How I convince the needle-wary to try IV therapy
RecoverMD in Timonium offers IV therapy to the hungover as well as those just feeling sick and dehydrated. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines - May 11, 2018 Category: American Health Authors: Morgan Eichensehr Source Type: news
What Causes Hyponatremia?
Discussion
Normal kidneys regulate water balance to maintain a plasma osmolality of 275-290 mOsm/kg normally. Thirst and arginine vasopressin or antidiuretic hormone (ADH) are the primary regulators of plasma osmolality. ADH is made in the hypothalamus and released by the posterior pituitary gland. ADH acts on the kidney’s distal collecting duct to increase water reabsorption. ADH is appropriately released in hypovolemic states, such as dehydration caused by gastroenteritis. ADH has an ~10 minute half-life and therefore can respond to rapid changes in volume status. Sodium balance is regulated by aldosterone (as part...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - April 23, 2018 Category: Pediatrics Authors: pediatriceducationmin Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
I ’m an Engineer, But I Can’t Fix Stupid
“You can’t fix stupid,” a phrase I’ve heard engineers use about consumers, can and should be applied to medical device companies that refuse to adapt to customer needs. Consumers lead enterprise, and healthcare must start thinking like the consumer-oriented market we are becoming and develop products that are stupid simple to use.
Some of us are regular consumers of the healthcare system, but more often than not, most people, especially younger generations, have infrequent interactions with the healthcare system because they don’t have to make significant decisions related to their well-being. As this group ages,...
Source: MDDI - March 29, 2018 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Gary Warren Tags: Design Source Type: news
Make the Diagnosis: Itchy Fingers from IV Therapy?
(MedPage Today) -- Case Findings: A 48-year-old woman who was receiving IV immunoglobulin therapy complained to her doctor that over the past few weeks small vesicles had formed along the sides of her fingers. Some had ruptured and become scaly papules. Her fingers were extremely pruritic, and she said it was " driving her crazy. "
Can you diagnose the patient? (Source: MedPage Today Dermatology)
Source: MedPage Today Dermatology - March 20, 2018 Category: Dermatology Source Type: news
Vitamin deficiency we are all born with
I’ve admired Linus Pauling for years.
In 1976, the Nobel Prize-winning chemist gave mega doses of vitamin C to 100 “untreatable” cancer patients.
He then compared these so-called terminal patients to patients with the same kind of cancer who didn’t get vitamin C.
The patients who received the traditional cancer treatment lived for an average of six months.
Pauling’s patients lived — on average — for six years.
You’d think that the medical community would have heralded Pauling’s research as a huge breakthrough in cancer treatment.
But they didn’t. And they still don’t.
Despite groundbreaking research...
Source: Al Sears, MD Natural Remedies - January 17, 2018 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Cathy Card Tags: Health Natural Cures Nutrition anti-cancer leukemia vitamin vitamin C Source Type: news
ClearLine MD(TM) Secures $5.5MM Funding for Commercialization of ClearLine IV(TM)
WOBURN, Mass., Jan. 9, 2018 -- (Healthcare Sales & Marketing Network) -- ClearLine MD, a medical device company focused on reducing the impact of iatrogenic Air Burden to patients and improving the safety and effectiveness of intravenous (IV) therapy, tod... Devices, Venture Capital ClearLine MD, ClearLine, iatrogenic Air, intravenous (Source: HSMN NewsFeed)
Source: HSMN NewsFeed - January 9, 2018 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
BESPONSA (inotuzumab ozogamicin) Approved for Treatment of Adult Relapsed or Refractory B-cell Precursor Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, available for order at Biologics, Inc.
CARY, N.C. (August 22, 2017) —Biologics, Inc., a McKesson Specialty Health oncology pharmacy services company, announced today it has been selected by Pfizer, Inc. to be a specialty pharmacy provider for BESPONSA® (inotuzumab ozogamicin), a promising new IV therapy for adult patients with relapsed o... (Source: McKesson News)
Source: McKesson News - August 22, 2017 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news
Staff Nurse at University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
Employer: University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation TrustDepartment: EndocrinologyLocation: BirminghamSalary:£22,128 -£28,746Job Reference: 304-A-17-37809University Hospitals Birmingham are currently looking to recruit a dynamic, enthusiastic, motivated and forward thinking registered nurse to join the Endocrine Clinical Nurse Specialist Team. This excellent opportunity is open to Band 5 nurses with at least 2 years of experience in acute care setting. Successful candidate will join a team of experienced specialist nurses in a tertiary Endocrine referral centre and will be given f...
Source: Society for Endocrinology - July 14, 2017 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
No Late Clinical Gain With Early IV Therapy: TRUE-AHF Published No Late Clinical Gain With Early IV Therapy: TRUE-AHF Published
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Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - April 14, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news
Clinical Nurse Specialist in Endocrinology - University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
Job reference: 304-A-17-32566Salary:£26,302 -£35,225This excellent opportunity is open to experienced registered nurses with at least 5 years’ experience in acute care setting. Candidates with experience in endocrinology are highly encouraged to consider this post.The successful candidate will join a team of experienced specialist nurses in a tertiary Endocrine referral centre and will be given full structured training and supervision to develop his/her skills in Endocrinology.The department has close links with the University of Birmingham, Birmingham Children’s Hospital and Birming...
Source: Society for Endocrinology - March 23, 2017 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
Minimally-invasive migraine treatment for adults works on kids, too
[Image from Tagosaku on Flickr]Migraine treatment that has been safe for adults has recently proven to be safe for use in children as well. The minimally-invasive treatment only takes a few minutes for children and teenagers to be able to feel the effects.
The treatment involves a sphenopalatine ganglion (SPG) block that does not need needles. It uses a small, flexible catheter that is put into each nostril that delivers a local anesthetic to the SPG, which has often been considered the nerve bundle that causes migraines, that is in the back of the nose. The treatment disables the SPG and resets the headache circuit, reduc...
Source: Mass Device - March 13, 2017 Category: Medical Equipment Authors: Danielle Kirsh Tags: Pain Management MedTech migraines Phoenix Children's Hospital radiology Source Type: news
Don't Repeal Me, Please!
I am luckier than most. After 20 years of having multiple sclerosis I am still relatively healthy. I have a spot on my foot which is mildly numb most of the time and markedly numb when I have an exacerbation. This is damage I got from not treating an exacerbation with steroid therapy. Sometimes when I am dancing I can feel weakness in my legs, but I still dance. I will always dance. Heat and I have a love/hate relationship. I love a sauna in January. That first sweat is such a cleansing feeling. But a prolonged heat wave in summer will sap me like an iPhone battery. I have extreme vertigo whenever I ride a canoe, an amusem...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - January 16, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Dr. A Lopez and Associates Now Offering Inexpensive Stem Cell Therapy...
Dr. A Lopez and Associates are now offering inexpensive stem cell treatments in Southern Arizona and Sonora Mexico. The treatments involve therapy for bone and joint conditions along with IV therapy...(PRWeb November 10, 2016)Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/stem-cell-therapy/arizona-sonora-mx/prweb13832734.htm (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - November 10, 2016 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Trilogy Tactical Medicine offering TECC Nationwide
Trilogy's Tactical Medicine Division has launched a nationwide TECC training program for Fire and EMS agencies. Building on the success of Trilogy's Law Enforcement Street Survival & Tactical Medicine Instructor program, providing the NAEMT TECC course to coincide with the law enforcement training is the next logical progression. It is Trilogy's mission to reach as many street personnel as possible to provide this critical training. It reinforces the Hartford Consensus and prepares EMS personnel to work efficiently and safely in an active shooter or similar situation.
Training with tourniquets and hemostatic agents ...
Source: JEMS: Journal of Emergency Medical Services News - October 31, 2016 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Training Industry News Source Type: news
Glutathione Benefits: Boosting Levels For Long, Healthy Life
Many people who live to be 100 or more have something in common. And it’s not that they’ve followed conventional “wisdom” about healthy diet and exercise.
It’s that their bodies make more of a powerful antioxidant called glutathione than the average person.
It’s what keeps them from being ravaged by the toxic world we live in.
Glutathione is an important antioxidant produced by the body
By now you know your body is under attack every day from the air you breathe, the chemicals you use, and the processed foods you eat. These toxins cause your body to produce free radicals.
Here’s w...
Source: Al Sears, MD Natural Remedies - September 2, 2016 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Al Sears Tags: Health Source Type: news
