Autumn dog snores
A woodpecker is pounding on the cedar siding of my home, breaking the peace which is my reality this morning. Lucy, Steve and Bougie the cat are curled up in their spots on the furniture watching the birds through the floor to ceiling windows overlooking the autumn trees.
It is so easy to berate myself for being inside. For not working on something possessing a due date, or taking advantage of the amazing Michigan October weather. Instead, I am convincing myself that the cup of french press and listening to the dogs snore is just as important.
My home is a place of semi-solitude. One of peace and beauty simultaneously insu...
Source: crzegrl, flight nurse - October 25, 2015 Category: Nursing Authors: Emily Tags: My World Source Type: blogs
Watson will replace me? Not a chance!
By PO-HAO CHEN, MD
Arthur C. Clark and Stanley Kubrick predicted supercomputers more intelligent than humans. In 2001: A Space Odyssey, the HAL states, with typical human immodesty, “The 9000 series is the most reliable computer ever made… We are all, by any practical definition of the words, foolproof and incapable of error.” Forty years later, IBM’s Watson pummeled humans in Jeopardy – a distinctly human game.
Watson is a big shot oncology fellow at MD Anderson – he is already impressing nurses and the attendings. The supercomputer presented patients in the morning rounds, parsed data wit...
Source: The Health Care Blog - July 16, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: John Irvine Tags: Tech THCB Source Type: blogs
Your Questions About Sleep, Answered
RAND's Wendy Troxel, an expert on sleep, hosted an 'Ask Me Anything' session on Reddit to answer questions about how to improve sleep health, what to do about a snoring partner, and more. (Source: The RAND Blog)
Source: The RAND Blog - July 1, 2015 Category: Health Management Authors: RAND Corporation Source Type: blogs
Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 108
Just when you thought your brain could unwind on a Friday, you realise that it would rather be challenged with some good old fashioned medical trivia…introducing Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 108 – this week has a literal twist!
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What is Peter Pan syndrome?
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Not an official diagnosis as per the WHO but a “pop-psychological” concept whereby male adults (typically) are socially immature and are unable to take on adult responsibilities.
The most famous pe...
Source: Life in the Fast Lane - June 19, 2015 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Neil Long Tags: Frivolous Friday Five alice in wonderland Charles Dickens Dr Seuss FFFF peter pan Pickwickian Third man factor Source Type: blogs
Sleeping for Two: Sleep Changes During Pregnancy
by Cari Nierenberg, Live Science Contributor
Being pregnant can be a tiring experience for a woman’s body. Both the physical discomforts of pregnancy as well as the emotional stress of this major life change can cause sleep problems and keep a mother-to-be awake at night.
Feeling exhausted is a common complaint during the first and third trimesters. But women might be caught off guard by how worn out they feel in the early months of pregnancy.
“A lot of women are totally surprised by how fatigued they feel during the first trimester,” said Kathy Lee, a professor of nursing at the University...
Source: Cord Blood News - May 28, 2015 Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: joyce at mazelabs.com Tags: babies brain development Cord Blood medical research parents pregnancy stem cells Uncategorized affordable cord blood banking cerebral palsy cord blood banking fees cord blood treatment for Leukemia cord clamping due dates heal Source Type: blogs
A couple’s Wheat Belly success
Tara shared her and her husband’s photos and experiences, now finding health enlightenment through Wheat Belly.
“I wanted to share my husband and my before/after photos. We are still working hard to lose more, but the Wheat Belly life isn’t just about weight loss for us.
“I have suffered from horrible migraines since 5th grade–they are gone except for the occasional one during my cycle. (I know, TMI.) My husband doesn’t snore like he used to, our bodies don’t ache, his allergies are nowhere near as bad as they were (almost non-existent these days) and we sleep so much better. Tha...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - April 30, 2015 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: News & Updates gluten grains migraine headache sleep apnea snoring Weight Loss wheat Source Type: blogs
5 tips for travelling with your CPAP
Sleep apnea is a condition that afflicts millions of people. There are two types of sleep apnea: central, and obstructive. Obstructive is by far the most common, and is usually what is referred to when people talk about sleep apnea. Obstructive sleep apnea occurs when, during sleep, the airway passages in the throat close and block the movement of air. Common symptoms are snoring, gasping during sleep, sleepiness during the day, and the overall feeling that your sleep was not restful.
While we all may have a laugh recalling that uncle or grandpa that was “sawing logs” all night when they slept over, the truth is tha...
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - February 22, 2015 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Deep Ramachandran, MD Tags: Conditions Pulmonology Source Type: blogs
Top 7 Otolaryngology EMR Software Features to Guide Your Investment
EMRs don’t exist in a vacuum: their usefulness is dependent upon optimal integration within the medical practice. Because each organization and specialty has its own unique demands which exist outside the parameters of basic EMRs, the ability to customize continues to be one of the most important features. This is particularly applicable in the field of otolaryngology where the right kind of workflow can vastly enhance productivity and profitability while the wrong kind can be a significant impediment to quality of care. There are many available EMR choices today, and identifying the one that will best meet the needs of ...
Source: EMR EHR Blog for Physicians - December 23, 2014 Category: Technology Consultants Authors: Alok Prasad Tags: Patient Engagement Otolaryngology EMR Source Type: blogs
In Which Jo Has Doubts About Her Floor.
WARNING: THIS IS A RENOVATION, NON-NURSING POST. IF YOU DON'T LIKE HEARING ABOUT CONSTRUCTION OR DEMO, GO ELSEWHERE.Some of you longer-term minions might remember when I bought Casa DogHair and renovated the bathroom. The shortest version, for those of you who haven't sobered up yet, is this:The people who owned CDH before me were both of some size. They were also not good with maintenance. This led to the bathroom being entirely rotted out in vital areas, which in turn led to Then Boyfriend and I redoing it.I should mention here that Then Boyfriend had a weird work schedule and I was working all the time, so I had very li...
Source: Head Nurse - October 12, 2014 Category: Nurses Authors: Jo Source Type: blogs
From The Healthcare Blog: How To Discourage A Doctor
Dalai's note: A piece by Dr. Richard Gunderman posted on TheHealthcareBlog.com. It is unclear whether or not Dr. Gunderman's "discovery" is a real document or not. Still, it would seem to explain a lot of what we are seeing in healthcare today...How To Discourage a DoctorNot accustomed to visiting hospital executive suites, I took my seat in the waiting room somewhat warily.Seated across from me was a handsome man in a well-tailored three-piece suit, whose thoroughly professional appearance made me – in my rumpled white coat, sheaves of dog-eared paper bulging from both pockets – feel out of place.Within a ...
Source: Dalai's PACS Blog - September 26, 2014 Category: Radiologists Source Type: blogs
How To Discourage a Doctor | The Health Care Blog
A modern parable.
RICHARD GUNDERMAN, MD
Not accustomed to visiting hospital executive suites, I took my seat in the waiting room somewhat warily.
Seated across from me was a handsome man in a well-tailored three-piece suit, whose thoroughly professional appearance made me – in my rumpled white coat, sheaves of dog-eared paper bulging from both pockets – feel out of place.
Within a minute, an administrative secretary came out and escorted him into one of the offices. Exhausted from a long call shift and lulled by the quiet, I started to doze off. Soon roused by the sound of my own snoring, I started and looked about.
T...
Source: GruntDoc - September 22, 2014 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: GruntDoc Tags: Policy Source Type: blogs
Sleep apnea and the heart
Many of you who have heard me speak publicly, seen me in the office or read my blog know that I remain very concerned about the effects of sleep apnea on cardiovasacular health. I have written about this before:Could your sleep be hurting your heart?Women, Sleep and Heart Disease Sleep apnea treatment helps your gold gameDo you have sleep apnea?Two new important studies published in the June 12th edition of the New England Journal of Medicine continue to add to the growing body of evidence regarding the danger that sleep apnea poses to cardiovascular health and the importance of weightloss and continuous positive airway pr...
Source: Dr Portnay - June 13, 2014 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr Portnay Source Type: blogs
The weight loss project – 1 year anniversary
Without a master plan, I started the project one year ago during a wedding weekend in Santa Fe. The project started with a goal of 8 pounds. I had two plans: walk 3-5 miles each day (in addition to my regular walking) and cut some calories out of each day. The project started that simply. That weekend I download map my walk to help me track my walking. When I returned home that Sunday, I had lost 2 pounds.
What happened over the year? First, I stuck to small achievable goals. My most common goal was 5 more pounds. At first I did not have an ultimate goal. I focused mostly on a process.
The portion control has ha...
Source: DB's Medical Rants - May 23, 2014 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: rcentor Tags: Medical Rants Source Type: blogs
The Fear of Public Speaking: 5 Tips To Help You Survive
The fear of public speaking can be devastating. In many studies, this fear ranks right up there with death. Yet, there are some simple things that you can do to lessen this fear and actually overcome it. Here are my top five…
1. Join Toastmasters. If you are in a job or belong to an organization that requires you to speak to groups from time to time, I recommend that you join Toastmasters. Founded almost a century ago, Toastmasters is the world’s largest public speaking organization. With over 240,000 members worldwide, the tools and experiences this organization offers are second to none. Toastmasters gives yo...
Source: Success Begins Today - March 19, 2014 Category: Life Coaches Authors: John Richardson Tags: blog Presentation Speaking writing fear of public speaking Source Type: blogs
Trick for Nearly Instant Flat Abs: Balloons?
Don't worry, that's not a "before" and "after" pic.image: wikipediaSo when I was online digging up various sorts of strangeness for the Weirdest Weight Loss post, I came across a "Daftest Diet" article from the Daily Mail. It included a tip from the book "Six Weeks to OMG: Get Skinnier than All Your Friends," which sounds, overall, highly annoying.But a tip it offered seemed intriguing: it's a simple way to engage and strengthen the transversus abdominis muscles.As you are probably aware, your transverse abs are the handy muscles deep inside that pull your belly in, and probably do other important things too but ...
Source: Cranky Fitness - December 23, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Crabby McSlacker Source Type: blogs
