King Tut Died of Leg Fracture, Malaria
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Source: Doc To Doc - February 16, 2010 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: digitaldoc Tags: newtag Source Type: blogs
Laparoscopic Surgery Not Better For Surgeons
While there are many benefits for patients of minimally invasive surgery, it is not at all ergonomic for the surgeon. I know some surgeons that argue that using the Davinci robot system is the safest way to avoid it. However, not all surgery will be done that way as that is a 2 million dollar device. In the meantime, the wrist can certainly be affected by the reptitive motion of laparoscopy.MoreMedicine TagHealth Tag Save This Page (Source: Doc To Doc)
Source: Doc To Doc - February 16, 2010 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: digitaldoc Tags: newtag Source Type: blogs
Vscan Portable Sono
The applications of ultrasound in medicine are expanding quickly. One example is in critical care monitoring where it is rapidly gaining acceptance for determination of fluid status in a patient. Now GE is releasing their Vscan sono. At a price of $7900, it should allow it to reach the bedside in more ICU's. It has such features as an hour of battery life, portability, and a USB dock to download images. Until the iPod Touch gets an ultrasound app, this may be as portable as it gets.MoreMedicine TagHealth Tag Save This Page (Source: Doc To Doc)
Source: Doc To Doc - February 15, 2010 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: digitaldoc Tags: newtag Source Type: blogs
Snow Day!
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Source: Doc To Doc - February 10, 2010 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: digitaldoc Tags: newtag Source Type: blogs
Noncardiac Surgery Guidelines
From The NY Times:The nation’s two leading heart groups issued new guidelines yesterday about what should be done for patients with heart disease before they undergo surgery on other parts of the body.Medicine TagHealth Tag Save This Page (Source: Doc To Doc)
Source: Doc To Doc - September 28, 2007 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: digitaldoc Tags: newtag Source Type: blogs
Keep the Lunch, Lose the Box
From San Jose Mercury News:The state's public health department asked parents Thursday to toss certain Chinese-made lunchboxes potentially containing dangerous levels of lead - the same ones it distributed in a campaign to promote healthy eating. The department distributed more than 350,000 of the canvas lunchboxes, only to find out that at least three that were tested in a batch of 56,000 contained "significant" levels of lead.I think this is an argument to brown bag it.Medicine TagHealth Tag Save This Page (Source: Doc To Doc)
Source: Doc To Doc - September 21, 2007 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: digitaldoc Tags: newtag Source Type: blogs
Traveling Patch
From WebMD:Researchers have developed a skin patch that prevents the curse of many trips abroad: travelers’ diarrhea.In a study of more than 150 travelers to Mexico and Guatemala, the novel vaccine cut the risk of moderate to severe diarrhea by 75%. Those who did get sick had a shorter, milder course of illness, says researcher Herbert DuPont, MD, director of the Center for Infectious Diseases at the University of Texas School of Public Health in Houston.The patch releases a low level of the toxins of E. coli that causes Traveler's diarrhea. This stimulates the immune system of the patient. Then, when they are infected...
Source: Doc To Doc - September 21, 2007 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: digitaldoc Tags: newtag Source Type: blogs
Skinny In Colorado
From MSNBC:Coloradans are among the skinniest people in the nation, according to a new obesity report, but don't go celebrate with a slice of New York cheesecake.Colorado's waistline is expanding just like every other state's.According to the Trust for America's Health, which compiled the report released Monday,Colorado has some of the lowest rates in the country of overweight residents, physical inactivity, hypertension and childhood obesity. Overall, it ranks as the leanest state in the study.Is is any wonder? With all of those outdoor activities in that state, I know why they are thinner out there. Between mountain bi...
Source: Doc To Doc - August 31, 2007 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: digitaldoc Tags: newtag Source Type: blogs
Diana's Death- Looking Back
From CBS News:Glamorized in life, Princess Diana continues to be scrutinized 10 years after her death.An early-morning traffic accident in a Paris tunnel killed Diana's companion, Dodi Al-Fayed, and the driver of their car. But Diana was conscious after the accident and did not appear to be seriously hurt. In truth, she was bleeding internally.Had the accident occurred in the United States, Diana would have been rushed to a hospital. However, the French have a different system: They first try to stabilize the patient at the scene. Still, as CBS News correspondent Erin Moriarty reports, that difference doesn't explain the s...
Source: Doc To Doc - August 31, 2007 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: digitaldoc Tags: newtag Source Type: blogs
Diana's Death- Looking Back
From CBS News:Glamorized in life, Princess Diana continues to be scrutinized 10 years after her death.An early-morning traffic accident in a Paris tunnel killed Diana ' s companion, Dodi Al-Fayed, and the driver of their car. But Diana was conscious after the accident and did not appear to be seriously hurt. In truth, she was bleeding internally.Had the accident occurred in the United States, Diana would have been rushed to a hospital. However, the French have a different system: They first try to stabilize the patient at the scene. Still, as CBS News correspondent Erin Moriarty reports, that difference doesn ' t explain t...
Source: Doc To Doc - August 31, 2007 Category: General Medicine Authors: digitaldoc Source Type: blogs
Workplace Safety
From The Toronto Star:Ontario's front-line health care workers will soon be better protected against job-related injuries and life-threatening infections.The province announced yesterday it will provide nurses and other health care workers with new respirators and safety needles in an effort to make their workplaces safer.One more reason to move to Canada. What are we doing again in the US?Medicine TagHealth Tag Save This Page (Source: Doc To Doc)
Source: Doc To Doc - August 24, 2007 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: digitaldoc Tags: newtag Source Type: blogs
Minute Clinic Controversy
From MSNBC:The growth of clinics in retail stores comes amid a shortage of family physicians that only promises to worsen.Medical groups predict a shortage of 200,000 doctors in the United States by 2020. About 20 percent of Americans live in areas with a shortage of primary medical care, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers.Wal-Mart operates 78 in-store clinics in 13 states, where the cost of a “get well” visit ranges between $40 and $65.About half of those surveyed who visit Wal-Mart clinics have no insurance, according to spokeswoman Deisha Galberth. Another 15 percent said if there had not been a clinic, they would ...
Source: Doc To Doc - August 24, 2007 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: digitaldoc Tags: newtag Source Type: blogs
Stay On the Right Side
From CNN:An 86-year-old man has died three weeks after a surgeon operated on the wrong side of his head, and state health authorities were investigating whether the mistake contributed to his death.The patient, whose name wasn't released, died Saturday. The state medical examiner was determining the cause of death, according to a spokeswoman for the state health department.The man underwent emergency surgery at Rhode Island Hospital on July 30 to treat bleeding in his brain, according to a state report released Thursday.There's really no excuse for not having consulted the CT scan before starting the case. Still, it can b...
Source: Doc To Doc - August 24, 2007 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: digitaldoc Tags: newtag Source Type: blogs
E-Prescriptions In the North
Electronic drug prescriptions can be delivered to pharmacists in all 50 states for the first time this week as Alaska became the final state to join the technological bandwagon.In the past year, Georgia, South Carolina and West Virginia have all joined the national network, and the change in Alaska regulations means doctors' hieroglyphic handwriting and prescription pads could soon be a thing of the past.Dick Holm, a member of the state Board of Pharmacy, said the process took so long to get to Alaska because "we're a small state and we address things as they come up." He said the change was not mandated by the federal gov...
Source: Doc To Doc - August 17, 2007 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: digitaldoc Tags: newtag Source Type: blogs
