Brain Damage Rare When Newborn Jaundice Is Treated, Study Finds
Serious complications often avoided with American Academy of Pediatrics-guided therapy
Source: HealthDay
Related MedlinePlus Pages: Cerebral Palsy, Common Infant and Newborn Problems, Jaundice (Source: MedlinePlus Health News)
Source: MedlinePlus Health News - January 5, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Honiton oy left brain damaged after nurses fail to spot jaundice
Parents Ed and Laura-Faye Gold from Honiton were told their son Khan's jaundice was nothing to worry about when in fact it was caused by a noxious substance that was damaging his brain. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - January 2, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
High Definition Dupe
We supposedly know how full of misinformation the internet can be. But is it time to turn a jaundiced eye away from Dr. Oz? Are we being snookered in HD?read more (Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center)
Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center - December 31, 2014 Category: Nutrition Authors: Mark Borigini, M.D. Tags: Diet Health Media Self-Help borigini doctors Dr. Oz health advice Source Type: news
Stick out your tongue: Tongue appearance and illness
The tongue can betray signs of illness, which combined with other symptoms such as a cough, fever, presence of jaundice, headache or bowel habits, can help a physician offer a diagnosis. For people in remote areas who do not have ready access to a physician, a new diagnostic system works to combine the soft inputs of described symptoms with a digital analysis of an image of the patient's tongue. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - December 5, 2014 Category: Science Source Type: news
Stick out your tongue
(Inderscience Publishers) The tongue can betray signs of illness, which combined with other symptoms such as a cough, fever, presence of jaundice, headache or bowel habits, can help a physician offer a diagnosis. For people in remote areas who do not have ready access to a physician, a new diagnostic system is reported in the International Journal of Biomedical Engineering and Technology that works to combine the soft inputs of described symptoms with a digital analysis of an image of the patient's tongue. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - December 5, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Ebola Fundamentally Alters the Doctor-Patient Relationship
MONROVIA -- Six months ago I cared for Sharon, a 50-year-old woman who had traveled from California's central valley to UC San Francisco for specialized care. For months she and her family had noticed an insidious onset of jaundice. Over several months the yellowing spread slowly, but unrelentingly, like mold creeping along the walls of a water-damaged home.
One morning Sharon looked in the mirror and startled herself. She no longer recognized her once vibrant visage. Two weeks later, after a CT scan revealed a plum-sized mass at the head of her pancreas, she came to UCSF for a biopsy and diagnosis. I met her with my te...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - November 18, 2014 Category: Science Source Type: news
8 Rare 'House, M.D.' Cases That Can Actually Happen (And How To Avoid Them)
"House, M.D.," starring Hugh Laurie as a pill-popping genius, was conceived as the medical version of "Sherlock Holmes" and ran for eight seasons on Fox. Sunday, Nov. 16, marked the 10-year anniversary of the premiere. Though it's easy to look back on the show and focus on some of the unbelievable details of the cases, it might surprise you to learn that "House" was actually much more realistic than you thought.
Yeah, the odds of all these rare medical cases coming to one hospital in New Jersey are pretty slim, but a variety of sources -- including Andrew Holtz, former CNN Medical Correspondent and author of Medical Scien...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - November 17, 2014 Category: Science Source Type: news
Medical device maker Capnia plans to raise up to $35M in IPO
Capnia, a startup working on a breath-based device to help determine the health threat of jaundice in newborns, updated IPO plans it filed earlier this year in which it hopes to raise up to $35 million.
The 15-year-old Redwood City company led by CEO Anish Bhatnagar said that it plans to sell 1.55 million shares at an estimated price of $6.50, which would raise about $10.1 million.
The rest of the value would come if warrants included in the stock and shares allocated to underwriters are all sold.
Capnia… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - November 10, 2014 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Cromwell Schubarth Source Type: news
Medical device maker Capnia plans to raise up to $35M in IPO
Capnia, a startup working on a breath-based device to help determine the health threat of jaundice in newborns, updated IPO plans it filed earlier this year in which it hopes to raise up to $35 million.
The 15-year-old Redwood City company led by CEO Anish Bhatnagar said that it plans to sell 1.55 million shares at an estimated price of $6.50, which would raise about $10.1 million.
The rest of the value would come if warrants included in the stock and shares allocated to underwriters are all sold.
Capnia… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Hospitals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Hospitals headlines - November 10, 2014 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Cromwell Schubarth Source Type: news
What Immunizations Can Pregnant and Postpartum Women Receive?
Discussion
Pregnant, postpartum and breastfeeding women along with their infants are at higher risk for infectious diseases. Pregnant women have altered immune, cardiac and respiratory systems that contribute to the increased risk. It is thought that postpartum immunological recovery can be up to 1 year. For the infant, breastfeeding provides some immunity to infectious diseases. Cocooning, where others in close contact are immunized against common infectious diseases is also another strategy to help infants who are not yet old enough to be vaccinated.
Recent guidelines for treatment of influenza with antiviral medicatio...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - October 27, 2014 Category: Pediatrics Authors: pediatriceducationmin Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
Smartphone app may allow parents to screen newborns for jaundice
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A new smartphone application still in development may someday help parents and health care providers screen for jaundice in newborns. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - September 22, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
What Medicines Should Be Avoided with G6PD Deficiency?
Discussion
Glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency (G6PD) is an X-linked disease that has multiple mutations. Each mutation causes a different amount of the enzyme to be produced within cells and therefore not all mutations will produce disease. Glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase is an enzyme that is critical to the metabolism of all aerobic cells as it catalyzes the rate-limiting step of the pentose phosphate pathway reducing NADP to NADPH. NADPH is important for nucleic acid replication and therefore cell division. G6PD is the only source of NADPH within the cell, so deficiency makes red blood cells susceptible to he...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - September 15, 2014 Category: Pediatrics Authors: pediatriceducationmin Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
What is Gianotti-Crosti Syndrome?
Discussion
Infectious exanthams are usually considered when rashes are bilateral, symmetric and relatively widespread. They usually involve the trunk too and have associated systemic symptoms. Gianotti-Crosti syndrome (GCS) or acropapular dermatitis of childhood is often misdiagnosed because it doesn’t follow these rules. A discussion of common viral exanthams can be reviewed here and a differential diagnosis of rashes by pattern and distributions can be reviewed here.
Dr. Ferdinando Gianotti came from a poor family, underwent several personal tragedies, but entered medicine and created the first department of pedia...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - September 8, 2014 Category: Pediatrics Authors: pediatriceducationmin Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
BiliCam: A Smarthone App For Diagnosing Jaundice In Newborns
Blood testing is the current gold standard for diagnosing newborn jaundice, a condition that affects many children but can become severe and require treatment. Now, a new smartphone application developed by University of Washington (UW) engineers may help parents or healthcare workers determine if a blood test is necessary. (Source: Medical Design Online News)
Source: Medical Design Online News - August 29, 2014 Category: Medical Equipment Source Type: news
Researchers develop diagnostic app for newborn jaundice
Medical and engineering researchers at the University of Washington in Seattle have developed a smartphone app, called BiliCam, that they claim can diagnose jaundice in newborns via a smartphone’s camera. “The app, called BiliCam, uses a smartphone’s camera and flash and a color calibration card the size of a business card,” a blog post on the university’s […] (Source: mobihealthnews)
Source: mobihealthnews - August 28, 2014 Category: Information Technology Authors: Brian Dolan Tags: Uncategorized BiliCam diagnostic apps smartphone medical app University of Washington Source Type: news
