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Miscellany
on August 30, 2005
Forbes gives us another list - showing the worst things you can do to your body:
In a 1993 study published in The Journal of the american medical association, Drs. J. Michael McGinnis and William H. ...
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Diagnostics
on August 30, 2005
Apparently, many are not aware of the symptoms of heart failure:
Lives could be lost unnecessarily due to a massive lack of public awareness about heart failure, an international survey has found.
A...
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News
on August 30, 2005
ABC News talks about why some people defied evacuation orders in New Orleans:
New Orleans resident Richard Thomas heard the orders to evacuate ahead of Hurricane Katrina. But like thousands of others...
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Cases
on August 29, 2005
Delivery of triplets, followed by open-heart surgery to repair an aortic dissection. Incredible story for this New York mother:
Several teams of doctors hurriedly assembled on the night of Aug. 20, a...
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Miscellany
on August 29, 2005
A tip sheet to help prevent medical errors:
Medical errors are one of the Nation's leading causes of death and injury. A recent report by the Institute of Medicine estimates that as many as 44,00...
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Miscellany
on August 29, 2005
Good advice - making a list of questions prior to a doctor's visit. With physician access becoming an increasing problem, making the most out of your doctor's visit is key:
Making a list of q...
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Studies
on August 29, 2005
An interesting finding in a retrospective study, suggesting that women have a higher mortality rate when undergoing bypass surgery:
Women have a 22% greater risk of dying during or immediately after ...
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News
on August 29, 2005
Seems like Hosting Matters is down, knocking out Kevin, M.D. and Instapundit amongst other blogs. I'll blog here until kevin, M.D. is back up again.
Update:
Looks like we're back up.
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Miscellany
on August 29, 2005
Grand Rounds is up this week at HealthyConcerns.com. Come get the weekly best of the medical blogosphere.
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Treatment
on August 29, 2005
It seems like giving out unnecessary antibiotics can lead to quicker resistance than previously thought:
Dr. Alastair D. Hay, who teaches medical students at the University of Bristol in England and a...
