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The worst things you can do to your body
Filed in archive 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. ...
Recognizing the symptoms of heart failure
Filed in archive 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...
Why some in New Orleans defied the evacuation order
Filed in archive 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...
Delivery of triplets followed by open-heart surgery
Filed in archive 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...
Help prevent medical errors
Filed in archive 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...
Making the most out of your doctor's visit
Filed in archive 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...
Women and bypass surgery
Filed in archive 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 ...
Downtime on Kevin, M.D.
Filed in archive 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.
Come get your Grand Rounds
Filed in archive Miscellany on August 29, 2005
Grand Rounds is up this week at HealthyConcerns.com. Come get the weekly best of the medical blogosphere.
Unnecessary antibiotics
Filed in archive 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...
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