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Dobbs Roundup Week of 16/6/2014 – 20/6/2014)
Dear Dobber, Hope you’ve had a great week but not lost too much sleep watching the World Cup matches (fans check out this thread). Here’s an update for the weekend to tell you of what’s fresh in Dobbs. Feel free to click on the links if anything interests you. Picks of the week from the Forums MOH to restructure Medical Certificate System MOH plans to put in place a system to tackle fake MCs and medical absenteeism. Will it work? Prophylactic corticosteroids – any guidelines @mrnginbox had a question about prophylactic steroids for contrast MRI scans. Dobber radiologists answer. Dad puts sons through med sch...
Source: Malaysian Medical Resources - June 21, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Authors: palmdoc Tags: - Dobbs forum Source Type: blogs

Dobbs roundup (week of 9/6 to 13/6/2014)
Dear Dobber, Hope you’ve had a great week. Here’s an update for the weekend to tell you of what’s fresh in Dobbs. Feel free to click on the links if anything interests you. Picks of the week from the Forums The PDPA and Doctors @jasgill finally got this 200 bucks worth. Or did he? Malaysian Dental Association deregistered Shocking news for our dental brethren Missing medical officer found dead in toilet The sad loss of a young life. RIP Dr. Mark Stethoscopes going to be extinct in the future? Thread updated – portable ultrasound anyone? Silicon stent for central airway obstruction Intervent...
Source: Malaysian Medical Resources - June 14, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Authors: palmdoc Tags: - Dobbs Source Type: blogs

The next emerging threat
Ian Lipkin, Columbia University, New York, and Lyle Petersen, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Fort Collins, Colorado, discuss recently emerged pathogens, and how to prepare should their range expand. When asked if MERS-coronavirus would cause the next pandemic, Ian Lipkin responded ‘I don’t have a crystal ball’. Recorded at the Annual Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, Boston, MA on 19 May 2014. (Source: virology blog)
Source: virology blog - May 22, 2014 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Tags: Basic virology Information Chikungunya Dengue emerging infection ian lipkin MERS-CoV middle east respiratory syndrome coronavirus viral yellow fever Source Type: blogs

EBM and the rule of thumb
aka American ER Doc Gone Walkabout… 026 Wise use of EBM makes us much more reasonable Doctors. I meet a young woman, previously healthy… She’s had a little fever, some congestion, has been coughing and sneezing for a few days, and now her chest hurts. She’s been a little wheezy and minimally dyspneic with exertion. Her exam is normal except for some costochondral tenderness. The thought of pulmonary embolism drifts by my mind. Being an EBM Doctor, I quickly review mentally the costs and benefits of advanced imaging – radiation, dollars, future cancer risks, risk of missing an important diagnosis, as well...
Source: Life in the Fast Lane - February 20, 2014 Category: Emergency Medicine Doctors Authors: Rick Abbott Tags: American ER Doc Gone Walkabout Emergency Medicine Evidence Based Medicine Featured EBM rick abbott rules of thumb Source Type: blogs

Viral fiber art
Viruses inspire many different types of art, but I was unaware of the number of people who make viruses out of fiber! On This Week in Virology #266 we heard from Emily who had knitted a dengue virus pillow (photograph at left). The next week on TWiV #267 we heard from Carolyn who had knitted a picornavirus (photo below). The following week we heard from Jessica who has also knitted two different icosahedral structures. This made me wonder how many people knit viruses, so I searched Ravelry for ‘virus’. Here are some of the interesting creations I found. Cold virus by Krista: Dawn’s cold virus (rhinovi...
Source: virology blog - January 18, 2014 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Tags: Basic virology Information bacteriophage crochet fiber arts icosahedron knitting microbe viral virus Source Type: blogs

Tough calls in cardiology :Dengue fever in a patient with prosthetic valve and warfarin !
Oral anticoagulant usage has been steadily increasing for variety of indications.Dengue fever is also appearing in different avatars with low platelet counts and bleeding being a primary risk. I was recently contacted by a physician , regarding a therapeutic dilemma .A young lady with mitral prosthetic valve and a febrile illness diagnosed as dengue . She has a platelet count of 100,000 .She is on regular warfarin and aspirin .The physician wanted to know , should he stop the OAC and aspirin ? What are the options ? Confirm if it is really dengue. Look for clinical bleeding.INR, platelet function tests are not...
Source: Dr.S.Venkatesan MD - December 5, 2013 Category: Cardiology Authors: dr s venkatesan Tags: Cardiology -guidelines Cardiology -Mechnisms of disease Cardiology -Therapeutic dilemma cardiology -Therapeutics Cardiology -unresolved questions Cardiology-Statistics dengue and coronary stent des and dengue falling platlets and coroanry Source Type: blogs

Dengue Fever: Has Global Climate Change Fueled the Spread of This Disease?
New York has reported its first case of dengue fever. Worldwide, the disease is spreading like wildfire. Experts wonder if climate change has spurred its advance.Contributor: Megan HamiltonPublished: Dec 01, 2013 (Source: Most Recent Health Wellness - Associated Content)
Source: Most Recent Health Wellness - Associated Content - December 1, 2013 Category: Other Conditions Source Type: blogs

Doctor Offers Vaccines to Starving Children
Conclusion The effects of chronic malnutrition on the children and the economy of Guatemala are being turned into statistics by researchers, but common sense tells us what we already know: there will be lifelong impairments to the citizens and the collective people of this country. Dr. Asturias’ plan may appear to be sound and noble when you read the headline in the mainstream media. However, when you consider the most pressing needs faced by the citizens of Guatemala, including lack of food, lack of clean water, and lack of education, vaccines (even if you are among the shrinking group of people who still believe ...
Source: vactruth.com - November 17, 2013 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: Missy Fluegge Tags: Missy Fluegge Top Stories Dr. Edwin Asturias Vaccine Safety Source Type: blogs

NIH and Other Public Private Partnerships to Research Treatments for Multiple Diseases
Over the past few weeks, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has made a number of important announcements regarding collaborations with industry as well as the funding of several new research initiatives. Below is a summary of these stories. NIH Partners With Eli Lilly and Others on Rare Diseases FierceBiotechResearch reported that NIH selected four (4) new preclinical drug development studies to uncover new therapies for rare diseases. The projects will be funded through the Therapeutics for Rare and Neglected Diseases (TRND) program under NIH's National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, NCATS, whic...
Source: Policy and Medicine - October 4, 2013 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: Thomas Sullivan Source Type: blogs

Pharmaceutical Patient Assistance Programs Expand throughout the World
Over the last few months, several pharmaceutical companies have announced new donations and programs regarding vaccines, as well as increasing access to medicines for important diseases. Below is a summary of some of these activities and we will try to update the story as we come across other announcements. GlaxoSmithKline In late July, GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) announced that it would increase its commitment to the GAVI Alliance to provide vaccines to developing countries, helping to protect millions more children against infectious diseases. Under this new agreement, GSK will provide an additional 240 million doses ...
Source: Policy and Medicine - September 6, 2013 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: Thomas Sullivan Source Type: blogs

Jeffrey Almond on vaccine development
Dr. Jeffrey Almond began his career as an academic virologist studying influenza virus, then moved to poliovirus. He made major contributions to our understanding of the molecular basis of poliovirus attenuation and reversion to virulence. After 20 years in academics he moved to Sanofi Pasteur, where he is currently Vice President, discovery research and external R&D. I interviewed Jeffrey Almond, Ph.D., in Manchester UK at the 2013 meeting of the Society for General Microbiology. We spoke about the eradication of poliovirus, challenges in making a universal influenza vaccine, a dengue virus vaccine developed by Sanofi...
Source: virology blog - September 3, 2013 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Tags: Basic virology Information academic Dengue eradication industry influenza poliovirus Sanofi Pasteur universal vaccine viral Source Type: blogs

Notifiable diseases in the US for 2011
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released a summary of notifiable diseases in the US for the year 2011. These statistics are collected and compiled from reports sent by state health departments and territories to the National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System (NNDSS). According to the CDC, a notifiable disease is one for which regular, frequent, and timely information regarding individual cases is considered necessary for the prevention and control of the disease. The list of nationally notifiable infectious diseases is dynamic, as new diseases are added and others deleted as incidence declines...
Source: virology blog - July 9, 2013 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Tags: Information CDC centers for disease control notifiable disease viral virology virus Source Type: blogs