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First imported human infection with avian influenza H7N9
From the Centers for Disease Control in Taiwan: In the late afternoon of April 24, 2013, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) confirmed the first imported case of H7N9 avian influenza in a 53-year-old male Taiwanese citizen who worked in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, China prior to illness onset. He developed his illness three days after returning to Taiwan. Infection with avian influenza A (H7N9) was confirmed on April 24, 2013. The patient is currently in a severe condition and being treated in a negative-pressure isolation room. It’s not clear how the patient acquired the infection in China; he had no contact wi...
Source: virology blog - April 24, 2013 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Tags: Events Information avian influenza H7N9 China imported infection Jiangsu Province pandemic Suzhou Taiwan viral virology virus Source Type: blogs

New Smaller, Cheaper PCR Machine for Disease Diagnosis in Remote Parts of The World
Back in 2006, researchers at Caltech created a relatively small and cheap PCR machine that was commercialized as the Eco device and sold for $13,000. This was a breakthrough, allowing public health professionals to screen people effectively during a ...
Source: Medgadget - February 27, 2013 Category: Technology Consultants Authors: Gene Ostrovsky Tags: Diagnostics in the news... Source Type: blogs

The Op-Ed: Entering The Golden Age Of Big Data
As drug development and diagnostics increasingly converge, the advent of personalized medicine is increasing all the time. Of course, we are not quite there yet, but the advent of electronic medical records and the genome are inching us closer all the time. But this poses challenges, of course, and Ted Driscoll, who heads the digital healthcare team at Claremont Creek Ventures, enthuses over the possibilities… One of the interesting facts we live with today is that most of the diseases we confront are largely because of our success at lifespan extension and simultaneous increase in per capita food production. It’s ...
Source: Pharmalot - February 20, 2013 Category: Pharma Commentators Authors: Ed Silverman Tags: Uncategorized companion diagnostics Electronic Medical Records Genomes Personalized Medicine Source Type: blogs

How to Keep the Daily Grind from Chewing You Up
Like the flu, work stress has become epidemic. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that up to 40 percent of Americans rate their job stress as extremely high. The damage isn’t just emotional, however. Chronic stress debilitates the body and lowers resistance to disease. Fortunately, you can take simple steps to relax and beat the grind. When Stress Works Overtime Physiologically, working under constant stress is like racing your car’s engine with the parking brake on. Parts start wearing out. Integrative medicine expert Dr. Andrew Weil notes that while our minds have embraced modern life...
Source: World of Psychology - February 18, 2013 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: Derek Whitney Tags: General Health-related Industrial and Workplace Mental Health and Wellness Self-Help Stress Autoimmune Disorders Body Exercise Calm State Cdc Reports Centers For Disease Control And Prevention Chronic Anxiety Chronic Stress Dr An Source Type: blogs

Gram Positive Cockeye vs Cocci Explained.
Here's a letter I wrote to the National Academy of Nursing Vocabulary last week regarding my concerns about an epidemic of gram positive cockeye sweeping our hospitals.  You think the flu was bad this year?  You think C diff is bad.  You have no idea how aggressive the cockeye has been. Dear Academy, I have been a practicing hospitalist now for ten years.  I want to commend your organization's mission to improve nursing vocabulary.  Helping nurses achieve proficiency in medical terminology is important for doctor-nurse and nurse-nurse communication of critical patient information.  Quite obvi...
Source: The Happy Hospitalist - February 1, 2013 Category: Internists and Doctors of Medicine Authors: Tamer Mahrous Source Type: blogs

Flu prevention tips
Flu can kill—arm your immune system against it! I’m exposed to sick patients all day long. With this year’s flu epidemic, I’m exposed to even more sick patients than usual. Some of them ask me, “Doc, aren’t you sick yet?  Did you get flu this year?  Did you get vaccinated?” Yes, the flu season this year is bad. In Boston, at least 18 patients died recently and they declared a medical emergency. New York has also declared an emergency. But you don’t have to be one of the statistics. I’m living proof that flu can be prevented In my practice, one patient ended up in the hospital, and countless others are...
Source: Doctor Kalitenko antiaging blog - January 24, 2013 Category: Physicians With Health Advice Authors: admin Source Type: blogs

Top stories in health and medicine, January 21, 2013
This series is brought to you by MedPage Today.1. Weight Stays Off Long Term After Bariatric Surgery. Obese patients maintained about 50% excess weight loss for as long as 15 years after laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding, (LAGB).2. Obama Take 2: Tobacco, Obesity Key in Second Term. The second term of an Obama administration will be marked for implementing key provisions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), but the president also wants to focus on lowering tobacco use and obesity rates, a senior administration official said.3. Flu Epidemic: Fact or Fiction? Good hygiene might help keep the flu at bay, but there are some ...
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - January 21, 2013 Category: Family Physicians Tags: News Infectious disease Obesity Source Type: blogs

CDC Reports Flu Widespread, Google Search Trends Alarming
According to new surveillance statistics released on Friday from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), forty-seven states in the U.S. are now reporting widespread influenza activity [1]. The virus, which first appeared in the Southeast, has reached epidemic levels. Forty-seven states have reported widespread geographic influenza activity (i.e. incidence of flu) for the week between December 30, 2012 and January 5, 2013, and twenty-four states and New York City have reported high influenza-like illness (ILI) activity (i.e. the proportion of outpatient visits to healthcare providers for influenza-like illne...
Source: Highlight HEALTH - January 15, 2013 Category: Medical Scientists Authors: Walter Jessen, Ph.D. Source Type: blogs

Flu insurance
The good news is that I spent a chunk of the weekend replenishing the supply of Jewish penicillin for friends and family. The bad news is that the nation is in the grips of a "flu epidemic," caught shorthanded on vaccines:"We're hearing of spot shortages," said Dr. Thomas Frieden, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ... manufacturers already have shipped nearly 130 million doses to doctors' offices, drugstores and wholesalers, out of the 135 million doses they had planned to make for this year's flu season."Ideally, you got your shot a month or two ago, and are sitting pretty. If not, all is not (nec...
Source: InsureBlog - January 14, 2013 Category: Medical Lawyers and Insurers Source Type: blogs

Did you get the flu or get the vaccine this year?
They say the flu is now at epidemic proportions, as it is widespread in almost every state in the United States. So far it has not touched our family, but it could be very serious if it did, as my husband has heart issues.It was the flu he had a few years back (even though he had a flu shot) that put his heart out of rhythm again, and it's been that way since. He is also a Diabetic. Each year he has the flu shot because he has heart issues and Diabetes, while I tend to put it off. Though there is not a 100% guarantee that you won't get the flu if you have the shot, it does reduce the likelihood depending upon the strain o...
Source: Happy Nutritionist's Nuggets - January 13, 2013 Category: Nutritionists and Food Scientists Tags: Vaccinations Flu Upper Respiratory Infections Source Type: blogs

Friday flu shot
Yesterday many US newspapers carried front-page stories on the severity of influenza so far this season. The New York Times story began with “It is not your imagination — more people you know are sick this winter, even people who have had flu shots.” Is this really a bad flu season? Before we answer that question, I would like to complain about what the Times wrote: ‘more people you know are sick this winter, even people who have had flu shots”.  A similar sentiment appeared in a recent Forbes column “Influenza-like-illness is sweeping the country with the Centers for Disease Control &...
Source: virology blog - January 11, 2013 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Tags: Basic virology Information H1N1 H3N2 influenza mortality pneumonia season viral virus Source Type: blogs

Flap’s Blog @ Flap Twitter Daily Digest for 2013-01-04
My Daily Twitter Digest for 2013-01-04 – Locum Tenens (Temporary) Dentist – Gregory Cole, D.D.S. http://t.co/8bqjUalf #tcot 21:54:51, 2013-01-04 My Daily Twitter Digest for 2013-01-04 http://t.co/dl5JKgpb 21:11:13, 2013-01-04 Genetically modified food labeling measure to qualify for Washington state ballot http://t.co/NV0GIViH #tcot 20:03:03, 2013-01-04 Early flu season accelerates; no peak yet, CDC says – Vitals http://t.co/KPA1C0H0 #tcot 18:52:05, 2013-01-04 Video: Arnold on Chris Christie and his Water Retention Problem – Flap's Blog – FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog http://t.co/2IB...
Source: FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog - January 5, 2013 Category: Dentists Authors: Flap Tags: Twitter @Flap Tweets Source Type: blogs