I Blog about Diabetes Too Title: I Blog about Diabetes Too
If you haven't found out yet, I took over Creative Weblogging's diabetes blog a couple of months ago. Anyway, I just would like to let you readers know that and I am having a blast over there...
New York Magazine's "The Survivor Monologues"
Title: New York Magazine's "The Survivor Monologues"
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Filed in archive Miscellany by Gloria Gamat on May 25, 2007
Over at B5media, I also have a blog under their Science and Health Channel, at Cancer Commentary, which I co-blog with breast cancer survivor Robin Dunn Bryant. Blogging with Robin, in the very short...
From CW's Life Sciences Channel
Title: From CW's Life Sciences Channel
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Filed in archive Miscellany by Gloria Gamat on May 23, 2007
Here at Creative Weblogging, the life sciences Channel (where this blog falls under) is a fabulous channel where you'll find the best health-related entries daily. Indeed I am very honoured to be...
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's Co-Pay Assistance Program
Title: The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's Co-Pay Assistance Program
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Filed in archive Miscellany by Gloria Gamat on May 18, 2007
Have you been diagnosed with any one of the following? MyelomaHodgkin's lymphomaNon-Hodgkin's lymphomaAcute myelogenous leukaemiaMyelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) Of course you need help with...
Get a Copy of NHLBI's Healthy Heart Handbook for Women, 20th Anniversary Edition
Title: Get a Copy of NHLBI's Healthy Heart Handbook for Women, 20th Anniversary Edition
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Filed in archive Miscellany by Gloria Gamat on May 16, 2007
The National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) has launched its Healthy Heart Handbook for Women, 20th Anniversary Edition - one of the key educational materials for The Heart Truth, NHLBI's...
On Healthcare Blogging Summit
Title: On Healthcare Blogging Summit
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Filed in archive Miscellany by Gloria Gamat on May 15, 2007
Trusted.MD has a brief round-up of the recently concluded Healthcare Blogging Summit (Spring Conference in Las Vegas). According to Dmitriy M. Kruglyak, CEO of Trusted. MD: ...it is becoming crystal...
Get a Chance to Win Free Books from ChronicBabe
Title: Get a Chance to Win Free Books from ChronicBabe
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Filed in archive Miscellany by Gloria Gamat on May 12, 2007
ChronicBabe is giving away free books: 5 copies of Lisa J. Copen's "Beyond Casseroles: 505 Ways to Encourage a Chronically Ill Friend". Whether you're a ChronicBabe who wants to...
Straight From The Doc Links for 6-May-2007
Title: Straight From The Doc Links for 6-May-2007
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Filed in archive Miscellany by Gloria Gamat on May 06, 2007
Here are a few items from the blogosphere that readers of this blog will find both interesting and informative: Researchers Discover Genetic Patterns That Double Ones Likelihood For Heart...
April Shower at the Grand Rounds
Title: April Shower at the Grand Rounds
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Filed in archive Miscellany by Gloria Gamat on May 05, 2007
Whew! Time flies...when you're having fun. And it's already weekend, where did my week go? Meanwhile, check the following April editions of the Grand Rounds: Vol. 3 No. 28 at Urostream Vol. 3...
May is National High Blood Pressure Education Month and American Stroke Month
Title: May is National High Blood Pressure Education Month and American Stroke Month
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Filed in archive Miscellany by Gloria Gamat on May 04, 2007
Hypertension or high blood pressure is a major risk factor of heart disease and stroke- two leading cause of death - affecting more than 65 million Americans. Still the message is clear, it is in what...
WedMD Fires Top Tech Guy
Title: WedMD Fires Top Tech Guy
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Filed in archive Miscellany , News by Gloria Gamat on April 21, 2007
WebMD, the leading resource of trustworthy and timely health and medical news and information, fired its top tech guy, Chief Technology Officer David Gang, 52 years old, who served since July 2005 as...
March of Grand Rounds
Title: March of Grand Rounds
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Filed in archive Miscellany by Gloria Gamat on April 16, 2007
'Been away for four days, just got back last night and am too spaced out to blog. He he. I went to the Philippine Blogging Summit and on the side met my good old friends to catch up. It was......
IAN Project: First National Online Autism Registry, Launched by Kennedy Krieger Institute
Title: IAN Project: First National Online Autism Registry, Launched by Kennedy Krieger Institute
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Filed in archive Miscellany by Gloria Gamat on April 06, 2007
The first national online autism registry - Interactive Autism Network (IAN) - has recently been launched by the Kennedy Krieger Institute, bringing together parents who are filled with questions...
NIAID Identified Centers of Excellence in Influenza Research
Title: NIAID Identified Centers of Excellence in Influenza Research
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Filed in archive Miscellany by Gloria Gamat on April 05, 2007
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIAID (a part of the National Institutes of Health, NIH) has designated St. Jude Children's Research Hospital as one of six Centers of...
New Checklists To Stay Healthy
Title: New Checklists To Stay Healthy
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Filed in archive Miscellany by Gloria Gamat on March 26, 2007
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has recently released two new-evidence-based checklists designed to help men and women understand which medical check-up tests they need to stay...
Organ Transplant and Oral Health
Title: Organ Transplant and Oral Health
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Filed in archive Cases , Miscellany by Gloria Gamat on March 19, 2007
In lieu of March being the National Kidney Month and in advance for April being the Organ Donor's Awareness Month, the California Dental Hygienists' Association (CDHA) would like to inform the...
February at the Grand Rounds
Title: February at the Grand Rounds
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Filed in archive Miscellany by Gloria Gamat on February 28, 2007
Where has February gone? Is it just me or is a 28-day month really feel a a LOT shorter than a 30-31-day months? I don't know about you, but for me the heart month plummeted real FAST. Anyway,...
March Is Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) Awareness Month
Title: March Is Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) Awareness Month
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Filed in archive Miscellany by Gloria Gamat on February 16, 2007
As March being the AMD (age-related macular degeneration) Awareness Month, the American Academy of Ophthalmology is reminding people that even though there is no cure to AMD, there are current...
Straight From The Doc at Mendel's Garden # 11
Title: Straight From The Doc at Mendel's Garden # 11
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Filed in archive Miscellany by Gloria Gamat on February 09, 2007
FOr the first time, straight From The Doc has joined Mendel's Garden - a blog carnival for genetics. Hsien-Hsien Lei of B5media's Genetics and Health was host of the recent Mendel's Garden...
Recently at the Grand Rounds
Title: Recently at the Grand Rounds
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Filed in archive Miscellany by Gloria Gamat on February 07, 2007
If you missed the grand rounds, below are the links to the recent issues: Grand Rounds Vol. 3, No. 18 at Sign Out. Grand Rounds Vol. 3, No. 19 at Envisioning 2.0. Grand Rounds Vol. 3, No. 20 at......
A Year of Medical Blogging
Title: A Year of Medical Blogging
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Filed in archive Miscellany by Gloria Gamat on February 06, 2007
This day last year, I posted my very first post here at Straight From The Doc. WOW, a year of medical blogging. Well, I guess time flies when you're having fun. ;-) Thank you so readers of this...
February 2, 2007: National Wear Red Day
Title: February 2, 2007: National Wear Red Day
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Filed in archive Miscellany , News by Gloria Gamat on January 22, 2007
I've always loved the color red and I feel best when I am wearing a red shirt, blouse or dress. On February 2, 2007, wearing red takes on a new meaning as you would be joining the National Wear...
Grand Rounds Vol. 3 No. 17
Title: Grand Rounds Vol. 3 No. 17
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Filed in archive Miscellany by Gloria Gamat on January 16, 2007
This week's theme at the Grand Rounds is Emotions in Healthcare hosted at Six Until Me. Check out Grand Rounds Vol. 3. No. 17. [Photo Credit: Six Until Me]......
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