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is a daily summary made from the selected links I post on Twitter. It is in a bullet points format with links to the original sources which include 350 RSS feeds that produce about 2,500 items per day:"The brains of human beings seem built to process stories better than other forms of input. Without numbers, stories are just anecdotes, but without stories, numbers are just dry statistics" http://bit.ly/4u93VJHow Much Do Doctors in Other Countries Make? NYT - http://bit.ly/3DDrz5 - Contrary to expectations, the U.S. doesn't top the list for specialists.75% of Italian and Canadian doctors report patients wait a long time to...
Source: Clinical Cases and Images - November 21, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Tags: Health News of the Day Source Type: info
Google study: How physicians use the internet and search in their clinical practicesEmail this article to a colleague.
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Embedded PDF: Google study: How physicians use the internet and search in their clinical practices.Link via IgniteBLOG.@amcunningham points out that the report is "unfortunately research carried out as market research for Google and doesn't help #meded very much."
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Source: Clinical Cases and Images - November 20, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Tags: Search Engine Google Source Type: info
Transbook: The Book That Contains All BooksEmail this article to a colleague.
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Amazon Kindle is the early prototype of the mythical "transbook".From WSJ:So far the new technology has been called the "e-reader," a term obviously picked by engineers, not poets. In literary terms it's a transbook, by which I mean that it is the book which can contain all books. A book is a singular object that can contain many voices, but the transbook has the potential to be a singular object containing all voices. It is not just another kind of media; it is the dream of ultimate text.We are still in early days, but it is obvious where the transbook is headed: It will eventually provide access to all text that is non-c...
Source: Clinical Cases and Images - November 19, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Tags: Books Web 2.0 Education Source Type: info
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is a daily summary made from the selected links I post on Twitter. It is in a bullet points format with links to the original sources which include 350 RSS feeds that produce about 2,500 items per day:Exercise remodels the brain, making it more stress-resistant (in rats, at least) http://bit.ly/QHkMUAnother study: Regular consumption of alcohol reduces the risk of heart disease by 30-50% http://bit.ly/FZQl3Young athletes should be screened for heart disease with 2 tests rather than 1: ECG and echocardiogram http://bit.ly/176Nuu55% of adult Americans don't want to get the H1N1 flu vaccine according to a poll http://bit.ly/...
Source: Clinical Cases and Images - November 19, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Tags: Health News of the Day Source Type: info
Health News of the Day, part 2Email this article to a colleague.
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Health News of the Day is a daily summary made from the selected links I post on Twitter. It is in a bullet points format with links to the original sources which include 350 RSS feeds that produce about 2,500 items per day:Wii sports video games may burn as many calories as moderate-intensity exercises such as brisk walking http://bit.ly/4nc2WYFolic Acid (B9) and Vitamin B12 May Increase Cancer Risk http://bit.ly/3m4UiL -- Folic acid supplements may raise cancer risk http://bit.ly/3Rn3pr and Selenium Supplements May Raise Heart Risk http://bit.ly/15Hw4MPharaoh to Friend: ‘Who’s Gonna Know I Ate French Fries?’ http:/...
Source: Clinical Cases and Images - November 18, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Tags: Health News of the Day Source Type: info
How to make a Google Calendar public and embed it into a websiteEmail this article to a colleague.
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I have written in the past How Doctors Can Use Google Calendar to Help Patients See Their Practice Schedule and Make Appointments and How Patients Can Monitor Their Medical Condition with it.The screencast below shows how to make a public Google Calendar and embed it in your website:Screencast: How to make a Google Calendar public and embed it into a website, by by @jasonhbuck.References:Google Calendar for Doctors: Help Patients See Your Practice Schedule and Make AppointmentsGoogle Calendar for Patients: Monitor Your Medical Condition
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Source: Clinical Cases and Images - November 18, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Authors: noreply at blogger.com (Ves Dimov, M.D.) Tags: Practice Google Web 2.0 Internet Source Type: info
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is a daily summary made from the selected links I post on Twitter. It is in a bullet points format with links to the original sources which include 350 RSS feeds that produce about 2,500 items per day:Hyperkalaemia caused by increased potassium intake of various "sports" and "detox" drinks http://bit.ly/2iQMgGPeople who have had repeated flu infections or repeated flu vaccines may have some protection against H1N1 influenza http://bit.ly/DdXBm )The Healthiest And Unhealthiest States in America: Lists & Rankings http://bit.ly/3abpwOCost of happiness discovered by Australian economist http://bit.ly/2Y6nBI'Fearless' 3-Ye...
Source: Clinical Cases and Images - November 18, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Tags: Health News of the Day Source Type: info
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is a daily summary made from the selected links I post on Twitter. It is in a bullet points format with links to the original sources which include 350 RSS feeds that produce about 2,500 items per day:Study: Little Benefit Seen, So Far, in Electronic Medical Records http://bit.ly/36WAYRStudy: heavily marketed Zetia was inferior to an old standby drug, niacin, in reducing buildup in the carotid artery http://bit.ly/1WH7z3Flibanserin pill to treat pre-menopausal woman suffering from Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder (HSDD) http://bit.ly/2udrAS )Positive Psychology - why optimism is good for your health - BBC Health Check au...
Source: Clinical Cases and Images - November 17, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Tags: Health News of the Day Source Type: info
NYT interviews Dr. Blumenthal, the President's EMR "czar"Email this article to a colleague.
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From the NYTimes:We found that about 17 percent of physicians in 2008 had adopted an electronic health record, and about ten percent of hospitals.The Danes have virtually 100 percent of physicians using electronic health records. In Britain, virtually 100 percent of primary care physicians use them. In Australia, Sweden, Norway, virtually 100 percent. In many, many other Western countries, the electronic record is virtually ubiquitous.From 2011 to 2015, there is a bonus (for adopting EMR). After 2015, if you have not adopted, and you see Medicare or Medicaid patients, you may experience a penalty.On average, the cost is be...
Source: Clinical Cases and Images - November 17, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Tags: EMR Source Type: info
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is a daily summary made from the selected links I post on Twitter. It is in a bullet points format with links to the original sources which include 350 RSS feeds that produce about 2,500 items per day:Older people who walk slowly are 3 times more likely to die of heart disease than older people who walk faster - BMJ http://bit.ly/40mPqW)Battery of tests given to a single patient having a heart attack adds up to the radiation dose of 725 chest X-rays http://bit.ly/4tzuKWNew U.S. breast cancer guidelines recommend against routine mammograms for women in their 40s. Guidelines suggest women 50 to 74 only get a mammogram every...
Source: Clinical Cases and Images - November 17, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Tags: Health News of the Day Source Type: info
Mispredicting HappinessEmail this article to a colleague.
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From the Journal of Happiness Studies:Young people mispredict happiness levels in old age, believing—wrongly—that happiness declines with age.Young male binge drinkers are particularly prone to thinking that happiness declines with age.References:Mispredicting Happiness Across the Adult Lifespan: Implications for the Risky Health Behaviour of Young People. Journal of Happiness Studies, 2009.Image source: OpenClipArt.org, public domain.
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Source: Clinical Cases and Images - November 16, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Tags: Psychology Happiness Source Type: info
New Medical Blog: Education Consult ServiceEmail this article to a colleague.
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Education Consult Service - Web-based Best Practices Exchange is a blog authored by Christine Taylor, PhD at Cleveland Clinic.Dr. Taylor works on faculty development projects for Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine (CCLCM) faculty and has been writing a blog about controversies in medical education.Each post raises questions about a situation or a particular issue in medical education and invites comments from the audience. The blog has been active since May 2008:http://educonsult.blogspot.comImage source: Education Consult Service - Web-based Best Practices Exchange
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Source: Clinical Cases and Images - November 16, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Tags: New Medical Blog Source Type: info
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is a daily summary made from the selected links I post on Twitter. It is in a bullet points format with links to the original sources which include 350 RSS feeds that produce about 2,500 items per day:Diabetes incidence in high-risk adults reduced by 58% with lifestyle intervention and by 31% with metformin. Prevention or delay of diabetes with lifestyle intervention or metformin can persist for at least 10 years http://bit.ly/3o4eeeNov 14 is World Diabetes Day: 285 million people across the world are living with diabetes; 90% is type 2 http://bit.ly/2beCtlEating 1 dark chocolate candy bar/day reduced levels of stress hor...
Source: Clinical Cases and Images - November 14, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Tags: Health News of the Day Source Type: info
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is a daily summary made from the selected links I post on Twitter. It is in a bullet points format with links to the original sources which include 350 RSS feeds that produce about 2,500 items per day:5 Pathogens Linked to Risk for Stroke: Chlamydia pneumoniae, Helicobacter pylori, CMV, herpes simplex viruses 1 and 2 http://bit.ly/3UUisRFDA looks for ways to regulate drug promotion on Twitter, Wikipedia, blogs and other social media http://bit.ly/1fJ1X85% of winter deaths are caused by influenza http://bit.ly/3tU1oRHow to avoid falling victim to a hospital mistake - CNN http://bit.ly/1dUL1TVideo: Top 10 Tips for Residency...
Source: Clinical Cases and Images - November 13, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Tags: Health News of the Day Source Type: info
CNN video: Steps to avoid medical errorsEmail this article to a colleague.
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References:How to avoid falling victim to a hospital mistake - CNN http://bit.ly/1dUL1T
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Source: Clinical Cases and Images - November 13, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Authors: noreply at blogger.com (Ves Dimov, M.D.) Tags: Video Patients Source Type: info
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is a daily summary made from the selected links I post on Twitter. It is in a bullet points format with links to the original sources which include 350 RSS feeds that produce about 2,500 items per day:U.S. primary care visit duration increased from 18 to 20.8 minutes from 1997 to 2005 http://bit.ly/AIP07Study Shows Just an Hour of Meditation Training Brings Results in Pain Management http://bit.ly/2zzJ7oWorkers exposed to high levels of bisphenol A (BPA) were 4-7 times more likely to report sexual function problems http://bit.ly/tNyxi"Should physicians pay for their own CME to avoid ethical entanglements?" http://bit.ly/4...
Source: Clinical Cases and Images - November 12, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Tags: Health News of the Day Source Type: info
Google "wonder wheels" are rudimentary mind mapsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Google "wonder wheel" for asthma looks like a rudimentary mind map: http://bit.ly/4tOOF (see below):WikiMindMap provides better visual results http://bit.ly/2y4pnk (see below):WikiMindMap is a website that organizes wiki content in a mind map format http://bit.ly/1ZV5rC and http://www.wikimindmap.orgSee the "Web 2.0 and medicine" Google Wonder wheel http://bit.ly/3iHR1 - @giustini, @berci, @laikas and @DrVes make the top results:
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Source: Clinical Cases and Images - November 12, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Tags: Search Engine Mind map Google Education Source Type: info
Effect of children on life satisfaction of married people is positive and increasing with number of childrenEmail this article to a colleague.
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From the Journal of Happiness Studies:We investigate the relationship between having children at home and life satisfaction. Contrary to much of the literature, our results are consistent with an effect of children on life satisfaction that is positive, large and increasing in the number of children.The effect, however, is contingent on the individual’s characteristics. In particular, our findings are consistent with children making married people better off, while most unmarried individuals appear to be worse off with children.References:Children and Life Satisfaction. Luis Angeles. Journal of Happiness Studies. 10.1007...
Source: Clinical Cases and Images - November 11, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Tags: Children Pediatrics Happiness Source Type: info
BMJ video: The man who pioneered the randomised controlled trialEmail this article to a colleague.
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BMJ video: "John Crofton pioneered the randomised controlled trial in a 1948 BMJ paper which looked at the antibiotic streptomycin to treat TB. Now in his 90s, Dr Crofton talks to Colin Blakemore about the importance of randomisation and blinding, and how it has helped to make medicine more evidence based."
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Source: Clinical Cases and Images - November 10, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Authors: noreply at blogger.com (Ves Dimov, M.D.) Tags: Video Research Source Type: info
BMJ video: The woman who knew too muchEmail this article to a colleague.
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BMJ video: Alice Stewart: The woman who knew too much."Alice Stewart was one of Britain's foremost epidemiologists. However her recognition came late in her career, having spent her life fighting the establishment's enshrined views.In the 1950s when she started her work, x-rays were routinely used in foetal monitoring. It was Stewart who first showed the link between the practice and childhood leukemia. She went on to look at the effects of low-level radiation exposure - uncovering the true adverse effects of chronic exposure, and thus earning herself the enmity of the nuclear industry."
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Source: Clinical Cases and Images - November 8, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Authors: noreply at blogger.com (Ves Dimov, M.D.) Tags: Oncology Video Research Hematology Radiology Source Type: info
Cure for obstructive sleep apnea: didgeridoo?Email this article to a colleague.
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The didgeridoo has been used for over 1500 years in the Kakadu region of Australia’s Northern Territory. Apparently, it is now investigated as a treatment of obstructive sleep apnea in Switzerland:Cure for obstructive sleep apnea: didgeridoo?Link via Life in the Fast Line.
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Source: Clinical Cases and Images - November 6, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Authors: noreply at blogger.com (Ves Dimov, M.D.) Tags: Exercise Pulmonology Source Type: info
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is a daily summary made from the selected links I post on Twitter. It is in a bullet points format with links to the original sources which include 350 RSS feeds that produce about 2,500 items per day:Eating slowly increases anorexigenic gut peptide which leads to appetite reduction http://bit.ly/2AUx6S23% of people may have restless leg syndrome - much higher than previously reported rates of 3-10% http://bit.ly/2AhpEVOutcomes for people who had CABG "off-pump" (without heart-lung machine) were worse than conventional procedure http://bit.ly/JVK63 -- CABG “pump” might lead to memory problems/personality changes - som...
Source: Clinical Cases and Images - November 5, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Tags: Health News of the Day Source Type: info
BMJ video: The man who stopped smokingEmail this article to a colleague.
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BMJ video: Richard Doll: The man who stopped smoking."Richard Doll was a luminary of clinical research whose case control study, published in the BMJ in 1950, first identified smoking as an important cause of cancer and other diseases.He carried his research out on doctors in the UK who smoked, and tracked their mortality over the course of 50 years. The latest paper being published in the BMJ in 2004."
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Source: Clinical Cases and Images - November 5, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Authors: noreply at blogger.com (Ves Dimov, M.D.) Tags: Video Pulmonology Source Type: info
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is a daily summary made from the selected links I post on Twitter. It is in a bullet points format with links to the original sources which include 350 RSS feeds that produce about 2,500 items per day:FDA Issues Warning for Diabetes Drug Byetta about possible kidney problems, including renal failure http://bit.ly/1UOjwB"Who are the sleepiest people in the US?" Source: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report http://bit.ly/4djMWPX-rays showed 78 different items of cutlery in a 52-year-old woman's stomach http://bit.ly/4iojkQMayo Clinic: 10 great health foods for eating well http://bit.ly/sGLgF"Hospitals with hospitalists have...
Source: Clinical Cases and Images - November 4, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Tags: Health News of the Day Source Type: info
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From my Twitter account:List Browser: browse to see what people are doing with the new Twitter lists feature http://bit.ly/sZxbbMedical resident life: @drscottgberg "Dark when I leave for work, dark when I come home from work."@googlereader: Quick access to newly-added "Explore" and "Popular items" views via g-e and g-p keyboard shortcuts http://bit.ly/147g68"Why I think I am a patient and not a consumer" by @amcunningham http://bit.ly/1iD5p4Tweets are not research articles - they are 140-character messages - please always go to the original source, links, etc. Tweets and links do not represent endorsement, approval or sup...
Source: Clinical Cases and Images - November 4, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Tags: Tweets About Social Media Source Type: info
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Source: Clinical Cases and Images - November 4, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Authors: noreply at blogger.com (Ves Dimov, M.D.) Tags: Video Nutrition Food Cardiology Source Type: info
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is a daily summary made from the selected links I post on Twitter. It is in a bullet points format with links to the original sources which include 350 RSS feeds that produce about 2,500 items per day:How long does hepatitis B vaccine protection last? More than 2 decades http://bit.ly/4lhMlHLarge trials required to clarify whether sodium bicarbonate has value for prevention of contrast-induced nephropathy http://bit.ly/yOE45List of Medical Journal Feeds Arranged by Topic - the University of Wisconsin http://bit.ly/4zxxdgNYT interviews researcher behind Gleevec for CML, "converting a fatal cancer into a manageable chronic ...
Source: Clinical Cases and Images - November 3, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Tags: Health News of the Day Source Type: info
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is a daily summary made from the selected links I post on Twitter. It is in a bullet points format with links to the original sources which include 350 RSS feeds that produce about 2,500 items per day:High fructose intake is linked to high blood pressure - 2.5 sugary soft drinks a day is enough to elevate the pressure. Median fructose intake was 74 gm/day (2.5 sugary soft drinks) - associated with a 36% higher risk of having BP equal or greater than 140/90 http://bit.ly/3DUaI030% decline in kidney function was associated with drinking 2 or more diet sodas a day http://bit.ly/4klebAChildren who watch more TV - even those e...
Source: Clinical Cases and Images - November 3, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Tags: Health News of the Day Source Type: info
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From my Twitter account:Social networking 101 for physicians: Managing the risks of Facebook, Twitter and other social media http://bit.ly/3hhxaIA growing number of children are flaunting minimum-age requirements on social-networking sites such as Facebook - CNN http://bit.ly/12jqegGina Trapani's new book, The Complete Guide to Google Wave, is now available to read and share for free http://bit.ly/nPKAQCase report: "The Shrinking Feet of the Man from Malawi" http://bit.ly/BcYfq - What is the diagnosis?Tweets are not research articles - they are 140-character messages - please always go to the original source, links, etc. T...
Source: Clinical Cases and Images - November 3, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Tags: Tweets About Social Media Source Type: info
Listen to your heart (beat): Viscero-sensory feedback leads to better decisionsEmail this article to a colleague.
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In this study, participants with good cardiac perception chose significantly more of the net gain and fewer of the net loss options.These findings may provide evidence of the role of visceral feedback in decision-making processes in complex situations.References:Enhanced cardiac perception is associated with benefits in decision-making. Werner NS, Jung K, Duschek S, Schandry R. Psychophysiology. 2009 Jun 22. [Epub ahead of print].Link via Shhh, I’m Trying to Listen to My Heartbeat Here: Enhanced cardiac perception associated with better decision-making http://bit.ly/1GfPpfImage source: Gray's Anatomy, 1918, public domain...
Source: Clinical Cases and Images - November 3, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Tags: Psychology Cardiology Source Type: info
Twitter lists put users in categories and show what others think of youEmail this article to a colleague.
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Twitter is creating its own ecosystem and hierarchy around the number of followers, list mentions, RTs, etc.Twitter lists show how others label you, for example, "science-types", "medical-education", "bloggers" or sometimes just "random-people".In a way, Twitter has put everybody to work on their search product since lists are a way to tag an arbitrary set of real time web feeds. http://bit.ly/3cfoEOA screenshot of an early version of some of my Twitter lists.According to @Doctor_V, "You can tell a lot about someone by the lists they keep."Related:Twitter: There's a List for That http://bit.ly/1Afe0
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Source: Clinical Cases and Images - November 2, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Tags: Twitter Source Type: info
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is a daily summary made from the selected links I post on Twitter. It is in a bullet points format with links to the original sources which include 350 RSS feeds that produce about 2,500 items per day:11 famous people who overcame dyslexia - CNN. 15-20% of the population have some of the symptoms of dyslexia http://bit.ly/4B11fv -- Toby Cosgrove, Cleveland Clinic CEO and famous cardiothoracic surgeon also had to overcome dyslexia http://bit.ly/6iEbLPerplexing Pain Due to Porphyria - NYTimes http://bit.ly/43WOM4Why Are Young People Dying from H1N1 Flu? Cytokine storm is one explanation http://bit.ly/1mb26N Medical news twe...
Source: Clinical Cases and Images - November 2, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Tags: Health News of the Day Source Type: info
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From my Twitter account:My list of allergists on Twitter - please reply to this tweet if you want to be included http://bit.ly/2QJLK7A list of doctors on Twitter - 233 members - added one by one by Dr. Rana http://bit.ly/Ogs5jScobleizer really does not like Google Reader but he is not a typical user http://bit.ly/49JHJR - Google Reader is not Facebook, etc.Twitter drama: Fry ends row with Twitter critic - BBC http://bit.ly/27382aAre Twitter Lists Exclusionary? http://bit.ly/4eoCCj - No more than any other list.@Doctor_V: list ranking will miss influentials in niche areas on Twitter, e.g. pediatric GI, allergists, etc. http...
Source: Clinical Cases and Images - November 2, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Tags: Tweets About Social Media Source Type: info
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From my Twitter account:A Fundamental Secret to Happiness? Get Enough Sleep (and exercise in the morning) http://bit.ly/u7LRHow big is a carbon atom compared to a coffee bean? http://bit.ly/2e4mm9 from The University of Utah -- Learn Genetics portal from The University of Utah http://bit.ly/yJL4EThe Beatles' "Hey Jude" Flow Chart http://bit.ly/2Wa8X1Michael Arrington: Don’t Be A Featured Loser: Facebook "Helps Out" The Unpopular http://bit.ly/xy91pWho’s Talking About You on the Internet? http://bit.ly/4easza - Tips how to monitor your online reputation.Write Comments on any Web Page with the Sidewiki Bookmarklet http:/...
Source: Clinical Cases and Images - October 31, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Tags: Tweets About Social Media Source Type: info
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is a daily summary made from the selected links I post on Twitter. It is in a bullet points format with links to the original sources which include 350 RSS feeds that produce about 2,500 items per day:Cell: Should scientists be tweeting? http://bit.ly/26r4Vh - Yes, of course they should be.Graph: the more time people spend eating, the lower the rate of obesity http://bit.ly/aPr4YDoctor practices lose financial ground as recession outpaces productivity. Urologist: "We're working 12-13-hour days, and we get told we should work more and see more patients. We cannot". The number of patients seen dropped 11.3% and outpatient p...
Source: Clinical Cases and Images - October 31, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Tags: Health News of the Day Source Type: info
Video: Clinical Pearls in Gastroenterology from Mayo ClinicEmail this article to a colleague.
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The social media department of Mayo Clinic is combining journal articles and videos from the lead authors. This is a useful approach and I suggested it to the NEJM editors during the NEJM Horizons Conference in 2008.Dr. Amy Oxentenko, Assistant Professor of Medicine at Mayo Clinic, discusses "Clinical Pearls in Gastroenterology" (http://tinyurl.com/ydwqtk7 for complete article).References:Clinical Pearls in Gastroenterology. Amy S. Oxentenko, MD and Scott C. Litin, MD. Mayo Clinic Proceedings October 2009 vol. 84 no. 10 906-911.
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Source: Clinical Cases and Images - October 31, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Authors: noreply at blogger.com (Ves Dimov, M.D.) Tags: Social Media Gastroenterology Source Type: info
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The social media department of Mayo Clinic is combining journal articles and videos from the lead authors. This is a useful approach and I suggested it to the NEJM editors during the NEJM Horizons Conference in 2008.Dr. Amy Oxentenko, Assistant Professor of Medicine at Mayo Clinic, discusses "Clinical Pearls in Gastroenterology" (http://tinyurl.com/ydwqtk7 for complete article).References:Clinical Pearls in Gastroenterology. Amy S. Oxentenko, MD and Scott C. Litin, MD. Mayo Clinic Proceedings October 2009 vol. 84 no. 10 906-911.
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Source: Clinical Cases and Images - October 30, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Authors: noreply at blogger.com (Ves Dimov, M.D.) Tags: Social Media Gastroenterology Source Type: info
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is a daily summary made from the selected links I post on Twitter. It is in a bullet points format with links to the original sources which include 350 RSS feeds that produce about 2,500 items per day:Two hours of tai chi per week can improve osteoarthritis symptoms in older patients http://bit.ly/3wcfC9Children still shedding H1N1 virus 2 weeks after symptoms start, may not be synonymous with virus being infectious http://bit.ly/4plZH1Millions of Americans Don't Get Enough Sleep - 7 hours of rest a night is important for good health http://bit.ly/4KuTEA practical guide to interpretation and clinical application of person...
Source: Clinical Cases and Images - October 30, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Tags: Health News of the Day Source Type: info
CNN Video: Psychostimulants popular on college campuses, easy to getEmail this article to a colleague.
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Source: Clinical Cases and Images - October 29, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Tags: Video Psychiatry Source Type: info
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is a daily summary made from the selected links I post on Twitter. It is in a bullet points format with links to the original sources which include 350 RSS feeds that produce about 2,500 items per day:Fewer than half of patients with fatigue get explanation for their symptoms within a year http://bit.ly/ZrtG1"Smoking's Damage Swift, Irreversible" - inflicting damage on the arteries with the very first puffs http://bit.ly/7zqXGMigraine is associated with a twofold increased risk of ischaemic stroke among people who have migraine with aura http://bit.ly/QltjnMany Tout Curative Properties of Titanium, Copper, Silver and Gold...
Source: Clinical Cases and Images - October 28, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Tags: Health News of the Day Source Type: info
Hospitals mandating use of smartphones for affiliated doctorsEmail this article to a colleague.
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From American Medical News:63% of physicians already own smartphones and many have discovered that they can be a valuable work tool. Now some hospitals are buying smartphones for affiliated doctors and mandating use.Henry Ford Medical Group in Detroit purchased BlackBerry phones for all 1,204 of its physicians. The BlackBerry has become a "tremendously popular time-saver, for example, physicians can give patients their direct cell phone numbers rather than the number to an answering service."While Henry Ford's physicians have the ability to access patient records via their BlackBerry phones, few do because of the limitatio...
Source: Clinical Cases and Images - October 28, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Tags: Hospitalist Source Type: info
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From my Twitter account:Social media is not for everyone http://bit.ly/FSDXF - True. Social media use by physicians should not (and cannot) be an "obligation".The genius brothers behind Google Wave - CNN http://bit.ly/3KQ7viGmail account security tips http://bit.ly/26iOARGmail address/contact list is showing that it can be a powerful tool for connecting you to your social contacts http://bit.ly/17bYcz -- RT @steverubel The Next Great Social Network? Your Address Book http://ff.im/-aAUq8Internet Speeds and Costs Around the World, Shown Visually http://bit.ly/2vxHJQReview: The Best Smartphones On The Market http://bit.ly/4so...
Source: Clinical Cases and Images - October 28, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Tags: Tweets About Social Media Source Type: info
Scope is the official blog of Stanford University School of MedicineEmail this article to a colleague.
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The Scope blog is written by 13 medical school writers at Stanford who recognize that blogging provides a great way to discuss medical, research, and health-policy news. Their goal is to deliver high quality, timely, and compelling coverage of science and medicine around the world.Scope is published by the Office of Communication and Public Affairs at Stanford University School of Medicine that has more than 150 years experience covering health policy, medicine, and basic science research.Stanford also publishes Stanford Medicine magazine, Inside Stanford Medicine, a health policy podcast called 1:2:1, a Flickr photo strea...
Source: Clinical Cases and Images - October 27, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Tags: Blogging New Medical Blog Source Type: info
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From my Twitter account:Is It Safe to Post Children’s Images on Online Photo Sites? - NYT http://bit.ly/1CYhIMGoogle Docs Batch Export: Now you can export all your docs, spreadsheets, PPTs nd PDFs in a ZIP archive http://bit.ly/SEjQPVideo: Healthcare and Internet in The Netherlands http://bit.ly/17MHytImpressions of Google Wave ~ an Australian Perspective http://bit.ly/1jikP4The Status of the Medical Blogosphere and BlogWorld Expo 2009: Videos and More http://bit.ly/39bBG1 by @laikasTweets are not research articles - they are 140-character messages - please always go to the original source, links, etc. Tweets and links d...
Source: Clinical Cases and Images - October 26, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Tags: Tweets About Social Media Source Type: info
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is a daily summary made from the selected links I post on Twitter. It is in a bullet points format with links to the original sources which include 350 RSS feeds that produce about 2,500 items per day:Walt Disney offering refunds for “Baby Einstein” videos purchased since 2004, admitting they did not increase intellect http://bit.ly/4qgBGdThis month's Journal of Hospital Medicine is focused on hospitalists as medical educators http://bit.ly/4u7P43 via @medpedshospM. D. Anderson Cancer Center mission statement: to “eliminate cancer in Texas, the nation and the world” http://bit.ly/utzka"Worst Case: Choosing Who Sur...
Source: Clinical Cases and Images - October 26, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Tags: Health News of the Day Source Type: info
Low vitamin D may increase risk of death in older adultsEmail this article to a colleague.
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From Reuters:Low levels of vitamin D may increase the risk of death in older adults, researchers reported in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.Optimal vitamin D levels are considered to be between 80 and 120 nmol/L, although there are no set guidelines. On average, people in the current study had vitamin D levels of 66.0 nmol/L.The risk of death was 47% higher among those with vitamin D levels between 25 and 49.9 nmol/L, relative to those with vitamin D levels of 100 or higher.The risk of death due to heart disease was more than twofold higher in people with vitamin D levels lower than 25 nmol/L.References:Low...
Source: Clinical Cases and Images - October 26, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Tags: Endocrinology Cardiology Source Type: info
Video: Nook, Barnes & Noble’s Answer to KindleEmail this article to a colleague.
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Nook, a new ebook reader by Barnes & Noble.Nook looks nice but does not have a browser - the Kindle does. See a chart that shows how the Nook stacks up in the e-reader race http://bit.ly/35QwumVideo: What Can Amazon Kindle 2 Do for You?References:Video: What Can Amazon Kindle 2 Do for You?Link via OpenCulture.com.
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Source: Clinical Cases and Images - October 25, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Authors: noreply at blogger.com (Ves Dimov, M.D.) Tags: Video Books Source Type: info
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is a daily summary made from the selected links I post on Twitter. It is in a bullet points format with links to the original sources which include 350 RSS feeds that produce about 2,500 items per day:Meta-analysis finds 6-13% increased risk of diabetes in those who received statin therapy http://bit.ly/3iX7vd -- Although statin therapy greatly lowers vascular risk, relationship of statins to incident diabetes remains uncertain http://bit.ly/3BFQv5 -- "Statin-Induced Diabetes" - the headline of this editorial may be a bit premature considering the available evidence http://bit.ly/15L33KDiabetes drug liraglutide contains a...
Source: Clinical Cases and Images - October 24, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Tags: Health News of the Day Source Type: info
NPR Video: How a Flu Virus Invades Your BodyEmail this article to a colleague.
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: "It starts very simply. A virus, just one, latches on to one of your cells and fools that cell into making lots more. Lots, lots more, like a million new viruses. This animation shows you how viruses trick healthy cells to join the dark side".References:Flu Attack! How A Virus Invades Your Body. NPR.
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Source: Clinical Cases and Images - October 23, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Authors: noreply at blogger.com (Ves Dimov, M.D.) Tags: Infectious Disease Video Patients Source Type: info
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is a daily summary made from the selected links I post on Twitter. It is in a bullet points format with links to the original sources which include 350 RSS feeds that produce about 2,500 items per day:Patients who added a basal or prandial insulin to oral meds had better HA1c than patients who added a biphasic insulin http://bit.ly/3w3wCB"Worried about flu symptoms but don't want to visit a germ-infested waiting room?" Check AMAfluhelp.org from AMA http://bit.ly/16NMgRReducing Improper Internet Use in Your Office: A Quick, Easy and Free Solution - from Medscape. "Average employee wastes 1.7 hours of an 8.5-hour workday, w...
Source: Clinical Cases and Images - October 23, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Tags: Health News of the Day Source Type: info
