Taylor. Her powerful story about studing her own brain while she had a stroke is full of emotion, humor, and fascinating information about the brain. In her words… “…on the morning of December 10, 1996 I woke up to discover that I had a brain disorder of my own. A blood vessel exploded in the left half of my brain. And in the course of four hours I watched my brain completely deteriorate in its ability to process all information. On the morning of the hemorrhage I could not walk, talk, read, write or recall any of my life. I essen... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1322015 Sun, 23 Mar 2008 09:12:34 +0100 1322015 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1250150&cid=t_284601_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthbolt.net%2F2008%2F02%2F22%2Fwhats-so-bad-about-marijuanapart-ii%2F                                        (photo credit) So what are the health effects of using marijuana? Do you know ? The poster gave some clues, although as Leisureguy pointed out, there is now evidence that marijuana may actual fight lung cancer rather than cause it. Want to test your knowledge ?  Which of the following are true and which are false ? 1. Marijuana causes memory loss 2. Marijuana causes birth defects 3. Marijuana causes sterility 4. Marijuana can cause schizophrenia 5. Marijuana causes depression 6. Marijuana causes lung cancer The answers are on the next page… 1. Marijuana causes memory loss……………true Marijuana causes short term memory loss, diminishes the capablity to learn, to retain information ... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1250150 Fri, 22 Feb 2008 10:35:30 +0100 1250150 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1247853&cid=t_284601_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthbolt.net%2F2008%2F02%2F21%2Fso-whats-so-bad-about-marijuana%2F                                     (picture credit) Share This (Source: Healthbolt) Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1247853 Thu, 21 Feb 2008 10:59:40 +0100 1247853 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1245048&cid=t_284601_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthbolt.net%2F2008%2F02%2F20%2Fthe-real-dope-on-medicinal-marijuana%2F                                                                                                 (photo credit) With any drug, it is important to determine whether or not the medical benefits outweigh the side effects. This is something that really hasn’t happened with marijuana, especially in the United States. So focused is the federal government on highlighting and studying the negative implications of marijuana usage, they all but ignore the fact that marijuana also possess a number of medical uses. These medical uses, documented throughout history, include reducing nausea, pain, and severe discomfort. In the 1980s and 1990s, the few studies around that did focus on the medicinal benefits o... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1245048 Wed, 20 Feb 2008 10:19:59 +0100 1245048 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1241878&cid=t_284601_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthbolt.net%2F2008%2F02%2F19%2Fmarijuanasome-fascinating-historic-facts%2F                                                                (photo credit) “To the agriculturist, cannibis is a fibre crop; to the physician, it is an enigma; to the user, a euphoriant; to the police, a menace; to the trafficker, a source of profitable danger; to the convict or parolee and his family, a source of sorrow.”    - Marihuana in Medicine: Past, Present and Future by Tod H Mikuriva                        (California Medicine, Vol 110, 1969: 30-40) Without the hemp plant, one of the oldest psychoactive plants around, there would be no marijuana. It’s dried leaves have been inhaled and ingested for centuries, changing the mood, perception, and consciousness of people throughout ... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1241878 Tue, 19 Feb 2008 11:13:03 +0100 1241878 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1238148&cid=t_284601_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthbolt.net%2F2008%2F02%2F18%2Flegalizing-marijuanaone-vending-machine-at-a-time%2F Okay, so it’s not something any of us ever thought we’d see in our life time. Especially not in the United States. But here they are - marijuana dispensing vending machines. In California. To be more specific, in Los Angeles. To be exact, at a Herbal Nutrition Center in Los Angeles. Not that you or I are ever going to be able to use them - least I hope not cause they are only there for those who need marijuana for medicinal purposes. And even they have to prove that they need it - via a doctor’s prescription. But it’s an amazing development, given the controversy surrounding it’s use for medicinal (and recreational) use. In fact, marijuana use is still illegal under US federal law which, apparently doesn’t even recognize the medical marijuana laws in... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1238148 Mon, 18 Feb 2008 06:30:59 +0100 1238148 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1188568&cid=t_284601_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthbolt.net%2F2008%2F01%2F30%2Fflickr-houses-historic-medical-photographs%2F I found this interesting post over at Medgadget… “The National Museum of Health and Medicine has been uploading pictures to Flickr since September 2006. We’ve transcribed, of course, all information that we have for each picture, but have also been posting some for which we have relatively little information, such as Library of Congress is doing, with the hope that a Flickr user will recognize them and be able to tell us more. We’ve been uploading the hard way, mostly one picture at a time, choosing from among the several hundred thousand we’ve been digitizing over the last three years. Until that database goes live, this is our way of sharing our favorite photos from our many collections.So I had to head over and check it out. It’s a fascinating collec... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1188568 Wed, 30 Jan 2008 11:54:00 +0100 1188568 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1131708&cid=t_284601_131_f&fid=35008&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceroll.com%2F2008%2F01%2F05%2Fthe-international-virtual-association-of-surgeons-conference-in-second-life%2F You know well how much I support the tools and opportunities of Second Life in medical education. I will try to persuade physicians from around the world about the advantages of the virtual world during the Medicine Meets Virtual Reality conference in the last days of January. But here is an other conference, a virtual one: The International Virtual Association of Surgeons (iVAS) is pleased to announce its inaugural conference. This will be held on 22nd April 2008, exclusively in Second Life. The conference will be run in the same manner as a real-world conference, with key note addresses from internationally recognized leaders in the fields of surgical robotics, simulation and education. The editorial board consist of experts in the field from Imperial College London, Professor Ara Darzi ... ScienceRoll blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1131708 Sat, 05 Jan 2008 20:52:16 +0100 1131708 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1093093&cid=t_284601_131_f&fid=35008&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceroll.com%2F2007%2F12%2F13%2Fgreen-sweat-possible-explanations%2F An interesting and rare medical symptom was mentioned by Kevin, MD today. He links to an article about a Chinese man who began to perspire green sweat. Kevin asks for any ideas. I used my good friends, Google and Pubmed to find some possible explanations: Chromhidrosis: a rare condition characterized by the secretion of colored sweat which is caused by the various oxidative states of lipofuscin pigment. The pigment is produced in the apocrine gland. Here is a case report about it. Or an other one in the official journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics. Hyperbilirubinemia: An other case report with the title Green Sweating Spots on Hands and Feet: Unusual Expression of Hyperbilirubinemia A 56-year-old man, hospitalized for recurrent fever, latent jaundice, and epigastric pain, p... ScienceRoll blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1093093 Thu, 13 Dec 2007 22:24:17 +0100 1093093 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1091316&cid=t_284601_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthbolt.net%2F2007%2F12%2F12%2Fgirl-youll-be-a-woman-soon%2F Puberty already? No thanks! What’s the worst news a mother could hear besides “Spike and I are getting married at the biker rally next weekend and he surprised me with some leather chaps to wear”? Easy. It’s “Mom, I’m getting boobies.” Bad news, indeed. But increasingly, American parents are hearing this woeful proclamation, you know, the one that curls your hair tighter than your daughter’s newly-sprouted pubes. Because compared to the girls from a few decades ago, today’s girls are reaching puberty at an earlier age. Here’s the scoop. Back in 1997, Pediatrics published a study which followed 17,000 American girls. What they found was freaky (and remember, this was 10 years ago. Imagine what these numbers might look like now). A... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1091316 Thu, 13 Dec 2007 02:43:48 +0100 1091316 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1046756&cid=t_284601_125_f&fid=36633&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdentist.stomatoloq.com%2F2007%2F11%2F23%2Ftooth-in-his-sausage%2F A boy bit into a Tesco sausage - and found a tooth inside. David Walker, 10, was eating dinner with his family when he felt something hard as he chewed. He spat it out and realised it was a tooth. David Walker, 10, found this tooth in a Tesco sausage His father Andrew, a writer, said: “It was a pretty gross moment. David ran upstairs and cleaned his teeth because he was so upset. Nobody else finished their meal.” Mr Walker, 41, took it to environmental health officials who confirmed that it was a milk tooth. “If it was a pen or a 50p piece I could perhaps understand that it fell out of a worker’s pocket but a tooth is different,” he added. The £1.02 pack of 24 Tesco Value sausages had been delivered to the Walkers, from Cheltenham, by Tesco’s online st... Find a dentist and cheap dental insurance plan blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1046756 Fri, 23 Nov 2007 13:50:50 +0100 1046756 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1014998&cid=t_284601_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F181781857%2F Why are DAN! doctors so expensive? is a question on the website for Talking About Curing Autism (TACA): Have you ever not been able to continue or even start a therapy for your child due to the costs? Today’s Columbus Dispatch reports on the costs of autism and how families and advocacy groups in several states are seeking to get insurance and Medicaid coverage for treatments and therapies. “I just feel like taxpayers shouldn’t have to pick up the tab,” said Tamara Heydt, the boys’ mother. [Heydt’s sons are both autistic.] “My insurance should have to pay for it. Insurance companies pay for other neurological disorders. I feel like it’s discrimination.” A bill in the Ohio House would make this happen. It’s modeled after the 2-mont... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1014998 Thu, 08 Nov 2007 19:18:11 +0100 1014998 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=907091&cid=t_284601_131_f&fid=35008&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceroll.com%2F2007%2F09%2F27%2Fpersonalized-drug-safety-live-webcast%2F A live webcast of Patient-Driven Drug Safety Monitoring Program is taking place on Thursday, October 4th at 2PM and will feature Dr. Judith Jones and Dr. Hugo Stephenson who will explain how simple it can now be for anyone to better assess the level of risks associated with the drugs they are taking or prescribing. It means the webcast is open to physicians and patients as well. We will be able to ask questions live via e-mail and have them answered during the webcast. I believe it’s a good project and can be really useful for patients to know more about their medications. Anyway, it’s a sensitive topic as the decision is strictly belongs to the doctors. But patient education is also important. What do you think? Recent studies by the Institute of Medicine and the US Food and D... ScienceRoll blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=907091 Thu, 27 Sep 2007 10:26:15 +0100 907091 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=979306&cid=t_284601_125_f&fid=36633&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdentist.stomatoloq.com%2F2007%2F09%2F14%2Fdentists-happy-to-offer-dentures%2F The clear majority of dentists (94%) report that their dental practices offer in-house denture services for prosthodontic patients, according to a poll by The Wealthy Dentist. Only 6% of dentist respondents say they refer patients out to a prosthodontist for dentures. Many dentists questioned whether prosthodontists were really more qualified. "I don’t know why one would refer to a prosthodontist. Many of us are more highly trained than some of them are," said a Florida dentist. "Why? Unless it is maxillo-facial reconstruction work, what do they know that I do not?" asked a Pennsylvania dentist. "Prosthodontists certainly cannot make dentures better than I can. Send all of your cases to me, a dentist," wrote a Texas dentist. (more…) (Source: Find a... Find a dentist and cheap dental insurance plan blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=979306 Fri, 14 Sep 2007 00:00:21 +0100 979306 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=849974&cid=t_284601_118_f&fid=34850&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthbusinessblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D1442 When I posted last month about Healthcare 311 –a site focused on mini-clinics– I wrote: The site interface is pretty basic but it should help if you’re looking for quick, convenient care for minor problems.  Over time I hope the site adopts the functionality of a typical store locator. This would include allowing the user to [...] (Source: Health Business Blog) Health Business Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=849974 Fri, 07 Sep 2007 20:05:33 +0100 849974 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=838117&cid=t_284601_140_f&fid=35448&url=http%3A%2F%2Fseemedlikeagoodideathetime.com%2F2007%2F09%2F03%2Frolling-with-theories%2F By AC- by proxy AC was so ticked off by an article she read, she forwarded it to me to rant about…..so here it goes: “Current medicines help, but often fall short.” ‘They “certainly reduce symptoms but don’t do a good enough job,” said Dr. Husseini Manji of the National Institute of Mental Health. “Many patients are helped, but they’re not well.” Tell it, Captain Obvious! “A lot of things sound like a good idea when you’re manic,” she said, “and they’re really not.” Disclaimer: **None of the BPChicks were interviewed for this article.** ************************************************************************************************************* They seem to sugar coat this article by throwing ... bipolar chicks blogging blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=838117 Tue, 04 Sep 2007 00:44:09 +0100 838117 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=823032&cid=t_284601_145_f&fid=35710&url=http%3A%2F%2Fksdescartin.wordpress.com%2F2007%2F08%2F26%2Fsighthe-resident-hours%2F Here’s another sensible thought from one of my favorite blogs on those peculiar hours that training requires… Why Don’t We Starve Them Too? As my regular readers know, I am opposed to the use of sleep deprivation as an educational tool during residency training. The fact that residents are deprived of sleep as a requirement of their job is undeniable especially given the typical call schedules and the obvious fact that work never stops in the 24-hour-per-day patient processing facilities that most teaching hospitals have become. And yet despite my objections I have never made much of an argument against this practice, at least in terms to which the usual advocates of resident abuse will pay attention, because my distaste is more visceral than intellectual. People do need sl... the story of healing blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=823032 Sun, 26 Aug 2007 16:49:40 +0100 823032 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=819534&cid=t_284601_93_f&fid=34899&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mexicomedstudent.com%2F2007%2F08%2F662 A male in his mid-30s presents to an ophthalmologist complaining of left lower eyelid pain that began 2.5 days ago. The patient denies any history of similar symptoms. He also denies any discharge from the eye or exposure to any foreign substances, particulate or chemical. The patient reports that around the same time of the beginning of symptoms, his toddler daughter hit him inadvertently while playing, causing his glasses to hit the bridge of his nose on the left side, but denies direct trauma to his eyeball or eyelid. On physical examination, the patient is noted to have normal and stable vital signs. The examination of the eye reveals mild conjunctival hyperemia of the left eye without discharge. The medial aspect of the lower lid reveals non-fluctuant, slightly indurated swelling that... Mexico Medical Student blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=819534 Fri, 24 Aug 2007 04:30:57 +0100 819534 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=781272&cid=t_284601_113_f&fid=34649&url=http%3A%2F%2Ftechnhealth.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F08%2Fworlds-highest-resolution-hdtv-surgical.html World's Highest Resolution HDTV Surgical CameraA very interesting documentary by National Geographic has utilized HD to capture a surgery using the world's highest resolution HDTV surgical camera.This is the first time a surgery has been captured using HDTV and used a 3CCD camera with an acquisition resolution of 1,920 x 1,080. The output image is progressively scanned and displayed at 60 FPS (Frames-per-second) providing some pretty amazing shots. Stephen Palter, one of the physicians involved in capturing these amazing shots for the program has a blog that provides more detailed information on the surgery and technology.Stephen Palter's blog - docinthemachine.comtags technorati : hd surgery hdsurgery health medical operating surgery (Source: Tech 'n' Health) Tech 'n' Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=781272 Sun, 05 Aug 2007 04:00:00 +0100 781272 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=776143&cid=t_284601_87_f&fid=34980&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fightaging.org%2Farchives%2F001276.php Aging is wear at the molecular and cellular level, changes that build up over time and lead to malfunction and failure of the systems built of macromolecules and cells. At the high level, this picture is only slightly complicated by the fact that your biochemistry can repair and reconfigure itself in response to circumstances - repair systems wear, malfunction and fail too. Some forms of damage are more consequential than others, leading to more rapid or serious failure in capacity. Here is one, for example: The effects of ageing on progressive deterioration of renal function, both in human and experimental animals, are described elsewhere, but the effect of renal damage on overall survival and longevity is not yet clearly established. The wild-type animals of various genetic backgrounds... Fight Aging! blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=776143 Thu, 02 Aug 2007 04:00:00 +0100 776143 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=638512&cid=t_284601_86_f&fid=35599&url=http%3A%2F%2Fshrlibrary.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F05%2Ffun-in-sun.html Well it’s almost summertime, though the May snowfalls and gray skies may be deceptive, it's the time of year (if you’re like me) when everyone cracks open that bottle of SPF 45. A habit according, to a couple of articles from the Globe and Mail that might just need a bit of adjustment. All that lotion is allegedly blocking out the Vitamin D that our bodies need to prevent diseases like MS, juvenile diabetes and osteoporosis and cancers such as prostrate, colon and breast cancer. According to one of the articles the Canadian Cancer Society has even "tweaked" their sunscreen recommendations, acknowledging people need "limited" amounts of sunshine in order to synthesize enough Vitamin D naturally.Hey don’t throw the bottle away yet! The article (Vitamin D casts cancer prevention in a ne... SHR Medical Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=638512 Thu, 24 May 2007 22:13:00 +0100 638512