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The uninsured and surviving an accident
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Swine flu is a special danger to the young, but the biggest danger to the young is not an infectious disease but unintentional accidents. No matter what your age accident is among the top ten causes of death, but for those between the ages of 1 and 44 it is number one. Prevention oriented accident specialists are fond of saying that "accidents are no accidents," by which they mean that many accidental deaths are in some sense avoidable, not freakish twists of fortune. So wear your seat belts and don't go golfing in lightning storms. And while you're at it, have health insurance, since there is now new evidence that not hav...
Source: Effect Measure - November 20, 2009 Category: Epidemiologists Tags: Health insurance Source Type: blogs
Asthma May Lead to H1N1 ComplicationsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Children who have asthma are at higher risk of developing problems if they contract the H1N1 flu, more so than if they have the seasonal flu, say researchers.
Researchers in Toronto, Canada, investigated the differences between 58 children with H1N1 who were admitted to the Hospital for the Hospital for Sick Kids, in Toronto, and 200 who had been admitted to the same hospital with complications from the seasonal flu, between 2004 and 2008.
The researchers found that 22% of the children who were admitted because of H1N1 had asthma, while only 6% of those with seasonal influenza were asthmatic. In addition, about 50% of thos...
Source: A Hearty Life - November 19, 2009 Category: Nurses Authors: Marijke Durning, RN Tags: Diseases & Conditions children with asthma h1n1 flu h1n1 influenza Seasonal flu seasonal influenza Source Type: blogs
Study of aging in Group Health patients aims to prevent dementia, including Alzheimer'sEmail this article to a colleague.
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Every two years, 2,000 senior Group Health patients check in with the Adult Changes in Thought (ACT) study. The joint project between Group Health Research Institute and the University of Washington (UW) focuses on finding ways to delay or prevent dementia, including Alzheimer's disease, and declines in memory and thinking. It aims to deepen understanding of how the body—especially the brain—ages.....
The ACT study has learned many lessons to date, published in nearly 250 scientific articles. The study is known best for findings about the benefits of physical activity:
Regular exercise is linked to reduced risk of dem...
Source: Alzheimer's Reading Room, The - November 19, 2009 Category: Dementia Tags: alzheimer study aging dementia prevention Source Type: blogs
Safety of influenza 2009 H1N1 vaccineEmail this article to a colleague.
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A number of readers have asked when we would have information about the safety of the influenza 2009 H1N1 vaccine. The World Health Organization has just released briefing note #16 “Safety of pandemic vaccines” in which they summarize vaccination information from 16 countries in which 80 million doses of vaccine have been administered.
Side effects commonly reported include swelling, redness, or pain at the injection site, which usually resolve soon after vaccination. Fever, headache, fatigue, muscle aches, and a variety of allergic reactions, occurring shortly after vaccine administration, have also been repor...
Source: virology blog - November 19, 2009 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Tags: Uncategorized Guillain-Barré h1n1 influenza pandemic swine flu vaccine viral virology virus world health organization. vaccine safety Source Type: blogs
Q&A: H1N1 vaccine and Guillain-Barré risks?Email this article to a colleague.
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Should I get the swine flu (H1N1) vaccine if I’ve had Guillain-Barré syndrome? —J.M., Irvington, N.Y.
That depends in part on your risk of getting swine flu and becoming seriously ill if you do. It’s true that some studies have associated flu vaccines with a slight increase (about one person per million) in the risk of developing Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS), a neurological disorder. And some evidence suggests that a previous case of GBS increases your risk of getting it again. But the flu itself can also cause GBS as well as such complications as pneumonia and in rare cases, death. If you’re among the priority...
Source: Consumer Reports Health Blog - November 19, 2009 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: ConsumerReports.orgConsumer Reports Health Blog Tags: Conditions & treatments Safety swine flu Source Type: blogs
Medivation Starts New Clinical Trials for Alzheimer's -- DimebonEmail this article to a colleague.
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When people find out that I once worked in a Wall Street firm they often ask me what stocks they should be buying. They also ask which Alzheimer's stock they should buy......I am not in the habit of recommending stocks. Its not my job. So I'll start by saying this is not a recommendation. On the other hand, the site statistics indicate that a large fraction of the readers that come to this website are interested in investing.
I wanted to bring this into you awareness, but it is up to you to decided which investments are appropriate for you.
Full disclosure: I am in the process of determining if my mother is a candidate f...
Source: Alzheimer's Reading Room, The - November 19, 2009 Category: Dementia Tags: alzheimers Medivation pfizer investing dimebon Source Type: blogs
SALE: Handbook of High-Risk Obstetrics on iPhone/iPod touchEmail this article to a colleague.
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by JL Software LLC (Posted Thu Nov 19, 2009 12:33 pm)40% OFF SALE THROUGH SUNDAY MIDNIGHT 11/22 EST!Attention MSIII, MSIV, and OB/GYN Residents, PAs and NPs: Version 1.65 of the popular Handbook of High-Risk Obstetrics is now available on the iTunes App Store for your iPhone or iPod touch at 40% OFF THROUGH THIS SUNDAY MIDNIGHT!Click Here http://itunes.com/apps/HandbookOfHigh-RiskObstetrics and get your copy now.This Handbook was written especially for those of you in your OB rotations and new OB residents. It's all brand-new, comprehensive, yet concise. The goal is to give you a quick reference to any and all aspects of c...
Source: Med Student Guide - November 19, 2009 Category: Medical Students Source Type: blogs
The rapid flu test and coin flips; more confusionEmail this article to a colleague.
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The Director of Loyola University Medical Center's clinical microbiology laboratory is reported as saying that rapid flu tests are a public health risk. Here's some of what he said and then my explanation as to why it is misleading or just plain wrong:
Rapid influenza diagnostic tests used in doctors' offices, hospitals and medical laboratories to detect H1N1 are virtually useless and could pose a significant danger to public health, according to a Loyola University Medical Center researcher.
"At Loyola, we determined four years ago that the rapid tests for influenza detected only 50 percent of the patients who were posi...
Source: Effect Measure - November 19, 2009 Category: Epidemiologists Tags: swine flu Source Type: blogs
I was Turned Away While Trying to Get a Swine Flu VaccinationEmail this article to a colleague.
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I could not find the swine flu vaccine.Contributor: Keeley MatthewsPublished: Nov 19, 2009
Source: Most Recent Health Wellness - Associated Content - November 19, 2009 Category: Other Conditions Source Type: blogs
Dear Son Medical Update #7Email this article to a colleague.
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Since my last post, Dear Son has fluctuated quite a bit. After the vent tubing was removed, he had repeated issues with desaturations while on the high flow nasal cannula. On Tuesday afternoon, he crashed again and desated around 80 or so (you should be around 95-100). At that point, they removed the nasal cannula and put on the non-rebreather (sp) at 12 liters of oxygen. In addition, they increased the pulmonary toileting, as it's called, to every two hours. Essentially, they do the therapy vest, the cough assist, chest pt and the nebulizer treatments to help open up his airway and lungs. He crashed again at 4 a.m. today ...
Source: Dream Mom - November 19, 2009 Category: Other Conditions Authors: Dream Mom Source Type: blogs
Novartis influenza A H1N1 vaccine clinical dataEmail this article to a colleague.
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Although the influenza 2009 H1N1 vaccine produced by Novartis, Fluvirin, was previously approved for use in the US, the clinical data supporting its safety and immunogenicity had not been released. The company has now issued a media release containing interim clinical data on the effects of the vaccine in humans.
According to the company, testing of the vaccine in 4,080 adult and elderly (>65 years) US individuals has revealed that a half dose (3.75 micrograms) without adjuvant “fulfilled immune response criteria associated with protection”. I assume that the latter statement means that hemagglutination inhi...
Source: virology blog - November 18, 2009 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Tags: Information adjuvant clincial trial fluvirin h1n1 influenza MF59 novartis pandemic swine flu vaccine viral virology virus Source Type: blogs
Urinary Incontinence -- How We Beat Alzheimer's Incontinence -- The SolutionEmail this article to a colleague.
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We are on a three day roll. No pee pee. No pee pee pajamas. No pee pee underwear. No pee pee pants......Bob DeMarco
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My mother suffered from urinary incontinence long before I moved to Delray Beach to take care of her.
My sister Joanne was the first to notice the problem -- 8 or 9 years ago.
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Urinary Incontinence (UI) is a stigmatized, underreported, under-diagnosed, under-treated condition that is erroneously thought to be a normal part of aging. One-third of men and women ages 30-70 believe that incon...
Source: Alzheimer's Reading Room, The - November 18, 2009 Category: Dementia Tags: alzheimer's urinary incontinence dementia Source Type: blogs
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It's fascinating and frustrating to me that people on both ends of the spectrum -- from "High Functioning"/Aspergers to "Low Functioning"/their caregivers -- sometimes cannot get along. Both tend to be dissatisfied with the kind or degree of attention they get. I want the infighting to stop.From what I can tell, it appears that the HF autistics, those who can fairly readily communicate, whether by keyboard or verbally, feel that they ought to be given a seat at the table -- or in fact, the head of the table -- of mega advocacy organizations like Autism Speaks. This group feels that organizations like AS focus mostly on the...
Source: Susan's Blog - November 18, 2009 Category: Autism Source Type: blogs
Ignorant Government Tricks: Economics and the FluEmail this article to a colleague.
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It appears that officials in some states aren't familiar with the concept of market-driven solutions. Case in point from today's McPaper:"Some pharmacies are charging three times what others are for a scarce liquid form of the H1N1 drug Tamiflu used by children, USA TODAY has found. At least two states' attorneys general are investigating."Apparently, "at least two states attorneys general" are clueless: increasing the price of something in short supply is a feature, not a bug. That is, the price increases because there's a shortage, not the other way around. When the cost of something is artificially depressed, the demand...
Source: InsureBlog - November 18, 2009 Category: Medical Lawyers and Insurers Source Type: blogs
Flu ResourcesEmail this article to a colleague.
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Google Maps flu shot locator
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The new Google tool offers a Flu Shot Locator map which will show you where you can get the seasonal (red) & H1N1 (blue) or both vaccines. Just type in the address of interest & it’ll show you where you can find them. [DISASTR-OUTREACH-LIB]
ebrary Launches Free H1N1 (Influenza) Searchable Information Center
ebrary®, a leading provider of digital content products and technologies, announced that it has created a publicly available research center featuring a highly interactive, searchable database of documents pertaining to the H1N1 influenza pandemic....
Source: BHIC - November 18, 2009 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: siobhan Tags: Emergency Preparedness Websites Source Type: blogs
Should Santas Get H1N1 Vaccine?Email this article to a colleague.
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American Santa’s helpers, who stand-in for Santa in public appearances (because we know that Santa can’t be *everywhere*), are asking for the H1N1 (swine flu) vaccine before they face the contaminated masses, say news reports. The coughing and close contact with children are giving Santa’s helpers the shivers.
Seriously though, this is so much a concern that one of the Santa groups, the Amalgamated Order of Read Bearded Santas, addressed the issue, urging its Santas to use plenty of hand sanitizers during their Santa days. Adding vitamins to their diet is also recommended.
According to this USA Today arti...
Source: Healthbolt - November 18, 2009 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: Marijke Durning, RN Tags: Health santa claus santa's helpers Source Type: blogs
Wal-mart H1N1 Vaccines Available: Get All Your Needs at Wal-mart!Email this article to a colleague.
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If you are looking for H1N1 vaccines in North Carolina, here is that list!Contributor: Lori LanePublished: Nov 18, 2009
Source: Most Recent Health Wellness - Associated Content - November 18, 2009 Category: Other Conditions Source Type: blogs
What's in the news: Nov. 18 -- Will feds permit a supervised Vancouver crack-smoking site?Email this article to a colleague.
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Trying to make crack saferVancouver may get a supervised crack-smoking clinic. PHS Community Services, which also operates the supervised injection site Insite, would like to set up the crack-smoking clinic but federal officials would have to provide an exemption to the relevant drug-control laws. [Globe and Mail] Needless to say, the idea is a controversial one. [Vancouver Courier]Emergency military mental-health team formedThe Canadian Forces created an emergency mental-health squad to respond to soldiers' urgent psychological problems. Major Rakesh Jetly, mental health adviser to the Forces' surgeon general, said they w...
Source: Canadian Medicine - November 18, 2009 Category: Medical Publishers Tags: What's in the news British Columbia addiction h1n1 flu Military doctors Source Type: blogs
Lessons of the Lima BeanEmail this article to a colleague.
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"Hey.""Hi,are you coming tomorrow night too?""Oh heck yes,it's like diabetes week-wouldn't miss it for the world!'Fellow CWD'r and I exchange greetings,shooting the breeze before the pump meeting.The Speaker is running late anyway,so no one is doing anything anyway.7:20 pm.I am by no means early,but I'm not late either..people come trinkling in behind me.The last person sits down beside me,& it immeadiently becomes apparent that they have ingested a foodstuff known for it's anti-attraction properties. We chat,and that suspician becomes confirmed.Garlic-she's digging it.2 cloves every day,for immune boosting properties.Now ...
Source: The D-Log Cabin - November 18, 2009 Category: Diabetes Authors: type1emt Source Type: blogs
The importance of criminal background checks on who you hireEmail this article to a colleague.
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Many families caring for loved ones with Alzheimer’s hire caregiver’s and homecare agencies to provide respite or continuous care. You need to be certain that your loved one will be safe and receives the proper care.....By Angil Tarach
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I cannot emphasize how important it is to know who is coming into your home.
Assist Guide Information Services (AGIS) published an article last year entitled Beware of Former Prisoner's Caring for Your Parents The article talks about prison guards advising soon-to-be released convicts that caregiving is an easy to get employment opportunity.
You need to kn...
Source: Alzheimer's Reading Room, The - November 17, 2009 Category: Dementia Authors:
A dose of H1N1 flu anti-wooEmail this article to a colleague.
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If you want a dose of science and rationality about the H1N1 flu pandemic, and you need it now, check out The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe. Led by Steve Novella, the discussion involves more than one friend of the blog, if you know what I mean and can be downloaded here. Read the comments on this post...
Source: Respectful Insolence - November 17, 2009 Category: Surgeons Tags: Medicine Source Type: blogs
Lunchtime laughEmail this article to a colleague.
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Need a break from the endless procession of patients asking about the H1N1 flu shot? Check out this blog post by Dr Rob Lamberts (right), a popular blogger and internist/pediatrician from Georgia, titled "If You Had To Code Your Life."Dr Rob has applied ICD-9 codes to every aspect of his morning:PLACE OF OCCURRENCE, HOME ICD-E849.0 6:00 AMAlarm goes off. Hit snooze button. CIRCADIAN RHYTHM SLEEP D/O IRREG SLEEPWAKE TYPE ICD-327.336:30Alarm goes off for third time. Ready to hit snooze button, but knee in ribs from wife prevents more snooze button procrastination. CONTUSION OF CHEST WALL ICD-922.1, ADULT MALTREATMENT UNSPECI...
Source: Canadian Medicine - November 17, 2009 Category: Medical Publishers Tags: humour Source Type: blogs
Body of missing man found in woods -- Rose's NightmareEmail this article to a colleague.
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In September, our own Rose Lamatt wrote about her concern for Mrs J. Mrs J belonged to Rose's church and Rose observed her wandering around town. Mrs J suffered from Alzheimer's disease. This was well known in Rose's community.
Rose's was so worried she couldn't sleep. In her own words Rose said, she was worried that Mrs J would get lost in the woods or worse.
Rose took action. Over one long month she remained persistant. As far as we know Mrs J is now safe thanks to the efforts of one good Samaritan, Rose.
To some, Rose's concern might have been viewed as an over reaction. I bet some people thought she was a typical ne...
Source: Alzheimer's Reading Room, The - November 17, 2009 Category: Dementia Tags: dead alzheimers woods management wandering Source Type: blogs
Monday, November 16th, 2009Email this article to a colleague.
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There's still a little candy left over from Halloween and I'm not afraid to ask (sign) for it! After getting my H1N1 shot today I certainly deserved it. At the last minute the pediatrician's office got the shot in (killed virus) so I didn't have to ...
Source: Deaf Village - November 17, 2009 Category: Other Conditions Authors: T & t + 3! Tags: ASL Baha VB Source Type: blogs
Swine flu and bird flu and lessons learned and to be learnedEmail this article to a colleague.
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The blogosphere (DemFromCT at DailyKos) and the main stream media (Alan Sipress at the Washington Post) brought us the two faces of the current flu pandemic. Like Janus, one took lessons from the present and past, the other looked worriedly to the future.
Dem's piece on flu at DailyKos (a regular feature of the world's biggest political blog) is superb. Most everyone who regularly reads about flu in the blogosphere (and it is a huge readership) knows that DemFromCT is the blog handle of an expert who has been writing about pandemic flu for years (as long or longer than we have and we are coming up on our 5th blogiversary)...
Source: Effect Measure - November 17, 2009 Category: Epidemiologists Tags: swine flu Source Type: blogs
Tamiflu-resistant pandemic influenza H1N1 virus selected by prophylaxisEmail this article to a colleague.
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The emergence of oseltamivir (Tamiflu)-resistant 2009 H1N1 influenza virus in a Canadian family illustrates the basic concept that viral loads depend on the dose of antiviral drug.
Neuraminidase inhibitors like Tamiflu and Relenza are used to treat severe illness caused by the 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) virus. The antiviral drugs may also be used to prevent infection in high-risk persons, a use called postexposure prophylaxis. For Tamiflu, that means taking 75 mg a day, compared with the same dose twice a day for treating a confirmed infection. Unfortunately, using sub-optimal levels of an antiviral drug is a recipe ...
Source: virology blog - November 17, 2009 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Tags: Basic virology Information drug resistance h1n1 h275y influenza pandemic relenza swine flu tamiflu viral virus Source Type: blogs
The Weird, the Strange and the Swine FluEmail this article to a colleague.
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It would have been easier to find the Holy Grail then to find someone who could give me the H1N1 Swine Flue Vaccination. This is about one mans struggle for to prevent what he believes to be his last days.Contributor: Rob KorczakPublished: Nov 17, 2009
Source: Most Recent Health Wellness - Associated Content - November 17, 2009 Category: Other Conditions Source Type: blogs
Another H1N1 vaccine receives FDA approvalEmail this article to a colleague.
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The FDA approved the fifth vaccine for protection against the 2009 H1N1 influenza virus. The vaccine is manufactured by ID Biomedical Corp. of Quebec, Canada, owned by GlaxoSmithKline PLC.So, here's a list of the current injectable H1N1 vaccines: Influenza A (H1N1) 2009 Monovalent Vaccine (CSL Limited) Influenza A (H1N1) 2009 Monovalent Vaccine (ID Biomedical Corporation of Quebec) Influenza A (H1N1) 2009 Monovalent Vaccine (Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics Limited) Influenza A (H1N1) 2009 Monovalent Vaccine (Sanofi Pasteur, Inc.) We can't forget the intranasal option for H1N1:Influenza A (H1N1) 2009 Monovalent Vaccine (M...
Source: Medicine and Technology by Dr. Joseph Kim - November 17, 2009 Category: Technology Consultants Authors: Dr. Joseph Kim Source Type: blogs
Vitamin D as flu protection -- another reason to love the 'sunshine' vitaminEmail this article to a colleague.
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Susan E. Brown, the director of the Center for Better Bones in East Syracuse wants to explain how vitamin D can help us protect ourselves against the flu (seasonal or H1N1.) Jupiter Images UnlimitedResearch shows vitamin D can help protect...
Source: Health & Fitness Blog on Syracuse.com - November 17, 2009 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: Amber Smith/The Post-Standard Source Type: blogs
Lessons from the H1N1 PandemicEmail this article to a colleague.
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Daily Kos: DemFromCTThere'll be more lessons to learn, but every institution need to be planning for the next pandemic. Maybe it'll be needed in the spring when a third wave hits, and maybe it won't be needed for a few years to come. But pandemics happen. And when they do, they mean shortages (staff, space and stuff.) Internalize that, be prepared, and expect to be flexible in your response.DemFromCT is one of the editors over at the Great Orange Satan, and is thereby an evil godless leftist, but he also happens to be an academic pediatric pulmonologist. He lists seven important lessons from the H1N1 Pandemic (so far) ...
Source: Movin' Meat - November 16, 2009 Category: Emergency Medicine Doctors Source Type: blogs
The Metamorphosis of This Alzheimer's Caregiver -- I WishEmail this article to a colleague.
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Once I entered Alzheimer's world I did learn something fascinating -- my mother is full of feelings and emotion. I learned that I could connect with her....My name is Bob DeMaro, I am an Alzheimer's Caregiver. My mother Dorothy, now 93 years old, suffers from Alzheimer's disease. We live our life one day at at time.
Bob DeMarco
Alzheimer's Reading Room
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This is not a lament. A lament is an expression of regret or grief.
Honestly, I don't have any regrets when it comes to caring for my mother.
However, I often wish. I wish I had known more about Alzheimer's when the diagnosis came in. I wish I knew what to do f...
Source: Alzheimer's Reading Room, The - November 16, 2009 Category: Dementia Tags: caregiving alzheimer's life behavior.communication Source Type: blogs
GlaxoSmithKline influenza H1N1 vaccine approvedEmail this article to a colleague.
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GlaxoSmithKline’s inactivated 2009 influenza H1N1 vaccine has been approved by the US Food & Drug Administration and by Health Canada. This action completes the list of pandemic H1N1 vaccines which I previously summarized for the US and Canada.
Influenza A (H1N1) 2009 monovalent vaccine is produced by ID Biomedical Corporation of Quebec, a wholly-owned subsidiary of GlaxoSmithKline. The US package insert can be found here (pdf) and the Canadian package insert here. Dosing recommendations for Canada are listed here. Health Canada has also posted a FAQ on the H1N1 vaccine.
The ID Biomedical vaccine is available onl...
Source: virology blog - November 16, 2009 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Tags: Information adjuvant GlaxoSmithKline h1n1 ID Biomedical Corporation influenza pandemic swine flu vaccine viral virology virus Source Type: blogs
New England Journal of Medicine 2009 (Vol 361 No 20)Email this article to a colleague.
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This article assesses the level of preexisting immunity in humans of the H1N1 virus and to evaluate seasonal vaccine strategies by measuring the antibody response to the pandemic virus resulting from previous influenza infection or vaccination groups.
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Posted in Journals Tagged: H1N1, Swine Flu
Source: Fade Library - November 16, 2009 Category: Medical Librarians Authors: mevlux Tags: Journals h1n1 swine flu Source Type: blogs
TWiV 58: Nipah virus in ferretsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dick Despommier, Alan Dove, and Joshua Stillman
In episode 58 of the podcast “This Week in Virology”, Vincent, Dick, and Alan are joined by emergency medicine physician Dr. Joshua Stillman to talk about passive antibody therapy for Nipah infection in ferrets, annual influenza immunization of children, facemasks to prevent influenza, predicting dengue outbreaks by the weather, and the amazing viral communities in an icy Antarctic lake.
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Source: virology blog - November 16, 2009 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Tags: This Week in Virology antarctica chlorine dioxide Dengue facemask ferret h1n1 influenza N95 nipah pandemic swine flu tamiflu TWiV vaccine viral virus Source Type: blogs
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by CaribMD (Posted Mon Nov 16, 2009 12:34 pm)Geethika wrote:Use mask while you go out and also at the work place. Take preventive measures by consulting your physician. Have a check up as soon as you find any suspicious symptom about swine flu.I encourage anyone with weak immune systems to wear the masks.I'm not sure for Normal people its needed so, another place to get viruses is door handles and shopping carts. If people want care disinfectant wipes with them, mind you the viruses only live for a period of time on these surfaces.Read Main Topic
Source: Med Student Guide - November 16, 2009 Category: Medical Students Source Type: blogs
Google's Flu Shot Finder Helps Consumers Find Available VaccineEmail this article to a colleague.
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Google creates an online tool to help consumers find local, available H1N1 flu vaccine shots.Contributor: Monique MartinPublished: Nov 16, 2009
Source: Most Recent Health Wellness - Associated Content - November 16, 2009 Category: Other Conditions Source Type: blogs
WHO, swine flu in the Ukraine and bin Laden's beardEmail this article to a colleague.
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We were asked repeatedly offline and in the comments for our views on what was or was not going on in the Ukraine, but we steadfastly declined to post on it. We didn't know any more than you can find out from news sources, so we had nothing to add in the way of hard information, We did know there was a WHO team on the ground and we thought it best to wait to find out more. We still don't know much, except that news reports are suggesting that the health care system in the Ukraine is a shambles and its likely the chaos and panic were self-inflicted more than virally inflicted. Mike Coston over at Avian Flu Diary has a great...
Source: Effect Measure - November 16, 2009 Category: Epidemiologists Tags: swine flu Source Type: blogs
Curcumin and the H1N1 flu virus: the full studyEmail this article to a colleague.
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This is a continuation of my November 7 2009 post on *the first report demonstrating that curcumin exerts anti-influenza activity*. Before jumping into the full study, let’s have a quick look at a couple of items mentioned in the abstract (see: http://tinyurl.com/ybug9sl). The first is one that I had never seen (or paid attention to) before: [...]
Source: Margaret's Corner - November 16, 2009 Category: Cancer Authors: Margaret Tags: Blogroll Source Type: blogs
CDC Triples H1N1 Death EstimatesEmail this article to a colleague.
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The CDC has greatly increased its estimate of the number of U.S. residents who have died from the H1N1 swine flu virus. The number of deaths have increased from 1,200 to 3,900. The CDC claims it is really an accounting issue and not a situation where the virus is getting more deadly. The H1N1 numbers are clearly showing the youngest are hardest hit. With H1N1 90% of the deaths have been in people 65 and under. That is very different from seasonal flu when 90% of the deaths are in people 65 and older. 38,000 children under 18 have been hospitalized and 540 have died. Take a look:
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Source: HealthNewsBlog.com - November 16, 2009 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Tags: h1n1 h1n1-deaths h1n1-child-deaths Source Type: blogs
When death comes without dignityEmail this article to a colleague.
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Does anyone want to imagine being 90 years old, alone at night in a nursing home, struggling to get to the bathroom when no one is around to help......
Bob DeMarco
Alzheimer's Reading Room
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Earlier today I wrote -- Which Drugs Increase the Risk of Falling for the Elderly
A few hours later an email with a link to an article popped into my box. The email was from Laurry Harmon (tip of the hat to Laurry).
It turns out that the StarTribune.com is running a series on a troubling pattern in nursing homes -- deaths related to falling. The investigative reporter, Glenn Howatt, was startled when he learned that more than...
Source: Alzheimer's Reading Room, The - November 16, 2009 Category: Dementia Tags: elderly nursing falling death drugs homes Source Type: blogs
What We Are Reading: Flu Season and Antibiotic OverprescriptionEmail this article to a colleague.
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In the past we’ve talked about the work Extending the Cure, a Pioneer grantee, has done on hospital-acquired infections and antibiotic resistance. However, with the flu, in particular H1N1, on everyone’s mind right now – ETC’s recent brief on the link between flu and antibiotic prescriptions couldn’t be timelier.
According to ETC, “from 1995 through 2002, 26 percent of patients—just over one-quarter of them—who were diagnosed with flu were prescribed antibiotics… simple math translates that into 500,000 to 1 million antibiotic prescriptions every year with no possible benefit to patien...
Source: Pioneering Ideas - November 16, 2009 Category: Medical Lawyers and Insurers Authors: RWJF Blog Team Tags: Grants & Grantees Source Type: blogs
Swine Flu Medical Update #6Email this article to a colleague.
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Dear Son is still in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit at Big Academic Medical Center. Since I last posted on Thursday, a lot has happened.11/12/09 Thursday~On Thursday, his chest x-ray looked the best since he's been in. They were able to lower the PEEP settings on the vent from 7 to 6 and they did a two hour C-Pap trial where they switch the ventilator to the C-Pap mode which means that it has no rate (Dear Son has to breathe on his own instead of the vent supplying the breaths) but it does have a PEEP. The PEEP setting helps Dear Son since it pushes air into his lungs and essentially keeps the air pockets open (instead ...
Source: Dream Mom - November 16, 2009 Category: Other Conditions Authors: Dream Mom Source Type: blogs
Who’s dying from the H1N1 flu pandemic?Email this article to a colleague.
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Originally published in MedPage Today
by Michael Smith, MedPage Today North American Correspondent
Although the pandemic H1N1 flu tends to strike younger people, it can be life-threatening when older people are infected, California researchers said.
In the first four months of the pandemic, 1,088 people in the state needed inpatient care or died of the pandemic flu strain, according to Janice Louie, MD, of the California Department of Public Health and colleagues.
The median age of the victims was 27 — younger than is usually seen with the seasonal flu — but the highest case fatality rate was seen among those ...
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - November 15, 2009 Category: Family Physicians Authors: Kevin Tags: Diagnosis and treatment patient primary care specialist Source Type: blogs
Swine flu conspiracy theoriesEmail this article to a colleague.
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Any article entitled "On swine-flu conspiracy theories" should have an automatic warning label, but the one noted below, in the Canadian newspaper The Globe and Mail is really terrific (h/t ML). Conspiracy theories are all over the internet and they even show up here in the comments from time to time, but I'm glad to say our readership is saner than some. Like scientific theories, conspiracy theories aren't hard to formulate (humans being an inventive and imaginative species), but like good science, conspiracies aren't so easy to implement. It's not that conspiracies don't exist, the philosopher of science Karl Popper obse...
Source: Effect Measure - November 15, 2009 Category: Epidemiologists Tags: swine flu Source Type: blogs
Which Drugs Increase the Risk of Falling for the ElderlyEmail this article to a colleague.
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Falls are the leading cause of both fatal and nonfatal injuries for adults sixty-five and older, and research suggests that those taking four or more medications are at an even greater risk than those who don’t—perhaps two to three times greater. -- Susan Blalock, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy.....Bob DeMarco
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I am always worried that my mother might fall and injure herself -- or worse.
Research studies indicate that falling is a leading cause of injury deaths for people 65 and older -- see Falls Among Older Adults: An Overview.
More than one third of adults 65 and older fall each...
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Google Flu Shot FinderEmail this article to a colleague.
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Google is now trying to collect information about flu shots across the USA. Here is an example featuring where you can find seasonal (red) and H1N1 (blue) flu shots near New York.
An excerpt from Google Blog:
You can check out the flu shot finder at www.google.com/flushot. The same tool will also be available shortly on www.flu.gov and the American Lung Association websites. It’s important to note that this project is just beginning and we have not yet received information about flu shot clinics for many locations. In addition, many locations that are shown are currently out of stock. We launched this service now in...
Source: ScienceRoll - November 15, 2009 Category: Geneticists and Genetics Commentators Authors: Bertalan Meskó Tags: Google Health Health 2.0 Medicine Medicine 2.0 Web 2.0 Source Type: blogs
Sunday News Round-Up – 11/15Email this article to a colleague.
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Lots of good stuff at Our Bodies Our Blog as usual, including a new post from OBOS intern Meg Young on Reebok’s ridiculous new sneaker ad.
The FDA is looking into caffeinated alcoholic beverages and considering whether they are safe and/or legal (via NPR).
On Stupak, NPR has a good explanation of the red tape barriers to abortion that would be created by the amendment.
RaceWire launched a LGBT Racial Equity Toolkit with the note “Though this website was developed especially to inform philanthropic efforts and mobilize support for LBGTQ communities of color, there’s a lot here that could benefit the wider c...
Source: Women's Health News - November 15, 2009 Category: Medical Librarians Authors: Rachel Tags: Abortion Access, Rights, & Choice Advertising/Marketing Birth Cancer Contraception Global Issues Government Libraryland News Round-Ups Sex & Sex Education ableism c-section environment FDA fetal monitoring fetal personhood Source Type: blogs
H1N1 Swine Flu Can Affect Pets: No Vaccine for Companion AnimalsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Pets can contract the H1N1, or Swine Flu, according to Dr. Louise Murray, Director of Medicine at the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.Contributor: Angela TaguePublished: Nov 15, 2009
Source: Most Recent Health Wellness - Associated Content - November 15, 2009 Category: Other Conditions Source Type: blogs
Is H1N1 Mutating to Resemble Its 1918 Cousin?Email this article to a colleague.
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A serious case of influenza has struck the Ukraine and is spreading. Symptoms resemble those of the 1918 influenza epidemic. Is it a mutant form of H1N1, or is it another mysterious flu-like virus?Contributor: Brooke LorrenPublished: Nov 15, 2009
Source: Most Recent Health Wellness - Associated Content - November 15, 2009 Category: Other Conditions Source Type: blogs
IDSA: Retracted Mask Study Adds to H1N1 ConfusionEmail this article to a colleague.
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Ooops! The authors of the published study suggesting that N95 respirators offer far better protection against the Influenza A (H1N1) virus compared to normal surgical masks have retracted their study, citing statistical error in their analysis.
You can read about the article retraction here: IDSA: Retracted Mask Study Adds to H1N1 Confusion
Where does that leave us?
I think simple precautions is still the best way to go: wash your hands, cover the mouth when sneezing and coughing, you know, simple things like that.
from the Malaysian Medical Resources
IDSA: Retracted Mask Study Adds to H1N1 Confusion
Source: Malaysian Medical Resources - November 15, 2009 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: Jimbo Tags: - Jimbo - Medical Updates Source Type: blogs
