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An Unusual Cause Behind Diffuse Itching and Redness
​BY MARISEL ​​VAZQUEZ​; ARIEN KASRA; & AHMED RAZIUDDIN, MDA 70-year-old woman with a history of breast cancer and a lumpectomy and lymph node dissection 20 years before presented to the ED because of redness and itching for two weeks covering the entire surface of her skin. Two weeks before that, she went for a Pap smear and was prescribed fluconazole for Candida vulvovaginitis infection. She took one dose of the fluconazole and an hour later became itchy and red and felt as if her entire body were burning.The itching and redness were diffuse and had persisted for two weeks, neither worsening nor...
Source: The Case Files - September 10, 2018 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Blog Posts Source Type: research

Ocular Complaint Leads to an Unusual Diagnosis
​​BY ​​​GURDEEP​ SINGH NAGI, MD; BHAVINI TAILOR, ​MD; & ​AHMED RAZIUDDIN, MDA 40-year-old man with no significant past medical history presented to the emergency department with visual problems. He said he had noticed about four days earlier a dark red circle over any object on which he tried to focus. The condition had been constant and had not improved or worsened over the past few days. He also said it did not matter whether he was focusing on an object that was near or far.The patient had seen an optometrist who recommended he have blood work done, but did not specify what exactly to ...
Source: The Case Files - December 28, 2017 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Blog Posts Source Type: research

Vegetarians have 'poorer quality of life' study claims
Conclusion Despite the media headlines, the results from this Austrian cross sectional survey provide no proof that vegetarians are in poorer health than meat eaters. The study has simply compared a group of people with a “vegetarian” diet with three different groups of people following “carnivorous” diets on a range of different health and lifestyle measures to see if any differences are observed. The study has numerous limitations: The cross sectional study cannot prove cause and effect and that the dietary pattern is responsible for any of these self-reported differences. In fact it is possible the associat...
Source: NHS News Feed - April 4, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Food/diet Lifestyle/exercise Mental health Source Type: news

Historically, vaccines have had an unmatched impact on improving public health. Looking ahead, what are the biggest obstacles and exciting opportunities in the field?
Thumbnail: Tags: conversationsweek 9vaccinevaccinespublic healthmarla westonchristophe weberroberta debiasirobyn swirlingOpinionContributors: 1361136213631364Contributions: Read Marla Weston's bio Vaccination is widely considered to be among the greatest public health achievements in history. The American Nurses Association (ANA) has a long-standing policy in support of immunizations and we recognize the vital role nurses and health care providers have in the continued effort to increase vaccination coverage. Innovations in vaccine science continue to emerge; as recently, there was some exciting news...
Source: PHRMA - September 10, 2013 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Stephen Source Type: news

Evaluation of micronuclear frequencies in both circulating lymphocytes and buccal epithelial cells of patients with oral lichen planus and oral lichenoid contact reactions
ConclusionsMN scores do not distinguish OLP from OLCR when using buccal smears but significant differences were observed in peripheral lymphocytes. OLP and OLCR both demonstrated significantly higher MN frequencies in both buccal and circulating lymphocytes cells, compared with healthy controls. MN assesment in both buccal epithelial cells and circulating lymphocytes may serve as a potential biomarker tool for evaluating any cancer risk in OLP and OLCR.This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
Source: Oral Diseases - July 31, 2013 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: A. Saruhanoğlu, S. Ergun, M. Kaya, S. Warnakulasuriya, M. Erbağcı, Ş. Öztürk, E. Deniz, S. Özel, K. Çefle, Ş. Palanduz, H. Tanyeri Tags: Original Article Source Type: research